'Hezbollah aren't suckers, they know how to fight.  You're scared all the time'  —  Israeli soldiers recount stories of a terrifying week facing the snipers and missiles of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon  —  AT FIRST light they filtered from the undergrowth, camouflaged …

CT-SEN: Richard Goodstein: "Email Me The Last Good Story You Wrote About Joe Lieberman"  —  So I just reached D.C. lobbyist Richard Goodstein on his cellphone.  Goodstein the lobbyist confirmed that he is indeed the guy on the front-page of today's Record-Journal who appeared to be heckling Lamont in a diner.

Ambassador claims shortly before invasion, Bush didn't know there were two sects of Islam  —  [New to RAW STORY?  Be sure to check out our front page for all the latest-breaking news.  Latest: Raw acquires Republican campaign plan for summer recess...]  —  Former Ambassador …

GOP says it's about choice  —  National committee's strategy keeps Bush at arm's length, focuses on local candidates  —  Republican national leaders want Minnesota voters in the state's U.S. Senate race to focus on the candidates, Republican Mark Kennedy and Democrat Amy Klobuchar, not on President Bush.

Slacker Friday  —  I've got a new Think Again here, "Remember Iraq?"  —  Jim Fallows says we won.  You'll have to read why.  — Generals Give Grim Report on Iraqi Strife," the Los Angeles Times.  [Link]  — "Generals warn of civil war in Iraq," Washington Times.  [Link]

Iran: We supplied Zelzal-2 to Hizbullah  —  By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV KATZ  —  Iran admitted for the first time on Friday that it did indeed supply long-range Zelzal-2 missiles to Hizbullah.  —  Secretary-general of the "Intifada conference" Mohtashami Pur told an Iranian newspaper …

The Flags of Our Sons  —  WHEN you fly as often as I do you learn to mind your own business as soon as you take your seat.  But that wasn't possible once I saw the military honor guard boarding US Airways' 1:45 p.m. flight from Boston to Washington earlier this week.

The Sound of One Domino Falling  —  It's been obvious for years that Donald Rumsfeld is in denial of reality, but the defense secretary now also seems stuck in a time warp.  You could practically hear the dominoes falling as he told the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday that it was dangerous …

. . . and the Democrats' Reply  —  YOU MIGHT THINK that a call from the new Treasury secretary for reform of entitlements would get a respectful hearing from Democrats.  If entitlement programs are not reformed, they will squeeze out other spending programs that Democrats care about …

Job growth unexpectedly slows  —  Payroll gain of 113,000 misses forecasts for fourth straight month; unemployment rises; wages up.  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Job growth came in weak for the fourth straight month in July while the unemployment rate rose, according to a government report Friday …

Hagel: Begin Iraq withdrawal within 6 months  —  The United States needs to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within the next six months, Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday, rather than ratcheting up its military commitment now.  —  With Iraq exploding in sectarian violence and …