Posted on 07/30/2006 6:51:22 AM PDT by bobsunshine
THIS is the picture that damns Hezbollah. It is one of several, smuggled from behind Lebanon's battle lines, showing that Hezbollah is waging war amid suburbia.
The images, obtained exclusively by the Sunday Herald Sun, show Hezbollah using high-density residential areas as launch pads for rockets and heavy-calibre weapons.
Dressed in civilian clothing so they can quickly disappear, the militants carrying automatic assault rifles and ride in on trucks mounted with cannon.
The photographs, from the Christian area of Wadi Chahrour in the east of Beirut, were taken by a visiting journalist and smuggled out by a friend.
They emerged as:
US President George Bush called for an international force to be sent to Lebanon.
ISRAEL called up another 30,000 reserve troops.
THE UN's humanitarian chief Jan Egeland called for a three-day truce to evacuate civilians and transport food and water into cut-off areas.
US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice returned to the Middle East to push a UN resolution aimed at ending the 18-day war, and:
A PALESTINIAN militant group said it had kidnapped, killed and burned an Israeli settler in the West Bank.
The images include one of a group of men and youths preparing to fire an anti-aircraft gun metres from an apartment block with sheets hanging out on a balcony to dry.
Others show a militant with AK47 rifle guarding no-go zones after Israeli blitzes.
Another depicts the remnants of a Hezbollah Katyusha rocket in the middle of a residential block blown up in an Israeli air attack.
The Melbourne man who smuggled the shots out of Beirut and did not wish to be named said he was less than 400m from the block when it was obliterated.
"Hezbollah came in to launch their rockets, then within minutes the area was blasted by Israeli jets," he said.
"Until the Hezbollah fighters arrived, it had not been touched by the Israelis. Then it was totally devastated.
"It was carnage. Two innocent people died in that incident, but it was so lucky it was not more."
The release of the images comes as Hezbollah faces criticism for allegedly using innocent civilians as "human shields".
Mr Egeland blasted Hezbollah as "cowards" for operating among civilians.
"When I was in Lebanon, in the Hezbollah heartland, I said Hezbollah must stop this cowardly blending in among women and children," he said.
I guess all those people that think the Jews own (control) all of the news outlets are wrong.
German 88 was used in about every role you could think of. It was devestating in all of them.
"There was a time when soldiers who hid among civilians were reviled as cowards and lowlife."...and frequently summarily executed as spies.
The photographs, from the Christian area of Wadi Chahrour in the east of Beirut, were taken by a visiting journalist and smuggled out by a friend.
Very, VERY interesting observation.
"You have never seen an anti-aircraft gun used against ground targets. It is hell on troops and will damage or destroy armor."
Your right but this is obviously deployed for aircraft - the cab sticks up to high to get the horizon.
Only Liberal Media stands in the way of freedom and hope for a transformed Middle East.
Job No.1 for patriots is destroying Enemy No. 1. - LIBERAL MEDIA.
because the IDF is targetting innocent women and children...didn't you read any of the articles! sheesh.../sarcasm.
All the media outlets are reporting ALL the Lebanese killed as being civilians.
bump
End of investigation............YES
MSM propaganda that will eventually bite them in the ass.
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Yeah but for some reason "view source" no longer works on my computer...any suggestions?
What browser are you using?
Hmmmm. Dunno. What OS and browser? I'm no expert, but maybe someoen can help?
Hizbollah moves near the Christian civilians, fire off a rocket, then scram. Israel then bombs the site where the rocket was launched.
The terrorists figure that is three wins for them. The rocket hits Israel, Israel kills some Christians, and Israel get the bad publicity.
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