WTF? The Israeli Government - A Partner in Terrorism?
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Report: Prisoner swap deal underway
The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram said Sunday morning that according to high-ranking Egyptian sources, an exchange deal is set to take place between Israel and Hizbullah within the next two or three weeks, Israel Radio reported.
The first stage of the agreement would be the release of the two soldiers kidnapped by Hizbullah last month, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, the report said.
The next stage, the sources said, would be Israel's release of Palestinian prisoners a day or two after the soldiers are returned.
According to the newspaper, the same high-ranking Egyptian sources also said that a similar exchange would soon be agreed upon for Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped in Gaza during a cross-border raid.
There is as yet no final draft of the agreement, the newspaper reported.
*****What THE hell is going on? Great. How many people died in the latest conflict with Hezbollah? Thank you, Israeli government, for all those needless deaths. Sh*t, if they were going to exchange prisoners, they should've saved everyone the f***ing trouble and just swapped prisoners six weeks ago. After all, terrorism is about throwing a tantrum and getting your f***ing way, right? While you're at it, why don't you sign over Jerusalem, too, and save us any future suicide bombing attacks. WTF?
Nice to know that the Israeli government is out there protecting its citizens by providing human payola to the f***ing Palestinian mafia. Bastards.
posted by Sarah at 23:26
2 Comments:
The war in South Lebanon was never really about the return of 2 soldiers -- that was just the excuse. The reason for the war was to root out the Hezbollah forces and destroy it as a viable military organization. That didn't happen, but Hezbollah was probably seriously depleted, and the hand of the official Lebanese Army is strengthened. That, plus the arrival of a real U.N. peacekeeping force, should stabilize the region. If the U.N. is serious about implementing this plan, the world can prevent the void in leadership which allowed S. Lebanon to become Hezbollah's playground. So, something was probably gained.
I'm glad the 2 soldiers are back, but I don't think you engage in a big war over 2 footsoldiers. It might be the excuse or triggering event (the "act of war", so to speak), but the underlying reasons are much bigger. For example, we didn't go to war with Germany in WWI JUST because they sank the Lusitania.
Also, I think it's easy to deal in absolutes and say, "never negotiate with terrorists." And it's even a good general policy. But it's not a religious law, it's a guideline. And the war was part of the negotiation.
Of course you're right, Woody. It was never just about the 2 soldiers. I'm just frustrated that more wasn't accomplished. Hezbollah wasn't significantly weakened (I expect this will reveal itself at some point).
As for the UN, what about Resolution 1559 which was supposed to restore South Lebanon to Lebanese control? The UN surely made a mess of that one by failing to put enough peacekeepers on the ground and handing over the reins to a very weak Lebanese government allowing Hezbollah to become the de facto government.
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