Deaths of Americans in Fallujah: In revenge for Sharon's Murder of Sheikh Yassin?

Juan Cole ^ | 4/2/2004 08:42:02 AM | Juan Cole

[dennisw]

Friday, April 02, 2004

Deaths of Americans in Fallujah: In revenge for Sharon's Murder of Sheikh Yassin?

There is increasing evidence that the brutal attack on the American security guards in Fallujah, and the desecration of their bodies, was the work of Islamists seeking vengeance for the Israeli murder of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Leaflets found at the scene said the operation was in the name of Yassin. al-Hayat reports in its Friday edition that responsibility for the attack has been taken by a group called Phalanges of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The group said the deaths were a "gift to the Palestinian people."

You put yourself in the shoes of an American military commander in Fallujah. He treats with the local clan leaders and Sunni clergy. He tries to get them on the side of the US. He faces hostility, but he is making some progress. And then Ariel Sharon sends US-made helicopter gunships to Gaza and has them fire missiles at people coming out of a mosque, killing 8 and wounding 24. One of the dead is a half-blind paraplegic Islamist named Sheikh Yassin. He could have easily been arrested, and had been in the 1990s. But he was incinerated in a piece of state terror instead. And all of a sudden the people of Fallujah in Iraq are pointing their fingers at the American troops and saying, 'you did this. You gave Sharon the green light.' And all the commander's hard work in building bridges collapses over night. And four US security personnel are dead, and 5 US troops are dead, and the fighting flares up. Thanks, Prime Minister Sharon. Thank you very much.

posted by Juan Cole at 4/2/2004 08:42:02 AM

[dennisw]

Blame da Jooooz. Yep, that's the ticket. Islamikazi killbots are not to blame for four beastly murders. Ariel Sharon is.

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[ladyinred]

This is the fault of the evil Godless animals who did this vile act. It is not Sharon's fault. This is just infuriating!

[man of Yosemite]

I've got a little gift for them called MOAB.

[jolie560]

Muslims hate non-Muslims no matter what the infidels do and no matter what the infidels don't do.

Islam is the perfect lose-lose scenario.

[facedown]

This guy is a lunatic. Check out his links page:

Human Rights and Progressive Organizations and Periodicals

[neuron2]

Why are you defiling our forum by posting drivel from a nobody?

[RussianConservative]

[RussianConservative]

As long as there is Jews why not blame them? Next is long line of blaming Christians, then Hindues, Buddists...must not forget the Buddihsts and Confuscius too...oh and damn Atheists.

[Robert_Paulson2]

noooo...
it's the evil jooz fault... can't you read the article?

[FreeReporting]

Quite right Juan Cole. The Israelis should never defend themselves in any way in case someone else somewhere else on this planet or any other is attacked in reprisal.

[Just mythoughts]

" Leaflets found at the scene said the operation was in the name of Yassin. al-Hayat reports in its Friday edition that responsibility for the attack has been taken by a group called Phalanges of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The group said the deaths were a "gift to the Palestinian people.""


He may well be an idiot, however, if "leaflets" as described in his story were found at the scene, one cannot ignore them. "IF" this was the reason for this "evil", then seems that our military should be made aware of what they face, especially from ones they think they are making headway with.

[CyberAnt]

Well .. if this is found out to be retribution for Yasin, the PA is in a world of hurt!