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3:35 PM ET, July 16, 2006

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Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Hezbollah Rockets Kill 9 in Israeli City  —  Waves of warplanes thundering through the darkness bombed Beirut's southern suburbs for hours early Sunday, and Hezbollah rocket attacks killed at least nine people in Israel's third largest city.  —  A barrage of rockets pounded the northern Israeli city …
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Newsweek:
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.
Agence France Presse:
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 …
Ynetnews:
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.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
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.
Abu Kais / From Beirut to the Beltway:
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 …
Pajamas Media:
The Israel-Hezbollah War Part Seven  —  (Left) Israeli children in bomb shelter.  (Right) Fireman in Beirut battles blaze.  —  This is a developing post; scroll down for more stories  —  Note: The best current resource for updates from Lebanese and Israeli bloggers covering the conflict can be found @ Truth Laid Bear.
Robin Wright / Washington Post:
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.
BBC:
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.
Michael J. Totten:
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?
Ynetnews:
Report: Hizbullah has 150 kilometer range missiles
Discussion: Yourish.com
Katherine Zoepf / New York Times:
Spirits Are High in Syria's Capital as Leaders Openly Show Support for Hezbollah
Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE
Robin Wright / Washington Post:
Israeli strikes are part of a broader strategy
Discussion: Decision '08
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
It all boils down to Iran  —  OPENING A security conference …
Ynetnews:
Nasrallah vows more surprises
Discussion: Yourish.com
Eric Lee:
The Left should be supporting Israel in this war
Discussion: normblog and Jeff Weintraub
Jay Tea / WILLisms.com:
Backtracking the missile
Discussion: Mere Rhetoric and Viking Pundit
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Michelle Malkin:
IN THE COMPANY OF THE ENEMY
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:   THE NEW YORK TIMES - ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
New York Times:
The Real Agenda  —  It is only now, nearly five years after Sept. 11, that the full picture of the Bush administration's response to the terror attacks is becoming clear.  Much of it, we can see now, had far less to do with fighting Osama bin Laden than with expanding presidential power.
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Clinton, in Arkansas, Says Democrats Are 'Wasting Time'  —  ROGERS, Ark., July 15 — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, returning to her red-state ties, chastised Democrats Saturday for taking on issues that arouse conservatives and turn out Republican voters rather than finding consensus on mainstream subjects.
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Journamalism  —  I'd just hit publish on an angry post …
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Greg / burchismo:
MARX AND MUHAMMED  —  Lately I've been feeling the need to clarify things to myself — to try to restate as clearly as I can ideas that I've been developing for quite some time.  One of these is the parallels and distinctions between two of the greatest challenges that the Western Enlightenment has faced: Marxism and Islam.
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
I question your patriotism  —  Over at Pundit Review on a post about their producing the Military.com's Editor's Desk Podcast this week, there's a commenter claiming that questioning one's patriotism is just a way to silence debate.  —  It could easily be argued that removing the patriotism question …
Discussion: Old War Dogs and Pundit Review
 
 
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