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CAFI Newsletter Newsletter #127 Friday, March 14, 2003=20
1.. BUSH'S FAITH=20
2.. CALL THE VOTE. WALK AWAY.=20
3.. ORDERED TO DIE QUIETLY=20
4.. PUT ARAFAT ON TRIAL LIKE EICHMANN=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
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1. BUSH'S FAITH
by Armstrong Williams - March 12, 2003 - townhall.com=20
President Bush admits that he begins each morning by reading a =
book of evangelical sermons. Faith has long been an integral part of his =
life. A strong belief in God helped Bush let go of a drinking problem in =
his youth and move toward an absolute moral reference point. "Christ =
changed my heart," Bush said during a 1999 presidential debate.=20
Bush also makes no bones about his belief that religion and =
spirituality are integral parts of America's public life. His speeches =
are often studded with the terms "good," "evil" and "God's will." This =
is especially true of his foreign policy rhetoric. Moving beyond the =
language of containment, Bush seems intent on using foreign policy as an =
engine of social and religious liberty throughout the world. =
Increasingly, this mission takes on tones of a spiritual mandate: "The =
liberty we prize is not America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to =
humanity," he proclaimed in his 2003 State of the Union Address.=20
Of course, the president's self-conscious mingling of church and =
state causes the relativists to quiver. As a person, they denounce Bush =
as something akin to a Southern tent revivalist. As a commander in =
chief, they worry that he has resolved to punish the sins of the rest of =
the world. At bottom, the relativists maintain that politics and =
religion should be kept at arm's length. Or, as Abraham Foxman, national =
director of the Anti-Defamation League put it: "When (Bush prays) as a =
private person practicing his own faith, God bless, but when it becomes =
part of the official function of the president, then that's something =
that is inappropriate."=20
But is it really so preposterous for a political leader - a person =
who serves as a public faceplate - to discuss his personal convictions? =
Is there really harm in addressing the moral philosophies that animate =
the president's policies with meaning? On a more basic level, is it such =
a terrible indiscretion to admit that religion remains a force in =
American society? The relativists certainly seem to think so. Barry =
Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church =
and State warns that "(Bush is) treading dangerously close to breaching =
the idea that this is a secular country."=20
Personally, I'm quite pleased that Bush continues to push faith =
into the political mainstream. We need to create more forums where =
candidates are more comfortable discussing their faith in God. After =
all, surveys consistently show that six out of 10 Americans say that =
faith is very important in their lives. How can a responsible leader =
ignore this fact? Our politicians must discuss faith in order to =
understand and adequately represent their public.=20
As for the relativist's unkind snorts and snickers, I seriously =
doubt that America's 200-year-old history of pragmatic and fair =
governance is going to be threatened by the fact that our president is =
comfortable discussing his belief in God. But just in case someone wants =
proof, nine days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush declared to Congress, =
"freedom and fear, justice and cruelty have always been at war, and we =
know that God is not neutral between them."=20
For a moment, a hush fell over the audience as they waited in =
quiet anticipation. Contrary to assertions by the relativists, our =
governance did not collapse in a downward spiral. Our elected =
representatives simply digested the remarks for a moment, and then =
applauded furiously.=20
And rightly so.=20
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2. CALL THE VOTE. WALK AWAY.
By Charles Krauthammer - March 12, 2003=20
Walk away, Mr. President. Walk away from the U.N. Security =
Council. It will not authorize the coming war. You can stand on your =
head and it won't change the outcome. You can convert to Islam in a =
Parisian mosque and it won't prevent a French veto.=20
The French are bent not just on opposing your policy but on =
destroying it -- and the coalition you built around it. When they send =
their foreign minister to tour the three African countries on the =
Security Council in order to turn them against the United States, you =
know that this is a country with resolve -- more than our side is =
showing today. And that is a losing proposition for us.=20
The reason you were able to build support at home and rally the =
world to at least pretend to care about Iraqi weapons of mass =
destruction is that you showed implacable resolve to disarm Iraq one way =
or the other. Your wobbles at the United Nations today -- postponing the =
vote, renegotiating the terms -- are undermining the entire enterprise.=20
I understand that the wobble is not yours but a secondary, =
sympathetic wobble to Tony Blair's. Blair is courageous but opposed by a =
large part of his party and in need of some diplomatic cover.=20
But, Mr. President, he's not going to get it. Even if you marshal =
the nine votes on the Security Council by watering down the resolution, =
delaying the invasion, establishing criteria Hans Blix is sure to muddy =
and Mohamed ElBaradei is sure to say Saddam Hussein has met, France and =
Russia will still exercise the veto. You may call it a moral victory. =
The British left, which is what this little exercise is about, will not. =
It will not care what you call it but what Kofi Annan calls it, and he =
has already told us: a failed resolution rendering a war that follows =
illegitimate.=20
This, of course, is the rankest hypocrisy. The United Nations did =
not sanction the Kosovo war, surely a just war, and that did not in any =
way make it illegitimate. Of the scores of armed conflicts since 1945, =
exactly two have received Security Council sanction: the Korean War =
(purely an accident, the Soviets having walked out over another issue) =
and the Gulf War. The Gulf War ended in a cease-fire, whose terms =
everybody agrees Hussein has violated. You could very well have gone to =
war under the original Security Council resolutions of 1991 and been =
justified.=20
I understand why you did not. A large segment of American opinion =
swoons at the words "United Nations" and "international community." That =
the international community is a fiction and the United Nations a farce =
hardly matters. People believe in them. It was for them that you went to =
the United Nations on Sept. 12, 2002.=20
And it worked. When you framed the issue as the United Nations =
enforcing its own edicts, vindicating its own relevance by making =
Hussein disarm, the intellectual opposition to the war -- always in =
search of some standard outside the United States' own judgment and =
interests to justify American action -- fell apart.=20
Thus Resolution 1441, passed unanimously, bought you two things: =
domestic support and a window of legitimacy, a time to build up our =
forces in the region under the umbrella of enforcing the will of the =
"international community."=20
Mr. President, the window has closed. Diplomatically, we are today =
back where we were before Sept. 12. It is America, Britain, Australia, a =
few Gulf states, some of Old Europe, most of New Europe and other =
governments still too afraid to say so openly. That's enough. And in any =
case that is all you are going to get.=20
Why are we dallying and deferring at the United Nations? In your =
news conference last week, you said you were going to have people put =
their cards on the table. I thought it a lousy idea to call a vote we =
were sure to lose. But having made your decision, you are making it =
worse by waffling. The world knows you as a cards-on-the-table man. Now =
you're asking for an extension of time and a reshuffle of the deck.=20
If, for Blair's sake, you must have a second resolution, why =
include an ultimatum that Blix will obfuscate and the French will veto? =
If you must have a second resolution, it should consist of a single =
sentence: "The Security Council finds Iraq in violation of Resolution =
1441, which demanded 'full and immediate compliance by Iraq without =
conditions or restrictions.' "=20
The new resolution should be a statement not of policy but of =
fact. The fact is undeniable. You invite the French to cast what will be =
seen around the world as the most cynical veto in the history of the =
council, which is saying a lot. They may cast it nonetheless. They are, =
after all, French. But then they -- not you -- will have to do the =
explaining.=20
That's all you need. No need for elaborate compromises, stretching =
the timetable, or a tortuous checklist for Hussein to dance around. One =
sentence. One line. Cards on the table.=20
No more dithering. Every day you wait is an advertisement of =
hesitation and apprehension. It will not strengthen Tony Blair. It will =
not strengthen the resolve of our allies in the region. It will only =
boost the confidence and resolve of the people you are determined to =
defeat.=20
If the one-line resolution passes, the violation triggers 1441, =
which triggers the original resolutions ending the Gulf War. If it =
fails, you've exposed the United Nations for what it is: the League of =
Nations, empty, cynical and mendacious. Mr. President: Call the vote and =
walk away.=20
Washington Post Company=20
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3. ORDERED TO DIE QUIETLY
by Emanuel A. Winston - March 11, 2003=20
U.S. President George W. Bush, through Secretary of State Colin =
Powell, has given notice to Israel that, should Saddam attack Israel and =
should Israel respond, Israel would forfeit all international =
support.(1)=20
The United States has given Israel the privilege of receiving, in =
real time, whatever electronic intelligence that the U.S. is generating. =
The report did not say what Israel was supposed to do, or allowed to do, =
if Saddam=92s attack was non-conventional, such as NBC (Nuclear, =
Biological and Chemical). I presume that Bush and Powell would expect to =
be notified if Israelis were to suddenly die en masse, as did the =
Iranians or the Iraqi Kurds (in an Iraqi town of 45,000, Halabja, in =
August 1988). As I recall, Saddam used a mix of Mustard Gas and a potent =
cocktail of nerve gases, including Tabun, Sarin and Soman. Half of the =
victims died in choking, blistering agony, while those hit with Sarin =
died as if peacefully asleep. Some may recall the photos of Saddam=92s =
work in one photo news magazine.=20
The people of Halabja who survived are now suffering from tumors =
and cancers of all kinds, mutations in birth, eye damage, respiratory =
and neurological malfunctions. Children die in a few years from Leukemia =
and lymphomas. Miscarriages are common. Well, you get the idea. And yet, =
despite all this prima facie evidence, Israel is not to attack =
preemptively and not even after she has been struck.=20
Bush and Powell mentioned that Israel would "forfeit" =
international support. I was wondering what "International Support" they =
were referring to. Hopefully, the President did not mean America would =
remove her support if Israel fought back should it be struck with WMD =
(Weapons of Mass Death). Israel has always been grateful for the =
generous support America has given her throughout the years, and tried =
to repay that generosity with good intelligence and loyalty. As for the =
"International Community", they are not even supporting America in her =
fight against global terrorism and terrorist nations. If Bush and Powell =
were referring to the "Quartet" - namely, the United Nations, European =
Union (especially France and Germany), Russia and the U.S. State =
Department - well, Israel does not have to do anything to forfeit their =
support, since it was never there.=20
In the last Gulf War, Desert Storm 1991, Israel was promised that =
American, British and French aircraft would make taking out the Iraqi =
SCUD launchers a "top priority", if Israel did not attack Iraq and upset =
the Arab coalition members. Not one launcher was actually destroyed, =
according to the U.S. Government Accounting Office report years later. =
As a relevant aside, those mobile SCUD launchers were manufactured by =
Matrix-Churchill, an English company, later purchased by Saddam=92s =
front companies, where Matrix also acted as a procurer for other =
weapons, like cluster bombs. In any case, after the 1991 Gulf War, the =
GAO published its findings about President George Herbert Walker Bush, =
then-Secretary of State James Baker and then-Chief of Staff Colin Powell =
regarding their pledge to attack the SCUD missile launchers. The fact =
surfaced that, apparently, the order was never given; but, even if it =
was, it was not obeyed.=20
Israel was hit by 39 SCUDs and if any had contained biological or =
chemical warheads, the casualties would have been in the tens of =
thousands and worse than those in Halabja. By G-d=92s miracle, only one =
man was killed by a SCUD, although the property damage was extensive. =
The Patriots of that day hit the motors of the incoming SCUDS and their =
shrapnel and explosives hit the residential areas. Israeli pilots who =
are trained to fly at deck level could have found and hit those SCUDs =
and maybe could have saved the 28 American soldiers who were killed when =
their barracks in Saudi Arabia was hit by a Saddam SCUD.=20
Israel received many promises for additional aid and protection if =
they stayed out of the war in which they became targets. Prime Minister =
Yitzhak Shamir kept his side of the bargain and didn=92t send Israeli =
aircraft, which were warmed up on the runways, to hit Iraq=92s mobile =
SCUD launchers. But, when he later asked Bush, Baker and Powell for the =
promised loan guarantees for war damages and absorption of one million =
incoming Soviet Jews, all the administration=92s promises evaporated, =
until Israel accommodated the State Department for Yasser Arafat. Later, =
after they drove Shamir out of office by interfering with the Israeli =
elections, they replaced him with a more accommodating Yitzhak Rabin, =
with Shimon Peres and Yossi Beilin, on their way to creating the failed =
Oslo experiment. Only then were the loan guarantees granted.=20
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has kept his promise of restraint, but =
he only received delays when he asked President George Bush, Jr. for the =
promised loan guarantees, intended to offset damages from the 29 months =
of Arab Palestinian terror attacks and defensive preparations for the =
possible and probable attack by megalomaniac Saddam Hussein, in his last =
throes of dictatorship, with the WMD (Weapons of Mass Death) at his =
disposal.=20
So, dear Jews of Israel, you have been ordered not to make a fuss =
and to die quietly. You remember how to do that - just like you did when =
you waited for the "International Community" to come to your rescue 60 =
years ago: No bombing of the death camps, the crematoria, the rail-lines =
to the death camps; the conferences of the "International Community" in =
Bermuda and Evian, where the leading nations among the Allies decided it =
would be better not to rescue, feed or clothe Jewish victims until after =
Germany was defeated. Yes, indeed, we Jews had better be more careful =
this time, lest we irritate the "International Community". We must be =
very careful not to defend ourselves and our country, just in case we =
"forfeit" their support.=20
So, how about it President Bush? Play fair with the Israelis, =
because now you know you cannot buy the loyalty or affection of the =
U.N., E.U., France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, or Arafat=92s =
Arab Palestinians no matter how much you push Israel to the wall. =
Remember, only the British and the Israelis stepped up immediately next =
to the American troops when it counted. Let America treat an ally and a =
friend with the honor and respect it deserves. It is small, but it has =
proven its fighting spirit against overwhelming forces. And now, America =
faces the same enemy.=20
1. =93U.S. Military Plugs Israel into Real-Time War =
Monitoring=94 by Nathan Guttman, Ha=92aretz English Edition (March 4, =
2003).
Emanuel A. Winston is a Middle East analyst and commentator with =
the Gamla and Freeman organizations.=20
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4. PUT ARAFAT ON TRIAL LIKE EICHMANN
By Ariel Natan Pasko - IsraelNationalNews.com - 7 March 2003=20
Recently, Israeli Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that =
Yasser Arafat should be treated like Saddam Hussein. Speaking in =
Jerusalem, Netanyahu said the guiding principle of both Israel, in its =
war against Palestinian terror, and the United States in its campaign =
against Iraq, is "no tolerance for terror and no tolerance for regimes =
that spawn terror."=20
Netanyahu stated, "I think what applies in Iraq should apply here =
as well. What applies in Iraq, that a brutal terrorist should be removed =
and democratization should be introduced, should be applied in the =
Palestinian dictatorship as well." Netanyahu said that in order to begin =
a process of democratization in regimes that foster terrorism, as was =
done in Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan; the existing terror-supporting =
regimes must be totally defeated and tossed out. It does no good he said =
to replace one dictator with another.=20
But in response to Netanyahu's earlier call for Arafat's expulsion =
in November 2002, Arafat retorted, "No one has the right to deport me =
from my homeland." I take issue with the last two words, 'my homeland'. =
As I recall, his 'official biography' =
(www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1994/arafat-bio.htm) states he was born in =
Cairo, so he's an Egyptian like his father, not a 'Palestinian'. But, on =
the first part of his statement I couldn't agree with him more.=20
I ask you, what's all the debate in Israel about expelling or not =
expelling Arafat? Have we all gone mad? How will expelling him solve the =
problem (him)?=20
As I recall, Arafat was in exile till 1993, where he was able to =
lead a terrorist organization and plan attacks on Jews, Israelis, and =
others, around the world and in Israel. Don't forget, he managed to ally =
himself with Syria and its occupation of Lebanon (which continues), =
creating a 'PLO state' with-in a state, brutalizing Lebanese along the =
way. He also allied himself with Saddam Hussein in the first Gulf War of =
1991. Oh yes, he also managed to hobnob with the rich, famous, and =
powerful, lobbying for a Palestinian State in his spare time. Can =
someone tell me what expelling Arafat will accomplish other than turning =
him into a victim again? A roll he plays so well.=20
The debate shouldnt be about expelling or not expelling Arafat, =
either way we're still stuck with hisleadership of the Palestinians. Do =
you really think they're going to pick a new leader? And who would that =
be, Arafat's second-in-command Mohammed Abbas? Abbas is the head of the =
Iraqi-supported Palestine Liberation Front faction of the PLO. In 1968, =
Abbas was in Vietnam fighting alongside the Viet Cong against US forces =
and learning guerrilla tactics. In 1985 he was directing the take-over =
of the Achille Lauro. The real debate that has yet to begin in earnest, =
in Israel, is over trying Yasser Arafat for crimes against humanity, =
i.e. the Jewish People, Lebanese, Americans, and others.=20
The only decent question for decent people to debate, is whether =
he should receive life in prison, or the death penalty?=20
I believe an Eichmann-like War Crimes Trial in Israel, would =
educate a generation of Israelis and others world-wide who might still =
think of Arafat as a 'peacenik' (he won the Nobel Peace Prize didn't =
he?), about his murderous criminal activities. It would teach the world =
how to deal lawfully with terrorism and how not to appease it. Some =
might say that Arafat, as head of state is immune to prosecution. Well, =
guess what? He's not the head of any state yet!=20
Let's say for the sake of argument, that since 1993 as head of the =
Palestinian Authority Arafat's wanted peace with Israel, and he just =
hasn't been able to stop those nasty Hamas, Islamic Jihad, PFLP, Tanzim, =
and Al-Aksa Brigade terrorists (as head of Fatah, he's officially the =
leader of the last two groups). Do you really believe that? Well, if so, =
why should Israel negotiate with him? Either he's in charge, in which =
case he is culpable for their crimes, or he's not in charge in which =
case Israel should start discussing who is and talk to them. But if he's =
not responsible for all those bombings and killings since returning in =
1993, on what could Israel try him?=20
How about for starters, trying him for his involvement in the =
murder of Americans. For example, Cleo Noel and George Curtis Moore, the =
two US diplomats killed in Khartoum, Sudan in 1973. He's already =
admitted publicly to it years ago. And throwing wheel chair bound Leon =
Klinghoffer off the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro, at high sea, in =
1985. Arafat's henchmen killed them and many more over the years. The =
world might not care much about Israelis and Jews killed around the =
world from the 1960's till 1993 (when his immunity began), but Americans =
care about the murder of their citizens overseas. And, don't forget the =
PLO's murderous activities in Lebanon. Arafat should be tried for the =
massacres in Damour, Beit Mullat and elsewhere also (see Mordechai =
Nissan's "The Palestinian Strategy for Destroying Lebanon and Israel" at =
FreeLebanon.org). Lebanese also want to see justice done.=20
Let me tell you, Israel should care about those Jews and Israelis =
killed even if others't, and try him for those crimes as well. Bringing =
their murderers leader to justice would teach the world a moral lesson =
for years to come.=20
In most democracies, there is no statute of limitations on the =
crime of murder, or accomplice to murder. Not long ago, a Connecticut =
court found the nephew of the late Ethel Kennedy's widow guilty of a =
murder he committed in 1975 at the age of 15, and gave him 20 years to =
life, in prison. Connections to the Kennedy family didn't seem to help =
him escape justice. Why should Arafat, a serial murderer of the worst =
kind, be allowed to escape justice, just because he,s become a =
respectable politician?=20
Many of you may now raise the issue of world outcry. Well, Israel =
seemed to deal with it during the Eichmann trial in 1961 and the =
Demaniuk trial during the 1980's (for their Nazi past), and the cries of =
massacre at Jenin. One lesson to learn is no matter how much the world =
condemns Israel; in 2 weeks there are new headlines. Israel only needs =
the political strength to stand up for itself. Prime Minister Ariel =
Sharon and others, showed a glimmer of that during Operation Defensive =
Shield in April 2002, by resisting the UN desire to investigate the =
'Jenin Massacre'. Which turned out to be nothing but PLO propaganda, =
again.=20
Besides, fighting terrorism is in, and a strong Israel leading the =
way, would return its image that others looked up to in the past. We =
don't compromise with terrorists, was a phrase that previously earned =
Israel respect in many quarters. It also set an example that others =
followed. Israel in the full light of day, through a legitimate judicial =
process, could try and when found guilty, execute a mass murderer of =
innocent men, women, children, and babies.=20
Although I don't feel the Fourth Geneva Convention applies to =
Judea, Samaria (the West Bank), and Gaza. There is an interesting point =
to think about for those who prefer expelling Arafat. While Part 3, =
Section 3, Article 49 forbids individual or mass transfers from occupied =
territories (and is likely to raise many cries worldwide that we are =
violating International Law). Articles 64, 66, 67, and 68 (of Section =
3), allow the Occupying Power to bring to trial and impose the death =
penalty on a person guilty of espionage, serious acts of sabotage =
against the military installations of the Occupying Power, or of =
intentional offences which have caused the death of one or more persons. =
Israel would be on firmer legal ground trying Arafat (and any others), =
than expelling him.=20
Which leads to the last issue many might bring up. What's after =
Arafat? Won't Hamas or who knows what take over? Well friends, with over =
700 killed and 1,000's injured since Arafat started the 'Oslo War' in =
September 2001, tell me how it could get worse. Either Arafat is in =
charge and encouraging the terror, or he's in charge but not doing =
anything to stop the murder, or he's not really in charge and can't =
control the terrorist groups. Either way he's politically irrelevant, as =
the Israeli government has declared. Israel just needs to follow through =
with the next logical step. Try and execute him! As I said earlier, =
educationally, he,s a great opportunity waiting for us to take.=20
What many need to begin to understand is that behind Arafat, the =
PA and its leaders are Sheikh Yassin, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, al-Qaida and =
Hizbollah operatives, and others. Maybe Israel should start thinking of =
negotiating with Sheikh Yassin already. Or, maybe it has other ways to =
deal with them also.=20
You see Netanyahu only got it partially right. When referring to =
the defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, Netanyahu (and those in =
America who have called for Saddam Hussein's expulsion) forget that =
those wartime leaders weren't 'exiled'; they were tried for war crimes. =
Many were hung!=20
At a recent Arab League meeting, the United Arab Emirates' =
President called on Saddam to leave Iraq in exchange for 'immunity' from =
prosecution. Why should Yasser Arafat and Saddam Hussein, with personal =
fortunes estimated by Forbes, at $300 million and $2 billion =
respectively, be sent into 'exile', immune from prosecution? They should =
be brought to justice for their crimes. And so should other dictators in =
the region, such as Bashar Assad of Syria.=20
Recently, victims of Arafat's terror have filed claims against him =
and the Palestinian Authority, with courts in Belgium, in Paris, and in =
Tel Aviv. But why should it be up to individuals to chase after him? Why =
doesn't the Israeli government itself take the lead?=20
The real debate over what to do with Yasser Arafat hasn't yet =
begun in Israel. The only decent question for decent people to debate =
is, whether he should receive life in prison, or the death penalty? If =
there's a referendum, you know my vote.=20
Ariel Natan Pasko is an independent analyst & consultant. He has =
a Master's Degree in International Relations & Policy Analysis. His =
articles appear regularly on numerous news/views and think-tank =
websites, in newspapers, and can be read at: =
www.geocities.com/ariel_natan_pasko
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
=93If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community =
for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this.=94
=97Democratic congressman Rep. James P. Moran of Virginia, who =
apologized for his remarks after Jewish groups called them antisemitic. =
(N.Y.T., March 12)=20
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6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. All The News That's Fit to Print? - The New York Times and =
Israel.
One of the great myths of modern journalism, particularly =
outside the U.S., is that the New York Times is "pro-Israel." In fact, =
it would be truer to say that the opposite is the case.=20
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<TD vAlign=3Dtop><B><FONT color=3D#800000>Newsletter #127=20
Friday, March 14, 2003</FONT></B>=20
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<LI><A href=3D"#1">BUSH'S FAITH</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#2">CALL THE VOTE. WALK AWAY.</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">ORDERED TO DIE QUIETLY</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">PUT ARAFAT ON TRIAL LIKE EICHMANN</A>=20
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<H3>1. <A name=3D1>BUSH'S FAITH</A></H3>by Armstrong =
Williams -=20
March 12, 2003 - townhall.com=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 =
size=3D+2><STRONG>P</STRONG></FONT>resident Bush=20
admits that he begins each morning by reading a book of =
evangelical=20
sermons. Faith has long been an integral part of his life. A =
strong belief=20
in God helped Bush let go of a drinking problem in his youth and =
move=20
toward an absolute moral reference point. "Christ changed my =
heart," Bush=20
said during a 1999 presidential debate.=20
<P>Bush also makes no bones about his belief that religion and=20
spirituality are integral parts of America's public life. His =
speeches are=20
often studded with the terms "good," "evil" and "God's will." This =
is=20
especially true of his foreign policy rhetoric. Moving beyond the =
language=20
of containment, Bush seems intent on using foreign policy as an =
engine of=20
social and religious liberty throughout the world. Increasingly, =
this=20
mission takes on tones of a spiritual mandate: "The liberty we =
prize is=20
not America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to humanity," he =
proclaimed in his 2003 State of the Union Address.=20
<P>Of course, the president's self-conscious mingling of church =
and state=20
causes the relativists to quiver. As a person, they denounce Bush =
as=20
something akin to a Southern tent revivalist. As a commander in =
chief,=20
they worry that he has resolved to punish the sins of the rest of =
the=20
world. At bottom, the relativists maintain that politics and =
religion=20
should be kept at arm's length. Or, as Abraham Foxman, national =
director=20
of the Anti-Defamation League put it: "When (Bush prays) as a =
private=20
person practicing his own faith, God bless, but when it becomes =
part of=20
the official function of the president, then that's something that =
is=20
inappropriate."=20
<P>But is it really so preposterous for a political leader - a =
person who=20
serves as a public faceplate - to discuss his personal =
convictions? Is=20
there really harm in addressing the moral philosophies that =
animate the=20
president's policies with meaning? On a more basic level, is it =
such a=20
terrible indiscretion to admit that religion remains a force in =
American=20
society? The relativists certainly seem to think so. Barry Lynn, =
executive=20
director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State =
warns that=20
"(Bush is) treading dangerously close to breaching the idea that =
this is a=20
secular country."=20
<P>Personally, I'm quite pleased that Bush continues to push faith =
into=20
the political mainstream. We need to create more forums where =
candidates=20
are more comfortable discussing their faith in God. After all, =
surveys=20
consistently show that six out of 10 Americans say that faith is =
very=20
important in their lives. How can a responsible leader ignore this =
fact?=20
Our politicians must discuss faith in order to understand and =
adequately=20
represent their public.=20
<P>As for the relativist's unkind snorts and snickers, I seriously =
doubt=20
that America's 200-year-old history of pragmatic and fair =
governance is=20
going to be threatened by the fact that our president is =
comfortable=20
discussing his belief in God. But just in case someone wants =
proof, nine=20
days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush declared to Congress, =
"freedom and=20
fear, justice and cruelty have always been at war, and we know =
that God is=20
not neutral between them."=20
<P>For a moment, a hush fell over the audience as they waited in =
quiet=20
anticipation. Contrary to assertions by the relativists, our =
governance=20
did not collapse in a downward spiral. Our elected representatives =
simply=20
digested the remarks for a moment, and then applauded furiously.=20
<P>And rightly so.=20
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<H3>2. <A name=3D2>CALL THE VOTE. WALK =
AWAY.</A></H3>By Charles=20
Krauthammer - March 12, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2><STRONG>W</STRONG></FONT>alk =
away, Mr.=20
President. Walk away from the U.N. Security Council. It will not =
authorize=20
the coming war. You can stand on your head and it won't change the =
outcome. You can convert to Islam in a Parisian mosque and it =
won't=20
prevent a French veto.=20
<P>The French are bent not just on opposing your policy but on =
destroying=20
it -- and the coalition you built around it. When they send their =
foreign=20
minister to tour the three African countries on the Security =
Council in=20
order to turn them against the United States, you know that this =
is a=20
country with resolve -- more than our side is showing today. And =
that is a=20
losing proposition for us.=20
<P>The reason you were able to build support at home and rally the =
world=20
to at least pretend to care about Iraqi weapons of mass =
destruction is=20
that you showed implacable resolve to disarm Iraq one way or the =
other.=20
Your wobbles at the United Nations today -- postponing the vote,=20
renegotiating the terms -- are undermining the entire enterprise.=20
<P>I understand that the wobble is not yours but a secondary, =
sympathetic=20
wobble to Tony Blair's. Blair is courageous but opposed by a large =
part of=20
his party and in need of some diplomatic cover.=20
<P>But, Mr. President, he's not going to get it. Even if you =
marshal the=20
nine votes on the Security Council by watering down the =
resolution,=20
delaying the invasion, establishing criteria Hans Blix is sure to =
muddy=20
and Mohamed ElBaradei is sure to say Saddam Hussein has met, =
France and=20
Russia will still exercise the veto. You may call it a moral =
victory. The=20
British left, which is what this little exercise is about, will =
not. It=20
will not care what you call it but what Kofi Annan calls it, and =
he has=20
already told us: a failed resolution rendering a war that follows=20
illegitimate.=20
<P>This, of course, is the rankest hypocrisy. The United Nations =
did not=20
sanction the Kosovo war, surely a just war, and that did not in =
any way=20
make it illegitimate. Of the scores of armed conflicts since 1945, =
exactly=20
two have received Security Council sanction: the Korean War =
(purely an=20
accident, the Soviets having walked out over another issue) and =
the Gulf=20
War. The Gulf War ended in a cease-fire, whose terms everybody =
agrees=20
Hussein has violated. You could very well have gone to war under =
the=20
original Security Council resolutions of 1991 and been justified.=20
<P>I understand why you did not. A large segment of American =
opinion=20
swoons at the words "United Nations" and "international =
community." That=20
the international community is a fiction and the United Nations a =
farce=20
hardly matters. People believe in them. It was for them that you =
went to=20
the United Nations on Sept. 12, 2002.=20
<P>And it worked. When you framed the issue as the United Nations=20
enforcing its own edicts, vindicating its own relevance by making =
Hussein=20
disarm, the intellectual opposition to the war -- always in search =
of some=20
standard outside the United States' own judgment and interests to =
justify=20
American action -- fell apart.=20
<P>Thus Resolution 1441, passed unanimously, bought you two =
things:=20
domestic support and a window of legitimacy, a time to build up =
our forces=20
in the region under the umbrella of enforcing the will of the=20
"international community."=20
<P>Mr. President, the window has closed. Diplomatically, we are =
today back=20
where we were before Sept. 12. It is America, Britain, Australia, =
a few=20
Gulf states, some of Old Europe, most of New Europe and other =
governments=20
still too afraid to say so openly. That's enough. And in any case =
that is=20
all you are going to get.=20
<P>Why are we dallying and deferring at the United Nations? In =
your news=20
conference last week, you said you were going to have people put =
their=20
cards on the table. I thought it a lousy idea to call a vote we =
were sure=20
to lose. But having made your decision, you are making it worse by =
waffling. The world knows you as a cards-on-the-table man. Now =
you're=20
asking for an extension of time and a reshuffle of the deck.=20
<P>If, for Blair's sake, you must have a second resolution, why =
include an=20
ultimatum that Blix will obfuscate and the French will veto? If =
you must=20
have a second resolution, it should consist of a single sentence: =
"The=20
Security Council finds Iraq in violation of Resolution 1441, which =
demanded 'full and immediate compliance by Iraq without conditions =
or=20
restrictions.' "=20
<P>The new resolution should be a statement not of policy but of =
fact. The=20
fact is undeniable. You invite the French to cast what will be =
seen around=20
the world as the most cynical veto in the history of the council, =
which is=20
saying a lot. They may cast it nonetheless. They are, after all, =
French.=20
But then they -- not you -- will have to do the explaining.=20
<P>That's all you need. No need for elaborate compromises, =
stretching the=20
timetable, or a tortuous checklist for Hussein to dance around. =
One=20
sentence. One line. Cards on the table.=20
<P>No more dithering. Every day you wait is an advertisement of =
hesitation=20
and apprehension. It will not strengthen Tony Blair. It will not=20
strengthen the resolve of our allies in the region. It will only =
boost the=20
confidence and resolve of the people you are determined to defeat. =
<P>If the one-line resolution passes, the violation triggers 1441, =
which=20
triggers the original resolutions ending the Gulf War. If it =
fails, you've=20
exposed the United Nations for what it is: the League of Nations, =
empty,=20
cynical and mendacious. Mr. President: Call the vote and walk =
away.=20
<P>Washington Post Company=20
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<H3>3. <A name=3D3>ORDERED TO DIE QUIETLY</A></H3>by =
Emanuel A.=20
Winston - March 11, 2003=20
<P><STRONG><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>U.S.</FONT></STRONG> =
President=20
George W. Bush, through Secretary of State Colin Powell, has given =
notice=20
to Israel that, should Saddam attack Israel and should Israel =
respond,=20
Israel would forfeit all international support.(1)=20
<P>The United States has given Israel the privilege of receiving, =
in real=20
time, whatever electronic intelligence that the U.S. is =
generating. The=20
report did not say what Israel was supposed to do, or allowed to =
do, if=20
Saddam=92s attack was non-conventional, such as NBC (Nuclear, =
Biological and=20
Chemical). I presume that Bush and Powell would expect to be =
notified if=20
Israelis were to suddenly die en masse, as did the Iranians or the =
Iraqi=20
Kurds (in an Iraqi town of 45,000, Halabja, in August 1988). As I =
recall,=20
Saddam used a mix of Mustard Gas and a potent cocktail of nerve =
gases,=20
including Tabun, Sarin and Soman. Half of the victims died in =
choking,=20
blistering agony, while those hit with Sarin died as if peacefully =
asleep.=20
Some may recall the photos of Saddam=92s work in one photo news =
magazine.=20
<P>The people of Halabja who survived are now suffering from =
tumors and=20
cancers of all kinds, mutations in birth, eye damage, respiratory =
and=20
neurological malfunctions. Children die in a few years from =
Leukemia and=20
lymphomas. Miscarriages are common. Well, you get the idea. And =
yet,=20
despite all this prima facie evidence, Israel is not to attack=20
preemptively and not even after she has been struck.=20
<P>Bush and Powell mentioned that Israel would "forfeit" =
international=20
support. I was wondering what "International Support" they were =
referring=20
to. Hopefully, the President did not mean America would remove her =
support=20
if Israel fought back should it be struck with WMD (Weapons of =
Mass=20
Death). Israel has always been grateful for the generous support =
America=20
has given her throughout the years, and tried to repay that =
generosity=20
with good intelligence and loyalty. As for the "International =
Community",=20
they are not even supporting America in her fight against global =
terrorism=20
and terrorist nations. If Bush and Powell were referring to the =
"Quartet"=20
- namely, the United Nations, European Union (especially France =
and=20
Germany), Russia and the U.S. State Department - well, Israel does =
not=20
have to do anything to forfeit their support, since it was never =
there.=20
<P>In the last Gulf War, Desert Storm 1991, Israel was promised =
that=20
American, British and French aircraft would make taking out the =
Iraqi SCUD=20
launchers a "top priority", if Israel did not attack Iraq and =
upset the=20
Arab coalition members. Not one launcher was actually destroyed, =
according=20
to the U.S. Government Accounting Office report years later. As a =
relevant=20
aside, those mobile SCUD launchers were manufactured by =
Matrix-Churchill,=20
an English company, later purchased by Saddam=92s front companies, =
where=20
Matrix also acted as a procurer for other weapons, like cluster =
bombs. In=20
any case, after the 1991 Gulf War, the GAO published its findings =
about=20
President George Herbert Walker Bush, then-Secretary of State =
James Baker=20
and then-Chief of Staff Colin Powell regarding their pledge to =
attack the=20
SCUD missile launchers. The fact surfaced that, apparently, the =
order was=20
never given; but, even if it was, it was not obeyed.=20
<P>Israel was hit by 39 SCUDs and if any had contained biological =
or=20
chemical warheads, the casualties would have been in the tens of =
thousands=20
and worse than those in Halabja. By G-d=92s miracle, only one man =
was killed=20
by a SCUD, although the property damage was extensive. The =
Patriots of=20
that day hit the motors of the incoming SCUDS and their shrapnel =
and=20
explosives hit the residential areas. Israeli pilots who are =
trained to=20
fly at deck level could have found and hit those SCUDs and maybe =
could=20
have saved the 28 American soldiers who were killed when their =
barracks in=20
Saudi Arabia was hit by a Saddam SCUD.=20
<P>Israel received many promises for additional aid and protection =
if they=20
stayed out of the war in which they became targets. Prime Minister =
Yitzhak=20
Shamir kept his side of the bargain and didn=92t send Israeli =
aircraft,=20
which were warmed up on the runways, to hit Iraq=92s mobile SCUD =
launchers.=20
But, when he later asked Bush, Baker and Powell for the promised =
loan=20
guarantees for war damages and absorption of one million incoming =
Soviet=20
Jews, all the administration=92s promises evaporated, until Israel =
accommodated the State Department for Yasser Arafat. Later, after =
they=20
drove Shamir out of office by interfering with the Israeli =
elections, they=20
replaced him with a more accommodating Yitzhak Rabin, with Shimon =
Peres=20
and Yossi Beilin, on their way to creating the failed Oslo =
experiment.=20
Only then were the loan guarantees granted.=20
<P>Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has kept his promise of restraint, =
but he=20
only received delays when he asked President George Bush, Jr. for =
the=20
promised loan guarantees, intended to offset damages from the 29 =
months of=20
Arab Palestinian terror attacks and defensive preparations for the =
possible and probable attack by megalomaniac Saddam Hussein, in =
his last=20
throes of dictatorship, with the WMD (Weapons of Mass Death) at =
his=20
disposal.=20
<P>So, dear Jews of Israel, you have been ordered not to make a =
fuss and=20
to die quietly. You remember how to do that - just like you did =
when you=20
waited for the "International Community" to come to your rescue 60 =
years=20
ago: No bombing of the death camps, the crematoria, the rail-lines =
to the=20
death camps; the conferences of the "International Community" in =
Bermuda=20
and Evian, where the leading nations among the Allies decided it =
would be=20
better not to rescue, feed or clothe Jewish victims until after =
Germany=20
was defeated. Yes, indeed, we Jews had better be more careful this =
time,=20
lest we irritate the "International Community". We must be very =
careful=20
not to defend ourselves and our country, just in case we "forfeit" =
their=20
support.=20
<P>So, how about it President Bush? Play fair with the Israelis, =
because=20
now you know you cannot buy the loyalty or affection of the U.N., =
E.U.,=20
France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, or Arafat=92s Arab =
Palestinians=20
no matter how much you push Israel to the wall. Remember, only the =
British=20
and the Israelis stepped up immediately next to the American =
troops when=20
it counted. Let America treat an ally and a friend with the honor =
and=20
respect it deserves. It is small, but it has proven its fighting =
spirit=20
against overwhelming forces. And now, America faces the same =
enemy.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-1>1. =93U.S. Military Plugs Israel into =
Real-Time=20
War Monitoring=94 by Nathan Guttman, Ha=92aretz English Edition =
(March 4,=20
2003).</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Emanuel A. Winston is a Middle =
East=20
analyst and commentator with the Gamla and Freeman =
organizations.=20
</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>4. <A name=3D4>PUT ARAFAT ON TRIAL LIKE =
EICHMANN</A></H3>By=20
Ariel Natan Pasko - IsraelNationalNews.com - 7 March 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>R</FONT>ecently, Israeli =
Finance Minister=20
Binyamin Netanyahu said that Yasser Arafat should be treated like =
Saddam=20
Hussein. Speaking in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said the guiding =
principle of=20
both Israel, in its war against Palestinian terror, and the United =
States=20
in its campaign against Iraq, is "no tolerance for terror and no =
tolerance=20
for regimes that spawn terror."=20
<P>Netanyahu stated, "I think what applies in Iraq should apply =
here as=20
well. What applies in Iraq, that a brutal terrorist should be =
removed and=20
democratization should be introduced, should be applied in the =
Palestinian=20
dictatorship as well." Netanyahu said that in order to begin a =
process of=20
democratization in regimes that foster terrorism, as was done in =
Nazi=20
Germany and Imperial Japan; the existing terror-supporting regimes =
must be=20
totally defeated and tossed out. It does no good he said to =
replace one=20
dictator with another.=20
<P>But in response to Netanyahu's earlier call for Arafat's =
expulsion in=20
November 2002, Arafat retorted, "No one has the right to deport me =
from my=20
homeland." I take issue with the last two words, 'my homeland'. As =
I=20
recall, his 'official biography'=20
(www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1994/arafat-bio.htm) states he was =
born in=20
Cairo, so he's an Egyptian like his father, not a 'Palestinian'. =
But, on=20
the first part of his statement I couldn't agree with him more.=20
<P>I ask you, what's all the debate in Israel about expelling or =
not=20
expelling Arafat? Have we all gone mad? How will expelling him =
solve the=20
problem (him)?=20
<P>As I recall, Arafat was in exile till 1993, where he was able =
to lead a=20
terrorist organization and plan attacks on Jews, Israelis, and =
others,=20
around the world and in Israel. Don't forget, he managed to ally =
himself=20
with Syria and its occupation of Lebanon (which continues), =
creating a=20
'PLO state' with-in a state, brutalizing Lebanese along the way. =
He also=20
allied himself with Saddam Hussein in the first Gulf War of 1991. =
Oh yes,=20
he also managed to hobnob with the rich, famous, and powerful, =
lobbying=20
for a Palestinian State in his spare time. Can someone tell me =
what=20
expelling Arafat will accomplish other than turning him into a =
victim=20
again? A roll he plays so well.=20
<P>The debate shouldnt be about expelling or not expelling Arafat, =
either=20
way we're still stuck with hisleadership of the Palestinians. Do =
you=20
really think they're going to pick a new leader? And who would =
that be,=20
Arafat's second-in-command Mohammed Abbas? Abbas is the head of =
the=20
Iraqi-supported Palestine Liberation Front faction of the PLO. In =
1968,=20
Abbas was in Vietnam fighting alongside the Viet Cong against US =
forces=20
and learning guerrilla tactics. In 1985 he was directing the =
take-over of=20
the Achille Lauro. The real debate that has yet to begin in =
earnest, in=20
Israel, is over trying Yasser Arafat for crimes against humanity, =
i.e. the=20
Jewish People, Lebanese, Americans, and others.=20
<P>The only decent question for decent people to debate, is =
whether he=20
should receive life in prison, or the death penalty?=20
<P>I believe an Eichmann-like War Crimes Trial in Israel, would =
educate a=20
generation of Israelis and others world-wide who might still think =
of=20
Arafat as a 'peacenik' (he won the Nobel Peace Prize didn't he?), =
about=20
his murderous criminal activities. It would teach the world how to =
deal=20
lawfully with terrorism and how not to appease it. Some might say =
that=20
Arafat, as head of state is immune to prosecution. Well, guess =
what? He's=20
not the head of any state yet!=20
<P>Let's say for the sake of argument, that since 1993 as head of =
the=20
Palestinian Authority Arafat's wanted peace with Israel, and he =
just=20
hasn't been able to stop those nasty Hamas, Islamic Jihad, PFLP, =
Tanzim,=20
and Al-Aksa Brigade terrorists (as head of Fatah, he's officially =
the=20
leader of the last two groups). Do you really believe that? Well, =
if so,=20
why should Israel negotiate with him? Either he's in charge, in =
which case=20
he is culpable for their crimes, or he's not in charge in which =
case=20
Israel should start discussing who is and talk to them. But if =
he's not=20
responsible for all those bombings and killings since returning in =
1993,=20
on what could Israel try him?=20
<P>How about for starters, trying him for his involvement in the =
murder of=20
Americans. For example, Cleo Noel and George Curtis Moore, the two =
US=20
diplomats killed in Khartoum, Sudan in 1973. He's already admitted =
publicly to it years ago. And throwing wheel chair bound Leon =
Klinghoffer=20
off the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro, at high sea, in 1985. =
Arafat's=20
henchmen killed them and many more over the years. The world might =
not=20
care much about Israelis and Jews killed around the world from the =
1960's=20
till 1993 (when his immunity began), but Americans care about the =
murder=20
of their citizens overseas. And, don't forget the PLO's murderous=20
activities in Lebanon. Arafat should be tried for the massacres in =
Damour,=20
Beit Mullat and elsewhere also (see Mordechai Nissan's "The =
Palestinian=20
Strategy for Destroying Lebanon and Israel" at FreeLebanon.org). =
Lebanese=20
also want to see justice done.=20
<P>Let me tell you, Israel should care about those Jews and =
Israelis=20
killed even if others't, and try him for those crimes as well. =
Bringing=20
their murderers leader to justice would teach the world a moral =
lesson for=20
years to come.=20
<P>In most democracies, there is no statute of limitations on the =
crime of=20
murder, or accomplice to murder. Not long ago, a Connecticut court =
found=20
the nephew of the late Ethel Kennedy's widow guilty of a murder he =
committed in 1975 at the age of 15, and gave him 20 years to life, =
in=20
prison. Connections to the Kennedy family didn't seem to help him =
escape=20
justice. Why should Arafat, a serial murderer of the worst kind, =
be=20
allowed to escape justice, just because he,s become a respectable=20
politician?=20
<P>Many of you may now raise the issue of world outcry. Well, =
Israel=20
seemed to deal with it during the Eichmann trial in 1961 and the =
Demaniuk=20
trial during the 1980's (for their Nazi past), and the cries of =
massacre=20
at Jenin. One lesson to learn is no matter how much the world =
condemns=20
Israel; in 2 weeks there are new headlines. Israel only needs the=20
political strength to stand up for itself. Prime Minister Ariel =
Sharon and=20
others, showed a glimmer of that during Operation Defensive Shield =
in=20
April 2002, by resisting the UN desire to investigate the 'Jenin=20
Massacre'. Which turned out to be nothing but PLO propaganda, =
again.=20
<P>Besides, fighting terrorism is in, and a strong Israel leading =
the way,=20
would return its image that others looked up to in the past. We =
don't=20
compromise with terrorists, was a phrase that previously earned =
Israel=20
respect in many quarters. It also set an example that others =
followed.=20
Israel in the full light of day, through a legitimate judicial =
process,=20
could try and when found guilty, execute a mass murderer of =
innocent men,=20
women, children, and babies.=20
<P>Although I don't feel the Fourth Geneva Convention applies to =
Judea,=20
Samaria (the West Bank), and Gaza. There is an interesting point =
to think=20
about for those who prefer expelling Arafat. While Part 3, Section =
3,=20
Article 49 forbids individual or mass transfers from occupied =
territories=20
(and is likely to raise many cries worldwide that we are violating =
International Law). Articles 64, 66, 67, and 68 (of Section 3), =
allow the=20
Occupying Power to bring to trial and impose the death penalty on =
a person=20
guilty of espionage, serious acts of sabotage against the military =
installations of the Occupying Power, or of intentional offences =
which=20
have caused the death of one or more persons. Israel would be on =
firmer=20
legal ground trying Arafat (and any others), than expelling him.=20
<P>Which leads to the last issue many might bring up. What's after =
Arafat?=20
Won't Hamas or who knows what take over? Well friends, with over =
700=20
killed and 1,000's injured since Arafat started the 'Oslo War' in=20
September 2001, tell me how it could get worse. Either Arafat is =
in charge=20
and encouraging the terror, or he's in charge but not doing =
anything to=20
stop the murder, or he's not really in charge and can't control =
the=20
terrorist groups. Either way he's politically irrelevant, as the =
Israeli=20
government has declared. Israel just needs to follow through with =
the next=20
logical step. Try and execute him! As I said earlier, =
educationally, he,s=20
a great opportunity waiting for us to take.=20
<P>What many need to begin to understand is that behind Arafat, =
the PA and=20
its leaders are Sheikh Yassin, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, al-Qaida and=20
Hizbollah operatives, and others. Maybe Israel should start =
thinking of=20
negotiating with Sheikh Yassin already. Or, maybe it has other =
ways to=20
deal with them also.=20
<P>You see Netanyahu only got it partially right. When referring =
to the=20
defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, Netanyahu (and those in =
America=20
who have called for Saddam Hussein's expulsion) forget that those =
wartime=20
leaders weren't 'exiled'; they were tried for war crimes. Many =
were hung!=20
<P>At a recent Arab League meeting, the United Arab Emirates' =
President=20
called on Saddam to leave Iraq in exchange for 'immunity' from=20
prosecution. Why should Yasser Arafat and Saddam Hussein, with =
personal=20
fortunes estimated by Forbes, at $300 million and $2 billion =
respectively,=20
be sent into 'exile', immune from prosecution? They should be =
brought to=20
justice for their crimes. And so should other dictators in the =
region,=20
such as Bashar Assad of Syria.=20
<P>Recently, victims of Arafat's terror have filed claims against =
him and=20
the Palestinian Authority, with courts in Belgium, in Paris, and =
in Tel=20
Aviv. But why should it be up to individuals to chase after him? =
Why=20
doesn't the Israeli government itself take the lead?=20
<P>The real debate over what to do with Yasser Arafat hasn't yet =
begun in=20
Israel. The only decent question for decent people to debate is, =
whether=20
he should receive life in prison, or the death penalty? If there's =
a=20
referendum, you know my vote.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Ariel Natan Pasko is an =
independent=20
analyst & consultant. He has a Master's Degree in =
International=20
Relations & Policy Analysis. His articles appear regularly =
on=20
numerous news/views and think-tank websites, in newspapers, and =
can be=20
read at: =
www.geocities.com/ariel_natan_pasko</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>=93If it were not for the strong support of =
the Jewish=20
community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing=20
this.=94</STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>=97Democratic congressman Rep. James =
P. Moran of=20
Virginia, who apologized for his remarks after Jewish groups =
called them=20
antisemitic. (N.Y.T., March 12)=20
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