To: Tancred
==When threatened with a Palestinian militant force that was intent on taking over the country in 1970, Jordan crushed the militants and drove them out.
Not quite true. Jordan literally were poised to destroy the PLO, but they were rescued in the 11th hour by the US and the Soviets who called for a cease fire and arranged safe passage of the PLO to Lebanon. Then they launched a civil war in Lebanon (as the PLO, and Hezbollah for that matter, sets itself against all moderate Middle Eastern governments) which drew in the Israelis. When the Israelis were poised to destroy the PLO once and for all, the US and the Soviet Union again arranged for a cease fire and provided safe passage for them to Tunisia. Then with OSLO, the PLO was allowed into the West Bank, and predictably, the PLO has once again launched a war of terrorism against the state of Israel, all the while being protected and given money by the world community both directly and through the UN. I say, open up the corridor to Jordan, and then you will have at least one Middle Eastern country (besides Israel) that wants the PLO destroyed. Sure would be a lot better than Israel acting alone. To understand what's really going on, I suggest you read the following links--GGG To understand how all this works, read the following VERY CAREFULLY:
We Are The Next Target
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666922/posts
Terrorists in Muslim Disguise
http://www.worldthreats.com/russia_former_ussr/Terrorists%20In%20Muslim%20Diguise.htm
Russia's Game in the Middle East
http://www.anti-communistanalyst.com/Russiasgame.htm
To: GodGunsGuts
I say, open up the corridor to Jordan, and then you will have at least one Middle Eastern country (besides Israel) that wants the PLO destroyed. I misunderstood what you meant. I thought that you favored putting the Palestinians in the West Bank into Jordan in order that they would effectively become Jordanian citizens. This is what puzzled me about your earlier comments, since such an influx of radicals would hurt a fairly moderate, relatively decent country.
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08/05/2006 5:41:11 PM PDT by
Tancred
To: GodGunsGuts; Fred Nerks
Thanks for the education (and links!)
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