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5:30 PM ET, August 5, 2006

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Nick Wadhams / Associated Press:
U.S., France OK U.N. Mideast truce pact  —  UNITED NATIONS - The United States and France agreed Saturday on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah but would allow Israel to defend itself if attacked, officials said.
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Ynetnews:
Tyre raid 'heroic operation'  —  (VIDEO) Senior Navy official describes details of 13th Flotilla's overnight raid on Tyre, which targeted the Hizbullah terror cell responsible for Friday rocket attack on Hadera.  IDF's message of deterrence: Long-range fire into Israel will incur immediate consequences
Richard / EU Referendum:
Qana - the director's cut  —  I have called this post, "the director's cut", as that is what it is.  The narrative here is of how the combination of Hezbollah's media management and modern photo-journalism has turned the recording of a tragic event into theatre, in the best tradition of Michael Moore.
Daniel Levy / Haaretz:
Ending the neoconservative nightmare  —  Witnessing the near-perfect symmetry of Israeli and American policy has been one of the more noteworthy aspects of the latest Lebanon war.  A true friend in the White House.  No deescalate and stabilize, honest-broker, diplomatic jaw-jaw from this president.
Ynetnews:
Western Galilee: 3 women killed in rocket attack  —  Heavy rocket barrage hits north Saturday afternoon: Some 120 rockets land in Ma'alot, Tiberias, Nahariya, Shlomi and Kiryat Shmona within 90 minutes.  Mother, her two daughters killed in village of Arab al-Aramshe, near Shlomi, after house suffers direct hit.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
France, US Agree On Cease-Fire Formulation  —  France and the US have reached accord on the wording of a UN cease-fire proposal for the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict.  It calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities by Hezbollah, which started the conflict, and allows Israel to respond if Hezbollah does not comply:
Jerusalem Post:
'Hizbullah committing war crimes'
Jerusalem Post:
Naval commando unit raids Tyre
Discussion: A Blog For All and Israel Matzav
Shane Richmond / Telegraph Blogs:
Altered images  —  Warning: This post, which continues …
Discussion: EU Referendum and Greenslade
Jerusalem Post:
Saudi religious leader blasts Hizbullah
Pamela / Atlas Shrugs:   US, FRANCE SUBMIT TO ISLAM
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
The Last Honest Man  —  Twenty-nine Democratic senators voted in the fall of 2002 to authorize the invasion of Iraq.  There isn't enough room on this page to list the Democratic foreign policy experts and former officials, including those from the top ranks of the Clinton administration …
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Hartford Courant:
Lieberman Remains Committed, Plays It Calm
David Sirota / Sirotablog:
Neocon Icon Throws Temper Tantrum About Lieberman's Plight
Discussion: Decision '08
Denis Horgan / Wanderings:
Thanks For The Advice  —  A downside of the end, next week …
Susan Haigh / Associated Press:
Lieberman still in the fight
Discussion: stamfordadvocate.com
Editor and Publisher:
Gallup: Lieberman Now More Popular With Republicans Than Democrats
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Baghdad's Chaos Raises Questions on U.S. Plan  —  Over the past year, as American commanders pushed Iraqi forces to take over responsibility for this violent capital, Baghdad became a markedly more dangerous place.  —  Now the Americans are being forced to call in more of their own troops to bring the city under control.
Discussion: Needlenose
Victor Davis Hanson / victorhanson.com:
The Brink of Madness  —  A familiar place.  —  National Review Online  —  When I used to read about the 1930s — the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, the rise of fascism in Italy, Spain, and Germany, the appeasement in France and Britain, the murderous duplicity of the Soviet Union …
Spiegel Online:
A Middle Eastern Connection?  —  A leak from the investigation into a pair of unexploded bombs found on trains in Germany this week has produced a strange detail — a bag printed in Arabic.  German officials won't confirm anything, but the case has ignited a national debate about rail security.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Roy / alicublog:
ANCIENT ENMITIES.  Jeff Jarvis is upset that Columbia J-School Dean Nicholas Lemann called out bloggers who herald the demise of the hated MSM.  For starters, Jarvis says no blogger has ever argued such a thing: … In general Jarvis is right: it's mainly mainstream media figures themselves who make such pronouncements.
Jerome Pugmire / Associated Press:
Landis Fails 2nd Test; Title Likely Gone  —  PARIS — Floyd Landis was fired by his team and the Tour de France no longer considered him its champion Saturday after his second doping sample tested positive for higher-than-allowable levels of testosterone.  —  The samples contained synthetic …
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
UW-Madison official warns Barrett to stop seeking publicity  —  MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin's provost warned an instructor who believes the U.S. government orchestrated the Sept. 11 attacks to stop seeking publicity for his views, days after he defended the teacher's right to free speech.
Tim Funk / Knight Ridder:
Former White House advisor pleads guilty to misdemeanor theft  —  ROCKVILLE, Md. — Former White House adviser Claude Allen tearfully pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge Friday, telling a Montgomery County judge that he lost his bearings after working 14-hour days and getting little sleep in the …
New York Times:
Washington Deal Maker Details Palm Greasing  —  WASHINGTON — In 1992, Brent R. Wilkes rented a suite at the Hyatt Hotel a few blocks from the Capitol.  In his briefcase was a stack of envelopes for a half-dozen congressmen, each packet containing up to $10,000 in checks.
 
 
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