New president, new war?
Before even taking office Saint Obama was contemplating his first military action against another country. In this case, it is Sudan. The given reason for the possible incursion into Sudan…
Australia pulls peacekeepers out of Lebanon — a told you so moment?
Yesterday in this space, I speculated that Israel’s apparently deliberate and definitely fatal targeting of UN personnel in Lebanon might have been designed to force their withdrawal. Today, Australia announced…
Israel’s deadly restraint
One individual, a Steve Gross from the US quoted on the BBC website tells us, “Israel is acting with tremendous restraint, were they targeting civilian populations there would be thousands…
US citizens to pay for their evacuation from Lebanon
As Israeli warplanes batter Lebanon and the army gathers on the border ready to invade, thousands are leaving the country. Ships from several countries are lining up in Lebanese waters…