Highlights

Bush's New Defense Budget: Robert Higgs
Caught in the Muddle: John Feffer
A Fallen Hawk Soars Again: Tom Barry
Rafiq Hariri, RIP: Tim Cavanaugh
New Ideas on Korea: Ivan Eland
 
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News
Updated February 15, 2005 - 11:14 PM EST
US Recalls Ambassador to Syria
Mosque and State: Just How Close?
Dawa Party Chief to Become Iraqi PM
US Contractors: Iraq Civilians Brutalized, Killed
Shi'ite Victory a Blow to US Line on Iran's Nukes
Court: Reporters Must Testify in CIA Leak Case
Top Iraq Rebels Elude Intensified US Raids
Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Holds Close Ties to Iran
US Is Shaping Plan to Pressure North Koreans
Islamist Group Says Killed Ex-Lebanese PM for Saudi Ties
US Missile Defense System Flunks Another Major Test
Viewpoints
Caught in the Muddle: Round Two of Bush vs. North Korea  by John Feffer
Persians Are Known for Cunning - So Why Would They Go to War?
by Ali M. Ansari
Peril in Iraq's Constitution
by Peter W. Galbraith
Man of Silk: Rafiq Hariri, RIP
by Tim Cavanaugh
EU-US Trainwreck Over Iran?
by Arnaud de Borchgrave
Fruits of Intervention: Guatemala
by Jacob Hornberger

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Frontline
US Arming Ba'ath Militias to Fight Shi'ites?
Bush Wants $82 Billion More for Wars
Elliott Abrams: A Fallen Hawk Soars Again
Kurdish Autonomy Ambitions Spurred by Poll Gains
Ex-US Official in Iraq Says CPA Was 'Wild West'
US Accused of Trying to Muzzle al-Jazeera
Schroeder Unresponsive to America's Advances
 
Who Assassinated Rafik Hariri?
After the Vote
How the Elections Will Affect US Role in Iraq
US Tries to Put Best Face on Iraqi Elections
Losers Are Secular Parties and Once-Dominant Sunnis
Chalabi Nominated for Iraq PM
Sistani a Symbol of Shi'ite Power
Shi'ites Reach Out to Sunnis After Iraq Vote Triumph
Election Results Leave Sunnis Almost Unrepresented
Iraq Women Set to Take Almost Third of Seats in New Parliament
Horse-Trading
Iraq Poll Deals Amid the Chaos
Horse-Trading Begins for Iraq’s Coalition of Opposing Forces
Shi'ites Walk Softly in New Landscape
Iraq's Vote Winners Start to Divide Positions of Power
Iraq Shi'ites Move to Form Coalition
Power-Sharing Key to Iraq's Political Future
Kurds Are Key
Dealmaking Begins Between Shi'ites, Kurds
Kurds Emerge as Indispensable to Any Ruling Coalition
Kurds Emerge as Power Brokers
Cultural Divide Sets Kurds Apart in Iraq
Today in Iraq
US Soldier Killed Tuesday in Bomb Blast
Kirkuk Braced for Ethnic Conflict
Father Seeks Vindication but Finds Death in Fallujah
Rice Sends Team to Assess Iraq Transition
Looting in Iraq Increases
Remembering the First Siege of Fallujah
Valentine's Day Comes Under Fire in Iraq
Attacks Continue
US Soldier Killed in Iraq, Oil Pipeline Ablaze
Roadside Bomb Kills Three Iraqi Guardsmen
Iraq Occupation
Military Says Latest Bombing Technology Helps Reduce Risk to Iraqi Civilians
Unarmored Military Vehicles to Be Restricted
Marine Charged in Killing of Iraqis
Global Iraq Fallout
Scientist Says US Censored Iraq WMD Report
US Panel Says UN Oil Inspector Was Bribed by Iraq
'Jordan Won't Be Comfortable if Chalabi Becomes PM'
Blair Tries to Reconnect With Voters as Iraq Specter Raised Again
Aussie Labor Party Attacks Govt Over Iraq Civilian Death Tally
Paris Hosts Concert for Reporters Missing in Iraq
Iraq-Jordan: Refugees on Jordanian Border in Poor Conditions, UNHCR Says
Recount Iraq Poll, Says Turkey
Arab Press Wary of Iraq Poll Results
Koreas
Two Nations in a Bind Over Nukes
Seoul Says It Doubts Claim by North Korea on Nuclear Arms
China Vows to Help Revive North Korea Talks
US Rules Out Incentives for North Korea
India/Pakistan/Kashmir
India Ready for Closer Ties With Pakistan
India Has Great Expectations From FM’s Pakistan Visit
UK FM: Keep Talking on Kashmir
Nepal
Nepal's Maoist Rebels Launch Strike and Kathmandu Blockade
Nepal Parties Join Hands in India to Push for Democracy
Senior Nepal Politicians Released
Nepal King Names Two Loyalists as Deputies
London Recalls Nepal Envoy
Nepal Officer Jailed for Killings
Asia
US Envoy Says Senior Taliban Take Up Amnesty Offer
Kyrgyzstan Faces Political Turmoil
Philippines Hit by Three Blasts, Six Killed
Beijing Reports Closing Illegal Internet Cafes
Russia
Talks Break Down Over Russian Military Pullout From Georgia
The Red, Orange, and Tricolor Rallies
Yukos Sues Four Firms for $20 Billion
Americas
Mexico's Drug War Pits Government Against Former Elite Commandos
Brazil Deal Spurs Fears of Chávez Arms Race With Uribe
Lula and Chavez Sign Trade Deals
 
Assassination in Lebanon
US Threatens UN Penalties After Lebanon Killing
Killing of Hariri Stuns Lebanon
Bomb Strains Syria-Lebanon Ties
Lebanese Army Calls Alert After Ex-PM's Murder
The Tycoon Who Rebuilt a Nation Ravaged by War
US Military
Red Tape Stops Injured Soldiers From Going Home
Veterans Administration Patients Paint Picture of Neglect
Hallucinations Linked to Drug Given to Troops
Military Amputee Seeks Help for Wounded
Top General Seeks Radical Overhaul of NATO's Finances
Stretched CT National Guard to Try New Recruitment Tactics
Pentagon Probes More Air Force Contracts
Torture/Detaining Justice
Australia Admits Gitmo Detainee Was Tortured in Egypt
Red Cross Chief Tackles Bush on Captives
Aussie Suspect Due to Be Released
The US Stands Accused of Kidnapping
Clarke Firm on House Arrests
Briton Charged With Bomb Plot Claims Torture
The War at Home
The Republican Revolution That Wasn't
Whistleblowers Tell Democratic Lawmakers About Contract Abuse in Iraq
Cheney Daughter Also Rises – at State Department
Many Americans Still Don't Think Invading Iraq Was a Good Idea
Public Denied Access to CIA's Decades-Old Budget Information
White House Press Secretary Says He Didn't Know Guckert Used Fake Name for Nearly Two Years
Son's Death Leaves Dad Shaken by Hindsight
Homeland Security
Jordanian-American's 'Rendition' Case Takes a New Twist
NSA May Be 'Traffic Cop' for US Networks
Bush Urges Renewal of PATRIOT Act
Chinese High-Tech Espionage Cases Growing in US: Report
Big Brother or Virtual Shield?
Iran
Iran Mosque Fire Kills 59, Injures 250
Iran Row Clouds Defense Summit
Palestine/Israel
Israel May Detain Those Who Oppose the Pullout
Palestinian Cops Say They Can't Stop Militants
Sharon Hopes to Use Pullout Vote to Mute Criticism on Wall Route
Militant Settlers Issue Fresh Threats to Sharon
Israel Shows Support for Abbas
Israel Delaying Transfer of Jericho to Palestinians
Israel Returns Militants' Bodies
Qureia to Lead Palestinian Delegation at London Conference
Mideast Training Program Backfires
Israeli Soldiers Murder Boy in Hebron
Middle East
Egypt Failed to Report Nuclear Materials and Activities: IAEA
Yemen Puts 11 al-Qaeda Suspects on Trial
Kuwaiti Journalist Complains of Torture
Many Turks See Fact in Anti-US Novel
Sudan
US Urges Large UN Force in Sudan
Could Sudanese Deal Inspire Secession?
Hillary Clinton Urges NATO Role in Sudan
Togo
Nigeria Hints It Could Invade to 'Bring Democracy to Togo'
Soldier Kills Protester in Togo Clash
Schools Closed After Togo Violence
Africa
Thousands in Mogadishu March Against Impending Invasion
UN Soldiers Arrested in Congo
Serbia
Serbs Bank on Accord With Hague Tribunal
Serbian President Draws Anger in Tour of Kosovo
Serb Leader Resolute on Status of Kosovo
Europe
'Dresden Was a Dead City - Everything Was Burnt'
Poland's Communist Informers Caught Red-Handed on the Net
European Consortium Inks Pact With Indian Firm to Make Missiles
Ukraine Advisory Role for Putin Critic
 
Contributors


2/14/2005
The Sharansky Fallacy


2/15/2005
A Fresh Approach to North Korean Nukes Is Needed


2/11/2005
Dim Hopes for Peace


2/10/2005
Quislings Do It Better

Ilana Mercer
2/09/2005
Ink Stains and Blood Stains

Joseph Stromberg
2/07/2005
An Anti-Imperialist's Reading List: Part Two

Ran HaCohen
1/19/2005
The Threat of Peace

Sascha Matuszak
1/08/2005
Issues for East Asia: A Sinocentric View

Praful Bidwai
12/25/2004
Hopes for Indo-Pak Peace in '05

Matthew Barganier
10/30/2004
Et Tu, Pat?
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