Hamas rocket chief is killed

London Times ^ | January 11, 2009

[Steelfish]

From The Sunday Times January 11, 2009 Hamas rocket chief is killed Uzi Mahnaimi Tel Aviv THE mastermind of Hamas’s long-range rocket attacks on Israel was killed yesterday in an airstrike, according to Israeli military sources. Amir Mansi, an engineer who commanded cells responsible for firing Grad rockets supplied by Iran, died after coming under attack from a helicopter. The Israeli army said he had been trying to fire mortar shells at their troops when he was targeted. Mansi headed the Hamas military wing’s Gaza Strip rocket division and “played a big role in Grad rocket attacks on Israeli communities”, a military spokesman said. He was killed after a Grad struck the Israeli town of Gedera, near the Tel His death was disclosed as Israeli forces said they had surrounded Gaza City, putting nearly 1m Palestinians under siege. Leaflets dropped by air warned that the 15-day-old offensive would be escalated.

[DesertRhino]

And can we quit calling them terrorists? They are just “Rocket Enthusiasts”. It’s a very common hobby. And the Jews cut off the electricty so they dont have access to modern air traffic control to get launch clearances.

Sarc/

[RichInOC]

WHAT HAPPEN?

[doug from upland]

Hey, that looks familiar. :)

[Eccl 10:2]

“Guys, this is no small loss for Hamas. Reading some of the reports in the Jerusalem Post (their reporting and analysis on this has been exceptional), it’s starting to look like Hamas’s chain of command has been disrupted. There are reports of Hamas fighters on the ground not knowing what to do. Makes it easier to mop up.”

On deck, Hezbollah. In the hole, Teheran.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Both “The Onion” and “Scrappleface” couldn’t of made a better headline.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

I’m sorry. I mean that neither “The Onion” nor “Scrappleface” could of made up a better article. They definitely could of come up with much better headlines for this article.

[elhombrelibre]

A hopeful sign in Gaza ping.

[SunkenCiv]

Hamas rocket team leader killed, Israel says
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Posted on 01/10/2009 2:39:02 PM PST by InvisibleChurch
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[Bean Counter]

Is that where that came from?? That cartoon popped up over on Pookie18’s cartoon thread at GOPachy.com last week and I shamelessly swiped it from there....

[doug from upland]

I don’t know if someone swiped it from me, but that’s okay. It’s the thought and the mocking of the Palis that is important. :)

[Bean Counter]

Gotcha Doug! Besides, I’ve shamelessly been swiping your stuff from FR for at least a decade, so why stop now??

Cheers!

[Marine_Uncle]

And it will be interesting to see if the number of rockets launched into Israel significantly diminishes over the next few days. I am getting a sense that there may not be that many Hamas goons actually participating in the rocket launches.
And if so, it is amazing how the stupid Pali continue to assume these assholes have their best interests at hand despite their food, cloths, and health handouts, they get from the rest of the world.
Hamas came over as an org that cared for the common folk. Like democrats they buy the devotion of the masses.