Khalid Mashaal Interview by Aljazeera
Source: Aljazeera: Khalid Meshaal says the surfacing of the report exposed in Vanity Fair vindicates Hamas' coup of Gaza A report released this week by the American magazine Vanity Fair disclosed a plan by the US administration to overthrow the democratically-elected Hamas by arming rival Fatah forces through millions of dollars worth of weapons. This as Israel waged its deadliest round of attacks on Gaza since 2000. Al Jazeera's Hashim Ahlbarra meets with Hamas' Khaled Meshaal – head of the group's political bureau, and asks him about the report. In this episode of Talk to Jazeera, Meshaal, talks about the leaked US plan of arming Fatah and instigating a civil war in Gaza. He also talks about rocket fire from the coastal strip and answers questions about a possible truce with Israel. Meshaal says the surfacing of this report vindicates Hamas's seizing full control of Gaza, claiming that it was a pre-emptive measure forced upon them to preserve their existence and the voice of those who voted for them. Al Jazeera also questions the leader on Hamas's logic behind rocket attacks from Gaza in light of the recent onslaught by Israel and the humanitarian loss as a result. The Hamas leader is asked about his links with Iran and where the group gets its support from. Meshaal denies receiving any funding or arms from Iran and insists that Hamas is an independent group, reliant on no one. On talks with Israel, Meshaal says that following the "holocaust" perpetrated by the Israelis, talks are out of the question. He also says that Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian president, should reassess his position on talks as well.
Khalid Mashaal: Part 1: I attempted to do a transcript of this excellent interview but I stopped after 2 minutes and 40 seconds due to lack of time. But both part 1 and 2 of this interview portray the Hamas Leader Khalid Mashaal to be very charismatic, intelligent and brave. To the dismay of world Zionist Jewry, he ends his interview by saying that a determined people cannot be defeated. We are on the seventh decade since world Zionist Jewry attempted to make Palestine a land without the Palestinian people for a European Jewry without a land.
Here is the 2 minute and 40 second transcript of part 1.
"The report published by Vanity fair confirms what we have been saying all along, that Hamas' victory in 2006 angered the US, it came as a surprise to them, the victory not only angered international mutual parties but also Israel and some domestic parties. As a result the US adopted this plot known as contra-free, the name reflects the passion of American intervention in other people's affairs whether in the Middle East, Asia, Africa or Latin America. The US alleges it wants democratize the region, but it seeks to reverse elections results not legally or through polls but by force causing chaos, supporting, financing and arming the corrupt and pressuring certain states in the region to accommodate and train them. As a result the US created according to this report a well-trained 15,000 men security force. The US intended to use chaos to undermine the democratically elected government."