Article

2008-12-25 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by ryuge 2008-12-25 06:49|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 "We're not afraid of assassinations and invasions and we are prepared to sacrifice our leaders."

Your proposal is acceptable.

Posted by DMFD 2008-12-25 09:22|| 2008-12-25 09:22|| Front Page Top

#2 yeah, sounds like a good idea to me.

Posted by rabid whitetail 2008-12-25 10:57|| 2008-12-25 10:57|| Front Page Top

#3 article doesn't say but apparently the Saudis are increasingly ticked at Hamas for a number of reasons, the most incendiary of which is that Hamas is growing closer and closer to Iran

Posted by mhw 2008-12-25 12:16|| 2008-12-25 12:16|| Front Page Top

#4 I believe that all of this plays into a larger Iranian strategy of creating the mayhem some of the Iranian leadership believes will precipitate the coming of the 12th imam. It is very childlike thinking. The prophecy says the mahdi will come during such a period of turmoil so they believe they can cause the coming by creating mayhem.

They need to go. The world should be getting tired of idiots like this.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-12-25 13:18|| 2008-12-25 13:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Update

Israel is doing a massive public affairs initiative prior to the operation.

This includes going on Al Aribiya, appealing to Gazans to overthrow Hamas, etc. Of note was this from Olmert (on Al Arabiya)

: "Israel left Gaza about three years ago with no intention of returning... Is the spirit of Islam to kill innocent children, to fire rockets at kindergartens and civilians? I don't think that is the spirit of Islam.

"That Hamas does this in opposition to the spirit of Islam is the main reason for your suffering, and ours. I say to you in a last minute call, stop it. You, the residents of Gaza, can stop it."

Posted by mhw 2008-12-25 17:29|| 2008-12-25 17:29|| Front Page Top

23:39 Frank G
23:33 Skidmark
23:04 Jaique Johnson2117
22:52 Pappy
22:51 Jolutch Mussolini7800
22:34 Sgt. Mom
22:30 Barbara Skolaut
22:24 crosspatch
22:10 ptah
22:09 GORT
22:07 GORT
21:41 Alaska Paul
21:40 Alaska Paul
21:37 Alaska Paul
21:24 James
20:40 lotp
20:33 Mike
20:11 DarthVader
19:59 djh_usmc
19:44 tipover
19:42 tipover
19:37 tipover
19:35 Bright Pebbles
19:34 Bulldog