Posted on 07/16/2006 11:11:16 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
09:02 Amir Peretz: We won`t stop fighting before achieving our objectives (Haaretz)
08:52 Barrage of Katyusha rockets hits Kiryat Shmona (Itim)
08:48 IDF arrested 12 wanted Palestinian militants in overnight West Bank raids (Itim)
08:32 Two Qassam rockets land in Ashkelon; no casualties or damage reported (Channel 10)
08:07 One IDF soldier lightly injured in fighting in northern Gaza Strip (Israel Radio)
07:57 Asia-Pacific officials working to evacuate citizens from Lebanon (AP)
07:31 Rocket barrage slams into Safed; no immediate report of casualties, damage (Haaretz)
07:30 Two people lightly injured in Acre from rocket hits (Haaretz)
07:21 Alarm sirens heard in Tiberias, no hits reported as yet (Channel 10)
07:20 Two people lightly wounded by sharpnel in Qassam hits on Sderot (Haaretz)
07:07 Lebanese: IDF attacks Beirut port; large fire breaks out (AP)
07:00 Third Qassam rocket hits Sderot; no casualties reported (Haaretz)
06:56 IDF soldier injured in Beit Hanun (Haaretz)
06:49 Katyusha rocket hits community near northern town of Acre; 4 people injured (Haaretz)
06:43 Two loud explosions rock southern suburbs of Beirut (AP)
06:37 Two Qassam rockets hit Sderot; no casualties (Israel Radio)
06:16 Lebanese: 17 fatalities, 9 of them soldiers, in latest round of IDF strikes (Israel Radio)
06:13 Qassam rocket hits western Negev; no casualties (Israel Radio)
06:08 IAF strikes over 50 targets in Lebanon in overnight attacks (Israel Radio)
06:05 IDF says air raid sirens in Haifa were false alarm (Israel Radio)
06:03 Air raid sirens sound in Haifa (AP)
05:46 IDF: Lebanese military involved in Friday attack on Israeli ship (AP)
05:43 IDF: Radar stations targeted were used in Friday attack on Israeli ship (AP)
05:37 IDF: Latest attacks in Lebanon are against radar stations used by Hezbollah (AP)
05:13 Israel blames Hizbollah after Canadian deaths in southern Lebanon (Reuters)
04:35 Oil surges back toward record highs after weekend of Middle East violence (Reuters)
04:13 13 killed, including 8 soldiers, in renewed overnight IDF attacks in Lebanon (AP)
03:21 EU foreign ministers discuss diplomatic options in effort to end Mideast violence (AP)
NOW...Check Lizarde's posts...notes while he was speaking...
CNN covering it
Lastly, a personal comment: To the families of the soldiers that are being held hostage. I think about you all the time and above all about your children. Last Wednesday, just five days ago, at 10 in the morning, I ...They like myself want elad to come home. And we were talking about what and how I received the very sad news that....names....had been kidnapped. When I left the office, they pressed into my hands the last picture of eland before he was kidnapped. There are three pictures in my office now...I look at them every day and I never never forget them. We shall do everything and will act with all our might to bring them home.
It wasn't difficult.
Try not to be so bossy.
WOW!
I LOVE THIS MAN!
19:23 PM: We are fighting for the right to a normal life (Haaretz)
19:16 Olmert: Only a nation that can protect its freedom deserves it (Haaretz)
19:16 PM: There is nothing we want more than peace at all our borders (Haaretz)
19:14 Olmert: Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze standing now as one nation (Haaretz)
19:13 PM: Truce requires soldiers` return, end to rockets, deploying Lebanon army (Haaretz)
19:12 PM: Israel will not agree to live with rockets fired on its citizens (Haaretz)
19:11 PM: On both fronts we are engaged in acts of self-defense (Haaretz)
19:10 PM: We will continue to fight with complete strength to stop terror (Haaretz)
Reading now from the book of Jeremiah.
Hey there - you weren't addressing me but I haven't heard - still trying to wade through. Please advise? I will take some B/P med while awaiting your answer.
19:28 Olmert: We are not looking for war, but we will not recoil from it if needed (Haaretz)
Olmert: They were there on behalf of us in our name nad for our sake. We shall do everything and will act with our all our might to bring them home. We should do that in such a way that when they come home it will not be in accordance iwth ? that leads to kidnappings.
There is no one who can understand where you these three families stand. Even if people don't speak directly about this, I fear what youw ant to tell me and i embrace you with love and understanding and with ?.
Where I steand ultimately forces me to take decisions which are fateful ones which lead to risks and harm and sometimes to death.
I don't have any strength other thatn that which you have given me. Which the Almighty has given me to stand up to these trying times.
Madam Speaker - I see before me those who are on the firing lines, those who are determined today but God forbid might tomorrow be kidnapped. We shall fight on behalf of everybody and the citizens on the firing lines and the fighers and the families with all of those before us we will continue without flinching with determination until we achieve our aims.
I wish to conclude our aims by reading from the book of Jeremiah the prophet. THus, said the Lord, may my voice be heard, be consoled, Rachael, weeping for her children. May she be consoled fo rher child she has lost. May your voice cease crying, the Lord said, and may your tearsdry up because your tears will return within your borders. We shall overcome. End
(I'm sorry - I just walked in and saw the message and then turned on CNN so I missed quite a bit of this)
I'm done with you.
.. Olmert...he's quoting from the old testament.."may your eyes dry...may your children return to your borders"......
God BLESS this weary man. Amen.
Time for a breather. Take a break, go for a walk. Here's a hint: Change the name in the "to" bar to "all" if the post is not directed at any one specific poster.
Just wow
July 17, 2006
The U.S. Embassy is finalizing details to assist American citizens who wish to leave Lebanon. Americans who wish to leave should ready themselves immediately and await further instructions. Americans who wish to depart Lebanon should prepare important travel documents such as a valid U.S. passport, birth certificates, and other civil documents such as marriage. Each traveler will each be allowed one suitcase only—not to exceed 15 kilos (30 pounds). Pets will not be allowed to travel. Further instructions will be disseminated via the media, the Embassy warden system and the U.S. Embassy website: http://lebanon.usembassy.gov Two U.S. helicopters arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Awkar at 16:00 today, July 17, bringing additional staff to assist with the American citizen departure, including U.S. Department of State consular officers. The helicopters took out of Lebanon a number of Americans with urgent medical needs, children to be re-united with their parents, and elderly family members. The U.S. Department of State continues to coordinate with the U.S. Department of Defense to ensure that the departure of American citizens is safe and carried out in an orderly fashion. The U.S. Embassy is particularly concerned about American citizens in the south and is working through the Warden System to reach them. The Department of State continues to work around the clock to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens. The U.S. Embassy encourages Americans who have not yet registered to phone the Department of State at 202-501-4444 from overseas, or at 1-888-407-4747 if calling from the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. Embassy reaffirms the firm, enduring and non-negotiable commitment of the United States to Lebanon and the Lebanese people.
FINALLY, some news from the State Department!!!
Safe travels, Rebel.
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