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2006-08-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

ISRAELI gunboats have shelled a refugee camp in Lebanon, killing two people, as France and the United States hammer out a new draft UN resolution aimed at securing a ceasefire in the four-week war. Five children ~~four puppies, three kittens, two fluffy bunnies and a baby duck~~ were among 15 injured in the strike on the Ein el-Hilweh camp in southern Lebanon, which houses about 50,000 Palestinian refugees and has been opened up to Lebanese fleeing Israeli strikes at Hezbollah targets elsewhere in the country. Two shells fell on the area around the home of Colonel Munir Maqdah, a military chief of the Fatah movement in Lebanon, camp sources said. The victims were pulled out of a house destroyed by the strike as rescue efforts continued to try to find any others trapped inside.

Earlier in southern Lebanon, Israeli air strikes have killed 14 villagers and wounded 23 in Ghaziyeh, rescue workers and hospital officials have said. The bombs fell as mourners elsewhere in the village were burying 15 people killed by a raid there the previous day. An Israeli army spokeswoman said the building hit belonged to a senior Hezbollah member and was not near the funeral. She said all residents had been told in advance to leave.

Posted by Fred 2006-08-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [23 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Too damn bad we don't have any 16" battleships left on duty. Perfect for them. Nothing like a sustained barage from the big guns to clear the sinuses.

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-08-10 01:46|| 2006-08-10 01:46|| Front Page Top

#2 they should shell the hellhole at least twice a week, on general principle

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-10 08:20|| 2006-08-10 08:20|| Front Page Top

#3 On 8 February 1984, New Jersey fired almost 300 shells at Druze and Syrian positions in the Bekaa valley east of Beirut. Some 30 of these massive projectiles rained down on a Syrian command post, killing the general commanding Syrian forces in Lebanon and several other senior officers. This was the heaviest shore bombardment since the Korean War.

FIRE FOR EFFECT!

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-10 10:28|| 2006-08-10 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Unfortunately, even if we reactivated the remaining BBs we have (two, I believe), it would take them two to three years to be ready for service. The CVN/CVA boys need to understand that everything can't be done by aircraft, and there's a role for heavy firepower in the US Navy. I wish we had five or six of these monsters ready to rain havoc on anyone that deserved it. Replace some of the 5" guns on the sides with MLRS launchers, add a PAC-3 launch array and the AEGIS radar, Sea Sparrow, CIWS, and a helicopter deck and you'd have something that would strike fear into the hearts of ANY enemy.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-08-10 14:47|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-08-10 14:47|| Front Page Top

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