20/08/06 - Quand une télévision américaine interroge : "Is Bush an 'Idiot' ?"

Pundits Renounce The President
Washington Post 20/08/06

"For 10 minutes, the talk show host grilled his guests about whether "George Bush's mental weakness is damaging America's credibility at home and abroad." For 10 minutes, the caption across the bottom of the television screen read, "IS BUSH AN 'IDIOT'?"

But the host was no liberal media elitist. It was Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman turned MSNBC political pundit. And his answer to the captioned question was hardly "no." While other presidents have been called stupid, Scarborough said: "I think George Bush is in a league by himself. I don't think he has the intellectual depth as these other people..."

"...While the country does not want a leader wallowing in the weeds, Scarborough concluded on the segment, "we do need a president who, I think, is intellectually curious."

"And that is a big question," Scarborough said, "whether George W. Bush has the intellectual curiousness -- if that's a word -- to continue leading this country over the next couple of years."

In a later telephone interview, Scarborough said he aired the segment because he kept hearing even fellow Republicans questioning Bush's capacity and leadership, particularly in Iraq. Like others, he said, he supported the war but now thinks it is time to find a way to get out. "A lot of conservatives are saying, 'Enough's enough,' " he said. Asked about the reaction to his program, he said, "The White House is not happy about it." "


15/08/06 - Liban - Retour sur le conflit

The Strategic Implications of the Lebanese Cease-Fire
Dr. Federico Bordonaro, Jean-Philippe Miginiac, PINR 15 August 2006

Washington's interests in Israel's war.
by SEYMOUR M. HERSH, The New Yorker Issue of 2006-08-21, Posted 2006-08-14

'The Best Guerrilla Force in the World'
Washington Post Monday, August 14, 2006

UN Resolution’s Time Sequence Could Leave Dangerous Vacuum in S. Lebanon
DEBKAfile Special Report, August 12, 2006,

U.S. Ambassador Says Iran Is Inciting Attacks
New York Times August 12, 2006

UN Security Council Resolution/1701, August 11, 2006

US 'losing credibility' in Mideast
Herald Sun, August 11, 2006

UN Human Rights Council Condemns Israel
IPS Aug 11

Hard-line Neo-Cons Assail Israel for Timidity
Jim Lobe, IPS Aug 11

Let's declare victory and start talking
Haaretz Thu., August 10, 2006

At War with Syria and Iran: The Neo-Cons May Get Their Wish
Adil E. Shamoo and Bonnie Bricker, Foreign Policy In Focus August 10, 2006

Veteran Policy-Makers Fear Disaster in U.S. Course
Analysis by Jim Lobe, IPS Aug 10

Baghdad clash 'defining'
Washington Times, August 10, 2006

Self-fulfilling prophecy
Al-Ahram 10 - 16 August 2006

Israel finds Hezbollah a formidable force, hints at long campaign
McClatchy Newspapers Thu, Aug. 10, 2006

US neocons hoped Israel would attack Syria
Israel considered expansion of conflict in Lebanon 'nuts.'
csmonitor.com, August 9, 2006

Jacques Chirac met en garde Washington sur le Liban
Reuters, mercredi 9 aout 2006

Arab Ministers Argue Lebanese Case at U.N.
IPS Aug 8

US says Iran may use Lebanon war to hurt Iraq
Reuters, Tue Aug 8, 2006

Was Israel's Aim to Clear Path for US War on Iran?
Analysis by Gareth Porter, IPS Aug 8

Report: U.S.-French Alliance on U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution Crumbling
Fox News Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Senior official: No int'l force in Lebanon
Haaretz, August 08, 2006

The loser in Lebanon: The Atlantic alliance
By Mark Perry and Alastair Crooke, Asia Times, August 08, 2006

Israel's Military Invincibility Dented by Hezbollah
Thalif Deen, IPS Aug 8

France takes lead role on Lebanon
BBC Tuesday, 8 August 2006

Bush and Condi clash over Israel; president overrules her for the first time
www.insightmag.com, Aug. 8-14, 2006

Arab League Also Steps In
IPS Aug 8

France's Next President?
NYSun August 8, 2006

Hezbollah Rides a New Popularity
Dahr Jamail, IPS Aug 7

'Now we'll see who is for peace'
CNN August 6, 2006

L'Iran et la Syrie battent les tambours de la guerre
MEMRI 06/08/06

Israeli pilots 'deliberately miss' targets
The Observer, Sunday August 6, 2006

It's about annexation, stupid!
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi, Asia Times Aug 5, 2006

Rice signals possible Lebanon compromise
By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Fri Aug 4

Israel's Lost Moment
By Charles Krauthammer, WaPo, Friday, August 4, 2006

U.S. Watches Dreams of Transformation Dissolve
Analysis by Jim Lobe, IPS Aug 3

The neocons' next war
By Sidney Blumenthal, Salon, Aug. 03, 2006

Hezbollah and Israel
William Pfaff August 3, 2006

The imagined enemy, and the real one
The New York Times August 3, 2006

Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes
Jim Lobe, IPS Aug 2

Lebanese Red Cross Repeatedly Targeted
Dahr Jamail, IPS Aug 1

'No Hezbollah Rockets Fired from Qana'
Dahr Jamail, IPS Aug 1

Beginning of the End for Israel?
HuffingtonPost.com Aug 1

Steinberg: Israel Hoping Attacks on Hezbollah Serve as Warning to Iran
CFR August 1, 2006

Republican Realists Call for Major Course Change
Jim Lobe, IPS July 31

U.N. Inaction on Lebanon Under Heavy Fire
Thalif Deen, IPS July 31

Iran Walks Razor's Edge in Israel-Lebanon Conflict
Omid Memarian, IPS July 31

Israel Under Pressure for Ceasefire
Peter Hirschberg, IPS July 31

'If You Haven't Left, You're Hezbollah'
Dahr Jamail, IPS July 30

'57 killed' as Israeli air strike hits children
AP 30 July 2006

Hard lines and soft promises
By Federico Bordonaro, Asia Times, Jul 28, 2006

Lebanon, False Note in Rice's Piano Diplomacy
Baradan Kuppusamy, IPS July 28

Sunni-Shia Split Fades as Israel Presses Campaign
Jim Lobe, IPS July 27

The neocon resurgence
Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian, Thursday July 27, 2006

Liban : le plan Chirac pour sortir de la crise
Le Monde 26/07/06

Hezbollah Could Be Gaining Strength
Dahr Jamail, IPS July 26

Crisis Brings Rice, Not Peace
Dahr Jamail, IPS July 26

Dissent grows in Israel over Lebanon
Guardian July 26, 2006

Could U.S. Troops End Up in Lebanon?
Harpers July 26, 2006

No Troop Commitments for Lebanon
The New York Times, July 25, 2006

L'Otan réfléchit à son implication opérationnelle
Le Figaro, 25 juillet 2006

Damascus Now Seen As Pivotal in Mideast Crisis
Analysis by Jim Lobe, IPS July 25

U.S. Turns to Arab Dictators to Contain Hezbollah
Emad Mekay, IPS July 24

Israel, not Arabs, now looking abroad
By Steven Erlanger, The New York Times,

Bombings Hit Children Hardest
Dahr Jamail, IPS July 24

War on Lebanon Planned for at least a Year
The Bush Administration's Grand Strategy and the Birth Pangs of Terror
Juan Cole July 23 2006

Lebanese Devastated In All Sorts of Ways
Dahr Jamail, IPS July 23

Backing for Israel Stymies Larger US Aims in Region
Jim Lobe, IPS July 21

Analisi del Conflitto Israelo-Libanese
F. Bordonaro July 21 2006

UN Paralysed Over Israeli Attacks on Lebanon
Analysis by Thalif Deen, IPS July 21

U.S. at Odds With Allies on Mideast Conflict
Washington Post Thursday, July 20, 2006

Back to Sunni Authoritarians?
Analysis by Jim Lobe, IPS July 19

Diplomatic Moves Come, And Go
Peter Hirschberg, IPS July 18

Hezbollah An Emerging Political Force
Dahr Jamail, IPS July 18

Energised Neo-Cons Say Israel's Fight Is Washington's
Jim Lobe, IPS July 17

Israel Readies for Iran Showdown by Attacking Lebanon
Analysis by Trita Parsi, IPS July 17

G8 Condemns Violence, And Does No More
Kester Kenn Klomegah, IPS July 17

Fleeing Lebanese Speak of Indiscriminate Bombing
Dahr Jamail, IPS July 16

Israel Trying to Force a New Balance
Peter Hirschberg, IPS July 15