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Israel & Lebanon: Truce? Cease Fire? The Winner? The Loser?
We've not a lot left to say about the latest Israel and Lebanon debacle; not at this particular point in time.
So today we'll settle for passing just the following three personal opinions.
1./ Israel's originally stated objective at the outset of all that's recently happened, was the location and repatriation of two missing IDF soldiers.
Therefore, in our eyes the mighty Israeli military machine simply couldn't cut it -- with or without big brother Bush's and little cousin Blair's varied & various brands of 'backing'.
2./ The last time we looked, there was [as usual] only one clear and undisputed winner in all this chaos -- the US Military Industrial Complex -- or rather the relatively small and select band of mega-rich, major stockholding bandits.
But then what's new?
3./ It's as well that neither This Old Brit nor Richard have ever been betting men. Since the way we see something else soon set to hit the headlines in Israel [and elsewhere], it's no more than a toss-up as to who will survive the longest.
Ariel Sharon, in this life's mortal coil -- or Ehud Olmert, in his present premiership position.
Either way, to be brutally honest and fearlessly frank, along with many others -- we could not care less.
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posted by Richard at Monday, August 14, 2006
6 Comments:
Ruchard,
What you said about winners and losers makes a lot of sense to me. The Lebanese are not the winners neither the Hezbollah, not after the destruction brought upon them and especially upon the shiite population by Israel
Israel is not the winner neither. What irritates me is that they claimed that they were going after the soldiers but they didn't discuss the return of their soldiers in the UN resolution, they forgot about them so preoccupied by imposing constraints on Hezbollah and Lebanon for which they thanked Bush. There was a protest in Israel yesterday about the issue !
Meanwhile back the ranch (Gaza) -
" Gulf News reported a claim by Dr Al Saqqa, Head of the Emergency Unit of El Shifa Hospital, Gaza on 7-07-06 that the Israeli Occupation Force was using a new 'chemical' weapon. He has worked at El Shifa for ten years. He had noted that two hundred and more casualties of Summer Rain (sic) had unusual wounds. These numbers included about fifty children. Later evidence from Dr Al Saqqa described surface wounds as having the general appearance of those due to 'shrapnel' – fragments from shell, missile or bomb casings – but no fragments were to be seen on Xray. There were usually entry and exit wounds. When the wounds were explored no foreign material was found. There was tissue death, the extent of which was difficult to determine. It is vital, especially with deep wounds, to excise all dead tissue. A higher deep infection rate resulted with subsequent amputation. In spite of amputation there was a higher mortality."
Are New Weapons Being Used In Gaza and Lebanon
David Halpin MB BS FRCS
The people who designed, funded, built and deployed these weapons are guilty of war crimes and have forteited their humanity. They have sold their souls for power and/or money.
I wonder if the Israeli Army will really throw a tantrum in Gaza now?
You said "soon to hit the headlines" Richard. Ha. You were so right. There's soon and then theres soon.
Look at this - already.
'Blame war' looms for Israel leaders
By Jonathan Marcus
Diplomatic correspondent, BBC News
A new war is about to erupt on Israel's home front; indeed the first skirmishes have already begun.
The coming struggle may decide Ehud Olmert's political future
It will be a war of recriminations and blame, but it will also be a struggle to determine the true lessons of the fighting in Lebanon.
It is a struggle from which few of Israel's political or military leaders may emerge unbruised.
And it is a struggle that will determine the fate not just of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, but also of his plan to withdraw Israeli settlers from significant parts of the occupied West Bank.
Almost from the outset, the government's conduct of this conflict confused the Israeli public and confounded many of the country's most experienced defence experts.
There was the initial reliance upon air power to deal with the Hezbollah missile threat.
Then there was a series of ground incursions a short way into Lebanon, which produced fierce skirmishes but little change to the overall strategic picture.
Then, almost at the same time as the United Nations was putting the final touches to a new Security Council resolution to end the fighting, there was Israel's last-minute push northwards towards the Litani River.
More here.
You've got patience Brit, I'll say that for you. I lost mine with Israel AND their American partners in crimes a long time ago. They do NOT WANT to hear, let alone consider, anyone except themselves. As dumbya infamously once spat out - "Who CARES what you think?"
Sharon's a decaying vegetable and Olmert's a piece of bread - burned bread - toast.
Who said there's no justice in the world?
Hasn't Hell let Sharon in .. YET?
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