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So Much for That Cease-Fire…

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Posted on Jul 31, 2006

Israel had promised a 48-hour cease-fire in the wake of a deadly attack that killed dozens of Lebanese women and children, but it hit Hezbollah after it reserved the right to strike targets  to stop imminent attacks on its own forces.


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Israeli warplanes carried out strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, hours after agreeing to temporarily halt air raids while investigating a bombing that killed at least 56 Lebanese civilians, mostly women and children seeking shelter.

Before fighting resumed, trucks and cars loaded with people streamed north as thousands of civilians trapped in south Lebanon’s war zone for three weeks took advantage of the brief lull to escape.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had agreed to a 48-hour cease-fire beginning at 2 a.m. Monday while the military concluded its inquiry into the attack on the south Lebanese village of Qana, Israel’s deadliest strike in nearly three weeks of fighting.

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By TruthPlease, July 31, 2006 at 1:50 pm Link to this comment
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Until GW actually begins to care enough about this horror - until he realizes it’s in HIS own best interests, not just the entire world’s - until after the mid-term election for sure - then Condi will just fritter away at this endless problem.  If the Middle East were to suddenly run out of petroleum - THEN and only then would the U.S. (and the world) finally do something to stop this multi-millenial religious war. There are many technologies available to replace petroleum, but with the Oil Barons in charge, that’s highly unlikely in the near future.  Too bad we can’t toss the bums out. How could it be any worse?  I’ve been ready for something better for a while now, and I think most Americans would agree with me. Can’t wait.  But the Barons also own the electronic voting machines too…...Sigh!  Any suggestions?

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By harald hardrada, July 31, 2006 at 1:15 pm Link to this comment
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our government does whatever israel tells it to do—israel spies on our government—our government spies on innocent americans—if americans speak out against what israel does, it falls on deaf ears because nearly all politicians are in israel’s pay—israel gets its money from our government, which gets its money from the innocent americans our government spies on

we’re screwed

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By Samir Younes, July 31, 2006 at 1:09 pm Link to this comment
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By continueing its war campaign on Lebanon, Israel is burning down all the bridges for a peacefull settlement. The U.S. and Israel must stop calling freedom fighters “terrorists”. Hezbollah is a Lebanese party with members of parliament, and seek freeing their part of the country, Southern Lebanon, from Israeli occupation, and seek the freedom of their political prisoners in Israeli prisons. The U.S. and Israel should seek the paths of peace through negotiations and not by destroying another countries infrastructure and killing innocent civilians, many of whom are helpless children and women.

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By HARRISON BARTLETT, July 31, 2006 at 1:01 pm Link to this comment
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CONDI IS NOT THE ONE FOR THIS DON,T YOU KNOW I AM CONCERED SHE WILL MAKE A MUCH WORST MESS OF THINGS

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By Patrick Lee, July 31, 2006 at 11:15 am Link to this comment
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One word comes to mind when I read about Israeli actions - DISGUST!.

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