Articles from July 2006



Qana Kana Propaganda falling apart

the Qana “Massacre” is not all it seems

WW III update Sunday, 7/30, Israelis stop Terrorists in Samaria

Arutz Sheva is reporting that IDF forces have interupted terrorists from setting a time bomb at Itamar in Samaria, and the sappers have been called in to defuse it.

WW III Update Saturday, 7/29

In Afghanistan Coalition forces sent killed or captured 38 Taliban and captured four Al Qaeda operatives

WW III Update, Friday 7/28

Hezbollah has fired their longest range rockets yet today, hitting a field near the Israeli town of Afula, 44 miles Southeast of Haifa. These missiles carry up to 100 KG of explosives and are the most dangerous yet in the Hezbollah arsenal

Jewish Community Center Under Attack in Seattle, one dead, terrorist captured

Update at LGF: Hate crime or Terror? — I will vote for the latter.  The authorities have a vested interest in keeping US citizens calm by making this an “isolated incident”, if you have children and value their future, then you better read a bit more and recogznize fully what is going on. There have been too [...]

Iran Manufacturing IED’s used in Iraq; factories located

Breaking: IED”s and explosives used to incite sectarian violence in Iraq are being manufactured in Tehran. Potentially some of the Hezzbollah anti-tank mines come from these same factories.

WW III update, Thursday, 7/27

Although the front in Lebanon is claiming the bulk of the press, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan continues, and our troops continue to succeed anywhere the enemy masses forces

Night off

It’s been a long day, so tonight no updates, no news. A picture and a poem instead.
Epitaph on a Tyrant
Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after
And the poetry he invented was easy to understand;
He knew human folly like the back of his hand,
And was greatly interested in armies and fleets;
When he laughed, respectable [...]

WW III update Wednesday 7/25

The Georgian authorities are not going to let rebel leader Emzar Kvitsiani escape and “will get him even from under the ground,” he said.

WW III Update: US Embassy in India on Terror Alert

A note warns of an imminent attack by 20 Terrorists from IRAN, Afghanistan, and Kashmir on the US Embassy in India, the India Times reports

WW III update Monday 7/24 – Increasing Ground Battles in Lebanon

Condoleeza Rice has made a surprise visit to Beirut, while in the background the Israeli forces go full-bore against Hezbollah in South Lebanon. Fierce battle at the Hezbollah “capital”, Bint Jbel, started overnight.

WW III update Sunday, 7/23 : Iran trying to make Dirty bomb?

Radioactive Bomb Material headed to Iran from Kent UK was intercepted in Bulgaria at the border : Peretz in Israel states that the number of missiles launched at Israel now tops 2,200.

Then and Now

Then and now

Wisconsin Lawmakers to UofW: Fire Kevin Barrett

Note to University of Wisconsin –this guy doesn’t tell lies about 9/11, why don’t you ask for his resume:
 
Kevin Barrett, one of the loons who is claiming that 9/11 was a US government plot was hired over many objections to teach Islamic Studies at the University of Wisconsin. In a move Friday, 61 Legislators and lawmakers [...]

WW III update Saturday, 7/22

In Afghanistan forces continue to mop up the Taliban who moved into two small towns earlier this week. Earlier, the coalition forces had killed those remaining in the towns, and now they hunt down the Taliban who fled when the coalition forces arrived on scene.

WW III update Friday, 7/21

This post will update throughout the night, and we will be paying attention to mid-east sources once dawn nears on the Israel-Lebanon border.

Mumbai Bomber suspects arrested in India

The first arrests of suspects in the Mumbai Train Bombings have occurred in India as the BBC reports. This is good news if the Indian authorities do have the right suspects. I have detected a change in the stance of India towards terrorism and their neighbors in Pakistan since this event.

The Storm

It’s been one long day spent averting crisis’ at work, breaking down barriers, wiping noses, soothing tempers and bullying recalcitrant technology vendors. I’ve been on the phone from 7:30 am until 8:15 pm, and really just need to vegetate a bit. So instead of the usual updates just a picture and a poem tonight.
This one’s for the [...]

WW III update Wednesday, 7/19

Israeli troops pushed into south Lebanon again today, one patrol met with an ambush and suffered some casualties. The troops were either trying to hunt down positions, or perhaps laser light some Hezbollah targets. The IAF also dropped 23 tons of ordinance, probably including bunker busters, on an underground bunker that might have contained Nasrullah.

Breaking: Israeli Troops Enter Southern Lebanon

In the raids that we’ve been expecting, Israel has invaded southern Lebanon to hit specific strongholds of Hizbullah. See the story, and some commentary on CNN’s coverage of this at Little Green Footballs.