Friday, January 18, 2008

Dropping the Ball

Carl in Jerusalem has been following this story for some time now, and it's simply a travesty of justice. Four years ago, US State Department contractors John Branchizio, Mark Parson, and John Marin Linde were murdered by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Absolutely no attempt has been made to bring those responsible to justice.

The latest nonsense is that investigations can't proceed because Hamas is in control of Gaza. When the attack occurred, Gaza was under a combination of Israeli and Palestinian Authority control. The FBI was sent to investigate the attack, and they processed evidence from the scene. That no action has been taken since then suggests that they were concerned, even at that juncture, with covering for Fatah.

It is unconscionable for the US to continue with this charade. Fatah has done nothing to warrant any kind of support of the US, and yet here we are witnessing the US government failing to fully investigate and prosecute a case against the Palestinian Authority and Fatah.

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