I like to read Amanda’s blog. It’s very informative and thought-provoking, even though I may not always see eye-to-eye on everything she posts. In terms of the Iranian/Syrian problem of backing Hamas and Hezbollah, I read an interesting commentary in the New York Times by Ted Koppel.

originally uploaded by Bright Tal. This was posted with this picture on Flickr: Israel is trying to bring Lebanon to its knees. Israel is trying to destroy Lebanon and the Lebanese spirit. Israel is trying to turn Lebanese against each other. Israel is trying to turn us into animals scrounging

This is a really good article about the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. An excerpt which pretty much sums up my thoughts after reading a lot about things over the past few days. I feel for the Israelis, but as the US squandered the good will of the world