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| Paleos find a bad guy too bad even for them, execute him... |
| 2002-08-07 |
| A Palestinian firing squad on Wednesday executed a convicted killer and rapist in the courtyard of Yasser Arafat's compound. The execution took place as Palestinian Cabinet ministers were arriving for a meeting. Reporters covering the Cabinet session heard the burst of gunshots. Kinda the background noise you expect at a Paleostinian cabinet meeting, huh? Bashir Atari, 26, was sentenced to death in a one-day trial Sunday for raping his grandmother and killing two elderly women. Ramallah Police Chief Mohammed Salah said Atari was mentally ill. Yes, but what set him apart from other Paleos? I mean, other than raping grandma... Atari had been held in a jail in Arafat's compound, but escaped in June when Israeli forces entered the Palestinian leader's headquarters. He was captured two weeks ago near his home village of Atara. On Wednesday, Atari was brought into the compound in a car, his hands tied behind his back. He was allowed to speak with a Muslim cleric before being led to the courtyard and blindfolded, a security guard said. The execution was carried out by three security officials in civilian clothing. A security official said the execution was coordinated with Israeli forces now controlling Ramallah. Israeli tanks surrounded the compound at the time. "Hey, y'all! Can we borrow a coupla those tanks for a few minutes? We're having a firing squad and we want to... Oh. Okay. Sorry I asked." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 You mean the Palestinians practice CAPITAL PUNISHMENT!?!? Horrors! That changes my entire opinion of them! Now I will denounce them just as I denounce the United States! Wonder how long it will be before we hear this? |
| Posted by: Michael Tinkler 2002-08-08 05:10:59 |