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by Pat Buchanan

When Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert unleashed his navy and air force on Lebanon, accusing that tiny nation of an "act of war," the last pillar of Bush's Middle East policy collapsed. First came capitulation on the Bush Doctrine, as

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AP

Israel declared it was ready to fight Hezbollah guerrillas for several more weeks and possibly send ground forces into Lebanon, raising doubts about international efforts to broker an immediate cease-fire in the fighting that has killed more than 260

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Michael Slackman and Mona el-Naggar The NYTimes

Hezbollah is a Shiite militia. Its followers hang pictures of the grandfather of the Iranian revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in their offices and in the towns.

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Reuters

A dairy factory, a lighthouse, civilian buses and a medical truck are just a few of the more puzzling targets hit in Israel's week-old pounding of Lebanon. But Lebanese are wondering what is left to hit in raids that have caused damage of billio

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USA Today

Jade Jurdi cannot shake the images of his three-day journey to escape from Lebanon, which Israel has bombarded for six days in an escalating conflict with Hezbollah militants. All around him roads and bridges were shattered and the thunder of bomb

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Financial Times

Europe’s leaders sought to build momentum behind a UN plan to send soldiers to the conflict zone in Lebanon. But doubts about the viability of such a move – already resisted by Israel – were raised when George Bush, made unguarded critical remarks ab

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by Charles Goyette (AntiWar.com)

When Israeli Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Dan Halutz said, "Nothing is safe [in Lebanon]," he was only stating the obvious. "[It's] as simple as that," he said. Lebanese ports, air and sea, power plants, television stations, brid

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Reuters

Israeli warplanes battered Lebanon, killing 29 people, and more Hizbollah rockets hit the Israeli city of Haifa, with no sign that diplomacy would halt the week-old conflict any time soon. The Israeli army said its offensive to crush Hizbollah cou

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AP

A cruise ship, the Orient Queen, escorted by a U.S. destroyer was to begin evacuating some of the 25,000 Americans in LebanonA cruise ship, the Orient Queen, escorted by a U.S. destroyer was to begin evacuating some of the 25,000 Americans in Lebanon

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The Sunday Telegraph

More than 25,000 Australians remain in Lebanon, unable to leave because airports are closed, roads are cut and an Israeli blockade has cut off the country.

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CNN

President Bush said that the US would come to Israel's aid if it were attacked by Iran and welcomed the Jewish state's plan to define its borders. "Israel is a close friend and ally of the United States. And in the event of any attack on

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CNN

[Where does this guy get his dope?] Iran is only months away from joining the club of nations that can make a nuclear weapon, Israel's prime minister said. "The technological threshold is very close," Ehud Olmert said.

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FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU

Eitam, chairman of the National Union Party and a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, warned Israel would need to attack Iran by itself if the international community led by the United States fails to successfully halt Tehran

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Associated Press

Lawmakers approved a new Israeli government that pledges to draw the nation's border and withdraw from large parts of the West Bank within 4 years. Parliament voted confidence in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition government by a 65-49

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CNET News

Broadband providers and Internet phone companies will have to pick up the tab for the cost of building in mandatory wiretap access for police surveillance, federal regulators ruled Wednesday.

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