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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif">"It's easy to forget with all this violence who started this battle. On July 12th, Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers..."</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Loai Naamani <loai@MIT.EDU><BR>To: LCM Articles <lebanon-articles@MIT.EDU><BR>Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 2:40:13 AM<BR>Subject: [LCM Articles] FW: The rules of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Friday, August 11, 2006 6:21 AM</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> The rules of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict:</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Subject: The rules of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict: </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><A id=bodyLinks href="mailto:Minouchka24@The" target=_blank rel=nofollow><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">The</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></A></SPAN></FONT><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> rules of <U>POLITICAL CORRECTNESS </U>when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict: </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 1 : In the Middle East, it is always the Arabs that attack first, and it's always Israel who defends itself. This is called </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">"retaliation".</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 2: The Arabs, whether Palestinians or Lebanese, are not allowed to kill Israelis. This is called </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">"terrorism"</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 3: Israel has the right to kill Arab civilians, this is called </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">"self-defense"</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, or these days </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">"collateral damage".</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 4: When Israel kills too many civilians. The Western world calls for restraint. This is called the </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">"reaction of the international community".</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 5: Palestinians and Lebanese do not have the right to capture Israeli military, not even a limited number, not even 1 or 2. </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 6: Israel has the right to capture as many Palestinians as they want (Palestinians: around </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">10,000</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> to date, </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">300 of which are children</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, Lebanese: </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">1000s </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">to date, being held without trial). There is no limit; there is no need for proof of guilt or trial. All that is needed is the magic word: "</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">terrorism</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">" </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 7: When you say "Hezbollah", always be sure to add "supported by Syria and Iran " </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 8: When you say " Israel ", never say "supported by the USA , the UK and other European countries", for people (God forbid) might believe this is not an equal conflict. </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 9: When it comes to Israel , don't mention the words "occupied territories", "UN resolutions", " Geneva conventions". This could distress the audience of Fox. </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 10: Israelis speak better English than Arabs. This is why we let them speak out as much as possible, so that they can explain rules 1 through 9. This is called </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">"neutral journalism".</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><B><FONT color=black><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: black"><BR><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></B></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule # 11: If you don't agree with these rules or if you favor the Arab side over the Israeli side, you must be a very dangerous anti-Semite. You may even have to make a public apology if you express your honest opinion (isn't democracy wonderful?)</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Geneva color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Geneva"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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