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Alan Dershowitz / Los Angeles Times:
'Civilian Casualty'? It Depends — Those who supports terrorists are not entirely innocent. — THE NEWS IS filled these days with reports of civilian casualties, comparative civilian body counts and criticism of Israel, along with Hezbollah, for causing the deaths, injuries and "collective punishment" of civilians.
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New York Times:
U.S. Plan Seeks to Wedge Syria Away From Iran — WASHINGTON, July 22 — As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heads to Israel on Sunday, Bush administration officials say they recognize Syria is central to any plans to resolve the crisis in the Middle East, and they are seeking ways …
Ynetnews:
IDF to residents of Southern Lebanon: Leave today — (VIDEO) In message to 13 southern Lebanon towns, broadcast by Arab radio stations, residents informed their lives in danger, told to move north of Litani river. CO Galilee Division: We'll expand operations if we must — Hanan Greenberg
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Aron Heller / Associated Press:
Israel Hastily Musters Its Citizen Army — Roy Bass emerged from the Mediterranean waves at noon Friday for a Popsicle break when, surfboard in hand, he heard his cell phone ringing on the beach. It was a recorded message: "An emergency draft has been activated."
Sharon Roffe-Ofir / Ynetnews:
Israel building prison for Lebanese captives — Exclusive: IDF starts building detention compound to be used for holding Hizbullah members that will be captured during fighting in north. Officials: Project attests to government's plans for large-scale ground incursion in Lebanon
New York Post:
CAN ISRAEL WIN? — NOT THE WAY IT'S FIGHTING — July 22, 2006 — ISRAEL is losing this war. For a lifelong Israel supporter, that's a painful thing to write. But it's true. And the situation's worsening each day. — A U.S. government official put it to me this way: "Israel's got the clock, but Hezbollah's got the time."
Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:
Lebanon is Iraq for many — The details of analogies always break …
Lebanon is Iraq for many — The details of analogies always break …
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Henry / Crooked Timber:
Legitimate targets — Via Kevin Drum, this quite disgusting claim from Alan Dershowitz.
Legitimate targets — Via Kevin Drum, this quite disgusting claim from Alan Dershowitz.
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
His rationale is very similar to the rationales used by al Queda …
His rationale is very similar to the rationales used by al Queda …
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Walid Choucair / Lebanon Daily Star:
Help Lebanon. Send a letter to your government representative. Download a sample letter — Nasrallah's speech gave 5 key insights into Hizbullah's position — Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's interview with Al-Jazeera late Thursday night must have reassured his constituents that his leadership continues to function.
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Tunku Varadarajan / Opinion Journal:
The Romance of Economics — Milton and Rose Friedman: Dinner with Keynes? Yes. War with Iraq? They disagree. — PALO ALTO, Calif.—One doesn't interview a man like Milton Friedman—the Nobel laureate in economics in 1976 and among the five or six most consequential thinkers of the 20th century …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
What It All Comes Down To — The new Rasmussen poll is out today, showing Lamont ahead of Lieberman 51-41 in the primary and tied 40-40 in a three way. — We got us a horse race. — There is a very interesting dynamic shaping up here in Connecticut. It looks like it may come …
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Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:
Congresswomen Maxine Waters and Marcy Kaptur Endorse Ned! [8]
Congresswomen Maxine Waters and Marcy Kaptur Endorse Ned! [8]
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Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
Gaza groups agree to stop firing at Israel — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Senior Palestinian officials said militant groups in the Gaza Strip agreed to stop firing missiles at Israel at midnight Saturday, if Israel launches no new raids into Gaza. But two main guerrilla groups denied that any agreement had been reached.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Palestinians Reduce Number Of Israeli Fronts?
Palestinians Reduce Number Of Israeli Fronts?
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Eleanor Clift / Newsweek:
400,000 Frozen Embryos — But only 128 'snowflakes' have been adopted. Will the stem-cell veto hurt the GOP? — July 21, 2006 - There's no daylight between President Bush and what any Democrat is saying about the Middle East conflict. Polls show that Americans sympathize with Israel …
Warren Hoge / New York Times:
Bolton's Ways Foil Goals, Envoys Say — UNITED NATIONS, July 22 — In recent months, as one international crisis followed another, John R. Bolton has fulfilled the role of the United Nations' most influential ambassador at full strength, firmly articulating the position of the United States …
Richard Norton-Taylor / Guardian:
Afghanistan close to anarchy, warns general — The most senior British military commander in Afghanistan yesterday described the situation in the country as "close to anarchy" with feuding foreign agencies and unethical private security companies compounding problems caused by local corruption.
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Donor to campaign pleads guilty — WASHINGTON — An ex-employee at a defense contractor pleaded guilty Friday to making illegal donations to the campaign of Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., marking the latest chapter in a congressional bribery probe. — Richard Berglund, who formerly supervised the Martinsville …
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