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2004-03-23 Middle East

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Posted by phil_b 2004-03-23 8:08:10 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 DEBKA sez that their Palestinian sources report Arafatâs feeling lonely. Every Arab ruler he called Monday gave him brush-off: Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, Egyptâs Mubarak, Yemenâs Salah, Jordanâs Abdullah and Tunisian Bin Ali. All refused to come to telephone. Must know he's a dead man talking.

Posted by Steve 2004-3-23 9:27:44 AM|| 2004-3-23 9:27:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 sounds like a good plan too me. Should have done this years ago though, and hopefuly they aill go ahead and knock arafat off while they are at it.

Posted by smokeysinse 2004-3-23 10:19:06 AM|| 2004-3-23 10:19:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 i don't understand why they call Yassin a "spiritual leader. I thought that spiritual leaders resorted to neogtiation not violence............

Posted by Anonymous 2004-3-23 10:21:26 AM|| 2004-3-23 10:21:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, I'd say he's a spiritual leader... at least since yesterday. ;)

Posted by BH 2004-3-23 12:06:39 PM|| 2004-3-23 12:06:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Leave Arafat alone in his hole. He is isolated and ineffectual. The Last thing that the place needs is a new abu Explodo to lead the idiots to the Heavenly Whorehouse.

Posted by ed 2004-3-23 1:10:31 PM|| 2004-3-23 1:10:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 " spiritual leader... at least since yesterday"

Well, it *is* the Religion of Pieces (tm).

Posted by SteveS 2004-3-23 1:12:28 PM|| 2004-3-23 1:12:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Defense chiefs have decided to try to kill the entire Hamas leadership, security sources said Tuesday, a day after Israel assassinated the sheikh.

Yes! Yes! YES!!!!

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-23 2:01:17 PM|| 2004-3-23 2:01:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 first off, BH and Steve S. - LOL!

I can't even begin to imagine what must be going on behind the scenes that finally convinced Ariel Sharon, Shaul Mofaz, and Moshe Yaalon to finally treat these terrorists the only real way to treat terrorists, but I am so grateful that they did. I can't tell you how many people have said or written since yesterday, "Oh... I feel so bad for the Israelis. Now they really going to be coming under attack..." i wanted to scream, "You idiots, they've been under perpetual attack since 2001 - really since 1948! " The only time there was relative peace in the region was the aftermaths of the times when Israel finally treated their oppressors with hard, irresistable force."

Remember, these suicide bombings began only after the Oslo accords were signed (aka- "the Oslo War"). Why? Because the bloodthirsty cultures surrounding Israel on all sides tasted blood. For the first time they saw that, if Israel was actually willing to trade " land for peace", then the land must mean more to the Arabs than the Israelis, and that was all they needed. The PA never adhered, nor intended to, the dictates of the Oslo toilet paper, except where their admittedly fantastic PR machine needed to for the world's benefit.

I have a theory, and if any of you folks could pitch in your comments, I'd be grateful, as to why Israel is suddenly taking such strong action after years of just "taking it". I wonder if it's not in response to Al quaeda's victory for terrorism in Spain. after 9/11, the U.S. and most of the world, showed that "this is how we'll treat terrorists." But with the horror of Spain's recent attacks, at least one major western nation, one that was involved in the toppling of Saddam Hussein, showed that terrorism really can work and achieve it's desired goals. This would be a very inspiring message to any terrorist group in Israel, especially one like Hamas, who up until now, has been treated relatively speaking, with kid gloves. My feeling is that Israel may have decided to say, " we've got to start making a strong statement of, 'Don't even THINK of trying that here' before these groups who already too bold and brazen start getting even more agressive. Not every country is Spain, and your results may vary"

Whatever went on behind this decision, I'm grateful. That this Yassin will become a martyr, an idea that may spur many on to further blood frenzy is almost certain, but that's all he can do. He can't issue one more command, or hatch one more idea, that will result in the deaths of Israelis. Thank G-d!

Posted by Dripping sarcasm 2004-3-23 3:58:23 PM|| 2004-3-23 3:58:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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