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Talking points

Peter van Dyk | 10:20 UK time, Tuesday, 15 August 2006

Good morning, the top story is Lebanon - . Is that what you want to talk about? There's some pretty interesting other stuff around. Let me try to convince you...

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has again. This time he's done it on 15 August, the anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender. Beijing and Seoul have both protested - Mr Koizumi said there'd be protests whenever he went.

Should we go to Gaza, where there's still no ceasefire - it's , but the army has returned, and the violence continues. Yesterday, three Palestinians died after Israeli shelling in Beit Hanoun.

Or what about the ?

Here's a good talking point in today's Telegraph:

And what about this story: . Do you believe that it actually happened or was it all a conspiracy?

What about conspiracies in general - what is it about denial? Who are the "truth activists"? Do you believe them:

Would they trust us enough to come on Mainstream media?

Also:
Bill Gates breaks ranks with attack on US Aids policy
Billionaire says and calls for more rights for women and sex workers

And while the US and the western media back protests over controversial elections when it suits them, they are .

Finally, the Daily Telegraph is asking a question: The UN has its place, but does it merit a building?
Now would be a good time to get rid of the UN building in New York altogether, , rather than spending a billion pounds on renovation work.

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