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Gaza Islamic Jihad chief gets a visit from Oscar the Cat
2007-07-27
Two days after surviving an Israeli attempt on his life, a senior Islamic Jihad commander was killed in Gaza City on Thursday - along with two other terrorists - in an IAF strike on his car. Earlier in the day, a Hamas operative was killed in an air strike after he was spotted cuddling a cute li'l kitty in a nursing home aiming an antitank missile at IDF troops.

Security officials said Islamic Jihad leader Omar Khatib, 32, was behind Islamic Jihad's foiled kidnap attempt near the Kissufim crossing on June 9, when three terrorists driving a jeep with TV-reporter markings infiltrated into Israel. Khatib, the officials said, was also responsible for dozens of Kassam rocket and mortar attacks on the western Negev.

Palestinians said Khatib was head of Islamic Jihad's military wing in Gaza. On Tuesday, the IAF bombed a building in Gaza in a failed targeted killing of Khatib.
Posted by:gromgoru

#11  Poor USN, Ret! P'rhaps a warning should be posted:
Do not attempt ingestion while reading this blog
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-07-27 21:30  

#10  Note to self: Never eat pizza whilst reading 'Burg articles about jihad chiefs and O.T.C.; pepperoni slices do not pass through nasal passageas as easily as milk or 7-Up....
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-07-27 16:52  

#9  Oscar the Cat is based on an article appearing in 'Burg yesterday.
Posted by: gromgoru   2007-07-27 15:47  

#8  With apologies to Winston Sharples

He's amazing, he's remarkable
He is fearless, unbelievable
He is superdooper and extraordinary
He's the kind of guy that keeps you feeling merry
Who?

Oscar the cat
The wonderful, wonderful cat
Whenever Paleos act like prix
He reaches into his bag of schticks

Oscar the cat
The wonderful, wonderful cat
You'll laugh so much your sides will ache
Your heart will go pit-a-pat
Watching Oscar the wonderful cat
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-27 10:56  

#7  I guess RB's resident feline sniper has a new name now, huh?

Excellent...

Posted by: FOTSGreg   2007-07-27 10:27  

#6  Two days after surviving an Israeli attempt on his life, a senior Islamic Jihad commander was killed in Gaza City on Thursday...

Sounds like Omar had a bad case of Attention Deficit Syndrome?
Well, he doesn't anymore...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-07-27 10:05  

#5  leaders of these teerorist groups are getting mighty young aren't they
Posted by: sinse   2007-07-27 08:59  

#4  Gaza Islamic Jihad chief gets a visit from Oscar the Cat

Oscar, "Meow! Ima Purrrfect!"

"Islamic Jihad leader, [Shit Stick] Omar Khatib [spit], choked on hair ball."

"He waz never a Kool Kat, Kause he never had 9 lives!"
Posted by: RD   2007-07-27 01:39  

#3  Good shot, Oscar.
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-07-27 01:06  

#2  coffee (with 2 fs). Making typos on my new keyboard as I am not yet used to it. That is a result of nuther unannounced coffee alert about 2 days ago. Rantburg is expensive. :)
Posted by: zazz   2007-07-27 00:21  

#1  gr0mgoru, damn! Your headline caused masive deposit of cofee on my monitor! ;-)
Posted by: zazz   2007-07-27 00:18  

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