Palestinian Militant Killed by Missile-Witnesses

Reuters | 10/15/01

[kattracks]

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a car in the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday, killing one Islamic militant and wounding another, Palestinian doctors and witnesses.

They said the missile hit the car as it was traveling near an office belonging to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction. The car was destroyed in the blast and the Fatah office was slightly damaged.

Palestinian officials identified the dead man as Ahmed Marshoud, a member of the militant group Hamas who they said was wanted by Israel.

The Israeli army declined to comment.

The strike occurred a day after Israel renewed a widely criticized track-and-kill policy by shooting dead an Islamic militant it says was behind a deadly suicide bomb attack.

Doctors said the second man was only slightly injured. Palestinian officials said he was also a member of Hamas, which has been behind a spate of suicide bombings against Israel since a Palestinian revolt against Israeli occupation erupted last year.

[StoneColdGOP]

Sounds like a good shot to me.

[nocommies]

GOOD!!

[StoneColdGOP]

Yeah really!

Ahmed Marshoud, a member of the militant group Hamas

I won't be missing this guy. One less bastard that we don't have to take down.

[dennisw]

Ariel Sharon is sending a message to the PLO and Arafat.

Sending message to GWBush/ Colin Powell/ Donald Rumsfield too!

[Lizzy W]

This is just HORRIBLE.

I can't believe they didn't kill both of them!

[WolfsView]

the Isrealis are badass their info was good enough to know where the guy was and what car he was in.

[nocommies]

messages to powell, maybe bush too, but i think if rummy had his way, this war would already have progressed through all stages, conventional to nuclear, to total domination and eradication of allll terrorists and states that support and harbor them, rummy is a good hawk, he just needs to keep it low.... did you see henry kissinger call him "the most ruthless man ive ever met" a couple weeks ago?

[StoneColdGOP]

Maybe the chopper crew decided to save a target for later? :-) Hee hee hee...

[eclectic]

Open season on terrorists in Israel. Way to go!

[Skywalk]

SPLASH ONE BANDIT!

[StoneColdGOP]

You bet, the Israelis REALLY have their sh*t together, that's one country I'd NEVER want to meet on the battlefield.

[DoughtyOne]

What? The media actually reported that Kissinger said Rumsfeld was the most ruthless man he ever met? Hell, the media thinks Nixon was the most ruthless man that ever lived. I can't imagine that Kissinger's words ever got aired or into print. Miracles never cease.

[Movemout]

Cool! Splash one bad guy.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

The media actually reported that Kissinger said Rumsfeld was the most ruthless man he ever met?

If true, Rumsfeld is going to get his chance to prove it in Afghanistan. Let our commandos start slitting throats and napalming caves, Mr. Rumsfeld!

[DoughtyOne]

Sounds good to me too.

[exnavy]

Nice shooting, can't you just see the Israeli solder blowing the smoke off the end of his missile launcher!(as the American cowboy's did)

[Skywalk]

I was kinda hoping to hear that some Hamas guy had gotten his straps stuck on that missile so the IDF guy could say :

YOU'RE FIRED!!

[Skywalk]

Oh I'm bumpin this. There remain some jokes to be made at this terrorist's expense!