info, reading, further links

middle east issues etc.:

"hezbollah, the united states and the context behind israel's offensive on lebanon" and n. chomsky about israel/palestine @ democracy now!

on indymedia: "israeli invasion into gaza/lebanon: over 120 killed so far, no end in sight"

on alternet: "middle east violence: neocons' fantasy" and "the media is helping bush scare the populace"

via alternet video: "900,000 lebanese expected to be displaced from homes," "amanpour explains u.s.'s 'risky gamble' in middle east crisis," "colbert dissects the right-wing wwiii talking point"

"fear and shopping in beirut" @ the nation

and two very good posts one should read, if nothing else: immature thoughts by bitchphd (via feministe) and the cost of war by feministe