memeorandum: Microphone Captures Bush's Unscripted Comments at G-8 (Peter Baker/Washington Post)

10:15 AM ET, July 17, 2006

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Hassan M. Fattah / New York Times:

Blame by Some Arab Leaders for Fighters — BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 16 — With the battle between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah raging, key Arab governments have taken the rare step of blaming Hezbollah, underscoring in part their growing fear of influence by the group's main sponsor, Iran.

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Peter Baker / Washington Post:

Microphone Captures Bush's Unscripted Comments at G-8 — ST. PETERSBURG, July 17 — President Bush should know that in Russia, someone is always listening. In this case, it was the rest of the world. — During a lunch with other leaders at the Group of Eight summit on Monday …

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Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:

Bush Curses Hezbollah During G8 Luncheon — It wasn't meant to be overheard. Private luncheon conversations among world leaders, picked up by a microphone, provided a rare window into both banter and substance _ including President Bush cursing Hezbollah's attacks against Israel.

Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:

Arabs Fear Iran More Than They Hate The Jews — The New York Times provides an interesting analysis regarding the surprising criticism coming from Arab capitals towards Hezbollah. Yesterday, its chief complained that the Arabs had not rallied around his organization while it fights the hated "Zionists".

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CNN:

Rockets again hit Israeli city of Haifa — Blair, Annan urge international force to help curb fighting — BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Several suspected Hezbollah rockets hit the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Monday. — A large cloud of smoke could be seen coming from near the port area of Haifa, Israel's third-largest city.

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Haaretz:

EU's Solana pessimistic about chance for Lebanon cease-fire — BRUSSELS - A senior European Union official returned from the Middle East on Monday sounding pessimistic about the chance of a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants, and the EU said it was considering the deployment of peacekeepers.

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Ze'ev Schiff / Haaretz:

ANALYSIS: Israel-Hezbollah fighting yet to reach its zenith — The fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah, which is backed by Syria and Iran, has still not reached its zenith. The Israel Defense Forces' operational plans against the Shi'ite organizations have not yet been carried out.

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CNN.com International:
Israel launches new strikes

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John / OPFOR:
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Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
U.S. Evacuation Teams Arrive in Lebanon

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Reuters:
Mideast crisis drives Bush to colorful language

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Joe Biden / MSNBC:
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Washington Post:

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Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:

The Fighters and the Freeloaders — Before things can turn a corner in the Middle East, we need the diplomatic equivalent of electric-shock therapy. We may need $100 oil to jolt the Europeans and the Chinese. We may need the Russians to be told that they can forget joining the World Trade Organization.

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Paul Bedard / US News:

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