Of course Muslim treatment of women and children in general is monstrous... It's natural...a monstrous ideology with a phoney 'prophet' who was a murderous pedophile. B http://tinyurl.com/crww3e
Hamas use of children was 'monstrous' Jan. 22, 2009 Yaakov Katz , THE JERUSALEM POST Hamas made "monstrous" and "inhumane" use of innocent children when it booby-trapped homes and schools inside the Gaza Strip, OC Gaza Division Brig.-Gen. Eyal Eisenberg said Thursday. Palestinian families in Gaza, Eisenberg said, were often surprised to discover after Operation Cast Lead ended that that without their knowledge, Hamas had booby-trapped their homes and placed explosives beneath them. "Troops encountered a difficult reality, entering homes and finding suicide bombers hiding in them and walking down streets and finding roadside bombs hidden inside television satellite dishes," he said. Eisenberg, who was commander of the ground offensive in Gaza, told reporters he was convinced that Hamas was dealt a heavy blow and that Israel had restored its deterrence. "Hamas has been deterred and understands that the IDF only utilized a small portion of its force," he said. Since the cease-fire went into effect on Sunday, he said, Hamas had been working to reestablish its regime inside Gaza in an effort to show that it was still in control. Hamas had ordered policemen to deploy on the streets to give an appearance that it was back in charge, he said. Eisenberg defended the IDF's use of force throughout the operation, which has come under international criticism as being disproportionate. "The destruction in Gaza was proportional to the explosives and resistance presented by Hamas," he said. "Hamas chose the battlefield. Not us... In places where there wasn't resistance we did our best not to hurt or cause damage, but in places where there was resistance we used force." While Palestinians reported that some 1,300 were killed during the operation, there have been reports that fewer than half that number were actually killed. Eisenberg said that more than half were Hamas operatives. "Most of the dead are adult Hamas operatives with blood on their hands," he said. Asked about abducted soldier Gilad Schalit, Eisenberg said his release was not one of the expressed objectives of the campaign, but that he was convinced that "the operation's achievement will assist in bringing him home safely." It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier. - Robert A. Heinlein [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
