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To: SOROS who wrote (696)	10/27/1998 2:15:00 PM
From: SOROS	Respond to of 1151

Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv - 10/27/98 By Joseph Algazy, Ha'aretz Correspondent The Holy See believes Jerusalem should by protected by "a special internationally guaranteed statute," Monsignor Jean Louis Tauran announced yesterday. Tauran, who is responsible for the Vatican's foreign policy, issued the statement at the opening of a world conference of bishops meeting in Jerusalem to discuss the city's future. The conference, hosted by Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch Michel Sabah, has attracted numerous foreign Catholic dignitaries, including Maruslav Cardinal Volk, who heads the Council of European Bishops, and Bernard Cardinal Law, the deputy head of the Council of American Bishops. Tauran wrote that "the distinction often made between 'the question of the Holy Places' and 'the question of Jerusalem' is unacceptable to the Holy See." The prevailing situation in the holy city was reached by force, he said, and is preserved by force. "Since 1967, a part of the city has been occupied militarily and subsequently annexed," he wrote. "In that part of the city are to be found most of the holy places of the three monotheistic religions." "East Jerusalem is illegally occupied. It is therefore wrong to claim that the Holy See is only interested in the religious aspect or aspects of the city and overlooks the political and territorial aspect. The Holy See is indeed interested in this aspect and has the right and duty to be, especially insofar as the matter remains unresolved and is the cause of conflict, injustice, human rights violations, restrictions of religious freedom and conscience, fear and personal insecurity." The Holy See "has the right and duty of reminding the parties of the obligation to resolve controversies peacefully, in accordance with the principles of justice and equity within the international legal framework," Tauran wrote. Still, he maintained, "there is nothing to prevent Jerusalem, in its unity and uniqueness, from becoming the symbol and the national center of both the peoples that claim it as their capital. But if Jerusalem is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, it is also sacred to many people from every part of the world who look to it as their spiritual capital or travel there on pilgrimage, to pray and to meet their brethren in faith." The Vatican expressed the conviction that "there is an obligation to find a realistic solution to the problems of Jerusalem, to all of them, according to their particular characteristics," and the hope that "the aspirations for dialogue and peace will contribute to the implementation of what has been agreed upon" at the Wye Plantation talks.

To: SOROS who wrote (696)	10/27/1998 2:17:00 PM
From: SOROS	Respond to of 1151

BBC - London - 10/27/98 Boris Yeltsin sends Yevgeny Primakov to Vienna in his place Boris Yeltsin has checked into a sanatorium near Moscow as speculation continues over his ability to function as Russian president. A Kremlin spokesman announced he had gone to the Barvikha sanatorium to recuperate, a day after doctors ordered him to cancel a trip to the European Union summit in Austria because of "unstable blood pressure" and extreme fatigue. The renewed health scare has coincided with the crucial summit at which Russia is due to present plans to pull the country out of its economic crisis. Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov is standing in for the Russian president. Mr Primakov will have talks with the Austrian Chancellor, Viktor Klima, who is the current head of the European Union and the president of the EU Commission, Jacques Santer. Deja-vu Mr Yakushkin said the Russian president will undergo "a recuperation course" at the sanatorium, which he has visited in the past. He spent time there following multiple heart bypass surgery in 1996. The Kremlin spokesman earlier announced Mr Yeltsin had developed "asthenia" - a condition involving physical and psychological exhaustion. "[The doctors] were unanimous about cancelling the trip," Mr Yakushkin was quoted as saying. Yeltsin era 'over' At the weekend, Mr Yeltsin's spokesman insisted his condition was normal for a man of his age and the president was fed up with the rumours about his health. But Russian opposition forces, who this autumn have intensified their calls for Mr Yeltsin to step down, pounced on the latest opportunity. Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov said: "The Yeltsin era is over. We should speak of it less and less. "We cannot look at him without being shocked. The best thing for Russia would be that Mr Yeltsin stands down, but he does not have the will to do that." Another Communist, Vitkor Ilyukhin, said: "Mr Yeltsin can only hold a conversation for a few minutes, then his speech becomes confused and he repeats himself." Mr Yeltsin has rarely been seen since the start of Russia's financial crash in late August. The BBC's correspondent in Moscow, Robert Parsons, says that to all intents and purposes the government of the country has passed into the hands of Mr Primakov. Mr Yeltsin was forced to cut short a trip to Central Asia earlier this month because of what the Kremlin called a respiratory infection. Last week Mr Yelstin's doctors said he had recovered, but he has not yet returned to work at the Kremlin full time.

To: SOROS who wrote (696)	10/27/1998 2:18:00 PM
From: SOROS	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1151

BBC - London - 10/27/98 Mexico People in Central America and southern Mexico are preparing for one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, as it rushes towards the region's coast. Meteorologists have classified the top-speed storm, called Mitch, as a potentially catastrophic Grade Five. The rating is higher than for Hurricane Georges, which killed more than 500 people in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico in September. Remaining 'very dangerous' Hurricane warnings are in effect for Honduras from Limon to the Nicaraguan border and for Swan Island, which belongs to Honduras. In Mexico, a hurricane warning was issued for the southern Yucatan Peninsula. The US National Hurricane Centre says: "Mitch is expected to remain a very dangerous hurricane capable of causing extreme damage." Analysts at the centre estimate that at 0900 GMT Mitch's centre was located about 152km north of Honduras. The BBC's Peter Greste in Mexico City says that even in the dry vocabulary of forecasters, Hurricane Mitch is terrifying. People living along the Caribbean coasts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Mexico are waiting for the storm, which is expected to arrive in the next few days. It is not yet known when or where the storm will hit land, but with sustained wind speeds of more than 250kmh, Mitch is heralding its presence with heavy rains, high waves and floods that have already killed one person in Panama. Tourists evacuated, air travel suspended After Hurricane Georges, no-one is taking the latest hurricane lightly. With forecasters predicting life-threatening flash floods, mudslides and sustained gales that will attack shore areas with pounding seas, thousands of tourists have evacuated resorts across the region. Cuban authorities began evacuating tourists and workers from islands off its southern coast as heavy winds and high seas began to be felt from Mitch's outer edge. At least 500 foreigners and hundreds more Cuban hotel staff were taken off Cuba's Isla de la Juventud and Cayo Largo island, officials said. In Honduras, aid agencies and the army and police are all on full alert, while Guatemalan officials have suspended air and sea traffic in the north of their country. The tiny state of Belize has evacuated low-lying areas and authorities in the Cayman Islands - , the British territory south of Cuba - have shut down government offices, schools and businesses. Considerable threat Forecasters say Mitch could weaken over the next few days, but will continue to pose a considerable threat. Hurricanes are common in the Atlantic Basin, which includes the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, but rarely have the region's communities had to cope with anything quite like this. Category 5 hurricanes, with maximum sustained winds at or exceeding 250 kph, are the highest rating on the Saffir/ Simpson scale of hurricane strength. They are potentially catastrophic, likely to attack shore areas with pounding winds and rains that level buildings, tear roofs off others and flood huge areas. Only two storms are known to have been at Category 5 strength when they made landfall in the United States. The strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin was Hurricane Gilbert, which devastated Jamaica, the Caymans, Martinique and parts of Mexico in 1988, killing 318 people.

To: SOROS who wrote (696)	10/31/1998 7:48:00 PM
From: Jane Hafker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1151

Soros, there is a greater forum available now. Apparently the world is not as pathetically lobotomized as I believed. Especially American Christians. There are many thousands of them exchanging info on www.freerepublic.com. Alan Keyes is once again on the greater air waves. I was wondering when the Lord would bring him out of the mothballs. I know he has a national radio show,but C-Span is where he does belong. Anyway, I wonder if the things you post here are actually being discussed and read by thinking adults on www.freerepublic.com? Have you been to that site? Also, more political, probably, but at least another huge discussion group is www.actionwork.com. Once again I cannot make my mind do any more thinking this week. I am totally and completely burned out for the minute. I still cannot digest your URLs, but hope to at least print them out tomorrow.