huffingtonpost.com - 12/28/2008
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes pressing one of Israel's deadliest assaults ever on Palestinian militants dropped bombs and missiles on a top security installation and dozens of other targets across Hamas-ruled Gaza on Sunday.
Infantry and armored units headed to the Gaza ...
prospect.org - 12/28/2008
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prospect.org —
This is the paragraph that I can't get
out of my head: Hamas had in recent weeks
let it be known that it doubted Israel would engage in a major military undertaking because of its coming elections. But in some ways the elections have made it ...
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ISRAEL, WRONG.
thewashingtonnote.com - 12/28/2008
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thewashingtonnote.com —
One of the most important and sensible comments
made during the last stretch of the campaign came
from the straight-talking Joe Biden. The then Democratic vice-presidential nominee said that Barack Obama would be " tested" by crisis early in his ...
(more)
Hijacking Obama's Middle East Strategy
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, ...
(more)
A Crisis And An Opportunity
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Rantings of a Sandmonkey —
... And then the Palestinians in Ghaza break through the Rafah crossing, and kill an egyptian officer in the process, and nobody minds, of course.. ...
'Head pounding' events in the ME (crazy people that do and say the craziest things )
Hyscience —
... And then the Palestinians in Ghaza break through the Rafah crossing, and kill an egyptian officer in the process, and nobody minds, of course.. ...
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