Friday, April 24, 2015

Nicholas Blanford stumbles on yet another scoop: relying on Google earth he announces his finding

"Hizbullah sources have confirmed to IHS Jane's that the organisation is using UAVs to support operations against rebel forces in Syria, particularly over the mountainous Qalamoun region on Lebanon's eastern border."   Notice that Hizbullah consistently admits all their crimes to this man, who has a known record of hostility to Hizbullah and who has earned a deserved reputation as a propagandist for the Hariri family in Lebanon, and whose book on Hariri is treated as a laughable long press release from the Hariri press office.  Is there any crime by Hizbullah that the party does not admit to this man in particular? And notice that he said "sources", so this time it is not his usual source, Abu Johny, but two, Abu Johny and Abu Potato (the latter occupies a very senior position in the Hizbullah hierarchy.  Also, notice the meticulous professional language of this gifted correspondent: "it could potentially be used to extend the range of a UAV ground control station.".  But wait, this professional correspondent does not end there, he adds another nugget of information from a very reliable source: "The Saudi Al-Watan newspaper claimed in March 2014 that Hizbullah had built a "military airport" for its UAVs in the Bekaa Valley". Case closed.