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israelnationalnews.com - 1/16/2009

"Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - Defense/Middle East - Israel News

— israelnationalnews.com — (IsraelNN.com) "Hamas took a gamble. We thought, at worst Israel will come and do something from the... air - superficial." The so-called "Iranian Unit" of Hamas has been destroyed, according to Gaza sources cited Thursday by the Haaretz daily. The ... (more) "Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - ...

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jpost.com - 1/15/2009

Hamas interior minister Said Siam dies in IAF air strike | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post

— jpost.com — Hamas's interior minister, Said Siam, was killed along with his brother Iad and his son, as well... as another senior Hamas man in an IAF strike on a house in the Jabaliya neighborhood in Gaza City, Israeli defense officials told The Jerusalem Post . ... (more) Hamas interior minister Said Siam dies in IAF air strike ...

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/16/2009

Hamas, The IRA And Washington

— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Ross tackles the question of double standards . Larison's post is pretty powerful, I'd say. His money... quote : The official opprobrium heaped on Palestinian militants, for example, is primarily a matter of condemning the enemies of an allied state; ... (more) Hamas, The IRA And Washington

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Hamas, The IRA And Washington
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Ross tackles the question of double standards. Larison's post is pretty powerful, I'd say. His money quote: The official opprobrium heaped on Palestinian militants, for example, is primarily a matter of condemning the enemies of an allied state; their use of terrorist tactics is secondary to whether or not they are labeled this. Ross's quibble: It's that "entirely" that I don't buy. I must say that whatever reservations I had about the Walt-Mearsheimer book (and I largely share Ross's ...

Meanwhile, In The Non-Counterfactual World
Wonk Room — ... regime.) Ross Douthat writes that he can’t imagine “ the formerly Saddam-allied MEK in operations against Iran, something which has certainly not gone unnoticed by the Iranian regime.) Ross Douthat writes that he can’t imagine “ the formerly Saddam-allied MEK in operations against Iran, something which has certainly not gone unnoticed by the Iranian regime.) Ross Douthat writes that he can’t imagine “Americans mustering much sympathy for a Jewish group with views, tactics and goals similar to ...

The Angevin Counterfactual
The American Scene — As Andrew Sullivan notes, there’s been a lot of interesting debate about Stephen Walt’s counterfactual from a few days ago. See, for example, here and here and here here. Apropos of all that, and apropos of this Roger Cohen column which technically begins with a counterfactual, I want to offer up a counterfactual of my own – the only one, so far, that could plausibly be the title for a Matt Damon vehicle. Here’s the scenario. Imagine, if you will, that the Third Crusade was a smashing success. ...