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From: mokhtar@ubc-vision.UUCP (Farzin Mokhtarian)
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Subject: Re: Israeli torture?
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Date: Sun, 9-Feb-86 22:45:53 EST
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>                                                Lord Salmon, an esteemed 
> British judge stated "I am saddened that such an article could have been 
> written and such publicity given to it in such a newspaper."

That is not the same as saying that what the newspaper published is false!
  
>2.  The Sunday Times article related the story of Omar Karim, who had been
>    found guilty of possession of weapons and membership in a terrorist group.
>    The Times story stated that Karim was returned to Jordan on a stretcher,
>    and had claimed to have been mistreated.  What the article failed to 
>    mention was the fact that Karim (as documented by medical certificates) 
>    had been very sick for a long period of time previous to his arrest.

The article did mention that. It also mentioned that he was suffering from
symptoms not related to his illness. A large number of other Palestinians
who claimed to have been tortured were also interviewed. 
      
>    If, in fact, the Israelis had tortured Karim (which of course they did not)
>    it would certainly not be logical for them to repatriate him to Jordan, 
>    where he could publicize his mistreatment.          [ Sam Cramer ]

What would be the logical thing for them to do?
						 Farzin Mokhtarian