Iraq Will Be a Graveyard For Terrorists  —  Thank you.  Thank you.  —  In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful, Your Excellency, the Speaker of the House, Mr. Vice President, honorable ladies and gentlemen, members of Congress. it is with great pleasure that I am able …

Could U.S. Troops End Up in Lebanon?  —  There's much discussion of putting a multinational, NATO-led force in southern Lebanon as part of a ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, according to a story in the Washington Post, has said that she does …

St. Paul police cite Sen. Norm Coleman's father for lewd and disorderly conduct  —  Norm Coleman Sr., the father of Minnesota's junior senator, was cited for lewd and disorderly conduct Tuesday after police officers reported finding him engaged in a sex act in a car near a pizzeria on E. 7th St. in St. Paul.

Poll: World Doesn't Respect Bush  —  60% In CBS/NY Times Poll Say President Not Respected By Foreign Leaders  —  (CBS) Americans generally approve of President Bush's handling of the current Mideast crisis, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll, but six in 10 say the president is not respected by foreign leaders.

Olmert convenes wartime mini-cabinet to discuss steps in Lebanon  —  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was to convene Wednesday night his "Forum of Seven" - a sort of wartime mini-cabinet - to discuss Israel's next steps in Lebanon.  —  The forum includes Defense Minister Amir Peretz …

Polls show Harris losing GOP voters  —  In the latest poll on the U.S. Senate race, Republican Katherine Harris remained far behind incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson, indicating that her prospects of beating him are slim.  —  mcaputo@MiamiHerald.com  —  In only three months …

Jury finds Yates not guilty in drownings  —  HOUSTON - Andrea Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity Wednesday in her second murder trial for the bathtub drownings of her young children.  —  Yates, 42, will now be committed to a state mental hospital, with periodic hearings …

Iran: The Next War  —  Even before the bombs fell on Baghdad, a group of senior Pentagon officials were plotting to invade another country.  Their covert campaign once again relied on false intelligence and shady allies.  But this time, the target was Iran.  BY JAMES BAMFORD

More Disclosures From Patrick Hynes  —  Blogger Patrick Hynes just called from the road after seeing my entry about the controversy surrounding his political consulting work.  I asked about the apparent inconsistency of him criticizing other bloggers for not engaging in full disclosure …

Israel using chemical weapons: doctors  —  Lebanon is investigating reports from doctors that Israel has used weapons in its 15-day-old bombardment of southern Lebanon that have caused wounds they have never seen before.  —  "We are sending off samples tomorrow, but we have no confirmation yet …

'They Know Everything,' Say Israeli Troops  —  Israeli Soldiers Acknowledge Fierce Fighting With Hezbollah  —  METULLA, Israel July 25, 2006 — On the Israeli border today diplomacy meant very little as troops prepared to expand the war into southern Lebanon.

Analysis: For Israel, the conflict in Lebanon is a must-win situation  —  While we analyze the individual battles and the stages of this campaign, we must not forget the most important aspect of this war: Hezbollah and what this terrorist organization symbolizes must be destroyed at any price.

In Middle East conflict, other crises, conservative media find signs of Biblical prophecy of Armageddon … In recent days, some members of the conservative media have seen signs of the Apocalypse in the escalated conflicts in the Middle East and Asia.  While some, like Christian Broadcasting Network's …