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| 2003-09-11 | |
| The Israeli security cabinet has declared Yasser Arafat an obstacle to peace and says Israel will act to remove him. A cabinet statement said the government would decide later how and when to act against the Palestinian president. Government sources said the cabinet would ask the Israeli army to draw up a plan for Mr. Arafat’s eventual expulsion from Palestinian territory. Palestinian officials warned immediately that any attempt to expel Mr. Arafat will bring disaster upon the Israeli people. As opposed to the gentle, humane treament they’ve show Israelis in the past. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had previously turned down calls from Israeli hardliners to expel Mr. Arafat, citing the possible backlash. Some other Israeli officials have also opposed deportation, saying the Palestinian president would win sympathy abroad and would still be able to influence events from afar. Maybe, maybe not. If he’s dead, however... Earlier Thursday, Israeli troops commandeered the top floor of the Palestinian Culture Ministry. The move gives them a clear view of what happens in Mr. Arafat’s compound a few hundred meters away. The Jerusalem Post newspaper published an editorial Thursday calling on the Israeli government to kill Mr. Arafat. The paper said Mr. Arafat stands for a Palestinian refusal to make peace with Israel under any circumstances, and killing him would show that the use of terrorism is unacceptable. Works for me!
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| Posted by:growler |
| #19 The little pervert is the godfather of terrorism. His PFLP started terrorist camps in Libya, trained the IRA, the Red Army Faction, the PLO, Hamas, Hesbollah, etc., etc., If you trace the "family tree" of terrorism, it all goes back to Arafat. If he won't leave Ramallah, they should go in and ship him out in FedEx boxes......to about a dozen or so addresses in the middle east and europe. I would do it myself if I had the time. |
| Posted by: SOG475 2003-9-11 8:38:11 PM |
| #18 Actually, I think, that if I were the commander of Allied troops in Iraq, I'd pass the word, quietly, that it's "shoot to kill" for Hussein and bin Laden. It would save the United States, and the world, a lot of time, expense, and anguish. Better a dead "former leader" than a live one. Same goes for Arafart. He's less trouble to everyone dead. Hamas, Fatah, all the other terror groups are already killing Israelis, so how is the future going to change? It's time to let these sons of scorpions know that they will either learn to live as civilized human beings, or they will die. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-11 8:38:07 PM |
| #17 My I've opened a wound haven't I. Its true that Hamas, JI, Al Asqa, etc. would execute Sharon if they could (maybe, maybe not they might actually prefer Sharon to Netanyahu). Here is a thought question? Would the US have executed Hitler, Mussolini, Hito without trial? If the US caught Saddam, would we execute him without trial? If the US happened to apprehend Kim Il Jong would we execute him without trial? I think you all know the answer. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-9-11 8:23:45 PM |
| #16 MHW: You dont think Hamas or JI or any of these terrorist organization would hesitate to assassinate Sharon or Bush or any other head of state given the chance? They dont care about anything except commiting murder in the name of their 'cause'. They dont give a rats ass about the Palistian people or any peace process. That is the message they sent the world loud and clear when they bombed that bus. Isn't it 'Whats GOOD for the goose is GOOD for the gander'? I think they should exile him internally to Isreal (i.e. in a prison) where he can be watched and monitored. Didn't someone say 'Keep your friends close... and your enemies closer....'? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-9-11 7:42:36 PM |
| #15 MHW,at one time you didn't target an enemy armies officer corps.American Revolutionary War Sharpshooters taught the British Army a hard lesson on that one. Bloody barbaric of those colinists. As commander in chief in a state of war Arafat is a target. |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-9-11 7:19:26 PM |
| #14 "Sorry everybody. You don't execute heads of State..." Whoa, buddy, he doesn't have a state! |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-9-11 7:08:44 PM |
#13 Sorry everybody. You don't execute heads of State Oh, really? Hamas just announced they intend to assassinate Sharon. What's sauce for the goose (or sitting duck, in this case) is sauce for the gander. Saw pictures on FOX of Ara-Rat outside his building surrounded by a bunch of "Palistinian" men. (Notice how there are never any women? Where the hell's NOW?) Looked like a target-rich environment to me. Ice him. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-9-11 5:58:55 PM |
| #12 He's still the figurehead for the Palestinians. Isolated and without the terror organisations he controls, he would be a figure of impotence. It's probably a case of 'better the devil you know'. Getting rid of Arafat would be a gamble, besides being a PR gift for Israel's enemies, and an incentive for reciprocal attacks on politicians (perhaps not only Israeli politicians, either). At least Arafat's predictable, and you know he'll do just about anything to save his own skin. His successor (individual, or group - we know aQ think things could be done much 'better' in Palestine -) might not be nearly so manageable. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-9-11 5:47:06 PM |
| #11 You know, I think that a MOAB strike on his palace might kill or seriously hurt those IDF kids next door in the Ministry of Culture. Watch out if they withdraw the folks in the Ministry. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2003-9-11 5:16:45 PM |
| #10 In ancient Israel there was a region called MOAB. I vote for Arafat being exiled there. |
| Posted by: JFM 2003-9-11 4:46:04 PM |
| #9 MHW You are incredible. That election was seven years ago. Time to have another. Besides, since when an Arab chief of state elected with less than 100% of the vote can be called legitimate? Ah! Did you know how Leslie Howard (Ashley Wilkes in "Gone with the wind") died? He was on an airliner brought down by the Nazis because they thought Churchill could have been on board. (From Churchill's own "History of WWII"). So much for not mucking chiefs of state. |
| Posted by: JFM 2003-9-11 4:44:04 PM |
| #8 you don't execute heads of state who are not at war with you and actively supporting the killing of your citizens, mhw. Arafish is none of the above. Kill.him.now |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-11 4:42:00 PM |
| #7 Sorry everybody. You don't execute heads of State; and Arafat was actually elected (granted the election was a farce but it was certified by Mr. Idiotarian himself, Jimmy Carter). The IDF will have to find someone to take Arafat. Egypt looks like one possibility. Morocco is another. The one who gets Arafat will be asked to keep him quiet. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-9-11 4:33:00 PM |
| #6 "Let me put it this way: The kid gloves are off, and the iron fist is poised to strike. Everybody should watch their asses." |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-9-11 4:11:16 PM |
| #5 An errand motar or tank round would do wonders for world peace. Hasta la vista, Yassar! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-9-11 4:07:21 PM |
| #4 Just shoot he SOB and be done with it! Who cares what the White House says - it can't get any worse. |
| Posted by: Douglas De Bono 2003-9-11 4:05:36 PM |
| #3 Treat him like an asbestos hazard and encapsulate him. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-9-11 4:02:01 PM |
| #2 And now the little fucker is daring Israel to kill him. |
| Posted by: growler 2003-9-11 3:58:33 PM |
| #1 It's about time Yasshole went! |
| Posted by: Katz 2003-9-11 3:55:16 PM |