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Israel responded to an unprovoked attack by Hizbullah, right? Wrong, Wrong, Wrong !

category galway | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Tuesday August 08, 2006 12:29author by DT - IPSC Report this post to the editors

"The one for which Israel was most prepared"

Below are two extracts from George Monbiot's "Comment" in today's Guardian. Full story available on link.

... The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) reports that Israeli aircraft crossed the line "on an almost daily basis" between 2001 and 2003, and "persistently" until 2006. These incursions "caused great concern to the civilian population, particularly low-altitude flights that break the sound barrier over populated areas". On some occasions, Hizbullah tried to shoot them down with anti-aircraft guns...

... The San Francisco Chronicle reports that "more than a year ago, a senior Israeli army officer began giving PowerPoint presentations, on an off-the-record basis, to US and other diplomats, journalists and thinktanks, setting out the plan for the current operation in revealing detail". The attack, he said, would last for three weeks. It would begin with bombing and culminate in a ground invasion. Gerald Steinberg, professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University, told the paper that "of all of Israel's wars since 1948, this was the one for which Israel was most prepared ...

Related Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1839280,00.html

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Bullying & Fear     Cai Ping    Tue Aug 15, 2006 16:18 
   Cai Ping     Caobhin    Tue Aug 15, 2006 16:45 
   Understanding Bullying & Fear     Cai Ping    Thu Aug 17, 2006 19:21 
   tell the truth     you know it makes sense    Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:49 
   No genocide, no problem, eh?     Topper    Fri Aug 18, 2006 18:29 
   hey topper     omg    Fri Aug 18, 2006 18:54 
   Not helping your cause     Topper    Fri Aug 18, 2006 19:03 
   topper     wtf    Fri Aug 18, 2006 19:21 
   What is it with these 3-letter handles? Do you all come from a cloning factory?     Topper    Fri Aug 18, 2006 20:44 
 10   Civilian Casualties     Cai Ping    Sat Aug 19, 2006 16:14 


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