[AGL] troops ready, but israel bets on air power

[michelemason]

It does remind me of the wave of good feelings that we threw away. God 
bless this mess; its the only thing I can do.  mm

On Jul 22, 2006, at 7:39 PM, Gerry wrote:

> On the nightly news it was reported that Lebanese citizens who were at 
> first
> blaming Hezbolah for the Israeli inflicted damage, have changed their 
> tone.
> With the continued carnage from the air they are overwhelmingly 
> condemning
> Israel...and supporting Hezbolah. Has anyone seen Richard Perle running
> around Tel Aviv? Shock and awe?
>
> Once again Israel destroys Lebanon while the world watches from afar. 
> W and
> Condie explain that the new Lebanon (presumably to follow the 
> destruction of
> the current one which was built on the ashes of the previous one which 
> was
> built on the ashes of the previous one, etc.) will be a pillar of 
> democracy
> in the Middle East...yeah sure, with the whole country now supporting
> Hezbola...like the democracy now thriving in Iraq. Israel will destroy 
> the
> current rocket stash, go home, and then the new rocket stash will start
> arriving from Iran. Very bad news for everyone except the rocket
> manufacturers. Will the Israeli army invade? Of course they will. No 
> other
> way to root out the missiles. New Moon next week, ideal time for an
> invasion.
>
> Back in the '50's I used to think that one day I would visit North 
> Korea. I
> presumed that one day the hate would dissipate and relations would
> normalize. Fat chance. Same as Israel/Lebanon. It will not end in my
> lifetime. No longer concerned, except for the children who will spend 
> their
> lives hating and fearing the enemy next door. What a way to live, huh?
>
> G
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry Edwards" <laughingwolf at ev1.net>
> To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGL] troops ready, but israel bets on air power
>
>
>> Agreed, Jon. One must remember what the mainstream press would have us
>> forget. Israel is reacting against the kidnap of 2 (!) Israeli
>> soldiers. Obviously Hizbollah found the right button to push, but the
>> Israelis don't have to destroy Lebanon to wreak their revenge. This
>> stinks to high hell!                   twisty
>>
>> On Jul 22, 2006, at 4:24 PM, Jon Ford wrote:
>>
>>> Michelle-- Actually, this is one of the first articles I've read that
>>> attributes to Israel's army any clear plan of attack rather than just
>>> blowing things up and killing civilians. I still don't understand why
>>> they did as much destruction of the state of Lebanon and its
>>> infrastructure as they have done so far. It their goal is to help
>>> Lebanon to reconstruct itself as a "real state" like Syria, I don't
>>> think they will be successful unless they show more humanitarian
>>> concern for the people of Lebanon.
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----Original Message Follows----
>>> From: michelemason <coltrane at ev1.net>
>>> Reply-To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the
>>> 60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>> To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the
>>> 60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>> CC: michelemason <coltrane at ev1.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [AGL] troops ready, but israel bets on air power
>>> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:09:19 -0500
>>>
>>> ReMichelle--ad and considered.  Thank-you for a balanced observation.
>>> I assure you, its always the truth that I'm after.  Michele
>>>
>>> On Jul 22, 2006, at 2:49 PM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
>>>
>>>> Troops Ready, but Israel Bets on Air Power
>>>> STEVEN ERLANGER Published: July 23, 2006
>>>> JERUSALEM, July 22 - On Israeli intelligence maps of southern
>>>> Lebanon, the
>>>> stronghold of the Hezbollah militia, there are numerals in circles
>>>> that
>>>> overlap many villages. One is marked "8," others "7" or fewer.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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