Stop the Band-Aid Treatment

Seeded on Tue Aug 1, 2006 1:07 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Poor Jimmy....don't you know people aren't interested in history, cause and effect, and motivating factors based in reality? Well, at least you're trying for fact and reason over the current lethal, nonsensical approach.

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Israeli Cluster Munitions Hit Civilians in Lebanon (Human Rights Watch, 24-7-2006)

Seeded on Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:46 PM EDT (Human Rights Watch)

What's one more atrocity when there are so many already? Well, this one is pretty nasty since children find these sub munitions months and years later and think they are toys.

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The PM of the Palestinian National Authority Speaks Up

Seeded on Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:55 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

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Kerry and Feingold had it right.

Sun Jul 9, 2006 9:33 PM EDT

A new blunder by U.S. command serves as yet another deadly event illustrating why American forces should withdraw soon and set a date for that inevitable departure.

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Gaza must pay

Sun Jul 2, 2006 11:12 PM EDT

Israel has decided to increase the "pressure" on Palestinians by bombing and terrorizing over 1.5 million people in Gaza to force militants into releasing their hostage. Does anyone else think this is a ridiculous idea?

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Frustrating Venezuela's U.N. Aspirations -- Smoke, Mirrors, and Iran

Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:47 PM EDT

Looks like Venezuela is trying for Latin America's rotating seat on the U.N. Security Council. The primary concern cited in the article is that Venezuela would take action to thwart American efforts to deny Iran nuclear weapons.

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The road map for peace leads to Gaza

Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:19 PM EDT

Looks like the IDF is moving into Gaza to "rescue" a captured soldier. They started their latest military action by boming some bridges and a power plant. They claim this was to prevent the possible movement of their soldier.

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