 He thinks there's going to be a ceasefire sometime soon. Good luck with that belated plan.
This was a banner on Haaretz - more when the story is posted. |
| Next to the blue helmets, no doubt. Boy, didn't they do a helluva job? |
| yup. here's more on the press conference |
Following Israel's military pressure on Lebanon, Fouad Siniora tells reporters, 'we'll work to extend state's authority over all its territories, in cooperation with United Nations in south Lebanon'; adds 'Lebanon is last to know what is happening, but first to pay price' | uh huh. well, if it's so hard for you to keep track of Hezboallah and Iranian agents in your country, Israel will have to do it for you. |
| So they're not actually going to extend state authority to south Leb, they're just going to "work" to do it. Do a Rantburg search on Resolution 1559 and you'll notice they've been "working" on it since before Hariri got boomed. |
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora called on Saturday for an immediate ceasefire, saying Israeli attacks had turned Lebanon into a disaster area in need of international aid. "We call for an immediate ceasefire backed by the United Nations," Siniora said in a televised message to the nation. "I declare today that Lebanon is a disaster zone in need of a .comprehensive and speedy Arab plan | which you didn't get from the emergency meeting of Arab states, who decided to do ... nothing.. |
and (it) pleads to its friends in the world to rush to its aid."
| Hezbollah has to let the Israeli soldiers go and disarm. |
At least 100 people, most of them civilians, have died in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since Hizbullah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight on Wednesday.
Four civilians have been killed by Hizbullah rockets in northern Israel since. "We call (for) ... work to extend the state's authority over all its territories, in cooperation with the United Nations in south Lebanon," A visibly emotional Siniora said. | Little late with that, Mr. PM |
| What it says, though, is that he realizes the root core problem: Lebanon isn't sovereign in the south. He just has to find a way to say that and not have Hezbollah kill him for it ... |
The UN maintains a peacekeeping force in south Lebanon where Hizbullah guerrillas are active. | Yup - they try to keep Israel contained. |
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