CNN Breaking: Ground offensive underway in Gaza...

[Dennis Donovan]

Correspondent Paula Hancocks reporting. Here we go...:(

CNNI has gone live on CNN/US - MUCH better coverage than before (i.e. Fair). On edit: Scratch that; CNN is back to local/US coverage as soon as CNNI started interviewing a Palestinian. Can't have that now, can we?:crazy:

[spanone]

1. more death....more destruction

[chimpymustgo]

3. The killing party is out of control.

[Occam Bandage]

2. That's just their special way of saying "Happy New Year!" nt

[cali]

4. Great.

More atrocities.

[WeDidIt]

5. They probably figure they can take Gaza completely, unlike with Lebanon.

Sadly, I believe this may be a huge military mistake on the aprt of Israel. No nation will condone what they are doing with the possible exception of Bush making a supporting statement. I doubt seriously if the IDF will be any better capable of dealing with guerilla warfare in Gaza than they were able to deal with it in Lebanon.

[Statistical]

19. Just what I heard on CCNI

Not sure if it is factual. They were reporting the IDF is not looking to "take" Gaza, learning from Lebanon crisis. Instead they are focusing on strikes at key targets. Hard fighting but short duration.

[Dennis Donovan]

25. CNNI reporting the IDF's goal is to just occupy areas where the rockets are launched...

[WeDidIt]

28. Foolish, foolish move

They'll be sitting ducks for guerilla activity once they take the positions. Without a full blown plan for total occupation, this move is doomed to failure.

Lots of IDF will be killed in the long run. IEDs, RPGs, and the larger rockets Hamas already has will insure that.

The fools were suckered in. Now, they'll be pariahs in the world and will fail to accomplish anything meaningful.

[kentuck]

6. Joy...joy...

They may not love us but they will respect our power. Who cares?

[seemslikeadream]

7. how many wars

how many wars

[Dennis Donovan]

11. War is a racket...

...that they fear Obama will bust, that's why they're getting their last licks in.

[leftchick]

51. neverending wars is the plan stan

:cry:

and the 'G' word of course.

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[Dennis Donovan]

13. Revenge will be perpetual until someone stands up and says "NO MORE"

Both sides have little interest in doing so.:(

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[Dennis Donovan]

22. The stronger, the OCCUPIERS SHOULD be the ones to say NO MORE first...

...but possessing the "moral upper hand" haven't been of much interest to the IDF in many years.

[Lightning Jack]

24. agreed. how can they be this blind and still claim to be visionary?

[malaise]

9. BBC International has a live report

on now.

I can't start another year with this non-stop killing.

They hit another Mosque.

add.

[Dennis Donovan]

10. Thanks, malaise - CNN just switched over to their CNNI feed...

:hi:

Fuck, on edit: They switched back to CNN/US JUST AS CNNI WAS INTERVIEWING Saeb Erakat, Chief Palestinian negotiator. Amazing...:grr:

[GoesTo11]

12. Hit another mosque?

So if you take an arms silo and put a Koran in it, does it become a mosque?

It's just a building and if it's used for terror, it's not holy.

[Dennis Donovan]

15. And you know this how?

:shrug:

[Duckhunter935]

26. Secondary explosions

You do not get secondary explosions when one bomb goes in on a particular building, If that building is used to hide arms it is a lagitimate target.

[uppityperson]

27. What if you drop a bomb on, say, propane container? It it then a "lagitimate" target since it explod

How about if you drop a bomb in a market, and the cars there explode? I guess that market is then "lagitimate" since there was a secondary explosion.

[malaise]

39. I only know one thing

Do under others as you would have them do unto you.

[uppityperson]

16. you are a fool. eom

[TankLV]

31. Exactly. A "small" point too many here conveniently are willing to ignore or worse excuse...

shameless and disgusting, isn't it!

[TahitiNut]

42. Why, then, did the IDF wait for afternoon prayers when over 200 people were inside to BOMB it?

Not targeting civilians, huh? Riiiight. :eyes:

Talk about "shameless and disgusting"! :puke:

[TahitiNut]

41. Sure. And be SURE to wait until a PRAYER SERVICE to get the maximum kill, too.

Gee whiz, Batman, how could the IDF know that there'd be 200 people inside for afternoon prayers???

:eyes:

How FUCKING STUPID does anyone have to be to swallow the shit about not targeting civilians??

:puke: :puke:

[sarcasmo]

14. The Endtimers must be loving this story.

[Dennis Donovan]

17. It fits right in with their "rapture" scenario...

[sarcasmo]

23. It sure does, and I bet if you click on Faux news they will be speaking of their rature.

[Rhiannon12866]

38. Exactly.

You'll remember that's this was what I was told about Bush*. He feels that "the rapture" is imminent and will take place in the Middle East, so wants to be sure that he's these when it does... :crazy:

[Dennis Donovan]

20. Paula Hancocks reporting air war continuing alongside ground offensive.

I switched to CNNI (from CNN/US, which was showing the CNNI feed UNTIL CNNI started interviewing a Palestinian) and their coverage is pretty balanced so far.

[Dennis Donovan]

21. CNNI reporting Israel dropped leaflets before telling civilains to leave...

...and, as CNNI's Ben Wedeman said, "...and GO WHERE???"

[AngryOldDem]

32. Exactly.

There is no way that civilians aren't targets in an area as small as Gaza.

That's just to cover their asses so they can say everyone was warned.

Israel just keeps pushing it, and pushing it, and pushing it...

[Sultana]

50. Seriously, they have no where to go.

smart plan Israel :eyes:

[Rhiannon12866]

29. Jesus. Just turned on the TV and this was the first thing I saw.

Here we go, again... ;(

MSNBC actually broke away from their very important documentary on decades-old murders to report this... :eyes:

Defense Minister Barak is speaking, saying they're not "war hungry." Then why do this now?! Over 300 Palestinian civilians have already been killed, compared to five Israelis, last I knew. Gaza is so densely populated, was already was suffering from a lack of food, clean water and medical supplies. This is going to be another bloodbath, like shooting fish in a barrel. ;(

[Dennis Donovan]

30. MSNBC still covers news?

:shrug:;):hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

33. Apparently they're making an exception for a bloodbath... ;(

Yesterday I tuned in, hoping to learn the latest on this, but they were showing a biography of Charlie Manson. Very relevant to the crises in the world right now... :eyes:

So I've been watching CNN. Yesterday Rick "please taze me, bro" Sanchez covered this for most of his broadcast. He had on the extremely eloquent Zbigniew Brzezinski who predicted the outcome of the Iraq war and was excellent on this. Why doesn't the US bring him in?! Oh, right, wrong party, like Carter and Clinton. What's Bush* doing? Clearing brush while Gaza burns?! :grr:

Rhi ;(

[Dennis Donovan]

34. He's not even clearing brush anymore - he's just slumped in his laz-i-boy...

...swigging Jack Daniels from bottles in each fist. No need to even APPEAR in charge anymore.;)

[Rhiannon12866]

35. Somebody pass him a pretzel...

:evilgrin:

And when Brzezinski was asked what Obama should be doing, he very correctly said that the US can only have one president at a time. With this getting worse by the moment, how many more innocent lives will be lost before January 20th?! ;(

[Dennis Donovan]

36. Only 16 days, 20 hrs, and 7 minutes to go...

[Rhiannon12866]

37. Well, Obama can't be expected to save the world on the very first day...

In 16 days, half the population of Gaza could be wiped out, the way things are going... ;(

And it's dark there now. Most don't even have electricity. I saw footage yesterday of small children screaming in the dark... ;(

[roamer65]

40. I am getting really sick of all of this Israel-Palestine crap.

Back and forth, round and round...it all plays like broken record. I doubt it will ever end.

[Forkboy]

43. This will certainly solve the matter.

[Dennis Donovan]

44. CNN now interviewing David Grange, their favorite pay-for-play general-turned-lobbyist...

...for the Military Industrial Complex.:puke:

[Initech]

45. It's the end of the world as we know it... come on sing it with me!

It's the end of the world as we know it...
It's the end of the world as we know it...
It's the end of the world as we know it...

AND I FEEL FINE!!!!!!!!

[Dennis Donovan]

46. That's great, it started with an earthquake...

;)

[JNelson6563]

47. Oh no.

I don't like where this seems to be goin'. :scared:

Julie

[nc4bo]

48. Came home earlier and wondered WTF is this on my tv - had instant flashbacks

from the other war-ish coverage the likes of The GE War Weaponary Network and the (C)AN we sell you a (N)EW war (N)OW network began pimping to American citizens.

I honestly felt sick to my stomach and so did my husband. It's like some God awful flashback to the Iraqi War all over again.

[Sultana]

49. Oh shit...

even more civilian deaths will occur :(

[Karenina]

52. Ya think?