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06 January 2009

Let's see what he thinks...

...after LAX goes up in a gigantic fireball...
In choosing Leon E. Panetta to be the next CIA director, President-elect Barack Obama appears to have concluded that a spy chief who understands politics may be better equipped to carry out the incoming administration's national security agenda than one who understands espionage.
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RELATED: HAMAS tactics kill another 30 civilians
-- GAZA, Gaza Strip -- The Israeli army said its soldiers came under fire from militants hiding in the school and responded. It accused Gaza's Hamas rulers of “cynically” using civilians as human shields.

Residents confirmed the account, saying militants were seen staging attacks from the area.
And not just seen, my friends... they're on candid camera.

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LAST WORD: Not your father's war
Israel has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" in the Gaza Strip, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said.

Israel's military will open up "areas for limited periods of time, during which the population will be able to receive the aid."
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