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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
PRC: Fighters used massive bomb against invading forces; armed factions coordinating response
2009-01-04
Ma'an -- Palestinian fighters detonated a 50 kilogram bomb as Israeli forces crossed into the Gaza Strip, a spokesperson of one of the key armed Palestinian armed groups said on Saturday evening.
'Massive': I don't think that means what you think it means.
Abu Mujahid, the spokesman of the An-Nasser Salah Ad-Din Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, told Al-Jazeera television that their forces had set off the massive explosion in an area called Hayeh Zaytoun. It was not clear if anyone was injured.

He also said that his group is coordinating the defense of the Gaza Strip with all other armed factions, including the Al-Aqsa Brigades, an armed group loyal to Fatah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Hamas, and others. He said the fighters' confidence is "soaring," and that the armed factions are weighing "all options" in their defense of Gaza.
Posted by:Fred

#10  A 50kg bomb?

A female, I guess
Posted by: European Conservative   2009-01-04 15:33  

#9  Geography question: is Hayeh Zaytoun anywhere close to where the Israeli troops were at the time of the explosion? Second question, triggered by the first: was the detonation deliberate or accidental? And third question: is the choice of a 50 kg bomb a signal of compensation?
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-01-04 12:38  

#8  Rambler, you left out the best of all: being blown to teeny-tiny bits by the secondary explosions while moving Grad rockets from a mosque to a pick-up.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2009-01-04 12:25  

#7  That and the ability to hold two opposing concepts at the same time. For example: "We're dying like flies!" and "We're so inspiring as fighters - the muslim world is racing here to support us!"
Posted by: Pappy   2009-01-04 12:05  

#6  The Arab capacity for self deception never ceases to surprise.
Posted by: OldSpook   2009-01-04 11:21  

#5  If those wretched Egyptians would only open the border

The Egyptians have plenty of problems of their own - they sure don't need you.
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-01-04 11:16  

#4  Allow me to translate:
He said the fighters' confidence is "soaring,"
"We are sooo *bleep*ed. The Perfidious Juice are whacking us at will."

the armed factions are weighing "all options" in their defense of Gaza.
"If we hide, they kill us. If we come out and fight, they kill us. Even if we hide beneath the skirts of our women, they kill us. If those wretched Egyptians would only open the border, we could do a quick exit stage left."
Posted by: SteveS   2009-01-04 01:49  

#3  the armed factions are weighing "all options" in their defense of Gaza.
Option 1: Run away
Option 2: Hide under the bed
Option 3: Die
I prefer that they all are given option 3.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2009-01-04 01:16  

#2  Its a step up from toilet bowl cleaner and aluminum foil in a Pepsi bottle.
Posted by: Mike N.   2009-01-04 00:26  

#1  Yawn. Lemme know when you get a 50 kiloton bomb.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2009-01-04 00:22  

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