Habib, Thanks for the forward. I am more inclined to believe the story than not. History is replete with agent provocateur operations, especially Israeli, American and South African. I hope with time more light will be shed on this operation that the Zionist state has long boasted about as their most daring feat. Regards, Kabir. On 6/3/07, Habib Ghanim <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Kabir another new truth revealed to show how deceptive our cousins can be > read on > > A newly released documents contain a claim that the 1976 rescue of > hostages, kidnapped on an Air France flight and held in Entebbe in Uganda, > was not all it seemed. > A UK government file on the crisis, released from the National Archives, > contains a claim that Israel itself was behind the hijacking. > -------------------------------------- > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6710289.stm > > > Israel hijack role 'was queried' > > > > > > By Dan Parkinson BBC News > > It has been seen as a daring raid by crack Israeli troops to rescue dozens > of their countrymen held at the mercy of hijackers. > But newly released documents contain a claim that the 1976 rescue of > hostages, kidnapped on an Air France flight and held in Entebbe in Uganda, > was not all it seemed. > A UK government file on the crisis, released from the National Archives, > contains a claim that Israel itself was behind the hijacking. > An unnamed contact told a British diplomat in Paris that the Israeli > Secret Service, the Shin Bet, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of > Palestine (PFLP) collaborated to seize the plane. > The flight was seized shortly after it took off from Athens and was flown > to Entebbe, where 98 people were held hostage, many of them Israeli > citizens. > Ugandans killed > Israeli commandos brought the crisis to an end, storming the airport and > overpowering the seven hijackers and about 80 Ugandan soldiers in a > 36-minute battle. > Two Israeli civilian hostages died in the shooting, and a third died later > in a Nairobi hospital. One officer commanding the raiders was killed by > shooting from the airport tower. > Ugandan President Idi Amin claimed the troops killed 20 Ugandan servicemen > as well as all the hijackers. > The hijackers demands included a list of countries that should release > Palestinians or others fighting for the Palestinian cause. > In the document, written on 30 June 1976 when the crisis was still > unresolved, DH Colvin of the Paris Embassy writes of his source: "According > to his information, the hijack was the work of the PFLP, with help from the > Israeli Secret Service, the Shin Beit. > "The operation was designed to torpedo the PLO's standing in France and to > prevent what they see as a growing rapprochement between the PLO and the > Americans." > He adds: "My contact said the PFLP had attracted all sorts of wild > elements, some of whom had been planted by the Israelis." > The documents also reveal that the British government debated whether or > not to praise the Israeli raid after its completion. > It was decided in the days after the raid that it was not clear whether > the Israeli offensive was justified under international law. > One document in the file reads: "The Israelis have been critical of the > fact that the prime minister did not send a personal message of > congratulations to Mr Rabin and that our public statement fell short of > endorsement of the Israeli action at Entebbe." > The file also contains correspondence from UK citizens to the government > expressing concern that the government had not expressed support for the > Israelis. > 'Collusion' > One letter reads: "I am writing to find out our policy towards terrorism. > I find it deplorable that there was not a statement made congratulating > Israel on the successful rescue." > But in a document dated 9 July an official cautions against such a > statement because there is likely to be "no internationally agreed view > about the legality of the Israeli action". > The document says the legality of it would depend on whether or not the > Ugandans had helped the kidnappers. > In a draft document included in the file an official says it appears Idi > Amin did collude with the hijackers. > It reads: "On balance it seems that there was a culpable degree of > collusion between President Amin and the hijackers, and that the president's > attitude made it much easier for the hijackers to persist in their demands." > The file does not make it clear how seriously the government took the > claim that Israel also may have aided the hijackers. > Story from BBC NEWS: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/6710289.stmPublished: > 2007/06/01 00:05:15 GMT > > > > > Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:37:56 +0200> From: [log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Zionism as a Racist Ideology> To: [log in to unmask]> > > Habib,> > The person who divulged that to you was right; the ill-treatment > of the> Falashas in Israel has been widely documented. I have both read and > seen> documentaries on TV about their treatment in Israel.> > Their fate has > interested me ever since their mass evacuation from secret> air-strips in > the late 80's. "Operation Solomon," as it was dubbed,> witnessed the > evacuation of some 20,000 Falashas.> > Their ill-treatment in the army and > Israeli society at large is an open> secret. There has even been > demonstrations, some bordering on riot, to> protest their ill-treatment > because of their skin colour. Our> "intellectual/philosopher" friend, so > versed on Jews and Zionism cannot> claim ignorance concerning their > discrimination by the Zionist society.> > Oh yes, that's the Islam I > remember growing up, especially during Koriteh> and Tobaski. Broadcast live > on radio, the Imam used to ask the congregation> to join him in praying for > the well-being of all Muslims, Christians, and> humanity at large, in that > order; it is as if I can still hear him.> > Muslims and Christians lived > peacefully side by side and and the youth> cultivated friendships across the > invisible religious divide. In the home I> was born at half-die we had a > common fence with a home lived in> by Christians. My cousin had her day-care > - "endu" - with one of those> Christian families whiles I had mine a stone's > throw on the same street at> Aunti Kodou Loum's shop, Tony loum's aunt. We > were many, both Muslim and> Christian playing in her shop all day and > running errands for her. None> cared what God the other worshipped. Her only > son even converted to Islam> later on. But what would someone schooled in > hate know about that?> > Hear him the other day invite on a discussion on > "Pan-Africanism".> > Someone who supports the claim and confiscation of Arab > lands just because> some of his Jewish forebears lived there among Arabs > thousands of years ago> but advise Zimbabweans whose land was stolen just > over a hundred years ago> by total strangers to migrate? What kind of a > Pan-Africanist is that?> > I read (about 20 years ago) the book he mentioned > here yesterday, "The Case> of Israel" and wondered why he even mentioned it. > The book did not support> the Zionist cause at all, on the contrary, Garaudy > debunks their claim. In> it he traced British attempts to find a "homeland" > for the Jews after WW II,> Uganda being among the first places that was > suggested and explored but due> to many adverse circumstances, the idea was > dropped.> > Buharry has indeed exposed "unnyi" him. I read this, I read that > - what use> is it when you can't even think?> > Regards,> > Kabir.> > > > > > > On 5/30/07, Habib Ghanim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> >> > Kabir> > I was > in shock when an Ethiopian Christain protester a couple of years ago> > told > me that the Falashas jews of Ehtiopian origin and non white are still> > > required to be cleansed ( physically take a shower at the entrance of thier> > > synagues ) because they had black skin.> > the army was not supposed to > accept blood donated by the falashas for> > other white jews as they were > unclean> > and whenever there was conflict the israeli commander were > ordered to put> > the falashas on the first/front line as thier lives were > less valuable> > unbelievable but not many knew this> > by the way he had > documents to proove this . it was a couple of years ago> > so I do not know > where to locate them> >> > I am by no means saying tha the arab s are better > they are some of the> > violators of such atrocities in different ways like > in Dafur> >> > I remember in Banjul the first thing our Banjul Imam Bah ( > may his soul> > rest in peace) prayed for was peace for all> > best regards> > > Habib> >> >> >> > > Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 15:54:03 +0200> From: > [log in to unmask]>> > Subject: Re: Zionism as a Racist Ideology> To: > [log in to unmask]> > It seems the Falashas Mura are less > 'Jewish' than their paler brethren> > and> the right of (return) immigration > therfore not as automatic?> > Squalor> > and shrinking hope for Ethiopian > Jews:>> > http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnL27265224.html> > > Regards,> >> > Kabir.> > > > On 5/29/07, Momodou Buharry Gassama < > [log in to unmask]>> > wrote:> >> > Cornelius,> > For one who > acknowledges that Gambia and Gambian> > fora> > are not significant in > determining policy, you seem to be spending> > an> > awful lot of time > trying to defend the indefensible. Gambians on this>> > > forum are more > sober and sophisticated than the half-baked American and> >> > other > gullible audiences who swallow Zionist propaganda hook, line and> >> > > sinker. So relax, take a cool bottle of coke, look in the mirror, smile> >> > > and get ready to defend your position on Zionism or go peddle your> >> > > Zionist propaganda elsewhere. In this vein, answer the following> >> > > questions (not through links to Zionist propaganda sites because we are> >> > > sophisticated and can see through the mistruths, half-truths etc.)> > > about> > Zionism and tell us your opinion or views. You wrote in a reply> > > to Habib> > that Zionism is not a racist policy. In your opinion,> >> > 1. > What is> > Zionism?> > 2. What are its prinipal tenets?> > 3. Why is it not > racist?> >> > 4. Why do the Jews have a claim to the land of Palestine > including the> >> > part dubbed Israel?> > 5. How is Israel a democracy?> > > 6. Do the> > Palestinians with Israeli citizenship have the same rights> > > as Jews living> > in the same land? If not, why?> > 7. Why do "Jews" who > were not born> > anywhere near Palestine and Israel> > have an automatic > right to have> > Israeli citizenship and move to Israel> > whilst > Palestinians whose land was> > confiscated do not have a right to> > return > to their confiscated lands? Is> > this right or fair? If so, tell> > us > why.> > 8a. Why has Israel not> > respected or implemented UN resolutions > against> > it but propagates> > together with its puppet, the US, for the > respect and> > implementation of> > resolutions against other countries?> > > 8b. If Israel refuses to implement> > resolutions against it, should> > > other countries be forced to comply with> > the implementation of UN> > > resolutions? Why?> > 9. After Olmert publicly> > claimed Israeli possession > of nuclear weapons> > (after decades of lies),> > why should Israel not be > forced to comply with> > the same laws and> > guidelines being forced on > Iran, North Korea etc? If> > not, why?> > 10.> > According to international > law, why should Iran not pursue its> > nuclear> > program? What are the > basis for the illegal and hypocritical> > stance> > against the country?> > > 11. Why should the US (the only country to have used> > nuclear weapons> > > against another based for the most part on racist> > considerations),> > > Britain, Israel, India, Pakistan, Russia and France have> > nuclear> > > weapons and not Iran? On what basis?> > 12. How were the Jews> > treated by > Arabs before Israel was created? How> > did the Europeans treat> > them? How > do the Jews treat the Arabs today?> > Compare the way the Jews> > were > teated by the Arabs and the way they are> > treating the Arabs today.>> > > > 13. Is criticizing "Israel" and "Zionism" anti-semiticism and racism?> >> > > If it is, on what basis? Is criticizing Arabs and Muslims by calling> > > them> > "fanatics", "terrorists" etc. anti-semitism and racism? If yes, on> > > what> > basis?> > 14. Did the founders of Israel use terror tactics such > as> > bombings> > etc.?> > 15. Does Israel practice Apartheid? If not, can > you> > prove it?> > 16. If I come to house and steal your tv, stereo, money > etc.> > because> > somebody in Mongolia gave me told me that I can take > them, am I>> > > entitled to your property? If not, why should Israel be > entitled to> >> > Palestinian land because the Europeans with the their > racist and> >> > imperialist tendencies sat in London, Washington etc. and > decided to> > draw> > up a list of countries including Uganda to give to > Jews for what> >> > Europeans did to them? Why should Palestinians pay for > European guilt?> >> > 17. Should someone be punished for a crime committed > by someone else?> > Is> > it in line with legality and natural justice? If > no, why does Israel> >> > punish the families of suicide bombers by > bulldozing their houses when> > in> > most cases the families are not even > aware that the bombers were> > planning> > to do what they did. How can you > justify this?> > 18. Who has actually wipe> > a country from the map? Is it > Israel or is> > it Iran?> > 19. Are the> > Europeans who live in today's > Israel the descendants of> > the original Jews> > who lived there? If not, > why should they have a claim> > to the land? Just> > assuming that "are" the > descendants, why should they> > have a right to> > reclaim land they lost > more than two thousand years> > ago? Is this logical?> > If it is, do the > native Indians in America have a> > right to claim their> > land from > Europeans who stole their it and expel> > them to Europe? Do the> > > Aborigines have a right to expel the British> > unwanted criminals who were> > > shipped to Australia as punishment back to> > Britain? If these people do> > > not have a right to expel the thieves who> > stole their land just a few> > > hundred years ago, why should "Jews" have a> > right to reclaim land lost> > > thousands of years ago?> > 20. Is Irael committing genocide and ethnic> > > cleansing in the occupied> > territories? Was genocide and ethnic cleansing> > > committed in the former> > Yugoslavia? Was genocide and ethnic cleansing> > > committed in Rwanda? 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