News from the Long War, Thread 4

Various | 4/15/07 | Knitting a Conundrum and Others

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Thread 4



Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, our nation has fought a global war against violent extremists who use terrorism as their weapon of choice, and who seek to destroy our free way of life. Our enemies seek weapons of mass destruction and, if they are successful, will likely attempt to use them in their conflict with free people everywhere. Currently, the struggle is centered in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we will need to be prepared and arranged to successfully defend our nation and its interests around the globe for years to come. DOD

Our enemies include all the Muslims who dream of knocking Western Civilization off its perch atop humanity’s dung heap. Islam is fractured into any number of sects, tribes and ethnic groups, but the dream of destroying us cuts across all the fault lines. Islamic terrorists are merely the tip of a very large spear.

J. Peter Mulhern, the American Thinker, September 18

The determination behind that fight is real, the hatred is real, and the excuses for doing this are very real in the minds of those who have decided to walk that path. We can respond in two ways: Try to ignore or negotiate with people who do not want to negotiate in good faith, because what they want is our destruction, or to stand up against the darkness of those who see all of us, our way of life, our culture and our aspirations as something worth eliminating.

Either: "And God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Or: "With vigilance, determination, courage, we will defeat the enemies of freedom, and we will leave behind a more peaceful world for our children and our grandchildren." GW Bush.

Here's where I will post news and info about the Long War. Let me know if you're interested.

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[jedward]

Great info and graphics. Sounds like a lot of assets looking.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Lotta fog out there rite now...Black-Out lately on nearly everything...

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Morning all.

Prayers up for you and your's CM and the captured soldiers.

[Uncle Ike]

Good morning, Workerbee...

Just lurking for a while before I gotta get ready for work...

(Not ‘early-early’, but ‘middlin’ early’ today.... ;~)_)

[Bahbah]

Morning, Uncle Ike, Workerbee.

Hoping for good news for the COUNT.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Good morning Uncle Ike.

Just trying to ease into the day.

[Bahbah]

Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 1:14 AM PDT
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) Witnesses say that at least five Fatah men were killed during a Hamas assault on a key border crossing

This is a Yahoo alert so that’s all I have for now.

[Bahbah]

They are busy bees, it seems.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 12:34 AM PDT
JERUSALEM (AP) Hamas gunmen attack Gaza-Israeli border crossing, drawing Israeli gunfire.

[Uncle Ike]

” They are busy bees, it seems. “

Same incident, different versions??

Good morning, Bahbah!!

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Yeah sure, blame it the Bee’s - morning BB.

[Bahbah]

LOL. I thought about you as I typed that.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

:)

Just trying to have a little fun.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

14:22 Second part of hearing on Katsav rape allegations begins in AG`s office (Israel Radio)
14:03 Palestinians fire 2 mortar shells at Negev; no injuries or damage (Israel Radio)
14:02 Egypt bars key Muslim Brotherhood figure from traveling to Oslo (Reuters)
13:53 Iranian legislators gather signatures to form Iranian-U.S.friendship committee (AP)
13:27 Court extends remand of suspect in murder of Arab taxi driver by 10 days (Haaretz)
13:25 J`lem mayor proposes granting murdered Arab taxi driver terror victim status (Haaretz)
12:34 EU urges Palestinians to improve worsening security situation in Gaza (DPA)
12:27 Lawyer: Suspect in Arab taxi driver murder may not be fit to stand trial (Army Radio)
12:22 Report: Hundreds of Fatah gunmen enter Gaza from Egypt to fight Hamas (Reuters)
12:17 Abbas calls for immediate implementation of cease fire, end to Gaza infighting (AP)
12:04 Palestinians to sound one-minute siren to mark Nakba day in the PA (Israel Radio)
11:45 As many as 8 Fatah men killed in clash with Hamas (Haaretz)
11:35 IDF shoots at least one of 2 armed men near Karni crossing on Gaza border (Haaretz)
11:13 Witnesses: At least 5 Fatah men killed in Hamas assault on Karni crossing (AP)
11:03 Two killed as truck collides with pick-up east of Rehovot (Israel Radio)
10:43 Report: Israeli forces drawn into Palestinian infighting in Gaza (AP)
10:41 Or Yehuda resident arrested on suspicion she beat her daughter, 15 (Israel Radio)
10:20 El Salvador to seek recognition for diplomat who helped Jews during Holocaust (AP)
10:01 Associates of Peres say he`s decided to enter race for presidency (Israel Radio)
09:50 Two people killed as truck crushes car west of Jerusalem (Haaretz)
09:15 Hamas man killed as Palestinian factions clash for third day despite truce (AP)
09:12 Soldiers who took part in IDF Anthrax experiment now developing symptoms (Haaretz)
09:06 Canadian pro-Palestinian groups launch boycott of book store owned by Jew (Haaretz)
08:51 Kadima: Peres doesn`t have necessary majority to achieve presidency (Israel Radio)
08:08 Orlev urges Mazuz to give public backing to State Comptroller (Israel Radio)
07:46 IDF detains 2 Palestinian militants near Hebron, third militant hurt (Israel Radio)
07:44 Afula police detain man suspected of posing as 17-year-old, raping girl, 12 (Haaretz)
07:00 U.S. Democrat Senators pushing for Iraq war deadline (Reuters)
05:37 Report: Iran is enriching uranium on large scale, technical problems solved (Reuters)
04:42 Al-Qaida group to U.S.: Halt search for soldiers to ensure their safety (AP)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Hearings in Katsav case resume at AG's office
(14:36 , 05.15.07)
Jerusalem: Jewish students disturb Nakba cemmemoration
(14:19 , 05.15.07)
Fatah man killed in Gaza clashes
(14:05 , 05.15.07)
EU calls on Palestinians to end strife
(13:50 , 05.15.07)
Israeli lightly injured in stone throwing attack
(13:37 , 05.15.07)
Fatah: Hamas planning coup in Palestinian Authority
(13:35 , 05.15.07)
Court extends remand of Taisir Karaki's killer
(13:21 , 05.15.07)
Palestinians say IDF fire killed most casualties in clashes
(12:41 , 05.15.07)
Mortar shells land in open field in Negev
(12:37 , 05.15.07)
Fatah brings reinforcements into Gaza, source says
(12:36 , 05.15.07)
Lupoliansky wants family of murdered driver be recognized as terror victims
(12:17 , 05.15.07)
Palestinians says 8 Fatah gunmen killed in Hamas ambush
(11:48 , 05.15.07)
Gaza universities halt lessons in protest at clashes
(11:39 , 05.15.07)
Hamas says Israel backing Fatah in clashes
(11:24 , 05.15.07)
Hamas, Fatah clash in southern Gaza
(11:12 , 05.15.07)
AG rejects call to probe state comptroller
(11:09 , 05.15.07)
IDF fires at two Palestinians seen approaching Gaza fence
(11:05 , 05.15.07)
Hamas activist killed in Gaza clashes
(10:24 , 05.15.07)
More than 60 suspected Taliban killed in southern Afghanistan
(10:03 , 05.15.07)
US envoy urges North Korea to live up to nuclear disarmament obligations
(09:26 , 05.15.07)
Knesset committee head faults state comptroller on leaks
(09:09 , 05.15.07)
Taiwan live military exercise spotlights China readiness
(08:48 , 05.15.07)
Japan's lower house approves 2-year extension of Iraq mission
(08:30 , 05.15.07)
El Salvador seeks recognition for diplomat who helped save Jews in Holocaust
(07:30 , 05.15.07)
Rival gangs torch houses, fight in East Timor following election
(07:10 , 05.15.07)
Palestinians, IDF forces clash
(06:34 , 05.15.07)
India: 25 killed in bus collision
(06:10 , 05.15.07)
Stallone pleads guilty to importing growth hormone into Australia
(05:19 , 05.15.07)
Militants kill US soldier in Pakistan
(04:34 , 05.15.07)
Top Palestinian security official resigns due to new Hamas-Fatah fighting
(03:04 , 05.15.07)

[Bahbah]

Captain Ed on the incident at the Karni crossing...

Hamas Initiating Civil War

Hamas attacked a Gaza checkpoint run by Fatah in conjunction with the Israelis earlier today, killing eight and engaging both Fatah and IDF personnel. The escalation comes a day after the resignation of the Interior Minister and appears to announce Hamas’ intention to seize power by force:

Hamas gunmen on Tuesday ambushed rival Fatah forces near a key crossing along the Israeli border, killing eight people in the deadliest battle yet in three days of factional fighting.
The incident briefly drew Israeli gunfire, threatening to drag Israel into the conflict.

At least 18 people have died in the infighting, bringing life in Gaza to a standstill and pushing the fragile Palestinian unity government closer to collapse. Hamas and Fatah formed the union in March with the aim of ending months of violence.

Monday’s fighting erupted when Hamas gunmen approached a training base used by Fatah forces that guard the crossing, officials said. The base was set up in part by an American security team sent to train Palestinians on how to check cargo and baggage at crossings.

The Hamas force attacked the base with rockets, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars, said Ahmed al-Kaisi, spokesman for the pro-Fatah Presidential Guard, which guards the crossing under an agreement with Israel. “We consider this a serious provocation and a crime committed in cold blood,” al-Kaisi said.

The attack occurred at the Karni crossing, which Israel closed after the attack. This puts a huge crimp in the already collapsing Gaza economy. Karni is the main entry point for goods imported into Gaza and the one checkpoint that Israel and the PA had fairly secured. The Hamas attack assures Gazans that they will starve even more quickly than before.

That appears to be a deliberate motivation. This was no impromptu clash between cranky militia patrols, which according to the truce between the two factions shouldn’t exist anyway. The Hamas attackers brought rockets and mortars, which means they had planned this mission ahead of time. When Fatah sent more security personnel to assist, they shot the vehicle and forced it off the road, and then surrounded the men in the car and riddled them with bullets. The only reason the Hamas unit retreated was because the IDF showed up with tanks, and their courage apparently only extended to an unannounced attack.

Both Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud Abbas spent Naqba Day talking about “national unity” and the need to remain focused on the struggle with Israel. On the day of mourning for the partition of Palestine, though, the actions of Hamas shows that there is no national identity for the Palestinians — only factions of terrorists with civilian Arabs stuck in the middle, victims of their own leadership choices. Given Gaza and the authority to run it, the Palestinians have proven unable to rise to the occasion in several opportunities.

Link: http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/009972.php

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Good morning Knitting and thank you.

[Uncle Ike]

****trail of breadcrumbs****

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

Ike departs in a trail of breadcrumbs, and I come clomping in with my muddy boots just to add to the mess.

Mornin’ everybody.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Good morning UVNV

[Bahbah]

Good morning, Vet.

You are welcome, muddy boots and all.