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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (10085)	2/14/2006 5:26:52 PM
From: Crimson Ghost	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

U.S. AND ISRAEL REPORTED PLANNING TO STARVE PALESTINIANS TO GET THEIR WAY HAARETZ, ISRAEL - Hamas derided the U.S. and Israel on Tuesday following reports they were exploring ways to topple the militants' incoming government. Israeli security officials said they were looking at ways to force Hamas from power, and were focusing on an economic squeeze that would prompt Palestinians to clamor for the return of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' ousted Fatah Party. The New York Times, citing anonymous U.S. and Israeli officials, reported Tuesday that United States and Israel were considering a campaign to starve the Palestinian Authority of cash so Palestinians would grow disillusioned with Hamas and bring down a Hamas government. . . Since Hamas' electoral victory, the West has been threatening to cut nearly $1 billion in annual aid to the Palestinians, though Russia's recent invitation to Hamas to visit Moscow, and France's support for the Russian approach, have cracked the united front. Israel has also threatened to cut off monthly transfers to the Palestinians of about $50 million (-40 million) from taxes and customs it collects for them, once Hamas takes power. . . The strategy of bringing Palestinians to their knees by cutting off cash could easily backfire, however, with Palestinians blaming the U.S. and Israel - not Hamas - for their growing misery. Morever, Hamas would certainly turn to the Muslim world and private donors to try to make up at least some of the Western shortfall. haaretzdaily.com

To: sea_urchin who wrote (10085)	2/14/2006 6:21:16 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

> we can unquestionably look forward to more oppressive laws in the name of increasing "security" or preventing "terrorism" or whatever. For example, in Australia. news.ninemsn.com.au >>Police and spy agencies will for the first time be allowed to monitor the phone calls, emails and text messages of people not suspected of a crime under laws to be introduced to parliament this week. A joint meeting of Nationals and Liberal parliamentarians has endorsed changes to surveillance laws establishing the powers indefinitely. Under the changes, police will be able to tap the phone calls and trace the emails and text messages of third parties to suspected crimes.<<