Israel thread #2

Regit · #321 Postby **Regit** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:50 am

Brent wrote:How?

Well I agree in part, but wouldn't go so far as to say it's ridiculous. Israel's weapons system are not up to par with the US's weapons.

That being said, Israel is far more advanced than it's neighbors.

A country doesn't have to have the best weapons in the world to win a war. They just need better than their enemy.

sunny · #322 Postby **sunny** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:53 am

From cnn.com

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Hezbollah's actions "hold an entire nation hostage" and set back prospects for Middle East peace, The Associated Press reports.

#323 Postby **angelwing** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:02 am

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Jordan alerts Israel to a Hamas team heading for a large-scale terror attack in Israel prompting the defense minister’s West Bank closure Thursday

http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=2931

Audrey2Katrina · #324 Postby **Audrey2Katrina** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:05 am

that has to be the most ridiculous statements yet.

Why is it ridiculous? Back up the comment. Simply calling a view "ridiculous" in no way makes it so. It's quite true. As a nation of well-honed fighters I have no doubt that left to their own designs...(God forbid it should come to it) Israel is more than capable of handling Syria and Iran--and for all their bravado to the contrary... those two countries know it. They're positively counting on, as one put it, "Israel caving" to international pressure; which I hope to high heaven they do NOT do, until the devil in the works--Hezbollah--is dealt a mortal blow in the region.

A2K

southerngale · #325 Postby **southerngale** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:21 am

stormtruth wrote:That sounds high. It won't happen anyway. Israel will fight them for a short time and then cave in to international and U.S. pressure.

Who will win the Superbowl next year?

Audrey2Katrina wrote:
that has to be the most ridiculous statements yet.
Why is it ridiculous?

...just to get the morning tensions going, perhaps?

#326 Postby **Pburgh** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:23 am

And we're off!!!!!!!! Is noon the bewitching hour???

I think the Steelers will win again!!!!

#327 Postby **fwbbreeze** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:23 am

...just to get the morning tensions going, perhaps?

there is no doubt in my mind that was the reasoning!! :wall:

fwbbreeze

Regit · #328 Postby **Regit** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:46 am

fwbbreeze wrote:
...just to get the morning tensions going, perhaps?

there is no doubt in my mind that was the reasoning!!

fwbbreeze

Is further irritating a poster a good way to ease tensions?

#329 Postby **wx247** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:48 am

So who do you feel is doing the best job covering the situation in the Middle East? The News House wants to know for their blog. Email them at: thenewshouse@gmail.com and you can check out the responses later in the day.

#330 Postby **fwbbreeze** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:52 am

Regit wrote:
fwbbreeze wrote:
...just to get the morning tensions going, perhaps?

there is no doubt in my mind that was the reasoning!!

fwbbreeze

Is further irritating a poster a good way to ease tensions?

I am not irritating him, in fact I plan to ignore his posts all together. I am just agreeing with what had been previously posted.

fwbbreeze

stormtruth · #331 Postby **stormtruth** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:00 pm

Audrey2Katrina wrote:
that has to be the most ridiculous statements yet.

Why is it ridiculous? Back up the comment. Simply calling a view "ridiculous" in no way makes it so. It's quite true. As a nation of well-honed fighters I have no doubt that left to their own designs...(God forbid it should come to it) Israel is more than capable of handling Syria and Iran--and for all their bravado to the contrary... those two countries know it. They're positively counting on, as one put it, "Israel caving" to international pressure; which I hope to high heaven they do NOT do, until the devil in the works--Hezbollah--is dealt a mortal blow in the region.

A2K

Maybe the poster meant referring to hi-tech weapons as toys was ridiculous.

sunny · #332 Postby **sunny** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:02 pm

I just read on a site that two "foreign" journalist have been kidnapped by Hizbollah. Has anyone else heard anything about this?

Janice · #333 Postby **Janice** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:25 pm

U.S. Secretary of State Rice will travel to the Middle East as early as next week, State Department says.

I bet she gets there earlier.....

NBCintern · #334 Postby **NBCintern** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:39 pm

fwbbreeze wrote:
...just to get the morning tensions going, perhaps?

there is no doubt in my mind that was the reasoning!!

fwbbreeze

kinda funny you would respond to fragmented statements.

NBCintern · #335 Postby **NBCintern** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:41 pm

fwbbreeze wrote:
Regit wrote:
fwbbreeze wrote:
...just to get the morning tensions going, perhaps?

there is no doubt in my mind that was the reasoning!!

fwbbreeze

Is further irritating a poster a good way to ease tensions?

I am not irritating him, in fact I plan to ignore his posts all together. I am just agreeing with what had been previously posted.

fwbbreeze

I was only responding to what Brent posted earlier, if you would have really looked into the veil a little more carefully.

sunny · #336 Postby **sunny** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:42 pm

This is really getting off track - can we stick to the discussion at hand?

southerngale · #337 Postby **southerngale** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:17 pm

Seriously. My comment was only because the discussion seems to stay on topic for the most part, then when NBCintern joins in, arguments ensue. I was hoping my little comment would be taken as a hint and we could continue, but apparently not.

#338 Postby **fwbbreeze** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:38 pm

sunny wrote:I just read on a site that two "foreign" journalist have been kidnapped by Hizbollah. Has anyone else heard anything about this?

Cindy, here is a link from Drudge....so far this is all I have seen!

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340 ... 58,00.html

fwbbreeze

Janice · #339 Postby **Janice** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:39 pm

Israel: Half Hezbollah's military power destroyed

* Israel estimates half Hezbollah's military destroyed
* Hezbollah destroys Israeli tank, bulldozer
* Israeli military reports six casualties toda

sunny · #340 Postby **sunny** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:41 pm

fwbbreeze wrote:
sunny wrote:I just read on a site that two "foreign" journalist have been kidnapped by Hizbollah. Has anyone else heard anything about this?

Cindy, here is a link from Drudge....so far this is all I have seen!

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340 ... 58,00.html

fwbbreeze

hmmm, thanks Kent. This is what is on freerepublic:

Two foreign journalists - UPDATE: see post #61
AFP via Babelfish translation | July 20, 2006

Two foreign journalists removed by Hezbollah in Beirut
BEIRUT - Two foreign journalists of television and their assistants Lebanese who filmed Thursday in a district of the center of Beirut were removed by members of the party Hezbollah Shiite, one learned near a senior police officer.

"the team was filming in the gardens of Sanayeh", a public park which accomodates a number of refugees in the center of Beirut, according to this officer.

"Of the elements of Hezbollah seized them suspecting them of being spies", it affirmed, refusing to give the nationality from two abroad and the media for which they work.

A witness, Issa Othmane, told to have seen a car with the panes tinted to approach the journalists.

The occupants theirs asked for their identity, then left them the vehicle. A quarrel followed, then the journalists thorough in the car and were taken along quickly.

This witness specified that the two assistants Lebanese, a woman and a man, had also been removed.

Police officers and soldiers were deployed in the sector immediately after the removal of the two journalists.

"We try to find a solution with this business", added the senior police officer without providing details.

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