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The Monstrosity of War

By Dahr Jamail, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Civilian death toll continues to rise in Gaza.
Civilian deaths increase as Israel moves deeper into Gaza. (Photo: Abid Katib / Getty Images Europe)


    "Foreseen for so many years: these evils, this monstrous violence, these massive agonies: no easier to bear." -Robinson Jeffers, American poet
Agence France-Presse reports that the first person killed when the Israeli military began to enter Gaza on Saturday was a Palestinian child.

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Civilian casualties continue to rise in Gaza.

Medics: Up to 40 Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza School

by: Reuters

    Gaza - Israeli tank fire killed up to 40 Palestinians at a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medical sources at two Gaza hospitals said.

    Two tank shells exploded outside the school, residents said, spraying shrapnel on people inside and outside the building, where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge from fighting between Israeli soldiers and Hamas militants.

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President-elect Barack Obama.

New DC Tone: Obama Meets Both Democrats, GOP on Stimulus

by: David Lightman and Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers

    Washington - Amid a galloping global economic crisis and mounting U.S. job losses, President-elect Barack Obama and congressional leaders agreed Monday on broad aspects of what's sure to be the largest short-term economic stimulus plan the nation has ever seen and promised to pass legislation quickly.

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