Posted on 06/19/2009 11:28:49 AM PDT by ventanax5
It is one of the oddities of the global war on terrorism that while al-Qaeda is almost universally condemned, its Sunni terrorist counterparts in Hamas continue to attract a devoted following. Former president Jimmy Carter annually sings Hamass praises, insisting to all who will listen that Western governments must reach out to Gazas jihadist rulers. At peace demonstrations and on college campuses, banners are waved in honor of the group openly sworn to the destruction of Israel and the extermination of Jews worldwide. All this and more is the subject of Steven Plauts devastating new pamphlet, Hamas: The Terror Elite.
In a sweeping survey of Hamass bloody history, Plaut reveals that the terror group remains unwaveringly committed to its goal of carrying out a new genocide against Jews. Plaut also describes the little-mentioned reality that the self-described legitimate representative of the Palestinian people is also their most brutal tormentor. Terrorizing its own, Hamas tortures Gazas residents, forces them to live under oppressive Islamic law, and dispatches vice squads to deal with those who dare to defy its fanatical rule. Its little wonder that Hamas has found its firmest allies in the mullahs of Iran and Osama Bin Ladens terrorist shock troops. As Plauts pamphlet shows beyond any doubt, Hamas and al-Qaeda are basically two sides of the same Jihad. To read Hamas: The Terror Elite, please click here.
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The Democratic Party is vying for the title of Terror Elite.
while al-Qaeda is almost universally condemned, its Sunni terrorist counterparts in Hamas continue to attract a devoted following... Gaza's jihadist rulers... the group openly sworn to the destruction of Israel and the extermination of Jews worldwide... the terror group remains unwaveringly committed to its goal of carrying out a new genocide against Jews. Plaut also describes the little-mentioned reality that the self-described "legitimate" representative of the Palestinian people is also their most brutal tormentor. Terrorizing its own, Hamas tortures Gaza's residents, forces them to live under oppressive Islamic law, and dispatches "vice squads" to deal with those who dare to defy its fanatical rule. It's little wonder that Hamas has found its firmest allies in the mullahs of Iran and Osama Bin Ladenâs terrorist shock troops. As Plaut's pamphlet shows beyond any doubt, "Hamas and al-Qaeda are basically two sides of the same Jihad."
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