Latest Developments Yahoo! Photo AP Photo Israel Launches Gaza Moat Plan

[CharlesGroce]

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(Reuters) - Israel set in motion a plan Thursday to dig a moat along the Gaza-Egypt border, inviting contractor bids for the project meant to prevent arms reaching Palestinian militants through tunnels. The Defense Ministry published the bid notice 11 days after the cabinet approved in principle a Gaza withdrawal plan, under which Israel would keep a narrow corridor on the Egyptian frontier pending possible security arrangements with Cairo. ...

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040617/wl_nm/mideast_gaza_moat_dc_2

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No, prisons don't have back doors.

[TolstoyAndy]

1. On the bright side ...

...from the headline, I thought they'd be digging a moat all the way around Gaza, to go with their land grab wall in the West Bank.

Your tax dollars at work, America. :puke:

[daleo]

2. Moats go well with the dark ages

All the religious wars these days are a nice historical touch too. Throw in the return of torture by governments, and we are nearly there. Mustn't forget all the talk of body armor these days, either.