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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3280935,00.html
West Bank: IDF nabs 12 wanted Palestinians
IDF forces operating in the West Bank early Tuesday apprehended 12 wanted Palestinians, among them members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Resistance Committees and Fatah.
During the activity in Nablus Palestinians opened fire at IDF soldiers; no injuries were reported. IDF forces operating in Ramallah found 20 Kalashnikov rifle bullets. (Ynet)
(07.25.06, 08:31)
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2006/07/25/then_and_now
"Then and now"
By Thomas Sowell
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
COLUMN SNIPPET: "Those of us old enough to remember World War II face many painful reminders of how things have changed in Americans' behavior during a war. Back then, the president's defeated opponent in the 1940 election -- Wendell Wilkie -- not only supported the war, he became a personal envoy from President Roosevelt to Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
We were all in it together -- and we knew it. People who had been highly critical of American foreign policy before we were attacked at Pearl Harbor now fell silent and devoted themselves to winning the war.
What if the people, institutions, and attitudes of today were somehow taken back in time to World War II? What would have been the result? Would we have ended up winning or losing that war?"