Posted on 08/10/2006 4:59:12 PM PDT by garbageseeker
QASMIYA, Lebanon, Aug. 9 -- There are no more bridges along the 90 miles of the Litani River, dividing besieged southern Lebanon and Hezbollah's fighters from the rest of the country. One by one, Israeli forces bombed them all. So a little ways from the Mediterranean Sea, where the river's meandering waters eddy, then empty, about 20 men heaved, pushed, pulled and coaxed -- with appeals to God in between -- two water-logged trucks carrying supplies Wednesday to regions bearing the brunt of Israel's invasion.
Over a few hours, Hezbollah's shadowy organization emerged on the banks of the Litani. "Don't take pictures!" one of the men shouted.
The dozens of black bags, filled with tuna, sardines, rice, processed cheese, sugar and tea, were marked with stickers in red and green. "A Gift, the Red Crescent Society, the Islamic Republic of Iran," they read. Scrawled on one car was a prayer: "Under the protection of the merciful." Around them hurried men with walkie-talkies and cellphones, furtively glancing at sounds of war above.
They worked with precision -- everyone had a job, hardly a movement was wasted.
And they worked with speed -- no one knew when one of the distant sounds might signal an Israeli attack.
"It's dangerous," one young man said, nerves quickening his pace, as he lugged loads of bread, "but Hezbollah is strong."
In a methodical campaign to isolate southern Lebanon, where 10,000 Israeli soldiers are fighting a dogged foe, Israel has blockaded the city of Tyre, dozens of villages and the rock-strewn valleys between them. The bridges are wrecked. So are the roads. And menacing Israeli leaflets sprinkled over Tyre have warned that any car in the street, whatever the type, at whatever hour, may be annihilated.
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Those tuna secondaries can be quite intense.
No pro-Hezbollah barf alert yet? I'll do it.
PRO-HEZBOLLAH MEGA BARF ALERT
The guy may be a traitor, but it does tell us how Hezbollah is being re-armed.
Around them hurried men with walkie-talkies and cellphones, furtively glancing at sounds of war above.
They worked with precision -- everyone had a job, hardly a movement was wasted.
And they worked with speed -
After all, it's what you would expect from a MILITARY operation.
I wish I could get some of those "Menacing" Israeli leaflets
to go with my peaceful Hezb'ullah Katyusha rockets.
I could just puke. The media really are traitors in the first degree.
"It is proof that Hezbolah has their version of the "Ho Chi Minh Trail". I was right."
Except that this one's not unassailable because of political pantywaists. We all knew that Hezbollah needed to get resupplied somehow--it's not like supplies are going to fall from the sky. Chances are this is just one of many supply routes they have.
Anthony Shadid and the Washington Post really gave Hezballah a head job with this little POS story.
I agree.
I agree with you that Hezbollah will have many ways to re-supply.
No, no, no.
We should thank "Tony" for the excellent intelligence he just provided to the IDF on Hezbollah operations. And since the "Newspaper of Record" just published a confirmation of their methods of operation, there can be little dispute that attacking just about anybody carrying anything south of the Litani River can be considered a legitimate attack on Hezbollah resupply operations.
Good job, Tony and Washington Post! Keep reporting operational details of Israel's enemies. Nice to see the shoe on the other foot for a change.
I wonder of the reporter gave them all a medal and offered to bear their children.
I think when the IDF reads this report, they will be sending him an "Thank You" note for writing this article.
This article is an IDF intelligence officer and American intelligence officer dream.
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