7/30 Middle East Live Thread

7/29 Middle East Live Thread ^ | 7/30/06 | BurbankKarl

[BurbankKarl]

Israeli combat soldiers walk along the Israeli northern border with Lebanon. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pursuing a new round of Middle East diplomacy as the Lebanon conflict moved into its 19th day, with Israel and Hezbollah exchanging firepower and threats in defiance of international moves toward a ceasefire

[Txsleuth]

HMMMMMM wasn't it INDIA that had the latest train exploded by terrorists???

[conservativepoet]

I think this will expand.

[Peach]

I'm sick about this.

[Txsleuth]

Someone better be watching the site where we suspect those WMDs are hidden as well....good chance to move a lot of "evidence" out of the area.

[jeffers]

Got it, this map:

http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/900/910/912/maps/mot-maps/english-map/eng-m03.html

Center right, a few klicks south of the switchbacks going west up the ridgeline, spelled "Yammoune"

Wider coverage here:

http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/900/910/912/maps/mot-maps/

[NinoFan]

Shame on the US as well for its part in this awful move. I have no doubt that Israel was pressured into doing this.

[AliVeritas]

Off topic, yet on.
Read this story, do you see anything strange (besides the bias)?
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=86f50aa8-e87d-4991-90fc-9b0c2fc0e574

[olde north church]

Ingredients for successful cease-fire: Israeli capitulation, terrorist re-supply.

[mystery-ak]

I can't answer your questions....to me they are dead babies...innocent of what their parents do....

[AliVeritas]

Maybe the Foxette was confused... I haven't seen it pop up yet... so maybe. Sorry for posting then.

[eeevil conservative]

YOU GO GIRL!!!!

[eeevil conservative]

I am so blessed that ya'll love me IN SPITE of myself!

;-)

[cajungirl]

The guy's name is "Nakad",,made me laugh. Plus he seemed pretty well off, BMW, factory in Bekka. Where did the money come from.

So what was weird?

[AliVeritas]

re: Kirsten Powers, dem strategist

[Truth29]

I agree. I doubt that Israel will resume the air strikes and Hezbollah will declare victory. Lebanon will demand reparations from Israel for its actions. Olmert has terribly mishandled this "incursion" and has strengthened the hand of the terrorists/Islamists IMO.

[AliVeritas]

24 for civilians to leave?

They've had two weeks.

[tsmith130]

Bookmark (someone has to cook dinner)...will read later Ali.

[AliVeritas]

What if the Hezzies refuse to let their shields go? If they're leaving, who's the aid for?

[mathluv]

You hear very little about the reason of fewer civilian deaths in Israel - air raid sirens, air raid shelters, etc. Israel tries to take care of their civilians - not so the hezzies.