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From: dsg@mhuxi.UUCP (David S. Green)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Israeli torture? (really Arab Terrorism)
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Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 08:14:26 EST
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>> 
>>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. 
      ^^^^^^^    
 
> What would be the logical thing for them to do?
> Farzin Mokhtarian  

This sounds like a leading question.  Of course, the logical thing to do
is punish the criminal in some way.  Some how I just don't have much
"rachmonos" (pity) for someone who is found guilty of weapon possesion
*anywhere*.