salon.com - 12/29/2008
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How long will the offensive last? A lot of people are watching what's playing out, this air assault, and wondering why now? What is Israel's goal right now? Is it to re-establish the cease-fire, or is it to invade Gaza and remove Hamas from power? Foreign Minister, aren't you making the case ...
news.yahoo.com - 12/29/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel obliterated symbols of
Hamas power on the third day of what the...
defense minister described Monday as a "war to the bitter end," striking next to the Hamas premier's home, and devastating a security compound and a ...
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Israel says Gaza assault 'war to the bitter end' - ...
jpost.com - 12/29/2008
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jpost.com —
Defense Minister and Labor chairman Ehud Barak on
Monday said that Israel would expand its military operation...
in the Gaza Strip until all the goals were achieved. He spoke at a special Knesset session attended, among others, by Foreign Minister Tzipi ...
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Barak: This is 'all out war' on Hamas | Israel | ...
tnr.com - 12/29/2008
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tnr.com —
CNN International's coverage of yesterday's fighting in Gaza
concluded at midnight with a rush of images: mangled...
civilians writhing in the rubble, primitive hospitals overflowing with the wounded, fireballs mushrooming between apartment complexes, ...
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A Crisis And An Opportunity
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Starbursts, Redux
Balloon Juice —
... Glenn has a big piece up on David Gregory’s MTP performance yesterday, but ignores the spectacular display by Rich Lowry, ...
No Free Vacation for Greenwald:
The Volokh Conspiracy —
Glenn Greenwald, I take it, will not take me up on my offer of a free vacation to Sderot. My offer was specifically in response to his claim that Israel is engaging in a "massively disproportionate response" to the shelling of southern Israel from Gaza. He obscures the issue by writing: That "argument" is the same as saying to someone who objects to Hamas' suicide bombs or rockets: "I'll personally pay for your Ramallah or Gaza City vacation, so you can see what it's like to live imprisoned by walls, under a 40-year foreign occupation, with blockades that cause your ...
Fox: Say it Again - It's a "News" Outlet?
News Hounds —
... An hour ago (December 29, 2008) I was thoroughly disgusted after reading Glenn Greenwald's laser-like evisceration of David Gregory's abhorrent performance yesterday during his debut as the host of Meet the Press. ...
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