Israel Kills Top Hamas Strongman in New Year’s Day Airstrike

AP: The airstrike targeted the eight-story apartment building that was home to Nizar Rayan, 52, ranked among Hamas' top five decision-makers in Gaza. The attack killed 12 other people including two of Rayan's four wives and four of his 12 children.

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January 1, 2009 at 11:09 am - Reuters
Dateline: Gaza
Anonymous   January 1st, 2009 - 11:18 am

Hamas Issues New Shari’a Criminal Code For Non-Muslims: Crucifixion……
http://wcgfairfield.blogspot.com/2008/12/hamas-issues-new-sharia-criminal-code.html

Greg   January 1st, 2009 - 11:31 am

One down, four left in this section of hunman debris Isreal. It’s a good start.

Poke the eye of the dragon and you will find that only after so much time and patience, the dragon will hand you back your butt in pieces. Don’t cry about it Palis, you brought it on with your former and now continuing attacks. It seems that your neighbors support your efforts to outlive the bombs by stopping their New Year celebrations as their contributions.

What does that tell you about how they view you, your situation and the leadership you selected to run your country in this terrorist fashion.

Hickok   January 1st, 2009 - 11:37 am

Normally when you kill 2 of his 4 wives, and 4 of his 12 children, you call it “Collateral damage.” I call it “A good start.”

Airwick   January 1st, 2009 - 11:48 am

Hickok,
Of course you think that killing women and children is a “good start”. You are such a mean spirited, bigoted little man that I would have expected nothing less from you. Since when is killing a child “good”. Oh…when that child is a “Pali”, I suppose.

Do you not EVER have anything intelligent to post?

claspur   January 1st, 2009 - 11:48 am

The gal talking on video says it all.
“This is not a time to talk politics.”

That says it all…right there.

Glad they got this scumbag. Sure don’t think it will do a thing yet, to get this whole deal ratcheted-back though.

*Some good IDF bombing vids on Little Green Footballs posted in the last couple days over there.
Finally, after two years of reading that site and the bloggers comments, I was in at the right time to register-up, and be able to post a comment or two now too. (Best Christmas present)

Hickok   January 1st, 2009 - 11:54 am

Airdick,
A Reuters story said this stinking, smelly(Now very dead) Hamas guy sent one of his sons to Israel on a suicide mission where 2 Iraelis died. Yes, I do think killing his wives so they can’t breed these smelly little kids is a good idea, and killing his family before they kill innocent Israelis is an even better one. For you to question my intelligence is laughable. All you ever post is stupid, nonsensical, loony leftist tripe.
Happy New Year H*MO-BOY

claspur   January 1st, 2009 - 12:00 pm

Okay BurtBurt…. now I’m close to giving up with this site too.
Just reread my post. Nothing at all I posted was said that was offensive, vulgar or yelling about how twisted your Moderational reviewing tactics being to lame to even ponder.

What’s the deal, BurtBurt?

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Airwick   January 1st, 2009 - 12:19 pm

Claspur, I don’t often agree with your comments but you are correct. The only caveat that Breitbart has on limiting a post is foul language. They seem to censor content as well and this should not happen on a blog.

Good luck trying to get through.

Airwick   January 1st, 2009 - 12:23 pm

Hicdick,
Killing kids is good? You can look at these films of bleeding children and celebrate? You are truly one sick puppy. I guess hatred and bigotry do that to a person.

And no…You have yet to post anything approaching an intelligent thought. On the contrary you seem to resent anyone who does. The next time you bang on your computer with your knuckles perhaps you should do some searches and read a little.

Your obsession with gays seems excessive. Are you sure that you are not one (self hating) yourself?

Mac-101   January 1st, 2009 - 12:27 pm

Unfortunately, this is the only effective way I
beleive that exsist to fighting the “War on Terror”. Sending Large Armies to Liberate people doesn’t seem to be cost effective nor practical. These people ploting to kill inoccent people must be erradicated and if collateral damage occurs, it is very unfortunate, but unavoidable. “The Greatest Generation” had no problem burning 100,000 Germans or Japanese a night back in the big one.

Airwick   January 1st, 2009 - 12:45 pm

Mac,
I agree with you that collateral damage in war is unfortunate, but unavoidable. Creeps like Hickok, however, think that a child dying IS fortunate…as long as the kid is a “Muzzie”.

THAT tells you a lot about his moral fiber…or the lack thereof!

Don't shoot the Messenger   January 1st, 2009 - 1:00 pm

^^^^^^^

If you want to see collateral damage you are about to see the grand daddy of it :

See link above:

pwn   January 1st, 2009 - 1:06 pm

HEHEHE f him, glad he’s gone.

fande3rls   January 1st, 2009 - 1:20 pm

The killing of children in this is sad , but it will contin ue ,as long as the terrorist hide behind the children and thier women.

Again I will ask the question , to those who condem Israel , What do you want Isael to do, does she have the right to defend herself or not?
israel is not targeting children and women on purpose . they never have.
There will be no peace Untill they love their children more than they hate us – Goldia Mier

Hickok   January 1st, 2009 - 1:32 pm

Airhead,
You are so mean to me. I’m going to tell the teacher, and you’ll get detention, you big bully. Maybe in detention you can find some nice boy to give a hand job to.
Happy New Year, you Meanie…..

Jamesb   January 1st, 2009 - 1:39 pm

Has Breitbart gone Islam? Are you censoring me?

Jamesb   January 1st, 2009 - 1:40 pm

The Hamas towwelheads want DEAD Women & children. It’s part of a larger Islamo-fascist propaganda campaign. Come on, it’s obvious.

Gleep   January 1st, 2009 - 2:07 pm

“Normally when you kill 2 of his 4 wives, and 4 of his 12 children, you call it “Collateral damage.” I call it “A good start.””

I call it,”About Time!”

Gleep   January 1st, 2009 - 2:12 pm

I would say, “Happy New Year”, but I think 2009 is going to be anything BUT happy.

Now that the terrorists have a muslim in the White House, you’re not going to recognize this country by this time next year.

DON’T BLAME ME! I VOTED NO-BAMA! (my bumper sticker is already getting thumbs-up all over town)

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Zippy tha pinhead   January 1st, 2009 - 3:37 pm

Just like a true “Lion of Islam” to endanger his family. While most of the Hamas leadership wisely chose to hide, this dork decided to dare the IDF to kill him. It’s funny that the Islamic terrorists don’t think that the IDF will hit them due to the presence of women and children. Somehow they count on Israels charity in being decent and not striking among civilians. Well this should remove that idea. Hopefully this will convince these idiots to stop endangering their families. If not, the blood is on the Islamists hands, not the IDF’s.

SuperSarge229   January 1st, 2009 - 5:19 pm

Your comment is awaiting moderation.
(naturally!)

When you are exte minating nas-ty, vul-gar, worthl-ess rats, you don’t check for their age & s-ex!

You just keep kill ing rats until there are no more na sty little rats running around!

Then send in the bulldozers and build a playground for your kids!

Death to Islam!

BIDEN ’09!
CHANGE WE NEED!

Sigmond   January 1st, 2009 - 6:28 pm

Of course, the report says four of his 10 children were killed but doesn’t say they were in their 20’s. Two of Saddam Hussein’s “children” were killed in Iraq. Those two poor boys, Uday and Qusay, walked into some American ammo. There were a mess head to toe, those poor children.

The Clinger   January 1st, 2009 - 6:36 pm

If Gazians unfortunately live by Israeli targeted sites move…. PLEASE…. The Gazians know what is in their neighborhoods… An informed public would be well aware of this fact…

Don’t stop with Nizar Rayan because with the “ends justifies the means” he likely made his family stay at home because he knew he was a target and their deaths would be the end result.

While the death of non combatants is difficult to accept the reality is that HAMAS practices the “ends justifies the means” as dictated by the Koran locating and the storing of munitions and placing offensive weapon sites in neighborhoods that will yield these civilians deaths is their primary to secondary intentions because it provides them their intended publicity.

The Geneva Conventions does not deny a combatant the legal right to engage/target enemy offensive or storage sites when located in civilian neighborhoods. North Vietnam used this locating defensive/offensive tactic to their great publicity advantage during Vietnam. An informed public would see through this ruse.

If the Gazians live next to weapons storage sites , HAMAS leaders, offensive site, or see offensive/combat activities in their neighborhood and they do not wish to experience deaths of their families or neighbors they should leave or perform block watches to ensure such facilities or activities are not located or preformed in their neighborhood. The weapons the Israeli uses are accurate and will limit civilian facilities when and if the Gazians/HAMAS/AlQueda/Palestinian/Iranian Revolutionary Guard intentions to kill their own in an “ends justifies the means” tactical decision changes.

The Clinger   January 1st, 2009 - 7:23 pm

OK Breitbart claspur seems to echo my too frequent complaints as well. Is it your intent to limit discussion from the right as in some kinda “Fairness Doctrine” as aggressively practiced by the just mostly huffing and puffing Huffington Post? You have my e-mail why not send a reply occasionally to provide an explanation as to why a comment is rejected. Sounds as claspur would appreciate a reply as well…

Tommy Richards   January 1st, 2009 - 7:26 pm

Isn’t it amazing, everytime israel kills the enemy, the first things the world sees are wounded and killed women and children. when hamas kills, these two groups are conveniently omitted.

Hickok   January 1st, 2009 - 7:37 pm

For all the lib sissies who are upset at the Palestinian civilians killed, remember this. They have their headquarters, weapons sites, etc. in civilian neighborhoods, the same way Hezbollah, al Sadr and all the other A-rab chickensheets do. They use their women and children as human shields, then whine when they die. Slaughter them all, where they live, eat, sh*t, and phuck their goats.

Drano   January 1st, 2009 - 8:25 pm

Excellent!

He gets his 72 virgins that look like a camel’s a*s and we and the Israelis get to be rid of him.

Keep goin until they are out of virgins.

H. S. Truman   January 2nd, 2009 - 6:39 am

If people will remember back in 45′ there was an order go out to end all the killing and possible future deaths by the dropping of just 2 little bombs. Well, the same applies to the current situation, Israel needs to drop just 1 little bomb and war over for the next 50 or 100 years. And the Iranian idiot will be too scared to start messing with Israel then also. Plain ole one bomb diplomacy seems to work here. Forget the collateral damage as it cannot be helped. As was once said on TV, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

SuperSarge229   January 2nd, 2009 - 8:35 am

What the heck is the deal with Seventy Two Virgins?

Why would anyone want Seventy Two nerve wrecking, sniveling, whining, crying, Virgins?

Give me Seventy Two BIKER CHICKS!!

NOW WE GONNA HAVE PARTY!!

“Go, Sarge! It’s your Birthday!”

steves   January 2nd, 2009 - 11:28 am

Israel keep up the bombing. You have not been very effective I heard the body count was 400 last Friday here it is Monday and you’ve only added another 30 terrorists or so to the victim list. That’s not very effective for all the money, artillery and manpower you are expending. What’s wrong? I’m disappointed at the lack of progress. The rockets are still being launched so obviously they don’t respect your military might. You must make them respect the power! Even Hamas wants a higher body count. Please give it to them!

steves   January 2nd, 2009 - 11:30 am

Hamas hold the civilians hostage. Any that oppose Hamas are killed by Hamas. This is what Hamas wants. Hear O Israel…. Please give it to them and don’t hold back. The terrorists know and bank on the fact that you are too civilized to go after them in a proper fashion. The Terrorists would eradicate you if they could. That is their ultimate objective. Killing these people until they beg for mercy is the only way to put an end to their lunacy! That’s how wars are won. When the enemy begs for mercy. Israel it’s a dangerous and losing strategy to be far too gentle with your enemies!

JehadforSATAN   January 2nd, 2009 - 7:43 pm

Satan thanks Isreal for killing that pussy face Sheikh Nizar Rayyan. Satan has Rayyan strung up by his nutt sack. He is getting his 72 virgins, though, except that they are virgin gay men. They are taking turn sodomizing Rayyan. He has eternity to get used to it. HaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   January 3rd, 2009 - 4:14 pm

Tonight (Sat 1/3) on the Fox Network…watch…ESCAPE FROM HAMAS…a son of one of the leaders has converted to Christianity and gives the inside dealings of what Hamas is all about.

His life is now in danger…because according to the great Muslim religion “anyone” who converts to Christianity must be killed!

How about that for a religion! Makes you wonder how the new President Elect got away after he “supposedly” converted!

It is at 10:00 pm (est)…this is one program you cannot afford to miss.

God Bless Israel and God bless her enemies so that they learn to love their Jewish brethren!

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   January 3rd, 2009 - 6:57 pm

TIME CORRECTION FOR

ESCAPE FROM HAMAS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

SATURDAY 1/3 AT 9:00 PM (EST)

Craig Eliot   January 5th, 2009 - 12:24 am

I wonder … does Hamas care or think about any of this when they start firing more rockets?????? Apparently not!!!!

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