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(I had this piece written this morning when I caught Senator Hagel of Nebraska on CBS describing Israel’s efforts to stop the Hezbollah from killing them as a “slaughter”. I felt sick to my stomach that we have such a stupid and ignorant person as a Republican senator. Where has he been for the last 58 years, or is he an anti-Semite too? We already know that he is a copperhead.) We are being inundated with pictures and news features showing innocent women and children being killed by Israeli attacks in Lebanon, and we are moved to act to stop...

Better late than never? On CNN’s Reliable Sources on Sunday, CNN’s senior international correspondent Nic Robertson added all of the caveats and disclaimers that he should have included in his story last week that amounted to his giving an uncritical forum for the terrorist group Hezbollah to spout unverifiable anti-Israeli propaganda. Back on July 18, Hezbollah took Robertson and his crew on a tour of a heavily damaged south Beirut neighborhood. The Hezbollah “press officer” even instructed the CNN camera: “Just look. Shoot. Look at this building. Is it a military base? Is it a military base, or just civilians...

WHILE MANY Americans were hitting the malls looking for holiday sales a few months back, CNN's chief news executive was doing his shopping in Kuwait. At an auto dealership outside Kuwait City, Eason Jordan stocked up on Humvees and Hummers, the all-terrain vehicles that are key to hauling equipment and crews around the unforgiving landscape of the Middle East. For competitive reasons, Mr. Jordan won't disclose how many vehicles CNN bought -- leasing, he jokes, wasn't an option -- but it's safe to say the network will have some pretty big fuel bills. Buying Humvees is just one part...