August 18, 2006

The rise of the caliphate

By Oliver North
Townhall.com


LONDON -- Let the recriminations begin! In the aftermath of Israel's abortive, on-again, off-again military campaign against Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, there are calls for a no-confidence vote to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. In Washington, critics of President Bush cite the latest round of Mideast violence and the discovery of a suicide plot to bomb U.S.-bound aircraft as reasons to spurn Republicans at the polls this November. In Lebanon, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah claims that Hezbollah's "victory" gives him a new mantle of political authority. His assertion is supported not just by his zealous followers - but by governments in Tehran, Damascus and less quietly in other Islamic capitals.

All these accounts of recent Mideast hostilities - and now a U.N.-imposed cease-fire - have appeared in this week's newspapers, magazines, radio and TV broadcasts. Though such depictions of political consequence may indeed be accurate - they are woefully shallow and ultimately, misleading to readers and viewers.

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