Second day of unrest over Hamas 'revolution'

[bishop]

CNN

Hamas leader pledges reform, says Palestinian army possible GAZA CITY (CNN) -- Hundreds of armed Fatah demonstrators surrounded Palestinian government buildings in the West Bank and Gaza Saturday, denouncing Hamas' election victory and Fatah's failure to make reforms. The second day of violence met with silence from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whom Fatah supporters are calling on to resign. Fatah protesters were firing weapons in the air from the rooftop of the Palestinian parliament building in Ramallah as well as in Nablus, both in the West Bank. A large crowd had also gathered around the Palestinian Legislative Council's headquarters in Gaza City. Many protesters were Palestinian security forces still in uniforms. Protesters demanding Abbas' resignation accused him of allowing a Hamas "revolution" to overthrow decades of Fatah rule and of being a "traitor" or "collaborator" with Israel. Hamas leader talks of army Meanwhile, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, speaking from Damascus, Syria, promised reforms and indicated the possibility of a Palestinian army in the wake of the historic elections that swept his party into power this week. At the same time, he stood by the militant group's longstanding refusal to disarm. "If you do not like our militancy, we are ready to unify the Palestinian arms ... and create an army, just like any other country," Mashaal said.

[SteveA]

Gotta love democractic governments and to think this administration wants more of this "democracy" in the Middle East. If it looks like a fish, and smells fishy, is it a fish?