INTRO

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=56 BGCOLOR="#666633" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="153c8c83.gif"> <div> INTRO</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=355 BGCOLOR="#555555" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>POLITICS NAHER OSTEN</B></div> <div> <B>ISRAEL SYRIEN IRAN</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1b1e0a80.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="680" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=54 BGCOLOR="#666633" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="154cac83.gif"> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=69 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="maps_near_east.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MAPS NEAR EAST"><B><IMG SRC="0031b180.jpg" border=0 width="27" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="30"><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>