Jeroen wrote <<I found the documentary very disturbing. Just to mentions a few things: * For years Israel lied about having a nuclear program (the plant in Dimona where Israel was making plutonium for bombs was said to be a textiles factory).>>
1. There are *several* textile factories in Dimona. 2. Satellite (American I think) "saw" nuclear factory several month after Vaanunu sold his news to London press. So it was not such big a secret. <<* People who worked there were told by Israeli Intelligence that they were not to talk to reporters about it, and were told that they would "end up like Vanunu" if they did.>> When you start working for government in *any* way, you sign no-disclosure (sp) forms. You know the punishment. <<* The treatment Vanunu was given was nothing less than a blatant violation of human rights. As Mary Eoloff (the female half of the American couple who adopted him) said: "He was buried alive. He was shut up in a six by nine-foot cell with no windows so he couldn't see outside. Even when he exercised there was a canvas around him when he was out walking.">> He is in solitary confinement (sp). Not different from what any other spy got. <<<Personal comment> A six by nine foot cell. My *bedroom* is bigger than that. My mother-in-law's *bathroom* is bigger than that. And both have a window. </Personal comment>>> Last time I looked - you were not jailed criminal. Has it changed? <<"Vanunu told the world that Israel had developed between one hundred and two hundred atomic bombs and had gone on to develop neutron bombs and thermonuclear weapons. Enough to destroy the entire Middle East and nobody has done anything about it since.">> Do you remember, that I asked you to look at Israel on the world map? Do you remember your answer? Because if you don't - I ask you to do this again. And *then* tell again, that we can use nuclear weapons without committing suicide. <<"Today, proliferation experts report Israel has the world's sixth largest nuclear arsenal with small tactical nuclear weapons, nuclear landmines as well as medium range nuclear missiles launchable from air, land or sea.">> See previous remark. <<Time to send mr. Blix and his inspection team to Israel -- with UN armed forces following close behind them to remove those WMD's by force if Israel doesn't give them up voluntarily.>> Remind me, pls, when Israel threatened *anybody* with non-conventional weapons? Anyway, Thanx to Vaanunu and to Klinberg *everybody* knows where Israeli research centers are - no real challenge. Ilana _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
