RE: FW: today's papers: The Enemy of My Enemy is My...Enemy

2002-01-10 Thread Max Sawicky

I had the same thought, but reportedly the shipment included C4
explosives and other implements that go well beyond the needs
of a police force.  Unless you think the PA feared aggression
from Jordan.

mbs


 I don't get this: doesn't the Palestinian Authority have an army and a
 police force? isn't normal for organizations like that to buy 
 arms? doesn't
 the Israeli state import arms? if the PA can't arm its security 
 forces, how
 can it suppress the violence of Hamas, etc.? why in heck is this 
 a big flap?
 
 all of the above are rhetorical questions, not needing answers.
 
 Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]   http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
 




RE: RE: FW: today's papers: The Enemy of My Enemy is My...Enemy

2002-01-10 Thread Devine, James

I'm sure Israel imports equally nasty stuff (while having nuclear bombs).
And Isreal has attacked the PA again and again, so there's no need to bring
in fears of aggression from Jordan. 

Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]   http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
 
 I had the same thought, but reportedly the shipment included C4
 explosives and other implements that go well beyond the needs
 of a police force.  Unless you think the PA feared aggression
 from Jordan.
 
 mbs
 
 
  I don't get this: doesn't the Palestinian Authority have an 
 army and a
  police force? isn't normal for organizations like that to buy 
  arms? doesn't
  the Israeli state import arms? if the PA can't arm its security 
  forces, how
  can it suppress the violence of Hamas, etc.? why in heck is this 
  a big flap?
  
  all of the above are rhetorical questions, not needing answers.
  
  Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]   http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine