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| Middle East |
| Palestinian militants threaten violence if disarmed |
| 2003-07-14 |
| Does that headline make any sense? Didn't think so... The two largest Palestinian militant groups have warned they will resume their attacks on Israel if the Palestinian Authority tries to disarm them. The militant Palestinian movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad say they will resume attacks against Israelis if the Palestinian Authority attempts to confiscate their weapons. Israel is demanding the disarming of the groups if the peace process is to move forward. Meanwhile, Israeli security forces are sweeping through the West Bank town of Ramallah where they believe an Israeli cab driver is being held. The 61-year-old's taxi was found abandoned near the town, and they suspect Palestinian militants of kidnapping him. Palestinian security forces are helping Israeli authorities in their search for the man. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 Hodadenon, it would be a stretch to grant them Mongo's intelligence. |
| Posted by: Dripping Sarcasm 2003-7-14 5:33:50 PM |
| #5 snellenr, As long as you don't grant them Bart's intelligence in using said ploy, an excellent parallel. |
| Posted by: Hodadenon 2003-7-14 3:06:09 PM |
| #4 My first thought when I read the headline was of that classic scene in Blazing Saddles when Sheriff Bart takes himself hostage... |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-7-14 2:19:00 PM |
| #3 WaPo this AM says thatthe statements are in response to the first actions of PA security to seize weapons. Anyone see any details on this? |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-7-14 1:54:09 PM |
| #2 Take away my gun and I'll shoot you! er...well...you know what I mean. |
| Posted by: Hodadenon 2003-7-14 1:22:47 PM |
| #1 "If you mess with me I'll attack those innocent people over there!" |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-7-14 2:09:55 AM |