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2007-01-23 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

IDF built fake Muslim city to prepare for war - training 2 battalions/ week.

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-23 18:26|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 More interesting trivia:

o One of the mosques have been declared the 43rd most holy place in Islam, just after Mohammed's crapper.

o Twelve Palestinian families have shown up at the gate carrying keys, claiming the homes were their grandparents.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-01-23 19:15|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-01-23 19:15|| Front Page Top

#2 "During the exercise, 350 soldiers were spread out in the fake town, some playing the role of civilians while a few women, dressed in American uniforms and armed with laser target rifles, acted as Hizbullah fighters."

I'm not sure about the American uniforms, but I like women playing the role as Hizbullah fighters.

Posted by Penguin 2007-01-23 19:32|| 2007-01-23 19:32|| Front Page Top

#3 The town looked WAY too clean and orderly. Just like an Israeli or American city. But arab towns are complete shitholes with broken streets, half-finished housing, sewage in the streets, etc.

Posted by Brett 2007-01-23 19:45|| 2007-01-23 19:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Forget the uniforms.

Posted by ed 2007-01-23 19:50|| 2007-01-23 19:50|| Front Page Top

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