...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
on Friday. Six other journalists were maimed.
| How many of the journalists in the group belonged to Hezbollah before they were hired on as reporters? |
Some of the maimed journalists were rushed to hospitals in ambulances, The News Agency that Dare Not be Named' correspondent said. Images from the scene showed a burning press vehicle.
Rooters said that two of its journalists, Thaer al-Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
i and Maher Nazeh, were maimed in the shelling in the border area.
Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
’s al-Jazeera TV, said two of its employees, Elie Brakhya and news hound Carmen Joukhadar, also were among the maimed.
"We are urgently seeking more information, working with authorities in the region, and supporting Issam’s family and colleagues," Rooters said. "Our deepest condolences go out to those affected, and our thoughts are with their families at this terrible time."
The shelling occurred during an exchange of fire along the Lebanon-Israel border between Israeli troops and members of Hezbollah.
The Lebanon-Israel border has been witnessing sporadic acts of violence since Saturday’s attack by the Death Eater Paleostinian group Hamas
...a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...on southern Israel.
Journalists from around the world have been coming to Lebanon out of concern that war might break out between Hezbollah and Israel.
and they want to be part of the massive propaganda effort against the Juice