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&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0 WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Ben-Eliezer to U.S.: Israel may respond to an Iraqi attack By Aluf Benn, Nathan Guttman and Mazal Mualem Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer yesterday told U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that if Iraq attacks Israel in response to an American assault, "the reality that could result will put us in a position in which we must respond." Ben-Eliezer met with Rumsfeld yesterday in the Pentagon, and Iraq was one of the key issues discussed. Ben-Eliezer said he expects that if Iraq is attacked, Israel would be one of the first targets of Baghdad retaliation, and that Israel has to take into account the possibility of a chemical or biological weapon attack, not only conventional weapons as was the case in the 1991 Gulf War. Appearing to assume the U.S. was heading to war against Iraq, Ben-Eliezer asked Rumsfeld to conduct a campaign that would not cause great harm to Israel. He suggested the establishment of a mechanism for coordination between Israel and the United States and asked for early warning so Israel can prepare for the attack. An Iraqi offer conveyed through the Arab League for a dialogue with the United Nations drew a response on Tuesday from U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that "It should be a very short discussion... the UN weapons inspectors have to go back on our terms." Earlier during his U.S. visit, Ben-Eliezer told American reporters that the United States would apparently have to attack Iraq, since domestic opposition is too weak to act against the Baghdad regime without external pressure. Next month, a Pentagon delegation, headed by Doug Faith, the deputy secretary for policy planning, is coming to Israel for a meeting of the joint defense planning group, which has not convened since October 2000. The talks are supposed to cover all joint security issues between the two countries. In Israel, the Union Of Local Authorities has instructed mayors to prepare bomb shelters and protected spaces in preparation for a possible missile attack on Israel. The decision came after a meeting with relevant defense officials in light of tensions between the United States and Iraq. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
