Outside the Beltway

What we know a day later.

The Israeli military says they got their man after years of intelligence collection.

The leading scholar on the subject dissents.

Taliban Edition

A massive follow-up to the exploding communications devices.

My thoughts on what we know now.

A massive Israeli operation. To what end?

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

Israeli forces recovered their bodies.

Another step closer to a regional war.

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

The fight has now expanded to a third front.

The war cabinet is gone. He now owns the war completely.

The moderates are gone.

Joy of four returned safe is mixed with the reality of scores of dead Palestinians.

The President declares Hamas “no longer capable” of large-scale attack.

Some 45 are dead in what Israel calls a “tragic accident.”

The UN body cites violation of the Genocide Convention.

A small, conscript-driven military has very different training and doctrine than ours.

Eye-rolling moral equivalence that will lessen respect for international law.

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

The Israeli government has no plan. Its defense minister does.

The release of a second set of figures has created a lot of hyperbole.

A Congressionally-mandated report finds “reasonable” evidence but acknowledges limitations.

Is Rafah the breaking point?

There is no obvious better state of the peace acceptable to both parties.

War crime does pay.

Neither side is willing to give up on its war aims just yet.

And you might ask yourself: “how did we get here?”

This is only “one alternative, and this is being murdered.”

It’s about time.

It was the least they could do.

Two related questions.

Some initial thoughts.

When does humanitarian catastrophe become something more?

Many Democrats are worried about the fallout.

The dance continues.

A two-level game where unconditional support has conditions.

But humans made all the decisions that matter.

The Netanyahu government has few friends.

A tragedy on multiple levels.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

The perils of speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.

Israel’s prime minister is defying red lines and humanitarian concerns.

The war could be ending soon.

Some Democrats are threatening to sit November out.

Netanyahu is defying the international community.

It’s what we do. I mean this is what we do.

The Secretary of Defense has outlined the parameters.