Posted on 07/17/2006 10:49:45 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
Internal conflicts can only help Israel.
Lebanon was not a good place during the Civil war...I can understand...
"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?"
If the chemical plants are anything like Houston's they are specifically and redundantly designed not to explode. Most likely, they have been emptied and have nothing in process as a safety measure.
British nationals board the British destroyer HMS Gloucester as they are being evacuated to Cyprus, at the Beirut seaport, in Lebanon, Tuesday, July 18, 2006, as a Lebanese soldier stands guard. The British warship, docked at Beirut port Tuesday to help in the evacuation of British nationals wishing to escape the fighting between Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas and Israel, as British helicopters continued to ferry people out of the country for the second day.
They had ten people in NK on July 4th when they fired off the volley of rockets, it's believed Iranian's built the longer stage third rocket and it wouldn't suprise me if, in return, NK sent them home with the final link in the nuclear chain.
22:11 8-year-old Brazilian boy killed in IAF strike in Lebanon (Reuters)
MEMO TO TOURISTS:
Standing nearby and watching the pretty rockets go up can be hazardous to your health....
Keep those human shields in place!
Sometimes, the human shields get tired of it.
Anything that can get the local people ticked off with Hezbullah has a good side to it.
If I had Tony's job, I'd need a cussin' jar the size of a water tower...and I'd just drop all my credit cards in it.
Nope. He's standing in front of a flag on the ship. trick of perspective
ain't that the truth! He's got to be a saint to put up with those jerks...and he handles them so well...
How reliable/trustworthy is this information?
That would be the entire UN contingent in my opinion.
Wouldn't be surprised if he were a dual citizenship kid...
U.S. Marines assist in the evacuation of U.S. citizens by helicopters at the U.S. embassy in Awkar, north of Beirut, July 18, 2006.
They're holding their own civilians hostage. No surprise there.
Hence the uptick in bravado.
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