Mideast Attacks
According to the Hamas security chief, today's missile attack by the Israelis in Gaza could derail the peace process. That's a devastating statement coming from a guy in charge of security for an organization that routinely sends 17-year olds to blow themselves up.

Video of the missile attack scene showed crowds of people shouting and rushing to put out a fire in a burning car... so they could set it on fire again for a protest about an hour later.

In response to the Israeli attack, angry Hamas leaders are calling on Mahmoud Abbas to step down and leave Palestinian territory... preferably on a bus.


Chemical Ali Captured
The former Iraqi official known as "Chemical Ali" for leading poisonous gas attacks on Kurds has been captured. Ali was also the Governor of Kuwait during the 7-month Iraqi occupation in 1990-91... which means he would have been the most qualified candidate in the California recall.


French Heat Wave
French President Jacques Chirac is apologizing for defects in his country's health service that left more than 10,000 people dead in the recent heat wave. But Chirac says he's mostly sorry because he couldn't find any way to blame the tragedy on the United States.


Classroom Dilemma
Education experts are worried that major world events like 9/11 and the war in Iraq are happening too quickly for college students to get a chance to study them properly. But the major universities say there's no need for alarm, as they promise to continue hiring professors with no idea about what's going on in the real world anyway.