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2007-06-12 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Hamas Captures Fatah Security HQ in Gaza

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-06-12 15:49|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Jeebus - I'm going to have to negotiate a discount on all that popcorn I'll need to supply us as we ~~enjoy~~ view the festivities. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-06-12 16:07|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-06-12 16:07|| Front Page Top

#2 YeeeeeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaw!

Go, go Hamas!
Go, go, Fatah!
Go, go, Isamik jihad!
Go, go, 18 young pali psychos in the clubhouse wit new AKz.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-06-12 16:09|| 2007-06-12 16:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Good heavens shameless popcorn Baronness is come to make light of our struggle! I demand invetigator! That popcorn deal was not properly skruternized.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-06-12 16:11|| 2007-06-12 16:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Crap. We've been arming Fatah recently; more particularly Abbas' security forces. This development is not good news.

Hamas-Fatah in bloody deadlock is popcorn news, resurgent Hamas with control of all the US supplied arms-n-ammo is very bad news.

The question becomes where will the weapons go...to Lebanon, Iraq, Jerusalem?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-06-12 16:19|| 2007-06-12 16:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe it's just me, but I suppose this can't be good for the "unity government"...

Posted by tu3031 2007-06-12 16:19|| 2007-06-12 16:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Em, Fatah ain't a nary bit different than Hamas, just older, fatter and even more corrupt.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-06-12 16:22|| 2007-06-12 16:22|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm buying popcorn futures.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-06-12 17:15|| 2007-06-12 17:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Is this because of or in additiob to the cease fire version 3.95?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-06-12 17:38|| 2007-06-12 17:38|| Front Page Top

#9 Fatah ain't a nary bit different than Hamas, just older, fatter and even more corrupt.

Of course, Shipman dear. The idea was to keep the sides evenly balanced so they'd be unable to turn their energies ~~out~~Joo-ward. A pity the Fatah commanders never gave a clear order for the rank and file to fight back. On the other hand, now they have strong motivation to re-take their regional headquarters, so perhaps all is not yet lost on the in-fighting and feuding front. I remain hopeful.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-12 18:21|| 2007-06-12 18:21|| Front Page Top

#10 The good news is that Fatah will have a target-rich environment.

The bad news is that it's their own headquarters.

now they have strong motivation to re-take their regional headquarters

Ah yes, that cloudy lining of the silver bullet ... erm, well something like that. Let's try to calculate how many Hamas terrorists will need to remain in place to repel attempts by Fatah to retake their headquarters. Now multiply that by the number of external Hamas needed to maintain patrols and pertimeter security. This is going to leave a whole buncha Hamas anchored to the Fatah HQ. Mebbe Israel should lob in a few Hellfires to warm things up for them.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-12 18:36|| 2007-06-12 18:36|| Front Page Top

#11 I just pray the in-fighting won't spill over and all hell brake loose. There will be blood chest high in the valley of Armigadden.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-06-12 18:59|| 2007-06-12 18:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Actually, I would recommend a couple of thermobaric bombs with time-delay fuses be dropped into the building by the IAF. Guaranteed kills, and you can drop the building as well. Of course, if the building does not drop, the internal and structural damage will render it useless as a government building.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-06-12 19:02|| 2007-06-12 19:02|| Front Page Top

#13 well, obviously, this is just a speedbump in the Roadmap to Peace. Consolidation of power allows a single negotiator...
until they split the political/military/killing Joooos wings off for deniability

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-06-12 20:09|| 2007-06-12 20:09|| Front Page Top

#14 "Security commanders loyal to Abbas complained they were not given clear orders to fight back at a time when Hamas appeared to be moving forward according to a plan

Efficient Chain-of-Command. I hope the IDF is taking notes.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2007-06-12 20:41|| 2007-06-12 20:41|| Front Page Top

#15 Yes

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