7/20 Middle East Live Thread

FR Live Thread ^ | 7/20/06 | me

[sageb1]

I've been monitoring the site for about a year now.

[jeffers]

Here you go:

Shallow:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/syria/index.html

Deep:

This paper:

http://www.csis.org/index.php?option=com_csis_pubs&task=view&id=1657

...written by this guy:

http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_experts/task,view/type,34/id,3/

On that last link there is a link to Cordesman's publications.

I have most of them printed out in hardcopy. All you ever wanted to know about the Mideast balance of power.

[sageb1]

I should have said I've been monitoring because there are huge numbers of American and Canadian Shia members.

[DocRock]

"I've been monitoring the site for about a year now."

I'm sure that you are not the only one monitoring that sight.

*sound of DocRock cleaning his cookies!*

[CindyDawg]

Most definitely. The military ought to prioritize them in the following order IMO. Ill/injured, women with children, elderly, able bodied and then all whiners and complainers regardless of age or gender for last:')

[La Enchiladita]

Do you know how to write out "God Bless Israel" in phonetic Hebrew? Or, anyone reading this? I did try to do a search but couldn't come up with it.

My hairdresser said something like "Elohim Sh'mor Yisrael."

Please forgive me for how wrong this might be.

[conservative in nyc]

This is one of the better websites I've found for finding places on a map, anywhere worldwide:

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/

[DocRock]

Here is the link to the "Caption This" thread yesterday regarding those photos. If you read through them, you will see that a reporter told the girls that if they wrote messages on the shells, they could get on TV. Then the reporter gave them the markers. They are "set up" photos.

FReegards,
DocRock

[jeffers]

I saw it, but can't match the locations shown with any other maps.

[Txsleuth]

Actually, one of the things that I like about watching the news...especially while on here...is that most of us are watching the same thing...so we can debate and exchange opinions of the same "event.

If we all had different sites...we wouldn't have the visual in common.

Plus, you guys wouldn't have all of the cute newsbabes to drool over.

[La Enchiladita]

Are you the primary caregiver for your mother?

I can share some of my past experience with you through FReepmail if you like...

[sageb1]

Thanks!

[CindyDawg]

As you say, It's not the Holy land but God made Texas and we would be honored to host Israel.

[conservativepoet]

Just getting back to my computer. I'm wondering have any of you seen this article by Jerusalem NewsWire? (WMD hunt on in Lebanon) Are they a credible news organization? If so this may explain some of the surprises mentioned today by Nasrallah.

http://www.jnewswire.com/article/995

[Txsleuth]

GREAT to see you, MO.

I am very happy about your MOM...you have probably helped her more than you know..

Get some rest...we don't want you sick so you can't come and visit with us...

God Bless you

sleuth

[sageb1]

*sound of DocRock cleaning his cookies!*

ha! I do the same.

"I'm sure that you are not the only one monitoring that sight."

No doubt in my mind that you are correct.

[Txsleuth]

Well..maybe there is some hope for ole Joe yet..

Thanks for the 411.

[Chuck54]

Plus, you guys wouldn't have all of the cute newsbabes to drool over.

Why, oh why, does my mind immediately pictue Megyn Kendall when "cute newsbabe" is mentioned.

:)

[DocRock]

My pleasure... glad to help.

[Empireoftheatom48]

I wonder if Israel will find the missing WMD's?