On November 10, Grant Smith appeared on the Jim Greenfield show to discuss IRmep's book "Neocon Middle East Policy: the 'Clean Break' Plan Damage Assessment." (Available at http://www.irmep.org/cbda.htm) Other topics included tackling the real causes vs the hype factor and rhetoric in the news media's discussion of suicide terrorism, and the Beirut Declaration. Plus all the news, notes, and political nonsense of the week.