DougR, there were plenty of observers who wanted to be present during the operations. The Israeli military shot at a lot of them. But some of them got in anyway.

At any rate, DougR and troll, I'm in some real distress here. For the first time in my life, I have found myself in agreement with Robert Novak and Pat Buchanan (sp?) on an important issue. Believe me when I tell you that for a good little liberal like me, this is cause for some serious nightmares.