Posted on 07/15/2006 11:24:32 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
09:19 MDA: More than 20 people hurt in Katyusha rocket strike in Haifa (Channel 2)
09:16 Residents of Acre, Haifa and its suburbs told to enter bomb shelters (Israel Radio)
09:15 Tenth Katyusha rocket lands in Haifa (Israel Radio)
09:15 Explosions heard in Rosh Hanikra (Israel Radio)
09:11 Katyusha rockets hit Acre and suburbs around Haifa Bay (Channel 2)
09:06 Report: Three to five explosion heard in central Haifa (Israel Radio)
08:47 Chirac: Forces threatening Lebanon`s security, sovereignty must be stopped (AP)
08:41 Sgt. Tal Amgar killed on Navy ship to be buried 16.00 Sun. at Ashdod cemetery (Itim)
08:39 Chirac calls for `show of moderation` in Lebanon, says cease-fire needed (Reuters)
08:37 IDF denies report of air raid on power station south of Beirut (Haaretz)
08:36 Hezbollah says it fought off attempt by IDF ground forces to cross Lebanese border (AP)
08:35 Bush urges Israel `to be mindful of the consequences` of its military actions (AP)
08:19 Jewish man arrested after threatening to stab Palestinians in J`lem`s Old City (Itim)
08:15 Al Manar: Nasrallah to give an interview later Sunday to prove he`s well (Israel Radio)
and your father's...I'm too old for this rubbish..
President Bush on Fox identifying Hezbollah, Syrian and Iranian relationships as "root causes" of terrorism in the ME.
No kidding? I missed that, darn it.
I'll check back in later; I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with worry about the rescue mission and some old fashioned housework will relieve a little stress :-)
let me see if I can find more info on it. Stay tuned
All this has been reminding me of a friend of a friend who told a story about putting their kids on a plane out of Viet Nam and thinking the whole time the plane would be blown out of the sky. I was a kid then so didn't pay much attention to it all, but her fear, even years later, got to me. Anyone know about a plane full of American kids leaving Viet Nam??? What's the story???
Saw that too.
Was that the Hezb. guy on right before saying they were trying to hit Israeli chemical factories?
btt
((((sofamomsofaladsofaman))))....soon :)
My answer was..."'scuse me? Not now! You're at the airport..too late to even think about it. Besides, you think it's a good idea, now? If you decide that you want to extend your stay in August, we'll talk about it. Meantime, I'll call you to make sure you're awake to board your flight to London."
david lee miller live, gunshots near him in gaza city!
duck!
What are the troops saying...do they think we will be pulled into thi?s........my son Jonathan leaves for Iraq this summer and he will be close to the Iranian border..
Gosh...sofa, it has been one "new" report after another.
I am also confused...because I could have sworn that when Jamie Colby was on Fox...she had a "correction" for a report earlier...that the G-8 joint statement called for a cease fire...was WRONG..that Tony Snow said that there has been NO call for a ceasefire..
THEN, a few minutes later...Trace Gallagher had on Bret Baier, giving the same story about how the G-8 is calling for peace...
I am confused.
Did anyone else hear that??
I'm going to my room to put the TV on in a few. I've been only nipping in and getting bits today.
We were getting burned out on the coverage. We had been monitoring it too closely, I guess and we pulled back so we could breathe. ;-)
Probably this:
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/mlrs/
MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System, USA
The combat proven Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is a rocket artillery system manufactured by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. The system is operational in the US Army, and fourteen countries have fielded or ordered MLRS: Bahrain, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, The Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and United Kingdom. The system has also been built in Europe by an international consortium of companies from France, Germany, Italy and the UK.
In January 2006, it was agreed that two batteries of MLRS (nine launchers per battery) were to be transferred from the Netherlands to Finland. The systems are to be delivered by the end of 2006.
MLRS was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March/April 2003. The US Army fielded the upgraded M270A1 launchers and the new ATACMS Quick Reaction Unitary missile.
ARMAMENT
The Multiple Launch Rocket System is a high mobility automatic system based on an M270 weapons platform. MLRS fires surface-to-surface rockets and the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). Without leaving the cab the crew of three (driver, gunner and section chief) can fire up to twelve MLRS rockets in less than 60 seconds.
The MLRS launcher unit comprises an M270 Launcher loaded with 12 rockets, packaged in two six-rocket pods. The launcher, which is mounted on a stretched Bradley chassis, is a highly automated self-loading and self-aiming system. It contains a fire control computer that integrates the vehicle and rocket launching operations.
The rockets can be fired individually or in ripples of two to twelve. Accuracy is maintained in all firing modes because the computer re-aims the launcher between rounds.
The MLRS can be readily transported to the area of operations, for example by the C-5 transporter aircraft or by train. MLRS has excellent cross-country mobility, and a road speed of 64km/h.
YIKES!! David Lee Miller is getting shots fired right behind him...
Says..."Whoa"....then keeps on with this report, calm..focused...
LOL..how old is he?....he sounds like my 24yo son...not afraid of a thing...that's why I now have to highlight my hair!
Anyone have any suggestions?
not sure - missed that part
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