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Skriven 2006-07-31 07:47:03 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
  Kommentar till text 35317 av Bob Ackley (1:2905/3)
Ärende: Israel
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Hello Bob.

29 Jul 06 04:32, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>> And I am not sure if if is correct to label Hezbolla as a
 MvdV>> terrorist organisation. It is also a political party and they
 MvdV>> have seats in the democratically choosen Libanese government.

 BA> They were a terrorist outfit long before they opened up their
 BA> political arm. So, FTM, were the Stern Gang, the Irgun and the IRA.

One man's terrorist is an other mans's freedom fighter. Hezbolla did not exist
before Israel occupied South Libanon eighteen years ago. Their main object was
driving Israel out of Libanon. In which they succeeded. From that POV they were
liberators.

 MvdV>> That is the price of democracy. If you promote it, you must
 MvdV>> accept that people make choices you don't like.

 BA>>>>> If they went by ship, I'm pretty sure that US Intel knows
 BA>>>>> where just about every freighter is on the planet, and what's
 BA>>>>> in it.
[..]
 MvdV>> US Intel has been proven wrong on mnay occasions during the
 MvdV>> last 30 years...

 BA> It is an inexact science.

Right. But if they know what is in every freigher in the world, how come we
still intercept lots of drug transports in Rotterdam?

 BA> But to blame US intel for the mess in the middle east is, IMO, wrong.

I was not specifically referring to the middle east.

 BA> Most of the intel was *right*, but IMO this country's leadership was
 BA> bent on starting a shooting war no matter what the intel said.

As far as the WMD issue is concerned, I think you are right. The POTUS wanted a
war and so the intel was interpreted in a way that got him the excuse.

Cheers,

Michiel

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