Report: Israel asked UK help on ceasefire last week

[sabra]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3286070,00.html

Report: Israel asked UK help on ceasefire last week

The As-Sennara newspaper, which is published in Nazareth, reported that Israel turned to British Ambassador Simon McDonald last weekend asking that he urge Prime Minister Tony Blair to act along with the US to promote a ceasefire with Hizbullah.

The report said Israel was hoping for a ceasefire due to disagreement between the security establishment and the political echelon, but President George W. Bush refused.

[xultar]

1. So Israel is blaming Bush for killing Lebanese civilians.

[ixion]

3. yep, apparently, chimpy is CiC of the IDF, too

:crazy:

[uppityperson]

2. shame on bush shame on blair

how can they sleep at night with all the blood on their hands?

[Xipe Totec]

4. I knew it!

God damned motherfucker!

He's selling Israel down the river for his own purposes!

[xultar]

5. Please tell me you are being sarcastic.

[Xipe Totec]

10. Ambigous, maybe

I don't condone what Israel is doing in Lebanon.

And I think it was a mistake, and Israel knows this now.

I think Israel wanted somebody to pull their chestnuts out of the fire, and Washington, for its own reasons, decided that it was better to keep them there.

All they need is an excuse to pull out.

[xultar]

11. I thought....and I've heard this from other DUers that Israel don't need

no US fuckers tellin them what to do.

Israel does what it wants.

So which is it?

[Xipe Totec]

12. Well, I may be wrong

God knows I've been wrong before...

But the Bush Cabal has it's own agenda, and Iran is part of it. That's why we have troops stationed on both sides of Iran, that's why Washington keeps pointing the finger in that direction at every opportunity.

I think Israel screwed up, and the neocons in Washington are exploiting the opportunity.

My personal opinion is that Israel bluffed on a weak hand and the neocons doubled up the bet.

I do not hold Israel blameless for what happened, but I also don't think that the neocons are beyond screwing Israel if it suits their purposes.

[Oversea Visitor]

6. Hmmm

What is all this crazy shit?

Hmmm
Guess reality is a bitch

[54anickel]

7. Huh? Who/what do they mean by "Israel"? For that matter what do

they mean by "security establishment" and "political echelon"? The military and some part of the government are having a disagreement?

[last1standing]

8. "Stop me before I kill again!"

I guess friends don't let friends commit senseless slaughters.

[breakaleg]

9. That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard since this mess started

[hadrons]

13. sounds like Israel is preparing the scapegoat

[leesa]

14. More blaming. If Israel wants a ceasefire, they have to stop firing.

[Mandate My Ass]

15. Bullshit. Blair has been out front repeating the "sustainable

ceasefire," which acutally means no ceasefire, to parrot Bush & Condi.