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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israel prepared for ground invasion to last several weeks
2008-12-31
Ma'an -- The Israeli army is prepared to launch a ground invasion that is expected to last several weeks, announced Deputy to the Israeli Defense Minister Matan Vilnai Tuesday.

The Israeli army has launched hundreds of airstrikes at the Gaza Strip damaging, according to one Hamas spokesperson, at least 95% of the government infrastructure, killing close to 400 and injuring some 2,000 individuals.

Vilani said to the media that the Israeli army is prepared to deliver a painful blow and will prevent Palestinian resistance fighters from launching a single additional projectile into Israeli towns. He did not rule out, however, that more projectiles would land before the strike is successful.

In preparation for the invasion Israel has declared all areas in a 30 kilometer radius around the strip a "special situation" area. This essentially allows the Israeli military to dictate the civil situation in the areas, including the opening of schools, government offices and services.

Three Israelis have died since the Saturday attacks began; one of the casualties was a soldier at the Nahal Oz military base near the Gaza border. The other two casualties were civilians. The number of injured Israelis is close to 90.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Will this op be still under way when adult supervision in DC ends Jan. 20? Will this be the young guy's first test? Won't his near-certain inability to change a thing about it or influence events in any way be hilarious - well, at least to observant freaks on the margins, as the "press" will surely not allow such obvious facts and unhappy/unhelpful thoughts to creep into the teeny-bopper fantasy story that they're desperate to prolong?
Posted by: Verlaine   2008-12-31 18:00  

#7  How bout a fleet of light pickups with a cutout of a dozer blade on the front, bright lights, PA system playing dozer noises, rc drive them. Then for added effect, have some trucks behind them holding bigass movie screens like the drive-in type and backlight movie scenes onto them...I suggest original War of the Worlds craft and sound or a dude dressed as Elijah making boogity faces; AT-ATs might be fun too and some big time laser pointers would add to the effect with the smoke and all. Time the movie with artillery and bombs to make it look like the movie is making the explosions. Parachute some Ruperts with wireless PA capability to make background screaming noises and false conversation and have them walk around like humpbot.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2008-12-31 11:05  

#6  Gorb,
Since no hot linking is allowed, we cant use any :)
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2008-12-31 08:53  

#5  It's not difficult to rig unmanned ground vehicles to sweep through a mine field. If the charges are set to go off only with heavy equipment, tho, that woud require UGVs that IDF probably doesn't have available.
Posted by: lotp   2008-12-31 08:20  

#4  Then maybe they should try one of these babies!

Posted by: gorb   2008-12-31 06:23  

#3  Gorb,
Not even a flail tank can stand a charge of 200 Kg TNT under its belly.
The Hamas learned that and probably prepared a lot of these massive booby traps for Israeli tanks.
I hope the IDF has learned the lessons well and has something up their sleeves to counter this.
When you are fighting animals you have to use cunning !
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2008-12-31 05:34  

#2  How 'bout those flail tanks that are so effective against mines? Why haven't I seen any of those?
Posted by: gorb   2008-12-31 05:15  

#1  I'd rig up a few D9s for remote control and send them through and over any defences or boobytraps the Paleos have set.
Posted by: phil_b   2008-12-31 00:52  

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