8/2 Middle East Live Thread

8/1 Middle East Live Thread ^ | 8/2/06 | BurbankKarl

[BurbankKarl]

IDF: 400 Hezbollah down, 1200 to go

Report: 'Unprecedented' IAF presence over Baalbeck IDF commandos conducting raid deep in Lebanon; 3 soldiers killed in south Lebanon village

Israel sends up to 10,000 troops into southern Lebanon

Israeli Commandos Raid Hezbollah Hideout in Baalbek Hospital

[Miss Marple]

Good morning, DOg. There is a thread which says the raid was successful. They removed some Hezbollah guys, but who they are is unknown.

[ScaniaBoy]

See #240

[Timeout]

My bad. Palkot said the man was named "Nasrallah".
He was careful not to put significance on it.

(Note to self: take special care with that first post of the day!)

[AdmSmith]

Of those arrested three are dispatched to Israel for questioning, I guess that these are more than ordinary Hezbollah members.

[Dog]

So the raid was launched not to capture a specific person...but it was part of a bigger operation.

I need more coffee before I tackle this any further

[Peach]

Me too.

For anyone interested, freeper ASA Vet has, on his homepage, a link to a 60 minutes show called Pallywood.

I've been watching it this morning (it's currently on pause) and it details how the Arabs stage scenes to help their victimhood status.

I don't know how to link Media Player links.

[Dog]

Nasrallah.......the Nasrallah?

[mewzilla]

Hizbullah denied those captured belonged to the guerrilla group.

And the MSM takes what Hezbollah says for gospel. There are none so blind....

[mewzilla]

Of those arrested three are dispatched to Israel for questioning, I guess that these are more than ordinary Hezbollah members.

Wonder if members of the Knesset will be bleating about the Geneva Conventions...?

[ScaniaBoy]

It could mean that they are actively searching for the hostages, it could mean that they've deicded to hunt down the leaders of Hezbollah, it could mean a lot of other things...

[Peach]

In a rebuttal to this charge, AP’s David Bauder rather lamely asserts: “web sites can use such stamps to show when pictures are posted, not taken.” Responds Richard North of EU Referendum: “Note, however, the use of the word ‘can’. He does not say that the ‘date stamps’ are wrong.”

FrontPage did a very good job detailing how the Arabs use stagecraft to enhance their victimhood status. Thanks for posting those links.

[ScaniaBoy]

And the MSM takes what Hezbollah says for gospel. There are none so blind....

And we saw yesterday how well we could trust the Hezbollah statements - NOT!

[Peach]

So they captured five guerillas last night; very good. When I went to bed the news reports were that three had been captured.

[jeffers]

Dog wrote:
So are there any updates on that raid last night..



IDF got away clean, admits snagging three drones, and Hezb says six.

Plus they're whining about civvies now too. The ones they shot up while engaging their own guys in the hospital when IDF was flying back home.

Wicked fighters, those Hezzies, I stand in awe.

[Cindy]

You're welcome Peach.

[Allegra]

Good afternoon, Peach. I hope all is well with you.

FNC: Hezbollah rocket hits West Bank for first time.

Ouch...that's not good.

And now Iran's threatening to get into it...

[Peach]

Not The Nasrallah.

I think reports last night said it was just someone with the same name. But we can always hope it's deliberate misinformation.