7/21 Middle East Live Thread

Middle East Live Thread ^ | 7/21/06 | me

[BurbankKarl]

An Israeli soldier scouts the area near the Israel-Lebanon border, July 20, 2006.

[TomGuy]

re: Al Arabia: Body of one of the missing Israeli soldiers found by Israeli army

update: They are now clarifying that this soldier is not related to the kidnapped soldiers.

[tsmith130]

The problem with the democrats is they cannot win a majority in the Congress, and still try to act as if they are a majority of Congress. And the media RINO'S eagerly help them.

There...that's better.

[Txsleuth]

LOL>...I know, better than the sammiches I fix myself.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Hear about the battle on the DU Board:

CNN Poll: Americans Mideast involvement - XTRA BONUS: Pro-Israel Democrats who had enough!

[Enchante]

"In 2004 [Baer] told a reporter of the British political weekly New Statesman, regarding the way the CIA deals with terrorism suspects, "If you want them to be tortured, you send them to Syria. If you want someone to disappear – never to see them again – you send them to Egypt."[1]

Well apparently someone forgot to remind Egypt of this when that terrorist recruiter was nabbed in Milan because he resurfaced while in Egypt to call his family and now the Italian socialists and commies are making a huge fuss over this, trying to extradite 26 CIA types, etc. Would have been much better if the scumbag had never been heard from again......... :^(

[casino66]

I just love freepers...they never hesitate to help another one out..even with HOMEWORK

Could not agree more.

[Txsleuth]

I know you didn't ask me, but I will give my answer..NO.

Condi was VERY careful NOT to commit to anything yet. In fact, she mentioned yet another trip to Europe the end of next week...where she will be discussing things further.

BTW..C-span will be showing the testimony at the UN, the Condi presser and the John Bolton statements tonight, as soon as the live coverage of the UN is over...FYI.

I would suggest listening to Condis speech and answers to questions...she is GOOD.

[prairiebreeze]

Not UN, I don't believe. Bolton made a point of stating more than once how long (28 years) the UN "peacekeepers" (yeah, right!) have been along Lebanon and how ineffective they've been.

Maybe something more along the lines of NATO? My guess.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Man, Cheney just swore in a soldier for re-enlistment who is on his 9th artificial leg... hard core

What....?

Is he some kind of distance runner?

/s

just amazing!

[BlessedByLiberty]

Don't let that nasty piece of work upset you. Take a pen and paper and write to the Senator ( no email!) and tell him what his staff member said to you and your reaction to his despicable behavior.

CC: to B'nai B'rith Anti-defmation league and as many Jewish organizations you can think of. Let them know how Jews are being treated by people/Dems they usually support.

[MinorityRepublican]

Israeli reservists get their weapons checked.

[Peach]

The UN has been there for 28 years!!!!! OMG

Now that IS delicious. Wait until I tell my moderate, votes Republican, talks Democrat friend. She defends the UN at every turn and I'll be anxious to share that little tidbit with her.

[Peach]

Thanks for that info; I missed a lot if I missed both Condi and Bolton.

I don't think I can't catch it on C-Span, but I'll set the VCR and watch it tomorrow.

[MinorityRepublican]

If Iran does develop nuclear weapons and are planning on using them, unfortunately, in my scenario, I have no option but to use nuclear weapons.

I would take out miltary targets in Tehran and I would drop leaflets encouraging them to uprise against the Mullahs and if they don't do that soon, everyone will die. I mean everyone.

In the meantime, I would drop atomic bombs on two major cities of Mullahs' stronghold, and that is not Tehran, where many young students are pro-West.

[prairiebreeze]

Glad you had a nice ride, it's good to take a break.

Galloway stirring up stink amongst his muslim constituents to cause a protest in Britain. Su-prize, su-prize.

A real made for media event. Wonder if Soros and Heinz-Kerry $$ is going toward funding these bigger protests...

[Chuck54]

sorry again guys...I have no idea why I keep double posting..but, I apologize.

Could be the "sticky" remote has been transfered to the "sticky" keyboard.

I'd check to see if the little grandkid's fingerprints have made it to the remote and the keyboard?

:)

[oceanview]

now Shep Smith is yelling because he doesn't like the term "animals" being applied to hezbollah. ranting about how they provide food and housing, etc.

FNC needs to fire this twit, and let CNN pick him up.

[SE Mom]

Well...Iran calling for an emergency meeting of the OIC:
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0607211916165306.htm

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a phone talk with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked for the convening of an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to seek a way to end Israeli attacks against Lebanon.

According to the Press Affairs Bureau of the President's Office, President Ahmadinejad considered urgent consultations among OIC member states, particularly the regional countries, a bare necessity under the current conditions.