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2009-05-01 Europe

Achille Lauro Murderer Released in Italy

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Posted by Fred 2009-05-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: PLO

#1 Any word on Leonard Klinghoffer? Is he still dead?

This is one of the incidents that convinced me the Palestinians were basically a pack of murderous savages.

Posted by SteveS 2009-05-01 01:02|| 2009-05-01 01:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Brave, brave Lions of Islam! Killing a wheel chair bound 69 year old man!
Fine - return him to the scene of the hijacking of the Achille Lauro and release him there. I don't care if it is many miles out to sea - just release him.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-05-01 06:58|| 2009-05-01 06:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Hopefully he settle near Rome and cause them a great deal of trouble. A memory jogger:

Initially the Italians were not disposed to cooperate, scrambling their own warplanes to prevent a landing at Sigonella, but after a call from Reagan, Italy's Prime Minister Bettino Craxi gave permission to land. The American plan was to load the Palestinians onto a U.S. military aircraft and transport them to the States. But when American troops encircled the 737 they found themselves surrounded in turn by Italian soldiers. Italy had decided that since the Achille Lauro was an Italian vessel, the hijackers should be tried in Italian courts. The terrorists faced charges of premeditated murder, kidnapping and hijacking. When Reagan called Craxi this time, the Italian leader wouldn't budge -- Abul Abbas and his cronies would remain in Italian hands. After Arafat threatened *uncontrollable reactions" if the Italians turned Abbas over to the Americans, Italy refused a U.S. request to extradite the terrorist leader. Abbas was soon freed. In 1986 the four hijackers were convicted and sentenced to long prison terms.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-05-01 08:27|| 2009-05-01 08:27|| Front Page Top

#4 "Molqui is not eligible for citizenship in Israel"

That should be good enough for another UN resolution against the evil Juice

Posted by European Conservative 2009-05-01 10:14|| 2009-05-01 10:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, Mister Mossad...

Posted by mojo 2009-05-01 10:42|| 2009-05-01 10:42|| Front Page Top

#6 "He has married an Italian citizen..."

You really wonder who would marry this POS

Posted by European Conservative 2009-05-01 13:02|| 2009-05-01 13:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Grant him, his PLO buddy, and his wife US citizenship. Please!!!!

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-05-01 13:38|| 2009-05-01 13:38|| Front Page Top

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