Overnight
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Overnight…
Israeli air strikes killed 23 people in Lebanon on Monday and Israel dismissed as premature a proposal for an international military force to help end Hezbollah rocket attacks into the Jewish state. more...
Some 1,000 protestors joined Sunday evening in a rally in Tel Aviv to protest the IDF strikes in Southern Lebanon. Police have arrested three of the protesters claiming they were holding a demonstration without a permit. more...
The fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah, which is backed by Syria and Iran, has still not reached its zenith. The Israel Defense Forces' operational plans against the Shi'ite organizations have not yet been carried out. The next two days are the most critical and a lot depends on whether Tehran decides to take a chance and authorize Hezbollah to launch long-range missiles with more powerful warheads. more...
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday called for an international stabilization force to go to the Mideast to help end the cross-border attacks between Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and the Israeli military. more...
And interesting start to what will be an interesting day.
Update [2006-7-17 7:35:8 by streiff]: and it just got more interesting:
Israeli ground troops have entered southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah bases on the border, a government spokesman said Monday. Israel's six-day-old offensive against Hezbollah following the capture of two Israeli soldiers earlier had been an aerial campaign. more...
Update [2006-7-17 9:57:22 by streiff]: In yet another series of helpful moves by Putin:
President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia would consider contributing troops to an international peacekeeping force in the Middle East if the United Nations approves its deployment. more...
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I think he did that deliberately. I think he was Quite aware of the mike and so was Blair...
focus, INSTEAD, on Bush's use of the S-Word .
Seriously though, who wouldn't say this:
"See, the irony is what they really need to do is to get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this (expletive)," Bush told Blair before the Group of Eight leaders began their lunch.
Stuff is actually an explicit content, but I can't quote it here.
Israel ground troops have entered southern Lebanon.
Now, if he would only fill State with people who think the same way, instead of retreads from the Clinton administration.
Because the message that Syria needs to get Hezbollah to stop doing this [expletive deleted] needs as wide an audience as possible.