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To: GST who wrote (200035)	8/29/2006 10:01:15 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

100% agree. Truth be told, if the hamas initiative is wider than just the view of one man, then israel is in need of a sadat who can go to gaza/WB and break bread with these guys. The old ways are not working for either side, and i find it very interesting that a Hamas guy would say this so soon after the supposed victory of hizbolla. Perhaps Hamas doesnt see that as a victory at all. Or they could be using this as pretext to consolidate and strengthen themselves using the hizbolla model. Time will tell but at this point i would like to see this as "the true seeds of progress" too.

To: GST who wrote (200035)	8/30/2006 11:27:07 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

More progress perhaps for folks who are willing to look for seeds. Iran President more or less removed his implied threat to israel. From todays NYTIMES Idont understand what he was trying to say in paragraph 2. He sounds a bit like Elroy. "But Mr. Ahmadinejad did give some insight into sometimes ambiguous meaning of some of his statements. On Saturday the president said, “We are not a threat for any country, even the Zionist regime that is the enemy of the countries in the region.” A reporter asked if that represented a change in position from his earlier call for Israel to be removed from the region. He replied by saying that swatting a baby’s hand to stop it from putting its fingers in a fire is not a threat. “We are a peaceful country,” he said, “but recognize legitimate defense as our legal right.” "