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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Lebanese Army finds rockets near Israel border
2008-12-25
BBEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanese army officers say troops have discovered seven rockets set up with timers that were on the verge of firing near the border with Israel. Two senior officers say troops are dismantling the Katyusha rockets, discovered Thursday near the border town of Naqoura.

They say the rockets' timers were activated, and one of the officers says the rockets were to have fired overnight. They would not say if the rockets were directed toward Israel.
Perhaps they were aimed at Iran?
The militant group Hezbollah has a large rocket arsenal, but has rarely used them against Israel since their 2006 war. Last year, a previously unknown militant Islamic group fired two rockets into Israel.
Posted by:tipover

#10  no prob, just teasing. Merry Christmas ;-)
Posted by: Frank G   2008-12-25 23:39  

#9  yuk, yuk.
It's Vista and IE8beta on a 64bit machine.
Nothing works right.
Posted by: Skidmark   2008-12-25 23:33  

#8  But #5 has some points. ;-)
Posted by: tipover   2008-12-25 19:37  

#7  #5, spot on. I totally disagree with #6 though
Posted by: Frank G   2008-12-25 19:30  

#6  I sometimes think of myself as an intelligent man, perhaps because others say I am, but then I get over it.

I cannot, cannot understand these continued weak gestures to 'destroy Israel(Kuwait/Lebanon/Kurds)' by all of their surrounding neighbors.

"We have two rockets, let's send them over and be heros!", "This will show them, let's build a tunnel! We'll be heros!" "That woman looked at me, let's burn her face with acid! We'll be heros!" "We're in the hate girls club! Let's make them wear sacks!"

It's like they're reinacting the playground fantasies of 8 year olds. No wonder they don't do autopsies. The physical causes of brain death dimentia and stunted frontal lobe growth are self-evident.

sorry about the rant. Merry Christmas.
Posted by: Skidmark   2008-12-25 18:11  

#5  I sometimes think of myself as an intelligent man, perhaps because others say I am, but then I get over it.

I cannot, cannot understand these continued weak gestures to 'destroy Israel(Kuwait/Lebanon/Kurds)' by all of their surrounding neighbors.

"We have two rockets, let's send them over and be heros!", "This will show them, let's build a tunnel! We'll be heros!" "That woman looked at me, let's burn her face with acid! We'll be heros!" "We're in the hate girls club! Let's make them wear sacks!"

It's like they're reinacting the playground fantasies of 8 year olds. No wonder they don't do autopsies. The physical causes of brain death dimentia and stunted frontal lobe growth are self-evident.

sorry about the rant. Merry Christmas.
Posted by: Skidmark   2008-12-25 18:11  

#4  Must be a "Rocket Models R Us" franchise there.
Posted by: tipover   2008-12-25 17:22  

#3  Well, butter my Butt and call me a Bisquit! I never woulda guessed there wuz Rockets in Lebanon.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2008-12-25 17:06  

#2  I kinda wondered how they were found myself. Israeli drone operator drop a dime? Or does the Lebanese Army have a hotline to ____?
Posted by: tipover   2008-12-25 16:38  

#1  Lets see ... the last time Israel went into Gaza, Hezbollah started firing rockets across the border. When that didn't ease the pressure on Gaza, the took two Israeli soldiers.

Seems like a pretty consistent strategy to me. Hamas heats things up in Gaza, Israel responds, Hezbollah acts to take the pressure off by firing into Israel from Lebanon.
Posted by: crosspatch   2008-12-25 16:24  

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