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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
'Hezbollah land' a scene of apocalyptic destruction
2006-07-17
Beirut - Apocalyptic scenes covered most areas in the predominantly Shiite Hezbollah hotbed areas in southern Lebanon following a night of fierce Israeli shelling on Sunday. Nine-storey buildings were totally destroyed in what used to be named 'Hezbollah's security square,' while bridges have been reduced to rubble and roads in this part of the capital simply no longer exist.
The cockles of my heart are all toasty warm...
A walk through the Haret Hreik, Bir Al Abed and Musrafiyeh areas is like walking through a ghost town. Few Hezbollah militants wearing army fatigues were seen venturing through the rubble to assess the damage inflicted by the strikes.
We heard the other night they were getting mighty scarce...
'I refuse to leave this area despite the heavy shelling...I want to die at home,' one man, Ali Haidar told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa in Haret Hreik.
Your choice, Ali...
Destruction is everywhere in what used to be an area heavily populated mostly by Hezbollah followers. Further into the capital, the scene is a bit different, but roads were empty and people were confined to their homes and to watching their television sets, despite that it is a Sunday, which is normally a day of recreation in Beirut. 'We are all home watching developments on television and praying that the world community will find a solution to implement a ceasefire as soon as possible to spare the civilians losses,' Nayla Saba, a Christian woman in the area of Ashrafiyeh told dpa. 'I think Hezbollah this time underestimated their enemy and did not expect such a retaliation for the capturing of the two Israeli soldiers on Wednesday,' she added.
Picked right up on that, didn't she?
Two Christian women near a church in east Beirut expressed their anger against Hezbollah and held the movement responsible for the destruction and human losses. 'They want an open war,' said Georgette Hadad. 'Look what they did to the people...Their guerrillas are not dying but the people are.'
They figure that's what they have civilians for.
Guerrillas aren't dying? Dang it, Israel, push harder.
Meanwhile, supermarkets in the capital were opened Sunday to try to supply the Lebanese with food supplies. A supermarket manager told dpa, 'we will stay open 24/24 to try to supply the people with their needs in these difficult times.'
Posted by:Fred

#24  If only it were truly 'apocalyptic'.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-07-17 22:10  

#23  I'll be under the futon.
Posted by: 6   2006-07-17 17:14  

#22  You read it here first, folks.

2006-07-17 15:13 - Old Patriot calls in the first ARCLIGHT strikes of WWIV.

Nothing like a little ROLLING THUNDER to get someone's attention.
Posted by: Parabellum   2006-07-17 16:58  

#21  I still say we need to show the islamonutz "apocalypse" with a 40-ship cell of B-52s down through some area, such as Sidon or Tyre, or even better, Qom. These little shitistan warlords think they have firepower: let them see what 2,760 (69x40) 750-lb bombs can do when dropped in a seven-minute timespan. Let the "reporters" gather, and watch them come crawling out with their noses, ears, and eyes bleeding from the overpressure, if they escape at all. Let the Iranians, Saudis, Iraqis, Paks, Syrians, "palestinians", or Egyptians know what we can REALLY do if we get pissed off enough. They don't appreciate our holding back, so why continue? If they don't respect you, you might as well make them fear the mere hint you might get angry with them. We're being too damned nice, and if we're not careful, we'll lose this war.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-07-17 15:13  

#20  Or damages their favorite bar.
Posted by: Crith Glavitch4475   2006-07-17 14:37  

#19  Zhang: I think it's only "apocalyptic" when it happens to the people the journalistic establishment is rooting for.
Posted by: Mike   2006-07-17 14:22  

#18  Still, that does look like a hell of a nice place to watch the war from.
Posted by: 6   2006-07-17 12:52  

#17  Are they playing "Ride of the Valkyries"?
Posted by: mojo   2006-07-17 12:00  

#16  How apocalyptic was it, Johnny...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-07-17 11:18  

#15  Hopefully of "biblical" proportions or mega disproportionate.
Posted by: JohnQC   2006-07-17 11:01  

#14  I don't recall these reporters using the word "apocalyptic" to describe the destruction, via plane crash, fire and collapse of the entire 9 building World Trade Center complex on 9/11. I guess "apocalyptic" is a word that journalists use only when people are not Americans are affected.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2006-07-17 10:22  

#13  These guys need to get "HezbollaCast" to pick up the History Channel in their basic cable package.
Posted by: Capsu78   2006-07-17 09:49  

#12  Strenuous avoidance of civilian casualties was not a factor until the Vietnam War. In face of a mobile missile attack, those who launch and hide bear the responsibility for any casualties.

If I hear the term "disproportionate response" one more time, I will puke. Hear what the "Supreme Leader" of Iran has to say about the war on Hizbollah, etc:
http://www.leader.ir/langs/EN/index.php?p=news&id=3181
Posted by: Anginens Threreng8133   2006-07-17 09:13  

#11  Yeah, they are showing so much restraint that I think they may actually perpetuate the situation if they don't kick it up a notch.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-07-17 09:08  

#10  I made a trip to Gdansk Poland back in the early 90Â’s. When the Germans went through that city the order was to leave no building standing. This was on of HitlerÂ’s example of total war. After the war the Pols rebuilt the city with the old bricks trying to get the same bricks to the right buildings. Very inspiring.

Beirut, on the other hand, is not apocalyptic nor is it all out war. It is nothing more than a small insignificant country that harbors terrorists. Israel is showing great restraint with their strategic strikes against an enemy hosted by Lebanon.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-07-17 08:51  

#9  'Hebollah Land a Scene of Hyperbolic Journalism'
Posted by: phil_b   2006-07-17 08:13  

#8  that's hassan narz allah on the screen

no doubt broadcasting from his secret lair
Posted by: mhw   2006-07-17 08:08  

#7  Two guyz, one balcony, a TV with a soon-to-be-dead ranting lunatic, torched hezbollahs, enuf?
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-17 07:42  

#6  MY guess is that's beruit, and that is the "Apocalypse". Two smoke plumes is the horrific scene, sheesh. They call bus bombings "Militant attacks" but targeted and precise attacks at terrorist infrastructure "Apocalyptic".
Posted by: Charles   2006-07-17 07:42  

#5  Jesing, great pix, but please explain the scene.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-07-17 07:24  

#4  
Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087   2006-07-17 03:06  

#3  If they think Shiite areas are apocalyptic, they should never view pictures of Dresden the day after the firebombing. Or what was left of Tokyo after the firebombing either.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2006-07-17 02:29  

#2  'Hezbollah land' a scene of apocalyptic destruction

I wonder how the msm would have called the germans towns right after WWII described by my grandfather? There's no comparing the israeli bombing in "hezbollah land", sporadic and targeted thanks to precision-guided munitions, to indiscriminate allied waves after waves of high-ex bombs followed by incendiaries.

This is like the UN envoy calling the few buildings leveled at "jeningrad" (sic) the "worst destruction he could ever see/imagine", this really needs a sense of scale.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-07-17 02:23  

#1  Cleveland Wrecking Co. Grind them into dust...
keep up the great work Israel!!

tank tracks anyone...

»:-)
Posted by: RD   2006-07-17 00:27  

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