We should have helped Israel wipe out the Hezbos long ago.

Valentina. Paging Mr. Valentine.

re: #2 bosforus

Valentina. Paging Mr. Valentine.

She's a lady.

God protect the innocents.

Humanitarian Crisis?
/remember how the MSM reported on this when Israel was at war with Hiz'b'satan?

Wasn't Beirut the Riviera of the Middle East at one time?

re: #4 debutaunt

My bad.

Ziad asks succinctly, “Was this a coup? Hezbollah took land, but does not control the state.

Correct Ziad. Tehran controls the state.

ah, the charming Levant...

LebaNON

Are they trapped in bomb shelters while the world ignores them?

A local pub owner spent Thursday night in his pub eating steak, watching TV, and listening to the Hezbollah, Amal, and Syrian Social Nationalist Party gunmen fire at opponents in the street. He says, “I was doubly trapped. There was fighting around my pub, and there was fighting in the area around my house. I had no choice.”

Sorry, but thats bullshit. You people made the choice long ago to let these animals roam around armed and free without opposition. Now you whine and complain that you "had no choice". I say again, bullshit. The fact that you claim victim-hood relieves me of any obligation to feel bad for you. You made your bed of dung, now sleep in it.

Freedom and security is a product of a responsible populace, not a government agency.

The Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces (ISF) did not participate in the fighting. Hezbollah faced little opposition to its takeover of the city. Druze leader Walid Jumblatt publicly declared that he put his faith in the Lebanese government, and would not allow Hezbollah’s militia to force private citizens and political parties, including his well-armed Progressive Socialist Party, into a clash.

This sounds like suicide.

re: #12 Ben Hur

I think you mean:"where are the pictures of the poor family members of the Hiz'b'satan members crying and being chased from their homes by the vicious Lebanese army"

I'm the wrong person to be posting on this thread.

Going back.

re: #16 Ben Hur

lama Ben?

re: #12 Ben Hur

Are they trapped in bomb shelters while the world ignores them?

Those are the citizens of Sderot.

Silly Zapatero's got three Spanish Tennis Women trapped in Beirut--how much will Spain pay in bribes & tribute for their release?

[Link: www.larazon.es...]

Last week Somali pirates kidnapped Spanish boats & Spain payed the terrorists ransom.

So much for Zapatero's Alliance of Civilization With Murderers

I'm confused. This doesn't sound like a peaceful inner struggle for personal betterment.

There will be very little coverage of this since it's Muslims waging war. We can't keep promulgating the errouneous and racist idea that Muslims are somehow violent. That would be bad.

Any chance we can get some Jews in Lebanon to defend themselves? Then we'll have the AP all over this conflict in typical Pallywood fashion.

re: #14 Sharmuta

This sounds like suicide.

It sounds like collusion on the part of the Lebanese military.

re: #14 Sharmuta

This sounds like suicide.

or

intelligence agencies have long suspected that Iran has an important SIGINT site in Beirut, and that hub is likely hard-wired into the new network.

iftc

God protect the innocent.

re: #19 alegrias

Silly Zapatero's got three Spanish Tennis Women trapped in Beirut--how much will Spain pay in bribes & tribute for their release?

[Link: www.larazon.es...]

Last week Somali pirates kidnapped Spanish boats & Spain payed the terrorists ransom.

So much for Zapatero's Alliance of Civilization With Murderers

Hey Spain you can make that ransom check out to CoquimboJoe and mail it to.....

re: #24 Peacekeeper

God protect the innocent.

All six of them.

re: #24 Peacekeeper

God protect the innocent.

* * *
Cause the UN won't

Right now downtown Baghdad is about 20 times safer than downtown Beirut. I wonder when the press will actually start using the phrase "civil war" that they couldn't wait to whip out over Iraq. My guess is never.

OT:

Barack Obama sacks adviser over talks with Hamas

One of Barack Obama’s Middle East policy advisers disclosed today that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas - prompting the likely Democratic nominee to sever all links with him.

Robert Malley told The Times he had regularly been in contact with Hamas, which controls Gaza but is listed by the US State Department as a terrorist organisation. Such talks, he stressed, were related to his work for a conflict resolution think tank and had no connection with his position on Mr Obama's Middle East advisory council.

“I’ve never hidden the fact that in my job with the International Crisis Group I meet all kinds of people,” he added.

But Ben LaBolt, a spokesman for Mr Obama, responded swiftly, saying: "Rob Malley has, like hundreds of other experts, provided informal advice to the campaign in the past. He has no formal role in the campaign and he will not play any role in the future."

A local pub owner spent Thursday night in his pub eating steak, watching TV, and listening to the Hezbollah, Amal, and Syrian Social Nationalist Party gunmen fire at opponents in the street. He says, “I was doubly trapped. There was fighting around my pub, and there was fighting in the area around my house. I had no choice

what no beer

From this source:

Lebanon's ruling majority condemned Hezbollah for switching from a "fighter against Israel into a fighter against Lebanon."

It was (and still is) totally fine with the "majority" when Hisbollah targeted israeli civilians and bombed their houses....This war was the matter of time. Lebanese were warned long time ago - and now all they do is stupid, toothless condemnations.

Will it wake them up eventually? I hope so, but I doubt.

re: #4 debutaunt

She's a lady.

Did somebody say She's A Lady?

/dig it

re: #29 NJDhockeyfan

OT:

There are many Christians there who should leave whenever they can.

This kinda seems like the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
The start of something BIG

"posters of Assad" ... sounds ominous, I really do hope someone has eyes on Bekaa & elsewhere, this could be distraction / feint.

re: #34 rawmuse

There are many Christians there who should leave whenever they can.

Turn Lebanon over to the islamists? Just like that, abandon your homes and flee?

Algeria, I'm not. I suspect that you're missing a sac tag. But Obama again once is seen to surround himself with questionable people and he doesn"t do anything about it until someone else makes a stink. What kind of cabinet will he come up with.

It's in nature of Islam to trap people and seize places

re: #30 hayseed

A local pub owner spent Thursday night in his pub eating steak, watching TV, and listening to the Hezbollah, Amal, and Syrian Social Nationalist Party gunmen fire at opponents in the street. He says, “I was doubly trapped. There was fighting around my pub, and there was fighting in the area around my house. I had no choice

what no beer

Might as well eat the steak before it spoils. He may be eating dogs in a week. If he's still alive.

re: #37 EC Marm

Turn Lebanon over to the islamists? Just like that, abandon your homes and flee?

OR wait to be killed?

Well you know part of the problem is George and Condi's very sophisticated approach to conducting international affairs when you have gutter dwellers and thugs on the other side that don't exactly understand all those intelligent machinations, only brute force.

George should get on the horn to his good buddies in Saudi Arabia and tell them to start spending all those big oil dollars they are sucking out of us on training and arming a real Lebanese army that will actually fight to preserve a pro-western government.

re: #34 rawmuse

There are many Christians there who should leave whenever they can.

I suggest they take up arms against their oppressors. Make them leave.

re: #5 coquimbojoe

god has left Mideast a long time ago

re: #41 rawmuse

Or fight back

re: #43 maddogg

I agree, but these are Christians. They are more than likely docile and unarmed.

re: #35 Buddyg

This kinda seems like the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
The start of something BIG

Irans great world power gamble may well have entered another phase.

re: #46 rawmuse

I agree, but these are Christians. They are more than likely docile and unarmed.

And thats how you become oppressed.

"Clashes." Wow. Sounds so civilized. Kinda like peaceful protesters just having a few loud words with the opposition.

re: #3 song_and_dance_man

Bullet casing line the sidewalks of West Beirut. However, damage to buildings and other infrastructure appears to be minimal. It appears that a good portion of the weapons fired were intended only to intimidate. West Beirut resident Faisal claims, “They hit some things, but I think it was accidental. I had a full view of the snipers and the RPGs on the roofs. They fired a lot, but primarily into the air.”

Strange.

Intimidation and terror. Pages 1 and 2 of the islamists playbook. Chase the Christians out of the country by creating a hell on earth. Then declare another great victory for allah and expansion of the caliphate. Not so strange to me.

The loud weapons being fired ended suddenly on Friday afternoon with Hezbollah in full occupation of Beirut

Huge news.

Is it just me or was a big ole American boat parked off of Lebanese shores about 2 weeks ago for this sort of thing?

The one thing I hold against RWR....

With drawing from Beirut after the Marine Barracks bombing.

Course the hole mess could have been avoid of Rabbit Bait hadn't bent over and spread 'em for the Mad Mullahs.

sigh

re: #39 winston06

It's in nature of Islam to trap people and seize places

that sounds kind of funny and i laughed, but actually it's a perfect description of islam and what it does. it has always trapped people and seized places, since it began.

re: #45 BuddyG

When military gives green light to the terrorist, citizens have virtually no power against a bunch of bloodthursty animal-butchers with weapon. Unless you are well organized for fight - you are doomed . The best thing to do - to save your children from horrific death!

Luke 22:36

re: #55 Else

Long live the 2nd amendment !

Glad I'm an American.

re: #57 BuddyG

Long live the 2nd amendment !

Glad I'm an American.

Just remember, there are millions of leftist morons who would take that right away from you is given a chance, and many more fools who would not even give it a thought while it was happening.

/always vigilant, or lost.

re: #42 offendi

Well you know part of the problem is George and Condi's very sophisticated approach to conducting international affairs when you have gutter dwellers and thugs on the other side......

I'm glad you called them gutter dwellers and thugs, according to the new US government rules if you had called them Islamics, Muslims, Jihadist, or anything similar, you would have to be punished.

It appears that a good portion of the weapons fired were intended only to intimidate. West Beirut resident Faisal claims, “They hit some things, but I think it was accidental. I had a full view of the snipers and the RPGs on the roofs. They fired a lot, but primarily into the air.”

Oh, I get it - nothing to see here, move along - and if you get shot please rest assured that it was an accident.

re: #60 jamgarr

It's not a war unless someone gets shot.

It's not pre-marital sex unless you intend to get married afterwards.

The Lebanese Army... did not participate in the fighting.

WTF?! What are they there for then?

re: #62 CAD Daddy

The Lebanese Army... did not participate in the fighting.

WTF?! What are they there for then?

They have a mean weekly Pinoccle game with UNIFIL.

US pondering response to Beirut violence
Published: 05.09.08, 23:36 / Israel News
The United States is conferring with the UN Security Council and others in the Middle East about possible measures against those responsible for the recent violence in Beirut, the White House said on Friday.
The White House has accused the Iranian-backed group Hizbullah of inciting the violence in the Lebanese capital and routing forces loyal to the US-backed government. (Reuters)

re: #52 akak

Is it just me or was a big ole American boat parked off of Lebanese shores about 2 weeks ago for this sort of thing?

They wait for signs of Syria or Iranian forces across the border I think.

re: #51 Silhouette

Huge news.

The loud weapons being fired ended suddenly on Friday afternoon with Hezbollah in full occupation of Beirut

So, does that mean this LiveLeak report was overturned.....?

re: #18 Alouette

Those are the citizens of Sderot.

Like this?

Send in the Israelis! That will end the in-fighting.

re: #62 CAD Daddy

Lebanese army is very much on the Hisbollah's side. Big mess. No 2nd. amendment. From there

Jumblatt tells New TV ": "Will conduct of an officer in the army require the resistance from transforming itself into a militia ? We want to know who governs the country ?" Jumblatt was referring to the Shiite officer Shockair who was fired for colluding with Hezbollah in the spying on the airport

Help them Jimmy Carter! Help them!

Maybe all those French Peacekeepers will do something?

Lebanon: Battle for Beirut

As Iran uses Hizbollah to anchor her his Western most point of their Shia Crescent on the Med:

Everyone kept insisting it was not a civil war, but jumping for cover as a rocket-propelled grenade slammed into the apartment block beside us, and masked gunmen fired deafening salvos across the road dividing Sunni and Shia neighbourhoods of Beirut....

"It is impossible for Shia to shoot on Sunnis," insisted a military commander of Shia opposition group Amal, allied with Shia militant group Hezbollah....
[...]
But his words were cut short by machine-gun fire from the Sunni neighbourhood across the road in the central Beirut neighbourhood of Mazraa....
[...]

“We will control Beirut militarily”

The Amal{ed: Hezbollah} commander said on the night of 8 May that dialogue between the two sides was now off the table and vowed his fighters would take military control of Sunni areas of Beirut.

"God willing, we will control Beirut militarily and then we can catch all the traitors and then decide on a president and government."

Blaky, blaky time.

This always seems to happen when the west's bribe money is late and Iran's is early. It was better in the old days when drug farming and drug smuggling kept both sides busy most of the time. Suppose the travel and charter outfits are drooling over all the money that will be thrown around again to "save" all those "American" and "Canadian" citizens south of the Litani who will be demanding evacuation again at taxpayers expense.