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Israel agrees on arms transfer to Abbas' presidential guard | |||
2006-05-25 | |||
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz accepted recommendations from defense officials to allow for the transfer a limited amount of weapons and ammunition to the Palestinian Authority's presidential guard in light of growing threats to Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' life.
Senior defense sources said Thursday that the arms will be delivered to the guard by way of a third-party state (all indications are either Egypt or Jordan) solely for the purposes of protecting Abbas. The move is seen as a response to the continued strengthening of Islamic organizations, which have managed to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip.
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Posted by:Steve |
#10 probably Israel is providing some explosive detectors or other electronic stuff -- not guns and bullets the presidential guard surely have enough of the latter and if Israel is providing electronic stuff, it probably stuff that Israel can monitor from the I side of the green line |
Posted by: mhw 2006-05-25 18:26 |
#9 mike and frank yeah, i make some snarky comments too. I just dont get this particular set. Who will fall for what? the Pals will fall for sabotaged Israeli weapons? The Israelis will fall for the claim that Abbas is an assanation target? The Israelis will fall for the claim that abbas will use the guns for his body guards? That IJ will be fooled into thinking Israel likes Abbas? Really, its got to be a tad CLEARER to be funny. And the only really clever thing is the last. Except its so wrong (Israel really DOESNT want Abbas killed, though its probably not as bad as if Dahlan were killed) that even that isnt terribly funny. |
Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-05-25 17:15 |
#8 Olmert doesnt much want him to die, and certainly wants credit for helping. Yeah, they're always so grateful for the help. Especially when it comes to the Zionist Entity. Remember who you're dealing with here, LH. |
Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-25 16:17 |
#7 Lighten up LH - you've been whiney lately. You think a snarky comment on a blog makes a bit of diff whether they successfully whack Abbas or not? Grow up |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-25 15:36 |
#6 LH, we make jokes about serious subjects all the time. I know I personally make cancer, death, and limbless jokes on a regular basis. Lets not pretend that the people celebrating 9/11 in the streets deserve any better. Shame on you. |
Posted by: Mike N. 2006-05-25 15:32 |
#5 Whoops, wrong race movie. Nevermind. |
Posted by: 6 2006-05-25 15:18 |
#4 Hee hee Mojo! Fire the cannon Max! |
Posted by: 6 2006-05-25 15:17 |
#3 i dont understand the comments. This is deadly serious. IJ, and probably Hamas, are gunning for Abbas anyway. Olmert doesnt much want him to die, and certainly wants credit for helping. |
Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-05-25 14:35 |
#2 Faster, please. |
Posted by: Mike N. 2006-05-25 14:23 |
#1 "Hot air balloons and blunderbusses? What the hell use are THEY?" "Not much. But it sure oughta be amusing, anyway..." |
Posted by: mojo 2006-05-25 14:15 |