Posted on 07/19/2006 9:51:03 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
Please forward to friends or MSM critical of our government's evacuation procedures!
God's Speed, ping
Bulgarian border authorities halted a lorry carrying radioactive material to Iran at its frontier with Romania,
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1668957/posts
Thanks for posting these threads.
a couple threads from earlier that mate up with the lead photo.
Israeli ground troops enter Lebanon
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1668254/posts
Israeli troops push into south Lebanon ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1668792/posts
JPost.com » International » Article
Jul. 20, 2006 7:38
US Navy ship off Lebanon to take 1,200 Americans
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIRUT, Lebanon
The USS Nashville anchored off the coast of Lebanon Thursday morning prepared to receive some 1,200 Americans fleeing fighting to take them to Cyprus.
The amphibious assault ship prepares for its voyage as the United States and other countries ramp up their evacuation operations from the war-torn country. Early Thursday, some 900 Americans arrived safely in Cyprus aboard a luxury cruise ship the Orient Queen.
Denmark leads the way its nationals out, having evacuated 4,100.
Around 8,000 of the 25,000 Americans in Lebanon have asked to be evacuated.
The vessel was one of several Navy ships that headed to Lebanon late Wednesday to assist with the evacuation.
060719-N-4781D-001 Central Command Area of Operations (July 19, 2006) - The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) conducts an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) underway replenishment ship USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Iwo Jima was recently directed to assist in the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Dawson (RELEASED)
Map of Lebanon and northern Israel showing the latest
attacks by Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militia.
(AFP/Graphic)
* Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill 63 civilians and a Hizbollah fighter on Wednesday, deadliest toll of 8-day-old war
* Rockets fired by Hizbollah kill two Israeli Arab children as they play outside house in northern Israeli city of Nazareth, home to country's largest Arab community
* Israeli aircraft drop 23 tons of explosives on bunker in southern Beirut where army says it suspects senior Hizbollah members are holed up. Hizbollah denies any of its leaders or personnel are killed
* Israeli troops cross border to raid Hizbollah posts and Israeli army says two of its soldiers are killed and nine injured in fighting with Hizbollah guerrillas
* The fighting has killed at least 299 people in Lebanon and 29 in Israel
* Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora says more than 500,000 people have been displaced and appeals for international help
* U.N. envoys to suggest deployment of Lebanese troops in south Lebanon and enlarging international force, diplomats say
* U.N. human rights chief says scale of killing in Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories could involve war crimes
* Olmert says military campaign to continue "as long as necessary" to free two captured soldiers and ensure Hizbollah is not a threat. Diplomats say Israel wants another 14 days for its campaign
* Syrian President Assad says international community must bring about ceasefire
* United States ramps up evacuation of its citizens from Lebanon, bringing out more than 1,200 by sea and air to Cyprus. France sends 900 people by boat to Cyprus and Germany sends at least 500 citizens by bus to Syria
* Israeli troops kill 15 Palestinians in clashes in Gaza and occupied West Bank
"Around 8,000 of the 25,000 Americans in Lebanon have asked to be evacuated."
Anyone seen a breakdown of the 25K Americans as to what percentage have dual citizenship, how many are just visiting, how many actually live there full time, etc.?
What? I'm not on your pinglist?
08:12 U.S. demands that Israel not bomb civilian infrastructure in Lebanon (Israel Radio)
07:46 IDF troops, Hezbollah clash at two places along Lebanese border (Reuters)
07:25 U.S. Navy ship anchors off Lebanon ready to take 1,200 Americans to Cyprus (AP)
07:18 Vice Premier Shimon Peres questions reported casualty count in Lebanon (Reuters)
07:07 Closure imposed on Gaza Strip and West Bank (Israel Radio)
06:52 Israel resumes strikes on Beirut`s southern suburbs (AP)
06:43 No rocket hits traced in Haifa following alert (Israel Radio)
06:41 IDF arrests 12 Palestinian militants in West Bank (Israel Radio)
06:39 IDF strikes three tunnels in Gaza Strip (Israel Radio)
06:36 Qassam rocket hits Sderot; no casualties (Israel Radio)
06:34 Qassam rocket hits Ashkelon area ; no casualties (Israel radio)
05:31 Alert siren heard in Haifa (Israel Radio)
05:30 Inquiry into attack on missile ship: Failure on intelligence, operational levels (Haaretz)
05:14 Hundreds of Australians left stranded in Lebanon after ship sails without them (AP)
04:50 Chavez : U.S. veto power has allowed Israel to attack its Arab neighbors (AP)
04:45 Cruise liner arrives in Cyprus with over 900 Americans evacuated from Lebanon (AP)
03:56 Thousands of foreign nationals complete their evacuation from Lebanon (Reuters)
Lookin' fwd to some more earth shakin' (literal) news during this live thread cycle.
I doubt even GEICO would offer homeowners/renters insurance to those Hezzie neighborhoods.
Me: I didn't catch the news this morning. How are things in Lebanon?
Him: They're GREAT! There's been a high unemployment rate, but Nasrallah's caused the whole place to be bombed and destroyed, so there'll be a lot of work now rebuilding it. Everybody will have jobs.
Me: (laughing) OK, I deserved that. Now, let me re-phrase the question...
What are some good sources for serious talk about what's going on over there? Analysis, background, etc.? There's so much I don't know but I want to learn.
I heard there was a run on dollars, and the banks only have Euros, and Lebanon is printing money to keep up with the outflow from the banks.
A lot of folks dont want Euros, so they are issuing debit cards for the account.
Oh, you didn't miss anything. I'm just a wuss like sofaman says he is, but I don't have a good reason.
I was just worried that something was going to happen that would keep our US evacs from going forward. And when I sit on a live thread, I can't see pings or the other stories of the news of the day. My puter doesn't do well with lots of threads open.
So, I was antsy and just switching back and forth to try to keep up with about 10 different news things I was following, plus this. Wore me out!
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U.S. evacuees from Beirut alight from a helicopter at Larnaca airport, Cyprus, July 19, 2006. The United States expects to evacuate more than 6,000 of its citizens fleeing Israeli air raids against Lebanon by Friday, the commander of the operation said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Thanassis Stavrakis/Pool
The State Department said they didnt keep track of dual citizenship, and also said that not all 8000 want to go to the US.
USAF has also had three helos operating for three days, which the MSM managed to not report, and C17s arriving to Cypress. I have a feeling they are going to airlift people to Europe or something, as they dont want people in a camp for long....the hotels have been booked.
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