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Well, I would say any more destructive attacks on Lebanon......let 'em loose.

"I am against thee Gog and Magog" Sounds similar.

Keep those reports coming and GIVE 'EM HELL!!!

Haaretz "And even if the Hamas government falls, as Washington wants, what will happen on the day after? These are questions for which nobody has any real answers. As usual here: Quiet, we're shooting. But this time we are not only shooting. We are bombing and shelling, darkening and destroying, imposing a siege and kidnapping like the worst of terrorists and nobody breaks the silence to ask, what the hell for, and according to what right." A black flag by Gideon Levy A black flag hangs over the "rolling" operation in Gaza. The more the operation "rolls," the darker the flag becomes. The "summer rains" we are showering on Gaza are not only pointless, but are first and foremost blatantly illegitimate. It is not legitimate to cut off 750,000 people from electricity. It is not legitimate to call on 20,000 people to run from their homes and turn their towns into ghost towns. It is not legitimate to penetrate Syria's airspace. It is not legitimate to kidnap half a government and a quarter of a parliament. A state that takes such steps is no longer distinguishable from a terror organization. The harsher the steps, the more monstrous and stupid they become, the more the moral underpinnings for them are removed and the stronger the impression that the Israeli government has lost its nerve. Now one must hope that the weekend lull, whether initiated by Egypt or the prime minister, and in any case to the dismay of Channel 2's Roni Daniel and the IDF, will lead to a radical change. Everything must be done to win Gilad Shalit's release. What we are doing now in Gaza has nothing to do with freeing him. It is a widescale act of vengeance, the kind that the IDF and Shin Bet have wanted to conduct for some time, mostly motivated by the deep frustration that the army commanders feel about their impotence against the Qassams and the daring Palestinian guerilla raid. There's a huge gap between the army unleashing its frustration and a clever and legitimate operation to free the kidnapped soldier. To prevent the army from running as amok as it would like, a strong and judicious political echelon is required. But facing off against the frustrated army is Ehud Olmert and Amir Peretz's tyro regime, weak and happless. Until the weekend lull, it appeared that each step proposed by the army and Shin Bet had been immediately approved for backing. That does not bode well, not only for the chances of freeing Shalit, but also for the future management of the government, which is being revealed to be as weak as the Hamas government. The only wise and restrained voice heard so far was that of the soldier's father, Noam Shalit, of all people. That noble man called at what is clearly his most difficult hour, not for stridency and not for further damage done to the lives of soldiers and innocent Palestinians. Against the background of the IDF's unrestrained actions and the arrogant bragging of the latest macho spokesmen, Maj. Gen. Yoav Gallant of the Southern Command and Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad, Shalit's father's voice stood out like a voice crying in the wilderness. Sending tens of thousands of miserable inhabitants running from their homes, dozens of kilometers from where his son is supposedly hidden, and cutting off the electricity to hundreds of thousands of others, is certainly not what he meant in his understated emotional pleas. It's a shame nobody is listening to him, of all people. The legitimate basis for the IDF's operation was stripped away the moment it began. It's no accident that nobody mentions the day before the attack on the Kerem Shalom fort, when the IDF kidnapped two civilians, a doctor and his brother, from their home in Gaza. The difference between us and them? We kidnapped civilians and they captured a soldier, we are a state and they are a terror organization. How ridiculously pathetic Amos Gilad sounds when he says that the capture of Shalit was "illegitimate and illegal," unlike when the IDF grabs civilians from their homes. How can a senior official in the defense ministry claim that "the head of the snake" is in Damascus, when the IDF uses the exact same methods? True, when the IDF and Shin Bet grab civilians from their homes - and they do so often - it is not to murder them later. But sometimes they are killed on the doorsteps of their homes, although it is not necessary, and sometimes they are grabbed to serve as "bargaining chips," like in Lebanon and now, with the Palestinian legislators. What an uproar there would be if the Palestinians had grabbed half the members of the Israeli government. How would we label them? Collective punishment is illegitimate and it does not have a smidgeon of intelligence. Where will the inhabitants of Beit Hanun run? With typical hardheartedness the military reporters say they were not "expelled" but that it was "recommended" they leave, for the benefit, of course, of those running for their lives. And what will this inhumane step lead to? Support for the Israeli government? Their enlistment as informants and collaborators for the Shin Bet? Can the miserable farmers of Beit Hanun and Beit Lahia do anything about the Qassam rocket-launching cells? Will bombing an already destroyed airport do anything to free the soldier or was it just to decorate the headlines? Did anyone think about what would have happened if Syrian planes had managed to down one of the Israeli planes that brazenly buzzed their president's palace? Would we have declared war on Syria? Another "legitimate war"? Will the blackout of Gaza bring down the Hamas government or cause the population to rally around it? And even if the Hamas government falls, as Washington wants, what will happen on the day after? These are questions for which nobody has any real answers. As usual here: Quiet, we're shooting. But this time we are not only shooting. We are bombing and shelling, darkening and destroying, imposing a siege and kidnapping like the worst of terrorists and nobody breaks the silence to ask, what the hell for, and according to what right

Yes, on general principles they should refuse to accept this obvious piece of shit. It's time for the tables to turn and Armenia should not grovel to garbage from Washington. Make him personna non grata. And anyone else like him they think they are going to send and maybe they should tell them to get their freaking spy palace the hell out of Armenia.

I guess they sucked you in. Typical BS propaganda, trying to get zombies to rally and scream for war. Demonize, demonize, demonize. As though Nazi Germany was worse than their turkish or israeli allies.

"Suffered" the same "fate" as Armenians? I don't think so. As for being "hired guns" it is more like partners in crime. Not to mention not wanting any competition for something that not only has proven very lucrative moneywise, but also used to beat up anyone who dares to criticize their horrendous behavior. It has little to do with realpolitik, but it's an easy excuse, isn't it?

I really don't see what there is to joke about.

You can show friendship, be polite and nice all you want...it has been done for the past ninety-one years without results. Don't tell others how to handle the situation, however. It is sickening when one is accused of "anti-Semitism" for merely telling the truth and it is about time you realize that this is not going to stop until jews realize how harmful it is going to be for their image and reputation, especially when they are losing ALL of their friends and their crediblity now.

What idiocy. No one is trying to absolve Hitler of anything. That statement was never in reference to jews anyway, it was about Poles as Hitler was about to invade Poland. So cram it, you ridiculous liar. It doesn't matter one way or the other if the quotation is authentic.

No need to change a thing about the current one.

Weedwhacker would be pretty messy. All that flying flesh and blood, probably contaminated and diseased as well. Nice hedge trimmer with long, sharp blades sounds about right.

My, my your comeback is very LAME. Nothing new for you, though.

It is evident that you are the one jumping up and down and insisting the earth is flat. Now heaven forbid any investigator finds out differently.

What's to understand? It's been going on for a very, very long time since before there even was an israel.

You are trying to compare apples and oranges. This is a totally invalid comparison. Nonsense, one does not have to do with the other because Armenians always welcome investigation of the facts. On the other hand, that is not true with the jewish adventures of WWII. They don't want people investigating or givng information about their findings. There are three notable individuals jailed presently for doing so. The issue here is that refusing the investigation is highly suspicious. Nothing more, nothing less. Don't go off on some lame tangent about "jew haters bla bla bla." That sounds like some lame tired script regurgitation.

Ridiculous. The only thing you care about is israel even if it means the end of Armenia.

Only the USians, turks and zionists are interested in a weak Armenia. Armenia is strategically located and has its own leverage with Russia and I trust the relationship will continue despite those who wish to put her at the mercy of her enemies. Russia's enemies are Armenia's enemies.

The Georgians will soon learn that if you play with fire you are going to get burned. Their government has been cavorting with garbage like turks, chechens and ameri-euofagians.

Excellent article. I would agree with just about everything except Russia. I think this century will see Russia rise to the top. Do you have the URL?

Is it a real picture of the Syrian desert? You must have some stories to tell being an Armenian living in Tel Aviv.

You have very little understanding of the world geopolitical situation. A strong Russia will mean a strong Armenia. It is imperative that Russia have an energy leverage in order to assert its position in the Caucausus. That necessitates control of the gas and I believe if the argreement is concluded, it will insure cheap gas for Armenia for the next ten years, well below what everyone else is rightly paying.

Republic of Quebec ...............blech. Yuck. Pooey.

Like the man said, who cares about this war criminal and who cares about nonsensical "claims"?