Israel Plans Remote-Control Border After a Withdrawal From Gaza Strip

[papau]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB3HXA9MVD.html

Israel Plans Remote-Control Border After a Withdrawal From Gaza Strip
By Ramit Plushnick-Masti Associated Press Writer

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army envisions a "remote control" border with the Gaza Strip after a troop withdrawal, including unmanned patrol cars and computerized observation posts that would automatically spot and kill attackers, a military official said Friday.

The technology already exists, but the plan hasn't been approved yet, and fallback options are being considered, the official said on condition of anonymity.

Also Friday, Yasser Arafat was quoted as saying he "definitely" understands that Israel must retain its Jewish character - a rare acknowledgment by the Palestinian leader. However, Arafat was evasive when asked by the Haaretz daily about the fate of more than 4 million Palestinian refugees and their descendants.

In peace talks, the Palestinians have insisted that Israel recognize the refugees' "right of return." Israel refuses, saying a mass influx of Palestinians will undermine the Jewish character of the state. The dispute has contributed to the collapse of negotiations in the past.

In the interview with Haaretz, Arafat suggested that many refugees could settle in a future Palestinian state, but refused to say how many should be allowed into Israel. <snip>

[bemildred]

1. I want the maintenance contract.

Me and my buddies in the defense business.

[The Magistrate]

2. Indeed, Sir

Persons of grim and impish spirit will look forward to much entertainment from the interaction of malfunction and human ingenuity in opposition during its operation. There is a variant of Murphy's law which posits that, if a complex system is examined before use, and a list of ten thousand possible failures that might afflict it is drawn up in advance, the first three actual problems encountered will include at least one not on the list....

[bemildred]

3. Yes Sir.

I predict that whomever is required to service this system
will be a busy fellow. One hopes that he is well protected, too.

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[Classical_Liberal]

5. Very telling

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[Blayde Starrfyre]

7. Who decides what the targets are?

"including unmanned patrol cars and computerized observation posts that would automatically spot and kill attackers"

Attackers = children with rocks.