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Leader of the fedayeen: we want a war like the Vietnam war LIFE Jun 12, 1970, pp. 32-33 ... there are only 1,600 or so members. Yet those 1,600, for ill or for good, are attracting the world's attention with acts of terrorism. "Why?" is what I went to ask Dr. Habash . We met at night in the suburbs of Amman, in a building attached to a refugee camp . The room contained one desk and a few chairs; outside the closed doors, armed fedayeen stood guard ... Let me explain: the attacks of the Popular Front are based on quality, not quantity. We believe that to kill a Jew far from the battleground has more of an effect than killing 100 of them in battle; it attracts more attention. And when we set fire to a store in London, those few flames are worth the burning down of two kibbutzim ... https://books.google.com/books?id=3FUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32 https://books.google.com/books?id=3FUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=%22the+attacks+of+the+Popular+Front+are+based+on+quality,...

Arab Palestinian use of own children as human shields - aleady in 1970 (at least), and in the 1980s Prevent World War III. - Issues 77-78 - 1971 , Page 6 We fully support the granting of humanitarian assistance wherever people lack the means of livelihood . We are deeply disturbed , however , by the manner in which guerrilla and terrorist groups have been permitted to use refugee camps in a way that has disturbed the peace of the Middle East , imperilled the security of both Israel and Jordan , and directly harmed the interests of the United States . A relief agency must be divorced from politics — both domestic and international...   When a reporter for Life magazine managed to secure an interview with Dr. George Habash, leader of the guerrilla group that has instigated the hijacking of international jet liners, the meeting place turned out to be a building attached to a refugee camp . "Outside the closed doors, armed fedayeen stood guard," the Life correspondent wrote. Even...