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August 19, 2006 at 13:02:15

Firing Squad: Time for Accountability in Israel

by John E. Carey     Page 2 of 3 page(s)

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Reservists also complained of lack of essential equipment.

There were three key objectives of the war:



--Elimination of Hezbollah's rockets.

--Disruption or annihilation of Hezbollah.

--Return of captured Israeli soldiers.

None of these objectives were met.

The people of Israel now have a diminished confidence in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Israel's enemies are surely emboldened that the IDF is now no longer seen as invincible.Mr. Peretz is already trying to implicate defense chiefs in his downfall. As public criticism of the war's handling mounted in Israel, the Haaretz daily quoted Defense Minister Amir Peretz Wednesday as saying top military officers did not relay all relevant information about Hezbollah's arsenal after he took office in May.

Israeli soldiers are returning from Lebanon with complaints of poor training and equipment.

And there are other controversies involving Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz but they are of no consequence. The fact that Israel waged a war so unsuccessfully, and flattened much of southern Lebanon in the process, is a responsibility that clearly rests upon his doorstep.

Chief of Staff

Senior Israel Defense Forces officers expressed dissatisfaction yesterday with the announcement by Chief of Staff Dan Halutz that he had recently instructed the Field Security Directorate at the General Staff to keep track of their telephone conversations.

According to the disgruntled officers , the chief of staff's action "stinks of McCarthyism" and reflects "pressure on the part of the head of the army who feels under siege and is focusing on minor details."

Dan Halutz is no Moshe Dayan. He lost this war as much as anyone and he needs now to step aside.

Prime Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, already under fire for his handling of the Lebanon war, is facing a possible probe over a Jerusalem property deal.Olmert and his wife are to be summoned for questioning over the deal by the government's top watchdog, the left-leaning Haaretz newspaper reported on Thursday.

But this could all be window dressing.

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John Doraemi publishes Crimes of the State Blog:
http://crimesofthestate.blogspot.com/

johndoraemiJohn Doraemi publishes Crimes of the State Blog:
http://crimesofthestate.blogspot.com/

errors of fact

Stating that Hezbollah executed a "cross border raid", while accepted as truth in corporate media is nothing but an Israeli government lie.

Both the IDF and Israeli Foreign ministry spokesman Mark Regev admitted that the Hezbollah capture of 2 Israeli soldiers took place in LEBANON, NOT ISRAEL:

"It appears we have an escalation in the North," he said. "It is very clear that the escalation started on the Lebanese side of the border, and Israel will respond appropriately."
Voice of America, Jerusalem, July 12, 2006

See:
Operation "Change of Location"?
How Reports of the July 12th Capture of IDF Soldiers Soon Shifted From Lebanon to Israel
By TRISH SCHUH
http://counterpunch.org/schuh08152006.html

"Hizbullah terrorists" is a slur that does not correlate to a resistance against an unlawful occupying army. While the term "terrorism" can be bandied about by anyone in any circumstance these days, capturing combatant occupying soldiers hardly qualifies as "terrorism."

This article is biased and shameful in its treatment of Israel's illegal and immoral bombardment of Lebanon, its people, its infrastructure and its children.

It is Israel that has committed atrocities in this conflict, began the assault, and acted in a despicable and barbaric fashion. Israel should be punished in no uncertain terms with arms embargoes and economic sanctions.

Israeli "terrorism" from the air has greatly overshadowed this war, and should be stated as such. While Israeli pundits always attempt to portray Israel as a victim and its neighbors as the victimizers, this is usually a lie. The body counts speak for themselves.

Dead Lebanese civilians: 1300 minimum
Dead Israeli civilians: less than 100

Who is the true "terrorist" here?

by johndoraemi (17 articles, 12 quicklinks, 6 diaries, 166 comments) on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 9:35:49 PM
 


empty your mind, expect nothing and see through the illusion
Zenseekerempty your mind, expect nothing and see through the illusion

truth is painful

you speak the truth, and the truth is painful...we must find a solution better than the willingness to kill for the sake of killing, just to be perceived as strong.

by Zenseeker (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 14 comments) on Monday, August 21, 2006 at 6:14:46 PM
 


Don'pigeon hole me or sterotype me
pratliff94Don'pigeon hole me or sterotype me

Firing Squad.

Yes, poor old Israel really lost. Did you see all the Hezbollah tanks withdrawing out of Israel? Did you see all the Israeli airports, bridges, roads and buildings leveled to the ground. Poor Israel. In spite of one billion Muslims and another billion Israel haters, she losses one war after another. I guess this makes six wars she has lost. Poor Israel. Allah must really hate her.

by pratliff94 (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 969 comments) on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 10:54:42 PM
 

 

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