Posted on 08/03/2006 9:14:01 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
Summary of IDF operations against Hizbullah in Lebanon 3 Aug 2006
(Communicated by IDF Spokesman)
Over the past day, IDF infantry, armored and engineering forces operated in southern Lebanon. The forces positioned themselves in the areas of Mis el Jabal, Mahibab Blida, Shihin, Rajmil and Majdal Zun, in the eastern part of southern Lebanon. At the same time, IDF forces established positions in the villages of Al Teibeh, Al Adeisa, Rab A-Tiltin, Aita a-Sha’ab and Maroun A-Ras and Bint Jbeil.
Yesterday evening an IDF soldier was killed and four more were wounded in exchanges of fire in the village of Aita A-Sha’ab. An IDF soldier was severely wounded and two soldiers were lightly wounded in the village of Mahbib.
In fighting throughout the day, IDF forces killed approximately 35 armed Hizbullah terrorists, and wounded numerous other Hizbullah terrorists.
In the area of Bint Jbeil, IDF forces identified and destroyed a vehicle carrying a Hizbullah missile launcher. Additional weapons were discovered by the force, including 10 assault rifles in the area around the village of Sheihin.
During the night the IDF carried out more than 120 aerial attacks in Lebanon:
6 missile launchers, including launchers used for long-range attacks against Afula and Haifa.
35 Hizbullah buildings, storage facilities and headquarters
Areas used to launch rocket into Israel, and roads and bridges leading to those areas.
A vehicle identified transporting weapons.
We were expecting the worst and....
they behaved themselves!
Oh, they burned flags and acted like a bunch of Mookie-sheep, but the thugs and the pudgy boy himself were nowhere to be found.
Cowards.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced yesterday that he ordered the withdrawal of his country's ambassador to Israel in protest over the "genocide" caused by the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. Upon his return from a two-week overseas trip that included a visit to Iran, Chávez said he was infuriated by how Israel keeps "trampling, bombing, and tearing apart" innocent [civilians] with "gringo" aircraft while the United Nations Security Council does nothing.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1677655/posts
I'd betcha money on that, too.
MOSUL, Iraq - Ten people, including three Iraqi policemen, were
killed on Friday by a suicide bomber in Hadhar, a town 55 miles
south of Mosul, a police source told Reuters.
The attack took place on a sports field and wounded 12 people,
including nine policemen, who were patrolling the area.
It followed clashes in Mosul between insurgents and Iraqi and
U.S. forces, and a car bombing which killed one of the city's
senior police officers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5244644.stm
US General: Iraq Could Slide to Civil War
By Al Pessin
Pentagon
03 August 2006
The commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress Thursday that militants are trying to push Iraq into civil war, but he also said he believes the Iraqi government and military can prevent that if they have strong international support.
During a lengthy and sometimes heated discussion between senior defense department officials and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, General John Abizaid painted a stark picture of the situation in Baghdad.
"I believe that the sectarian violence is probably as bad as I've seen it in Baghdad in particular, and that if not stopped it is possible that Iraq could move toward civil war," he said. "Al-Qaida terrorists, insurgents and Shia' militia militants compete to plunge the country into civil war. It is a decisive time in Baghdad and it requires decisive Iraqi action with our clear support."
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2006/08/iraq-060803-voa01.htm
Timor Goksel witnessed the birth of
Hezbollah in the early 1980s when he
was political adviser to the UN
peacekeeping force in southern
Lebanon.
"What we are seeing so far are what
they call 'village reserves' - that's a very
interesting thing. Hezbollah have not
committed their troops yet," he says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5245116.stm
Twenty-three dead as Israeli jets bomb Lebanon close to Syria BAALBEK, Lebanon, Aug 4 (AFP) - At least 23 people were killed Friday when an Israeli air strike hit workers
who were filling a refrigerated container with boxes of fruit and vegetables in Lebanon close to the Syrian border, the civil defence service said. "Several people are still under the rubble of
the refrigerated container which collapsed" close to the customs building on the border, said Ali Yaghi, head of the rescue service on the scene in the village of Qaa. Security sources said
that the wounded had been evacuated to Syria. (First Posted @ 17:12 PST Updated @ 18:35 PST)
http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/04/welcome.htm
"Heinlein corrupted me young with that healthy dose of libertarian leaning you should be responsible for your decisions pov that he was good at communicating."
Which reminds me to make sure to keep a copy of The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress in my daughters' room when she gets into her early teens. Gotta make sure she see's a good % of Babylon 5, most Star Trek, a LOT of History Channel (at least what's on these days), etc. Good VHS will still look "good enough" on a 13" TV...
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Thanks.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/746587.html
Last update - 09:04 04/08/2006
Islamic group: 200 militants sent to bomb 'Israel's vital interests'
By Reuters
JAKARTA - More than 200 Islamic militants from Southeast Asia have been sent on missions to bomb Israel's "vital interests" and countries that support the Jewish state, their leader said on Friday.
The militants have been trained to carry out suicide bombings to avenge Israel's military strikes on the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, said Suaib Didu, chairman of the Jakarta-based ASEAN Muslim Youth Movement.
...
"More than 3,000 people have signed up for the mission, and 217 people from Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore have been dispatched abroad so far, he said."
"In short, if we wish to learn what was going on in Europe in 1938, just look around." Victor David Hanson
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDBhMzg5Mzk4NjQ5MjM5OTJhZjRjMWQ4OWMzNDhmMzk=
Must have been baby milk in that fridge.
Not to mention what Jordan did to the Palestinians...
Rueters:
More than 200 Islamic militants from Southeast Asia have been sent on missions to bomb Israel's "vital interests" and countries that support the Jewish state, their leader said on Friday. Western countries such as the United States and Britain, as well as businesses, could be targeted unless they cease supporting Israel.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/746587.html
May they continue to behave in unthuglike ways....
"Must have been baby milk in that fridge."
Pro'ly was babies in the fridge...gotta resupply the bodies to put on display for the "massacres".
Here's some optimitic thoughts from a poster on another board on how our Admin is handling the diplomatic front of this war, we can only hope he is correct -
"I think the Bush admin has taken a page from the Arafat play book...
Says the words that sound nice to the audience that wants to hear them..
Keep fighting...
Thank you arafat for teaching us how to talk to your people... "
very good
Excellent exchange between a reporter and PM Olmert with analogies to Kosovo.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1677694/posts
"More than 200 Islamic militants from Southeast Asia have been sent on missions to bomb Israel's "vital interests" and countries that support the Jewish state, their leader said on Friday. Western countries such as the United States and Britain, as well as businesses, could be targeted unless they cease supporting Israel."
My wife is from the Philippines. Most areas are pretty safe, actually, but it is quite an experience: the first time you go someplace like that, and when you go to MacDonalds there's an armed guard at the door...
Olmert: "I don’t want now to draw comparisons [but] one could ask the question what precisely did the European forces [do] in Kosovo 10 years ago. How many innocent civilians were killed in Kosovo 10 years ago? We can draw on and on these comparisons."
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