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March 28, 2004 at 5:28 PM

Sharon the tactician
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the cabinet Sunday morning that last week Palestinian security forces smuggled SA-7 Strella anti-aircraft missiles into Gaza from Egypt. These missiles are capable of shooting down commercial airliners and military aircraft. Mofaz said that the introduction of these missiles to the Palestinian arsenal crossed "a red line," and warned, "If... [ Read entire Post ]

March 26, 2004 at 7:08 PM

Moving to Sept. 12th
Speaking Tuesday to the congressionally mandated commission charged with investigating the policy failures that led to September 11, former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright said, "I do think, in all fairness, that 9/11 was a cataclysmic event that changed things." Albright's statement tells the whole story. There was a world before 9/11. And there... [ Read entire Post ]

March 19, 2004 at 6:58 PM

Taking stock in Iraq one year on
A year ago today I crossed the desert border between Kuwait and Iraq with the US Army's 3rd Infantry Division. Sitting in the back of a Humvee, I was filled with a sense of both trepidation and expectation as we smiled at a sergeant from the Engineering Corps who stood on a sand dune waving... [ Read entire Post ]

March 12, 2004 at 6:50 PM

Even worse than Oslo
In the latest orchestrated leak to the press, Thursday Ma'ariv reported the details of the unilateral withdrawal plan drafted for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon by his National Security Council. The plan involves the expulsion of Israelis not only from the Gush Katif, Kfar Darom and Netzarim in Gaza, but also from up to 25 additional... [ Read entire Post ]

March 4, 2004 at 6:16 PM

Lessons of the latest debacle
Imagine the following scenario: In response to threats last summer by Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah to kidnap additional Israelis, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the IDF to strike at Hizbullah rocket launchers along the border, command and control assets in the Bekaa Valley and kill Hizbullah leaders. After the initial strikes, Sharon announced that the... [ Read entire Post ]

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