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July 30, 2006

Hizballah launches attacks from suburban areas

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More evidence of the fact that Hizballah tries to provoke attacks on civilian areas in order to exploit such attacks for propaganda purposes -- a highly successful strategy, as we see again with Qana.

"Photos that damn Hezbollah," from the Sunday Herald Sun, with thanks to Murph:

THIS is the picture that damns Hezbollah. It is one of several, smuggled from behind Lebanon's battle lines, showing that Hezbollah is waging war amid suburbia.

The images, obtained exclusively by the Sunday Herald Sun, show Hezbollah using high-density residential areas as launch pads for rockets and heavy-calibre weapons.

Dressed in civilian clothing so they can quickly disappear, the militants carrying automatic assault rifles and ride in on trucks mounted with cannon.

The photographs, from the Christian area of Wadi Chahrour in the east of Beirut, were taken by a visiting journalist and smuggled out by a friend.

[...]

The images include one of a group of men and youths preparing to fire an anti-aircraft gun metres from an apartment block with sheets hanging out on a balcony to dry.

Others show a militant with AK47 rifle guarding no-go zones after Israeli blitzes.

Another depicts the remnants of a Hezbollah Katyusha rocket in the middle of a residential block blown up in an Israeli air attack.

The Melbourne man who smuggled the shots out of Beirut and did not wish to be named said he was less than 400m from the block when it was obliterated.

Posted by Robert at July 30, 2006 3:43 PM
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Al Qaeda and it's affiliates,(since Al Qaeda has clearly expressed support in the area and a truce between Shias and Sunnis) as Hezbollah seem to know how to exploit the media. Pictures of dead children are far more effective than any rocket that Tehran can supply to them though Damascus.

Posted by: IceDragon [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 4:15 PM

Remember the city of Dresden 1945?, seen pictures of the last days of Berlin?,
GIVE IT TO THEM !!!

Posted by: cosmicAvenger [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 4:15 PM

Once again cowardly muslim use women, children and local areas to fight, they can't fight face to face I know I was in Iraq all of the arab are cowards and their brained washed from thier own govrenment who blames the US and Isreal for thier own problems in the middle east.

Posted by: IslamIsEvil [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 4:43 PM

Just came from listening to the hideously shrill voice of Judy Swallow, as she presented her al-Jazeerish version of events in Lebanon, including those mad-dog Israelis deliberately killing civilians (how dare they hide behind the fact that Hezbollah hides behind civilians! how dare they point to the ten days of constant warning, by computerized telephone calls and leafletting all over southern Lebanon, urging civilians -- the real civilians and not the "civilians" who consist of family membres of Hezbollah, determined to remain and aid the fight, not least by assuming they can permanently prevent Israeli attacks on missile-launchers placed in their midst), and then as she proceeded to attempt to brow-beat the Israeli government spokesman, Mark Regev, when he said, quietly but firmly, that Israel would be "prepared to support" a "cease-fire" under which Hezbollah would no longer be allowed to possess and use those 12,000 missiles (minus 1,700 already fired -- all 1,700 of them at civilian targets -- and whatever number the Israelis have managed to destroy. That calm statement infuriated the always-nearly-hysterical Judy Swallow, who was at her shrillest wondering why Regev said Israel "woud support" a cease-fire, why it could not, surely, "call for a cease-fire" itself. A moment's thought would tell her, even if she fails to realize why a cease-fire is not in Israel's, or America's, or the West's, or the Infidel world's best interest (that is beyond Judy Swallow, that is beyond Ian Lustig, that is beyond the BBC, its loaded list of "experts"), and why were Israel itself to call for it, that would be taken as a sign of victory by Hezbollah. Her foolish cruelty was followed by an interview with one Charles Tripp, of the School of Oriental and African Studies, which everyone knows is no longer what it once was, and is now a hotbed for anti-Israel sentiments and "scholarship" (ask J. B. Kelly about how "dreadful" -- his adjective -- the SOAS has become, ask Kenneth Minogue, ask Donald Watt, ask the shade of Elie Kedourie). Tripp, of course, being sure to refer back to the killing of Lebanese civilians at Qana several years ago, had nothing to say about those 12,000 -- perhaps now a mere 6,000? -- missiles still all over Lebanon, nor was there the slightest hint of any willingness to sympathetically imagine, by imagining 1,700 missiles being fired into, say, London (metropolitan London being vaster than Israel), and what his reaction, or that of the British government would be, even if most of those missiles somehow landed harmlessly on cricket pitches or in the Thames.

That was the BBC. Par for the course. Who in Great Britain will join Vladimir Bukovksy in others in trying to take control of a runaway and vicious organization, an organization that is not part of the defense against Jihad, but a promoter of the world-wide Jihad, and not only, as some may delude themselves into thinking, against tiny, maximally imperiled Israel.

Posted by: Hugh [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 4:44 PM

.."the photographs, taken from the Christian area of Wadi Chardrour.." I have heard from friends that Hizbollah are also firing from Christian villages in the south and preventing those villagers from leaving. A real untold part of this whole mess is the suffering that the Christian Lebanese have endured in the south at the hands of Hizbollah. Money has poured in for improvements in the Muslim areas, thanks to Sugar Daddy Iran. The Christian villages are left to crumble, although from eyewitnesses I have talked to, the Christian areas are still cleaner and have a sense of order about them lacking in the Muslim areas, despite the infusion of millions of dollars. Elderly Christian women wear large crosses around their necks, in defiance of the militant Muslims all around them. In the south, trucks and cars, with white flags denoting civilians stop, let children out of the vehicles, fire rockets at Israel, get the children back in the "civilian" vehicles and drive on. Muslims have a real problem with reconciling their hatred for others and their love for their children. Often times, their hatred wins out..thus the high numbers of Muslim children killed in this conflict and in Iraq. I pray each day for my dear Lebanese friends and their families. All of the non-Muslims (except for the Jews in Israel) in the Middle East, Christians, Jews, Mandaeans, Yadzis, Zorastians, are being killed or driven out. Why is the Middle East being allowed to become a place of one religion..Islam...? No diversity, plurality or tolerance is required in that hot cauldron of anger and hatred. One more thought: It seems that some of those brave Hizbollah "troops" pictured above need to put in some serious time at a local gym. They are a pathetic looking lot, and evil too.

Posted by: Mary Rose [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 4:51 PM

This is an interesting and informative video about global Jihad:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6162397493278181614&hl=en

Posted by: seville844 [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 5:04 PM

IslamIsEvil,

Thanks. Having spent a few tours across the pond (and on the way to Afghanistan soon), I completely agree. Muslims make the worst soldiers in the world: undisciplined, unwilling to grow through self-criticism, cowardly, given to exploiting privileges of rank, corruption through the power of rank, etc. Suicide-murder take no courage or military fighting skill. In the West we vilify cowardly individuals who commit suicide. That is not courage. Courage is taking a risk, with a life worth living. This is something Muslim men will not do. The "leaders" of the suicide terror groups (and men like Saddam) have something to live for and therefore hide out.

Something we must stop doing in the West: Portraying Al-Quaeda, Hezbollah, and other such groups/individuals as "elite" fighters. There is little "elite" about Muslim soldiers. In fact, I doubt even one Muslim could ever make it through the challenge of US Army Ranger School (my own toughest challenge). They cannot take that kind of hardship. They don't like to fight in bad weather conditions. They don't like to fight at night (except laying IED's).

We need to start ridiculing the womanly behavior of Muslim "fighters". All their rhetoric is aimed at "striking fear into the hearts of the infidel". Yes, they can commit suicide-murder and hide behind civilians. However, keep in mind that when it comes to a man-to-man fight these guys are the ultimate p..ssy wimps. They are mostly latent homosexuals waiting for their "boys with alabaster skin" in paradise. They hate women and hate their own pitiful lives.

Stop being afraid. Most of these guys are all bark and no bite. Unfortunately, the bark seems to scare the wimps in the West. Particularly the European "elites" siding with the Muslims against Israel.

Posted by: hello123 [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 5:05 PM

hello123
We saw how elite these troops are in Iraq. Don't forget that Iraq and Iran fought to a stalemate in their war. The only thing these mutts have going for them is our traitorous media and our left. (and their sneaky lying and backstabbing and....)

Posted by: Carolyn2 [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 5:23 PM

I took the liberty to translate this Readers Letter to the German Tagesspiegel newspaper:
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/archiv/30.7.2006/2660279.asp

"Until 2002 I lived in a small village in the south near Marjajun which was mainly populated by Shiites like myself. After Israel left the Lebanon (2001)it took not long until the Hezbollah was taking over our village and all others in the vicinity. Greeted as successful liberation fighters they appeared armed to their teeth and installed rocket arsenals in bunkers in our village too. The social work of the "Party of God" consisted in building a school and an apartmentblock on top of these bunkers. A local sheik explained to me laughingly that the Jews will loose in any case, either the rockets will be fired on them, or if they attack the arsenals they will be condemned by world opinion because of the many civilian dead. The lebanese (Hezbollah) population is not interested in these people, either they will use them as a shield, or for propaganda if dead. As long as they (Hezbollah) exist there, there will be no quiet and peace.
Dr.Mounir Herzallah, Berlin

Posted by: cosmicAvenger [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 5:45 PM

White House: Tragic Qana bombing shows critical need for Israel to show restraint. Condoleezza Rice returns to Washington Monday. The UN Security Council meets Sunday evening on the Lebanese crisis...


http://www.debka.com/

Just came from listening to the hideously shrill voice of Judy Swallow, as she presented her al-Jazeerish version of events in Lebanon, including those mad-dog Israelis deliberately killing civilians


Are you sure that she doesn't work for the White House?

Posted by: witness [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 5:57 PM

Muslim males understand ridicule. They can't stand that they are really girlie boys and really get mad that EVERYONE knows it.

And to Israel...when you get tired of all this crap, blow up mecca. They won't hate you any worse than they already do. Get rid of islam and get rid of the problem.

Posted by: freewoman [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 5:58 PM

hello123,

Thank you for your service,i'll be praying for ya over there.

Posted by: Patriot8 [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 6:19 PM

Hello 123, Thank you for your service and your insight into the Muslim "soldiers." You have confirmed what I have thought for a long time; the Iraqis and Afghanis will never be able to defend themselves, despite the training and equipment that they have received. We shouldn't sacrifice brave men like you for them. However, you have a mission to do and I, too, pray for a safe return for you to your family.

Posted by: Mary Rose [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 6:29 PM

slightly OT, but not much.

something important in Jerusalem Post over KANA:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153292036218&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

"While the entire Israeli political echelon expressed regret for the results of the strike, Air Force Chief of Staff Brig.-Gen. Amir Eshel said Sunday night that the three-story building had been struck by the missiles a little after midnight and that it only collapsed seven hours later, at close to 7 a.m."

hmmmmmm........... I have the feeling that Israel is once again apologizing for something it did not do. And even if it were to be true, why did those civilians not leave the house after it was hit? This just stinks to high heaven. I suspect that Hizb'allah exploded a bomb in order to make the israelis look like barbarians.

The islamofaschists want a culture of death? Well then, let's give it to them...

Posted by: bonncaruso [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 8:06 PM

SEVILLE844....Very disturbing video. Very infomative too. Thanks!

Posted by: BIRDDDOG [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 8:45 PM

hello123. I thank you very much for your service. Good luck!

Posted by: BIRDDDOG [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 8:46 PM

Patriot 8, Mary Rose, Bird Dog,

Thank you. However, true courage is best seen in the non-Muslims bravely speaking out about the Truth of Islam. When it comes to soldiering, the Muslims are a joke. That's why they go after the soft targets who can't fight back (think about what they are hitting in Iraq: Old men, women, and children NOT American soldiers and certainly not American Infantry or Armor).

In addition to men like Robert, I must remind everyone of the ex-Muslim Christians living throughout the Islamic World. This is particularly in places like Iran, in which a mini-revival is breaking out (of course, our mainstream press ignores this fact and the severe repression against Christians in Iran by the current leadership). The courage to remain faithful under the threat of death, torture, or death to family members. In addition, there ARE Western Christian missionaries walking into the teeth of the lion, but are also ignored by the Western Press. This is the kind of courage puts whatever I have done to shame.

The most uncourageous are the suicide-murderers in the Islamic World. Men who would allow another to brainwash and push to commit acts intuitively evil. Committing suicide with the sick belief of some reward for murder. This is not courage in any way, shape, or form.

The non-Muslim world must understand the Muslim fanatics we face are just windbags. They spew wild rhetoric in the hope of scaring and terrorizing. In actuality, these men are latent homosexual-pedophile cowards. They can push a button to become a human firecracker. However, they do not fight man-to-man and show NO moral courage. Everything they do is about bringing "terror" to the infidel. They can't fight and are actually terrified of women.

We need to use ridicule to our advantage. These guys are well-deserving.

Posted by: hello123 [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 9:15 PM

Hello123:
A few years ago I wrote a song reflecting on this "fear of women" from these so called warriors of allah. It seems that women, in their femininity would provide a crucial blow to the macho pipe dream of these totalitarians. Wilhelm Reich so ably pointed out the same thing about the Nazis. Woman are a reminder of the impotency of these characters and their inability to acheive intimacy in sexual relationships. In their repressive states violence and murder become the manifestation along with sadistic treatment of their fellow humans. All they need is an ideaolgy to encourage it as they have found in Islam.

Posted by: Briars [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 9:45 PM

Of course, notwithstanding their treatment of women: keeping them in wraps in totally subservant roles and then brainwashing them with the deal that it is out of "respect".

Posted by: Briars [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 9:50 PM

oops...I meant to say that violence and murder become sexual manifistations along with the sadistic treatment of their fellow humans (beheadings, stonings etc.)

Posted by: Briars [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 9:53 PM

hello123,

I frequently cut and paste your comments into my personnal JW/DW email chain. It is great to get a straight perspective of the war from someone who has lived it. Thanks for reiiterating to all of us to stand strong in the face of the islamic cowards, because as Seattle shows, it's coming to a town near all of us.

Please make sure that the brave men and women serving know that many, many people are behind them 100% and praying for their safety despite what the MSM tries to portray. And there'd be a hell of a lot more after viewing the movie link provided by SEVILLE844, (also by km in another post and I try to put that link in everywhere, too, since the movie isn't going to be shown in my town.)

Thank You for all you do, stay safe, and God Bless,
No Mooselimbs

Posted by: No_Mooselimbs [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2006 11:58 PM

As if the collapse of the building seven hours later is not suspicious enough many of the 'so called victims' I saw on the MSN appeared to be suffering from rigor mortis. I am no medical expert but I am sure rigor mortis does not set in that quickly. So where and for how long had these bodies been stored and who really killed them?

Posted by: Realist [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 31, 2006 1:34 AM

This picture damns Hezbollah? Nonsense. The stupid, leftover radicals from the Silly Sixties who dominate the West's pseudointellectual discourse will see this as a picture of "the people's justice". Moral of the story, when radicals get into the saddle (as they did in interwar China, and in the Middle East today), the only way to dislodge them is a people's war, aka a return to the days of the Huron vs. the Iroquois, when the losers were literally lunch. Enjoy it, folks. It's the "revolutionary catharsis" celebrated by such moral cripples as Franz Fanon, Che Guevara, and Mao Zedong--and the sword age, wolf age, merciless age spoken of in the Icelandic Eddas.

Posted by: Kepha [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 31, 2006 7:55 AM

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