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2005-02-02 Israel-Palestine

Palestinians destroy smugglers' tunnel in Gaza

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Posted by Steve White 2005-02-02 10:41:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Anybody got an old, collapsing tunnel we could toss the Jews as a sop?..."

Posted by mojo 2005-02-02 11:17:02 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:17:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Somewhere in Hell, the flattened corpse of Rachel Corrie weeps.

Posted by tu3031 2005-02-02 11:20:08 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:20:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Simple explanation: they were not paying sufficient tribute to Hamas.

Posted by Mark Z. 2005-02-02 11:21:16 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:21:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I am with Mojo on this.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-02-02 11:38:03 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:38:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Even IF mojo is right, its still important - it acknowledges that this is what the PA needs to do, and that the tunnels were a legitimate problem. As Bill Buckley said, "hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue"

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-02-02 11:52:52 AM|| 2005-02-02 11:52:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Francois de La Rochefoucauld

You know how much I hate giving a frog credit for anything, but who would know more about hypocirsy?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-02-02 12:02:21 PM|| 2005-02-02 12:02:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Liberalhawk, when they destroy 10 tunnels in systematic fashion over some period of time, then I would be inclined to believe this is not just a token gesture.

OTOH, it may be in Abbas interest to prevent illegal smuggling of weapons in order to consolidate his power. He may be even genuinly interested in creating a functioning society, at least to some degree. It has to be seen, but he may have to be ruthless in supression of Hamas and other jihadi outlets. It would be a tough call with Gaza, though, as it seems to be firmly in Hamas hands.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-02-02 12:19:12 PM|| 2005-02-02 12:19:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 This is just BS for the media, and the US who have told them to do something tangible to fight the terrorists. The fox guarding the henhouse.

Posted by legolas 2005-02-02 12:19:21 PM|| 2005-02-02 12:19:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 a doff of the hat to mrs. D.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-02-02 1:34:03 PM|| 2005-02-02 1:34:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Wonder if there's any link to the news a few days ago that Egypt was amassing troops closer to the border? Just a coincidence, methinks.

Posted by BA 2005-02-02 1:36:57 PM|| 2005-02-02 1:36:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 St. Pancake must be turning in her grave.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-02-02 3:36:57 PM|| 2005-02-02 3:36:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 CS - that would be flipping

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-02 3:49:47 PM|| 2005-02-02 3:49:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 BA, Egyptians realize that recent Hamas victory spells potential AQ presence. Mubarak has no love lost for jihadis, they are threat to him as well.
Egyptians were reluctant to take Gaza back after the last war (it was offered), but if things go out of hand, they may have no choice, with a tacit Israel's support.
Of course, they don't like things blowing up on their territory, so at least a degree of policing the border is definitely in order. It may be a rationale for the current deployment, but with Israel's withdrawal from Gaza strip... I dunno. I wouldn't be surprised if the anexation by Egypt sometime in the near future is in cards.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-02-02 3:53:13 PM|| 2005-02-02 3:53:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 CS, Frank, lets not get all syrupy.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-02-02 4:16:35 PM|| 2005-02-02 4:16:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 trying to butter us up?

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-02 4:23:03 PM|| 2005-02-02 4:23:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Sobiesky, I don't see the Egyptians annexing Gaza. I DO see them copying the Israeli wall on the Gaza-Egypt border. Let the Paleos seethe in ~~pieces~~ peace, they'll say, and if any of them sumbitches lob a mortar shell into Egypt, expect all hell to break loose.

Posted by Steve White 2005-02-02 5:25:22 PM|| 2005-02-02 5:25:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Panackes, Butter, Syrup, MMMMMM. I'll have some bacon on the side please.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-02-02 5:25:27 PM|| 2005-02-02 5:25:27 PM|| Front Page Top

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