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Major IDF op underway in Bekaa Valley (Northern Lebanon)
Jerusalem Post ^ | 08/01/06 | JPost staff

Posted on 08/01/2006 2:48:27 PM PDT by mojito

Lebanese army and security officials said Tuesday night that a major IDF operation was underway against suspected Hizbullah positions near Baalbeek in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, with one officer saying the IAF presence in the air above the ancient city was "unprecedented."

The operation began with at least five rapid air strikes.

"The extreme, unprecedented number of aircraft indicates the possibility that the Israelis are planning to land troops, but we cannot yet confirm that," said one security official.

Flares held aloft by parachutes lighted the night sky to a daytime brilliance, the official said.

Hizbullah's al-Manar television said IAF helicopters were taking heavy guerrilla fire but had not landed any commandos.

Israeli helicopters also attacked a target 15 kilometers west of Baalbek, starting a huge fire, witnesses said.

Earlier Tuesday, the IAF struck three Hizbullah bunkers in the western zone of southern Lebanon.

Warplanes also hit Hizbullah fighters battling with soldiers near the border as the guerrillas fired mortars into Israel.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar; baalbek; bekaavalley; hezbollah; hizbullah; israel2006war; lebanon; muhammadsminions
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To: mojito

I think the main reason for taking the valley is for strategic reasons. It is a known smuggling/supply rout for weapons and ordinants etc from Syria.


121 posted on 08/01/2006 4:06:45 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("Please insert witty tagline here")
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122 posted on 08/01/2006 4:07:07 PM PDT by sanchmo
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To: mojito
Here is our worst nightmare taking place in front of our eyes:

Lebanese President Emile Lahoud (L) greets Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at the presidential palace in Baabda near Beirut August 1, 2006. Iran and Lebanon's key ambassadors grinning like jackasses. Back slapping each other over the publicity coup the MSM fell for head over heels in Qana. The 'massacre' of Lebanese Christians was set up by Hezbollah terrorists. They may even blown up the building themselves. Slime of the earth. They deserve to rot in hades with each other forever.

123 posted on 08/01/2006 4:07:32 PM PDT by ex-Texan (Mathew 7: 1 - 6)
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To: unseen

"Yazbek was reportedly surrounded by other senior Hizbullah members"

Is this telling us he wasn't sick, but they were hiding out in a hospital?


124 posted on 08/01/2006 4:08:21 PM PDT by Shermy
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bump for later tonight


125 posted on 08/01/2006 4:09:06 PM PDT by pdunkin
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To: Shermy
Is this telling us he wasn't sick, but they were hiding out in a hospital?

That appears to be the case... it looks like the Hizzy's have their military headquarters inside the hospital.

126 posted on 08/01/2006 4:09:47 PM PDT by So Cal Rocket (Proud Member: Internet Pajama Wearers for Truth)
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To: So Cal Rocket

And are by now, all dead men hopefully...


127 posted on 08/01/2006 4:10:29 PM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: So Cal Rocket

Wanna bet the terrorist cheerleading media will neglect to report that the Hezbo leadership have their military headquarters in a hospital?


128 posted on 08/01/2006 4:11:18 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: mojito

I seem to recall 'professor' Murtha lecturing that the U.S. can't sustain a 2-front war. What is his advice to Syria? Can they sustain their current 2-front war?


129 posted on 08/01/2006 4:12:01 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More (A member of the Appalachian-American minority -- and proud of it!)
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To: mojito; SJackson; yonif; Simcha7; American in Israel; Slings and Arrows; judicial meanz; ...




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130 posted on 08/01/2006 4:12:12 PM PDT by Salem (FREE REPUBLIC - Fighting to win within the Arena of the War of Ideas! So get in the fight!)
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To: mojito

I seem to recall 'professor' Murtha lecturing that the U.S. can't sustain a 2-front war. What is his advice to Syria? Can they sustain their current 2-front war?


131 posted on 08/01/2006 4:12:40 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More (A member of the Appalachian-American minority -- and proud of it!)
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To: jimbo123
HEZBOLLAH guerrillas ....militia spokesman..... militants encircled

These three phrases tell clearly that this newspaper is newspaper has been overwhelmed by the PC police....

Again no one at this PC friendly publication asks why the IDF ran into a hospital? This is the story that needs to be told...HIZ cowards...leaders hiding among wounded and the infirmed in hopes that the IDF will spare them. Or how about this headline....HIZBollah leaders quaking in their boots use sick,wounded as human shields...


The people least likely to run away where used today as human shields to protect the terrorist leaders. In a brilliant move the terrorist leaders set themselves up in a win-win scenario by quakingly hiding behind other wounded terrorists and terrorist sympathizers. However the IDF out smarted them by moving in special forces and going room to room within the hospital sparing the sick and wounding while flushing the yellow belly cowards from under the infirms beds.
132 posted on 08/01/2006 4:13:12 PM PDT by unseen
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To: mathurine

"don't surround them unless you seek martyrdom and it's reward of 72 smelly and unmarriable old crones."

A very informed and intelligent poster on another thread gave us this information, and I see no reason to doubt it.

Why such an odd number, 72?


Because it is only part of the 'legend'. The true story is that upon dying in glory for Allah, the Islam will find himself in heaven on a bed with 100 sheets.

On 72 of them will be perpetual female virgins (perpetual,remember that), and on 28 of them will be perpetual male virgins.

Total=100.

(The next part is IMHO only, and can be accepted or ignored as you see fit.)

The extremist-Islams apparently don't want to know that by decree of their God, they are 28% gay.

What their God didn't mention is that they have to deflorate permanently the 28 males before they can have a go at any of the females.

He will tell them, right after they hear him say, "Welcome to Hell!"


133 posted on 08/01/2006 4:13:59 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: Shermy
yes they were using the hospital has their headquarters...Israel is waging the PR battle tonight to show the world what scums these people are...
134 posted on 08/01/2006 4:15:13 PM PDT by unseen
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To: jimbo123

You can be sure that anything that a "Lebanese source" or a "Hizbollah spokesman" says that is picked up by the the wire services, or broadcast on al Jezeera is nothing but propaganda.


135 posted on 08/01/2006 4:16:48 PM PDT by mojito
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To: unseen

"said one security official on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information."

MSM codewords for "give us the scoop, we protect our sources."

I see that repeated so often lately that it must be a macro on their keyboards.


137 posted on 08/01/2006 4:19:35 PM PDT by UCANSEE2
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To: mojito

agreed....


138 posted on 08/01/2006 4:19:55 PM PDT by unseen
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To: verity

And squeeze off another round into anything that doesn't. Remember, an ounce of lead is worth a pound of C-4 strapped to a Islamo-Fascist-Inbred-Goat Humping-Cretin.


139 posted on 08/01/2006 4:20:31 PM PDT by Hilltop
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To: UCANSEE2
If Israel leaks something they want it leaked....They are telling the world that the HIZ cowards are using hospital for their headquarters will noone in the MSM pick up the story?
140 posted on 08/01/2006 4:21:32 PM PDT by unseen
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