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2024-07-16 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Erik Prince: Pentagon Blocked My Plan to Flood Hamas Tunnels in Gaza

[Breitbart] Erik Prince, the entrepreneur who founded Blackwater and other military companies, said Monday that the Pentagon had blocked him from giving Israel technology to flood the Hamas tunnels in Gaza.

Prince told the Heritage Foundation’s Policy Fest outside the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that he had been willing to donate the necessary equipment, “fully funded,” to Israel, but that the Department of Defense had rejected his involvement. “Blocked by the Pentagon,” he said.

The suggestion of flooding the tunnels with seawater came up early in the war, when it was learned that Hamas had succeeded in digging between 350 and 450 miles of tunnels under Gaza — far more than had been previously estimated. As Breitbart News reported, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attempted to flood some tunnels, avoiding those where it was presumed that hostages were being held.

However, a broader flooding project was not undertaken. There were concerns that bringing so much seawater underground could permanently destroy Gaza’s underground aquifer, whose water is already saltier than normal.

The primary benefit of the proposal appears to have been as a form of psychological warfare, suggesting to Hamas terrorists that they might eventually drown underground if they persisted in staying in their subterranean lairs.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-07-16 05:02|| || Front Page|| [11157 views ] Top
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#1
Given we now know some hostages were found in tunnels... maybe a good idea they were cleared?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-07-16 06:29|| 2024-07-16 06:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Gotta assume High Value Hostages are kept in High Value Targets. That's what hostages are for.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-07-16 13:29|| 2024-07-16 13:29|| Front Page Top

#3 The tunnel flooding would have been a lot harder than it seems. Many tunnels are sealed off. Many have other kinds of barriers. Some tunnels are not connected to the main N-S arteries.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-07-16 16:40|| 2024-07-16 16:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Sorry for the hostages but they need to be regarded as casualties of war

flood the tunnels

They should have been regarded as casualties of war on day 1.

October 8 the flooding needed to begin and the forced relocation of the entire Arab Muslim population of Gaza to live with their Arab Muslim relatives in Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.

Israel needed to be ruthless and effective on Day 1.

They are losing because they failed to be ruthless on day 1.

Posted by anon1 2024-07-16 17:05|| 2024-07-16 17:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Flood the tunnels with H2S. It's heavier than air so will remain underground. If they open a door, they'll die. Plus it's flammable, corrosive and quite nasty. Once a week, ignite it and then replace it. Slow but certain.

Concentration
(ppm) Symptoms/Effects
0.00011-0.00033

Typical background concentrations

0.01-1.5

Odor threshold (when rotten egg smell is first noticeable to some). Odor becomes more offensive at 3-5 ppm. Above 30 ppm, odor described as sweet or sickeningly sweet.

2-5

Prolonged exposure may cause nausea, tearing of the eyes, headaches or loss of sleep. Airway problems (bronchial constriction) in some asthma patients.

20

Possible fatigue, loss of appetite, headache, irritability, poor memory, dizziness.

50-100

Slight conjunctivitis ("gas eye") and respiratory tract irritation after 1 hour. May cause digestive upset and loss of appetite.

100

Coughing, eye irritation, loss of smell after 2-15 minutes (olfactory fatigue). Altered breathing, drowsiness after 15-30 minutes. Throat irritation after 1 hour. Gradual increase in severity of symptoms over several hours. Death may occur after 48 hours.

100-150

Loss of smell (olfactory fatigue or paralysis).

200-300

Marked conjunctivitis and respiratory tract irritation after 1 hour. Pulmonary edema may occur from prolonged exposure.

500-700

Staggering, collapse in 5 minutes. Serious damage to the eyes in 30 minutes. Death after 30-60 minutes.

700-1000

Rapid unconsciousness, "knockdown" or immediate collapse within 1 to 2 breaths, breathing stops, death within minutes.

1000-2000

Nearly instant death

Posted by Silentbrick 2024-07-16 21:30|| 2024-07-16 21:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Reads like an oil field safety briefing.
Thank you.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-07-16 23:35|| 2024-07-16 23:35|| Front Page Top

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