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| 'Hamas carried out 'heinous crime'' |
| 2007-11-13 |
| Hamas' violent dispersal of a mass Fatah rally in Gaza on Monday was a "heinous crime," Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's office said. "This heinous crime is decisive evidence that the coup leadership of Hamas is out of step with the national values and customs and is using blind force and the most bloody and brutal techniques against our people in Gaza," said a statement by Abbas' office. Abbas is currently in Egypt. The incident was a sign of Hamas's growing difficulties, former Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan of Fatah said Monday. "The shooting and killing, these sad and shameful scenes carried out by the Hamas gangs against innocent people and civilians today, are a sign of the failure and breakdown of Hamas' path," Dahlan said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 I think one of Hamas's problems is that, at the time of their military victory over Fatah, they were not seriously prepared for governance. None of them are. None of them were ever prepared to govern. It's a cult that's splinered and self-destructing* with the death of its leader. * Too bad they haven't gone the black-tracksuit- matching-sneaker-purple-shroud route... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-11-13 20:49 |
| #6 "Heinous crime" = "standard operating procedure" in Gaza. The names have changed, but the bullshit still stinks the same. |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-11-13 16:01 |
| #5 LH I think one of Hamas's problems is that, at the time of their military victory over Fatah, they were not seriously prepared for governance. A second problem is that, even if they were prepared, Gaza is a terrible place to govern. A third is that, although people said they hated the Fatah corruption, what they meant was that they hated the corruption of everybody except their little clique. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-11-13 15:06 |
| #4 I didnt even realize Dahlan was still around, Id have thought hed run off someplace safe and retired from politics. Also surprising that Fatah could pull off something this big. Evidently Hamas really feels threatened - theyve also been under pressure from local clans and from the IJ. And now theyve been put in the position of shooting on stone throwers - I find that sweet, myself. Not a happy time for Hamas. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2007-11-13 09:26 |
| #3 Blind force and the most bloody and brutal techniques are the only national customs of the Phakestinians. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-11-13 09:16 |
| #2 Hell, if Abbas regards shooting a few fellow Arabs at a violent demonstration as a "heinous crime" I wonder how he would describe blowing up innocent women and chidren at an Israeli restaurant. Oh, hang on.... |
| Posted by: Bryan 2007-11-13 04:52 |
| #1 JERUSALEM NEWSWIRE > HAMAS WILL NOT ALLOW FATAH TO "SERVE" ISRAEL. ION, PALS, etal. > "ISRAEL" WILL BE ACCEPTABLE, BUT NOT "JEWISH ISRAEL". One man, one vote democracy to blur = destroy the Jewish identity??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-11-13 00:43 |