Man those Israelis are crafty. They found a way to somehow hack it to the phone or pagers of operatives that were problematic. Unfortunately some children were killed.
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Man those Israelis are crafty. They found a way to somehow hack it to the phone or pagers of operatives that were problematic. Unfortunately some children were killed.
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I didn't know anyone still used a pager......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Man, an impactful move by Israel. I'm betting we were involved as well. The downside? Radicals (et al.) may be able to engineer a similar feat.
Hunter
I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
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There is a video in this morning's NYT of one of these devices exploding----remarkable that; one, they could do that and two, the size of the blast.
There was a time here when I think some people who carried a pager on their belt did so with pride---it was seen as a sign of importance. I bet there aren't many of those Hezbollah boys in Lebanon asking the boss for one now
Added in edit: I now read that this was not the battery blowing up (as I wrongly assumed). The Israelis somehow inserted themselves into the supply chain and placed small charges inside the case prior to them being delivered to Hezbollah.
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Round 2. This time exploding walkie talkies
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...lah-rcna171637
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Makes me think that if I were one of that bunch I would be getting rid of all my "technology devices"
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Kind of hard to use 2 tin cans in this day and age.
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'Take care of yourself, and each other.'
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Hezbollah says they'll retaliate - which they were already doing. Hence, more of the same violence we've seen since 1948.
Hunter
I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
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Longer than that...Those stupid people in that part of the world have been hating each other for centuries - and not one of them has a clear answer as to why...Originally Posted by UTAH
...Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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I think it could have something to do with who has the real God.
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This is supposedly from today when the walkie talkies started blowing up
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1836...aIS__XN0g&s=19
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Yeah, hate it when my walkie blows up - ruining my haircut along with my ear gauge. All I was doing was trying to kill Israelis. No one appreciates it.
Hunter
I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
its such a fun place. I remember hitting the bunker as Katushka rockets rained down from Lebanon, just missed getting blown up by a car bomb in the west bank town of Afula. Having the front of the bus I was on hit a land mine and almost go over a cliff near Ramallah with the right front side cracked open. They were such fun loving folk
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Interesting. Looking at the rockets, it appears they were originally made in Voronezh Russia during WWII. I'm thinking we need to hear more about your experiences in the Mid-East war zone in the future.
Hunter
I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
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Ben I remember when the Army (69-71) started hiring people to do the mess jobs, washing pot and pans, dishes and cleaning the mess hall. Happened during the last few months I was in Germany. I don't recall who did the hiring but a few were from Turkey and the others from Greece. I was afraid of them fighting each other. I ask each why and got the same thing ongoing feud from each country.Longer than that...Those stupid people in that part of the world have been hating each other for centuries - and not one of them has a clear answer as to why...
Suppect it's the same over there.
Fred
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stayed alive."
'Take care of yourself, and each other.'
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