A Pentagon consultant said that the Bush White House “has been agitating for some time to find a reason for a preemptive blow against Hezbollah.” He added, “It was our intent to have Hezbollah diminished, and now we have someone else doing it.”

and a “message” for the wise -

According to Richard Armitage, who served as Deputy Secretary of State in Bush’s first term (…) Israel’s campaign in Lebanon, which has faced unexpected difficulties and widespread criticism, may, in the end, serve as a warning to the White House about Iran. “If the most dominant military force in the region—the Israel Defense Forces—can’t pacify a country like Lebanon, with a population of four million, you should think carefully about taking that template to Iran, with strategic depth and a population of seventy million,” Armitage said. “The only thing that the bombing has achieved so far is to unite the population against the Israelis.”

LT

So very, very good to hear your voice again! You’ve been missed here. I hope you’re well!

Waving across the internet to you with pride….and gratitude, as always.

also,
“If you understand that Israel, the US, Hezbollah as humans are equally as capable for cruel acts, then its maybe a start.” I don’t think anyone is disputing that. I expect you to accept your own logic, first of all, by acknowledging that Hezbollah initiated this round of conflict. From what i read, you seem set on defending those whose primary aim is the destruction of a particular people by any means necessary. What else, could Hezbollah want? Israel has already withdrawn from Lebanon, so Hezbollah’s claims of “we’ll not attack you if you don’t attack us” seems to go without merit. Also, if we are going to expore UN violations, let start with why Hezbollah hasn’t disarmed, and why they continue to launch rocket attacks against civilians. Finally, when you can prove to me, that the overwhelming majority of US Soldiers/sailors/airmen are represented by the callous actions of those few who MAY BE GUILTY of rape and murder, please let me know.

thanks,
LT

The difference being that they’ll face a courts-martial, and if the evidence is against them, they’ll be sent to the stockade.

The crimes of rape and murder carry the death penalty, according to the UCMJ. So their time in the stockade might be a bit shorter than they would otherwise see.

You’ll let us know when Hezbollah stops targeting civilians with their rockets, ok?

As far as Kofi goes, HE is part of the problem. This is the same man who saw no evil in Rwanda - even tho that region was part of his duty station at the time. He has no authority, moral or otherwise, to point fingers of blame.

Why is what they did before the attack relevant? Would the rapes have been acceptable if they’d prayed to Allah or watched Coronation Street?

What? It isn’t? Then why the high-horse over the alcohol and golf balls?

> We now have people saying mourning relatives of 1,000 dead civilains are staged.

After all, everyone knows that you can’t stage more than 253 deaths.

By NICK WADHAMS, Associated Press Writer
Mon Aug 7, 11:35 PM ET

Israel’s air raid on in the Lebanese town of Qana, which killed 28 people, may be part of a larger pattern of violations of international law in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report Monday.

In that light, Annan said that the July 30 attack was sufficiently serious to merit a more comprehensive investigation.

The attack should be seen “in the broader context of what could be, based on preliminary information available to the United Nations … a pattern of violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed during the course of the current hostilities,” Annan wrote.

Extremely well-stated.

Why expand/stage/doctor the smoke/buildings/body count, etc., as done by Hajj and too many others? To demonize Israel and their infidel supporters, just like the MSM does with regard to each and EVERY topic related to Islamobarbarists daily. Ooohhh, look how Israel is bombing Beirut into oblivion [that black smoke 'fills the sky' with Zionist evil]…[and it's a modern tourist mecca, you know, the kind you Westerners like! (according to jihadis, anyway)]. Ooohhh, look at how Israel is killing that same child over and over again, but this time, look at that shiny new, blue, pristine binky around his neck over his dust-covered body. Ooohhh, look at how Israel is destroying that same woman’s house two weeks apart!!! And so on. And ON. AD NAUSEUM.

ONE faked photograph? ONE faked montage? C’mon, already. Jihadists/their MSM whores just got caught in their own terrorist swill, big time.

‘Oh what tangled webs they weave, when they are trying to deceive.’

The MSM are shills for Islamic terrorists. But one doesn’t have to view their faked photographs or video to know that. One could also simply read or listen to their fake/biased propogandist news coverage, their fake captions and their commentary, daily.

I highly recommend that ALL read both the news And comments at LGF. It’s the only way you’re going to know what’s really going on in this world any more. ‘Allah’ knows the MSM won’t help you find news in any realm even bordering on reality.

Controversial LGF? I repeat Captious Nut’s question. Controversial????

Only in a world where insane terrorists and their MSM whores are running the asylum.

Sure hope you leave Al-Guardian soon, Jeff.

With all due respect, I fear you have gravely understated the case against Adnan Hajj (and a good number of his colleagues at Reuters and elsewhere). He does not merely have an agenda. He is an enemy propagandist, whose goal is to abet terrorists in their destruction of Western Civilization.

Why did he make the smoke darker, when there was already plenty of smoke?

As has been documented by Powerline, LGF, EU Referendum, My Pet Jawa, and countless other blogs, Hajj systematically and routinely “makes the smoke darker” (whether the “smoke” is an explosion, a missile, a blown bridge, or a “mourning victim”). There are no fewer than 6 clearly documented cases out there right now, and more will undoubtedly emerge in the coming days.

He was not a journalist who went over the line for dramatic effect. He was a holy warrior posing as a journalist, but never losing sight of his true mission.

“Mistakes”? I hope you are being facetious. Reuters’ editors and photographer weren’t being careless. They got caught. End of story.

A good question to Jeff though. When staring at the face of evil in the WOT now or the back in the 1930’s when does balance become immoral?

So, JH, your point being that if the Iwo Jima photo of that noble event and cause was staged - surely you aren’t suggesting the event never happened - then, Reuters might have some historical justification for their antics? I think I get where you are going with this, right?

Your seemingly innocent inquiry, as I see it, an apology for Reuters? I’m not sure if I understand the symmetry you want to convey.

Or, perhaps, I’ve missed your point? Iwo Jim bad, Reuters not so bad?

Actually, yes it was, come to think of it. The flag-raisers raised a smaller flag, and All Thought It Good*. Then the photohog came up with the idea of a bigger flag, another raising , and a different camera angle.

Result: Pure Magic®…

*Well, I suppose the Japanse defenders didn’t appreciate it much. As if we care..

You did not hedge on how you saw the 911 terrorists. Are you now going to extra lengths to avoid the political rot in the left-wing MSM (not just their other forms of decline)? If some nutball jihadist gets enraged by doctored photos and kills a bunch of kids (or Jewish women), do you feel you need to balance that story to avoid offending your Guardian readers?

Merely say it’s been “reutered”, and you need to say no more.

“Humans hurt Lebanese, but inanimate objects hurt Israelis, according to Reuters.”

A review of the pics and captions here:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=21979#c0156

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=21978#c0054

Imagine if we’d had this mighty tool, the Internet, in 1968 and had been able to tell the American public the truth about the Tet Offensive (an overwhelming victory for American and South Vietnamese troops, in which the VietCong were destroyed as an effective fighting force). We would be living in a very different, and probably much better, world today.

the media (and “Uncle Walter”) might well have destroyed America through its false reporting on Tet. The damage to our nation’s psyche was severe.