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03/23/2004 Archived Entry: "Israel Says All Militant Leaders Marked for Death"

Posted by steve @ 03:16 PM EST [Link]

IT'S REALLY GOING TO HIT THE FAN SOON: Israeli Internal Security Minister Tsahi Hanegbi announced today that all militant Palestinian leaders were on its hit list.

Israel's army chief hinted that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Lebanese Hizbollah guerrilla leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah could also end up on the hit list, though security sources said there was no immediate plan to kill either.

"I think that judging by their hysterical responses (to Yassin's assassination) it appears they realize it is getting closer to them," General Moshe Yaalon told reporters.

Aides quoted Arafat as telling them after hearing that Yassin was dead: "I could be next."

Well, one could only hope.

Read on.