Posted on 07/31/2006 9:38:15 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
The wife and father of kidnapped Israeli soldier Ehud Goldwasser, Karnit, holding a wedding photograph, and Shlomo Goldwasser arrive at Heathrow Airport in London, Monday July 31, 2006. Hezbollah kidnapped two Israeli soldiers on July 12, triggering an Israeli offensive against Lebanon that has killed hundreds of people, mostly civilians.
I'm sure they were. They are hoping for normal trade relations status with the US and also our backing for them to enter the WTO.
Chavez referred to Americans as "less than Animals" who must be done away with.
I have to chuckle at this latest from Chavez. Who writes his and the crazy Iranian's speeches anyway? Hope the writers insist on COD for each speech because both of their heroes are gunning for an early demise.
Thanks for the link. Bookmarked for later when I have some time.
or a pistol, LOL
> Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son)
Proud to be the parent of a trucker, who soon will be bringing fuel to Charlie (at least if he drives his tank any where near Tikrit).
Yeah, but us bald guys are friendlier.
Bernie Goldberg telling BOR that Hezbollah routinely hide missiles where children live which probably contributed to the tragedy at Qana. He says what the camera can't see is the real story.
Well put.
He further says that moral equivalency is as immoral as it gets.
03:38 Lebanese sources: Another IDF unit dropped in outskirts of Baalbek (Reuters)
Jane Hall says she thinks FNC has a pro Israel stance. BOR asks how can you not.
Hall says that Israel's friends are beginning to ask how could Israel have had such terrible intel and why did they think they could take Hezbollah out in a week.
Cool!
He is bringing up some very good points. How come Israel is always held to a higher standard than their enemies?
Wow... Dad lives way out in West Texas in Jeff Davis County, but I do believe his place should be ok even with the floods.
That's the way it's been going this year. Monsoons coming in too heavy, then trying out again,
We had a nice rain this morning here in Ogden, but they's still managed to start some new fires in Nevada today.
Frank Herbert was a visionary. Consider how many arabic terms were used in the Dune series. Substitute "spice" with "oil" and take it from there.
For sure, that's the truth, Tator! What's amazing is that he seemed to think this was a big revelation, like hardly anyone knew!
What an ignoramus!
Bernie Goldberg asks why the media doesn't ask Hezbollah how they could use civilians as human shields.
Jane Hall says Israelis have not been winning the propoganda war. (Memo to Jane: They haven't won this war since the leftists took of the media in the 60's).
Oh they could take out Hezbollah in a week, if they used all their fire power and were not afraid of killing civilians trapped in cross fire.
Exactly!
bbl
Lebanese army and security officials said early Wednesday that special IDF forces attempted to kidnap a senior Hizbullah member from a hospital near Baalbek in the west Lebanon Valley.
Lebanese media say the mark may have been Sheikh Muhammad Yazbek, a member of Hizbullah’s High Council and one of 12 senior organization members.
It remains unclear whether the operation was successful, but witnesses said “the Jews took some people with them.”
A Hizbullah spokesman said gunmen belonging to the organization have besieged an IDF unit that was transported by air to the area. According to reports, the Israeli forces have entrenched themselves inside the hospital and are engaging in face-to-face combat with local gunmen.
Eyewitnesses inside the hospital told Al-Arabiya that exchanges of fire are taking place inside the hospital and that there are numerous casualties at the scene.
Several senior Hizbullah members reside in Baalbek, and the organization maintains a number of civilian and military institutions in the city.
According to reports, the operation began with at least six rapid air strikes, after which IAF choppers attempted to land ground forces in the city’s western sector.
A Lebanese army outpost in the town of Shlifa, west of Baalbek, was also attacked.
Lebanese media estimated that the IDF forces planned to kidnap the sheikh from the Dar el-Hichma hospital, located north of Baalbek; Yazbek was reportedly surrounded by other senior Hizbullah members.
Flares held aloft by parachutes lighted the night sky to a daytime brilliance, a Lebanese official said.
It was also reported that Israeli jet fighters attacked targets in the city of Hermel, 75 miles north of the Israeli border in the Bekaa Valley, and Hizbullah said it attacked an IDF outpost in the Shebaa Farms on the border.
Meanwhile, Al-Manar aired images of what it said was “booty” left behind by IDF forces near Kila in south Lebanon. The photos released were of two-way radios, shoes, canteens, and other military equipment. It is not clear when the photos were taken.
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