Posted on 04/03/2002 5:53:31 PM PST by Goldi-Lox
GEOSTRATEGY-DIRECT INTELLIGENCE BRIEF Sharon seeks OK from Bush on Arafat Wants written permission to capture or kill Palestinian leader
--- Posted: April 3, 2002 5:00 p.m. Eastern
© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Expect further expansion of Israel's large-scale operation in the West Bank, for which the military has drafted more than 20,000 reservists and recalled all officers and soldiers on vacation.
But don't expect Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to destroy the Palestinian Authority or capture or kill its leader, Yasser Arafat. Instead, Sharon intends to drive Arafat crazy or out of the Palestinian areas into voluntary exile.
Why won't Sharon touch Arafat? An aide to the prime minister explains it this way: Sharon does not want to cross President George Bush regarding Arafat's fate. The two men have spoken often, the aide said, and Bush has supported just about every military operation against Arafat.
But Sharon wants more. He wants Bush to put it in writing that Arafat can be killed or captured.
"Bush has said all the right words to Sharon except 'Go kick his (Arafat) a--,'" the aide said. "The problem is Sharon wants Bush to give him a note as a teacher in kindergarten would. We've told Sharon that this will never happen."
Sharon is drawing on experience. In 1982, Sharon, then Israel's defense minister, believed he had obtained the green light from then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig for an Israeli offensive against Arafat in Lebanon. Haig later denied this and the United States never trusted Sharon again.
Excuse me. I don't think I can get any clearer than what I posted, why don't you reread what I wrote until you understand.
Not once did I mention Bush in my post. However, I do greatly admire him as a man and a leader. It has been a long time since I have found someone of his calibur that isn't afraid to speak the truth. Although many might not be able to handle the truth as he sees it.
It's never too late to turn things around and do what is right and responsible for America and it's citizens. I will agree with you, at some point a generation fell asleep and went after materialism and immorality instead of electing honorable men that would do the peoples' business and not look for there own selfish ambitions.
Bush has only 4 years, 8 at the most. I can only hope we continue to elect officials that love America and not appeasers that would sell out for measily cash or fleeting fame.
I don't believe it either.
It is the chronology of events (Starting with most recent at the top, so I'd start at the bottom and read up) since Sharon pulled out of the PA territories. It does not include April - 4 days during which there has been a telling lack of terrorism as a result of Israeli force.
This shows exactly what happens when the Israelis pull back and prepare for negotiations:
(Palestinian aggression in orange, Israeli aggression in blue)
| Date | Event | Details |
| 3/31/02 | Israeli soldiers, after surrounding Arafat's headquarters pound it with fire then enter some ground floor offices, leaving Arafat in his offices with aids but in the dark. | Arafat guards shoot at Israeli soldiers, Israelis retrun fire killing one guard. Israeli soldiers allow red cross to enter and bring food and water to Arafat. |
| 3/30/02 | Suicide bomber kills at least 14 in Haifa | Hamas claimed responsibility. |
| 3/30/02 | Suicide bomber blows self up at a paramedic dispatch office in a West Bank Jewish settlement | Wounded four intensive care workers. |
| 3/29/02 | Female Palestinian kills self and injures 20 in Jerusalem market | Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an arm of Arafat's Fatah party claimed responsibility |
| 3/29/02 | Israel finally attacks Arafat's headquarters. There had actually been only one act of retaliation (on the 23rd) for the almost daily terrorist attacks against them since they pulled back on the 15. |
Israeli tanks surrounded Arafat's headquarters, and after the Israeli government declared Arafat an enemy, began pounding it with tank, rocket, and machine gun fire. |
| 3/28/02 | 3 Israelis killed, 2 wounded by gunmen in Eilon Moreh | The attack came on the fourth night of violence and occurred in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. While Israeli tanks and troop carriers are on the move, there has yet been any retaliation |
| 3/27/02 | 21 Israelis dead and hundreds injured at the Park Hotel restaurant in Netanya, killed by a suicide bomber in the third straight day of violence while Israel holds off on retaliation. | Hamas claimed responsibilty, identifying the bomber as Abdel Baset Odeh, 25, from the West Bank town of Tulkarem. A Hamas spokesman said on a FOX interview that no Israeli is innocent and proudly called the attack a courageous act in response to over a year of violence against the Palestinians. Reports of ongoing Israeli planning for retaliation include many saying that Arafat will be a target. Many analysts also believe the Israeli restraint was at its breaking point already and this event will push the government over the edge into all out war, unrestrained by any previous inhibitions. The initial count of the dead was 19, but two others succumbed to their wounds within 24 hours |
| 3/26/02 | 2 Palestinian killed in their car when the bomb they are carrying goes off | The pair were presumably carrying the bomb into populated area when stopped at a checkpoint near Jerusalem. The vehicle led Israeli officials on a short chase and eventually the bomb went off. |
| 3/25/02 | Four Palestinians kill two Israelis in two separate shootings. | First was an attack on a vehicle driven by Avi Sabag south of Hebron, and then an attack against an armored bus killing an Israeli kindergarten teacher, north of Ramallah. |
| 3/25/02 | Four infiltrators killed by Israeli Army | Infiltrators attempting to enter Israeli via the Jordanian border. |
| 3/24/02 | U.S. Vice President Cheney refuses to meet with Arafat | Cheney says he'll meet when Arafat makes a real effort to stop Palestinian violence. |
| 3/23/02 | U.S. led peace talks cancelled | Five Palestinians were killed when gunboats and tanks fired at a Palestinian police station north of Gaza City |
| 3/22/02 | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade placed on U.S.'s terrorist list | The brigade is the military wing of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah party |
| 3/22/02 | Suicide bomber kills 3 and wounds 72. | Attack occurred on Jerusalem's King George Avenue. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, the militant arm of Yasser Arafat's Fatah party |
| 3/20/02 | Suicide bomber on bus kills self and 7 Israelis | Attack occurred in the Afula area of Umm al Fahm in northern Israel.. |
| 3/19/02 | Two Kassam rockets fired from open field, falling just south of Asheklon | Apparently no one was hurt. Seven suspected terrorists were arrested, including at least one member of Hamas. Sources said that Israel also captured Marwan Muhammad Salim, a key fugitive responsible for the deaths of five soldiers in the Bethlehem area over the last 18 months. |
| 3/15/02 | Israeli Tanks pull out of west bank areas | Pullout occurred in Ramallah first, with two more phases of pullout yet to occur - tanks just outside of Bethlehem and near Jenin are next. Timed to be complete when U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni arrives. |
Well my friend, it's not everyday that a girl is called shallow and Bush league especially from a stranger.
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