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2007-08-15 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-08-15 05:30|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I've heard of Foot Cavalry but not Shank's Mare in that sense.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-08-15 05:51|| 2007-08-15 05:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe they hope to steal / take over boats in any coming conflict. But more likely this is just another PR move to assert that they are a legitimate government.

Posted by lotp 2007-08-15 05:56|| 2007-08-15 05:56|| Front Page Top

#3 In other words, shaking down the fishermen for protection money. Thomas Woof, what does the Foot Cavalry do?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-08-15 06:07|| 2007-08-15 06:07|| Front Page Top

#4 "The force will safeguard the tourist sites and the well being and safety of their visitors," the Hamas announcement said.

Great. I'll have the wife call our travel agent...

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-15 08:43|| 2007-08-15 08:43|| Front Page Top

#5 It would be unIslamic to have a real navy because they would have to study navigation which would ultimately lead to the discovery that the earth is not flat.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-08-15 15:47|| 2007-08-15 15:47|| Front Page Top

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