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russotto · 03-30-2002, 10:08 PM

The US says that Arafat should do more to stop the bombings.

Hello? Arafat is holed up in a little bunker with nothing but an (obviously interceptable) mobile phone. Whether he's responsible or not, there's not a damn thing he can do.

Israel, OTOH, says they don't intend to kill Arafat but they do want to isolate him (fat lot of good it's doing). But they've cut off his water... are they afraid he'll swim out?

IMO, the people behind the latest wave of suicide bombings are probably sitting on their asses somewhere in Syria, lying back and enjoying the show. Israel is going after Arafat not because they think he's responsible (if he is, it's only by orders he gave out long ago), but because he's available.

03-30-2002, 10:08 PM	#9
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	US response stupid; Israel unconvincing The US says that Arafat should do more to stop the bombings. Hello? Arafat is holed up in a little bunker with nothing but an (obviously interceptable) mobile phone. Whether he's responsible or not, there's not a damn thing he can do. Israel, OTOH, says they don't intend to kill Arafat but they do want to isolate him (fat lot of good it's doing). But they've cut off his water... are they afraid he'll swim out? IMO, the people behind the latest wave of suicide bombings are probably sitting on their asses somewhere in Syria, lying back and enjoying the show. Israel is going after Arafat not because they think he's responsible (if he is, it's only by orders he gave out long ago), but because he's available.