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| PA arrests a dozen thugs... |
| 2002-06-23 |
| Palestinian security forces arrested about a dozen activists of Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a Palestinian security source said. The source said most of those detained were field-level activists and not top political leaders. That's pretty normal. They round up the button men and then spring them a few days later, but what the hell, the arrested someone, right? However, source told Reuters an arrest warrant had been issued for Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, a senior Hamas official who has been arrested and released several times by the Palestinian security forces. Boy, ain't they serious? The IDF would be well advised to take Rantissi themselves and ensure that a "terrible accident" happens to him. Even better, don't take him into custody, and set up the "terrible accident" and then look innocent when the Euros ask if it was them. "The Authority is very serious this time to continue this campaign of arrests in order to ensure stability and a respect to the one authority, the Palestinian Authority," the source said. He said security forces had also been ordered to put an end to the shows of strength by armed activists in Gaza streets, which embarrass Yasser Arafat at a time when he is under intense international pressure to crack down on them. Y'mean Yasser doesn't like looking like a putz? When did that start? Or... Could this be coming from Yehiyeh? Hamas condemned the detention of its activists. "We view the arrest campaign as a grave step that harms the national unity at a time when we all need to be in one trench facing the occupation," Ismael Abu Shanab, a senior Hamas official, told Reuters. Those arrested included Jamal Saleh, leader of an Islamic political party which is an offshoot of Hamas, and Mohammed Shahab, a well known Islamic activist. Shanab is one of the five members of the Hamas steering committee. Three of the others are Abdel Aziz Rantisi, Sheikh Yassin, Mahmoud al-Zahar. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 FOLLOWUP: Geraldo is saying on FoxNews that Sheikh Yassin has been arrested. FoxNews also reports 40 tanks have surrounded Yasser's Ramallah compound and have fired on targets in the area. |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-06-23 18:14:01 |
| #1 I agree, they all "need to be in a trench." And I'd like to ... nah, it's too easy :-) Regards, |
| Posted by: Steve White 2002-06-23 09:05:32 |