When was it not?
Posted on 04/02/2008 10:23:46 PM PDT by jhpigott
A senior Israeli army intelligence officer told a parliamentary oversight committee on Tuesday that Lebanon's Hizballah terrorist militia has significantly advanced his preparedness for renewed open conflict with Israel in recent months.
The officer was quoted by The Jerusalem Post as saying that while the UN resolution that ended the 2006 Second Lebanon War was supposed to push Hizballah out of range of northern Israel, the group has redeployed most of its forces, including medium-range ballistic missiles, south of the Litani River.
Another result of the previous war that was supposed to blunt the Hizballah threat was the injection of an additional 10,000 UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. However, those forces require approval from the Lebanese army to operate inside Lebanese cities and towns, and Hizballah is taking advantage of that by confining its preparations to population centers.
Israeli defense officials said Hizballah could instigate renewed conflict by carrying out low-level cross-border raids on its own, or may use a smaller proxy group to try and hide its own involvement until after Israel responds to the initial aggression.
In related news, a large London-based Arabic newspaper reported on Wednesday that Syria had started mobilizing its army, including calling up reserve forces, in preparation for an imminent Israeli attack.
In an interview with the Israeli news agency The Media Line later in the day, a senior Syrian military official denied the report, but said Damascus is certain that Israel will soon attack Hizballah and is preparing for that eventuality in other ways.
The Syrian indicated that if the region is again plunged into open warfare, Syria would use its ballistic missiles, and not its ground forces, to strike Israel.
ping
Ping.
And that would be the end of Syria.
How long’s it been since the last reload ceasfire was called?
Bring it ON, camel-jockys!
Very shocking, if there is any basis in fact. Another story is that the Saudi govt has told its nationals to stay out of Lebanon.
Ping.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Gee. I wonder what Israel will do now!
the group has redeployed most of its forces, including medium-range ballistic missiles, south of the Litani River.
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The IAF should have them spotted by now...
How many pics do ya’ need?...;0)
When was it not?
One thing Israel should do is to make clear NOW what the consequences would be if Hezbollah attacks again (and Syria joins in).
1) Interim calls for a cease fire will not be honored. If conflict starts, it will not end until Israel has obtained its objectives.
2) New conflict will underscore the need for Israel to occupy new buffer lands to ensure its future security.
3) This will not be tit-for-tat warfare. From the get-go, Israel will respond with overwhelming force.
4) Civilian populations are forewarned that Hezbollah’s tactics of dressing in civilian clothes and attacking from residences puts the non-militant population at extreme risk. Civilians should leave immediately when conflict resumes. If they stay, they will be presumed to be enemy combatants.
5) Tell the U.N. right now that their interference will not be welcome. The U.N. charter gives nations the right to defend themselves. If attacked, Israel will continue the fight until its sworn enemies are wiped out beyond any ability to threaten her again. It will not allow the U.N. to pull Hezbollah out of the fire it re-ignited.
That’s a start, but you get my drift. Ohmert could possibly avoid war if he would make it clear how strongly he intends to respond.
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Ohmert?... Respond?... You jest.
I didn’t say he WOULD.
I said he SHOULD.
It’s not a jest...wishful thinking, perhaps.
And Ohmert = Olmert.
Actually, as we've been saying for a long time here on FR, Ohmert = Olmert = Olmerde. (Hope you understand some French.)
Come on, are you series?...this is olmerd we are talking about..a f*ckn p*ssy...he is the reason why Israel has to go through this again...this guy should have been eliminated last year...
what a corrupt ^&%%^*^%*^& .... (words are not enough)
Oui, je parl un peu de Francais. Mais je’n comprends pas “Olmerde”.
Attendez! “Old death”? D’accord?
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