Al-Aska Brigades Claim Bio, Chem WMD Production

And they say they will not hesitate to add the WMD payloads to the rockets they're routinely launching into Israel.

The Aksa Martyrs Brigades announced on Sunday that its members have succeeded in manufacturing chemical and biological weapons.

In a leaflet distributed in the Gaza Strip, the group, which belongs to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah Party, said the weapons were the result of a three-year effort.

According to the statement, the first of its kind, the group has managed to manufacture and develop at least 20 different types of biological and chemical weapons.

The group said its members would not hesitate to add the new weapons to Kassam rockets that are being fired at Israeli communities almost every day. It also threatened to use the weapons against IDF soldiers if Israel carried out its threats to invade the Gaza Strip.

And what would be Israel's next move, I wonder?

It's easy to adopt a "reasonable" pose and insist on perpetual lenience for a people which is irredeemably bloody-minded and murderous.

At some point, though, the instinct for survival, whatever the alleged moral consequences, takes over.

I for one will not be among those calling for "Israeli restraint" should the Palestinians make their last mistake.

Thanks to ScottY.

posted by Ace at 05:13 PM

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