pals mourn Saddam; gee, what a shock

The community of terrorists, terrorist sympathizes, and terror sponsors, to whom Saddam Hussein paid a bounty of at least $25,000 per suicide bomber, is mourning the death of their patron. Color me unsurprised, as these are also the people who celebrated 9/11.

They are not our friends. They have never been our friends.

The execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein sent many Palestinians into deep mourning Saturday as they struggled to come to terms with the demise of perhaps their most steadfast ally.

Unlike much of the rest of the world, where Saddam was viewed as a brutal dictator who oppressed his people and started regional wars, in the West Bank and Gaza he was seen as a generous benefactor unafraid to fight for the Palestinian cause – even to the end.

Purportedly, Saddam’s final words were, “Palestine is Arab.”

“We heard of his martyrdom, and I swear to God we were deeply shaken from within,” said Khadejeh Ahmad from the Qadora refugee camp in the West Bank. “Nobody was as supportive or stood with the Palestinians as he did.”

During the first Gulf War in 1991, the Palestinians cheered Saddam’s missile attacks on Israel, chanting “Beloved Saddam, strike Tel Aviv,” as the Scud missiles flew overhead.

Saddam further endeared himself to the Palestinians during the recent intifada with Israel by giving USD 25,000 to the family of each suicide bomber and USD 10,000 for each Palestinian killed in fighting. The stipends amounted to an estimated USD 35 million.

Too bad Israel doesn’t hang terrorists.