Israel Hints at Full Scale Invasion of Lebanon

[Philosoraptor]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060720/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_israel;_ylt=AkznHRp5dYOqnnIihwXHcsms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

Hint, hint, hint. I bet it gets beyond the hinting stage soon. Sound familiar? Like Bush maybe?

[brmdp3123]

1. Comparing Israel to Hitler?

Man, that's irony.

[Philosoraptor]

2. changed it.

afterall, the U.S. has a long history of invading.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. The difference is that Hitler & Bush had to pretend that their countries

were threatened and attacked.

Whatever your view of Israel's current activities (I think they're out of proportion, excessive, and counterproductive) no sane people are arguing that Hezbollah didn't needlessly fuck with them first.

[DELUSIONAL]

4. Reason -- WATER: "Israel warns of war over water"

Israel warns of war over water (10 September, 2002 -- date of article)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2249599.stm

An alleged Lebanese scheme to divert water from a river feeding Israel's largest reservoir could provoke a war, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has warned.

Israeli army radio quoted the prime minister as saying on Tuesday that the issue constituted a "casus belli", or "grounds for war".

He was addressing senior military and civilian officials after a cabinet meeting.

Lebanon opened a pumping-station on the River Hasbani in the spring of 2001 to irrigate a drought-stricken village but denies that it plans to dam the river.

The river supplies between 20 and 25% of the water flowing into the Sea of Galilee, an official at Israel's Ministry of Agriculture was quoted as saying by the French news agency AFP.

It rises in Lebanon and flows for about 50 kilometres (30 miles) through its territory before joining the River Jordan and emptying into the Sea of Galilee.

snip...

Israel controlled the Hasbani during its occupation of southern Lebanon in 1978-2000.

[enid602]

5. Israel

Israel might as well do it; they've already given, say Saudi Arabia the perfect pretext if they wanted to destroy the south side of Haifa, Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. The world will no longer feel the need to protect Israel after this week. Their new government, in trying to look strong really blew it. God watch out for Israel.