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Dr. Steve Pieczenik is a critically acclaimed author of psycho-political novels and the co-creator of the best-selling "Tom Clancy's Op-Center" and "Tom Clancy's Net Force" series. He is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist with an M.D. from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in International Relations from M.I.T. Dr. Pieczenik served four presidential administrations as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, International Crisis Manager, and Hostage Negotiator.
1 posted on 04/15/2002 7:56:58 AM PDT by happygrl
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To: happygrl; dennisw; clive; sabramerican
Nothing more than this scoop.
2 posted on 04/15/2002 7:58:28 AM PDT by happygrl
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To: happygrl
Uh-oh..
3 posted on 04/15/2002 7:59:41 AM PDT by codebreaker
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To: happygrl
Good.......while Rome burns....Powell can fiddle.
4 posted on 04/15/2002 8:02:36 AM PDT by Jackie222
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To: happygrl
Sounds like the Syrians are unwilling and/or unable to restrain Hezbollah, and that they will get their clocks cleaned as a result.
5 posted on 04/15/2002 8:03:04 AM PDT by Ancesthntr
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To: happygrl
Has Israel ever issued a 'Code 8' before? If so, when was the last time?
8 posted on 04/15/2002 8:05:50 AM PDT by freedomcrusader
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To: happygrl
Or it could be their long distance code for southern Israel ... which happens to be "code 8". LOL! Call your mother.
12 posted on 04/15/2002 8:10:09 AM PDT by mgc1122
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To: happygrl
This means that all Israelis world-wide must return and report for service.

I'll believe this when I see reports of mass exodus (!) from New York City and Florida.

15 posted on 04/15/2002 8:14:36 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne
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To: happygrl
Implication is things are ready to GET HOT.

IT IS ALREADY HOT AND SYRIA IS THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF THE ISRAELIS ARMY.

19 posted on 04/15/2002 8:17:09 AM PDT by TLBSHOW
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To: happygrl
This is incredibly big news. Israeli intel is the best in the Middle East.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is Israel's independence day.

The evil ones thrive on symbolism. What could be more symbolic than attacking Israel on the anniversary of its independence?

Many people already thought the evil ones would try to mark the day with something significant. But this certainly makes it look like Israel expects something much bigger than a slew of suicides.

22 posted on 04/15/2002 8:20:49 AM PDT by EternalHope
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To: happygrl; sabramerican; Veronica; Alouette; LarryLied; Black Jade; backhoe; ALOHA RONNIE
My new neighbors who just moved in across the street this past weekend are from Israel. They family just got transfered here from Calif. They have been in the U. S. for only four years.
Being new neighbors, naturally I went across the street to welcome them. This was yesterday afternoon. I introduced myself and they invited me in and we sat down and they told me that they are from Israel. We had some small talk and such, then I asked (the husband) what is going on with S Sharon, Israel and tthen I follow up with - what do you think is going to happen in Israel in these tough times.

To speed this up, I'll type in my questions to my new neighbors (husband) and his response. To be concise, I'll shorten his replies:

Do you like Sharon?

"Yes. He is doing the best he can."

What do you think should happen with the West Bank territory in Israel?

"Israel should give back this land so the Palestinians will have a homeland. Until this is done, until the Palistanians have a homeland, the terrorist bombings will probably continue and in fact, increase no matter how many meetings are held."

"Does the average person in Israel live in total fear from these bombings and are their lives completely disrupted now?"

"No, the Israeli citizens will not allow these bombings to disrupt their lives. The Israeli citizens, although very concerned, will not let these bombings dominate their daily thoughts."

Do you think that there will be another land war soon, a huge attack by a group of Arab nations, be it Syria, Egypt, or Iran in the near future?

"No, this is not what will happen. What will probably happen (within three years) is that Iran (and my neighbor specifically stated Iran) - will hit Israel with nuclear missiles. They can do this right now. This is why your President Bush has placed Iran in his axis of evil. Iran needs to be taken out as soon as possible."

But if Iran hits Israel with nukes, then Israel will reply with nukes.

(to my astonishment, my neighbor - very casually - replied:

"Yes. And this will be the end of Israel."

We talked a bit longer and I said it was nice to meet him, his wife and kids and I left. (this new neighbor said he was in the Israeli army for 20 years - and of course, his wife was also in the Israeli army - one other item I have to leave out is the high level that this new neighbor of mine attained while in the Israeli army)

Bottom line here folks, is things are very much worse then I imagined. I believe every word this man has stated but was surprised at how casual he was about his thoughts that the nuclear destruction of Israel is imminent. Perhaps as short as the next three years. Even if America knocks out Iran, my neighbor said that sooner or later, one of the Arab nations will hit Israel with nukes.

I, like most of you reading this, didn't think that nuclear war would be coming and especially not within three years. That somehow it would be averted. Doesn't look that way. Looks like the end of the line - is right around the corner.

(This new neighbor said he was in the Israeli army for 20 years - and of course, his wife was also in the Israeli army. One item I have to leave out is - the very high level that this new neighbor of mine said he attained while in the Israeli army)

Bottom line here folks, to me anyway, is things are much worse then I imagined. I believe every word this man has stated but was surprised at how casual he was about his thoughts that the nuclear destruction of Israel is probably imminent. Perhaps as short as within the next three years. Even if America knocks out Iran, my neighbor said that sooner or later, one of the Arab nations will most likely hit Israel with nukes.

24 posted on 04/15/2002 8:25:32 AM PDT by ChaseR
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To: happygrl
Bump for reading later
26 posted on 04/15/2002 8:30:14 AM PDT by firewalk
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To: happygrl
This is a sad if inevitable bit of information. The news coming out of the middle east, the hate and fanaticism of the Arabs, the hawkishness in Israel and the US resulting from the terrorism, the enthusiasm on both sides for war make we wonder is things were not similar in the summer of 1914.

Hold onto your hats folks, we are in for a wild ride...

35 posted on 04/15/2002 8:39:21 AM PDT by chilepepper
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According to Drudge: "Washington DC Banks Closing, Due To FBI Warning " Something is about to hit the fan.
45 posted on 04/15/2002 8:48:53 AM PDT by BrooklynGOP
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To: happygrl
Sharon is too militant to stay in power. The Israelis need to bring him down and let Perez lead. If not for any reason than to assure that the weapons of mass destruction in the Israeli arsenal are in the hands of a steady man.
46 posted on 04/15/2002 8:50:52 AM PDT by philosofy123
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To: happygrl
Prayers and GodSpeed to our Jewish friends.
48 posted on 04/15/2002 8:54:01 AM PDT by WhiteGuy
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To: happygrl
I googled Code 8 Israel and got nothing like this.

Can someone confirm this Code 8 business?

52 posted on 04/15/2002 9:01:49 AM PDT by japaneseghost
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To: happygrl
Dr. Steve Pieczenik

Sounds suspiciously like "STEVE PEACE-NIK" TO ME. Is this a joke; sure sounds like one.

56 posted on 04/15/2002 9:11:23 AM PDT by xzins
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To: happygrl
I guess the BatLight is on.
57 posted on 04/15/2002 9:12:03 AM PDT by Dialup Llama
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