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Airstrike kills Hamas military leader, 14 others
Israeli forces Tuesday launched an F-16 airstrike in the heart of Gaza City, killing a top Hamas military commander and at least 14 other people. Several of the dead were children. The death of Salah Shehade -- the leader in Gaza of the Izzedine al Qassam, the military wing of the militant Islamic group Hamas -- was confirmed by Hamas. Dead. Doorknob, pushing up daisies, waitin' for the Last Trumpet dead. Gone. Kaput. Nothing but a sweet memory and a lingering odor. No longer with us. Busy decomposing... The killing sparked vows of revenge from Hamas, and sent thousands of angry Gaza residents into the streets. Where they are probably at this very moment hooting, hollering, rolling their eyes, shaking their fists, and Israel expressed regret at the loss of civilians but characterized the strike on Shehade as an act of self-defense. You might say that, since he was the commander of the Bad Guy forces... U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued a statement saying, "The government of Israel must halt such actions and it must conduct itself in a manner which does not allow for the killing of innocent civilians." Kofi is predictable. We'll know in a couple days how successful the Paleos are at firing up the Hang-Wringing Brigades over the dead babies. Since the IDF managed to turn Shehade into a corpse and he was the target, not the innocent bystanders, it might not go far. He was a very legitimate and desirable military target. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-07-23 |
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