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To: Grainne who wrote (27555)	1/2/1999 10:31:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I would use shaman loosely when reading that paragraph- and include philosophers under that umbrella - although I am not sure Joseph Campbell would. But then I think our new "myth' needs to have the flexibility of a philosophy, as opposed to the dogma of a religion.

To: Grainne who wrote (27555)	1/2/1999 11:36:00 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Respond to of 108807

JULY 6, 1987 Pro-Israel lobby sways U.S. policy Group turns opinions into political power New York Times News Service WASHINGTON -- After several decades of growth in size and sophistication, the leading pro-Israel Lobby in Washington, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, has become a major force in shaping United States policy in the Middle-East. Operating from tightly guarded offices just north of the Capitol, the organization has gained the power to influence a presidential candidate's choice of staff, to block practically any arms sale to an Arab country, and to serve as a catalyst for intimate military relations between the Pentagon and the Israeli army. Its leading officials are consulted by State Department and White House policy makers, by senators, and generals. The committee, known as AIPAC, is an American lobby, not an :Israeli one - it says its funds come from individual Americans -- and it draws on a broad sympathy for the cause of Israel in the administration, Congress, and the American public. As a result, it has become the- envy of competing lobbyists and the bane of Middle East specialists who would like to strengthen ties with pro-Western Arabs. It tends to skew the consideration of issues," a senior State Department official said. "People don't look very hard at some options." This narrows the administration's internal policy discussions, he said, precluding even the serious study of ideas known to be anathema to AIPAC, such as the