Posted on 06/02/2007 6:15:21 PM PDT by jdm
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: A missile-firing helicopter joined the Lebanese army offensive against al-Qaida-inspired militants on the second day of a push against Islamic fighters who are vowing a fight to the death inside a Palestinian refugee camp.
Army tanks shelled militant hideouts in the Nahr el-Bared camp by this northern port city, blasting upper floors of buildings where the militants placed snipers.
A Lebanese air force helicopter fired two missiles and strafed militant positions Saturday in the first use of airpower since fighting began with the Fatah Islam group on May 20. The air attack was an apparent attempt to block an escape route to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Just one helicopter? Get about 40 of 'em.
Can you imagine how the press would wet themselves if Al Qaeda managed to get a single helicopter in the air?
Something tells me these palestinian “refugee camps” aren’t going to be in Lebanon much longer.
They demand to fight to the death?
For once, the good guys surround the bad guys, and the good guys have plenty of firepower. So, what’s the problem? 72 virgins, or 72 raisins...who are we to deny them what they’ve prayed for?
Yep , all the Pal camps should be evacuated , blown up and bulldozed flat and a vast fleet of small boats provided for them to sail away in .
Heck, ship them to Saudi Arabia ....
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