A fool says in his heart there is no God. A crutch ? Let's see if you can stand before God when you meet Him when you die and you will die. You will have all eternity to think about how you didn't need a crutch. Isn't God great, He gives each man free will to chose Him or not, so in the end friend you will none to blame for your choice but you. Sometimes ones pride in thier intellect makes one pretty dumb.sad.

You are a "chink" chu li. Go back to rice patties before napalm get you.

You are right and if some of the Islamic countries didn't have a little bit of oil they would still be in the stone age where they came from and where they are surely headed back to.

The writer talks of David and Goliath. I hope Israel and other democracies supply more weapons of every possible type to Taiwan so it can defend itself against the fascist gangsters ruling in Beijing. If china replaced the stars on its flag with swastikas it would be an appropriate change. Remember 6-4-89? Like Israel, Taiwan is defending itself against unelected bloodthirsty murderous enemies. China's violent land seizures, persecution of Tibet and its alliance with the drug dealing criminal illegal regime in Burma proves that Taiwan needs to defend itslf against the clutches of the Beijing thugs as much as Israel needs to resist the Islamo-fascist gangsters in Iran, who incidentally are in cahoots with the genocidal criminals in North Korea. That murderous state in turn is propped up by Beijing. All these criminals are working together to spread tyranny and aid terrorism.

You are dead right when it comes to quoting Revelations or other Bible verses to justify this or that action. However, there are some general and specific principles that are indeed taught in the old and new testaments that can shed some light on the mideast. 1. Israel (and the Jewish people) will always be at odds with eachother. They may for a time live in a mutual state of peace but only by mutual agreement. Never will they see the world from the same paradigm 2. Christians have a fundamental obligation to support the Jewish people (as a people). 3. All those who claim to be Christian, Jewish or Muslim have an obligation to seek the good of the other person even though (so we are sure) they are wrong in their doctrine. Only those who have the most rudimentary understanding of any of these three religions will use them to justify their actions in the name of God. So, being agnostic and proud of it just means that you think people who don't understand Christianity, Judiasim or Islam are kinda stupid. You are probably right, but you are incorrect in thinking it protects you from your responsibility to deal with God on a personal basis. Elementary school children compare themselves with other children. Don't be superior to idiots. Be what God wants you to be.

The missiles were of limited use in the first Gulf War. I would hope that they have been improved since then. It is not practical to try to hide them. Certainly, if the IDF felt they should be kept secret, no reporter would know their location.

Amen to #20. An entire generation has grown up in USA NOT knowing or understanding a BIT about the Marxist penetration into academia, and news sources here. The reason Bush has "bad poll numbers" is because get their news from the opposition press which hates him. The only reason the US is maligned around the world is 50+ years of Soviet disinformation and mischief in global media. We MUST educate Americans about the "enemies within".

What makes you think you won't be destroyed? Are you immortal? What you ought to be thinking about is what you're doing once you are destroyed. Don't discount what you don't know.

GOLIATH WAS A PHILISTINE! They lived just where the Gaza strip is. David chose 5 smooth stones prior to knocking off goliath. If you read the whole story you will see that there were 4 other giants there. The tale is prophetic. Watch adn see!

Has anyone heard why the Phalanx on the Saar 5 failed to shoot down the anti-ship missile?

Want to come over and build some Railroad tracks for us China Boy or are you to busy oppressing your own people or are you sights on Taiwan. Semper Fi.

Chu Li Tsui was there with his shovel and pickaxe helping his Islamic masters. The only racist drivel I've seen is from the racist Arab posters who defame Israel. The only reason the Lebanese are hapless is because sanctimonious self-declared moral superiorists such as yourself saw no reason to let the racist, hateful, anti-semitic Hezbollah set up its terrorist statelet on Lebanese territory. It's a shame that such idiocy resides in Hong Kong -- you must have thought the Chinese were right at Tiannemen Square as well Chu Li Tsui.

Temporary balm? They will intercept the chemical and dirty bomb components that Iran has given to the Hezbolla. I have much more faith in them than in any thing chinese made that's for sure....

Yes some religions are a crutch, but some tend to have you strive to better yourself. take for example the hydroponic farm Bill gates set up in Gaza, several million dollars worth, and as soon as the Israelis pulled out, the dim witted islamics gutted the place rather tan run it for their own people....

To all: Each and every one of us needs 3 things from one another: 1) Respect 2) Appreciation for being alive 3) Consideration of our past/present/future If the children of the countries at odds with each other were to be raised without knowing of the existing hatred between their nations, and likewise taught the above principles, and also taught to absolutely refuse to hate their neighbor, this would no longer be an issue after 1 generation. Unfortunately that's not going to happen, as it's only theoretical. I've worked for Raytheon Missile Systems. The Patriot missile should be effective against most incoming rockets/missiles. It's just sad that they have to be put to use because of a difference in religion. Does the Islam religion teach its followers to love their neighbor as themselves? Or is this restricted only to the Christian religion?

This kind of stupidty goes on in our media constantly! Look at the NYTimes and what they splashed across the front page!!

Before this is over, Israel will take care of Iran and Syria. The USA just needs to sit back and watch the Islamo-fascists go down in flames

AMEN

Its important to note there are two sides to every argument. If you spend time there you will realize each side has done terrible things. Lets rather hope the soldiers return home safely and we can learn from our mistakes and live in peace. Probably wont happen, but we all know where we would like for it to be. War is nasty. You're just as guilty if you try to make it worse.

Yes, my friend Patriots will indeed help defend Isreal. They are so effective your little Red Army has been trying to copy them for years. You'll always be ten years behind the curve. Except, of course, in pollution and killing of political dissedents.

Reported, "An Israeli military official said the Spear's missile detection and deflection system was not on during the attack, apparently because the sailors did not anticipate such an attack."

I still think the press shoudn't publish what or where the IDF is deploying. That's irresponsible and would only serve the enemies of Israel. The Israeli citizenry (and all the people supporting Israel) expects the IDF is using everything they should to defend Israel, so no need at all of telling this "news". Actually, a bit of "news blackout" wouldn't be that bad. Anyway, Israel's best weapon is Hashem's love for His People. Read this message from Rabbi Lazer Brody's blog: "Message from Persian Kabbalist Chacham Z: Chacham Z comes from Mashad, Iran. He is an anonymous tzaddik reminiscent of the Chalban, one that looks like a fishmonger or a milkman on the outside. Don't let that fool you. If you want to feel true humility, then discuss Torah - Talmud or esoteric - with Chacham Z. His blessings are like money in the bank. Today, Chacham Z came to Ashdod. I couldn't believe what I saw - he was distributing free books of Psalms to passersby, ice cream for children (to relieve their worry), vegetables for the poor, and pastries to soldiers. He had an entire welcome wagon in his battered Fiat 127, model 1981. He called me over and blessed me, and said "Hashem will do tremendous miracles. Iran is in big trouble. If Israel does a warning strike on a secondary Iranian town, such as Isfahan or Mashad, they will succeed! Achmadinejad will see the strong arm of Hashem if he doesn't back off of Israel. The Torah says we shall dwell alone - we don't need America or anybody else's help! If the Iranians persist in attacking Israel, then Tehran will be hit with a nuclear weapon. Hashem wants us to do Tshuva, so He chastises us. But, He will protect us against Iran. Let the IDF fight fearlessly and with no restraint from the nations of the world. We must support our dear soldiers with tshuva and Torah!" He wished me "Shabbat Shalom" and drove away. If you're questioning Chacham Z's authenticity, an hour after I spoke to him, Achmedinejad came out with this statement. Iran is scared, but like other tyrants, he'll run to his own destruction. Wait and see, it's all comin' down." http://lazerbrody.typepad.com/lazer_beams/2006/07/emuna_news_bull_4.html

I'm afraid you have your sides confused Chu Li Tsui. You see, David was a Jew that would not stand for a Phillistine (or in other words Palistinian) that mocked the God of Abraham, Issaac, and Jacob, the God of the Jews. David could not have been an Ishmaelite (Arab) because his line was distinctfully traced through Issaac and Jacob...Ishmael only had Abraham as a father...and was not given the land of Israel. You need to restudy your bible my dear communist friend.

Lets see....there are obviously only so many missle in a battery (4) and they cost a little over a million a piece (US Dollars). If announcing ther epresence means 50% of the intended missles never get launched then the announcement saved money and lives. They launched over 300 missles into Haifai the other night...as good as the Patriot is...there just isn't enough!

You do not know about prophecy or scripture concerning Isreal. Your country China's large army will be destroyed in the battle of Armegeddon.

Nice pretense. I am guessing by your opinions and siding with the "poor" Lebanese, you fully understand how the situation is the way it is. If Arab nations cared about the Arabs (now called Palestinians - which haven't existed as a people group until the last 50 years), they would provide shelter and a spot in their country for them (being fellow Arabs). Lebanon is the mess it is because of Muslim extremists. Put down your guise, you are a Muslim, with false presentations of who you are. By the way, YNET moderators, why did you let the inappropriate language of Chu Li through? He should be used to extreme censorship, being from China. That in itself implies the government approves of his dialogue or they wouldn't let him post.

They were not expecting Iranian or Chinese anti-ship missiles -- I'm sure they are in operation now..

http://www.ericlee.info/2006/07/the_left_should_be_supporting.html

You are full of s..it Terry from the meal in cambridge mass.