Posted on 08/01/2006 9:58:32 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
IDF: 400 Hezbollah down, 1200 to go
Israel sends up to 10,000 troops into southern Lebanon
Israeli Commandos Raid Hezbollah Hideout in Baalbek Hospital
Yepper.
Even our favorite folks (grab a bag), saw a little something amiss.
Alert. Grain of salt... large please
Human Rights Watch puts Qana death toll at 28
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N02345278.htm
NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The U.S.-based rights watchdog Human Rights Watch on Wednesday put the death toll from an Israeli air strike at the Lebanese village of Qana at 28 and 13 missing, below the official Lebanese figure of 54 dead.
The incident on July 30 was one of the deadliest strikes in the 22-day-old war between Israel and the Lebanese-based Hizbollah guerrillas and jolted international efforts to resolve the conflict.
"The initial estimate of 54 persons killed was based on a register of 63 persons who had sought shelter in the basement of the building that was struck, and rescue teams having located nine survivors," Human Rights Watch said in a statement on Wednesday.
"It now appears that at least 22 people escaped the basement, and 28 are confirmed dead, according to records from the Lebanese Red Cross and the government hospital in Tyre," Human Right Watch said in a statement. It gave the names and ages of those killed.
The other 13 people were missing and presumed by some Qana residents to be buried in the rubble.
Of the 28 dead, 16 were children, Human Rights Watch said.
The group said it based its report in part on interviews with two witnesses to the Qana attack, one who was in the building during the strike and a second person who lived in the neighborhood and assisted in the recovery.
The U.N. Security Council on Sunday unanimously adopted a statement deploring the attack and asked U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to report within a week "on the circumstances of this tragic incident."
Israel has called Qana a hub of Hizbollah activity, which some Lebanese sources have disputed.
Human Rights Watch said Israel had said the military targeted the house because Hizbollah fighters had fired rockets from the area. The group said its own researchers who visited Qana on July 31 did not find any destroyed military equipment in or near the home.
"Rescue workers recovered no bodies of apparent Hizbollah fighters from inside or near the building," Human Rights Watch said.
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Of course, you'll looooovvveee this one:
The Scene
A Night of Death and Terror for Lebanese Villagers
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/31/world/middleeast/31scene.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1154318400&en=8ff67d99b9d3fb3c&ei=5094&partner=homepage&oref=slogin
Bookmark....goodnight, AV!
Did you guys call up the VFWs and talk to them about coming out to line up as a buffer? They would love to be asked.
Bravo...
I'll try the let it download for a long time and then hit play method that you're recommending. Thank you. Hopefully it will work, but won't be trying until tomorrow.
28 dead, 16 of them children, per their own list.
My husband is going to try to burn some copies to take to his work...if it works...I could get ya'lls addresses and send you one..to play on your DVD...
It might be this weekend before he gets them burned, though.
You're a sweetie. Thank you! Let me know. :)
I'm sure the Jihad will last until then. ;)
No problem....I know where to find you....LOL
BTW..I heard someone, Rick Leventhal, I think, say that Israel is saying they "should" be finished by the end of NEXT week....
Do ya think ole Dubya can stall that long???
Yes. I think he can stall right up through August 22.
I wrote Anthony Shadid of the Wash Post on Monday and asked him that exact question. He said they were sleeping in another building that was considered less safe. He also said he personally saw people being pulled out of the rubble. When I further questioned him about that since news reports said no one was allowed to be close to the bldg he gave me some nonsensical answer.
Jordan Times - 03/08/2006
Monarch says US should acknowledge war won't bring anything but more woes, violence and extremism; war weakened voice of moderation
AMMAN (JT) — The destruction of Hizbollah will not solve the problems of the Middle East, King Abdullah said on Wednesday, stressing that the only way to achieve regional peace was ending the occupation of Arab lands.
The King said the Lebanese resistance group has gained popularity in the Arab world because it stood against Israeli aggression, and emphasised that even if Israel destroys it, other Hizbollah groups would emerge elsewhere in the region unless Arab rights are restored.
In an interview with Al Rai and Al Ghad Arabic dailies, the King noted that the Jewish state's policies have weakened the voice of moderation and contributed to the rise of extremism in the region.
"Israel must realise that even if Hizbollah is destroyed, and still there is no peaceful solutions to the Palestinian cause, and [Israel's problems with] Lebanon and Syria, another Hizbollah would emerge in a year or two in another country; maybe in Jordan, Syria, Egypt, or Iraq," the King said.
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lmao!
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