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Middle East
Paleo groups deny Gaza attack
2003-10-15
Two major Palestinian resistance groups have denied involvement in a blast which killed three American security guards and injured another in the Gaza Strip. Both Hamas and Islamic Jihad distanced themselves from the roadside explosion which devastated a diplomatic convoy in Beit Hanoun on Wednesday morning.
I think Beit Hanoun is usually Hamas territory...
An armed group calling itself the Popular Resistance Committees denied any responsibility for the deadly attack after AFP said it recieved a call from a member of the group saying it carried it out.
"We dunnit and we're glad!"
"No, we didn't!"
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat piously condemned the attack as an "ugly crime", and said he had ordered an investigation.
"Mahmoud! Find out who dunnit. Tell 'em not to do it again for awhile."
The FBI also said it will send a team to the Gaza Strip to investigate the bombing, said US ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer. And chief Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat said no Palestinian group would commit such an attack.
"No, no! Certainly not!"
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#6  It was by Arafish's orders in exchange for a chunk of Saddam Cash™ courtesy of the Syrians.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2003-10-15 8:58:46 PM  

#5  Dripping Sarcasm: Grab yer barf bag - cause it took all of 2 minutes for our own demoncrats to start in with this crap - said lunacy was spotted on Indymedia and Democratic Underground (hat-tip to the LGF folk). Pathetic.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2003-10-15 6:02:16 PM  

#4  come on gang, let's take bets on how long before the theories surface in the Arab world that it was the work of the Mossad trying to "derail" the peace process. I mean, if they could do the 9/11 attacks, and send invisible agents with hypodermic needles to poison Arafat, surely a little roadside bomb would be child's play.
Posted by: Dripping Sarcasm   2003-10-15 4:24:51 PM  

#3  The FBI also said it will send a team to the Gaza Strip to investigate the bombing, said US ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer.

"Achmed, grab some rocks! See those guys over there? Eff-Bee-Eye people. Americans! Target practice!"

And chief Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat said no Palestinian group would commit such an attack.

Of course not. Now if they were Jews, that would be a different story...
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-10-15 2:50:19 PM  

#2  Both Hamas and Islamic Jihad distanced themselves from the roadside explosion

Yeah, distanced themselves by the length of the wire to the detonator.
Posted by: Steve   2003-10-15 2:42:35 PM  

#1  Since we can't seem to determine which group caused the blast, let exterminate ALL of them. Seems the easiest thing to do.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)   2003-10-15 2:37:58 PM  

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