INSTANT VIEW-Israeli troops move into Gaza
REUTERS
Reuters North American News Service
Jan 03, 2009 15:26 EST
LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Israel launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after a week-long air campaign against Hamas over the firing of rockets into the Jewish state.
The Palestinian death toll, before tanks moved in, reached nearly 450. Gaza rocket attacks have killed four Israelis.
Following are comments from politicians and commentators:
MAJOR AVITAL LEIBOVITCH, ISRAELI MILITARY SPOKESWOMAN:
"The objective is to destroy the Hamas terror infrastructure in the area of operations."
HAMAS OFFICIAL ISMAIL RADWAN:
"We have prepared the statement of victory for you (Palestinians) ... and you will see it soon."
Addressing Israeli soldiers, he said: "Gaza will not be a picnic. Gaza will be a graveyard for you."
BROOKE ANDERSON, OBAMA'S NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESWOMAN:
"The President-elect is closely monitoring global events, including the situation in Gaza. There is one president at a time, and we intend to respect that."
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY SPOKESMAN JIRI POTUZNIK:
"At the moment, from the perspective of the last days, we understand this step as a defensive, not offensive, action." (Writing by Sami Aboudi; editing by Elizabeth Piper)
3 comments:
new Poland...I'm not seeing that.
What is interesting to me is that the guy from the EU steps up to the plate somewhat and Obama's mouthpiece and Cheney (above) are both ducking.
The offense was showing motion in the backfield on TV early Sunday morning.
I had the channel set to DIRECT TV News Mix so I could drift around eight channels and get several perspectives. Somewhere a signal put the Israel ground forces into motion.
Suddenly a vacuum pulled the heft out of the ballsy anchors of late, late night... in the wee hours, because no "talking heads" or "Israel/Palestinian" former speech writers, or "Heads of State" were awake. I thanked the heavens for the quiet.
I laughed so heartily that the neighbors rooster crowed. News anchors of that hour, including Geraldo, began filling the twilight with the most ridiculous bunch of crap I have ever heard.
"Uh, there's smoke," said one. Another said "We have just been informed that Israeli ground troops have *[grudgingly]* started across the borders into Gaza..."
I guess so, I shouted at the boob tube.
So I went to the web and found a neglected story in the making. But the announcers must have been calling "analysts" in their sleep as someone somewhere was startled from deep sleep and said something about Obama arriving in Washington with his family... blahh blahhh... *[click]*
I truly have enjoyed my year of following our campaigns, elections and this last event of inauguration. I am afraid, though, that war in Gaza is going to trump Barry Obama's big day.
seems like Geraldo should be there on the scene in the desert, maybe he's lost a couple mph off his fastball.
It's like watching a chess match in slomo, yes? Woah! didn't see that coming! Let's get an analyst in here stat!
Barry, did you see that? Looks like you gots to align wit' Zion, first hunnerd days. Woah! didn't see that coming! Let's Jimmy Carter in here stat!
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