Posted on 08/10/2006 8:58:48 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
Love is a Battlefield
IDF soldier received heart shaped cookie somewhere near the Lebanon border...
Gillerman is saying Lebanon rejects French/US resolution.
Did you forget to write sarcasm?
That's what the JP said...they saw what a rough time Israel had with the Hez and the French were not so sure they wanted their soldiers there after all...
Might just be a headline writer thing, you know...shorter to say veto than rejects...
Q) What's the song you always play just before Kate Smith sings, "God Bless America," at the very end of each show?
A) Al Bowlly sings, "Midnight, the Stars and You" by Ray Noble and His Orchestra; recorded in London on February 16, 1934.
"That is good news...and notice who announced it."
He's been watching our plight on FR yesterday and thought he lend a hand ;>)
I can't put a happy face on Olmert.
I feel twice as deeply about Israel and border issues
living 15 miles from one.
hey I figured out how to post a link....Glick spells it out plain
Hizbullah's computerised weaponry and high morale, Zionists admitting to surprises at every level
Computerised weaponry and high morale
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1842276,00.html
Conal Urquhart in Metulla
Friday August 11, 2006
The Guardian
Israeli forces have been astonished at the discovery of networks of bunkers and computerised weapons in Hizbullah positions, according to officials.
Troops have found air-conditioned bunkers 40 metres (125ft) below the ground and anti-tank weapons that originate in France, the US and Russia in southern Lebanon.
Many of the tactics and weapons employed by Hizbullah have neutralised Israel's military superiority and made a complete victory difficult to achieve.
Hizbullah's use of rockets to attack Israel was not unexpected but the Israeli armed forces have been repeatedly surprised since they went on the offensive a month ago.
The first major shock was when Hizbullah narrowly missed sinking an Israeli destroyer with a Chinese shore-to-sea missile. Four were killed in the attack.
"There were some weapons we did not know about," said General Ido Nehushtan. "There were others such as the unmanned aerial vehicles which we had detected before."
The revelations have increased since Israeli ground forces invaded southern Lebanon. "The main threat is the use of sophisticated anti-tank weapons against our armoured vehicles. One of the most effective is the Kornet which was supplied by Russia to Iran and then to Hizbullah," said Lieutenant Colonel Olivier Rafowicz.
"We have been very surprised by the quantity of weapons and the building that has been carried out in the last six years. We knew they were preparing for war but we did not realise to what extent."
Soldiers have discovered bunkers with listening and observation devices working in tandem with computers.
The bunkers meant that Hizbullah fighters could shelter from Israeli air and artillery bombardment and then surprise advancing Israeli forces. Often the bunkers were so well hidden that fighters could wait until the soldiers had passed and then attack them from behind.
Israel has so far lost more than 80 soldiers in combat. Its highly mobile armour and air support is less effective against guerilla fighters, and its armour has been neutralised by Hizbullah's acquisition of state of the art weapons.
Hizbullah's older anti-tank weapons have been effective against armoured personnel carriers and buildings used by soldiers for shelters. Its newer weapons such as the Russian Kornet and US TOW missiles have been highly effective succeeded in piercing the armour of Israel's main battle tank, the Merkava, reputedly one of the best-defended tanks in the world.
One member of an Israeli tank crew who had just left Lebanon told the Guardian: "It's terrible. You do not fight anti-tank teams with tanks. You use infantry supported by artillery and helicopters. Wide valleys without shelter are the wrong place to use tanks."
Although he said Hizbullah's weapons had been supplied by Iran, Lt Col Rafowicz admitted the militants' prowess also stemmed from its morale and organisation. They are very keen to engage our forces. They are not wearing suicide bomb belts but they are not afraid to die, which makes deterrence very difficult."
Gen Nehushtan said: "We have to recognise that we will be dealing with new definitions of victory. There will be no white flags being raised on this battlefield," he said.
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Probably an ignorant journalist.
With nothing accomplished, ie. with the job not done (A Republican idea), I cannot say that these Israelis did not die in vain. Olmert did not have the beitzim to get the job done with 90% of the country behind him.
Israel cannot afford Olmert.
You make the mistake, btw, of drawing a parallel between Pres Bush and PM Olmert, where none exists. I support my Pres because he sticks to his guns, which is exactly why I do not support Olmert. (Accusing me of sounding like the Democrats, vaguely or otherwise, is specious and you know it.)
True the Israeli soldiers died for their country. And Olmert insults their memory by not destroying the terrorist organization that killed them.
One last thing, what happens to the kidnapped soldiers? Remember? We will not leave until they are returned?
I think I see what is gonna happen longer term....
Best I shut up now and not ruin it.
;-) Won't be bad at all.
Major infight in Islam leading to it's destruction is all I will hint at. Iffins you Hatfields want a fued/jihad like us 13th century dumbasses want, them McCoys is ready fer it.
Ceasefire Plan Does Not Eliminate Hizbullah Threat
05:36 Aug 11, '06 / 17 Av 5766
by Yechiel Spir
The draft ceasefire plan agreed to by the United States and France may result in an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, but it will not disarm Hizbullah.
It appears that United Nations efforts are concentrating on halting Israeli military operations throughout Lebanon, but no effort is being made to eliminate the Hizbullah threat. The draft agreement only calls for pushing Hizbullah north of the Litani, not far enough from Israel’s northern border to place Hizbullah rockets out of range from northern Israeli civilian population centers.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=109778
Glick is very good...I always read her stuff.
Here comes Kate!
(for you late nighters who don't want to listen to Coast to Coast, the Fox News live stream:
http://foxnews-foxstream.wm.llnwd.net/foxnews_foxstream )
You'll take a sandwich, just in case....
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