re: sy hersh reason for lebanon attack
sooner or later there will be a major attack on Iran. get ready for it because its as inevitable as night following day. The mullahs are on a mission to get themselves the Bomb, and Bush has promised Israel that he won't allow it. For those of you looking to blame Bush and neocons for this--forget it. The US Democrats had their chance during Carter's and Clintons terms to make a difference in the Middle East and blew it. Carter allowed the Shah to fall--what a disaster that was both for the millions of Iranians who have died in war and repression since, and for the world which has had to deal with Iranian-fed instability ever since. As for Clinton: he had a chance to kill Bin Laden and couldn't find the guts to do it. Those 2 guys effectively "created" Bush, or the need for Bush, because they wouldn't do their job and preferred to imitate Neville Chamberlain.
