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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 05:55 PM
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Bombs now falling on Beirut according to Blitzer on CNN
Edited on Thu Aug-03-06 06:18 PM by Tom Yossarian Joad
I hope there the accurate ones that can tell the difference between combatants and non-combatants.

God damn it, I wish they would stop this madness.

A flash before and after of the bombing from earlier today:
http://www.knology.net/~rareandfirsts/bombedBeirut.swf
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 05:57 PM
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1. In hindsight
none of the Lebanese people should have moved from their homes. Israel would have been forced to stop these barbaric atrocities.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 06:07 PM
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4. No, there would just be more dead Lebanese. It's apparent
Israel isn't too concerned who's in their target area.
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thepurpose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 05:57 PM
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2. We need some sane leadership before it will stop.
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Jara sang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 05:59 PM
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3. Does Wolf have a noticeable erection?
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 06:07 PM
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5. It's not noticeable, no.
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Bjornsdotter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 06:12 PM
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9. Ewww!

My brain hurts, THAT is something I never want to think about.

Cheers
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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 06:08 PM
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6. Great ... Nasrallah promised Tel Aviv would be hit if this happened
Don't know if he can deliver, but I hope there are plenty of bomb shelters in Tel Aviv.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 06:10 PM
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8. He's been talking about "surprises" since this stuff began...
I just pray it's not chemical or biological.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 06:09 PM
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7. CNN link/story Friday bombing
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/03/mideast.main/index.html
Israel launched a second straight night of airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Friday, targeting an area known as a stronghold of Hezbollah militants.

Late Thursday, Israeli warplanes dropped leaflets over several neighborhoods in the area warning residents to leave "for your own safety."

The leaflets warned of an expansion of the Israeli campaign in Beirut because Hezbollah continues to fire rockets into Israel and because of statements made Thursday by Hezbollah leader Hassan
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