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The Penguins go through to the Second Round of the Playoffs, sweeping the Sens.

attaboy Pittsburgh!

I just realized what I failed to convey in my comment about Jenin. The point was that to clear Jenin, yes a much more accessible target area, the IDF had to blow down about a quarter of the structures.

Were there to be equally hard fighting in Gaza, the destruction would be equally bad percentage-wise, so *much* worse in total.

Sorry I wasn’t clear before.

Let’s just leave it at Gaza is bigger, so it would be worse (says the guy who has walked in both places).

re yours about The AP report on a Reuters cameraman killed…
here’s the Reuter’s version
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1687035320080416

It was a local stringer. Looks like a Palestinian-only claim so far. (Reuters and the AP both echo the Palestinian line faithfully in most reports)

Not meaning to be rude, but… let’s leave it with Gaza is bigger, so certainly a larger problem. (says the guy who has walked in both places)

re: yours of the 18:16 from HaarWire <<–good find on your part!

It was a Palestinian Stringer. Here’s one version of the story (the AP’s):
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=105&sid=1387916

Here is the Reuter’s coverage, just in:
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1687035320080416

not sure how much stock to put in it yet.

18:16 Palestinian officials: Reuters cameraman killed in IAF strike in Gaza (AP)

Jenin is in the west bank and israel can go in there freely so its not compareable …… Gaza is a big mess Jenin is nothing compared to Gaza…

If you have a good reference to-hand, look up the fighting in Jenin where the IDF actually had to go into a large scale rat’s nest.

re: “…alot of blood and ya know…”

it was the “ya know” part that always got me in trouble teaching MOUT, so oh yeah, no need to imagine a thing about what it *would* be like.

The one that still gives me the “yipes” is Policing (read: Occupation) in such an environment.

To your last point thats exactly why israel hasnt gone all in because even on the border fence its dangerous imagine what it would be like when you ” really” go in….. alot of blood and ya know….

Gaza is Israels mini iraq in the sense of ambushes , ” insurgents” and IED’S and snipers …… not to mention the politcal and govt issue …..

“…kinda messed up…” — or ‘your’ team got suckered by a competent foe. But can we tell which?

In the article:
references to bad routing of the IDF team: — might be a mess up…
investigating about why re-enforcements not sent (in a timely manner): — ex post facto
hmm…
“The soldiers were killed after troops spotted two Hamas militants planting a bomb near the Israeli border. Troops pursued the militants, only to fall into an ambush by another Hamas force lying in wait, Israeli defense officials said.”

Ugh.
Me smellum smartguy on the Hamas team today.

Still, that is twice now in a week that elite Israeli infantry formations have gotten themselves ambushed *approaching* crowded areas of the Gaza. Not exactly comforting to apply that experience to the next fighting *inside* Gaza, when it comes.

Check this out — the IDF kinda messed up…

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/975546.html

NOT A GOOD Day here today

14:02 Israel freezes plans to renew Gaza fuel in wake of soldiers` deaths (Haaretz)
13:54 IDF names Corporal Matan Ovadati, 19, as fatality in Gaza clashes (Haaretz)
12:13 Two more Qassams fired at western Negev (Haaretz)
12:06 IDF reports third soldier killed in clashes with militants in Gaza (Haaretz)
11:52 2 IDF soldiers killed in clashes with Palestinian militants near Gaza border (Haaretz)
11:39 Hamas claims responsibility for Qassams fired from Gaza Thursday (Army Radio)
11:10 Hamas says its leaders heading to Cairo to meet Jimmy Carter (AP)
08:52 Israel to resume fuel supply to Gaza (Army Radio)
08:35 Eight Qassam rockets strike western Negev (Israel Radio)
08:34 Bread prices to rise by 4 percent on Wednesday (Haaretz)
08:12 Palestinian medics: IDF forces kill four Gaza gunmen (Reuters)
07:46 Heavy exchange of gun fire in W. Negev between IDF, Palestinians militants (Haaretz)

Jeffery Imm, summarizing the Logan Act questions:

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/04/jimmy_carter_hamas.php

@Adam Housley

Hey now, Sharks got a goal from Thornton (with darn-well-no-time-left) and actually tied the series against Calgary…

Got yourself a best-of-three playoff now, with home ice advantage…

..er wait…

…do the Sharks *gain anything* from home ice advantage?
((grin))

The Secret Service Cat in action!

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/14/funny-pictures-git-down-mistur-prezudint/

My regrets I missed seeing this earlier…

re: your “Comment by Avi April 15th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
“LDG,

“do you have a link to where it says about his SS detail?”

I did not, at the time. I actually had to call a friend and ask. However, here is a little about that more recently in Reuters:

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL141982732

Note the first paragraph mentions there *is* a detail present, but that they had not met with the Shin Bet.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/918445507?z00m=14813163

That would be a true crime.

Adam

I’ve had fun lurking and tring to work at the same time, people around here have to wonder what i’m giggling about!

Avi…your translation is priceless!

and Adam thinks i digress! ha!

Derek…i typed out a comment earlier and wordpress ate it, essentially started the same way yours did at 2:16… just not as colorful or detailed. I was being a bit sarcastic, maybe wordpress knew that? *L*

Carter, would be better forgotten, unfortunately the dems seem to idolize any of their past presidents no matter how incompetent they proved. Take Billy C for example, in 2000 it was tough to get a democrat to even acknowledge they had voted for him, now the guy is a rock star, carter was a disaster and now they speak his name in hushed and reverent tones, like the guy actually matters.

The republicans that do all the work to undo the dem damage get railroaded, seems the economy is always an issue with the republican, and I have news for every person reading this, the economy goes in waves, always has and always will, the republicans spend lots of money wisely, building our defense and infrastructure, the dems spend less money unwisely, trying to hold back the tides of the economy.

Want free financial advice from me, the dot coms damaged our economy, now the sub-prime housing has done the same thing, the next big waste of money is going to be green or alternative fuels.

Don’t get me wrong, some dot-com’s were great, well thought out ideas, the majority weren’t but wall street saw the quick buck and ran with it. Same thing with the housing market, sub-prime lending has a place in the economy, but the big wheels again, saw the quick buck and ran with it, we are getting ready to reset the economy or as some call it, have a recession.

The next big hoax will be energy, there are some great things, some amazing technologies on the horizon, and a many of them will make millionaires , but it won’t be us commoners, don’t get caught up in the latest and greatest get rich quick scheme, let the big players make their fortunes and focus on saving your money in a high interest savings account and other more traditional ways.

I hate the dems blaming our economy on GW, their massive welfare handouts have caused more harm than any republican measures, and we are getting ready to elect one of the worst democrats to come around in recent memory…freaking borat.

Hold on to your wallet kids