US Army Study: Mossad Might Frame Arabs

[Roger Baker]

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On Wednesday, December 12, 2001, at 06:07 PM, Wayne Johnson wrote:

> Well, this is certainly interesting, but I am not sure what value it=20=

> brings to The List's understanding of the

> tension in the Middle East.=A0 The Mossad is no more "ruthless" than =
most=20
> other secret police organizations, including our own.=A0
> =A0
> Personally, I am ALWAYS suspicious of articles, regardless of source,=20=

> which smell subtlely of anti-Israeli/Jewish bias.=A0
> =A0
> Wayne


This article may not be important to this list, but it does seem to be =
an
accurate portrayal of a point of view held by the Army School of=20
Military Studies
as reported in a rather conservative Washington paper.

Rather than being suspicious of articles that reveal that the US=20
military does not
always support your own point of view, wouldn't it be be better to aim=20=

your criticism
at the US Army for saying this stuff?

Your theory might possibly be that the enemies of MOSSAD (the Israeli's=20=

analog
of the CIA) have gotten their agents into the US Army's think tank where=20=

they are
undermining the truth by calling MOSSAD ruthless and cunning, while they=20=

also
call the Palestinian youth out of control (but aren't they out of=20
control?)

Me? I tend to think the US Army got caught red-handed telling the truth=20=

about the
reality of potential US involvement, even when the truth does not=20
exactly match
the standardized version of reality presented on the evening news. --=20
Roger



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"...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 peacekeeping=20=

force would
face if the United Nations authorized it, and Israel and the=20
Palestinians ever reached
a peace agreement. Located at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the School for=20
Advanced Military
Studies is both a training ground and a think tank for some of the=20
Army's brightest officers...

Of the MOSSAD, the Israeli intelligence service, the SAMS officers say:=20=

"Wildcard.
Ruthless and cunning. Has capability to target U.S. forces and make it=20=

look like a
Palestinian/Arab act." On the Palestinian side, the paper describes=20
their youth as
"loose cannons; under no control, sometimes violent." The study lists=20
five Arab terrorist
groups that could target American troops for assassination and=20
hostage-taking. The
study recommends "neutrality in word and deed" as one way to protect=20
U.S. soldiers
from any attack. It also says Syria, Egypt and Jordan must be warned "we=20=

will act
decisively in response to external attack."..."


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On Wednesday, December 12, 2001, at 06:07 PM, Wayne Johnson wrote:


<excerpt><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><smaller>Well, this is
certainly interesting, but I am not sure what value it brings to The
List's understanding of the=20

=
</smaller></color></excerpt><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><smaller>

<excerpt>tension in the Middle East.=A0 The Mossad is no more "ruthless"
than most other secret police organizations, including our =
own.=A0</excerpt></smaller></color><excerpt>

=A0

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><smaller>Personally, I am ALWAYS
suspicious of articles, regardless of source, which smell subtlely of
anti-Israeli/Jewish bias.=A0</smaller></color>

=A0

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><smaller>Wayne</smaller></color>

</excerpt>


This article may not be important to this list, but it does seem to be
an=20

accurate portrayal of a point of view held by the Army School of
Military Studies

as reported in a rather conservative Washington paper.


Rather than being suspicious of articles that reveal that the US
military does not=20

always support your own point of view, wouldn't it be be better to aim
your criticism=20

at the US Army for saying this stuff?=20


Your theory might possibly be that the enemies of MOSSAD (the
Israeli's analog=20

of the CIA) have gotten their agents into the US Army's think tank
where they are=20

undermining the truth by calling MOSSAD ruthless and cunning, while
they also=20

call the Palestinian youth out of control (but aren't they out of
control?)


Me? I tend to think the US Army got caught red-handed telling the
truth about the

reality of potential US involvement, even when the truth does not
exactly match=20

the standardized version of reality presented on the evening news. --
Roger




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"...But a 68-page paper by the Army School of Advanced Military
Studies (SAMS)=20

does provide a look at the daunting task any international
peacekeeping force would=20

face if the United Nations authorized it, and Israel and the
Palestinians ever reached=20

a peace agreement. Located at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the School for
Advanced Military=20

Studies is both a training ground and a think tank for some of the
Army's brightest officers...


Of the MOSSAD, the Israeli intelligence service, the SAMS officers
say: "Wildcard.=20

Ruthless and cunning. Has capability to target U.S. forces and make it
look like a=20

Palestinian/Arab act." On the Palestinian side, the paper describes
their youth as=20

"loose cannons; under no control, sometimes violent." The study lists
five Arab terrorist=20

groups that could target American troops for assassination and
hostage-taking. The=20

study recommends "neutrality in word and deed" as one way to protect
U.S. soldiers=20

from any attack. It also says Syria, Egypt and Jordan must be warned
"we will act=20

decisively in response to external attack."..."



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