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haaretz.com - 1/6/2009
'Iran pledged Hezbollah won't respond to Gaza op,' says top Lebanese MP - Haaretz - Israel News
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Lebanon's parliament majority leader Saad Hariri on Monday claimed that Hezbollah would not respond to Israel's devastating offensive against Hamas in Gaza. Hariri said that Saeed Jalili, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told him that Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant ...
theatlantic.com - 1/5/2009
Iran's Postmodern Beast in Gaza - The Atlantic (January 5, 2009)
— theatlantic.com — Israel has just embarked on a land invasion of the Gaza Strip after a week of aerial... bombing. Gaza is bordered by Egypt, and was under Egyptian military control from 1949 through 1967. And yet in a startling rebuke to geography and recent history and ... (more) Iran's Postmodern Beast in Gaza - The Atlantic (January ...

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Stephen M. Walt | A FOREIGN POLICY blog
walt.foreignpolicy.com - 1/5/2009
Stephen M. Walt | A FOREIGN POLICY blog
— walt.foreignpolicy.com — Over at Salon.com, Glenn Greenwald has posted some typically sharp and forceful comments on the gap between... American public opinion on the conflict in Gaza and the public stance taken by our politicians. Citing a recent Rasmussen poll , he shows that ... (more) Stephen M. Walt | A FOREIGN POLICY blog

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Reuters: In the Service of Hamas
pajamasmedia.com - 1/7/2009
Reuters: In the Service of Hamas
— pajamasmedia.com — The news giant is once again blatantly mislabeling defensive measures from Israeli aircraft as offensive weapons.... (more) Reuters: In the Service of Hamas

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Rantings of a Sandmonkey:  Fringe benefits of world economic downturn

Crooks and Liars:  Iran: Hezbollah Won't Respond to Gaza Op

The Long War Journal:  Rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel

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Fringe benefits of world economic downturn
Rantings of a Sandmonkey — ... Iran won't let Hezbollah attack Israel in defense of Ghaza like last time, even though this time it's much much worse. Why? Probably because they can't afford another war and rebuilding effort with the plummeting Gas Prices. Maybe that should be the new slogan for Peace? "Peace: cause fighting you is just too damn expensive!"  ...

Iran: Hezbollah Won't Respond to Gaza Op
Crooks and Liars — If this mess explodes on two fronts, the volatility of the situation increases exponentially. Just another piece of the BushCo legacy! Lebanon's parliament majority leader Saad Hariri on Monday claimed that Hezbollah would not respond to Israel's devastating offensive against Hamas in Gaza. Hariri said that Saeed Jalili, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told him that Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant organization, would not attack Israel from Lebanon. "What Jalili said greatly calms us," Hariri said. ...

Rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel
The Long War Journal — ... Two days ago, Saad Hariri, Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader, said that the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council assured him that Hezbollah would not attack Israel from Lebanon to aid Hamas in Gaza. "What Jalili said greatly calms us," Hariri said. ...

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