Excellent posts on the escalating Israel/Lebanon crisis from Glenn Greenwald...Billmon...

Jon Swift: Looking on the bright side of World War lll

Harpers.org: White House rolls out the red carpet for yet another corrupt and brutal dictator...

In a very much related matter, here's a conversation on the Fairness Doctrine.

Bob Geiger with some of the week's best editorial cartoons

Morning Martini: The greatest threat to heterosexual marriage...