Congress Rushes to Cut Hamas Off Now

Hamas Is Resolute On Fighting Israel Washington Post
Days after Hamas's victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections, the group's exiled political leader vowed Saturday to continue its confrontation with Israel. The Radical Islamic movement would turn its military wing into a national army for defensive reasons "like any other country".

Yes, you read that right, Hamas is assembling their own army. In the words of the immortal housekeeper in the Klaus Von Bulow case (when referring to the insulin) "for voos?"

Photo: Gaza City, Jan 27th

It's moments like these you gotta drop to your knees and thank Gd our boys control Congress;

Republican Ros-Lehtinen Bill Would Slash Funding

WASHINGTON — Congress is moving quickly in the face of Hamas’s victory in the Palestinian elections to slash American funding for the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations and ensure that America moves to isolate the new regime.    Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican of Florida, will introduce House legislation this week to slash American funding to the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations; designate the Palestinian Authority as a “terrorist sanctuary,” and close down some Palestinian Authority offices in America as part of a reduction of Palestinian-American diplomatic ties.

    The bill would be the first official move in Washington toward cutting funding to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority, as concern about the terrorist organization’s electoral victory has prompted increasingly vocal calls on Capitol Hill to stop aid to the Palestinian Arabs.

“Abu Mazen and the PA leadership were given numerous opportunities to prove what they’re made of — to prove that they’re committed to peace and security,” Ms. Ros-Lehtinen said yesterday of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas of the Fatah Party, also known as Abu Mazen. “They showed their stripes. Even after Israel withdrew from Gaza, they refused to disarm Hamas and other terrorists, and they allowed them to gain strength.

Lest you not forget, the United States is the number one contributor to the Palestinians. And Iran is the largest sponsor of Hamas.

This is rich

In addition to slashing aid and severing some diplomatic connections, the bill would designate the Palestinian Authority a “terrorist sanctuary,” under the terms of the 2004 “9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act.” The act, pursuant to the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, adds to the State Department’s state sponsors of terrorism list a separate designation for countries that knowingly harbor terrorists. “Terrorist sanctuaries” are subjected to sanctions applied against state sponsors of terrorism, including prohibitions against foreign aid and restrictions on trade and financial transactions.

   “You are either with us or against us on the war on terror,” Ms. Ros-Lehtinen said yesterday. ” [Amen-Atlas]

More thoughts on the Hamas victory from Neo-Con here

Comments

[wxjames]

I've felt this all along...
"Neocons" don't have to do anything.
Islam is marching toward a final confrontation. Can anyone guess where ?
It's been happening all my life, at first, step by step, and now in leaps and bounds.
Islam has led them into thoughtless fury. They cannot contain themselves, so we must.

[Eg]

I've got to admit the Umma does appear on the verge of, quite literally, blowing a gasket. The OIC and Arab League and their call for a UN resolution of censorship, Iran's threats and nukes, Hamas in the Terror-tories, Thailand, Bangladish, Sudan, the Philippines...somewhere, quite shortly, one of these clowns is going present irrefutable proof of the true danger they represent.

Unfortunately it most likely won't be without a great loss of innocent life because of the high probability of the attack being a soft, easily manipulated target.

Every component appears present with one exception: The location(and as a consequence, the timing).

[Kevin Mark Smith]

It's time to send the tanks in. Israel should stop pandering to thugs and hooligans. Anyone see the number of AK-47s being wielded by the Palistinians during their "peaceful" protests? Kill them all before they kill us.

[Kevin Mark Smith]

It's time to send the tanks in. Israel should stop pandering to thugs and hooligans. Anyone see the number of AK-47s being wielded by the Palistinians during their "peaceful" protests? Kill them all before they kill us.

[Kevin Mark Smith]

It's time to send the tanks in. Israel should stop pandering to thugs and hooligans. Anyone see the number of AK-47s being wielded by the Palistinians during their "peaceful" protests? Kill them all before they kill us.

[MarcH]

Designating the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a terrorist sanctuary would be one of the most accurate and helpful statements any branch of the US government could make about GWOT.

Palestinian Arab terrorist organizations have worked for decades to seize territory from Israel and turn it into a terrorist sanctuary. This strategy is brilliantly explained in a short essay by Joel Fishman on the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs website titled, Ten years Since Oslo: The PLO’s “Peoples War” Strategy and Israel’s Inadequate Response (http://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp503.htm). I think this essay (which draws on the thought of the late, brilliant, but little known Cold War strategist Stefan Possony) is vital for understanding the Israeli/Arab conflict.

It should also be noted that there is strong evidence that the Palestinian Authority territories will become a sanctuary for Al Queda inspired groups (http://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp524.htm).

Hon. Ros-Lehtinen for SOS!

[Ripper]

If Hamas wants to form an army and take on the IDF, then that is great news! The IDF will slaughter them all without breaking a sweat. Is it possible that Hamas is as stupid as they look?

[wxjames]

Ripper, You are referring to a society with no jobs, but gunman, that looted world class greenhouse facilities while they wait daily for the free food handout.
And you ask about stupid ? It would be comical, except that they don't even see it, which makes the glaring absence of rational behavior alarming.