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Post by hoyarooter on Aug 19, 2024 18:31:10 GMT -5
They won't, but all the jackasses will still blame Israel.
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 21, 2024 10:46:05 GMT -5
In the fractured politics of the Middle East, this preliminary outcome could be considered a,diplomatic victory. Iran signals promised strike on Israel may not be imminent Iran is signaling that its promised strike against Israel may not be imminent, with comments from senior officials temporarily easing fears of escalation into a wider regional conflict. Iran for weeks has warned of a “devastating” reprisal to “punish” Israel after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh while visiting Tehran in late July — as officials in Israel, Washington and the wider Middle East have nervously waited for a response. In a statement Wednesday, Iran’s mission to the United Nations said that any response “must be carefully calibrated to avoid any possible adverse impact that could potentially influence a prospective cease-fire,” referring to ongoing negotiations to pause the fighting in Gaza. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/21/iran-israel-gaza-news/
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 18, 2024 15:02:20 GMT -5
This is a sophisticated covert op which raises the question of how Israeli intelligence Mossad/Shin Bet/military intelligence could have been asleep at the switch on October 7th. In my estimation, it may be a prelude to a larger conventional kinetic action now that the Israelis and the IDF have disrupted Hezbollah's comms. New explosions hit Lebanon a day after pager attack A day after thousands of people were injured across Lebanon when pagers used by militant group Hezbollah exploded, a new spate of explosions killed at least 14 people and injured at least 450, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. At least 12 people were killed and 2,800 injured in Tuesday’s attack. Though Israel has not publicly claimed responsibility for the attack, the Israelis informed the U.S. about the attack after it took place through intelligence channels, according to two U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. The Israelis did not alert Washington about the specifics of the attack before it took place, the officials said. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/18/lebanon-device-explosions-hezbollah-updates/
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 18, 2024 19:33:18 GMT -5
This is a sophisticated covert op which raises the question of how Israeli intelligence Mossad/Shin Bet/military intelligence could have been asleep at the switch on October 7th. In my estimation, it may be a prelude to a larger conventional kinetic action now that the Israelis and the IDF have disrupted Hezbollah's comms. New explosions hit Lebanon a day after pager attack A day after thousands of people were injured across Lebanon when pagers used by militant group Hezbollah exploded, a new spate of explosions killed at least 14 people and injured at least 450, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. At least 12 people were killed and 2,800 injured in Tuesday’s attack. Though Israel has not publicly claimed responsibility for the attack, the Israelis informed the U.S. about the attack after it took place through intelligence channels, according to two U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. The Israelis did not alert Washington about the specifics of the attack before it took place, the officials said. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/18/lebanon-device-explosions-hezbollah-updates/Yes, my wife and I were having this exact same discussion today, and we think that the clear conclusion is that Bibi was to blame for being asleep at the switch. He was more concerned with limiting the power of Israel's supreme court than the country's national security.
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 19, 2024 9:24:13 GMT -5
This is a sophisticated covert op which raises the question of how Israeli intelligence Mossad/Shin Bet/military intelligence could have been asleep at the switch on October 7th. In my estimation, it may be a prelude to a larger conventional kinetic action now that the Israelis and the IDF have disrupted Hezbollah's comms. New explosions hit Lebanon a day after pager attack A day after thousands of people were injured across Lebanon when pagers used by militant group Hezbollah exploded, a new spate of explosions killed at least 14 people and injured at least 450, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. At least 12 people were killed and 2,800 injured in Tuesday’s attack. Though Israel has not publicly claimed responsibility for the attack, the Israelis informed the U.S. about the attack after it took place through intelligence channels, according to two U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. The Israelis did not alert Washington about the specifics of the attack before it took place, the officials said. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/18/lebanon-device-explosions-hezbollah-updates/Yes, my wife and I were having this exact same discussion today, and we think that the clear conclusion is that Bibi was to blame for being asleep at the switch. He was more concerned with limiting the power of Israel's supreme court than the country's national security. IDF airstrikes in Lebanon this morning so kinetic military ops starting. Question: Will IDF ground forces enter? Bad history there. The Israeli army moved the 98th Division, whose forces have been fighting until recently in the Gaza Strip, to Israel's north following the cabinet's decision to shift most of the military's capabilities to the region. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-09-18/ty-article/.premium/israeli-army-division-diverted-from-gaza-fighting-to-lebanon-border-amid-escalation/00000192-0586-df36-ad96-0dae1ba40000
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 21, 2024 5:50:53 GMT -5
It took 41 years but the IDF finally got him. BRAVO ZULU! The State Department said Aqil was a “principal member” of the Hezbollah terrorist Islamic Jihad Organization that claimed the bombings of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut in April 1983 that killed 63 people, including 17 Americans, as well as the U.S. Marine Corps barracks bombing in October 1983, which killed 241 U.S. personnel. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/20/ibrahim-aqil-hezbollah-commander/
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 21, 2024 20:01:41 GMT -5
My orders as a Navy JAG to deploy to an aircraft carrier in the Med were cancelled after the withdrawal of the US forces from Lebanon. We were going to be tasked with conducting courts-martials choppering ashore each day. For Americans scarred by Beirut bombings, a measure of delayed justice The bombings — and several smaller deadly attacks on U.S. troops — took place after the Reagan administration deployed U.S. troops to Lebanon in a nebulous peacekeeping mission in 1982 after Israeli forces invaded Lebanon. The United States withdrew nearly all of its forces in Lebanon early in 1984, just months after the attacks. Some members of the administration later voiced frustration that President Ronald Reagan had made one mistake by putting U.S. troops in harm’s way without adequate protection and then another by not retaliating after. www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/21/beirut-bombings-marines-hezbollah/
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 1, 2024 12:03:21 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Oct 1, 2024 12:09:30 GMT -5
Sounds like IRGC sending signal that this is a limited attack. Tit for tat? Same as April attack.
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