 | Frank G. tips me off that FoxNews is showing, even as we speak write, that the IDF has evacuated Yasser's neighbors and told him to get the hell out, 'cause the place is gonna go boom. "Do not be surprised if this building is rubble..." IDF has planted the Israeli flag in the compound... The video showed a bulldozer digging out the window on the top center left of the picture... FoxNews sez there are up to 200 people in there to hold Yasser's hand... Yasser's called on the Paleos to come and defend his precious jewels, and the streets are now full of Just a final thought before I knock off, though... Israel firing up against the Paleos and beating up Yasser is probably designed to break up Bush's budding alliance with the Gulf Arabs. Rita Cosby's reporting that Yasser's been on the phone with Qatar, and al-Jazeera's reporting the IDF has agreed not to knock the rest of the building down and is about to withdraw. That line of contact probably went from Sammy and his Ba'athists to Hamas to stage something spectacular, with Yasser actually innocent in this case, though Hamas could very well have thought it up on their own as a "gesture of solidarity." Qatar called in some chips with Bush, who pressured the Israelis to back off in the interests of preserving access to the larger objective. They probably think of it as an investment; when Sammy's gone, the base of support for Hamas weakens... Oooh. Geraldo says that al-Jazeera is reporting that Qatar contacted the Israelis directly... The people who aren't on the "most wanted" list are to be allowed to leave... |