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Subject: [bprlist] foot and mouth disease - another perspective!
From: "John
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:58:52 +1200

Hal Lindsay confirmed my own thoughts on the F&M outbreaks. A chilling but
realistic perspective of the sourcing and agenda behind the disease; the
disease also known as a bovine ANTHRAX. Yes you won't read that word in the
globally suppressed 'news', folks.

Read Hal's recent perceptive call on the topic at:

http://www.hallindseyoracle.com/html/archive/jackcomment/anthrax_outbreak.ht
m

Just another bit of Revelation? In more ways than one.........

Maranatha,
Pastor John.

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Date: Monday, 19 March 2001 17:45
Subject: [bprlist] foot and mouth disease

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| A Quick Hello From Michelle
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| FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE IN BRITAIN AND EUROPE -THE NWO AGENDA IN FULL
FORCE Pt 1
| OF 2
| http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1479.cfm
|
| Title: FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN BRITAIN AND EUROPE -- ABSOLUTE
UNREASONING
| PANIC HITS WITH FULL FORCE
| Subtitle: Medical facts do not matter in this most puzzling crisis.
Even
| though foot-and-mouth disease does not affect humans, even though
humans can
| even safely eat the meat of infected animals, and even though the
numbers of
| infected animals is small, hundreds of thousands of perfectly good
animals
| are being slaughtered. What in the New World Order is going on
here? The New
| World Order is coming! Are you ready? Once you understand what this
New World
| Order really is, and how it is being gradually implemented, you
will be able
| to see it progressing in your daily news!! Learn how to protect
yourself,
| your loved ones! Stand by for insights so startling you will never
look at
| the news the same way again.
| YOU ARE NOW ON THE CUTTING EDGE
| NEWS BRIEF: "Foot-and-Mouth Disease Confirmed In French Cattle", by
by
| Donald G. McNeil, The New York Times, International Version, March
13,
| 2001."Paris -- March 13 -- The first outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease to
| spread from Britain to the European continent has been found on a
dairy farm
| in western France, health officials said today. The disease was
found in a
| herd of 114 cows that had been grazing near a neighboring farm's
sheep
| imported from Britain, where the epidemic was discovered on Feb.
19. The
| sheep were all slaughtered last week as a precaution; none of their
carcasses
| tested positive for the disease. But six cows showed symptoms of
| foot-and-mouth disease on Monday, so the entire herd was killed
Monday night
| and were to be incinerated today."The point I want you to notice in
this
| paragraph, above, is that a French farmer lost his entire herd, not
to
| mention his income, based upon nothing more than "symptoms" being
observed in
| only six cows. The cattle were not set aside to be quarantined, to
be tested
| for the disease, but were immediately slaughtered. Afterward, tests
showed
| that "none of their carcasses tested positive for the disease".My
father
| owned a dairy farm when I was growing up, and so I am familiar with
animals.
| I knew that foot-and-mouth disease might occur, but was not
something with
| which we could not deal. We knew that, if we ever had an animal
contract
| foot-and-mouth disease, we were to simply separate the animals we
| suspected of having the disease, and to contact the veterinarian,
to treat
| our sick animals. We knew that we might have to put an animal or
two down,
| but never, ever did we envision losing an entire herd. And, never,
ever did a
| government official show up to take matters into his own hands and
slaughter
| all the healthy animals also. Had an attempt been made to slaughter
| perfectly healthy animals, my Dad and his entire neighborhood of
farmers and
| ranchers would have immediately protested and mightily resisted.
Guns might
| have even come out! Losing a herd in the difficult occupation of a
farmer
| and rancher can mean losing his house, his land, and all his
possessions!A
| few weeks ago, in Hong Kong, a Chinese doctor explained that they
were not
| going to slaughter entire herds, and echoed the sentiment I
expressed,
| above. Foot-and-mouth disease is not so horrible as to cause this
kind of
| reaction. I have spoken with a Cutting Edge subscriber who is a
medical
| doctor, and he has expressed amazement and puzzlement as to why the
| governments in Britain and Europe are obviously over-reacting to
this kind of
| tremendous degree. He suggested I go to a website for more
information. Let
| us go there now: <A
HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1191000/1191207.stm">
|
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1191000/1191207.stm</A>"Foot-and-
Mouth
| Factfile", March 5, 2001. "What is foot-and-mouth disease? It is a
highly
| infectious viral disease that may even be transmitted through dust
particles
| in the air and can prove fatal in pigs, cattle sheep and goats.
Infected
| animals' hooves and mouths become blistered causing lameness,
increased
| salivation and loss of appetite. They rapidly lose weight and
produce less
| milk."Yes, this disease is highly infectious. But, once a farmer
discovers
| that some of his cattle, or sheep, or hogs, or goats have
foot-and-mouth
| disease, he doesn't have to slaughter the whole herd! Listen to
this fact
| file continue:"Can animals recover from it? Foot-and-mouth kills a
small
| percentage of affected animals - mostly the old and young. Most
animals could
| recover from the virus although it might leave them weak and lame.
There is a
| vaccine available which is rarely used in the European Union, but
widely used
| in some other parts of the world."This information is critically
important,
| and in light of the disastrous over-reaction by British and French
| governments, is shocking beyond belief. First, we learn that, even
| though this disease is highly infectious, it only "kills a small
percentage
| of affected animals", usually the old and the young. If only a
small
| percentage of the infected animals die, then why are entire herds
| being destroyed because of only a few animals being found infected?
We
| shall come back to this subject shortly, but let us continue to
point two of
| this most important fact file.Secondly, we learn that "Most animals
could
| recover from the virus". Now, the mystery deepens as to why farmers
are
| losing all their herds, which means that many of them will lose
their farms
| and ranches as well; you know that whatever government compensation
is paid
| them, it will not be nearly enough to cover all their losses. In
fact, this
| fact file later states that, in 1967-8, during the last outbreak,
the losses
| were 150 million British pounds, but the governments paid out only
27 million
| pounds in compensation. You can rest assured that a considerable of
farmers
| and ranchers lost their properties and their way of life.Keep this
fact in
| mind, for we shall return to it later.Thirdly, this fact file tells
us that a
| vaccine is available, but is rarely used in the European Union,
which
| includes Great Britain. If a vaccine is available and effective in
the rest
| of the world, why isn't it being rushed to the farms of the
European Union in
| order to save the farmers from financial disaster? In all the news
devoted
| to the foot-and-mouth disease, I have never heard of a concerted
effort being
| made to get the vaccine to the herds. Furthermore, this is not the
first
| time farmers in the European Union have had to contend with this
disease, so
| why hasn't the vaccine been in constant use over these past years?
Use of
| such a vaccine would be preserving farmer's incomes, their farms,
and their
| entire way of life. Remember this fact, for we shall return to this
subject
| later.Let us return to this article:"If the vaccine is available,
why not use
| it? Vaccination is ruled out mainly for commercial reasons. Vets
say
| vaccinated animals, although free of symptoms, can carry the virus
and pass
| it on to other animals. As a result countries considered free of
the disease
| refuse to import vaccinated livestock. If the UK decided on
vaccination
| instead of slaughter it would be unable to export livestock to key
markets in
| Europe and the USA."While this consideration is important, it does
not answer
| the question as to why the animals infected cannot be isolated,
healthy herds
| preserved, so that the farmers can still sell their healthy animals
to their
| domestic markets, even at reduced prices! Furthermore, if the
vaccine is
| used throughout the world, just not in the European market, then
from whom
| does the rest of the world import their meat? Listen again to the
relevant
| paragraph, quoted above:"There is a vaccine available which is
rarely used in
| the European Union, but widely used in some other parts of the
world." So, I
| ask the question again: if the rest of the world uses this vaccine
| "widely" then why would they turn around and refuse to accept
vaccinated
| herds from the European Union? The Fact File then addresses the
issue as to
| whether humans are at risk. "Are humans in danger?
| No. Doctors say there is no risk to human health. The disease
should not be
| confused with the similarly named, but completely different
condition called
| hand, foot and mouth disease, which can infect and cause illness,
| particularly in children.""There is no risk to human health."
Hundreds of
| thousands of healthy animals are being slaughtered even though the
following
| is all true:1. Only a small percentage of the animals are actually
infected,
| which means that the vast majority of slaughtered animals being
killed are
| perfectly healthy. To date, in Britain, only 228 cases have been
confirmed,
| but over 150,000 animals have already been killed, and 100,000
new-born sheep
| are going to be slaughtered.2. The vast majority of infected
animals will
| recover . Herds can become decimated only if the farmer does not
take the
| immediate precaution of separating infected animals from healthy.
But, even
| the vast majority of the infected animals will recover.3. There is
no risk
| to humans whatsoever . Foot-and-mouth disease cannot jump the
species
| barrier from animals to humans. The article quoted at first, about
the
| disease in France, captures this lack of danger to humans most
succinctly.
| Listen: "... foot-and-mouth rarely infects humans and meat from
infected
| animals is safe to eat." The impact of this information is huge?
Human
| beings can eat meat from infected animals and not be affected? We
can eat
| infected meat and not become ill or die? Another article states
that humans
| can even drink milk from infected animals and not get ill [<A
HREF="http://www.vny.com/cf/news/upidetail.cfm?QID=167881">
| http://www.vny.com/cf/news/upidetail.cfm?QID=167881</A>
"bc-farming", March 14,
| 2001]Then, what in blazes is going on? Why are government officials
reacting
| as if foot-and-mouth disease is so serious they must slaughter
entire herds?
| Such drastic action is understandable only if human health were
seriously
| threatened.Consider the cost to the entire economy versus the
number of
| animals actually infected:* "Rural Britain has 191 reported cases
of the
| disease so far, and the area has been virtually closed - public
footpaths cut
| off, farms quarantined even from human visitors, the $18
billion-a-year
| countryside tourism industry crippled. " [French cattle article,
above]
| This is a lot of reaction to only 191 infected animals, most of
whom will
| ultimately survive the disease!Consider the situation in France:*
"The
| disease was found in a herd of 114 cows ... none of their carcasses
tested
| positive for the disease" [Ibid.] This article went on to say that
only 6 of
| the 114 cows even showed any symptoms, but none of the carcasses
tested
| afterwards were positive.* "A week ago, France announced a
nation-wide
| 15-day ban on moving any cattle, sheep, pigs, goats or horses,
except those
| taken for slaughter. It has already killed 50,000 sheep as a
precaution;"
| [Ibid.] This is a lot of sheep to kill just as a "precaution", as
these
| bland statistics are producing very real financial disasters for a
lot of
| hardworking farmers just trying to make a living.Other articles are
reporting
| that farmers and ranchers are beside themselves with anger and
frustration
| against their government, which is literally putting them out of
business,
| and potentially devastating an entire way of life and an entire
vital food
| industry.Consider the situation in Great Britain:* The total number
of
| cattle, sheep and pigs identified for slaughter - or already dead -
has
| passed 150,000. Some 19 new outbreaks were confirmed yesterday
bringing the
| total of ... 183. Another 122 have been destroyed because they were
| considered 'dangerous contacts'." [Drudge Report, March 13,
2001]Now, let me
| get this statistic straight: only 183 animals were found to be
infected.
| But, for this small number 150,000 animals have been slaughtered!
Farmers
| have to be going out of business right and left!A related story
confirms the
| 183 infected animals. "The cases of foot-and-mouth in France were
the first
| to be found outside of Britain, where as of Tuesday, the tally of
infected
| animals rose to 183 ... The killing of livestock as a precautionary
measure
| continues in Britain. The London Mirror reported 155,000 animals
have been
| earmarked as at risk for exposure to foot-and-mouth, with 116,000
having
| already been killed." ["bc-farming", <A
HREF="http://www.vny.com/cf/news/upidetail.cfm?QID=167881">
| http://www.vny.com/cf/news/upidetail.cfm?QID=167881</A>, March 14,
2001]* " The
| confirmed outbreaks of the disease throughout Britain have now
reached 151
| ... Health officials have killed more than 80,000 head of infected
livestock
| in a bid to stem the spread of the virus and most of the bodies are
piled up
| on the country's farms. Another 34,000 animals suspected of
carrying the
| disease are due for slaughter and disposal." ["Carcass Piles
Threaten UK
| Health", March 11, 2001, <A
HREF="http://www.vny.com/cf/news/upidetail.cfm?QID=167054">http://www.vny.co
m/cf/news/upidetail.cfm?QID=167054</A>
| ]So, because less than 200 animals have been positively identified
with
| foot-and-mouth disease, the government has slaughtered 80,000 as of
March 11
| and will slaughter another 34,000 "suspected" of carrying the
disease!
| Reports as of yesterday [March 13], quoted above, place the number
of
| slaughtered animals at 150,000, based on less than 200 animals
actually
| having a disease that presents no danger to humans, and from which
most
| infected animals will recover! Officials in British and European
governments
| are overreacting to such a huge degree, this should be the story
and not the
| numbers of animals actually killed. Even though the problem is so
small,
| this public statement by a British official seems to capture the
overreacting
| problem in a nutshell. Listen:"Britain's Chief Veterinary Officer
Jim
| Scudimore said Saturday he was shocked at the scale of the problem
and
| admitted the "very rapid spread" of the disease had taken experts
by
| surprise." [Ibid]What "scale of the problem"? Having 200 animals
infected
| out of millions does not a disaster make.
|
| OFFICIAL PANIC ABOUT TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM!NEWS BRIEF:
| "A MILLION unborn lambs and their mothers could be slaughtered as
the
| foot-and-mouth crisis deepens. They would be killed in the fields
where they
| have been trapped by movement restrictions." [Drudge Report, March
14,
| 2001]Now, the officially-inspired panic deepens and spreads. One
million
| unborn lambs, carried by mothers who are not infected, are about to
be
| allowed to be born without normal supervision, and in the cold of
the British
| winter. Most of these perfectly normal and healthy lambs, born to
mothers
| who are healthy, will die. And why are they being allowed to be
killed in
| this manner? They are going to be allowed to die only because the
mothers
| are in fields that have been arbitrarily set aside by authorities
because
| "maybe" some of the virus was carried in the winds above these
fields. One
| million of these precious, and valuable, lambs are going to die
only because
| they "might" somehow be infected. How would you like to be a farmer
owning
| some of this livestock? You would be facing absolute and complete
financial
| disaster -- ruin! This type of financial disaster IS occurring.
"Health
| Minister Nick Brown denied in a BBC television interview the
government had
| lost control of the foot and mouth disease, which has ravaged farms
across
| the country and ruined a vast range of rural businesses, including
sport
| events and tourism." [Ibid.] Farms and farmers have, indeed, been
"ravaged"
| by the government's reaction to the disease. But, not only farmers
are being
| destroyed. In a previous article, above, we noted that the British
tourism
| industry has lost $18 billion. This article states that sporting
events
| involving animals have also been hit very hard.AMERICA IS ABOUT TO
GET INTO
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) An Egyptian Columnist Attacks Pro-Iraqi Lobby
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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 18:48:39 -0500

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Subject: An Egyptian Columnist Attacks Pro-Iraqi Lobby

Special Dispatch Egypt/Iraq
March 22, 2001
No. 196

The Middle East Media Research Institute
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An Egyptian Columnist Attacks Pro-Iraqi Arab Lobby

In recent months, several prominent Egyptian artists have visited Baghdad,
met with Saddam Hussein, and given lengthy interviews praising Saddam to the
Egyptian press. The liberal Egyptian columnist, Ridha Hilal, published an
article denouncing this Arab pro-Iraqi lobby. Hilal's unequivocal criticism
of the pro-Iraqi Arab lobby and of the Iraqi leader is unique.

Hilal begins by citing George Orwell who wrote that demagogues among
intellectuals, artists, and politicians assault our minds and try to invent
lies that seem reliable and criminal acts that seem respectable. Hilal's
article continues:

"I had the misfortune of witnessing, as a journalist, the Iraqi invasion of
Kuwait in 1990 and the Desert Storm war in 1991. When I left Cairo, the
Iraqi Lobby was singing praises of Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, who
would liberate Jerusalem via Kuwait. I saw with my own eyes Saddam's
Republican Guard invading the state of Kuwait and trying to wipe it out off
the world map. I will not forget the corpses of the Kuwaiti and Arab
casualties and the injured in front of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense and
in the emirate palace... I will not forget the looting and plunder and the
sight of hundreds of thousands of Egyptians, Arabs, and Asians who were
expelled from their jobs and homes to the unknown desert, fatigued, on their
way back to their countries."

"I was aching for Baghdad, the great Arab capital, when the missiles from
American planes and ships attacked it on January 17, 1991. However, the
spirit was encouraged by the hope that the end of the war would bring the
end of the dictator who had cast his people and army to a war with Iran that
lasted eight years and cost the lives of 400 thousand Iraqis; used chemical
weapons to annihilate tens of thousands of Iraqi Kurds; caused the death of
a hundred thousand Iraqis as a result of the siege against his great
country; and [caused] six million Iraqi refugees and exiled to flee as a
result of the adventure of invading Kuwait."

"After Desert Storm there was hope that this was the end of the dictator;
that in Baghdad a new pluralistic and humane regime would appear; and that
the lobby that has caused us headaches many times with slogans such as 'the
Hero of Al-Qadisiyya,' 'the Guard of the Eastern Gate,' and 'the Awesome
Commander Who Will Liberate Jerusalem,' will collapse."

"However, the war ended, and the dictator remained. He suppressed the
uprisings of the Shiites in the South and the Kurds in the north. He has
used the children of Iraq as shields for his steadfastness and in order to
evoke the world's sympathy. He activated the lobby in the television and
newspapers-for-hire and among the artists who pursue political jobs and
box-offices, in the name of the children of Iraq..."

"The 'Iraqi lobby' demands that we believe lies and respect a criminal act.
This is the essence of demagogy, as George Orwell already put it." (1)

Endnotes:

(1) Al-Ahram (Egypt), March 8, 2001.

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) is an independent,
non-profit organization providing translations of the Middle East media and
original analysis and research on developments in the region. Copies of
articles and documents cited, as well as background information, are
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Subject: [bprlist] Weekend News Today items (3/21/01)
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 18:56:55 -0500

Iran wants grand alliance to drive out Israel

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: Kelly
                         Source: Reuters

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- Iran said Wednesday it was seeking a broad alliance of
Arab and Islamic countries to drive Israel out of occupied Arab lands,
including Jerusalem, just as Hizbollah guerrillas drove the Israelis from
Lebanon last year. Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said on a visit to
Damascus that Tehran wanted to build on and expand the alliance between
Syria, Lebanon and Iran that had backed the guerrillas.

"Fortunately, there is good coordination between Syria, Iran and Lebanon
regarding resistance against Israel. This coordination led to the Israeli
enemy's withdrawal from south Lebanon," Kharrazi told a news conference.
"We hope to expand this coordination and extend it to group all Arab and
Islamic countries in order to liberate the occupied Arab lands and restore all
rights of the Palestinian people," he said.

Kharrazi also urged the Arab summit, being held March 27 and 28 in
Amman, Jordan, to end U.S. control over the Middle East peace process
"because Washington is totally biased to Israel and not playing an honest
role in the negotiations." Russia, the European Union and the United Nation s
should have bigger roles in the peace process, he said.

Editor's Note: How about the title for this article, "Iran goes public with
Ezekiel 38 plans?" You talk about a major sign in the news!! Wow!!!!

New York City is next for blackouts, warns President Bush

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: Leo
                         Source: Electronic Telegraph

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- New York City could be the next American city to
experience electricity cuts, the White House said yesterday, as the power
crisis spreads outwards from California. Boston and other cities in New
England may be affected, but local power managers said they believed they
could keep the lights burning through the summer unless particularly hot
weather forced customers to turn up their air conditioners.

As blackouts in California were announced last night for the second day in
succession, President Bush gave warning of critical shortages of gas, petro l
and electricity this summer. On Monday, cars crashed when traffic lights
failed, office workers were trapped in stalled lifts and thousands of homes
were plunged into darkness as California suffered a string of blackouts.
Unlike the power cuts eight weeks ago that affected a relatively small sect ion
of northern California, this week's blackouts hit communities in the more
populous areas, from Silicon Valley to Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. San
Diego and the state capital, Sacramento, were also affected.

Space station Mir re-entry is unprecedented

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: faith
                         Source: BBC

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- The final command in the Mir drama will be issued on
Friday. The platform's final moments will be as a swarm of incandescent
fragments hurtling into the water at near-sonic speeds. Thrusters on the
Progress spacecraft that is docked with the platform will be fired to adjus t
the station's orbit. This final burn will take the platform into a fatal en counter
with the Earth's atmosphere. The de-orbiting of Mir would be a routine
procedure if it was not for platform's size. At 135 tonnes, Mir is far larg er than
any other manmade object brought to Earth before. Since 1978, mission
controllers have used the same technique to bring home about 80 Progress
spacecraft and several space stations, the largest being the 40-tonne Salyu t
7 in 1991. But, Mir is 135 tonnes. Most of the Progress craft came back
down without any problems, but this has not been the case with anything
larger. The re-entry of Salyut 7, Mir's predecessor, did not go entirely to  plan.
Its controllers wanted to dump it in the same isolated region of the Pacifi c as
they want to put Mir. For a while, Soviet controllers lost track of the ret urning
craft. They were not sure if it had come down or not - they maintained that  it
was still in orbit. In reality, it had struggled on a little further in spa ce and had
struck South America. It was the same with the re-entry of the Mars 96
spacecraft that failed shortly after take-off.

So, the main problem with bringing Mir down is its sheer size. And that's
what makes this Mir reentry very unprecedented. The only comparable event
was the 1979 re-entry of US Skylab. The American craft had a mass of about
70 tonnes compared to Mir's 135 tonnes. Skylab hit the outback of Australia .
Radar observations indicated that it had come down in one big piece. This i s
not expected to happen with Mir as, unlike Skylab, it is made of modules. T o
ensure that Mir does splash down in the right place, the Progress will make
a late, 10-minute burn, to force the Russian platform into the zone
designated as the "landing footprint". When Mir does break up, it will be
swift.

Violent tumble...The fragments that survive re-entry will hit the water at near-
sonic speeds. Mir will begin to glow red as it dips into the atmosphere
heading south as it passes about 1,500 km (932 miles) NE of Australia.
First, its flimsy solar panels will be torn away and then its maze of exter ior
antennae will go. It will be tumbling violently. It is possible that Mir's five
pressurized modules could break away and explode. The platform's final
moments will be as a swarm of incandescent fragments hurtling into the
water at near-sonic speeds. The flying debris will leave streaming trails o f
smoke that will persist for several minutes after they have dived into the
ocean. It would be a spectacular sight if you were in the vicinity. The plu cky
space station that circled the Earth so many times will be lost at sea.

Two giant telescopes linked to view as one

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: faith
                         Source: BBC

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- The US space agency, Nasa, has linked together the 2
largest optical telescopes in the world to create the equivalent of a singl e
telescope with a diameter of 85 metres (279 feet). "Successfully combining
the light from the two largest telescopes on Earth is a fabulous technical
advancement for science," Nasa Astronomical Search for Origins Program
Director Anne Kinney said. "This will open the possibility of obtaining ima ges
with much greater clarity than ever before," she said.

Scientific operations are due to begin in the autumn. One plan is to contin ue
the search for planets outside our own Solar System. Since 1995,
astronomers have discovered more than 50 planets orbiting other stars. The
successful link-up means that the Nasa interferometer has gone into
operation ahead of a similar European project - the Very Large Telescope
(VLT) project at the European Southern Observatory in Chile.

Weather chaos hits UK

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: faith
                         Source: BBC

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- Atrocious weather conditions continued to sweep
across Britain on Wednesday causing severe disruption in all regions.
Hundreds of schools were shut in the worst hit areas, flood alerts were
issued as snow melted and the conditions on many roads were described as
treacherous. The Midlands and the north of England were experiencing the
worst conditions, with forecasters predicting as much as 10cm of snow on
the higher grounds. The snow started to fall on Tuesday - officially the fi rst
day of Spring - and temperatures as low as -1C were recorded in Exmoor
with wind chill making it feel between -6C and -8C. By Wednesday, following
blizzards and heavy rainfall overnight, the conditions were even worse.

In Shropshire, snowdrifts up to seven feet deep were reported in some areas .
A number of landslides were reported in Devon and 11 rivers in and around
the area were on flood watch. Wales has also been badly hit by heavey snow
fall.

World's largest offshore oil rig sunk and leaking oil

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: faith
                         Source: UPI/VNY

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- Crews on ships surrounding the site where the world's
largest offshore oil rig sank worked Wednesday to contain small areas of oi l
that spilled from the platform. Platform P-36 operated by Petrobras, the
Brazilian state petroleum company, sank Tuesday morning, 5 days after a
series of explosions damaged one of its supports. 10 people were killed in
the blast, though just one body was recovered. Another man suffered burns
over 98 percent of his body and his condition was listed as extremely
serious.

Although gas and oil wells were capped immediately after the explosion,
tanks on the rig contained some 400,000 gallons of oil. Company officials
said the tanks would likely rupture because of pressure caused by the ocean
depths. The P-36 oil rig, which was about 400 feet tall, was opened to
operation last year and was pumping some 80,000 barrels of oil -- about 6
percent of Brazil's oil output -- a day.

Alligators swamp Miami suburbs

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: Kelly
                         Source: London Guardian/Reuters

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- The record drought has forced hundreds of amorous and
thirsty alligators out of the swamps and into the canals and ponds of
suburban south-east Florida. So many have fled the swamps that the
Seminole tribe - traditional protectors of the Everglades and its wildlife - set
up a hotline at the weekend to find the roaming reptiles. The service has
logged 175 reports of alligators in the suburbs.

"Alligators have found themselves in need of water and therefore have left
their habitat," the tribe's spokesman, Chuck Malkus, said. "It is now sprin g
and it's the mating season for alligators. Typically they will mate on the
waterline." The students on the hotline call trappers licensed to remove th e
"nuisance" creatures. and release them deep into the Everglades. And they
warn callers not to try feeding the strays. "Animals will not know the
difference between the food and the hand that is feeding it," Mr Malkus sai d.

Report urges heightened Israeli air power, missile defense

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: Kelly
                         Source: Middle East Newsline

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- Israel is being urged to extend the range of its air for ce
to ensure the elimination of threats from as far as 700 kilometers from the
borders of the Jewish state. The recommendation was made in a report
commissioned by Israel's Defense Ministry that examines the nation's
strategy and military force. The report said Israel must boost its air powe r
and missile defense to confront the increasing prospect of a multi-front an d
multi-level war.

The report, drafted by a private security and strategy task force headed by
former Air Force commander [Res.] Maj. Gen. Eitan Ben-Eliahu, urges Israel
to develop a capability to collect intelligence, monitor air traffic and el iminate
air threats at a range of between 350 and 700 kilometers from the country.
This would include an area of eastern Iraq and deep within Egypt.

Syria focus of Bush team

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: Kelly
                         Source: Middle East Newsline

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- The Bush administration has decided to focus on Syria
as a major element in U.S. policy in the Middle East. U.S. officials said t he
decision was based on the assessment that Syria is required for any attempt
by Washington to tighten exports of dual-use items that could help Iraqi
programs to develop weapons of mass destructions. The officials said Syrian
consent to help Washington would affect the rest of Iraq's neighbors, such as
Iran, Jordan and Turkey.

Over the weekend, President George Bush discussed Iraq with Syrian
President Bashar Assad. Officials said the Israeli-Palestinian mini-war was
another topic. Officials said that in the absence of Israeli-Palestinian pe ace
talks, Syria is the most important element in Middle East stability. They
cited Syria's hold over Lebanon and its power over the Lebanese Hizbullah.

Unusually heavy rains cause floods to threaten France

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: faith
                         Source: AFP/Yahoo news

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- Floodwaters on Wednesday threatened several parts of
France, including the capital, where the river Seine was overflowing its ba nks
because of unusually heavy rain since the start of the month. The flooding
has left many towns and villages cut off, with firefighters and rescuers us ing
boats to take supplies to residents. The heavy rain has also caused
mudslides in several regions and forced the shutdown of many roads. In the
Burgundy town of Macon, the Saone river Wednesday was two meters above
the flood level and part of the city was flooded. The Rhone river further s outh
was also overflowing its banks.

Daloz blamed unusually mild winter weather for the floods and predicted
more rain the rest of the week. "We've had two successive mild winters with
virtually no frost," he said. "Scientists are beginning to seriously wonder
about global warming." Bad weather in December and January also led to
much of the north of the country being engulfed in record floods. "It has
rained quite a bit since the beginning of the month and the worst hit regio ns
have been in the NE and east, including Burgundy, where it has rained 2 to 3
times more than usual and where severe flooding is expected," said Michel
Daloz of the French meteorological service.

Volcano Mount Oyama in Japan acting up

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: faith
                         Source: Volcano World

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- Mount Oyama, Miyakejima Island, Japan Location:
34.08N, 139.53E

On 16 March, a volcanic tremor was recorded at Miyake-jima. It was the
strongest tremor recorded since August of 2000. Also on March 19, a black
ash cloud rose 800 m above the volcano. Currently, Miyake-jima has been
uninhabited since September 2000 due to the volcanic activity that began in
June of 2000.

Cleveland Volcano in Alaska erupts

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: faith
                         Source: Volcano World

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- Cleveland Volcano, Chuginadak Island, Alaska Location:
52.49N, 169.57W

On 19 March, an explosive eruption occurred at Cleveland. The National
Weather Service estimated the top of the ash cloud was 30,000 ft. ASL.

Ted Turner's foundation approves new funding for UN projects

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: Leo
                         Source: UN NEWS SERVICE

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- The United Nations Foundation - the public charity
responsible for channelling the $1 billion contribution made by Ted Turner in
support of UN causes - is to disburse $72.6 million for new projects, mainl y
in the environment sector, a UN spokesman said today in New York.

Of the 39 projects approved in the latest funding round on 16 March, 10 are
in support of sustainable energy services, 7 focus on the conservation of b io-
diversity, including a major grant for the International Coral Reefs Action s
Network, while the other initiatives target children's health; population a nd
women; and peace, security and human rights.

"The three-year old collaboration between the United Nations and the UN
Foundation has significantly strengthened the programme and institutional
capacity of the UN," says Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fr=E9chette, who
is the Chairperson of the Advisory Board of the UN Fund for International
Partnerships (UNFIP). The latest allocation, which includes $26.7 million i n
co-financing, brings the total amount provided by the UN Foundation during
the last three years to over $294 million. The foundation has also brought in
over $96 million from external partners - raising more than $390 million fo r UN
causes.

Buddhist ghostbusters try to restore calm

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: Leo
                         Source: Tampa Bay Online/AP

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- With stories of spirits swirling through the office and
some employees scared to work nights, a Hong Kong newspaper called in
two Buddhist ghostbusters Tuesday to try to restore calm.

The robed monks chanted, sprinkled water and rang a bell during the
traditional cleansing ceremony at the South China Morning Post, an English-
language daily. The paper's editor, Robert Keatley, and some staff members
bowed at a small altar set up near the reception desk. Keatley's secretary,
Winnie Tam, said the half-hour ritual - with prayers intended to pacify any
restless spirits - had been organized to allay fears among staff.

Latin leaders talk up drug legalization

                         Weekend News Today
                         Lead: Leo
                         Source: Ottawa Citizen

Wed Mar 21,2001 -- A discussion on the legalization of drugs as the only
realistic way to break the international drug cartels is inching closer to the
agenda of the Quebec Summit of the Americas next month.

Mexican President Vicente Fox has made waves by agreeing with
statements by his top police officials that legalization is the only way to  win
the war on drugs. His comments follow a pledge earlier this month by
Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle Ibanez to raise legalization at the April 20-
22 summit. The summit is bringing together 34 hemispheric heads of state
and government.

Mr. Fox crossed the line Latin leaders traditionally do not tread when he
speculated in weekend interviews with two Mexican newspapers that the
only way to win the war against drugs was by legalizing them and, thereby,
eliminating the profit motive and the violence that goes with illegal traff icking.
"That's right, that's true, that's true," Mr. Fox told the newspaper Unomas uno
when asked if he agreed with the assessment of a senior police official who
supports the legalization route.

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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:02:42 -0500

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Subject: American Muslim Council
           calls for supporters to write to Congress
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           with the Palestinians"

American Muslim Council calls for supporters to write to Congress against
call to "Reassess U.S. Relations with the Palestinians"

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To: "American Muslim Council" <amc@amconline.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 3:07 AM
Subject: AMC-NET: International Relations Committee Action Against
Palestinians

With the Name of God, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

ACTION ALERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2001

It has come to our attention that a Dear Colleague letter is circulating
the House of Representatives urging President Bush to "Reassess U.S.
Relations with the Palestinians." This letter is being circulated by the
Chairman of the Committee on International Relations, Henry J. Hyde (R-Ill.)
and the Ranking Democratic Member, Tom Lantos (D-CA).

In the letter, Representatives Hyde and Lantos place the blame for the
violence in the holy lands squarely on the Palestinians and portrays the
Israeli side as the victim!!!

We urge you to write, e-mail, call your representative and ask her/him not
to sign on the letter. Explain to her/him that the U.S. must be an honest
broker in the Middle East conflict. American uncritical and unlimited
support for Israel is hurting our interests in the Muslim World, and hurting
our credibility worldwide.

Log on to AMC's website to find your representative, phone number, fax
number, and e-mail address. Click on "Contact Your Representative."

www.amconline.org

We attach the Dear Colleague letter for your reference.

Congress of the United States
U. S. House of Representatives
Committee on International Relations
Washington, DC 20515-6128
One Hundred Seventh Congress

Henry J. Hyde, Illinois Tom Lantos, California
Chairman
Ranking Democratic Member

Letter to President Bush:
Reassess U.S. Relations with the Palestinians
March 16, 2001

Dear Colleague,

As you know, less than eight months ago, the Government of Israel offered
a final status proposal to the Palestinians that was breathtaking in the
scope of its concessions. The Palestinian response was not only to reject
Israel's offer but to embark on a deliberate campaign of violence against
Israelis.

We invite you to join us in sending a letter to the President urging him
to direct a U.S. reassessment of our relationship with the Palestinians,
including the consideration of whether Palestinians involved in violent
attacks against Israelis should be barred from the U.S., whether
Palestinian groups which have organized terrorist attacks should be
designated foreign terrorist organizations under U.S. law, whether the PLO
office in Washington should be allowed to remain open, and other
questions. While this reassessment is taking place, we think it
inappropriate for Chairman Arafat to be invited to meet with high-level
officials in Washington.

The text of the letter to President Bush is below. To join us as a
cosponsor of this letter, please contact Matt Zweig with the Subcommittee
on the Middle East & So. Asia at 226-9940 or Keith O'Neil with the
Democratic Staff of the Committee on International Relations at 225-6735.

Sincerely,

HENRY J. HYDE TOM LANTOS
Chairman Ranking Democratic Member
Committee on International Relations

BENJAMIN A. GILMAN GARY L. ACKERMAN
Chairman Ranking Democratic Member
Subcommittee on Middle East & So. Asia

______________________________________________________________________

The Honorable George W. Bush
The President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. President:

We are writing you out of a deep sense of frustration and concern over
recent events in the Middle East. Less than eight months ago at Camp
David, Israel offered a final status proposal to the Palestinians that was
extraordinary in the scope of its concessions. The Palestinian response
was not only to reject Israel's offer, but to embark on a deliberate
campaign of violence against Israelis, derailing prospects for a final
peace agreement.

Indeed, the real response to Israel was given by a member of the
Palestinian Authority, Abu Ali Mustafa, two days before the Camp David
summit ended, that: "The issues of Jerusalem, the refugees and sovereignty
will be decided on the ground and not in negotiations...the situation in
the future will be more violent than the Intifada."

Mr. Mustafa was tragically right. Over the past several months, the
Palestinians have initiated on average over 30 "incidents" a day against
Israeli soldiers and civilians. Initially, rocks and guns were used;
increasingly, it is mortars and anti-tank missiles. Many of the attacks
are well-planned operations involving the highest levels of the
Palestinian security forces, openly led by the PLO's own militia. PLO
Chairman Yasser Arafat has released from detention since July over 130
members of the most radical anti-Israel groups directly involved in
attacks against Israelis and has suspended all security cooperation with
Israel. Since the start of the violence in September, he has never once
stood up and addressed his people in Arabic unequivocally calling for an
end to the violence, despite calls to do so by the United States.

Mr. President, the United States opened a dialogue with the PLO, allowed
the PLO to maintain an office in Washington, allowed PLO officials to
visit the United States and provided funding to the Palestinians under
very specific conditions: that the Palestinian leadership remain committed
to the negotiating process and that they renounce the use of violence. In
fact, Section 1302 of the International Security and Development Act of
1985 specifically prohibits any employee of the U.S. government from
negotiating with a PLO official unless the PLO "renounces the use of
terrorism."

Given the drastic changes that have taken place in recent months in
Palestinian behavior, we believe it is time for the United States to
reassess our relations with the Palestinians. Such a reassessment should,
in our view, examine whether those Palestinians involved in attacks
against Israelis should be barred from coming to the United States,
whether those Palestinian groups involved in violence should be designated
as foreign terrorist organizations under 8 USC 1189, whether the PLO
office in Washington should be allowed to remain open, and whether US aid
to the Palestinians is in fact meeting its goals and should continue.
While this reassessment is taking place, we do not believe Chairman Arafat
should be invited to meet with high-level officials in Washington. We
also believe that you should reaffirm America's opposition to a
unilaterally-declared independent Palestinian state.

We raise these questions with sorrow about the turn of events in the
region. The Palestinians had a unique opportunity to secure virtually
everything they had been seeking from Israel at the negotiating table.
Inexplicably, they rejected this option and chose instead to initiate a
campaign of violence against Israel. This campaign comes at a great cost
to everyone involved and with little foreseeable benefit. From our
perspective, it is time for the United States to require that the
leadership of the Palestinians speak and act against the continuing
violence and terrorism, or face a significant change in our relationship
with them.

It is also time for those of us in both parties who serve in Congress and
your Administration to restate our commitment to Israel's security and the
uniquely common values and interests which Americans and Israelis share.

Mr. President, we look forward to working with you on these issues.

Sincerely,

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Subject: [bprlist] Pope calls Mary "star" of third millennium
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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:05:06 -0500

POPE CALLS MARY "STAR" OF THIRD MILLENNIUM
Sign of Hope for the Mass of Poor, He Says

VATICAN CITY, MAR. 21, 2001 (Zenit.org).- The Blessed Virgin Mary is the
"star of the third millennium," John Paul II said during a midweek general
audience in which he went on quote the father of the Protestant Reformation ,
Martin Luther.

The Pope recalled passages of the commentary on the Magnificat written by
Luther in 1521, in which he referred to the "Mother of God" as the example
who "teaches us how we must love and praise God."

"She wishes to be the greatest example of God=B4s grace, so as to encourage
all to confidence and praise of divine grace," the rebel theologian said.

Quoting other passages of both Eastern and Western Christian tradition, the
Holy Father referred to Mary as "the sign of hope for the mass of poor, of the
last of the earth," who wander through the world at the beginning of the th ird
millennium. "She faithfully copies the choice of Christ, her Son, who repea ts
to all the afflicted throughout history: =B4Come to me, all who labor and a re
heavy laden, and I will give you rest,=B4" the Holy Father said.

"The humble Virgin of Nazareth," the Pope said, quoting St. Ambrose, "is no t
the God of the temple, but the temple of God.=B4 As such, she guides all th ose
who take recourse to her toward the meeting with the Triune God: Father,
Son and Holy Spirit."

This is a road of faith that Mary also had to take, despite overwhelming
difficulties. From the Annunciation, until her Son=B4s tragic death on the cross,
her life unfolded in the "interplay of light and shadow, of revelation and
mystery," the Pope said.

"Her exceptional pilgrimage of faith represents a constant point of referen ce
for the Church, for individuals and communities, for peoples and nations, i n a
certain sense, for all humanity," John Paul II added. "She is the star of t he
third millennium, as she was at the beginning of the Christian era, the daw n
that preceded Jesus on the horizon of history."

Her hymn, the Magnificat, "unites the spirits of the disciples of Christ be yond
historical divisions, which we are determined to surmount in view of full
communion," he said. In it, Mary celebrates "the primacy of God and His
grace, who chooses the last and the neglected, the poor of the Lord, of
which the Old Testament speaks; overturns their fortune and introduces them
as protagonists in the history of salvation," the Pope explained.

The Pontiff concluded: "The Church follows Mary and the Lord Jesus walking
on the torturous roads of history to raise, promote and appreciate the
immense procession of women and men, poor and hungry, humiliated and
offended."

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Subject: [bprlist] New scientist items (3/24/01)
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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:37:31 -0500

Sting in the tail

Without even hitting Earth, a comet could be as lethal as an asteroid

AS GOVERNMENTS around the world prepare to spend millions studying
the threat of nearby asteroids hitting the Earth, an astronomer in Northern
Ireland is warning that comets might pose a greater danger. "We may be
looking for a swarm of bees while standing on a railway line with the train
coming," says Bill Napier of the Armagh Observatory.

Icy comets with their tails of gas and dust are much rarer than rocky
asteroids, but they don't even have to hit the Earth to do damage. A giant
comet evaporating under the Sun's glare would release billions of tonnes of
dust into the path of the Earth, Napier has shown in a new study. If this dust
rains down on Earth, it could blot out the Sun and trigger a new ice age.

Astronomers already know of four objects they believe are giant comets
hundreds of kilometres across. And there may be as many as 2000 more
lurking in the Oort Cloud far beyond Pluto. Such comets visit the inner Solar
System so rarely that the risk of an impact is negligible. But Napier
calculates that they could release millions of tonnes of dust into our
atmosphere, which would linger for as long as 10,000 years, blocking out
most of the Sun's light and heat.

Astronomers had thought that the amount of dust around the inner planets
remains fairly constant because dust from the break-up of comets and
asteroids is balanced by dust falling into the Sun. But this can be upset by
just a single large comet.

Napier and his colleagues believe that the Earth has already suffered at least
once from the effects of comet dust. Data collected in the 1980s shows an
unexpectedly large amount of minute interplanetary dust particles, each with
a mass of about a nanogram. The excess can be explained if a giant comet
broke up in the inner Solar System around 70,000 years ago--the onset of
the last ice age. "I think we should be looking for cometary dust in polar
cores," says Napier.

Napier rates the chance of being swamped by comet dust as 1 in 100,000,
the same as a chance of a collision with a near-Earth object. Others are
more doubtful. "I don't know if we've discovered enough comets to do a
statistical analysis," says Robert McMillan of the University of Arizona's
Spacewatch project, which tracks near-Earth objects.

But David Williams of University College London, who served on the British
government's Near Earth Objects task force last year, agrees with Napier
that work needs to be done on the risks posed by comets. "This area is
perhaps one that's opening up now," he says. "We thought it was too
controversial for the report."

More at: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (vol 321, p 463)

Eugenie Samuel

                              From New Scientist magazine, 24 March 2001.

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Microscopic midwives

LONG maligned as mere blobs, amoebas turn out to have a caring, sharing
side. By watching colonies under a microscrope, researchers in Israel have
discovered that other amoebas come to the rescue when a neighbour is
struggling to divide into two.

The "daughter" cells send out chemical distress signals when they have
difficulty severing the 3-micrometre-thick "umbilical cord" linking them to
each other. Neighbours pick up the scent and flock to the scene. "The
midwife pushes itself in between and physically wedges them apart," says
Elisha Moses, head of the team at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel,
that made the discovery. The team, which reports its findings in Nature (vol
41, p 430), suspects that the "midwife" cells are attracted by a digestible
sugar that rewards them for their efforts.

From New Scientist magazine, 24 March 2001.

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Asleep at the wheel

Software will stay awake and tell dozy drivers when to pull off the road

SPY cameras mounted in car dashboards could warn drivers when they risk
killing other people--or themselves--by falling asleep at the wheel. The
system, which uses eye-tracking technology, can also warn motorists when
they are not paying enough attention to the road ahead.

According to Britain's Automobile Association, 1 in 10 deaths on Britain's
roads are caused by drivers falling asleep. The new system, called Facelab,
could help reduce the carnage, claims Alex Zelinsky, chief executive of
Seeing Machines, a spin-off from research at the Australian National
University in Canberra. Facelab's development was sponsored by Volvo.

The problem with other eye-tracking technologies is that they either involve
cumbersome headgear or are incapable of dealing with real-world situations,
such as when the eyes are momentarily obscured. "This system deals with
that," says Zelinsky.

Facelab's two cameras continuously monitor the positions of facial features
such as the ears, nose and chin. The system then calculates where each
eye should be and looks for their whites and irises. By measuring how
elliptical the irises look compared with how they appear in a computer model
of the eye it works out the driver's angle of gaze.

Zelinksy says that Facelab can calculate where the eyes are looking to
within 3 degrees--accurate enough to see if the driver is looking at the road.
People who are about to nod off show characteristic blinking patterns, so
Facelab monitors the frequency of blinking to predict if a driver is getting
dangerously sleepy.

If your eyes are obscured--by sunglasses, for example--Facelab can use
other face data to work out where you are looking, says Zelinksy. "There has
to be an element of guessing," he says. "Even people make inferences when
they can't see certain things." If the system can't see the eyes at all, then it
will assume that you are looking in the direction your head is facing.

Andrew Howard, head of road safety at the AA, believes loss of
concentration among drivers is a big issue that has not been properly
addressed by car designers. But he warns that the sort of device proposed
by Seeing Machines may encourage some drivers to push their limits. "There
is a worry that we will make them drive for longer distances," he says.

Zelinsky does not yet know how Volvo intends to use the technology. But he
says it could also be used to monitor the ergonomics of a car's controls, to
ensure they are ideally positioned. Seeing Machines also wants to use
Facelab in computer games so that players can aim virtual weapons at
aliens simply by looking at them. The irony won't be lost on safety
campaigners who see cars as lethal weapons.

Duncan Graham-Rowe

From New Scientist magazine, 24 March 2001.

-----------------

Kilroy woz nabbed 'ere

Nocturnal graffiti artists beware. Traptec Corporation of California is out to get
you. A directional microphone, mounted up to 100 metres away, picks up all
the sounds near a wall. The device continually compares what it hears with
stored recordings, such as the rattle of a spray can or the squeal of a felt
marker pen. Meanwhile, an electronic nose near the wall checks for paint
vapours, and infrared detectors register body heat (WO 00/75899). When the
device detects the smells and noises of a graffiti artist it drops a cage on the
offender and calls the police.

Barry Fox

                              From New Scientist magazine, 24 March 2001.

--------------------

Snow in summer

Snow is being stored in an experimental building in the town of Bibai on the
northern island of Hokkaido, Japan, to see if it can keep apartments cool
during the summer. First antifreeze is cooled by piping it through the snow,
then it circulates round the six-storey building. Although the cost of building
snow-conditioned buildings would be high, running costs are negligible and
far cheaper than air conditioning, says designer Masayoshi Kobiyama of
Hokkaido's Muroran Institute of Technology. Kobiyama says the system is
ideal for countries where winters are very cold and summers very hot.

                              From New Scientist magazine, 24 March 2001.

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Subject: [bprlist] PSALM 22 - "Strong bulls of Bashan" ???
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 21 Mar 2001 20:53:24 EST

Greetings All...

I am currently doing a personal study on Psalm 22. Among the many elements
that I am trying to understand/discern are the three items below. I have
included the complete text of the 22nd Psalm (bottom section) for quicker
reference to those reading and wishing to respond.

 Is verse 12, a reference to the Jews gathered around the cross? What is the
reference to "Strong bulls of Bashan" trying to communicate/parallel?
 
 In verse 21, can Christ hear, as he hangs on the cross, the horn/shophar
being blown in The Temple? Was the shophar blown even as the Passover lambs
were being sacrificed or blown to announce the arrival of Passover? Is that
the reference to "From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me". Was it
legitimate to fabricate a shophar from a wild oxen's horn? I thought only a
ram's horn was specified.
  
I am also detecting a time frame shift (history-present-future, from the first
person perspective) as you move through the entire chapter...anyone else see
this timing?

************
Psalm 12
Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
************
Psalm 21
Save me from the lion's mouth;
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.
************

     Thanks in advance for all your input,
                         In Christian Love, Shophar_Sho_Good

***********************************************************************
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Psalm 22 TEXT ( NASB translation as copied from
http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=&language=english&version=NASB&showfn=on
)
 
1
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the
words of my groaning.

2
O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I have no
rest.

3
Yet You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

4
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted and You delivered them.

5
To You they cried out and were delivered; In You they trusted and were not
disappointed.
 
6
But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people.

7
All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head,
saying,

8
"" Commit yourself to the LORD; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him,
because He delights in him.''
 
9
Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon
my mother's breasts.

10
Upon You I was cast from birth; You have been my God from my mother's womb.

11
Be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

12
Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

13
They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

14
I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is
like wax; It is melted within me.

15
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And
You lay me in the dust of death.

16
For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They
pierced my hands and my feet.

17
I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me;

18
They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.
 
19
But You, O LORD, be not far off; O You my help, hasten to my assistance.

20
Deliver my soul from the sword, My only life from the power of the dog.

21
Save me from the lion's mouth; From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.
 
22
I will tell of Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will
praise You.

23
You who fear the LORD, praise Him; All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.

24
For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has
He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

25
From You comes my praise in the great assembly; I shall pay my vows before
those who fear Him.

26
The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the
LORD. Let your heart live forever!

27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, And all the
families of the nations will worship before You.

28
For the kingdom is the LORD'S And He rules over the nations.

29
All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship, All those who go down to
the dust will bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

30
Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the coming
generation.

31
They will come and will declare His righteousness To a people who will be
born, that He has performed it. 23 The LORD, the Psalmist's Shepherd. A Psalm
of David.

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Subject: [bprlist] Nissan 14 , Day of Week Calc
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 21 Mar 2001 21:30:46 EST

Anybody have a source to spot check the data below for the day of the week
that Nissan 14 falls on, for the given Hebrew year? Would like to have some
re-verification/confirmation (if that is possible) before I proceed with a
premise...Thanks, Shophar_Sho_Good

*************************************************************************

http://www.hebrewcalendar.net/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi
14 Nisan 3751 corresponds to Apr 15, -10 in Gregorian calendar Monday -10
                             14 Nisan 3752 corresponds to Apr 3, -9 in
Gregorian calendar Friday -9
14 Nisan 3753 corresponds to Mar 24, -8 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
-8
14 Nisan 3754 corresponds to Apr 11, -7 in Gregorian calendar Monday -7
14 Nisan 3755 corresponds to Mar 31, -6 in Gregorian calendar Friday -6
14 Nisan 3756 corresponds to Mar 20, -5 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
-5
14 Nisan 3757 corresponds to Apr 9, -4 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
-4
14 Nisan 3758 corresponds to Mar 28, -3 in Gregorian calendar Shabbat -3
14 Nisan 3759 corresponds to Mar 17, -2 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
-2
14 Nisan 3760 corresponds to Apr 5, -1 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
-1
14 Nisan 3761 corresponds to Mar 26, 1 in Gregorian calendar Monday 1
14 Nisan 3762 corresponds to Apr 13, 2 in Gregorian calendar Shabbat 2
14 Nisan 3763 corresponds to Apr 2, 3 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday 3
14 Nisan 3764 corresponds to Mar 22, 4 in Gregorian calendar Monday 4
14 Nisan 3765 corresponds to Apr 11, 5 in Gregorian calendar Monday 5
14 Nisan 3766 corresponds to Mar 31, 6 in Gregorian calendar Friday 6
14 Nisan 3767 corresponds to Mar 19, 7 in Gregorian calendar Monday 7
14 Nisan 3768 corresponds to Apr 7, 8 in Gregorian calendar Monday 8
14 Nisan 3769 corresponds to Mar 27, 9 in Gregorian calendar Friday 9
14 Nisan 3770 corresponds to Apr 14, 10 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
10
14 Nisan 3771 corresponds to Apr 4, 11 in Gregorian calendar Monday 11
14 Nisan 3772 corresponds to Mar 23, 12 in Gregorian calendar Friday 12
14 Nisan 3773 corresponds to Apr 12, 13 in Gregorian calendar Friday 13
14 Nisan 3774 corresponds to Mar 31, 14 in Gregorian calendar Monday 14
14 Nisan 3775 corresponds to Mar 20, 15 in Gregorian calendar Friday 15
14 Nisan 3776 corresponds to Apr 8, 16 in Gregorian calendar Friday 16
14 Nisan 3777 corresponds to Mar 29, 17 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
17
14 Nisan 3778 corresponds to Mar 17, 18 in Gregorian calendar Shabbat 18
14 Nisan 3779 corresponds to Apr 5, 19 in Gregorian calendar Friday 19
14 Nisan 3780 corresponds to Mar 25, 20 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
20
14 Nisan 3781 corresponds to Apr 12, 21 in Gregorian calendar Monday 21
14 Nisan 3782 corresponds to Apr 2, 22 in Gregorian calendar Shabbat 22
14 Nisan 3783 corresponds to Mar 22, 23 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
23
14 Nisan 3784 corresponds to Apr 10, 24 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
24
14 Nisan 3785 corresponds to Mar 31, 25 in Gregorian calendar Monday 25
14 Nisan 3786 corresponds to Mar 20, 26 in Gregorian calendar Friday 26
14 Nisan 3787 corresponds to Apr 7, 27 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
27
14 Nisan 3788 corresponds to Mar 27, 28 in Gregorian calendar Monday 28
14 Nisan 3789 corresponds to Apr 14, 29 in Gregorian calendar Shabbat 29
14 Nisan 3790 corresponds to Apr 3, 30 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
30
14 Nisan 3791 corresponds to Mar 24, 31 in Gregorian calendar Monday 31
14 Nisan 3792 corresponds to Apr 12, 32 in Gregorian calendar Monday 32
14 Nisan 3793 corresponds to Apr 1, 33 in Gregorian calendar Friday 33
14 Nisan 3794 corresponds to Mar 20, 34 in Gregorian calendar Monday 34
14 Nisan 3795 corresponds to Apr 9, 35 in Gregorian calendar Monday 35
14 Nisan 3796 corresponds to Mar 28, 36 in Gregorian calendar Friday 36
14 Nisan 3797 corresponds to Mar 18, 37 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
37
14 Nisan 3798 corresponds to Apr 5, 38 in Gregorian calendar Monday 38
14 Nisan 3799 corresponds to Mar 25, 39 in Gregorian calendar Friday 39
14 Nisan 3800 corresponds to Apr 13, 40 in Gregorian calendar Friday 40
14 Nisan 3801 corresponds to Apr 1, 41 in Gregorian calendar Monday 41
14 Nisan 3802 corresponds to Mar 22, 42 in Gregorian calendar Shabbat 42
14 Nisan 3803 corresponds to Apr 10, 43 in Gregorian calendar Friday 43
14 Nisan 3804 corresponds to Mar 30, 44 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
44
14 Nisan 3805 corresponds to Mar 18, 45 in Gregorian calendar Shabbat 45
14 Nisan 3806 corresponds to Apr 6, 46 in Gregorian calendar Friday 46
14 Nisan 3807 corresponds to Mar 27, 47 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
47
14 Nisan 3808 corresponds to Apr 13, 48 in Gregorian calendar Monday 48
14 Nisan 3809 corresponds to Apr 3, 49 in Gregorian calendar Shabbat 49
14 Nisan 3810 corresponds to Mar 23, 50 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
50
14 Nisan 3811 corresponds to Apr 12, 51 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
51
14 Nisan 3812 corresponds to Apr 1, 52 in Gregorian calendar Monday 52
14 Nisan 3813 corresponds to Mar 21, 53 in Gregorian calendar Friday 53
14 Nisan 3814 corresponds to Apr 8, 54 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
54
14 Nisan 3815 corresponds to Mar 29, 55 in Gregorian calendar Monday 55
14 Nisan 3816 corresponds to Mar 17, 56 in Gregorian calendar Friday 56
14 Nisan 3817 corresponds to Apr 4, 57 in Gregorian calendar Wednesday
57
14 Nisan 3818 corresponds to Mar 25, 58 in Gregorian calendar Monday 58

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Subject: [bprlist] Christ's age at the crucifixion?
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 21 Mar 2001 21:49:13 EST

Can anyone point me to a valid scriptural work on the question of Christ's age
at the crucifixion? I can only assume some very valid articles have been
penned, and would appreciate the groups help/input.
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Subject: Re: [bprlist] Christ's age at the crucifixion?
From: "Norm"
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:11:58 -0500

Hi Shophar,

You asked: "Can anyone point me to a valid scriptural work on the question of Christ's age at the crucifixion?"

Luke gives Jesus' age at the beginning of his ministry here:

    LK 3:23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry....

John gives reference to three Passovers before the Crucifixion:

    JN 2:23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name.

JN 6:1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Feast was near.

    JN 11:55 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the Passover.

From that I believe you come to 33 years of age.

Norm

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Subject: RE: [bprlist] Christ's age at the crucifixion?
From: "David
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 21:15:39 -0800

We know that Jesus and his natural family returned from Egypt after the death of Herod in 4bc (although some argue that he died in 1bc). We know that Herod ordered the killing of babies 2 years and under while Jesus was absent, therefore we are looking at his birth as having been at around 6bc and possibly 7bc.

Using 445bc for the decree to rebuild the temple provides two answers for the crucifixion, depending on how the numbers are crunched, either 30AD or 33AD and probably 31 and 32 as well.

Jesus Christ was therefore 40 years or less but no less than 36.

Forty feels good because it is the length of a generation and the length of Moses' people in the wilderness.

Cheers
David

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Subject: [bprlist] RAEL Condemns Circumcision as Sexual Mutilation
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 21 Mar 2001 21:56:47 EST

RAEL Condemns Circumcision as Sexual Mutilation
March 21, 2001

http://www.individual.com/browse/story.shtml?story=p0320071.202&level1=46636&level2=46675&level3=2883&date010321

MIAMI, March 20 /PRNewswire/ via NewsEdge Corporation -

The following release was issued today by the Raelian Religion:

RAEL, spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement, gives his support to William
Stowell, a young American who filed a lawsuit against the hospital that
performed a circumcision on him when he was a child.

"Circumcision is a sexual mutilation in the same way that excision and the
process of clasping the prepuce of very young women are. It is outrageous to
see that this sexual mutilation in young males is tolerated while condemned in
young females. Any form of non-therapeutic circumcision should be forbidden
just like any form of sexual mutilation. It is outrageous to see that some
Rabbis and hospitals cash in by reselling prepuces at a very high price to
pharmaceutical laboratories which constitutes an abominable trade of human
organs," RAEL declares.

He adds, "The sex life of people who have been circumcised and their partners
is less pleasurable than the one of people who have not as proven by
scientific inquiries. Those who claim that circumcision is ordained by God and
find illogical any reason not to do it are criminals to the highest degree. If
we listened to them, the death penalty would still be applied to all
nonbelievers, all women that have committed adultery, and all as also ordained
by the Bible and the Koran."

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Subject: [bprlist] Fwd: ICEJ NEWS MARCH 21
From: "Patt A."
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:23:02 -0800 (PST)

  Meid <meid@icej.org.il> wrote:
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 03:16:25 +0200
From: Meid
Subject: ICEJ NEWS MARCH 21
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"So do not fear, O Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, O Israel, declares
the Lord. I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants
from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and
no one will make him afraid." Jeremiah 30:10

FEATURE STORIES
1. SHARON MAKES ROUNDS IN FRIENDLY WASHINGTON
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon found lots of common ground on Tuesday
with US President George W. Bush regarding his guarded approach to peace
with the Palestinians, but Bush left it unclear whether PLO chief Yasser
Arafat would get his own invite to the White House soon.

2. MOFAZ BLAMES PA SECURITY FOR TWENTY-SIX ISRAELI DEATHS
The Israeli army's top general told a Knesset committee on Tuesday that
attacks by Palestinian Authority security forces are responsible for 40% of
Israeli fatalities since the current violence broke out in late September.

NEWS BRIEFS
3. MITCHELL COMMITTEE BACK IN BUSINESS
4. MORDECHAI CONVICTED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
5. BEIRUT BACKS HIZB'ALLAH TERRORISM
6. MENARA MURDER STILL A MYSTERY
7. NEW E-MAIL VIRUS PLUGS PALESTINIAN CAUSE

*****

SHARON MAKES ROUNDS IN FRIENDLY WASHINGTON

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon found lots of common ground on Tuesday
with US President George W. Bush regarding his guarded approach to peace
with the Palestinians, but Bush left it unclear whether PLO chief Yasser
Arafat would get his own invite to the White House soon.

In their first meeting since each took office, Bush assured Sharon his
administration is ready to facilitate peacemaking in the Middle East, but
will not impose solutions on Israel, giving the visiting premier wide
latitude to pursue his skeptical approach toward negotiations with the
Palestinians. In a brief joint appearance before the press, Bush said, "I
told him that our nation will not try to force peace, that we will
facilitate peace and that we will work with those responsible for peace."

This message was expected, but encouraging nonetheless to Sharon, who
stressed throughout his busy two-day round of appointments with senior
administration officials and members of Congress the need to pressure Arafat
to condemn and fight terrorism before peace negotiations are possible. With
Bush at his side, Sharon said, "The first thing and the most important one
is to bring security to the citizens of Israel... Once we reach security and
it will be calm in the Middle East, I believe that we'll start with our
negotiations to reach a peace agreement."

Bush and Sharon agreed that serious negotiations could not start until the
violence decreases and that Arafat should do more to bring it under control.
They also shared their mutual concerns about the threats posed by terrorism
and the development of advanced weapons by Iraq and Iran.

Perhaps the biggest question of the day was whether Sharon has persuaded
Bush not to invite Arafat to Washington. Sharon told reporters afterwards
that he had not pressed Bush on the issue, but did suggest "it could be
interpreted as a sign that terrorism pays."

Bush responded that he had not decided yet, adding the US did want to stay
engaged in the Middle East and encourage dialogue. He acknowledged upcoming
meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah II
next month. The White House later noted that they were already in contact
with the Palestinian leader by telephone and other means.

Reacting to news on Monday of renewed terrorist attacks back in Israel,
Sharon has already publicly called on all world leaders to isolate Arafat
until he makes an effort to halt the violence.

Besides an invite to Arafat, the other big question was whether the US was
pushing Sharon to ease economic restrictions on the Palestinians before the
violence ended. Administration officials said "trying to restore economic
health will help to create the atmosphere which will make it possible to
reduce violence and fight terrorism."

Bush and Sharon first shared an hour-long lunch with US National Security
Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Israeli ambassador to Washington David Ivry.
This was followed by a brief session with the media and another meeting in
the Oval Office with their advisors.

Sharon emerged upbeat, saying that both sides had agreed not to take any
action in the Middle East that would "surprise" the other. The comment was
elicited when Sharon was asked about the recent US/British air strikes on
Iraq, which came without any notice to Jerusalem.

Sharon noted that he will try to ease economic restrictions on Palestinians
not involved in terror, as demanded by Washington, but added he told Bush
"don't be surprised, we will punish the terrorists and those who send them."
Sharon cited terrorism as the main cause of instability in the region.

Sharon said, "I'm a great supporter of the president's policy of keeping
stability in the Middle East -- the main danger to stability is terror, and
that, I believe, should be the common goal of every democratic country in
the free world.

A beaming Bush warmly recalled his helicopter ride with Sharon over
Judea/Samaria in December 1998 when the two first met, and said, "I've got
great confidence in the prime minister... so do the Israeli people. He got
66 percent of the vote. He did a little better at the polls than I did, if
you know what I mean," joked Bush.

Bush clarified that while he intended to keep his campaign promise to "begin
the process of moving the US Embassy" to Jerusalem, ultimately the fate of
the city would have to be decided by the parties through negotiations.

Sharon said he raised the issues of convicted spy for Israel Jonathan
Pollard and renewed US assistance in gaining the release of the Israeli
POW's and MIA's.

The White House denied the two addressed US demands that Israel release tax
rebates owed to the Palestinians and the use of American weaponry in
targeted killings of Palestinian terrorists.

In the one down note of the day, the State Department criticized Israel's
approval of plans to build hundreds of new apartments at Har Homa in
southern Jerusalem. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said. "We
have urged both sides to refrain from unilateral actions." Sharon reportedly
assured Bush of his interest in "avoiding things that would escalate the
situation."

Sharon has promised not to begin any new settlements, but has said that he
will allow the "natural growth" of existing ones. Israeli officials
emphasized that the construction at Har Homa and building inside present
settlement boundaries do not violate any commitments to the US or in the
Oslo accords.

A White House spokesman said Bush stressed to Sharon his view that "violence
is a dead end." This echoed the words of US Secretary of State Colin Powell
in a speech on Monday at the annual AIPAC policy conference, who sent a
strong warning to Arafat that, "first and foremost, the violence must stop."
Without naming the PLO chief, Powell said "leaders have the responsibility
to denounce violence, strip it of legitimacy, stop it. Violence is a dead
end."

Powell cautioned both sides to avoid unilateral actions, and said the US
would not hesitate to assign blame in situations where there is one clear
offender. "We will not strive for some arbitrary measure of even-handedness
when responsibility is not evenly shared," he said.

"I have no magic formula to present to you for turning the current situation
around," Powell told AIPAC's policy conference. He said the US was still
early in the process of consulting allies and regional players on the best
route back to negotiations.

Jewish leaders were disappointed that Powell did not voice support for
Israel's claim to Jerusalem, nor publicly promise a US veto if the UN
Security Council looks set to approve the PA's request for an armed
international force to "protect the Palestinians."

In his speech to AIPAC later Monday evening, Sharon said, "Arafat and the
Palestinian Authority are returning to the belief they can defeat Israel by
means of armed struggle. They feel that violence will produce further
Israeli concessions. Arafat is willing to destabilize the entire Middle
East, including moderate Arab regimes, in order to achieve his goals...
Arafat must understand, first and foremost, that he will gain nothing from
violence. Israel will not negotiate while Israeli civilians and soldiers are
under fire."

Sharon condemned terrorism throughout the Middle East, naming Iraq, Iran and
Syria as additional threats to Israel's security.

Sharon also encouraged American Jews to make aliyah and to speak out on the
ancient Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.

In his meeting on Monday morning with US Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld, Sharon provided proof that official PA elements are directly
involved in terrorist attacks. "Terror is the principle danger to stability
in the Middle East," Sharon told Rumsfeld. "Most of the wars in the Mideast
began because of terror."

Rumsfeld responded, "Israel is a small country, and you cannot allow
yourselves to make big mistakes."

The two discussed Israel's outstanding request for a supplemental $800
million military aid package, but no commitments were made. White House
officials, however, did note a "convergence of interests" between the two
nations on theater missile defenses and national missile defense - a top
priority of the new Administration.

And in a separate meeting with Rice on Monday, Sharon was reassured the US
has clearly and unequivocally called upon the Palestinians to put an end to
the violence. Rice also raised the idea of developing an American-led, joint
US-Israeli framework for fighting terror.

Sharon was to meet congressional leaders on Capitol Hill late Tuesday, and
then fly to New York for talks with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and
American Jewish leaders before returning to Israel on Thursday.

In a final note before leaving Washington, Sharon criticized Egypt for
playing a "negative role" in the region. "The Egyptian army is arming itself
to a significant degree despite the lack of justifying threats," Sharon
said.

*****

MOFAZ BLAMES PA SECURITY FOR TWENTY-SIX ISRAELI DEATHS

The Israeli army's top general told a Knesset committee on Tuesday that
attacks by Palestinian Authority security forces are responsible for 40% of
Israeli fatalities since the current violence broke out in late September.

IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Shaul Mofaz told the Knesset Foreign
Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday that fourteen IDF soldiers and 12
civilians have been killed in attacks carried out by members of the PA
security apparatus, and another 16 soldiers and eight civilians have been
killed by Tanzim militiamen. A total of 67 Israelis have been killed, 29 of
them soldiers.

Mofaz claimed the personal guard unit of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat,
known as Force 17, leads all other organizations in attacks against Israeli
targets. Mofaz noted that the involvement of the Palestinian security
apparatus in attacks is greater than he is at liberty to explain. He said
there has been no change in the PA belief in a link between terror activity
and achieving nationalist aims.

In the meantime, Hamas and Islamic Jihad are increasing their strength and
operating freely, cooperating with each other and with the PA security
apparatus. Mofaz warned, "the territories are flooded with cells of [Fatah]
Tanzim and Hamas. The Palestinians are preparing for a drawn-out
confrontation and are trying to smuggle into the territories war material
from every possible direction." He said that the amounts of arms and
ammunition in Palestinian possession is greatly enhanced through smuggling
by way of Egypt, Jordan and the Gaza coast.

Mofaz reported to the committee that the Palestinians have set up a small
military industry in the Gaza Strip, which produces mortars and grenades. He
also said there is a connection between Hizb'Allah and Palestinian security
forces taking orders from Lebanon and operating with their sponsorship,
including financial support.

Mofaz warned of plans for a bomb attack in Israel, to be carried out by
terrorists from Ramallah, Jenin, and Nablus. He said the only way to prevent
these attacks is by closing off those cities, because of the PA's complete
failure to fight terror. Among additional measures to put pressure on the PA
are the total halt in transfer of funds, no VIP movement, and the closure of
the Dehaniya airport in Gaza.

Mofaz told the committee that all Palestinian cities have become shelters
for terrorists, but that closures are being lifted where there are no
specific warnings of attacks, so as not to make the population suffer
unnecessarily. Contrary to reports that the PA is facing economic collapse,
Mofaz said that "the economy is weaker but the PA is not collapsing. Arafat
and the Authority are in full charge." He said he believes that Arafat is
capable of halting all terror activities, including those of Hamas, Islamic
Jihad, the Tanzim, and his security forces.

Altogether, nine Palestinian terrorists have been arrested by the IDF since
Saturday. Some are Fatah Tanzim members, others belong to Palestinian
security forces.

The Palestinian Authority shut down Qatar's Al Jazeera satellite television
station broadcasting from Ramallah on Wednesday, in the wake of a broadcast
featuring Yasser Arafat below the image of a shoe. Revealing the bottom of
one's shoe is considered an insult in Muslim culture.

IDF closures of PA-ruled towns have been lifted as much as possible,
remaining only on Ramallah, Jenin and Nablus, with porous blockades on
Hebron and Bethlehem. A porous blockade allows Palestinian vehicles to use
certain roads, with other roads under supervision, and still others
remaining closed. Ambulances and humanitarian assistance are allowed to pass
through roadblocks. Bethlehem was completely closed for a short time,
following the murder of Baruch Cohen on Monday.

Cohen was on his way to the Frenkel Elementary School in Jerusalem's French
Hill, where he had worked for over eight years as a janitor, when terrorists
gunned him down. Thousands attended his funeral on Tuesday afternoon. The
first resident of Efrat to die from Palestinian terrorism in the past six
months, he is survived by a wife and six children. One son is Lt.-Col. Amnon
Cohen, Commander of the IDF's Liaison Office with the PA in the Hebron
District, who heard about the attack on his car radio.

At the entrance to the school building where he worked, children crowded
around a board covered with photos of Cohen, and wrote messages to their
slain janitor and friend. "I don't know how we'll get along without you,"
one student wrote.

Asked about his father, Avihu Cohen told ARUTZ-7, "I will be getting married
in three months, and... despite what happened, our wedding will be one of
the purest happiness... and with God's help... we will continue to live and
build this land, and nothing will stop us."

In other incidents in recent days, Palestinian rock-throwers damaged several
Israeli vehicles Tuesday morning on the Tunnels Highway, between Gush Etzion
and Jerusalem, not far from the site of Cohen's murder.

The security officer of the Jewish community of Bruchin, in Samaria,
suffered moderate wounds Tuesday afternoon when he was shot by Palestinians
in an ambush on his vehicle near the village of A-Dik. He was on security
patrol when the attack occurred.

Eight Palestinians, including a month-old infant and a three-year-old
toddler, were injured in an explosion overnight in Nablus. Local
Palestinians said the explosion took place in a Hamas-controlled bomb
factory. PA sources first claimed propane gas tanks were the source of the
blast, but later unofficially admitted it was set off by explosive devices,
YEDIOT AHRONOT reported.

On Monday night, two IDF soldiers were shot and lightly wounded in their
vehicle at the Bekaot junction in the Jordan Valley. Later, shots were fired
at the community of Bekaot. An Israeli bus was ambushed near the Ayosh
junction after it left Beit El, and two firebombs were thrown at a bus near
Beit Anoun. An Environmental (Green) Police patrol operating in the Hebron
area was attacked by terrorist gunfire, as was a civilian bus traveling on
the Ramallah by-pass road in the afternoon.

Palestinian terrorists shot five times at IDF positions in Gaza Monday
night, mostly along the Israeli-Egyptian border, as well as at Neve Dekalim,
Tel Katifa and the Erez crossing. The fire towards Erez came from within a
PA military outpost.

An Israeli motorist who was bombarded with rocks Tuesday fired his weapon in
self-defense, apparently injuring at least one of the attackers. IDF
officials are investigating the incident, which occurred opposite an Arab
school between Shilo and Tapuach where many rock-throwing attacks have been
launched over the past several months.

Meanwhile, the IDF Spokesman said soldiers on Monday had dispersed the crowd
of Arab women demonstrators using tear gas only, not stun grenades, as
previously reported. At the time, Palestinian media darling Hanan Ashrawi
claimed she was injured in the leg by Israeli forces.

*****

MITCHELL COMMITTEE BACK IN BUSINESS

Israel on Tuesday cited a recent statement by Palestinian Authority Minister
Imad al-Falouji that the Palestinian uprising was planned, rather than a
spontaneous reaction to Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount, in its
latest submission to the Mitchell Committee, here to finish probing the
"cause" of renewed Palestinian violence.

Falouji's statement featured in the 50-page report Israel submitted
yesterday to the US-led fact-finding commission chaired by former US Senator
George Mitchell, which arrived on Wednesday for a four-day tour of Israel
and Palestinian areas. Today, the committee was accompanied by Cabinet
minister Danny Naveh on a tour of the Holocaust memorial at Yad Vashem and
in meetings with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and families of
Israeli victims of Palestinian terrorism over the past six months.

Falouji's statement bolsters one of the Israeli document's central
contentions that the PA "instigated, orchestrated and directed the
violence." Though the minister later changed his story, a tape of his
original statement was attached to the report that was filled with
testimonies, diagrams, maps, intelligence reports and other evidence
attempting to prove that the Palestinians planned for and initiated the
violence after sabotaging the Camp David summit last July.

Those who prepared the report, which is Israel's official response to a
document submitted earlier by the Palestinians, even considered including
intelligence information that would definitively incriminate senior PA
officials in the violence, Israeli sources said. In the end, however, they
decided that protecting the sources of the information outweighed its public
relations value.

The committee, which includes former Turkish president Suleiman Demirel,
Norwegian Foreign Minister Thorbjoern Jagland, ex-US Senator Warren Rudman,
and EU representative Javier Solana, also conducted a "working meeting" this
morning with Naveh and defense officials. They later were to meet with PLO
chief Yasser Arafat in Gaza.

Although the unsigned terms of reference of the committee remain unchanged,
there have been "clarifications" and "discussions over modalities and
methods of operations" to be used by the committee, a spokesman said today.
Israel boycotted the commission following a secret visit by an advance team
to the Temple Mount weeks ago, joined by Palestinian and Waqf officials.
Israel had asked the US to suspend the fact-finding mission, but Sharon has
decided to resume cooperation as a gesture to new US President George W.
Bush.

"We had some reservations about the committee's methods, and they were
accepted," Peres said today. "Israel will demand transparency from the
committee and we will not be caught unaware by the committee's decisions,"
said Peres. "The purpose of the committee is not to place blame but rather
to keep the situation from completely falling apart."

The committee was formed as one of the three components of the Sharm
e-Sheikh understandings that also called for an end to the violence and a
return to the negotiating table. Since none of the other tenets of the Sharm
understandings seem reachable at present, many question the utility of the
committee's mission.

*****

MORDECHAI CONVICTED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The career of Yitzhak Mordechai - a former top IDF general, cabinet minister
and one-time candidate for prime minister - hit rock bottom on Wednesday,
when a criminal court convicted him on charges of indecent acts against two
women under aggravated circumstances.

Mordechai will be sentenced at a later date, and could face up to seven
years imprisonment. The ordeal will cost him his Knesset seat and leadership
of the now-defunct Center party.

The charges relate to events that took place when he was head of the IDF
Northern Command and a cabinet minister. Three different women told similar
tales of how he made unwanted advances and physically forced himself upon
them while they were under his authority.

The Jerusalem Magistrates Court accepted the testimony of two complainants,
but cleared Mordechai of the third woman's charge of sexual harassment while
she served as a secretary in his office when he was minister of
transportation. Ironically, it was her original complaint against Mordechai
that first launched the criminal case and brought out the stories of other
reluctant victims.

Mordechai denied all of the charges against him, though not all of the
facts. He claimed he had not used force against any of the women. He denied
that he had made any advances whatsoever to one woman, had only superficial
physical contact with another, and made only one advance to the third, but
stopped as soon as he saw she was not interested.

*****

BEIRUT BACKS HIZB'ALLAH TERRORISM

In yet another example of Arab leaders advocating terrorism and violence to
settle disagreements, Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri said Lebanon has
the right to fight for and "libe