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2004-01-22 Middle East

Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Boy Near Gaza Fence

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Posted by LongLiveIsrael 2004-01-22 10:58:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hey Mahmoud, let's go... um, bird hunting! Near the... um, security fence. With... um, those masked Hamas guys carrying M-16s and a ladder!

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2004-1-22 11:46:04 AM|| 2004-1-22 11:46:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Never was much of a bird hunter myself,but it seems to me a ladder is the wrong equipment(unless they are raiding birds nests).Most of the bird hunters I know use a shotgun,and in a historic context nets and archery.

Posted by raptor 2004-1-22 11:48:11 AM|| 2004-1-22 11:48:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 cause -> effect. Send a boy out to do a man's job (attacking the Jooos) and he dies a man's death. Lying bastards

Posted by Frank G 2004-1-22 12:01:08 PM|| 2004-1-22 12:01:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Palestinians say those who innocently stray into the no-go zones near the fence are shot at without warning.

This is another one of those Palestinian lies we've grown to know and love. Signs are posted up about how trespassers will be shot. Palestinians who attempt to cross the fence do it in full knowledge that they could be shot. Why do Israelis fire at these kids? Because the Palestinians deliberately send kids out to test Israeli defenses. If they get through, adult suicide bombers will immediately follow to take advantage of the momentary gap in security. The dozens of Israelis who may be blown up as a result won't get warning shots either from their would-be Palestinian murderers.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-1-22 12:06:53 PM|| 2004-1-22 12:06:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "Mohsen's passing leaves his nine-year-old wife with little means of providing for their 27 children."

Posted by BH 2004-1-22 1:11:31 PM|| 2004-1-22 1:11:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Does anyone have a line on this popular "pastime". What kind of birds do they hunt? Do they hunt for food or just for fun? Do they actually kill the birds, or just catch them for the fun of it. Are the animal rights groups aware of this "pastime" and what kind of birds are being hunted? What are they using to hunt with? Pistols? Rifles? Slingshots? Peashooters?

Okay, I'll admit that when I was a kid, my friend got a new BB/pellet gun. When the old tin cans were too riddled with holes to be any use anymore, the occasional passing bird or squirrel would do. Other kids did this too, but I'd hardly call it a pastime. Some kids go out with their fathers (or mothers ( if the ladies are so inclined) too hunt for turkey, quail and the such, but I don't think it would be quite accurate to call that a pastime either.

Please, could someone enlighten us on this popular pastime? Maybe the popularity of the pastime is the sharpening of their targeting skills using small mobile targets? Hey, it's just a thought.

Posted by Dripping Sarcasm 2004-1-22 2:46:29 PM|| 2004-1-22 2:46:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Most of the bird hunters I know use a shotgun,and in a historic context nets and archery.

"Kassam! I see a bird over there on that high fence! When I give the word, I want you to throw the ladder at it!"

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-22 2:49:27 PM|| 2004-1-22 2:49:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 #6 What are they using to hunt with? Pistols? Rifles? Slingshots? Peashooters?

Isn't it obvious they are using pipe bombs?

Posted by Proud To Be An Infidel 2004-1-22 2:56:53 PM|| 2004-1-22 2:56:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I stand enlightened,BAR

Posted by raptor 2004-1-22 5:58:35 PM|| 2004-1-22 5:58:35 PM|| Front Page Top

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