Lebanon
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 […]
Israel Eyes Hezbollah Targets
Hezbollah-Israel conflict not inevitable, U.S. defense secretary says By Reuters MANILA/JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. defense secretary said on Tuesday he did not believe a fight was inevitable between Hezbollah and Israel though he remained concerned about the potential for escalation after a deadly rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Tensions have […]
Iran’s pissed. Again. I’m shocked.
Seems an Iranian military advisor to Hezbollah in Syria had the misfortune to be where the Israelis were conducting an airstrike. Iranian state media reported that IRGC adviser Sayyed Razi Mousavi was killed in an airstrike near the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday. The death of Mousavi, who was reportedly the chief coordinator of the […]
Retired Marine Generals Attempt to Include Beirut Bombing Victims in Legislation
Kudos to seven Marine generals who are urging to have those affected by the 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing be included in legislation to compensate victims of terrorism. Retired Marine generals call on Schumer to compensate Beirut bombing victims BY LAURA KELLY – 11/15/22 Seven retired four-star generals from the U.S. Marine Corps are urging Senate leaders […]
Beirut Truck Bombs
On 23 October 1983, two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 305 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, and six civilians. The first suicide bomber detonated a […]
Khobar Towers Remembered
Eggs sends us the solemn reminder of the vicious attack on foreign personnel quartered there, killing 19 U.S. airmen and wounding nearly 500 others. Nomads remembered at Khobar Towers memorial ceremony By Airman Christian Corely EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Members of the 33rd Fighter Wing held the 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony, […]
1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing
‘And the building was gone.’ On Sunday morning, 23 Oct 1983, a 19-ton yellow Mercedes stake-bed truck entered a public parking lot at the heart of Beirut International Airport. The lot was adjacent to the headquarters of the U.S. 8th Marine Regiment’s 1st Battalion, where some 350 American service members slept in a four-story concrete […]
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