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.
please pass me the salt TOO ,,,,LOL,,,
Off Topic
Have ya seen this???
Journalists' phone records not protected by privilege
http://www.rcfp.org/news/2006/0801-con-journa.html
I know one thing, I would have taken one look and put myself in furniture debt for years.
One more time, the last 3 hours sequence from Haaretz regarding what's going on at Baalbek:
03:38 Lebanese sources: Another IDF unit dropped in outskirts of Baalbek (Reuters)
02:34 Largest U.S. Nazi group cancels meeting at Wisconsin home of a Nazi SS veteran (AP)
02:22 Hezbollah and Lebanese sources: Israeli unit surrounded near Baalbek (DPA)
01:55 IDF: House bombed in Gaza used by Hamas to store weapons (Reuters)
01:53 Palestinian sources: Israel carries out air strike on house in central Gaza (Reuters)
01:49 Hezbollah denies reports that IDF snatched patients from Baalbek hospital (AP)
01:46 Al-Jazeera: IDF aimed to reach Hezbollah official in Baalbek hospital (Agencies)
01:45 Rice sees ceasefire in Lebanon in matter of `days, not weeks` (AP)
01:44 Shimon Peres: IDF operation in Lebanon could go on for `weeks, not months`
01:43 Hezbollah spokesman: IDF commandos trapped inside Baalbek hospital (AP)
01:34 Hezbollah`s chief spokesman: IDF troops battling guerrillas near Baalbek hospital (AP)
01:33 Witnesses: Hospital near Baalbek burning after hit in IAF strike (AP)
00:54 Al-Manar: Hezbollah fighting IDF troops on the ground west of Baalbek (AP)
00:30 Lebanese army official: Israeli air presence over Baalbek `unprecedented` (AP)
00:26 HELICOPTERS PUT DOWN IDF COMMANDOS NEAR BAALBEK (Haaretz)
A lot of people probably thought George Bush was a weenie, too. Do you think he had to be forced into responding to September 11?
MERRY FRITZMAS,
LOL
I wondered that too...cause he is unrelenting about the big oil companies. I don't think Bill is really well-informed - unless it's one of his pet causes. The average FReeper knows more topical information.
One thing I'll give him though- he goes to bat for kids- anytime, no matter what- and even when I wants to smack him upside the head- I repsect him for going after the wicked who exploit our little ones.
What made that thread so FUNNY was what Kerry had done the day before! The infamous "bunny suit" was all over the net!
The day of his speech, the NY Post put it on the front page with the huge headline: "Boston, We Have a Problem"! I really lost it when someone put a pancake on his head...LOL!!!
Sheesh, I'm starting to hope he runs again ...I'd forgotten how funny he was---unintenionally of course!
Wed Aug 2, 2006 6:06 AM IST
By Afif Diab
BAALBEK, Lebanon (Reuters) - Israeli airborne commandos battled guerrillas near a Hizbollah-run hospital in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, and officials in the Jewish state said the 23-day-old war could run for at least another week.
Lebanese security sources said Israeli soldiers had landed by helicopter near the Hizbollah stronghold of Baalbek in the eastern Bekaa valley as aircraft launched dozens of strikes in the region. An Israeli army spokesman declined to comment.
[excerpt]
BAALBEK BATTLE
Security sources said the target of the Israeli troops dropped near Baalbek was the vacated al-Hikmah hospital. One source said senior Hizbollah official Mohammad Yazbik could have been the target of the attack.
There was fierce fighting with assault rifles, grenade-launchers and machineguns around the hospital, witnesses said. Israeli helicopters fired rockets and heavy machinegun fire at targets near the hospital and other targets in the city.
A Hizbollah source said several Israeli soldiers were trapped in the hospital. There was no independent confirmation.
Fighting raged for more than four hours. Another unit dropped in the outskirts of the ancient city but its target was not immediately clear, the security sources said.
Air strikes hit civilian neighbourhoods in the city and several civilians were feared killed or wounded.
So, I retract what I said about poor sportsmanship. In the immortal words of Emily Litella..."Nevermind."
Could Jane Hall be any more of an idiot? I guarantee you Israel and the IDF aren't worrying too much about what Jane Hall thinks of their intelligence.
There had to be a huge disinformation campaign going on to fool Syria, Iran, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
This took Terrorist Nations from thinking..we almost have them in surrender mode to OH MY GOD... THIS COULD ESCALATE INTO a real disaster for us. It has to be a real shock. Israel just went from wimp to tough man. And there is little descent in the west.. France is isolated.
I noticed that Germany changed sides today. They withdrew from the call by France for an immediate cease fire. Did the Germans get told what was coming down the pike?
All that talk about JUST DAYS LEFT... may be over. Now it is about Israel taking the territory and holding it until a multi national force gets arranged. That could take a good ten year or so. With Israel holding the territory Israel will decide when and if to give up control to a multi national force.
I felt certain all along that Israel just wanted to get rid of most of the civilians in Southern Lebanon so they could say if you are in Southern Lebanon you are Hezbollah. When there are few if any civilians to hide behind, the terrorists don't stand much of a chance.
In any event Tony is giving a different impression than yesterday.
It was those Lebanese sources that thought the original insertion of those guys was "a group of helicopters that was scared away". So, it could that their "additional unit" is actually just the extraction. Here's hoping.
(This is like being the parent of a teen, waiting up for the sound of that key in the door)
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