by havanagilla » Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:28 pm
don't have a blog for updates, I am just checking Haaretz.com every now and then. (they are in about an hour delay from events, but less histerical and more accurate usually). but they are "israel focused", so you don't get the flow of events in lebanon. I listed a good palestinian blog, electronicintifada, but really its become a bit of a routine, lots of deaths, bombings...recent news, israel started mini ground offense and the IDF is losing it there all the way (each time a unit goes in, they get ambushed and hit hard, and are not even capturing or hitting the attacking guerilla). Around 300 dead in lebanon, and some half million homeless refugees fleeing homes. And lots of infrastructure gone.<br>in ISrael dozens of shells/missiles in the north region, some 20 dead including soldiers, 500 injured, lots of houses damaged. In israel, except the financial damage of shelled houses, loss of tourism etc., and costs of moving stuff around, it is bearable damage, so far, but the cracks are starting to be seen in the social/political fabric. people are pissed, first they were more compliant, now growing distrust of the military and political leadership. <br>Word is - Ulmart is doing it to prepare for disengagement 2 - logic - "i ruined lebanon and gaza (meaning I am mean and patriotic) now, we have to disengage step 2". another explanation - it was a trap by iran to prevent g-8 from discussing the nuke. another explanation - its a provocation to justify hitting iran by airstrikes. and last, but not least - its a war for the elite (numerous reasons to show it is so, internally). <br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>