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| Hamas denies ties al-Qaeda |
| 2004-03-25 |
| A senior Hamas leader denied yesterday that his movement had any connection with Al-Qaeda, even though both groups called for attacks on Israeli allies after the assassination of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. 'We have no connection between Al-Qaeda and Hamas,' said Mahmud Zahar, a top aide to Sheikh Yassin, in an interview on Australian television. He said Hamas 'concentrated their activities on the occupied territories in Palestine'. But he added: 'I expect every Islamic movement everywhere is going to make retaliation for the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.' |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #6 Anon1 - we aim to please! :) |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-03-25 6:32:21 PM |
| #5 really...uh, who killed the Fulbright Scholarship guys in Gaza? No, I mean really killed them, not the mopes Arafat's boyz "arrested". Sure it wasn't Hamas? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-03-25 9:35:00 AM |
| #4 That is a real difference between Hamas and Al-Qaeda. I'd say it's a real small difference. Don't play games like chess, Mike. You need to be able to see more than one or two moves ahead. |
| Posted by: B 2004-03-25 9:16:35 AM |
| #3 This spokesman is basically correct in his statement here. Although some Hamas members have occasionally made wild statements, Hamas as a whole does not advocate or carry out terrorist attacks on the USA because of our relationship with Israel. That is a real difference between Hamas and Al-Qaeda. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-03-25 7:38:41 AM |
| #2 Thanks for the tip, Tony (UK). The Den Beste entry is excellent. Really, go check it out. You have to scroll down a bit but it's so logical. |
| Posted by: Anon1 2004-03-25 6:56:22 AM |
| #1 Cluck cluck cluck! They can dish it out, but they're shite at taking it on the chin. Perhaps we should have a deathpool specifically for Hamas - that would be fun. Den Beste and Wretchard have some interesting analyses on what the Israelis are doing with these assassinations - very interesting reading. IMHO, I'd like to read about all the Hamas 'leadership' getting iced, then anyone who steps up to be a new leader, ultimately ending up with anyone who puts up a Hamas poster. This really is a "Wipe them out" situation. But that doesn't fit too well with Den Bestes analysis, so it must be wrong! :) |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-03-25 2:06:44 AM |