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Police raids in Bangkok, Thailand, which netted a suspected Hezbollah operative Thursday and the makings of bomb-making materials Saturday, represent "one of the most credible Israel-focused threats overseas in a long time," said NBC News analyst Roger Cressey, and "very much the real deal" adds NBC News analyst Mike Leiter.
The two analysts referred primarily to the Saturday raid where police confiscated more than 8,800 pounds (4,000 kilograms) of urea fertilizer and several gallons of liquid ammonium nitrate found in a warehouse in Samut Sakhon, on the western outskirts of Bangkok.
Officials in the U.S. and Israel said Hezbollah could have been planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in downtown Bangkok, near various tourist sites, say Cressey and Leiter. Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Islamist group in Lebanon backed by Syria and Iran, is on the U.S. blacklist of foreign terrorist organizations.
The raid caused both the U.S. and Israel to issue public travel warnings urging their citizens to be cautious.
Information that led to the raid was relayed to Thai police by Israeli intelligence. Police detained a Swedish national of Lebanese origin with alleged links to pro-Iranian Hezbollah militants on Thursday. The intelligence indicated a plot could be carried out between between Friday and Sunday.
Cressey said the fear was that Hezbollah was constructing a large bomb that would have caused a devastating blast in an area that many Americans visit.
"There would have been a lot of collateral damage," said Cressey, a former member of the U.S. National Security Council staff.
Moreover, both analysts note they've been told the threat may not be over, that at least one other operative is being sought. Leiter, former director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, says there is a fear about plots against "secondary targets", either tourist or Jewish, in the Thai capital.
As for the rationale for the attack, Cressey said, "All theories make sense. Can't rank order them yet," while Leiter noted, "It's pretty consistent with the increase in tension between Israel and Iran." Iran has vowed revenge for the killings of its nuclear scientists, which it has blamed on Israel and the U.S.
One possibility raised by both is Hezbollah revenge for the Israeli killing on Imad Mugniyah, the Hezbollah leader who died in a car bombing in downtown Damascus nearly four years ago on February 12, 2008. Mugniyah was responsible for many anti-American and anti-Israeli terrorist attacks, including the bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut in 1983, the Marine Barracks bombing in 1983 and the bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992. Hezbollah vowed revenge for that killing but never carried out attacks that it tied to Mugniyah's death.
Background on the incident from the Associated Press:
National police chief Priewpan Damapong told reporters the suspect, named as Atris Hussein, had given police an address where bomb-making material was being kept.
Priewpan said the suspect had maintained that his group had not planned an attack in Thailand but intended to transport the substances to a third country, which he would not name.
Asked about the discovery, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told reporters: "I have been informed. I would like to ask people not to panic. We are currently in control of the situation."
Thai officials have seemed irritated by travel advisories issued by the U.S. and Israeli governments, followed by several more since Friday. Foreign Minister Surapong Towijakchaikul said diplomats from countries that had issued warnings would meet with him for an explanation on Monday.
Tourism is a big money-earner for Thailand, and ministers are keen not to deter travelers, especially after the hit to tourism from severe flooding in 2011 and political unrest in 2010.
Yingluck also instructed the defense ministry to consult U.S. embassy officials to discuss its terror warning and seek a retraction.
However, an embassy spokesman later said the terror warning to its citizens was valid and the United States had no plan to rescind it.
Defence Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha told reporters in the northern city of Chiang Mai on Sunday that Thailand was not the target, although officials have also said that areas of Bangkok frequented by Westerners and Israelis could be hit.
Yuthasak said that a second suspect had managed to leave the country.
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Great... Even more Americans may die because of our support for the failed experiment known as the State of Israel. I hope the pro-Israel lobby can sleep at night, because they have a lot of blood on their hands.
Yes, just worry about yourself, and keep supporting terrorists.
Name one instance where I've supported terrorists, Steve. Go on.
That's right, I didn't think you could...
Hmmm... A brief look at world history shows that before the State of Israel people still had plenty of things to fight over, oh right, per Mein Kampf that was all the Jews fault. Did you figure out how the State of Israel ties into the fighting going on in Iraq now? America is out of there, but the Shiites and the Sunnis are still killing each other, in India and Pakistan there is all sorts of religious strife, never mind in Africa where genocide is being committed and no one gives a damn.
Get your head out of the sand and recognize what terrorism is and the Radical Islam that drives it before it comes to get you. Getting rid of Israel will only embolden these people and will not appease them one bit.
You think these psychopaths stop at taking over Israel (if they had the chance)? Man, you're delusional Toasty.
Your continual posts disparaging Israel and approving of her enemies and their tactics speak for themselves.
Steve as an american I only care about my homeland, not somebody else's. We cannot afford another war and besides aggressive war is a crime.
Toasty McGrath
Yup, something is toast alright in your world. Take your meds and go away! Obviously you have no clue what you are talking about. It's OK though, nobody cares.
This isn't about Israel's existence as a state, which is a foregone conclusion decades old. Ultimately, it's about Iran and its support of worldwide terror sponsored by Iran through its support of terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah. Iran is now an influence throughout South America even to the extent that they will garner friendly relations with Christian countries. Something unheard of just a few years ago. A U.S. government report was recently given to the head of Homeland Security indicating a possible connection between Iranian operatives through Hezbollah and Drug Kingpins in Mexico. This whole Iranian thing has gone way beyond anyone's support of Israel or anyone else. If Israel never existed Iran would have the exact same plans. Ultimately, those plans are directly aimed at the United States and her citizens.
mike christain ---- Your view is reminiscent or that of Neville Chamberlain in 1938 when he only cared about his homeland, England , and not about somebody else's , the Sudetenland. That shortsighted view led to WW2 and the deaths of tens of millions of human beings.
And, by the way, we're already at war, in case you were unaware. Radical Islam in the guise of Al Qaeda declared war against us 10 years ago.
I really don't care. Both America and Israel are sponsors of state terrorism. When you are doing bad things expect karma.
Toasty if a vote was taken on newsvine I think more people would vote for you as a "failed experiment" not Israel . as a "failed state"Being human means showing some moral discernmentYou play footloose and fancy free with a whle country..With the freedom to think critically all you can do is mouth off fooolish cliches. Yes you are a "failed experiment" as a human being !!
@The Devil: Silly comment in its entirety. Sounds like you are saying something, but clearly, its really nothing at all. Maybe you impressed yourself with that one, but no one else. Normally, people try to make comments here with some substance.
Sorry Steve, not good enough. Give me an exact quote, cited, where I've approved of terrorists. You're going to have to do a lot better than that, kiddo.
I support Israel's right to exist, but I'm absolutely against the current government. They, like most other Middle Eastern countries, are desperately in need of new management.
Toasty McGrath
Let me tell you something you probably never heard. Israel's security forces supply information about terrorist PLOTS that save many American Lives. The muslim radicals want to MURDER as many innocent civilians as they can to bring new recruits in there suicidal war to get virgins in Paradise for murdering women and children, The enemy isn't a warrior. The enemy is a dysfunctional muslim that can't get no satisfaction until their DEAD.Why would a virgin in paradise turn into a whore?
WRONG ANSWER
You are an impisil! Israel is a small state the size of New Jersey. Let it live in peace. The only problem we have is Islamic fascist terrorists. They are a pathetic lot. American lives has nothing to do with Israel. Israel is not an experiment, the Jews have lived there for thousands of years. It it weren't for idiots like the Europeans and the Americans at the start of WWII, no holocaust, no mid east problem. But of course no one lifted a finger to help until it was to late.
There never was a Palestine state, nor a Palestine people; you are brainwashed.
Toasty: I do not understand your position.
I don't think they need our foreign aid, but I don't see a need to go overboard and suggest they have no right to existence. Regardless of Israel's existence, Iran, thru their puppets, will continue to attack the US as long as the current illegal government of Iran continues in power, spreading terror throughout their country and the rest of the world.
I am fortunate to know several Persians, and they are not bad people. They just have a bad government that terrorizes their own citizens.
Steve don't waste any more time arguing with Toasty, she lives in NEVER NEVER LAND, her world is as confused as Alice's Wonderland; for her good is bad and bad is good. Muslims are angels and if it wasn't for these evil Jews and Christians, everyone will be living happily ever after in the Socialist Islamic Republic of America.
Sorry I have to come up with all these mindless sentences to match her level of logic.
Toasty is a girl? Oh my god! I have always envisioned this drugged out old former hippie type of guy with a bushy beard and stained teeth. Really? How do you know this? Wow! Now maybe I get the don't ever contact me again post. Really? Toasty are you a girl and what is your age and where do you live? approximately of course...Wow I am shocked..
No, I'm a guy. Last time I checked, at least...
Anyway, Coptic, feel free to give us all some cited examples to back up your claim. Go on, what are you waiting for?
Oh good, well how close was my visual of you?
The "contact" thing was in reference to you threatening me over personal email, which among other things got your last account banned. I have no problem with you posting publicly on Newsvine. The moderators may, but that's not my place to judge.
Israel has the right to exist and jewish people are no difference to other people of the world. The problem is the current israel government run by zealous zionist bigots with a belligerent and genocidal policy that endanger the peace in the middle east.
Boot nittyahoo and his henchmen out of theoffice and give the moderate and rational israelis a chance to govern.
Steven: stop being so darn sensitive. People are entitled to other than your opinion.
Toasty: stop pretending to be stupid... There is no way that USA can stay neutral. US help put Israel where they are now. So for better or for worse, USA will continue to support Israel the best we can without jepordizing our American citizens. However it is important that we don't tip our political positions without just cause... Example, Bush on China/Taiwan... what an ultimate display of stupidity in foreign diplomacy and negotiation.
Isn't it amazing how all you mindless sheeple collapse posts just because you disagree!
I suppose you are all for eliminating the first amendment.
To limit ones freedoms will eventually limit ones own rights.
Cowardly muslim bastards! When will the world wake up to the hate filled culture of islam? When will the world unite to stamp out these brutal, cowardly muslim bastards who only wish to maim and kill? And again as always the "moderate-peaceful-muslims" who moan and cry about predujice do nothing, take no action again extremism, only sit quietly by and give tacit approval by thier silence. Wake up world!!
Jack you speak the words of bigotry when you say "they are all this or all that".
mike christain ------- Wise up. Read in the Koran how Muslims treated non-Muslims and how they are directed to treat them today by their God. Real the Sira of Muhammad and see what he told Muslims to do to infidels, i.e., non-Muslims. Read what Muhammad did to non-Muslims. If you aren't a Muslim , that is what millions of them want to do to you today.
@gary: read the bible. If we take that literally and accept that all Christians will implement it verbatim then all the Christians should be in jail. Grow up please, literature is not all literal.
FlyOverMe ---- Why don't you tell that to the millions of Muslims that do take the Koran, Hadith and Sira literally. You do know the difference between millions and billions?
That's a rather broad brush you're painting with. Saying that all Muslims want to kill "infidels" is like saying that, because of the Crusades and the Inquisition, all Christians wanted to rid the earth of anyone who was not Christian. That couldn't be further from the truth. ALL religions have their extremists. By the by, to truly understand the Qur'an, one has to take into consideration the context in which it was written.
When the Qur'an was written, it was a much different world back then. Islam was a newcomer and it faced attacks from Christians, Jews and the indigenous polytheistic religions of the Arabian Peninsula. Muslims were fighting the battle for their own existence; that explains the strong language towards non-Muslims in the Qur'an. Islam was under attack, so in their minds, they were justified in taking whatever measures were necessary to preserve their existence, much the same as what happened with the early Christian community.
incident_man ---- Were do I say " all " ? You create a straw man and then attack him. As to your claim that ALL religions have their extremists , why aren't Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Hijacking planes and flying them into buildings and murdering thousands? Why aren't they planting bombs on trains and murdering hundreds of innocents? Why aren't they strapping on bombs and walking into weddings, markets, restaurants, etc. and murdering thousands and thousands of innocent humans? The ratio of Muslim violence to the violence of other religions is something like 10,000 to 1. Do you see the difference?
As to the Qur'an and when it was written, the problem is Muhammad said kill non-Muslims and impose Islam over the entire world. He did not say only do this in the 7th century. He placed no time limit on when this was to be done. Muslims have been doing this ever since. You need to instruct them about your interpretation and how they are laboring under a misconception. See what kind of a reception your view receives. If you want a very recent example of their modus operandi, check out the news from Nigeria where on Christmas Muslims murdered Christians and ordered them out of Nigeria.
Jack-1522032 Please do not speak too harshley about the muslim fanatics Toasty McGrath and the other Israel haters will collapse your post! They always seem to stand up for the radical muslims, I wonder why?
That's right, Toasty...the Israelis provoked those poor, innocent Hezbollah guys into trying to blow up their embassy. So obviously the Israelis are to blame...NOT!!!
You have no idea what Israel does, do you? Not that the Hezbollah are anything but terrorists, mind you. They'd bomb Israel regardless, but Israel hasn't been playing by the rules either.
Spartan, I have no idea how you would "play by the rules" against terrorists who have none.
SPARTAN-501 You are a noble Spartan but most would not play by the rules of terrorism, if there were any.
Toasty McGrath your initial post is the stupidest post I believe I have ever read. Do you really support Islamic terrorists plotting to kill american tourists based on your hatred of jews? Come on Toasty McGrath man you really need some help I feel pity for you man get some help your hate for jews is eating you up!
@Cassandra
See cassandra thats what distinguishes terrorists from the good guys... we have RULES. Without the rule of law we would be no better than those people doing suicide bombings, oh but wait, we as americans terrorize more people on earth yearly than our "enemies"
Hezbollah is Hezbollah, strickly because Israel invaded Lebanon and occupied Lebanon for 18 years. If Israel had stayed in Israel, there would never have been a Hezbollah. "Freedom fighters are dedicated to ridding Lebanon of Israeli troops and now perhaps, of seeking revenge for the Israeli killing of over a thousand people, mostly Lebanese civilians in 2006. Israel used F16s, tanks and Apache helicopters to savagely attack a country, which is friendly to the USA.
Note: The article said: Police raids in Bangkok, Thailand, which netted a suspected Hezbollah operative. We should wait till we have proof of anything. It appears the explosives they were trying to make, are constructed using fertilizer, something I would not suspect of an organized or state sponsored unit. There are many explosives, such a C4, which would be easily available to an organized group of terrorists. This may be one or a few individuals with no access to C4 or the like.
Ralph, your simple minded analysis is incredible. You ignore the demographic shift in Lebanon from a majority Christian state to a majority Muslim state with Shiites being the largest Muslim group. Study the civil war in Lebanon that started in 1970's; first between Maronite and Palestinians, then Sunnis got involved then Shiites got involved. Along the way both Syria and Israel got involved. I guess you don't want all these details you just want your simple minded explanation.
The reputation of Thailand as a haven for pedophiles and terrorists isn't helped by the Thai government's cover-up strategies.
What helps to keep terrorist attacks at a minimum in Bangkok is that the repressed and murderous islamofascists of the world use it as their playground for drink, drugs, and sins of the flesh.
Whoopee.
At least Thailand is smart enough to investigate and arrest rather than invade another country.
Toasty McGrath how have you managed to twist an attack plot against american tourists into blaming those JOOOOWS? Wow is your name really Mcgrath? You sound like a muslim fanatic or a terrorist sympathizer!
I have to agree With Jack-1522032.The Muslims are getting outta hand,and the so called peace-full Muslims sit on their ass and are too scared to stand up and the majority condone what happens.It is gonna be A total war,and if you are Muslim,then you better pick your side and stand up or die with the radicals.To the radicals I say Allah go to hell whence you came from.You want war with everybody and your time is coming to an end.You claim in one breath Allah is for peace and in another you commit killings in the name of Allah and all who will not convert to this monster of hate and death.The Koran was and is not a bible as the Imans added to it to keep all Muslims in their place for fear of mutulation or death.If a Mortal man changes a scripture then he alone has changed the belief.As for who will survive after all of this ,it will be a very few,left to continue mankind.God and Jesus are my faith ,but neither one of them want me to kill anyone who wont seek them out.I wont kill in the name of God for he is a forgiving God,unlike Allah who wants all dead who wont convert,sounds like you convert or die,no other choices.That said,Allah has one thing on his mind (pretty close ,if not exact to what Satan wants)Total world domination and all under his controll
My god is better than your god. He gets Ken-L Ration. My god is better than yours.
Mark ----- Try harder to add something of substance to the points at issue.
Gary----I added something of substance to the discussion. All you did was bash other peoples religions that you don't agree with and apparently don't know anything about.
Amen to Rich, truly spoken friend!
Because as Christians we should love and pray for them.
God so loved the World that He gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever would believe in Him should not parish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
He did not come to condemn the world, but came to give us all a free gift. His sacrifice for our sins. All we need to do is believe.
What a bunch of nothing yade yade ya
I swear....I swear that labeling Muslim this or Israeli that or American whatever just ain't addressing the issue...the issue is nothing but human this, human that or human what the 'F' ever.
I'm not a religious person by a long shot...but the Bible has some great stories...the first and last stories are actually different ways of describing the same thing.... which is the fate of mankind. Genesis to me is not a story of creation but one of acknowledging that humans were given the Garden of Eden (Earth) and will be cast out by the stupidity of our intelligence. Which then ties in with Armageddon.
Have a nice day!
Is anyone really supposed to believe this propaganda for war against Iran? They keep on throwing everything they can think of against the wall to try and get people to support an unprovoked attack on Iran. We see through the lies of the "masters of war." Hat tip to Bob Dylan's still prescient 1960's song.
Don't be throwing around those confounded big words boy!Although I never really GOT bob dylan I appreciate that he is appreciated
Toasty - I have to tell you, your posts are getting more & more delusional by the day. I know you don't like me calling you on it but come on fella get a grip on reality. All you do is bash anyone and everything that does not subscribe to your far-left lunacy theories. You commented the other day about never contacting you again..what in the geebers were you talking about? I have no idea how I could contact you other than calling you on your jibberish posts here. I am curious are you out of meds? You at least to used to be able to make a rational post now & then even if it was way left leaning, now you just mumble nonsense.
Just keep up the good work PC
The american people aren't interested in conquest,replacing democratically elected leaders or any of that crap.I would guess that an increasingly large number of us aren't interested in the middle east at all.WE need to go back to being willing to do without.Also ,despite our country being a melting pot,the huge increase in population negates any need for the large numbers of Legal Immigrants we see.We also need to remove all Illegals,including their chldren who should not be citizens
Wow, I read this article not understanding how the human race could be capable of doing such horrible things. Then I began to read the comments (Not all of you) and remembered how ignorant people can be.
Seriously Rich you sound like Hitler? And FYI the bible also says this
"When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property." (Exodus 21:20-21 NAB)
Ask yourself, Are we really better, or do you just want us to be?
The Lebanese man with the Swedish Passport (legit-UD-2 (two- on old smeared one too)is 47 yr old Hussein Artis who operated a hair salon near Goteborg,Sweden. Married 1996- wife Rania Koubasi- they have 4 children- they moved back to Beirut,Lebanon 7 years ago,where Hussein Atris is operating a hair salon. He has made multiple trips to Bangkok,Thailand where he buys wares and resells them in Beirut,Lebanon. In addition to Hussein Atris- there are two other Lebanese on lam in Thailand with Sweidh passports. They are part of a 5 men cell. Hussein Atris rented the place in Thailand where they found all the bombmaking material for over a year at that location. Want to see his photo and a glimpse of a Sweish passport- go to http://www/expressen.se/nyheter/1,2680502/terrorgripne-husseins-fru-han-skulle-kopa-datorer. Then http://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/bombkemikalier`hittade-nara-bangkok -there are pictures of the raid. Then http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article14217607.ab and the rented place where they found the bombmaking materials is in Samut Sakhon in southern section of Bangkok. The only question I have why has it taken 72 hrs for US to report this?
mimi - we are on a need to know basis, we did not need to know until now. Thanks for the update though.
I am just sick and tired of this war mongering. I want our politicians to work on real issues, bring those jobs back from China and India. Focus on our economy! China must be laughing about all of these ridiculous stories, while making their country stronger day by day.
Mr Binke, As you "love & pray for them" the rest of us will help to control their population. "Airborne has a saying; kill em all & let God sort em out". And while you're praying for them, ya might want to think about praying for the men & women protecting you're right to be STUPID. And, while you are praying for them, ya might also want to add, that they have a change of heart before they meet the business end of a .223, 7.62, or 50 calibre obituary.
Keep it in mind that Thai police will only do police work if a) there's money to be made, b) a promotion to be earned (that is, a bigger share of the proceeds of graft), or c) you're able to shame or cajole them.
Really sad, seems like Israel, and America are hell bent on starting another war. We illegally invaded Iraq on the premise of a Cheney lie of WMD, which they never found, now it's almost the same premise, telling Iran they can't have "nuclear energy." America and Israel have enough nuclear weapons to kill the world a thousand times over, and they are worried about Iran. Why is it so important for either America, or Israel to have a first strike on Iran? IF Iran struck first, don't you think Israel, and America can stop whatever Iran starts?
There's more to this than meets the eye, it's called
mosh, Iran has provoked the United States in every way short of ravishing Michelle Obama on the White House lawn. They have announced their nuclear power, threatened to cut off the world's oil supply via the Straits of Hormuz, harassed American ships and sentenced an American citizen to death. Oh, and this is at a time when Republican Warhawks are running for the presidency, and the Iranians know it. If anyone is hell bent on starting another war, it's Iran.
Casandra...the United States has attacked or invaded every country that has a border with Iran, we have military bases and personnel in almost every country that borders Iran, we have warships off their coast, Fly drones over their airspace, have CIA agents on the ground Inside Iran, we have a cynical history of ovethrowing their elected president and imstalling our Puppet who remained in power for 25 years, we aided and supported Saddam Hussein in a proxy war of agression against Iran, we have imposed sanctions which only hurt the Iranian people........so tell me again...who is the agressor nation??
Secretary of Defense Stated on Face the Nation that Iran was NOT trying to develop a nuclear weapon........
The US has 8000 operational nukes and Isreal has over 300..... The US is trying to Use a treaty of which they themselves are not signatores to justify a more overt war against Iran
fb, even if all this were true, it would not explain why Iran is deliberately provoking us, knowing that this might lead to the election of a real Warhawk president.
Cassandra.......even it all were true??? It is true......it just takes minimal research on your part....or provide evidence to the contrary???
In your world ...If Iran had warships off our coast, had imposed sanctions on us, had overthrown our govt once before, If they were flying drones over our airspace, has bases and military in Canada and Mexico and we were capturing their Inltelligence agents here in the US...then I guess the US would be considered the aggressor???/ Ok...now I get it....
Iran is 8000 miles away, they have absolutley no ability to attack us, they have never attacked the US, they have never threatend the US....
The are not provoking us,,,they are only acting defensively........they are completly surrounded by a superior military power....do they have any rights to defend their nation???
fb, I guess you missed the point about Iran's intention to blackmail the whole world by shutting down the oil shipping channels, and thus interrupting international commerce. Iran is playing with fire not with the United States but with the whole World.
Coptic.. and you missed the entire point of my post........Iran is surrounded...The Us flies drones over their airpspace, has CIA agents on the ground inside of Iran, US warships off their coast, The US has military bases and personnel in every country that borders Iran, The US also has a cynical history of overhtrowing Irans elected president and intstalling our Puppet......so my point was...faced with agression from a superior military power...Iran says it will close of the straits if attacked...so go back and read the posts and thread......
Again, the whole purpose of all this military existence is to protect the oil supply. We really need this Canadian oil.
Did the headline say "Israelis and Americans are targets?"
WOW!
Now that's what I call "Investigative Journalism at its best!"
Well... at least for NBC :-)
Is this article "supposed to be considered Newsworthy???????????
Does the world actually need some useless journalist from a useless news agency to write another useless article???
Pathetic!!!
This article is an attempt to export hate where the defenses are low. "Its (somehow) Israel's Fault (not what is clearly spelled out in the Koran, Hadiths, Sira) that Thailand is being attacked" I agree with Kevin #22
A terrorist attack IN BANGKOK focused on America and Israel precipitated by ME tensions ????? Does Israel and the US intelligence agencies think we are idiots????. This is such Bull Shi#!!!!
As I see it, the Israelis passed along some intelligence that caused a terrorist cell to be broken up before any serious damage was done and in so doing they, the Israelis, saved a lot of lives including a number of American citizens. For some reason Toasty chose to castigate them, the Israelis, for whatever unknown reason he believes.
We have , with Israel, a stalwart alliance and a bond that will probably last for a great long while. But like family members, we will argue, disagree, yell and scream and call each other names. That does not mean we are enemies, it means we are allies, brothers, who do not always agree but who will stand up for one another should such circumstances occur that require it.
This all bought and paid for with American tax dollars. If the U.S. say's it's all tapped out what will Isreal do? What would Isreal say to having U.S. armed forces come over and stay awhile until we no longer need to send military aid, that ok with you?
If the U.S. does not change it's foreign policy with the zionist Israel and force these dogs to end the apartheid that's being imposed on the Palestinians, Hezbollah will be coming to a town near you!
We will experience terror as long as the dogs of Israel are allowed to continue what they are doing.
End all foriegn aid. If Hezbollah interferes with the U.S. Nuke Palestine. Fair enough?
kud, "Zion" and "Israel" mean the same thing. I know that Zionist has become a dirty word recently, but it means a supporter of Israel. This includes Hadassah, the American Women's Zionist organization, which supports the Hadassah Hospitals that provide fine free medical care to Israelis and Palestinians alike.
@Kudeta
so your saying that Hezbollah just wants to kill anyone they can (even if they have nothing to do with Israel and the whole issue with Palestine) Sounds like Israel is right and the entire world should rain down hell on Hezbollah. Only cowards purposefully target innocent people.
Our CIA Director needs to be fired. A junior high student could come up with something more convincing than this.
Right now the U.S. needs to rebuild its manufacturing base. Unemployment should be 3%. If that means ending subsidising countries hell bent on mutual destruction so be it, there is no need to invest our economy on two trucks we paid for playing chicken, just to leave us holding a hub cap. With the amount of money invested in defence technology we should not have any feet on the ground on any foreign soil. If anyone thinks an oil embargo on Iran will stop the production of nuclear development just look at North Korea, those countries would rather starve there own babies than to stop their ambitions. I think it would be safe to say that all polititions know that. So look at the other things to consider, its getting close to elections , lets see where the mony comes from. Last year the number one export from the U.S. was petroleum products. And now we have a terrorist plot against Americans in Asia that was investigated by the Israelies. When does the movie come out?