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<P>TEL AVIV (September 23) - The IDF believes Iraq was probably not involved in ਍਀琀栀攀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 猀攀渀椀漀爀 猀攀挀甀爀椀琀礀 猀漀甀爀挀攀猀 椀渀搀椀挀愀琀攀搀 ഀ

Iran could have had a hand in planning them. <BR><BR>"We don't have any ਍਀椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 琀栀攀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 琀栀愀琀 䤀爀愀焀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀氀漀琀Ⰰ∀ 猀愀椀搀 愀 ഀ

senior IDF officer. "But we can't say the same for the Iranians. They are very ਍਀搀攀攀瀀氀礀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 椀渀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 挀愀爀爀椀攀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀戀攀氀 漀昀 䤀猀氀愀洀椀挀 爀愀搀椀挀愀氀 ഀ

terrorism. Iran should prove that they are not in it," he added. <BR><BR>"We ਍਀搀漀渀✀琀 欀渀漀眀 昀漀爀 猀甀爀攀 眀栀漀 眀愀猀 戀攀栀椀渀搀 琀栀椀猀 愀琀琀愀挀欀⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀 漀戀瘀椀漀甀猀氀礀 爀愀搀椀挀愀氀 䤀猀氀愀洀Ⰰ ഀ

but who was the precise mastermind? We can't tell yet. We don't have all the ਍਀椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀攀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀猀 栀愀瘀攀⸀∀ 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀∀䈀甀琀 䤀爀愀渀 挀漀洀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 猀挀栀漀漀氀 愀猀 ഀ

[Osama] bin Laden. Hizbullah and Hamas are all from the same school of thought. ਍਀䤀爀愀渀 椀猀 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀 琀栀愀琀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 愀搀漀瀀琀猀 琀栀椀猀 椀搀攀漀氀漀最礀 愀渀搀 椀猀 ഀ

working on its capabilities to get hold of weapons of mass destruction and ਍਀氀漀渀最ⴀ爀愀渀最攀 洀椀猀猀椀氀攀猀⸀ 吀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀椀猀 椀搀攀漀氀漀最礀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀猀攀 猀漀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀爀攀愀琀猀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 ഀ

can understand the kind of threat the free world and Israel is facing," said the ਍਀猀攀渀椀漀爀 漀昀昀椀挀攀爀⸀ 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀䠀攀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 瀀爀攀瘀椀漀甀猀 挀愀爀爀漀琀 愀渀搀 猀琀椀挀欀 瀀漀氀椀挀礀 漀昀 琀爀礀椀渀最 ഀ

to get countries like Russia, North Korea, and China to stop supplying Teheran ਍਀眀椀琀栀 琀栀椀猀 琀攀挀栀渀漀氀漀最礀 眀愀猀 椀渀攀昀昀攀挀琀椀瘀攀 愀渀搀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀 椀猀 渀攀攀搀攀搀⸀ 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀∀圀攀 ഀ

have to convince these people to change their policy. The policy of carrot and ਍਀猀琀椀挀欀 眀愀猀 眀爀漀渀最⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀 瀀愀琀爀漀渀椀稀椀渀最 愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 昀甀攀氀攀搀 爀愀搀椀挀愀氀 䤀猀氀愀洀⸀ 䤀琀 栀愀猀 琀漀 戀攀 ഀ

changed from within," he suggested. <BR><BR>The senior IDF officers briefed ਍਀爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀爀猀 椀渀 吀攀氀 䄀瘀椀瘀 漀渀 䘀爀椀搀愀礀Ⰰ 猀愀礀椀渀最 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 攀洀攀爀最椀渀最 ഀ

profile of the hijackers of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center ਍਀愀渀搀 琀栀攀 倀攀渀琀愀最漀渀⸀ 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀吀栀攀礀 搀椀搀 渀漀琀 昀椀琀 琀栀攀 洀漀氀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀甀椀挀椀搀攀 戀漀洀戀攀爀猀 栀攀爀攀Ⰰ ഀ

who have usually been simple, single, impoverished, religious zealots. The men ਍਀眀栀漀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀搀氀礀 栀椀樀愀挀欀攀搀 琀栀攀 瀀氀愀渀攀猀 搀爀愀渀欀 氀椀焀甀漀爀Ⰰ 愀 琀愀戀漀漀 椀渀 䤀猀氀愀洀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀攀爀攀 ഀ

educated, but were still ideologically faithful to radical Islam. <BR><BR>"The ਍਀琀栀爀攀愀琀 猀琀椀氀氀 攀砀椀猀琀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ∀ 猀愀椀搀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀攀渀椀漀爀 猀攀挀甀爀椀琀礀 ഀ

officials. <BR><BR>Asked about Iraq's capability of repeating its 1991 Scud ਍਀洀椀猀猀椀氀攀 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀 漀渀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀 椀渀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀椀 ഀ

official said: "I don't see any new threat from the Iraqis, but I don't want to ਍਀瀀爀漀瘀漀欀攀 椀琀 攀椀琀栀攀爀⸀ 圀攀 搀漀渀✀琀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀礀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 䤀爀愀焀 眀愀猀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 ഀ

act and we don't see a reason for this to happen. Iraq is from a different camp. ਍਀吀栀攀礀 搀漀渀✀琀 挀漀洀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 挀愀洀瀀 漀昀 爀愀搀椀挀愀氀 䤀猀氀愀洀Ⰰ∀ 栀攀 愀搀搀攀搀⸀ 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀䄀 猀攀渀椀漀爀 ഀ

officer said the assessment in the IDF is that Saddam Hussein has been able to ਍਀爀攀琀愀椀渀 愀 洀椀渀漀爀 匀挀甀搀 洀椀猀猀椀氀攀 漀昀昀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 挀愀瀀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀⸀ 吀栀攀 䤀爀愀焀椀猀 愀爀攀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀搀 琀漀 ഀ

have about half a dozen Scud missile launchers and a few dozen missiles. Some ਍਀愀爀攀 愀氀猀漀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 愀爀洀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 挀栀攀洀椀挀愀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀礀 戀椀漀氀漀最椀挀愀氀Ⰰ 眀愀爀栀攀愀搀猀⸀ ഀ

<BR><BR>The officer said the report in the London-based Jane's Foreign Report ਍਀琀栀愀琀 氀椀渀欀攀搀 欀攀礀 爀愀搀椀挀愀氀 䤀猀氀愀洀椀挀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀 眀椀琀栀 䤀爀愀焀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 ഀ

accurate. <BR><BR>The report quoted IDF Intelligence as saying that for the past ਍਀琀眀漀 礀攀愀爀猀 䤀爀愀焀椀 椀渀琀攀氀氀椀最攀渀挀攀 漀昀昀椀挀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀栀甀琀琀氀椀渀最 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 䈀愀最栀搀愀搀 愀渀搀 ഀ

Afghanistan meeting with the Lebanese Imad Mughniyeh, head of the special ਍਀漀瘀攀爀猀攀愀猀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 䠀椀稀戀甀氀氀愀栀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䔀最礀瀀琀椀愀渀 䐀爀⸀ 䄀礀洀愀渀 娀愀眀愀栀椀爀椀Ⰰ 猀攀渀椀漀爀 ഀ

member of al-Qaida and possible successor to bin Laden. <BR><BR>"We have no ਍਀椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀 愀琀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 琀漀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀椀 䴀椀氀椀琀愀爀礀 ഀ

Intelligence, but what can you do. Maybe someone wanted to lend the report more ਍਀挀爀攀搀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 愀渀搀 眀攀 愀爀攀 昀氀愀琀琀攀爀攀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀攀 栀愀搀 渀漀琀栀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 椀琀Ⰰ∀ 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 ഀ

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