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| Israel to turn its sights on the terrorists surrounding Yasser Arafat | ||
| 2004-03-28 | ||
Israeli intelligence claims it has detailed evidence proving that Yasser Arafat’s West Bank compound is a refuge for some of the most wanted Palestinian terrorist suspects and a nerve centre for "martyr" attacks.
does this sentence remind anyone else of acounts of Hitlers last year in power? Mr Arafat, the Palestinian Authority chairman, has been confined to his West Bank compound for more than two years. His personal quarters have been rebuilt after shelling but outside piles of rubble and cars crushed by tanks bear witness to Israeli operations. An IDF document headed "confidential" and obtained by the Telegraph lists 17 wanted members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades and Tanzim militia, both part of Mr Arafat’s Fatah movement, who are said to be sheltering in the Mukata. Top of the list is Kamel Ghanem, 27, Ramallah commander of the al-Aqsa group and alleged co-ordinator of terrorist cells. He is accused of planning several suicide bombings and of having taken part in gun attacks. Number two is Khaled Shawish, a senior Tanzim fugitive with alleged links to Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Shawish is wheelchair-bound, like Yassin, after a failed Israeli assassination attempt. expect him to excelerate from 0 to 250 after a Hellfire makes contact with the back of his chair pretty soon Significantly, a senior defence official noted, "Number two goes for medical treatment in Ramallah", suggesting that Shawish was also vulnerable to Israel’s Apache attack helicopters because of his predictable movements. Nice Sadah Abdullah, a nurse who worked for the Palestinian Red Crescent, confessed last month to interrogators that Shawish had given her messages for Hezbollah when she visited the Mukata. "He sits in the Mukata in a safe haven and he recruited the nurse who treated him," one of Israel’s most senior security officials revealed. "She was arrested when she was on her way to lead a suicide bomber into Jerusalem." and this b**** is still breathing? Another on the wanted list is Mohammed Damra, known as Abu Awad, the commander of Force 17, Mr Arafat’s presidential guard, and a close confidant of the PA leader. "He is a commander of terrorist actions, even suicide actions," said the official. Force 17, meet force 21, we will give you a headstart of 5 seconds, start running Under pressure from the Israelis, Mr Arafat forced Ghanem and Shawish to leave the Mukata last August but they have since returned. IDF commanders are exasperated that they have so far been refused permission to target the men. "It would take me half an hour to kill or capture all of them but there is an Israeli political directive not to do so," said one officer. Israel’s official policy is that Mr Arafat should be "removed" from Ramallah at an opportune moment. Last week Israeli ministers were at pains to stress that no Palestinian leader involved in terrorism was immune from military action. Israeli policy of targeted assassination was taken to a new level with the death of Yassin, a revered Palestinian figure. Mr Arafat, also a symbol of Palestinian resistance, has appealed to the United Nations for protection. Until now, the PA leader has benefited from American opposition to his assassination. Mr Bush has declined to condemn the Yassin strike, however, and has now rewarded Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, with a White House meeting in April. IIRC a recent poll stated that 74% of Americans would not that upset if Israel deceided to kill Ole The issue of Mr Arafat’s future will be high on the agenda. Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades have been behind several recent suicide attacks, including the last two bus bombings in Jerusalem that killed 19 people and wounded more than 160. One more atrocity could signal the end for Mr Arafat. "A lot of suicide attacks were prepared and carried out by Fatah, and Fatah is controlled from the Mukata," said another senior intelligence official. Asked whether wanted men were being given refuge in the Mukata, Jibril Rajoub, the PA’s senior adviser, said: "I think that this is not more than an excuse from the Israelis. It’s not true." After that he said, quoting from one of the greatest comments on Rantburg thus far: "Ca you ha’d e y ips? tha’ks" When the Telegraph put the accusation to Mr Arafat, he waved the inquiry away, saying: "Later, later."
Insert the sound of thousands of surprise meters baing tapped here "There is no wanted person there," he said. "This is not the main issue. We are all wanted and we are all chased." | ||
| Posted by:Evert Visser in NL |
| #9 "According to senior officials, a growing band of men wanted on suspicion of planning suicide bombings and murdering settlers is being sheltered in the compound, known as the Muqata." --------------------------------- Nothing that a few 1,000 pounders can't cure. Arafat's clock ran out decades ago. This parasite has bled his own people for millions and contributed to more misery for the Palestinians than the Israelis ever have. These guys have long claimed that they are not afraid of becoming martyrs. So be it, martyr every one of these corrupt and murderous shitstained maggots before they can order up even so much as another falafel. It has long been apparent that there is no negotiating with terrorists. You almost have to think it's just plain better that way. With no room left for compunctions, the decision-making tree has far fewer branches, most of them dealing with caliber and payload. If the annihilation of Israel remains a central nonnegotiable feature of their dogma, run it over with a Merkava tank and be done with it. The sort of mass murder these terrorist thugs delight in goes against the very root and branch of civilization. Until they have the wisdom to realize this, not a one of them must be spared in the effort to wipe them off this planet's face. Arafat almost single-handedly helped to spawn modern International terrorism. Why he has been permitted to remain alive for so long is an enduring mystery of the Middle East crisis. If Israel is able to take out a few dozen other terrorist scum bags along with Arafat, I'll just have that many more toasts to drink as I wish them a merry trip into eternal damnation. There is no longer any room for this type of vile and duplicitous conduct. It is an enduring disgrace and near-ultimate irony that Arafat was ever awarded a Nobel Peace prize. I hope that medal is slagged beyond recognition or salvage along with his worthless hide in the firestorm that consumes the Muqata. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-02 5:05:01 AM |
| #8 I'm with Old Patriot on this one (and many others). Don't waste any more time playing with the snakes: torch the whole snake pit. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-03-28 7:56:15 PM |
| #7 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Anonymous TROLL 2004-03-28 1:35:24 PM |
| #6 Screw world opinion. It's Napalm time. Up through the sewers, down from the heavens, and out of the nozzles of flamethrowers, until Ramalla is just a pile of melted stones. In the memory of St. Pancake, seal the area with Israeli bulldozers to make sure none leaks out to 'contaminate' the local "civilial" population. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-03-28 1:23:36 PM |
| #5 FG & AP -- like the ideas, but we need to leave the openings unsealed; otherwise, reversing the flow doesn't do any good... |
| Posted by: snellenr 2004-03-28 1:05:11 PM |
| #4 "Abu Awad, the commander of Force 17, Mr Arafat’s presidential guard" OOoooo.....he's the one that answers the phone.... As another CE, I agree with AP, and I'd seal up the openings too |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-03-28 12:50:08 PM |
| #3 As a civil engineer, my opinion is to cut off their water and sewer and let them stew in their own s--t for a while before hellfire time. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-03-28 12:08:01 PM |
| #2 Spellin Be Time: Muqata. Use it in a sentance. I am connect to city sewerage so I must pump out the Muqata one last time. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-28 9:47:18 AM |
| #1 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Anonymous TROLL 2004-03-28 9:21:42 AM |