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Posted on 11/14/2004 11:08:34 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
The Al-Aksa Brigades terror group, which has just been renamed the "Arafat Brigades," unveiled a new weapon today: the “Yasser" rocket. It can hit the fuel refineries on the Ashkelon coast.
The new weapon is appropriately named for the deceased arch-terrorist who founded Fatah.
The Yasser has a range of 15 kilometers (9 miles), putting the populous Israeli city of Ashkelon within striking distance of Gaza-launched missiles. It is said to be almost ready for activation.
Members of the terror gang paraded through the streets of Gaza City today, displaying the new rocket and declaring their intention to begin firing the rocket at Ashkelon - within Israel's pre-1967 borders. They marched towards the mourning tent set up in honor of Arafat, and announced that the rocket would help "fulfill Yasser Arafat’s dream.”
The Ynet internet site reported that the Fatah terrorists are also working on the development of an additional rocket capable of striking targets at a distance of 18 kilometers. The terrorists are competing with Hamas’ Kassam rockets, which have been used to bombard the city of Sderot, within Israel’s pre-1967 borders, as well as Jewish towns in Gush Katif.
Last August, terrorists fired a Kassam rocket at Ashkelon, hitting an industrial zone in the southern part of the city only 100 meters from a fuel refinery. Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz attempted recently to mollify Ashkelon residents, saying, “There is no reason to worry about an increased [rocket] range after the disengagement. I can’t specify what we are doing, but I can only say that the general situation of the residents of Ashkelon will be much better with regard to security.”
Ashkelon’s mayor, Roni Mahatzri, isn’t taking any chances. He told Ynet that his city was preparing for the worst, and has asked the IDF’s Homefront Command for help in establishing an emergency center.
Who knows? Maybe a "Carter Brigade" will spring up over there next.
Just makes you wonder who's lying in bed with who. Kinda scary to think about.
The only good reason that I can see getting all Israelis out of Gaza, especially if they're going to continue launching rockets into Israel, is to prepare to carpet bomb Gaza.
Sort of like the line from Aliens... "The only way to be sure is to nuke them from orbit."
Mark
No, it will launch other rockets in its stead and then disintegrate after years of non-maintenance.
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Why are these scum still standing?
"Why are these scum still standing?"
Palestinians Set Jan. 9 For Vote:
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I heard that Arafat liked to ride red rockets.
Moab's and nukes already ready for firing if they blow the oil facilities..don't they get it??never again means never..if the miserable little scum muslims do anything way,way terrible to the west or israel,there would be nothing less then destruction for REVENGE that would be called for by the citizens of those countries,otherwise why waste billions for these weapons??
I think I've located their manufacturing center:
They have a rocket that travels 15k, Isreal has one that ggoes 100X that far.
This exclusive photogragh of another rocket program was shown on Al Jazeera today with yet another threat coming from an undisclosed cave in Afghanistan,
Let's hope that it does like his wife and immediately heads for the upscale side of Paris.
"I think I've located their manufacturing center:"
LOL :)
"Idiots are going to start a war, Not to worry, the UN will be there."
...and blame Israel for having the nerve to be a target for these peaceloving rockets.
The Al-Aksa Brigades terror group, which has just been renamed the "Arafat Brigades," unveiled a new weapon today: the "Yasser" rocket.Members of the terror gang pranced through the streets of Gaza City today, pulling open their cheeks, purring "oooh, Yasser, you're the boss, you're the boss."
Does anyone have a picture of Wile E. Coyote with an "Acme" rocket? These things will probably blow up on the high-tech launchers. I'm sure the highly trained maintenance crews will keep these sensitive weapons operating at peak reliability in the harsh desert environment. That cord coming out of the end of the rocket actually looks like a fuse that needs to be lit!
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