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Obviously we're going to go big on the Middle East conflict tonight...With no let up
in the violence there, what's the latest?, who's saying what? and what are the chances
that the region will blow up into all out war?...We'll talk to Pinkas and Michael
Tarazi (PLO advisor) about it...Plus, why is the Arab street upset?, especially when
Arab leaders endorsed the Saudi peace proposal last week...We'll talk to the
Al-Jazeera Washington bureau chief about the Arab worlds reaction to the Middle East
Crisis...Plus, we'll get into Sharon's proposed deal to exile Arafat and how that's
playing...Kind of a twist on the Eagles' hit "Hotel California"..."You can check out
anytime you want, but you can never come back"
Yesterday, Rummy slammed Iran, Iraq and Syria as supporting terrorism against
Israel...We'll talk to several experts about each of those countries' involvement in
the Middle East crisis...
Dr. Jerrold Post will give us the lowdown on the psychology of suicide bombers...
Plus, Is the European Union doing enough to freeze terrorists assets in their
countries? We'll talk to UPI reporter Eli Lake who says they ain't!
Alter's interview with Clinton: "Citizen Clinton Up Close...On the Fly: He�s still in
crazy motion�buckraking at the speed of sound, running for history and trying to make
peace with past sins. An exclusive portrait of his new life"
http://www.msnbc.com/news/731408.asp
I got stuck at the Pittsburgh airport yesterday which precluded me from putting
together a Briefing yesterday...Sorry 'bout that
Here's another piece to check out WashPost: Arafat's aides targeted for arrest...With
its military sweep of Palestinian cities and camps, Israel has set out to hunt down
hundreds of suspected militants and terrorists, among them some of Yasser Arafat's
political and security lieutenants, a senior Israeli security official said today.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/732767.asp
"Five days into its siege of Yasser Arafat�s West Bank headquarters, Israel for the
first time Tuesday gave an indication of its plans for the Palestinian leader: exile.
However, Palestinian officials immediately rejected comments by Israeli Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon, who said he told European diplomats they could meet with Arafat if they
agreed to accompany him into exile." http://msnbc.com/news/677951.asp
"Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will not accept exile from his homeland under any
circumstances, Palestinian cabinet minister Saeb Erekat said on Tuesday." (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&u=/nm/20020402/ts_nm/mideast_arafat_dc_14
"Secretary of State Colin Powell on Tuesday dismissed Israeli suggestions that
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat should be forced into exile and said he expected
Israel's incursion into the West Bank city of Ramallah to last a couple of weeks."
(AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&u=/nm/20020402/ts_nm/mideast_powell_dc_22
"Israeli tanks and helicopters shelled a heavily fortified Palestinian security
headquarters in an all-night assault Tuesday. Fighting raged outside Bethlehem's
Church of the Nativity, and Israel's prime minister proposed exile for Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20020402/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_2883
"Israeli tanks and helicopters on Tuesday shelled a heavily fortified Palestinian
security headquarters in an all-night assault to flush out top fugitives. Meanwhile,
fighting raged outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity and Israel's prime minister
proposed exile for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20020402/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_2888
Sammon: Bush won't label Arafat a terrorist...President Bush, who has long equated
terrorists with those who harbor them, yesterday carved out an exception for Yasser
Arafat because the Palestinian leader 'has agreed to a peace process.'
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020402-99688646.htm
"Accused of not doing enough to end the growing violence in the Middle East, the
president faulted Yasir Arafat for the same." (The New York Times)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&u=/nyt/20020402/ts_nyt/bush_is_criticized_for_mideast_role
The Clinton administration shut down a 1995 investigation of Islamic charities,
concerned that a public probe would expose Saudi Arabia's suspected ties to a global
money-laundering operation that raised millions for anti-Israel terrorists, federal
officials told The Washington Times.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020402-86569840.htm
Israeli tanks enter Bethlehem...Israeli forces moved into Bethlehem early Tuesday
after attacking Palestinian security headquarters near Ramallah with tanks and machine
guns, Palestinians said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
The Israeli government this week declared the Palestinian Authority a
"terror-supporting entity" but stopped short of moving to dismantle the PA. Right-wing
ministers called for the expulsion of PA Chairman Yasser Arafat, with hopes that a
more moderate leadership would replace him. But if Arafat goes, it is not all that
certain that his policies would be driven from the territories as well. (Israeli
Insider) http://www.israelinsider.com/channels/diplomacy/articles/dip_0132.htm
Suicide bombers' patron: Saddam There is, it seems, a seemingly endless supply of
suicide bombers with unlimited support from Iran and Palestinians around the world.
And millions of dollars from Iraq. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/732637.asp
"Islamic foreign ministers warned of 'all-out war' in the Middle East as any debate on
the September 11 attacks on the United States -- the original reason for bringing them
together -- was sidelined at a Muslim conference on terrorism here." (AFP)
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020401/1/2nb6z.html
Gertz: "China's military is deploying more short-range ballistic missiles near the
coast opposite Taiwan, as tensions in the region are increasing over growing U.S.
support for the island" http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020402-960421.htm
"Countries Tied to Attacks on Israel...Rumsfeld Links Iran, Iraq, Syria to Raids" (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48848-2002Apr1.html?referer=email
"Iran would consider using oil as a weapon to force the United States to pressure
Israel into withdrawing from Palestinian territory, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal
Kharazi said." (AFP) http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020402/1/2ncc1.html
"Prosecutors conceded Monday that they have no evidence that American Taliban fighter
John Walker Lindh had "personal involvement" in the death of a CIA officer who was
killed in an uprising in November at an Afghan prison." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/attack/2002/04/02/usat-lindh.htm
"Captive Was a Key Al Qaeda Operative...A man captured in Pakistan last week has been
positively identified as Abu Zubaida, the highest-ranking lieutenant of Osama bin
Laden taken alive since Sept. 11, according to U.S. and Pakistani officials" (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48951-2002Apr1.html?referer=email
"Arabs Take to Streets Against Israel...Police fired tear gas and water cannons to
disperse demonstrators headed toward the Israeli Embassy in Cairo Monday and Jordanian
security forces used batons to push back protesters in a fourth straight day of
anti-Israeli marches in several Arab nations." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48875-2002Apr1.html?referer=email
"Thousands of Jordanians took to the streets of Amman on Tuesday to demand that ties
with Israel be severed, piling pressure on the government to take firm action in
protest against Israeli attacks on Palestinians." (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&u=/nm/20020402/wl_nm/mideast_jordan_israel_dc_4
"Beleaguered Barry May Forgo Run For Council...Latest Drug Allegations Prompt
Reconsideration" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48867-2002Apr1.html
Walls: "Michael Moore has just published a best-selling book, but the gadfly filmmaker
is getting evicted from his studio for not paying his rent."
http://www.msnbc.com/news/732625.asp
Gallup Release: "Republicans, Democrats Tied in Congressional Races...Al Gore, Hillary
Rodham Clinton favorites of Democrats to challenge Bush in 2004"
http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr020402.asp
Milbank: "The Bush administration's court-ordered dump last week of documents related
to its energy policy left many nagging questions unanswered. Chief among these: What
did Walter Wenk want?"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48784-2002Apr1.html?referer=email
Opinion/Editorial
Noah: Jude Wanniski's Genocide Denial...Wherein the supply-side guru disputes, against
all evidence, Saddam's gassing of the Kurds. http://slate.msn.com/?id=2063934
Hanson: "History Isn't on the Palestinians' Side...Arafat's strategy is suicidal in
more ways than one." http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=105001861
Netanyahu: 'We Must Vanquish an Enemy Determined to Annihilate Us'
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-000023537apr02.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Dcomment%2Dopinions
Bray: "The Media's Giant Error...It's tiny Israel that faces a pitiless Goliath."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tbray/?id=105001859
Goldberg: Media, government rationalize Mideast violence
http://www.newsandopinion.com/cols/jonah.html
Mallard takes a shot at Koppel http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020402
Dominic Bellone compiled and edited the Briefing in Washington, DC..
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