| British split with Bush as Israeli tanks roll in

Quite a few Americans have been split with the Bushites about everything, but this Israeli/Hizbollah thing is just about the last damn straw.

Israel is leveling Lebanon. There is no excuse for that, and for the U.S. to keep blocking resolutions condemning Israel for this latest horror. Could it be, because it is as much the Bushites invloved in this as the far-right in Israel?

The Observer World British split with Bush as Israeli tanks roll in:

Britain dramatically broke ranks with George Bush last night over the Lebanon crisis, publicly criticising Israel's military tactics and urging America to 'understand' the price being paid by ordinary Lebanese civilians.

The remarks, made in Beirut by the Foreign Office minister, Kim Howells, were the first public criticism by this country of Israel's military campaign, and placed it at odds with Washington's strong support.

The Observer can also reveal that Tony Blair voiced deep concern about the escalating violence during a private telephone conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, last week. But sources close to Blair said Olmert had replied that Israel faced a dire security threat from the Hizbollah militia and was determined to do everything necessary to defeat it.

Britain's shift came as Israeli tanks and warplanes pounded targets across the border in southern Lebanon yesterday ahead of an imminently expected ground offensive to clear out nearby Hizbollah positions, which have been firing dozens of rockets onto towns and cities inside Israel.