8/3 Middle East Live Thread

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

[harwood]

Pali "we're gettin' the sh*t kicked out of us" thread

http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&langpair=ar%7Cen&u=http://www.palestinianforum.net/forum/showthread.php%3Ft%3D76142&prev=/language_tools

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I think beyond any of that, they are watching someplace a little closer to home with more worry than someplace as far away as Israel...

[AdmSmith]

Iraq's Shia in 'million man march'

I guess that Sadr is planning something tomorrow initiated by his handler from Iran.

[BurbankKarl]

Well, they do have to look toward S Korea.

[RDTF]

Hello! I am trying to read thru....I have been out of the loop all darn day. Any important developments today?

manymanythanks

[BurbankKarl]

I dont know why China would even be in the area except for intel.

[debg]

Here's the gist of the day:

Nasrallah: If Israel hits Beirut, we will hit Tel Aviv

IDF renews strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut

[RDTF]

ahhh
oh boy

Thanks

[Fitzcarraldo]

01:53 Venezuelan Pres. Chavez recalls ambassador from Tel Aviv (Sky News)

[debg]

I personally want this war to escalate and come to a head before the danged Iranians get the nuke.

[Darlin']

? You mean in the area of Israel ? Yes, intel, of course, but most likely its commerce. China isn't isolated like No Korea, they do business all over the wrold.

[Fitzcarraldo]

01:53 Venezuelan Pres. Chavez recalls ambassador from Tel Aviv (Sky News)

Wasn't there a report that Chinese had also removed its embassy staff from Tel Aviv?

[tsmith130]

Can ya blame 'em? Their embassies tend to be miss marked on maps.

[ScaniaBoy]

Good point, both of you.

I didn't really mean to come down as hard on Japan as it read in my post.

What I wanted to convey was that it is going to be really, really, really hard to find countries willing to do the hard work in Lebanon - just as Bibi said in the article I posted above.

[jhp]

01:53 Venezuelan Pres. Chavez recalls ambassador from Tel Aviv (Sky News)

Usually the kind of thing seen happened prior to hostilities, not that Venezuela is going to step into the mix, just a sign of solidarity with his buddy Ima-nut-job

[hegemony]

Yep, earlier today

[BurbankKarl]

No, I mean he was spying. Probably watching how Hezbollah initiated guerilla actions against Israel. Or maybe spying for Iran. He was formerly assigned as an aide in the Chinese embassy in India. Two college degrees. Certainly wasnt a "boots on the ground" soldier.

[JennyG]

If Tel Aviv is hit, I wouldn't want to be Nasrallah or one of his Iranian handlers.

[harwood]

Koranimals: Syria running prostitution ring in Saudi Arabia

http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&langpair=ar%7Cen&u=http://alsaha.fares.net/sahat%3F128%4028.o27KeN8v5x1.0%40.2cc142a1&prev=/language_tools

[austinaero]

"I have no clue what you said and I appreciate what you have to say."

So, you appreciate being clueless? AAAhhh,,I'm just having fun with ya. I know what you meant.