So It Begins

We saw this happen with Yasir Arafat and the PLO. Now it continues with Hamas. Terrorist spokesmen are able to get on their high horse and use venues like the Washington Post op-ed page to spout their nonsense. All that you need to know about this particular spokesman, Mousa Abu Marzook, is the following paragraph at the end of the op-ed:

The writer is deputy political bureau chief of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). He has a U.S. doctorate in engineering and was indicted in the United States in 2004 as a co-conspirator on racketeering and money-laundering charges in connection with activities on behalf of Hamas dating to the early 1990s, before the organization was placed on the list of terrorist groups. He was deported to Jordan in 1997.

Nice guy. Supports terrorist groups and was deported for his activities. He's an apologist for murderous thugs who have killed hundreds of people, including specifically targeting women and children with suicide bombings, bus bombs, car bombs, shootings, and has repeatedly stated that every person in Israel is a legitimate target.

Captain Ed fisks the Marzook's claims about tolerance and multiculturalism. So does Rusty at The Jawa Report.

What does it say about the Washington Post that they're giving an outlet to the spokesperson of a major terrorist group? Would they do the same to one of Osama bin Laden's spokespeople? Curious.

UPDATE:
Soccer Dad dropped me a line and informed me that Elder of Ziyon was also taking apart the Hamas WaPo op-ed. SoccerDad also has a pretty good roundup of the continuing blogosphere reaction to the Hamas win.