CNN: Israel needs one more month to finish up in Lebanon.

[Skidmore]

Did anyone else catch that comment by the reporter before they started in on Castro again? One more month?

[Karenca]

1. Yes , I heard it.

I think I'm asleep and this is all a nightmare.
I am not so young---I can't ever remember the world being so fucked up before.

[marmar]

10. "Fucked up" indeed.

I'm almost longing for the Reagan 80s when I was a middle schooler terrified that USA and USSR were going to nuke each other. At least then it was just talk.

[Karenca]

12. Yes, that cold war seemed like Utopia

compared to this shit that bush has gotten us into.

[Virginia Dare]

2. Finish up?...

I don't like the sound of that...:scared:

[Skidmore]

3. Sounds like they want to level the place.

I'm so beyond disgusted now.

[Karenca]

15. That's the plan.

Sleazy Rice has already discussed a U.S.A.- led rebuilding
project for Lebanon when the fighting is over.

Who gets those contracts?

HALLIBURTON, of, course!

[mmonk]

4. Is that when a magic wand appears

and all enemies of Israel disappear? Sheesh, another month of carnage and death.

[uppityperson]

5. wtf does "finish up" mean? check out this link.

http://www.genocidewatch.org/8stages.htm

[electron_blue]

6. wow - great site. thanks for posting it

[uppityperson]

14. you are welcome. Interesting how much applies to our country even

not to mention many places around the world. No, I am not concerned about a genocide in USA, but read the stages and see how far it has gone already to classify, dehumanize, polarize.

[Karenca]

17. 5. POLARIZATION:

I think we're at step #5:

5. POLARIZATION:
Extremists drive the groups apart. Hate groups broadcast polarizing propaganda. Laws may forbid intermarriage or social interaction. Extremist terrorism targets moderates, intimidating and silencing the center.

Prevention may mean security protection for moderate leaders or assistance to human rights groups. Assets of extremists may be seized, and visas for international travel denied to them.

[electron_blue]

18. Yes, this is why I'm against vilifying the Freeps. As bad as they are,

we need them. If we hate them passionately, then they have succeeded. Gawd, I sound like one of the Star Wars episodes. Dontcha remember - Luke almost lost his soul when he hated Dart Vader and tried to kill him? Oh well.... anyway, polarization = bad. We are being manipulated, or at least they are trying.

This is why I'm against national ID card. It woudl be so easy to put something on a national id card that would be used as an instant marker ("label") for others to use to separate us, imprison us, kill us (or them).

[uppityperson]

19. indeed on both of those

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Israel could fight in Lebanon for a year

They won't have made a dent.

[malaise]

8. Yep but remember they

have no plans of occupying Lebanon:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[warrens]

9. That should make sure there isn't a brick left on top of brick, definitely

Sickos.

[leesa]

11. That's right. Iran and Syria haven't gone for the bait yet.

[Junkdrawer]

13. Whoa. That moves the US "Hezbollah" attack to October...

Gotta leave a month for the US public to forget the stench of this attack and have it spun as "Israel carefully addressing the Hezbollah terror."

They're scrunching the timeline. BushCo will not be pleased.

[whistle]

16. Oh hoooo, sounds like Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney about Iraq

...after Shrub*s walk in a fight suit on the aircraft carrier deck and mission accomplished statement. Israel may be in way over their head.