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2006-08-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Israeli Troops Ordered to Advance to Lebanon's Litani River

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hezbollah's views on the size and mandate of an international force must be considered, Mitri told the newspaper

Right. And Ben Laden's views on the fate of non-muslims should be considered too. And Ahmadimonkey's views on Israel, of course.

Posted by leroidavid">leroidavid 2006-08-04 00:56|| 2006-08-04 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 We have now dared Nasralla to send rockets to Tel Aviv.
I guess if he swallows bait he will send a few ZilZal missiles on their way to Tel aviv, clearing the way to an Israeli full war declaration on Siria (initially) and on his secret Master Pupeteers TM the vererable Ahmadinagad and the Ayatollas.
This will be the best opportunity we will ever have of sending a few well aimed nukes at the Iranian reactor and Uranium enrichment sites.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Posted by Elder of Zion 2006-08-04 06:15|| 2006-08-04 06:15|| Front Page Top

#3 ever notice that Hezbollah and the lebanese puppets hold NO cards and yet make demands.

Isn't Nasrallah still in Damascus "for consultations"?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-04 08:29|| 2006-08-04 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said his fighters won't stop attacks until all Israeli soldiers leave Lebanon, while offering a cease-fire if Israeli halts assaults

You mean a cease fire in which you lob rockets, send hit teams across the border, and kidnap Israeli citizens. Hmmmmmmm....NO.

Posted by Uloter Grinenter8414 2006-08-04 09:29|| 2006-08-04 09:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Two words Tatar Tot. Fuck You.

Now we will go back to our regularly sceduled kicking of your ass.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-08-04 09:37|| 2006-08-04 09:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Frank, unfortunately they do have the card of world public opinion with its anti-Israeli and anti-US bias. The more heat that gets put on the US the more likely a brokered cease fire becomes in which some of the demands actually get met. So, Israel has to target the enemy more aggressively in the limited time left. I know the general Rantberg view is that public opinion counts for little, but it does impact elections for good (Germany) or ill (Spain, Italy) and it does make a difference who comes to power.

Posted by Odysseus 2006-08-04 10:04|| 2006-08-04 10:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Hezbollah's views on the size and mandate of an international force must be considered, Mitri told the newspaper

And so should Russia's, China's, the Fiji islanders, the Hive Creatures of Deneb V...

Posted by Oldcat 2006-08-04 10:48|| 2006-08-04 10:48|| Front Page Top

#8 I considered them. Then I rejected them.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-08-04 12:04|| 2006-08-04 12:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Notably absent from this article is the fact that the UN has called for the disarmament of Hezbullah and removal of Syrian influence from Lebanon. Funny how when Israel is enforcing UN resolutions, these resolutions go down the memory hole, but when Israel is violating the spirit of ridiculous, unjust UN resolutions it is screamed from the highest mountain that they are in violation of the UN.

Posted by mjh 2006-08-04 15:15|| 2006-08-04 15:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Is China backing Iran, or has Russia assumed supplying their aims in exchange for oil deals?

Posted by ex-lib 2006-08-04 19:27|| 2006-08-04 19:27|| Front Page Top

#11 true, now the exchange of lebanese prisoners and shabaa farms to Lebanon become the new baseline - totally contradicting prior positions by all involved - message: "kill and kidnap Jooooos, suffer the consequences, and we'll make sure you save face and gain in the end"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-04 19:33|| 2006-08-04 19:33|| Front Page Top

#12 A problem
The Israeli tanks dont have real protection against RPGs - their Defence was too cheap to finance a Raphael Trophy anti RPG system :(
Hope they remember Psalm 91
j

Posted by Jimbo 2006-08-04 22:31|| 2006-08-04 22:31|| Front Page Top

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