i don't buy any of the sympathy of hezbollah the media is trying to do. it is their tactic to delegitimize israel's right to defend itself by creating opportunities for civilian deaths (by using them as shields). we all know if ANY american citizens were killed by ANY sort of ...
07-19-2006, 09:26 AM
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|  i don't buy any of the sympathy of hezbollah the media is trying to do. it is their tactic to delegitimize israel's right to defend itself by creating opportunities for civilian deaths (by using them as shields). we all know if ANY american citizens were killed by ANY sort of missile attack near our borders the intruding party would be annihilated. 'sitting down for talks' would be the last thing we'd consider. the same thing is happening with the NYT in iraq with the terrorists there. they are giving awards for this guy who took some pictures of al sadr's men (while shooting at american soldiers) and calling them 'courageous' it's pretty sick. | ||||
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07-19-2006, 09:47 AM
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| Live free or die.  libertarian Sunrise, Fla.
| Re: Anyone watching CNN's exclusive?  magazine cover... | ||||
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07-19-2006, 09:51 AM
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07-19-2006, 10:52 AM
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| Re: Anyone watching CNN's exclusive? Originally Posted by ballz2wallz
Just like I don't buy into any of the sympathy Israel tries to collect while it continues it's onslaught. | ||||
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07-19-2006, 11:52 AM
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| Re: Anyone watching CNN's exclusive? Originally Posted by thomez I dunno that I agree with that. There's a large group of Christians and Sunni's in the area that would prefer to live side by side with Israel instead of having to go through this shit brought on by the Hezbollah faction in the area.
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07-19-2006, 12:12 PM
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| Re: Anyone watching CNN's exclusive? http://fromisrael2lebanon.com/ pretty messy stuff so far lebanon has stayed behind Hezbollah...I don't think that will change... about al-Sadr...I mean it takes fucking balls to attack American soldiers in tanks, jets, etc with a 2 week shooting camp in how to fire an AK47, and thats about the quality of Sadr's man now some of the former special republican guard units that are still fighting, they are probably the best troops the Americans have fought since the SS, I still remember them talking about how close Ramadi came to falling in 2004 because of them | ||||
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07-19-2006, 12:30 PM
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| Re: Anyone watching CNN's exclusive? Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95 The Shiites or whatever make up like 40% of the population, so I'd have to say that at least half the people there support Hezbollah.
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07-19-2006, 12:34 PM
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| Re: Anyone watching CNN's exclusive? Originally Posted by thomez I don't know where he's going with that. the Sunni PM has been very much behind not disarming Hezbollah, and even the Christians have shown solidarity
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07-19-2006, 02:34 PM
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| Re: Anyone watching CNN's exclusive? Originally Posted by thomez I already mentioned that Hezbollah >>> Lebanese army
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07-19-2006, 02:35 PM
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| Re: Anyone watching CNN's exclusive? Originally Posted by Thorgrim Doesn't necessarily mean he's courageous. And I don't know if I'm comfortable with an American newspaper calling him courageous.
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07-19-2006, 02:39 PM
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| Originally Posted by Thorgrim so let's glorify the man
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07-19-2006, 03:08 PM
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| Live free or die. libertarian Sunrise, Fla.
| Originally Posted by Thorgrim wow, so brave! lets bury a bomb next to the road and blow it up the next time a truck drives by... I'm impressed, don't know about anyone else. that takes a lot of balls.
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07-19-2006, 06:02 PM
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| Originally Posted by nerfball you need to read about the mahdi army clashes in 2004...it was house to house fighting with ak47s
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07-19-2006, 06:10 PM
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| Originally Posted by Thorgrim how admirable.
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07-19-2006, 06:20 PM
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| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz A feeling of wonder?
It certainly invokes that when thinking how men so poorly trained and armed can sum up the courage to charge at vastly superior US forces | ||||
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07-19-2006, 11:38 PM
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| Originally Posted by Thorgrim No feeling of wonder. Just pity. Well, not even enough feeling for pity. You see courageous freedom fighters... we see wasteful, unconstructive, ignorant, fanatical suicide.
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07-19-2006, 11:44 PM
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| Both Sadr's men and the US forces they fight possess courage and bravery. You don't fight house-to-house with machine guns and grenades if you lack that. Give "the enemy" credit where credit's due. | ||||
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07-21-2006, 10:28 PM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| Originally Posted by Comrade Ramius I would just like to point out that today several Lebanese generals as well as the Lebanese Defense Minister said that if Israel sends ground forces into Lebanon, the Lebanese Army will fight alongside Hezbollah. Of course they are not dumb enough to actually engage Israel when they go across the border tonight/tomorrow, but this does tell you that the side they would choose as I had said. Their loyalties are clear.
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07-22-2006, 06:05 AM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est  Pragmatist North Carolina
| Originally Posted by thomez I agree with this.
I talked to one of the people I know in Lebanon (Beirut) today asking what he and people he knows will do if Israel attempts to occupy parts of Lebanon. He said what is going on in Iraq will happen there. His reasoning/justification? He said: their "honor" is so precious to them (his words), and that they can't accept such a thing as Israel occupying their country | ||||
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07-22-2006, 10:34 AM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator  Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by thomez Could you imagine if we had some kind of uprising that had a following from the people and NK sent troops in to try and quell it.
Your damned right we would use our troops to keep them out. | ||||
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