White House 'deeply troubled' by Yassin assassination [also includes chorus of world condemnation]

Haaretz ^ | 3/22/2004 | Yoav Stern

[yonif]

Brazil and Chile condemn assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin (DPA)

Turkey and Spain quickly forget their terror, and also their calls for bringing their own terrorists to justice. Even 'peace loving' Jordan and Egypt condemned this killing of this terrorist. Who knew that the killing of an enemy of peace would harm the peace.....

This was not one congratulation coming from any country in the world. Sickening.

[Betaille]

Where were the condemnations of Arafat's group killing an Arab Christian while jogging a few days ago?

[Sir Gawain]

You know that the US secretly gave Israel high five's on it. We just can't say it. wink wink

[inquest]

"You're either with us or you're with the terrorists."

Time for W to take his own advice.

[Vigilanteman]

Spare me. This guy Yassin was one of the chorus of so-called religious leaders encouraging Pali suicide bombers to kill Israelis minding their own business riding busses, eating at cafes or going to markets.

The United States should not only congratulate the IDF, but pay them bounty and buy them more bullets.

[inquest]

Doesn't matter what we did secretly. Public statements like this do real harm by emboldening the terrorists further.

[Hildy]

We have to say this...But you know that we knew and we gave the go ahead.

[Diogenesis]

Terrorist Yassin is responsible for 377 dead, 2,076 wounded.
including 3 American diplomats in Gaza. The list of names is here.

So any AMERICAN should be very deeply troubled why this POS was not terminated earlier.

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"We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid ...
"You’re a big fellow. But you’re not that big. You’re no warrior. I know warriors....
You are a terrorist, a species of criminal guilty of multiple attempted murders."
To call you a soldier gives you far too much stature. You are a terrorist, and we do not negotiate with terrorists.
We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice. ...
"See that flag, Mr. Reid?
That is the flag of the United States of America
That flag will fly there long after this is long forgotten."
[Federal Chief Judge William Young, First Circuit to Terrorist Shoebomber Reid]

[inquest]

We have to say this

We do? Why?

[LibWhacker]

Pitiful. It's a leader's role to drop the political correctness crap and actually LEAD his people. We're in a war with pure evil here. It should be plain enough to all.

[JasonC]

Congratulations. There. :-)

Anybody who helps the terrorists is on their side. This action was no different than a US drone hitting a car in Yemen with a terrorist leader inside, or bombing a cave entrance in Tora Bora.

[inkling]

"Deeply Troubled?" Looks like the White House is channeling its inner Daschle.

[F.J. Mitchell]

I guess we are all troubled that this SOB was taken out at this time-he should have been taken out long ago. That and the fact that Arafat didn't accompany him on his journey to hell.

[mvpel]

Do the Jews have any real, stand-up, 100% friends and allies among the community of nations?

I thought the State Department was conducting an interagency effort to stem the funding of terrorism, and this administration is clucking their tongues when Israel takes out one of the kingpins of terrorist funding?

What gives?

[Jim Noble]

Where were the condemnations of Arafat's group killing an Arab Christian while jogging a few days ago?

The world is forgiving, you see, it was very understandable.

They thought he was a Jew.

[Publius6961]

OK. I'll go along.

I'm deeply troubled too. Now where is that other black sock?

[Betaille]

"They thought he was a Jew."
When that is a valid excuse to kill somebody... we are not very far from Nazi Germany. The Israelis need to wake up and realize that they are treating this as a law enforcement problem, while the Palestinians are treating it as TOTAL WAR.

[Jaguar Girl]

Thank you Yonif for this thread of information.

Diogenesis great post!

[Paleo Conservative]

I'm troubled the Israelis didn't simultaneously kill Arafat.

[mvpel]

The "peaceful solution" that Kofi Annan and others keep talking about is the peace of the graves of dead Jews, with their markers used for paving stones.

Here's the Center for Defense Information's entry on Hamas:

NAME: HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement)

DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: 1987.

GOALS: Establishing an Islamic Palestinian state in place of Israel.

MAIN ANTI-U.S. ACTIVITIES TO DATE: Unknown.

STRENGTH: Unknown number of hard-core members; tens of thousands of supporters and sympathizers.

OPERATIONAL LOCATIONS: Primarily the occupied territories, Israel. In August 1999, Jordanian authorities closed the group's Political Bureau offices in Amman, arrested its leaders, and prohibited the group from operating on Jordanian territory.

AFFILIATIONS: Receives funding from Palestinian expatriates, Iran, and private benefactors in Saudi Arabia and other moderate Arab states. Some fundraising and propaganda activities take place in Western Europe and North America.

COMMENTS: Formed as an outgrowth of the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Various HAMAS elements have used both political and violent means, including terrorism. Loosely structured, with some elements working clandestinely and others working openly through mosques and social service institutions to recruit members, raise money, organize activities, and distribute propaganda. Also has engaged in peaceful political activity, such as running candidates in West Bank Chamber of Commerce elections.

A Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) listed as "active" during 2000.