Posted on 07/15/2006 5:35:46 AM PDT by Solson
I thought this could be a new thread for today. BurbankKarl's thread did well yesterday.
I know! I groaned when Brian asked the question.
LOL! How did you know? L
Turkey?
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150886007369&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Jul. 15, 2006 18:47 | Updated Jul. 15, 2006 18:49
Lebanon asks Turkey to help mediate
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANKARA, Turkey
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday spoke by phone with his Lebanese counterpart Fuad Saniora, who requested Turkish mediation for a cease-fire to end the spiraling violence in the Middle East, an official said.
The Turkish premier told Saniora Turkey would "make every kind of contribution" for a cease-fire, Erdogan's spokesman, Akif Beki, told The Associated Press, but gave no further information.
Predominantly Muslim Turkey has been trying to play a mediating role between Israel and Palestinians and has criticized Israel, a close ally, for using excessive force in its offensives in the Middle East.
Earlier on Saturday, Erdogan racheted up the criticism, accusing the country of engaging in ruthless violence.
Erdogan also called on the powerful Group of Eight nations, currently meeting in Russia, to reach a joint decision that would allow the United Nations Security Council to establish a cease-fire to end the spiraling violence.
The G-8 countries, the United States, Russia, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada, were expected to issue a declaration on the Lebanon crisis.
"No reason can ever justify the raining of bombs on innocent civilians, the destruction of cities that exceed the limits of mercy," Erdogan said during a ceremony to launch a housing project in the eastern city of Artvin, according to the Anatolia news agency.
"I appeal to the G-8 countries: the G-8 must reach a common decision, the U.N. Security Council must declare a cease-fire," he said.
At least 88 people have died in Lebanon, most of them civilians, in a four-day Israeli offensive sparked by Hezbollah's capture of two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid. On the Israeli side, at least 15 have been killed; four civilians and 11 soldiers.
Also Saturday, Turkey evacuated some 30 of its citizens from Lebanon by bus through Syria.
A bus carrying mostly Turkish businessmen and tourists crossed into Turkey at the Turkish-Syrian border crossing of Yaylidere early Saturday. It also carried two French citizens, Anatolia said. Several Lebanese and French citizens also arrived at Yaylidere in private cars or taxis to escape the fighting, the agency reported.
I've been watching MSNBC this morning and so far they seem very good and unbiased. They had a military analyst on saying how great the Israeli army is, that when they hit the lighthouse they only took the top off of it not the whole building.
Also, just across the AP wire they read that Hezbollah sunk an Egyptian ship with 12 members aboard.
"I couldn't believe Beckel's answer"
Reality is intruding. It takes all-out warfare to clarify these people's minds.
19:51 Arab FM summit ends with no agreement on legitimacy of Hezbollah acts (Haaretz)
19:49 Hezbollah launches barrage of Katyusha rockets at Nahariya (Channel 10)
19:48 IDF destroys all Lebanese radar installations along coast (Haaretz)
To agree on ANYTHING would be unlikely.
I despise CNN - you have to pick through their stuff with fine-toothed comb. And will add my name to those who think FOX is letting us down with news of this urgent event.
Pathetic, that reporter! He found a Pali who actually blamed the Palestinian gov't for this...and just had to try to put an anti-Israeli/anti-American twist.
Remember that this is a CNN defense mechanism. CNN has a history (which they ADMITTED TO) of being easily intimidated by Arab terrorists. If the Hamas Hoodlums come back to CNN about airing this, the reporter can plead that he tried to get him on tho a "correct" topic.
CNN hasn't been all bad, but that one reporter they have in Gaza needs to go back to his hotel bar and stay there.
Yep.
Go have some fun, and try to forget about it for a bit!
Thank you for all your hard work! :-)
Good point...As much as I dislike Beckel most of the time for his sarcasm and cute answers, he does at times seem reasonable.
I turned CNN off during that interview, been going back and forth but mostly on MSNBC. FOX stinks today. I'm trying to find confirmation of the story about the Egyptian ship but can't seem to find it yet.
Read this and give me your short version. Maybe it's me.
Russia is Ready to Release the Israeli Captives of Hezbollah
http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=989
Another one? Why are Egyptian ships still out there... and what kind of ship I wonder.
I just sent messages to my three congressional reps to give Israel whatever support they need, up to including bombing Tehran.
I'm sure Boxer, Feinstein and Sam Farr (the congressman with a U.N. flag posted outside his capital office door) will do the right thing. As usual.
I agree. Fox's coverage has improved, but still isn't as good as it could be. I'm interested too to know the details of the other ship that was hit.
>>Bob Beckel just defended the Bush Administration. That or I have a fever.<<
Perhaps you should call 911--you must be hallucinating!!
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