"Lawrence Helm" writes: : I just ran across something that relates to the current tangent or quibble, : that is, your assertion that the USA "supported and funded terrorist : activities." I assumed you were referring to the support of the activities : in Afghanistan against the Soviets which would not qualify as "terrorist" : activities in that they were directed against the Soviet military rather : than Soviet civilians. Then I take it that it is your position that Hezbollah was not engaged in "terrorist" activities when it captured the two Israeli soldiers and triggered Israel's effort at massive retaliation. -- Peter D. Junger--Case Western Reserve University Law School--Cleveland, OH EMAIL: junger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx URL: http://samsara.law.cwru.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html