Hizbullah: We're arming for second round

Hizbullah representative in Iran Muhammad Abdullah Sif al-Din, said Wednesday that Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah has a new strategic plan to rearm ahead of the "next round against Israel ."

In an interview with the Iranian news agency Fars, al-Din said: "No one can promise us that Israel won't attack again. Whoever lives as a neighbor to the Zionist regime is in danger and must not save any effort to obtain all of the means to defend himself. We are convinced that there still danger and the situation has not yet been solved. We must, all the time, prepare ourselves for self-defense and to plan for the next stage."

During an interview, al-Din was asked about Hizbullah's military situation after the war.

"Our situation is very good, the Israelis didn't manage to strike Hizbullah's military command and our ability to launch missiles. In the first days we launched 100 missiles and in recent days we fired 350 missiles a day. So we have no problem from a military perspective," he replied.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3297797,00.html

I had a gut feeling, no facts, that Hezbollah was playing it's cards close and that they were not using their "biggest guns", ie during Gulf War1 when Saddam launched Scuds at Israel that same feeling said that was the best/worst he could do. Maybe hopefully I am wrong here, we'll see.

A case could be made that Hezbollah won.

Israel's bled a lot more in cash than men and machines, though. If Israel is slowed, it'll be the financial demands, more than anything else...

Hezbollah border-line fighters mastered Hebrew

By Amiram Barkat

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One IDF soldier, who serves in an Armored Corps brigade, cited as an example an incident that reportedly occured several weeks ago.

"We entered a forward point along the line to replace a faulty camera," said the soldier, who asked not to be identified.

"The Hezbollah men on the other side recognized us and asked us, shouting, where our company commander was. They used the company commanders' radio code name, and we understood from this that they hear and understand everything we say on the radio."

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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/750483.html

The guerilla wins if he does not lose; the state army loses if it does not win.

Peace

farmers and shopkeepers.

Heck of a job, Ehud!

shopkeepers.

that's not a serious likelihood.

with all of the dead innocent Lebanese civilians.

It's remarkable how people seem to forget that the entire reason for that invasion was to go after Hezbollah's private army.

It's remarkable how people seem to forget the entire reason Hezbollah was formed in the first place.

Israel reaps what it sows.

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foothold among those that used to hate them, because of the most recent Israeli invasion.

Do you see yet how Israel fucked both itself and Lebanon with this latest invasion?

To destroy Israel. If their only goal was to get Israel out of Lebanon, they would have disarmed and ceased all terrorist acts after 2000.

When it's pointed out that the only reason Israel goes into Lebanon is because of Hezbollah, the Hezbollah supporters reply that Hezbollah is needed to prevent Israel from going into Lebanon.

:crazy:

for Hezbollah activities.

No word on whether Israel can bomb Beirut because of what Hamas does.

Somebody here responded to me with the claim that Hezbollah was launching missiles into Israel because they were outraged with Israel's arrest of Hamas leaders.

:dunce:

And it must be done.

that Syria isn't a dictatorship.

But because their goal is to destroy Israel, not defend Lebanon they don't. Otherwise why would they be launching rockets and crossing into Israel to kill and kidnap soldiers. The state of Israel was unprovokely attacked and they were justified in responding in order to defend their citizens from future attacks, just as we were justified in going after al-Queda after 9/11. I think they pulled out too soon, but now hopefully the International force can disarm Hezbollah.

INVADED AND OCCUPIED LEBANON FOR 20 YEARS! DID YOU NOT KNOW THAT?!?!?

ISRAEL is the agressor here!! egads...

interesting

i responded to the statement;

No Hezbollah, no invasion.

hezbollah was created IN RESPONCE TO israeli invasion and 20 year occupation.

what have i said here that you perceive as false?

to set up a buffer zone during the Lebanonese civil war to protect its citizens from terrorists who had set up camp in southern Lebanon

I'm not defending what went on after the invasion but if I was in Israel at that time, I certainly wouldn't want a Syrian puppet state on my door step

my bad

Don't mind me, go on, I'm loving the entertainment...

:popcorn:

Is everyone there guilty and just asking to be indiscriminately shelled for weeks on end?

to do otherwise.

Yesterday there was a report about Israel replenishing its weapon supplies as well. They were thinking of asking the U.S. for an extra $2 billion to do so.

does anyone know if Israel has to repay all of the $$$$ it gets from the US or is that money all tax free, interest free grants and not a loan??

But I think there is some creative accounting - grants and loans that are forgiven, or something like that. I don't know if that applies to all (or most) loans, but I am sure someone out there must have knowledge of the details.

and be the battlefield again?

You'd think they'd want Hezbullah disarmed too. Guess not though.

This whole issue is a mess. Balfour gave away something that wasn't his to give. A generation later, things hit a boiling point.

Reeling from humanity's blind eye to the wholesale killing of Jews after World War 2, those who already had a toehold in what is now Israel created a state of their own. Rightly wishing to protect themselves, they unfortunately oppressed those who had nothing to do with their persecution.

Once again, religion is the root of all evil.

The 1920s were no picnic, with the ink on the Balfour Declaration barely dry. And let's not forget the wonderful '30s. The '40s were no cakewalk, either.

(If the US gets the hell out of the way)

You appear to be arguing that Israel would have been more successful, but for the United States interference. Please tell me I misunderstand you, because that's nuts.

if the US Department of State would have gotten the hell out of the way.

with US getting out of the way, but not before they drop off huge bags of USA money, funded by American taxpayers.

I did not used to be but it is very clear now that Israel must defend itself. I now Palestinians here in NYC that when I talk to them of peace through diplomacy in the ME the reply "there will be no peace as long as Israel exists".

Does not leave a lot of room for working anything out does it? I am glad se aid Israel and I hope we keep doing so. As long as HB refuses peace I feel they must be destroyed completely. I used to think peace was an option but now I see that peace will only come after one side has truly been defeated. I don't want to see Israel destroyed by a bunch of murdering assholes who still think it's the 5th century.

after all, they are winners. What I have a problem with is a meddling US Department of State.

for me because he is never wrong.:sarcasm:

Just a thought, did anyong ever think about not fighting and maybe just trying to live?
Moronic 13th Century knuckle walking, woman beating, bomb in the baby carriage, chimpanzee-brain a-holes.
Just go ahead and remove this post for racial insensitivity, I really don't care, just like those creeps don't care about anyone else's life.

It starts with an 'I'.

I have a proposal for the media: rather than translating whatever either side says into sports metaphors, why don't you replace them with sexual metaphors instead? Thus:

Hizbullah: We're ready for another facial

Israel: Inquiry sought into why the rubber broke, but rectal cavity healing quickly

Baghdad: Tough to tell whose salad tossed, who's tossing; but Americans left with bad taste in mouth

See? Much more interesting.