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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Hassan boomed?
2006-07-14
Fox News is reporting that IAF hit Hezbollah's headquarters, causing the building to collapse. Nasrallah is believed to have been in it. More as we get it...
Haaretz confirms the strike, no word yet there on Nasrallah.


DRUDGE reporting: Israeli warplanes destroyed the building housing the headquarters of Hezbollah guerrillas in south Beirut Friday, the group's TV station reported.
In an urgent flash, the station said the building housing Hezbollah's leadership was destroyed.

It did not elaborate, nor say whether there were any casualties. But it is generally known that Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, whose movements are treated with high level of secrecy, moves from one place to another, particularly during the Israeli offensive.
Posted by:Fred

#18  Hmmm. Hit his home & hdqtrs too. But..he escaped this time since he was out trying to find a fresh supply of underwear. Shit his pants one too many times.
Posted by: SOP35/Rat   2006-07-14 18:22  

#17  Seems to me the Lions of Islam are proving to be somewhat less than effective against the Lions of Juda (somewhere around here I've got a cool cartoon of the situation, but I don;t know how to load it up in a comment).


Posted by: FOTSGreg   2006-07-14 17:45  

#16  Heres an interesting dimension to the Hassan story, I just read on an AP story that the Hassan message was a prerecorded- generic type message, so they havent actually proved him alive yet.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-07-14 17:33  

#15  That's OK. It would be expected that Nasrallah would not be at home or at his HQ. The main thing is to keep systematically destroying his Command and Control capability, hence the destruction of the HQs, Cell towers, power, etc. Developments are moving quickly and a degraded C&C capability will put Hizb'Allah that much further behind the power curve. I wonder if Israel is cutting sat and fiber optic comm capabilities in Lebanon, too. They should.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-07-14 13:45  

#14  Perhaps the Hezbollah communications traffic immediately after this bombing might help them find out where Hassan really is?
Posted by: JAB   2006-07-14 13:41  

#13  I haven't heard the puppy and infant casualty count yet...I'm sure CNN will have that for us soon.
Posted by: Justrand   2006-07-14 13:32  

#12  Why would anybody of any importance be in a designated HQ building ? Wishful thinking. These people are not that stupid.
Posted by: buwaya   2006-07-14 13:31  

#11  About six feet deep?
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-07-14 13:26  

#10  AP: Hezbollah said the home and office of its leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, were destroyed by an Israeli airstrike but that he and his family were safe.

Should have figured he'd be in a deep hole somewhere safe.
Posted by: Steve   2006-07-14 13:23  

#9  I am not sure I can handle this sensory overload!

First, Zarkman! Then Shamil Bashayev! And now, possibly Nasrallah????

I need a potent drink.
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden   2006-07-14 13:20  

#8  Let hope the dusted his ass, and got a few of his Syrian and Iranian handlers as a bonus.
Posted by: OldSpook   2006-07-14 13:18  

#7  Damn.
Posted by: Fred   2006-07-14 13:18  

#6  Banner on Haaretz:

20:10 Hezbollah: Hassan Nasrallah unharmed after IAF missile attack on home (AP)

Didn't mention attack on HQ. Fingers crossed.
Posted by: Steve   2006-07-14 13:13  

#5  "Nasrallah is believed to have been in it."
Let's hope so. And let Assad and Ahmanutjob be next, and soon too.
Posted by: Darrell   2006-07-14 12:59  

#4  Hé hé hé.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-07-14 12:56  

#3  BOOM, baby!
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2006-07-14 12:56  

#2  Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!!
Posted by: ARMYGUY   2006-07-14 12:53  

#1  YAHOO!!!!! Next?
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-07-14 12:52  

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