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  • War of the generals (more info on leadership change in IDF - must read!)

    08/09/2006 6:18:08 AM PDT · by Dark Skies · 6 replies · 721+ views
    ynetnews.com ^ | 8/9/2006 | Ron Ben-Yishai
    As head of the IDF Northern Command, Udi Adam was responsible for several failures during the first two weeks of the fighting – beginning with the kidnapping, to the daylight attack on Maroun al-Ras and the mumbled rescue attempt, to a general impression that he has conducted himself more like a building contractor or a firefighter putting out fires, rather than a general who can initiate and lead. At least that's the impression he's given several colleagues and senior officers under his command. It has appeared to them that General Adam was hurt by hinted criticism from Chief of Staff...
  • Analysis: A babysitter up north

    08/09/2006 12:07:41 AM PDT · by garbageseeker · 1 replies · 247+ views
    The Jerusalem Post ^ | 08/09/2006 | By YAAKOV KATZ
    Five days into the 1973 Yom Kippur War, chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. David "Dado" Elazar decided to replace OC Southern Command Maj.-Gen. Shmuel "Gorodish" Gonen with former chief of General Staff Haim Bar-Lev. The decision was reported to have been made as a result of Gonen's poor response to the Egyptian attack and his actions in the first days of fighting. OC Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam has not been dismissed from his position and was told Tuesday that he would continue directing the current war in Lebanon. Nonetheless, Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz's decision to appoint...