7/16 Middle East Live Thread

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

[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)

[tiredoflaundry]

They have Pubs in London! ;-)

[Txsleuth]

Bob Sellers can really do a good job...sometimes I think he is too lib...but, he won't hesitate to challenge a guest.

Nassrallah does look oddly, like he is just giving a normal speech to the people...NOT that they are in the middle of a war..

I guess, that is the trick to keep people thinking that terrorism is the best way to go...act like it is their right, therefore, nothing to get all excited about.

Did you happen to see Maddie Albright on Stephy's show???

I am STILL steaming about that.

[Valin]

Thanks for the map.

[jeffers]

Israel doesn't need JSTARS.

Israel needs a midcourse intercept ability.

[Fitzcarraldo]

18:31 Hezbollah leader: You will be surprised again like you were in Haifa (Haaretz)

18:28 Nasrallah to Israeli citizens: We can hit you almost anywhere (Haaretz)

18:28 Nasrallah: Large portion of weapons stockpile not damaged (Haaretz)

18:27 Nasrallah: We will continue as long as Israel continues (Channel 10)

18:25 Nasrallah: Israel has attacked civilians, not weapons (Channel 10)

18:23 Nasrallah: We will work to all ends to protect Lebanese civilians (Ch. 10)

18:22 Hezbollah`s Nasrallah: Our weapons are retaliatory, not preventative (Channel 10)

18:21 Nasrallah: Israel does not understand hints (Channel 10)

18:21 Nasrallah: Attack on ship was first clue that we can hit whoever hurts us (Ch. 10)

18:20 Nasrallah: The IDF entered Lebanese ground and we pushed them back (Ch. 10)

18:19 Nasrallah: Zionists are focusing attacks on civilians and civilian institutions (Ch. 10)

18:06 Pakistan leader condemns Israeli strikes, pledges support for Lebanese people (AP)

[OKIEDOC]

I restate that the world is going to hell and CNN places the same importance on Plame as a war.

Since CNN is the house organ of the Democrats this only shows where they stand.

Watching this mornings cable coverage scares me.

How can any politicians but more especially an organized group such as the Democrats continually say nothing but critical statements about Americas actions.

I honestly believe that a majority of Democrats in leadership roles want America to to lose so as to be able to say "I told you so, Conservatives" or else these mentally corrupt womb brains are playing a childish game of "Gotcha".

Taxachussets, Kalifornia and Floriduh have got to have some of the most weak kneed cowardly politicians ever elected to office.

[jeffers]

yw

[michigander]

Peretz: Okay to Harm Lebanese Civilians If Necessary

18:30 Jul 16, '06 / 20 Tammuz 5766

(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Sunday that IDF troops have been given the go-ahead to set aside routine regulations not to harm civilians, according to Army Radio.

Peretz said that civilians in south Lebanon who assist Hizbullah terrorists may also be targeted.

[jeffers]

SAM launch makes a sound similar to an explosion.

I think the N-man is a little naive making public statements from a war zone, but his loss may be our gain.

[InterceptPoint]

Well maybe but a JSTARS would be a big help going after a retreating Hezbollah.

[TexKat]

Eight killed in rocket barrage on Haifa - MSNBC

Hezbollah rockets kill 8 in Haifa - CNN

Israel finds bodies of 3 sailors killed in Friday attack

Israel, Hezbollah Trade Attacks - FoxNews

[Fitzcarraldo]

IDF troops have been given the go-ahead to set aside routine regulations not to harm civilians, according to Army Radio.

Certainly in response to the reports that "families" are hosting missile parties.

[SauronOfMordor]

I don't think many people back in 1917 thought that Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassination would start WWI.

When the explosive charges are fully emplaced, all it takes is one spark to start the fuze going.

The Israeli people have probably been wanting for years to get back at the terrorists. The rest of the world is in less of a mood to restrain them. US forces are in the area. The spark has been struck

[jeffers]

Ignore an ultimatum at your own risk.

:-)

[Allegra]

Since CNN is the house organ of the Democrats...

And the terrorists. Don't forget the terrorists.

[browardchad]

Sellers took the guy apart piece by piece on what would be appropriate actions on Israel.

Sellers knows his stuff. He doesn't suffer fools or BS gladly.

[jeffers]

Hezbollah is the least of Israel's conerns at this point.

Focus on the operational issues and the tactical issues will resolve themselves.

[Fitzcarraldo]

18:37 Katyusha rockets land in Metula in northern Israel (Channel 10)

18:36 Hosni Mubarak: Egypt persuaded Israel against land attack on Beirut (AP)

[kinghorse]

I'd rather face the WMD these warring bastards have today than 10 years from now. This war is not as lopsided as in the past and we are witnessing technology adaptation compression. Now the Iranians can mfg crude cruise missiles. Soon they won't be so crude. Today Iran and Syria can rain down lethal chemical eapons. Again, while horrific, these will not be as devastating as the nuclear ones 10 years from now. Deal with it now please.

[RouxStir]

Personally, I think Israel should evacuate all women and children and prepare for the worst. The Hezbollah/Hamas problem can, now, only be solved by destroying the Iranian and Syrian regimes. This will take using nuclear weapons. And Israel can expect their country to be ravaged before this is over.

If the Iranian and Syrian problems had been nipped in the bud decades ago, we wouldn't find ourselves in this predicament.