Israel Evacuates Outposts - Assasinates Hamas Leader

[Eli]

A few minutes ago helicopters fired missiles on a car in the Gaza strip, rumors say that Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi was killed. He was #2 in the Hamas and was the official Hamas spokesman.

If that's true, . I always wanted to see the ****er dead.

Here's a report about the dismantling of the outposts :

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/06/09/mideast/index.html

(some were already rebuilt by the settlers)

[Eli]

Crap, he probably survived.

[BeBMan]

I hope you don´t evacuate those outposts in the same way

[The Mad Monk]

Carrot...and stick.

[Eli]

We missed.

After every terrorist attack, it was his gloating face that we saw on TV, talking about settlements like Tel Aviv and Haifa and promising death to everyone. HTF could 6 missiles miss him?

[MichaeltheGreat]

In'sh Allah.

[Cruddy]

Originally posted by Eli
We missed.

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HTF could 6 missiles miss him?

Lots of ways. You've got to expect people in imminent danger of being assassinated to take a few precautions (like fitting laser warning systems to their cars, hiring body doubles, and making sure informers get "turned" to give false info, rather than just killing them).

It's kind of a law of diminishing returns - the more successful kills, the greater the opposition is going to avoid your tactics.

Firepower alone will not defet extremists.

As for the outpost thing - that took guts. Keep it up and those extremists are going to be seen as the option least likely to succeed.

[chequita guevara]

If Israel really wanted peace, they'd stop murdering bystanders.

[rmsharpe]

che, Israel takes the most measures to prevent civilian deaths than any other army on earth.

Israeli soldiers fight in urban warfare, and are fully trained to do the job they are asked to do. If you want to call the Israelis "murderers" then why don't you condemn Cuba, Libya, Syria, North Korea, Iran, Zimbabwe, etc. for their repression? Hmm?

[DinoDoc]

Re: Israel Evacuates Outposts - Assasinates Hamas Leader

Originally posted by Eli
(some were already rebuilt by the settlers)

Then knock them down again.

[DinoDoc]

And if they rebuild again after that, let the Palestinians be the ones to deliver the eviction notice.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by rmsharpe
che, Israel takes the most measures to prevent civilian deaths than any other army on earth.

Which is why they kill so damned many of them I guess? That's pure BS. Not only do they not take extraordinary measures, but they actively target journalists ni the Territories to make sure the world doesn't see what goes on. The OTs are the most dangerous place in the world to be a journalist. Dropping bombs on buildings full of sleeping people and firing missiles into cities isn't taking measures to protect non-combatants. It's proof you don't give a damn about them.

And Cuba doesn't murder anyone, so take that one off you list of people I "don't condemn."

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Eli
We missed.

HTF could 6 missiles miss him?

They heard the helicopters coming, got out of the car and ran for cover, or so he said on the morning news.

[The diplomat]

I know it would be an incredibly dangerous operation, but how feasible would it be to send in special ops to kill Hamas instead of using missiles?

[chequita guevara]

It would probably be less likely to succeed. With proper backup, however, not too risky.