Black September Terrorist Organization nullified..

Several years ago the PLO created a terrorist cell called 'Black September.' The group mounted some horrific actions against the Israelis, but then Arafat wanted them to stop any further action. Unfortunately he soon realized this group of a hundred or so young and fanatical men would not stop at his command. So he and the PLO commanders discussed how they could get them to stop, short of killing them. Finally they decided on a course of action.

They put out the call for young eligible Palestinian women and selected about 100 who were the most attractive and were willing to do a patriotic service for all Palestinians. The women were to arrive in Beirut for a special event.

A hundred women showed up at a kind of mixer, with the appropriate music and refreshments, to meet about 100 members of Black September--but of course the women were not told who the men were. The men were told they'd receive an apartment, a safe job with the PLO and $3,000 if they married one of the women, and $5,000 if a child was born in the first year of marriage.

The party happened. Nature took her course and love blossomed. Not long

afterwards Black September just faded away. None of the members wanted to die for the cause anymore.

The full story, with some additional surprising details, is on page 34 of the

December 2001 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It's titled: 'All You Need is

Love.'