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2004-10-21 Israel-Palestine

An Israeli aircraft fired two missiles at a vehicle traveling in the Gaza Strip late Thursday, killing two people including a senior Hamas member at the top of Israel's most-wanted list, a spokesman for the militant group said. Adnan al-Ghoul, the No. 2 figure in the group's military wing, died in the attack, said Hamas spokesman Musher al-Masri.

"It's a new crime committed by the Zionist occupation government against one of the leaders of the Palestinian resistance," al-Masri ~~predictably~~ said. The army had no immediate comment. The Hamas military wing, Izzedine al Qassam, plans and carries out attacks on Israelis. Al-Ghoul's killing leaves the Hamas military leadership exclusively in the hands of Mohammed Deif, its longtime chief.

Time to start looking nervously over your shoulder, Mo.

Both men topped Israel's wanted list and operated from hiding for years. Each escaped a September 2003 airstrike aimed at a gathering of the Hamas leadership in Gaza City. The attack took place north of Gaza City as dozens of people were leaving a nearby mosque after evening prayers. Following the airstrike, hundreds of people, including firefighters and security forces, gathered around the white Mitsubishi ~~for a good ol' fashioned car swarm. Fun for the whole family!~~ as ambulances rushed to the scene. The crowd chanted anti-Israel slogans and screamed for revenge. Palestinian Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat condemned the killing, which he said "reflects the determination of the Israeli government to continue the path of military solutions rather than negotiations."
UPDATE:
The army had no immediate comment on the attack, which also killed Ghoul's aide, Hamas gunman Imad Abbas. Ghoul was Hamas's top engineer who manufactured explosive devices and weapons that were used in dozens of attacks against Israelis, Palestinian sources said. Palestinians called Ghoul "the father of the Qassam rocket".

Fred? This guy maybe rates the Fat Lady...

Posted by Seafarious 2004-10-21 4:40:47 PM|| || Front Page|| [11139 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Al-Ghoul's killing leaves the Hamas military leadership exclusively in the hands of Mohammed Deif, its longtime chief.

Oh, boy. I know who I'm putting in my Dead Pool for 2005.

Posted by Dreadnought 2004-10-21 4:57:44 PM|| 2004-10-21 4:57:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 What a shame.

Meanwhile, Hamas holds competition to select movement's anthem

What about this?

Posted by Lux 2004-10-21 5:06:11 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:06:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Adnan al-Ghoul, it is all in the name......a halloween pretreat (or trick).

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-21 5:08:03 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:08:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Lux---we RBers need to get right on the task of possible Hamas anthems.

Michael Morley! Calling Michael Morley! You services are needed in the songwriting department immediately! That is all.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-21 5:11:01 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:11:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Adnan al-Ghoul?!? More fodder for Taranto's "It's the eponymy, stupid" feature.

Posted by BH 2004-10-21 5:33:41 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:33:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Nice shot.

Posted by Mark Z. 2004-10-21 5:42:21 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:42:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Both men topped Israel's wanted list and operated from hiding for years.

Not any more. Are there any volunteers that would like to step up to the plate and assume the duties of the deceased?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-21 5:42:54 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:42:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The appropriately named al-Ghoul....may he rot.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2004-10-21 5:48:55 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:48:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Gone and quickly forgotten...

Posted by Fred 2004-10-21 5:54:37 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:54:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 To who ever is coming up with the pictures in the posts. You keep me laughing.

This one took me a second, but when it hit I had people looking over in the walls.

Great job!

Posted by Michael 2004-10-21 5:56:12 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:56:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Alas, poor Adnan...

Posted by Seafarious 2004-10-21 5:58:15 PM|| 2004-10-21 5:58:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 I was gonna take a shot, but, really Al-Ghoul? That's like the puffballs Kerry got in the "debates"

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-21 6:13:43 PM|| 2004-10-21 6:13:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Wasn't he a villian in the Batman cartoons?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2004-10-21 6:45:48 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2004-10-21 6:45:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Excellent car swarm on Fox News video - I give it a 8.0

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-21 7:10:26 PM|| 2004-10-21 7:10:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Right-o Frank. Saw two pics on LGF. They are sure tempting targets.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-21 7:43:56 PM|| 2004-10-21 7:43:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 They're all ghouls...it's like Night of the Living Dead.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2004-10-21 7:52:13 PM|| 2004-10-21 7:52:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 I am not gambling man but I think we have two qualified applicants to fill the open slots at, Hellfire Elementary School.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2004-10-21 8:06:48 PM|| 2004-10-21 8:06:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 You young folks got yer cartoon characters and your popcorn not to mention them cheap pliers and stuff out of the ladies sections of Sears & Roebuck (PBUT), but I've spent 2 long winters in RantBurg within nothing but the rare fat lady and one rasher of bacon.

Posted by Grand Pappy Amos 2004-10-21 8:07:25 PM|| 2004-10-21 8:07:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Ra's al-Ghoul was the Batman nemesis.
http://tinyurl.com/4rstq

But I still wonder which Hamas chief is tipping off the Israelis?

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-10-21 8:20:43 PM|| 2004-10-21 8:20:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Golly, When I read the title I thought this was something regarding Al-Gore. Maybe he had finally gone nuts??

However, I am pleasantly surprised to find that another Hamas leader met Mr. Hellfire!! Good Shootin' Boys!!

Posted by TomAnon 2004-10-21 10:03:16 PM|| 2004-10-21 10:03:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Yeah, that's what gets me. Isreal has been after these characters for decades. Why are they nailing all of them, all of the sudden? Obviously they're being turned in by someone. But who?

Posted by gromky 2004-10-21 10:52:48 PM|| 2004-10-21 10:52:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 Who is ratting out the other vermin?
We'll just to wait and see who the last one left alive is.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-10-22 12:02:35 AM|| 2004-10-22 12:02:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#23 Gawd, I'm gettin' ta love the fat lady!

Good shootin' boys!

AC, I very much doubt anyone will admit anything: Palestinians are on the fast track to outclassing the Hatfields and McCoys when it comes to holding a grudge. The mother of Poison Reverse's kiddies (#17) will be urging her little darlings to take revenge on anyone who admits to helping the IDF take out terrorists, even when they're 50. Your implication that the ratter will be the last man standing is probably all the clue we'll get.

Posted by Ptah 2004-10-22 12:17:11 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-10-22 12:17:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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