(Note to literalists: the Watched column presently contains only a smattering of 'warblogs' because the facilitator of the template-change--Dr. Menlo--is not very familiar with them, and will be adding more as they are sent to him. Also, this blog may contain areas of allusion, satire, subtext, context and possibly even a dash of the surreal: wannabe lit-crits beware.)
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[Watch this space for: Pentagon and Petroleum, The Media is only as Liberal as the Corporations Who Own Them, Wash Down With, and Recalcify]
"These are bad news days. Even to suggest grounds for optimism seems crazy. Yet, the headlines about bloodshed tell only part of what's happening. Alongside the violence, there are hints of weariness and rethinking that could open the way to peacemaking. The crucial question is how many more lives will be lost before that opportunity is seized - by Israelis and Palestinians, and by the one outside force capable of forceful diplomacy, the U.S. Administration."