Wednesday, July 19, 2006

7/18 - M. Night Shyamalan

  • G-8 Summit. The White House has information about the G-8 summit held in Russia from July 15 to 17 is on-line here.

  • Crises in Israfghyianonanaq. Israel currently is involved in military action on two fronts: it has sent forces into Gaza after members of the terrorist organization Hamas captured an Israeli soldier on June 25, and it has sent forces into Lebanon, fired missiles at the airport in Beirut, and imposed a naval blockade on Lebanon’s ports after members of the terrorist organization Hezbollah abducted two Israeli soldiers on July 12. The United States and other G-8 countries have supported Israel’s right to self-defense but have said that Israel should refrain from acts that destabilize Lebanon’s government (statement on-line here).

    Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s July 17 address is on-line here. The United States has been evacuating citizens from Lebanon to Cyprus due to the situation, using helicopters as well as passenger vessels to do so (a press conference discussing evacuations is on-line here).

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