Better stow all that needs to be stowed, sports fans, for this is guaranteed to evoke uncontrollable fits of laughter.
Looting Hamas militiamen apparently broke into former Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat’s home and stole his – wait for it! Wait for it! – Nobel Peace Prize.
Honestly, there’s no way you can make this stuff up.
The Jerusalem Post reported the excruciatingly delicious irony Saturday (emphasis added):
"They stole almost everything inside the house, including Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize medal," said Ramallah-based Fatah spokesman Ahmed Abdel Rahman. "Hamas militiamen and gangsters blew up the main entrance to the house before storming it. They stole many of Arafat's documents and files, gifts he had received from world leaders and even his military outfits."
Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs marvelously observed: “That will save the Nobel Committee the trouble of awarding Hamas the prize; they already have one!”
Actually, Charles, I still think Hamas will be considered by the Nobel Committee this year, right alongside soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore. Wouldn’t that be fitting?
Regardless, it's going to be very interesting to see how this gets reported by America's press if at all. Assuming it's covered, will the fact that the looters were from Hamas be addressed, ignored, or buried?
Stay tuned.
*****Update: Glenn Reynolds appropriately observed, "This is what Arafat -- and the Oslo Accords -- wrought."
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This is so crazy, it has to
June 16, 2007 - 21:54 ET by Free StinkerThis is so crazy, it has to be true.
Oh, the irony!! LOL. Well
June 17, 2007 - 05:38 ET by motherbeltOh, the irony!! LOL. Well, payback's a b*tch, ain't it?
Now this is funny! Prove you
June 16, 2007 - 22:00 ET by Clear thinkerNow this is funny!
Prove you can secure our borders first. The only legislation that counts!
Damn, that's funny!Not to wor
June 16, 2007 - 22:01 ET by Dave RDamn, that's funny!
Not to worry, though, as I am sure that at this very moment, Arafat's bestest bud "Jumpin' Jihad" Jimmuh Cahtah is busying hisself burning up the phone lines and taking advantage of his world-wide influence to pursuade (as in bug the hell out of) the Nobel people for a replacemnt to be sent over ASAP.
After all, such a peaceful, well-meaning humanitarian such as Arafat was deserves to have his hard-won prize put back in its proper location.
Gee, does this what I think i
June 16, 2007 - 22:12 ET by jdhawkGee, does this what I think it means? Next time Pelosi is visiting murdering dictators in the Middle East, usurping American foreign policy from the President and bolstering our enemies morale she will have to pass up the Arfat shrine.
There goes a drive-by media moment: Pelosi at Arfat's house lovingly pointing at the Nobel "so called" Peace Prize.
Pelosi would be sending semaphore signals
June 16, 2007 - 22:16 ET by misterbillPelosi would be sending semaphore signals--if there were any lights on behind those blinkers!
misterbill,ROTFLMAO....semaph
June 16, 2007 - 22:27 ET by Blondemisterbill,
ROTFLMAO....semaphore sigs!
I read about that once....
For those of you (us) who don't have a clue...
Semaphore sigs were like morse code during the eighteenth century....Blink...blink...blink..blink...blink....blink....etc., ad nauseum.
With a mirror, or somesuch.
Nicly done, MB.
If anyone has any questions at all, refer to the tape of Popeye the First during the "innauguration" of the first female speaker to her exaulted position. Ninety eight blinks per second. Or therabouts...I can't possibly count that high.
she keeps sending the same signal----
June 16, 2007 - 22:34 ET by misterbillshe keeps sending the same signal----I looked up the signal code
.. .- -- .- -. .. -.. .. --- - or dit dit - dit dah - dahdah- dit dah-dah dit-dit dit-dah dit dit-dit dit- dah dah dah- dit.
It signals--- I am an idiot----
polesi--peliso-whatever
June 16, 2007 - 22:47 ET by misterbillWith skin slick and tight as a banana
Visiting Assad wearing a bandanna
If this silly schmo
Was at the Alamo
She would surrender to Santa Ana
Here's a bad one
June 16, 2007 - 22:50 ET by misterbillHere's a bad one!
Speaker Nancy had to cancel her Monday meeting--her eyes were on the blink!!! hee hee
Alas, If only SHE were on the
June 16, 2007 - 22:55 ET by Mica the MagnificentAlas,
If only SHE were on the Titanic.
The Stockholm couldn't have missed those signals!
Actually I liked Arafat havin
June 16, 2007 - 22:21 ET by Dave DActually I liked Arafat having that peace prize. I mean when he was a prize recipient I could always point out I’ve done more for world peace than an actual Nobel Prize winner, which is something. (Then again it’s not a high standard. I mean I’ve done nothing for world peace, which is still more than Arafat.) Oh well, guess it’s poetic justice that his achievement literally took the award away from him. (I guess they’ve proven themselves a better judge on this matter than the committee) So can we say he's a former award winner?
Gosh! With all the facts in
June 16, 2007 - 22:59 ET by Scout FinchGosh! With all the facts in right now, we can clearly foresee the winner of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize as Hamas! Who deserves such an honor more than Hamas? If Yasser Arafat has won in the past, this recent imbroglio has proven that Hamas is the clear winner for next year!
Any questions?
Scout
June 16, 2007 - 23:06 ET by Noel SheppardScout,
None here, but please tell Walter I said "Hey!" ns
Is Jimmy Carter's Fake Nobel Prize Next
June 17, 2007 - 01:01 ET by Lame CherryOne can wonder what exactly terrorists would want with a peace prize as it would be like crucifix to a vampire....or a muslim terrorist, but considering the Nobel committee hands "peace prizes" out to terrorists and as political slaps against the United States defending itself in tossing one to comrade Jimmy Carter, the prize might be more of a terrorist medal of honor now or at least like Carter sucking up terrorist oil money for his Carter Center, it is akin to the billions stolen by Arafat from the Philistines of Gaza.
Perhaps one can muse that the terrorists will next collect Jimmy Carter's "peace prize" as it wasn't for peace no more than Arafat's was for peace.
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Looted Peace prize on ebay
June 17, 2007 - 04:18 ET by Jack BauerHey I just found this must have item on ebay..
Ham Ass announces plans
June 17, 2007 - 05:45 ET by Cool ArrowHamAss announces plans to present Arafat Peace Prize to Cheryl Crow to show commitment to stop Global Warming.
The Prize was cut into 4" X 4" squares.
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HamAss deserves that prize
June 19, 2007 - 00:51 ET by daveinbocaHamAss deserves that prize about as much as Yasser Arafascist, and that's not a joke.