Gaza City plunged into darkness

[kg4kww]

Does this make you happy?

Are you it's not you?

Is this a good thing?

The only power plant in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip has shut down because of a lack of fuel, Palestinian officials say, blaming Israeli restrictions.
Gaza City was plunged into darkness after the plant's turbines stopped.

Israel's closure of border crossings amid continued rocket fire from Gaza has brought the delivery of almost all supplies, including fuel, to a halt.

But Israel, which provides 60% of Gaza's power, says the territory still has sufficient fuel stocks.

The UN believes Gaza's 1.5m inhabitants face serious hardship and one of its officials said unheated hospitals were having to rely on generators for operations.

Mahmoud Abbas, the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority president who lost control of Gaza to Hamas last year, called on Israel to "end its blockade of Gaza immediately and allow the entry of fuel to facilitate the lives of the innocent".

Full Story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7198798.stm)

[N7RJD]

So I guess Bush, like all who have come before, won't be seeing that peace agreement before he leaves office after all.

[kg6amw]

As Mr. Spock would observe, why would help the enemy who is attempting to kill? Most illogical.

[KD6NIG]

Yeah, getting your fuel for your power plant from an enemy isn't always the best plan. It would work as well as getting fuel for your army from the enemy you just attacked.

Sure, no problem, we'll fuel those tanks for you so you can continue to attack us! Suuuure http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[N2RJ]

How stupid to not have a backup plan. I would have been surprised if Israel had NOT cut off fuel supplies.

[W3MIV]

Hamas and Hezbollah are heroes, and they show this very clearly in their policies in both Gaza and Lebanon.

[n0ov]

Hm, perhaps if they would stop firing rockets over the border this would not be an issue.......

Greg why do you care?

[G0GQK]

" Out of darkness cometh light "

Confucius

[kg4kww]

End the end the children of GOD shall win

[ad4mg]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Jan. 21 2008,18:36)]<s>End</s> In the end the children of GOD shall win
Fixed that for ya, neighbor. Bumped the Prince for ya too!

Your welcome! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[N3ATS]

Quote[/b] (KD6NIG @ Jan. 21 2008,10:08)]Yeah, getting your fuel for your power plant from an enemy isn't always the best plan. It would work as well as getting fuel for your army from the enemy you just attacked.

Sure, no problem, we'll fuel those tanks for you so you can continue to attack us! Suuuure http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Sure it works. You just get Halliburton to truck it in from a neighboring country at three times the price. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[N7RJD]

Quote[/b] (N3ATS @ Jan. 21 2008,11:53)]Quote[/b] (KD6NIG @ Jan. 21 2008,10:08)]Yeah, getting your fuel for your power plant from an enemy isn't always the best plan. It would work as well as getting fuel for your army from the enemy you just attacked.

Sure, no problem, we'll fuel those tanks for you so you can continue to attack us! Suuuure http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Sure it works. You just get Halliburton to truck it in from a neighboring country at three times the price. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
So they dropped their markup a bit?

[N5NPO]

Quote[/b] (N3ATS @ Jan. 21 2008,18:53)]Quote[/b] (KD6NIG @ Jan. 21 2008,10:08)]Yeah, getting your fuel for your power plant from an enemy isn't always the best plan. #It would work as well as getting fuel for your army from the enemy you just attacked.

Sure, no problem, we'll fuel those tanks for you so you can continue to attack us! #Suuuure http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Sure it works. #You just get Halliburton to truck it in from a neighboring country at three times the price. #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
I knew Halliburton was in on this!