All along, Angry Arab, when he is not chasing lizards in Islamabad, has been blaming the kidnapping of Alan Johnston on Dahlan gangs. ""The members of the Dagmoush clan were ordinary and not especially wealthy people until the creation of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in 1994. They operated a donkey-cart delivery service, transporting food and building supplies through Gaza City. They smuggled cigarettes and drugs across the Egyptian border and into the Gaza Strip on the side. Their well-developed network of smugglers, coupled with close personal contacts to Fatah, eventually allowed them to enter the profitable arms trade. That was the foundation for their empire."" (thanks Emily)