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U.S. report: Hezbollah fought Israel better than any Arab army
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Second Lebanon War, US army 

A new report from the U.S. Army War College warns that the American military must learn the lessons of the Second Lebanon War, in which Hezbollah operated more like a conventional army than a guerrilla organization.

The report, "The 2006 Lebanon Campaign and the Future of Warfare: Implications for Army and Defense Policy," warns against placing too heavy an emphasis on classic guerrilla warfare, and raises the possibility of further non-state actors following the Lebanese militant group's example.

"Hezbollah's 2006 campaign in southern Lebanon has been receiving increasing attention as a prominent recent example of a non-state actor fighting a Westernized state," the authors of the report state. "In particular, critics of irregular-warfare transformation often cite the 2006 case as evidence that non-state actors can nevertheless wage conventional warfare in state-like ways."
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The authors of the report, Dr. Stephen D. Biddle and Jeffrey A. Friedman, state that changes made by the U.S. Army in conducting urban warfare against guerrilla fighters in Iraq could compromise the military's ability to deal with other enemies in the future.

The authors give a high grade to Hezbollah's performance in the 2006 war, describing it as more effective than that of any Arab army that confronted Israel in the Jewish state's history, and that Hezbollah militants wounded more Israelis per fighter than any previous Arab effort.

Unlike a traditional guerrilla force, however, Hezbollah emphasized holding territory and digging in to bunkers, instead of the usual tactic of hiding among civilian populations. Likewise, the militant organization's discipline and coordination highly resembled those of conventional armies.

This combination of conventional and guerrilla tactics, the report claims, places new challenges before the U.S. Army. It calls for preparing the military for asymmetrical urban warfare, while at the same time working closely with civilian populations. It also calls for reducing military activity likely to harm the image of the U.S.

The report indicates that no army can be ideally prepared to deal with both kinds of enemy, conventional and guerrilla, simultaneously, and that in light of the discrepancies between the lessons of the Second Lebanon War and the current U.S. experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, serious challenges confront military planners.

While fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan demands the ability to defeat guerrilla forces, the example of Lebanon may inspire enemies of the U.S. to adopt more conventional methods.


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      1.   Wow, there`s a surprise... 06:29  |  BBSNews 19/12/08
      2.   Have they heard about Youtube? 07:08  |  Dan 19/12/08
      3.   2 Lebanon war 07:37  |  Avinash 19/12/08
      4.   BBS Actually Israel had their own enquiry and admitted faults! 07:40  |  PETER SM 19/12/08
      5.   Very daming of Israel 07:42  |  Steve J 19/12/08
      6.   Israeli Defeat 07:43  |  Ron 19/12/08
      7.   KADIMA TO BLAME FOR` SECOND LEBANON WAR 07:49  |  Josephus 19/12/08
      8.   Dream On BBS: 07:53  |  Brad 19/12/08
      9.   BSNews unable to distinguish between civil disorder and warfare. 07:54  |  Stephen in New York 19/12/08
      10.   #1 Sure had me fooled 07:57  |  Gili 19/12/08
      11.   Pretty Sad If That`s The Best The Arabs Have To Offer 08:15  |  James 19/12/08
      12.   Jew supporter 08:18  |  Edifice 19/12/08
      13.   To # 1 BBSNews- Well, the Second Lebanon War did 08:20  |  Honesty 19/12/08
      14.   Hezbollah in the 2006 Lebanon War 08:28  |  Michael 19/12/08
      15.   So, even when Israel doesn`t "win", US learns lessons 08:30  |  Raymond in DC 19/12/08
      16.   Hezbollah didn`t wit the 2006 Lebanon war : Israeli leadership... 08:32  |  Jean Van Daem 19/12/08
      17.   Brad, don`t be silly... 08:40  |  BBSNews 19/12/08
      18.   Dr. Stephen D. Biddle & Jeffrey A Friedman 09:15  |  Natasha 19/12/08
      19.   Still... 09:18  |  ScotGuy 19/12/08
      20.   Drawing Conclusions from a Summary 09:19  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      21.   Hezbollah did knew what they were fighting for 09:24  |  Fritz T. 19/12/08
      22.   #10 Gili, you were supposed to be fooled 09:34  |  Johnboy 19/12/08
      23.   The glory days are over for the IDF 09:35  |  Clickfool 19/12/08
      24.   #19 You know, ScotGuy, its a funny old thing 09:44  |  Johnboy 19/12/08
      25.   James #11 `Pretty sad if that`s the best...` 10:04  |  Colin Wright 19/12/08
      26.   For Fritz T. who puts his finger on it # 20 10:06  |  Clickfool 19/12/08
      27.   The Actual Study - Link 10:24  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      28.   To ScotGuy #19 `Still...` 10:33  |  Colin Wright 19/12/08
      29.   hizballah fought no better then others 10:35  |  harzion 19/12/08
      30.   according to amos harel 10:41  |  harzion 19/12/08
      31.   the lesson is simple pussyfoot and you lose 10:45  |  victor hardman 19/12/08
      32.   the egyptians fought better then hizb 10:49  |  harzion 19/12/08
      33.   it is not pleasant to list our losses 10:54  |  harzion 19/12/08
      34.   U.S. report: 10:58  |  juan solana 19/12/08
      35.   biddle and friedman are novices 10:59  |  harzion 19/12/08
      36.   clickfool "the problem for the idf is motivation" 11:03  |  harzion 19/12/08
      37.   clickfool motivation is high 11:05  |  harzion 19/12/08
      38.   Reports like this one will not increase the U.S. "lust" for..... 11:06  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/12/08
      39.   clickfool "no good reason to start the war" 11:09  |  harzion 19/12/08
      40.   johnboy "read them.real eye openers" 11:12  |  zevulun 19/12/08
      41.   how israel should have fought 11:16  |  tuvia raviv 19/12/08
      42.   Hezbollah kicked Israel`s butt! 11:17  |  Danny 19/12/08
      43.   Johnboy proves who is the fool 11:20  |  SDHD 19/12/08
      44.   there is not a single doubt in my mind that 11:20  |  yaheskel 19/12/08
      45.   "Hezbollah emphasised holding territory and building in bunkers" 11:21  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/08
      46.   Arab armies or scout groups 11:24  |  Jonny Youma 19/12/08
      47.   #2 Dan of Haifa 11:26  |  Chris Linthwaite 19/12/08
      48.   "the militant organisation`s discipline" 11:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/08
      49.   #10 Gili 11:31  |  Chris Linthwaite 19/12/08
      50.   hizb killed 116 soldiers in 2006 11:41  |  harzion 19/12/08
      51.   what this very short summary leaves out 11:43  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/08
      52.   Israelis and their supporters don`t get it 11:43  |  Chris Linthwaite 19/12/08
      53.   the arabs have always fought well in defensive battles 11:44  |  yirmi 19/12/08
      54.   The good news for the IDF 11:46  |  dyinglikeflies 19/12/08
      55.   #23 11:52  |  Uzi 19/12/08
      56.   Apparently they fought better than other Arabs 12:18  |  Lebanon lost 19/12/08
      57.   Why then Seniora cried? Apparently out of happiness, 12:20  |  17 19/12/08
      58.   CJK very amusing #40 12:48  |  Roo 19/12/08
      59.   To Chris # 52 and his supporters: answer 13:02  |  Israeli cititzen 19/12/08
      60.   Easy for a civilian "army" 13:03  |  David Plane 19/12/08
      61.   sheijh harshali "i do not believe there was a hizballah victory" 13:10  |  yirmi 19/12/08
      62.   samir geagea "we do not feel victory" 13:12  |  yirmi 19/12/08
      63.   after the lebanese war israel continued to occupy lebanon 13:15  |  zevulun 19/12/08
      64.   israel airlifted brigades to the litani 13:19  |  zevulun 19/12/08
      65.   This here says it all :) 13:21  |  jo 19/12/08
      66.   roo what are you accusing israel of? 13:23  |  yirmi 19/12/08
      67.   Because the fought from within civilian lines using civilian as 13:25  |  Jo 19/12/08
      68.   roo next time the entire infrastructure of lebanon 13:28  |  yahaskel 19/12/08
      69.   Funny 13:30  |  Cynic Zionist 19/12/08
      70.   The war was not fought in a vacuum 13:43  |  Mark Lincoln 19/12/08
      71.   FRITZ T Lebanon Starting a war by bombarding Israeli civillians 14:17  |  PETER SM 19/12/08
      72.   For Harzion # 36 14:22  |  Clickfool 19/12/08
      73.   IT`S NOT HEZBOLLAH, IT`S ISRAEL`S FLAWED MILITARY STRATEGY 14:25  |  G Marcus 19/12/08
      74.   Facts & Fiction Bravado) 14:27  |  Jim 19/12/08
      75.   A Failure Yes; A Defeat No 14:49  |  Lee 19/12/08
      76.   #45: believe me hezbollah did not lose the war! 15:08  |  jo 19/12/08
      77.   Natasha 16:12  |  John Allen 19/12/08
      78.   #1 Wow, there`s a surprise. 16:22  |  John Allen 19/12/08
      79.   For G.Marcus # 59 16:24  |  Clickfool 19/12/08
      80.   Rubberbands Chris? You do a dis-service to Hizb`s procurement 16:49  |  Jacob Blues 19/12/08
      81.   Newscasters reported on seeing as figthers as civllians 16:50  |  James 19/12/08
      82.   This is why Hizbollah won the war 17:08  |  emad salib 19/12/08
      83.   #52 lintwit and great british victories 17:08  |  victor hardman 19/12/08
      84.   DANNY What does Nasrallah know that you do not? 17:19  |  PETER SM 19/12/08
      85.   Roo 17:44  |  Brad 19/12/08
      86.   A tedious read 17:50  |  Mark Lincoln 19/12/08
      87.   #61, John Allen... 17:57  |  Silvienne 19/12/08
      88.   according to amos harel by Harizon 19:15  |  Elias 19/12/08
      89.   Its the occupation 19:41  |  Danite 19/12/08
      90.   sowing the wind. 20:34  |  sfg 19/12/08
      91.   Elias and hundreds of tanks 20:39  |  SDHD 19/12/08
      92.   Exposing desperate myths; Occupation Makes Israel Soft 21:02  |  Gray 19/12/08
      93.   LISTEN TO SOME OF YOU 21:39  |  Nathaniel 19/12/08
      94.   I thought Hezbollah Focused on Adobe Photoshop? 22:06  |  UsedToPostHere 19/12/08
      95.   ROO Starting a war by bombarding Israeli civillians is NOT amusin 23:46  |  PETER SM 19/12/08
      96.   John Allen - Marion County KS 23:49  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      97.   Anti-Tank Guided Missiles(ATGMs) 23:51  |  Capt Ahab 19/12/08
      98.   #54 DyingFlies- Israel has territorial ambitions in Lebanon 00:36  |  Johan Odin 20/12/08
      99.   Cipora - What Hezbollah violations of war? 01:01  |  Johan Odin 20/12/08
      100.   Gadgets vs Guts; 01:10  |  Gray 20/12/08
      101.   ISRAEL WAS JUST LIKE OTHERS, NO MORE NO LESS 01:36  |  indrajaya 20/12/08
      102.   SDHD, 17 etc Are Why Resistance Will Prevail 01:36  |  Gray 20/12/08
      103.   Clickfool - Why the need to denigrate Israeli soldiers? 01:49  |  Lee (the real one) 20/12/08
      104.   #40 Let me quote from the HRW reports, zevulan 02:00  |  Johnboy 20/12/08
      105.   That`s because Arab governments are corrupt; Hezbollah isn`t 02:02  |  peacelover 20/12/08
      106.   This is why Hizbollah won the war 02:06  |  emad salib 20/12/08
      107.   #43 And what footage would that be, SDHD? 02:08  |  Johnboy 20/12/08
      108.   so you gray you do not like us 02:08  |  harzion 20/12/08
      109.   yaheskel/harzion #44 are you making this up 02:12  |  olive 20/12/08
      110.   what a lie! 02:13  |  Paul 20/12/08
      111.   #45 You never cease to astound, Cipora 02:19  |  Johnboy 20/12/08
      112.   #57 Perhaps you should read the speech he was giving, 17 02:28  |  Johnboy 20/12/08
      113.   New Trash Analysis from fake academics 02:32  |  SMF 20/12/08
      114.   I thought Hezb Hid behind women`s skirts? 02:41  |  Ahmed 20/12/08
      115.   olive no fairy tale 02:58  |  yaheskel 20/12/08
      116.   $54 Dyinglikeflies - Israel had a goal but Hezbollah Squashed it 02:59  |  Johan Odin 20/12/08
      117.   olive "artistic license" 02:59  |  yaheskel 20/12/08
      118.   It was the USA who tied our hands 03:03  |  Free Gilad Shalit 20/12/08
      119.   johnboy "hizballah defends lebanon from israeli aggression" 03:03  |  zevulun 20/12/08
      120.   johnboy "the winner is the one who achieves their aims" 03:06  |  zevulun 20/12/08
      121.   johnboy hizballah admitted to 250 killed 03:12  |  zevulun 20/12/08
      122.   johnboy "there is no law saying hizb cannot use 03:16  |  yirmi 20/12/08
      123.   so johnboy who got rid of the civilians? 03:19  |  tuvia raviv 20/12/08
      124.   the truth is that hizballah fought from static positions 03:23  |  assaf simhoni 20/12/08
      125.   The problem is they are so brainwashed they don`t think ... 04:24  |  Dutch 20/12/08
      126.   Hezbollah`s Reverse Clark Kent Telephone Booth Changeover 04:36  |  Lavi 20/12/08
      127.   Johnboy - H/bollah is hte Lebanese organisation with 04:38  |  17 20/12/08
      128.   #6, RON, ahhh ron, disillusioned as usual 04:45  |  VIPER 20/12/08
      129.   #74, JOHNBOY, a footnote to your post 04:57  |  VIPER 20/12/08
      130.   #87, ZEVULAN, dillusional , but it makes him feel better 05:03  |  VIPER 20/12/08
      131.   Again, gray displays that there is no gray matter in his posts 05:04  |  SDHD 20/12/08
      132.   Johnboy shoots his argument in the foot 05:07  |  SDHD 20/12/08
      133.   Blame Olmert and Kadima for the disgrace 05:14  |  Mickey D 20/12/08
      134.   The basic mistake is 05:35  |  Achjaa 20/12/08
      135.   #57 17 05:38  |  ballistic 20/12/08
      136.   Hiding Behind "Hiding behind civilains" Canard 05:48  |  Gray 20/12/08
      137.   Dutch; #92 Israel`s Refuseniks More Numerous Than Ever 06:06  |  Gray 20/12/08
      138.   #74, JB, if there were no civilians in the buildings 06:08  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      139.   #66, Johan Odin, "what violations? " 06:22  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      140.   SDHD "MANDATORY, except for...." 06:22  |  Gray 20/12/08
      141.   #95, VIPER, hezz has 40,000 missiles 06:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      142.   To #39 There was no good reason to go to war 06:50  |  Socialist 20/12/08
      143.   Hezbo was better than anyone shooting missiles on Israeli towns 06:57  |  Dan 20/12/08
      144.   Looks like Israel haters don`t watch Youtube 06:58  |  Dan 20/12/08
      145.   Litani river 06:59  |  Capt Ahab 20/12/08
      146.   Viper, The last time I checked, Israel left Hezbanon 07:03  |  Dan 20/12/08
      147.   Gray mumbles about inspiered myths 07:14  |  Dan 20/12/08
      148.   Gray, hiding behind being an idiot 07:31  |  SDHD 20/12/08
      149.   #95, JB, "Hezbollah stood their ground" 08:14  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      150.   U.S. report: Hezbollah fought Israel better than any Arab army 08:19  |  no name 20/12/08
      151.   #2 "youtube", dan? "literally thousands"? 08:28  |  eric 20/12/08
      152.   For Dan # 147 10:36  |  Clickfool 20/12/08
      153.   clickfool no such battle 11:26  |  harzion 20/12/08
      154.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 11:30  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/12/08
      155.   To harzion, no one believe the Israeli count 11:33  |  gus 20/12/08
      156.   clickfool august 13 2006 wadi saluki 11:36  |  harzion 20/12/08
      157.   #148 SDHD safe in San Diego 11:36  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/12/08
      158.   Come on, fighting like Hezbo is not leaving your village!!!! 12:32  |  Jo 20/12/08
      159.   #6 Ron body counts are meaningless 13:31  |  spyguy 20/12/08
      160.   Hezbollah fought Israel better because Israel has handloked 13:37  |  Levi 20/12/08
      161.   CJK/Mrs Regev #149 silliness 13:49  |  Roo 20/12/08
      162.   Wow Really So as I UNDERSTAND 14:06  |  Gil 20/12/08
      163.   #139 CJK - Civilians are "fair game" 14:17  |  spyguy 20/12/08
      164.   ceasefire 14:20  |  wog 20/12/08
      165.   Dream On 14:44  |  Jim 20/12/08
      166.   Those photos 14:49  |  Ken 20/12/08
      167.   Ballistic - Please tea, How do you usually serve it? 15:03  |  17 20/12/08
      168.   For Harzion, who won`t believe the sad truth #153 15:06  |  Clickfool 20/12/08
      169.   Self-inflicted wounds 15:17  |  Radovan 20/12/08
      170.   Our moderator hides the scale of the IDF`s disgrace 15:25  |  Clickfool 20/12/08
      171.   gus "no one believes the israeli count" 15:28  |  harzion 20/12/08
      172.   gus "they fought because there was no place else to go" 15:32  |  harzion 20/12/08
      173.   161--North to the Litani 16:09  |  a wandering Jew 20/12/08
      174.   roo the israeli army remained on the field in south lebanon 16:09  |  raful 20/12/08
      175.   Israelis admit it, the army was totaly unprapered, tx 2 Mofaz 16:15  |  Simon 20/12/08
      176.   yeheskel #117/115 so you have NO source 16:28  |  olive 20/12/08
      177.   OF course Hizbollah fought better than any Arab army 16:57  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      178.   N0. 161--3rd try-- Gee, i didn`t insult anyone? 17:03  |  a wandering Jew 20/12/08
      179.   according to the biddle freidman study 17:04  |  emannuel wald 20/12/08
      180.   Winning a war 17:08  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      181.   dear oh dear raful 17:16  |  Roo 20/12/08
      182.   olive "wally" 17:18  |  yaheskel 20/12/08
      183.   Human Shields 17:18  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      184.   To "Brad" (#8) 17:20  |  Daniel 20/12/08
      185.   olive the fact nasrallah apologised for the kidnapping 17:25  |  yaheskel 20/12/08
      186.   It is curious how the myths have evolved 17:40  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      187.   JIM (#165) just wondering 17:45  |  Gil 20/12/08
      188.   olive some more complaints from shia 17:45  |  baroukh mizrahi 20/12/08
      189.   The effect of the occupation 17:49  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      190.   the biddle friedman report by no means as flattering 17:56  |  abraham yoffe 20/12/08
      191.   Hezbollah Deterrent Necesary For Lebanese Security 17:57  |  Gray 20/12/08
      192.   JIM (#165) just wondering why Nasrallah said to NTV 17:59  |  Gil 20/12/08
      193.   raful #169 oh dear oh dear 18:12  |  Roo 20/12/08
      194.   To 159 18:21  |  Ron 20/12/08
      195.   Hezbollah Fought Better Than Most Arab-Isrli 18:29  |  Gary 20/12/08
      196.   #175, Israel doesn`t need to be perfect 18:34  |  Gary 20/12/08
      197.   Gil to Jim #173 18:37  |  Persian Kitty 20/12/08
      198.   Mark Lincoln, Israel`s aims were more than... 18:49  |  ManIntheMiddle 20/12/08
      199.   Linthwaite thinks people with computers shouldn`t talk 18:50  |  SDHD 20/12/08
      200.   baroukh mizrahi#174 ( yeheskel?) 19:36  |  olive 20/12/08
      201.   roo and maroun al ras 19:36  |  imran khan 20/12/08
      202.   To #118 Free Gilad Shalit 20:30  |  Mossad 20/12/08
      203.   olive thanks for taking an interest in the views 20:55  |  imad muganiyah 20/12/08
      204.   Gil - What Nasrallah meant 21:03  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      205.   olive some more documents 21:07  |  sheikh ali tyre 20/12/08
      206.   to olive (editor this is perhaps important) 21:16  |  yaheskel 20/12/08
      207.   Could Syria do as well as Hizbulah RIGHT ??? 21:23  |  M. S. 20/12/08
      208.   Dan # 2 21:35  |  Jimmy 20/12/08
      209.   #175 Mark Lincoln 21:35  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/12/08
      210.   #80 Jacob Blues 21:44  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/12/08
      211.   besides, their "fighting" was cowardice at its finest 22:53  |  jj 20/12/08
      212.   Could Syria do as well as Hizbulah? 22:57  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      213.   olive sheikh subhi al tufali in kuwaiti newspaper al siyassa 23:03  |  hermonit 20/12/08
      214.   #154, Lithwaite 00:05  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      215.   #157, Lithwaite, wrong 00:09  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      216.   To Mark Lincoln #172 `It is curious...` 00:44  |  Colin Wright 21/12/08
      217.   Where were the "special Ops?" 01:46  |  a wandering Jew 21/12/08
      218.   several surprises in this study 02:06  |  meir 21/12/08
      219.   chris linthwaite you have not read the report 02:11  |  assaf simhoni 21/12/08
      220.   raful #169 oh dear oh dear 02:15  |  Roo 21/12/08
      221.   chris linthwaite 02:15  |  amir drori 21/12/08
      222.   JOHNBOY.How many times is hiding amongst civillians "acceptable"? 02:19  |  PETER SM 21/12/08
      223.   roo what of it 02:43  |  raful 21/12/08
      224.   Peter SM - If the censor allows - you are wrong 02:57  |  Mark Lincoln 21/12/08
      225.   roo "maroun al ras was never fully taken" 02:58  |  dan laner 21/12/08
      226.   roo it would be best not to mislead 03:08  |  amir drori 21/12/08
      227.   Long Planed Invasion of Lebanon Consistent With "Clean Break" 03:10  |  Gray 21/12/08
      228.   roo some more information on nasrallah statement 03:12  |  abraham mandler 21/12/08
      229.   roo in the spirit of information sharing 03:16  |  baroukh mizrahi 21/12/08
      230.   Arab people should have the right to bear arms 03:26  |  American 21/12/08
      231.   #193, amir drori 03:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      232.   Today, the hezb is even much better equipped than 2006 03:44  |  Aounist 21/12/08
      233.   Don`t you think that 04:56  |  GPS 21/12/08
      234.   Gray - Good Staff Work 05:04  |  Mark Lincoln 21/12/08
      235.   baroukh mizahi - true but consider the record 05:12  |  Mark Lincoln 21/12/08
      236.   M.LINCOLN Firing from civillian areas,next to UN,using unmarked 05:20  |  PETER SM 21/12/08
      237.   Mark Lincoln: Look closer 06:02  |  Gray 21/12/08
      238.   ODIN.Why complain here about war if Hezballah started it? 06:22  |  PETER SM 21/12/08
      239.   now seriously rate bush 06:54  |  joe 21/12/08
      240.   Peter SM: Speaking of "Hiding Among Civilians....". 06:59  |  Gray 21/12/08
      241.   #197 Don`t look too close at the facts, PETER SM 07:16  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      242.   #212 You still don;t get it, do you PETER SM? 07:49  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      243.   Aounist - Hezbolla equipped? 07:55  |  GPS 21/12/08
      244.   #161,Roo, wrong 07:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      245.   Re #70, 200 Southern Lebanon and Israel`s goals 07:59  |  DJStahl 21/12/08
      246.   firing from civilian areas 08:04  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      247.   nasrallah did not expect a war 08:09  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      248.   the main purpose of the report 08:16  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      249.   a lack of emphasis in the report 08:33  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      250.   Hezbollah fought Israel better than any Arab army... 08:34  |  Silvienne 21/12/08
      251.   #185 lintwit read michael portillo in todays times 08:59  |  victor hardman 21/12/08
      252.   to various: nasrallah criticized himself!! 09:26  |  eric 21/12/08
      253.   #211, MarkL, "drastic changes in Lebanon" 09:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      254.   Cipora, your three comments prove Hezbollah won... 09:46  |  BBSNews 21/12/08
      255.   To BBSNews 10:46  |  Proud Jew 21/12/08
      256.   #240, hess, actually, no 10:55  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/12/08
      257.   JOHNBOY Hundreds of missiles fell on Haifa . 12:29  |  PETER SM 21/12/08
      258.   JOHNBOY You do not get it.No unforms unmarked vehicles 12:34  |  PETER SM 21/12/08
      259.   real lebanese please speak, not speculate 13:08  |  Jo 21/12/08
      260.   #257 Still not up with the news, PETER SM? 13:19  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      261.   #258 Gosh! You are an ignorant little apologist, PETER SM 13:30  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      262.   CJK/Mrs Regev #244 Not only wrong but knowingly so 13:41  |  Roo 21/12/08
      263.   To #243 GPS: In the next war, Isr diaspora would be at risk as we 17:03  |  Aounist 21/12/08
      264.   Hanukha 00:18  |  Nezam el Jenini 22/12/08
      265.   #258 Here you go, PETER SM, some homework for you 02:11  |  Johnboy 22/12/08
      266.   Johnboy roo viper etc 12:06  |  Yoda 22/12/08
      267.   Johnboy 12:08  |  Yoda 22/12/08
      268.   #267 Wise you are not, Yoda you must not be... 14:01  |  Johnboy 22/12/08
      269.   #256, Cipora Kohn: who is "Hess"? 21:23  |  Silvienne 22/12/08
      270.   Silvienne to Cipora 23:20  |  Paul 22/12/08
      271.   #270, Paul... 23:43  |  Silvienne 22/12/08
      272.   #266, YODA, in his own world of fantasy 05:33  |  VIPER 23/12/08
      273.   #266,Yoda... 07:02  |  Silvienne 23/12/08
      274.   Johnboy 08:03  |  Paul 23/12/08
      275.   #247 Paul, who reads what he wants to read 16:17  |  Johnboy 25/12/08
      276.   #118 14:13  |  Mark Ruffalo 07/02/09
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