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2009-01-04 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

PRC: Fighters used massive bomb against invading forces; armed factions coordinating response

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Posted by Fred 2009-01-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Yawn. Lemme know when you get a 50 kiloton bomb.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2009-01-04 00:22|| 2009-01-04 00:22|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-01-04 00:26|| Front Page Top

#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">Rambler in Virginia 2009-01-04 01:16|| 2009-01-04 01:16|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-01-04 01:49|| Front Page Top

#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">Glenmore 2009-01-04 11:16|| 2009-01-04 11:16|| Front Page Top

#6 The Arab capacity for self deception never ceases to surprise.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-01-04 11:21|| 2009-01-04 11:21|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-01-04 12:05|| Front Page Top

#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">Old Patriot 2009-01-04 12:25|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-01-04 12:25|| Front Page Top

#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">trailing wife 2009-01-04 12:38|| 2009-01-04 12:38|| Front Page Top

#10 A 50kg bomb?

A female, I guess

Posted by European Conservative 2009-01-04 15:33|| 2009-01-04 15:33|| Front Page Top