New York Times: Deadly Blasts Hit Hezbollah Stronghold in Southern Beirut
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two suicide bombers carried out a coordinated attack Thursday in a crowded area of southern Beirut controlled by the Hezbollah militia, and the Lebanese Red Cross said the blasts killed more than three dozen people and wounded nearly 200.
It was the worst bombing assault in years to traumatize Beirut, which has endured such attacks periodically. The assault shattered a relative calm that prevailed in recent months despite the Syrian civil war raging next door.
Hezbollah’s Al Manar news service and other Lebanese news media said the bombers struck during the evening rush hour, apparently to maximize casualties. There were unconfirmed reports that a third bomber had been foiled because his explosives belt only partly detonated.
WNU Editor: My gut is that this is blow-back from Hezbollah's military operations in Syria.
More News On Today's Suicide Attacks In The Hezbollah Section Of Beirut
Deadly suicide attack rocks southern Beirut -- Al Jazeera
Twin suicide blasts in Beirut’s Shiite suburb kill 37 -- AP
Death toll from Beirut's southern suburb explosion rises to 37: minister -- Reuters
Twin suicide blasts kill 37 in Beirut Hezbollah bastion -- AFP
Twin Explosions in Beirut -- The Atlantic
At least 37 dead in Beirut suicide bombings -- The Guardian
Over 30 killed, dozens wounded as twin suicide bombings rock Beirut -- RT
WNU Editor,
ReplyDeleteInvolvement in Syria or non-involvement in Syria, the Shia of Lebanon were always going to be a target for ISIS and Al Quida.
There was a bit of irony today after the bombings. Hezballah held a news conference where they called the bombings horrific, implying that only the lowest form of life would do such an act. Talk about a Palestinian standard tool coming back to bite it on the ?$#!
ReplyDeleteHezboallah suicide bombings always targetted military bases, convoys and barracks, not Civillian rush hour traffic in a particular area of a city, populated largely by one minority.
Delete"Israel's withdrawal from South Lebanon in 2000, according to Pape, the necessary conditions for Hezbollah's continuing use of suicide attacks evaporated. Hezbollah has not directly participated in suicide bombings since 1999, its leaders evidently having renounced the tactic."
Not quite true:
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"Hezbollah has the dubious honor of being the first organization in modern history to have perpetrated a suicide bombing attack. In order to carry out such attacks, they maintain a mechanism called the Unit for Overseas Operations which is under the command of Hassan Nasrallah. The unit’s second-in-command is Mustafa Badr Al-Din. They have established terror sleeper cells around the world, weapons stores, safe houses and assets. They also rely on local criminal organizations. All of these can be activated to carry out attacks."
"At 10 a.m. on July 18, 1994, a Hezbollah suicide bomber drove a car with 275 kilograms of explosives in front of the Jewish Community Center in a commercial area of Buenos Aires, and detonated it. The explosion completely destroyed the building. The attack killed 85 people and wounded 300."
"Exactly 18 years later, on July 18, 2012, a Hezbollah operative blew himself up on an Israeli tourist bus in Burgas, Bulgaria. Six people were killed and 36 wounded. The bus was meant to take a group of Israeli tourists who were spending their vacation in the area. According to Bulgarian authorities, Hezbollah had local support in executing the attack."
"When Hezbollah is unable to carry out suicides attacks by themselves, they provide support to others to plan and perpetrate attacks. During the Second Intifada, Hezbollah provided massive assistance to terrorist organizations operating in Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip. On March 30, 2006, a Tanzim suicide bomber blew himself up on an Israeli vehicle and killed four civilians. The suicide bomber had been in direct contact with Hezbollah operatives."
"Hezbollah’s list of successful and attempted suicide bombing attacks is long. There is no indication at all that Hezbollah will stop these attacks any time soon – quite the opposite. Nasrallah declared in October 2000: “The most important operations in the confrontation are suicide missions.”
Cite?
ReplyDeleteBuenos Aries: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/09/AR2005110901740.html
ReplyDeletePhillip,
DeleteFrom wiki:
"Nisman was found dead at his home in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, on 18 January 2015 with a Bersa Thunder 22 handgun nearby just hours before he was due to explain his allegations to Congress,[4][5][30][31] and six days after publishing the 288 page report.[32][33] According to the autopsy, Nisman died the previous afternoon and had an entry bullet wound on the right temple with no exit wound. His body was found inside the bathroom and blocking the door, and there were no signs of forced entry or robbery in the apartment.[34] Nonetheless, a locksmith who arrived at Nisman's apartment was quoted as stating that he found a hidden entrance to the apartment open upon his arrival. [35]"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Nisman
"Santiago O'Donnell, a journalist and writer who published the books Argenleaks and Politileaks, both of which analyse the Wikileaks cable leak concerning Argentina's foreign and domestic policies, stated that during his investigation, he found clear and strong ties and "friendship" between Nisman, the CIA and the Embassy of Argentina in Washington, D.C..[18][19] According to O'Donnell, the cables revealed Nisman had received recommendation from the US embassy to not investigate the Syrian clues in the AMIA bombing and the local connection of the terrorist attack,[20][21] and that he was instead to assume certain guilt of Iranian suspects, although no trial had been conducted.[22][2"
There are certain acts of terror, Khobar Towers Bombing, Lockerbie Bombing, the Buenos Airies bombing, where politics and vested interests have basically guaranteed that the "truth" will never be known.