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

Posted on 08/01/2006 9:58:32 PM PDT by 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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar; daralislam; dhimmis; dhimmitude; hezbollah; humanshieldsrus; iran; islam; lebanon; middleeast; muhammadsminions; muslimcaliphate; ontolitani
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To: Straight Vermonter
Blair is dealing with a "scandal" at home. British intelligence agencies may have used info obtained from terrorists "tortured" in other countries.

According to the Beeb?

If so, two words: Andrew Gilligan.

661 posted on 08/02/2006 10:10:27 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: AmericaUnited
Gergen on NBC warning about radicalizing more Muslims the longer the hostilities go on

It never seems to occur to the Gergens of the world that the Muzzies just might be pi**ing us off!

They always talk about how the French think we're uncouth, the Germans think we're warmongers, the Brits think we're Holy Rollers. But isn't it funny how you never hear the MSM talk about how WE think they're all cradle-to-grave wussies?!

662 posted on 08/02/2006 10:10:57 AM PDT by Timeout (I hate MediaCrats!)
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To: RDTF

Not anymore information than was on the thread last night...that I have seen.


663 posted on 08/02/2006 10:11:35 AM PDT by Txsleuth ((((((((ISRAEL)))))))))
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To: Straight Vermonter

That information was posted here yesterday..do you have an article or something that you can post about that??


664 posted on 08/02/2006 10:12:29 AM PDT by Txsleuth ((((((((ISRAEL)))))))))
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

9 soldiers hurt, 1 seriously as IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon
By Ze'ev Schiff, Amos Harel and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and Agencies

Israel Defense Forces soldiers engaged in fierce gunbattles in south Lebanon on Wednesday evening killed at least seven Hezbollah gunmen, the IDF said. One soldier was seriouly wounded in the fighting and eight other were lightly hurt.

The fighting began before dawn in Wednesday.

Most of the fighting, by Golani Brigade infantry troops, took place near the village of Mahabib, north of the Israeli community of Manara.

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Two Armored Corps soldiers were lightly hurt as the IDF made slow progress and took positions in the village of Ataybeh.

Paratroopers exchanged fire with Hezbollah guerillas in the village of Ayta a-Shab. The IDF reports killing seven Hezbollah men, and wounding 10 others. Four IDF troops were lightly hurt in the fighting at Ayta a-Shab.

Earlier Wednesday, IDF reserve troops killed four Hezbollah fighters in clashes as they advanced in southern Lebanon.

The brigade of reservists has been advancing since Wednesday morning, and has taken up positions within the local villages. As they advanced, the soldiers seized ammunition and other Hezbollah materiel.

IDF sources said several Lebanese civilians suspected of aiding Israel were executed on Wednesday by the Hezbollah near the southern Lebanese village of Bint Jbail.

The Israel Air Force dropped leaflets Wednesday morning in 10 villages in south Lebanon, up to 20km north of the border, urging residents to leave their homes immediately if they did not wish to endanger their lives.

In an attack on the Lebanese army, Israeli jets fired at least one missile on a base in the village of Sarba, in the Iqlim al Tuffah province, a highland region where Hezbollah is also believed to have offices and bases. One soldier was killed, bringing to 26 the number of Lebanese soldiers killed since July 12. It was not clear what prompted the air strike on the army base.

Meanwhile, IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz said Wednesday that Israel is considering the resumption of its air strikes deep inside Lebanon, including in Beirut.

Halutz said that such a move would require approval from the government.

"We will need to evaluate the air strikes in the depth of Lebanon, especially in Beirut," he said. "I assume, the matter will come up for authorization in the next day or two."

Two IDF soldiers were wounded Wednesday when a Hezbollah rocket landed on the Lebanese side of the border.

A sixth ground forces brigade entered Lebanon early Wednesday, joining the other five operating along the border between the town of Metula and the community of Zarit.

IAF warplanes raided a Lebanon army base in the south Lebanon village of Sarba on Wednesday morning. The jets fired at least one missile on the base in a hilly region where Hezbollah is also believed to have offices and bases. Three soldiers were killed instantly, said a Lebanese official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give official statements.

Air strikes also targeted a bridge, an overpass and a road in the northern province of Akkar, officials said.

Near the southern market town of Nabatiyeh, warplanes staged several air raids early Wednesday, Lebanese security officials said. No casualties were reported.

Three IDF soldiers killed Tuesday
Three IDF soldiers were killed in battles with Hezbollah fighters in Ayta a-Shab on Tuesday. Twenty-five soldiers were also lightly wounded.

Lieutenant Ilan Gabay, 21, from Kiryat Tivon, Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Einhorn, 22, from Moshav Gizmo, and Michael Levine, 21, from Jerusalem were named as the three soldiers killed in the battle.

IDF paratroopers have been operating in Ayta a-Shab since Monday. The IDF said Tuesday that at least 10 Hezbollah guerillas were killed in the clashes.

During the morning hours, paratroopers took positions in a number of houses and prepared to search the village. Around 11 A.M., Hezbollah men opened fire on with anti-tank weapons on two houses in which the paratroopers were situated. One soldier was killed in the first house and an officer and soldier were killed in a second house.

The other soldiers were lightly wounded by the anti-tank fire and in a series of incidents that occurred afterward.

An IDF soldier was also lightly hurt in Maroun Ras in southern Lebanon and was evacuated to hospital in Safed.

During the evening hours, five soldiers were lightly wounded by Hezbollah mortar fire on the northern border.

A total of five units - thousands of soldiers - are currently deployed in Lebanon. The forces are active from the Metula region to the area of Zarit, reaching some three to six kilometers inside Lebanese territory. As yet, no reserve soldiers have entered Lebanon, although their deployment is being considered.

The object of the operations was to complete the destruction of Hezbollah border strongpoints by Thursday. The IDF troops are also seeking Hezbollah weaponry dumps.

Soldiers will also move into villages used as Hezbollah bases, in operations similar to the one last week in Bint Jbail.

On Tuesday morning, troops took over a Hezbollah command center in the town of Taibeh and were operating in the area of the villages of al-Adaisa and Rab a-Talatin, west of Metula. The IDF said that a large number of Katyushas have been fired from these villages in the past few weeks. Near Taibeh, troops were operating not far from the Litani River.

Hezbollah said on its Al-Manar television station Tuesday that its fighters continued to "confront" IDF ground troops in Kfar Kila, Adaisse, and Taibeh, near the Christian town of Marjayoun. The guerrilla group released a statement saying four of its fighters died in the battles.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that Israel is "winning the battle" in its 21-day offensive against Hezbollah guerillas in southern Lebanon.

The prime minister said, however, that the diplomatic process to create conditions for a cease-fire was underway.

Five IDF soldiers hurt by mortar attack on northern border
Hezbollah gunners fired five rockets and a number of mortar shells at the western Galilee between Rosh Hanikra and Ma'alot on Tuesday.

Five Israel Defense Forces soldiers, including reservists, were lightly to moderately wounded in a mortar attack on the border Tuesday evening. Other mortar shells landed in open areas and did not cause damage or casualties.

Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Tuesday advised Israelis not to travel to the north, despite the relative lull in rocket attacks over the past 24 hours, saying Israel is experiencing a false calm.

"The other side also knows that the sands of time are running out for military activity in Lebanon, and it's possible that it will use the ammunition it has left in order to hit the Israeli home front," he said.

"We have already paid a heavy price in blood and I don't want more people to be hurt."

The Israel Defense Forces has destroyed an estimated two-thirds of Hezbollah's long-range missile capabilities, a senior government official said Monday.

The Iranian-supplied Zelzal-2 missiles have a range of 200 km (125 miles) and are believed to be capable of carrying biological or chemical warheads.

"We know how many of them we destroyed and we know how many they shot," the official said.

"But one-third [left undestroyed] is a lot. That can cause a lot of damage if they are launched," the official added.

The official said that according to estimates, Hezbollah retains 9,000-10,000 122-mm diameter Katyusha rockets and hundreds of rocket launchers.

Most of the rockets launched at northern Israel in recent weeks were Katyushas.

Hezbollah still has the ability to launch 302-mm diameter rockets like those which landed in Afula, and which can reach even further into Israel.

Since Israel Air Force planes bombed the launch site used to fire rockets at Afula, no rockets of the larger type have been launched.

Still, Hezbollah retains rockets and launchers of a similar type, and the groups which fire them retains fighting capability. These rockets, which Hezbollah calls "Khaiber 1" have a range of 90-115 km.

Government sources say Hezbollah still has half of its original inventory of 220-km rockets. Still, they believe Syria to be actively supplying the group.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/745277.html


665 posted on 08/02/2006 10:13:10 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: tcrlaf
Interesting article.

What it boils down to is that it's freedom that strikes fear into the terrorists.

A fear driven by hunger for power and control over the masses.

And they're going to lose. Freedom will win in the end.

666 posted on 08/02/2006 10:14:29 AM PDT by Allegra (FReeping LIVE! from "the other war zone.")
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To: Teufelhunde

I am putting in for a vacation day on 8/22.


667 posted on 08/02/2006 10:14:33 AM PDT by oceanview
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To: AliVeritas
Its interesting in the video, that a guy carrying a 35mm camera is actually carrying the body. But when they notice that they are in camera shot they set down the litter and then rescue workers start carrying the litter and the camera man goes to work shooting pictures as more photographers rush the litter.

Quite convenient
668 posted on 08/02/2006 10:14:58 AM PDT by PureTrouble
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To: sofaman
so I'm Freedom Concert bound tonight...

Woo-Hoo! Hope to see you there! I hear Jim Rob is going as well.

669 posted on 08/02/2006 10:15:15 AM PDT by CAluvdubya (What's so hard to understand about the word illegal?)
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To: RDTF



20:09 IAF: We destroyed the 3 launchers that strike Beit Shean, Afula and Haifa (Haaretz)


670 posted on 08/02/2006 10:16:20 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Peach; All

FYI....at 1:30 EDT...there is supposed to be a White House Briefing on C-span 3...then, after that a Rummy press briefing for the Defense Dept...

I LOVE Rummy pressers as well as Tony ones.


671 posted on 08/02/2006 10:16:20 AM PDT by Txsleuth ((((((((ISRAEL)))))))))
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To: AmericanInTokyo; RasterMaster
Warn people (re: your link), plz.

I agree!! I knew that picture was out there, as it had been previously mentioned on FR but I had no intention of looking at it. Horrid!

672 posted on 08/02/2006 10:16:25 AM PDT by tsmith130
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

"Islamic Movement fears attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem"

Muslims really hate it when they see that their victims are fighting back.


673 posted on 08/02/2006 10:16:38 AM PDT by RouxStir (Refreshingly Offensive, with Hints of Cohiba and Auchentoshen.)
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To: IrishRainy

Or gassed?

Pinz


674 posted on 08/02/2006 10:17:25 AM PDT by pinz-n-needlez (Jack Bauer wears Tony Snow pajamas)
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To: BurbankKarl

That's what he claims.

I sent him a link to the FR thread and his email back to me was also that he has been on it for 3 days.

Guess he means since Monday.

I listened to him all 3 hrs. on Monday and don't remember him mentioning the pic problem at all.

He said we were slow reporting on it.


675 posted on 08/02/2006 10:17:41 AM PDT by Mr Cobol (Quit swatting at flies and go after the manure pile. Curtis LeMay on VIET NAM WAR!)
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To: tcrlaf

< From Shiachat, credited to Al-Tayyar:
The 5 Lebanese kidnapped from Baalback are all civilians over 50 years old.
Hezbollah have destroyed 6 Zionist tanks and one bulldozer, blocked the Zionist army from entereing Ayta Al Shaab, and inflicted over 25 casualties (including deaths) on the Zionists.
Heavy fighting still going on along Lebanon's southern border.
Hezbollah have rained down over 300 rockets on the Zionsits, some of them targetting an IDF base 70 km South of the Lebanese border.
Hezbollah fighters have prevented the Zionists from pulling one of their destroyed tanks from Ayta Al Shaab. >

Baghdad Bob is in Lebanon?


676 posted on 08/02/2006 10:18:14 AM PDT by GOP_Proud (The price of gas is proportional to how badly I need a fill-up.)
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To: Allegra

Religious Totalitarians.

vs.

Cultural suicide Totalitarians

vs. us!

The second group seems to be oblivious that the first group hates them with a bloody passion, although they sometimes use them...but that's part of the cultural suicide syndrome, I guess....


677 posted on 08/02/2006 10:18:29 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Peach

bookmark


678 posted on 08/02/2006 10:18:50 AM PDT by good old days (Jennifer Griffin deserves a raise)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

"IDF to Enemy Fighters: We'll Find You Anywhere "

Please, IDF, come get them in the US. Our govt allows them to flourish with impunity.


679 posted on 08/02/2006 10:19:09 AM PDT by RouxStir (Refreshingly Offensive, with Hints of Cohiba and Auchentoshen.)
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To: RouxStir

I don't know when the third temple group plan to go, but I know that the authorities will be doing the usual thing in hot times by restricting young moslem men from having access to the temple mount, but that doesn't mean they won't riot in the streets....


680 posted on 08/02/2006 10:20:26 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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