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2007-04-09 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

So does this make him a martyr? I'm sure there'll be a gunbattle over that...especially if there's money involved.
Tulkarem - Ma'an - Samih Mahmoud Raja, 17, died on Sunday when he was climbing an electricity pole, in an attempt to fix a Hamas flag, in Deir al-Ghusun, a village north of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank.
Hey, Samih? That flag look crooked to you?
Our Tulkarem correspondent reported, quoting security sources, that the young man, who is a Hamas activist, died instantly when he was struck by a high voltage electricity current.
Not very "active" now I'll bet...
Raja was already dead upon arrival at hospital.
Hey, look. He's still twitching...

Posted by tu3031 2007-04-09 11:39|| || Front Page|| [11142 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So does this make him a martyr?

Where'd the electricity get generated?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-04-09 11:51|| 2007-04-09 11:51|| Front Page Top

#2 How long did the blackout last?

Evil zionist fire wires. Brave brave shaheed.

Stupid is as stupid does for the progeny of cousins. No wonder the birth rate is so high. Half the kids die in idiocy.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble 2007-04-09 12:15|| 2007-04-09 12:15|| Front Page Top

#3 It it was France the President would show up to lay a wreath of condolence.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-04-09 12:54|| 2007-04-09 12:54|| Front Page Top

#4 I think we all have to support the boy's freedom of expression, whether its raising the flag of hamas, or sending up smoke signals.

Posted by flash91 2007-04-09 12:54|| 2007-04-09 12:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Posted by Perfesser 2007-04-09 14:14|| 2007-04-09 14:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Garsh, let's all hope for the usual Muslim response to yoots needlessly electrocuting themselves. French-style carbeques, mass riots, multiple arsons ... it would all fit in so nicely with their ordinary behavior.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-09 15:47|| 2007-04-09 15:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Half the kids die in idiocy.

Oh dear. I was not expecting that, Thinemp Whimble! :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-09 16:39|| 2007-04-09 16:39|| Front Page Top

#8 So he was on an electricity pole fixing a Hamas flag; was it really broken, or just burnt out?

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-04-09 17:44|| 2007-04-09 17:44|| Front Page Top

#9 How many paleos does it take to change a flag?

Not enough.

Posted by john">john 2007-04-09 18:25|| 2007-04-09 18:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Paleo version of the coming summer blockbuster Transformers

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-09 18:58|| 2007-04-09 18:58|| Front Page Top

#11 He's just not the current martyr!

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2007-04-09 23:53|| 2007-04-09 23:53|| Front Page Top

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