01-28-2006, 05:30 AM
The election of a Palestinian Hamas government is interesting on a number of angles:
- The 'west' seems to be all for democracy, but only if the right people are voted for
- The 'west'ern media seems happy to call the Hamas government a terrorist organisation, but a look at profiles of the leadership show that (regardless of terrorist actions) these are not foolish people. The leadership contains/contained a physicist, a surgeon, a philanthropist that built palestinian facilities etc.
- The election of Hamas, may give Isreal (and or the U.S.? (&co.?)) a legitimate reason to declare war on palestine, should the Hamas government continue with certain statements while in power.
Perhaps our foreign ministersaid it best saying (paraphrased obviously) that the democratic decision of the Palestinian people should be respected... and there are some things that you can say in opposition, that if said in government would constitute a declaration of war.
- The 'west' seems to be all for democracy, but only if the right people are voted for
- The 'west'ern media seems happy to call the Hamas government a terrorist organisation, but a look at profiles of the leadership show that (regardless of terrorist actions) these are not foolish people. The leadership contains/contained a physicist, a surgeon, a philanthropist that built palestinian facilities etc.
- The election of Hamas, may give Isreal (and or the U.S.? (&co.?)) a legitimate reason to declare war on palestine, should the Hamas government continue with certain statements while in power.
Perhaps our foreign ministersaid it best saying (paraphrased obviously) that the democratic decision of the Palestinian people should be respected... and there are some things that you can say in opposition, that if said in government would constitute a declaration of war.