News From The Long War, Thread 2

Various | 2/13/06 | Knitting a Conundrum and others

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Thread 2

Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, our nation has fought a global war against violent extremists who use terrorism as their weapon of choice, and who seek to destroy our free way of life. Our enemies seek weapons of mass destruction and, if they are successful, will likely attempt to use them in their conflict with free people everywhere. Currently, the struggle is centered in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we will need to be prepared and arranged to successfully defend our nation and its interests around the globe for years to come. DOD

Our enemies include all the Muslims who dream of knocking Western Civilization off its perch atop humanity’s dung heap. Islam is fractured into any number of sects, tribes and ethnic groups, but the dream of destroying us cuts across all the fault lines. Islamic terrorists are merely the tip of a very large spear.

J. Peter Mulhern, the American Thinker, September 18

The determination behind that fight is real, the hatred is real, and the excuses for doing this are very real in the minds of those who have decided to walk that path. We can respond in two ways: Try to ignore or negotiate with people who do not want to negotiate in good faith, because what they want is our destruction, or to stand up against the darkness of those who see all of us, our way of life, our culture and our aspirations as something worth eliminating.

Either: "And God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Or: "With vigilance, determination, courage, we will defeat the enemies of freedom, and we will leave behind a more peaceful world for our children and our grandchildren." GW Bush.

Here's where I will post news and info about the Long War. Let me know if you're interested.

Thread 1

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I can see a lot of digging in my near future...

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I have pretensions of being a serious rosarian. Pretensions, but love for the flowers, for sure. I used to belong to the Houston Rose Society, even. And these are special roses. Secret to beautiful roses is good soil prep, keeping pests under control, pruning. But on the other hand, they are moderately hardy, and if you can keep the weeds under control, they bloom with some neglect. But I want them to be gorgeous.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

04:59 Coalition demands delay of rabbinical judge appointments (Haaretz)
04:18 Peretz says will focus on Arab sector in Labor primaries (Haaretz)
03:44 Iran to open first stretch of Armenian gas pipeline (AP)
03:13 U.S. announces frozen N. Korean money to be released for humanitarian use (AP)
02:30 Sources: Israel will not falter on PA economic embargo (Haaretz)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

French President Jacques Chirac told Israel at the start of the war in Lebanon that France would support an Israeli assault on Syria, it was reported on Sunday.

Army Radio reported that in the message, which was delivered by Chirac to Israel via a secret channel, the French president suggested that Israel invade Damascus and topple the regime of Bashar Assad. In exchange, Chirac assured Israel full French support for the war.

According to the message delivered from Paris, Syria was responsible for the flare up in the North and encouraged Hizbullah to attack.

"Former prime minister Ariel Sharon had explained to the French in the past that Iran is the main one responsible for Hizbullah's armament in Lebanon, while Chirac saw Syria as the primary one responsible for the matter," former Israeli ambassador to France Nissim Zvilli told Army Radio in an interview.

"President Chirac saw Syria as directly responsible for the attempt to undermine the Lebanese regime," he said. "He saw them as directly responsible for the murder of [former Lebanese prime minister] Rafik Hariri and directly responsible for arming Hizbullah. Likewise, he saw Syria as the one giving Hizbullah orders on how to operate."

In March of last year, some four months before the war began, Chirac warned Syria that the international community would respond harshly to any attempt to destabilize Lebanon.

"Syria must understand that any act that encroaches upon the stability of Lebanon, be it through the shipment of weapons or assassinations, is an act that contradicts with its standing in the international community and will trigger a response from the international community," Chirac said at the time.

During the war, France was one of the foremost proponents of sending a multinational UNIFIL force to police the Israel-Lebanon border, and even offered to lead it.

Towards the end of the war, however, diplomatic officials said France had changed its mind out of concern that its badly strained relations with Syria would lead Hizbullah to target French soldiers.

France, the officials pointed out, was instrumental in pushing through UN Security Council Resolution 1559, which forced Syria out of Lebanon. In addition, it was a key force behind the establishment of the commission of inquiry into the assassination of Hariri, who was a personal friend of Chirac.

AP and Herb Keinon contributed to this report.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879109084&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

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Anbar Tribesmen Defeat Al-Qaeda Cell

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803013/posts

Armed tribesmen in the Eastern Husayba village (5 km east of Ramadi) in the Anbar Governorate managed to drive out a local insurgent group associated with the Al-Qaeda in Iraq organization from their village, while residents discovered a mass grave of 16 citizens killed by militants in the area, Sot Al-Iraq reported.

The campaign started Friday after gunmen abducted a local boy named Yassir, prompting his mother to go out on the street screaming and urging the villagers to carry arms and find her only son. Dozens of men from the area armed with pistols, rifles and machine guns grouped and started searching the palm orchards surrounding their village while shouting tribal battle cries.

They located and captured the insurgent cell of 11 men before sunset and released the kidnapped boy. The tribesmen reportedly handed over their prisoners to the Ramadi Police Directorate. Also, a mass grave with the corpses of 16 missing residents of the village was discovered at the nearby Al-Shadda area.


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Evenin',,,Some Good NUZZ Bout Armed Home-Owners/Renters/
/Campers/Folks...;0)

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The tribesmen reportedly handed over their prisoners to the Ramadi Police Directorate.
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Havin' had the total krap beat out of em'...;0)

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Can't hang em' but once...;0)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

About time you showed up. I was talking about rose beds on another thread...

[Knitting A Conundrum]

in case you want a break from bad news, this is my rose thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1803015/posts

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managed to drive out a local insurgent group associated with the Al-Qaeda in Iraq organization from their village,
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This gets 'em shot on sight like the H'mung` did the VC...

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Wants to hog all the glory when he gets to muslim Paradise? Maybe he thinks he'll get double doses of the 72?