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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:

Troops Ready, but Israel Bets on Air Power — JERUSALEM, July 22 — On Israeli intelligence maps of southern Lebanon, the stronghold of the Hezbollah militia, there are numerals in circles that overlap many villages. One is marked "8," others "7" or fewer.

Discussion: Counterterrorism Blog and The Belmont Club

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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."

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.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Jay Currie, Unfogged, Kenneth Anderson's Law …, Crooked Timber and Old War Dogs

Matthew Kalman / San Francisco Chronicle:

Israel set war plan more than a year ago — Strategy was put in motion as Hezbollah began gaining military strength in Lebanon — (07-21) 04:00 PDT Jerusalem — Israel's military response by air, land and sea to what it considered a provocation last week by Hezbollah militants …

Discussion: The Agonist and Informed Comment

Kevin Drum / Political Animal:

HEZBOLLAH'S PLAN....Why did Hezbollah conduct the cross-border raid last week that resulted in the capture of two Israeli soldiers? What did Hezbollah's leader, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, think he was going to accomplish? I've read quite a few variations on the explanation offered here by Adam Shatz:

Discussion: The Left Coaster and Marc Cooper

CNN:

Israeli military seizes Lebanese town — Attacks rain down from both sides of border — AVIVIM, Israel (CNN) — Denying that it plans a full-scale ground invasion, the Israeli military entered the southern Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras on Saturday to establish its "first foothold" …

Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:

For Hezbollah, survival may mean victory — BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah acknowledges that Israeli troops can sweep across south Lebanon. But if he and his militants can survive and keep fighting, he will cement his image as the unlikely new hero of Arab nationalism.

Discussion: The Sundries Shack and The News Blog

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

Discussion: Counterterrorism Blog, The Belmont Club, Israel Matzav, Blue Crab Boulevard and TigerHawk

Robin Wright / Washington Post:

Israel Will Accept a Disarmed Hezbollah — Envoy Talks of Future As a 'Political Group' — The United States, Israel, the United Nations and the European Union have reluctantly concluded that despite punishing military attacks, Hezbollah is likely to survive as a political player in Lebanon …

Media Matters for America: Fox News: "Are Saddam Hussein's WMDs Now in Hezbollah's Hands?"

Aljazeera:
Rice sees bombs as birth pangs

Discussion: rubber hose

Sharon Roffe-Ofir / Ynetnews:
Israel building prison for Lebanese captives

Discussion: Israel Matzav, Yourish.com and Mere Rhetoric

Lenin / LENIN'S TOMB:
Israel kills more in Lebanon: media blackout protests.

Discussion: Harry's Place

Megan Stack / Los Angeles Times:
As Toll Rises, Lebanese Resort to Mass Graves

Discussion: Informed Comment

Nedra Pickler / Associated Press: Bush: Rice trip will focus on Hezbollah

Avi Issacharoff / Haaretz:

Fatah: Hamas ready to accept deal on ceasefire, release of Shalit — Senior Fatah sources in Gaza said on Saturday that Hamas is ready to accept a deal that involves freeing abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, a joint cease-fire and an end to IDF actions in the Gaza Strip.

Discussion: Israel Matzav

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Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
Gaza groups agree to stop firing at Israel

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard

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 …

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy, Chicago Boyz and AtlanticBlog

Hotline On Call:

Official DNC Release On the Calendar — DEAN ON THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY PROCESS RECOMMENDATIONS — Washington, DC - Today, the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee voted to add two states to the presidential primary calendar: Nevada will hold a caucus and South Carolina …

Discussion: MyDD and The RCP Blog

Patrick Cockburn / Independent:

America's domestic policy vs America's foreign policy — This week, George Bush used his presidential veto to block a bill on stem cell research, saying he couldn't support the 'taking of innocent human life'. In Iraq, six civilians are killed by a US air strike, while casualties in Lebanon and Israel mount.

Discussion: Informed Comment, AMERICAblog, Just a Bump in the Beltway and Rising Hegemon

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 …

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, DownWithTyranny! and Blue Crab Boulevard

CBS News:

Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative — In Exclusive Interview, Buckley Criticizes President For Interventionist Policies — (CBS) President Bush ran for office as a "compassionate conservative." And he continues to nurture his conservative base — even issuing his first veto this week against embryonic stem cell research.

Discussion: Eschaton and NewsBusters.org

Rusty Shackleford / WorldNetDaily:

Why my website was banned in India — Two days after the Mumbai bombings last week that killed more than 180, the government of India issued a directive banning 17 websites. These websites were singled out because, according to the Indian government, they might incite religious violence.