Slog - Comments on Swap the Living for the Dead

Comment by heh

heh — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:48:59 -0800

It's interesting to see how much more conciliatory Israel has been with others as the threat from Iran has ratcheted up.

Comment by Sirkowski

Sirkowski — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:59:26 -0800

I feel a haggling joke comin'.

Comment by Toby

Toby — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:19:41 -0800

Trading live prisoners for dead bodies. Hm.

Nope, don't think I'd have done that.

Comment by jane doe

jane doe — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:51:07 -0800

I feel a haggling joke comin'.

You So funny. Wow.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:54:33 -0800

I'm surprised that Israel didn't just shoot the five prisoners and then hand over the (still warm) bodies. That seems like it would have been more their style.

Comment by sleepdriving

sleepdriving — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:26:54 -0800

There is no way this thread can go but ugly.

Comment by Kalakalot

Kalakalot — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:16:38 -0800

@3: It wasn't clear that the Israeli soldiers were dead until their coffins were seen en route to the site.

From The Telegraph:

Until their black coffins were seen crossing the Naqura border crossing from Lebanon to Israel this morning, there was no confirmation that the soldiers were dead although there had been rumours that one was killed as he was seized.

The Lebanese prisoners will be returned later today when the remains in the coffins have been positively identified as those of the soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.

Mr Goldwasser's family broke down in tears and cries of despair as they saw the televised images of Hizbollah handing over the two caskets.

Comment by jane doe

jane doe — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:10:05 -0800

#5
If only they had. As for their style...
better than much of the world and 99% of the ME