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"There is no reason to believe Hamas will now moderate its goals. Some
believe that governing will moderate political leaders. But the evidence is
otherwise. History shows that extremists who obtain power do not moderate; they
go on to carry out their extremist programs. The Ayatollah Khomeini did not
moderate his goals when he took over Iran 25 years ago. The Taliban did not
moderate its goals when it took over in Afghanistan both became sponsors of
terrorism and practitioners of brutal repression. Saddam Hussein did not become
moderate when he took power in Iraq he started a brutal reign of tyranny,
mass-murder and aggression that only ended when he was ousted in 2003. Going
further back in history, coming to power did not moderate Hitler in Germany or
Mussolini in Italy. When fanatics and killers win power, they use that power to
carry out their programs.
"Hamas is leaving us in no doubt that it intends to do the same. In recent
days, when asked whether Hamas might moderate its goals once in power, Mahmoud
Zahar, a Hamas leader in Gaza, simply laughed and said that Hamas would never
change its goals. Zahar recently also has called repeatedly for the destruction
of Israel. Some days ago, Hamas staged a public burning of the Magen David
(Star of David).
(Morton Klein)
http://tinyurl.com/dhuyu
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