The title says it all. Israel has deliberately destroyed a manned UN observation post in southern Lebanon. There is some conflicting reports on the nationalities of the peacekeepers, but there seems to be agreement that one each from Canada, Finland and China were killed. The BBC reports that the 4th was from Austria. The CBC …
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Here’s a question for you. Has Iraq turned into another Afghanistan? Will the war Israel is waging against Hezbollah Lebanese civilians effectively overshadow and bury the ongoing debacle in Iraq. And yes, it is *still* a debacle. Iraqi bloggers haven’t forgotten of course. Citizen of Mosul is still active Healing Iraq is healing Iraqis… but …
“Heatwaves and biofuel demand in Europe and US to fuel bread, pasta and beer price rises” Finfacts (Irish Business news portal) The combination of heatwaves in Europe and the US, low global grain stocks and an increase in production of biofuels has seen wheat prices rise to 10-year highs and may lead to big increases …
