7/24 Middle East Live Thread

Middle East Live Thread ^ | 7/24/06 | me

[BurbankKarl]

Hezbollah terrorists fire a missile from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.

[Peach]

FNC: Secy. Rice is quoted as saying "We intend to treat Lebanon with the respect they deserve."

That could be taken a number of ways.

[proud American in Canada]

But if the humidity goes too high, the sweat does not evaporate, thus making the body hotter, which produces more sweat, which makes the body hotter, etc, etc, until cooling is somehow effected or heat stroke takes place.

Ugh... now I'm really missing Colorado. :)

Plus my hair always was nice and straight out there. Here it's always curly and frizzy in the summer. :)

[halfright]

Was stuck in Caribbean last week with CNN and O'Brian was the most insulting, confrontational, and far left slanted reporter I had ever seen.....he is repulsive.....

[easonc52]

Thanks. Either way, it's hotter than I'd want to handle. Prayers and admiration for the troops and workers!

[proud American in Canada]

That could be taken a number of ways.

LOL, she's good. Very good. :)

[AliVeritas]

Do me a favor. A marine asked me for Splenda months ago... I sent it, it came back. If you know of anyone that can use it in the field over there... let me know. Freepmail me the address.

[mewzilla]

The officer said Israel was doing its utmost to avoid civilian casualties and to get in humanitarian aid.

After checking to ensure that the humanitarian aid is really humanitarian aid, I hope....

[Bahbah]

Dershowitz on with Bill Bennett right now. He's talking about how UNIFIL videotaped the prior kidnapping of Israeli soldiers. Says the UN is part of the problem, not the solution...like we didn't know that.

[proud American in Canada]

O'Brian was the most insulting, confrontational, and far left slanted reporter I had ever seen.....he is repulsive...

I can't stand him. This reminds me of the Katrina coverage.

He and Soledad make quite a pair.

[proud American in Canada]

After checking to ensure that the humanitarian aid is really humanitarian aid, I hope....

LOL! Good point. :)

[Jezebelle]

Sowell and Barone were spot on, as always. I can't stand to read boring Kurtz or Dershowiyz, even when he stunbles onto the right side of an issue.

Thanks for the links.

[af_vet_1981]

I have not heard from my colleagues that live in Beirut. They may be dead but that is okay with a lot of our FR brethren. Collateral damage.

Look, Lebanon is the immediate source of all this killing. That country has been the host and haven of terrorists for years. Israel completely withdrew from Lebanon and still the Lebanese have practiced and facilitated terrorism. True, not all the Lebanese are complicit but the nation is at fault. Israel has warned the civilians to evacuate those cities from whence missiles are launched. Yes, there will be civilian casualties and collateral damage. It is the fault of the terrorists, just like in Iraq, just like in Afghanistan. I hope your colleagues are innocent and leave the war zone.

[AliVeritas]

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Haaretz ticker:

14:34 No injuries reported in rocket attack on Safed (Channel 10)
14:30 IDF battalion commander moderately wounded in southern Lebanon (Haaretz)
14:30 Barrage of rockets hits Safed (Channel 10)
14:29 Jordan`s King Abdullah II arrives in Kuwait for talks on Lebanese crisis with emir (AP)
14:27 U.S. official: Rice to announce aid for Lebanon on trip to Beirut (Reuters)
14:19 Sirens sound in Upper Galilee (Haaretz)
14:04 Hezbollah envoy in Iran says guerrillas will leave `no place` safe for Israelis (AP)
13:40 IAF helicopter crashes in Upper Galilee, injuries reported (Haaretz)
13:38 Thousands back Israel in Ukraine rally (Reuters)
13:36 Palestinian witness: IDF shell causes casualties in northern Gaza (Reuters)
13:14 Sources: Rice arrives in Beirut on tour aimed at calming Mideast violence (Reuters)
12:53 UN team may go to Syria, Iran for talks on Lebanon (Reuters)
12:39 Peres visits family of captured IDF soldier Ehud Goldwasser (Haaretz)
12:26 Katyusha victim Shimon Glickblich, 60, laid to rest in Haifa (Haaretz)
12:26 IDF denies telling Metula residents to evacuate the town (Reuters)
12:11 IDF tells Metula residents to evacuate the town (Channel 2)
11:59 Dichter: Israel`s offensive in Lebanon is not aimed at destroying Hezbollah (Reuters)
11:59 IDF soldier moderately wounded in exchange of fire in south Lebanon (Haaretz)
11:44 Nasrallah: Only a diplomatic arrangement will stop rocket fire onto Israel (Haaretz)
11:40 Malay FM: Islamic groups to hold summit soon on Israel`s offensive in Lebanon (AP)
11:37 Lebanese envoy to Japan: Lebanon seeks `permanent` solution for crisis (AP)
11:20 Flights to and from Israel rose by 16% in June, before offensive in Lebanon (Haaretz)
11:12 Sources: Condoleezza Rice to visit Beirut (Sky News)
11:06 Hospital: Sharon`s condition unchanged since sudden deterioration Sunday (DPA)
10:48 Peres: Serious international mission needed in Lebanon (Reuters)
10:44 British, Iraqi prime ministers to meet in London (AP)
10:19 Factories told to install early warning system for rockets on their own (Haaretz)

[defenderSD]

Yes....I'm not sure that was exactly what she intended to say. I'm sure she meant that Lebanon does deserve respect.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Ynet

Updates
Rockets strike Safed area; no injuries reported
(14:33 , 07.24.06)
Disruptions in electrical supply in Galilee due to helicopter crash
(14:30 , 07.24.06)
Air raid sirens heard in Hatzor, Rosh Pina and Safed
(14:24 , 07.24.06)
3 Palestinians killed by shell in northern Gaza
(14:14 , 07.24.06)
Twp pilots injured in helicopter crash in north
(14:09 , 07.24.06)
Lieutenant colonel moderately injured in fire exchange near Bint Jbeil
(14:07 , 07.24.06)
Peres: Nasrallah is no small fox and no small murderer
(14:00 , 07.24.06)
Fire breaks out in area of Apache crash
(13:53 , 07.24.06)
Report: Combat helicopter crashes near Safed
(13:36 , 07.24.06)
Rice arrives in Beirut at start of Mideast tour
(13:21 , 07.24.06)
Iran: US planned war in order to control oil in region
(13:09 , 07.24.06)
Hizbullah official: IDF forces attacked by anti-tank missiles
(12:52 , 07.24.06)
Qassam rocket falls next to strategic facility in Ashkelon
(12:46 , 07.24.06)
IDF recommends that Metulla residents evacuate area
(12:16 , 07.24.06)
Report: Rice to visit Beirut
(11:36 , 07.24.06)

[halfright]

Jeez, Thanks......now my wife thinks I have a girlfriend :-)

Was very much appreciated.....
Have a great day....

[Bahbah]

af is right about this. It is a tactic of the terrorists to get civilians killed. They hope to get people thinking from emotion. This is a situation in which there will be civilian casualties. It's not that people are callous to that, but that we can't let our abhorrence of such casualties prevent us and Israel and others that are going to have to fight these thugs from doing what is necessary.