U.S. said adopting Israeli army counter-terror tactics in Iraq

[Gimel]

Israel is helping the U.S. train a special commando
force to find the remnants of Ba'ath Party
activists and Saddam Hussein loyalists behind some
of the attacks on American soldiers in Iraq, the
latest issue of New Yorker magazine reports.
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh writes that
when the Pentagon decided to fight back against the
insurgents, it consulted Israel because of its
experience dealing with terrorist attackers.

The report says Israeli advisors in commando warfare
and intelligence gathering worked with Americans at
a training facility at Fort Bragg in North Carolina,
as well as in Israel. American and Israeli officials
refused to confirm the report.

One of the main tactics promoted by the Israeli
experts, says Hersh, is an assassination
program against Iraqis believed to be behind
the anti-American campaign. The Pentagon has
already decided to target hostile Ba'athists
and is now trying to implement this.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/369772.html

[La_Serpiente]

1. *Splendid*

Let's just destroy a couple apartment buildings and homes.\sarcasm off

[onebigbadwulf]

2. im glad we have israel showing us how to deal with terrorists

after all, they've stopped all ... wait a minute. Oh sweet god no.

[Gimel]

3. Terrorists

The anti-terorism measures will continue as long as terrorist are targeting civilians. Are you opposed to that?

[La_Serpiente]

4. How can you call them anti-terrorism measures

when a thousands of people have died within the last three years.

[Gimel]

5. Including, of course

the thousand on the Isreali side. Or are you considering the Israeli deaths as irelevant?

[La_Serpiente]

7. Thanks for asking the question

no, I do find the deaths of Israelis irrelevant and I am appaled that you would even suggest such a thing. What I am saying that what has been occuring in the last few years have been both unproductive and not progressive. Who has won the battle? The Israelis? Suicide Bombings Continue. The Palestinians? Homes are torn down and human beings are still killed.

I think people have become really fed up with all of the killing in the Middle East. Putting up a Wall (which is just a land grab in itself) does not fix the situation. There is all this fighting, yet there is no dialogue or social progress from either side and THAT my friend is what I find appaling.

[Gimel]

8. Many attacks were prevented

Another thousand or so lives were saved by preventing attacks. Anti-terrorist measures have succeeded in reducing terror attacks. They have not succeeded in completely arresting terrorist violence. That's why a non-violent Peace Fence is needed.

[drdon326]

6. Well....

then you'll love the Peace Fence