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Israel Will Accept Hezbollah Alive, but Not Kicking
Jul 24, 2006 In a reconsideration of its goals, Israel has deemed a disarmed (as opposed to destroyed) Hezbollah an acceptable outcome to its actions in Lebanon.
Officer Faces Court-Martial for Refusing to Deploy to Iraq
Jul 23, 2006 First Lt Ehren K Watada is one of only a handful of officers who have taken such a stand, and is apparently the first to face a court-martial for doing so He wrote: "I am wholeheartedly opposed to the continued war in Iraq, the deception used to wage this war, and the lawlessness that has pervaded every aspect of our civilian leadership" .Israelis and Lebanese Are Still Talking — on the Net
Jul 23, 2006 Official diplomatic relations between the two countries may be at a nadir, but young citizens on both sides are finding common ground on Internet chat boards Says a blogger: "We have tons of things in common We come from two of the most liberal, educated countries in the Middle East" Also: Read the back story on that infamous picture of Israeli girls writing on rocket shells.NASA’s Goals Delete Mention of Home Planet
Jul 23, 2006 The space agency's mission statement has been quietly altered to omit mention of the phrase ?to understand and protect our home planet? Why does George Bush hate Earth? .Israel Captures Village and Continues Airstrikes
Jul 23, 2006 Israeli troops have taken the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras, which they claim has been used as a rocket base by Hezbollah. Israel has said it has no plans for a large-scale invasion but intends to use ground forces to attack targets unavailable to its jets.Eye Test Detects Alzheimer?s
Jul 23, 2006 Science/Medicine: Detecting Alzheimer?s in the future could be as simple as an eye test. Doctors in Boston are testing a method using a pulse of infrared light that has been successful in mice.Looking Back on the Fiasco’
Jul 23, 2006 The Washington Post has an interesting series that analyzes the mess in Mesopotamia.?Fresh Air? Investigates Hezbollah
Jul 23, 2006 As the conflict in Lebanon continues to develop, Terry Gross brings context to the names in the news. Here are two interviews by the "Fresh Air" host that offer some insight into Hezbollah.U.S. Will Rush Bombs to Israel
Jul 22, 2006 The United States has agreed to a request from Israel to expedite a shipment of precision munitions.Tech Group Appeals Wiretap Ruling
Jul 22, 2006 A group of technology companies and civil liberties organizations has appealed a court ruling that would require Internet service providers to allow the government backdoor access to their systems.
CIA Blogger Fired for Anti-Torture Post
Jul 22, 2006 Christine Axsmith, a software contractor for the CIA, was fired when she posted a blog entry to the agency's closed network stating her opposition to torture. The post started like this: "Waterboarding is Torture and Torture is Wrong." Such a sad confirmation of our government's dismal human rights policies that so obvious a statement qualifies as grounds for termination.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.