IT IS NOT FOX NOR CNN; IT BROADCASTS BOTH SIDES.

Although Granny and I post on the on-going war actions, this blog is not to become a war blog. My blog "This Is War" focusses on the Afghanistan, Iraq, and now the Israeli/Lebanon wars. For latest posts on the Israeli/Lebanese conflict, see http://this-is-war.blogspot.com , for July 24, 2006 articles. I have posted articles that I believe are of immediate pertinentcy. Some war photos are graphic but the post is labeled as such.

For those who are interested, I recommend the TV news station http://www.linktv.org/mosaic .
I believe it is American owned but it offers up to date TV news reports from the Israeli, Lebanese, and world viewpoints . It is unbiased in its presentations but ofcourse, the TV stations of the two countries offer their own versions of the news which may be biased. As to be expected, some speakers and interviewees exhibit a certain degree of national pride bolstered by a bit of bravado and macho bluster. Also to be expected, there is probably a bit of biased truth twisting.

Upon accessing the site, the video broadcast carries a dated index of a presentation on the left sidebar. Arabic and Israeli language is translated into English. On the right sidebar is an index of dates; click on a date and the broadcast for that date will be presented. I just watched a very good broadcast of Friday, July 21, 2006; I recommend it. Also, there is a window on which you may request a broadcast not featured in the index.

Some people have no interest in the events in the middle east and think it does not concern them. They are wrong. These events have a tremendous impact on our nation's future and the coming world events.

I am disturbed by the above mentioned broadcast. Heretofore, the conflict has been between Israel and the Resistance Group Hezbollah. Now, however, because there has been so much damage to the nation's infrastructure, citizen injuries and deaths, and the refugee problem, the Lebanese government is considering employment of the Lebanese Army to join Hezbollah to repel Israeli attacks and to defend the nation. If they do, the war will escalate and possibly, probably, cause other Arab nations to become actively involved. In which case, the west, especially the US, will be pulled into it to defend Israel.

If there is indeed a hell, I hope all war mongers will be tossed into the hottest sections.