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)
Fitzcarraldo wrote:
What can Syria offer Iran?
I could tell you to ask them, since they signed the treaty, but if you understand that any answer I give you can be no more than speculation, I will forego self-protection.
Bush said Iran will not be permitted to obtain an operational nuclear military capability.
Iran believes Bush intends to enforce this stance and that the current Iranian regime will not survive the enforcement, if allowed to occur at Americas time and place of choice. Syria obviously concurs.
When, not if, Iran falls, Syria stands alone, last moderately important state sponsor of terrorism.
Nobody likes standing alone.
Syria brings the strategic location you mention to the table, Iran brings the added security of a larger GNP, a stronger military, and a shorter quest to a perceived state of Nirvana where nuclear weapons make all previous worries vanish in a cloud of delightful pink mist and they all live happily ever after, la, la la.
That's a very short answer, similar in accuracy to a short answer to the question of why Jordan stood by Saddam during OIF.
Can I assume an LLSS issue?
You know, this is a good point and something maybe we should all adopt to make people think a little more carefully about who they chose to support.
The leftists who are busy trying to get better meals and attorneys for the jihadists or the Republicans who want to protect the country and kill the jihadists.
LOL. The second he starts bloviating that he woulda had a "plan" to diffuse this, we can make sure everyone knows that this far into the situation he hasn't offerred so much as a peep.
I think it's a job requirement at CNN that one be an anti-Semite. I'm serious.
I think you might have something there..
Because of the internet...where said photos can be in the hands of police rounding up suspected jihadists.
Lebanon Situation Update United States Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs Washington, DC 20520 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This information is current as of today, Sun Jul 16 12:34:34 2006. A message to American citizens in Lebanon: The US Department of State and the US Department of Defense continue working on a plan to help American citizens who wish to depart Lebanon to leave in a secure and orderly manner. To assist in the development of that operation, the U.S. Government is sending an assessment team to Beirut to facilitate the safe departure of Americans who wish to leave. The Embassy is open and will remain open at this time in support of American citizens in Lebanon. American citizens may register by contacting the Embassy in Beirut directly, or through the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs registration site at https://travelregistration.state.gov. Updated information on travel and security in Lebanon may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States, or, from overseas, 1-202-501-4444. Additional information, as it becomes available will be released via the media, Embassy warden announcements and on the Department and Embassy websites.
LOL I haven't seen HGTTG yet!
Nasrullah spoke, and some female anchors are swooning over him.
I read last night that American evacuees were being refused entry at the Syrian border and being turned around.
JK
The July 24 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, July 17) looks how Iran is using its influence in the Middle East to wage a stealthy war against Israel and America and assesses the extent of its ties to key players in the current conflict.
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