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Subject: Re: Questionaire

Author:
JeffF

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Date Posted: 10:19:54 10/08/01 Mon
In reply to: Mark7 's message, "Questionaire" on 22:04:35 10/07/01 Sun

I concede that you can't eliminate terrorism without peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but Pam is right too in bringing up Ireland and other areas that have nothing to do with it(except that some of the money that financed the IRA also financed the PLO- otherwise there is no connection and the situation between Ireland and England and the religions within Ireland has been a problem far longer than the Middle East).

Even within the Middle East, peace between Israel and the Palestinians would not eliminate all terrorism, even in the unlikely event that it was a real peace. There would still be terrorism within some of the Arab States and terrorism between some. If Israel didn't exist, some of the Arab leaders would have had to invent her, as focusing the popluation of Saudi Arabia or Syria on anti-Israeli sentiment also helps distract them from poverty and the dictatorships they live under. Nothing like an external enemy to keep the terror directed rather than an internal one. If peace comes, terror will be directed internally.

Beyond that, peace between the PA and Israel will not help the even more dangerous situation between India and Pakistan with terror operating on all sides. The leaders of Pakistan sounded alarmed that India would attack while they were focusing on the situation in Afghanastan yesterday. This is part paranoia and part actual possibility. These two countries have been at war off and on, including using terrorists for almost as long as the Israel-Arab situation has been going on.

And what of terrorists from the right and left in South America and Central America? El Salvador and Columbia have terrorists battling from all sides. The shaky democracy in Peru is threatened by the terrorists who used to rule the country.

So, the answer to your question is that we can't eliminate terror without peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but even if that miracle was accomplished, it would not eliminate all the terrorism in the world. It would also not be enough to stop Bin Laden and his friends who want America out of the Gulf States.

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Joanne
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Date Posted: 02:52:32 10/11/01 Thu

No, peace in the Middle East doesn't seem even remotely possible as long as there is not peace between Israel and Palenstine. And JeffF, this is great insight:

"If Israel didn't exist, some of the Arab leaders would have had to invent her, as focusing the popluation of Saudi Arabia or Syria on anti-Israeli sentiment also helps distract them from poverty and the dictatorships they live under. Nothing like an external enemy to keep the terror directed rather than an internal one. If peace comes, terror will be directed internally."

That's so true, isn't it. I hadn't even really thought about it like that, but of course you are right. This just gets worse and worse.