Snapped Shot

If Mohammed Abed/AFP would have happened to have been killed by the IDF while filming this Hamas rocket crew in action, how loud do you think the international press would've howled?

My guess is that it'd be a somewhat louder protest than what these guys got.

[Picture]—DayLife link pending

Palestinian militants take position in the early hours on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. Three Hamas gunmen were killed by Israeli troops in Gaza as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was set to meet top ministers to weigh up a possible military offensive on the territory in a bid to stop militant rocket fire. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)

Full series here.

The Associated Press does us proud yet again, bringing us the first-hand report of people who want to indiscriminately kill civilians:



For more background on these type of antics, start reading here.

As an aside, I'm trying to track down some information about AP photos that were reportedly taken at the Hamas school-slash-rocket launching ground from last week that Soccer Dad has alerted me to. I hope to have more on that shortly.

Jack Williams asks, I deliver. Though it seems that this is a picture from before the first one:



As the esteemed Lawhawk [blog] points out, Agence France-Presse was on-site for this Hamas photo-op as well. Here's a sample for ya—



Here's a question for ya, while I'm busy rounding up photos:—If the IDF were to decide to counter-attack this enemy mortar position, either with a jet or a tank round, the photographers in situ would almost certainly be killed. Were that to have happened, what do you suppose the odds are that the usual suspects would be weeping and gnashing their teeth over Israel's war crimes?

This is starting to become a weekly occurrence. You've gotta love that compassionate bunch of thugs in Hamas, don'tcha?



Of course, it's not like Fatah's being all that reasonable, either:



"Rally?" That's rather quaint, Mahmud, because it looks more like a riot to me.

In all seriousness, why does anyone expect the Palestinians will for a moment act in peace towards Israel? They can't even act peacefully towards each other. Continue reading »

Yeah, it's not really news, but the Pope's speech seems to have sparked Muslim protests world-wide.

More pleasantry from the Religion of the Perpetually Offended. Keep your eye on this article—I'll be posting the photos from these protests as soon as they come across the wire. It always seems that Muslims spend the entire year preparing to protest, much like lefties, so I'm confident that we'll have some spectacular material here soon!

Muslim fury at pope jihad comments (CNN)
Pakistan parliament condemns Pope's Islam comments (AFP)
Pope compared to Hitler and Mussolini over Islam remarks
UPDATE 1-Islam row challenges Pope, raises security concerns (REUTERS)
Muslim fury grows at Pope's speech (Daily Mail)

The basic premise of modern Islam? "Think like us, or we'll kill you."

There ya go. It truly is "the religion of peace," isn't it...?

UPDATE 16:11 EST: It seems that Hamas has joined the party. The sycophantic press, of course, is doing their best to present the protesters as helpless, unarmed civilians. We know better, though. Also, Confederate Yankee has noticed the "Hump" sign, and found it as amusing as we did. Continue reading »