Israel under second missile attack - Eitan Vazani. -------------------------------------------------- . Another missile attack has ended just a few minutes ago. It was my father's turn to be the first to notice the alarm. The attack started around 7:15 in the morning. We expected it. We knew that the Iraqis are going to try to surprise us (the previous attack was at 2:00 am). Once again, Israel reacted quickly and efficiently. With a minute or two most people got inside their sealed rooms and wore the masks. Two minutes since the alarm started, I heard 3-4 loud explosions. This means that the missiles landed in Tel Aviv or nearby. A short time passed and the army spokesman announced that the north and the south regions of Israel are safe (no gas), and there is no need to stay in a sealed room. In the central region (Tel Aviv area - where missiles hit), people were instructed to stay in sealed rooms and keep wearing gas masks. It took 15 more minutes to declare that the attack is over, meaning the missiles were explosives again, not gas. There are no news about casualties yet, so I will add it later. . It is hard to believe that it happens to me. Until now I only read about bombing and gas attacks. (You may be surprised to know that Israel cities used to be very safe, even in war). Sometimes I have the feeling that I am in a movie, or that it is just a dream. But don't worry, there is no way we will give up. Writing all these articles also helps me. It is some way to relieve tensions, to keep me doing something useful. A therapy maybe ... . It is afternoon, and the details of the morning missile attack are now fully known. 16 people were injured very lightly, all of them except one have been released from hospital. Several of them were not physically injured, but suffered a mental shock. . It will be dark again in 2-3 hours, and we will once again wait for a missile attack. During the day we feel pretty safe, but since the last attack was in the early morning, it may change. However, if Iraq tries to launch missile in daylight, they will be much easier to track down and be destroyed. . Please note that I am not trying to bring you the news faster than CNN. CNN can report live, but the reporters are not personally and emotionally involved. For them, Israel is just another news sight, and they can't get the real feeling of Israeli public. They are doing wonderful job, though, all throughout the world, and we watch many CNN reports which we consider to be of an excellent value. I think the way CNN works is a perfect model of how a news network should do its job. . Night has passed and it is morning again. This night was quiet, and there was only one short, false alarm, at 22:00. I stayed the night in my girlfriend's house. She is very nervous these days, and tired of the tension. She considers flying to Germany to stay with her aunt. During the night the army revealed that the U.S.A sent Patriot missiles to try to protect Israel. These were designed as anti-aircraft missiles, but due to outstanding performance they were converted to intercept missiles too. However, it was stated the the Patriot cannot stop all missiles. (By the way - parts of the Patriot guidance systems are made in Israel). Life in Israel are not yet back to their normal course. Residents of the south were instructed to go to work as usual, but stay tuned. The rest of Israel people should go shopping and return home as soon as possible. I suspect that the quiet night is just another Iraqi attempt to trick us. I am sure that they will launch more missiles tonight, or maybe they will wait some more. At least, we got some sleep. . That's it for now. Bye, Eitan Vazani, Israel. X-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-X Another file downloaded from: NIRVANAnet(tm) & the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 The Salted Slug Strange 408-454-9368 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102 Tomorrow's 0rder of Magnitude Finger_Man 415-961-9315 My Dog Bit Jesus Suzanne D'Fault 510-658-8078 New Dork Sublime Demented Pimiento 415-566-0126 Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, arcane knowledge, political extremism, diverse sexuality, insane speculation, and wild rumours. ALL-TEXT BBS SYSTEMS. Full access for first-time callers. We don't want to know who you are, where you live, or what your phone number is. We are not Big Brother. "Raw Data for Raw Nerves" X-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-X