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2005-12-23 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Steve White 2005-12-23 00:06|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Some 3,000 people gathered Thursday afternoon in Nablusâ main square at a joint funeral for the militants. Dozens of gunmen fired in the air, and the crowd chanted, âBashar, our friend, the response will be in Tel Aviv.â

now if that isnt a target rich enviroment just screaming "cluster bomb" I dont know what is.

Posted by C-Low 2005-12-23 00:37|| 2005-12-23 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 âIsrael will pay the price for this crime,â said Kaed Al Ghoul, a senior PFLP leader.

He mebbe related to this Hamas deader?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-12-23 00:42|| 2005-12-23 00:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Al Ghoul, I suspect, is about as common there as 'Smith' is here. I'm sure Fred and Dan can educate us.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2005-12-23 00:50|| 2005-12-23 00:50|| Front Page Top

#4 ...Dozens of gunmen fired in the air, and the crowd chanted, âBashar, our friend, the response will be in Tel Aviv.

See, this is why I don't understand why the Israelis don't just drop a 250 on these get-togethers.

Posted by Slavith Cravimble3693 2005-12-23 00:55|| 2005-12-23 00:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Al Ghoul, I suspect, is about as common there as 'Smith' is here. I'm sure Fred and Dan can educate us.

Fred should bequeth The Amazing Name Generator to the People of China and Unfortunate Arab Areas, that they might find prosperity thru a plentitude of surnames.

Posted by Leon Clavin 2005-12-23 09:17|| 2005-12-23 09:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Alternate headline (aping tu3031 here):

Three Paleos Fail Civil Service Exam

Posted by Raj 2005-12-23 09:28|| 2005-12-23 09:28|| Front Page Top

#7 One wanted man and two associates were shot as they tried to escape,

High speed chases sometimes end in innocent people being killed. I like the empty the mag approach. Brings effective closure, minimizes recidivism, etc.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-12-23 10:28|| 2005-12-23 10:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Dang it Raj, you're absolutely right, and I don't know why I didn't think of that last night.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2005-12-23 10:58|| 2005-12-23 10:58|| Front Page Top

#9 that they might find prosperity thru a plentitude of surnames

A lack of surnames might be consequence of a family trees that don't fork.

Posted by DMFD 2005-12-23 18:22|| 2005-12-23 18:22|| Front Page Top

#10 didn't bring a #2 pencil to a gunfight, dammit

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-12-23 20:08|| 2005-12-23 20:08|| Front Page Top

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