Israelis, Palestinians to Climb Mountain

[DuctapeFatwa]

Eight Israelis and Palestinians left Thursday on an expedition to climb an unnamed, unconquered mountain in Antarctica, vowing to show they can work together under difficult, dangerous conditions.
The two yachts carrying the six men and two women of the "Breaking the Ice" expedition sailed from Puerto Williams, a Chilean navy base 2,050 miles south of Santiago.

Two of the Palestinians on the expedition spent time in Israeli prisons one for attacking Israeli soldiers and another who was accused of terrorism. Two of the Israelis are former members of an elite commando unit.

The nonprofit group Extreme Peace Missions said it organized the 35-day expedition "out of a belief that overcoming physical obstacles by working together as a team toward shared goals can unite the Israelis and Palestinians."

The expedition is also sponsored by Israel's Peres Center for Peace and according to organizers has received support from Arafat, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, the Dalai Lama and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040101_774.html

[brainshrub]

1. As an avid rock climber I would like to say:

This is a stupid idea on sooooooo many levels. Sure, it sounds all romantic and "Kumbaiya-we-could-overcome-any-obstacle-with-hard-work-and-trust".

However, at 200 meters in the air, a few moments of hesitation could kill you. I would never go climbing with someone I don't trust 100%, especially if I thought they had friends that wanted to kill me or steal my land.

My own opinion on this expedition is that a few of those folks aren't going to come back alive. (And they'll blame each other for the disaster.)

[JohnLocke]

2. LOL

[GabysPoppy]

3. I wondered how long it would take for a real progressive comment in 2004

I guess we didn't have to wait 24 hours.

[Resistance]

4. What does the length of time taken

to comment on the article have to do with anything? :shrug: