Posted on 08/23/2006 6:28:05 AM PDT by jdm
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Joining you in prayer, SE Mom.
I'm pinging you to something.
I posted on the other thread that even though I took the Pali's at their word (ie trying to help), I had my doubts.
They knew
I think they certainly are being careful. Fox news anchor also seems to be rather complimentary of in remarking about the good traditions that Palestinians have regarding hospitality.
I saw Barbara Starr on CNN. She praised Cenntani and looked like she was in tears.
MSNBC had an Al Jazeera translator on. He said that they don't know who to even negotiate with. No one has ever heard of this group so they may die because no one knows who to look for.
Oh God.
My tendancy as well is to lump all these heathen together. But there IS an important distinction in this situation. It may very well be Palestinians but Hamas wouldn't necessarily saw their heads off. This new group and its tactic so far sounds an awful lot like Zarqawi and an Al Qaeda offshoot. The fact that it is making demands of the US instead of Israel is bad and I don't think I have heard that Al Qaeda had an arm in Gaza (I could be wrong). This is a horrible development.
They say they have been given clothes. What kind of sweats do they have on? That seems it would be a clue since both these men look tall...
Off topic:
Let me start by saying that "The Path to 9/11" is one of the best, most intelligent, most pro-American miniseries I've ever seen on TV, and conservatives should support it and promote it as vigorously as possible.
This is the first Hollywood production I’ve seen that honestly depicts how the Clinton administration repeatedly bungled the capture of Osama Bin Laden. One astonishing sequence in "The Path to 9/11" shows the CIA and the Northern Alliance surrounding Bin Laden’s house in Afghanistan. They're on the verge of capturing Bin Laden, but they need final approval from the Clinton administration in order to go ahead. They phone Clinton, but he and his senior staff refuse to give authorization for the capture of Bin Laden, for fear of political fall-out if the mission should go wrong and civilians are harmed. National Security Adviser Sandy Berger in essence tells the team in Afghanistan that if they want to capture Bin Laden, they'll have to go ahead and do it on their own without any official authorization. That way, their necks will be on the line - and not his. The astonished CIA agent on the ground in Afghanistan repeatedly asks Berger if this is really what the administration wants. Berger refuses to answer, and then finally just hangs up on the agent. The CIA team and the Northern Alliance, just a few feet from capturing Bin Laden, have to abandon the entire mission. Bin Laden and Al Qaeda shortly thereafter bomb the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, killing over 225 men, women, and children, and wounding over 4000. The episode is a perfect example of Clinton-era irresponsibility and incompetence.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688611/posts
I noticed that as well- John Scott noted the natural hospitality of the Palestinians, and was in general upbeat about that quality..
God help these men.
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The woman on MSNBC is a good and fair reporter. I watched her alot on the weekends during the Israel/Lebanon war. She relies alot on a translator they have that watches Al Jazeera and tells us what they are saying.
Are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting...
Clock starts ticking at noon today; Jennifer just corrected earlier reporting.
I'm very impressed with Jennifer Griffin's ability to maintain her composure.
It went to Al Jazeera..then another ME news org...and then to CNN.
Jennifer Griffin reading the transcript from the kidnappers...it demands the release of ALL muslim prisnoners in the US. "Those who have been unjust will find out the consequences"......
Per Jennifer Griffin.
The clock is already ticking - 5 hours already.
Pray
After Olaf said that, Steve smiled. It's just heartbreaking.
Prayers up.
(sick to death of these Fu%@in subhuman evil Islamoscum... they need to be exterminated.)
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