Mum names son after Hezbollah rocket

Herald Sun ^ | July 18, 2006 | correspondents in Beirut

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RAAD is born – not the long-range missile that Hezbollah is firing at Israel, but a Lebanese baby boy whose mother wants to honor the Shiite militant group's showdown with the Jewish state.

After a difficult Caesarean delivery, Kawkab al-Akli gave birth to a boy at the Labib medical hospital in the southern coastal city of Sidon, her husband Mohammed al-Khaled told AFP. "We had sought refuge at a school in Sidon after running away from our village of Marwahine in the south because a lot of people were killed in Israeli attacks," he said.

"This morning, my wife gave birth to a boy. She wanted to name him Raad to honor the resistance, Hezbollah and (its leader) Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah," he said.

Still in pain, his wife, a mother of seven already, added: "I will also bring Raad 2 and Raad 3."

Hezbollah has since last week for the first time fired Iranian-made Raad missiles, extending the reach of the militant group up to the northern Israeli city of Haifa.

The missile attacks come amid a fierce Israeli aerial assault on Lebanon triggered by Hezbollah's capture of two Israeli soldiers on July 12. The battle has so far cost 230 lives in Lebanon, all but some two dozen of them civilians.

Hezbollah's relentless barrage of rocket fire on northern Israel has killed 12 civilians and wounded dozens more.

[refermech]

Well isn't that nice...

[MarineDad]

Wonder if any proud new parents in North Korea will follow suit.

Perfect "fit" if it's a girl, they could name her "Little No-dong."

[knarf]

Rosemary's baby

[Mathews]

"Still in pain, his wife, a mother of seven already, added: "I will also bring Raad 2 and Raad 3."

Americans and Europeans had better wake up quick. These people are fanatical and will not stop until Islam rules the world. We had better grow some gnads in a hurry.

[ncountylee]

Another demented follower of Mad Moe succeeds in "dropping jaws" around the world.

[Alouette]

She should have named him Lemonjello.

[ichabod1]

I was thinking "Katyusha" for a girl.

[ichabod1]

Sirrevlon.

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[pgyanke]

The battle has so far cost 230 lives in Lebanon, all but some two dozen of them civilians.

Riiiiiight...

[Millee]

She named him KaBloooie?

[usmcobra]

And if he was North Korean he'd be named "Ding Dong"

[Dubya-M-Dees]

I call my son little boy for now.. but I'm sure he'll grow up to be fat man. ;)

[SlowBoat407]

"And this is our youngest, little Off-Target.

[Polyxene]

And the next one will be named, MOAB!

[SlowBoat407]

This is my daughter, Daisy Cutter.

[NavyCanDo]

Good thing they don't have Taepodong missiles. Imagine the teasing in school he would get.

[Drew68]

I was thinking "Katyusha" for a girl.

Actually "Katyusha" is a legitimate name. For Russian girls it would be the "diminutive" or affectionate name for girls named Katerina or Katya.

[doug from upland]

for your enjoyment.....mocking Hezbollah