US Army Study: Mossad Might Frame Arabs
Wayne Johnson
cadaobh2@brgnet.com
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:07:27 -0500
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Well, this is certainly interesting, but I am not sure what value it brings
to The List's understanding of the tension in the Middle East. The Mossad
is no more "ruthless" than most other secret police organizations, including
our own.
Personally, I am ALWAYS suspicious of articles, regardless of source, which
smell subtlely of anti-Israeli/Jewish bias.
Wayne
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This U.S. Army study calls the Mossad a "ruthless and
cunning wildcard" in the Middle East peace equation.
jb
MOSSAD Can Target U.S. Forces, Framing Arabs
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[This article was published the day before the New York and
Washington attacks]
U.S. troops would enforce peace under Army study
by Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
An elite U.S. Army study center has devised a plan for enforcing a
major Israeli-Palestinian peace accord that would require about 20,000
well-armed troops stationed throughout Israel and a newly created
Palestinian state.
There are no plans by the Bush administration to put American
soldiers into the Middle East to police an agreement forged by the longtime
warring parties. In fact, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is searching
for ways to reduce U.S. peacekeeping efforts abroad, rather than increasing
such missions.
But a 68-page paper by the Army School of Advanced Military Studies
(SAMS) does provide a look at the daunting task any international
peacekeeping force would face if the United Nations authorized it, and
Israel and the Palestinians ever reached a peace agreement. Located at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan., the School for Advanced Military Studies is both a
training ground and a think tank for some of the Army's brightest officers.
Officials say the Army chief of staff, and sometimes the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, ask SAMS to develop contingency plans for future military operations.
During the 1991 Persian Gulf war, SAMS personnel helped plan the coalition
ground attack that avoided a strike up the middle of Iraqi positions and
instead executed a "left hook" that routed the enemy in 100 hours.
The cover page for the recent SAMS project said it was done for the
Joint
Chiefs of Staff. But Maj. Chris Garver, a Fort Leavenworth
spokesman,
said the study was not requested by Washington.
"This was just an academic exercise," said Maj. Garver. "They were
trying to take a current situation and get some training out of it."
The exercise was done by 60 officers dubbed "Jedi Knights," as all
second-year SAMS students are nicknamed.
The SAMS paper attempts to predict events in the first year of a
peace-enforcement operation, and sees possible dangers for U.S. troops from
both sides.
It calls Israel's armed forces a "500-pound gorilla in Israel. Well
armed and trained. Operates in both Gaza and the West Bank. Known to
disregard international law to accomplish mission. Very unlikely to fire on
American forces. Fratricide a concern especially in air space management."
Of the MOSSAD, the Israeli intelligence service, the SAMS officers
say: "Wildcard. Ruthless and cunning. Has capability to target U.S. forces
and make it look like a Palestinian/Arab act."
On the Palestinian side, the paper describes their youth as "loose
cannons; under no control, sometimes violent." The study lists five Arab
terrorist groups that could target American troops for assassination and
hostage-taking.
The study recommends "neutrality in word and deed" as one way to
protect U.S. soldiers from any attack. It also says Syria, Egypt and Jordan
must be warned "we will act decisively in response to external attack."
It is unlikely either of the three would mount an attack. Of Syria's
military, the report says: "Syrian army quantitatively larger than Israeli
Defense Forces, but largely seen as qualitatively inferior. More likely,
however, Syrians would provide financial and political support to the
Palestinians, as well as increase covert support to terrorism acts through
Lebanon."
Of Egypt's military, the paper says, "Egyptians also maintain a
large army but have little to gain by attacking Israel."
The plan does not specify a full order of battle. An Army source who
reviewed the SAMS work said each of a possible three brigades would require
about 100 Bradley fighting vehicles, 25 tanks, 12 self-propelled howitzers,
Apache attack helicopters, Kiowa Warrior reconnaissance helicopters and
Predator spy drones.
The report predicts that non-lethal weapons would be used to quell
unrest.
U.S. European Command, which is headed by NATO's supreme allied
commander, would oversee the peacekeeping operation. Commanders would
maintain areas of operation, or AOs, around Nablus, Jerusalem, Hebron and
the Gaza strip.
The study sets out a list of goals for U.S. troops to accomplish in
the first 30 days. They include: "create conditions for development of
Palestinian State and security of Israel "; ensure "equal distribution of
contract value or equivalent aid" . . . that would help legitimize the
peacekeeping force and stimulate economic growth; "promote U.S. investment
in Palestine"; "encourage reconciliation between entities based on
acceptance of new national identities"; and "build lasting relationship
based on new legal borders and not religious-territorial claims."
Maj. Garver said the officers who completed the exercise will hold
major planning jobs once they graduate. "There is an application process"
for students, he said. "They screen their records, and there are several
tests they go through before they are accepted by the program. The bright
planners of the future come out of this program."
James Phillips, a Middle East analyst at the Heritage Foundation,
said it would be a mistake to put peacekeepers in Israel, given the "poor
record of previous monitors."
"In general, the Bush administration policy is to discourage a large
American presence," he said. "But it has been rumored that one of the
possibilities might be an expanded CIA role."
"It would be a very different environment than Bosnia," said Mr.
Phillips, referring to America's six-year peacekeeping role in
Bosnia-Herzegovina. "The Palestinian Authority is pushing for this as part
of its strategy to internationalize the conflict. Bring in the Europeans and
Russia and China. But such monitors or peacekeeping forces are not going to
be able to bring peace. Only a decision by the Palestinians to stop the
violence and restart talks could possibly do that."
E-mail us at light@iiie.net
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size=3D2>Well, this is certainly interesting, but I am not sure what =
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brings to The List's understanding of the tension in the Middle =
East. The=20
Mossad is no more "ruthless" than most other secret police =
organizations,=20
including our own. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D420490302-13122001><FONT face=3D"MS Sans Serif" =
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size=3D2>Personally, I am ALWAYS suspicious of articles, regardless of =
source,=20
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Army Study: Mossad Might Frame Arabs<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>This U.S. Army study =
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Mossad a "ruthless and </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>cunning</FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2> wildcard" in the Middle East =
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equation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>jb</FONT></DIV>
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<TD><FONT size=3D1>[This article was published <I>the day =
before</I> the=20
New York and Washington attacks]</FONT>=20
<P><STRONG>U.S. troops would enforce peace under Army=20
study</STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
size=3D1></FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P>by Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times</P>
<P>An elite U.S. Army study center has devised a plan for =
enforcing a=20
major Israeli-Palestinian peace accord that would require about =
20,000=20
well-armed troops stationed throughout Israel and a newly =
created=20
Palestinian state.</P>
<P>There are no plans by the Bush administration to put American =
soldiers into the Middle East to police an agreement forged by =
the=20
longtime warring parties. In fact, Defense Secretary Donald H. =
Rumsfeld=20
is searching for ways to reduce U.S. peacekeeping efforts =
abroad, rather=20
than increasing such missions.</P>
<P>But a 68-page paper by the Army School of Advanced Military =
Studies=20
(SAMS) does provide a look at the daunting task any =
international=20
peacekeeping force would face if the United Nations authorized =
it, and=20
Israel and the Palestinians ever reached a peace agreement. =
Located at=20
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the School for Advanced Military Studies =
is both=20
a training ground and a think tank for some of the Army's =
brightest=20
officers. Officials say the Army chief of staff, and sometimes =
the Joint=20
Chiefs of Staff, ask SAMS to develop contingency plans for =
future=20
military operations. During the 1991 Persian Gulf war, SAMS =
personnel=20
helped plan the coalition ground attack that avoided a strike up =
the=20
middle of Iraqi positions and instead executed a "left hook" =
that routed=20
the enemy in 100 hours.</P>
<P>The cover page for the recent SAMS project said it was done =
for the=20
Joint<BR>Chiefs of Staff. But Maj. Chris Garver, a Fort =
Leavenworth=20
spokesman,<BR>said the study was not requested by =
Washington.</P>
<P>"This was just an academic exercise," said Maj. Garver. "They =
were=20
trying to take a current situation and get some training out of =
it."</P>
<P>The exercise was done by 60 officers dubbed "Jedi Knights," =
as all=20
second-year SAMS students are nicknamed.</P>
<P>The SAMS paper attempts to predict events in the first year =
of a=20
peace-enforcement operation, and sees possible dangers for U.S. =
troops=20
from both sides.</P>
<P>It calls Israel's armed forces a "500-pound gorilla in =
Israel. Well=20
armed and trained. Operates in both Gaza and the West Bank. =
Known to=20
disregard international law to accomplish mission. Very unlikely =
to fire=20
on American forces. Fratricide a concern especially in air space =
management."</P>
<P>Of the MOSSAD, the Israeli intelligence service, the SAMS =
officers=20
say: "Wildcard. Ruthless and cunning. Has capability to target =
U.S.=20
forces and make it look like a Palestinian/Arab act."</P>
<P>On the Palestinian side, the paper describes their youth as =
"loose=20
cannons; under no control, sometimes violent." The study lists =
five Arab=20
terrorist groups that could target American troops for =
assassination and=20
hostage-taking.</P>
<P>The study recommends "neutrality in word and deed" as one way =
to=20
protect U.S. soldiers from any attack. It also says Syria, Egypt =
and=20
Jordan must be warned "we will act decisively in response to =
external=20
attack."</P>
<P>It is unlikely either of the three would mount an attack. Of =
Syria's=20
military, the report says: "Syrian army quantitatively larger =
than=20
Israeli Defense Forces, but largely seen as qualitatively =
inferior. More=20
likely, however, Syrians would provide financial and political =
support=20
to the Palestinians, as well as increase covert support to =
terrorism=20
acts through Lebanon."</P>
<P>Of Egypt's military, the paper says, "Egyptians also maintain =
a large=20
army but have little to gain by attacking Israel."</P>
<P>The plan does not specify a full order of battle. An Army =
source who=20
reviewed the SAMS work said each of a possible three brigades =
would=20
require about 100 Bradley fighting vehicles, 25 tanks, 12 =
self-propelled=20
howitzers, Apache attack helicopters, Kiowa Warrior =
reconnaissance=20
helicopters and Predator spy drones.</P>
<P>The report predicts that non-lethal weapons would be used to =
quell=20
unrest.</P>
<P>U.S. European Command, which is headed by NATO's supreme =
allied=20
commander, would oversee the peacekeeping operation. Commanders =
would=20
maintain areas of operation, or AOs, around Nablus, Jerusalem, =
Hebron=20
and the Gaza strip.</P>
<P>The study sets out a list of goals for U.S. troops to =
accomplish in=20
the first 30 days. They include: "create conditions for =
development of=20
Palestinian State and security of Israel "; ensure "equal =
distribution=20
of contract value or equivalent aid" . . . that would help =
legitimize=20
the peacekeeping force and stimulate economic growth; "promote =
U.S.=20
investment in Palestine"; "encourage reconciliation between =
entities=20
based on acceptance of new national identities"; and "build =
lasting=20
relationship based on new legal borders and not =
religious-territorial=20
claims."</P>
<P>Maj. Garver said the officers who completed the exercise will =
hold=20
major planning jobs once they graduate. "There is an application =
process" for students, he said. "They screen their records, and =
there=20
are several tests they go through before they are accepted by =
the=20
program. The bright planners of the future come out of this=20
program."</P>
<P>James Phillips, a Middle East analyst at the Heritage =
Foundation,=20
said it would be a mistake to put peacekeepers in Israel, given =
the=20
"poor record of previous monitors."</P>
<P>"In general, the Bush administration policy is to discourage =
a large=20
American presence," he said. "But it has been rumored that one =
of the=20
possibilities might be an expanded CIA role."</P>
<P>"It would be a very different environment than Bosnia," said =
Mr.=20
Phillips, referring to America's six-year peacekeeping role in=20
Bosnia-Herzegovina. "The Palestinian Authority is pushing for =
this as=20
part of its strategy to internationalize the conflict. Bring in =
the=20
Europeans and Russia and China. But such monitors or =
peacekeeping forces=20
are not going to be able to bring peace. Only a decision by the=20
Palestinians to stop the violence and restart talks could =
possibly do=20
that."</P>
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href=3D"mailto:light@iiie.net?subject=3DWebsite feedback: MOSSAD =
Can Target U.S. Forces, Framing Arabs">light@iiie.net</A>=20
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