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2007-01-24 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Self-proclaimed al-Qaida gunmen destroy resort

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...For some reason, the 'one official' mentioned at the end of the story reminds me of Col. Flagg...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-01-24 06:01|| 2007-01-24 06:01|| Front Page Top

#2 A tourist resort in Gaza? Who could be so moronic for spending holidays in Gaza? Not even saoudis would want to go there?

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-01-24 08:53|| 2007-01-24 08:53|| Front Page Top

#3 P.J. O'Rourke, perhaps? He did spend a holiday in Beirut.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-01-24 09:08|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-01-24 09:08|| Front Page Top

#4 I have it. This tourist resort was specially built with fundings from the US and EU for the purpose of being blown. Your taxes at work!

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-01-24 09:26|| 2007-01-24 09:26|| Front Page Top

#5 An empty seaside resort on the south shore of the Med in January? Go figure.

Posted by Jack is Back">Jack is Back 2007-01-24 10:18|| 2007-01-24 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Only in Paleo-land could you raid a "resort" that's completely empty (except a few guards) and still brag about it!

Posted by BA 2007-01-24 13:02|| 2007-01-24 13:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Forty against three. Exactly. I think I like them better when they are throwing rocks at tanks.

Posted by CB 2007-01-24 16:56|| 2007-01-24 16:56|| Front Page Top

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