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Monday 19 May 2008 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1429)

Did Hezbollah Thwart an Attack on Beirut?

This week Israel’s military intelligence chief, Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin complained to the Israeli daily Haaretz that “Hezbollah proved that it was the strongest power in Lebanon... stronger than the... Full Story


Editorial: Optimism in ‘Extra Time’

US President George Bush still insists that he continues to be optimistic about the Palestinians and Israelis reaching a peace agreement before the end of the year. Virtually nobody else believes it... Full Story


Cherie Achieves the Very Opposite of What She Intended

Did you know that Tony and Cherie Blair met on a double-decker bus and had sex on the first night they met? Did you know that Cherie was at the time dating two other men but found the young Blair too... Full Story




A New Mideast, but Not One to Bush’s Liking

After his plane landed in Ben Gurion airport this week, Bush may just have got a whiff of the clouds of smoke engulfing the Middle East skyline. When he was last in the region, four months ago, on... Full Story


Obama, Not John McCain Represents Real America

If the McCain campaign is still trying out songs, there’s one by a couple of Brits, W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, that it should consider. We have to change the words “an Englishman” to “American”... Full Story


Quake Shows Up Ills of China’s Civil Society

Earthquake’s don’t destroy strong, well-built buildings, they destroy weak ones. As China reels from its biggest earthquake in 30 years, public anger is mounting. A third of the 20,069 confirmed dead... Full Story


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