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Oh my lord, this looks so painful I’m almost sympathetic. For posterity: “2,750 people were injured and eight killed after handheld pagers used by Hezbollah to communicate exploded.” Early reports said someone might have used software to bombard them with messages and overheat them, but I don’t think those are battery explosions. They’re too big. And ouchy.

I don’t think Israel has taken credit yet, but everyone knows it’s Israel.

At this moment (about three hours after thousands of pagers exploded simultaneously), the story goes that when Israel assassinated the Hezbollah commander a couple of weeks ago, everyone figured his cellphone had given his location away. So the footsoldiers ditched their phones and were given brand new pagers. That somehow were intercepted on the way from the Taiwanese manufacturer to their right front pockets.

Amazing.

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Comment from Uncle Al
Time: September 17, 2024, 6:15 pm

Ahh! A good excuse to again use the word epicaricacy.

I marvel at the scope and precision of the intelligence network implied by the successful interception of a lot of pagers on their way specifically to Hezbollah scum and not to, say, the Swiss Guards at the Vatican or a large emergency response group at an urban hospital. I’m glad somebody got it right.


Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: September 17, 2024, 9:51 pm

Terrorists injured by phone triggered explosions.
I know what Jeremy Clarkson would say;
“Oh no!”
“Anyway”

Where’s my new bottle of bourbon?


Comment from PatAZ
Time: September 18, 2024, 2:00 am

I read earlier today that it was the batteries that had the explosive in/on them. Israel may not be the biggest but they are likely the smartest.


Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: September 18, 2024, 2:03 am

I admire this operation immensely. It really is up there with the Stuxnet virus which targeted Iranian uranium centrifuges which were isolated from any connection to any outside computer systems. THAT was virus was introduced by dropping thumb drives in parking lots where computer operators would find them, and then naturally try to see what was on the drives by plugging them into their “isolated” work computers. Brilliant!

My favorite story though is that back in the 80’s when the Soviets were building their first oil pipelines they were having a lot of trouble mastering valving and switching systems which are both very complex and vital in the matter. So, naturally they stole blueprints and software designs from an American Oil company. The CIA, anticipating this theft generously arranged for the most desired data to become shockingly and embarrassingly accessible. However the plans obtained had a built-in time-bomb … which using a hydraulic hammer effect … exploded hundreds of miles of pipeline one day after it had operated perfectly for almost a year..

“The result was the most monumental non-nuclear explosion and fire ever seen from space.”

https://networks.h-net.org/node/28443/discussions/907969/query-1982-siberian-pipeline-explosion


Comment from steve
Time: September 18, 2024, 1:38 pm

First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name:

Gender:
DOB:

Phone:
EMail:
Address:

Next of Kin:

Nature of Pager Wound:
Hamas Member Since:

Israel collecting demographic data from recent hospital admissions..


Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: September 18, 2024, 4:21 pm

After Tuesday’s apparent strike targeted hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists carrying pagers, a second wave of blasts have reportedly hit the terrorist group’s communication devices. Thousands of Hezbollah walkie talkies exploded across Lebanon, media report on Wednesday suggest.

https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/09/second-wave-of-blasts-hits-hezbollah-devices-walkie-talkies-and-other-gear-now-exploding/

Is it wrong of me to think this both genius and hillarious?


Comment from Uncle Al
Time: September 18, 2024, 4:56 pm

@Some V — If it is, then we’re both in the wrong! 😹😹😹😹

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