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Asking Nicely Won't Stop Jihad The sad thing about the countries that are undermining the international diplomatic embargo against Hamas is that they are harming the cause they claim to be trying to advance -- the cause of peace. It would be nice to think that Hamas will be influenced by those who ask them nicely to accept Israel's right to exist and abandon terrorism. But they won't. The only reason they might abandon their jihad to destroy Israel, or at least pretend to, is if they have no other choice. Every country -- including South Africa -- that grants Hamas recognition helps Hamas argue that its "no compromises" strategy is working. Every such meeting weakens those Palestinians who advocate abandoning terrorism, reaching an agreement with Israel, and building a Palestinian state. Is this what South Africa, Norway, Russia, and other countries really want to do? One wonders whether any diplomat or elected leader would want to meet with Hamas after taking a moment to view <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi-c6lbFGC4> this brand new video, subsequently pulled after it received international attention, on Hamas TV. It shows how Hamas steals Mickey Mouse, of all icons, to inculcate a culture of war, hatred, and suicide bombings in Palestinian children. This is about as sick as it gets. As Walt Disney's daughter, <http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/10/mideast.mouse/index.html> Diane Disney Miller, said, "What we're dealing with here is pure evil and you can't ignore that." Why would any country want to strengthen these people, and how could doing so help the Palestinian cause, let alone the quest for peace? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
