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Along with possibly another over night, in the AM, I may try and look into developments in Gaza which have been under reported.
Alot of (0) after comments Dan. I guess being Aruba's usefull idiot has a price no one cares what you think.
Dan what happened to the video tape with the shocking scenes your trustworthy Aruban told you about three months ago. Did the Arubans punk you agin with false information. How many times did that happen?
Speaking of being punked with false information have you heard from Island Hopper lately?
Posted by: indianaredneck | Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 11:51 PM
IR, whomever you are - you really need a life.
Posted by: Dan | Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 11:52 PM
Dan, you have always doen a good job on anything you report.
Thanks be to you !
Pay no attention to the one behind the curtain. LOL
Posted by: DanFan | Monday, July 17, 2006 at 12:36 AM
Hang in there, Dan; you have your own style and will have readers for a long time.
Posted by: hobo | Monday, July 17, 2006 at 02:47 AM
IR, whomever you are - you really need a life.
Posted by: Dan | Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 11:52 PM
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I think we can just about guess who it is, Dan. You're doing a great job!
Posted by: danascully | Monday, July 17, 2006 at 04:57 AM
Ground troops are going in
going to get uglier
Posted by: rwilymz | Monday, July 17, 2006 at 08:07 AM
Ground troops are going in
going to get uglier
Posted by: rwilymz | Monday, July 17, 2006 at 08:07 AM
Oh I bet you have a hard on now rwilymz.Kill them dirty Arabs eh?.Long Live Israel!!!Long Live Israel!! Shalom Shalom Biyatch!
Posted by: henessey | Monday, July 17, 2006 at 02:50 PM
They're fighting again. As usual, Israel has the upper hand. Ostensibly, Israel wants the return of a 19 year-old soldier who was kidnapped by Palestinian militants. To achieve their aim, Israel attacked Gaza with tanks, armored trucks and bulldozers, and knocked out electrical power to parts of Gaza, in effect punishing the population for the kidnapping.
An item from the New York Times caught my eye: "Political leaders of Hamas on joined the militants to demand the release of Palestinian women and minors from Israeli jails in exchange for the soldier---a condition that the Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, vowed would not be considered. The choice, Israel officials said, was the soldier's unconditional release or an escalation that could widen the conflict regionally..." Clearly, then, the soldier's return is not the real issue; it is an excuse by Israel to intimidate not only the militants but also the general population of Gaza, as well as a warning to Syria.
To counter those who would maintain that the militants get what they ask for, I would point out that Israel has appropriated Palestinian land, and although Gaza was ostensibly freed by Israel, it is still very much under Israeli control. Palestinian movement to the West Bank and Jerusalem is restricted and monitored closely by Israel. The state of Israel is the jailers of the Palestinians of Gaza, and as long as the occupation continues, Ha mas and the militants will continue to harass Israel.
The international community must no longer be duped by Israel's cry that it has a right to defend itself; so have the Palestinians that same right. Israel's leaders ought to be brought to justice on the charge of crimes against humanity and placed in the docket. Ironically, Ariel Sharon's stroke saves him from this deserved humiliation; and nothing can redeem the United States from having aided and abetted Israel in subjugating the people of Palestine because, after all is said, Israel is a democracy. So be it.
Posted by: Rex | Monday, July 17, 2006 at 03:15 PM
"I would point out that Israel has appropriated Palestinian land"
I would point out that you have a very one-sided view.
"although Gaza was ostensibly freed by Israel, it is still very much under Israeli control."
Duh.
"Palestinian movement to the West Bank and Jerusalem is restricted and monitored closely by Israel."
Double duh.
"The state of Israel is the jailers of the Palestinians of Gaza, and as long as the occupation continues, Ha mas and the militants will continue to harass Israel."
What was the excuse in 1948 for harrassing Israel? There were no Palestinians in Israeli jails; there was no "occupation" of Palestinian territory.
Yet Israel was "harrassed" by 6 Arab nations and the borg-ist collective of "Palestine", who declared they would push Israel into the sea.
You can't use the excuse of "occupation" when the policy of attacking Israel at all turns pre-exists any occupation. It does not hold intellectual water.
Posted by: rwilymz | Monday, July 17, 2006 at 03:30 PM