Fascism breeds fascism, as terror breeds terrorism

There is nothing sensational in the reports from the Occupied Territories, pt I - Goebbel's diary re: Warsaw Ghetto

The only thing noteworthy is exceptionally sharp fighting in Warsaw between our Police, and in part even the Wehrmacht, and the Jewish rebels. The Jews have actually succeeded in putting the ghetto in a condition to defend itself. Some very hard battles are taking place there, which have gone so far that the Jewish top leadership publishes daily military reports. Of course this jest will probably not last long. But it shows what one can expect of the Jews if they have arms. Unfortunately they also have some good German weapons in part, particularly machine-guns. Heaven only knows how they got hold of them.

No mention of massive starvation, long-term goals remain implicit. Mildly annoyed with ability of civilians to defend selves against army-led assault. Now-

There is nothing sensational in the reports from the Occupied Territories, pt II - J-Post

In a meeting with Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday morning, Sharon said there are currently 51 warnings of terrorist operations, and he specified from which cities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip the threats are coming. [annoyed with civilians defending selves]

Powell and Sharon discussed humanitarian issues [starvation, below] in the Palestinian Authority areas, including the best way to transfer Palestinian tax revenues to the PA in a transparent manner, and broader issues including North Korea's confession regarding its nuclear weapons program, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said.*

But Israeli officials said Powell, while indicating he is eager to see steps to improve living conditions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, acknowledged the dangers loosening restrictions sometimes entails. [army deployed against civilian populous, as above]

*:Israel recently announced its intention to release about 7 percent of the $600 million in Palestinian tax revenue it has seized since the start of the Intifada..