Posted on 01/15/2009 7:03:04 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick
GAZA CITY — The fighter was wearing slippers, had not showered for days and had been living on dried dates. But he was in a good mood because Tuesday was payday.
As beleaguered as Hamas’s military wing might seem after more than 900 Palestinian deaths and 18 days of fighting, he and two other young men here say it is not broken.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
“I prefer you as a martyr,” she said to her husband.
“What if I am injured?” he asked.
She repeated her preference for death.
Doesn't sound like a happy marriage, does it?
They are freedomfighters, just ask the NYT.
Swagger and fear very often go together. Look at America’s inner city thug culture. They swagger more than anyone — mostly because they realize that they are losers in the game of life, but seek to hide it from themselves and others. I don’t needs skills or knowledge — I got attitude!!
>Senior fighters are mostly in hiding, the fighters said.
That’s why they’re senior! They DONT FIGHT!
“I prefer you as a martyr,” she said to her husband.
May I add, that I also prefer him as a martyr.
That isn’t a swagger. That’s a load in his pants.
That has to be a sight.
The fighter, 27, in dark jeans and Timberland-style boots, swaggered with words about Islam and duty to his people.
Hey - Where the f@ck are your slippers?
“I’m a civilian, and I’m a fighter,” he said.
You are also in violation of the Geneva Convention.
He was frightened, he said. But he used a trick to overcome it. “I keep drinking water, and I pray,” he said.
Then he left to go get paid.
Joe is the same no matter the army...
Ditto...
> Then he left to go get paid.
Let’s not forget where this money is coming from.
US!
the headline sounds gushing
Nice marriage. Are the Saudis still paying the families of suicide bombers?
LOLOL.
OK, I am thinking of a person acting all tuff as he goes to the can to get rid of his soiled underwear.
I think I got the picture.
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