7/29 Middle East Live Thread

Middle East Live Thread ^ | 7/29/06 | BurbankKarl

[BurbankKarl]

Israeli soldiers rest at an artillery position in northern Israel, next to the Lebanese border, Friday July 28, 2006.

Updates

IDF soldier seriously injured in Bint Jbeil (09:14 , 07.29.06)

IDF hits over 60 Hizbullah targets (09:11 , 07.29.06)

Solana confident UN will push for international force in Southern Lebanon (08:28 , 07.29.06)

Annan plans meeting for potential contributors to international force for Lebanon (07:58 , 07.29.06)

Japan ground troops to mark official end to Iraq mission (07:23 , 07.29.06)

Bint Jbeil battle: 6 Soldiers lightly to moderately injured (05:28 , 07.29.06)

Moscow pushes Iran to respond to incentives deal (05:10 , 07.29.06)

Canada winding down Lebanon evacuation (05:08 , 07.29.06)

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades group says killed Yakir settler (05:06 , 07.29.06)

Bush apologizes to Blair over failure to declare planes carried missiles for Israel (05:02 , 07.29.06)

IAF strikes 60 targets in Lebanon (04:58 , 07.29.06)

1 dead, 5 hurt in Seattle Jewish center shooting

[SoCalPol]

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Democratic Party criticized the administration of President George W. Bush on Saturday for failing to resolve the North Korean nuclear and missile problems.

I guess since nothing else is going on in the world, W should get right on it.

[RDTF]

so...he is a new one - and CBS decided an interview was more important than protecting their country?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

You actually expect the MSM to put the safety of the nation above a chance at a story?

[RDTF]

sigh

[txrangerette]

But of course...

[Knitting A Conundrum]

He could solve all the troubles of the world, and they would still find something to criticize him on...

[Knitting A Conundrum]

ynet

Updates
5.6-magnitude quake hits Indonesian island
(06:14 , 07.30.06)
Australian FM: 'Limited' peacekeeping force to be offered in Lebanon
(06:03 , 07.30.06)
N. Korean missile broke up soon after launch - reports
(05:32 , 07.30.06)
France offers new UN resolution on Israel-Hizbullah ceasefire
(04:48 , 07.30.06)

[hipaatwo]

Well I'm HOT! I mean temp wise..LOL


BBL..gotta reboot

[RDTF]

This report on the Marine barracks bombing is hard to watch. Hard to imagine they were left there defenseless.

[bnelson44]

From the President's radio address:

Yesterday, I met with Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss our strategy to achieve these shared goals. We agreed that Lebanon's democratic government must be empowered to exercise full authority over its territory. Militias in Lebanon must be disarmed, the flow of illegal arms must be halted, and the Lebanese security services should deploy throughout the country. We also agreed that a robust multinational force must be dispatched to Lebanon quickly. An effective multinational force will help speed delivery of humanitarian relief, facilitate the return of displaced persons, and support the Lebanese government as it asserts full sovereignty over its territory and guards its borders. In addition, Iran must end its financial support and supply of weapons to terrorist groups such as Hezbollah -- and Syria must end its support for terrorism and respect Lebanon's sovereignty.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060729.html

[VirginiaMom]

I'm watching it too. I'm ashamed to admit that I really never knew any of these details, i.e.: why we were there, that we weren't allowed to shoot back, etc....I sure wish I had actually paid attention to the world around me before Sept. 11th.

[RDTF]

Me too

[Knitting A Conundrum]

If you're not used to it, 80 is hot. If you're used to 95, 80 is cool...all a matter of perspective and perhaps humidity!

[Tree of Liberty]

Thanks. Haven't found anything on it yet, myself.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I was soooo angry after that happened. Why do you deploy troops that have very strict rules about using firepower? I really hate when the US lets its military be uses as targets.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

That seems to be it. They releases a report that the big missle broke up sooner than was initially thought, probably due to malfunctions in the boosters (may there be many more such problems!)

[RDTF]

I probably shouldn't think this but I really hope we get payback

[Miss Marple]

A lot of that had to do with the attitudes in the military after 4 years of Jimmy Carter.

[janetjanet998]

time for the 7/30 thread?

[Miss Marple]

That's up to BurbankKarl. I am going to bed...long day.