7/23 Middle East Live Thread

Middle East Live Thread ^ | 7/23/06 | me

[RouxStir]

"I would prefer an edit NOT to mention him anymore."

I would except mention of him being canned, one way or another.

[Txsleuth]

Sounds good to me...

[Mr Cobol]

I've heard Yoni a lot and really put a lot of faith in him but the watermelon story just about threw my trust in him out the window. Sorta like the Rush filling his own car with gas story.

[conservativepoet]

Here's some news I found interesting from the Jerusalem Post

IDF: Terrorists running out of rockets

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153291981244&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[Knitting A Conundrum]

jp headlines:

JPost.com » Headlines


Home Front Command instructions: Monday, July 24
[ 24/07 05:23 - ISRAEL ]
Rice due to arrive in Israel on Monday afternoon
[ 24/07 05:02 - ISRAEL ]
Study: Successful cancer drug may damage heart
[ 24/07 04:01 - HEALTH ]
NY leaders urge: Declare blackout a disaster
[ 24/07 03:26 - INTERNATIONAL ]
IAF attacks weapons warehouse in the Gaza Strip
[ 24/07 03:05 - ISRAEL ]
At least 362 killed in Lebanon since war began
[ 24/07 02:08 - MIDDLE EAST ]
IDF takes two Hizbullah operatives prisoner
[ 24/07 01:05 - ISRAEL ]
Syria says it will press for cease-fire
[ 24/07 23:21 updated 00:22 - MIDDLE EAST ]
French FM urges cease-fire in Gaza
[ 23/07 22:32 - ISRAEL ]
Molotov cocktail thrown at bus near Nablus
[ 23/07 21:57 - ISRAEL ]

Haaretz:


05:10 Saddam hospitalized on hunger strike, being fed through tube (AP)
04:30 Dozens of Israeli Arabs in Lod protest against offensive in Lebanon (Itim)
03:49 Rocket attack victim, Shimon Glikblich, to be buried in Haifa on Monday (Israel Radio)
02:13 IDF says it captured two Hezbollah gunmen during a battle in south Lebanon (AP)


Ynet

Updates
More evacuees reach Cyprus, many more left behind
(02:39 , 07.24.06)
Israeli air strike targets Gaza weapons warehouse
(02:01 , 07.24.06)
Israel says seizes two Hizbullah fighters in Lebanon
(01:53 , 07.24.06)
Lebanon police: 4 hurt in IDF attack on refugee camp
(01:21 , 07.24.06)

[Lil Flower]

Just sent this e-mail to fox:

I have to say, I'm really getting tired of listening to Sheppard Smith pretending to be the spokesperson for Hezbollah.
I have a suggestion, why don't you bring him back to the States so he can do live coverage of car chases and leave the coverage of the Israeli's fighting for their existence to the grown-ups, like Jennifer Griffin.

[Pepper777]

I remember the link concerning the PKK too. It was a great article and if I remember correctly, it was linked on one of the Live Threads. One of the PKK fighter's hero was President Bush. It also said several of the fighters were women.

Does that sound like the same link you read?

[jeffers]

Anthony Cordesman also indicates that hezbollah has TOWs. No idea how they got them, but their benefactors Syria and Iran have a long reach.

[jhp]

IDF: Terrorists running out of rockets

yea, in a month according to this article. i'm sure the populace will just love that

[AliVeritas]

ROFL

[Lil Flower]

Oh sorry. I won't mention Shep again.

[JustaCowgirl]

Oh, John is my absolute favorite. I just think he has a great sense of humor. Also, I happen to agree with him about 99% of the time.

I think he would be someone I would love to know well enough to talk to, I'll bet he's a stitch. But under the humor he's very insightful.

[mfccinsd]

Man...Greta was getting on my nerves, and Anderson seemed more tolerable, so I switched to CNN.

I cannot BELIEVE they have the audacity to call this "Inside Hezbollah" program "ALL NEW".........It had to have aired half a dozen times, at least, yesterday and through the night...and it had aired as the second hour of Anderson's show on Friday, so then again, another 4 or so times... And NOW we'll be subjected to it probably another 6 times tonight and through the night. It's not been "all new" since Friday...and after probably a dozen airings, how does one even justify that as "new" nevermind ALL new.

What choices for the evening while nothing's live... Inside Hezbollah (yet again), MSNBC investigates (something totally unrelated to current events) or Shep (over and over and over on every stinking Fox program, along with his normal twice daily and repeated multiple times as it is shows).

Guess no one wants to get much in the way of viewers.....

[JustaCowgirl]

As it just so happens, General George S. Patton had much to say about General Clark. For example:

"Clark was trying to be nice, but it makes my flesh creep to be with him."
_____________________________________________
That's exactly how I feel about watching W Clark!! What a coincidence. Me and Gen. Patton. I wonder how he feels about Alan Colmes.

LOL! Great quotes.

[conservativepoet]

I'm hoping a little assistance from the IDF will hasten the time.

[madison10]

How long can the Iranian people (including the military) sit idle, as this evil incarnate wackjob leads then to destruction?

How long did it take the Germans with Hitler?

[norton]

Great screen name, great tagline;
And I could not agree more!

There is an interplay between the newsies and the news they report/misreport - but aside from identifying the pros vs. cons in the issue - I don't care how gay Shep might be, how hot Umma might be, how not hot Gretta might be, or how wise Tina Fey might be.
(Jerry Rivers is an exception based on consistency & transparency.)

I don't think this is Armageddon, but it's a lot more substantial than someone's hair style.

[JustaCowgirl]

Eureka! You just came up with the solution for Hezbollah. Drop Terrell into Lebanon.

I say drop him into Iran and let him jaw it out with Ahmanutjob.

[Txsleuth]

What is the "watermelon story"?