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2005-11-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iranian Instructors in Lebanon with new missile

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Posted by Steve 2005-11-28 14:52|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sauce for the goose. For its part, Israel has been working on improving relations with the Kurds. And for every improved military toy the Iranians can fabricate, the Israelis have the capability to make a dozen.
This article probably serves notice to the Iranians that the Israelis not only know that they are doing, but that by being blown, their covert operation demands a quid pro quo.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-11-28 15:19|| 2005-11-28 15:19|| Front Page Top

#2 "One is the new Iranian Motemared (Rebel) anti-tank missile, exposed for the first time in the Middle East."

Have we seen any of these in Iraq? Or is Iran too coy to support the Hajis that openly?

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-11-28 15:21|| 2005-11-28 15:21|| Front Page Top

#3 "DEBKAfileâs military sources reveal."

Lord knows they've never been wrong.

Posted by DepotGuy 2005-11-28 16:35|| 2005-11-28 16:35|| Front Page Top

#4 It is an all-weather weapon, day-or-night and wire-guided. The missile does not work well where there are tall trees, high electricity wires or water pipes, but is at peak effectiveness in open country of hills and valleys such as South Lebanon.

Debka's still free isn't it. Sounds like they may have invented the Sagger.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-28 17:19|| 2005-11-28 17:19|| Front Page Top

#5 An Israeli newscast of the Hizballah video can be seen here: http://video.nrg.co.il/lib/wmv/399/871.wmv
It shows 2 ATGM hits on the side armor and turret of an older Merkava(3?) followed by an RPG hit, along with an RPG bombardment of the post. All three hits looked ineffective. Were the post guards not paying attention for Hizballah to get within a few hundred meters of the post?

Also January 2000: Iran Begins Batch Production of Russian Anti-Tank Missile

Posted by ed 2005-11-28 17:28|| 2005-11-28 17:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Boy would I dearly love to see those blackhats come down with Ebola.

Posted by Whuse Angoluns5118 2005-11-28 21:33|| 2005-11-28 21:33|| Front Page Top

#7 At some point the Iranians really need to be sent a "thank you note" for all their meddling. Find out where the anti-tank round is manufactured and have a large portion of that industrial complex "collapse" under its own weight.

I'd much prefer to hear that the IDF identified the training center for this new weapon and then cratered everyone and everything for a mile around it.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-28 21:46|| 2005-11-28 21:46|| Front Page Top

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