Buckle up your seats, it appears that the IDF has been given another green light to continue its offensive.
UN vote imminent according to CNN.
Israel Giving Up On UN Cease-Fire Deal
PM Olmert Tells Military To Launch A Wider Ground Action In Lebanon
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/11/world/main1884927.shtml?source=RSS&attr=World_1884927
ALSO, remember several evolutions of TM maybe back as far as last year we were talking about the next wave of 911 type attacks on US soil and the concensus was that things would start rolling in Europe first then the UK and quickly spread to the U.S. Do you remember that whole sequence, Godzilla? Do you think this is what we are seeing NOW?
If the gound invasion does roll forward, what role will Syria and Iran play in an overt manner? Syria and Iran seemed to have mobilized some fairly ummmm assertive hardware and troops. If they jump in, to what extent will the more moderate nations like Egypt and Saudi also see this as a chance to exterminate Zionism and also pile on...even at the risk of jarring some close financial ties to the west?
Indeed! Following your summaries and comments closely. We've stopped visits to the "big box" stores at this point. Crowded stores and throngs of people equal quality targets for bloodthirsty jihadis IMHO. If you must enter them (or malls), make sure you know where emergency exits are located.