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7/20 Middle East Live Thread
FR Live Thread ^ | 7/20/06 | me

Posted on 07/19/2006 9:51:03 PM PDT by BurbankKarl



TOPICS: Breaking News; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar; hezbollah; hezbullies; hezzies; hizballah; hizbullah; iran; islam; israel; jihad; lebanon; middleeast; muhammadsminions; syria; terrorism; terrorists; ww3
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To: 4butnomorethan30characters; BurbankKarl

you watch your fingers! Say that again and Karl will wash your fingers with soup, you young whippersnapper!


2,381 posted on 07/20/2006 10:11:28 PM PDT by sofaman ('Truce' is Arabic for "we've run out of ammunition". Rush Limbaugh via RWI)
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To: sofaman

I've been acquiring grand nieces and nephews the last few years. They are a trip. I tease the hell out of them. Their parents just tolerate me. {;0)


2,382 posted on 07/20/2006 10:11:43 PM PDT by cibco (Xin Loi! Saddam)
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To: sofaman

soup???? I meant oap, just in case you thought that I...never mind...babbling


2,383 posted on 07/20/2006 10:12:09 PM PDT by sofaman ('Truce' is Arabic for "we've run out of ammunition". Rush Limbaugh via RWI)
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To: sofaman

Yes, I have nubs where my fingers used to be...LOL

You are too kind to me...

But, I didn't realize how excessive the number was until others started posting theirs, yikes!


2,385 posted on 07/20/2006 10:12:30 PM PDT by Txsleuth ((((((((((( ISRAEL)))))))))))))
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To: Txsleuth

Only 13,600 for me. But the question was how can I find out that number without you telling me? No doubt there is a script somehow to do it.


2,386 posted on 07/20/2006 10:12:53 PM PDT by CedarDave (When a soldier dies, a family cries, a protester gloats, an Iraqi votes)
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To: sofaman

oap? to hell with it...


2,387 posted on 07/20/2006 10:12:57 PM PDT by sofaman ('Truce' is Arabic for "we've run out of ammunition". Rush Limbaugh via RWI)
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To: CedarDave

oh...now that, I don't know.

I am sure there is a way...but I have been pretty uncurious when it comes to the many functions available on FR...another one of my faults. Sorry.


2,388 posted on 07/20/2006 10:14:35 PM PDT by Txsleuth ((((((((((( ISRAEL)))))))))))))
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To: conservative in nyc

High walls, ~200 feet on a side, buildings in rows and columns, one way in, one way out, I dunno, a collective farm?

;-)


2,389 posted on 07/20/2006 10:15:37 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: conservative in nyc

I think it is a road.


2,391 posted on 07/20/2006 10:17:49 PM PDT by racing fan (Go Israel!)
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To: Txsleuth
Don't know whether those numbers are for personal use only or not. Just a curiosity, nothing important.
2,392 posted on 07/20/2006 10:18:17 PM PDT by CedarDave (When a soldier dies, a family cries, a protester gloats, an Iraqi votes)
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To: All
Did you guys see this?

Analysis: The ground operation has begun under our noses Haaretz ^ | 7/21/6 | Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff

Posted on 07/20/2006 10:51:24 PM CDT by SmithL

AVIVIM − Right under our noses, the Israel Defense Forces ground operation in Lebanon began Thursday. What was described as a minor commando operation was in fact a fairly large assault, involving several specialized units that are entering villages, carrying out searches and engaging in hard, close-range fighting with Hezbollah units.

The air force's limited success and the continued rocket attacks against northern Israel have drawn the IDF into Lebanon, where it is confronted by a well-organized, well trained and highly motivated Hezbollah force. In two days of fighting, eight soldiers belonging to the IDF's best units have died. The losses on the other side are grater, even if they are not being released.

On the other hand, there was a decline in the number of rockets fired at , with some 35 to 40 rockets striking fields in the upper Galilee.

Early Wednesday morning, IDF troops moved against a Hezbollah position near the village of Maroun Ras, just north of Avivim. At first light, the soldiers discovered a metal door leading to a subterranean bunker complex. It was impossible to see the complex from the air, and it enabled Hezbollah militants to hide after firing rockets against the north.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...

2,393 posted on 07/20/2006 10:18:54 PM PDT by 2111USMC
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To: sofaman

lol!


2,396 posted on 07/20/2006 10:23:14 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: bnelson44

That's what he said. "Several" thousand would be less than 10K, so less than a division, active and reserve.

Figure you'd want between 3:1 up to 7:1 advantage against an enemy dug in in rugged terrain, and IDF's three divisions in the area, and you see logic in Israel's limited call-up.

Nastywaller promised "surprises", I don't get the feeling IDF's walking in, or raping and pillaging with ease, these numbers may be a bit on the low side. If not, the training assessments are.

Or perhaps...the shooters on the other side aren't all Hezb.


2,397 posted on 07/20/2006 10:23:34 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: 2111USMC

link? I'm feeling lazy.


2,398 posted on 07/20/2006 10:25:13 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: jeffers

"Or perhaps...the shooters on the other side aren't all Hezb."


2,399 posted on 07/20/2006 10:26:48 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: sageb1

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/741151.html


2,400 posted on 07/20/2006 10:27:18 PM PDT by casino66
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