Interesting title ... "operation Grim Beeper."
Posts made by Piano*Dad
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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.
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RE: Who is watching the debate tonight?
I choose not to watch this kind of theater. Many many years have past since they had any semblance to what I would call a debate. I was in another room working on real stuff and occasionally seeing what people I respect were saying on Twitter. I got the gist without destroying my TV or my spleen.
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RE: I designed a Kamala t-shirt
So WHERE is this bloody T-shirt design?
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RE: "Putin is a scumbag"
"Putin is a scumbag, but I just happen to agree with him on most points and have happily been his useful idiot for lo these many years ..."
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RE: Well, hurry up and let's open it!
Very old fortified wines and other booze is occasionally rebottled from larger to smaller bottles both to market them and to preserve them better if the corks are aging.
The oldest stuff I've had is an 1886 Madeira, which was honeyed and luscious. I may have posted this pic before, so forgive me if I have.
Anthony's friends in Vegas, the ones who lent their home for his wedding, opened this up to celebrate his Ph.D. last year.
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RE: Sneaky Ron gets caught
Whistleblowers can earn big money suing employers who retaliate. Maybe the good FL taxpayers can be soaked of a few millions in damages.
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RE: Should I allow my book to be used to train AI?
"Authors will receive 50% of the portion of the fee for their book, bringing this in line with the Subsidiary Rights section of your contract.β
END"Big whoop. You'll get a 50% royalty on the sale of a single copy? Now THAT is a generous offer! Not.
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RE: Name changes
@DougG Yeah, McCarran. Flying into Reid on Thursday night, actually.
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RE: Tips , tricks, and how-tos
@Piano-Dad Well, that worked really easily!
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RE: Tips , tricks, and how-tos
Let's try the "drag and drop" images ...