Explosion Near U.S. Convoy in Gaza Kills Three Americans

Fox News ^ | October 15, 2003

[sarasota]

Who's "they"? (please be specific re: who said what)

[JerseyHighlander]

the Hamas/ Islamic Jihad command structure in Gaza. I can't give you any specifics, but I will gamble to guess that there aren't any Pali Hamas or JI foot soldiers stupid enough to attack the CIA without orders. It could also be the PA police force, trying to keep one of it's own in control. More questions than answers for you.

[FierceDraka]

...but no one ever said they were smart.

No kidding. If they had an ounce of brains, they'd stop the terrorism immediately and replace it with sit-ins, peace chants, flowers, and non-violence. And make sure the cameras are rolling so as to give the world's heart-strings a good yank.

It'll never happen - Arabs are idiots.

[wayoverontheright]

the Hamas/ Islamic Jihad command structure in Gaza. I can't give you any specifics, but I will gamble to guess that there aren't any Pali Hamas or JI foot soldiers stupid enough to attack the CIA without orders. It could also be the PA police force, trying to keep one of it's own in control. More questions than answers for you.

Let's not rule out al-Qaida, or what's left of Iraq, even.

[cookcounty]

"Islamic militants,".......

MILITANTS?

Makes me crazy, too. " He who controls the language, controls the argument." I thought "militants" referred to sign-waving loudmouths.

[Jmouse007]

"Explosion Near U.S. Convoy in Gaza Kills Three Americans"

Ah yes, now that Americans have been blown to bits by the Islamonazis in Israel, America must also follow the Powell Doctrine and:

"Exercise Restraint"

Oh I am sorry, that advice ONLY applies to Israel, when their people get blown into bite sized pieces... never mind.

Boy am I sick of this ring around the rosy!

When are the Bush administration and America going to wake up and realize that we are at war with people who want us all converted, dead or enslaved to Islamic masters, subjugated under Islamic law!

The only way this is ever going to get dealt with and peace will take root in the Middle East and the rest of the world is when genuine all-out war against these terrorists is waged and they are killed. Until then this is just like the phony "War on Drugs":

Money down the drain, lots of people hurt and dead with NOTHING to show for all of our efforts.

WWIII has begun, thousands of Americans, Isralies and citizens from nations throughout the world have been and are being killed on a daily basis and America had better get with the program and fight to win, or we are going to lose.

[Sender]

BTW, that last picture is horrific

FOX had even more horrific video this morning, with responders carrying off what were obviously pieces of Americans in bags. Keep in mind that this was a huge, heavy armored Suburban, something anyone would feel safe in.

[Catspaw]

Here's the link to Illeana Ros-Lehtinen's webpage. She's a very strong supporter of Israel, so her remarks (I didn't hear them, so I'm relying on your interpretation) surprise me.

http://www.house.gov/ros-lehtinen/biography.htm

[Mike Darancette]

There was no immediate claim of responsibility

Hint: They were Palistinians!

[free-trace]

Send the American human shields to the Gaza Strip NOW!

They'll be blown to bits by the "humans" they are protecting.

A Win-Win-Win situation.

[prairiebreeze]

thanks for the clarification on her party affiliation. FOX had it wrong on their caption.

I thought it was a fine line for her to try and draw about Americans not being targeted in 3 years. That said, I also remember marveling that she didn't come across as vicious, like most Dems do against the Pres. whenever they get a millisecond of air time.

Your clarification explains why.

Prairie

[putupon]

If Bush has any consistancy he will treat the PA like the taliban and give them an ultimatum. Get Hamas out, or the US will come in and do it for you.

If Bush had any consistancy he would have let Israel defend herself in the first place instead of pulling crap like this.

Now his dealing with the terrorist Arafat has cost American blood.

Israel needs to take care of the situation militarily and tell Bush and Powell where they can stick their US PC BS.

Sensitivity training is obviously does not work with the Palis and/or Islamists.

[Catspaw]

I thought it was a fine line for her to try and draw about Americans not being targeted in 3 years. That said, I also remember marveling that she didn't come across as vicious, like most Dems do against the Pres. whenever they get a millisecond of air time.

Americans haven't been DIRECTLY targeted in Israel, but I know that a pregnant woman, a teacher, from my daughter's state, New Jersey, was murdered in the Sbarro's bombing, and another young woman from NJ was either killed or severely injured in a bus bombing--we both know of other US citizens who were killed or injured in Israel at the hands of the Palies.

But what I marvel at is, gosh, THREE WHOLE YEARS since US citizens were directly targeted by the Palies? Well, wow. ( /sarcasm) And yet we throw money at these killers.

[Truth666]

Sarcasm award of the day

[rudypoot]

Time to take the gloves off, Mr. President.

[diamondjoe]

Even if Hamas, IJ, or the PA didn't CLAIM responsibility, it hardly matters--nothing gets done in Gaza without one or all of them knowing about it. So even if they did not actually do it, they certainly condoned it, which is just as bad.

[xm177e2]

in the first attack on a U.S. target in three years of Israel-Palestinian fighting.

This was not the first attempted attack on a U.S. target, it is the first SUCCESSFUL attack on a U.S. target. Let's not get those two things confused.

[Rick.Donaldson]

I dont see it in the article. Must has missed it. However, CNN reported a few minutes ago that those Americans killed were "contractors for the US Embassy" and they were there to interview students in order to present some scholarships for those students.

If so, I say screw em, remove the scholarships and the opportunity. To hell with terrorists. To hell with the Palestinians if they can't keep terrorists from killing people.

[petercooper]

"Explosion Near U.S. Convoy in Gaza Kills Three Americans"

say goodnight hamas

[BurbankKarl]

the story on Yahoo news has a major typo in it...but it says the convoy took the same route at the same time every day....I sure hope not. And can you confirm that this was an armored Suburban?