Deadly clashes spread in Lebanon camps as bomb hits capital

Yahoo News ^ | June 4, 2007 | Muntasser Abdallah

[NYer]

Lebanese army soldiers secure the site where a bomb exploded targeting a public bus in the Sed al-Baushrieh area of Christian east Beirut. Deadly firefights in a Palestinian camp in south Lebanon and a bus bombing in the capital opened new fronts for the army on Monday as it battles to crush an Al-Qaeda-inspired militia in a 16-day standoff in the north of the country.(

[NYer]

Lebanese troops patrol the outskirts of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon. Deadly firefights in a Palestinian camp in south Lebanon and a bus bombing in the capital opened new fronts for the army on Monday as it battles to crush an Al-Qaeda-inspired militia in a 16-day standoff in the north of the country.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

[Dog]

The summer offensive of the Axis of Evil has now begun..going to be a bumpy ride..

[End Times Sentinel]

Geez, Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, it doesn't seem to matter where they are, the old adage about Palis just seems to ring true:  "Does not play well with others."

Owl_Eagle

If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.

Geez, Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, it doesn't seem to matter where they are, the old adage about Palis just seems to ring true:  "Does not play well with others."

[Cap Huff]

Fasten your seatbelts . . .

[Red Badger]

"We will never surrender... we will fight till the last drop of blood,"

Okay, have it your way.................

[SlowBoat407]

I pray the Lebanese Army can crush this latest eruption of the virus that is radical islam. Lebanon has gone from a jewel of the Middle East to a battlefield in one generation, and once again, islam is the cause. These people trash every place they go and turn it into a stinking hellhole fit only for their own rotten, filthy tribes. Everywhere they go, they rip the lid off of hell for all to see into its putrid maw, and I fail to see why anyone still thinks that negotiation, appeasement, and the promise of “peaceful coexistence” are viable approaches to dealing with them and their foul perversion of a religion.

[Patrick_k]

This is a classical operation against a built-up area (MOUT).

The built-up zone is centered at 34deg 30min 48sec North and 35deg 57min 49sec East in Google Earth. The picture posted by NYer shows the straight two-lane hiway going south west-North east to the east of this built-up area. Watch the civilian traffic on the picture, isn’t this amazing so close to the combat area?

[ClaireSolt]

Does anybody know what has gotten into the Lebanese army. Somebody must have really helped it. Last summer they said it was useless. Now it seems tough and effective.

[quant5]

“Does anybody know what has gotten into the Lebanese army. Somebody must have really helped it. Last summer they said it was useless. Now it seems tough and effective.”

Yeah, their President decided that Hezbollah was the bad guys after they launched an unprovoked war against Israel last summer. Out of the UN Resolution on the cease fire, you got a rapid deployment of special forces and equipment from Nato and other Western powers.

[tet68]

It is not known whether the army is planning a ground assault on Nahr al-Bared. By longstanding convention, it does not enter Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps, leaving security inside to militant groups.

Gee, there’s the way to deal with it....
/s

[ClaireSolt]

Thankls. I guess that is just a part of the bumper sticker GWOT, right?

[ClaireSolt]

Thanks. I guess that is just a part of the bumper sticker GWOT, right?

[ClaireSolt]

Thanks. I guess that is just a part of the bumper sticker GWOT, right?

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Can you post a pic of Google Earth ??,,,I’ve been foolin’ with this for a week,,,direction from a landmark ??
I tried copy and paste~Nahr al-Bared~ 34deg 30min 48sec North and 35deg 57min 49sec East,,,got nothing,,,Duh !...;0)

[Patrick_k]

Unfortunately I do not know how to post a picture. But you can navigate to this point by turning the globe and zooming in till you arrive to the eastern shore of the mediterranean sea, it is just 10 miles on the shore N-E the town of Tripoli. And check the coordinates on the ruler below the picture to see if you get to the proper spot.
Sorry for that but I am not a computer geek.

[NYer]

How close are you to where this bomb exploded? Abouna’s mother lives nearby and was pretty shaken up by the explosion.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

TANKS a Bunch...me lost...;0)

[NYer]

Does anybody know what has gotten into the Lebanese army. Somebody must have really helped it. Last summer they said it was useless. Now it seems tough and effective.

Perhaps some financial aid. According to the above article.

Washington announced that it was considering sending more supplies to the Lebanese army after Congress last month approved a seven-fold increase in military assistance for 2007 to 280 million dollars.

[bert]

W is helping them