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Common Sense: Know Your Enemy

Commentary by Col. Oliver North

• Video: Birth of Hezbollah

Washington, D.C. — If recent surveys of public opinion are correct, war-weary Americans are already suffering "combat fatigue" from the most recent battle in the Global War on Terror — the fight between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Apparently the U.S. public doesn't believe this bloody engagement has much to do with us — hence the waning interest. Those who believe that Hezbollah is simply an Israeli problem need to think again.

"Know your enemy" isn't just a hackneyed military slogan — it's an essential survival tool in this new world disorder of global Islamic terror. Hezbollah is — and has always been — America's enemy.

Incoming! Raining Rockets

  Rick's Rambles (Rick Leventhal)

*New* There were 25 rockets flying over head in a single hour.

I didn't need an alarm clock Sunday morning. A Katyusha rocket hit close enough to shake the hotel. Then another hit, and another; I think five hit in all, right at 7 a.m.

Later, at our live location in Kiryat Shmona — more rockets came flying in. One after another, booming into the hillside, occasionally hitting the town.

There were 25 in a single hour, and dozens more in the afternoon.

Early evening, back at the hotel and very close to the border, there were more incoming rockets. None of them hit the building, or even hit the block, but it's still a bit freaky. I keep waiting for the direct shot, wondering if the ceiling will collapse on my head.

• Video: Covering Bint Jbail

Pew: More Dems Than Repubs Get News from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, NPR, MSNBC...

In Polling

Liberal media critics dismiss FNC as biased to the right, pointing to how Republicans prefer to watch it, but a new poll completed by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press found that by the same margin that Republicans choose to get their news from FNC, Democrats prefer to learn their news from the broadcast networks and, to a somewhat lesser extent, CNN and NPR. In the survey released Sunday, 34 percent of Republicans reported they watch FNC regularly, compared to 20 percent of Democrats -- a 14 point spread. As for the broadcast networks, Pew reported: “The gap between Republicans and Democrats in regular viewership of the nightly network news on ABC, CBS, or NBC is now 14 points, nearly three times as large as it was in 2004; currently, 38 percent of Democrats regularly watch compared with 24 percent of Republicans. There is a slightly smaller gap in the regular audience for NPR -- 22 percent of Democrats listen regularly, compared with 13 percent of Republicans.” A higher percentage of Democrats than Republicans watch CNN, MSNBC, network morning shows, Sunday morning interview programs and TV news magazine shows. Other than FNC, Rush Limbaugh is the only measured news source to which more Republicans than Democrats turn.

Ambassador Bolton Works To Pass Strong Iranian U.N. Resolution

Dems Continue False Attacks Against Ambassador Bolton

Ambassador Bolton Helps Pass U.N. Security Council Resolution Setting Deadline For Iran To Suspend Uranium Enrichment Program:

"The U.N. Security Council Passed A Resolution ... Giving Iran Until The End Of August To Suspend Uranium Enrichment Or Face The Threat Of Economic And Diplomatic Sanctions." ("U.N. Security Council Gives Iran Until End Of August To Suspend Uranium Enrichment," The Associated Press, 7/31/06)

• "The Draft Passed By A Vote Of 14-1. Qatar, Which Represents Arab States On The Council, Cast The Lone Dissenting Vote." (U.N. Security Council Gives Iran Until End Of August To Suspend Uranium Enrichment," The Associated Press, 7/31/06)

Ambassador Bolton: "We are pleased the council has taken clear and firm action in passing this resolution. ... This resolution also demands action. It sends an unequivocable and unambiguous message to Tehran ..." (Ambassador John Bolton, Remarks To The United Nations Security Council, New York NY, 7/31/06)

• Ambassador Bolton: "This is the first Security Council resolution on Iran in response to its nuclear weapons program, reflecting the gravity of this situation and the determination of the council ... I would like to thank all members of the council for their efforts in helping us secure a strong resolution." (Ambassador John Bolton, Remarks To United Nations Security Council, New York NY, 7/31/06)

Who is this man?

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If he had been a genuine rescue worker, he would deserve a medal. Mr "Green Helmet" is everywhere at Qana, rushing around pulling children out of the rubble, carting them to ambulances and even, on the front page of the Guardian, escorting "White Tee-shirt", who also performs his own cameo role, carting round the body of another unfortunate girl, emoting freely while he does so.

That photograph is credited to Nicolas Asfouri of AFP/Getty Images and the caption reads, "A man screams for help as he carries the body of a young girl after Israeli air strikes on the southern Lebanese village of Qana".

"White Tee-shirt" is still "screaming" on the front page of The Telegraph, but in an altogether different location, this photograph attributed to Reuters.  He also makes the front page of The Times and The Independent, in yet another location, with “Green Helmet” just out of shot.