I guess we now know what intelligence org had the know how for supply chain attacks we we're thinking impossible a few years ago... Thank god they are our allies. :)
Israel is only Israel's ally.
Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
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Re: Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
#342I'm genuinely curious: how is this not considered terrorism on Israel's part? (or is it considered terrorism?) From a tactical standpoint, this is very similar, and the only big difference I see is that this is technologically more advanced/more complex than just planting a bomb or something. If it's not terrorism, what is the differentiating factor(s)? *side note: I'm quite sure other western countries have used tac…
From Wikipedia: "Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants." There's a lot of disagreement about the international definition of terrorism, but most seem to agree that it is specifically violence agai…
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Re: Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
#343I'm genuinely curious: how is this not considered terrorism on Israel's part? (or is it considered terrorism?) From a tactical standpoint, this is very similar, and the only big difference I see is that this is technologically more advanced/more complex than just planting a bomb or something. If it's not terrorism, what is the differentiating factor(s)? *side note: I'm quite sure other western countries have used tac…
It would be terrorism if they celebrated the civilian casualties and wished there were more.
If they could have executed this without a single civilian injury they definitely would have. I guess intent is what makes it terrorism vs war in my mind.
Re: Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
#344Earlier quoted context omitted.
Being linked to Hezbollah carries certain occupational risks.
So if somebody turned the phones of all members of X army (say IDF) into bombs, and exploded them at mass when a lot of them would be off duty with their families, would that be ok? This is what happened here.
Fortunately for its members, the IDF is not an amateur terrorist organization and they do check their hardware. Also the exploding hardware attack did occur on a national holiday, but during business hours on a weekday.
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Re: Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
#347I'm genuinely curious: how is this not considered terrorism on Israel's part? (or is it considered terrorism?) From a tactical standpoint, this is very similar, and the only big difference I see is that this is technologically more advanced/more complex than just planting a bomb or something. If it's not terrorism, what is the differentiating factor(s)? *side note: I'm quite sure other western countries have used tac…
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> As middle eastern societies proof unable to create complex institutions and states
Pretty sure history proves that to be vastly incorrect. And the modern state of Middle Eastern countries is inseparable from the actions outside (both western and not) powers have undertaken there.
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This is a straw man argument. I designate you as a banana! There, the word banana is now meaningless. It is quite well defined.
My point is that countries designate groups of people as "terrorists" all the time for political reasons. Here's another example: "Venezuela: UN experts condemn use of counter-terrorism laws to convict trade unionists and labour leaders"
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/08/venezuela-un...
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If you say so.