Today's Highlights

Israel and 'Moral Equivalence': Justin Raimondo
The Plural of 'Fiasco' Requires No 'E': Ray McGovern
Serbia's Choices: Nebojsa Malic
'Dual Covenant' Christians: Jon Basil Utley
The US Can't Run the Show in the Mideast: Hadar
 
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News
Updated August 2, 2006 - 11:18 PM EDT

UN Again Postpones 'Pointless' Talks

Israel Prepares for Massive Invasion
 
  Up to 20,000 Israeli Troops Flood Lebanon
  Hezbollah Launches Rocket Onslaught on Israel
  FM: Qana Attack Led to Turning Point in Support for Israel
  Hezbollah Surrounds Israeli Paratroopers in Eastern Lebanon
  US Insists Cease-Fire Must Await Plan to Disarm Hezbollah
  Europeans Call for End of Hostilities Now
Pentagon: Haditha Civilians Shot Deliberately
 
 

Ongoing Violence Kills 53 People in Iraq
  Army Commander Probed in Iraq Killing Spree
  Iraq President Vows Security Takeover This Year
  US Govt Audit: Corruption in Iraq a 'Pandemic'
  Shi'ite Leaders Distance Themselves From Iraqi Government
  US Soldiers Charged With Murder in Iraq in Court
2/3 of Army Guard Units Not Ready for War
 
  US Army 'Degraded' by Iraq Deployments: Defense Experts
9/11 Panel Suspected Deception by Pentagon
Castro's Brother at the Helm, but No Change in US Policy for Now
Viewpoints
Mutually Assured Destruction in the Middle East  by Chris Hedges
'Oops, Sorry' Doesn't Let Israel Off the Hook  by Adam Shatz
The US Can't Run the Show in the Middle East  by Leon Hadar
Sadly, the Plural of 'Fiasco' Requires No 'E'  by Ray McGovern
'Dual Covenant' Christians  by Jon Basil Utley
Dems on Iraq: Still Vague, Out of Touch  by John Nichols

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Frontline
Israel Expands Battle to Widen Security Zone
'No Hezbollah Rockets Fired From Qana'
Military Superiority Shows Its Weakness
Lebanese Premier Faces Impossible Job
Qana Bomb Made in the US
Bush’s Embrace of Israel Shows Gap With Father
 
Lebanese Red Cross Repeatedly Targeted
Today in Iraq
Troops Fight to Expand Foothold in Ramadi
Day of Unrelenting Bombings Puts Pressure on Iraq Peace Plan
Much Undone in Rebuilding Iraq, Audit Says
USDA Chief Meets With Iraqi PM, Others in Baghdad
Baghdad Fuel Shortage Supports Generation of Street Kids
Iraq Power Supply Improves, Violence Slows Rebuilding
US Military Ends Probe of Iraq Killing

Criticism Mounts as Corporal Dies in Attack on UK Base in Basra
Attacks Continue
Tuesday: Violence Kills 70 People Across Iraq
45 Reportedly Kidnapped in Western Iraq
British Soldier Dies in Iraq as Shell Breaches Base
Montana Senator's Nephew Dies in Iraq
Iranian TV Reporter Killed in Baghdad
Attacks Target Iraqi Soldiers and Police
Deaths, Disappearances Plague Iraq
Narrow Escape Amid a Mass Kidnapping
Developments in Iraq on Aug. 2
Developments in Iraq on Aug. 1
Koreas
North Korea Slams South for Spy Satellite Launch
US and Japan to Penalize North Korea
Afghanistan
Three British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Brutal Mullah Gunning for Foreign Troops in Afghanistan
Fresh Canadian Troops Arrive in Afghanistan
Officials to Protect Peace Marchers in Afghanistan
Jail Riot Claims One Life in S. Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
14 Sri Lankan Troops Killed
Sri Lanka Rebels Shell Harbor, Attack Troop Ship
Asia
Nine Die in Fresh Kashmir Fighting as Top Rebel Held
Bush Renews Sanctions Against Myanmar
Philippines Troops in Jolo Clash
Taiwan Liberalizes Some Links With China
US, Allies Hold Pacific Exercise
Europe
Serbia Will Not Trade Kosovo for EU Access
Ukraine Leader Threatens Dissolution
Russian Court Declares Yukos Bankrupt
DR Congo
DR Congo Opposition Candidate Rejects Election Result
Ex-Rebels' Party Alleges Fraud in Congo Polls
DR Congo Observers Satisfied With Poll Despite Fraud Claims
Congo Calm After Historic Vote ... for Now
War Haunts Eastern Congo Voters
Somalia
Somali 'Govt' Orders Disarmament of Residents in Only Town It Controls
Islamists Gain Ground in Central Somalia
Sudan
Annan Says Sudan Prevents Aid From Reaching Darfur
Darfur Rebels Kill, Rape to Enforce Deal
Lawmakers Call on Bush to Name Envoy to Monitor Sudan Peace
Africa
Uganda Rebel Chief Calls for Truce
Burundi Arrests After 'Coup Plot'
Angola Signs Deal With Separatists
Zimbabwe Takes Three Zeros Off Bank Note Value
UK 'War on Terror'
UK Judges Deal Blow to 'Draconian' Anti-Terror Laws
UK Government Fails in Battle Over Anti-Terror Measures
Blair: We Must Rethink the War on Terror
British Security Says Terrorist Attack on Nation Is 'Highly Likely'
Britain Publishes Terrorist Threat Level on Internet
British Lawmakers Outraged at Spy Chief
Blair: US Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Change 'Values,' Not 'Regimes'
The War at Home
From Lebanese-American Financiers, Differing Views on the Strife
Study: Iraq War Vets Suffer Mild Memory Lapses
Senate Votes $13 Billion for Army, Marines
Blogger Jailed After Defying Court Orders
Court OKs Look at Times' Phone Records
Iraq War Not Worth It for 63% of Americans
Islamic Charity Fundraiser Released
Senator Schumer: Bolton Won't Face Filibuster
Study Urges Reserve Rebuilding Force for Cases Like Iraq
US Border Strength Hits 6,100
Cuba
Castro Says in Statement He's 'Stable'
Castro Is 'Stable,' but His Illness Presents Puzzle
US Says It Is Prepared for Transition in Cuba
Cuba: Castro's Final Moment 'Far Away'
US Sees No Thaw in Ties With Cuba After Transfer
Glacier’s Shifts Reveal Cuban Struggle to Adjust
Raúl Castro Emerging From the Shadows
Brother Raúl, 75, May Have to Share Power
For Cuban Exiles, a Day Filled With Celebrations, Rumors and the Wait for News
In Latin America, a Warm Spotlight for Socialist Icon
Venezuela
Bush Sees Chavez as Threat Undermining Democracy
Venezuela 'Will Not Cut Off Oil' to US
Mexico
Mexico Vote Protests Cripple Capital, Hurt Markets
Obrador Takes Risk With Mexico Protests
Americas
Sixteen Die in Colombia Attacks
Peru's President Slashes Salaries
 
Diplomacy?
Blair Says Syria, Iran Risk Confrontation
EU Waters Down Lebanon Ceasefire Plan
White House Claims Progress on Lebanon
France Vies With US in Mission to Secure an Early Peace
Rice Says Cease-Fire in Lebanon Possible in Days
Bush Says Support of Israel Still Unshaken
US Aims to Placate Arabs Over Strong Israel Alliance
Indonesia Prepares Troops for Lebanon Duty
Assault on Lebanon
Huge Numbers of Children Are Being Killed, Injured, or Displaced in South Lebanon
Guerrilla War Beckons as Israel Eyes Land Offensive
Widespread Destruction Along Lebanon’s Border
Thousands Flee Tyre as Israel Attacks
Israel vs. Hezbollah
Israel Fights Hezbollah Along Wide Front
Three Israeli Soldiers Killed in Lebanon
Most of Hezbollah's Heavy Missiles Destroyed: Israeli Army
Hezbollah Cuts Rocket Strikes After Israeli Airstrike Pause
300 Hezbollah Fighters Killed: Israel
Israeli Forces Claim to Kill 20 Guerillas, Hezbollah Denies
Hezbollah Is Unbowed in Baalbek
Israel Engaged in Four Incursions Over Lebanon Border
Lebanese: IDF Tried to Kidnap Senior Hezbollah Member
Massacre at Qana
Mother of Only Surviving Child in Qana Attack Recounts Ordeal
Israelis Shrug at Qana Massacre
Israeli Group Urges Olmert to Call for Qana Inquiry
News Agencies Reject Staging Claims About Lebanon Photos
Survivors of 1996 Qana Massacre Sue Israel Military Chief for War Crimes
Israel at War
Israel: We'll Swap Two Jailed Lebanese for Captive Soldiers
Israeli Reservists Are Ready for Call-Up
Israeli Soldier's Wife Begs for Proof of Life
Polls Show Israelis Support Incursion
Olmert Boasts: Face of Middle East Has Changed
Olmert Leaves His Allies Exposed

Kibbutz a Way Station for War
Palestine
Israel Warns, Gazans Panic
Rafah Crossing Remains Closed Despite Pledge to Rice
Palestinians Warn Israel to Stay Away From Lebanon Camps
Hezbollah Inspiring Hamas
Palestinians in Gaza Find Heroes in Hezbollah as It Inflicts Harm on a Common Foe
Israel Bombs Buildings in Gaza
Israeli Airstrike Kills Boy in Gaza
Three Palestinians Killed by Israeli Fire in Gaza
In Gaza, the Suffering Becomes a Part of Life
Five Hurt as Palestinians Clash in Gaza Hospital
In Battered Gaza, Eyes Turn Admiringly North
Hezbollah
Staying Power Adds to Hezbollah's Appeal
Farewell to Arms for Hezbollah Is Unlikely, Experts Say
How Israel's Bombing Turned Nasrallah Into Symbol of Muslim Pride
EU to Not Brand Hezbollah a Terror Outfit
Hezbollah: Tech No Match for Spirit
Devotion and Discipline Fuel Hezbollah's Fight
Hezbollah's Former Enemy Now Its Public Face
In Lebanon, a Widow Mourns Loss of Her Hezbollah Husband
Iran
Iranian President Rejects Nuke Deadline
Iran Cleric Calls for Arming Hezbollah
Australia May Not Join US on Iran Sanctions
Syria
Israel Rules Out War With Syria
Israeli Aggression on Lebanon Was Planned in Advance: Syria
Syria Eyeing Larger Goals as Lebanon Crisis Continues
Fleeing or Staying
Thousands Flee Wider Israeli Sweep Into South Lebanon
Refugees Overwhelm Lebanon
'The Worst Three Nights of My Life'
Last Survivors Flee the Ruins of Bint Jbeil
Emerging From Bint Jbeil's Rubble
Hilltop Village in Lebanon Feels Stuck in the Middle
Lebanese Village Becoming Ghost Town
'Please Show the Reality,' Say Lebanon's Affected
Aid Convoys Delayed in Lebanon by Lack of Security
Today in Lebanon
Beirut Stock Market Reopens, Crashes
Stench of Death Hangs Over South Lebanon Villages
Lebanese Muslim, Christian Clerics Stress Unity Against Israel
Wooing Lebanese Hearts, One Leaflet at a Time?
Lebanon Oil Spill Makes Animals Casualties of War
Lebanon Sees Environmental Devastation
War on Lebanon's Environment
Global Lebanon Fallout
Israeli Gunboats Fire On, Stop Turkish Evacuation Ship
US Weapons Flights to Israel Through UK Will Continue
Civilian Deaths Turn Anger on UN
Nigeria: Hezbollah's Fighting Our Cause, Says Consul General
Canada Conservatives Lose Support Over Lebanon War
Germany Pushes Hezbollah to Halt War After Israel's Suspension
Jordan
Jordanian Lawmaker Disavows Terrorism
Australia
Call to Enrich Uranium in Australia Stirs Debate
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
8/02/2006
Israel and 'Moral Equivalence'

Nebojsa Malic
8/02/2006
Serbia's Choices

Ivan Eland
8/01/2006
Empowering Iran

David R. Henderson
7/31/2006
Remembering Hiroshima

Ran HaCohen
7/31/2006
'Respecting Lebanon's Sovereignty'

Alan Bock
7/29/2006
Remember Iraq?

Praful Bidwai
7/29/2006
Indo-US Nuclear Deal Sows Resentment, Rivalry

Doug Bandow
7/28/2006
Endless Entanglements

Charles Peña
7/20/2006
What a Fine Mess

Sascha Matuszak
4/06/2006
Getting a Piece of the Pie

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