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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| 'Israel planning to occupy south Lebanon' |
| 2008-12-17 |
| Israel has made contingency plans for another attack against Lebanon which includes occupying the territory south to the Litani River. The Israeli daily Jerusalem Post has quoted military sources as saying that the Golani Brigade of the Israeli Army had recently concluded a one-week military exercise as preparations for waging a war on both Syria and Hezbollah. According to the report, Israel considers Hezbollah as a partner in the Lebanese government, so for Israel there would be no difference between Hezbollah and other parts of the Lebanese government. The regime has threatened to strike all Lebanese targets in the next war regardless of the fact that they belong to Hezbollah or not. The military officials said Israel's chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gaby Ashkenazi has called on the cabinet to give the go head for heavy air raids by the Israeli army against Lebanon's infrastructure as long as Hezbollah is a partner to the government. Israel attacked Lebanon in summer 2006 in a bid to destroy the movement. The 33-day war left many civilians dead and destroyed Lebanon's infrastructure. However, based on assessments by Israeli sources Hezbollah emerged stronger than before after the war. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Another scoop for PressTV Iran... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-12-17 20:28 |
| #6 Yemen would be better. A bit more distance between the warring parties. LEbanon should be Marionite land, a nice coastal enclave West of Western Kurdistan (aka Syria). |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-12-17 11:30 |
| #5 Sounds like just the place for a Palestinian state. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-12-17 09:31 |
| #4 They should have a dozen plans to occupy Tasmania so that they aren't caught flat-footed if attacked by Tasmania or from Tasmanian territory. Having plans for Lebanon just seems fairly obvious since that's where the last war was fought. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-12-17 09:09 |
| #3 The 33-day war left many civilians dead due to Hezbollah's hiding in civilian populations and destroyed Lebanon's infrastructure. However, based on assessments by Israeli sources Hezbollah emerged stronger than before after the war due in large part to the aid which the United Nations has given the terrorist group Hezbollah. There - fixed it for ya. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-12-17 08:31 |
| #2 Gonna re-occupy Beaufort? Excellent. |
| Posted by: Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-12-17 07:44 |
| #1 Somebody been getting a phosphorus rich diet? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-12-17 03:57 |