Israeli TV airs call to father after children killed

Israeli TV was in the middle of an interview with foreign minister Tzipi Livni when they interrupted for a phone call from Dr. Aboul Aish, a Palestinian doctor who is a regular fixture on Israeli TV. The in-studio correspondent didn't realize the extent of what he was...

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Neocon Blankley Wants to Bring Back the Draft

Washington Times columnist and former editor Tony Blankley is calling for bringing back the military draft. He says a draft would have prevented so many American deaths in Iraq, and would allow us to escalate in Afghanistan and possibly invade Pakistan. Blankley is...

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Congress Lines Up for Israel’s War on Gaza

Both houses of Congress lined up in near-unanimous support of Israel's war on Gaza. Yesterday, the Senate passed their version of the resolution without a single dissenting vote. Today's vote in the House produced only 5 "No" votes: Ron Paul (R-TX), Dennis Kuchinich...

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McGovern vs. Scheuer on the Panetta CIA Nomination

Last night's PBS NewsHour featured a debate on the nomination of Leon Panetta to be CIA Director. The participants were two Antiwar.com contributors: former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former CIA official Michael Scheuer. Judy Woodruff was the interviewer. I found...

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TV From Around the World: On Your PC

Want to see first-hand reporting from Gaza? Al-Jazeera's team was there before journalists were banned. Want to watch English-language TV news from Pakistan, India, Iran, Russia, Korea? Want to watch Hezbollah TV without your provider going to prison? Want to watch...

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A ‘Potent’ Weapon of War

Among the world's intelligence agencies, there's a long tradition of using sex as a motivator. Robert Baer, a retired CIA officer and author of several books on intelligence, noted that the Soviet spy service was notorious for using attractive women as bait when...

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If the Shoe Fits, Duck!

Which is exactly what President Bush did, twice, to avoid shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi journalist today in Baghdad: He said: "It is the farewell kiss, you dog."

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