Iran warns Israel of 'unimaginable losses' if Syria hit  —  Iran warned its arch-enemy Israel of "unimaginable losses" if it attacks Syria and vowed that it was standing by the Syrian people.  —  "We hope the Zionist regime does not make the mistake of attacking Syria …

Tel Aviv told to be on rocket alert  —  Following deaths of eight Haifa residents in rocket attack, Home Front Command calls on Tel Aviv residents to be prepared for same  —  The Home Front Command has re-examined its instructions following the lethal barrage of rockets fired on Haifa.

The Hand That Feeds the Fire  —  Behind The Crisis: How Iran is wielding its influence to wage a stealthy war against Israel and America.  —  July 24, 2006 issue - The cool rage of Hassan Nasrallah crackled over the telephone line to a Beirut television station.

STRIKE IRAN?  HOW?  —  Steven den Beste, formerly of USS Clueless, now proprietor of a very different site, writes in response to Paul's comments on the need to attack the root of Israel's problem: … Any other thoughts from our readers?  —  PAUL reponds: I don't recall saying that striking Iran would be simple.

Siniora takes on Hizbullah  —  AT LAST!!!  WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?  —  In an emotional address to the Lebanese people, PM Fouad Siniora declared Lebanon a disaster area, and called for 3 things:  —  1- An immediate cease fire brokered by the UN  —  2- The Lebanese state to extend …

Deadly Hezbollah attack on Haifa  —  Rockets fired by Hezbollah militants in Lebanon have killed at least eight people and wounded dozens of others in the coastal Israeli city of Haifa.  —  It is the worst attack on Israel since the clashes with Lebanon began.

Inside the Mind of Hezbollah  —  Hasan Nasrallah is exactly where he always wanted to be.  —  "Ever since I was 9 years old, I had plans for the day when I would start doing this," the Hezbollah chief reflected on his leadership quest, when I visited him in the southern slums of Beirut not long ago.

Comments are Closed, and Some Clarifications - UPDATED BELOW  —  Insulting my personal friends while they are driven out of their homes as war refugees is not acceptable.  My old neighborhood is under attack.  My friends are terrified and in danger.  How on earth do you expect me to feel about this right now?

IDF official: Hizbullah hid rockets in houses  —  Officer says Israeli planes struck houses in Southern Lebanon villages used by Hizbullah for concealing long-range rockets.  'We have no intention of hitting civilians, but those who live by the sword are bound to get hurt,' he states  —  Hanan Greenberg

Journalists: It's time for some articles on the pro-Bush blogosphere  —  (updated below)  —  Media Matters has compiled a long list of just some of the violence-inciting rhetoric and hate-mongering which has become a staple of the right-wing blogosphere.  It cites examples from bloggers …

The Media Are the Enemy  —  New York Times photographer Joao Silva was right there in the room as a member of Muqtada al-Sadr's "Mahdi Army" tried to kill American troops: The New York Times - New York Region - Slide Show - Slide Show: Memorable Photographs.