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2011-04-05 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel charges Gaza engineer as rocket mastermind

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Posted by Steve White 2011-04-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Just see if the missiles stop.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-04-05 09:45|| 2011-04-05 09:45|| Front Page Top

#2 The Jerusalem Post has a background piece on Mr. Abu Sisi. He's been quite effective at improving Hamas's anti-Israel weapons. As a result of his work, half of Israel is now within range of Hamas rockets.

Israel has Rafael, Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. Hamas has Dirar Abu Sisi, the so-called Rocket Godfather of the Gaza Strip.

In 2005, Hamass Kassam rockets had a range of about 6 kilometers. Later that year, the range jumped to 15 km., and then in 2007 to 22 km.

In 2002, Hamass domestically manufactured anti-tank missile known as Yassin was capable of penetrating 6 cm of armor. By 2008, it could penetrate 26 cm.

What made Abu Sisi unique was that he had studied in Ukraine in the late 1990s in the Kharkov military academy, under a professor who had been one of the key developers in the Soviet Scud missile program.

There, Abu Sisi was allowed to sit in on classes and learn about missile design, boosters, stabilizers and different power sources.

[Monday's indictment] provides unprecedented insight into the Hamas military wing and how it has turned into a military one would expect to see in a country not just with brigades, battalions and special forces, but also with an in-house defense industry.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-04-05 13:35|| 2011-04-05 13:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Abu Sisi

Uncle Sissy? Not the greatest nom de guerre for a mastermind. Even a Paleostinean one.

Posted by SteveS 2011-04-05 13:39|| 2011-04-05 13:39|| Front Page Top

#4 he was a big Family Affairs fan

Posted by Frank G 2011-04-05 19:41|| 2011-04-05 19:41|| Front Page Top

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