Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ut-ngp.UTEXAS Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!raju From: raju@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Raju Bhatt) Newsgroups: net.followup,net.politics Subject: Re: Protesting the Beirut Hostage Crisis Message-ID: <2004@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 21:52:46 EDT Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.2004 Posted: Tue Jul 9 21:52:46 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 20:09:03 EDT References: <498@gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP> <1918@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> <720@ihlpg.UUCP> <1948@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> <692@lsuc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: University of Texas at Edwards Aquifer Lines: 29 Xref: watmath net.followup:5077 net.politics:9844 > ... Remember that Lebanon > and Israel are officially at war and have been since 1948 ... I guess the war seemed only to continue with the Muslim populations, not with the sweet Facist Phalange Party and the other Christian populations. > ... every other Arab country except Egypt, refuses to recognize > Israel's existence, has refused any peace treaty, and has attacked > Israel: that places the countries in a state of war). Does that mean any country not recognizing the state of Israel should fear Israeli action one day? > last thing it wants is more terrorist attacks on its citizens > and guerrilla attacks on its army, which is trying to protect > its citizens. Likewise the Shiites are only trying to protect their people from the Israeli army and the local traitors (those helping the 'occupation forces' of Israel) along with the South Lebanese Army. > As things settle down in Lebanon, Israel has been > releasing the Shiites, and this has nothing whatsoever to do with > the TWA hijacking. How about once all Israeli soldiers are 'safe' the Shiites were slowly being released? You are right this action had nothing to do with the TWA hijacking.