From the Jerusalem Post: The Lebanese Minister of Defense warned Israel Thursday that if IDF ground forces are sent into southern Lebanon, Lebanese troops will fight along with the Hizbullah against Israel. So wait—if Lebanese troops join the fight by defending Hizbullah (and wasn’t the Lebanese story up until now that they couldn’t control Hizbullah in southern Lebanon?), does this not mean that the Lebanese government will have in fact

Annan:  “I repeat:  Hostilities in Lebanon must stop. But while they continue, it is imperative to establish safe corridors for humanitarian workers and relief supplies to reach the civilian population.”** mallrat: “Whatever, bro.  You forgot my straw.  And that’s my 83 cents change you just slipped into your apron pocket, too.”

From All Headline News: According to South Korean reports released Wednesday, North Korea has issued an order of high readiness to its armed forces following the launch of its missile tests two weeks ago. Citing the South Korean government sources in Seoul, the Yonhap news agency reported that the alert was issued to North Korean forces on July 5 as the country fired seven missiles into the Sea of Japan.

In a post I did a last Wednesday taking Glenn Greenwald to task for being such a disingenuous hack, a chap named “Wilson” showed up and wrote the following in response to another commenter’s curiosity about why so many “on the extreme Left consider Greenwald some kind of great constitutional authority”: Lets see, a New York Times bestselling book on executive authority.  Breaks a story on his blog about wiretapping