The Command Post
Global War on Terror
April 17, 2004
New Hamas leader to stay secret

THE AUSTRALIAN: New Hamas leader to stay secret

Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal today called on his group's members in Gaza to promptly select a new leader, but without disclosing his name.

His comments came after the death of Abdelaziz Rantissi who was killed by Israel this morning.

"Select a leader for the movement in Gaza to replace our brother, martyr and fighter Abdel Aziz Rantissi, but do not disclose his name," Meshaal said in an interview with the Qatar-based Arab satellite television al-Jazeera.

UPDATE:
The new leader has been selected.

Posted by Laurence Simon at April 17, 2004 07:26 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Give me a "P"!

Gimme a "U"

Gimme two "S"es

Gimme a "Y"

Staying secret, what a wuss! What about all that professed desire to become a martyr? I guess the Palestinian "warriors" aren't too happy to discover what war really means. It's a little different than talking retarded kids into blowing themselves up, isn't it?

Now we'll see just how brave you really are.

Posted by: TL at April 17, 2004 08:00 PM

' "...do not disclose his name,” Meshaal...'

Posted by: Dom at April 17, 2004 08:00 PM

"You do it."

"I've got a dentist's appointment. You do it."

"I'd love to, but I've got vacation tickets, and I can't cancel them. Ahmed, you do it."

"Me? I'm just here to deliver the box lunches!"

Posted by: Charlie (Colorado) at April 17, 2004 08:16 PM

Classic ClueBat Results. Lol! Took them long enough, no?

Posted by: .com at April 17, 2004 08:32 PM

And they've already found a way to blame Bush.

Oh, it was the anti-Semitic Palestinians blaming Bush this time? Hahahahahahahahahahaha. Let's see the Demon-ocratic Underground worm their way out of this one!

Posted by: gus3 at April 17, 2004 09:06 PM

Yes dont declare it openly, Mossad needs something to do after all.

Posted by: Ronin at April 17, 2004 11:10 PM

"I order you to blow up an pizza parlor."

"Who the hell are you?"

"I am the President of Hamas."

"Do you have any ID?"

"Yes, here is my Presidential card."

"Hmmm, you have misspelled 'terrorist'....here, hold this...road flare....while I call in to check you out."

"

Posted by: jeffers at April 17, 2004 11:54 PM

"Okay, time to vote."

"One potato, two potato, three pota--RUN!"

Posted by: The Sanity Inspector at April 18, 2004 12:33 AM

Excellent work IDF we are gonna win this damn battle I can feel it. OBL would be infuriated if he was still alive.

Pop your head up, raise your head to speak for the death of Israel and we will blow it clean off!! Man I am effing stoked!!

Some may say it is not good to rejoice at anothers death. I say tell that to the hundreds of dead and innocent Israelis, the petrified Palestinian stooges he used as bombs and the despicable plan that lurked in his heart to commit genocide on a people.

Fuck you Rantisi and buuurn in Hell.

Posted by: Dog at April 18, 2004 12:58 AM

its about time they have been made to go underground! Its a terrorist organization for cripes sake! AS ive said before, europe has banned swastikas but has failed to do anything about radical islam! either the United Nothing gets it now or they never will!

Posted by: hound at April 18, 2004 01:09 AM

"Now we’ll see just how brave you really are."

But we know how brave they are! At the risk of pulling a Mahr, the Pally gunnman with the AK47 facing down the IDF is no chicken shit.

The leadership sending confused teenaged girls and retarded man-children has shown what kind of beasts they truly are...

Burn in Hell Rantissi, deep down you knew you were a bad boy..

Posted by: James at April 18, 2004 01:29 AM

Im not about to declare the IDF the winning side in this age old conflict just yet, if they manage to kill the 'next secret president' and Arafat meets a "sudden and suprising natural death" THEN ill be impressed. I can definately see the possiblity of that happening.

Posted by: Ronin at April 18, 2004 02:01 AM

What, I thought there was an unlimited supply of potential Martyrs. Maybe that "I would rather Die a martyr" talk we have been hearing has its limitations.

Posted by: Redneck Texan at April 18, 2004 02:29 AM

I think Israel just invented a new spin on an old game....

Whack-a-mole with air-surface missiles :-)

Well, at least it gives Mossad something to do, and Al Jerkzera something to talk about when cars start occasionally exploding on the street.

Posted by: Trooperdude at April 18, 2004 02:50 AM

What, and miss out on the 72? Bt they don't need them anymore. Allah lets them #### the Palestinians every day.

Posted by: lookout! at April 18, 2004 06:54 AM

Hamas refusing to identify Rantissi's successor is hilarious. These folk truly are genetically predisposed to outright cowardice. Who is your leader? He won't reveal himself to us so we cannot say !!! LOL.

Posted by: Mark at April 18, 2004 07:04 AM

Well, let them get Damascus-based leader Khaled Mashaal as soon as Possible. Second, get Lebanon based Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Posted by: leaddog2 at April 18, 2004 08:24 AM

I saw a TV Show once where this guy runs around with a papersack over his head and gets a lot of laughs. I'm serious. It was a long time ago. Doesn't anybody else remember him?

Posted by: Cap'n DOC at April 18, 2004 08:53 AM

You mean Murray Langston?

I do believe I will write up a follow-up to my Halliburton piece in Op-Ed...

Posted by: Laurence Simon at April 18, 2004 09:09 AM

Laurence Simon,

That made me smile. Mostly because I found it on NewsNow.

Posted by: Dom at April 18, 2004 09:29 AM

Reminds me of the old Monty Python skit, "How not to be seen"...The first rule of not being seen is...don't stand up!

Posted by: AngusB at April 18, 2004 10:30 AM

I see. Let the kids be martyrs.

What leadership to ask children to be martyrs and then lead anonymously.

Weenies.

Posted by: Jeff at April 18, 2004 11:25 AM

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