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2006-08-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Fisk: In the face of Bush's lies, it's left to Assad to tell the truth

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Posted by Steve White 2006-08-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How many of these fuxksticks reside in the UK?

Posted by Captain America 2006-08-16 00:36|| 2006-08-16 00:36|| Front Page Top

#2 It is what happens when you "Lounge" with the Devil.

Posted by newc">newc 2006-08-16 02:36|| 2006-08-16 02:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Pretty good article for a guy with half a brain with a fifth of JD in him if I say so myself. And I do.

Posted by Robert Fisk 2006-08-16 03:59|| 2006-08-16 03:59|| Front Page Top

#4 ...condemned the US for supplying Israel with the weapons it used on Lebanese civilians - perfectly true. But he did not say Hizbollah's missiles come from a new-generation Iranian arsenal that did not even exist during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. While the US will be keen to assess the effectiveness of its weapons - albeit largely used on civilians - no one should doubt that Iran will also be assessing the success of its new Fajr missiles - and their effect on the Israeli army.Hey Robbie! So yer sayin' that US weapons are bad, and only killed civilians, while the Iranian stuff only hit the Army guys? And it's good for them to have supplied their cients, because they get to figger out how to make them more effective against the Army?

Mebbe they'll add Army-Joo seeker heads to their missiles...

Where did this guy come from?

Posted by Bobby 2006-08-16 06:13|| 2006-08-16 06:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Sadly there is truth in the title.

Posted by Clerert Uneamp2772 2006-08-16 10:20|| 2006-08-16 10:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Mebbe I'm just slow this morning CU2772 but what truth? That Bush lied and Lebs died?

Posted by Rex Mundi 2006-08-16 11:00|| 2006-08-16 11:00|| Front Page Top

#7 Bush lied saying that was a Israel victory.

Posted by Clerert Uneamp2772 2006-08-16 14:18|| 2006-08-16 14:18|| Front Page Top

#8 What ive been sayin'

Hezb lost around 500 "militants"
Thousands of rockets fired to no military effect, plus an undetermined number destroyed.
Bunch of launchers destroyed. at least 20 midlevel commanders banged.

A force of 15,000 Leb soldiers entering territory from which the Leb army has been excluded by Hezb.

In exchange for A. Embarrasment to Israel, that it couldnt completely destroy Hezb before the gong sounded. B. Some cheers from the streets of Cairo. C. A yet more complex political situation in Lebanon.

BTW, the German FM decided NOT to visit Damascus cause of this speech.

After 1967 Israel let a huge victory go to their heads, for which they paid. It would be a much bigger mistake for Assad and co to let what isnt even quite a draw go to their heads.

Whom the gods would destroy .....

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-08-16 14:29|| 2006-08-16 14:29|| Front Page Top

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