NationStates Jolt Archive


Senior Fatah Leader Assassinated in Lebanon

DogDoo 7
25-03-2009, 05:33
source (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130570)

This is all bad. :(

I don't doubt the guy who died was an asswipe, but this will only further destabilize the region and probably only further fuel the spread of militancy in the Levant.
Lunatic Goofballs
25-03-2009, 05:53
Doesn't matter who did it. Many fingers will point in many directions.

I suspect it was the Swiss. Nobody suspects the Swiss.
Non Aligned States
25-03-2009, 05:58
I suspect it was the Swiss. Nobody suspects the Swiss.

Of course you'd say it was the Swiss LG. That's what you want everyone to think, so they don't examine the corpse too closely, and realize it's not a corpse after all, but a clever explosive cream puppet you've left behind to cover your tracks. I'm onto you LG.
Hydesland
25-03-2009, 06:00
loling at poll
Dododecapod
25-03-2009, 07:01
Given the information, Hezbollah or HAMAS seem the greatest likelihood. This guy wasn't a big player anymore, apparently, and Israel doesn't seem to gain anything by it.

Another option is the Lebanese government. Fatah has been making noises about these "Refugee Camps" and the treatment of Palestinians in Lebanon. This could be their method of saying "sit down, shut up, you're the designated losers."
Sgt Toomey
25-03-2009, 07:16
Article says the hit might have been intended for somebody else?

I don't know anything about bombs or assassination, is it common for bombs to go off on the wrong time by hours?
Dododecapod
25-03-2009, 08:14
Article says the hit might have been intended for somebody else?

I don't know anything about bombs or assassination, is it common for bombs to go off on the wrong time by hours?

With amateurs, sure. Explosives is a complex and confusing subject; I learned just enough about it to leave it to the experts.

On the other hand, if it was Hez., HAMAS, Mossad or the CIA, I wouldn't expect such a mistake. They all have quite excellent bomb makers.