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Israel Nearly Triples Troops Ahead of Cease-Fire

Posted on Aug 12, 2006

Rather than ramping down in advance of the just-agreed-upon U.N. peace deal, Israel and Hezbollah have instead continued slaughtering each other.

AP:

Israel staged wide-ranging airstrikes and sent commandos into the Hezbollah heartland Saturday as the United Nations raced to begin enforcing its new cease-fire blueprint and stop the heavy fighting still raging in southern Lebanon.

Airstrikes killed at least 19 people in Lebanon, including 15 in one village, while Hezbollah rockets wounded at least five people in Israel.

The Islamic militant group said its fighters killed seven Israeli soldiers and destroyed 21 tanks in combat Saturday. Israel said its troops had killed 40 Hezbollah guerrillas over the previous 24 hours. Neither side commented on the other’s claims.

Israel blasted a highway near Lebanon’s last open border crossing to Syria as it kept up its full-scale campaign against Hezbollah. Long columns of Israeli tanks, soldiers and armored personnel carriers streamed over the border.

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By R. A. Earl, August 12, 2006 at 1:54 pm #
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These people are not “leaders.” Leaders set examples of how civilized, intelligent citizens negotiate and mediate and resolve issues in dispute in a peaceful and successful manner. Real leaders demonstrate respect and compassion and a willingness to compromise. Real leadership inspires and assists followers to mature and learn and grow.

ALL of these “leaders” are extremely GOOD examples of HOW NOT to do the job. They are all FAILURES. I’ve seen NO indication in their words or actions that this “cease fire” will be any more effective or permanent than all the others. There are no honorable intentions. There is no willingness to understand or compromise or cooperate.

These “tribes” have been warring for centuries as I understand it. They simply have been TAUGHT to hate each other… the original reasons have likely been long forgotten. Their hatred informs and infuses everything they think, say and do. Their negative, suspicious attitude is so ingrained that to change it likely will take GENERATIONS… and that’s from when they find a leader smart and mature enough to know how to START!

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