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More US troops to head to the Middle East
The surge in violence between Israel and Hezbollah has contributed to the Pentagon’s decision to send additional troops to the region. There are approximately 40,000 U.S. troops in the theater. A dozen warships and fighter jet squadrons are also present in the area. Israel ramped up attacks into Lebanon; due to deteriorating security, the US […]
‘Splodey Walkie-Talkies?
It just gets more fun. The brand of allegedly exploding Hezbollah walkie-talkies is Icom, model IV-V82. Icom is a Japanese company, still active in the handheld radio market. Only one small detail: They stopped making that model of walkie-talkies ten YEARS ago. Also stopped making replacement batteries. Icom exported its IC-V82 two-way radio to regions […]
Israelis End Beirut Bomber
Clueless White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told media the U.S. was not notified ahead of time about Friday’s strike. Hezbollah commander involved in US embassy and Marine Corps bombings is killed in targeted Israeli strike By Mike Brest A senior Hezbollah commander, Ibrahim Aqil, has been killed in a targeted strike in […]
Thursday quickies – schools, walkie-talkies
The sheriff in Port Orange, FL took the unusual step of doing a public perp walk with someone who threatened to shoot up an middle school… who is 11 years old. “And starting Monday, your little cherub? We’re going to start publishing his face and doing perp walks with him when we take him […]
Paging Hezbollah
Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least 9 people and injured thousands By BASSEM MROUE, ABBY SEWELL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB BEIRUT (AP) — Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near-simultaneously Tuesday in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people, including an 8-year-old […]
Tensions ratchet up a tad
Sunday was hardly a day of rest in the Mideast… both Israel and Hezbollah rained heavy rocket fire on each other. Thankfully, since the exchange there seemingly has been no escalation. Israel and Hezbollah exchanged their heaviest fire in years yesterday as Israeli fighter jets struck thousands of missile launchers in southern Lebanon and […]
Pier One should be a retailer, not an Army boondoggle
Let’s look at the infamous Hamas pier one last time. The pier was announced by President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address in March. Deputy Commander of US Central Command, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, told reporters in July that the pier helped deliver 19.4 million pounds of aid to the desperate population in Gaza. […]
Tuesday follow-ups
As predicted, Ellsworth AFB is going to suffer in the aftermath of the damning report on the B-1 bomber crash we talked about last week. Col. Mark Kimball, the 28th Operations Group commander, was relieved of command Friday “due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to command, based on the findings […]
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