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...result, Iraqis have little time for other people's tragedies. The news from Lebanon has dominated Arab channels like al-Jazeera in recent weeks, but it hasn't resonated much with Iraqis. Politicians, especially Shi'ite leaders with ties to Iran, have issued predictable broadsides against Israel; some, like the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, have blamed the U.S. too. He orchestrated a large pro-Hizballah demonstration in his Sadr City stronghold last week--a protest against the bombing in Lebanon but also a piece of political theater designed to showcase the strength of his support (and a response...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life In Hell: A Baghdad Diary | 8/6/2006 | See Source »

...only available escapism is via TV. The one post-Saddam freedom Iraqis can unreservedly enjoy is access to satellite television--Lebanese music videos, Egyptian soaps, the Oprah Winfrey Show (with Arabic subtitles), sports. The soccer World Cup was a welcome distraction. Since Iraq didn't qualify, people invested their emotions in foreign teams, like Brazil and Italy. When the Italians won the tournament, it was our driver Wisam--not our Milanese photographer, Franco Pagetti--who had to be restrained from shooting an AK-47 into the air, the traditional Arab celebration. But even the enjoyment of a faraway sporting event...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life In Hell: A Baghdad Diary | 8/6/2006 | See Source »

TIME: HAS THE U.S. APPROACH--NOT DEMANDING AN IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE--UNDERMINED ITS CREDIBILITY IN THE ARAB WORLD...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Condoleezza Rice: "We Want an Immediate Cease-fire Too" | 8/6/2006 | See Source »

...Defense Minister, Elias Murr, is sometimes allied with Lebanon's pro-Syrian president, Emile Lahoud, there has been an extensive purge of pro-Syrian officers in the past year, according to Kahwaji. That's been especially true in military intelligence, often the most political - and powerful - branch of Arab militaries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Will Disarm Hizballah? Not the Lebanese Army | 8/4/2006 | See Source »

...disarm Hizballah. These differences are not diplomatic hair-splitting - they reflect profound differences over the fate of Hizballah. The only acceptable outcome for the U.S. is a defeat for Hizballah, because if the movement survives the onslaught with its independent military capability intact, it will be seen throughout the Arab world as the victors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Winning the Peace in Lebanon? | 8/2/2006 | See Source »

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