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...week operation in Gaza has thus far failed to yield either the return of Corporal Shalit or an end to Palestinian rocket fire, and Hamas appears to be more popular than ever. The Israelis insist that they must erase the threat to their citizenry by taking down the leadership of Hamas and Hizballah, and that a failure to do so would simply invite further provocations. But the track record suggests that military means may be unable to accomplish that goal, and the militants know this. They are clearly betting they can withstand the Israeli offensive as the civilian casualty toll...
...Though opinion polls show most of France ready to forgive Zidane the transgression in deference to his more heroic profile both on and off the pitch, some pundits are bound to insist Zidane's final on-field act will forever compromise what would have been a legendary status. Earlier media analyses of what had preceded the bust-up depicted Materazzi's comments as Islamophobic or racist in nature - with one suggesting the Italian had called Zidane a "(expletive) Arab, Muslim terrorist...
...soon to say whether history will look kindly on the U.S.'s decision to invade Iraq, as Bush and his aides insist will happen. But the very fact that parts of Iraq remain on the edge of chaos after three years of fighting and the deaths of more than 2,500 Americans are incontrovertible evidence of how the Administration's miscalculations have come back to haunt it. Toppling Saddam was to be the singular demonstration of the Bush Doctrine, a quick and decisive strike against tyranny in the heart of the Middle East. It would also send a message...
...What's more, in Santa Cruz and three other eastern states, voters approved a call to have the new constitution give their state governments greater independence from the central government in the capital, La Paz. Lowlanders like Daniel Castro, spokesman for the Santa Cruz Civic Committee, insist the autonomy drive reflects the need for "a new system in which each state has control over their own economic resources. If I want to change a lightbulb in a public office here I have to send away to La Paz for the funds...
...Israeli officials insist their operation is a temporary one in response to specific circumstances. But the incursion appears to have escalated the confrontation with the militant groups, potentially drawing Israel ever deeper into Gaza. Israeli efforts over recent months to halt Qassam fire have not worked. The diplomatic and military efforts undertaken in pursuit of freeing the captive soldier have not, it appears, yielded the breakthrough that might bring him home. And the fact that Israel is also targeting the political infrastructure of the Hamas government suggests that no matter how limited the objectives of the current campaign, its impact...