(Is this a case of wolves disguised as roosters guarding the borders of the PA chicken coop?)
RAMALLAH [MENL] -- The Palestinian Authority has absorbed hundreds of Fatah insurgents into the security forces.PA officials said most of the nearly 700 members of Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades have been recruited for the 13 security agencies. They said many of the Al Aqsa fighters would first undergo a three-week training course before assuming their duties.
"We have been planning this for a long time," an official said. "We have permission from both the Americans and Israel."
Officials said the PA has received funding from Western donors to establish five training camps. They said training would take place in the West Bank and Gaza Strip by December 2005.
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