(REUTERS/Ali Hashiso)

Breaking news....

Just heard on (Irish) radio NewsTalk 106 that Israel is expressing its willingness to negotiate the release of Lebanese prisoners in exchange for the release of the two Israeli soldiers whose July 12th capture was the excuse Israel used to invade Lebanon.

Hence, we arrive at the point of negotiation Hezbollah was allegedly seeking from the beginning of this madness. Only now, more than 900 Lebanese civilians and 100 Israelis have been killed, countless people severely injured, more than 1 million Lebanese made homeless, and millions (billions?) of dollars worth of Lebanese dwellings and infrastructure utterly destroyed.

The news report also said that as many as 24 Israeli soldiers were killed yesterday: the highest one-day toll for the Israeli army in this war to date.

Want to take odds that Ehud Olmert will be forced to resign?

If only his American enabler would be forced to do so as well.