-Caveat Lector- Settlers offer West Bank 'terror tours'
See Also: ISRAEL: A QUIZ http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1910.htm Jewish settlers are offering special "terror tours" of the West Bank and Gaza, in which tourists will be trained to fire weapons and participate in mock fights with Arab militants. The four-day excursion will include aerial tours of "terrorist" enclaves and a chance to sit in the cockpit of a fighter-plane capable of delivering nuclear bombs. "There's a lot of the 'wow' factor, like going up in an army helicopter and firing machine guns," organiser Jake Greenwald told BBC News Online, "but it is also aimed at training people in how to deal with a terrorist situation". Mr Greenwald said it was also a way of attracting thrill-seekers to Israel at a time when tourism is suffering because of the violence with the Palestinians. Fear factor US-born Mr Greenwald said he got the idea after seeing how people coped with the 11 September, 2001, attacks on the United States. ITINERARY Weapons training Tracking 'terrorists' in desert Aerial tour of 'terrorist enclaves' Experience of F-16 bombers and tanks Paintball attack on 'Arab village' "I realised that Israel, which has great expertise in dealing with terror, will be able to teach people how to deal with fear, so there is not this mass panic when something happens," he said. He said that while people might think the tour was "a bit strange", there was a serious message in teaching "teamwork in the face of an emergency". He said so far more than 20 people - including a judge, doctors, and a Middle East lecturer - have signed up from the United States, at a cost of $5,500 each. Tracking 'terrorists' For the participants, daily activities begin with what Mr Greenwald called "light exercises" in hand-to-hand combat. Tourists will also be taught how to fire a range of weapons, including M16s, Uzis, pistols and Kalashnikov machine guns, and learn how to operate a tank. There will be talks by Israelis who took part in Israel's military offensive in Jenin last April, and lessons in how to track "terrorists" across the desert. Participants will be taken on a helicopter tour of Palestinian "terrorist enclaves" and be shown arms and suicide bomber belts seized by the Israeli army. The highlight of the trip involves a paintball fight in a simulated Arab village, where participants will be able to go from room-to-room "cleaning out Arab terrorists", said Mr Greenwald. The tours were meant to start at the end of this month, but have been postponed because of the prospect of a war with Iraq. Story from BBC NEWS: Published: 2003/03/05 12:16:45 Forwarded for your information. The text and intent of the article have to stand on their own merits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many genera- tions. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of teachers, elders or wise men. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it and live up to it." The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sutra <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://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[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
