Two documentarians sponsored by Israel's Media Education Foundation have produced Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land: U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

Democracy Now! talks to Mohamad Bazzi, Newsday's Middle East bureau chief.

That was the conclusion of two analysis pieces done by the NYT and The Globe and Mail and published Thursday.

Actually, Israel's Haaretz had a fairly similar take, only it was published Tuesday. :)

Dubya issued a statement while hustling down to his Texas retreat Thursday. He called for Cuba to embrace democracy.

In the BBC story on the release, somebody inserted the following comment from a reader:

HAVE YOUR SAY Do they really want Iraqi-style democracy and US-style capitalism? payman, Hyattsville, US Send us your comments

There are reports that Britain's outgoing ambassador to Iraq has warned Prime Minister Tony Blair that although the situation isn't hopeless, Iraq will likely break up along religious lines..

Actually, Gen. John Abizaid,  the U.S.'s top general in the Middle East told the Senate Armed Forces committee on Thursday that a civil war in Iraq along religious lines is possible if the sectarian violence can't be controlled.

Beeb defence correspondent Paul Reynolds offers this analysis:

In the late 1990s, Orna Shimoni helped lead protests against Israel's occupation of Lebanon. Now, she wholeheartedly supports her country's attempts to destroy Hezbollah. Here's why.