Posted on 07/23/2006 10:22:28 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
Hezbollah terrorists fire a missile from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
Anybody know of other blogs that are doing a good job covering this war? Does anyone know if Stratfor has relaesed a new article on the fighting?
Well..perhaps we are saying the same thing..however, just because President Bush may be skeptical about diplomacy doesn't mean he doesn't see the necessity of doing the things that show the world that he is ATTEMPTING the diplomatic route.
Just like Iraq, he KNEW that Saddam would NOT let the weapons inspectors do their jobs...but he had to so THAT step to get the Congress and others behind him to invade Iraq.
Colin Powell on the other hand, I think, preferred to ALWAYS go the diplomatic route, even if it is flawed, than the more "iffy" military route...and I lost any respect for him that I had.
Update on Southeast Asian Militants Heading to Lebanon
By Zachary Abuza
On 20 July, I posted on Suab Didu, the head of the radical Islamic Youth Movement of Indonesia, who announced the formation of a new regional organization, the "Palestine Jihad Bombing Troops" that was dispatching some 217 Southeast Asians to "help our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon." http://counterterrorismblog.org/2006/07/southeast_asians_en_route_to_m.php Yesterday Suaib Didu, commented in the press, "It's all true. Militants from Malaysia and Thailand departed yesterday. Indonesians will leave soon."
A quasi-official from the Philippine Moro Islamic Liberation Front denied that any members of the MILF were among the 57 Filipinos that Didu claimed were being sent to the region.
In other news, another militant organization, the Islamic Defender's Front (FPI) ’s spokesman, Yusuf al Qardawi, announced that 90 members of his group were leaving for Lebanon and “are ready to die as martyrs.” The FPI threatened to recruit large numbers of jihadis to fight the Americans in Iraq in 2003, though few actually went. The FPI's leader, Habib Rizieq, was quickly detained by US forces and sent back to Indonesia, though the government did nothing to punish him.
The veracity of these claims is uncertain.
I think she is trying to promote that Islam is peaceful
But no Doritos.
That quoted passage by Steve Emerson doesn't make sense to me...does it to you?
07/22/06 - A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion departs the shore of Lebanon after picking up American citizens July 22, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and elements of Task Force 59 are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert J. Fluegel) (Released)
Honestly, I don't know. I just remember hearing that she is trying to promote Islam as peaceful, I could be wrong about, though.
I know alot of people value Steve Emerson's take on terrorists. Did you read the responses on LGF?
I just posted it FYI, because seeing her name posted made me remember that.
Saddam agreed to a feeding tube?
Hopefully they put it in the wrong end or they put the machine on suck.....
Y'all are sweet. We have the A/Cs humming right along all over the place here. Thank goodness.
Diplomacy and stable leaders have everything to do with the continuous flow of oil from the region...follow the money
LOL!!
Glad to see the Marines flying over Beirut!
I admire him more and more each day. And, I say again, that talking to moonbats from his radio days, prepared him well for talking to the WH press corps. BTW, did Helen call out sick today?
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