The Exploding Pagers
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wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 18:48 last edited by Tom-K
It seems it ain't over. There are exploding walkie-talkies now. One or two dead and maybe 400 wounded. Not a good couple of days for Hezbollah.
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wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 19:29 last edited by
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wrote on 18 Sept 2024, 20:59 last edited by
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walkie talkie
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 00:33 last edited by
Oh...
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 00:43 last edited by
Jealous we didn’t think of it sez I.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 00:45 last edited by
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 08:47 last edited by
I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hezbollah. They can all rot in hell, as far as I'm concerned.
But I'm not sure this was a good idea. Innocent children that just happened to stand close by were injured or killed. It's not clear to me that the overall effect will be positive for Israel.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 10:51 last edited by
I look at it this way...For urban warfare -for this is what this is - the Israelis have gone to some lengths to keep the civilian casualties down as much as possible. Hezbollah has a deep stock of rockets and small arms, with the stated objective of exterminating the Jews.
Hezbollah is a clear and present danger to the existence of Israel.
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I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hezbollah. They can all rot in hell, as far as I'm concerned.
But I'm not sure this was a good idea. Innocent children that just happened to stand close by were injured or killed. It's not clear to me that the overall effect will be positive for Israel.
wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 12:55 last edited by@Klaus said in The Exploding Pagers:
I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hezbollah. They can all rot in hell, as far as I'm concerned.
But I'm not sure this was a good idea. Innocent children that just happened to stand close by were injured or killed. It's not clear to me that the overall effect will be positive for Israel.
It’s about intent. Innocents might be caught in the blast range, but it’s accidental and not intended. Hezbollah specifically targets civilians and children. That’s all the difference in the world.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 12:56 last edited by
Beyond that, I also wouldn’t believe anything those lying sacks of shit say about innocent casualties.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 13:32 last edited by Mik
I suspect the collateral damage is minimal if any. But they surely screwed Hezbollah's operational capability.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 13:56 last edited by
A couple of kids died, which is not unexpected when you detonate ~3,000 of these things. But its one of the most targeted attacks imaginable.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 14:02 last edited by
Any word on the scope of the walkie talkies?
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 14:08 last edited by
It's never been obvious that Israel can violence their way out of this situation. But as violent tactics go, this was a good one.
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Any word on the scope of the walkie talkies?
wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 14:12 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:
Any word on the scope of the walkie talkies?
I believe they were another nine killed with about 300 injuries
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 14:18 last edited by
That comports with what I've read.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 14:22 last edited by
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wrote on 19 Sept 2024, 14:37 last edited by
"From the liver to the knee"
