But Brad makes a good point Bill, Putting the billions that we do into Israel on a yearly basis, it seems that we would have bought those settlements by now. Why not give the settlements to displaced Palestinians as reparations? Someone is not thinking here. Considering the ego boost given the fact that those settlements could be taken over it might just work. Surely they are thinking this way? As smart as the Jewish people are, I'm sure they would not miss such an opportunity as Keith never tires of pointing out. Or would they? Psychology is a wonderful thing. And Freud was a Jew. Frankly it seems embarrassing such a situation as has been put together by the smart people of the world. And I don't just mean Jews but all of the rest of the powers that be as well. Well, computers may just change all of that.
REH ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] Because We Can > Brad, > > Good question re why the settlements are destroyed. One answer is that > there never was any unallocated land on the West Bank and, therefore, the > settlements were on private property. > > Re US troops on the West Bank, they would be targets of Hamas and other > groups and would create major headaches for Bush. We should pay for > contingents of troops from nonaligned countries. > > Bill > > On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:32:54 -0400 "Brad McCormick, Ed.D." > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Well, why not the united States bring in a *peacekeeping* force > > (yes, an army of occupation)? > > > > If, as I seem to understand, we are paying for a > > large part of Israel's military establishment, why > > not "insource" the matter? > > > > If the Palestinean leader says he condemns the Palestinean > > terrorists but cannot control them, how could he complain > > about us helping him do what he believes is right? > > > > I once read somewhere that sometimes the best solution > > to a problem is one that leaves all sides equally and moderately > > unhappy. > > > > Another thing that puzzles me: When the Israelis withdraw > > from "settlements", why do they destroy them? Couldn't > > Palestineans displaced by the conflict use them? > > > > \brad mccormick > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Well said. There seems to be a feeling of "If only Sharon would > > do ....such > > > and such..." then peace would surely blossom. > > > > > > Short of abandoning Israel I don't see the next steps. The new > > Palestinian > > > PM is already saying he won't authorize force against Hamas. > > Hmmmm. Do > > > they intend playing good cop, bad cop. > > > > > > Recall my posting about the Altalena. > > > > > > "There is one milestone in particular that bears study today > > David > > > Ben-Gurion's fateful decision in 1948 to end Jewish terrorist > > activities and > > > bring armed splinter groups under government control. When Ariel > > Sharon and > > > Mahmoud Abbas, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers, met on > > Thursday > > > night, one of the biggest issues they discussed was ending the > > terrorism of > > > renegade Palestinian groups. Abbas said that by next week he hoped > > to have a > > > pact with Hamas, the main Palestinian Islamic party, to halt > > violence > > > against Israelis. Sharon and his aides say a cease-fire pact is > > not enough, > > > however, that what is needed is to arrest and disarm the militants. > > What > > > Israelis increasingly say is that the Palestinians need their own > > Altalena. > > > " > > > > > > Looks like this is not going to happen. > > > > > > I say give the peace project 50 years and don't keep messing with > > the ME. > > > > > > arthur > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Harry Pollard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:16 AM > > > To: Karen Watters Cole; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: Harry Pollard; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [Futurework] Because We Can > > > > > > > > > Karen, honeychil', > > > > > > Lawry says I'm tenacious, so what the heck! > > > > > > Sharon is out. > > > > > > Bill Ward is in with 90% of the vote and awaiting the next wave of > > suicide > > > bombers. He obviously wants peace. > > > > > > What should he do. One, two, three, and perhaps four. > > > > > > Should Bill talk to Hamas? What if they won't listen? How about > > simply > > > bombing the hell out of the refugee camps. Civilians will be > > killed, but so > > > will the Hamas leadership. > > > > > > No? > > > > > > Then, let's hear one, two, three, and perhaps four. > > > > > > Bill, you and I will get this thing done if it kills us. > > > > > > Let me re-phrase that. > > > > > > Harry > > > > > > > > > **************************************************** > > > Harry Pollard > > > Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles > > > Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 > > > Tel: (818) 352-4141 -- Fax: (818) 353-2242 > > > http://home.attbi.com/~haledward > > > **************************************************** > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Futurework mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > > > > > > > -- > > Let your light so shine before men, > > that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) > > > > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 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