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| Yasser put out the word on Terje... |
| 2004-07-18 |
| At the urging of Yasser Arafat's top advisers, the Fatah al-Aksa Martyrs' Brigades has banned the chief UN Mideast envoy from entering the Palestinian territories or meeting Palestinian officials, al-Aksa leaders said Friday. Arafat's office has already made it clear that Terje Roed-Larsen - long considered close to Arafat and sympathetic to the Palestinian cause - was no longer welcome in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A spokesman for the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a group with ties to Arafat's ruling Fatah movement, said on condition of anonymity that Arafat aides asked the group to release a statement barring Roed-Larsen from the West Bank and Gaza Strip. But another Aqsa official, in a phone call to the Associated Press, denied his group was ordered by Arafat to release the statement. "The statement reflects our views," said Abu Amin, an Aqsa leader in the West Bank town of Jenin. "It has nothing to do with Yasser Arafat." Thursday's statement said Roed-Larsen is also forbidden to meet with Palestinian officials, including Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei. Roed-Larsen could not immediately be reached for comment. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Thing is, it'll make some of the UN-types think, won't it? In the words of Curly Howard of the 3 Stooges: I tried to think but nothing happened! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-07-18 9:22:32 PM |
| #10 Quite so Raptor - quite so. Thing is, it'll make some of the UN-types think, won't it? |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-07-18 4:42:15 PM |
| #9 Haaretz flash: "23:04 Hundreds of armed Palestinians attack Rafah headquarters of security services headed by Arafat`s nephew" get the fat-lady on a high proteine diet, we gonna need to get her to Moore-size before the PA goes poof. |
| Posted by: Evert Visser in NL 2004-07-18 4:28:13 PM |
| #8 Ah, yes, Raptor, the UN wouldn't take any positive action, but I foresee a massive upwelling of donor fatigue. Arafat without a funding stream is just a dirty old man with no friends, not even worth bothering about. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-07-18 3:52:24 PM |
| #7 So what if they do,Tony.It is not like the U.N.would do anything abou it. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-07-18 3:09:00 PM |
#6
Is it possible that the Paleos could be that stupid as to kill a UN official? Sorry, stupid question, never expect them to lose an opportunity to lose an opportunity. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-07-18 2:27:02 PM |
| #5 Right-O, Carl in NH! The MSM may be getting the clue in a month or so, heh heh. Doesn't mean that they will write about it. It has to go through the Agenda Filter™ first. The Paleos will find out in jig time that pissing on your friends loses friends. It is a Bwahahahahaha day in the neighborhood. I feel good! *James Brown music inserted here* |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-07-18 1:18:34 PM |
| #4 I am still amazed, though I guess I shouldn't be, at how the apparent longterm strategy of Israel, as speculated upon here on Rantburg and elsewhere, has played out almost exactly as predicted. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2004-07-18 12:47:36 PM |
| #3 Just so, mhw. |
| Posted by: Scott R 2004-07-18 12:07:03 PM |
| #2 Yassir is losing allies fast. But he will always be able to count on the BBC, the Guardian, PBS, and the faculty newsletter of UCX Berkeley. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-07-18 12:03:23 PM |
| #1 ...the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a group with ties to Arafat's ruling Fatah movement... Like being joined at the hip |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-07-18 1:47:21 AM |