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From: jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Kidnaping Shiites
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Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 15:20:50 EDT
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That's one thing this latest kidnapping outrage may do--bring home to Americans
some costs (apart from financial ones, and we just borrow enough to cover 
those) associated with our uncritical support of Israel. Israel invades 
Lebanon, kills any number of people, sponsors Amal and the Phalange who kill
any number more, and we pay for it all. We send a battleship to bombard their
country at random and the CIA to train a few extra assassins of Shiites. Those
Shiites who survive hate our guts, and do all they can to hurt us. But before
reacting, let's think about why they're doing it, and what we can do, not to 
defeat them Israeli-style but how to stop them hating us.

"Billions for defense: not one cent for tribute!"
"Have you considered having fewer enemies?"