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8:55 AM ET, August 14, 2006

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Daniel McGrory / Times of London:
Lebanon's 'real' soldiers are put in their place  —  TODAY was supposed to be the day when the muchmaligned army of Lebanon took control of its borders and policed the UN ceasefire.  —  Instead, its military commanders were left humiliated and its troops stranded as Hezbollah told them not to try to disarm its fighters.
Discussion: Hot Air and Liberty and Justice
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Jerusalem Post:
'LAF to deploy in South within 72 hours'  —  Lebanon's communications minister told French radio Monday that the Lebanese army was preparing to cross the Litani River into the troubled south within two or three days, despite uncertainty about a future UN force for the region.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Haaretz:
Tense calm across Lebanon as UN-brokered truce takes effect  —  A tense calm took the place of more than a month of bitter fighting between Israel and Hezbollah Monday morning, as a UN-brokered cease-fire went into effect.  —  Tension was high before and after the deadline.
Discussion: Political Animal
Zeina Karam / Associated Press:
Lebanese return home after cease-fire  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanese civilians streamed back to their homes Monday after a U.N.-imposed cease-fire halted fighting in a monthlong conflict between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.  Israel's defense minister said that, barring isolated skirmishes, the cease-fire was holding.
Discussion: The New Editor
Yoav Stern / Haaretz:
Hezbollah torpedoes Lebanese gov't meeting on disarmament  —  A meeting of the Lebanese government on the disarming of Hezbollah south of the Litani River was canceled on Sunday following an announcement by the Shi'ite organization that it was not willing to discuss the subject.
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
J'lem expects cease-fire deal to fail  —  Israel intends to abide by the cease-fire when it takes effect on Monday morning, even though senior Israeli officials assume that Hizbullah will not honor it, officials close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday night.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
A CASCADE OF BAD NEWS
Discussion: Daily Pundit and Old War Dogs
Washington Post:   Israel Accepts U.N. Deal
Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Lamont Decries Lieberman Terror Remarks  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic Senate nominee Ned Lamont, the anti-war candidate who toppled Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut primary, says he was surprised by Lieberman and Vice President Dick Cheney's claims that his victory could embolden terrorists.
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Josh White / Washington Post:
Chertoff: No U.S. Terror Link Seen  —  As DHS Lowers Threat Level, Chief Calls for Continued Vigilance  —  There is no evidence that terrorists were working within the United States as part of a plot to detonate explosives on airliners, but U.S. officials remain on guard after last week's arrests …
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Washington Post:
U.S. Responded to Plot With Speed, Secrecy
Discussion: Blinq and New York Times
Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:   Chertoff wants US to review antiterror laws
News of the World:
IF YOU'RE A MUSLIM - IT'S YOUR PROBLEM  —  WHEN will the Muslims of Britain stand up to be counted?  —  When will they declare, loud and clear, with no qualifications or quibbles about Britain's foreign policy, that Islamic terrorism is WRONG?  —  Most of all, when will the Muslim community …
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NEWS.com.au:
Keelty shocked at suicide-baby bomb plot  —  AUSTRALIA'S top police officer has described an alleged plan to use a baby in the foiled British terror bombing plot as a chilling development.  —  But Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty has backed away from tougher security measures at airports …
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Michael Gerson / MSNBC:
The View From the Top  —  A former Bush adviser on 9/11, Iraq and the lessons of five tumultuous years-for the president and the public.  —  Five Washington Augusts ago, for me, is not just a different time; it is a distant country.  At the White House, we debated the nuances of stem-cell research.
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Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
For GOP, Bad Gets Worse in Northeast  —  Incumbents Shy From Party and President  —  PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. — When it comes to President Bush and the Republican Congress, Rep. Jim Gerlach says voters in his suburban Philadelphia district are in a "sour mood."  —  That's why when it comes …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Paul Stokes / Telegraph:
Passport photograph of girl's bare shoulders rejected 'as it may offend'  —  A five-year-old girl's passport application was rejected because her photograph showed her bare shoulders.  —  Hannah Edwards's mother, Jane, was told that the exposed skin might be considered offensive in a Muslim country.
Discussion: USS Neverdock
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Ahmadinejad on 60 Minutes  —  It killed me to cut the part where Mike Wallace told him how good he looked.  Fair use, as I've often said, is a stern mistress.  —  I also deliberately cut the part that's available in the sidebar at CBS (see update below).
Discussion: Hashmonean.com
Barry Rubin / Jerusalem Post:
The Region: Syria and Iran get off scot-free  —  What is the impact of the Lebanon war on the Arab world?  A good way to analyze this incredibly important question is to focus on Israeli deterrence - Jerusalem's ability to prevent a war by persuading the enemy that an attack is too costly.
Discussion: Power Line and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
 
 
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Christian Science Monitor:
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William Shawcross / Jerusalem Post:
Yes, the problem is 'Islamic fascism'
Discussion: Power Line and Israel Matzav
BBC:
UK terror threat level downgraded
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Associated Press:
Son of novelist, activist David Grossman killed in Lebanon
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Agence France Presse:
Truce will be Israel's last, Lebanon envoy declares
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New York Post:
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Dan / Riehl World View:
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Discussion: Hot Air
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Reuters:
Iranian president lambasts US on new blog