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Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora. (AP) Last update - 17:30 31/01/2008 Lebanon: Winograd war probe report sets scene for future war By Reuters Tags: Hezbollah, Fuad Siniora  Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said on Thursday that an Israel's inquiry report on the war against Hezbollah guerrillas in 2006 set the scene for a possible future conflict and failed to address "Israel's crimes against Lebanon." The government-appointed Winograd Commission issued a report on Wednesday that criticized the conduct of the army and government during the war, but which endorsed key decisions made at the time by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. "The report calls for preparation for the next war, which shows that Israel has not learned the appropriate lesson from its defeat," a statement from Siniora's media office said. Advertisement "The enemy's aims toward Lebanon have stayed the same - that is attacking Lebanon in the future." Retired Supreme Court Justice Eliyahu Winograd, who headed the inquiry commission, said in a speech presenting his report that Israel must seek peace with its neighbors. "At the same time, seeking peace or managing the conflict must come from a position of social, political and military strength, and through the ability and willingness to fight for the state, its values and the security of its population even in the absence of peace." About 1,200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and 159 Israelis, mostly soldiers, were killed in the war, sparked when Hezbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight in a cross-border raid. Siniora also said the report did not mention the war's cost on Lebanon. Israel pounded the Hezbollah bastions of southern Beirut and south Lebanon with aircraft, warships and artillery. It also hit other parts of the country. Hezbollah fired about 4,000 rockets into northern Israel. "The report does not contain any mention of the crimes Israel committed against Lebanon ... or of the massacres against civilians ... the report also doesn't mention huge destruction to infrastructure most of which were hospitals, schools, places of worship, bridges and residential buildings." Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said this month he doubted Israel had the political and military leadership and qualified army to launch a new war on Lebanon. Related articles: Hezbollah leader accuses Siniora of working with Israel during war Siniora: Lebanon will be last country to make peace with Israel Lebanon's Siniora slams hike in U.S. military assistance to Israel Bookmark to del.icio.us   Painful lessons The IDF has already learnt lessons of the Second Lebanon War. Brothers in guilt 'We are all guilty; is an effective summary of the final Winograd report.   1.   It was a Hezbollah War not Lebanese 17:39  |  Josh 31/01/08   2.   Lebanon 17:41  |  Paul 31/01/08   3.   When is Seniora`s govt going to do a winograd-equivalent? 17:43  |  Never 31/01/08   4.   After the Winograd report. 17:58  |  Harold Lane 31/01/08   5.   defeated Israel 18:09  |  monkhouse 31/01/08   6.   Not all Lebanese want war! 18:57  |  GK 31/01/08   7.   Siniora a weak puppet, Arab League impotent 19:24  |  Joe Sittizen 31/01/08   8.   To No. 5 19:28  |  Tallullah 31/01/08   9.   How to prevent another Israel/Hezbollah/Lebanon War 19:30  |  John I aka Y Gideon 31/01/08   10.   He too chose to forget his kisses and huggs 19:30  |  El-Birawi 31/01/08   11.   monkhouse - calm down.... Israel was not defeated by Hezbollah 19:31  |  viking 31/01/08   12.   To No. 5 19:31  |  Tallullah 31/01/08   13.   GK - Not the Golan Heights. They can go to IRAN.... 19:32  |  mk 31/01/08   14.   Hezbollah brought that war, and will do so again 19:48  |  JJ 31/01/08   15.   #5 19:55  |  X` 31/01/08   16.   Sinora 20:27  |  Ron 31/01/08   17.   Seniora right on the money: when Hezb would try to overtake Leban 20:40  |  avigdor 31/01/08   18.   because of PM Olmert, Nasrallah still mostly underground 20:45  |  barack 31/01/08   19.   IDF terrorism in Lebanon 21:01  |  gearoid 31/01/08   20.   #8 21:08  |  MA 31/01/08   21.   haaretz giving hezbollah figures 1200 "civilians" 21:35  |  don 31/01/08   22.   eL Birawi #10 21:46  |  Robert 31/01/08   23.   Signora is weak and scared.. that is why he says what he says 21:48  |  Avi 31/01/08   24.   barack - I think you are kidding yourself 21:51  |  Avi 31/01/08   25.   Hizbollah`s human shield tactic works 21:58  |  Michael 31/01/08   26.   gearoid`s indignation 22:13  |  Fish 31/01/08   27.   Memo to Siniora: 22:15  |  R 31/01/08   28.   Siniora, that`ll be the day when Lebanon teaches Israel a lesson 22:34  |  Conroy 31/01/08   29.   Are you Joshing Josh? 22:47  |  Mark Lincoln 31/01/08   30.   Siniora misses the point 22:49  |  Mark Lincoln 31/01/08   31.   El-Birawi #10 P1 22:53  |  TonyL 31/01/08   32.   El-Birawi #10 P2 22:54  |  TonyL 31/01/08   33.   #5 Monkhouse on learning lessons 23:11  |  Conroy 31/01/08   34.   Be careful Lebanese! NASRALLAH-HEZBALLAH is part of LEBANON! 23:14  |  Vittorio 31/01/08   35.   No, your inaction on Hezbollah sets the stage the war! 23:47  |  Gili 31/01/08   36.   Israel`s "preparation for the next war." 00:38  |  Maureen Ann 01/02/08   37.   Siniora,.... the snake oil salesman..! Maybe.! 00:46  |  Stephen. 01/02/08   38.   Israel`s next war. 01:16  |  Martin Brando 01/02/08   39.   the war 01:23  |  Joseph (Lebanese) 01/02/08   40.   #25 Human shield excuse 02:17  |  gearoid 01/02/08   41.   #Fish 02:24  |  gearoid 01/02/08   42.   A State Hosting Terror is a Terror State 02:52  |  Joseph . E 01/02/08   43.   #30 He does have a good point, Mark Lincoln 02:57  |  Johnboy 01/02/08   44.   Hez Balla Siniora Terrorists & Inhuman Shields Thought They Could 02:58  |  Joseph . E 01/02/08   45.   Mark Lincoln #30 03:36  |  TonyL 01/02/08   46.   #37 04:54  |  Moshe 01/02/08   47.   #37 05:06  |  Moshe 01/02/08   48.   FRAUD SINIORA should consider 05:56  |  geoff 01/02/08   49.   Israel beat Hezbollah and Itself 06:43  |  Realist 01/02/08   50.   Not really Siniora Crossing the border, killing & kidnapping does 06:45  |  Dan 01/02/08   51.   To Mark Lincoln, shame on where this lineage has gone 07:12  |  Dan 01/02/08   52.   #51 Dan Dan the Propaganda Man 10:10  |  Johnboy 01/02/08   53.   How does Siniora have the nerve to show his face in public? 18:48  |  Conroy 01/02/08

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