Destaques

1. Analysis / Hamas may be only side to profit from Yassin's death. Haaretz.com

"The assassination of Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin may well turn out to be a blow, not to Hamas, but to the Palestinian Authority. In the power struggle waged for the past several years in Gaza between the PA and Hamas, it was Yassin's organization that enjoyed an ever-increasing advantage in the sphere of public opinion. Hamas is perceived as an organization whose leaders are free of corruption and ready to make sacrifices. (...) The more Israel hits Hamas leaders and rank-and-file members, the more their popularity climbs. (...) The assassination of Yassin could, therefore, merely contribute to the collapse of the Palestinian Authority, and, by creating chaos in the Gaza Strip, turn Hamas into the only side to profit from Yassin's death."

Nota: As (antigas, porque nas novas pouco se respeita) leis da guerra e neutralidade convencionavam o não ataque directo às chefias. Porque seria?

2. Security chief opposed killing

"THE head of Israel's Shin Beth domestic security service, Avi Dichter, opposed today's controversial assassination of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, army radio reported.

"The counter-terrorism chief argued that killing the revered wheelchair-bound leader would be "more harmful than useful for Israel", the radio said.(...)"

Nota: Vivemos num mundo em que os serviços de inteligência, os militares e os diplomatas, foram substituídos por sofa-warriors.

3. NATO: Albanians Orchestrated Kosovo Violence

Freedom Fighters que passaram a muçulmanos terroristas separatistas e uma estratégia de Ethnic Cleasing. Sempre o foram e sempre foi essa a sua estratégia, portanto, não teria sido melhor esperar que um novo equilibrio tivesse sido estabelecido sem a intervenção externa?