'It's a mass assassination attempt': LBC callers react to pager attacks in Lebanon
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- With Israel Israel declaring a 'new phase of war' as at least '14' more were killed in the second day of deadly explosions in Lebanon, James O'Brien hears from these callers.
0:51 James O'Brien questions caller Michael after he says the exploding pagers were 'probably the largest act of international terrorism that's ever existed', and a 'mass assassination attempt'.
4:40 - James hears from caller John, who says 'there's people in Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet who would like to see the cleansing of all the arab people from the river to the sea'.
13:02 - Caller David tells James: 'My cousin's son was murdered on October 7th... but I just can't justify the killing of children and innocents - whoever is doing it.'
This comes after Hezbollah vowed retaliation after pagers and hand-held walkie-talkies exploded leaving dozens dead and thousands injured.
Israel is being blamed for the fatal attack, with reports suggesting the devices belonged to members of Hezbollah were modified "at a production level".
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It is strange when terrorist, indiscriminate violence towards civilians is described as a "surgical, targetted attack".
If it was indiscriminate it wouldn't have been rigged pagers, it would have been missiles dropped from the sky.
@@patmustard1511🙄
@@patmustard1511So Gaza is indiscriminate?
Orwellian almost 😬
An eye for an eye! The only language terrorists understand!
Completely reprehensible - a vile act of indiscriminate inhumanity. More lives on the pire to 'burnish' Netanyahu of his legal jeopardy. Cold-hearted psychopath.
I think it's in The Godfather - "We do not make war on women and children". This is an atrocity.
Most targeted attack in any war ever...
and scarface. even tony montana stepped back from this particular ledge
Tell that to Hamas
The injuries are horrific - to face, eyes + hands. One surgeon interviewed said most will face five or more surgeries + will never be the same.
Suggestion….. don’t launch daily barrages at another country.
But aren't hezbollah terrorists?
@@Myrtle43, suggestion, don't steal the land of another people.
@Myrtle43 and don't you dare stand near someone that does, serve them in a shop, or be their children.
@@januszdelondres In 1948, Israel got its land back that the Ottomans stole from them. Prior to this, Israelites had lived in Israel for 3000 years. Do some research, little child.
some of these sick comments proves dehumanisation.
Correct
Exactly, simps for Hezbollah, Shia madness...
@@contact594 I am really wondering what your standard is to say Isreai is better then them.
Thank you,so right
If it wasn't an act of terrorism, then nothing is.
This proves israel can do targeted attacks, so what what happened in Gaza?
The current government of Israel does not for the future of Israel.
They would support action involving child victims if they were 'far right'
As usual the chosen tribe will get away with it.
The other day I was tlaking to my coworkers and we were littelry talking about terrorism and belive it or not, we brought evry crime to the conversation and littlery everything the terror groups do, this so called state done it thousands of times worse. and we wer like whos the real t4rrorlst here.
Oh here we go... 🙄
Chosen demons
@@The_Phoenix_Saga You’re right. They are not.
Tactics use by Terrorists, not governments
do you mean hezbolah, hamas, houthi??😂😂,
@@robbygracio6867they have only attacked military bases. Not killed indiscriminately. Except Hamas on October 7.
@@gerardsoppe Err they've been doing indiscriminate attacks for decades...
@stephenjones5391 governments, terrorists - you'd be hard placed in telling the difference.
Just because the uk and the us say you are a terrorist it doesn't mean that you are. Who are we with our actions to be judging others?? @@robbygracio6867
The folk thinking this is ok I’m genuinely disappointed in. 😢
It's a two way street, Vickie. I seem to remember 11 months of mass demonstrations blaming Jews for perceived crimes of Israel. Great stuff, Folk.
ok then say a gang of people want to attack you and harass you how do u deal with it without calling the police or getting any help oh and you cannot be violent... lets hear it... if people want to be critical im all ears but you also have to be thinking critically about what is going on and how responses will be. Some things have need for a higher response that is life.
These folks have lost any right to point the finger at HMS.
Is an 8-year-old girl a terrorist who died as a result of this?
It's sad to read the comments of people who support Israel's actions. I know the first reaction to my comment by many of pro-Zionists will be the simple and absurd assumption that, because I don't support Israel it must necessarily mean that I support Hamas or Hezbollah. I don't. But you can't have a perspective or an opinion about this conflict without looking at the context and the events that have been taking place for the last 80 years. Things don't come out of the blue. But to look at the background and historical events represents, probably, a too hard intellectual effort for most supporters of Israel.
India faced 07 October like attack on 26-11-2008 during Mumbai Attack. So majority of Indians supports Israel.
People who support these evil and perfidious acts are no better than HMS and have no right to point the finger.
James gets so close to actually being human and then he panics and has to quickly defend Israel
Any one remember when Hamas sent Suicide Squads in to Jerusalem. Is that not a Terror Attack..???????
has Israel just recruited 3000 suicide bombers?
Why do UA-cam censor comments that state the truth?
Angela Merkel. She asked UA-cam to censor comments after the immigration crisis in 2016
Truth depends on perspective.
Because UA-cam is controlled by a certain class of people. Duh.
This was a terrorist act. Nothing more nothing less.
@@Dror872who's crying...sobbing Zionists...not happy to be losing?
@@Dror872Zionazi
But if ISR does it, it isn't.
(Hypothetical scenario 1)
A random Jew and a Muslim standing at a bus stop, suddenly, the Muslim starts beating on the Jew for no reason
A stranger jumps in and saves the Jew and calls out the Muslim for his unprovoked attack
The stranger is hailed as a hero, given a medal and a reward.
(Hypothetical scenario 2)
A random Jew and a Muslim standing at a bus stop, suddenly, the Jew starts beating on the Muslim for no reason
A stranger jumps in and saves the Muslim and calls out the Jew for his unprovoked attack
The stranger is now hailed as an antisemite, vilified in the media, and loses his job.
AND THAT PEOPLE, IS THE HARD REALITY OF HOW IT IS, BECAUSE WE’VE BEEN FOOLED INTO ACCEPTING IT FOR SO LONG ..TIME TO WAKE UP
I dont think Israel rigged those pager for no reason.
I can think of about a thousand reasons off the top of my mind.
So Hezbollah didn't Attack Israel first? Please clarify your position.
@@annoyboyPictures Hi strawman
That isn't what happened at all. Hezbollah and Israel have been fighting for years.
"a jew and a muslim are fight at a bus stop for years, the jew gets a punch in and @sprinkz6187 lies with a convenient little narrative"
@@annoyboyPicturesAsk for your brain back if you sold it. If you still have it, return to school. Your lack of understanding is embarrassing.
Its crazy seeing James actually talk sense for once in his life regarding Israel and using critical thinking skills.
Shelagh defends and praises this attack as great. This terrible woman has been defending the indefensible for the past 11 months. Even after it was confirmed that ISR has torture and grape camps where people are literally tortured and graped to death, ZIOS and ISR supporters continue to portray ISR as the victim who can never do anything wrong and always acts in self-defense, even when they strike first and attack and make babies, aid workers, nurses, doctors, and journalists unalive, among other things.
War is generally not considered "Legal", therefore all actions during war can be determined as "War Crimes" with a scale (from mild to extreme). The argument that Iran and the countries surrounding Israel want to remove Israel from the map is not really relevant, noting Iran, and these countries, do not have the capability. On the other hand, the argument that Israel wants to remove Palestinian identity/race/people is relevant, because they can and are doing that.
Israel clearly wants to escalate the war, and blowing up people in another country, with alot of collateral damage (i.e. civilians) TERRORIZES the general, wider, population, of said country. By any definition therefore, this is a terrorist Act.
Example Definitions:
United Nations: The UN defines terrorism as "criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons, or particular persons for political purposes."
U.S. Code: According to U.S. law (18 U.S.C. § 2331), terrorism includes "violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws" and appear to be intended to "intimidate or coerce a civilian population," "influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion," or "affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping."
While definitions vary, the focus on violence, fear, and political or ideological motives remains central.
It is disingenuous to just talk about Netanyahu just as it is disingenuous to start the clock on October the 7th. The other people around Netanyahu are even more extreme than him and then there are the polls conducted in Israel about where Israelis are morally.
Trying to pretend there is a grey area in what Isreal are doing is disingenuous at best.
Very targeted I am sure they could have increased the boom if they wanted to
So could've hamas on oct 7 but does that justify the attack?
IsFail is an apartheid ethno state. That is unsustainable. The tension caused by the oppression and subjugation of the Native population by the European settlers will always threaten the apartheid states existence.
you got all the buzzwords there comrade...
Thing is he right
It's terrorism
this caller is not very bright. yes, the injuries are horrific. and? it's a war. don't fire rockets into israel then.
Israel has been attacking other countries for 75 years. Vile.
were the three children lsraeIies, no, so to people like netanyahoo they aren't human and don't count.
The childrens parents were part of Terrorist organisation Hizbulla and they paid with their life.
The parents were terrorists and bear the responsibility. Parents making bad decisions that affect there family
James, can you get a Palestinian voice on! Would be nice to hear their view.
There ain't many left😅
So the 12 yo that attended a riot were they criminal liable
What justification is needed to be in a outdoor prison and not have committed a crime.
No it's not exactly terrorism per say if there are unintended casualties, but you could classify it as collateral damage
Terrorists are scared of terrorism?
Isnt indsecriminate bombing terrorism..
No, but it does make the point that Israel has been making for years: Palestine terrorists are hiding amongst the public and/or are using that same public as human shields. The Palestines have always denied that, but this clearly shows that they were and still are lying, which doesn't come as much of a surprise. And by the way: how do you see a Palestinian terrorist entering Israel and blowing himself and Israeli citizens up? Is that not also indiscriminate bombing terrorism?
The simple truth in my opinion is that this war, because that's what it is, has being going on for só long and has seen só much destruction on both sides, that it's close to impossible to reach a compromise. And especially at this moment, I think it's fair to say that both sides are being ruled by the most radical leaders, who have no intent at all to reach a compromise.
@@phil637 idf r4pist talk
Depends. English words are hard. Look into it and educate yourself. Once you decide not to be ignorant, you'll learn this this targeted attack was no "indiscriminate" and not terrorism.
Israel is always ok whatever they fo.
@@helenag.9386
Nope. Israel is a Failed State. Over a million Israelis have fled. Their economy is sunk. Their Military can keep killing people but Israel has No Credibility or RESPECT.
The terror chicken has come home to roost
There is only one real terror in the world, and we all look the other way.
Armed Resistance To Occupation Makes One Man's Terrorist One Man's Freedom Fighter!
@@joemann2178
The origin of Terror is Quran. If in doubt read Quran Verses 3:85, 8:39, 9:5, 9:29, 9:123, 5:33, 5:82, 98:6 in this sequence.
U cant take everything out of context @anilnair3064
@@anilnair3064why you jumping from verse to verse? Don’t you want people to know the context?😂
i beileve the current fashion is to call them "decapitation strikes" the bigger question is ... why now
That's not a cup it's a bucket
☺️ coffee trough
@@blackholesun3569 more interesting cup than his story of his cup that contained what he learned had a low motility count of his not so numerous gametes.
Watch the film Munich it's all there😂
Terrible film
This individual is absolutely overreacting to a dangerous degree with incendiary comments.
How many children have died because of the importation of terrorists in our country?
How many? Definitely not the amount you’re government has waging wars after 911
Why did Hezbollah attack Israel to start with??? What did they think Israel would do in response?
They were hoping they would stop slaughtering children in Gaza...
Israel has been attacking people for 75 years.
But Israhell just didn't attack Hezbollah members, they attacked innocent bystanders, emergency workers and taxi drivers
What sort of person creates armed conflicts in the Middle East, for personal gain and to prevent himself being tried for other crimes he has committed?
David (last caller) firstly I am really sorry for your loss on October 7th. Secondly I wish more people on both sides were as reasonable as you and could analyse the whole situation as you did. You explain everything in simple words, in just a few minutes. Thirdly your input about how power corrupts people should remind us all why it is better to rotate people in high positions than let them be there for a longer time. Hope all that conflict will finish soon and Israel and everyone around would live in peace.
Are Hamas still holding children as hostages
A non sequitur if ever I saw one
Do this people know that hezobollah sends rocket to Israel daily?
Like seriously
Do you know that?
Do you know that Israel sends far more into Lebanon? Like seriously, do you know that?
@@TheResidance not more
Less actually
but more precise
And they start crying and their fans start shouting international law
@@TheResidance And Hezbollah started it! Like seriously, do you know that?
WAR IS WAR BRU
Nice coffe mug...think you need a bigger one though 🤣😆
Mossad are smart
They may be smart but they ain't wise
Intelligent caller with intelligent decent journalist James
I dont think they will be "facing" much any time soon...
Children are given pagers as well?
9:25, "there's no question that hamas, hezbollah and all of the iranian proxies are evil, and they need to go" no mention of the terrorist force edf.
I'd be careful James you could be next. In fact anyone can be next if that is the level of impunity.
Unless he's working for Hezbollah I believe comrade O'Brian is safe.
Those who don't inflict violence against Israel are not going to be targeted by mossad
the terrorists got terrorised?
It's brilliant is what it is. Hats off to Mossad. P.S. It's not terrorism by any definition.
It’s terrorism by iDF terrorists. Plain & simple
I assume you wouldn't think the same if any of your loved persons would be a victim of this. It's appalling your lack of humanity.
@@pedroamieva8812
Right thinking people will not join Terrorist organisation like Hezbollah.
James, have you read FREEDOM NEXT TIME by the late great John Pilger? It might be illuminating. Thanks
Am I hearing that you have at last woken up James?
This use of the words terrorist is absurd. This attack was targeted at Hezballah operatives who were in possession of pagers issued by them during ongoing hostilities, where Hezbollah are launching daily missile attacks and boarder incursions into isreal, that commenced long before October 7th. All military actions however targeted have the associated risk of killing innocents. This is a extremely sad fact but does in not mean its a terrorist attack. Ask yourself, what was the military objective, is attacking Hezbollah operatives during a war justifiable, was the attack proportionate to the threat and were the associated risks reasonable to the operational objectives. The only way you can call this a terrorist attack is if you suspend objectivity in favour of a political mantra.
The self professed most moral army in the world is killing civilians and doesn't care. You're left on UA-cam writing a small essay to justify it.
On October 7 Hamas were targeting Israeli occupation force. All the military actions however targeted have the associated of killing innocent (there no innocent in Israel)
Is O'brien in pain
Please be careful LBC. You may also loose your 🔫.
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@@blackholesun3569 surprised you still use your electronic devices ur very brave
really filosofical, man
USA: "9/11 is the world's greatest terror operation"
Isreal: "Hold my beer"
is this a F'n Joke, because ur just hysterical. get professional help... fast.....
The pagers are for hezbollah operations.
It was a military attack on an enemy communication ability. And psychological warefare to keep hezbollah guessing.
How is it terrorism when they are at war with each other and they targeted said militants.
Because israel did it of course!
Have you been asleep the last 11 months??
@@lukedovey3682 any successful military moves in the middle east is from Israel.
@@lukedovey3682and "Freedom Fighting" when the other side does it. Right... 🙄
Exactly, but James and most his listeners don't get that because they hate Israel
James O'Brien is shamelessly one-sided and devoid of logic.
It's easy to say that, but can you actually back it up with reason and evidence?
maybe he is hwzbollah or hamas member
Can you at least agree that Isreal set off explosives indiscriminately that killed 3 children in Lebanon?
@@tomwilliam9810 Don't worry about it. No need to get agreement of the facts from trolls.
@@tomwilliam9810 naah, the pager only use by hezbollah member
Way to go Israel 🇮🇱 keep your people safe ...
Inhumane comment. Wonder if you would think the same if it was your child, wuf parents were the victims
@@ZkN-po1gv
Most people wouldn't ever be part of a Terrorist organisation like Hizbulla.
O hypocracy thy name from james
😂😂 i laught so hard about this news😂😂😂😂
So, you celebrate terror attacks?
Why all the fuss ? Israel said today they will be happy to send replacement devices to all the nice Hezzies if they provide their name, address and phone number.🙂
All those that fought in the 2nd ww, killed children, unfortunately when your enemy hides amougst them.😢
Same bias drivel
Is James ok? Looks worse than usual. Get well soon mate, we all love you.
SNEAK ATTACK & HOSTAGES?
FAFO
1:28 you are using terror as a weapon