8/3 Middle East Live Thread

8/2 Middle East Live Thread ^ | 8/3/06 | BurbankKarl

[conservativepoet]

Ah...OK, thanks for the help. I was hoping to see that on TV.

[hegemony]

Oh, I know. I should have phrased my comment along the lines of "don't these dimwitted-peace-nik-cumbaya-socialist-leftists see what's going on right under their noses?" Meanwhile Pelosi lets the Cair jerks come visit her at the Rayburn building. Just SO frustrating to me. I'd like to "wiretap" them a little more - directly connected to a few mega volts while we're at it. LOL

[conservativepoet]

Thanks

[sageb1]

Really? I didn't know that.

[sageb1]

Sounds like a plan. :)

[Fitzcarraldo]

bookmark/reminder to myself to find the bin laden remarks of nasrullah

[hegemony]

Could he be pandering to the Lefties in the West perhaps? This guy is really digging deep on the propaganda stuff.

[conservativepoet]

01:16 IDF confirms it has hit targets in Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut (Haaretz)

01:11 4th IDF soldier killed in Lebanon identified as Alon Feintoch, 19 (Haaretz)

01:02 Two explosions heard in Beirut in apparent resumption of IAF strikes (AP)

[ScaniaBoy]

A statement that probably makes State Dept officials go green in their faces, but I like it:

Israel Says U.S. Support is 'Superb'
01:26 Aug 04, '06 / 10 Av 5766

(IsraelNN.com) An Israeli official has told Fox News that American support for Israel during the Hizbullah terrorist war has been "superb." The unidentified official added that the U.S. and Israel share a common view concerning Syria and Iran.

Fox News reported that he said the fighting should be over by the end of next week but acknowledged that the Hizbullah terrorist organization will remain a military force, although much weaker than before.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

01:25 IDF helicopter strikes suspected Islamic Jihad weapons depot in Gaza (Reuters)
01:16 IDF confirms it has hit targets in Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut (Haaretz)
01:11 4th IDF soldier killed in Lebanon identified as Alon Feintoch, 19 (Haaretz)
01:02 Two explosions heard in Beirut in apparent resumption of IAF strikes (AP)
00:20 Saudi police disperse pro-Hezbollah rally held by Shi`ites in eastern region (Reuters)
23:55 Wife of captured IDF soldier Ehud Goldwasser asks Hezbollah for his release (Haaretz)
23:45 Israeli lightly hurt when Palestinian hurl rocks at his car in West Bank (Itim)
23:32 Slain IDF soldier named as Yehonatan Sharavi, 19, of Petah Tikvah (Haaretz)
23:07 Two of the three Palestinians hurt in IAF strike in Gaza die of their wounds (Haaretz)
23:03 Attorney loses bid to block sale of Nazi, KKK items at U.S. fair (AP)
23:00 Father of abducted soldier Ehud Goldwasser tells other son to avoid reserves (Haaretz)
22:53 Olmert: Peretz`s plan to occupy south Lebanon won`t stop rockets (Haaretz)

[conservativepoet]

YNET NEWS:

Report: 2 huge explosions rock Beirut

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3286060,00.html

[olde north church]

Could he be pandering to the Lefties in the West perhaps? This guy is really digging deep on the propaganda stuff.

Actually makes a whole lot of sense. Had bin laden not awakened the US with the attacks on 9/11, we would have been hesitant to support the Israelis and not begun the WOT

[BurbankKarl]

Oh, I think Tel Aviv has shelters. I was recently reading that Israel had over 2 million expired gas masks in their protective kits...

[ScaniaBoy]

Bibi Tells Britain: Hizbullah Can Reach London
01:11 Aug 04, '06 / 10 Av 5766

(IsraelNN.com) Knesset Member and Opposition leader Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu warned Britons on Thursday that Iran has missiles which can reach London. Speaking on Sky News, the former Prime Minister said that Hizbullah represents a new Fascism and Hitler-ism that threatens the West.

In a separate interview with The Times of London, MK Netanyahu also doubted that a proposed international peacekeeping force in Lebanon can prevent future attacks on Israel by Hizbullah. "The record of multi-national forces so far has been mixed one,” he said.

"In Iraq, a dozen nations started out and one by one they fell by the wayside as Islamic terrorists targeted the soldiers of the international force. Ukrainian, Spanish and Japanese mothers asked why should our sons fight and die in Iraq. This is undoubtedly a tactic that Hezbollah and its Iranian patrons will try to replicate here.”

[BurbankKarl]

http://www1.idf.il/oref/site/en/oref.asp?pi=20044

Instructions on which syringe to give which child for nerve gas exposure.

[conservativepoet]

According to Yoni:

"As per the prior post Tel Aviv has been threatened if Israel hits Beruit again, well folk their is currently a multi plane air raid on Beirut."

http://yonitheblogger.com/

[BurbankKarl]

Japan won't contribute troops for Lebanon force
By SHEERA CLAIRE FRENKEL


Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Shinataro Ito said Thursday that Japan would not contribute troops to an international stabilization force in Lebanon.

Ito urged that Israel "deal with the situation from a broader perspective," but added that in order to resolve the current crises Hizbullah "must first release the abducted Israeli soldiers and cease the rocket attacks."

[ScaniaBoy]

Big surprise. They didn't stay the course in Iraq. They are certainly not putting themselves in an even more dangerous situation in Lebanon.

[conservativepoet]

...but added that in order to resolve the current crises Hizbullah "must first release the abducted Israeli soldiers and cease the rocket attacks."

I like this part.

[debg]

I'm happy with Japan's position. This is not their war. BTW, I used to live in Japan and I love the Japanese people. ANd, they love us.