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2006-07-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
'Hezbollah land' a scene of apocalyptic destruction
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Posted by Fred 2006-07-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#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||   2006-07-17 00:27|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-07-17 02:23|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-07-17 02:29|| Front Page Top

#4 
Posted by Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-07-17 03:06||   2006-07-17 03:06|| Front Page Top

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

#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||   2006-07-17 07:42|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-07-17 07:42|| Front Page Top

#8 that's hassan narz allah on the screen

no doubt broadcasting from his secret lair
Posted by mhw 2006-07-17 08:08|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]  2006-07-17 08:08|| Front Page Top

#9 'Hebollah Land a Scene of Hyperbolic Journalism'
Posted by phil_b">phil_b  2006-07-17 08:13|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]  2006-07-17 08:13|| Front Page Top

#10 I made a trip to Gdansk Poland back in the early 90’s. When the Germans went through that city the order was to leave no building standing. This was on of Hitler’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">49 Pan  2006-07-17 08:51||   2006-07-17 08:51|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-07-17 09:08|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-07-17 09:13|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-07-17 09:49|| Front Page Top

#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|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2006-07-17 10:22|| Front Page Top

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

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

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

#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||   2006-07-17 12:52|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-07-17 14:22|| Front Page Top

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

#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">Old Patriot  2006-07-17 15:13|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2006-07-17 15:13|| Front Page Top

#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||   2006-07-17 16:58|| Front Page Top

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

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

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