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BBC reporter's freedom 'really staged for movie' Official claims group in cahoots w/ abductors
World Net Daily ^ | 7-4-07 | Aaron Klein

Posted on 07/05/2007 8:23:52 AM PDT by Bladerunnuh

Hamas' purported rescue operation today in which kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston was freed from captivity really was a "movie" staged by Hamas to endear itself to the international community and demonstrate it is capable of imposing order in Gaza, a senior Palestinian Authority official charged.

"We're watching a movie where the thieves in Gaza fall out and one of them claims to be honest and brave, and the other is the bad guy. This Hamas game fools no one," said Yasser Abed Rabbo, chief aid to PA President and Hamas rival Mahmoud Abbas.

Rabbo charged Hamas was in "cahoots" with Johnston's kidnappers, the Gaza-based Army of Islam, which together with H

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: abduction; alanjohnston; bbc; hamas; islam
Makes a lot of sense. These Hamas crazies are psychos, and are not Superman, running in a saving the helpless. They would have eaten this guy's liver if there wasn't an ulterior motive.
1 posted on 07/05/2007 8:23:57 AM PDT by Bladerunnuh
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To: Bladerunnuh

Sounds like sour grapes from Abbas’ group, which we now are treating like the “good guys”, even though Abbas himself planned the murders of American diplomats in Cyprus decades ago. He should be killed. All of them should, and be driven from Israel. Of course this will never happen so long as we permit the Arabs to control the oil supply.


2 posted on 07/05/2007 8:46:29 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Bladerunnuh

I realize this comes from WingNugDaily, but I’ve thought all along this guy was in cahoots with the terrorists.


3 posted on 07/05/2007 8:58:42 AM PDT by gcruse
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To: Bladerunnuh

Not true. Those army of Islam guys picked the wrong horse(Fatah). Hamas also likes the BBC for obvious reasons.

Fatah is just trying to spin their complete and total failure.


4 posted on 07/05/2007 8:59:48 AM PDT by ketsu
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To: Bladerunnuh

Hamas is smart. They take Gaza and put on a PR show to look good before their next move.

Don’t worry.

Their next move is coming sooner or later and it won’t be nice.

Meanwhile, the missiles continue to fly at Israel every day from Gaza.


5 posted on 07/05/2007 9:42:02 AM PDT by Nextrush
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