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2004-03-09 Israel-Palestine

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Posted by Lil Dhimmi 2004-03-09 12:10:07 PM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 this mentality is exactly why the US needs to contiue thrashing the mulla's

Posted by Dan 2004-3-9 12:37:47 PM|| 2004-3-9 12:37:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Deif doesn't realize . . . Israel hasn't left Gaza in defeat, they've cleared all the friendlies out of the free-fire zone!

Where he is now.

Posted by Mike 2004-3-9 12:42:26 PM|| 2004-3-9 12:42:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Deif realizes that Hamas has a big credibility problem (dozens of 'well will shake the earth', 'the hounds of hell are unleshed', 'we will bring them death' announcements and not much to show for it). This effort was meant to buck up morale amongst the homicideboys.

Posted by mhw 2004-3-9 12:51:05 PM|| 2004-3-9 12:51:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The chief Hamas bombmaker and No. 1 on Israelâs most-wanted list said Israel had lost its battle to destroy the radical Islamic group and was leaving the Gaza Strip in defeat.
Mohammed Deif, a shadowy Hamas leader and a five-time survivor of Israeli attempts to kill him, made a rare statement on the groupâs Web site, gloating over Israelâs planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

Yeah, post the statement from the web site. Real ballsy. The law of averages is not on his side, and he knows it.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-9 1:50:21 PM|| 2004-3-9 1:50:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 honestly, I wonder: do the paleos and the arab world, in general, REALLY believe this bull**it? If so, I give up. There's no hope. I'm gonna live out my life on an island, because if any part of humanity peoples believe this crapola, I don't wanna be in the same club/species.

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-3-9 2:29:02 PM|| 2004-3-9 2:29:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 well, on the one hand, Israel IS planning on leaving to cut losses, and Hamas isnt 100% dead in Gaza. OTOH Sharon will certainly retain the right to go back as needed, unlike Baraks withdrawl from Lebanon, and Hamas seems to be hurt at a minimum. And maybe Dahlan strengthened. So its no surprise Hamas would spin this as another Lebanon - how it actually turns out we shall see.

Posted by liberalhawk 2004-3-9 2:44:36 PM|| 2004-3-9 2:44:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Someone should post the flat-trajectory range of the 155-mm and 175mm long rifles the Israeli Army has in its inventory, alongside the WIDTH of the Gaza Strip. Line 'em up, hubcap to hubcap, and set 'em off at odd intervals, none longer than 63 seconds.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-3-9 2:44:55 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-3-9 2:44:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 King Pyrrus redux...

____________________borgboy

Posted by borgboy 2004-3-9 4:33:51 PM|| 2004-3-9 4:33:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Gee how do you say kill me......He underestimates Isreli intelligence.

Posted by dataman1 2004-3-9 6:14:56 PM|| 2004-3-9 6:14:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 OP, I suspect the IDF is practicing counterbattery missions in a close terrain scenario as we speak, in order to deal with the Islamists's love of artillery (and their hatred for Jewish folks). It should be interesting to see how they learn and adapt to this situation.

Posted by badanov 2004-3-9 6:16:57 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-3-9 6:16:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Five times they've tried to hit him? Does he think this will scare them off?
Got a feeling your time's coming Mo.

Posted by tu3031 2004-3-9 10:59:30 PM|| 2004-3-9 10:59:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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