7/15 Middle East Live Thread

7/14 Middle East Live Thread ^ | 7/16/06 | Various

[Solson]

I thought this could be a new thread for today. BurbankKarl's thread did well yesterday.

[cibco]

Hey! :0)

[sissyjane]

God Bless you and your son! Thanks for the first hand info...It sounds like your son is doing well. He still has a sense of humor! ...Or maybe it's the beer...;>)

[Lil Flower]

Iraq's US-backed government denounced Israel's "Criminal" raids on Lebanon and Gaza

Well isn't that interesting...... sometimes I really feel like a Muslim is a Muslim is a Muslim.......

[Lil Flower]

Thanks

[defconw]

Hey!

[KJC1]

CNN is working on putting up a map that shows real time or recent strike locations. Will be up soon. Karl can you or someone capture it?

I know there are some FReepers who are good at capturing shots from live TV, unfortunately I'm not one of them! I think TomGuy does it (pinging TomGuy if he is available and able.)

[Peach]

Major Appeaser Alert:

Former ambassador to Lebanon, John Kelly, was on CNN about 20 minutes ago. He said Israel should show more restraint and that killing the "spiritual" leader of Hezbollah would make things escalate. (Yes - spiritual leader of Hezbollah is an exact quote).

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Last 4 hours of Haaretz newstracker headlines for those of us who lose track:

19:04 IDF Navy vessel strikes Beirut lighthouse, 2 ports in Christian areas of capital (Reuters)
19:02 IDF strikes close to 40 targets in Lebanon`s Bekaa (Haaretz)
18:38 Sources: Israeli strikes target Beirut ports, north Lebanese town of Tripoli (Reuters)
18:31 IDF deploys Patriot missile batteries in Haifa (Channel 10)
18:19 IAF planes destroy office of senior Hamas leader in Beirut (Reuters)
18:18 Four Katyusha rockets land in Tiberias; house suffers direct hit (Haaretz)
18:07 Second barrage of Katyusha rockets rains down on Tiberias (Haaretz)
17:46 Jordan`s King Abdullah urges quick UN intervention to end Gaza, Lebanon raids (AP)
17:36 Katyushas land in Nahariya, Kabri, Shavei Zion, and Safed; no injuries (Haaretz)
17:32 U.S. embassy in Beirut working on plan to evacuate U.S. citizens from Lebanon (AP)
17:17 Hezbollah`s Al Manar TV: IAF strikes south Beirut suburbs, causing two huge blasts (AP)
17:15 Syria says IAF strikes did not hit any of its territory (Channel 10)
16:43 IDF: Bombed points in Lebanon only, not in Syrian territory (Reuters)
16:39 Britain issues travel warning for Lebanon, tells nationals to prepare to evacuate (Sky)
16:16 Witnesses: IAF bombs Lebanon-Syria border crossing (Reuters)
15:44 1,000 Muslims in Bangladesh protest IDF campaign against Lebanon (AP)
15:43 Hezbollah hit Egyptian merchant ship in attack on Israeli naval warship (AP)
15:17 Bathers at Sea of Galilee coast asked to evacuate for fear of more Katyushas (Haaretz)
15:07 Russian defense minister says Hezbollah must stop `resorting to terrorist methods` (AP)
15:07 6 people lightly hurt by Katyusha shrapnel in Tiberias (Haaretz)

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

[cibco]

You posted a pic.. kudos..

[RDTF]

I can't even stand the sound of his voice. I literally mute the tv

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

CNN showing live shots of GARBAGE piling up in Gaza

LOL They're in my 17-year-old daughter's room?

Must be, because if they used the word filth, they would by in my sons' bathroom.

[defconw]

My second! LOL, this is fun. The picture posting, not the war in the Mid East.

[jhp]

likely, but i believe these Fajr missiles are kaytusha derivarants, longer range but somewhat lighter payload, which i guess explains packing them with bullets

[RDTF]

Check this out:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1666159/posts?page=12

C802 missile supplied to Iran by China and upgraded by North Korea
The Iran Brief ^ | 1/12/2000 | none cited


Posted on 07/15/2006 8:20:25 AM EDT by Soliton


12 January 2000 According to the Times (London), North Korea agrees to supply technology and equipment to aid Iran in upgrading the C802 anti-shipping and cruise missiles it purchased from China in the early 1990s and deployed on French and Chinese-built missile boats in the Persian Gulf and in coastal batteries. China has promised the United States several times to stop deliveries of the C802 to Iran, but U.S. intelligence reports last year documented deliveries by China far in excess of what has publicly been reported. The C802s were assembled in Iran under a co-producing agreement signed with Communist China, and use a sophisticated motor supplied by a French manufacturer. The French government denies any knowledge of the sale, and the company, Microturbo, denies any wrongdoing. The latest reports indicate that North Korea is working on an "over-the-horizon" designation system for Iran's arsenal of hundreds of C802s, to increase the chances of a successful hit. —"North Korea upgrades Iranian C802," The Iran Brief, 12 January 2000, in Lexis-Nexis, .

12 January 2000 Iran and China work together to improve the accuracy of a version of the Chinese C802 cruise missile that has a 30-mile range. In the 1990s, Iran ordered 150, 80-mile-range C802s, but the order was frozen under U.S. pressure in 1997; 75 of the C802s were shipped to Iran. —Michael Evans, "Tehran Upgrades Chinese Missile," IAEA Daily Press Review, 12 January 2000; "Iranian-North Korean Cooperation to Develop a Chinese Rocket," Al-Zaman (London), 18 February 2000, p. 3.

[WV Mountain Mama]

...... sometimes I really feel like a Muslim is a Muslim is a Muslim.......

I believe there are three types of muslims, suicide bombers, mothers of suicide bombers, and celebrators of suicide bombers. All of which waste my air.

[bnelson44]

That makes more sense.

[defconw]

Unbelievable. The Mid East is escalating and the UN is working on North Korea. Hello?????

[SE Mom]

Proportionate? pppfffttt...

If it weren't so infuriating- it would be funny..listening to the media trying to spin this against Israel..

As would be expected- Israel is doing all it can to minimize collateral damage.

As would be expected- the Palestinians are doing all they can to cause it...........

[Labyrinthos]

In SPITE of this ridiculous episode, he's still the best thing on the Travel Channel, and the best travel journalist on television.

I have to agree. (I also like that show that Cliffy from Cheers fame hosts -- "Made in America.") I assume that part of Boudain's beef about the efforts to curtail illegal aliens is that he and his restaurant owner foodie friends have a vested interest in a steady supply of illegal Mexicans willing to work in their kitchens for long hours at substandard wages and without any benefits.

[bnelson44]

LOL! Isn't parenting fun :)