okay.  i'm going to just totally geeze out here, but man, when i was coming up, revolutionaries were a whole lot harder than they are today.  they struggled and they strived.  reading their exploits will bring tears to your eyes and inspire you to great things. and now there's this....

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/748441.html

What happened in Bint Jbail recurred in Ayta al-Shab. Although it seemed that the town had been conquered, it transpired again and again that there were still Hezbollah men in it. Once again, clashes and battles took place, and again, the IDF suffered dead and wounded.

Although the army had conquered the town, Hezbollah men were hiding in underground bunkers well camouflaged from the outside. The bunkers had been stocked with large quantities of food, enough to last for weeks, and ammunition, including antitank missiles and, in several cases, short-range rockets.

The bunkers are connected to electricity and, according to one report, are air conditioned. (emphasis mine)

how did they survive between attacks without an espresso maker?  we can't be far from a large-format, glossy stock, monthly magazine that's something like a cross between better homes and gardens and soldier of fortune.  this month: 20 foolproof foxhole recipes that even the kids will love.  install your own bidet using recaptured water, we show you how.  accentuating bare earth walls, our experts give you the hot tips for this summer.  and seriously, can a barbara walters interview be far behind.

the revolution has just taken two large steps backwards.  mabra in conjunction with the plutocratic forces of big money in cycling rejoices!

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