Single day casualties match those during the first intifada; Israeli destruction includes a Mosque they describe as a “base for terrorist activities” …:
- Israeli Warplanes Pound Gaza (Washington Post)
…However, its “excessive use of force” is not likely to have positive consequences for Israel …
… even though the U.S., in an echo of its response to the 2006 Israeli slaughter in Lebanon, solely blames Hamas:
- US Blames Hamas ‘Thugs’ for Deaths (Al Jazeera)
Taliban assert governmental authority imposing taxes, conscription, governors and courts:
- As Taliban Nears Kabul, Shadow Gov’t Takes Hold (Washington Post)
“Anytime in Pakistan where more people blame you rather than India for the country’s problems, you are in deep, deep trouble” — Bruce Reidel, Obama transition team “terrorism adviser:”
Should children in war situations be protected or prosecuted? Human rights advicates say juveniles in Guantanamo are not “accorded the protections promised by treaties the U.S. signed:”
- A Child Soldier or Just a Child? (LA Times)
Viagra latest bargaining chip used to build alliances:
- Little Blue Pills Among the Ways CIA Wins Friends in Afghanistan (Washington Post)
