“I spoke until 2 am with soldiers and commanders currently in Lebanon or who left within the last 24 hours, and these are the facts from the ground:
Soldiers can see Hezbollah operatives reestablishing positions, repairing infrastructure, rearming, and resuming operations, yet our troops are not allowed to open fire on them. They see operatives observing IDF soldiers with binoculars, and they are not permitted to shoot. Decisions that were once made by a company commander on the ground now require approval from a major general. Because of this bureaucracy, even when a fighter is seen running from place to place carrying a shoulder-fired missile, he is not eliminated because by the time approval arrives, he has already disappeared.
The enemy understands these restrictions and is exploiting them to rapidly rebuild its presence, putting our soldiers’ lives at risk.Israeli Air Force aircraft have completely stopped operating. There have been incidents involving wounded soldiers that required evacuation under heavy covering fire. Massive fire support was not used during those evacuations, resulting in harm to our troops.
When Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Katz stated at 11 p.m. last night that the IDF has freedom of action in Lebanon, they did not tell the truth.That is not correct. The truth is that our sons in Lebanon have their hands tied. This is the situation on the ground right now. This is negligence. You cannot send our sons to face Hezbollah fighters with their hands tied. Untie the hands of our soldiers now, this very moment.”
Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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