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| Dying as 'martyrs' | |
| 2004-01-16 | |
Aljazeera received on Wednesday a copy of a joint announcement issued by Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in which they claimed responsibility for the Erez border attack. The statement said the operation was carried out by Reem Salih al-Rayashi, a 22-year-old from Gaza city. Speaking to Aljazeera from Gaza Strip, Abd al-Aziz al-Rantissi, a member of the political bureau of Hamas on Thursday said Hamas had absolutely rejected a US proposal calling for Hamas to stop resistance in return for protection for their leaders. "Hamas leaders are ready to die as martyrs and any talk about peaceful good solutions is useless."
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 Disgustingly, the Sydney Morning Herald put the headline on that homicide-bomber story as: "Mother's only wish was to die a martyr" Oh my heart bleeds. I complained to the paper not that it will do any good: the facts are not in dispute, she murdered 5 and maimed 7. She is not a martyr. If you choose to use the word martyr, put it in scare quotes to make it clear it is just her opinion and not widely accepted fact. a martyr suffers for their cause without causing suffering to others. This bitch is another suicide murderer and nothing more noble than that. |
| Posted by: Anon1 2004-1-17 12:51:39 AM |
| #4 "Hamas leaders are ready to die as martyrs and any talk about peaceful good solutions is useless." Give them what they seek. Declare open season on Hamas leaders, and release the hounds. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-16 1:41:45 PM |
| #3 Hamacita. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-1-16 1:32:00 PM |
| #2 Does one refer to a female member of Hamas as a Hamiss or Hamette? |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-1-16 12:10:59 PM |
| #1 Shouldn't the title be "dying as mortars". |
| Posted by: B 2004-1-16 10:51:34 AM |