Crisis grows as Israel ‘launches attack deep in Lebanon.’
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Crisis grows as Israel ‘launches attack deep in Lebanon.’
The AP reports, “The ferocity of the battles in Baalbek and across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, the determination of the Israelis to keep fighting and the minimal diplomatic progress toward a cease-fire all indicate the 3-week-old war is more likely to escalate than end soon.”
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Apocalypse Now?
You say you want a Revelation?
Well ya know
They all wanna end the world.
Make the Gopers lament.
August 1st, 2006 at 8:54 pmThis is thing is scaring the crap out of me. Anyone else?
August 1st, 2006 at 9:43 pmme too, zooey... me too...
August 1st, 2006 at 9:47 pmolmert, or the other guy? not sure? that is the point...
August 1st, 2006 at 9:48 pm
what, me worry?
\ann wants the usa to invade cuba, by the way\
August 1st, 2006 at 9:51 pmThe AP reports, “The ferocity of the battles in Baalbek and across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, the determination of the Israelis to keep fighting and the minimal diplomatic progress toward a cease-fire all indicate the 3-week-old war is more likely to escalate than end soon.â€
Surprising, huh?
August 1st, 2006 at 9:51 pm1939 or 2006?
August 1st, 2006 at 9:55 pm
katey and Zooey,
August 1st, 2006 at 9:58 pmIt could have been worse G W Bush could have been elected President.
Walt,
I have bad news...you've been awake these last 5 years. He wasn't elected, but he wears the crown...
August 1st, 2006 at 10:08 pmalfred e newman,
I love your GWB impression.
August 1st, 2006 at 10:09 pmthank you, z!
they say impersonation is the highest form of flattery, or something. i only do gwb though..oh, and early 70s ronnie howard.
August 1st, 2006 at 10:14 pmit's a war. Israel is going to make it as miserable as they possibly can for hizbollah.
hizbollah provoked Israel, paybacks are a bitch.
whoever has the better army and will to fight and win is going to prevail.
Israel isn't playing tiddlywinks.
Who is at fault? probably Nazi Germany.
this war is about seventy years old now.
August 1st, 2006 at 10:17 pmcommencement address, american university [forthcoming 2007]:
August 1st, 2006 at 10:19 pm
Who is at fault? probably Nazi Germany.
this war is about seventy years old now.
Comment by wildfire — August 1, 2006 @ 10:17 pm
Hmmmm... what?
August 1st, 2006 at 10:22 pmIt seems that Israel is continuing to be a violent proxy for the U.S. in this Mideast crisis. This is definitely going to bring Syria into this. The attack was practically at the border. Very, very bad. Thanks for all of the "Democracy", W.
http://www.sunstateactivist.org/ssablog.php
Israel: A terrorist state? After Qana, absolutely
Only on SSA Blog
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August 1st, 2006 at 10:31 pmhttp://www.sunstateactivist.org/forum
Hey condi! Get bent. ;)
August 1st, 2006 at 10:43 pmhad not the Nazis did what they did to the Jews, they would still be living in Germany and Poland.
Now, it is a world of trouble and woe for every single soul.
blame Mel Gibson too.
These days, war isn't about abiding by the rules. It's anything goes. If hizbollah fires missles at Israel, somehow, people feel it is justified. If Israel bombs buildings where hizbollah is firing missiles and using civilian deaths for political gain, it is Israels fault.
It's war, anything goes. Israel can bomb anything or anybody that they want. so can hizbollah.
there are no rules. the Geneva Convention is a mere nuisance that is in the way.
It's the twenty-first century schzoid world. all the rules are broken.
nobody counts anymore. the rich are getting richer from the wars going on everywhere, and the poor get pure hell.
that is the way it is. the reality of it all is this: Nazi Germany started this war in 1939.
The forgotten war in Iraq is just a preliminary cat fight for things to come.
How much peace has there really been since 1914? not much
nine million soldiers died in WWI. It hasn't stopped since then.
humans are animals. they are content in killng each other. that is the brutal, harsh reality.
August 1st, 2006 at 10:46 pmHey condi! Get bent. ;)
Comment by Zooey — August 1, 2006 @ 10:43 pm
You tell her, Zoo.
August 1st, 2006 at 10:53 pmyou don't like it :(
i have just been so busy lately... these people won't leave a girl alone for even a SECOND! condi get this, condi go there, condi get on the cuba thing; condi, this family is filled with earners, if you don't earn for me, you will be out of the family...
z, do you believe george had the nerve to tell me that!! men!
well, off to tuck in the turd!
condi
August 1st, 2006 at 10:53 pmz, do you believe george had the nerve to tell me that!! men!
Comment by condolezza rice
Just make sure you buy your shoes on your own time, so George won't have to smack you in the head.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:05 pm#2- Zooey, I have my hand up. Knowing what these psychos are capable of doing, it is sane to be scared. But it sucks, and I hate it.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:19 pmWell, Olmert looks and sounds a lot like Schickelgruber.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:23 pmsorry #23...
you have been zonked!
#4 is rudolf hess, 1934. close! keep playing.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:31 pmBoring night. All agree.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:33 pmBoring night. All agree.
Comment by Juan C
Boring is sometimes good, Juan, especially in interesting times. ;)
August 1st, 2006 at 11:34 pmHey monty,
Sad blogging on fb.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:35 pmIsrael is completely out of control and a widening war with Syria and Iran looms larger daily!
August 1st, 2006 at 11:37 pmhi, condi!
i *like* the speech so far... it could be a bit more strident for my taste, but, you have a great start!
can you see if you can start a war in a cooler place? i want to go somewhere, but, i am not going out in the heat...kills my hair. can't we do something where it is cold?
well, think about it.
kisses,
ann
August 1st, 2006 at 11:38 pmSad blogging on fb.
/i don't know what that means?
August 1st, 2006 at 11:40 pmChrist monty, f*ck shrub.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:42 pmPost 29 ann > how about bombing Bergen, Norway, since Seixon lives there > that is a cold place in winter, and even cool in summer > lol.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:43 pm*oops*
i never abbreviated it...i'm slow tonight. yes, it is getting so that i only spend about an hour collecting, and then i get too mad/sad/angry/hopeless and i stop...
August 1st, 2006 at 11:44 pmI can see how that would happen, monty. I can't even imagine how it must be for the people in that situation. I hope we never find out.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:48 pmBoring is sometimes good, Juan, especially in interesting times. ;)
Comment by Zooey — August 1, 2006 @ 11:34 pm
Yeah, you are right. I am complaining about this thread while people die. Sorry.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:52 pmSorry.
Comment by Juan C
You're a good person, Juan.
August 1st, 2006 at 11:55 pmIsrael will stay in lebanon until a strong multinational force can be deployed,once a strong force is there led by french maybe. Israel will then bomb iran's nuke labs ect and Iran and Hezbolah will have to fight multinational force to get at Israel.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:01 amwell, i (all of us in 'i') must sleep... goodnight, z and j.c.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:01 amIsrael will then bomb iran’s nuke labs ect and Iran and Hezbolah will have to fight multinational force to get at Israel.
Comment by Pleb — August 2, 2006 @ 12:01 am
One thing is clear. Nobody cares about people.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:07 amI doubt this is going to stop anything soon.
I just wonder how longer until the "excuse" to bring the USAF..at-full-strength.
One can only hope that the nuke cat will be kept in the bag. But perhaps this is much to ask from those people.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:07 amRed Cross workers and residents of Qana, where Israeli bombing killed at least 60 civilians, have told IPS that no Hezbollah rockets were launched from the city before the Israeli air strike.
The Israeli military has said it bombed the building in which several people had taken shelter, more than half of them children, because the Army had faced rocket fire from Qana. The Israeli military has said that Hezbollah was therefore responsible for the deaths.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:08 amNo Hezbollah Rockets Fired from Qana
You’re a good person, Juan.
Comment by Zooey — August 1, 2006 @ 11:55 pm
Will you say that again? :)
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:16 am(That was flirty, but in a very grateful kind of way)
I'm outta here, too. Goodnight, monty.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:16 amYou're a good person, Juan.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:18 amGoodnight -- but in a good way. :-)
Yesterday I posted the following at http://www.democraticunderground.com.
Israel quickly broke the ceasefire announced by the US as a face-saving gesture for Rice's miserable failure at diplomacy. On the heels of that Israel announced a major call-up of reserve forces.
I'm afraid the genie is out of the bottle this time. And that is mostly because Bush squandered all of his capital on his mistaken invasion of Iraq.
Israel is not only going to create a sizable buffer zone between Lebanon and Israel but also between Lebanon and Syria, trapping 300,000 Lebanoneze inside Syria. At least that is Israel's master plan. Who knows what this may provoke but it certainly will not be a ceasefire. And good luck in getting either a UN or NATO force to bail Israel out.
Today Israel struck 90 miles north of the border making my prediction look pretty spot on, sad though it is. Sistani has warned Bush to rein in Israel and Syria may not sit by idly while Israel occupies a large chunk of Lebanon.
If Israel wants the UN to bail them out in Lebanon the UN should impose the peace agreement that Clinton drew up at Camp David just before he left office. At first Arafat rejected that agreement, then after fighting broke out following Sharon's "visit" to the Temple Mount, Arafat had a change of heart and accepted it. Israel at first accepted it then when Arafat had his change of heart so did Israel as they backed out and would no longer have any part of it. This may be the only hope.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:44 amI agree with Plebs comments its all about Israel defending and backing itself up using a multinational force to defend its borders, as israel well knows it will in the very near future strike at Irans nuclear infastructure, and to do this it will also have to put troops on the ground as air power alone will not do the job, once they make this move all hell will break loose and not just in the middle east..........
August 2nd, 2006 at 6:05 amThe disproportional use of Weapons by Isreal
Is about the same as your neighbour throwing a firecracker in your garden and you leveling his house, car and killing his wif and kids because of it
Has anyone here seen the destruction caused by Isreal , towns and villages have been leveled for miles
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:18 amAny fool can see that it'll escalate and I'm living proof of that. And I never thought that it would be contained in S. Lebanon. This will get much worse before it gets better.
Anyway, Mo Do weighs in about Mel Gibson.
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:19 amShiite leaders distance themselves from Iraqi government
The signs of defection are troublesome for U.S. and Iraqi officials, and another possible sign that the American strategy is threatened. The Shiite leaders have pushed for formation of the government more aggressively than any other Iraqi group, and their frustrations come just as American and Iraqi officials had encouraged Sunni Muslims to participate in the nascent political process.
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:22 am#12 Who is at fault? probably Nazi Germany.
this war is about seventy years old now.
Comment by wildfire — August 1, 2006 @ 10:17 pm
Nah, it goes far before, when the Romans expelled the jews from Jerusalem.
Let's Bomb the Vatican!
/Sarcasm Off
August 2nd, 2006 at 8:29 amI agree with calling this a war agaisnt Lebanon.
August 2nd, 2006 at 8:43 amThe language of "War on Terror" must end.
Legitimate, legal wars with oversight by congress, the courts, and the international community.
I agree with calling this a war agaisnt Lebanon.
The language of “War on Terror†must end.
Legitimate, legal wars with oversight by congress, the courts, and the international community.
Comment by Total Information Awareness — August 2, 2006 @ 8:43
Calling something else won't help, although I welcome the idea of the international community having some oversight.
Hizbollah had been launching rocket attacks into border settlements, resulting it must be noted in very few casualties. There is not much difference in the casualty rates inflicted for example, on the British by the IRA. This is not to excuse it you understand, but to put it in context.
Despite several decades of terrorism, the British never bombed Dublin City or our airports, blockaded Dublin port, or took any action that killed hundreds of Southern Irish civilians indiscriminatley, and make no mistake, these options were on the table.
Certainly they made some blunders, and did some dreadful things, but in the main and luckily for all involved, cooler heads prevailed.
Israel would have been much wiser to work carefully with the Lebanese government to eliminate the problem that way, as the British did with Ireland. What does Britian have next door now? A prosperous and confident friendly economy with whom they share a common internal customs border, as well as regular and enthusiastic co-operation on many issues within the EU.
Israel could do far worse than to follow that model, they have been trying collective punishment for 50 years, and you certainly couldn’t claim that it’s working. Time to look to conflicts were there has been widespread resolution, and try a different approach.
August 2nd, 2006 at 9:03 amI was in Beirut in the 70'S. Lebanon, and the city, was a beautiful place then. Look at it now.
I remember the casinos north of town on the seaside. Your hotel in Beirut would furnish limo service to the casinos. It was an idyllic time, but somehow things seem to have gotten out of control.
What a waste. Israel and the world have handled this matter atrociously.
August 2nd, 2006 at 9:57 amwho will try ehud olmert and his child-killing air-force piolts for war-crimes along with executives at lockheed-martin. answer=no one. its a cruel and unjust world.
August 2nd, 2006 at 10:38 amgee maybe Mel gibson was right about Jews and wars.
August 2nd, 2006 at 3:00 pm#56
August 2nd, 2006 at 10:01 pmlikewise asshat.