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2006-02-23 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Iran says it will finance a Palestinian Authority run by Hamas
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Posted by Fred 2006-02-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Oh no!
Posted by .com 2006-02-23 00:20||   2006-02-23 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 It's the death sentence for Hamas and any Paleo state then.
Posted by Sock Puppet O' Doom 2006-02-23 01:16||   2006-02-23 01:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Iff the Mullahs are going to proclaim that suicide bombers, etal. may act and be protected in the name of Islama and the State, any Terror enacted by HAMAS may end up [rightfully] being blamed on Iran.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-02-23 02:32||   2006-02-23 02:32|| Front Page Top

#4 might be a good thing

after funding the Paleos for a few months, Iran may get donor fatigue (especially if Hamas doesn't resume suicide bombings) and begin quarrelling with the Paleos.

In the meantime Hamas will start heavy handed enforcement of Islamic strictures which the Paleos will blame on both Hamas and Iran.
Posted by mhw 2006-02-23 08:25||   2006-02-23 08:25|| Front Page Top

#5 A few days ago someone posted a link towards an article by an, I think, expatriate Iranian who was pissed about the "Palestine, Palestine, Palestine" discourse of the Mad Mullahs, the "Palestine" street into the smallest Iranian villages when in fact the Palestinians positively hate Iranians, that bunch of non-Arab and non-Sunni Iranians. It couleb fun when Mullahs will tell Iranians they will have to tighten their belts in order to give more to Hamas ie Sunni fundamentalists who hate Iranians still more than the PLO people did.
Posted by JFM">JFM  2006-02-23 10:48||   2006-02-23 10:48|| Front Page Top

#6 funny pic, .com LOL
Posted by lotp 2006-02-23 10:50||   2006-02-23 10:50|| Front Page Top

#7 IF this happens (and I expect Hamas will prefer Saudi money to Iranian) this should be great fodder for the new Farsi TV station we're launching. Juxtapose stories on aid to Hamas, Hamas waste and corruption, with stories on the Iranian economy.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-02-23 11:08||   2006-02-23 11:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Do it Iran. Let's get some clear lines drawn between "us" and "them." It makes things MUCH easier.
Posted by Secret Master 2006-02-23 12:30||   2006-02-23 12:30|| Front Page Top

#9 I 2nd lotp, .com....GREAT pic! If this doesn't push us (closer) to war with Iran, I don't know what will. It's almost as IF the MM's wanna fight (/sarcasm off).
Posted by BA 2006-02-23 12:31||   2006-02-23 12:31|| Front Page Top

#10 You folks should check out SomethingAwful PhotoshopPhriday "contests" - there are some amazingly gifted (read: mentally deranged artists, lol) who contribute work there. Some of it is silly, of course, but some is awesome, lol.
Posted by .com 2006-02-23 22:23||   2006-02-23 22:23|| Front Page Top

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