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leftyladyfrommo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:30 PM
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Great: Israel threatens full scale invasion/Lebanese Army to
Edited on Thu Jul-20-06 01:31 PM by leftyladyfrommo
join with Hezbollah.

I just saw these two headlines.

Things over there are just swell, aren't they.

And what are we doing to help? I don't think we are doing one thing. Bush wants Israel to wipe out Hezbollah so he isn't doing anything.
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:31 PM
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1. A Link Would Be Appreciated, Ma'am
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bloom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:37 PM
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3. "Israel Hints at a Full-Scale Invasion" - ABC - link
Edited on Thu Jul-20-06 01:38 PM by bloom
Israel Hints at Full-Scale Invasion of Lebanon; Troops Encounter Fierce Resistance From Guerrillas

By HUSSEIN DAKROUB

BEIRUT, Lebanon Jul 20, 2006 (AP)— Israeli troops met fierce resistance from Hezbollah guerrillas Thursday as they crossed into Lebanon to seek tunnels and weapons for a second straight day, and Israel hinted at a full-scale invasion.

Israeli warplanes also launched new airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, shortly after daybreak, followed by strikes in the guerrillas' heartland in the south and eastern Bekaa Valley.

The strikes followed bombings Wednesday that killed as many as 70 people, according to Lebanese television, making it the deadliest day since the fighting began July 12.

Russia sharply criticized Israel over its onslaught against Lebanon, now in its ninth day, sparked when Hezbollah militants captured two Israeli soldiers. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Israel's actions have gone "far beyond the boundaries of an anti-terrorist operation" and repeating calls for an immediate cease-fire.

At least 306 people have been killed in Lebanon since the Israeli campaign began, according to the security forces control room that collates casualties. In Israel, 29 people have been killed, including 14 soldiers. The U.N. has said at least a half- million people have been displaced in Lebanon.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2215868
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:47 PM
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6. Thank You, Ma'am
There does not seem to be any mention there, though, of the Lebanese Army joining in with Hezbollah.
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bloom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:48 PM
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7. That's true - Might just be speculation.
I didn't find that one.


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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 03:34 PM
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14. It was on CNN
and on LBC America.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:35 PM
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2. Israel is the total aggressor here all of their actions attest to....
...and demonstrate this fact.
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sgxnk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:39 PM
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4. the irony
the irony of RUSSIA (RUSSIA!!!!!) criticizing israel for being overly aggressive towards terrorists?!?!?!?

ah, the theater of the absurd
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:46 PM
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5. So much for the "war on terror"...
So far it's seen as a war on terror only if it benefits Bush's corporate masters, just like the war on drugs. Hamas and Hezbollah are both terrorist organizations and should be dealt with accordingly.
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:49 PM
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8. But the Lebanese Army wasn't I reckon until the current invasion
It seems they've radicalized some who wouldn't have been otherwise, unless I don't know something about the Lebanese Army.
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heidler1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 01:57 PM
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9. I wonder if the Israelis are trying to get the Lebanese army to
help them kill off the Hezbala and it's backfired?
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Emit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 02:10 PM
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10. Well, bombing Lebanese barracks probably didn't help matters much...
BEIRUT, July 18, 2006

~snip~

Barracks of the Lebanese army in the hills overlooking Beirut were bombed four times overnight by Israeli jets and rescue efforts were underway. The number of casualties there was unclear. In a similar attack early Monday nine soldiers were killed.

~snip~


http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=74055
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gula Donating Member (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 03:27 PM
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12. Especially right after Israel rejected the UN's idea of posting an
international force in Southern Lebanon, saying that it prefer it be the Lebanese army.
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Leopolds Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 03:33 PM
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13. "saying that it prefer it be the Lebanese army" (not the UN) on border.
Why? So their barracks will be easier to bomb? Israel's strategy makes no sense.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 03:09 PM
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11. Never thought of it that way.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 03:37 PM
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15. Lebanese people are pissed
and are siding with Hezbollah after their children and country have been bomed to oblivion.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 03:42 PM
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16. Bill Bennett says to
give war a chance. The fascists have gone mad.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 07:15 PM
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17. Is that the opposite of "give peace a chance"?
You're right - he's a mad fascist all right!
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