tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post17889393462723947..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: Hamas: a partner for "truce", not peaceDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-67778008280629441492007-07-05T21:13:00.000+02:002007-07-05T21:13:00.000+02:00I think Johnson has a lot of people to be grateful...I think Johnson has a lot of people to be grateful to, beginning with the BBC: "aunty" sure moved heaven and earth to get him freed. He can also be grateful to the British government, who didn't go do the "we don't talk to terrorist's" number. So, if the British consul asks him as a favor to have his picture taken with Abu Mazen, how could he refuse? There is no question that this is a major triumph for Hamas.<BR/><BR/>The huge Dogmush family is nothing more than a gang who are Muslims the same way mafiosi are Catholic.The Dogmush flourished with Dahlan who is very corrupt, and, according to Johnson, got very nervous when Hamas took over. <BR/><BR/>Hamas are rough trade, but not a criminal organization. Part of their street cred is being "squeaky clean".David Seaton's Newslinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-13535963603579872312007-07-05T20:24:00.000+02:002007-07-05T20:24:00.000+02:00The 'Dogmush'gang are known to be closer to Hamas ...The 'Dogmush'gang are known to be closer to Hamas than Fatah. It makes sense that they would be able to run goods and guns into Gaza for a long while now that Hamas has profited so much from this episode.<BR/>I also notice that the BBC sent this 4 month captive on a political errand to meet Abu Mazen to try and make his embarrasment less. I guess Johnson is always a captive of the powerful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-27253615859462828582007-07-05T01:28:00.000+02:002007-07-05T01:28:00.000+02:00Exactly.Exactly.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.com