Hizbullah fire mortars and missiles into Israel from Lebanon

Jerusalem Post ^

[BlackJack]

Three IDF soldiers were injured, one moderately and two lightly, when Hizbullah fired at their outpost in the Har Dov area Thursday afternoon. They were evacuated to hospital, Israel Radio repoirted.

The Hizbullah had been firing mortar shells and missiles at the IDF outposts in the area during the afternoon, in what was the first time in several months that Hizbullah fires at Israel.

Hizbullah stopped its fire at the outpost at around 18:30 local time, the report added.

Lebanese police were quoted in the report as saying said that IAF war planes bombed Hizbullah outposts in the Sheba'ah Farms area earlier Thursday.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

The fastest way to Bagdad may be through Lebanon !

The road to Baghdad will likely pass through Kuwait, IMHO.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I keep hoping the U.S. will lease/lend Israel a dozen B-52's to do some ARC LIGHTS on the Bekka Valley where Hizbollah hang out.

We should just do it for them. A freebie.

[ChadGore]

Re: "Another, "look over there" move by Iraq. It will pick up as the heat is increased on them."

Bingo !

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

iran has been more prominent than iraq in funding hizbullah.

Fine. Bomb Iraq into submission and then bomb Iran into submission. Works for me.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

Remember when this would have actually been news?

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[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Why haven't WE taken out the Bekaa Vally in OUR 'war on terror'...and give Syria a look at consequences while we are at it.... too much palaver ....swift strikes without warning, repeated until the message is clear...with NO further apology or explanation....let the recipient figure out how to avoid hellfire....

Quite rational.

[Don Carlos]

Yep, Syria and Lebanon need to mend their ways. No question.

I'll wager, however, that following the "Mother of all regime changes" that will take place in Iraq in the near future, these two states will either begin to see the error in their ways or be easily handled militarily. Syria isn't exactly a military power to be reckoned with, and if Syria goes down, Lebanon would cleanse its self and become a model mid-east democracy like it was in the early 70's.

Just IMHO, of course but time will tell. And G-d willing we will all see the this play out in the near future.

[PhilDragoo]

Another, "look over there" move by Iraq.

Aug. 29, 2002
Mortar fire in Gaza Strip, 3 Palestinians arrested
By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF

Palestinians fired 3 mortar shells at an Israeli settlement and an IDF outpost in the central Gaza Strip early Thursday morning, Israel Radio reported. There were no injuries and no damage was caused.

Gunmen fired an anti-tank rocket and a number of grenades at IDF troops near Rafah on the Egyptian border, there were no injuries reported.

Israeli forces also arrested two Palestinians wanted for questioning by Israel near Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip. A third Palestinian was arrested in the Balata refugee camp.

[SevenDaysInMay]

IMO, a blood Baath in Iraq is for the benefit of Iran, etc. Leaders and the "street" will watch as thousands of Iraqi government oficials/Republican Guard disappear from history and ponder their immediate futures. Baath Party survivors should be hanged for their crimes.

When we rock the Cradle of Civilization, we (not our allies) need to have in place sufficiently heavy throw weight to dust the theo-fascists. The Chinese will observing closely.