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2004-06-28 Israel-Palestine

Arafat: We wonât kill Jews during Olympics (What a nice man..)

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-06-28 10:02:45 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So the Greeks got to Chairman arrafat. A new Jag?

Posted by Lucky 2004-06-28 2:27:52 AM|| 2004-06-28 2:27:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I just had a thought. Now that we can free up some troops from Iraq following the handover, send our troops along with the athletes to Athens. I can picture our forces marching in unexpectedly in formation, like the Elves did in The Two Towers movie...

Posted by Chris W. 2004-06-28 7:17:57 AM|| 2004-06-28 7:17:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Can't believe this ass is still alive, it will be a happy day when Israel finally shoves a hellfire up that old murderous bastard's balloon knot.
Can't happen soon enough, in fact the Paleo torch ought to be lit from the smouldering wreckage of his "besieged" office.
Nasty fishfaced asswipe.

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-06-28 8:33:18 AM|| 2004-06-28 8:33:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually what he meant was, "We won't kill Jews at the Olympics and take credit for it this time."

Al Queada can do that.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-06-28 8:46:22 AM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2004-06-28 8:46:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The fact that he calls for a ceasefire during the Olympics and expects it to be honored by the terrorists, suggests to me that he has (or thinks he has) the power to call this off at will - and doesn't.

This is reason enough, IMHO, to send him a Hellfire-gram.

Posted by BH 2004-06-28 9:53:37 AM|| 2004-06-28 9:53:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 The fact that he calls for a ceasefire during the Olympics and expects it to be honored by the terrorists, suggests to me that he has (or thinks he has) the power to call this off at will - and doesn't.

It suggests to me that he thinks that there will be a attack, he knows they aren't gonna listen to him and he's doing this so he can say later; "I tried to stop it, they didn't listen to me, it was a Jooo plot, it ain't my fault, yada yada yada".

Posted by Steve 2004-06-28 10:50:14 AM|| 2004-06-28 10:50:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 still, no reason to not send a hellfire through his Depends

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-28 10:58:09 AM|| 2004-06-28 10:58:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I assume the Apaches are not a party to these treaty.

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-28 11:07:29 AM|| 2004-06-28 11:07:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Shipman - LOL
Given that the Paleos were responsible for the first real case of "international" terrorism with the Munich Olympics in 1972, for them to have anything to do with the Olympics is disgusting.

Posted by Spot 2004-06-28 11:15:34 AM|| 2004-06-28 11:15:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Palestinian officials have said they plan on sending a swimmer, two runners and a boxer to the Olympic games

Did I miss something? I thought you had to be a RECOGNIZED NATION in order to participate as a nation during the olympic games.

Posted by Chris W. 2004-06-28 11:42:19 AM|| 2004-06-28 11:42:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 I think he actually WILL stop PA terrorism at the Olympics--if only for the payoff of having the European political community come back at us with, "see he's a reasonable guy, why won't you sit down and negotiate with him"?

Song round: It's YOU, AMERICA, who makes Palestinians suffer.

(Join in rounds-It's JEWS..., Crusaders..., etc.)

Posted by jules 187 2004-06-28 12:27:40 PM|| 2004-06-28 12:27:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 I thought you had to be a RECOGNIZED NATION in order to participate as a nation during the olympic games.

Depends on who's doing the recognising. Puerto Rico has fielded athletes in Olympic events.

Posted by Pappy 2004-06-28 12:29:24 PM|| 2004-06-28 12:29:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 I hereby nominate Arafat for Olympic javelin catcher.

Posted by Raj 2004-06-28 12:58:57 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2004-06-28 12:58:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 How can he have it both ways!? On the one hand, he says he has no control over the security in the area -- that the terror inflicted by hamas, jihad, al aqsa, etc is not his to stop. And now he offers up a cease-fire?

How can the world community not do a spit-take in the face of such an inconsistent message?

Oh. I forgot. it's about Israel. Never mind.

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-06-28 1:10:24 PM|| 2004-06-28 1:10:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Puerto Rico has fielded athletes in Olympic events.

So has Taiwan, though they used the name of "Chinese Taipei", I believe.

It depends on whether the International Olympic Committee recognizes you or not.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-06-28 2:46:51 PM|| 2004-06-28 2:46:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Aris I'm hearing that the only sprot held in the old stadium is archery? Since it's a venue the only way in is with a ticket? Bummer. The old stadium from the first modern olympics is one of the few things I care to see sprotwise in Greece.

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-28 2:52:12 PM|| 2004-06-28 2:52:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Yasser's plan is to keep the hostages until after the closing ceremonies this time.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-06-28 3:15:45 PM|| 2004-06-28 3:15:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Shipman> This page says that the old stadium will also be used for the finish to the two Marathons (men's and women's).

I don't know about whether the only way in will be with a ticket -- last time I'd gone to see it (a couple years ago) anyone could just enter freely and walk inside it, but it's probably a safe assumption that now security measures will be tight and it won't be possible. But I'm just guessing here.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-06-28 3:46:24 PM|| 2004-06-28 3:46:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Chairman Arafat will honor his pledge of a cease fire because he is a ~~Dynamit~~ Nobel ~~Piece~~ Peace Prize ~~Wishful Thinking~~ Recipient. /violent retching

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-06-29 12:05:48 AM|| 2004-06-29 12:05:48 AM|| Front Page Top

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