Militants Are Wild Card in Mideast Negotiations

(Los Angeles Times) Laura King - After spending months or even years on the run, many fighters talk openly of their desire to build new lives for themselves and their families in what they hope will someday be an independent Palestinian state. But, they say, they are equally determined to redouble their attacks if they see signs that Israel is not willing to move ahead with key concessions. "If things fail at this point, we'd have absolutely nothing to lose," said the leader of one guerrilla band in Nablus who calls himself Abu Mujahed. "Everything would get out of hand very quickly, I assure you."


2005-02-08 00:00:00

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