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Rah, rah, Hezbollah!

The media has settled comfortably into its normal role as cheerleader for the other side. Just from today's paper:

No sign of weaker Hezbollah as Israeli army suffers losses.

Israeli army hit by casualties in Lebanon.

Experts say it may take years to rebuild Lebanon's economy.

Critics say offensive was begun in haste.

Consensus begins to fray in Israel.

Critics say offensive began in haste; some fear being trapped in "Lebanese mud."


We can leave off the editorial page, where Thomas Friedman insists that the way to fix everything is to make a deal with Syria.

If you go through the mainstream news stories online, an astonishing number of reports, even on Israeli casualties, are quoted directly from Hezbollah sources.

Try to find any reports on Hezbollah losses, which are usually folded into a statement like "400 people have died in Lebanon."

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