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Middle East
Yassin: Hudna under aggression means surrender
2003-11-04
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, founder and spiritual leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has affirmed that no hudna (truce) with the Zionist enemy was feasible at the present stage. The Sheikh told Quds Press in a special interview that as long as the Zionist enemy persisted in aggression on the Palestinian people there would be no meaning for a hudna. He explained that granting a hudna to the enemy at present meant surrender.
Anything but flying meat seems to mean surrender...
Replying to another question, Yassin said that there was no fixed date yet for a meeting between him and Ahmed Qurei, the Palestinian Authority premier. He affirmed preparedness to open dialogue with the PA and all Palestinian factions, adding that the Hamas officials were ready to hear what Qurei has to say. The Hamas leader urged Qurei to work for the Palestinian people and cause and not to be influenced by “Israeli” and American pressures. Yassin said that he supported martyrdom commandos whether males or females but favored males to launch such operations while females would be left as a reserve army.
"I'm not too sure what kinda virgins they get, so it's best not to take any chances..."
He accused “Israel” of masterminding the explosion in an American motorcade in Gaza recently because such an attack served its own interests. The Sheikh said that it was natural for Al-Qaeda to declare war on the USA as long as the latter had declared war on Al-Qaeda but said that his Movement would not join Al-Qaeda in its operations.
"They've been bumping off entirely too many big shots from al-Qaeda. They know where I live..."
He affirmed that the Palestinians’ hatred of the USA was increasing because it supplied “Israel” with money and arms and supported the Zionist entity at the UN Security Council. Yassin denied thinking of any PA post, affirming that his main concern was liberating the lands.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#5  Remember the definition of "Hudna" folks: A strategic cessation of hostilities in order to rebuild strength for a renewed push. Mohammed put THAT spin on that word himself. For example, the pauses between the trench assaults in WW I were mini-hudnas. It is NOT a truce, but a temporary ceasefire.

Thus, for Yassin to say "that no hudna (truce) with the Zionist enemy was feasible at the present stage." is him really saying, "The damn Joooos are on to what a Hudna is, so we can't pull the wool over their eyes again. Curse their moustaches!"

Remember the old saying, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
Posted by: Ptah   2003-11-4 1:48:53 PM  

#4  I like that - "granting" a hudna to the JOOOOOOOS - like it means anything, and they're doing Israel a big favor. Mighty white of 'em.

Kill more "sheiks", that's the ticket.
Posted by: mojo   2003-11-4 11:06:59 AM  

#3  This is all easy for Yassin to talk about, as his ass isn't the one in immediate danger. I'd bet that if Yassin starts to experience a number of close calls like the previous one, he'd be singing a slightly different tune.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-11-4 10:32:11 AM  

#2  The Sheikh said that it was natural for Al-Qaeda to declare war on the USA as long as the latter had declared war on Al-Qaeda but said that his Movement would not join Al-Qaeda in its operations.

Waitaminnit. Didn't binnie "declare war" against the US years before 9-11?
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2003-11-4 10:29:50 AM  

#1  "favored males to launch such operations while females would be left as a reserve army"

and to show a blind old cleric a little tender attention when the Med turns cold, eh?
Posted by: Frank G   2003-11-3 11:13:54 PM  

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