I mean, the war was triggered by the kidnap of soldiers, now you I don't hear anything about them, look there is NO MENTION of them in a any news report, are they being returned but its being kept secret so Lebanon can save face or what, how came no major news or reporter has even mentioned them I smell pressure or a request to the media to keep it hush hush, maybe for diplomatic reasons, any one have any inside info ?
2006-08-15 16:02:55 · 10 answers · asked by moon 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The kidnapped soldiers-was in the news yesterday-are still being held by Hepzollah,have not been released,have not been returned-thers no hush ,hush or any cover-up. Lebanon-the country,the goverment did not kidnap-hepzollah -a separate radical Muslim group operating in Lebanon kidnapped the soldiers. Its a very powerful group and the Lebanese Govt. does not have resources to force them to disarm.
2006-08-15 16:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are still being held...it is not mentioned because after the 1,000 report about the conflict some things start to lose importance. Unless you are reading the N.Y. TIMES L.A. TIMES WASHINGTON POST or one of another 2-3 "BIG" papers you will begin to lose side info like that by the 10-15th day.
*USA Today is big but the allways run their stories short*
Smaller papers cut AP stories(ussualy alot) out of national international stories to make them fit.
Plus if you want to get political...The captured soldiers is not why Israel invaded/attacked Lebanon...its just #100 in a list of greavances and Israels list eded at 100.
2006-08-15 16:12:24 · answer #2 · answered by NARC 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kidnapped IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who is being held in the Gaza Strip, will be released only if Israel agrees to free thousands of Palestinian prisoners, a senior Hamas official announced on Tuesday.
The announcement came as Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas held a closed meeting in Gaza City with PA Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and urged him to release Shalit immediately. The two also discussed the possibility of establishing a national unity government.
Abbas, who arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday, called on Hamas to release Shalit in return for promises that Israel would free Palestinian prisoners in the future. Abbas suggested that the soldier be handed over to the Egypt, which has been acting as a mediator ever since Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas last June. Egyptian mediators have been trying to persuade Hamas to soften its position, but to no avail.
2006-08-15 16:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by lanes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the inside info, but I guess they probably would be dead by now. cause:- bombed by Israel troop
2006-08-15 16:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by Tingkatan3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dunno about the soldiers but i read something else today...which is...one of the cheaf commenders of the israeli army, sold all his stocks only HOURS after the soldiers were actually kidnapped...supposedly back then nobody knew there was going to be a war....supposedly...
2006-08-15 16:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by AslanMusic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably killed as soon as Israel dropped the first bombs.
2006-08-15 16:10:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are still the guests of Hezbollah.
2006-08-15 20:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question.... I think they are still being held... but you don't here much about it. (are they to be returned in the ceasefire)
2006-08-15 16:07:28 · answer #8 · answered by shazam 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question!
2006-08-15 16:06:31 · answer #9 · answered by Eldude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was wondering myself.
2006-08-15 16:07:09 · answer #10 · answered by nanrai18 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋