Ceasefire or Trojan Horse?

[katty]

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Ceasefire or Trojan Horse?

By Mike Whitney

“Israel’s strategy is to establish positions as far north as possible to implement a fighting withdrawal, meaning they will try to take on as much of Hezbollah as they can as they work their way south. “ Ha’aretz editorial 8-17-06
“As long as there is Israeli military movement, Israeli field aggression and Israeli soldiers occupying our land, it is our natural right to fight them and defend our lands, our homes, and ourselves.” Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese armed resistance Hezbollah


08/14/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- Israel’s sudden push to the Litani River is a blatant act of political desperation intended to conceal the humiliating defeat the IDF has suffered at the hands of Hezbollah. It comes in the wake of a UN ceasefire agreement worked out by friends of Israel in the Bush administration who were looking for a diplomatic way for Olmert to climb down from Israel’s greatest debacle since the Yom Kippur war.

The so-called ceasefire is tailored to stop the victim of Israeli aggression from defending himself, but provides the IDF with the go-ahead to continue its rampage. Such is the Kafkaesque logic of the United Nations and their puppet-masters in Tel Aviv.

There is no longer any reasonable expectation that Israel will accomplish any of its stated objectives. The mighty IDF has been slapped around by a handful of tough-minded guerillas who kept Israel pinned-down to within a 5 mile radius of the northern border for a full month. It is, without question, one of the greatest triumphs in the history of asymmetrical warfare.

[Warren Stupidity]

1. How can that be a quote from 8-17-06?

Please explain.

The remainder seems a bit overstated, to put it mildly. Removing the excess verbage leaves a perhaps accurate assesment of the maneuvering by the IDF over the last three days. I would not want to be one of the IDF ground grunts being used as bait over the next couple of weeks.

[cornermouse]

2. I believe they're still shooting at each other.

They're just using smaller arms. That isn't my definition of a ceasefire.

[Ian David]

3. "Victim of Israeli aggression" against an enemy committed to genocide

Boo fucking hoo.

Poor fucking Hezbollah.

Please stop posting this blatantly one-sided anti-semitic TERRORIST propaganda.

[MrPrax]

5. Boo Fucking hoo n/t

[Ian David]

7. I should add that my heart goes out to the innocent Lebanese civilians.n/t

[shain from kane]

4. Reminds me of the Zulus. From the internets ---

" ... in January 1879, the British invaded the Zulu nation. Despite their use of spears against the British guns, the Zulus put up one of the greatest fights of resistance on the continent, stopping almost wiping out what was considered the greatest European army of the day. So fierce a resistance did the Zulus put up that even their enemies were forced to acknowledge their skills. Benjamin Disraeli said, "A remarkable people the Zulu. They defeat our generals, convert our bishops, and put an end to a great European dynasty.""

[Ian David]

6. Hezbollah is doing pretty damn well compared to The Zulus.

Don't try to convince me it's a one-sided slaughter.