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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.
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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 …
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."
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:
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" …
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 …
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.
Ynetnews:IDF to residents of Southern Lebanon: Leave today
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Lenin / LENIN'S TOMB:Israel kills more in Lebanon: media blackout protests.
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Megan Stack / Los Angeles Times:As Toll Rises, Lebanese Resort to Mass Graves
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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.
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 …
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Jason Lewis / Daily Mail:
Outcry as border guards seize British 'dirty bomb' lorry heading for Iran — Border guards seized a British lorry on its way to make a delivery to the Iranian military - after discovering it was packed with radioactive material that could be used to build a dirty bomb.
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.
Juan / Informed Comment:
Israel hits Christian Television in Christian North Lebanon, Kills TV Man — Hizbullah rocket launchers are in the far south of Lebanon and Hizbullah is a Shiite organization. — Note that in a national emergency when 500,000 persons have been rendered homeless and the number is growing …
Michael Slackman / New York Times:
In Iran's Streets, Aid to Hezbollah Stirs Resentment — TEHRAN, July 22 — There is a huge amount of anger here about what is happening in Lebanon, but it is not all the result of Israeli bombs, missiles and artillery. — "Of course I am angry,'' said Hamid Akbari, 30, a deliveryman. "
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.
Woody Baird / Associated Press:
8 grocery employees stabbed in Tennessee — MEMPHIS, Tenn. —A knife-wielding grocery store employee attacked eight co-workers Friday, seriously injuring five before a witness pulled a gun and stopped him, police said. — Elartrice Ingram, 21, was charged with nine counts of attempted first-degree murder, police said.
Bernard Hibbitts / JURIST - Forum:
Proportionality and the Use of Force in the Middle East Conflict — JURIST Contributing Editor Mary Ellen O'Connell of Notre Dame Law School says that the principle of proportionality in the use of force is a necessary, sensible and humane doctrine of international law that Israel and Hezbollah …
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