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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2001

"The [U.S.-led] coalition will have to battle constantly against Bin Laden's perversion of Islam, recognizing that his false proclamation of himself as a defender of Palestine may resonate among Muslim foes of Israel.

The thorniest part of maintaining a coalition will be the internal pressures of key nations. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's intemperate criticism of the United States' 'appeasement' of Arab states probably was made to mollify his country's right wing. And the initial public silence from Arab states after Sunday's attack surely had more to do with not wanting to stir up their own radicals than with denunciation of the targeted military strikes. . ."

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Editorial: Unrelished but Necessary (The Los Angeles Times 10/8)