US Faces Dilemma as Lebanon Elections Loom
US Faces Dilemma as Lebanon Elections Loom | Hezbollah victory will put US in tough spot
Israel Launches ‘Doomsday’ Drill
Israel Launches ‘Doomsday’ Drill | 5-day drill will simulate massive attacks coupled with epidemics and earthquakes
US Threatens to Pull Lebanon Aid Depending on Election Outcome
US Threatens to Pull Lebanon Aid Depending on Election Outcome | Hezbollah’s chances in June 7 vote lead to Biden threat
Israel Finally Supplies Maps of Cluster Bomb Sites
Israel Finally Supplies Maps of Cluster Bomb Sites | A million bomblets estimated to be in Lebanon
Lebanon War Failures a Driving Force Behind Pentagon’s Budget Changes
Lebanon Failures Behind Pentagon’s Changes | Irregular warfare the new focus
Israeli Invasion of Gaza ‘Won’t Be Short,’ Defense Minister Assures
The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip commenced earlier today, and while with no journalists on the ground details on the attacks are spotty at best, Defense Minister Ehud Barak held a special press conference to clear up some things about the invasion, particularly that it will not be the quick in-and-out invasion some had [...]
Israeli Drones, Warplanes Loom Over Southern Lebanon
With the world’s attention focused on the Israeli military’s killings in the Gaza Strip (over 300 as this article is written), comparisons are already being drawn between this war and Israel’s 2006 military adventure into Lebanon. Hard feelings remain between the two nations after that war ended in the deaths of over 1,000 Lebanese civilians. [...]
US Won’t Participate as Cluster Bomb Ban Signed
Most of the world’s nations met today in Oslo, Norway to sign a treaty banning the use, stockpile, transfer, and manufacture of cluster munitions. Among those agreeing to the ban were most NATO members, including Britain, France, Germany, and Australia. Conspicuously absent were Russia, China, Israel, India, Pakistan, and the world’s largest manufacturer of such [...]
