Mark Steyn: At least Hamas is open about its evil intentions

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[FreedomPoster]

Ping.

[bahblahbah]

"In 2002 the New York Times published a photograph of Palestinian suicide bombers all dressed up and ready to blow, and captioned it "Hamas activists." Take my advice and try not to be standing too near the Hamas activist when he activates himself."

[willyd]

I only wish Sheehan was as motivated as some of those activists...provided we could ensure that she detonated in an empty field...wait...I think she already did that on her second trip to Crawford.

[Bon mots]

The only way to convince these folks is to turn the Palestinian territories into Dresden. Then, maybe, they will change their tune.

[Paladin2]

I have a camo ribbon that says "Land of the Free because of the Brave".

[hershey]

Merciless. CNN kept harping on Hamas' humanitarian activities...the day care centers (for those too young to strap on bombs), health clinics, etc.. Steyn doesn't leave the MSM a fig leaf.

[Raycpa]

She is in it for the money!

How can you say that about someone who paid the ultimate price?

[willyd]

I believe her son paid the ultimate price...she politicized it for her own personal gain. She has every right to grieve her son, but she also is bound by decency to honor his sacrifice instead of exploiting it to finance her flashback to the sixties.

[Raycpa]

No, She claims she paid the ultimate price.

[Mark was here]

The only people surprised by the Hamas victory, are those who refused to see the Palestinian celebrations after 911, for what they actually were.

[SkyPilot]

As is the way, many in the West rushed to rationalize the victory. The media have long been reluctant to damn the excitable lads as terrorists. In 2002 the New York Times published a photograph of Palestinian suicide bombers all dressed up and ready to blow, and captioned it "Hamas activists." Take my advice and try not to be standing too near the Hamas activist when he activates himself.

[gr8eman]

No, She claims she paid the ultimate price.

I guess "the ultimate price" includes a first class plane ticket to Venezuela. I only hope it is one-way!

[willyd]

Well...she is wrong. She is pretty self centered if she claims that she paid the ultimate price when her son gave his life. Pretty sad if she can't see that. It's as if she can only see her son's death in terms of how it affected her without any regard to the death itself. What about his future? What about his sacrifice?

[mewzilla]

The Palestinians are the most comprehensively wrecked people on the face of the earth: After 60 years as U.N. "refugees," they're now so depraved they're electing candidates on the basis of child sacrifice.

[AmishDude]

Yep. That's the money quote.

[samtheman]

If you're opposed to the mission, if you don't want to see it through, if you're supporting a position whose success would only demoralize those serving in Iraq and negate their sacrifice, in what sense do you "support the troops"?

I know "liberals" ("Americans") who have either openly said to me or at least implied that every time an American soldier dies it is sad for that soldier and his family but in the long run it is a good thing.

[timsbella]

As ever, Steyn is on his game. I agree about open enemies and those yellow ribbons. Yellow still says coward to me and it is most definitely what Americans are NOT.

Now I have that silly Tony Orlando and Dawn song in my head - a pox on their heads too.