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

Posted on 07/15/2006 11:24:32 PM PDT by 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)


TOPICS: Breaking News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar; islam; melivethread; middleeast; muhammadsminions; ww3; wwiii
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To: sofaman

Hey you! :)


821 posted on 07/16/2006 8:59:12 AM PDT by defconw (Yes I am a Bushbot, so what of it? Dubbed Bushbot 2 by Bushbot 1 :)>)
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To: sofaman

Prayers go with him.....


822 posted on 07/16/2006 9:00:32 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: oceanview

Shaking head!


823 posted on 07/16/2006 9:01:06 AM PDT by defconw (Yes I am a Bushbot, so what of it? Dubbed Bushbot 2 by Bushbot 1 :)>)
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To: oceanview
Diane Feinstein on CNN now - suggesting Clinton and Bush 41 be sent over to negotiate a cease fire.

She should read 'Great Men' have Grating Effect on Mideast - Mark Steyn

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666565/posts

824 posted on 07/16/2006 9:01:30 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
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To: All

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666647/posts

Rockets that Hit Haifa were Syrian
Jerusalem Post ^ | 07/16/06 | Yaakov Katz


Posted on 07/16/2006 11:56:37 AM EDT by mojito


Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz said on Sunday afternoon that the more advanced Fajar missiles that were fired with a barrage of other rockets at Haifa on Sunday morning, killing eight people, were made in Syria.


825 posted on 07/16/2006 9:01:31 AM 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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To: RDTF
Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz said on Sunday afternoon that the more advanced Fajar missiles that were fired with a barrage of other rockets at Haifa on Sunday morning, killing eight people, were made in Syria.

Made in Syria in camel tents, Syria defense plants, with or without knowledge of the Assad govt.???

826 posted on 07/16/2006 9:02:45 AM PDT by Fitzcarraldo
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To: DCPatriot

Sure that's what I would do, send my 82 year old father into a war zone, full of crazy people. /s


827 posted on 07/16/2006 9:03:13 AM PDT by defconw (Yes I am a Bushbot, so what of it? Dubbed Bushbot 2 by Bushbot 1 :)>)
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To: Pox

As you wish.


828 posted on 07/16/2006 9:03:53 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: Fitzcarraldo

Well ya know what we said after 9-11...if you are a terrorist state, harboring terrorists...


829 posted on 07/16/2006 9:03:57 AM 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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To: Allegra
Yep CNN is definitely a multicultural, all world metrosexual biased organized PR arm of most terrorist organizations and especially the Hate America First crowd known as the radical Democrat leadership.
830 posted on 07/16/2006 9:04:26 AM PDT by OKIEDOC
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To: RDTF

Nasrallah: We'll surprise Israel

In first televised appearance since Israel launched intensified air strikes in Southern Lebanon, Hizbullah leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said that Israel has failed in hitting organization's missile reserves and that it targeted innocent civilians instead

Ynetnews

In a first televised appearance since Israel launched intensified air strikes in Southern Lebanon, Hizbullah leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said that Israel has failed in hitting the organization's missile reserves and that it targeted innocent civilians instead.

"Israel doesn't know our capabilities in every level," Nasrallah said. "The Zionist enemy has not succeeded in infiltrating our group," he added.

"If Israel thinks that our missiles cannot reach beyond Haifa and Tiberias, then it is wrong. If you think Hizbullah cannot stand firm in this confrontation, then your government and army ate deceiving you," he told the Israeli citizens.

Hizbullah tries not to hurt innocent civilians, the group leader said, "but when Israel crosses all the red lines, we have to do the same."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3276791,00.html



A look at Hizbullah's Fajar-3 missile

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hizbullah guerrillas launched a Fajar-3 missile at Haifa on Sunday for the first time in an attack that killed eight people. Here are some details on the missile:

Origin: The Fajr-3 is an Iranian-made medium range ballistic missile. Iran announced its first successful test of the missile in April, saying it was the most advanced missile in its arsenal, was invisible to radar and could hold multiple warheads that could attack several targets at the same time.

Specifications: The Fajar-3 has a range of 45 kilometers and can carry a 45 kilogram warhead, making it far more deadly than the Katyusha rocket.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150886015379&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull


831 posted on 07/16/2006 9:04:30 AM PDT by TexKat
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To: jeffers

Iran funds Hezbollah to the tune of about $100 million per year. But where does Hezbollah train/fester--isn't it mostly in Lebanon and Syria?

It seems like a two-pronged problem: funding and geographical safe harbors. Just thinking out loud.


832 posted on 07/16/2006 9:05:15 AM PDT by KJC1
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To: Fitzcarraldo

Based on 2004 TOEs, Iran is roughly equal to what Iraq was in early 2003. Syria, way down the food chain.

Syria and Iran signed a mutual defense treaty within the last two months.


833 posted on 07/16/2006 9:05:45 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: oceanview

LOL...That is embarrassing...both Clinton and Bush 41 had their chance and here we are..I'm just surprised she didn't say she wants Jimmah Carter to go also.

DiFi is an airhead.


834 posted on 07/16/2006 9:06:18 AM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: jeffers

Israel has to be careful not to overplay their hand.
If they strike Syria without a blatant strike directly from Syria first, they will be seen as the aggressors and not just as defending themselves.


835 posted on 07/16/2006 9:06:53 AM PDT by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: SE Mom

I caught part of the Feinstein segment too. She was saying that Hezbollah must be stopped, that their goal is to wipe out Israel. About Israel having the right to defend itself we have Hillary, Feingold, and Feinstein so far saying similar things. Very interesting indeed.


837 posted on 07/16/2006 9:08:14 AM PDT by KJC1
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To: Valin
On the other hand, [Israel] does not want the Syrian regime to fall. What comes after would be much worse from Israel's point of view.

Are you sure about that?

838 posted on 07/16/2006 9:08:16 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
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To: RouxStir

While I agree with your point, this is the way I see it playing out which leaves Israel free to concentrate on Syria.

1. Things finally escalate to the point that Israel starts taking out Syrian military assets.

2. The US stays out of this since while we are in Iraq, we also have to be mindful of the Shitte population in there, (we will be needed to take out Iranian assets which would be hard if the Iraqi populous is in an uproar) so we only take a role from a "defending Iraq" standpoint. In that function we take out anything that flees east from Syria.

3. Iran "comes to the defense" of Syria. There is only one way to get there and that is through Iraq. At this point Iran an in essense invaded Iraq and we can still take the defensive role in the overall senerio by stopping Iran and decapitating their millitary effectiveness.

This also prevents us from fighting on two major fronts in Iraq. It puts us in the strategic catbirds seat. Of course this is just my personal assessment of a best case senerio if this is going to go hot for the entire region and I'm not a military strategist.


839 posted on 07/16/2006 9:08:17 AM PDT by CougarGA7 (There are no trophies for winning wars. Only consequences for losing them.)
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To: jeffers
One puzzle piece, alluded to in our earlier discussion, takes Iran off the board, conventionally, whether they agree or not.

1. Syria cannot stand without Iran.

2. Hezbollah cannot stand without Syria.

3. Topple the central domino and all the rest go by themselves.

4. Ignore the central pillar, and toppling all the subordinate dominoes has no effect.

5. Help is on the way, at about 33 miles per hour, published. ***

1. TRUE

2. Probably True but they are really creatures of Iran.

3. Not so sure but I agree that Iran has no easy way to fight a ground war in Lebanon. In fact they have no way to do so and so you are right, they need surrogates.

4. Disagree. If Syria sits tight and Iran sits tight and Israel destroys the Hezbollah militia and their arms and chases them back to Syria and helps Lebanon take and keep control of the South then Israel will declare victory. Of course that is a lot of ANDs.

5. I give up. What is moving at 33 MPH?

840 posted on 07/16/2006 9:08:20 AM PDT by InterceptPoint
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