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...Percentage of Baghdad residents polled who think an immediate pullout of U.S. troops would make Iraq more secure...
...Minikitchen, a full-functioning portable kitchen measuring just under 18 cu. ft. Designed in 1963 by Joe Colombo, the Minikitchen operates like a freestanding trolley, complete with swiveling wheels and block brakes. Updated in white Corian, it features such standard kitchen components as a mini-refrigerator, cutlery drawers, pullout counter and cooktop. Futuristic in design yet practical in performance, the Minikitchen is a welcome addition to any culinary-challenged apartment. For more information, visit boffi.com...
...cold or just right. KWC'S EVE FAUCET, above right, provides an even more illuminating experience. Inspired by his nearsighted grandmother, who never quite got all the grit off her garden veggies, designer Michael Lammel integrated LEDs into a transparent plastic ring within a pullout faucet. Press a button, and the light shines on whatever you're rinsing...
...strategy. Hizballah is in a similar bind. At first, the Israelis spoke vaguely about the need to degrade Hizballah before ending their campaign. But as the battle escalated, so did Israel's expressed goals. Officials last week were demanding implementation of U.N. Resolution 1559, passed after Israel's 2000 pullout, which calls for disarming Hizballah and deploying the Lebanese army in the south, where Hizballah now rules unimpeded. The Lebanese government and army, however, are too weak to take on Hizballah and its patrons, including Syria, a country that long dominated and still influences Lebanon. Israel hopes third parties...
...taking, Olmert's government is also trying to settle other scores. Palestinian militants have been regularly firing homemade Qassam rockets, a Hamas specialty, into Israel from Gaza--some 200 in June and 100 so far in July. Hizballah has occasionally also lobbed rockets across the border since the Israeli pullout. And Israel has watched in dismay as Hizballah has built border fortifications, sometimes 30 feet from Israeli outposts and stockpiled with what Israel estimates to be 13,000 rockets, including upgraded ones that can reach at least as far as the cities of Haifa and Tiberias...