Predictable World Reactions to Sharon - White House Worried, Palestinians Celebrate
The White House sends prayers and good wishes, while Palestinians are disgusting in their open euphoria:
A radical Palestinian leader in Damascus, the Syrian capital, called Sharon's health crisis a gift from God. "We say it frankly that God is great and is able to exact revenge on this butcher. ... We thank God for this gift he presented to us on this new year," Ahmed Jibril, leader of the Syrian-backed faction Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, a small radical group, told the Associated Press.
Of course the AP would describe the celebrations as limited to "radical Palestinians", as if the overwhelming number of normal Palestinians who fired shots of celebration into the air at the news of Sharon's last stroke have developed a sense of propriety or the hints of a conscience.
A radical Palestinian leader in Damascus, the Syrian capital, called Sharon's health crisis a gift from God. "We say it frankly that God is great and is able to exact revenge on this butcher. ... We thank God for this gift he presented to us on this new year," Ahmed Jibril, leader of the Syrian-backed faction Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, a small radical group, told the Associated Press.
Of course the AP would describe the celebrations as limited to "radical Palestinians", as if the overwhelming number of normal Palestinians who fired shots of celebration into the air at the news of Sharon's last stroke have developed a sense of propriety or the hints of a conscience.
