7/16 Middle East Live Thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666163/posts ^ | 7/16/06 | me

[BurbankKarl]

09:19 MDA: More than 20 people hurt in Katyusha rocket strike in Haifa (Channel 2)

09:16 Residents of Acre, Haifa and its suburbs told to enter bomb shelters (Israel Radio)

09:15 Tenth Katyusha rocket lands in Haifa (Israel Radio)

09:15 Explosions heard in Rosh Hanikra (Israel Radio)

09:11 Katyusha rockets hit Acre and suburbs around Haifa Bay (Channel 2)

09:06 Report: Three to five explosion heard in central Haifa (Israel Radio)

08:47 Chirac: Forces threatening Lebanon`s security, sovereignty must be stopped (AP)

08:41 Sgt. Tal Amgar killed on Navy ship to be buried 16.00 Sun. at Ashdod cemetery (Itim)

08:39 Chirac calls for `show of moderation` in Lebanon, says cease-fire needed (Reuters)

08:37 IDF denies report of air raid on power station south of Beirut (Haaretz)

08:36 Hezbollah says it fought off attempt by IDF ground forces to cross Lebanese border (AP)

08:35 Bush urges Israel `to be mindful of the consequences` of its military actions (AP)

08:19 Jewish man arrested after threatening to stab Palestinians in J`lem`s Old City (Itim)

08:15 Al Manar: Nasrallah to give an interview later Sunday to prove he`s well (Israel Radio)

[proud American in Canada]

I was brought up to respond to "inquiries", etc., and it seems rude to ignore pings. But unless someone is specifically asking me a question or answering a question that I asked, I often don't respond.

Thank you for the advice. :) I needed it!

Okay hubby is running around cleaning and is clearly growing irritated that I'm on the pc and listening to news and not helping. I'd better go help "do stuff." :)

Of course, later, he'll be playing F.E.A.R. for a long time while I make dinner and pick up. ;)

[jeffers]

Syria is the weak link in the chain, no doubt.

Were Syria to quit the alliance, Iran might well fold and allow Hezbollah in Lebanon to be sent the way of Saddam.

In fact, even the appearance that Syria was having doubts, the contents of one backchannel conversation with a western power leaked to the media, would raise questions in Iranian minds as to the integrity of the alliance.

This situation is, from the historical view, probably a more classic example of nuclear brinksmanship than was the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Even a slight edge, applied at a strategically decisive time, could change the course of the future for an extended period of time.

[defconw]

So in other words, Kerry is hiding under his desk?

[jimbo123]

Bliter is becoming disproportionately hysterical at the thought of the destruction of his beloved Hizbullah. He is a sad and pathetic soul.

[nuconvert]

Bump

[jeffers]

I haven't seen such a discussion, and I suspect that question will be moot, one way or the other, by the time Bush leaves office. Iran doesn't have that much time left.

[GonzoGOP]

Correction of your correction :
(1)C-802s are built by Iran under licence from China. An advanced guidance system for the C-802 has been developed in a joint project from our good friend in Iran and N Korea.

The C-802 is NOT A SILKWORM, C-802 is NOT A SILKWORM, C-802 is NOT A SILKWORM, C-802 is NOT A SILKWORM, C-802 is NOT A SILKWORM, C-802 is NOT A SILKWORM, C-802 is NOT A SILKWORM

[Peach]

Rebel just posted on another thread:

Still here in Beirut. Sunday evening and it is extremely quiet. Normally the waterfront would be packed; today it was almost deserted. Very few explosions today. A few more days and I hope to be reporting from Cyprus on my way home to Chicago.

[maryz]

So in other words, Kerry is hiding under his desk?

I would be!

[TexKat]

INTENSE FIGHTING - CNN

Israel pounds Beirut after Haifa hit by rockets

Buildings are demolished in southern Beirut after the Hizbollah stronghold was attacked by Israeli air strikes, July 16, 2006. Israeli air raids shook Beirut on Sunday, the fifth day of a devastating assault on Hizbollah and Lebanon that has prompted no U.N. Security Council action and only a mild plea for restraint from Israel's U.S. ally. (Adnan Hajj/Reuters)

[Arizona Carolyn]

thank you. Good morning.

[Chuck54]

Of course, later, he'll be playing F.E.A.R. for a long time while I make dinner and pick up. ;)

If F.E.A.R. is an internet game by all means buy him a laptot and wireless connect with yours.

Then sit him down and let him play the game while you do the important stuff like "keep up with the FR threads". Problem solved.

[Peach]

Iran said Sunday that Western incentives to halt its nuclear program were an "acceptable basis" for talks, and it is ready for detailed negotiations.

Maybe they're scared.

[defconw]

"I voted for the Big Dig, before I voted against it, and any way it's all Teddy's fault". - JFK

[TexKat]

Palestinian gunmen hold up a poster depicting Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a rally in support of Hizbollah in the West Bank city of Nablus July 16, 2006. Nasrallah said on Sunday confrontation with Israel was just beginning after the bombardment of the Israeli city of Haifa. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES)

[Arizona Carolyn]

I see CNN and MSNBC have live pictures instead of talking heads.

[Chuck54]

Sorry to but in here, but that was kind of rude.

Kind of rude my butt, that was lots more than kind of rude. Works fine over at the DUmpster though.