1973Tanger
30-04-07, 19:48
Olmert niet weg om oorlog Libanon.
Premier Olmert is niet van plan af te treden om de oorlog in Libanon. Vandaag verscheen een rapport waarin hem werd verweten dat hij ernstig gefaald heeft. Olmert geeft toe dat er fouten gemaakt zijn, maar wil er juist van leren?
De onderzoekers verwijten Olmert onder meer dat hij het leger te haastig heeft ingezet. De toenmalige legerleider zei dat het leger klaar was voor de strijd, terwijl dat niet zo was. Minister Peretz van Defensie was te onervaren om te weten hoe het leger ervoor stond.
De oorlog begon nadat twee Israëlische militairen gevangen waren genomen door Hezbollah. De twee zijn niet bevrijd.
Bron: www.nos.nl
Coolassprov MC
01-05-07, 06:07
Western Math: " In 34 days of fighting, between 1,035 and 1,191 Lebanese civilians and combatants were killed, as were 119 Israeli soldiers and 39 civilians." Notice that among the Lebanese casualties, there is no breakdown of civilians and combatants, while a breakdown is provided for Israeli casualties. Of course, there is a higher number AND percentage of civilians killed among the Lebanese casualties, than among the Israeli casualties. But then again: Western media have to do what they can to improve the image of Gun Zionism.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OQVHLG0&show_article=1
JERUSALEM (AP) - A government commission that probed Israel's summer war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon accused Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday of "severe failure," saying he hastily led the country into the conflict without a comprehensive plan.
A copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press cited a "severe failure in the lack of judgment, responsibility and caution."
Olmert, after receiving a copy of the panel's findings, said that "failures will be remedied."
The report was being officially released later Monday.
Olmert already faced strident calls for his resignation from coalition partners as well as opponents, and the harsh report further weakened his hold on power.
Olmert and his defense minister, Amir Peretz, who took office with limited security experience less than two months before the war, already had lost much of their public support because of the conflict, launched when Hezbollah guerrillas captured two soldiers and killed three others in a cross-border raid on July 12.
Relying heavily on massive airstrikes recommended by the military chief, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, Olmert pledged to his people that Israel would crush Hezbollah and force return of the captured soldiers. Neither goal was accomplished, and Halutz already has resigned.
Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with nearly 4,000 rockets, halting only when the U.N. Security Council imposed a cease-fire, its short- range rocket capacity intact. Israel launched a late, costly ground offensive with the Security Council nearing completion of its cease- fire resolution.
In 34 days of fighting, between 1,035 and 1,191 Lebanese civilians and combatants were killed, as were 119 Israeli soldiers and 39 civilians.
The report covers the first six days of the war, when Israel battered Lebanon with massive airstrikes as Hezbollah pounded Israel with rockets. Also, the report looks at developments during the six years that followed Israel's overnight pullout from southern Lebanon in 2000—tracing the Hezbollah buildup across from the Israeli border.
According to TV reports confirmed by Israeli officials, the commission appointed by Olmert and chaired by a retired judge, Eliyahu Winograd, aims withering criticism at Olmert and Peretz over their decision- making, inexperience and failure to question plans presented by the military.
The report also says that Halutz, a former air force commander, did not provide political leaders with a sufficient range of military options, played down the rocket threat and silenced dissenting opinions within the army command, Israeli media said.
The Winograd panel does not have the authority to fire officials, but the scathing report could ignite public protests and demonstrations, coupled with political infighting, that could force the resignation of Olmert and Peretz. Noisy public demonstrations were expected to back demands that they step down.
Already Sunday, a demand their for resignations came from Labor Party lawmaker Ofir Pines-Paz, who is challenging Peretz for party leadership in a May primary election.
"They should follow the example of Halutz, who did not wait for the Winograd commission to show him the door," he said.
Opposition lawmakers from the dovish Meretz as well as the hard-line National Religious Party also called for the government to step down.
Olmert's office declined comment until the report's official publication, but aides said Olmert was confident he would weather the storm and that he had no intention of quitting.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Vice Premier Shimon Peres pledged that the report's findings would be taken seriously. "We shall correct everything that calls for correction," he said.
Olmert's popular support is nearing single figures in newspaper polls, mostly because of the Lebanon war, but also because of allegations of his involvement in alleged corruption including real estate deals and undue interference in government transactions to favor friends and backers. Olmert has denied any wrongdoing.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Vanavond is er een demonstratie tegen de regering, de opkomst zal waarschijnlijk bepalen of Olmert ten val wordt gebracht.
1973Tanger
01-05-07, 13:57
Geplaatst door Spoetnik
Vanavond is er een demonstratie tegen de regering, de opkomst zal waarschijnlijk bepalen of Olmert ten val wordt gebracht.
Aangezien jij onze correspondent uit Tel Aviv bent :D . Hoe zit het eigenlijk met Sharon? Is hij al dood of begeeft hij zich tussen leven en dood? Olmert was toch de interim opvolger van Sharon?
Geplaatst door 1973Tanger
Aangezien jij onze correspondent uit Tel Aviv bent :D . Hoe zit het eigenlijk met Sharon? Is hij al dood of begeeft hij zich tussen leven en dood? Olmert was toch de interim opvolger van Sharon?
Hij is nog steeds in een coma. Olmert is inderdaad zijn opvolger, maar inmiddels is zijn approval rating zo'n 2%.
1973Tanger
01-05-07, 14:12
Geplaatst door Spoetnik
Hij is nog steeds in een coma. Olmert is inderdaad zijn opvolger, maar inmiddels is zijn approval rating zo'n 2%.
Met dank aan onze correspondent Spoetnik vanuit Tel Aviv, gaan we weer terug naar de studio waar inmiddels Midden Oosten deskundige van instituut clingendaal is aangeschoven waarmee we dieper ingaan op de gevolgen in de regio. :hihi:
Breaking: Revolte in de Kadima partij, minister van Buitenlandse zaken Tzipi Livni en nummer 2 van de kadima partij vind dat Olmert moet op stappen.
1973Tanger
01-05-07, 18:50
Geplaatst door Spoetnik
Breaking: Revolte in de Kadima partij, minister van Buitenlandse zaken Tzipi Livni en nummer 2 van de kadima partij vind dat Olmert moet op stappen.
Via mijn oortje krijg ik van correspondent Spoetnik te Tel Aviv te horen dat minister van buitenlandse zaken Tzipi Livni vind dat Olmert heeft gefaald en dus moet opstappen. We nemen op een later tijdstip nog contact op met onze correspondent over de huidige stand van zaken omtrent de Israëlische blunder in Libanon. We komen hierop nog terug. Voor nu dank en over naar de studio, waar inmiddels is aangeschoven Ronny Naftaniël van het Centrum Informatie en Documentatie Israël (CIDI), waarmee we het gaan hebben over de invloed van Tzipi Livni in de Knesset op het functioneren van premier Olmert en kornuiten.
Fascinerend, hoe dit allemaal gevolgd kan worden!
1973Tanger
01-05-07, 20:18
Geplaatst door Slinger
Fascinerend, hoe dit allemaal gevolgd kan worden!
Leuk toch. Een beetje dollen kan geen kwaad. :tik: