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  • From: Joe Reid <jreid AT vnet.net>
  • To: internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: [Fwd: DPLF]
  • Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:01:33 -0500




-------- Original Message --------
Subject: DPLF
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:33:39 -0400
From: Gayle Reid <GReid AT dandp.com>
To: Joe Reid <jreid AT vnet.net>
CC: Dorothy in Maryland <dbroad AT goeaston.net>, Dorothy at
home<drbroad AT erols.com>

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> 11 September 2001
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> Who is the DFLP?
>
> 1515 GMT, 010911
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> The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) has
> reportedly claimed responsibility for the attacks on the World
> Trade Center. This report, fromm a television station in Abu
> Dhabi, in unconfirmed.
>
> The DFLP was formed in 1969 with an estimated membership of 500.
> It was originally based in Syria, but the location of its current
> headquarters are unknown. The DFLP receives financial and
> military aid from Syria and Libya. It operates in Syria, Lebanon,
> Israel and the occupied territories. Its leader is Naif Hawatmeh,
> according to Israeli-based Interdisciplinary Center.
>
> The group was largely dormant from 1988 until this summer, when
> it claimed responsibility for an Aug. 25 attack against an
> Israeli military post in the Gaza Strip that left three Israeli
> soldiers dead. This attack was the first instance of Palestinians
> successfully using conventional military-style tactics.
>
> Before this year, DFLP operations have always taken place either
> inside Israel or the West Bank and Gaza. Typical acts include
> minor bombings and grenade attacks, as well as operations to
> seize hostages and attempts to negotiate the return of Israeli-
> held Palestinian prisoners.
>
> The group split from the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of
> Palestine (PFLP) years ago, but reconciled with the PFLP - and
> with Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat - in August 1999.
>
> The attacks differ significantly from the DFLP's previous methods
> of operation. Likewise, the resources and infrastructure
> necessary for such attacks are far beyond the group's traditional
> means. Either the DFLP's claims are spurious, or it has joined
> forces with other groups.
>
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  • [Fwd: DPLF], Joe Reid, 09/11/2001

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