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2003-08-22 Middle East

Hamas vows Dire Revenge™ during Shanab funeral

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Posted by Steve 2003-08-22 11:35:06 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Look, the man wants to "achieve martyrdom." I think we should accomodate him. Do everything we can to help him along.

Posted by Mike 2003-8-22 12:18:42 PM|| 2003-8-22 12:18:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Israelis kill Hamas cannon fodder.

Does Hamas say the hudna is over? No.

They merely blow up a bus. Tit-for-tat from their point of view.

Israelis respond this time by killing a senior Hamas leader, close to Yassin and Rantissi.

NOW the hudna is over.

Theres a big difference between killing expendable cannon fodder, and killing a senior leader. Of course no one here should be surprised at that.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-8-22 12:37:48 PM|| 2003-8-22 12:37:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I think LH nailed it on this one.
To the palestinian leadership, there are leaders on both sides, and everyone between them is cannon fodder. Cannon fodder is expended for stagecraft and propaganda. It's all about power.

Posted by Dishman 2003-8-22 12:56:24 PM|| 2003-8-22 12:56:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 this just in.....

Bush administration just declared HAMAS a terrorist organization, Orders Justice Dept. To freeze all assets.

Its about freakin time.

Posted by Frank Martin 2003-8-22 2:02:59 PM|| 2003-8-22 2:02:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hamas assets were already frozen. What bush froze were personal assets of leaders, and assets of groups that support Hamas.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-8-22 3:11:27 PM|| 2003-8-22 3:11:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 dish - it may make sense from the Hamas viewpoint - whats really outrageous is that the Guardian and the LA times headline that the Israeli attack broke the truce.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-8-22 3:12:29 PM|| 2003-8-22 3:12:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 They wouldn't be saying that if they're kids were the ones blasted to hell.

Posted by Charles 2003-8-22 3:32:40 PM|| 2003-8-22 3:32:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Bush administration just declared HAMAS a terrorist organization,..

This is a lot like officially proclaiming January to be the middle of winter.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-8-22 4:15:12 PM|| 2003-8-22 4:15:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Aren't there three other barbers in this quartet? Seems like we've playing a longer solo than the guitarist in the live version of Free Bird.

Posted by Steve D 2003-8-22 4:44:25 PM|| 2003-8-22 4:44:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 The funeral needed a big JDAM to start it off with a bang, and to send a message.

Posted by Alaska Paul in Nome 2003-8-22 9:18:55 PM|| 2003-8-22 9:18:55 PM|| Front Page Top

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