Very Interesting


As the clean-up operation gets underway some people have returned to their homes to reclaim anything they can salvage from the rubble. Some find only a few clothes.

Who is the Most Popular Leader for Arabs?

A public opinion survey conducted by the Ibn Khaldun Center in Cairo (sample of 1200 people), revealed that Hasan Nasrallah is the most popular leader, followed by Khalid Mish`al, and then Mahmud Ahmadinajad. Full results will be released next week.

Well done Bush! Hezbollah, Hamas and Iran. Maybe we need an update on 'US led democracy' in the region.

Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon

Hezbollah guerrillas clashed today with Israeli special forces operating deep in Lebanon, killing one military officer and wounding two soldiers, Israel's first casualties since a UN-brokered cease-fire took effect five days ago.

The army said its commandos entered Lebanon "to prevent and interfere with terror activity against Israel, especially the smuggling of arms from Iran and Syria to Hezbollah."

The army said the force completed its mission successfully, and that such operations would be carried out until an "effective" monitoring force is in place to prevent Hezbollah's rearmament. The operation was Israel's broadest since the cease-fire.

If the IDF had any original ideas in their head they would of attacked Hezbollah from behind, fly all their troops in to the Litani River and fight southwards, as Billmon noted very well "this IDF isn't showing that kind of creativity and daring".

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