Posted on 01/01/2009 8:48:58 AM PST by elhombrelibre
Israel assassinated a Hamas strongman Thursday in its first assault on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers, escalating a crushing aerial offensive even as it declared it was ready to launch a ground invasion.
The airstrike targeted the eight-story apartment building in the Jebaliya refugee camp that was home to Nizar Rayan, 52, ranked among Hamas' top five decision-makers in Gaza. The attack killed 12 other people including two of Rayan's four wives and four of his 12 children, Palestinian health officials said. The Muslim faith allows men to have up to four wives.
While escalating its 6-day-old military offensive against Hamas in Gaza, Israel also appeared to be sounding out a possible diplomatic exit from its campaign by demanding international monitors as a key term of any future truce.
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Another good sand Nazi.
It also says to all of those cheap moral exhibitionists who denounce Israel for protecting its citizens this. “What are you prepared to do besides pontificate?”
There, fixed it.
Landshark...LOL...
OOPS!
Guess he won’t make that mistake again now will he!
Happy New Year!
Who would want four wives? I had enough trouble training one.........OOPS.
Yes, it's great to see the forces of civilization protecting humanity and upsetting their cheering section in the media.
Be careful. Mrs. RC2 might turn in and see that post. :-)
And today, the IZ officially became Iraq's territory. :)
His family Was warned, told to leave the home, they refused, saying they were human shields. According to FOXNEWS.
oh man.. landshark rofl
I wonder how that worked out for them?
Can someone point out for me the sections of the Geneva Conventions that legitimizes the use of non-combatant human shields?
Now go back and kill the rest of them.
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I saw that in the news, but I thought you were there to conqueror and exploit the Arab. How can it be that the Iraqis control this bastion of gringo Imperialism, young lady?
“The attack killed 12 other people including two of Rayan’s four wives”
Hey, they killed 50% of his wives. How many goats did he have in that apartment?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC_60b2NR1I
re: “human shields”
Just another reminder of the incredible double-standards that prevail throughout the world
No one would even think of having “human shields” against the Islamo-fascist scum who DESIRE to kill as many innocent people as possible.
Only Israel, the USA, and a few other civilized countries could be expected to concern themselves with not harming “human shields” — yet the same people who expect unlimited respect for their use of “human shields” are the one who would never care how many they kill in pursuit of their own cause.
They're all "martyrs," so it's cool.
It's interesting to read the comments on this thread, because the word "assassinated" had no negative connotations for me. Assassination of enemy leaders is an excellent thing, far preferable to killing grunt soldiers who are often just following orders. The ideal war would consist of "cutting off the enemy's head" while leaving everyone else unharmed. True, that makes your own leaders prime targets for the enemy in response, but that should be part of the risk and price of achieving leadership of a nation at war.
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