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Minister Eitan: If enemies kidnap IDF officers, Israel should respond in kind
By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Iran, Rafi Eitan 

Israel should respond to the possible abduction of Israel Defense Forces officers by kidnapping enemy officers of the same rank, pensioner affairs minister and former top Mossad operative Rafi Eitan told Haaretz on Tuesday.

Eitan, who raised a firestorm of controversy over remarks published in the German magazine Der Spiegel suggesting Israel should kidnap Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad so as to bring him to trial in The Hague, refused to backtrack on his statements, saying they were not the result of a slip of the tongue.

"Kidnapping enemy leaders is a legitimate method used by states to combat threats to their existence," Eitan said. "A man like Ahmadinejad who threats the existence of the state of Israel and is also preparing for it is worthy of being brought before the international court in The Hague even if it is by means of abduction. Abductions still occur. It is a fact that the Americans do it all the time when they kidnap Al-Qaida operatives in Iraq quietly and without any fanfare and bring them to trial."
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"[Abductions] are done throughout the free world," Eitan said. "Abductions allow for room to maneuver. Just like we kidnapped the senior Hezbollah figure Mustafa Dirani - which enabled us to trade him in exchange for our people."

The minister also reacted to a recent spate of reports indicating that senior army officers have been warned they are potential targets for abduction by Hezbollah.

"The moment they carry out their threats against us and kidnap our army officers, the response needs to be counter-kidnapping of their army officers of the same rank," Eitan told Haaretz on Tuesday
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  1.   Unbelievable! 13:43  |  northern neighbor 10/09/08
  2.   "Abductions allow for room to maneuver." 14:29  |  Axel 10/09/08
  3.   Give him a little attention and now you can`t shut him up 14:48  |  Natallie Durson 10/09/08
  4.   I`d just like to point out the obvious here... 07:30  |  Johnboy 11/09/08
  5.   Where have all the zionists gone! 11:09  |  Johnboy 11/09/08
  6.   #5 - I`d say the only embarassment... 15:44  |  JES 11/09/08
  7.   They should bring Ahmadinejad to the Hague 19:36  |  lady from USA 11/09/08
  8.   #6 Wow!! What. A. Litany. Of. Lies. From. JES 01:08  |  Johnboy 12/09/08
  9.   #6 Wow! What. a. denoument. from. JES 01:16  |  Johnboy 12/09/08
  10.   #6 Where JES and Eitan part company 03:24  |  Johnboy 12/09/08
  11.   #6 JES in retcon meltdown! 08:13  |  Johnboy 12/09/08
  12.   Hmmm, Meltdown. LOL (2nd Try) 07:46  |  JES 13/09/08
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