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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

US-Made Bomb Tanka

Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CI: "Hezbollah" 

the shards
of a US-made bomb 
glistening  
the skeletal remains 
of Beirut apartments



FYI: The Times of Israel, September 29Israel confirms bunker-buster bombs used in attack on Nasrallah

Wikipedia Entry Bunker Buster: A bunker buster is a type of munition that is designed to penetrate hardened targets or targets buried deep underground, such as military bunkers.

More recently, the US has developed the 30,000 lb (14,000 kg) GBU-57, which was designed to penetrate up to 200 feet of reinforced concrete.

NBC News, September 30Lebanese worry nowhere is safe amid widespread Israeli bombing

Democracy Now, September 30: Israeli Assassination of Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah “Shocked All of Lebanon.

I mean, Lebanon has one of the most, if not the highest percentage refugee population in the world. Now a million people are displaced. Many are trying to go into Syria right now.