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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Ceasefire fire in Lebanon may be reached within hours
2006-08-11
(KUNA) -- A ceasefire in Lebanon might be reached within hours, Israeli television cited political sources on Thursday. The sources said that the UN Security Council has been discussing the deployment of French forces with the Lebanese Army in Southern Lebanon in addition to granting international forces wider combat powers. Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said that Israel would achieve big progress if a ceasefire was reached with the removal of Hezbollah from South Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Israeli media reported three Israeli soldiers were killed and several others injured in battles with Hezbollah in South Lebanon.
Posted by:Fred

#7  #4 Olmert will go down as another Chamberlain

Nope. Bush will go down as another Chamberlain. Olmert, at worst, the whatshisname PM of Czechoslovakia.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-08-11 21:12  

#6  Come on, guys.

This is the third or fourth "Ceasefire is almost here" story I've heard. Why believe this one more than any other?

What does any of it matter until the IDF withdrawals or the Hezzies surrender? Talk is just talk, deeds matter.
Posted by: Oldcat   2006-08-11 01:56  

#5  Whimper or Bang?

Cake or Death?

SOSDD.

Another pointless round in the endless M.E. "game", another opportunity lost.

I guess it will be left to the US -- or nobody.
Posted by: flyover   2006-08-11 01:47  

#4  Face it, we lost this one big time. Olmert will go down as another Chamberlain and will be held accountable. Israel is now a paper tiger and all of Islam has taken note. The next war - and it isn't far off - will be everyone's worst nightmare. And, despite seeing it from far off, we were still a party to it. Maybe this is how it had to be though 'cause in the end, who here really felt that anything short of wholesale torching was gonna convince these nutjobs. Hell....they want it - been begging for it. Well....soon enough.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2006-08-11 01:26  

#3  Ceasefire fire in Lebanon may be reached within hours

there must be a huge part of this epic picture I missed along the way for this inexplicable revolting development to be taking place.

What the hell is it..

after-all right now who's better than Israel to dismantle hizzbullies?

I'm sure that the Maronites, Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholics, Druze and Caffe Latte Lebanese don't want to see the Hizzbullies back in strength.

/ceasefire on kofi's word I suppose...
Posted by: RD   2006-08-11 01:22  

#2  Unless they got their guys back, it was a waste.
Posted by: Fred   2006-08-11 00:50  

#1  I still maintain any international force that goes and tries to disarm Hizbollocks won't last till Christmas. It will be a bloody mess.
Posted by: phil_b   2006-08-11 00:24  

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