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The Exploding Pagers

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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
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    #193

    From SCUD to THUD?

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • LuFins DadL Offline
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      #194

      Again, I am astonished that the moderators on last night’s debate asked if the candidates would advise Israel against a preemptive strike against Iran. Preemptive? They’ve now had 2 separate strikes launched against them.

      The Brad

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      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

        Again, I am astonished that the moderators on last night’s debate asked if the candidates would advise Israel against a preemptive strike against Iran. Preemptive? They’ve now had 2 separate strikes launched against them.

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        #195

        @LuFins-Dad UNfortunately (at least from the transcript I read), neither was willing to answer with a yes or no.

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          #196

          Words like 'preemptive' and 'unprovoked' should simply never be used in relation to the Middle East.

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

            @LuFins-Dad UNfortunately (at least from the transcript I read), neither was willing to answer with a yes or no.

            JollyJ Offline
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            #197

            @taiwan_girl

            Watch. The transcript never reveals everything about human interaction.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

              Words like 'preemptive' and 'unprovoked' should simply never be used in relation to the Middle East.

              MikM Offline
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              #198

              @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

              Words like 'preemptive' and 'unprovoked' should simply never be used in relation to the Middle East.

              Yep. Those trains left the station a thousand years ago.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • jon-nycJ Offline
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                #199

                The only way it would be appropriate if heavily qualified, like “a preemptive strike on their nuclear program”. Which would be a reasonable question for them both.

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                • MikM Offline
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                  And a reasonable action, IMO. They have ballistic missiles and it's only a matter of time before they put a nuke on one.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    #201

                    Joe does not approve. I doubt Bibi cares. It could be just a show too. "Oh, I opposed that strike" wink wink.

                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-states-which-response-from-israel-to-iran-s-strike-us-will-not-approve/ar-AA1rBO77?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=b098a54595f6410880dbb48949228919&ei=28

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • jon-nycJ Offline
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                      #202

                      Lots of fun detail, worth a read if you can get around the paywall.

                      https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/israel-mossad-hezbollah-pagers-nasrallah/

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                        • George KG Offline
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                          #204

                          More deets:

                          And the best picture:

                          image.jpeg

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                            The Brad

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                              LuFins Dad
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                              #206

                              I mean, if Israel actually made money out of the deal, I might just have to emigrate…

                              The Brad

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                              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

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                                @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                                On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                  I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                                  On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

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                                  @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                  I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                                  On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

                                  There's no way no one over there saw the potential irony, though. I mean just for starters you have terrorists paying to get taken out.

                                  Please love yourself.

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                    I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                                    On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

                                    LuFins DadL Offline
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                                    LuFins Dad
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #209

                                    @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                    I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                                    On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

                                    The planning and engineering is a wash as those employees doing the planning and engineering would still have been paid sitting on their asses saying “drone strike”

                                    Dear god, I think I might need to move to Israel.

                                    The Brad

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                                      bachophile
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                                      #210

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                                        LuFins Dad
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                                        #211

                                        @bachophile said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                        If u need help house hunting let me know. City? Suburbs? Maybe a rural area? Good schools around? Business opportunities? Just say the word.

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                                        The Brad

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