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Exploding pagers

  

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By:  vic-eldred  •  one month ago  •  66 comments

Exploding pagers
"It demonstrates Israel's ability to infiltrate its adversaries in a remarkably dramatic way," said Paul Pillar, a 28-year veteran of the U.S. intelligence community, mainly at the CIA.


I think it is time to dispel some misinformation put out by the so-called "Health Ministry" of Lebanon.


Fact: Hezbollah fighters have been using pagers as a low-tech means of communication in an attempt to evade Israeli location-tracking, two sources familiar with the group's operations told Reuters this year. 

Israeli intelligence took advantage of that move by intervening somewhere along the supply line to turn the pagers into explosives which could be detonated at a time of their choosing. That time was yesterday, as the pagers received a message at 3:30 p.m. that appeared to be from Hezbollah’s leadership, officials said. Instead, it was a trigger — the pagers beeped for several seconds, then exploded. The attack left Hezbollah fighters and others bloodied, hospitalized or dead. One Hezbollah official said the detonation was the group's "biggest security breach" since the Gaza conflict began. One reason that Hezbollah was taken by complete surprise was that Israel wisely did not tell the Biden administration. An Iranian ambassador was also injured. For some reason he was also using a pager.

The blasts killed 11 people and injured more than 2,700, according to "Lebanese officials." Those same officials identified 8 of the dead as Hezbollah fighters.


In other news:


In a very friendly interview with Black journalists (in contrast to the hostile one given by the same group to Donald Trump,), Kamala Harris condemned Trump’s disputed claim that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating pets. Something that Trump must have read on social media. Harris dodged the only real question she got when asked if she supported Roe v. Wade’s restrictions on abortion after the second trimester, saying only that she supported restoring “the protections” of Roe.

Former governors: seven Republicans, and 12 Democrats urged sitting governors to certify the results after the 2024 vote. I wonder how they'll feel about that if Trump wins?

An Ohio woman regrets sharing a rumor that a Haitian neighbor might have taken another neighbor’s cat.

Large parts of Brazil are on fire: In August, wildfires burned down an area the size of Costa Rica.

Instagram will add stricter restrictions for teenagers. Users under 18 will be made private by default, and the app will not send them notifications at night.

The Biden administration pushed its decision on whether to let a Japanese company buy U.S. Steel until after the 2024 election.

Today, America’s central bank will almost certainly cut borrowing costs from a two-decade high. More cuts are likely before the end of the year. 

 


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Vic Eldred
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1  author  Vic Eldred    one month ago

Good morning:

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Kamala Harris with members of the National Association of Black Journalists.  Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Harris only faced one worthy question yesterday and she dodged it.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2  JohnRussell    one month ago

Yesterday you promoted the actions of someone who had suggested murdering the Vice President of the United States would make the person who did it a national hero.

Any regrets ? 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2    one month ago
Yesterday you promoted the actions of someone who had suggested murdering the Vice President of the United States would make the person who did it a national hero.

I promoted somebody for that reason?

I doubt that, John.

Try to keep it about the issues

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.1    one month ago

I didnt give your reason, I said you promoted him.  The FBI actually had a pretty good reason to pay him a visit, didnt they? 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.1.2  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.1    one month ago
I didnt give your reason,

You insinuated it.


 The FBI actually had a pretty good reason to pay him a visit, didnt they? 

The FBI shot and killed an unarmed man not long ago. Where were they on the real threats?

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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3  Sean Treacy    one month ago

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Vic Eldred
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3.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Sean Treacy @3    one month ago
No government smart enough to come up with this would be dumb enough to share information with the Biden administration and give them a chance to protect anti-semitic terrorists. 

I'm sure Blinken would do anything to get a cease-fire deal. I can see them warning Hezbollah.

 
 
 
charger 383
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3.1.1  charger 383  replied to  Vic Eldred @3.1    one month ago

Would you trust the same people who tried to build a pier to supply the enemy with information about secret plans?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
3.1.2  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  charger 383 @3.1.1    one month ago

Absolutely not.

That was a good example. Biden didn't trust anyone to deliver food for the Palestinians. Trust has to run both ways.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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4  author  Vic Eldred    one month ago

 
 
 
Ozzwald
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4.1  Ozzwald  replied to  Vic Eldred @4    one month ago
Karine Jean-Pierre says it’s OK to call Trump a ‘threat’ to democracy despite murder plots

Is the right wing still trying to blame democrats for republicans trying to kill Trump?

I suppose that is easier than just admitting that the Cult of Trump has gotten out of control.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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4.1.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Ozzwald @4.1    one month ago
Is the right wing still trying to blame democrats for republicans trying to kill Trump?

Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands):  "[Trump] needs to be shot— stopped."

Democrat Stacey Plaskett says Trump ‘needs to be shot' in TV stumble over alleged mishandling of classified documents (nypost.com)

 
 
 
Tessylo
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4.1.3  Tessylo  replied to  Ozzwald @4.1    one month ago

Ya, the former 'president' convicted felon and rapist and traitor has lost control of the hateful racist monster it created.

Many are surprised that there haven't been more attempts before now with all the hate that spews out of its' mouth against anyone but the maga cult.

 
 
 
Tessylo
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4.1.4  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.1.1    one month ago

I don't believe she said that.  Not for a second.  

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
4.1.5  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @4.1.4    one month ago
I don't believe she said that.  Not for a second.  

It is a FACT.

And you have the LINK.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.1.6  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.1.5    one month ago

It was a mistake like that guy didn't say the n word right?  And meant to say migrant?  Right?

 
 
 
Tessylo
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4.1.7  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.1.5    one month ago

Obvious slip of the tongue if she actually said that.  Can't find any audio.

I see the NY Post is your source, questionable to say the least.

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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4.1.8  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  Tessylo @4.1.7    one month ago
Can't find any audio.

The audio is in the linked article at the top of it. And she said "shot..stopped". Slip of the tongue or Freudian slip?????

And I guess if you can't refute it, slam the source in this case which was absolutely correct.

 
 
 
Hallux
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4.1.9  Hallux  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @4.1.8    one month ago
Slip of the tongue or Freudian slip?

It happens so fast only a partisan wearing Freudian earbuds can tell. 

 
 
 
Ozzwald
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4.1.10  Ozzwald  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.1.1    one month ago
Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands):  "[Trump] needs to be shot— stopped."

There are heated statements from both sides, though the right seems to be winning by shear numbers.  The trouble is that you also need to look at those that are listening to those statements.  There are a lot more ammosexuals on the right just itching for an excuse to whip out their AK's and start mowing down those that they perceive slights from.

Anyone remember Pizzagate?

How many mass shooters were liberals?

Coincidence that both attempts on Trump's life were by republicans?

Which side is promoting civil war?

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Sean Treacy
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4.1.11  Sean Treacy  replied to  Ozzwald @4.1.10    one month ago
How many mass shooters were liberals?

Numerous. See the Congressional baseball game, family council shooters.

Coincidence that both attempts on Trump's life were by republicans?

Lol. "Republicans" who donate money to democratic activist group ACT blue, register as Democrats and vote in Democratic primaries and put Biden/Harris bumper stickers on their car, and try and kill the Republican nominee. Sure. 

Which side is promoting civil war?

27% of Democrats favor using physcial violence to stop Trump.

 
 
 
Drinker of the Wry
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4.1.12  Drinker of the Wry  replied to  Ozzwald @4.1.10    one month ago
  • Ryan Wesley Routh registered as a Democrat in Guilford County, North Carolina, in 1988. In 2002, he changed his party affiliation status to “unaffiliated,” which he has since maintained.

  • Thomas Crooks, 20 years  old, was a lifelong Repub
  • How many mass shooters were liberals?  You tell us.

 
 
 
Ozzwald
Professor Quiet
4.1.13  Ozzwald  replied to  Sean Treacy @4.1.11    one month ago
Numerous. See the Congressional baseball game, family council shooters.

Yet they consist of a very small fraction of all mass shooters.

Lol. "Republicans" who donate money to democratic activist group ACT blue

Yes.  Are you claiming Trump is a liberal democrat?

27% of Democrats favor using physcial violence to stop Trump.

Interesting that you would make a specific claim like that yet not post any links to support it.  So that claim will be filed under "B" for bullshit until you support it with actual evidence.

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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4.1.14  Sean Treacy  replied to  Ozzwald @4.1.13    one month ago
et they consist of a very small fraction of all mass shooters.

I was just referencing the explicitly  political mass shootings, which Democrats dominate.   Democrats also  commit the overwhelming majority of majority of mass shootings. 

e you claiming Trump is a liberal democrat?

No. Do you know what ACT Blue is? 

 
 
 
Ozzwald
Professor Quiet
4.1.15  Ozzwald  replied to  Sean Treacy @4.1.14    one month ago
I was just referencing the explicitly  political mass shootings, which Democrats dominate.

Of course you are.  It is so much simpler to justify your stance when you eliminate 99% of the facts that contradict you.

No. Do you know what ACT Blue is?

ActBlue is a nonprofit American fundraising platform and political action committee (PAC) founded in 2004.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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5  author  Vic Eldred    one month ago

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said earlier this month he had issued an  executive order  removing 6,303 noncitizens who had “ accidentally or maliciously  attempted to register” to vote.

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He said  in an interview  that he was “not suggesting there is widespread voter fraud,” but had said in an earlier interview, “ Call me crazy , but I think American elections should be decided by American citizens.” 

Virginia Gov Youngkin’s voter purge sparks debate: Noncitizens or errors impacting election process? (nbcnews.com)

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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5.1  Sean Treacy  replied to  Vic Eldred @5    one month ago

How can anyone object to purging non citizens from voter rolls?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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5.1.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Sean Treacy @5.1    one month ago

It would be those who demand loyalty from those they let into the country.

 
 
 
Tessylo
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5.2  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @5    one month ago

Over 23 years there have been 23 records of non-citizens voting.

THEY ARE NOT IMPACTING THE ELECTION PROCESS

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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5.2.1  Greg Jones  replied to  Tessylo @5.2    one month ago

There have been many more than that, and the Dems keep trying to increase the numbers.

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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5.2.2  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  Tessylo @5.2    one month ago

link needed

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
5.2.3  Tessylo  replied to  Greg Jones @5.2.1    one month ago

Prove it.

 
 
 
Hallux
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5.3  Hallux  replied to  Vic Eldred @5    one month ago

The entire link is far more informative than your cherry-picked quote.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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6  author  Vic Eldred    one month ago

Question of the Day:

If Donald Trump is held responsible for Jan. 6 because of his allegations that the 2020 election was stolen, is it unfair, after two assassination attempts, to hold responsible the Democrats who have ceaselessly claimed Trump is a threat to democracy?

 
 
 
Tessylo
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6.1  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @6    one month ago

One has nothing to do with the other.

He is responsible for 1/6 and he is a threat to Democracy.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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6.1.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @6.1    one month ago
One has nothing to do with the other.

It is basic logic.

I think it is more than reasonable

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
6.1.2  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @6.1.1    one month ago

No, one has nothing to do with the other.

1/6 and everything before and after proves that HE IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY

 
 
 
Tessylo
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6.1.3  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @6.1.1    one month ago

What logic?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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6.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @6    one month ago

Your question assumes that saying Trump is a threat to democracy would specifically lead to lunatics wanting to shoot him.

Trump has called Harris and other Democrats "communists" many times. If something happens to any of them are you going to blame Trump? 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
6.2.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2    one month ago
If something happens to any of them are you going to blame Trump? 

In that case Trump would get part of the blame.

But let us not forget, he is feared by the bad and loved by the good!

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
6.2.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @6.2.1    one month ago

you doing comedy now ? 

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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6.2.3  Sean Treacy  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2    one month ago
rris and other Democrats "communists" many times. If something happens to any of them are you going to blame Trump? 

You would absolutely blame Trump. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
6.2.4  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @6.2.2    one month ago

Just remembering my childhood hero once played by Richard Greene

And now by Donald Trump!

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
6.2.5  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @6.2.4    one month ago

WTF?

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
6.2.6  Tessylo  replied to  Sean Treacy @6.2.3    one month ago

That's where the blame would belong.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
6.2.7  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @6.2.5    one month ago

Donald doesn't ride through the glen, but he has defied all the odds.

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Still fighting!

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
6.2.8  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @6.2.7    one month ago

Gee that photo looks staged.  Almost like it was planned.  

Pretty easy to fight the odds when they're pre-planned or staged, like in Flori-duh - how would that guy know the former 'president' convicted felon and rapist and traitor would be golfing, I heard it was a last minute decision for the turd to golf.

Things that make you go hmmmm.........

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
Professor Principal
6.2.9  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  Tessylo @6.2.8    one month ago
traitor would be golfing, I heard it was a last minute decision for the turd to golf.

I don't think so. The guy was in the brush for 12 hours. I think he knew that Trump would be there eventually and didn't want to risk being seen in daylight so he dug in. If anything this smells of an insider tip.

 
 
 
Hallux
Professor Principal
6.2.10  Hallux  replied to  Vic Eldred @6.2.4    one month ago

There's a difference between playing Robin Hood and robbing the hood.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
6.2.11  Tessylo  replied to  Hallux @6.2.10    one month ago

Delusional.

 
 
 
Hallux
Professor Principal
6.2.12  Hallux  replied to  Tessylo @6.2.11    one month ago
Delusional.

Purposefully so and I'm guessing it's to motivate tickets.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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7  author  Vic Eldred    one month ago

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
7.1  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @7    one month ago

Hawley - another traitor.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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7.1.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @7.1    one month ago

Him too?

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
7.1.2  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @7.1.1    one month ago

Ya!  Any republican who supports the former 'president' convicted felon traitor is.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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7.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @7    one month ago

Hawley is a moron.  "Long Live The Intifada" is not a pro Israel statement by any means, but neither is it necessarily a call for the end of Israel.    Which is exactly what the woman witness told him. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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7.2.1  JohnRussell  replied to  JohnRussell @7.2    one month ago
The  First Intifada  ( Arabic الانتفاضة الأولى romanized al-Intifāḍa al-’Ūlā lit.   'The First Uprising'), also known as the  First Palestinian Intifada ,  was a sustained series of protests, acts of  civil disobedience  and riots carried out by  Palestinians  in the  Israeli-occupied   Palestinian territories  and Israel.  It was motivated by collective Palestinian frustration over Israel's military occupation of the  West Bank  and the  Gaza Strip  as it approached a twenty-year mark, having begun in the wake of the  1967 Arab–Israeli War First Intifada - Wikiwand
 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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7.2.2  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @7.2    one month ago

Neither of the above?

It is open to interpretation.???

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
7.2.3  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @7.2.1    one month ago

Acts or resistance?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
7.2.4  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @7.2.2    one month ago

Long Live The Infitada is not a call for the end of Israel, the Infitada was not a call for the end of Israel. 

If you take Hawley's argument to its logical conclusion, anything but total Palestinian submission could be construed as a call for the end to Israel. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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7.2.5  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @7.2.4    one month ago
total Palestinian submission

How should we take their voting for Hamas?

 
 
 
Drinker of the Wry
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7.2.6  Drinker of the Wry  replied to  JohnRussell @7.2.1    one month ago

Was it the 2nd Intifada that made suicide bombing on civilian buses and restaurants popular?

 
 
 
Hallux
Professor Principal
7.3  Hallux  replied to  Vic Eldred @7    one month ago

Not a fan of Josh ... does he raise his fist?

 
 
 
Drinker of the Wry
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8  Drinker of the Wry    one month ago

There are emerging reports of 100 more electronic device explosions today.  Israel is telling Hezbollah that they own their operating space.  

 
 
 
Nerm_L
Professor Expert
9  Nerm_L    one month ago

Well, exploding pagers are the latest bright, shiny object in the news grabbing attention.  Hasn't anyone asked themselves 'why now?'  Israel just burned a huge asset.  Why?  That unasked and unanswered question is likely the real news story.

There's a whole queue of promised retaliation against Israel.  The biggest being retaliation for the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran (under the noses of Iran's military, intelligence, and government).  Was the pager operation intended to disrupt an attack sponsored by Iran?  Was the pager operation intended to send a message to the United States, to Europe, to the UN, to all the other meddlers in Israel's affairs?

IMO Israel is sending the message to all the meddlers trying to pressure Israel to score political points back home.  If Iran wants a wider war then Israel is ready.  Bring it.  But Iran is going to have to fight its own battles.  Israel owns Iran's proxies.  Now there's no way to save Hamas.  There's no way to force Israel to make concessions.  And there won't be a two-state solution unless it fulfills Israel's terms and conditions.

Israel just told the entire world that this is now Israel's war.  It's not an American war.  It's not a European war.  It's not an oil war.  It's not about a two-state solution.  It's not about Middle East peace.  It's Israel's war and it's all about Israel.

 
 
 
Drinker of the Wry
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10  Drinker of the Wry    one month ago

Israel has given new meaning to the term End User Device (EUD).

 
 

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