To: daybreakcoming

What is the content of the announcement? Declaration of war? Or something less?

41 posted on 07/14/2006 6:30:46 PM PDT by dinoparty

42 posted on 07/14/2006 6:30:51 PM PDT by CAluvdubya (What's so hard to understand about the word illegal?)

To: daybreakcoming

The FOX News Alert just confirms what I've known all along. Now all we need is some North Korean trawler sputtering along in the water, and Hezbollah takes it out with a drone.

43 posted on 07/14/2006 6:31:13 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)

Thanks for ping:)

Listening to Colmes just now on FOX...it dawned on me that here is a jewish man- who seems to be taking the side of the terrorists that want Israel demolished, destroyed...

He should be ashamed.

44 posted on 07/14/2006 6:31:15 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)

To: BigSkyFreeper

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19796429-23109,00.html

Syria 'ready for anything'

by Roueida Mabardi in Damascus

July 15, 2006

SYRIA is bracing itself for "any eventuality" as the regime nervously eyes a relentless Israeli operation over the border in Lebanon and faces up to increasingly hostile US rhetoric.

"Syria is in confrontation with Israel. It is watching the situation and is ready to defend itself against any eventuality," said Elias Murad, editor of the ruling Baath party newspaper Al-Baath.

He expressed fear of an "extension of the Israeli operation in the south of Lebanon or towards Syria," a move that would open a third front on top of Israel's continuing operations in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

An irate Israel has lumped Damascus together in an "axis of terror" with Iran over their backing for Hezbollah, whose capture of two Israeli soldiers sparked the Lebanon offensive that has already left more than 60 people dead.

The sabre rattling from Israel has been matched by comments from US President George W. Bush, already at odds with Damascus over its alleged role in the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.

"Syria needs to be held to account" over the dramatic escalation of violence in the Middle East, Bush said in Germany on Thursday. "President (Bashar al-) Assad needs to show some leadership towards peace."

The Syrian newspaper ath-Thawra wrote that the only way to resolve the crisis was for Israel "to accept the conditions posed by the resistance", referring to a prisoner exchange steadfastly rejected by the Jewish state.

The dramatic escalation in Lebanon has sparked fears of an even wider conflict and fellow US arch-foe Iran lost no time in saying it would stand behind its under-fire Arab ally in the event of any attack.

"If Israel commits another act of idiocy and aggresses Syria, this will be the same as an aggression against the entire Islamic world and it will receive a stinging response," said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

"The Israeli aggressions are a result of the weakness of a puppet regime that is on its way towards disappearing," he told Mr Assad in a telephone conversation.

Israel has vowed to break Hezbollah and is also in open conflict in the Gaza Strip with Palestinian militant group Hamas, many of whose key leaders, like political supremo Khaled Meshaal, have found sanctuary in Syrian exile.

"The Hezbollah would not be able to operate in Lebanon without clear Syrian sponsorship," fumed Israeli foreign ministry official Gideon Meir, branding Iran the militia's "main benefactor".

"Consequently, Israel views Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran as primary elements in the axis of terror and hate, threatening not only Israel but the entire world," Meir added.

If Hezbollah has long-range rockets and "tries to hit Haifa with projectiles developed with Syria's help, Israel has no choice but to hit Damascus," Yuval Steinitz, the hawkish former chairman of the parliamentary defence and foreign affairs committee said.

Last month, Israeli warplanes overflew Assad's palace in northern Syria while the president was inside, an operation Syrian state television called an "aggressive act and an unacceptable provocation".

Israeli General Ido Nehushtan said that while Israel "cannot allow Hezbollah to continue to benefit from Syrian and Iranian support... for the moment we are concentrating on Lebanon because we were attacked from Lebanon."

US Syria expert Joshua Landis said that for all the US frustration with Syria, Damascus is feeling more confident than it has for years with the United States bogged down in Iraq and apparently failing to make headway with Iran.

"Syria is feeling strong. It can now go on the offensive. Damascus feels confident that Washington cannot counter-attack at this time. It has few arrows left in its quiver," said the University of Oklahoma professor on his website.

45 posted on 07/14/2006 6:31:56 PM PDT by Fitzcarraldo

To: daybreakcoming

"They (again according to FOX) have made an uh official announcement....just in case we thought they were innocent bystanders. :o)"

Hello,

Well, I feel dumb, I bought it...

LOL!

Glad to be here, MOgirl

46 posted on 07/14/2006 6:32:02 PM PDT by MOgirl (Democrats: The Culture of Treason (and you know what I'm talkin about!))

To: daybreakcoming

Syria is in. According to FOX just now.

Godspeed, Israel. We're with you!

47 posted on 07/14/2006 6:32:02 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia

Kristol: It's Our War
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666031/posts
07/14/2006 9:19:30 PM EDT · 1 reply · 123+ views

The Weekly Standard ^ | 07/24/06 | William Kristol
Bush should go to Jerusalem--and the U.S. should confront Iran. WHY IS THIS ARAB-ISRAELI WAR different from all other Arab-Israeli wars? Because it's not an Arab-Israeli war. Most of Israel's traditional Arab enemies have checked out of the current conflict. The governments of Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia are, to say the least, indifferent to the fate of Hamas and Hezbollah. The Palestine Liberation Organization (Fatah) isn't a player. The prime mover behind the terrorist groups who have started this war is a non-Arab state, Iran, which wasn't involved in any of Israel's previous wars. What's happening in the...

Winds Of War
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665841/posts
440 KEYS AM Radio ^ | July 14, 2006 | Jenni Vinson Trejo
Winds Of War By Jenni Vinson Trejo July 14, 2006 The world woke up this morning to the reality that the winds of war are swirling all about us. The aggressions occurring between Israel and Lebanon and the saber rattling of North Korea have certainly broken the lull the American mentality had fallen into. Not even the most Liberal and political among us can continue to ignore the state of war America is in. The fact of the matter is that we have been engaged in World War III since Al Queda attacked America on September 11, 2001. The events...

Syria says supports Hizbollah against Israel
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665976/posts
Reuters ^ | July 14, 2006 | Reuters News Alert
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria will support its allies Hizbollah and Lebanon against Israel's attacks on the country, the ruling Baath Party said on Friday. "The Syrian people are ready to extend full support to the Lebanese people and their heroic resistance to remain steadfast and confront the barbaric Israeli aggression and its crimes," a communiqu issued by the party's national command said.

Israelis cut the route to Iran
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665996/posts
The Australian ^ | 7-14-06 | Martin Chulov
ISRAELI fighter jets have destroyed the main road linking Lebanon to Syria and pounded the Hezbollah heartland in the south of Beirut in a bid to stop militants smuggling two captured soldiers to Iran. The Lebanese capital is now isolated, with Israeli planes and ships controlling the sky and waterways two days after the soldiers were seized by Hezbollah militants in a cross-border raid that has sparked the most serious violence in Lebanon since the height of its civil war. Claiming he had "sealed his own fate", Israel yesterday threatened to assassinate Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, who trumpeted the soldiers'...

Syria, Iran Seen As Behind Kidnappings ~~ From the Associated Press....Surprise...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665993/posts
Las Vegas Sun ^ | July 14, 2006 at 12:50:52 PDT | DONNA ABU-NASR ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The fighting between Israeli forces and Islamic militants in Lebanon hasn't touched Iran or Syria yet, but many analysts think those countries were the hidden hand behind Hezbollah's capture of two Israeli soldiers. At the White House and in Arab capitals, the belief is strong that the Mideast's top two hard-line states are playing a dangerous game to increase their influence. However, analysts say it could backfire and weaken Hezbollah, and by extension its two patrons. "We would be idiots if we believed it was only about the Israeli captives," Hazem Saghieh, a senior Lebanese columnist...

48 posted on 07/14/2006 6:32:07 PM PDT by theophilusscribe

To: BigSkyFreeper

The cheap version DSL seems to be the same as dial up was five years ago. It seems the sites are just loading more junk onto their pages as people increase their speed.

Vicious circle.

49 posted on 07/14/2006 6:32:17 PM PDT by somemoreequalthanothers (All for the betterment of "the state", comrade)

Brilliant idea Karl...thanks.

50 posted on 07/14/2006 6:32:40 PM PDT by Txsleuth

Colmes is about as Jewish as Uncle Ted is Catholic.

51 posted on 07/14/2006 6:32:49 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)

Syria says they will come to aid of Lebanon and hezbollah.

53 posted on 07/14/2006 6:33:25 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar

Bless your heart--finally a good thread! Thanks for the ping!

54 posted on 07/14/2006 6:33:36 PM PDT by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")

To: Fitzcarraldo

55 posted on 07/14/2006 6:33:53 PM PDT by Bahbah (Democrat Motto: Why not the worst)

the only problem with the live thread is what the he** do we do after 11 pm?

We repeat what we said earlier.

:)

56 posted on 07/14/2006 6:34:01 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)

He should be ashamed.

You're right and it's sickening.

57 posted on 07/14/2006 6:34:04 PM PDT by jazusamo (DIANA IREY for Congress, PA 12th District: Retire murtha.)

It is really becoming a powder keg.

58 posted on 07/14/2006 6:34:11 PM PDT by Saundra Duffy ( For victory & freedom!!!)

To: BigSkyFreeper

I know, you're right. But it just strikes me as ironically funny...you have Hunt, Hannity and McGinnis...all defending Israel- and Colmes..supporting the poor Palestinians.

What a world.

59 posted on 07/14/2006 6:34:53 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)

60 posted on 07/14/2006 6:34:53 PM PDT by RDTF ("We love death. The US loves life. That is the big difference between us two.” Osama Bin laden)

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