Posted on 07/01/2002 9:47:49 AM PDT by Texaggie79
The civilised world recoiled in disgust as a horrifying photo of a Palestinian kitten dressed as a suicide bomber was released by Israel yesterday.
It is said to have been found at a militant's home in the West Bank city of Hebron and appears to be genuine. And it is a bleak new symbol of despair in the turmoil of the Middle East. The cat wears a belt of explosives and two bandoliers of bullets.
The Israeli army, which released the picture, says it was found during a search. There were suspicions that it might be part of Israel's propaganda war. But suicide animals are the new heroes of the Palestinian struggle for their own homeland.
The kitten's owners would have trained and brainwashed the feline freak to wear the red bandana and explosives originally containing nothing more dangerous than sweetcorn and then at a given moment, lick its genitals to set off the device. The kitten could have no idea of the consequences of its actions until it was too late.
Israeli troops report an increasing incidence of suicide animals, with cats the greatest feared of them all thanks to their agility and ability to climb walls. Just last week, three soldiers were killed when a cow with a hidden landmine in its udder rolled underneath an armoured personnel carrier. And on 10 June, nine were injured, including a man, when a seagull dive-bombed into a hotel foyer.
"It's getting worse," Israeli army lieutenant Archie Sighcoe told us. "Now we have to shoot all animals as well as women and children." Meanwhile, moderate president Ariel Sharon has called on Yasser Arafat to either destroy or reveal the whereabouts of Hamas' zoos and menageries or pay the price.
Why? You ask. Because they are both impossible. You can no more train a one year old to go bomb Jews as you can a kitty. That's why it is funny.
Reminds of the two cases here in the bay area, a missing girl, kidnapped (later her remains were recovered)and the guy that threw the womans dog into the traffic lanes.
Reward to find the kidnapper was set at about 50K
Reward for the dog tosser was set at 125K
People were more outraged about a stupid dog then a poor girl.
If so, it is self-imposed despair. The world is full of possibilities, hope, goodness, and joy. If these people know nothing but despair, it is because they want it that way. They get no sympathy from me.
The Onion it ain't.
The cougar was hunted down and killed, and then it was discovered that she had left behind young kits.
Meanwhile the woman had left behind two children.
Someone set up a college fund for the kids, and at about the same time animal-lovers set up a fund to care for the two lion cubs. At one point--before Rush got hold of the story--the kids' college fund had a couple hundred in it, and the lion cubs' fund had collected over $50,000.
Rush's efforts paid off, but it took a nationwide broadcast to do anything.
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