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Hamas vows attacks after Qana raids

2006-07-30

THE governing Palestinian movement Hamas has vowed to carry out attacks on Israel that could include suicide bombings in response to an Israeli air strike on the Lebanese village of Qana that killed at least 51 civilians. "In the face of this open war against the Arab and Muslim nations all options are open, including striking the depth of the Zionist entity," Mushir al-Masri, a senior Hamas MP, told Reuters.

All options are open. Every means is allowed.

Asked if that meant suicide bombings against Israelis, Mr Masri said: "All options are open. Every means is allowed. This is a crime and state terror and a crossing of all red lines."

Hamas carried out nearly 60 suicide bombings against Israelis during a Palestinian uprising that began in 2000. Besides its offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah, Israel has been engaged in an offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza for more than a month since militants, including members of Hamas, abducted an Israeli soldier.

Posted by:tipper

#15 good snark RC. With straight font too :-)

Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-30 21:32

#14 How is it possible that the AP hasn't figured it out by now? It's not.

They know. But if they report it, they won't be granted access to "report" anymore, and we'd be denied the incredibly important Islamist propaganda we're getting from them now.

Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-07-30 20:15

#13 As distinct from the other 364 days of the year?

Posted by: gromgoru 2006-07-30 17:07

#12 So who says civilians got killed, other than Hezzies and MSM?

If they were providing cover for Hezz rocket launchers, then they AINT civilians!

Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2006-07-30 13:03

#11 Hezb'Allah has sovereignty. They collect taxes and have a monopoly on violence. The Lebs voted for them. Let them all hang together.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-30 13:01

#10 I think people are getting more clued in to the use of human shields and the tragic consequences and are starting to blame the ones using the civilians as shields. Certainly US viewers are long past being manipulated by these tactics.

That said, unless there is evidence that Hez kept these people there at gunpoint-- and there has been some-- I have little sympathy. Israel dropped leaflets. These villagers only needed to walk about 20 miles in 2 weeks to get out of the way. Lebanon is full of people who play the victim card rather than taking responsibilty for their own condition.

It amazes me that the Lebanese government has taken to praising Hez, which they made no serious effort to disarm or control, even though it has provoked Israel on behalf of Iran and Syria. The cravenness and weakness of the political class in the region seems to ensure things like this happen.

Really, Leb would be better off if the whole place were run by Hez. So would Israel. If Hez had sovereignty I think they'd actually be more likely to show restraint and respect borders because the entire country would be a free fire zone and the IDF would not be trying to plink HEz bunkers here and there as they are now. Normally, I'd be concerned that a Hez government would let Iranian military into Leb but that's already happened.

Posted by: JAB 2006-07-30 12:40

#9 Why is Hamas in turbo-seethe? Does Quana occupy a special place in the paleo gestalt? Seems like himzbowlsalot would take this up first.

Posted by: 6 2006-07-30 12:39

#8 IDF has a video showing Hezb rockets being fired from behind a building just like the one they hit....

Fox is showing it

Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-30 12:10

#7 JenninGrad alert!

Posted by: 6 2006-07-30 10:27

#6 the AP does care. It's just for the other side

Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-30 10:21

#5 This is all over NPR this morning, they are banging it like a drum.
It has the distinct reek of a Jenin-like "set-up" to me, and I have gotten to the point where I can't credit anything reported by the MSM if Hisbollah, or Hamas or any of the usual suspects had a part in handing the story to them.

Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2006-07-30 10:20

#4 Thimp. You are much too kind. Of course they gathered children there just so they can get the AP to take the photos. How is it possible that the AP hasn't figured it out by now? It's not.

It is possible for some of their readers to be so clueless, but it is not possible for the reporters, who by the nature of their trade are intelligent enough to have mastered their alphabet, to not have grasped the even more simple concept that terrorists blow children to bits so that they can get AP to take the photos. AP knows what it is doing. They just don't care.

Posted by: 2b 2006-07-30 08:45

#3 Lots of questions about the 27 kids reportedly killed in the Qana strike.

I'm sure IDF dropped pamphlets and called as well. Hez now hiding in day-care centres where staff are too dumb to leave when told?

Set-up, set-up, set-up. I believe they purposefully gathered the kids at the site knowing they'd be killed, just for the PR. MSM better take a real close look at their tactics on this strike rather than just blaming Israel.

Why were the kids there, Associated Press? top and think.

Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-07-30 08:31

#2 They've been try to inflitrate suicide bombers since Day 1 of this campaign, but the Israelis have nabbed all of them, including two more today.

Posted by: Apostate 2006-07-30 07:46

#1 As if they won't attack without Qana!

Here's his Bulls-ah found in Ham-asses.

Posted by: Duh! 2006-07-30 07:36

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