Afternoon News Dump – 2006-11-30

Because you’ve clocked out of work, so it’s effectively already Friday.

* Report: Syrian network planned to kill Lebanese officials: Surprise!

* Iranian Weapons Arm Iraqi Militia – Hezbollah Training Also Linked to Iraq Violence: Surprise!

* Sharia law is spreading as authority wanes: During times like this, we like to revisit the words of one Prof. Juan Cole: “PS As for Friedman’s main point, that Muslims haven’t done a good job of fighting jihadi ideology and terrorism, it is bizarre.” Totally bizarre! Douchebag.

* Pro-Peace Symbol Forces Win Battle in Colorado Town : Oh, that’s too bad. Oh well, you can’t win em all.

* Pope Backs Turkey’s Bid to Join European Union : Suddenly, he’s on the NYT’s good side. How’d that happen?

* America, Not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on: America actually says the opposite, thank you very much.

* Baker Commission to recommend withdrawal: We think we might have a heart attack from not surprise. What’s next? Desmond Tutu concluding that Israel really is evil?

* UN troops face child abuse claims: Again.

Previously: OneJerusalem.org Conference Call: Will Marshall, President of the Progressive Policy Institute, Hezbollah To Lebanon: Nice Country You Got Here… Be a Real Shame If Anything Happened To It, Quick Comparison of Recent Discourse In Gay Rights (Israel vs. Political Islam Edition)

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