Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 7/1/84; site wuphys.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!mgnetp!we53!busch!wuphys!mff From: mff@wuphys.UUCP (Mark Flynn) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.flame Subject: Re: Re: Kidnaping Shiites Message-ID: <306@wuphys.UUCP> Date: Sun, 23-Jun-85 12:49:04 EDT Article-I.D.: wuphys.306 Posted: Sun Jun 23 12:49:04 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Jun-85 03:48:59 EDT References: <686@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> <171@nvuxb.UUCP> <2088@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Organization: Physics Dept., Washington Univ. in St. Louis Lines: 32 Xref: watmath net.politics:9552 net.flame:10739 [The following excerpt has been edited to support my point of view.] > All these attacks on the PLO have gotten the Shiites a bad name for being > soft on Israel/Jews. So apparently at least one cause for the recent > seizure of hostages is for the Shiites to get themselves a good press > among their fellow Arabs as being properly anti-Israel/Jews. > > --Lee Gold Soft on Israel? Who do you think has been blowing up all of the Isreali soldiers in southern Lebonon? It's been your friend and mine, the Amal malitia. That's why this whole hostage thing got started (besides general Middle East insanity): the Isrealis are holding about 700 Shiites prisoner to try to convince Amal to stop. The main demand of the people holding the hostages is that these prisoners be released. Mark F. Flynn Department of Physics Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 ihnp4!wuphys!mff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark." P. Floyd