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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Israeli missile hits south Lebanon house; 7 die
2006-07-25
You knew it was coming... this kind of headline. And, of course, MSNBC sent this via email as a news alert. Sad.. Never have recieved one from them about Israeli's being killed.
BEIRUT, Lebanon - An Israeli missile struck a house in south Lebanon early Tuesday, killing seven people, hospital and security officials said. Another person, a woman, was wounded in the attack in the market town of Nabatiyeh, officials said.

It was not immediately clear why Israel targeted the house, which belonged to a man named Mohammed Ghandour. He and his son were among the seven killed.

On Monday, backed by tanks, Israeli troops battled their way to a key Hezbollah stronghold in south Lebanon, seizing a hilltop in heavy fighting and capturing two guerrillas. The U.S. completed its evacuation of almost 12,000 Americans and said it would switch to bringing in humanitarian aid. On the 13th day of Israel’s offensive, its forces moved one step deeper into Lebanon as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made her first diplomatic foray since the conflict began — and immediately met resistance.
The rest of the article is the usual garbage. Can you tell? I'm about to get fed up with this kind of stuff.
Posted by:Sherry

#23  It was not immediately clear why Israel targeted the house...

Maybe counter-battery, maybe an accident - Mr Murphy never takes the day off just because you have good intentions. Or just maybe it was deliberate targeting of enemy combatants.

Earlier, a repeated news story was a blue van that got smoked for no apparent reason. I suspect the Israelis have more than a few intelligence sources that would like to see some HB players removed from the game.
Posted by: SteveS   2006-07-25 21:05  

#22  LOL Glenmore remeber duck.
We had this 'problem' last week.
The polite method has been tried. It failed apperently.

Back on topic.

No protection under the rules of war

All of the deaths in Leabanon were and are caused by Hezb'allah. Their decision to place their army in with the civilian population caused any actual civilian fatalities. Any claims of "humanitarian crimes" are rightly directed at Hizb'allah, Iran and Syria. Israel has the right to take out any infrastructure that can be used to supply those to commited the continuing agressive acts that precipitated the current situation.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-07-25 19:10  

#21  Real SpoD
The fake's comments seem to be pretty reasonable - maybe he just needs to reset his cookies or something innocent like that. Or maybe he really is a jerk. (Or maybe you are having some short-term memory loss issues? - Ow!, don't throw another lamp at me! Ow! I'm sorry!)
Posted by: Glenmore   2006-07-25 18:57  

#20  According to the much vaunted Geneva Convention, you so much as put a bb gun on the roof of an orphanage it becomes a legitimate military target.

"It was not immediately clear why Israel targeted the house, which belonged to a man named Mohammed Ghandour."

Hmmmmm....let me put my thinking cap on.....
Posted by: kelly   2006-07-25 18:21  

#19  Note to the Real SPoD:

Fred will have to fix this mess tonight, hang in there.

Note to the Fake Ass SPoD:

Knock it off already, you're not impressing anyone.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-07-25 17:20  

#18  Again the previous post is not from me.
This person doesn't get it apperently.
The mods will fix your stupidity.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-07-25 17:06  

#17  They had to be civilians!! There were only five AK's in the house and they were only shooting at the IDF on weekends........completely innocent.

When are they going to show some footage of the damage being done in Isreal?

I quit watching MSNBC and CNN while I was in Iraq.....They were obviously not talking about the same Baghdad I was moving around in.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-07-25 15:07  

#16  Yeah, sad isn't it
Posted by: Hupuse Snamp6542   2006-07-25 14:09  

#15  Human shields only work if they deter your adversary from striking out of fear of killing "innocents", fear of the MSM's negative portrayals, or fear of "International Public Opinion". Israel has no such hang ups. Good for them.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-07-25 11:18  

#14  If you think this story is exciting. Get a load of this. Yesterday, Israel was accused of using white phosphorus against Hezbollah. In a classic non-denial denial. Israel states that they are abiding by all international laws and incendiary weapons are within the law. The gloves are off and my wish has finally been granted. I hope Allah has plenty of (Virgins&ViagraTM) in stock.


Here is a quote from Global Security:"The use of flame weapons, such as Fougasse, the M202A1 Flash, white phosphorous, thermobaric, and other incendiary agents, against military targets is not a violation of current international law."

Posted by: Poison Reverse   2006-07-25 09:57  

#13  Stuff the MSM in the house with Hezbollah and nature will take care of the rest.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-07-25 09:25  

#12   Will it matter to the MSM if they didn't?

I think the MSM would be pissed if they did allow the civilians to leave. 'Isreal missle hits empty house' isn't as good as story as 'Isreal missle kills 7 and wounds one'.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-07-25 08:26  

#11  This is really good news: to hear the Israelis are now making this an artillery duel. They just need to get faster to get the bastards who are firing artillery rockets.

Hope the response time gets better along with the accuracy.
Posted by: badanov   2006-07-25 08:07  

#10  Good call, glenmore. Fits the facts.
Posted by: cruiser   2006-07-25 07:26  

#9  Good chance they were killed by counterbattery fire directed at a missile launch point - possibly Hezbollah had set up a mobile launcher in their yard, launched, and took off. They do that with or without the cooperation (or maybe even knowledge) of the residents.
Posted by: glenmore   2006-07-25 07:17  

#8  Well, I wouldn't exactly be worried about final judgement from Katie Couric.
Posted by: crosspatch   2006-07-25 04:48  

#7  Will it matter to the MSM if they didn't?
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-07-25 04:35  

#6  More information from Haaretz:

IAF jets fired a missile at the house in the market town of Nabatiyeh, destroying it and killing its owner, a man named Mohammed Ghandour, his wife and five children, the sources said. It was not immediately clear why the IAF had targeted the house.

So it looks like most of them were kids. I hope for Hezbollah's sake they didn't prevent these people from leaving.
Posted by: crosspatch   2006-07-25 04:21  

#5  It's already been said but it bears keeping in mind: Terror tactics use civilian deaths to fuel outrage. Overplay that hand and you risk ennui and indifference.

I think Lebanese are some of the best people in the world but they better get on the phone, email, machine gun, whatever, and help root out the Hezzbollah. Otherwise, they're f*cked.

Help yourselves by joining Civilization's struggle against these pukes.
Posted by: JDB   2006-07-25 04:04  

#4  But it's peachy for the Hezb's to blindy throw barrage rockets into Israeli towns. Murderous assholes and their MSM allies.
Posted by: cruiser   2006-07-25 04:00  

#3  "An Israeli missile struck a house in south Lebanon early Tuesday, killing seven people, hospital and security officials said. Another person, a woman, was wounded in the attack in the market town of Nabatiyeh, officials said."

Okay, let's parse this, shall we? The missile killed 7 "people" and injured one "woman". What was the age/gender of the "people"? 7 men in their 20's and one woman?

The seven people were in a town in "Southern Lebanon" which means they had been warned to evacuate.

I am sorry but I would have to question the sanity of anyone staying in a house in "Southern Lebanon" at this point.
Posted by: crosspatch   2006-07-25 03:56  

#2  Its as if the U.S. media gave equal time to Der Sturmer during WW II. A product of multiculturalism gone wild... (all viewpoints and cultures have equal validity) This is an illness which reifies a fifth column in our midst.
Posted by: borgboy   2006-07-25 02:57  

#1  and? Um so what. Sucks when people die. The terrorists put their things where people live. Doing so they and the people they decided to put their war material right next too lost all protection from the rules of war and 'international law." The Media and muslims just don't get it.

But then most of the media and and terrorists are one and the same in my book.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-07-25 02:54  

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