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2007-05-31 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel kills two gunmen in Gaza, warns no let-up

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Posted by Pappy 2007-05-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Two Hamas gunmen were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip Wednesday as the government vowed to keep up attacks on militants to try to stamp out persistent rocket fire.

I found these pics some days ago and haven't had the time to post or ask RantBurgers to vet these them for accuracy [shop] and/or missile type?

Paleos run for cover as a missile fired by the Israeli military is seen nearly hitting its target during an Israeli air strike on Hamas' Executive Force building in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the centre of the Gaza strip, 25 May 2007. Warplanes pounded the Gaza Strip for a ninth day today as Palestinians continued to fire rockets into Israel despite a call from Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas for a truce.

Posted by RD">RD 2007-05-31 01:37|| 2007-05-31 01:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Cool pix, RD!

I'm thinking that perhaps 1000# JDAMs returned to the point of origin ought to do the job. Even if they picked remote locations for this, it ought to rattle the dishes in enough apartments to make folks think twice about it.

Posted by gorb 2007-05-31 03:03|| 2007-05-31 03:03|| Front Page Top

#3 It is fake. Look at the missile: it is nitid. The guy was phtopgraphing people so the obturation spede of his camera is set for the speed of running people and the missile should be very fuzzy.

Then look at the second photo, from the oposituion of the guy in green and yellow we can deduce it has been taken at the very least a quarter of second later (provided he is teh second Carl Lewis). That means the bomb or missile should be at the very least at an altitude of 50m.

Notice also that no one ducks. Strange. And with a bomb faling so close we should have several of the runners being knocked by the airblast or hit by shrapnel.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-05-31 05:24|| 2007-05-31 05:24|| Front Page Top

#4 It's interesting that the article writer, Sakher Abu El Oun, calls Khaled Meshaal "political supremo". I suppose that's slang.

Posted by mhw 2007-05-31 08:02|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2007-05-31 08:02|| Front Page Top

#5 yep - fake

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-05-31 08:12|| 2007-05-31 08:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Not to mention a shortage of peoples feet.

Posted by flash91 2007-05-31 10:12|| 2007-05-31 10:12|| Front Page Top

#7 heh my take was a shop too,
the missile?..looks like one of those pump up water rockets..

Posted by RD">RD 2007-05-31 13:28|| 2007-05-31 13:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Why are a dozen men standing in a field for no apparent reason? And why does someone have a camera out? Even after impact no one hits the ground. How did the man in the foreground of the second picture get into the frame so quickly?

I think its another Paleowood production.

Posted by Baba Tutu 2007-05-31 16:24|| 2007-05-31 16:24|| Front Page Top

#9 It is fake, all right, but accurate, heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-05-31 22:12|| 2007-05-31 22:12|| Front Page Top

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