Wednesday, September 10, 2003
ABCNEWS.com : Israeli Air Strike Misses Hamas Leader
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cut short a visit to India and was being asked to consider far-reaching options, such as forcing Yasser Arafat into exile or ordering a large-scale invasion of the Gaza Strip.
The spiral of violence drew calls for retaliation from Israelis and Palestinians alike. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for Tuesday's twin suicide attacks and said it would now begin targeting Israeli homes and high-rises in response to Wednesday's airstrike on the home of senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar.
A half-ton bomb flattened the house, wounding Zahar and killing his eldest son and a bodyguard. It marked the first time a Hamas leader has been attacked in his home, an escalation of Israel's campaign against the group. Twenty-five people were wounded, including Zahar's wife and a daughter....
So they miss Rantisi, Yassin, and now Zahar... This is crap. Sharon needs to call in his people and let them know that FURTHER FAILURE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! Then he needs to toss one into a tank filled with laser-beam carrying sharks.
He'd probably be barred from doing that huh? Damn liberal democracy - you can bomb almost anyone you want (except Yassir Arafat, apparently), but you can't discipline your own people effectively.
