7/14: Middle East Live Thread

Who is Iran’s Ahmadinejad "Iran’s Ahmadinejad is not Unhinged"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666059/posts
On 07/14/2006 10:22:43 PM EDT
amilimani.com ^ | Amil Imani | Amil Imani
Iran’s Ahmadinejad is not Unhinged May 25th, 2006 The world is captivated by the sudden rise of a relatively unknown to the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, for his torrent of outrageous statements and claims. He has, thus, in a short time acquired great many appellations. He is viewed as zealot, fascist, fanatic, anti-Semitic, lunatic and more. One prominent Western journalist called him “unhinged.” All these labels aim, in part, to dismiss the man as an aberration. As someone who is in urgent need of psychological help, a person out of touch with reality who represents nothing of...

AP Interview: Lieberman suspects Iran is behind Hezbollah actions
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On 07/14/2006 10:11:26 PM EDT
AP ^ | July 14, 2006
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman said Friday that he suspects Iran is behind the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah guerillas, an act that triggered retaliatory attacks by Israel and three days of deadly violence in the Middle East this week. Lieberman, D-Conn., said he believes Iran, which backs Hezbollah, is attempting to make a political statement to the world. "I will raise the question of whether Iran ... is not provoking this crisis for the purpose of not quite distracting us, but flexing their terrorist muscles as the world begins to pressure them to stop their nuclear weapons development,"...

Bush Refuses To Curb Israeli Assault
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On 07/14/2006 10:07:26 PM EDT
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 7-15-2006 | Alec Russell - Tim Butcher
Bush refuses to curb Israeli assault By Alec Russell in St Petersburg and Tim Butcher in Beirut (Filed: 15/07/2006)(go to the site to use the links below) Audio: Con Coughlin on Hizbollah's motives Audio: Tim Butcher reports from Beirut In pictures: Beirut under siege Your view: are Israel's tactics justified? President George W Bush refused last night to rein in Israel as its close ally brought international condemnation by stepping up its offensive in Lebanon. For the second day running Israeli aircraft bombed southern Beirut, hitting the headquarters of Hizbollah, the Iranian-backed militant Islamic group, and the residence of its...

321 posted on 07/14/2006 7:30:02 PM PDT by theophilusscribe

Cooper Anderson is in Israel.....he just heard something over his shoulder and ducked.....kinda funny..

I think it was his low Nielsen ratings.

322 posted on 07/14/2006 7:30:17 PM PDT by LdSentinal

To: Protect the Bill of Rights

RE: Julian . . . he can be soooo self-righteous sometimes; he just irritates me. But I don't think you're weird. :-)

323 posted on 07/14/2006 7:30:22 PM PDT by homemom ("Never place a period where God has placed a comma." Gracie Allen)

I don't know if this will support what you are looking for, but it seems fairly blunt, "defense".

Jul. 15, 2006 4:40 | Updated Jul. 15, 2006 4:44
Fox: Syria to come to aid of Hizbullah and Lebanon
By JPOST.COM STAFF....Syria stated that it will come to the defense of Hizbullah and Lebanon, Fox News reported early Saturday.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150886003584&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

324 posted on 07/14/2006 7:30:24 PM PDT by infominer

Anderson Cooper is the epitome of girlie man!! He's just too gay for me!

Metrosexual?

325 posted on 07/14/2006 7:30:28 PM PDT by rhombus

To: daybreakcoming

I guess they've forgotten their last spanking...if the Syrians jump in, the Iranians are in...this was bound to happen, so maybe now is the time before the go nuclear...

326 posted on 07/14/2006 7:30:41 PM PDT by sofaman ("Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Their mistake was the "authorization" of doing the snatch in the first place on the same day there were to give their formal response to the P5+1.

We may want the right situation but it may never come. The premise is there though. The average Joe/Jane I believe here in the US and abroad I think are getting the bigger picture now and connecting the dots.

327 posted on 07/14/2006 7:31:13 PM PDT by Ray66

Commenting on post 261....all these "experts" with advice for our President. Like they didn't get a chance to set the ME right ages ago, but blew it, now want to tell us all how important they are.

Upon closer examination, they usually end up being part of the cause the problem.

328 posted on 07/14/2006 7:31:31 PM PDT by RasterMaster ("Big Tents" you get Clowns & Circus Freaks! The road to HELL is paved with LIEberals!)

To: theophilusscribe

329 posted on 07/14/2006 7:31:42 PM PDT by processing please hold

Thanks homemom...Jonathan is highly trained and is even being trained some more...I have faith in him and his superiors...

330 posted on 07/14/2006 7:31:42 PM PDT by mystery-ak (My Son, My Soldier, My Hero..............)

I'd forgotten that about him...the NATO part, but remembered that him saying he was in charge after President Reagan was shot.

For all his foibles, Haig is/was extremely pro-Israel.

331 posted on 07/14/2006 7:31:42 PM PDT by madison10

Thanks for the link Ray. It's still just talk. Syria can mouth off all day long, but I'm beginning to believe that's all they're going to do. Hezbollah is about to discover that all the promises given to them will amount to nothing when there is an Israeli in their front yard with a gun pulling the trigger.

332 posted on 07/14/2006 7:31:44 PM PDT by StJacques (Liberty is always unfinished business)

I'm from California----Girlie men are the norm here. LOL!

333 posted on 07/14/2006 7:32:08 PM PDT by sissyjane (Don't be stuck on stupid!)

"Syria is in."

They were always "in".. In on it.. Assad is just a puppet.

334 posted on 07/14/2006 7:32:09 PM PDT by Gimme

I wonder...does anyone even watch that show for Alan? It's really the Hannity show with Alan as an annoying distraction. And I hate it when he interrupts as he jump in!

335 posted on 07/14/2006 7:32:24 PM PDT by RDTF ("We love death. The US loves life. That is the big difference between us two.” Osama Bin laden)

LOL! Did you see him in the bomb shelter, playing with the little boy? He is a really pathetic reporter, who has absolutely no depth....but, CNN's coverage is much better than FNC's. What's her name is sitting in for Greta, but we have a clip of Greta in NY. I'm surprised FNC can't muster up some good military commentators to be on this story all the time. I do appreciate the COLs an GENs they have had on, but there is no need for this clip of Greta at this time. They should turn the story over to Ollie, and let him run with it.

336 posted on 07/14/2006 7:33:17 PM PDT by Laverne

To: daybreakcoming

Thank you daybreak. Every little bit of info helps. I'm staying away from the TV right now. It seems the commercials become more frequent when the news is more urgent.

337 posted on 07/14/2006 7:33:32 PM PDT by StJacques (Liberty is always unfinished business)

If you start a ping list for this "Live" thread, will you please add me to it?

339 posted on 07/14/2006 7:33:47 PM PDT by sissyjane (Don't be stuck on stupid!)

I'd forgotten that about him...the NATO part, but remembered that him saying he was in charge after President Reagan was shot.

I watched that statement and the press blew it way out of proportion. They tried to make it out like Haig was seizing the Gov't or something and bypassing any Constitutional succession. I didn't take what Haig said to mean that at all but those were the days of the single-party press.

340 posted on 07/14/2006 7:33:48 PM PDT by rhombus

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