(London Times) - Sharon regards Iraq as "a very, very dangerous country led by an insane regime" (he then asks an aide in Hebrew if there is a stronger word than "insane"). "We will support every decision that will be taken by President Bush and his ally, Prime Minister Blair, because we know maybe better than others the dangers of terror: global terror, regional terror, and local terror." Iran makes every effort to possess weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. That is a danger to the Middle East, to Israel, and a danger to Europe. Iran also has sent rockets to Lebanon via Syria, and is a problem in Palestinian areas, where Iranian money supports extremists. 646 Israelis have been killed during the violence of the past two years, which would be the equivalent of 6,460 deaths in Britain. "There are whole families who have disappeared. Parents have lost their children and children have lost their parents." "This man [Arafat] is responsible for the murder of thousands of people. I was a soldier for many years - I know that in war civilians suffer or are even killed, but their [Palestinian terrorist] targets are civilians." "You ask me if we are going to hold the sword all our lives. If we have to do it we will do it, but I hope that it won’t be necessary. There are those among the Palestinians who understand that they will not be able to achieve anything by force. Those that are ready to speak peace, I am ready to talk and negotiate with, as a matter of fact I am in contact with them now."
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