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michaeltotten.com - 10/27/2008
Lebanon's Enemy Within
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Israel is floating the idea of "a non-aggression pact with Lebanon":http://dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ;_id=2&article;_id=96967. It isn't at all likely to work. The odds are minuscule that Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah will go along. But Lebanon will hold an election in a couple ...
Florida GOP Mailer: Obama "No Friend Of Israel"
huffingtonpost.com - 10/28/2008
Florida GOP Mailer: Obama "No Friend Of Israel"
— huffingtonpost.com — The Republican Party of Florida is sending out a new mailer that accuses Barack Obama of being... "dangerously unprepared" and "no friend of Israel." The direct mail piece, which was passed on to the Huffington Post by a reader, pairs two noxious ... (more) Florida GOP Mailer: Obama "No Friend Of Israel"

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Obama Admires Bush - New York Times
nytimes.com - 10/28/2008
Obama Admires Bush - New York Times
— nytimes.com — Hezbollah is one of the world’s most radical terrorist organizations. Over the last week or so, it... has staged an armed assault on the democratic government of Lebanon. Barack Obama issued a statement in response. He called on “all those who have ... (more) Obama Admires Bush - New York Times

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Iraqi troops find EFP factory in Sadr City
longwarjournal.org - 10/30/2008
Iraqi troops find EFP factory in Sadr City
— longwarjournal.org — A US military map of Iran's operations inside southern Iraq. This 2007 map formed the basis of... The Ramazan Corps and the ratlines into Iraq . Click to view full size. Iraqi troops uncovered a massive weapons cache and factory ... (more) Iraqi troops find EFP factory in Sadr City

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Michael Totten: Lebanon's Enemy Within
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... with Beirut that required Hezbollah's cooperation. Hezbollah doesn't stick to agreements and is less trustworthy than even Yasser Arafat turned out to be, when the Oslo peace process fell apart with the outbreak of the Second Intifada in 2000. Hezbollah doesn’t even pretend to want peace and will almost certainly gin up another shooting war on the border. “See?” Hezbollah will say to fellow Lebanese after violently provoking the Israelis to cross the border again. “We told you. You n read ...

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