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Ah, like Boston or Fort Hood? Too busy infiltrating MAGA, school parents, and Catholics to be bother to preempt real terrorism. Meanwhile, back at the border open door...
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Estimates of five MILLION plus illegal alien entries into the US by unaccompanied males of military age, and not a peep until the latest, risible FBI Director comments last week about no "credible" threats. Then after enormous ridicule, this pablum.
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^ Czuba was found Saturday outside 'sitting upright outside on the ground near the driveway of the residence' with a cut on his forehead, police said.
He was in custody Sunday and awaiting a court appearance. Police charged him with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts of hate crimes and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Al-Fayoume, a Palestinian-American boy who had recently turned 6, and his mother Hanaan Shahin, were identified as the victims.
They had lived on the ground floor of the house for two years, according to the organization, saying the suspect was their landlord.
Citing text messages from the mother to the boy's father, the suspect reportedly yelled, 'You Muslims must die!' ahead of the stabbing, according to CAIR-Chicago.
The Muslim civil liberties organization called the crime 'our worst nightmare,' and part of a disturbing spike in hate calls and emails since the outbreak of violence in the Middle East.
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More than 1,000 demonstrators rallied in Harvard Yard in support of Gaza Saturday ahead of an expected ground invasion by Israel, condemning the University for a lack of support of Palestinian students and complicity in what they described as "genocide."
Jointly organized by the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee {later referred to as PSC} and Graduate Students 4 Palestine, the rally was initially set for Friday evening but was postponed due to safety concerns, according to an Instagram post by GS4P.
At the rally, a unnameable and unidentifiable spokesperson for the PSC who did not identify himself demanded Harvard... The PSC spokesperson also called on University President Claudine Gay to explicitly condemn doxxing attacks against students supporting Palestine.
"We need to condemn and reject the anti-Palestinian racism, doxxing, and harassment Harvard students are facing," he said.
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The PSC spokesperson also called on University President Claudine Gay to explicitly condemn doxxing attacks against students supporting Palestine.
It's not doxxing when you morons sign and publish the multiple list of names. And isn't it ironic when the tables are turned against you? Ahhh - we're being attaaaaacked!
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No doxing is needed. Don’t hire Harvard folks. Harvard is a Lucky Bag of dysfunction. You can extend that to most of the Ivy League. Interview them if you want, as there are some good people that go there, but assume the dysfunction until proven otherwise. Fishing the Ivy League for talent is like bobbing for apples in a latrine.
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[The Hill] Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is calling on President Biden to cancel visas for foreign nationals supporting Hamas in the wake of the terrorist group’s unprecedented attack on Israeli citizens near the Gaza Strip.
"America is the most generous nation on earth, but we cannot allow foreign nationals who support terrorist groups like Hamas and march in our streets calling for ’intifada’ to enter or stay in our country," Rubio said in a Saturday release.
Since the attack on Oct. 7 that has killed more than 2,800 people on both sides of the war so far, conflicting demonstrations have taken place across the U.S.
Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in New York City’s Times Square in support. This comes after Reuters reported Wednesday that former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called for Muslims to support the militant group that governs the Gaza Strip.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) and other officials said they were deeply disturbed by calls for violence. The city, and others across the U.S., has increased security.
The protest, part of "International Day of Action for Palestine," also included protestors from the City University of New York at Baruch College, who then joined the demonstration in Times Square.
[Jpost] Thousands of Israelis have been buying ammunition and trying to obtain a license in order to carry one according to many official sources and shooting ranges who spoke with The Jerusalem Post.
According to N12, From the beginning of the year, over 27,000 licenses for private firearms have been issued to citizens according to the National Security Ministry. For context - 12,896 gun-carrying licenses were issued in 2022, and 10,000 in 2021. According to the "Easy" app data, there has been a significant uptick in searches for shooting ranges in recent days.
In response to this demand, the National Security Ministry has augmented the firearm approval department by adding 60 more employees. The goal, according to the ministry, is to provide all eligible citizens the opportunity to carry a private firearm under the "Settlement Entitlement" criterion.
EMERGENCY READINESS CLASSES
According to the guidance of the Minister of National Security, over 10,000 firearms were purchased from an Israeli factory so that the weapons are operational. Of these, about 4,000 are "Saar" rifles, which will be distributed today to emergency readiness classes in the field according to standard. In addition, combat equipment was purchased to accompany the weapons, including helmets and protective vests, which are in a shipment on its way to the country.
The equipment distribution will begin in 400 settlements where there are civil preparedness classes of MAGAV (Border Police). In settlements where such a defense unit does not yet exist, new readiness classes are expected to be established today.
As tensions continue to escalate a week after the onset of the Gaza conflict, local businesses in Jerusalem have shared with the Post. An anonymous manager (referred to as S') of a Jerusalem-based shop and shooting range named Jerusalem Shooting Ranges, shared of the unprecedented surge in the sales of ammunition, firearms, and military equipment.
S' reported that many had been heading to his store on Yannai Street in Jerusalem, near Mamilla Mall, in their quest for tactical equipment. From weapons to combat gear, field equipment, and soldier-related products, there was a marked increase in sales. One of the reasons S’ stayed at the shooting range, despite the fact that all of his employees are reservists, is that he wants to allow other reservists to purchase relevant defense equipment.
One particular patron reportedly spent 140,000 shekels on equipment for soldiers. S' mentioned, "the gesture was even more significant given that the buyer revealed that his donors were Christians from France."
The ongoing conflict had instigated a heightened sense of security among citizens, prompting many to seek firearm licenses. S' observed that there was an evident gap in the permit qualifications – “a non-combat individual living in the heart of Jerusalem might have found it challenging to get a gun, while my brother, despite being in a combat role, faced challenges in obtaining a firearm due to his residence in a smaller settlement.”
The gun training isn’t that complicated and spans approximately 4.5 hours. It encompassed classroom sessions on gun procedures and parts, followed by practical shooting range training, firing up to 100 bullets. Once complete, the results were sent to the National Security Ministry for the final permit approval.
In a recent move, authorities had approved the possession of up to 100 bullets, a substantial increase from the earlier limit of 50. However, each citizen had to apply individually for this allowance.
S' detailed the price range for firearms – from 3,000 shekels for more basic models to rare variants priced significantly higher, averaging around 3,500-3,700 shekels. The entire process, including training, averaged between 4,000-5,000 shekels.
Furthermore, there was a noticeable trend in the purchase of advanced firearm accessories, like lasers, flashlights, and advanced sighting systems. Citizens were keen to upgrade and maintain their weapons, ensuring optimal functionality.
One of the many who visited S’s store on Thursday was Moti Litwornik from Jerusalem, a tour guide who works with Evangelical Christians from France and Canada. “I have raised funds from Christian lovers of Israel and Jews, and bought equipment and food for soldiers in the South,” he told the Post.
He further added about a recent experience, "I traveled to my son who is serving in the IDF and brought them food. They aren’t lacking food, but they lack equipment and we are trying to make do with it."
In a heartwarming twist, Litwornik mentioned, "The organization in France that I work with also received a small donation from a Muslim who wanted to donate to Israel. I am not an organization, I buy items for the soldiers, using my own funds, and they credit me in return. I want every single cent that donors send towards IDF soldiers will be immediately transferred to them,” he concluded.
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In a recent move, authorities had approved the possession of up to 100 bullets, a substantial increase from the earlier limit of 50. However, each citizen had to apply individually for this allowance.
[BLAZE] Glenn Beck recently announced that there is an active mission to bring Americans back home who are stuck in Israel amid the war between the Jewish state and Hamas. The effort is spearheaded by The Nazarene Fund, an organization that aims to "rescue, rebuild, and restore" Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities around the world.
The announcement was made Friday afternoon on Instagram, where Beck said that the first plane to rescue Americans from the area is set to leave over the weekend.
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[REGNUM] The topic of hostages falling into the hands of militants of the Palestinian group Hamas since the start of its invasion of Israel on October 7 has become one of the key ones in the general flow of news about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Thus, on October 13, the foreign ministers of the CIS countries in a joint statement expressed concern about what was happening, condemning, among other things, any manifestations of terrorism and extremism, including the taking of hostages.
A few hours earlier, Hamas reported that 13 hostages in the Gaza Strip, including foreign citizens, had died as a result of Israeli strikes.
The day before, on October 12, the coordinator for strategic communications at the US National Security Council (NSC), John Kirby , said that the White House allows any options for the release of US citizen hostages, including negotiations with Hamas and exchange.
In turn, the Washington Post reported that the organization's militants delivered at least 64 people captured during the attack on Israel to the Gaza Strip. And the Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera showed a video of the release of one hostage and her two children by the military wing of Hamas.
Earlier, on October 11, the Turkish television channel Habertürk reported that Turkish President Recep Erdogan in Ankara discussed the topic of releasing the hostages with representatives of the Palestinian group.
ORIGINS OF TERRORISM
Since the emergence of the modern Israeli state, there has been an expansion of its borders, which was accompanied by the eviction of Palestinians, recalls retired FSB Colonel Vladimir Klyukin . This, he believes, is where the origins of their terrorist activity lie. Which, however, in any case has no moral justification.
Now, 75 years after the proclamation of the State of Israel, the territory inhabited by the Palestinians has actually shrunk to the limit. “And those who remained on Israeli territory found themselves in the role of sort of “guest workers” in the lowest paid jobs ,” notes Klyukin.
At the same time, Israel tried to lay claim to part of the territory of Egypt, which it occupied following the Six-Day War of 1967. And the Israelis still occupy the Golan Heights in Syria to this day.
Under the influence of these circumstances, anti-Israel sentiments were formed in the Middle East, which resulted, among other things, in the high-profile hostage -taking of the Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian terrorists in 1972. Then, in connection with the tragic death of 11 Israeli athletes around the world, the security system for sporting events was revised. And less than two years later in the USSR, in the bowels of the State Security Committee (KGB), a specialized anti-terror group was created for the first time, which later became the legendary group “A” (“Alpha”).
THERE WILL BE NEGOTIATIONS AND EXECUTIONS
However, the now classic understanding of terrorism should not be confused with the events in Israel and Palestine that began on October 7, says Sergei Goncharov, president of the Association of Veterans of the Alpha anti-terror unit . “The hostage-taking in Beslan or later in Moscow, at the musical “Nord-Ost” - these were operations during which the bandits demanded that some political conditions be fulfilled,” says the expert . “ But now there is a war in Palestine and Israel, and I think it is wrong to confuse terrorism with war. Another question is that the cruelty of this war goes beyond all limits. When one of the warring parties takes hostage civilians of another country and announces that they will shoot them, this is already an interweaving of war and terrorism . ”
So the release of civilians caught in the role of hostages in such a situation becomes much more difficult.
The case of the current conflict between Palestine and Israel from the point of view of the practice of releasing hostages is indeed very difficult, agrees intelligence colonel, veteran of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and the Vympel special forces (KGB) Lev Korolkov.
On the one hand, the postulate known from the practice of Israel, which states that no negotiations can be conducted with terrorists, is in fact rarely observed. “We still have to negotiate when a problem needs to be solved for political or social reasons,” says the expert. — Yes, and there are massive seizures. In principle, they are resorted to quite often."
But how to organize work during hostilities? It is also impossible to free the hostages by force; they will absolutely become victims. Negotiations are still conducted through third parties - neutral countries and people who enjoy the appropriate authority.
Due to the surprise of the attack, for the Israeli leadership, the problem of freeing the hostages is relegated to the background, Korolkov believes, since real chaos is happening in the conflict zone: “I mean the massive bombing of residential areas when the city is destroyed. This is an American version, this happened in Iraq.”
It is clear that both Hamas and Israel have already shown a willingness to compete in brutality, says Goncharov: “The Israelis have said that they will wipe Gaza off the face of the earth, and they have every opportunity to do this. And Palestine, most likely, will respond by shooting hostages.”
THE UKRAINIAN CONFLICT IS NOT LIKE THE MIDDLE EAST
Due to the complexity of the current situation, which could be a death sentence for many hostages, Russian special services must analyze this negative experience in order to avoid its repetition, IA Regnum interlocutors note.
From the point of view of Lev Korolkov, a veteran of the Russian special services, what happened in Israel is the result of a malfeasance. Numerous powerful organizations - for example, foreign intelligence Mossad or army intelligence at the General Staff (analogous to our GRU) - did not believe that this could happen. The incoming materials were piling up, but analysts believed that there were disparate groups operating that were simply carrying out demonstration training for the sake of obtaining funding.
“All Hamas structures, all Hezbollah structures are filled with Israeli agents. I think the materials have arrived. And the information received cannot just lie there; there is an obligation to report higher up the chain. But at some levels, the information simply “stuck” and was not put together to make complex decisions,” says Korolkov.
The head of the association of veterans of the Alpha group, Sergei Goncharov, also calls for special attention to be paid to the outright failure in the work of the Israeli intelligence services and the country’s armed forces (IDF). “Conclusion: there is no need to boast in the spirit of ‘our army is the greatest, our security service is the greatest, our intelligence is the greatest,’ there is no need to boast,” he notes.
Russia also has its own serious pain - the intelligence apparatus that the SBU, NATO and the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate have . “We catch three or four Ukrainian spies every day, that’s the problem,” says Goncharov.
At the same time, the expert still calls not to compare the degree of bitterness that is now observed in the Middle East. “What is happening here with Ukraine cannot be compared with what is happening between Palestine and Israel, ” he believes. — Roughly speaking, we are still in a civilized war. And they are waging a war aimed precisely at complete physical destruction, no one even hides this.”
But at some levels, the information simply “stuck” and was not put together to make complex decisions
History shows this happening again and again. Ask Martin & Bellinger what happened when they predicted the Pearl Harbor attack in March 1941 or ask how Gen. Westmoreland reacted to well-founded intelligence reports predicting the Tet Offensive in 1968.
[An Nahar] Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... Saturday said it was still possible to prevent a regional spillover of Israel's war with Islamist group Hamas ...the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... but warned that time was quickly running out.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke from the Lebanese capital Beirut a week after hundreds of Hamas button men stormed from Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... into Israel and reportedly killed at least 1,300 Israelis.
Israel has since been pounding Hamas targets in Gaza, where authorities say more than 2,200 people have been killed in the retaliatory strikes.
"There is still a political opportunity to prevent a widespread crisis in the region," Amir-Abdollahian told a presser in Beirut after stops in Baghdad and Damascus.
But "maybe, in the next few hours, it will be too late," he said, warning that pro-Iran holy warriors "have designed all the scenarios and are prepared, and their finger is on the trigger to shoot."
Although Tehran has long backed Hamas -- which rules Gaza -- financially and militarily, Iran has denied involvement in the group's attack on Israel.
During stops in Damascus and Baghdad in the last days, Amir-Abdollahian did not rule out the possibility of an escalation that could draw its regional allies into the Israeli-Hamas war.
Israel has shot it out with Iran-backed Hezbollah and allied Paleostinian factions in Leb ...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... on a near-daily basis since Sunday, although the tit-for-tat attacks have remained limited.
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[An Nahar] Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Saturday that anti-Israel holy warrior groups in the region are "fully ready" to respond to any move by Israel.
The minister spoke in Beirut at the end of a tour that took him to Syria, Iraq and Leb ...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... , where Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... enjoys wide influence and where tens of thousands of Iran-backed fighters are deployed.
Abdollahian told news hounds in Beirut Saturday that he met Hezbollah leader Sayyed His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb... , adding that "the resistance (Hezbollah) is in excellent condition and in full readiness to respond to criminal acts by the Zionist entity."
He added that "the resistance will decide if the war will expand or new fronts are to be open."
"We will do all we can to stop the Zionist crimes in Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... ," Amirabdollahian said.
Nasrallah is "a pragmatic man who has always played the biggest role in achieving security in Lebanon and the region," the Iranian minister added, warning that "any step that Hezbollah will take will lead to a big earthquake against the Zionist entity (Israel)."
"There is still a chance to launch a political and international initiative," Abdollahian added, noting that "Iran and Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... agree on supporting Paleostine and condemning the war crimes that are being committed by the Zionist entity."
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[Regnum] Attempts by the West to accuse Russia of involvement in supplying Hamas with weapons and ammunition are speculations, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on October 14 , whose commentary was published on the department’s website.
According to her, Russia has created one of the most effective and practically and legislatively proven export control systems in the implementation of military-technical cooperation (MTC) with foreign partners.
“In contrast, the worldwide hunt for Soviet/Russian weapons and ammunition launched by NATO countries, their partners and satellites, as well as their unbridled desire to support the combat effectiveness of the armed formations of the Kiev regime by any means indicate precisely their irresponsible approaches in the field of interstate transfers of military weapons,” - emphasized the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Zakharova emphasized that the cynicism and permissiveness of the “collective West” led by the United States is off the charts. There is both outright forgery and the use of “gray” schemes when buying on the world market everything that could somehow support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“In reality, everything that was delivered to the thoroughly corrupt Kiev regime by its Western masters is spreading uncontrollably throughout the world,” she noted.
The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry added that not only Ukrainian officials and criminal structures are profiting from this, but also transnational syndicates and, naturally, Western authorities obsessed with anti-Russian sentiments.
Zakharova has already noted that US policy based on the theory of “controlled chaos” has led to an aggravation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. According to her, the United States, with its significant intelligence potential, could not help but know that a large-scale operation against Israel was being prepared in the region. During the preparations, such capabilities were involved that it was impossible not to see it from satellites.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev stated that weapons transferred by Western partners to Ukraine are actively used in Israel. The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council warned that things will only get worse and that missiles, tanks and planes from Kyiv will appear on the black market.
As Regnum reported, Israel launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in response to an unprecedented rocket attack from the enclave on the morning of October 7, and also announced a blockade of Gaza. The military wing of Hamas announced Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The number of dead and wounded on both sides is growing .
On October 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS that Israel “was subjected to an attack unprecedented in its cruelty” and has the right to ensure its peaceful existence. The President of Russia emphasized that first of all it is necessary to stop the bloodshed, and stated that there is no alternative to resolving the conflict through negotiations.
Russia is ready to mediate in resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and advocates the implementation of the “two-state formula” adopted by the UN. We are talking about the creation of an independent Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem, Putin added. Previously, he called Israel's settlement policy one of the reasons for the explosion of violence in the Middle East.
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...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
