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2007-11-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Hizbullah Military Exercise Undetected By UNIFIL

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-11-05 08:44|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Was anyone in the exercise wearing a blue helmet?

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2007-11-05 09:29|| 2007-11-05 09:29|| Front Page Top

#2 I was going to put up the piñata pic, but Mr. Magoo works just fine.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-11-05 09:31|| 2007-11-05 09:31|| Front Page Top

#3 I thought that was Hans Blix :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-11-05 09:41|| 2007-11-05 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, you never see them together...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-11-05 09:47|| 2007-11-05 09:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Undetected, or unreported?

Big difference.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-11-05 09:53|| 2007-11-05 09:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Hezbollah gnashes teeth, nobody notices.

Posted by Unique Battle 2007-11-05 10:01|| 2007-11-05 10:01|| Front Page Top

#7 The watch dog is blind, deaf and dumb.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-11-05 10:46|| 2007-11-05 10:46|| Front Page Top

#8 They have engineering units? Like a real army?

Posted by Secret Master 2007-11-05 10:55|| 2007-11-05 10:55|| Front Page Top

#9 Why in Hell didn't Israel drop by to strafe the party?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-05 11:16|| 2007-11-05 11:16|| Front Page Top

#10 This may be a case of Hizb puffery.

When thousands of fighters participate that may mean as little as having Hizballah supporters moving around by buses. The hardware may or may not even be functional.

Posted by mhw">mhw 2007-11-05 11:42|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2007-11-05 11:42|| Front Page Top

#11 I'd actually be more surprised if they detected it. I'd need heart meds if they actually did anything about it.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2007-11-05 12:03|| 2007-11-05 12:03|| Front Page Top

#12 #11 - other than supplying logistical support

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-11-05 12:48|| 2007-11-05 12:48|| Front Page Top

#13 That's why Israel calls it the "United Nothing". When it relates to success the effectiveness of the United Nothing has been compared to a screen door on a submarine.

Sgt. Schultz from Hogan's Heroes is alive and well in the UN.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-11-05 15:11|| 2007-11-05 15:11|| Front Page Top

#14 The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon follows the rule: "See no evil, hear no evil, and speak not of evil." By following that rule, they really don't have to do anything.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-11-05 15:16|| 2007-11-05 15:16|| Front Page Top

#15 My mind flashes on General Urssus leading the gorilla army into the Forbidden Zone...

Posted by borgboy 2007-11-05 15:31|| 2007-11-05 15:31|| Front Page Top

#16 I have a friend here who was in the Norwegian Army in Lebanon for a UN Peacekeeping mission about 20-25 years ago. He said they had it pretty rough and got shot at a lot and they were occasionally allowed to shoot back. This was shortly after the MArine barracks was blown up. He doesn't like to talk about it. He thinks the Muslims in general and the Palistinians in particular are not salveageable. I agree.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-11-05 16:06|| 2007-11-05 16:06|| Front Page Top

#17 The newspaper claims the exercise was aimed at deterring Israel from launching an attack in southern Lebanon against Hizbullah.

Good luck with that.

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2007-11-05 20:36|| 2007-11-05 20:36|| Front Page Top

#18 As per Israeli sources on the Hezzies = Hizzies, the latter say its the job of the UNO/UNIFIL to protect the Hezzies = Hizzies = Lebanon, etc from Israel??? DOES LEBANESE HEZBOLLAH KNOW ITS THE SAME ORG AS SYRIAN HEZBOLLAH???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-05 22:11|| 2007-11-05 22:11|| Front Page Top

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