Chalk One Up for the Zionists

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Israeli-made targeting pod used to kill al-Zarqawi

An Israeli-made targeting pod was used to kill Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Rafael's Litening system marks the target, guides the ordinance with lasers and evaluates damage.
globes.co.il

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's top terrorist in Iraq, was killed with the help of Israeli target acquisition technology fitted onto a US Air Force F-16. Rafael Armament Development Authority Ltd. supplies Litening advanced airborne infrared targeting and navigation pod to Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC), which installs them on combat jets under a cooperation agreement. The Israel Air Force also uses the Litening.

According to a report by senior US Air Force officers, al- Zarqawi was killed by a pair of USAF F-16s on a routine mission in central Iraq, when the decision to act was taken. USAF commander in Iraq, Lt.-Gen. Gary North said the fighters carried a variety of laser and GPS-guided ordinance and the Litening pod.

The Litening pod has target-acquisition capability, laser spot detection and tracking and a video camera. For the Zarqawi strike, the pilot activated the system from 20,000 feet, guided a 250kg. bomb to its target, and then used pod's video camera to examine the resulting damage. A second bomb was then dropped, which killed al-Zarqawi.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on June 18, 2006

Highly Recommended Article by Charles Krauthammer

Check out this excellent article by Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post. Excerpts below, see the full article here.

But the obvious question not being asked is this: Who is to blame if Palestinians are setting up rocket launchers to attack Israel -- and placing them 400 yards from a beach crowded with Palestinian families on the Muslim Sabbath?

Answer: This is another example of the Palestinians' classic and cowardly human-shield tactic -- attacking innocent Israeli civilians while hiding behind innocent Palestinian civilians

Gaza became the first independent Palestinian territory ever. And what have the Palestinians done with this independence, this judenrein territory under the Palestinians' control? They have used their freedom to launch rockets at civilians in nearby Israeli towns.

Why? Because the Palestinians prefer victimhood to statehood. They have demonstrated that for 60 years, beginning with their rejection of the United Nations decision to establish a Palestinian state in 1947 because it would have also created a small Jewish state next door. They declared war instead.

What can Israel do but try to take out those rocket bases and their crews? What would the United States do if rockets were raining into San Diego from across the border with Mexico?

Now look again at that terrible photograph and ask yourself: Who is responsible for the heart-rending grief of that poor Palestinian girl?

Loony Lefty Liberals Live in La La Land

Well, my token lefty friend (nickname, Ligbilaa) doesn’t seem convinced about the freakishly scary indoctrination and hatred espoused in Palestinian media and especially on Palestinian TV. Fortunately, (depending on which way you look at it, i.e. wanting to win an argument with delusional, bleeding-heart liberals as opposed to the sad and frightening reality of Palestinian propaganda) there’s plenty more where that came from, courtesy of Palestinian Media Watch. This ones for you Ligbilaa ;-)

FEBRUARY 26th, 2006!!!! - A three year-old asks for a machine gun, as you do

Lovely little jingle for toddlers about faith...in Kalshnikovs

A young Palestinian girl calmly relates her feelings about Jewish boys and girls

Check out this charming and peaceable video about stones

SCARY, SCARY, SCARY!!!

I strongly urge everyone to click on this link and watch this deeply disturbing clip from Palestinian Media Watch. If your jaw doesn’t hit the ground in disbelief I’ll be very suprised.