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2003-09-15 Middle East
Hamas Leader: EU Blacklist a Big Mistake
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Posted by Steve White 2003-09-15 12:49:44 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 ...group’s resources came from Arabs and Muslims...

He's right, but the money is kept in EU banks. All they have left in Europe is the charities, which are alot easier to track.
Posted by Charles 2003-9-15 3:29:24 AM||   2003-9-15 3:29:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The European Union committed a "big mistake" by blacklisting Hamas as a terrorist organization, but the move won’t affect the group’s resistance operations, a senior leader of the Palestinian militant group said Sunday.

Nothing wrong with telling the truth. If you're exposed, well, that's just life.

The European Union has added the entire Hamas organization to its terrorist list, but stopped short of a U.S.-like crackdown on related charities that allegedly funnel money to the group.

Apparently, the EU needs proof. Give it to 'em.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-15 3:46:17 AM||   2003-9-15 3:46:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Every Hamas howl indicates a hit - and with these mercs, it's all about moneeeey. Cool. I hope the charity scam gets closed off too - then they'll be sucking air. RantSissy and the other mercs will bail to enjoy their Swiss accounts. Then we'll only have the dumb-as-dirt jihadis trying to blow themselves up with Pop Rocks and Pepsi.

We can hunt down the mercs later. It wouldn't do to have their deeds go unpunished... methinks Israel's Mossad knows how to handle this.
Posted by .com (Prez for Life - My Isles of Langerhans) 2003-9-15 4:55:29 AM||   2003-9-15 4:55:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Terrorism is a business to these sociopaths.

They don't give a widows mite anymore about causes or politics or anything except obliterating Isreal and keeping their luxury apartments, limos, first class airline tickets, girls, whiskey and vacations in the south of Frahnz.
Posted by SOG475  2003-9-15 9:37:56 AM||   2003-9-15 9:37:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 We are not terrorsts and if you say so we'll start suicide bombings throughout Europe! ~Hamas between the lines translation
Posted by Yank 2003-9-15 1:01:55 PM||   2003-9-15 1:01:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 
We are not terrorsts and if you say so we'll start suicide bombings throughout Europe! ~Hamas between the lines translation

It would serve the EUrodips right. Of course, they'd blame the U.S....
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2003-9-15 6:21:11 PM||   2003-9-15 6:21:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "The European Union has added the entire Hamas organization to its terrorist list..."
Oh? Last I heard, it was an agreement of ministerial reps, with France kicked into line - but has no force until considered by an EC comittee, proposed by said comittee, and voted upon - giving France a chance to leave it on the back burner and/or two chances to derail it.
Posted by John Anderson  2003-9-15 7:33:35 PM||   2003-9-15 7:33:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Aris: you're the resident EU expert around here so please inform us as to the status and meaning of the blacklisting of Hamas. Window dressing or substantive?

And, since you were kind enough to give us a definition of terrorist in early postings, where do you place Hamas? Terrorist or freedom fighters? By the way, what is the line between the two types? What if a group attacks BOTH military targets and civilians, which Palestinian radicals do all the time. What are they then? Terrifying Freedom Fighters or Freely Dumb Terrorists?

Kidding aside, I'm seriously interested in hearing your take.
Posted by R. McLeod  2003-9-15 10:51:18 PM||   2003-9-15 10:51:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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