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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
3 Lebanese troops killed taking missile apart
2006-08-24
Three Lebanese soldiers were killed Wednesday as they dismantled an unexploded missile in southern Lebanon, Lebanese security officials said. The three, including an officer, were killed near the village of Tibnine early afternoon. There was no immediate comment from the army command. It was unclear whether the missile was Israeli or from Hizbullah guerrillas.
Posted by:Fred

#12  I don't take such ignorance seriously, guys. gromgoru, you gave her a grandchild, so she's getting over her silly territoriality. Clearly she's one of those "Speak first and think years later" types. Thank goodness her daughter is smarter, eh?
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-08-24 21:47  

#11  Now there are people who read my posts and think "Neonazi!!!!

Hey TW, my mother in law used to call me fascist.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-08-24 20:19  

#10  Now there are people who read my posts and think "Neonazi!!!!"

I'm truly sorry to hear that tw. I, too, have encountered the same thing. Other musicians I ocassionally perform with treat me like a leper due to my outspoken intolerance of terrorism and jihadist Islam. The fact that they cannot name a single capital in the Middle East or identify any of the sub-sects of Islam matters not. They just "feel" that I'm wrong.

I've enountered a gay man who openly stated "America had 9-11 coming! We should keep our noses out of the Middle East!" It took hours of patient explanation to convey that, should Islamic theocracy be visited upon us, he would immediately be stoned to death. He and another guy, an enlisted Army man to boot, both have braggingly declared, "Whenever I'm abroad, I pretend to be Canadian."

I asked them if they were ashamed of America and they loudly agreed. I could only shake my head and point out the cognitive dissonance of their self-loathing.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-24 17:37  

#9  No wonder they don't want to disarm Hezbollah. 3 x 12,000 could be costly.
Posted by: plainslow   2006-08-24 10:05  

#8  Or on the job training.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-08-24 09:41  

#7  Think of it as evolution in action.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-08-24 09:22  

#6  They're just trolls, TW. Pay them no mind. I've been called much worse.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-08-24 09:06  

#5  We all used to be a lot more sympathetic, Zenster, a lot more patient, a lot more willing to believe alternative explanations than simple hatefulness and deliberate evil. But that was before we'd seen the weight of the evidence presented day after bloody day here at Rantburg (thank you, Fred!) Now there are people who read my posts and think "Neonazi!!!!", rather oddly amusing given my family history.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-08-24 07:57  

#4  We will know the terrorist have the bomb, when they have a major "work accident."

That might have been yours truly. While I wish it was easier to summon a more sympathetic light upon the situation, as Frank has so admirably done, I can't.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-24 01:18  

#3  Let's give credit to someone in the comments of Rantburg today (Uhh, maybe yesterday's comments) who commented.... We will know the terrorist have the bomb, when they have a major "work accident." (I'm so sorry. I forget which Rantburg University professor stated that fact)

Let's hope, this is how the "Islamic Bomb" is revealed! A work accident... gotta love that!
Posted by: Sherry   2006-08-24 00:34  

#2  "UXB Lebanon", next Geraldo!
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-24 00:17  

#1  well, depending on their intent (sad that caveat is necessary), condolences
Posted by: Frank G   2006-08-24 00:15  

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