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2008-08-01 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Paleos see Olmert resignation as heavy blow

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Posted by Steve White 2008-08-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 worried that the next PM won't let you rocket civilians at will with no repercussions? Lucky I'm not PM. You'd be starving and stinking in the dark

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-08-01 08:14|| 2008-08-01 08:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Palestinian negotiators said on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's resignation would deal a swingeing blow to peace hopes

Their word choice reflects their world view, from the Dark Ages: swinge: (Archaic) To punish with blows; thrash. [ME swengen < OE swengan to shake]

Posted by RWV 2008-08-01 09:03|| 2008-08-01 09:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Lucky I'm not PM. You'd be starving and stinking in the dark

Or me. Any BBC employees discovered in Israel or the disputed territories would be shot on sight.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-08-01 09:53|| 2008-08-01 09:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Israel needs to elect Bibi before the next round of battles with Hezbollah and Hamas.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-08-01 11:35|| 2008-08-01 11:35|| Front Page Top

#5 "Here comes Bibi!"

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-08-01 14:22|| 2008-08-01 14:22|| Front Page Top

#6 heavy blow

I thinks that's the essence of the entire Jihad problem in two words---we let them forget that "heavy blow" is really like.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-08-01 15:47|| 2008-08-01 15:47|| Front Page Top

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