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2009-01-04 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2009-01-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 Other Israeli military officials in television interviews also suggested that the incursion would not be short-lived. One spokeswoman, Maj. Avital Leibovich, said on CNN that it would be a "lengthy operation" because "we have many, many targets." Another, Brigadier Avi Benayahu, said on Israel's Channel Two, "We are talking about many long days."

Translation: Arik screwed up.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-01-04 00:08|| 2009-01-04 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Gas masks in this photo?

Posted by 3dc 2009-01-04 01:16|| 2009-01-04 01:16|| Front Page Top

#3 no, that's a military censor blurring the soldier's face.

Posted by Plastic Snoopy 2009-01-04 01:40|| 2009-01-04 01:40|| Front Page Top

#4 By Frank's great find of a blog...

8:31 AM IDF has taken control of the entire Karni route.

8:28 AM Israel back in Netzarim. Armored columns have entered and taken Netzarim. Gaza city is surrounded.

Link to image of current invasion paths
(did a link to save the guy's bandwidth in a war zone)

9:04 AM Reports of 150 tanks on the ruins of Netzarim (Sky News).

Posted by 3dc 2009-01-04 02:49|| 2009-01-04 02:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Ahem.. so the goal is not to have hummus renounce their charter, step down as a democratically elected government, or kiss either pooEhud's or Tzipshit's cornholes?

Posted by Yawlad Metnaka 2009-01-04 03:23|| 2009-01-04 03:23|| Front Page Top

#6 "Ahem.. so the goal is not to have hummus renounce their charter, step down as a democratically elected government, or kiss either pooEhud's or Tzipshit's cornholes?
"

Well yes, and no sweetums.
Charter - kill jews. Yeah, gonna hafta think that one through. Maybe they can kill more of you when they get fed up enough.
"Democratically-elected government." Oh, I'm sorry. I laughed so hard, I peed just a little,

"Kiss cornholes" - if that is a Hamas specialty, they must work much harder on their sucking skills.

Good to hear from you though. Let us know when you wake up. Check Wikipedia for a lesson on "cause and effect".

We're fighting the flintstones. Yeesh.

May I quote your "hummus" designation? Dipsticks all. Less pepper, more moderate seasonings, dahling.

Posted by thinempwimble 2009-01-04 05:44|| 2009-01-04 05:44|| Front Page Top

#7 YawLad is evidently somekinda primative PR dood. Man in a grayflannel bourka maybe.

Posted by .5MT 2009-01-04 06:41|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2009-01-04 06:41|| Front Page Top

#8 No, he's just an idiot who mistakes a foul mouth for insight.

Posted by lotp 2009-01-04 08:48|| 2009-01-04 08:48|| Front Page Top

#9 Where's the idiot posting from, lotp?

Just curious....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-04 10:11|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2009-01-04 10:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Okay, YawlzLaddie... try this one... it's a Freebie... next one I'll need the dough..

Jooooooooz Shooting Rockets At Own Self:
Need excuse to continue Pali-Kittuahside.
60 Fracshuns take credit.

Posted by .5MT 2009-01-04 10:35|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2009-01-04 10:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Yawlad Metnaka

O Brave Lion of Islam®, you must find another proxy...

K thx, bai

Posted by badanov 2009-01-04 11:51|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2009-01-04 11:51|| Front Page Top

#12 arik did not screw up. They are still better off doing an op like this than having to defend settlements. Note well, they have asserted they are NOT going to reoccupy Gaza, much less reestablish settlements there.

Is the goal to destroy Hamas rule? In Op Shalom LeGalil, they made the mistake of saying their goal was to destroy Hezbo. When the failed to do that, the op was seen as a dramatic failure, despte major harm to Hezbo. They are playing the expectations game better. Their goal is to stop rocket launches, whether by physical destruction of Hamas assets, or by convincing Hamas its not such a good idea. While they do that, they are clearly attacking targets like the police that maintain Hamas in power, but they are not staking the success of the op on removing Hamas from power as part of THIS op.

Posted by liberalhawk 2009-01-04 17:14|| 2009-01-04 17:14|| Front Page Top

#13 Damn.. BadMan is Bad.

Posted by .5MT 2009-01-04 19:59|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2009-01-04 19:59|| Front Page Top