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7/16 Middle East Live Thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666163/posts ^ | 7/16/06 | me

Posted on 07/15/2006 11:24:32 PM PDT by BurbankKarl

09:19 MDA: More than 20 people hurt in Katyusha rocket strike in Haifa (Channel 2)

09:16 Residents of Acre, Haifa and its suburbs told to enter bomb shelters (Israel Radio)

09:15 Tenth Katyusha rocket lands in Haifa (Israel Radio)

09:15 Explosions heard in Rosh Hanikra (Israel Radio)

09:11 Katyusha rockets hit Acre and suburbs around Haifa Bay (Channel 2)

09:06 Report: Three to five explosion heard in central Haifa (Israel Radio)

08:47 Chirac: Forces threatening Lebanon`s security, sovereignty must be stopped (AP)

08:41 Sgt. Tal Amgar killed on Navy ship to be buried 16.00 Sun. at Ashdod cemetery (Itim)

08:39 Chirac calls for `show of moderation` in Lebanon, says cease-fire needed (Reuters)

08:37 IDF denies report of air raid on power station south of Beirut (Haaretz)

08:36 Hezbollah says it fought off attempt by IDF ground forces to cross Lebanese border (AP)

08:35 Bush urges Israel `to be mindful of the consequences` of its military actions (AP)

08:19 Jewish man arrested after threatening to stab Palestinians in J`lem`s Old City (Itim)

08:15 Al Manar: Nasrallah to give an interview later Sunday to prove he`s well (Israel Radio)


TOPICS: Breaking News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar; islam; melivethread; middleeast; muhammadsminions; ww3; wwiii
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To: mainepatsfan

AP breaking. US Embassy in Beirut, Helicopter Rescue Assessment Teams have landed in Beirut to figure out how to get Americans out. Anchor adds, Univ of Beirut where many American students are, is right on the beach.



481 posted on 07/16/2006 6:57:54 AM PDT by Peach (Prayers for our dear friends in Israel.)
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To: mainepatsfan

Isn't that pathetic? With all her money Paris ought to be able to afford better hair extensions. Yuck!


482 posted on 07/16/2006 6:58:16 AM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica
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To: HeartlandOfAmerica
I'd love to try it, but Safari only gives me a black page,with an ad for Google toolbar. (yeah, I know...some people are never happy!)
483 posted on 07/16/2006 6:59:16 AM PDT by blu (People, for God's sake, think for yourselves)
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To: Peach
MSM is attempting to develop a Katrina-style stranded refugee crisis over this in order to Bash Bush.

Just wait.

484 posted on 07/16/2006 6:59:36 AM PDT by Royal Wulff
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To: Peach

Just on CNN, some non-essential American embassy personnel in Lebanon are leaving.


485 posted on 07/16/2006 7:00:03 AM PDT by hershey
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To: jhp

If true, I would say they may be reacting to massing IDF armor on the Israeli northern border and the possibility of a ground offensive in their general direction. I doubt Syria would be doing much more than guarding their own borders. I highly doubt they would have the nerve to start launching anything at Israel from Syrian soil.


486 posted on 07/16/2006 7:00:05 AM PDT by Pox (If it's a Coward you are searching for, you need look no further than the Democrats.)
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To: Royal Wulff

Good catch, Royal!! I'm putting that on the Sunday thread and will give you full attribution.


487 posted on 07/16/2006 7:00:10 AM PDT by Peach (Prayers for our dear friends in Israel.)
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To: Peach

Perhaps someone tell Yahoo trave what's going on.

http://travel.travelocity.com/flights/AirSearch.do?SEQ=11530584177986162006


489 posted on 07/16/2006 7:01:12 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Lizarde

could be bluster, but with American Marines in Beruit right now and with Syria mobilizing i think things are going downhill fast. I think 75/25 IDF goes into Lebanon, 40/60 this puppy goes regional and 5/95 global conflagaration


490 posted on 07/16/2006 7:01:23 AM PDT by jhp
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To: Pox
Air strikes won't accomplish everything, a ground assault is pretty much called for in this situation, IMO.

Destroying the Lebanese infrastructure is only so useful to the IDF.

The question is, will the Israeli government actually follow through with the necessary actions to stop hezbollah from launching rockets into Israel.

Can't disagree. But the air strikes and the (limited) destruction of infrastructure are preludes to an invasion which is certain to come to Southern Lebanon. As for the Bekka Valley, time will tell but I think so since it seems obvious that a retreat by Hezbollah would be in that direction.

492 posted on 07/16/2006 7:01:44 AM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: blu

You have javascript turned on? VERY JS heavy :) Dunno why it wouldn't work besides that though


493 posted on 07/16/2006 7:01:49 AM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

That's the same overlay, draped on what appears to be a 10 meter per pixel elevation model.

Nice!

Thanks!


494 posted on 07/16/2006 7:01:55 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: HeartlandOfAmerica

Maybe Fox can hire her as a war correspondent and send her to southern Lebanon.


495 posted on 07/16/2006 7:02:18 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: jhp

Things seem to be moving pretty quickly.


497 posted on 07/16/2006 7:02:57 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Pox
The danger is in Israel agreeing to promises of Hezbollah disarmament before it actually happens. Israel has enough experience with international guarantees to know they are seldom realized. Basically, Israel should annihilate Hezbollah forces up to the Zaharani River and then pullout and create a buffer zone between it and the border to which hostiles will not be allowed to return. This is not going to be a quick operation. No one knows when this campaign will end. We just have to hope the goals of the current operation are attained and that Hezbollah is broken as a threat to Israel.

(Go Israel Go! Slap 'em down Hezbullies.)

498 posted on 07/16/2006 7:03:24 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: HeartlandOfAmerica

Yep, all Java on. I'll try it again.


499 posted on 07/16/2006 7:03:26 AM PDT by blu (People, for God's sake, think for yourselves)
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To: Peach; All
There's an interesting followup blurb on Michelle Malkin's blog about the Catholic church's response.

Douglas Urbanski, who has inside Vatican contacts, reports that the views expressed by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who issued the statement while the Pope was on vacation, are renegade views and asks the question that needs to be asked: Does the Pope back Sodano's statement? Urbanski points to this story on the rift between Pope Benedict XVI and Sodano. He'll have more tonight as a guest host on the Rusty Humphries show. Tune in.

A dirty trick indeed if Benedict didn't authorize this response.

500 posted on 07/16/2006 7:03:28 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (I am a proud friend of Israel.)
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