Interesting title ... "operation Grim Beeper."
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RE: Exploding pagers
Oh, geez, the NYT is reporting that the Hungarian "company" that produced the pagers was actually an Israeli-formed shell corporation that took on regular clients, as well as supplying Iranian-backed groups like Hezbollah. Perfect cover. Israeli didn't "tamper" with the pagers. Israel manufactured them! This is John le CarrΓ© level stuff.
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RE: Exploding pagers
That was the basis of a story I read/heard yesterday, but there were hints/rumors that Mossad found out that someone inside Hezbollah had gotten suspicious enough to report fears of pager tampering to higher ups within the organization, and that that had triggered (so to speak) Israeli use of the preprepared tool. This may have been a case of use it or lose it.
It's possible that Israel will NOW see that one of their battlefield advantages is disappearing unless they go into southern Lebanon immediately, while communications are disrupted. If they do, we'll have the usual problem of determining causality. Did they blow the pagers in order to attack, or did they attack only because the pagers had to be blown for other reasons.
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RE: Polls
There are very few worlds in which the Democrats retain the Senate, however.
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RE: Exploding pagers
Amazingly smart (and very scary) operation. Very little "collateral damage." Almost all of the "victims" are senior commanders and members of Hezbollah. They didn't have to kill lots of people to achieve their aims. Injury is sufficient. They have disrupted the organization and made everyone suspicious of necessary communication devices ... and of each other.
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RE: Who is watching the debate tonight?
"Bloated fruit loop."
I am so borrowing that description!
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RE: Um, I think there's something missing here
I'm trying to imagine the builder looking at the plans and saying something like, "where's the effing railing?"
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Now THIS is funny (debate related)
The Lincoln Project strikes again. I'm sure Trump will see it ...
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RE: Happy birthday, jon-nyc!!
Happy belated, Jon.
My wife's birthday is today. THE 9/11 was her 40th. What a downer. Birthdays are random, but geez.