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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 …
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.
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
Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:Lebanon is Iraq for many — The details of analogies always break …
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The Huffington Post
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:
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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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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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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 …
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 …
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?
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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.
Little Green Footballs:
Terror Supporters in New York City — A Reuters photographer was at the pro-Hizballah demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in New York City on July 18. We know this because Reuters published one photo of the posters and signs at the event—this one: — And their ridiculously bland …
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