Ehud Olmert just announced there will be NO cease fire.

[Philosoraptor]

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[Kagemusha]

1. He announced that yesterday too. And the day before. And...

On it goes.

[Binka]

8. Same Shit Different Day n/t

[Lerkfish]

2. how very odd.

I'm not sure what advantage there was to agreeing to a ceasefire and then announcing there is no ceasefire?

I'm not sure if the agreement, or this refutation, was CYA.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. PR.

That's all it ever was.

[Lerkfish]

4. But even as PR it makes no sense to me.

I don't see the advantage. This just feeds into people's already bad perceptions.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. It made Israel look decent for a day.

People probably won't notice they're violating the cease fire.

And besides, given the last few weeks I'd suspect Israel's about to blame Lebanon for violating the cease fire.

[acmavm]

6. With Olmert and the Israeli government it is not a perception.

Dishonesty and criminality and murderous behavior is a reality.

[louis-t]

7. Heckuva job Condi.

[Scurrilous]

9. Olmert: There will be no cease-fire in coming days

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"Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday evening that there would be no cease-fire in the coming days, despite a 48-hour halt in Israel Air Force activity in Lebanon.

"Israel is continuing to fight," Olmert said in an address to the nation from Tel Aviv. He said the offensive in southern Lebanon would end when the rockets fired by Hezbollah cease and the two Israel Defense Forces soldiers abducted on July 12 are returned."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/744695.html

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. They don't have the slightest idea of what to do next.

Hez has them over a barrel.

[Beelzebud]

11. Why stop, when butchering civilian targets is so much FUN!!!!