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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Israel 'has 13 Hizbollah bodies' |
| 2006-07-22 |
| From correspondents in Jerusalem ISRAEL is holding corpses of 13 Hizbollah fighters killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers on Lebanese soil and has killed "about 100" of its fighters since July 12, the army chief of staff said today. General Dan Halutz told journalists "about 100 Hizbollah terrorists of all ranks have been killed". "We will not release the names of those we know," Halutz added. "We will leave it up to them to publish names they have (so far) not divulged." "During fighting yesterday (Thursday) about 13 combatants were killed," the general said. "We are now deciding what to do with their bodies." The guerrillas were killed in clashes on Lebanese territory close to the border north of the Israeli town of Avivim. Four Israeli soldiers from an elite commando unit also died. Hizbollah has said two of its fighters were killed in the fighting. "We are in possession of corpses of Hizbollah fighters," an Israeli military spokesman said. "As you know, we do not exploit bodies as they (Hizbollah) are in the habit of doing," Halutz said. Asked whether Israel might ask for information about its two soldiers captured by Hizbollah on July 12 in exchange for the bodies, the general replied: "Let's leave that question for later." "We are not like those who use bodies like money in exchanges," he added. "If only for respect, we will not leave bodies on the battlefield that no one (else) can recover," Halutz said. In January 2004, Israel freed 400 Palestinians and 23 Lebanese following the release by Hizbollah of abducted Israeli businessman Elhanan Tanenbaum and the return of the remains of three of its soldiers captured in October 2000. Referring to the humanitarian corridor opened to allow those wanting to leave Lebanon to do so, Halutz said Israel had also agreed to a special corridor for aid. "Following requests and information concerning the many shortages, we have opened a corridor for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Lebanon," he said. "All countries wanting to send this type of aid can do so by coordinating with Israel," the general added. Since it began its offensive against Lebanon following the July 12 capture by Hizbollah of two soldiers and the deaths in attacks of eight others, Israel has imposed an air, sea and land blockade on the country. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #17 That is done in Nepal. I'm not sure where else... |
| Posted by: Unoling Hupinens1262 2006-07-22 23:32 |
| #16 Set them out for the buzzards? Is it the Sikhs that consider that the only respectful way to handle the dead? Returning the bodies to the circle of life and all? I remember there being an issue because apparently these days there are more bodies but significantly fewer buzzards to take care of them... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-07-22 23:28 |
| #15 Set them out for the buzzards? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-07-22 21:16 |
| #14 Armylife, I guess I needed to define desecrate when I put it there. The IDF will never desecrate a body in our terms. To the muzzies having the body out of the ground is desecration. Fuck them let them rot in the sun! Agreed, I hate this being nice shit. NSDQ! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-07-22 20:58 |
| #13 No one will claim the bodies. And yet the Israelis will trade live prisoners to recover their dead. That's really all you need to know about Islam. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2006-07-22 18:19 |
| #12 Here is another Geneva Convention fun fact! If the force in possesion of the enemy bodies considers it a "health hazard" that no one has claimed them, they can be torched. So for hygiene sake, torch them.... and throw some ribs and bacon on to make sure the fire ignites. Nothing in the Geneva Convention about that. |
| Posted by: Armylife 2006-07-22 17:29 |
| #11 49 pan. a very good point. if you want to get into the legal aspects of it. Here is the kicker... the Israelis know that no one will come forward and claim the corpse. To assume that the IDF is just sayint this to "wash their hands" of any Geneva Convention agreements is way off. The reason they are saying this is because these terrorist groups have held the remains (ergo, dead) of IDF soldiers as bartering chips. Is it IO? Sure. Everything is IO if spun in the right direction. The real question should be were they desecrated? Highly doubtful. The IDF, like most Western countries, does not desecrate corpse. Enlightened reasoning says that it serves no purpose. Islamic groups (insert all freakish fanatics here) see desecration as a means to finally intimidate their foe. A point to remember; Islam has never had an age of enlightenment like the "west" has. That is why they are fighting so hard to resist the entry to the modern world. So what do you do with the bodies? Dig a mass grave and be done with it. Here is a kick in the ass, if American Soldiers have to dig a grave for a muslim enemy, we point them toward the big, shiny rock. Political correctness is going to kill our military. Sorry. Got carried away. |
| Posted by: Armylife 2006-07-22 17:25 |
| #10 Stake the bodies on the border of the Forbidden Zone, ala Planet of the Apes. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-07-22 13:16 |
| #9 Note also, they report killing over 100, yet claim to be in possession of 13 bodies. Which and who were they? Perhaps they were rather "selective" in those bodies they decided to hold. A nice poke in the eye to AhMad. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2006-07-22 13:12 |
| #8 Interesting point, 49 Pan. The question then becomes, does the holiness of dying doing jihad offset the guarantee of Hell because the bodies are picked up by Israel? Brows must be puckering wherever Muslim wise men are gathered today. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-07-22 12:16 |
| #7 By just holding them for 24 hours is desecrating them. The west seemed to miss that point and I love how Israel makes it look like a humanitarian thing. Now the Hizbollah know that Israel will take the bodies and ignore muzzie practices sending them to hell. This is great IO. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-07-22 11:18 |
| #6 Stove Top Stuffing for Pork. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-07-22 10:35 |
| #5 ""During fighting yesterday (Thursday) about 13 combatants were killed," the general said. We are now deciding what to do with their bodies." Send them to Kofi's house. I thank Israel for not taking prisoners. The last thing Israel needs is a judicial nightmare, as per Gitmo. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2006-07-22 08:22 |
| #4 any iranians in that bunch? |
| Posted by: someone2 2006-07-22 06:05 |
| #3 shuld jus leeve em in em feelds an see who wanna play fech |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2006-07-22 02:59 |
| #2 chum? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-07-22 02:56 |
| #1 Show them to any journalists who want to see them to prove that Hizbullah's own casualty figures are Hizbullshit. |
| Posted by: Apostate 2006-07-22 02:29 |