Cafe' Ground Zero

Truce in Lebanon, 14 August 2006

Dion Nissenbaum and Carol Rosenberg report for McClatchy Newspapers from Malkiya in Israel on the events Sunday.  Israeli forces used their time with a seriousness of purpose, bombing up to two minutes till 08:00, according to NPR.  Our McClatchy reporters write that while Israel fought hard and fast to take turf, the Hezbollah had their "biggest one-day fusillade of rockets into northern Israel."

Casualties and death toll was reported the bloodiest, write Nissenbaum and Rosenberg.  29 soldiers killed.  I presume by this they mean Israeli soldiers.  David Grossman, author, lost a 20 year old son.  The first Israeli woman soldier died.  She was a mechanic aboard a helicopter shot down by Hesbollah.  The slant of the McClatchy headline is obvious, as non civilian or Hesbollah casualties are listed.  If anyone has the figures, please be kind enough to post them here, and I'll give you credit.

Hezbollah's refusal to disarm is no surprise.  What will Prime Minister Fuad Siniora's Lebanese government do? 

The United Nations is supposed to dispatch a 15,000 member multi-national force to move south with the Lebanese army and "take control of the war zone."  Inshallah. Seriously, I ask G0d's blessing that peace be established with a minimum of additional violence. 

Under the current agreement, PM Ehud Olemrt and cabinet agreed with one abstention (who?) to halt air strikes and shelling of south Lebanon.  Under the U.N. Security Council resolution adopted Friday, Isreal reserved the right to fight defensively against Hezbollah until there is "a coordinated withdrawal together with the Lebanese army and international forces."  Israel will not pull back until the UN force arrives and separates the two opponents.  Then Hezbollah is supposed to go north, and Israel withdraw behind its borders.  Currently there are 30,000 troops sperad across "a perilous patchwork of Isreli infantry and tank forces.  During the weekend, troops blitzed eighteen miles north of the Litani.  Helicopters dropped troops north of Hezbollah positions during this offensive.

How will troops act during the time it takes to assemble the UN force?  This may take a week or more.  What will Israel do if it spots Hezbollah south of the Litani?  Analysts think they will respond with air strikes and other force, yet there seems to be doubt as to how much.

Linkology:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec06/israel_07-14.html

Another dog day in the Dirty South

Eleven twenty nine, and the thought in the cache in my head comes out tic-a-tack clack from my fingers through the digits through code to code to this English language you're reading now.  Choral music directed by Rafe Von Williams in the corner, maybe composed by some guy named Baker, I can't tell, the volume isn't high on the announcer's voice, and there's too much base. 

The druggie boys are at it again, I think, despite the big bust last week.  The ones arrested are probably out on the street again.  I saw one dread-locked young man go by in a bicycle, signature white tee.  I've taken to wearing the white tees too, since everyone denies they're a gang thing.  They are cool if cotton and oversized.  Perfect for this weather.  If we all take to wearing white tees and other clothes preferred by the drug biz boys and girls, we'll render their code ineffective. 

If you're reading this and you are from NORML or pro-legalization, well yes I'm in favor of marijuana normalization or legalization too.  It's just I don't like lawlessness.  And I certainly don't like crack and the other much more harmful drugs the dealers sell.  As well as their guns, pimping, and other subcultural behavior.  If we do nothing, we as a community, it only gets worse.  At least by fighting crime we keep them at bay. 

Heard of Crimestoppers?  Well, now there's CI, Crimestoppers International.

This Week on Mid-day Music, On WSVH

Midday Music for Friday, 08/11/2006

11:00 am

HAYDN, FJ: Symphony No 6 in D, Hob I:6 (Morning)
English Concert, Pinnock, T CD-Archiv 423 098

SCHUBERT, F: String Quartet No 10 in Eb, D 87
Verdi Quartet CD-Hänssler 98.184

SCHUMANN, R: Song-Die Löwenbraut, Op 31/1
Keenlyside, S, baritone Johnson, G, piano CD-Hyperion 33102

12:00 noon

BEETHOVEN, L: Piano Trio No 1 in Eb, Op 1/1
Chung Trio CD-EMI 54579

REGONDI, G: Leisure Moments 5, 7, 8
Rogers, D, concertina Lustman, J, piano CD-Bridge 9055

RIEDING, O: Concerto for Violin & Orch in b, Op 35
Juilliard Orch, Foster, L Perlman, I, violin CD-EMI 56750

1:00 pm

MARTIN, F: Mass
Dale Warland Singers, Warland, D CD-American Choral Catalog 120

STRAVINSKY, I: Piano Sonata
Karis, A, piano CD-Bridge 9051

BRITTEN, B: Simple Symphony, Op 4
Orpheus Chamber Orch CD-Deutsche Grammophon 423 624

Midday Music for Monday, 08/14/2006

11:00 am

WIENIAWSKI, H: Concerto for Violin & Orch No 2 in d, Op 22
London Phil, Ozawa, S Perlman, I, violin LP-Angel 36903

KREISLER, F: Liebesleid
KREISLER, F: Liebesfreud
Rachmaninoff, S, piano CD-Telarc 80489

BIZET, G: Carmen: Intermezzo
Budapest Phil, Sandor, J CD-LaserLight 14038

MARTINU, B: Frescoes of Piero della Francesca
BBC Sym, Belohlavek, J CD-BBC 84

12:00 noon

DVORAK, A: String Quintet in Eb, Op 97
Vienna Philharmonic Quintet LP-London 15438

SMETANA, B: Libuse: Overture
SMETANA, B: Libuse: Festival March
Czecho-Slovak State Phil, Stankovsky, R CD-Marco Polo 8.223326

1:00 pm

KELLY, B: Suite Parisienne
Brass Ring CD-Crystal 561

MARTIN, F: Ballade for Flute & Piano
Baxtresser, J, flute Muzijevic, P, piano CD-Cala 0512

TCHAIKOVSKY, PI: Concerto for Piano & Orch No 1 in bb, Op 23
Atlanta Sym, Levi, Y Watts, A, piano CD-Telarc 80386

Midday Music for Tuesday, 08/15/2006

11:00 am

JOSQUIN DES PREZ: Missa Pange Lingua
Spandauer Kantorei, Behrmann, M LP-Vox 34431

LAWES, W: Consort Sett à 5 in C
Phantasm CD-Channel 15698

VIVALDI, A: Concerto for 2 Horns & Orch in F, RV 538
Zefiro, Bernardini, A Müller, T, horn Baldin, D, horn CD-Astrée 8679

12:00 noon

GEMINIANI, F: The Enchanted Forest
Angelicum Orch of Milan, Jenkins, N LP-Nonesuch 71151

ANONYMOUS: Sonatas of the Lisbon Court Trumpet Corps
Dallas Sym trumpet section Giangiulio, R, trumpet CD-Crystal 234

SCARLATTI, A: Concerto No 6 in E
European Union Chamber Orch, Aadland, E CD-Helios 55005

1:00 pm

BACH, JS: Suite for Lute No 2 in d, BWV 997
Fernández, E, guitar CD-London 421 434

GRONEMAN, A: Concerto for Flute & Orch in G
Musica ad Rhenum Wentz, J, flute CD-NM 92037

REGER, M: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Telemann, Op 134
Hamelin, MA, piano CD-Hyperion 66996

Midday Music for Wednesday, 08/16/2006

11:00 am

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, R: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Boston Pops, Fiedler, A CD-RCA 68793

BOUGHTON, R: Somerset Pastoral
Rasumovsky Quartet Francis, S, oboe CD-Helios 55008

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, R: Symphony No 7 (Sinfonia Antartica)
London Sym, Previn, A Harper, H, soprano Richardson, R, narrator CD-RCA 60590

12:00 noon

LEHÁR, F: Vergissmeinnicht Polka (Forget-Me-Not)
Cincinnati Pops Orch, Kunzel, E McDuffie, R, violin CD-Telarc 80402

BRAHMS, J: Piano Sonata No 1 in C, Op 1
Zimerman, K LP-Deutsche Grammophon 2531 252

ARNOLD, M: Sussex Overture
London Phil, Arnold, M CD-Reference 48

1:00 pm

PROKOFIEV, S: Sonata for Flute & Piano in D, Op 94
Pahud, E, flute Kovacevich, S, piano CD-EMI 56982

HOLST, G: St Paul's Suite, Op 29/2
English String Orch, Boughton, W CD-Nimbus 7037

LAURO, A: Valses Venezolanos
Phelps, R, guitar CD-Gasparo 1014

DVORAK, A: Scherzo capriccioso, Op 66
Oslo Phil, Jansons, M CD-EMI 49995

Midday Music for Thursday, 08/17/2006

11:00 am

SHOSTAKOVICH, D: String Quartet No 14 in F#, Op 142
Éder Quartet CD-Naxos 8.550976

BOZZA, E: Rustiques
Dallas Wind Sym, Dunn, H Camp, W, trumpet CD-Crystal 431

RAVEL, M: Concerto for Piano for Left Hand & Orch
Stuttgart Radio Sym, Bertini, G Paik, KW, piano CD-Pro Arte 265

12:00 noon

MORENO-BUENDIA, M: Suite Concertante
Philharmonia Orch, Dutoit, C Robles, M, harp LP-London 411 738

REED, HO: Fiesta Mexicana
Cincinnati Conservatory Wind Sym, Corporon, E CD-Klavier 11048

1:00 pm

MARTINU, B: Concerto for Violin & Orch No 1
Czech Phil, Neumann, V Suk, J, violin LP-Supraphon 410 1535

EWAZEN, E: Roaring Fork Quintet for Winds
Borealis Wind Quintet CD-Helicon 1030

BRITTEN, B: Scottish Ballad for 2 Pianos & Orch, Op 26
Berlin Radio Sym, Freeman, P Yarbrough, J, piano Cowan, R, piano CD-Centaur 2095

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Renewal and resumption of journal

Monday morning, time now 8:14.  Listening to news by Brian Naylor on the campaign circuit for Joseph Lieberman.  To my left on the desk is the Savannah Morning News with an AP story on front page, top half, "Israel, Hezbollah step up attacks."  News of the intensified fighting prior to the proposed cease-fire, or despite the proposed cease-fire, and mention of the rocket attack which killed 12 reserve soldiers.

Drinking black coffee, peanut butter on wheat grain and blackberry jam, and milk. 

Today we're going to Eastman, Georgia to the pool and water park, to celebrate first day of home schooling by Claxton Home School Association. 

I've got to come up with five poems of a meditative nature to send to The Aurorean.  Am also perusing The Atlanta Review and The Georgia Review to learn what goes with them.

Weather promises to be hot again, but at least we've also got an afternoon thunderstorm predicted as well.  So soon to disconnect all.

On my reading list too: Milton Meltzer's The Black Americans: A history in their own words.  Will start with Walker's Appeal today.  David Walker started his appeal in 1829.  The slaveholders of Georgia hated him and his message so much that they posted a $10,000 reward for his capture, and $1,000 for his dead body.