I heard Dr. Dean Edell praising the Beeb for covering stories that US press don't, and how you hear so much more "truth" on it. I about puked. No more Dr. Dean for this guy.

They should hire Jayson Blair.

Sheikh Heil!

I just want to know how long we're gonna have to hear the "old man in a wheelchair" comment.

How about the bloodthirsty, murderous POS? In a wheelchair.

A bunch of creeps. I can't wait to see the spin that the media will give to this cripple dmosnter. Next he will be considered for honorary sianthood.

$25 says that on DU or in the 'mainstream' press some one compares him to Leon Klinghoffer. The wheelchair is the only thing common.

The BBC should post pictures of Israelis that were put in wheelchairs due to suicide bombers. I mean, you have to look at the issues from both sides.

Strong work, Ed!

Looks like you have some competition at last, V the K. :)

Welcome, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Is it always this hot down here? No, this place did freeze over for a while last October. But as soon as the Cubs were eliminated it flared right back up.

The BBC never met a terrorist they didn't like.

LOL on the Hitler analogy.

Great BBC sense of fair play leads to complaints about killing. "Hey, no fair. He was blind. He never saw it coming."

I would prefer that he had advance notice of what was about to happen. Wonder if he at least felt a disturbance in the force?

OT - One Seething Muslim TM - asks the imam I can’t control my anger.Please let me know any practical and logical way to overcome this problem

And the answer, surprisingly enough is not to 'splode!
First sign of an Islamic renaissance?

/sarc

Hamas vows to use new measures to retaliate against Israel for Yassin's death.
[Link: news.xinhuanet.com...]

The BBC's series of articles on the killing are as follows:

Huge crowds mourn Hamas chief

World fears after Yassin killing

US appeals for calm in Mid-East

Palestinian fury erupts

Israel defiant over Yassin killing

Full text: Hamas vows revenge

In pictures: Fury at Yassin's death

Nothing either explaining his legacy of death, how the world and especially Isaelis are better off, or even a simple look at this from an Israeli victims perspective. Israel is only "defiant," which pre-judges them to have done something wrong here, not Yassin. Revolting.

Maybe Jack Scarecrow could nominate the beloved spiritual leader for a posthumous Nobel Peace Prize.

Dateline: Hell, 9th Plane, 1:35PM DST (Devil Standard Time)

We are pleased to report the arrival of the newest charter member of Satan's L'il Beeyahtch Club, Sheik Yassin. Mr. Yassin will be accompanying Satan in his daily torture rounds. Satan will be gouging out the eyes of Sheik Yassin at odd hour intervals, used as cadaver training for the EOD satanic spawn minions, followed by ritual disembowling every other day. At the end of the day, Sheik Yassin will be force fed and put back together so that he could be ready for the next day's routine.

Satan expects Sheik Yassin to enjoy his time in the SLBC, since it has many of Sheik Yassin's closest friends as charter members, including Joe Stalin, Adolph Hitler, Abu Nidal, and Gamel Nasser. Each week, all will take part in a circle disembowlment that Satan devised for his personal enjoyment.

Satan was looking forward to meeting some of Sheik Yassin's other close friends, Rantisi and Yaser Arafat, since they are going to be ensconced in the Gold Club (literally) and will take part in the flaying, not to mention daily flayings and drawing and quartering. Satan figured that the new arrivals will increase the employment rate on the 9th Plane by 5% and his minions may have to work overtime in order to keep up their quota of a pound of flesh for every sin perpetrated by Sheik Yassin and his minions.

Sheik Yassin could not be reached for comment, but his successor said that he was sure that Sheik Yassin would see his reward in the afterlife.

Palestinians Fear for Arafat's safety

Well, we can hope.

A friend of mine suggested tunneling under Ramallah, letting it fall in on his head, and blaming it on rickety Palestinian construction techniques (which would be an excellent irony, given that Arafat is a civil engineer by training), and denying everything is the right technique.

another little gem in this story is:

Yassin was a quadriplegic, who was nearly blind and had poor hearing.The Hamas leader was left almost completely paralyzed in a sporting accident during his childhood. He went on to marry and fathered eleven children.

#8 Rachel Corrie's ghost 3/22/2004 10:32AM PST

Welcome, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Is it always this hot down here? No, this place did freeze over for a while last October. But as soon as the Cubs were eliminated it flared right back up.

LOL, from a good natured Cubs Fan!

Well, there's always new year!

[Link: www.alburaq.net...]

Anyone notice a big inconsistency with what the Paleostinians are saying when interviewed about the slaying of this pig? (no offense to nice pigs out there)

On the one hand, they're so happy that their leader has been martyred, which is (agreed by both parties to be) the best thing that can happen to an Islamo-fascist scum. On the other hand, they are experiencing "rage and hate that words can't describe"??? They sound very conflicted about the whole thing.

"Execrable" is the perfect word, Charles.

It's hard to work it into daily conversation unless the subject of the BBC comes up . . .

I copied the Hitler analogy and sent it out in my email list. I find myself doing that a lot with things I see here. People ask me, "Where do you find this stuff?" I always tell them, but for some reason they can't seem to stir off their fat butts and look for themselves.

Big argument this weekend between my Bro in Law and my hubby. Hubby was arguing for the WOT, while my Bahai BIL felt offended that my hubby was calling them "Muslim Terrorists." How dare we not admit that ALL terrorism is our enemy! How dare we single out Muslims! Blah blah blah blah.

On the bright side - only about 20 protesters showed up at the protest site in the Central Valley we were near. They had big old signs that said, "Honk for Peace!" "Honk to get rid of Bush." I watched for a good hour from the air conditioning in the mall. Not one person honked.

I feel very angry that although I would LOVE to honk for peace, if I did so, people would think I meant their peace at any price. I pray for peace every night - but not on their terms of capitulation. AAARRRGH!!!

"Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Yassin, assassinated by Israel on Monday, was an inspiration for disillusioned young Palestinians, and a hate figure for Israel."

Inspired murder of children by children. What a man!

"He devoted his early life to Islamic scholarship and was a considered by supporters primarily as a religious figure.

Religious like Jim Jones.

"He was welcomed by Yasser Arafat when he was released from prison in 1997, in exchange for two Israeli agents held by Jordan after a botched mission to kill a Hamas member."

Arafat is such a great reference for him. THe question is, "when is that turd's time up as well?"

"He became an increasingly powerful figure, and Hamas attacks, in which scores of Israelis have been killed, posed a major obstacle to peace negotiations."

Now that he is gone, who will be the next obstacle?

"Sheikh Yassin opposed not only the Oslo peace process but refused to recognise the state of Israel."

Look where that got him.

"Scores of Palestinians were inspired by his message to give up their lives, and became suicide bombers."

How commendable of him. Can't the BBC jsut say "conspiracy to commit mass murder"?

"Sheikh Yassin said all suicide bombings - the latest of which came eight days ago in Ashdod - were a "response to Israeli crimes"."

I thought it was supposedly an expression of hopelessness etc. So, which is it?

"His hatred of the United States was also well known."

Yes, afterall, Bush don't kiss his ass like the EU dhimmis.

"Hamas support was boosted by its charitable activities and support for Palestinians suffering economic hardship."

You mean charitable funds were used to kill people? I am so shocked!!!

BBC is about as relevant and useful as the UN.

Just heard on the CBC (Canadian state television) comments of Henry Champ - Washington correspondent, commenting on why Scott Mc Lellan - the WH spokesperson did not condamn the killing of Yassin: "The White House does not want to activate anything with the Jewish lobby before an election."

In other words, the Jewish lobby is dictating the White House policy in the Middle East. Sweet, isn't it? And the BBC takes all the blame for being unfair. In light of the latest antisemitic attacks in Toronto, the CBC's position is despicable.

I'm surprised they haven't printed what Yassin thought about Mel Gibson's "Passion" like they did with Arafat.

Oh. Wait. They did.

Yassin was so moved, he went to pieces.

Europeans are the mindless cattle of the world. Born to be raped.

It reminds me when I complained about a video tape in the kid's section of my local library. The film was called--no joke--"Osama bin Laden: A non-threatening profile". I complained to the library, and tracked down the tapes' producer in Boulder, Colorado. I inquired as to whether it was the first in a series of educational films about despots and tyrants and suggested the next one might be "Adolph Hitler: A non-threatening profile". It could tell the the story of a young man from a modest background who wanted to redress the unfairness of the Treaty of Versailles and reclaim German glory by ridding the world of the Jewish menace. The Beeb seems to have already completed the Yassin portion of the series.

Son of a Bitch!
Son of a Bitch!
Son of a Bitch!

Now those Zionist sons of pigs and monkeys have gone too far – they sent that smelly old geezer up here. And what’s worse, that over-the-hill Deity has him bunking with me. Seventy-two skanks is one thing but this is intolerable. This guy just reeks of that old-man smell. And what’s worse, since he was paralyzed for so long he’s forgotten how to control his bowels. When he has to go, he just cuts loose – no matter where in my mansion he is. The smell, the mess - oy vey (oops).

O Creator of Worlds, I know you’re pissed at me but this is just too much. Consider this post my application for transfer to Hell. It couldn’t be any worse than this.

And if Jack Straw were Churchill's foreign secretary: "I don't see how the world benefits from the death of a one-armed cripple."

Postalworker, Dean Edell is a total dork, never could stand his bloviating...

I'm going to take this spot to report a recent Droll Troll news item in reference to the fall Kerry took while engaging in a little R&R skiing at Sun Valley. It goes as follows: John Kerry is being recomended for a purple heart for injuries sustained from a fall while skiing. Although the only thing injured was his ego that is a serious occurence for the Senator. And as usual with his other Purple Hearts there will be no time lost due to this. Also there is consideration for another Bronze Star for the pure machismo demonstrated when he gritted his teeth and gallantly refused all assistance in getting back up. There is also a rumor that the Bush Right Wing conspirators had hidden some Snow Snakes on the slope which caused the incident. Kerry stated that he will consider requesting an U.N.investigation into how the Snow Snakes were smuggled into Idaho. And also why they didn't use home grown rather than outsourced from China.

-"On the one hand, they're so happy that their leader has been martyred, which is (agreed by both parties to be) the best thing that can happen to an Islamo-fascist scum. On the other hand, they are experiencing "rage and hate that words can't describe"??? They sound very conflicted about the whole thing. "-(Steve G)

That's because they're used to their martyrs taking Israelis with them. Kinda takes the enjoyment out of martyrdom when it doesn't happen.

Tell me he's not a dead ringer for Saruman. Only scarier.

Ed!! That's so spooky.

It's as if you work at the BBC already.

#27 Mohammed Atta

You think you got troubles now. Just wait till Yasser gets down, er, up there.

#29 pbird

Yeah I noticed not a show goes by where he doesn't allude that Bush stole the election. Or does he mean erection? He talks about that a lot too. heh heh

OT: Explosions heard in Jerusalem...

On Foxnews.com:

Israeli rockets kill terror leader; Hezbollah fires on border post; jets, artillery respond

geezer (#30),

You must have read the same article as me. ;-)

There was a CBC report that two NDP MPs are leading a multi party movement to have Canada declare that suicide bombing is a crime against humanity.

Maybe the NDP is smarting too much from Svend's trips to visit his buddy-boy Yasser?

I'm literally about to lose my breakfast ...

What tiny part of me that still thought the BBC actually was a news organization just evaporated ...

That's it -- I'll get my rugby & Premier League scores elsewhere from now on ...

#25 WTF?

Okay, I'm going to try this again. FOX news and my access to LGF knocked off at the same time. Grrr.

Okay, according to a part of the article about the Sheik, he is a quadraplegic who has fathered 11 children. Now, I'm curious about this because my cousin, who had a nasty motorcycle accident about 15 years ago, is a paraplegic who cannot, ahem, father any children (he and his wife adopted).

Since quadraplegic is worse, I'm wondering how the Sheik was able to bring forth progeney. Anyone?

#36 scaramouche

So far, it looks like no injuries:

21:02 Initial report: Car explodes in southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo; no injuries reported

Via Haaretz.

24

LOL, made me think of Patsy Cline.

Great stuff Ed.

Although I would like to submit:

Hitler, the consumate statesman, forged a broad coalition of countries prior to the outbreak of American hostilities in Europe.

#42 miltarybrat

I'm wondering how the Sheik was able to bring forth progeney. Anyone?

Ugh, please don't make me picture it...

Just checked out the pictures of his funeral. They have him in a box instead of the usual displayed face wrapped in flags. Hee hee. Wonder why?

You people! You don't have enough troubles with the Palestinians, the Arabs, the Europeans, your own Department of State, you have to drag in Hitler, Hitler, always Hitler.

Hans Jochen Rauschinger
Obersturmbannfuehrer (ret.)

42

I'd think if the nerves to his arms didn't work and the nerves to his legs didn't work, the nerves to Se&ntildeor Feliz wouldn't work either, but I have no formal medical training.

Perhaps a device similar to those used to trigger bull ejaculation in the cattle industry (Judith, details?) and a turkey baster were involved.

But that is just pure speculation.

cannot, ahem, father any children

Some can be made to ejaculate with the right stimulation, usually via an electric one, like what they use on bulls for semen samples- in the -um- back passage.

I hope that wasn't too much information.

From Bush to Yassim, can't we let Hitler be Hitler? Seriously, Hitler accomplished a great deal of evil in only 12 years. Let's give the guy his due.

If the darn Communists had not killed so many people Hitler would be #1. The Islamists have time to improve on their ranking, unfortunately. They have the anti-Semitism and the motivation.

LOL! Ed, you beat me to it. We cross posted.

MB:

I'm wondering how the Sheik was able to bring forth progeney. Anyone?

I assume after successful camel-lovin, all other techniques are fairly simple.

Great, now I have this image in my mind of Yassin with an electric prod up his butt! Thanks Ed and Judith!! ;-)

Excellent example of French journalism, that will demonstrate to you how ppl are brainwashed in France.
There are now 2 articles on Hamas and Yassin in le Monde, one of the French leading newspapers. Le Monde is often called the 'reference journal' abroad, since it is meant to meet high quality standards (well, that was 30 y ago).
On Yassin 's bio, no word about terrorism, absolutely nothing.
On Hamas, a 'radical' movement, the world terrorism is
between inverted commas as it's a quote from the US SD list of terrorist organisation

#49

" the nerves to Señor Feliz wouldn't work either,"

It is possible for those nerves stlil to work since they are part of a different "route" to and from the central nervous system. Failing that, there are also, uh, "external" ways to make it function.

OK, that's it, thinking of "Saruman" in this manner just plain gives me the heebie-jeebies so I'm done commenitng on this specific topic ..

Yasser?

Will he bring the Red Binder, too?

Nooo

Has anyone been looking at the BBC's Talking Points. It seems to have hit a new low. I saw this one and I actually laughed out loud:

The assassination of political opponents by Israel is just another mark of the illegality of its brutal occupation. Unfortunately, no-one will doubt the cycle of revenge attacks following this senseless murder of a man who was holding an occupied people together by preaching restraint and patience despite constant provocation by the Israel.
Rob Kelly, UK

I worry for my country.

Embarrassed_Brit

It is just as bad at the Democratic Underground.

"poor crippled guy" and all that.

No country has a monopoly on idiots.

I'm wondering how the Sheik was able to bring forth progeney. Anyone?

Lonely Lady "Chatterly" Yassin spreading her aloha for the manly gameskeeper in the stable? Hey, someone should write a book like that. :-)

And of course taking a Hitler quote out of context to give the intentionally wrong impression:

I will not say that the manner in which I first became acquainted with it was particularly unpleasant for me. In the Jew I still saw only a man who was of a different religion, and therefore, on grounds of human tolerance, I was against the idea that he should be attacked because he had a different faith. And so I considered that the tone adopted by the anti-Semitic Press in Vienna was unworthy of the cultural traditions of a great people. The memory of certain events which happened in the middle ages came into my mind, and I felt that I should not like to see them repeated. Generally speaking, these anti-Semitic newspapers did not belong to the first rank – but I did not then understand the reason of this – and so I regarded them more as the products of jealousy and envy rather than the expression of a sincere, though wrong-headed, feeling.
---

Of course the following quote could be Chomsky or Amir Hass ( but it is by the same author as above)

But any indecision which I may still have felt about that point was finally removed by the activities of a certain section of the Jews themselves. A great movement, called Zionism, arose among them. Its aim was to assert the national character of Judaism, and the movement was strongly represented in Vienna.

To outward appearances it seemed as if only one group of Jews championed this movement, while the great majority disapproved of it, or even repudiated it. But an investigation of the situation showed that those outward appearances were purposely misleading. These outward appearances emerged from a mist of theories which had been produced for reasons of expediency, if not for purposes of downright deception. For that part of Jewry which was styled Liberal did not disown the Zionists as if they were not members of their race but rather as brother Jews who publicly professed their faith in an unpractical way, so as to create a danger for Jewry itself.

It's all clear now.

A caller to a local talk radio, Jamil (sp), a palistinian, stated that Israel and any country who support her, are terrorists, BUT the pals who blow people up, dream of blowing people up or support blowing people up are "expressing" themselves.

He also stated that as a spiritual leader of hamas, Yassin had no involvement with pals "expressing" themselves. You see, he was an old guy in a wheelchair.

I guess being the spiritual leader of a terrorist organization is just the same as being an army chaplain and I apologize to army chaplains everywhere.

On the bright side, he did allow as how Israel had a right to exist as long as he has a right to return to his home.

Buh bye, Jamil. Last I heard, Canada gives everyone the right to leave.

Since quadraplegic is worse, I'm wondering how the Sheik was able to bring forth progeney. Anyone?

Like all amoebas and other forms of pond scum, reprodcution was by fission.

That's it! Yassin got overexcited and turned up the voltage too high on his butt probe. Then they tried to blame the whole thing on the IAF.

I heard ABC News practically celebrating, this morning: Hamas vows to wreak vengeance on all who support Israel, including the USA.

Gee, does this mean Kerry just picked up yet another foreign supporter?

efc

#42

can you say welfare mother?

#50

maybe it was an electric wheelchair

The BBC's analysis of Hamas - Who are Hamas?

It also has a long-term aim of establishing an Islamic state on all of historic Palestine - most of which has been contained within Israel's borders since its creation in 1948.

That's a mild way of saying it wants to 'liquidate Israel'

I'm just wondering why it took so long. I mean the man is in a wheelchair for christ's sake, how hard can it be?

Judith;

I came back from piano practice to THAT picture. Blehhh.

I had to ask, though. They just didn't cover this stuff in my college bio classes.

Taranto on Best of the Web - [Link: www.opinionjournal.com...] has a quote from MEMRI -

The Middle East Media Research Institute quotes Yassin as saying in a 1998 interview: "The day in which I will die as a shahid [martyr] will be the happiest day of my life."

Why is everyone so upset that this rubbish got what not only he deserved - but wanted.

We should all share in his happiness.

And where is the European outrage over the "accidental" murder of a young Arab killed by terrorists from al-Aqsa Martyrs because he looked like a Jewish settler?

I was reading the BBC's Talking Points today and was so surprised/shocked to see so many anti-idiotarian views being published. I think the Hutton enquiry has made a difference.

#25 RufusLeeKing

FOAD

#68 Elle Plater

It also has a long-term aim of establishing an Islamic state on all of historic Palestine - most of which has been contained within Israel's borders since its creation in 1948.

Propagandist scum...

(Not you, the BBC ;-)

Yassin: A Creature Devoted to Terror and Murder

As I look at the scenes from Yassin's life, I do have to admit that I do hold some regret regarding his death. I regret that he can't die again.

Look at the third pic of Yasser kissing Yassin's head. I'd like to see him plant a big smooch on that brain-oozing, cracked melon now.

PDM (#76),

I'd like to see him plant a big smooch on that brain-oozing, cracked melon now.

One of the Hamas boy was doing just that at the morgue. How thoroughly fucked up is that? That your most disgusting wish is the rule of thumb for these sickos?

Yassin-quadraplegic by day, a French burlesque dancer by night. Can this explain the children?

PS I bet those Paleos were collecting yASSin's brain to make a yass-berry jelly. yumm

Hamas spiritual leader

The Beeb forgot to add spiritual advisor to the European people.

#73
"I was reading the BBC's Talking Points today and was so surprised/shocked to see so many anti-idiotarian views being published".
Me too (although mine wasn't among them)!

#8 Rachel Corrie's ghost 3/22/2004 10:32AM PST

Welcome, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Is it always this hot down here? No, this place did freeze over for a while last October. But as soon as the Cubs were eliminated it flared right back up.

LOL, from a good natured Cubs Fan!

Well, there's always new year!

#63, Maine's Michael

Are you sure it's not the French FRISSON? Much more fun.

quite incredible...i thought it was a spoof link...
i had to check it back and forth to convince myself it was genuine

Check out the readers' comments on the BBC's Talking Point. The usual "cycle of violence" bleatings mixed with usual anti-Israel screeds. One of 'em calls for a boycott of the "pathetic Israeli economy" which wouldn't exist if it weren't propped up by grants and subsidies from the international community. To what an extent does one have to take leave of one's senses to believe something like that?

It is interesting how the just respond to the assassination of Shiek Yassim;

UK stated, '...unlawful killing, unjustified...'
UN stated, '...contradictory to International Law...'
EU stated, '...illegal...'
France and Belgium stated, '...illegal...'

The US is the one state alone to support Israel's assassination.

AL-QAIDA is the holy warrior against such injustice by the US support for Israel.

It is unjust actions which invoke such sentiment against Israel - nothing else, certainly NOT anti-semitism!

...what is terror?

M1A1 A tanks deployed against civilians,
FA18 drop of 1200kg bombs on civilian areas,
Apache missile strikes in civilian areas.

ALL of the above have killed innocent civilians.

HAMAS is a PARTISAN against Israeli occupation.

Nail bombs are all it has against Israle's M1A1 As's, FA18's, and Apaches.

France honours such partisans who fought against its past occupation by foreign invaders.

War, war, war on the sons of Zion. An eye for an eye. There will be a response within hours, God willing.

Allah wu Ahkbar!!

All just states have in the UN Security Council today drafted a resolution against Israel's assassination.

- the US has used its veto against justice!

The picture above is the most beautiful I have seen - a strike against the unjust US!!