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To: c.hinton who wrote (263371)	5/5/2008 4:57:48 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Nothing has been excused ... Seek truth and educate your conscience toward action that is of benefit to you, while contributing to the well being of others. When you find yourself on an errant path of regret, listen to the inner voice that connects us regardless of culture, ethnicity, or geography.

To: c.hinton who wrote (263371)	5/6/2008 12:11:06 AM
From: Sdgla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<Had Arafat set the PLO from the start on the path to peace and reconciliation, instead of turning it into one of the most murderous terrorist organizations in modern times, a Palestinian state could have been established in the late 1960’s or the early 1970’s; in 1979 as a corollary to the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty; by May 1999 as part of the Oslo process; or at the very latest with the Camp David summit of July 2000. Instead, Arafat transformed the territories placed under his control in the 1990’s into an effective terror state from where he launched an all-out war (the “al-Aqsa intifada”) shortly after being offered an independent Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and 92 percent of the West Bank, with East Jerusalem as its capital. In the process, he subjected the Palestinian population in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to a repressive and corrupt regime in the worst tradition of Arab dictatorships and plunged their standard of living to unprecedented depths.> So ch what excuses do you think the Arabs offer up to assuage their collective conscience ? Do they have a burden or manifest destiny as well or is the current status quo acceptable ?