Hezbollah to send hostages to Iran!?

Post #261,552 by JayMehaffey 7/13/06 12:29:53 PM Reply	Hezbollah to send hostages to Iran!? [link\|http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/738310.html\|Haaretz] Israel has concrete evidence that Hezbollah plans to transfer the two Israel Defense Forces soldiers abducted Wednesday to Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said Thursday. "We have concrete evidence that Hezbollah plans to transfer the kidnapped soldiers to Iran. As a result, Israel views Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran as the main players in the axis of terror and hate that endangers not only Israel, but the entire world," AFP quoted Deputy Director General of the Foreign Ministry Gideon Meir as saying. Crap, that could literally start WWIII. And it wouldn't even have to be true, it will just require that certain people in the Bush administration believe it's true or think they can exploit it. Jay
Post #261,558 by Another Scott 7/13/06 12:57:43 PM Reply	I wonder if this is what Sarajevo, 1914 was like... [link\|http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/comment/sarajevo.html\|Sarajevo - June 28, 1914]. I find it hard to believe that Iran would let Israeli prisoners be transferred to its territory. They need plausible deniability. These are certainly worrying developments, but AFAIK, so far, other states in the region aren't speaking out forcefully in an attempt to get Israel to stop. If/when they do, it'll get much more difficult for the various governments to stand down without a larger conflict. Cheers, Scott.
Post #261,559 by ChrisR 7/13/06 12:59:31 PM Reply	Works both ways... ...if the other Islamic states don't make a fuss, they may be sowing the seeds to their own destruction.
Post #261,560 by admin 7/13/06 12:59:54 PM Reply	Part of that will depend on what Russia does. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #261,563 by ChrisR 7/13/06 1:05:23 PM Reply	Russia is positioning itself Hoping that the U.S. has overextended itself (much as it did in Afghanistan in the '80s). In case no one has noticed, the cold war is still alive and well - resurrected in part by the current aministration.
Post #261,608 by JayMehaffey 7/13/06 3:33:35 PM Reply	Three way tug now Hoping that the U.S. has overextended itself (much as it did in Afghanistan in the '80s). In case no one has noticed, the cold war is still alive and well - resurrected in part by the current aministration. Both the current US and Russian administrations have had a hand in restarting the cold war. But it's really a three way tug now. Russia, the US and China are all playing for political power globally. Both Russia and China are weak compared to the US, but neither can be ignored and China in particular has the money to expand their power very effectivly. Russia and China both have a stake in the US coming down a peg, but they are not allies, both would like to replace the US over the other one. Jay

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