Hezbollah

[Federate]

Re: Hezbollah

If the capability of those missles are true, then thats a great deterrant to keep Israel from coming back to Lebanon.

The Fateh-110's range is approximately 250 km according to Wikipedia which would put cities as far away as Ashdod (near the Gaza Strip) within Hezbollah's range if you calculate that Hezbollah fires one from Beirut. If Hezbollah fires from Southern Lebanon (which it will), it can reach any city in Israel, like the article said.

[ArmSurvival]

Re: Hezbollah

If the capability of those missles are true, then thats a great deterrant to keep Israel from coming back to Lebanon.

[Federate]

Re: Hezbollah

Syria has reportedly delivered Fateh 110 missiles to Hezbollah



Syria reportedly delivered to Hezbollah mobile surface-to-surface Fateh-110 missiles capable of reaching every Israeli city, according to DEBKAfile, an Israeli website.

Quoting Israeli military and security sources, the website further reports that the missile weighs three tons with a half-ton precision-guided warhead and a range of 250 kilometers.

Armed with a solid-fuel propellant, the missile is capable of firing at speed with little advance preparation.

According to the same website, Tel Aviv was expecting Damascus to deliver anti-aircraft missiles to Hezbollah but not this type of arms, which constitute a real danger. Fired from mobile launchers, the missiles cannot be detected by Israeli planes.

Quoting Israeli sources, DEKBAfile reported that the Fateh-110 missile issue was at the heart of discussions between Syrian President Bachar Assad and US Middle East envoy George Mitchell, as well as with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Mitchell and Moratinos alledgedly relayed to Damascus an Israeli warning that if Hezbollah ventured to fire the Fateh-110, Israel was determined to hit back at strategic and military targets inside Syria.

http://www.voltairenet.org/article164075.html

[Armanen]

Re: Hezbollah

What is there to engage or negotiate? The goals of Hezbollah or like minded Organizations are to see a weaker or even vanished State of Israel. Why should that happen?

Well to be honest I wouldn't care if israel didn't exist anymore, but I don't think that is realistic. What I would like to see more though is a two state solution where Palestinians can live in their rightful lands and israelis in theirs. I would like to see an end to the racist policies of the israeli government as well. They are not much better than formerly apartiad South Africa.

You should also look into the pro-azeri/turkish policies that israel has carried out in the past decades. They have been no help to Armenia or Armenians.

[Muhaha]

Re: Hezbollah

Why do you say that?

What is there to engage or negotiate? The goals of Hezbollah or like minded Organizations are to see a weaker or even vanished State of Israel. Why should that happen?

[Armanen]

Re: Hezbollah

Well that's one promise I'm glad he didn't keep.

Why do you say that?

[Muhaha]

Re: Hezbollah

Well that's one promise I'm glad he didn't keep.

[KanadaHye]

Re: Hezbollah

Hezbollah dismisses Obama pledges


The leader of Lebanon's mainly Shia movement Hezbollah says US President Barack Obama's promise to engage with Muslims has proved to be false.

Hassan Nasrallah said the US had shown its commitment to Israel by sending more military aid and backtracking on demands to stop West Bank settlements.

He said the Arab world could not depend on the US to solve its problems because the US was causing them.

In June, Mr Obama called for a "new beginning" between the US and Muslims.

Correspondents say that Mr Nasrallah's remarks were his strongest criticism yet of the US president.

'Dignity disregarded'

"A few months ago, when Barack Obama was elected as US president and a new American administration saw light, many had high hopes and believed that major changes will happen in favour of the Arab and Islamic world," said Mr Nasrallah, quoted by Hezbollah's al-Manar TV.

"However, the truth was quickly revealed and all these illusions quickly failed. The result was obviously a full US commitment to Israel's interest and security, disregarding the dignity and feelings of the Arab and Muslim people and governments."

He added: "We tell all those who asked us to give the Americans some time… it turned out that presenting a black president from the third world was a trick that ended faster than we expected."

Mr Nasrallah was speaking on Hezbollah's Martyrs' Day.

Earlier this week, the head of Israel's military said that Hezbollah now has rockets capable of reaching Israel's largest cities.

Maj Gen Gabi Ashkenazi's warning came days after Israel's navy seized a ship it said was carrying hundreds of tonnes of weapons destined for Hezbollah.

Israel and Hezbollah fought a war in 2006 during which more than 1,200 Lebanese, mostly civilians, were killed. Some 160 Israelis, most of whom were soldiers, also died.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8356052.stm

[hipeter924]

Re: Hezbollah

If I said I didn't like Iran I would have to admit I didn't like most of the middle east either because whether its Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran whatever there are plenty of Islamic Law driven nations.

[ArmSurvival]

Re: Hezbollah

It sounds a bit laughable to me, talking about Ahmadinejad's J'ewish roots. I think there are some important factors which discard such claims. The place where he was born, Semnan, is just Persian. J'ews are non-existent there, they have been concentrated in other regions more, like Hamedan or Tehran or... Secondly, Sabourjian may be 'common' among the Iranian J'ews but it is an Iranian name in the first place and so more common among the Iranians. And then more importantly, he has rised from a poor background, you think you can find a 'middle-class' J'ew (let alone poor) in Iran?

Thanks for your input... what you say makes sense.

Oh and incidently I was watching a report lately on the Daily Telegraph where it indicated that its editor in chief is a Zionist. No surprise though but all this can make better sense I guess.

Well that seals the deal