Links and Minifeatures 08 14 Monday

Carnival of Real Estate Recommended Linda Slocum (lead aggregators services)



Carnival of Personal Finance Recommended CappApp (extended warranty and cash management)

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About as surprising as gravity: Hezbollah Claims Win As Lebanese Return. That's the way their game is played. And by their standards, they did win. Outside agencies who think they're being all noble about it nagged Israel into letting Hezbollah survive, and gave them yet another chance to grow back to what they were, so they can take another shot as Israel.



I'm going to have to say the President gets one very wrong and one very right here: Bush Says Israel Defeated Hezbollah. Only militarily. Strategically and politically, Hezbollah is the big winner.



The one he gets right?

Bush said the "responsibility for this suffering lies with Hezbollah."

neo-neocon notes that Hezbollah has stopped pretending, and forced the Lebanese government and army to dance on the end of its strings, stopping the Lebanese government and army from taking control of southern Lebanon.



Captain's Quarters thinks Lebanon is about the fall officially to Hezbollah.



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Don Surber takes the reductio ad absurdem path to rebutting a NY Slimes editorial.



Let's face it, rebutting the Times has become easier than depth charging fish in a barrel. It only becomes challenging when some third party dictates the method.



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Environmental Republican on those who want to harm the US.



While I'm on the subject, In Denial over Terrorism.



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The president of Iran has a blog. I went and looked at it, but Babel Fish doesn't do Arabic or Farsi to English. Eteraz, on the other hand, did not need my crutch.



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I can only pass this along in horror: The Youngest Suicide Bomber



And some people do not believe there is real evil in the world.