CAN ISRAEL WIN?  —  NOT THE WAY IT'S FIGHTING  —  July 22, 2006 — ISRAEL is losing this war.  For a lifelong Israel supporter, that's a painful thing to write.  But it's true.  And the situation's worsening each day.  —  A U.S. government official put it to me this way: "Israel's got the clock, but Hezbollah's got the time."

Help Lebanon.  Send a letter to your government representative.  Download a sample letter  —  Nasrallah's speech gave 5 key insights into Hizbullah's position  —  Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's interview with Al-Jazeera late Thursday night must have reassured his constituents that his leadership continues to function.

Gaza groups agree to stop firing at Israel  —  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Senior Palestinian officials said militant groups in the Gaza Strip agreed to stop firing missiles at Israel at midnight Saturday, if Israel launches no new raids into Gaza.  But two main guerrilla groups denied that any agreement had been reached.

What It All Comes Down To  —  The new Rasmussen poll is out today, showing Lamont ahead of Lieberman 51-41 in the primary and tied 40-40 in a three way.  —  We got us a horse race.  —  There is a very interesting dynamic shaping up here in Connecticut.  It looks like it may come …

'Civilian Casualty'?  It Depends  —  Those who supports terrorists are not entirely innocent.  —  THE NEWS IS filled these days with reports of civilian casualties, comparative civilian body counts and criticism of Israel, along with Hezbollah, for causing the deaths, injuries and "collective punishment" of civilians.

400,000 Frozen Embryos  —  But only 128 'snowflakes' have been adopted.  Will the stem-cell veto hurt the GOP?  —  July 21, 2006 - There's no daylight between President Bush and what any Democrat is saying about the Middle East conflict.  Polls show that Americans sympathize with Israel …

The Romance of Economics  —  Milton and Rose Friedman: Dinner with Keynes?  Yes.  War with Iraq?  They disagree.  —  PALO ALTO, Calif.—One doesn't interview a man like Milton Friedman—the Nobel laureate in economics in 1976 and among the five or six most consequential thinkers of the 20th century …

Blue America: Bruce Braley, IA-01  —  When we sit down and think about candidates for Blue America, we are very careful.  If one of us senses that someone isn't a committed progressive, or that someone smells like they might sell out to big money interests once they get to D.C. …

Nail.  Coffin.  Some Hammering Required.  (But not muuuch...)  —  This is it.  This is the Rosetta Stone.  —  Dan Riehl sent me this link, in which he demonstrates "Rick Ellensburg" making the same points as Glenn Greenwald, using much the same language, only hours after Greenwald posted.

Nigerian Entangled In Jefferson Investigation  —  The corruption investigation of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) has taken many strange twists: an FBI sting that caught the lawmaker on videotape accepting a large payoff; a subsequent raid that turned up $90,000 of that cash in his apartment freezer …