Lazy links

I'm in one of my 'fuck-it' moods, so sorry for lazy blogging. Better than nothing, I suppose.

* Virginia Tilley puts forth "The Case for Boycotting Israel." Seriously, how many more reasons do we need?

* Stephen Zunes and Helena Cobban offer further background on Hezbollah, while Steve Shalom serves up a useful Q&A on the Lebanon war.

* "If there were any remaining illusions about the purpose of Israel's war against Lebanon," observes Jonathan Cook, "the draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a 'cessation of major hostilities' published over the weekend should finally dispel them." Similarly, Robert Fisk describes the draft as "a document of such bias and mendacity that a close Lebanese friend read carefully through it yesterday, cursed and uttered the immortal question: 'Don't these bastards learn anything from history?'" Plus: "The End of Lebanon?"

* Remember kids, "violations of sovereignty" cannot be permitted. This whole mess was started by those brazen kidnappings. Don't forget that.

* Israel's wanton assault on Lebanon "doesn't make any sense" to Juan Cole. That is, unless you throw something like peak oil into the mix.

* Is America Watching a Different War? You betcha. See also: "Down the Memory Hole."

* Mike Whitney: "Don’t expect a quick return to peace. This war is just beginning."

* That Chomsky fellow sure has a way of penetrating to the heart of issues. Check out two of his recent interviews on the Lebanon/Israel conflict.

* Regarding forgotten Iraq, this remains a useful, if depressing, link. Oh, and what's up with all the civil war talk of late? Didn't we cross that bridge what seems like ages ago?

* The "Constitution in Crisis." Yes, still.

* The Washington Post reports on the shutdown of a BP oil pipeline in Alaska, which threatens to knock out 8% of the US' domestic oil production, possibly for months.

* Ho hum. Newly opened archives suggest that US atrocities were far more common than acknowledged in the Vietnam war. Big surprise there.

* Gordon Coale points to a compelling LA Times series on our dying oceans.