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	<title>the rational post &#187; lebanon</title>
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		<title>1701</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With ink still drying on the UN Security Council&#8217;s draft resolution, Nusrullah has finally agreed to a cessation of hostilities, but insists that the fight will continue as long as Israeli troops are still on the ground. This, at a time when Israel itself has just voted to triple the size of its current military operation and continues to airlift troops into Southern Lebanon. Only time will tell if this latest in a long series of diplomatic efforts will succeed where the others have so catastrophically failed&#8230;

UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION LEBANON 1701
The Security Council,
PP1. Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 520 (1982), 1559 (2004), 1655 (2006) 1680 (2006) and 1697 (2006), as well ...]]></description>
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		<title>charlie rose</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2006/08/04/charlie-rose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a transcript of the Charlie Rose interview with Rami Khoury, Editor-at-Large of The Daily Star, a leading English-language newspaper in Beirut. In the Middle East it&#8217;s been difficult to find a convincing argument against continued Israeli engagment in a non-Arab tongue, but this exchange, filmed on July 19th, cuts as close to the heart of the conflict as I&#8217;ve seen from a Palestinian commentator. 
Charlie then followed up yesterday with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who summarized the situation in his typical, pragmatic prose, sucessfully bringing Iran and nuclear arms into the discussion and accepting America&#8217;s share of the blame for mishandling the meltdown from the start. I&#8217;ve yet to find a transcript of the interview, but ...]]></description>
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		<title>a golden summer</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2006/08/02/a-golden-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article on Slate.com from another American journalist with no desire to leave the greatest city in the Middle East. I&#8217;m with Faerlie&#8230;maybe it&#8217;s time to start buying up Lebanese real estate
Staying On: Why I&#8217;m not evacuating Beirut.
By Faerlie Wilson
BEIRUT, Lebanon—From my balcony this afternoon, I watched as French, British, and American evacuees boarded chartered cruise ships in Beirut&#8217;s port about a half-mile west of my apartment.
And over the last few days, while bombs and artillery pummeled the southern part of the city, I made the decision not to leave Lebanon. Explosions rock my building even as I write this, but I&#8217;m staying put.
I&#8217;m not crazy, and I harbor no death wish. This is simply the rational decision of someone ...]]></description>
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		<title>the syrian bride</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2006/07/12/the-syrian-bride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thoughts from the frontlines of the war in Lebanon. What I know I&#8217;ve included, and what I don&#8217;t I&#8217;ll leave up to you. Internet has been tough to find but I&#8217;ll try to keep things updated as often as I can. For more background on the conflict, check out our ongoing coverage of the Middle East&#8230;
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 &#124; 12:01PM
Twelve plus hours after we landed in Beirut, the only civilian airport in the country was bombed by the Israeli Air Force. Apparently Hezbollah commandos crossed the Green Line last night and kidnapped two young Israeli soldiers, just weeks after a soldier was held for ransom by Hamas guerillas in Gaza City. Israel retaliated swiftly by taking half of the ...]]></description>
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		<title>orientalism redux</title>
		<link>http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2006/06/23/orientalism-redux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few scholars have had such a profound impact on their field of study as Bernard Lewis, Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. In this recent Q&#38;A, he addresses the untold roots of Arab rage, the complex challenges of expanding Western empires, the rise of the Islamic mullahcracy and the mystery of the Danish cartoons. Now into his 90s, the outspoken orientalist continues to search for the ultimate compromise, contrasting &#8220;a nation divided into religions&#8221; with &#8220;a religion divided into nations&#8221;. The transcript is a little bit lengthy but well worth the read&#8230;
Islam and the West: A Conversation with Bernard Lewis
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Hay-Adams Hotel, Washington, DC
LUIS LUGO: We are delighted to have Professor Bernard Lewis with us ...]]></description>
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