Source: The Guardian
Fouad Siniora: Israel says this war is against Hizbullah, not Lebanon. But the Israeli terror is inflicted on all Lebanese.
Source: The Angry Arab
As'ad AbuKhalil: This resolution, when it comes to the arrangements in South Lebanon, is meaningless. When it talks about preventing Hizbullah from returning to South Lebanon, how do you do that? The resolution talks about the return of all refugees.
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
SO WHAT has happened to the Israeli army?
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
From 1978 to 2000 Israel occupied slices of Lebanon from their common border right up to Beirut and back again.
Source: CounterPunch
Jennifer Loewenstein: Sixteen years of civil war, of murderous sectarian acrimony, of inter-ethnic killing, suspicion and paranoia and today — after 28 days of hell unleashed upon it by the arrogant racism of a militant and ideological Zionism — 89% of Lebanon's Sunni Musli …
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
As Lebanon is brought to its knees, and Israeli leaders promise yet more of the same, there is something truly extraordinary about the manner in which the war on Lebanon is being portrayed as a war for Israel's survival, as if it were the existence of the Jewish state that were …
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
The Bush administration's unconditional support for Israel's attacks on Lebanon is emblematic of the profound tragedy of U.S. policy in the region over the past five years. The administration has relied largely on force rather than diplomacy.
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
A military solution to Israel's savage war on Lebanon and the Lebanese people is both morally unacceptable and totally unrealistic. We in Lebanon call upon the international community and citizens everywhere to support my country's sovereignty and end this folly now.
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
With Israel waging an all-out war against the forces of Hezbollah, and the death toll in terms of civilian casualties mounting on a daily basis, the question of a diplomatic resolution to the crisis takes on an urgency that is being felt around the world.
Source: Information Clearing House
Jonathan Cook: The claim being made against Hizbullah in Lebanon -- that it is "cowardly blending" with civilians, according to the UN's Jan Egeland -- can, in truth, be made far more convincingly of the Israeli army.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
The Israeli government has approved plans to launch a deeper offensive into Lebanese territory in it's effort to disrupt Hezbollah operations.
Source: The Guardian
A senior Hizbullah member who asked not be named said: "Religiously it is not permitted to waste people's lives by putting them in danger when they are not adequately trained. There are volunteers who help with supplies and other things."
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
US forces are ready today to destroy 10,000 targets in the Middle East in a few hours.
I found this political cartoon on google images, I saved the picture, then I wanted to seed it. I couldn't find it again, so thats why I am using the article format.
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The media coverage of the War in Lebanon has been so hypocritical it's frightening.
Source: haaretz.com
Lebanon will deploy its army in the south of the country after the Israel Defense Forces' withdrawal from the area, the Lebanese cabinet agreed Monday night, in a decision supported by all the ministers present, including the five Shi'ite ministers who represent Hezbollah and A …
Source: csmonitor.com
As pundits and policymakers scramble to explain events in Lebanon, their conclusions are virtually unanimous: Hizbullah created this crisis. Israel is defending itself. The underlying problem is Arab extremism.
Sadly, this is pure analytical nonsense.
Source: normanfinkelstein.com
The type of missiles being fired by Hizbullah at Israeli cities cannot be fired from within houses, mosques, hospitals or even UN facilities as has been suggested by the IDF.
Source: jpost.com
A top Saudi Sunni cleric, whose ideas inspired Osama bin Laden, issued a religious edict Saturday disavowing the Shi'ite guerrilla group Hizbullah, evidence that a rift remained among Muslims over the fighting in Lebanon.
Source: guardian.co.uk
Hizbullah emerges as symbol of resistance
· Anger at Israel's actions unites Shias and Sunnis
Source: juancole.com
Juan Cole:
Western and Israeli pundits keep comparing Hizbullah to al-Qaeda. It is a huge conceptual error.
Source: csmonitor.com
In Beirut a member of Hizbullah's politburo smiled when asked what it would take for Hizbullah to win. "To hang on," he told Newsweek. "When we can stand in the face of the forces supported by the United States, that is a great victory."
The following is meant as a reference on the tactics employed by Hezbollah when using civillians. Please feel free to submit additional links and they will be added into the article if I feel they are relevant.
Israeli forces are learning from their experiences with Hizbullah and adapting their tactics accordingly.
Israeli Tactic #1
Source: commondreams.org
The government of the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, is facing a barrage of criticism over its handling of the war in Lebanon, with questions being raised about the decision to attack Hizbullah, mounting military losses, continuing missile strikes on northern Israel, and di …
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