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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Shocking News from Gaza
2007-04-09
So does this make him a martyr? I'm sure there'll be a gunbattle over that...especially if there's money involved.
Tulkarem - Ma'an - Samih Mahmoud Raja, 17, died on Sunday when he was climbing an electricity pole, in an attempt to fix a Hamas flag, in Deir al-Ghusun, a village north of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank.
Hey, Samih? That flag look crooked to you?
Our Tulkarem correspondent reported, quoting security sources, that the young man, who is a Hamas activist, died instantly when he was struck by a high voltage electricity current.
Not very "active" now I'll bet...
Raja was already dead upon arrival at hospital.
Hey, look. He's still twitching...
Posted by:tu3031

#11  He's just not the current martyr!
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2007-04-09 23:53  

#10  Paleo version of the coming summer blockbuster Transformers™
Posted by: Frank G   2007-04-09 18:58  

#9  How many paleos does it take to change a flag?

Not enough.
Posted by: john   2007-04-09 18:25  

#8  So he was on an electricity pole fixing a Hamas flag; was it really broken, or just burnt out?
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-04-09 17:44  

#7  Half the kids die in idiocy.

Oh dear. I was not expecting that, Thinemp Whimble! :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-04-09 16:39  

#6  Garsh, let's all hope for the usual Muslim response to yoots needlessly electrocuting themselves. French-style carbeques, mass riots, multiple arsons ... it would all fit in so nicely with their ordinary behavior.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-04-09 15:47  

#5  Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Posted by: Perfesser   2007-04-09 14:14  

#4  I think we all have to support the boy's freedom of expression, whether its raising the flag of hamas, or sending up smoke signals.
Posted by: flash91   2007-04-09 12:54  

#3  It it was France the President would show up to lay a wreath of condolence.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-04-09 12:54  

#2  How long did the blackout last?

Evil zionist fire wires. Brave brave shaheed.

Stupid is as stupid does for the progeny of cousins. No wonder the birth rate is so high. Half the kids die in idiocy.
Posted by: Thinemp Whimble   2007-04-09 12:15  

#1  So does this make him a martyr?

Where'd the electricity get generated?
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2007-04-09 11:51  

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