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Abu Nidal

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Terrorist

The Resume

    (May 1937-August 16, 2002)
    Born in Jaffa, Israel
    Birth name was Sabri Khalil al-Banna
    Founder of Fatah the Revolutionary Council, aka the Abul Nidal Organization (ANO)
    Responsible for numerous hijackings, bombings and assassinations against Israel, nations supporting Israel and rival Palestinian factions

Why he might be annoying:

    He ordered attacks that killed or injured 900 people.
    In his most notorious attack, gunmen opened fire on El Al passengers at the Rome and Vienna airports, killing 16 and wounding 99 (December 27, 1985).
    He was paranoid and suspected his wife of being an CIA spy.
    He periodically purged the ANO, torturing hundreds of followers until they confessed to disloyalty, then killing them.
    Some ANO members were tortured by having their genitals placed in skillets of boiling oil.
    At his death, the Guardian called him a 'patriot turned psychopath. He served only the warped personal drives that pushed him into hideous crime.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    When he was seven, his father died and his mother, who the rest of the family had never approved of, was turned out of the house.
    He officially committed suicide, but was probably assassinated.
    Perhaps fittingly, his death was reportedly ordered by the equally paranoid Saddam Hussein, who worried that Nidal would work for the Americans during an invasion if the price was right.

Credit: C. Fishel


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    In 2023, Out of 277 Votes: 66.43% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 95 Votes: 46.32% Annoying
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    In 2020, Out of 294 Votes: 53.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2815 Votes: 65.19% Annoying
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    In 2016, Out of 231 Votes: 95.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 257 Votes: 68.09% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 618 Votes: 60.36% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 518 Votes: 69.11% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 601 Votes: 81.03% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 260 Votes: 78.46% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 847 Votes: 69.19% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 615 Votes: 72.85% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 403 Votes: 78.41% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 63 Votes: 73.02% Annoying