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2009-07-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2009-07-15 00:11|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Juice have electronic warfare ability to remotely detonate Muslim explosives? (Not impossible in principle.)

Posted by Glenmore 2009-07-15 07:37|| 2009-07-15 07:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Remember, that if munitions are improperly stored, even a single one going off will set off the lot.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-07-15 10:22|| 2009-07-15 10:22|| Front Page Top

#3 A series of explosions on Tuesday in an abandoned building near Lebanons tense border with Israel was caused by a fire in a Hezbollah weapons depot, a Lebanese security official said.

The depot in the village of Khirbet Silim, about 10 miles north of the border, was housed in an abandoned building and was likely used during the 2006 war, added the official who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military regulations.

Lebanese soldiers and firefighters sealed the area off after the explosions to keep journalists away.

The Lebanese army issued a statement saying only that the area was sealed after an explosion in an abandoned building and that a joint committee from the military and UN peacekeepers was investigating.

Andrea Tenenti, a spokesman for UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon, said UNIFIL was investigating the incident and had not yet determined the cause of the explosions.

According to Israeli security sources, the Hezbollah depot contained various of types of rockets, including Katyusha rockets, which the organization was hiding. The rockets are being stored for future use against Israel. The Israeli sources further claimed that the incident is testimony to the fact that Hezbollah continues to use Lebanese villages along the border to hide weapons among the civilian population, effectively turning them into human shields.

Posted by tu3031 2009-07-15 11:47|| 2009-07-15 11:47|| Front Page Top

#4 A work accident? File it with LOSHA.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-07-15 12:27|| 2009-07-15 12:27|| Front Page Top

#5 A gift from God by any other name is still a blessing.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-07-15 15:45|| 2009-07-15 15:45|| Front Page Top

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