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George W. Bush will end his presidency in retreat, forced to compromise on several fronts. Free-market economics have given way to massive government bailouts, and an assertive, unilateral foreign policy has yielded to one more attuned to world opinion. But in his defense of the war on terrorism, Bush has succeeded in beating back nearly all legal challenges — including those to some of his most controversial policies. for more click here

DALLAS: Fewer deportees have been sedated with powerful medications during their removal from the United States by federal immigration officials, a practice that sparked outrage from immigration rights activists, according to a newspaper report. for more click here

George Handlery about the week that was. Cursed: from immediate bankruptcy to immediate bureaucracy. The dictatorial uses of democracy. Which rights to protect? Why government is worse than the governed. Who is assimilating whom? The careful choice of the conqueror. for more click here

The comedian and professional anti-Semite Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala (left), who is currently performing at the Zénith Theatre in Paris, invited onto the stage to join him one Robert Faurisson, noted French Holocaust denier. This happened while Jean-Marie Le Pen was in the audience. for more click here

Communism seems on the verge of conquering Germany. Individual former Marxist-Leninists already occupy high positions in the Federal Republic of Germany. Now it looks increasingly likely that the Left Party, the successor of the East German Communist Party, might be in government in the foreseeable future. for more click here

GRIM stuff from Israel and the Gaza Strip. This is war. And war is never pretty. Hamas is the underdog, and the world likes those. When Israel was weak in 1967, it was cheered. Now Israel is the stronger side and tolerance will be tested. for more click here

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The Israelis finally get enough of the constant rain of rockets on their border towns and villages, fired by Hamas thugs recognized by nearly everybody as international jackals, and strike back to stop it. Guess who the villains are. for more click here

THE Israeli Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, said Israel is in an “all-out war against Hamas” as the Jewish state continued its raids on the Gaza.

“We have nothing against Gaza residents, but we are engaged in an all-out war against Hamas and its proxies,” Mr Barak said yesterday.for more click here

Commentators in the West Bank-based Palestinian press are united in dismay at the Israeli operation in Gaza, condemning it as an “ugly massacre”. for more click here

ISRAELI troops massed along the border with Gaza before what could be a large-scale invasion of the tiny coastal strip, following attacks at the weekend that killed more than 280 Palestinians and wounded 800. for more click here