Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Middle East
I read this as a guarantee that the next skirmish will be rife with complaints about Israeli attacks on innocent civilians.
I can't imagine even the most incurable optimist thinking this will ever end...
I can't imagine even the most incurable optimist thinking this will ever end...
The blog is "From Beirut to the Beltway". Here's part of one of the posts:
"Speaking of Hizbullah's missiles, AP and Haaretz say the majority of these rockets are being moved to densely populated villages.
Hezbollah guerrillas have moved most of their rockets in south Lebanon among civilians in villages, an apparent attempt to avoid detection by Israel and U.N. troops, Israeli military officials said Sunday… Last summer, many of Hezbollah's rocket batteries were located in unpopulated rural areas, where the guerrillas dug networks of tunnels and fortifications, the officials said. But the army's new intelligence indicates that those positions have now largely been abandoned in favor of populated villages, which provide better cover for the group's activities. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject. (AP)"
