Hamas leader killed.

Yawn...

Guess there's a new "leader" eh?

"Eric Moore" wrote

The leader of Hamas has been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

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"D. Strang" wrote:

"Eric Moore" wrote

The leader of Hamas has been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Yawn...

Guess there's a new "leader" eh?

Well, other than the fact that this guy *founded* Hamas and has led it
for 17 years.

A *huge* blow against the terrorists.

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"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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In article KRt7c.2566$Gg.1171@okepread03,
"D. Strang" wrote:
"Eric Moore" wrote

The leader of Hamas has been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Yawn...

Guess there's a new "leader" eh?

Well, other than the fact that this guy *founded* Hamas and has led it
for 17 years.

A *huge* blow against the terrorists.

Hmm...I see lot of people are mistaken about the actual signifance of this
event.

Yassin was a spiritual figurehead of Hamas. He was not an operational
leader. Israeli could have killed him many times over in the past. They
certainly knew all the time where he was and, being a nearly blind man in a
wheelchair, it was not like he was going to do much hiding anyway. Israeli
announced several months in advance that they're going to kill him this
time, and he said, bring it on, and they did.

I am not sure this was a smart move. On one hand, Yassin was a supporter of
terrorism and former active terrorist himself. On the other hand, he had no
touch with operations anymore, and he enjoyed signifant popularity even
amongst those who did not support Hamas or were kinda between. This may
produce severe backlash.

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"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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In article KRt7c.2566$Gg.1171@okepread03,
"D. Strang" wrote:
"Eric Moore" wrote

The leader of Hamas has been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Yawn...

Guess there's a new "leader" eh?

Well, other than the fact that this guy *founded* Hamas and has led it
for 17 years.

A *huge* blow against the terrorists.

Hmm...I see lot of people are mistaken about the actual signifance of this
event.

Yassin was a spiritual figurehead of Hamas. He was not an operational
leader. Israeli could have killed him many times over in the past. They
certainly knew all the time where he was and, being a nearly blind man in a
wheelchair, it was not like he was going to do much hiding anyway. Israeli
announced several months in advance that they're going to kill him this
time, and he said, bring it on, and they did.

I am not sure this was a smart move. On one hand, Yassin was a supporter of
terrorism and former active terrorist himself. On the other hand, he had no
touch with operations anymore, and he enjoyed signifant popularity even
amongst those who did not support Hamas or were kinda between. This may
produce severe backlash.



Exactly Israel now is moving out of the region and they decided that
they want him out before they move out.


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"Yama" wrote:

Hmm...I see lot of people are mistaken about the actual signifance of this
event.

Yassin was a spiritual figurehead of Hamas. He was not an operational
leader.

He was *certainly* an operational leader. Broad strategy for sure, and
he was the man behind most of the suicide bombers over the last couple
of decades.

Half-blind or not, he was an important man in Hamas operations, not just
a "spiritual figurehead" (which makes him sound like something other
than a murdering *******, so don't bother trying to use that phrase or
anything similar).

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In article ,
"Yama" wrote:
Hmm...I see lot of people are mistaken about the actual signifance of
this
event.

Yassin was a spiritual figurehead of Hamas. He was not an operational
leader.

He was *certainly* an operational leader. Broad strategy for sure, and
he was the man behind most of the suicide bombers over the last couple
of decades.

Not really. He was in Israeli prison until 1997 where from he could hardly
plan any operations. After that he has spent considerable time in house
arrest placed by Palestinian authorities.

If Israeli really thought he was anything more than a figurehead, they would
have killed him years ago.

Half-blind or not, he was an important man in Hamas operations, not just
a "spiritual figurehead" (which makes him sound like something other
than a murdering *******, so don't bother trying to use that phrase or
anything similar).

He certainly was a supporter of suicide bombings. That said, it seems that
many Western countries are more or less condemning this move - including UK.
BBC: UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has condemned the Israeli missile
attack on Ahmed Yassin as "unlawful".

"Yama" wrote in message
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BBC: UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has condemned the Israeli missile
attack on Ahmed Yassin as "unlawful".

Pot, kettle, black.

Si

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"Yama" wrote:

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He was *certainly* an operational leader. Broad strategy for sure, and
he was the man behind most of the suicide bombers over the last couple
of decades.

Not really. He was in Israeli prison until 1997 where from he could hardly
plan any operations. After that he has spent considerable time in house
arrest placed by Palestinian authorities.

"House arrest," in Palestinian terms, means "paid his bills and gave him
bodyguards, but didn't stop him from working." When you're in house
arrest, you don't get a steady string of visitors, and you don't get to
make public statements about how nice it is to kill Jews.

If Israeli really thought he was anything more than a figurehead, they would
have killed him years ago.

They were too busy trying to placate Hamas. They finally decided that
was a stupid game.

He certainly was a supporter of suicide bombings. That said, it seems that
many Western countries are more or less condemning this move - including UK.
BBC: UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has condemned the Israeli missile
attack on Ahmed Yassin as "unlawful".

Well, Jack Straw is entitled to his opinions. A lot of people have said
similar things at similar times. After the small spate of attacks that
are sure to come, we'll see how it works out in the long run.

Note that were were told that the whole Mideast would erupt in flames
when we took down Saddam, and how that didn't happen.

One telling thing: a Palestinian official was being interviewed on Fox
this morning, and after the first reference to Yassin as a "spiritual"
leader, he kept calling him a "political leader."

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"Yama" wrote:
If Israeli really thought he was anything more than a figurehead, they
would
have killed him years ago.

They were too busy trying to placate Hamas. They finally decided that
was a stupid game.

Oh, absolutely. Firing few Hellfire missiles in middle of group of civilians
hoping that enough people will die so that target is amongst them is so much
more smarter game. I mean, absolutely unlikely to trigger any sort of
retribution, right?

He certainly was a supporter of suicide bombings. That said, it seems
that
many Western countries are more or less condemning this move - including
UK.
BBC: UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has condemned the Israeli missile
attack on Ahmed Yassin as "unlawful".

Well, Jack Straw is entitled to his opinions.

Yes, he is only the foreign secretary of Israeli's second most important
potential supporter. Totally irrelevant.

A lot of people have said
similar things at similar times. After the small spate of attacks that
are sure to come, we'll see how it works out in the long run.

Note that were were told that the whole Mideast would erupt in flames
when we took down Saddam, and how that didn't happen.

Who said so? Certainly not me.

On the other hand, Iraq certainly is a lot more dangerous place now. Was
that part of the plan too?

One telling thing: a Palestinian official was being interviewed on Fox
this morning, and after the first reference to Yassin as a "spiritual"
leader, he kept calling him a "political leader."

So what?

"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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One telling thing: a Palestinian official was being interviewed on Fox
this morning, and after the first reference to Yassin as a "spiritual"
leader, he kept calling him a "political leader."

In Islamic culture, the two are rarely distinguished between. They rule on
behalf of God according to God's law. Doesn't leave much room for weasely
politicians and spin-doctors.

Si