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Middle East
Leading Hamas Snuffy has a "Rachel Corrie/ St. Pancake" moment
2003-09-22
JPost Reg Req’d
An armored bulldozer demolished a house in Hebron Monday, crushing to death Bas El Kawasme, a leading Hamas terrorist in Hebron. Kawasme had forced his way into the Arab family’s home and opened fire on soldiers trying to arrest him.
"Outta the way, lady! I'm takin' over!"
"That's my new couch, dammit!"
Military sources said troops from the Nahal Brigade closed in on the house in the southwestern outskirts of Hebron during the night in pursuit of a fugitive. After surrounding the house, soldiers called on the inhabitants to get out.
"We're comin' out! Can I bring my couch?"
They fled and told the troops that the gunman had forced his way into their home. The gunman, whose identity was known but not released, remained inside and opened fire at the troops.
"You’ll never take me alive, coppers!"
"Hokay"
The commander brought up a tank, which fired a number of rounds into the house to force the gunman out, but he refused to surrender, the army said.
"Tank rounds? Haw haw! I laff at your tank rounds!"
Finally, the commander of the operation brought in an armored bulldozer and it razed the house on top of the gunman alive who continued to shoot until the walls fell on him.
"Laff at this, funny boy!"
Heh heh
His body was later dug out along with his weapon, military sources said.
"Oh, my Gawd! My couch is ruined! Why'd he have to be on the couch?"
Israel Radio reported that Kawasme was involved in many deadly Hamas attacks against Israelis in Hebron, Jerusalem and other places. Kawasme was also reportedly involved in planning the August 19th suicide bombing on the number 2 bus in Jerusalem which killed 22 and wounded scores.
Right now he's feeling a little flat...
Elsewhere Monday, troops apprehended two suspected Hamas terrorists in the village of Rantis west of Ramallah. Rantis is the hometown of the two suicide bombers who blew themselves up at the Tzrifin bus stop and the Hillel Cafe in Jerusalem two weeks ago. Israel Radio reported Monday that the security establishment has registered 42 terror warnings throughout the country today.
Posted by:Frank G

#11  Another martyr for the IHOP ISM pantheon.
(for non-US readers, IHOP is the International House of Pancakes, an execrable American restaurant chain that stays open 24 hours and is known as the eatery of last resort for starving night-owls.)

As for you, aptly named nEcro, look up "Joseph Goebbels" and "Julius Streicher". Follow their path, share their fate.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2003-9-23 12:01:50 AM  

#10   Unfortunately,I can forsee the leesons-learned article in next issue of HAMAS FREEDOM FIGHTER TIMES."When running into a house to avoid Israeli imperialist killers,take child hostage to prevent family from ratting you out."
Posted by: Stephen   2003-9-22 8:46:05 PM  

#9  Cyber Sarge,you are brillant. You have solved the problem of replacing enbedded reporters so that both sides of the Iraq crisis are portrayed in the Media. If we had a COPS show in Iraq that follwed the "Men and Women of Law Enforcement" over there, people would actuially see what the soldiers of the coalition are doing.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-9-22 8:06:53 PM  

#8  Comments seem to be one sided. While it is hard not to ridicule Arabs, aren’t the Jews to blame for starting Judeo-Christian-Islamic mental virus? What in this universe can be more idiotic than billions of people believing in Jewish “God given” tradition and its derivatives? The archaic teachings are permeated with fear, superstition, denial and ignorance. How long should we be “politically correct”? Jewish holy land looks more like HELL, if there is such a thing. I abhor Jews for starting it.
Posted by: nEcro   2003-9-22 6:57:57 PM  

#7  You know Israel should have a COPS like show. Only in this show they go after terrorists leaders.
'Oh it looks like Achmed is hiding in that house over there and firing at us'
(picture of house)
'Uh oh! he forgot about the heavy duty bull dozer!'
(picture of flat house and IDF High Fives)
What ratings that would get! Add in some Afghan footage, some Tikriti raids, and viola HUGE audience.
Sponsor could be Lockheed, ADM, or better yet Haliburton! That would drive the Libs CRAZY!
Sorry no check from Saddam, we closed that account PERMANENTLY!
Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)   2003-9-22 6:41:08 PM  

#6  Well, at least the valiant martyr's family will get a hefty check from Saddam for his brave sacrifice.

Oh, wait...
Posted by: Dar   2003-9-22 2:08:38 PM  

#5  Kawasme had forced his way into the Arab family’s home ...

So, tell me... Will Yassin or Arafat be writing a check to this (presumably) uninvolved family so they replace the meager home this rabid flunky commandeered to serve as his own personal "alamo"? Or are people's homes considered as resources subject to "the Jihad's needs" as much as, say, the school children that these pigs hide behind when they start opening fire at the IDF patrols
Posted by: Ken B.   2003-9-22 1:27:34 PM  

#4  Did somebody at the scene remember to recover his ruby slippers.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-9-22 12:54:27 PM  

#3  "Nobody move or the peanut gets it!"
Posted by: mojo   2003-9-22 11:03:36 AM  

#2  Jimmy shouldn't go. He's likely to be taken hostage or something, and.......say, you know, that's a great idea! ;)
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-9-22 10:30:52 AM  

#1   Good job IDF!!!

Someone call Jimmy "The Peanut" Carter. Get him and his home building people on site quick! Those people deserve to have their house rebuilt.

What?... you can't pull him away from the mirror?

Arrogant bastard!
Posted by: Paul   2003-9-22 8:50:53 AM  

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