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Plans Collide In Gaza
Strategy Page ^ | January 3, 2009 | Editor

Posted on 01/05/2009 12:45:53 PM PST by Col. Bob

January 3, 2009: The Israeli attack on Hamas forces in Gaza on December 27th, hit fifty targets within 220 seconds. The fifty Israeli aircraft assembled off the coast, and delivered a well rehearsed attack designed to take out Hamas targets before key commanders could get away. Israeli intelligence had discovered Hamas plans for such an Israeli attack, which involved key Hamas personnel immediately dispersing to hiding places. These included hospitals, where the Hamas men would dress in staff uniforms and blend in. Other safe havens included nursery schools, and other places where the Hamas officials would be surrounded by lots of civilians at all times. Thus the tight timing for the Israeli attack, intended to catch the key Hamas personnel before they could disperse.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: gaza; goodvsevil; hamas; israel
War and intel done right.
1 posted on 01/05/2009 12:45:54 PM PST by Col. Bob
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To: Col. Bob

Hamas men would disperse to nursery schools. There are some real brave, upstanding men for you.


2 posted on 01/05/2009 12:49:48 PM PST by Sender (Never lose your ignorance; you can never regain it!)
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HAMAS: Heroes to the lame-stream media and loonie leftist-liberals worldwide!
Hide behind women, children and care-facility people; it's what a liberal would do if attacked.
3 posted on 01/05/2009 12:52:38 PM PST by jeffc (They're coming to take me away! Ha-ha, he-he, ho-ho!)
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To: All; Col. Bob

Related thread:

Why Arabs Believe In Force Fields (Interesting!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157509/posts


4 posted on 01/05/2009 12:58:26 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Barack Obama: In Error and arrogant -- he's errogant!)
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To: Col. Bob

5 posted on 01/05/2009 1:02:25 PM PST by Diogenesis
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To: Col. Bob

We know of two or three names. How many of the initial 200 in the 50 targets were big fish?

No one’s telling.

No denial means no one to deny?


6 posted on 01/05/2009 1:04:21 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Save America......... put out lots of wafarin (it's working))
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To: bert
OOps!! forgot the graphic.....


7 posted on 01/05/2009 1:11:32 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Save America......... put out lots of wafarin (it's working))
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To: Diogenesis

That graphic says it all.


8 posted on 01/05/2009 1:26:46 PM PST by newheart (Obama. We kind of underestimated the creepiness.)
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