Posted on 07/16/2006 4:25:48 PM PDT by river rat
BEIRUT -- Israel intensified its air assault on Lebanon yesterday, bombing central Beirut for the first time and pounding seaports and a key bridge as it tightened a noose around this reeling nation.
Trying to defuse the crisis, Lebanon's prime minister indicated he might send his army to take control of southern Lebanon from Hezbollah -- a move that might risk civil war.
In a more ominous sign that the struggle could spread, Israel accused Iran of helping fire a missile that damaged an Israeli warship, a charge Iran denied.
Hezbollah guerrillas, meanwhile, fired waves of rockets ever deeper into Israel, and Israeli officials warned that Tel Aviv, 70 miles inside Israel, could be hit.
The death toll in the four-day-old conflict rose above 100 in Lebanon and stood at 15 in Israel.
Early today waves of warplanes thundering through the darkness bombed Beirut's southern suburbs for several hours.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
This article briefly discusses the political/religious/regional nightmare that Lebanon faces in attempting to resolve the mess they got into by allowing themselves to become a "firebase" for Islamanazis...
Actions and Inactions - have consequences. In this case -- deadly and destructive -- and getting a lot worse before it gets better..
Semper Fi
Tough luck for the Pallies--The "Economy Ministry" is where they stored the solar-powered calculator and the only guy who knew how to use it.
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