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2006-08-18 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Officials: U.S. blocked missiles to Hezbollah

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Posted by KBK 2006-08-18 11:41|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Is there anything we do that won't be leaked? Either the press thinks this is an amusing game, or they are on the other side. Or both."

The members of the MSM won't find it too assuming, especially over at the seditious Grey Lady if the day ever comes that a Pakistani cargo ship slips into New York's harbor bearing a nuke inside its cargo bay.

Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-08-18 12:08|| http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/HomePage.asp]">[http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/HomePage.asp] 2006-08-18 12:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Prefer that the US just shoots down the freakin transport carrier.

Posted by Captain America 2006-08-18 12:34|| 2006-08-18 12:34|| Front Page Top

#3 When/if the Paki container ship detonates in NY harbor, the MSM will be wetting themselves with glee blaming the evil Chimpy McHitlerBurton regime for not doing more to protect us. Leakage and blaming is all jolly fun as long as you are outside the blast radius.

Posted by SteveS 2006-08-18 13:28|| 2006-08-18 13:28|| Front Page Top

#4 The members of the MSM won't find it too [amusing], especially over at the seditious Grey Lady if the day ever comes that a Pakistani cargo ship slips into New York's harbor bearing a nuke inside its cargo bay.

Nah, I think they would take great personal pride in thinking "It's Bush's fault that only x% of containers are checked! I TOLD YOU SO!" even as the flesh was burned from their bones. "Gotcha!" right to the end.

It's just their nature to treat politics as the game of the elite sophisticate. To put it another way, politics is to them what fantasy football and sports talk radio is to us lesser folk. What's scary is they seem so assured that there is nothing at stake for them personally in the broader conflict. It's all about the Republican/Democrat horserace.

It's Bush's War after all, not theirs.

Posted by eLarson 2006-08-18 16:05|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2006-08-18 16:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Israeli air strikes reported over Lebanese-Syrian border Friday night after Iran and Syria resume rocket consignments to Hizballah. This is not confirmed officially by either side

August 18, 2006, 10:54 PM (GMT+02:00)

The warplanes are said to have targeted weapons and rocket supply trucks northeast of Baalbek. Correspondents in Beirut report Lebanese forces opened anti-air fire on Israeli warplanes flying over E. Lebanon.

During the week, Israel kept Washington abreast of the Iranian-Syrian re-supply operation and was informed that if the Israeli government decides to destroy the incoming supply vehicles, the Bush administration will not interfere.

Posted by Legolas 2006-08-18 16:06|| 2006-08-18 16:06|| Front Page Top

#6 (dang. Missed #3, brevity and wit and all that...)

Posted by eLarson 2006-08-18 16:06|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2006-08-18 16:06|| Front Page Top

#7 To put it another way, politics is to them what fantasy football and sports talk radio is to us lesser folk.

Damn, that's good.

Posted by 6 2006-08-18 18:18|| 2006-08-18 18:18|| Front Page Top

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