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2005-08-02 Israel-Palestine

New force in Gaza adds to security uncertainty

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Posted by Steve 2005-08-02 15:42|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Zua'rub said the training had been ordered by Fatah leader Farouq Al-Qadoumi, who lives in exile and never accepted interim peace accords with the Israelis from the 1990s. But Qadoumi said he had nothing to do with any militia.
"There is the police and the security forces, why should I form militias, and I don't have the money to pay for these militias," he told Reuters by telephone.

I know some people who do. I'l bet you do too, don't you, Farouq?
Looks like somebody wants to get back into the show. And fast. So what if he's turned out by Iran or Syria?

Posted by tu3031 2005-08-02 16:12|| 2005-08-02 16:12|| Front Page Top

#2 "We have been instructed to train those men to found the nucleus of the Popular Army," Zua'rub told Reuters.

Hmmm... The Palestinian Authority Popular Army, huh?

Sounds like nepotism to me.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-08-02 19:41|| 2005-08-02 19:41|| Front Page Top

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