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The reactions to Israel’s offensive in Gaza are still being played out all over the world. South Asia seems to be particularly prone to lavish expressions of outrage.Thanks to C. Cantoni, ESW, Fausta, Insubria, JD, Larwyn, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold.- - - - - - - - -USACongressman’s Mecca Trip Paid by Terrorists?Minnesota Prepares to Send in the ClownObama’s CIA Pick Reveals Radical Shift in Fighting TerrorismOn Obama’s Inauguratio

Israeli troops entered Gaza today, as protests continued to erupt around the world, including in London, where the latest trend in public demonstration of outrage was on display: In London, at least 10,000 people, many carrying Palestinian flags, marched past Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street residence to a rally in Trafalgar Square. Outside Downing Street, hundreds of protesters stopped and threw shoes at the gates that block entry to the narrow road. Shoe-throwing has become a p