Thursday, March 22, 2012

"The Gaza Bombshell"

This is an older article about Hamas-PLO politics and the intriguing role of one Mohammad Dahlan. It's a fascinating read.

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/04/gaza200804 


"After failing to anticipate Hamas’s victory over Fatah in the 2006 Palestinian election, the White House cooked up yet another scandalously covert and self-defeating Middle East debacle: part Iran-contra, part Bay of Pigs. With confidential documents, corroborated by outraged former and current U.S. officials, the author reveals how President Bush, Condoleezza Rice, and Deputy National-Security Adviser Elliott Abrams backed an armed force under Fatah strongman Muhammad Dahlan, touching off a bloody civil war in Gaza and leaving Hamas stronger than ever."



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