Return-Path: <sentto-279987-1847-1000412268-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:20:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 9426 invoked by uid 510); 13 Sep 2001 20:18:11 -0000 Received: from n4.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.54) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 13 Sep 2001 20:18:11 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-1847-1000412268-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.56] by hk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 13 Sep 2001 20:17:48 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_1); 13 Sep 2001 20:17:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 30489 invoked from network); 13 Sep 2001 20:17:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l10.egroups.com with QMQP; 13 Sep 2001 20:17:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta1 with SMTP; 13 Sep 2001 20:17:40 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id NAA17458 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:10:31 -0700 Message-Id: <200109132010.NAA17458@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:10:30 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Middle-East-Split-Over-Attack-Reaction] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [Fc - I would put this firmly in the propaganda camp...] London Times September 13, 2001 Middle East Split Over Attack Reaction By Stephen Farrell in Jerusalem From horror to barely concealed glee, the people of the Middle East reacted with divergent voices yesterday as they waited for the first evidence of who carried out the attacks in the United States. With the glaring exception of Iraq, all governments in the region were swift to condemn the strikes and expressed condolences to the victims. Even Libya, Syria and Sudan, who have been blacklisted by the US as states that "sponsor" terrorism, expressed their disgust. Baghdad, however, maintained the Iraqi regime's consistent policy of attacking the United States at every opportunity. Feelings among the Iraqi public remain high over airstrikes enforcing "no-fly" zones over Iraq and America's support of Israel. "The American cowboy is reaping the fruits of his crimes against humanity. It is a black day in the history of America, which is tasting the bitter defeat of its crimes and disregard for peoples' will to lead a free, decent life," one broadcast on state television said. In Tripoli, by contrast, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, shelved his numerous clashes with successive Washington administrations, saying: "Everyone should put human considerations above political differences . . . and offer aid to the victims of this gruesome act". In Syria the al-Thawra newspaper condemned the attacks as "terrorist" and expressed sympathy to the American people, reflecting the tone of government officials' reaction. In Iran there was a marked divergence between the reformist President Khatami's call for international action to stem terrorist attacks and the tone of the Tehran Times, which concluded that the Bush Administration was paying the price for its "blind support" of Israel. In Egypt President Mubarak denounced the hijackings as "horrific beyond imagination". Some ordinary Egyptians felt very differently, however, despite the country's peace treaty with Israel. Samira Mohamed, 26, a lawyer, said: "I was very happy when I heard the news. My happiness is based on my utter rejection of the US treatment of the Middle East case." In Jerusalem Azmi Bishara, an Arab Israeli member of the Knesset, said that if the Bush Administration formulated a Middle East policy based on the prevention of terrorism, it would focus on the symptom at the expense of treating the underlying causes. Many Arabs perceived that they were being marginalised, subject to injustices and that the United States had acted with double standards in its policies toward Iraq and Israel, he said. "If fighting terrorism becomes the policy, this will produce only more terrorism." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Secure all your Web servers now: Get your FREE Guide and learn to: DEPLOY THE LATEST ENCRYPTION, DELIVER TRANSPARENT PROTECTION, and More! http://us.click.yahoo.com/k0k.gC/nT7CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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