Lebanon

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How Iraq spawned wider terrorist chaos
As experts long warned, Islamic militants steeped in urban warfare against U.S. troops in Iraq have expanded their violent campaign beyond Iraq's borders.
Of war and cancer
Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it.
The blind giant of the Middle East
Israel's disastrous Second Lebanon War showed we've become an existential danger to ourselves. Our future depends on fundamental change.
"Caramel," a Lebanese chick flick!
It's an ode to sensuality! It tackles "risky" material! It's lovable! So why didn't Oscar embrace it?
Israel's rising right wing
Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely.
Israel's Olmert rises from the rubble
Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power.
Spinning the disaster in Gaza
Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters.
"Hamastan" vs. "Fatahstan"
Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud.
How Bush's war bolstered Syria
The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East.
Israel's wounds of war
A scathing criticism of Ehud Olmert's failed war on Hezbollah last summer points to much deeper problems for the country.
Israel's surge of despair
Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East.
To Iran with love
From the botched Iraq war to threatening Iran with "regime change," neoconservative policies have been a boon for Tehran.
"Nasrallah has come"
The Hezbollah leader has emerged from the ruins of Lebanon as a folk hero -- but is his facade of unity beginning to crack?
Israel's debacle, courtesy of Bush
With U.S. support, Israeli unilateralism was unfurled. The nation's security has never been so endangered, or its moral authority so tarnished.
We hear that they've got a strategy for victory in Iraq, too
Rice on Hezbollah: Hope for the best, and maybe somebody will call them names.
The coming earthquake
Having failed on the battlefield, Israelis question their leadership and their national direction.
Women demand peace in the Middle East
Women's antiwar groups have become the most vocal protesters in the region.
"Lebanon has been torn to pieces"
The country's prime minister talks about a cease-fire plan, dealing with Hezbollah and making peace with Israel.
Twilight of Lebanon's liberals
Secular Arabs like Druze leader Walid Jumblatt worry that the Israeli invasion will push Lebanon into the arms of the fanatics.
How Lebanon rescued me
I fled America for Beirut's cultural freedom. Now I watch as bombs destroy my refuge -- and the best hope for a viable Middle East democracy.
The neocons' next war
By secretly providing NSA intelligence to Israel and undermining the hapless Condi Rice, hardliners in the Bush administration are trying to widen the Middle East conflict to Iran and Syria, not stop it.
Other fallout from the Israel-Hezbollah war
An environmental disaster, a wave of cyberterrorism and a dangerous escalation of the propaganda wars.
The war between Bush and Bush
In matters of foreign policy and war, it's like father, not so like son.
Losing hearts and minds in the Middle East
The civilian death toll in Lebanon has been ugly -- but pales in comparison with the recent carnage in Iraq.
Lawbreakers, paradigm shifters, opportunity scoffers and letter writers
Today's must-reads from TPMMuckraker, William Gibson and more.
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