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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Officials: Hamas and Fatah agree to ceasefire
2006-12-18
I hope it works out like all the other cease-fires.
Already has ...
GAZA CITY (CNN) -- The leading Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to a cease-fire after street battles left at least two people dead, leaders of other parties involved in the talks announced early Monday.
"We've fired off something like 40,000 rounds. We got two people dead. Maybe we oughta have a ceasefire before somebody notices we're lousy shots."
Clashes between gunmen loyal to Fatah, led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas, which controls the Palestinian government, escalated Sunday after Abbas called for new elections in the Palestinian territories. Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya on Sunday rejected Abbas' call for early elections.
"Early elections? You can't call early elections! We reject your call for early elections!"
The cease-fire took effect shortly after midnight Sunday, according to representatives of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Democratic Action, two parties that helped negotiate the deal. The streets of Gaza City were quiet after the proclamation.
"Psssst. Hamas called Abbas a poopyhead!"
"And Fatah sez Haniyeh secretly sees a Dominatrix!"
"We got pictures!"
Officials from Hamas and Fatah confirmed their factions had signed onto the plan, but neither party sent officials to the news conference where the deal was announced.
It's all MSM Blah³ from here on...
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#5  It's a HUDNA!!
Posted by: DMFD   2006-12-18 18:29  

#4  Any chance we can get a numbering system forthe cease fires? I see confusion on the horizon.

Maybe thisn CF1(a)
Posted by: Shipman   2006-12-18 18:01  

#3  Aw come'on Silentbrick, you gotta know that someone prolly got offed while the pen was still in motion.

Ima thimkin' that this one is getting close to whatever it is that counts for "all the marbles" over in the land of gunsex and the morons who love it.

For Fatah, it's now or never to regain control. If Hamas trots off with the roses after all this post-election squabbling al Aqsa might just as easily cross over. Fatah knows damn well that American and Israeli support for them will evaporate like a snowball in hell if they don't deliver their usual pig-in-a-poke of worthless promises and diplomatic treachery.

It's hard not to believe that these idjits won't continue with their holiday festivities. Short paychecks make for low blood sugar. Let's all hope this proves to be a formula for success.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-12-18 02:47  

#2  Well, in looking at their current abilities to hold a cease fire....I'm going to say, someone'll die before the ink finishes drying.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2006-12-18 02:03  

#1  Does this mean that they will stop the intermural sports and start lobbing Qassims into Israel's back yard again?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-12-18 01:58  

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