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drdon326 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-05 07:55 PM
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Hamas now outguns Palestinians in Gaza power struggle
Hamas fired missiles toward Palestinian security forces and seized control of the northern Gaza Strip in what was termed the most violent resistance to the rule of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.

The clashes between Hamas operatives and PA security forces this week have injured at least 30 people, including bodyguards of leading PA officials and Fatah activists, Middle East Newsline reported. Fatah fighters also joined the battles against Hamas.

PA officials acknowledged that Hamas, armed with a range of missiles and rockets, has become more powerful than Palestinian security forces in the Gaza Strip. They said the Islamic opposition has sought to replace the PA as Israel withdraws from the area.

"When someone tries to take over a police station by means of a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, that is an attempted military coup," Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Mohammed Dahlan told the Israeli daily Haaretz on Thursday. "I'm surprised the PA hasn't collapsed yet."

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453572.9715277776.html
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pretzel4gore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-05 08:01 PM
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1. question: why didn't yessir arafat walk up to idf and kaboom
himself? it woulda damaged israel like nothing else, yet old man yessir just faded away, like a good ole boy...lol
the point is that everything said about ME politics defies common sense from getgo, so that's that
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drdon326 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-05 08:05 PM
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2. At what point do you call it a CIVIL WAR ??
One must ask some tough questions about this (pre)- civil war.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-05 08:51 PM
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3. Sounds like civil war to me.
I was under that impression that Hamas were "palestinians", but maybe that's just headline writers license. Sounds like the founding of Hamastan is well on it's way.
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