Posted on 07/30/2006 11:54:17 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Some 150 rockets were fired from the Lebanese village of Qana over the past 20 days, Air Force Chief of Staff Brig.-Gen. Amir Eshel said on Sunday evening.
Speaking to reporters, Eshel added that Hizbullah rocket launchers were hidden in civilian buildings in the village. He proceeded to show video footage of rocket launchers being driven into the village following launches.
Eshel also pointed out that the building was hit sometime around midnight Saturday night and didn't collapse until about 8 a.m. Sunday morning, leaving an unusual gap in the timing of the events which the IDF was investigating.
"It's possible that inside the house, something or other was being stored that caused an explosion - something that we didn't succeed in blowing up in the [initial] attack and that perhaps was left over there," Eshel said. "I say this very cautiously, because I currently don't have the faintest idea what the explanation for this gap could be."
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How come hezbollah doesn't have to defend its attacks?
The U.S. must distance itself from Isreal on this disaster . . . . or suffer lose of popularity on the Arab Street!
oh no, say it ain't so Joe. The next thing you'll be telling me is that Bush will be abandoned by the NY Times editorial page if the Israelis don't roll over for the Hezbos.
For the same reason that the Waffen SS never had to defend its attacks to Josef Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry.
The anti-U.S. and anti-Israel left-wing news media and the terrorists work hand in hand with each other.
Hell send in more bombs for the IDF, give them free jet fuel. Drinks on the house courtesy of the USA.
Are the NY Post and AP credible sources for the timing of the building collapse?
What popularity?
They should level Qana.
Wouldn't it be refreshing to see Israeli and US officials making video tapes (like the terrorists do) to show instead of taking questions.
We could just show propaganda tapes all day, and never speak to the press.
I saw a dozen rockets leave from behind that building, and then saw the bomb hit it. I'd like to see similar radar footage from Flight 800.
I hope the improvements in military technology can help stop all these double crossing, lying, cheating, chicken shiite tactics of the jihadis, which are specifically sanctioned and called for in the Koran.
If Israel would start a policy of firing its missiles at Iran everytime the Hezzies fired at Israel, this would be over in one day.
President Kennedy ............ implemented that type of threat during the Cuban Missile Crisis and it worked.
I hope the improvements in military technology can help stop all these double crossing, lying, cheating, chicken shiite tactics of the jihadis, which are specifically sanctioned and called for in the Koran.
Hey Bertha, just how much popularity does the US have to lose on the Arab street?
That's the best way to make our list and check it twice. The ones who are mad support the terrorists. The world would be better served if the jerks spending the day tearing down the UN building in Lebanon had been cluster bombed in the act.
I certainly hope Zogby lets some time go by to soften this before he takes a poll of the Lebanese. I know Reuters will.
I'll give you an idea. It took that long for the Hezbollah team to rig sufficient explosives to bring down the building. They weren't prepared, but decided the U.S. media would have thoroughly condemned Israel long before the gap was noticed.
Does that sound like an idea?
Shalom.
The barrage rockets are stored someplace, why not in a house? 60 is a lot of people to be sleeping in a house.
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