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| 2003-12-14 | ||
| Palestinians in the West Bank reacted with shock and disbelief to the capture of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, with many expressing deep disappointment that the man who symbolized defiance against the US and Israel surrendered without resistance. For many ordinary Palestinians, the TV footage of a disheveled Saddam obediently submitting to a medical exam by his U.S. captors was painful to watch: it sealed the defeat of the one Arab leader they felt always stood by them. No more dough for blowing yourself up? Say it isn’t so! Saddam should have put up a fight or committed suicide, they said, and his surrender is a stain on Arab honor. What honor? "It is a big defeat for all Arabs and Muslims," said Raji Hassan, 29, watching TV with friends in a Gaza City coffee shop. Get used to it, we're not done yet. The Palestinian Authority declined to comment on the arrest of Saddam, [BIG SUPRISE] but a senior PA official in Ramallah said Yasser Arafat Hindsight is 20/20. Arafat’s decision to side with Saddam also resulted in the near bankruptcy of the PLO after the oil-rich Gulf governments halted their financial support for the Palestinians. Saddam is said to have compensated the PLO by giving Arafat $50m. Which went directly into his swiss bank account. In the past three years, Saddam was the only Arab leader to pay millions of Dollars to the families of Palestinian FREE MONEY! particularly at a time when Arafat was handing out smaller sums to his people. got change for a buck? Earlier this year, Palestinians demonstrated in favor of Saddam when the US threatened to invade Iraq and topple his regime. At the rallies they chanted, "O’ beloved Saddam, bomb Tel Aviv." We never said that! you can’t prove it! The fall of Baghdad on April 9 was regarded by many Palestinians as We got are butt kicked again? It’s a nakba! The Palestinian media has supporting the "resistance" attacks against the US soldiers and drawing a parallel between these attacks and the Palestinian fight against Israel. Blowing yourself up is a good thing. In fact, you should go do it right now. take your family with you. On the streets of Ramallah on Sunday, many Palestinians expressed sorrow and shock at the capture of Saddam. Jihan Ajlouni, a 24-year-old university student, said, "This is a big loss for the Arab nation. yep. Saddam was one of the great Arab all willing to take what little you have to enrich themselves at your expense. Fathi Salman, 50, a taxi driver, described the arrest of Saddam as a To busy hiding Khairiyeh Said, 43, a high-school teacher, said she wept when she watched Saddam in captivity. "I was sitting with my friends when we heard the Yea,whatever. Do the world a favor and go blow yourself up. take your family with you. Michael Hanna a 28-year-old engineer was one of the few Palestinians who said they were happy that Saddam was captured by the Americans. "Saddam is responsible for the killing of thousands of his own people and he deserves to die," he said. "I have no sympathy for him or other Arab dictators. I hope he will be put on trial and executed. This should be a lesson for other corrupt and tyrant Arab leaders. I hope the Iraqi people will now be able to live in peace because they have suffered for a long time under Saddam and his sons." Abdoul, this man knows the truth. he must be killed at once! Abdel Kader, one of the top Fatah leaders, said many Palestinian s were disappointed that Saddam did not try to defend himself. "It would have been better if he had been killed," he added. "At least he would have died YEP. Mohammed Horani, a legislator from Arafat’s ruling Fatah movement, said he had expected Saddam to be more courageous. Why? "I had expected him to have fought back, or at least end his life," he said. "But then again, all dictators are cowards."
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