U.S. urges Israeli restraint in new offensive

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09468772.htm

U.S. urges Israeli restraint in new offensive

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The United States urged Israel to use the "utmost care" in avoiding civilian casualties after the Jewish state decided on Wednesday to expand its ground offensive in Lebanon.

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Israel had a right to defend itself from Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon but that the United States was very concerned about the humanitarian situation. "Israel must take the utmost care in avoiding civilian casualties," he told Reuters.

[soothsayer]

1. R-i-i-i-i-i-ght. "You kids don't play too rough, now! Be home for

dinner!"

[burythehatchet]

2. thank goodness!

I've been worried all morning that we would forget to tell Israel to use restraint.

[atreides1]

3. And why should they listen now???

They pretty much ignored the earlier request for "restraint", unless you count dropping leaflets as a sign of restraint!

[acmejack]

4. They'll use a nicer tone in the narrative in the pamphlets.

[leesa]

5. Restraint = cover your war crimes better

[kurth]

6. Cop telling rapist to please use a condom

if it isn't too much of an inconvenience.

[uppityperson]

8. that is a good comparison, thank you, will use that also.

[MrPrax]

9. LOL...you mean like this cop

Man asked cop about 'joke'

Brent Matthews says that a week before he rolled a pig's head into a Lewiston mosque, a Lewiston police officer told him that leaving the head in a doorway as a practical joke might lead to charges of littering, or perhaps improper disposal of animal parts.

That exchange was described in court papers Matthews' attorney filed Monday. The documents outline for the first time Matthews' defense of his actions, which created an uproar and led to a rally in support of the city's Muslim community.

....

The court papers filed by Matthews say he and Syphers were acquaintances and had talked about the pig's head during a chance encounter at the Lewiston Mall.

"As soon as it happened, he knew who to get in touch with," said Lewiston Police Lt. Michael McGonagle. McGonagle said he is not sure, but believes Matthews must have indicated he was going to target Somalis or else Syphers would not have suggested it could be a hate crime.

Maine Today

[mom cat]

11. Bingo!

[High Plains]

7. Ha ha ha.

[Karenina]

10. Wink, wink, nod, nod.

Reducing the "excess population" per PNAC.

[ksilvas]

12. BREAKING:US lashes Isreal with wet noodle. Isreal cries Antisemite.

[formercia]

13. Meanwhile, shiploads of bombs and artillery shells

are headed for Israel. Can't have them run out of cluster munitions in the middle of Armageddon.

[Javaman]

14. U.S.: Stop, stop, here's more missiles, stop, I really mean it...

here's more missiles, are you going to quit it now, here's more missiles, I'm not kidding around, here's more missiles. Damn, those Israeli's never listen.