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Title:#12 Why put quotes around it, Mike?
Name:Johnboy
City: SydneyState: Australia
M: "I wonder why you`d put security in quotations."

So, you haven`t studied Israel`s recent fence-building efforts?

Kadima decided to put a "security fence" along the West Bank.

Only that "security fence" put 8-15% of the West Bank BEHIND the fenceline.

Outrage! Disgust!

Cries of "attempted annexation!"

It goes to the Israel High Court: the State swears that this fence is being built ONLY for security, and in No Way is it intended to mark a line of annexation.

No Siree, Your Honour, and if the security situation improves we can always tear it down!!!!

Roll to 2007-8.

That fence is getting finished, and NOW Olmert and Livni say this:

Well, actually, now that you mention it, yeah, we want the borders to be along the line marked by that fence.

You don`t like it?
Tough. It`s there now, and if you don`t agree then go screw yourself, coz it`s stayin` and so are we.

Israel has an MO - she has form - and that`s why I put it in quotes.