Daily News For August 4, 2006
by John Hawkins | August 4, 2006 9:06 am
Foreign
Ahmadinejad’s Mideast Solution: Destroy Israel[1]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei: ‘America Can Expect A Resounding Slap And A Devastating Fist-Blow From The Muslim Nation’[2]
Hezbollah Kills 11 In Deadliest Day For Israel[3]
EU Enlists Syrian Help With Lebanon Crisis (How Pathetic)[4]
IDF: “We Are Continuing With Our Message That We Are Not Interested In Fighting With Syria. But We Are Fully Prepared For A Syrian Attack, In The Case Of Which We Will Strike Back Extremely Hard.” (Free Jerusalem Post Reg Req)[5]
Iraqi Shiites Chant ‘Death To Israel’ (We Should Have Killed Al-Sadr A Long Time Ago. It’s Still Not Too Late)[6]
The Top U.S. Military Commander In The Middle East Told Congress On Thursday That “Iraq Could Move Toward Civil War” If The Raging Sectarian Violence In Baghdad Is Not Stopped[7]
Domestic
Senate Rejects Estate, Minimum Wage Bill [8]
Senate Votes To Fund The Fence[9]
Air America Has To Move To Weaker Station In New York Because Of Cash Flow Problems[10]
Elections
Court Says DeLay Stays On Tex. Ballot[11]
Poll Has Lamont Ahead 54-41 Going Into Tuesday’s Primary With Joe Lieberman[12]
Lieberman Assails Lamont Over Supporter’s Blog Post (Free WAPO Reg Req)[13]
Blackface Diaries: Lamont And The Nutroots — Lamont: ‘I Don’t Know Anything About The Blogs, I’m Not Responsible For Those, I Have No Comment On ‘Em.’[14]
A Two-Front War For Murtha. He’s Under Attack By Those Livid About His Iraq Criticism[15]
Bob Corker Wins The TN. Republican Primary[16]
Columns
Lee Smith: Hezbollah Is Losing Friends And Influence At Home[17]
Donald J. Myers: Peace Comes When Hezbollah Is Destroyed[18]
David White: Juan Cole and Yale – The Inside Story[19]
Sean Higgins: Miyagi Does Politics. A Nevada Republican Porn Star Is Running For Governor[20]
Rich Lowry: The Left’s Strange Love Affair With Uncle Fidel[21]
Left-Overs
Uproar At BBC Satire Featuring Westminster 9/11 Attack[22]
The Vatican On Madonna: “This Concert Is A Blashphemous Challenge To The Faith And A Profanation Of The Cross. She Should Be Excommunicated.”[23]
FishbowlDC’s 2006 Hottest Media Types: The Voting[24]
Website Of The Day: Granite Grok[25]
Endnotes:- Ahmadinejad’s Mideast Solution: Destroy Israel: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,206823,00.html
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei: ‘America Can Expect A Resounding Slap And A Devastating Fist-Blow From The Muslim Nation’: http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD123006
- Hezbollah Kills 11 In Deadliest Day For Israel: http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060803/2006-08-03T191945Z_01_L30823603_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-MIDEAST1-DC.html
- EU Enlists Syrian Help With Lebanon Crisis (How Pathetic): http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3286074,00.html
- IDF: “We Are Continuing With Our Message That We Are Not Interested In Fighting With Syria. But We Are Fully Prepared For A Syrian Attack, In The Case Of Which We Will Strike Back Extremely Hard.” (Free Jerusalem Post Reg Req): http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153292032964&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
- Iraqi Shiites Chant ‘Death To Israel’ (We Should Have Killed Al-Sadr A Long Time Ago. It’s Still Not Too Late): http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060804/D8J9JIL82.html
- The Top U.S. Military Commander In The Middle East Told Congress On Thursday That “Iraq Could Move Toward Civil War” If The Raging Sectarian Violence In Baghdad Is Not Stopped: http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/8/3/105022.shtml?s=ic
- Senate Rejects Estate, Minimum Wage Bill : http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2006/08/03/national/w191146D14.DTL&type=printable
- Senate Votes To Fund The Fence: http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060803-121451-9430r.htm
- Air America Has To Move To Weaker Station In New York Because Of Cash Flow Problems: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/lefty_net_off_wlib_entertainment_john_mainelli.htm
- Court Says DeLay Stays On Tex. Ballot: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/pl_nm/delay_dc_1
- Poll Has Lamont Ahead 54-41 Going Into Tuesday’s Primary With Joe Lieberman: http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/03/connecticutsenate.ap/index.html
- Lieberman Assails Lamont Over Supporter’s Blog Post (Free WAPO Reg Req): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/02/AR2006080201655.html
- Blackface Diaries: Lamont And The Nutroots — Lamont: ‘I Don’t Know Anything About The Blogs, I’m Not Responsible For Those, I Have No Comment On ‘Em.’: http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005661.htm
- A Two-Front War For Murtha. He’s Under Attack By Those Livid About His Iraq Criticism: http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/15184222.htm
- Bob Corker Wins The TN. Republican Primary: http://www.tnpoliticsblog.com/2006/08/senate_update.php
- Lee Smith: Hezbollah Is Losing Friends And Influence At Home: http://www.theweeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/513vuhgv.asp
- Donald J. Myers: Peace Comes When Hezbollah Is Destroyed: http://www.hernandotoday.com/MGBW44WBFQE.html
- David White: Juan Cole and Yale – The Inside Story: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/juan_cole_and_yale_the_inside.html
- Sean Higgins: Miyagi Does Politics. A Nevada Republican Porn Star Is Running For Governor: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YzMwOTJkZDY3Y2JhMGY0OWU0ZjU4MTAxZDI1OTU0MjQ=
- Rich Lowry: The Left’s Strange Love Affair With Uncle Fidel: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjhiNDgyNzkxYjBmMDkwYzU5NzNiMWEzNzAwYTg2NWM=
- Uproar At BBC Satire Featuring Westminster 9/11 Attack: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=398808&in_page_id=1770
- The Vatican On Madonna: “This Concert Is A Blashphemous Challenge To The Faith And A Profanation Of The Cross. She Should Be Excommunicated.”: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=398931&in_page_id=1773&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=picbox&ct=5
- FishbowlDC’s 2006 Hottest Media Types: The Voting: http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/hottest_media_types/fishbowldcs_2006_hottest_media_types_the_voting_41396.asp
- Website Of The Day: Granite Grok: http://www.granitegrok.com/