Hamas: Israel Didn't Kill Mabhouh--It Was Jordan Or Egypt! (Updated)

It's not as if the terrorists at Hamas are the go-to guys for accurate information, but it is an interesting theory:

Hamas suspects the security forces of an Arab state were behind the assassination of a senior group operative in Dubai earlier this year, the Al-Quds Al-Araby daily reported on Tuesday.


Mahmoud Nasser, a member of Hamas' political bureau, told the newspaper that slain commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was likely being tracked by agents from Jordan and Egypt prior to the January 19 killing.

Nasser said he had been given information regarding such efforts to kill Mabhouh, adding that the evidence indicated that the assassination was carried out earlier than the alleged agents had planned.

According to Nasser, Mabhouh was in possession of "dangerous" information seen as dangerous to particular Arab elements seeking to topple Islamist resistance.

And it's not as if Hamas is alone in having these suspicions:

Hamas raised these accusations after a prelimary investigation immediately following the murder, and match early suspicions raised by Dubai as well.

If Dubai is serious about the possibility of Arabs being behind the assassination of Mabhouh, then there is only one thing to do--I suggest they expand the safeguards they just announced they are putting into place:

The police chief also said that travelers suspected of being Israeli will not be allowed into the United Arab Emirates even if they arrive with alternative passports.

Better safe than sorry: Don't let anyone suspected of being Arab into the country either!

Update: In all seriousness, Hamas knows that no one is going to believe this statement and suddenly think that Israel was not behind the assassination--but they do get to poke Egypt and Jordan in the eye, which is all they are really trying to do anyway.

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