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May 13, 2011| 9 Iyar 5771
Vol. 7, Iss. 18
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THREE DOWN... Is the U.S. Adopting Israel’s Approach to the War on Terror?
Now that the hoopla over the successful United States "hit" on arch-terrorist Osama bin Laden has begun to fade into the annals of history, the stark realization that the U.S. and the free world are still bereft of a concrete plan of action to stem the tide of alQaeda terrorism is beginning to set in. Having spent close to 10 years assiduously tracking down the elusive 9/11 mastermind, we hasten to remind the CIA, along with the various and sundry intelligence networks, that the task of eradicating Islamist radicals bent on global domination demands replication of the same kind of "grit" that bagged bin Laden. aking a cursory glance at the modern state of Israel's 63-year history and the bold methods employed to confront the existential perils presented by a veritable panoply of terrorist organizations, it would appear that the Jewish state can teach the world a lesson or two in how to fight the War on Terror. Having enshrined targeted assassinations as the pillar of their counterterrorism doctrine, Israel has succeeded in creating a profound cumulative effect on the vast array of terror organizations in its midst, leaving Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in a state of confusion and disarray through the routine elimination of their leaders. Such actions serve as an ominous deterrent for those about to step into their predecessors' shoes. For a brief historical retrospective, let us recall that the long arm of the Mossad often launched surprise attacks against terrorists in the most remote of locations. In April 1973, Ehud Barak (who was dressed as a woman for the operation), led Israeli commandos as they landed in Beirut and took out senior members of the Fatah movement including Yusuf Najjar who was Yassir Arafat's deputy and Fatah spokesman Kamal Nasir. Israel also had a direct hand in the 1979 explosion in Beirut that killed Hassan Ali Salamah, founder of Fatah's elite Force 17. In April of 1988, yet another audacious operation was undertaken when an Israeli commando force under the leadership of
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Osama bin Laden
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Saddam Hussein
Bashar al-Assad (Syria)
Muammar Gaddafi (Libya)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran)
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