8/2 Middle East Live Thread

8/1 Middle East Live Thread ^ | 8/2/06 | BurbankKarl

[BurbankKarl]

IDF: 400 Hezbollah down, 1200 to go

Report: 'Unprecedented' IAF presence over Baalbeck IDF commandos conducting raid deep in Lebanon; 3 soldiers killed in south Lebanon village

Israel sends up to 10,000 troops into southern Lebanon

Israeli Commandos Raid Hezbollah Hideout in Baalbek Hospital

[silentknight]

CNN is SOOOOOOO obvious. Do they not even TRY to hide their bias. It is DISGUSTING. They might as well have the Hezzies flag flying above Andersoun Cooper.

BARF

[MNJohnnie]

Levital? The Fox News guy in Lebanon just made a REALLY important point. They got the full list names of all the "victims" from Qana. They are all women or children.

He asked "The question I have yet to hear asked is where were all the fathers and husbands for these women and children"

[CedarDave]

Hinting at the rumor that disabled children put in there or euthanized first then used this way? Obviously if proved, it makes these people the equivalent of the Nazis in late 30's. They went from their (Gypsies, Homosexuals, and of course Jews).

[GulfBreeze]

"Arab Countries will Stand by Syria if Threatened, Saudi Minister Says"

Yea, but what if Israel kicks their a$$ without ever actually threatening to do so? Hmmmmmmm?

[MNJohnnie]

Yep I agree. I just shut it off. FOX is doing much better then CNN

[sageb1]

I'm having the same problem. Starts, then stops. I have wireless cable connection.

[MNJohnnie]

Blah Blah Blah but what are the Saudi's DOING?


Nothing.

[hegemony]

..."we hope that if there was an Israeli inclination to provoke Syria, the US would adopt a deterrent stance,"

Well, hope springs eternal, doesn't it? The Saudis are real experts at deterrents. 19 hijackers comes to mind.

[freedom4me]

Thank you!

[Chuck54]

I am trying to figure out if they will hit Syria or get hit by syria before this is over...

I think Syria was certain this war would already be over. They thought world opinion would have condemned Israel so severely that a cease-fire would have ensued.

They were wrong, the U.S. is doing a fantastic job in letting Israel continue unabated. World Opinion be damned. Syria is in a dither and will let the Hezzies sink or swim on their own.

[RDTF]

ah but CNN is live right now and Fox has O'Reilly again..

(although the comedy show of O'Reilly and Rather and Geraldo may be worth watching)

[casino66]

http://hnn.us/articles/380.html

Gives a report on the Church committee and the damage that was done to the CIA.

[VirginiaMom]

I'm on cable connection too. Very frustrating as it looks to be very good.

[MNJohnnie]

Neither. Neither Syria or Iran will get involved directly. They work thru proxy forces. With the US sending a clear signal "Hey This time no one is going to stop the Jews for you like we did in 1956, 1967 and 1973, they are gooing to sit on their butts and sit this one out.

[af_vet_1981]

Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal announced Wednesday that the Arab countries will stand by Syria if she encounters any threat or in case of any aggression on any Arab country.

They will stand by, complain, wring their hands, issue statements, and watch.

Otherwise they will be destroyed.

This is all about WMDs.

[Fitzcarraldo]

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/67144.html

Israel timed call-ups to ‘massage’ Syria

IAN BRUCE, Defence Correspondent August 03 2006

Israel deliberately staggered the call-up of its reserve forces over the past week to avoid panicking Syria and risking all-out war on a second front, according to Israel Defence Force sources.

Most of the 12,000 reservists mobilised last Thursday are now on the Lebanese border, while a further 10,000 to 15,000 men are likely to be ordered to report for active duty in the next few days.

An officer said: "While our generals would have preferred a substantial early call-up to provide a manpower pool for all contingencies, it was felt that mass mobilisation would have resulted in an unwanted escalation.

"Syria had to be massaged. If we had had 25,000 troops poised within striking distance of the Bekaa Valley astride the main highway to Damascus, Syria would have been forced to respond.

"The thinking is that we will feed in as many units as necessary to expand the buffer zone or relieve those already in action against Hizbollah, with sufficient combat power in reserve to advance to the Litani or beyond if that becomes the strategic goal.

"There was also an economic reason to stage mobilisation by degrees. Every reservist we take is one fewer worker in the factories or fields. Apart from the relatively small regular cadre, ours is a citizen-army and the financial impact of mass call-up is felt quickly."

[MNJohnnie]

That what you get for wasting your time on Wash Poop sites.

Where were the fathers and husbands Wash Poop?

[JustaCowgirl]

wow, that one is a baby. But beautiful.

As you say, God bless and keep them all. Brave young warriors defending their country.

[DCPatriot]

De Nada! ;^)

[McGavin999]

OTOH, there are so many beautiful manly males in Israel, based on what I've seen the last few weeks, that I'm sure we can both make do.

I'm still trying to figure out if this guy is for real or is an actor.