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| UN envoy: Gaza an open-air prison |
| 2010-03-03 |
| John Holmes, the United Nation's humanitarian chief, has revisited the Gaza Strip, a year after Israel's assault on the territory ended. He told Al Jazeera that it was disappointing how little has changed since the war and that there has been no real possibility of reconstruction, mainly because of Israel's siege of the Strip. He said the blockade resulted in misery for the Palestinians. "They're living in a kind of open-air prison. They're still suffering from this kind of collective punishment they've been suffering for three years now." He says that as if it's someone's fault other than that of the Gazooks themselves ... |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 Gaza isn't a prison. Prisoners are alot more efficient with limited Weaponry. |
| Posted by: Charles 2010-03-03 14:50 |
| #8 John Holmes sounds like a big dick. Had to say it. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-03-03 11:22 |
| #7 Let's put a roof on it so they can't flee by helicopter. |
| Posted by: JFM 2010-03-03 09:38 |
| #6 Is Snake Plissken doing another sequel? |
| Posted by: Raj 2010-03-03 08:21 |
| #5 Why a prison? "The Project," a 1980's literary development by the insidious Muslim Brotherhood, sees the Palestinian problem as a galvanizing agenda for all bloodthirsty Muslims, AND THEY DON'T WANT IT TO GO AWAY. Otherwise, the Muslims would just go back to fighting amongst themselves, as they have for over thirteen hundred years. Note: "The Project" is a big part of the problem with all of the Islamic disharmony and hatred occurring in Europe these days, and it's spreading globally each year. |
| Posted by: Ralphs son Johnnie 2010-03-03 04:01 |
| #4 More like open-air asylum for criminally insane, buba. p.s. If Western Civilization is to survive, you and all you Tranzi pals will have to be placed into similar institutions. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-03-03 02:57 |
| #3 Gaza is a prison where the inhabitants made a choice of being criminals, so it is a home-grown self-imposed prison. They have nobody to blame but themselves. Even Egypt will not really have much to do with them. They have become a pain-in-the-a$$ of everyone they have dealt with. Mr. Holmes must learn to understand the principle of cause-and-effect, the same lesson, that the Palestinians must learn. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-03-03 00:42 |
| #2 In most countries, attempted murder will land you in jail. Gaza is no exception. |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-03-03 00:16 |
| #1 They voted Hamas, they got Hamas, and all the things that come with it. Criminal thugs running the Gaza means there is little choice for the neighbors (Israel and Egypt) except to treat the place like a prison. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-03-03 00:16 |