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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: [QB] I saw a few intresting things between CNN and BBC tonight- First was an interview with a representative of the lebanese government (a woman no less!) who said very clearly that Hezbollah does not ask anyone when they kidnap people or attack Israel- the government does not endorse them in their attacks, she said.... Next, BBC interviewed a Lebanese military commander that explained that while it's [i]supposed[/i] to the regualr military's role to keep Hezbollah in check, 40-60% of the standing army is Shi'a and [i]support[/i] Hezbollah's efforts (no matter what) to destroy Israel. It ties their hands- any attempt to have the military oust Hezbollah would be a distaster. Also, BBC showed a hilarious exchange between Bush and Blair at the G8 when neither realised they were being recorded by an open microphone... [b]Bush:[/b] [QUOTE] [i]"See, the Irony of it is, they need to get Syria to tell Hezbollah to stop doing this shit, then it's [b]over[/b][/i]"[/QUOTE][b]Blair:[/b] [QUOTE] [i]"Yes, my Master..."[/i][/QUOTE]<small> Okay, that part I added for additional humor value.</small> [URL=http://www.cnn.com/]Click [/URL] on "Open mic catches Bush-Blair on Mideast" to see the video for yourself- it's gonna be a [i]wonderous[/i] day watching the White House scramble to contain [i]this[/i] diplomatic snafu...I wonder what Syria's official statement will be on it? It's allready being called "the shit heard 'round the world." :D Lastly, I saw an interview with Madeleine Albright, wherein she noted that Iran has been the big winner amongst all the strife in the region during the past five years. She went so far as to speculate that Iran probably had a hand in the timing of the kidnappings and how it just happened to keep Iran from being the subject of the G8 summit. They were scarcely brought up, what with all the attention focused on Israel (and how they've been silent on [i]everything[/i] lately!). Blew. Me. away. Holy shit, she really laid out quite a few points that currently-serving officials would not go near. ,,,annnd to top it all off, the Taliban (remember those guys?) [URL=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/afghanistan.taliban.ap/index.html]Siezed two whole towns. [/URL] Later this month, British forces will take over the bulk of the security in Afghanistan (with an incoming force of 3000 soldiers) and [i]they'll[/i] get stuck re-taking the lost territory. As to Israel's attacks on Lebanon, it's incredible that the deathtoll has been so incredibly [i]low[/i]- Israel is choosing strategic targets Hezbollah's HQ, the main airport, etc.). 170 people have been killed in Lebanon, as of tonight, CNN reports... Compare that with the almost un-reported "more than 800 people, mostly militants, have been killed since May", in Afghanistan (according to an Associated Press tally of coalition and Afghan figures) and you'll see how skewed the spotlight is on all this. [QUOTE]like all countries dealing with terrorists, they think bombs can change the mentality of a people), it's gone now. [/QUOTE]The goal is not to change any mentality (again, Isreal is not playing the "win the hearts and minds" bit the U.S. is) but to redress the unworkable situation the 2000 pullout left- mainly that Hezbollah could cross the border at will, fire off rocket attacks and kidnap Israeli citizens and stockpile rockets and munitions all the while. It's now thought that Hezbollah may have as many as 14,000 rockets- a [i]staggering[/i] figure really- far more than most [i]countries[/i]- with some (though only a small percentage) capable of ranging 125 miles, with a payload of thousands of pounds (anywhere in Israel ia a target at that range). Israel's goal seems to be to do something about [i]that[/i] bullshit. ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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