Reuters is reporting, well, news: Ohmigod! Reuters is reporting that Hezbullah used cluster bombs on Israeli civilians. Quick, write this down in your diary; you’ll never see its like again. Of course, the article spends about 90% of its words accusing Israel of doing the same, but it’s a start.
Gee, it’s not like he was kidnapped or anything like that: The palestinians are complaining because—get this—Israel wants them to return Cpl. Gilad Shalit, whom they kidnapped after killing several of his comrades—for nothing. Because, like, well, kidnapping is simply a legal tactic, right? Everyone does it to get what they want, right?
Siam implied that the implementation of the deal failed because of Israel , and said that “the deal failed or was halted because there are those who want to release the Israeli soldier for nothing.”
The story also says that Iran paid Hamas $50 million not to let Shalit go. Wow. One Jew is worth $50 million? I knew we were pretty valuable, but wow.
I wonder how much I’m worth on the open market?
We told you so: Say, remember all those worried about how when Israel left the Philadelphi Corridor, Hamas would start smuggling weapons into Gaza? Well, guess what? They did.
TEL AVIV — The Israeli army announced Wednesday that it had uncovered nine tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in a sweep designed to prevent Palestinian militants from smuggling in the types of advanced weapons used by Hezbollah in the recent conflict in Lebanon.
Of course, the Times uses a lot of weasel words “Israel believes,” “Israel says”—when referring to why those tunnels exist (here’s a hint: Weapons, weapons, weapons). But it’s more than the AP has done, which won’t even use the words “smuggling” and “tunnel” in the headline to their story about the smuggling tunnels. The headline?
Israel Kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza
No, there’s no bias here.
Meryl wrote:
I wonder how much I’m worth on the open market?
Ever read O. Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Cheif”?
Actually, on WABC-770 this morning, Ron Kuby and Curtis Sliwa were discussing how much you would be worth on a piece by piece basis.
OTOH, perhaps Mossad can pull a caper and pass off imprisoned Palestinian petty crooks as Israelis for $50 million apiece. The mullahs get the thieves, the Israelis would get several billion, and tourists, citizens and even other Palestinians will be better off for it.
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