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Hamas interior minister Said Siam dies in IAF air strike | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
Hamas interior minister Said Siam dies in IAF air strike | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
Hamas's interior minister, Said Siam, was killed along with his brother Iad and his son, as well as another senior Hamas man in an IAF strike on a house in the Jabaliya neighborhood in Gaza City, Israeli defense officials told The Jerusalem Post . Siam was the Hamas political echelon's liaison ...
"Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - Defense/Middle East - Israel News
israelnationalnews.com — (IsraelNN.com) "Hamas took a gamble. We thought, at worst Israel will come and do something from the... air - superficial." The so-called "Iranian Unit" of Hamas has been destroyed, according to Gaza sources cited Thursday by the Haaretz daily. The ... (more) "Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - ...
PM says all Israel's goals in Cast Lead have been attained | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
PM says all Israel's goals in Cast Lead have been attained | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Operation Cast Lead a victory Saturday night and threw the ball into... Hamas's court, declaring a unilateral cease-fire that suspends the three-week operation, whose future depends on whether Hamas continues to fire ... (more) PM says all Israel's goals in Cast Lead have been ...
Hamas, the IRA, and America
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — In the wake of the barrage from Larison , Massie and McArdle on the subject of the... U.S. relationship to the IRA, I will concede that in spite of its official anti-terror posture, Washington treated the Irish Republican cause in ways that one cannot ... (more) Hamas, the IRA, and America
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This Blog Is Full Of Crap — ... Two more: Hamas's interior minister, Said Siam, was killed along with his brother Iad and another senior Hamas man in an IAF strike on a house in the Jabaliya neighborhood in Gaza, Israeli defense officials told The Jerusalem Post. Siam was the Hamas political echelon's liaison with the group's military wing, and was responsible for the various security apparatuses in the Strip, including the police, and the naval force. Salah Abu Shrakh, the head of the Hamas general security service, was also killed in the air strike. I'm sure that Haniyeh is on ...

Another One Bites the Dust
Gates of Vienna — Israel continues to pick off the top leadership of Hamas. According to The Jerusalem Post, the interior minister is the latest victim: ...

An Image. An Analysis.
Snapped Shot — I post this picture, at least temporarily, to bring up some "discussion" on its artistic merits. Notice the composition of the hole in the center surrounded by hundreds of sympathizing terrorists supporters. Notice the depth of the crater that is synonymous to the depths of the depravity that exists in the minds of Hamas. Note, that there are still people there ...

Israel's Coping Mechanism
Weekly Standard Blog — Good news: Hamas's interior minister, Said Siam, was killed along with his brother Iad and his son, as well as another senior Hamas man in an IAF strike on a house in the Jabaliya neighborhood in Gaza City, Israeli defense officials told The Jerusalem Post. Siam was the Hamas political echelon's liaison with the group's military wing, and was responsible for the various security apparatuses in the Strip, including the police and the naval force. Siam was considered a radical and was in contact with Hamas's political leadership in ...

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