(2003-03-14) — A spokesman for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said he and his colleagues in the Palestinian Arab Liberation Front (PALF) are “jealous of Saddam Hussein’s links to al Qaeda.”
“We’re concerned that Saddam will have less money to pay off families of suicide bombers if he’s distracted by al Qaeda,” said the spokesman. “We know that al Qaeda gets all the headlines because they do the occasional ‘big splash’ event, But our young people do the day-in and day-out work of blowing themselves up wherever Israeli civilians gather. It’s not as spectacular, but it’s the foundation of any terrorist organization.”
According to a BBC News report, Mr. Hussein encourages terror attacks in Israel by giving cash rewards of up to $25,000 to the families of so-called suicide bombers. The Iraqi leader has given an estimated $35 million to help fund the Hamas brand of terror since September 2000.

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