From: "Coates, Nicholas" <Nicholas.Coates-AT-team.telstra.com>
Subject: RE: your mail
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:09:52 +1100



well the brits recalled all their h-k subs to be fitted for action.
a couple of months more of this & it will look pretty much like ww3

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mike Pugsley [SMTP:wobbly8-AT-mail.com]
> Sent:	Sunday, October 22, 2000 1:38 PM
> To:	anarchy-list-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
> Subject:	Re: your mail
> 
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Mike Pugsley wrote:
> 
> << So what does everyone think about the 'conflict' in Israel?>>
> 
> <I think Israel is one of the most oppressive states on the planet.   I
> think the argument that anyone who supports the palestinians is
> anti-semitic
> just shows how weak the israeli position is. I think if I was there i'd be
> looking for something bigger than a rock. I can't figure what the U$ gets
> out of that allaince.   Because the U$ guaranteed the security of Israel
> in
> 1947 Israel has interpreted this to mean that there are no constraints on
> their behavior.
> And on and on and on...
> carpo>
> 
> I'm pretty sure the alliance with Israel is a case of 'national security'
> (security priority#1 ensuring the oil keeps flowing) and the US prefers a
> non-arab ally as Arabs are nothing but crazed terrorists. (note sarcasm)
> And
> possibly, since the terrorists control the majority of oil reserves, the
> Us
> realized they would be going to war against them in the future, as they
> have
> already done in Iraq. In this case you probably don't want naval ports in
> a
> country you may want to bomb in the future. In comes Israel, not a major
> oil
> producer, I take it( anyone have facts on this??) A safe naval base in the
> event of war.
> Those are my two cents.
> 
> 
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