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| Vox Populi |
| 2003-10-16 |
| From MEMRI: A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE PALESTINIAN CENTER FOR POLICY AND SURVEY RESEARCH BETWEEN OCTOBER 7 AND 14 FOUND THAT OUT OF 1318 RESPONDENTS, 75 PERCENT SUPPORTED THE OCTOBER 4 SUICIDE BOMBING OF A HAIFA RESTAURANT. (AL-HAYAT AL-JADIDA, PA, 10/16/03) There was a similar survey a week or so ago by the same outfit that said 55% of Paleos supported suicide attacks. |
| Posted by:Mercutio |
| #7 The Paleos are just being used as a tool for Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia to attrit Israel and drive the Israelis out. Those countries have no love for the Paleos. They do not want them. Old Patriot has a good idea in that those govts around Israel have to change. This is one tall order. That is why what we do and what we get for results in Iraq will exert a tremendous influence for change---or for maintaining the status quo in the Middle East. Unless positive change is made, someone WILL get a nuke, and someone will be looney enough to use it and Armageddon St. will become Desolation Row. And there will be alot of fallout, real and metaphoric. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-10-16 6:53:16 PM |
| #6 Damn... I can't come up with anything funny, snarkey or insightful. Quote Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Fuck 'em Unquote |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-10-16 6:16:14 PM |
| #5 Yank, you forgot option 4: Destroy the illegitimate governments in Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia, force the paleonobodies into those states (along with Egypt, but it's a long, hot walk across that desert - ask Moses!), tell the people you force out they can either integrate with the locals, or Israel will come back again, and again, and again, and whack 'em until they do. The 'world' won't like it, but the world isn't being attacked every three or four days by these nutcases. Israel has held itself in check too long, and the United States has stupidly restrained them even more. Time to take the binders off and let Israel do what it must. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-10-16 6:09:56 PM |
| #4 Why can't we just get all the would-be suicide bombers together in one place at one time and let them do their thing. Everyone would be happy ... they get to go in a flurry of pyrotechniques and the erst of us can just berathe easier. Heck, we could even promise them a few after-world virgins to make the party a little more exciting. |
| Posted by: Murrel 2003-10-16 4:49:47 PM |
| #3 Alaska Paul, we should keep those statistics in mind but we never really do. I do not believe the Palestinians want to live in peace next to a Jewish state. That leaves only a handful of options (a) Do the peaceful solution and build a wall and watch the world hurl insults at you for trying to stay alive (b) Push the Pals into the neighboring Arab states one region at a time as punishment for the barbaric attacks and watch the moral high ground slip away more and more (c) Forget the moral high ground and push the Pals into the neighboring Arab states in one nasty swoop and hope the world forgives in a decade. (a) is the chosen course but (c) will lead to a more lasting peace. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-10-16 4:41:11 PM |
| #2 Well, that is a good correlation between the singing, dancing, passing out of sweets, and ululating done by the Paleos after 9-11. We will keep those statistics in mind when we appropriate funds and allocate assets. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-10-16 4:20:12 PM |
| #1 Vox Dei: The Fire Next Time. |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-10-16 3:32:00 PM |