Great, a man is dead
We celebrate the death of a man today. Celebrating the death of another human sounds a little strange on the surface, but not so in this case. This man killed more Americans than anyone else in the world, including the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut and the UN compound, in which 241 US Marines and 58 French paratroopers died. He was guilty of planning and participating in the hijacking of a TWA commercial airliner in 1985, during which a US navy diver was murdered He was also a mass murderer and a terrorist; a hostage taker and hostage killer; a cold blooded killer of Americans. (BBC)
He was guilty of the torture and murder of William Buckley, the C.I.A. station chief in Beirut, in 1984; the kidnapping and murder of Lt. Col. William Richard Higgins of the Marines, who was on peacekeeping duty in Lebanon in 1988; and, through the Islamic Jihad Organization, the seizure of Western hostages in Beirut during the 1980s. (NYT)
He was ... Imad Mughniyeh.
Rumor has it that Israel paid hired guns in Syria to take him out. Congratulations to Israel and the hired guns for a job well done. From the beginning of time innocent people have celebrated their victory over their enemies. What better victory can their be than defeating one's enemy ultimately and completely -- in death. Viva la victory!
He was special operations or intelligence chief of Hezbollah's secretive military wing, the Islamic Resistance.The US has said it welcomes the killing of a top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh. The US government also placed a $5m bounty on his head ...
After the confirmation of Mughniyeh's death on Wednesday morning, state department spokesman Sean McCormack said the US did not know who had been responsible for the bombing, but applauded it nonetheless.
"The world is a better place without this man in it," he told reporters. "One way or another he was brought to justice."
Mr McCormack said list of other nationalities who had been affected by Mughniyeh's "acts of terror" went "on and on and on".
Israel believes he was involved in planning the 1992 bombing of its embassy in Argentina in which 29 people were killed, and the blast at a Buenos Aires Jewish centre two years later that killed 95. ..."After a life full of jihad, sacrifices and accomplishments... he died a martyr at the hands of the Israeli Zionists," a Hezbollah statement said. (more at BBC)
Rastaman says, "I Sure Hope It Hurt Like Hell." Me too.
May he ROAST in TORMENT !
I REMEMBER THE NAME MUGHNIYEH WELL. WHEN I DID MY TOUR IN BEIRUT IN 85, EVERYBODY WAS TRYING TO GET THE BEAD ON THIS DIRTBAG. ESPECIALLY THE BOYS FROM LANGLEY. WE HAD GOOD INFO HE WAS IN BAALBEK , BUT NOBODY HAD ANY ASSETS IN THERE AT THAT TIME, EXCEPT MAYBE ISRAEL. THERE WAS ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL HIS ASS IN 91 I BELIEVE? BUT IT WAS DONE BY STRAFING HIS CAR WHILE IT WAS TRAVELING IN THE BEKKA VALLEY. ONLY PROBLEM WAS THAT HE HAD JUST BEEN LET OFF AT A LOCAL VILLAGE. HIS BODYGUARDS AND DRIVER WERE THE ONLY CASUALTIES. I BELIEVE THE ISRAELIS DID THE GROUNDWORK, BUT PROBALY HAD SOME HELP FROM THE BOYS AT LANGLEY. MAYBE JORDAN TOO. REMEMBER THIS GUY IS A SHIITE. SUNNIS AND SHIITES DON,T LIKE EACH OTHER TOO WELL. KING ABDUL OF JORDAN, AND N(ASS)RALLAH ARE SWORN ENEMIES. AND JORDAN PROBALY HAS THE BEST INTEL ORG IN THE ARAB WORLD.
Posted by: PALADIN | February 14, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Revenge is sweet, but Israel knows there will be a price to pay for this victory. Hezbollah has already declared war on Israel in retaliation.
Posted by: Debbie | February 14, 2008 at 09:21 AM
Good Mission by Mossad. I understand that others will be getting visits from Mossad. I'm sure they are looking forward to them.
It's past time we removed the shackles from our own military, and provided some operating room for US intelligence actions. The administration needs to give good orders based on vital interests and then step back to let them be accomplished.
Posted by: Flanders Fields | February 14, 2008 at 08:46 AM
Congratulations to the Mossad boys: that perfect work looks like that clean elimination of “Saruman” Yassin, the Hamas “spiritual leader” in his wheelchair, by Israeli rockets from a helicopter. Well done, guys.
Yeah: how Jesus told to his apostles: “That ones among you which have NO SWORD, then sold your capes and BUY ONE!”
Moral lesson: a good shepherd may protect his flock.
Posted by: Ernesto Ribeiro | February 14, 2008 at 08:05 AM
"Man"?!?
Since when a PIG, DEVIL, ROTTEN WORM can be called "a man"?
Well, Americans are the most civilizated people in the world. Even to their enemies.
SATAN: "hahahaha... welcome back home, son."
Posted by: Ernesto Ribeiro | February 14, 2008 at 08:02 AM
Courtney said it all. Well done.
Posted by: Karen | February 13, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Splitting the 'Iranian school' in downtown Damascus and hopping in the ride - right before he ignited the ignition of his very own suicide bomb - Imad heard a sexy whisper in his ear.
"Revenge."
Imad caught a glimpse of Great Satan - replete in her scaled, taunt breastplate armour of purity weilding her sword, Steadfast and Courageous. Beautiful, savorying the moment of the kill, Her fangs gleaming in the twilight.
"Revenge"
Somewhere tonight, on the trackless expanses of ocean - within weapons range of intolerant, illegitimate regimes, their militias, their fanboys, their hired psychopathic murderous 'brother commanders' there is soulful celebration onboard the USS Robert D. Stethem.
"We welcome the news that Imad Mughniyeh's life of terror has finally come to an
end. From Beirut to Dhahran, he orchestrated bombings, kidnappings and
hijackings in which hundreds of American service members were killed.
Hopefully, his demise will bring some measure of comfort to the families of
all those military men he murdered."
Revenge.
Posted by: courtneyme109 | February 13, 2008 at 10:48 PM