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2006-12-14 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Fatah-Hamas feud shows signs of spreading to camps in Lebanon
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Posted by mrp 2006-12-14 09:44|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Popcorn?
Posted by AlanC">AlanC  2006-12-14 10:30||   2006-12-14 10:30|| Front Page Top

#2 "But it was the drawing of a cross on the wall of the Hamas headquarters that offended the Hamas faction the most."

That must have ticked them off.
Posted by Penguin 2006-12-14 10:38||   2006-12-14 10:38|| Front Page Top

#3 "X" marks the spot...
Posted by tu3031 2006-12-14 10:55||   2006-12-14 10:55|| Front Page Top

#4 So the argument was whether the mark was a cross or an "x". What a life-affecting thing a 45 degree rotation of a mark does in Paleo-Land! I say, draw orthogonal "x"'s all over the place and pass the popcorn! Barbara S, some more gourmet popcorn, please.
Posted by Alaska Paul ">Alaska Paul  2006-12-14 11:19||   2006-12-14 11:19|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 Next week we'll try a Magen David.
Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-14 11:40||   2006-12-14 11:40|| Front Page Top

#6 #4 AP - I'll warm up the popper! ;-p
Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut  2006-12-14 12:35|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]  2006-12-14 12:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Nasty, wicked, evil, conniving thought of the day:

A Israeli designed RC drone-launched miniature paintball-style missile that leaves a cross shaped spatter pattern.

Damn I'm good!
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2006-12-14 13:56||   2006-12-14 13:56|| Front Page Top

#8 So tell me again, in Hamas vs Fatah who are we rooting for? Or should I just go with the over-under?
Posted by SteveS 2006-12-14 14:20||   2006-12-14 14:20|| Front Page Top

#9 I root for the popcorn!

Posted by 3dc 2006-12-14 15:04||   2006-12-14 15:04|| Front Page Top

#10 who are we rooting for - well it depends on your POV.

If youre true lefty loon, you believe Hamas won fair and square in the elections, banning them cause of terror is just western imperialist hypocrisy, so you root for Hamas.

If youre Sec Rice, Amir Peretz, or (I think) Ehud Olmert, you root for Fatah. While their rank and file includes some nasty folks, your main problem with Abbas has been his unwillingness to go to the mattresses with Hamas, which a fight with Hamas ipso facto negates. If he wins you get negotiations with somebody sane, and maybe a decent peace agreement, which leaves you free to focus on Iran and Syria and Al Qaeeda. Oh, and the fact that some of the nastier folks in Fatah may die in the course of this is a side bonus.

If youre Bibi Netanyahu, or (I suspect Mark Steyn, etc, etc) you dont really root for anyone, I think. You fear an Abbas victory that will entice Israel (pressured by Washington) into negotiations with Abbas, as much as you fear a Hamas victory.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-12-14 15:36||   2006-12-14 15:36|| Front Page Top

#11 Definitely Fatah, providing they have an acceptible casualty rate. 90% or so.
Posted by Grunter 2006-12-14 17:09||   2006-12-14 17:09|| Front Page Top

#12 "RAFAH, Gaza Strip - The son of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh was shot and wounded during a gunbattle at the Rafah crossing, a Palestinian official said.

Taher Nunu, an adviser to the Palestinian foreign minister, said Haniyeh's grown son was slightly injured.

Haniyeh's Hamas followers exchanged fire with rival Fatah forces repeatedly during the day, and the gunfire persisted as Haniyeh's convoy passed through the checkpoint from Egypt.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-12-14 17:27||   2006-12-14 17:27|| Front Page Top

#13 We don't want to bring on bad karma, but it would seem to me that we wish for the most violent, self-destructive civil war in Paleo-Land. The warring factions need to deplete and totally exhaust themselves. In that way, the worst of them will be gone without Israel's help. Hamas is overt. They want Israel and her people destroyed. That is their program. Fatah has the same objectives, but they do it in a devious way, promising the moon and peace, but never delivering. Bottom line---they are the same untrustworthy souls, bent on Israel's destruction.

Israel can play Charlie Brown, Lucie, and the Football delusional game, or they can quit the game and make their actions based upon the self-defense needs of Israel's people. Fatah offers promises and does not deliver on anything. Israel honors its promises and provides water, sewer, and electricity to the Paleo Rocketeers, to boot. Right now, who is the dumb one and who is the smart one?

Wall off the ghettos from Israel and let the Paleos sort it out in their own cultural way. No interference unless Israel is attacked, which also means rocket, and for that, use JDAMS and airpower. Keep the troops out of the Paleo hellhole.
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2006-12-14 17:47||   2006-12-14 17:47|| Front Page Top

#14 Perhaps the UN can be of some help.
Posted by kelly 2006-12-14 18:05||   2006-12-14 18:05|| Front Page Top

#15 You know, if I was with Hamas, I wouldn't take that crap from Fatah.
Posted by DMFD 2006-12-14 19:42||   2006-12-14 19:42|| Front Page Top

#16 You know, if I was with Fatah, I wouldn't take that crap from Hamas.
Posted by DMFD 2006-12-14 19:42||   2006-12-14 19:42|| Front Page Top

#17 #8 we root for high casualty counts.
Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-14 21:04||   2006-12-14 21:04|| Front Page Top

#18 They have no objection to a twisted cross. Some of their great role-models wore that emblem.
Posted by Jackal">Jackal  2006-12-14 22:05|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]  2006-12-14 22:05|| Front Page Top

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