News from the Long War, Thread 4

Various | 4/15/07 | Knitting a Conundrum and Others

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Thread 4



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.

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[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Nasrallah warns gov't not to storm camp
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIRUT, Lebanon

Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday warned the Lebanese government against storming a Palestinian refugee camp where Islamic militants are holed up and criticized US weapons aid to the military in the standoff.

Nasrallah warns gov't not to storm camp

Someone was asking about this critter the other day - Here he is.

[Uncle Ike]

” Nasrallah warns gov’t not to storm camp “

Heard a passing comment on FNC yesterday something to the effect that Nasrallah had “issued a statement in support of the government”... With no details and no follow-up, so I didn’t bother to share it here....

Your story sounds more accurate - and ‘in character’....

[Uncle Ike]

Here’s a big ‘uh-oh’......

Ukraine: Thousands of soldiers moving towards Kiev
AFP via translation | May 26, 2007

Posted on 05/26/2007 4:51:42 AM CDT by HAL9000

via translation -

Ukraine: thousands of soldiers move towards Kiev
KIEV - Several thousands of soldiers belonging to the troops of the ministry for the Interior, carried out by their commander, honest to president Viktor Iouchtchenko, move towards Kiev, in spite of the order of their minister, faithful to the Ukrainian government, affirmed Saturday the ministry.

“On May 26 (...) of the units of the interior, strong troops several thousands of people, took the road towards Kiev”, affirmed the ministry all while being said “worried” by this situation.

“The order on their displacement was given personally by the commander of the interior troops Olexandre Kikhtenko” close to the presidency, “in spite of the order of the Minister of Interior Department”, faithful to the government, underlines the official statement.

A person in charge for service of the interior troops contacted by AFP could not confirm these assertions. “We do not have this kind of information”, declared this person in charge.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1840095/posts
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Hmmmmmm.... Haven’t had a good military coup in a while....

[Uncle Ike]

And then, there’s this.....

U.S. forces raid al-Sadr’s stronghold
AP via Yahoo ^ | 5/26/07 | sinan salheddin

Posted on 05/26/2007 5:00:02 AM CDT by advance_copy

BAGHDAD - A day after radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr resurfaced to end nearly four months in hiding and demand U.S. troops leave Iraq, American forces raided his Sadr City stronghold and killed five suspected militia fighters in air strikes Saturday.

U.S. and Iraqi forces called in the air strikes after a raid in which they captured a “suspected terrorist cell leader,” the U.S. military said in statement.

The statement claimed the captured man was “the suspected leader in a secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.”

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1840097/posts
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Think somebody was just waiting for Mookie to resurface???

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Interesting that Nasrallah and mookie both go into hiding and emerge at about the same time as powerful as before and making threats and spreading hate.

A 50 from across the valley aught to fix it though.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Funny we both caught that at the same time.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Glad I looked before I posted.

[Uncle Ike]

” Glad I looked before I posted. “

Not to worry — it happens all the time where two (or more) of us will glom onto the same piece of info simultaneously...

Just means that we’re pretty much in agreement as to what’s significant......

[Bahbah]

LOL.

You did it again...made me smile.

[Bahbah]

Nasrallah on Friday warned the Lebanese government against storming a Palestinian refugee camp

Finally heard from.

[Uncle Ike]

Good morning, Bahbah....

Pull up a stool and a cuppa —

Between the carryings-on in Lebanon and Gaza, and Mookie showing up to be a lightning rod, and a possible military coup in the Ukraine, this could be an uncharacteristically interesting weekend......

;~)

[Bahbah]

this could be an uncharacteristically interesting weekend......

That just may be the case.

Thanks to all. I was able to get "up to speed" in a short time thanks to the posts.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Morning BahBah.

[Bahbah]

Morning, Workerbee. I’m glad the affects of the shot are easing.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Thanks - they can be so debilitating.

[Uncle Ike]

****trail of breadcrumbs****

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Morning, folks. Hubby is home, and I didn’t get online much at all yesterday.

17:34 Hamas says IDF strikes in Gaza are putting Gilad Shalit`s life in danger (Haaretz)
16:48 Parts of Kiryat Ayin evacuated due to large blaze in city (Israel Radio)
15:46 Death toll climbs to 5 in IAF strike in Gaza (Haaretz)
15:39 Qassam hits Kibbutz in western Negev, no injuries or damage reported (Haaretz)
15:25 One NATO soldier killed, four wounded in southern Afghanistan (DPA)
14:40 U.S. helicopter crashes during routine mission in Jordan, both pilots hurt (AP)
14:27 Abbas rejects resignation submitted by PA public security chief (Haaretz)
14:20 PA Preventive Security say uncovered ring of collaborators with Israel (Israel Radio)
14:07 Death toll in IAF Gaza strikes rises to four (Haaretz)
13:15 African Union: UN officer killed by robbers at his home in Darfur (AP)
12:39 3 U.S. planes carrying military aid to Lebanon`s army arrive in Beirut (AP)
12:31 Oranit resident`s license revoked after speeding at 183 km/h to Eilat (Army Radio)
12:01 Casualty toll in IAF strike in Gaza rises to three dead, six hurt (Israel Radio)
11:35 Two participants in Upper Galilee bike race injured, one seriously (Haaretz)
11:30 At least one person killed, four hurt in IAF strikes on Hamas posts in Gaza City (AP)
11:05 15-year-old found dead at his home near Haifa (Israel Radio)
10:46 Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr backs plan aimed at ending sectarian clashes (BBC)
10:06 Qassam lands in open area near Sderot; no injuries or damage reported (Israel Radio)
09:06 IDF raids Jenin home of Hamas cabinet minister and arrests him overnight (Reuters)
08:57 IDF: Since May 15, 2007, Palestinians fired over 220 rockets into Israel (Haaretz)
08:26 U.S. troops in Baghdad detain militant leader suspected of Iran ties (Reuters)
08:13 IDF arrests a Palestinian militant in Jenin (Israel Radio)
07:34 UN: U.S. violated int`l law in immigration-restriction counter-terrorism laws (Reuters)
07:26 NY Times: Bush considering cutting Iraq combat forces by up to half next year (Reuters)
06:30 Egypt invites Palestinian factions to cease-fire talks in Cairo (Israel Radio)
05:37 Western powers draft proposal for int`l trial of Hariri murderers (Reuters)
04:15 Palestinians say 6 hurt in overnight IAF strikes on Gaza Strip (Israel Radio)
03:04 U.S. President Bush signs 100 billion dollar Iraq funding bill (Reuters)
02:20 Senate report: Spy agencies predicted problems U.S. now faces in Iraq (AP)
01:54 Palestinians open fire on car near Qalqilyah; no injuries reported (Israel Radio)
00:22 Report: IAF bombs home in northern Gaza`s Jabalya refugee camp (Reuters)
00:17 Lebanese army detains militants around Palestinian camp near Tripoli (DPA)

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

"10:46 Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr backs plan aimed at ending sectarian clashes (BBC)"

He might have said it, but I don't believe it.

Thanks KAC

[Knitting A Conundrum]

He’s earned lots of bad karma...

[jedward]

“Just means that we’re pretty much in agreement as to what’s significant......”

Ain’t that the truth.