'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 …

He really was a Fox News Democrat  —  The numbers show Lieberman had a Fox habit, and kicked it cold turkey when he faced a primary challenge from the left.  —  Sen. Joe Lieberman (Reuters photo), left.  Sean Hannity, right.  —  The bad news keeps coming for Joe Lieberman.

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]

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.

Iraqi civil war has already begun, U.S. troops say  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - While American politicians and generals in Washington debate the possibility of civil war in Iraq, many U.S. officers and enlisted men who patrol Baghdad say it has already begun.  —  Army troops in and around …

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 …

More on McCain  —  I love me my Shakespeare's Sister.  And I don't love me my John McCain.  So how come her post explaining how "wonderfully easy to disassemble into a collection of putrid little pieces" he is leaves me more convinced of his potential popularity?

Dickie Goes Ballistic  —  So, I don't know this Richard Goodstein fellow from a hole in the ground, but he seemed mostly harmless.  Even considering he was demonstrating at a rally for Ned Lamont, with a group of perhaps 50 Lieberman "volunteers", who seemed intent on getting coverage for their disruptive activities.

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 …

. . . 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 …

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 …

Clarification of Bias  —  No blogger in the world can seriously claim they are "objective" in the literal sense.  That includes me.  —  My traffic is much higher than usual lately, and there are lots of unfamiliar names in the comments.  I'm getting all kinds of emails from people I've never heard …

ADVICE TO INCOMING FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS: It's just about time for classes to start.  The first year students at Cumberland begin orientation a week from Monday.  I remember my first year experience as being profoundly challenging and humbling.  Thinking back over my first-year …

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 …

Senate ratifies controversial cybercrime treaty  —  The first and only international treaty designed exclusively to combat computer crime won approval late Thursday from the U.S. Senate.  —  The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime "will enhance our ability to cooperate with foreign governments …

Suicide Bomber Kills 21 Civilians in Afghanistan  —  A suicide bomber detonated his car in the market of a southern Afghan town Thursday, killing 21 civilians and wounding 13, officials said.  It was the deadliest attack to date in a wave of violence accompanying the NATO alliance's takeover …