7/18 Middle East Live Thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666987/posts ^ | 7/18/06 | me

[BurbankKarl]

Israeli girls write messages on a shell at a heavy artillery position near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, next to the Lebanese border, Monday, July 17, 2006

[mware]

LOL yes he said it. Actually I was kind of shocked in the bluntness, happy but shocked.

[BurbankKarl]

9 US Ships in area within days, 5 UK ships

[Arizona Carolyn]

The way I read jvertas explanation of this is they believe they can hit the chemical plants in Haifa and create the equivalent of a nuclear hit on that part of Israel. jveritas, is that close to what you said?

[sarasota]

For evacuations?

[ArmstedFragg]

Nisrallah being the guy who said yesterday that his forces aren't targeting civilians.

[mware]

Mozart, the reporters were exceptionally ignorant today.

One of them asked it there was going to be a veto signing ceremony. Tony looked at the reporter like he had potatoes coming out of his ears.

They don't even know the procedures for a veto

[Arizona Carolyn]

I looked his info up online Sunday and he has Government security contracts in Iraq.

[Arizona Carolyn]

oh, and it said he spends most of his time in the ME.

[SE Mom]

LOL..oh dear. I'm working n lurking now for a couple of hours.

[mware]

I sent TONY an message that if the question regarding the president language came up he should show them this and tell them the president put in his quarter.

[sarasota]

OK, now I get his "position". He's scared and just wants things to be nice again.

[sarasota]

Perfect!

[BurbankKarl]

State Briefing

US has no idea how many are dual citizens...they dont keep track of that

25000 is the "estimate" of Americans in area

State Department knows that some Americans have made the trip through Syria, while others were turned away. They knew all three roads were targeted and being bombed. Made the decision for a sealift operation.

Dramatic ramp up tomorrow......275 estimated by air.....2000 by two contract vessels

The law requiring reimbursement was written in 1956. All people evacuated will be required to sign in when embarking on vehicle, but no one will be turned away.

[BurbankKarl]

Cypriot people are meeting every boat with sandwiches and snacks...

[mware]

I wonder if some of them will be sent to MALTA???

[harwood]

On the political side, it appears (once again, my Arabic is not nearly as good as yours) that the Queda-types are extremely pissed at Egypt, Saudis and Jordan for the anti-Hizbollah stance. Can we expect attacks there?

Ranting from Queda-types forum:

http://tajdeed.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=addf55f6cca82f228e1bdac86f8cda2c&threadid=43531&perpage=15&pagenumber=2

Do you read this as I do?

[tcrlaf]

From this idiot's rhetoric, I'm betting they are just WEEKS away from the bomb, not the years Libs would have us believe.....

[BurbankKarl]

Some guy just asked them why so many warships were moving into the area.....cagey response.

The Centcom website states that if all 25000 people wanted to leave, the would load them on the Navy ships to get them out quicker

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Haaretz ticker:


22:13 400 demonstrators in Cairo protest IDF`s military campaign in Lebanon (Reuters)
22:11 8-year-old Brazilian boy killed in IAF strike in Lebanon (Reuters)
22:10 Katyusha rockets fall in the western Galilee (Itim)
22:09 Italian FM accuses Israel of fanning regional hatred by overreacting militarily (Reuters)
21:39 High Court: Israeli Druze may not visit Lebanon, Syria (Haaretz)