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Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
Hizbullah wants soldiers moved to Iran — Israel has information that Hizbullah guerrillas who captured two Israeli soldiers are trying to transfer them to Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said. — Regev did not disclose the source of his information.
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CNN:
Israel strikes Beirut airport, blocks ports — BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Israeli aircraft bombed Beirut International Airport on Thursday before blocking naval traffic in Lebanese waters as Israel expanded its military campaign against Hezbollah guerrillas who kidnapped two Israeli soldiers.
Haaretz:
Israel: Hezbollah plans to move abducted IDF soldiers to Iran — Israel has concrete evidence that Hezbollah plans to transfer the two Israel Defense Forces soldiers abducted Wednesday to Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said Thursday. — "We have concrete evidence that Hezbollah plans …
Washington Post:
Hezbollah Raid Opens 2nd Front for Israel — Israel Targets Lebanese Military Base, Beirut Airport in Response — BEIRUT, July 13 — Israel bombed Beirut's airport, a Hezbollah television station and other targets in Lebanon Thursday and imposed a blockade on Lebanon's ports and airspace …
Jerusalem Post:
Hizbullah: Bomb Beirut, we'll hit Haifa — Hizbullah warned Israel Thursday afternoon that if the IDF attacked southern Beirut, where the organization's leadership is based, they would target Haifa. — "The Islamic resistance warns against targeting civilians and the infrastructure," a statement read on Hezbollah TV said.
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israel Claims Hundreds of Hits in Lebanon — Israel has hit hundreds of targets in Lebanon as part of its effort to force the release of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas, a top Israeli general said Thursday. — Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Is Lebanon The Right Target? — No one can blame Israel for the years of frustration in dealing with Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon. They have conducted border raids, shot missiles, and otherwise tried to provoke Israel into a response. This week, they took advantage …
Fox News:
Israel Wages War on Hezbollah as Jets Strike Airbase — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli warplanes attacked a Lebanese army air base near the Syrian border, the first strike on the Lebanese army in Israel's fight with Hezbollah guerrillas. The attack followed an intense strike on Lebanon's airport …
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Sign That Crisis Is Regional, Not Just Israel vs. Palestinians
Sign That Crisis Is Regional, Not Just Israel vs. Palestinians
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Israel attacks Lebanese army (Update: Hostages being moved to Iran?)
Breaking: Israel attacks Lebanese army (Update: Hostages being moved to Iran?)
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Israeli warplanes attack Beirut airport
Israeli warplanes attack Beirut airport
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Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
Specter touts deal on eavesdropping review — WASHINGTON - The White House has conditionally agreed to a court review of its controversial eavesdropping program, Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter said Thursday. — Specter said President Bush has agreed to sign legislation …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Bush agrees to submit NSA wiretaps to FISA courts (Update: McCain says Gitmo gang will get courts-martial) — Announced by Arlen Specter, reported by CNN and Fox. Hasn't hit the wires yet but I should have a link soon. Specter called the negotiations with the White House "torturous."
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Anti-Missile Test 'Phenomenal' — The Army had a "phenomenal" success in the latest test of the American anti-ballistic missile defense system. Jason Gibbs reports for the Las Cruces Sun-News that a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile intercepted and destroyed a warhead and its contents:
Richard Thompson Ford / Slate:
Hate and Marriage — SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SETBACKS MAY NOT BE ALL BAD NEWS FOR GAY RIGHTS. — It's been a bad summer for same-sex marriage. Last week the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a state ballot initiative prohibiting same-sex marriage. The same day New York's highest court rejected …
Jed Babbin / Real Clear Politics:
Total Dysfunction at the New York Times — The New York Times's publication of two classified anti-terrorist programs and the Times's nose-in-the-air defense of its actions have inflamed conservative anti-media passions to a temperature not reached since Watergate.
Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
Not so SWIFT — WHY THE TIMES SHOULDN'T HAVE PUBLISHED ITS STORY. — In the latest battle between the press and the White House, opinions have tended to break along predictable lines. The ACLU, most Democrats in Congress, and Frank Rich contend that the New York Times did the right thing …
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Judd / Think Progress:
Rep. King Designs Electrified Fence For Southern Border: 'We Do This With Livestock All The Time' — Rep. Steve King (R-IA) went on the House floor on Tuesday to discuss a fence that he "designed" for the southern boarder. (King constructed a model of the fence as he was speaking.)
David Hirschman / Editor and Publisher:
'WaPo' Online Comments a Hit, Says Editor — Soon on All Stories — NEW YORK Washingtonpost.com, taking a bold step, has enabled user comments on many of its stories for over a month now — and the move has been deemed a success by the site's editors. But soon the feature will be put …