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)
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