It's called a civil war. The American presence is making it worse.

Iraqis on Wednesday inspect the damage at Baghdad's Husseiniya Mosque, which was targeted Tuesday by a powerful mortar shell

The USA Military under Bush has stated they will assist the new Central Government. That is primarily Shi'ite. The other ethnicities fight out of fear of being overtaken by a new government. They'll do this for a long time because they don't trust democracy. They don't completely understand it and put their allegiance with their religious leaders. The focus on Israel to some extent clouds the issues in Iraq. Bush and Tony Snow simply love the war Israel is waging, it gives them a chance to recreate a momentum, or so they think.

Body count highlights Iraq bloodshed (click on)

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Almost 2,000 bodies were taken to Baghdad's morgue in July, the highest tally in five months of rising sectarian bloodshed which has forced the United States to boost troop levels in the capital to head off a civil war.
Morgue assistant manager Doctor Abdul Razzaq Obaidi said on Wednesday that about 90 per cent had died violently. "Most of the cases have gunshot wounds to the head. Some of them were strangled and others were beaten to death with clubs," he told Reuters.
The grim statistics came as a new poll showed the Iraq war had become more unpopular with Americans.

Other news...the Palestinians have destroyed their own country.

2 killed in Gaza; Haniyeh says future of PA in doubt

Jordan to treat Palestinians affected by suspect powder

AN ISRAELI AIR strike in Gaza City on Wednesday killed three people, including a five-year-old girl, and wounded two others, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.
The Israeli army said its forces attacked a “terrorist training camp” in Gaza, but gave no further details.
Witnesses said the air strike was directed at a small grove of citrus trees in the Tufah area of Gaza.
Men wept over bodies at Shifa Hospital, where they were taken. The girl was brought to the hospital with the two men, but it was unclear how she was hit, police said. A spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committee, Abu Mijhad, said the two men belonged to his group. The PRC is a small group affiliated with Hamas.
One of those killed, Ramadan Majdalawi, was a senior field commander, the group said.


Haniyeh Calls for Debate on the Future of Palestinian Authority
Hisham Abu Taha
Arab News

GAZA CITY, 10 August 2006 — Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh yesterday called for a debate on the future of the Palestinian Authority, in remarks following earlier comments from a Palestinian official asking for the authority to be “dissolved.”
Haniyeh also raised the possibility of dissolving the Palestinian Authority, which was created under peace deals with Israel in 1994, for the first time since taking office. Haniyeh, a senior member of the Hamas party, was speaking during an urgent session of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) to discuss recent developments in the Palestinian territories including the continued detention by Israel of dozens of Palestinian ministers and lawmakers, among them PLC Speaker Aziz Dweik. “All political elites, the presidency, the factions and the government are invited to discuss the future of the Palestinian Authority following this (Israeli) attack,” Haniyeh said.


... more about Lebanon

Gov’t to facilitate entry of Lebanese

AMMAN (Petra) — Minister of Interior Eid Fayez underlined the need on Wednesday to facilitate the entry of Lebanese citizens into the country through border crossings.
Touring the Jaber crossing, the minister said his visit is meant to follow up on the implementation of His Majesty King Abdullah’s directives to facilitate procedures for the entry of foreigners into Jordan, especially those fleeing conflict in Lebanon.
In statements to the press, Fayez stressed the importance of offering all facilities to the Lebanese citizens, investors and businesspeople, especially tax exemptions to encourage them implement investment projects in the country.

Who do you all think you are to pass judgement on Israel?

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What is CNN doing there as imbeds if they are seeking nothing but points to exploit for demoralizing the sincere efforts by Israel? This is nothing more than an exploitive attempt to 'sell Andy and Johnny Roberts' as heroes .

First they used their best, namely Nic Robertson and Christiane Amanpour to stage a 'real news program' where Cooper didn't have the ability to do same.

Then.

CNN started this mess the last weekend of July when they put forth a 24 hour marathon of Andy Cooper and his taped appearances here, there and everywhere.

Now, all of a sudden, Nic Robertson is out of the picture and supposedly Cooper is transposed over that image of him. They did the same type of ego trip to secure the 10 o'clock hour from Aaron Brown.

I don't believe a thing John Roberts reports and his opinion is not at all welcome. If he is miffed at the Israeli campaign against Hezbollah I suggest he go across to the other side and report for Al Jazeera.

Cooper and the weather man, Roberts just can't cut it. They can risk it all but that doesn't change the fact they don't have the right context of their news broadcast. They seek to undermine Israel's solid stance and legitimate effort to destroy a terrorist network that holds the entire Middle East as a host at their whims. This news team, doesn't get it. Hezbollah has murdered a Lebanon Prime Minister. They did it in a pre-mediated fashion. They did it in cold blood.

The seemingly slow progress of Israel is actually a well placed attack. They have proven to be brilliant battle field strategists. Yes, there are casualities in Israel. The citizens are upset. The IDF and IAF are a great fighting force.

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John Kings report was better but at the end of it he just had to diss the Israeli efforts. Go to hell ! If Lebanon wants to include people in the politics of the country they need to provide a venue for a non-violent party to form while they abandon completely the tactics of infiltration. Hezbollah can never be considered a valuable political party for Lebanon. They murdered a Prime Minister. Syria may have been a conspiring party.

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Saudis Mobilize Support for the LebaneseK.S. Ramkumar, Arab News

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=77596&d=9&m=8&y=2006

JEDDAH, 9 August 2006 — Even as Saudi Arabia has been officially rushing aid to the Lebanese families affected by ongoing Israeli attacks, its citizens have also been mobilizing their effort.
Institutions, men and women have been individually or collectively campaigning with the knowledge of the Lebanese diplomatic mission to canvass support for the war-ravaged people.
Some of them have been interacting with the Lebanese Consulate General here to know the country’s needs on a day-to-day basis and then impressing on established business houses, donors and philanthropic organizations to route their donations through the consulate.
One of the institutions playing an effective role in this direction is Jeddah-based European Business Center, which has its branches in Beirut and Cairo.

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Abdullah, Sezer Call for ME TruceM. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=77591&d=9&m=8&y=2006

King Abdullah is greeted by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan before their meeting in Ankara on Tuesday. (Reuters)

ANKARA, 9 August 2006 — The volatile situation in the Middle East caused by Israel’s massive military campaign against Lebanon and Palestine figured prominently in talks between Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Turkish President Ahmed Sezer and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan here yesterday. King Abdullah and President Sezer witnessed the signing of six landmark agreements to promote cooperation in political, economic, investment, transport and other areas. The signing ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace.

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This is no mystery. Lieberman is out. He should put his support behind the candidate of his party. A party that has stood behind him for many, many years. Joe surely isn't a sore loser.

UPDATE 3-Sen. Lieberman trails in early returns

http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-08-09T011436Z_01_N08129911_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-CONNECTICUT-UPDATE-3.XML

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
HARTFORD, Conn., Aug 8 (Reuters) - Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman trailed in early returns on Tuesday in a Democratic Party showdown that focused on the former vice presidential candidate's support for the Iraq war and President George W. Bush.
Lieberman, a three-term senator, scrambled to avoid a humiliating Democratic primary defeat at the hands of Ned Lamont, a relative unknown who had called the senator a cheerleader for Bush and urged voters to send an anti-war message to the country.

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Russia proposes interim ceasefire resolution on Mideast

http://en.rian.ru/world/20060808/52402787.html

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russia proposes that the UN Security Council adopt an interim resolution to demand a ceasefire in Lebanon in the event member-states fail to come to terms on the French-American draft, a deputy foreign minister said Tuesday.

"Under the circumstances, a short resolution on a humanitarian ceasefire needs to be adopted as a provisional step by the Security Council if differences over the proposed [by the U.S. and France] draft persist," Andrei Denisov said.

The conflict between Lebanon-based radical Islamic movement Hizbollah and Israel has been continuing for three weeks in southern Lebanon and has claimed almost 1,000 lives and forced about a quarter of the country's population to flee their homes. Hizbollah has killed more than 90 Israelis, mostly soldiers.

Russia's ambassador at the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said early Tuesday ahead of new discussions on the resolution drafted by the United States and France that the document stipulated no immediate ceasefire or Israel's pullout from Lebanon.

"The draft resolution envisions a political process that is supposed to lead out Israeli troops but this is something that you can only discover after thorough analysis of the text," Churkin said, adding that the document stipulated no 100% guarantees that this would happen soon.

Islamic countries, including Lebanon, have slammed the document for what they called legitimizing Israel's aggression.

The diplomat also said that his country favored a resolution that would satisfy Lebanon as otherwise the conflict would only escalate further.

Denisov said the French-American draft was "a step forward," but added that Lebanon's remarks should be taken into account to prevent an "unworkable" resolution from being passed.
The Security Council was to convene an open session Tuesday to discuss a resolution on Lebanon with all interested parties, including a delegation from the Arab League and, in particular, diplomats from Qatar, the only Muslim country on the UN Security Council. The session was expected to focus on a resolution drafted by the United States and France.

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I'll let you know if I find anything else interesting about this broadcast. Boy, oh boy block after block after block of destroyed Hezbollah's stronghold. Look, no one is fussing much about Hezbollah killing a Prime Minister while destroying buildings and killing innocent people. Memories are so short these days.

Hm?

Blah, blah, blah. Go support the Arabs. I really believe CNN intends to hurt the efforts of Israel. I wish they would not allow any imbeds. Roberts has no sense of what is security to Israeli efforts from any of the reports I witnessed on this news cast. Israel needs to reconsider it's generosity toward CNN journalists.

Looks like Andy needs a new car. Bombed out, huh, Anderson?

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I think there is a language barrier to some degree. When the journalists were inbeds in Iraq it was with English speaking commanders to the units they accompanied. I really do believe any sincere effort to promote the Israel cause is lost in the exploitive nature of this news agency.

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I've had enough of The Andy Show. Long about now are the promotions of the oil companies along with the West Coast enlistment program.

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sincerely, enongh