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US: Lebanese fire unjustified, unwarranted
AFP and Ahiya Raved
Published: 05.08.10, 00:25
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31. Enough is enough...
Malone ,   Hfx   (08.05.10)
political correctness gone crazy... Take these maniacs out,once and for all... It would take Israel 2 days to turn Lebanon/Gaza into parking lots,despite their blustering,chest thumping bs.. lack of response to arab assaults and propoganda is seen as weakness to these sub humans.. It's time to forget about world opinion,obama(gag) just do what has to be done..like Israel always did before.
32. #15
Gogol ,   New York, NY   (08.05.10)
"lebanon is a sovreign nation .." If by sovereign you mean controlled by Syria, financed by Iran and subject to the autonomous miltia of Hezbollah, then yes.
33. #10
Juan ,   USA   (08.05.10)
you've been smoking too much of that cali stuff...
34. Ehud"PAINTBALL"Barak
David ,   NJUSA   (08.05.10)
Why does that nitwit comment about the illegal imigrant children when there are mi;itary attacks from all sides. We have a SHMUCK for DM who doesn"t know his job. GST RID OF THE SHMUCK
35. who have died are human beings
sam ,   colorado   (08.05.10)
Of course,any one grieves on the fall of the victims on both sides,In the end,who have died are human beings,you look to the a picture shows that the Israeli soldiers who are provoking the Lebanese soldiers,but (UNIFIL)(USA)(western world) all those in favor of Israel against the Arabs,God bless America
36. #15; lebanese, apparently you can't read
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (08.05.10)
You write: "but when you crossed an inch ,you saw what happened . Israel did not set foot on Lebanese soil. So the Lebanese army committed an unprovoked attack against Israel. In my mind, Israel should get a free shot at Lebanon and their army. You write: "you fight in a coward way ,30.000 feet up". Nasrallah hides in a hole like a rat, to scared to come out. Israel need not apologize for its superior jet fighters. BTW why do you fight and die for the Iranians, are you their punks? Or do like to fight a war that Iran is afraid to fight for itself. So Iran pays you guys in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza. Heck, they fought Iraq for 8 years in the 1980's just for a stalemate. In Gulf War 1 Iraq didn't last 3 weeks, and pulled Saddam out of a rat hole, like the coward he was. Remember Israel has no beef with Lebanon, it's Lebanon that keeps starting the wars with Israel. As far as violations by Israel against Lebanon we really don't how much of that is true, do we? Go to post #23 and look at that website link, maybe you'll learn something.
37. # 15 Lebanese
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (08.05.10)
Lebanese ...Lebanon is a sovereign nation .No, Lebanon is not sovereign,Lebanon is ruled by Iran with the help of the quisling Nasarala,Egypt ,Jordan,Syria are sovereign,but not Lebanon.
38. #15: End The Occupation
emanon ,   USA   (08.05.10)
Tell your terrorstinain puppets to give up Gaza and return it to Israel. Your hibollah backed puppets lied to gain the Gush Katif and lied about peace if they got Gaza. End the occupation and recall them back to Lebanon . . . or was it Syria . . . or Jordan. Oh, too bad, no one wants them. If you were assimilated back into your homelands, there would be no sock puppets for you to control.
39. #20 Those darn pesky Israelis
shrinkDave ,   Miami   (08.05.10)
It must be very frustrating to deal with Jews who refuse to just disappear like the world has become accustomed to for the past couple thousand years. Sorry, but not only are we pesky, we are outright dangerous. Never again.
40. only proper best response. bomb the ** out of lebanon next t
ralph   (08.05.10)
time. add in hezbollah for good measure.
41. 2 is not enough
Yossef ,   חוץ לארץ   (08.05.10)
We need to kill 10 of lebanese officers for the death of Colonel Harari, 2 are not enough. May Colonel Harari rest in peace.
42. G-D be with us and the US, may peace prevail
Xavier, France   (08.05.10)
and most of all, I hope for a quick recovery for Captain Lakia. I am so angry about the fact that he was wounded. More disgusting are the people both innocent lebanese and israeli civilians that could have been killed because of lebanese criminal agression. I pay no attention anymore to anit-israeli comment here and there. Israel has for them no right and is always wrong so I am just tired: anti israelis are most of the time covered racists. And we should ignore them. #5 comment is a typically stupid comment.
43. Hey Marco,Spain, have you given the Basqus independence yet?
Roger the Shrubber   (08.05.10)
44. Dear Capt. Lakia, get well soon!!
Roman ,   Rehovot, Israel   (08.05.10)
45. #17 Whoa Eli, Ti raga..Keep your hat on!
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (08.05.10)
Sarah B in no way disrespected Colonel Hariri (z'l) in her post. In fact, her intention is quite the opposite. Your English is rather good so I'm surprised you were unable to catch Sarah's trademark acerbic wit. In this context, ''What a whole lot of fun " means the opposite.. As for the UN, most of their agencies and Goldstone..Nu? Hee lo tzadeket? Should you feel the same way after this clarification, kindly save your 'despicables' and 'shame on yous' for those who truly warrant them. Kol tuv ve Shalom mi Polin
46. #20 Get your facts right, then comment
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (08.05.10)
47. #15 You are wrong
Jay3 ,   ISrael   (08.05.10)
Lebanon isnt a sovereign nation anymore. It is being occupied by Irans proxy group, Hezbollah! ANd you talk about cowardice as Hezbollah shoots rockets amongst civilian populations???
48. Fences, Borders and Snipers
Alex   (08.05.10)
The IDF regularly shoot Gazans who approach the border with Israel, so what's with the Israeli complaints. If the IDF don't want to be shot at, then perhaps they shouldn't encroach on the Lebanese border.
49. well said Harvey
roli ,   miami beach, USA   (08.05.10)
The Lebenese need to admit that they would not even win a game of basketball against Israeli's at this time on account of Hizbullah in the caves.
50. #20
avi ,   haifa   (08.05.10)
the lebanese did not err! it was staged otherwise there would not have been no journalist. Israel can build IT'S border fence as it pleases on it's own territory. you see, a border fence is not THE BORDER.
51. to #5 go drink kaffe joe
ghostq   (08.05.10)
it's the other way around, amerikan enslave every nation she wants, there is highly rekomanded movie/book, it called "Ghost writer" very good book, movie well polanski at his best, anyway it talks about who is really controling the world politics. maybe ut will nock some sense in your lefti mind.
52. to #47 well said Lebanon much like Turkey
ghostq   (08.05.10)
turned to Iranian satalite countries.
53. #3 Raymond in DC
Advocate4LIberty ,   Chicago, USA   (08.05.10)
"even the US has to acknowledge that Lebanon's action was unjustified." This corrupt government says something, it must be true, right? Barf!
54. How Funny
Hakim ,   Palestine   (08.05.10)
Israel imports lakia from abroad to defend something he knows nothing about and at the same time his kids are being deported...
55. # 24, agreed,but
avi ,   haifa   (08.05.10)
it will not happen. the scenario goes like this: nasrallah will shoot 20000 rockets and the UN will ask Israel to restrain itself even though many israelis will die. then , when israel starts to respond and defend itself there will be an outcry of wold opinion condemming the israeli "agression". britain and a few other eurabian countries will impose an embargo on Israel......and at the beginning of the end of nasrallah a ceasefire will be imposed on Israel.
56. Pax Americana
(08.05.10)
is over. What AIPAC-driven puppets babble is not important. Listen to Taleban.
57. The great Israeli spin doctors
Sean ,   Montreal, Quebec   (08.05.10)
The report by UNIFIL has yet to be submitted , yet this great spin about how it concurs with the Israeli version continues. Stating that the tree cutting was on the Israeli side is actually contested and UNIFIL as well as the IDF were informed of the Lebanese objections to the cutting taking place. Rather than continue to talk IDF chose to unilaterally proceed. Arrogance which cost a number of lives. The Israeli version is that it was a trap with Lebanese snipers. WOW! Imagine that and yet the "snipers" were incapable of getting a kill on the exposed foot soldier cutting the trees. What UNIFIL has confirmed is that on an almost daily basis Israel makes illegal incursions into Lebanese airspace and refuses to withdraw completely to its side of the Blue Line. That's what UNIFIL states in writing in their own reports, contrary to the spin going on here. As for the Americans...the IDF could shoot a pregnant woman in the back of the head and the Americans would find cause to absolve such an act with Isreal's right to self defense. While somebody may have gotten panicked and trigger happy here, who that someone is, is yet to be determined.
58. #57 Sure you will condemn in any case...
Eugeny ,   ME   (08.05.10)
So maby you'll also wait for UN propper submittal before you spilling mud on ones you hate. You just wont let the facts to bother you, dont ya? You will go cursing those damn Zionist anyway. Btw mayby you condemn suwiside bombeds for a start, thay looks as ugliest as those damn Zionists, from your airconditioned armchear 20000 miles away. Anyway, what is your solution for this? To throw all the Jews to were? Maybe you want to host us all at Quebec? Didn't think so.
59. Missing info
Popsiq ,   Canada   (08.06.10)
One notably absent piece of information is a timeline of just what happened. without some time reference everything that has been written is, basically, without value. Added to this is the notion of the UN blue line, somehow, equating to the actual border, which is in dispute, or what Israel considers to be its operational border for military purposes. Could be we're talking about three separate entities here, and again with little reference to actuality. What remains obvious is that the Colonel was sniped, unless there were a lot of unlucky shots flying around the IDF command bunker. that' is usually deliberate. Who dunnit remains a mystery. The other fact remains that the Israelis responded in typical fashion with some overkill (pardon the pun) that saw tanks and helos engage anything visible. With remarkably few casualties given the number of onlookers on the Lebanese side.
60. #59; Your right and wrong
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (08.06.10)
The white flags seen were after the incident for Arab PR to trick people, so time-line is important. Your wrong about overkill, no such thing. In Gulf War the doctrine by Gen. Colin Powell was "overwhelming force", it's always the right one. As you here who you trust. http://www.aish.com/v/is/91361839.html Clearly, once you play the video at the above website we see who manipulators are, you are the sucker that falls for it, time, and time again.
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