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...Minister Haniyeh will not slink off quietly, and his Hamas forces are more disciplined than Abbas's men and equally well armed. So far, Fatah and Hamas shrugged off pleas from Arab governments that the only victor in a fight between them would be their common foe, Israel. One miltia linked to Abbas, the al-Aksa Martyr's Brigade, has vowed to start assassinating Hamas leaders in Palestine and abroad. Israelis military officials are also alarmed by the chaos in Gaza; they fear that, inevitably, a civil war among Palestinians will flood over into Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is a Palestinian Civil War Looming? | 10/3/2006 | See Source »

...Green, Asst. Surgeon First Corps of Cadets, spoke of "Camp Life" dealing especially with that in the 70's and '90's. He spoke from the medical standpoint, and showed the great changes which have been effected in the personnel and discipline of the miltia. He affirmed that the sanitary conditions of the camps and the personal hygiene of the men had been decidedly improved. One of the most important results of the changed conditions seemed to him the more general acknowledgement by the militia of the value of strict discipline...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lectures on Camp Life and Personal Care of Volunteers. | 5/11/1898 | See Source »

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