Humanizing the Unhuman
Here's a touching tribute to Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, courtesy their admirers in the Associated Press.
There's no doubt that these journalists have known the identities of this Al-Aqsa cell for quite a long time. Heck, Emilio was even kidnapped by them, yet remained in the area. Does that tell you anything?
Update: The AP has added a second glowing series to its portfolio. One wonders if they're charging Al-Aqsa for their professional portraiture services:
Abu Qassam, of course, is a nom de guerre, not to be confused with an actual identity. His continued avowal to destroy Israel just might have something to do with his reluctance to identify himself. I suppose that this is Mohammed Ballas the terror supporter's preferred method of being "fair and balanced"—After presenting someone who pretends to stop killing Jews, he felt compelled to show someone who still openly aids and abets Israel's destruction. You've gotta admire that good ol' impartiality, huh?
As always, the rest of this photographic adventure can be found beyond the fold.
Palestinian Zakareia Zubaidi, a local leader of Al-Aqsa martyrs brigades, poses for a picture in an undisclosed location in the West Bank town of Jenin Saturday July, 14 2007. Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank have signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
There's no doubt that these journalists have known the identities of this Al-Aqsa cell for quite a long time. Heck, Emilio was even kidnapped by them, yet remained in the area. Does that tell you anything?
Update: The AP has added a second glowing series to its portfolio. One wonders if they're charging Al-Aqsa for their professional portraiture services:
Abu Qassam, a militant from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, sits with one of his children at his home in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, Monday, July 16, 2007. Abu Qassam is not one of the many Fatah militants in the West Bank that signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said. Sunday, July 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Abu Qassam, of course, is a nom de guerre, not to be confused with an actual identity. His continued avowal to destroy Israel just might have something to do with his reluctance to identify himself. I suppose that this is Mohammed Ballas the terror supporter's preferred method of being "fair and balanced"—After presenting someone who pretends to stop killing Jews, he felt compelled to show someone who still openly aids and abets Israel's destruction. You've gotta admire that good ol' impartiality, huh?
As always, the rest of this photographic adventure can be found beyond the fold.
See-Also:
Hamas Responds, LGF, The Jawa Report, American Pundit
Palestinian Zakareia Zubaidi, a local leader of Al-Aqsa martyrs brigades, smiles as he holds his daughter in an undisclosed location in the West Bank town of Jenin Saturday July, 14 2007. Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank have signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Palestinian Zakareia Zubaidi, a local leader of Al-Aqsa martyrs brigades, talks to a colleague in the West Bank town of Jenin, Sunday, July 15, 2007. Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank have signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Palestinian militants from Al-Aqsa martyrs brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, read a newspaper in the West Bank town of Jenin, Sunday, July 15, 2007. Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank have signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Palestinian militant Bassam Abu Serayeh, 32, from the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a group linked to the Fatah Movement, walks with his daughter Heba, 3, in the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday, July 15, 2007. Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank have signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said Sunday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Palestinian militants from Al-Aqsa martyrs brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, look at a list of Fatah militants who are given a pardon by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank town of Jenin, Sunday, July 15, 2007. Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank have signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Palestinian militants from the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a group linked to the Fatah Movement, walk in a street at the Old City of the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday July, 15, 2007. Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank have signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said Sunday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Palestinian militants Bassem, 32, and Alaa Hamuda, 22, from the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a group linked to the Fatah Movement, light a cigarette as they walk in the Old City of the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday 15 July 2007. Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank have signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said Sunday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Abu Qassam, a militant from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, sits with his children at his home in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, Monday, July 16, 2007. Abu Qassam is not one of the many Fatah militants in the West Bank that signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said, Sunday, July 15. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Abu Qassam, a militant from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, looks at a poster showing him and other members of the group at his home in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, Monday, July 16, 2007. Abu Qassam is not one of the many Fatah militants in the West Bank that signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said. Sunday, July 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Abu Qassam, a militant from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, carries his daughter and his rifle in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, Monday, July 16, 2007. Abu Qassam is not one of the many Fatah militants in the West Bank that signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said. Sunday, July 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Sleeping With the Enemy: AP in Bed with Terrorists
I hate to admit it, but I certainly like the terrorists in the al Aqsa martyr's brigades better than the terrorists in Hamas or al Qaeda in Palestine. Apparently, so does the AP....