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HERALD News Simday, "tiara 17, 2002 I HERALD NEWS tallith 17, 2002 Cheney takes flak on Iraq while he puslies Edeast peace Lee 0 MIDEAST Continued from Al I never carried out, calls on the Palestinians to rein in militants and collect their weapons a difficult and politically costly course for the Palestinian Authority Arafat has been reluctimt to do that at a time when Israel has been carrying out attacks against Palestinian targets, including Arafat's own Palestinian officials have said the attacks on their security apparatus have weakened their ability and motivation to act against radical groups. Furthermore, many of the recent attacks have come from groups associated with Arafat himself The U.S. plan also says the Israelis must pull back their forces to where they were before the fighting began. That would involve the dismantling of many military checkpoints and roadblocks in Palestinian areas. in Palestinian areas.

never carried out: calls on Gissin said. If a cease-fire is reached, they would immediately move to implement a US. truce plan worked out last year by CIA Director George Tenet, Sharon's office said. Israel has given assurances ft will meet a key Palestinian demand and withdraw its army from the remaining Palestinian areas where troops are operating Israeli officials said. Repeated efforts to arrange a cease-fire have failed, and this month has seen the worst violence since the bldodshed began in September 2000.

The recent Israeli incursions into Palestinian cities and refugee camps have drawn sharp international criticism, with the United States, Israel's strongest ally, ardbng those urging a withdrawal. The US. truce plan, negotiated last May by Tenet but tiated last May by Tenet but Gissin said Zirmi, whose two past truce missions failed due to persistent violence, said Friday that the first-round of. meetings with the two sides had been "extremely positive." Also, Israel pulled its army out of three Palestinian towns on Friday, improving the atmosphere a bit. Saturday was mostly quiet, though Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian taxi driver traveling through the West Bank city of Hebron in an area under curfew, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.

The army said it was unaware of the incident Elsewhere, Israel's army said it shot and hit at a "cell of terrorists" near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinians had no immediate comment, while Israeli radio stations said that three Palestinians were killed. killed. Zinn', whose two past on the next Sharon earlier dropped preconditions for a truce, including seven days of absolute quiet. After a night meeting at his desert ranch with 7inni, Sharon's office issued a statement saying a cease-fire was in the works.

Sharon spokesman Raanan Gissin said that the Sunday meeting would have the goal of setting a date for a cease-fire declaration, hopefully within the next few days. But the later statement said, "no decision has been made on holding a meeting." Sharon "is committed to a cease-fire and will do everything possible to make a cease-fire come about," sees the Abdul lah plan as possibly adding to the momentum to reduce violence when it it presented at an Arab League conference this month in Lebanon. In one Arab nation after another, Cheney has found leaders primarily focused on resolving the corrosive Israeli-Palestinian crisis, no matter how much he tries to change the subject to a tougher stand on Baghdad. Every Middle Eastern country he has visited so fir has rejected proposals to confront Iraq militarily Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Oman, and now the United Arab and Saudi Arabia Just ahead of Cheney's visit, Abdullah warned that the United States cannot overthrow the Iraqi leader, and that any strike against Iraq would just increase feeling in the region. In an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said that, should the United States decide to attack Iraq, it could not use Saudi bases for its attacks.

Saudi's offer of bases to U.S. soldiers and -warplanes was a major factor in the 1991 Gulf War. tan as pos- nomentum when it it ab League nonth in tion after las found )cused on ive Israeli-no matter to change her stand tern counso fir has confront Ian, Egypt, now the The Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia Vice President Dick Cheney encountered more resistance Saturday to American action against Iraq even as he conveyed growing US. interest in a Saudi-sponsored Middle East peace initiative. Cheney met with Saudi leaders who have expressed sharp reservations about any U.S.

plan to move militarily against Iraq. Saudi Arabia was the sixth stop on Cheney's 11-nation Middle East tout Each of the six countries he has visited in the region so far has opposed a tougher stand on Iraq. The Saudi rejection was expected and telegraphed well in advance. But it was significant because of the importance the United States places on the role of Saudi Arabia in the region. It would be difficult for the United States to mount a successful military campaign against Iraq without the support or at least acquiescence of Saudi Arabia, many military analysts suggest.

Saudi Crown Prince Abdul-lair met Cheney at the airport, walking out on a long red carpet to greet him. The two stood at attention as a Saudi band The Assoc JEDDAH, F. Vice Presider encountered 1 Saturday to against Iraq veyed growing Saudi-sponsor peace initiativi Cheney met ers who have reservations plan to move i Iraq. Saudi Arabi stop on Che Middle East six countries I the region so tougher stand The Saudi expected and in advance. cant because the United Sts role of Saudi region.

It would be United States cessful milli against Iraq i port or at le of Saudi Al tary analysts Saudi Crow lair met Chen( walking out a pet to greet hi at attention lah was that the United States supported his efforts even though at this point the plan does not have much details, U.S. officials said. The Bush administration Abdullah is the de facto leader of the country since Fand, his half brother, had a stroke in 1995. Abdullah's peace initiative offering Israel full diplo played the national anthems of both countries. Cheney then had an audience with ailing King Fand and then met again with Abdullah, including a dinner session.

matie recognition in exchange for a withdrawal of lands it seized in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war was fast gaining support in the Arab world. Cheney's message to Abdul HATE GAMES HAT GArtre EA7 Some others maintain that while Ethnic Cleansing may be more sophisticated than the clumsy, racist modifications made to older commercial games such as Doom and Escape From Castle Wolfenstein, games ultimately are ineffective recruiting tools. "I think there's a keen understanding that these kinds of announcements will get attention," said Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law CenteA which had studied the National Alliance. "I would say that vastly more important as a recruiting mechanism is the music, the white-power music." White-power concerts work because groups such as the National Alliance and the World Church of the Creator can conduct face-to-face recruiting pitches, Potok said. don't become a Nazi simply by logging onto a Web site or hearing a few lines from a song or playing a version of Doom in which the enemy is black," Potok said.

"I think contrary to the impression one would get, recruitment really only happens In a face-to-face setting." The National Alliance sells Ethnic Cleansing, as well as white supremacist music, on the Internet through its record label. Briskman and others said the fact that Ethnic Cleansing is available on the Web is particularly disturbing because that makes it easier for the National Alliance to target OUTDOOR LIVING children, who would otherwise be unlikely to attend racist rock concerts or rallies where racist literature is normally distributed. Selling racist games online is also inexpensive, Briskman said. "A place like Toys 'R' Us is certainly not going to carry it," he said. "No reputable company is going to carry it.

If you try and market it, you're talking about a much bigger operation. So the reality is this is where it's going to be." Some others maintain that Alliance. "I would say that Potok said. "I think contrary to children, who would otherwise while Ethnic Cleansing may be vastly more important as a the impression one would get, be unlikely to attend racist more sophisticated than the recruiting mechanism is the recruitment really only happens rock concerts or rallies where clumsy, racist modifications music, the white power music." in a face-to-face setting." racist literature is normally made to older commercial White power concerts work The National Alliance sells distributed games such as Doom and because groups such as the Ethnic Cleansing, as well as Selling racist games online is Escape From Castle Wolfen- National Alliance and the white supremacist music, on also inexpensive, Briskman said. stein, games ultimately are World Church of the Creator the Internet through its record "A place like 'roys 'R' Us is ineffective recruiting tools can conduct face-to-face label certainly not going to carry it," "I think there's a keen under- recruiting pitches, Potok said Briskman and others said he said.

"No reputable comve. standing that these kinds of don't become a Nazi aim the fact that Etlmic Cleansing pany is going to carry it If you announcements will get atten- ply by logging onto a Web site or is available on the Web is par- try and market it you're talk tion," said Mark Potok of the hearing a few lines from a song ticularly disturbing because mg about a much bigger taper? Southern Poverty Law CenteA or playing a version of Doom in that makes it easier for the ation. So the reality is this is which had studied the National which the enemy is black," National Alliance to target where it's going to be." I OUTDOOR LIVING cleansing" is also reminiscent of Adolph Hitler's execution camps that murdered 6 million Jews and other minorities. Doug Lowenstein, president of the Interactive Digital Software Association, a game industry trade organization, denounced groups such as the National Alliance. 'The IDSA finds these games abhorrent and condemns these kinds of sick efforts to abuse the wonderful technology of video games to peddle racist and anti-Semitic garbage," he said in a statement.

Pierce said Ethnic Cleansing has been well-received by those who have played the game. "It's gotten a very good response from the people who have tried it," he said. "I noticed that even the ADL (says it is) more sophisticated, (with) better graphics and higher resolution than any of the other games about which they complain because they're not politically correct." cleansing" is also reminiscent of Adolph Hitler's execution camps that murdered 6 million Jews and other minorities Doug Lowenstein, president of the Interactive Digital Soft- ware Association, a game industry trade organization, denounced groups such as the National Alliance. 'The IDSA finds these games abhorrent and condemns these kinds of sick efforts to abuse the wonderful technology of video games to peddle racist and anti-Semitic garbage," he said in a staterrftt. Pierce said Ethnic Cleansing has been well-received by those I Ccmtinued from Al we think even, 15-year-olds can begin thinking about the problems in this country, thinking about what they're going to do about these problems when they become adults.

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4118,, the Advancement of Hispanic People "believes these highly incendiary, offensive, and reprehensible games serve as literature on behalf of racist organizations to brainwash children," said Danny Lopez-Diaz, vice president of communications for the group. Mark Briskman, director of the Dallas office of the ADL, said that for years racist groups like the National Alliance have used leaflets, music, Web sites and even crude games to recruit. But Ethnic Cleansing, built using free game development software called Genesis3D, is different, he said. "We thought that this was such a jump in the technology of hate, in how technology is being used in a very negative way to help promote hate, that we wanted to put out a report to indicate that we potentially see a real problem developing," Briskman said. He said that while recruiting tools such as Web sites, white-power music and literature are passive media, games are interactive.

That means game players can act out racist fantasies in graphic, brutal fashion, rather than just reading or hearing about them, Briskman said. The danger, he said, is that those who play such games as Ethnic Cleansing may find it easier to take the step from killing people in a game to killing people in real life, he said. The game may have other harmful effects, said Dr. Bill Spriggs, director of the National Urban League Institute for Opportunity and Equality. "People forget that it doesn't necessarily take someone doing something as much as getting the idea out that it's OK," he said.

"You are desensitized toward where you think, 'I'm not going to do it, but if they do it, The term "ethnic cleansing" was used to describe the gruesome campaign of violence carried out in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s. Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is beinv tried in a United Nations crimes tribunal in The Hague on 66 charges of genocide and other war crimes. "Ethnic the Advancem People "believ incendiary, off( rehensible gan erature on 1)1 organizations children," said Diaz, vice presi nications for ti Briskman, dire las office of the for years racist National Allia leaflets, music, even crude ga But Ethnic using free gam software callet different, he sa "We thought such a jump in of hate, in hoI being used in way to help pro we wanted to 1 to indicate tha see a real probl Briskman said. He said that tools such as power music to passive medi interactive. Th players can ac tasies in grapi Ion, rather thai hearing about said.

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