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Means of placing bomb on target distinguishes ‘terrorist’ from superpower Question: How do you distinguish a terrorist from a superpower? Answer: A superpower has an air force. The US and Israel routinely deliver bombs, missiles, and artillery on targets of choice against their perceived foes. Press releases confirm that Israel can now deliver nuclear bombs by submarine-launched missiles. The US has had this capability for years, but both powers can launch their bombs from great distances at minimum risk to their delivery personnel. It is a rare event for a US or Israeli airman to be shot down in the...

Communique: 20 October 2003 OF MISSILES AND VIDEOS On Monday (Oct. 20) the IDF carried out a series of five air strikes against terrorist targets in Gaza. One of the later strikes occurred when the IDF caught a group of Palestinians attempting to infiltrate Israel through the Gaza fence. Apache helicopters pursued three men fleeing in their car, then struck down the car in the Nusseirat refugee camp. The media lent immediate credence to Palestinian claims that two missiles were fired Å\ the first hit the car, and the second was purportedly fired into a "crowd of people," causing a...

Iraqis look forward with great hope to the upcoming donor conference on Iraqi reconstruction to be held in Madrid next week. Whether driven into exile or forced into lives of fear and deprivation during the long reign of Saddam Hussein, all Iraqis watched in pain and dismay as our nation was stripped of its wealth and isolated from the rest of the world by Hussein's terror and madness. Madrid presents us with an opportunity to re-engage the world -- to declare our long-held wish to be reintegrated into the family of nations and to reclaim our true Iraqi heritage. Decades...

Malaysia Urges World's Muslims to Defeat Jews NewsMax.com Wires Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003 PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today told a summit of Islamic leaders that "Jews rule the world by proxy" and the world's 1.3 billion Muslims should unite and use nonviolent means for a "final victory." His speech at the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit, which he was hosting, drew criticism from Jewish leaders, who warned it could spark more violence against Jews. Mahathir, who is known for his outspoken, anti-Western rhetoric, criticized what he described as Jewish domination of the world and Muslim...

October 16, 2003 No.590 Iraqi Columnist: The Occupation of Iraq Means Liberty, Even if the Whole World Maintains Otherwise In three articles published by the London-based Arabic daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, columnist Kamel Al-Sa'doun, an Iraqi writer who resides in Norway, justified the U.S. occupation and political rehabilitation of Iraq. The following are excerpts from the three articles: The Occupation of Iraq is a Blessed Liberation "Yes, the occupation is a blessed and promising liberation for Iraq, even if the U.N., Europe, Russia, India, and all the Arabs say otherwise. The logic of international law could be of interest to the...

This is so typical of NPR. Its time that we push our congress to stop funding of this liberal organization. I spent this morning listening to the interview with Bill O'Reilly on NPR. Terry Gross was unfair in her interview. She did spend the whole interview attacking Bill's credibility. Did she do the same when she interviewed Al Franken? No. NPR is a liberal organization that stays in business because of the American taxpayer. You and I.