Highlights

Syria in the Crosshairs: Justin Raimondo
Bin Laden's Indispensable Ally: Michael Scheuer
Capitalism Spreads Freedom: Andrew Gilligan
Losing Credibility: Paul Craig Roberts
Hariri Killing Sure to Bolster Hawks: Jim Lobe
 
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News
Updated February 16, 2005 - 11:19 PM EST
US Targets Syria
Shi'ites Can't Agree on PM Nominee
Mystery Blast Near Iran Nuke Facility
War Price Tag Surpasses $300 Billion
US Contractors: Iraq Civilians Brutalized, Killed
White House Gloss Masks Nerves Over Iraq
Hariri Killing Sure to Bolster US Hawks
Iran to Aid Syria Against Threats
Two Reporters Ordered to Testify in Plame Case
FBI Conducting Intelligence Abroad Without Notifying CIA
White House Turns Tables on Former American POWs
Viewpoints
Conservative Sycophants Lose Credibility  by Paul Craig Roberts
The Limits of Democratization
by Julian Sanchez
What We Don't Know About 9/11 Hurts Us  by Robert Scheer
Bin Laden's Indispensable Ally
an interview with Michael Scheuer
That Fin de Siecle Feeling
by William S. Lind
Why I Won't Fight in Iraq by George Solomou

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Frontline
CIA Seizes Sen. Scoop Jackson's Papers
Russia Tells Israel Arms Deal With Syria Will Go Ahead
Iraq Invasion the 'Biggest Cultural Disaster Since 1258'
US Likely to See Its Influence Reduced in Iraq
War Budget Request Loaded With Extras
North Korea Nukes Estimated as High as 15
Judge Threatens Rumsfeld in Anthrax Case
 
Likely New Iraqi PM Jaafari: 'islam to Be Source of Legislation'
Today in Iraq
Next Iraqi Government Will Be Islamic, Allawi Says
Challenges Lodged Against Iraq Election
Iraqi Groups Demand US Exit
Iraqi Kurdish Victory in Kirkuk Raises Ethnic Tensions
The 'Sexed-Up' Dossier: It's Back!
British Troops Face New Charges as Bodies of Iraqi Civilians Are Exhumed
After the Vote
Sunni Parties Admit Poll Boycott Blunder and Ask to Share Power
Shia Parties Seek Unity Over Prime Minister
Likely Iraq PM Promises Moderation
Flashback: A Look at Ibrahim Jaafari
In Iraq, Learning the Art of Building a Coalition
Oil-for-Graft, Before & After
New UN Oil-for-Food Allegations
Witness Says Bad Policy Lost Billions
Iraq Occupation Ran on Policy of Corruption, Witnesses Say
Senate Adds to Pressure on Iraq Aid Chief
Hostage Crises
Turkish Businessman Freed in Iraq
Foreign Hostages in Iraq
Attacks Continue
Deputy Iraqi Governor Escapes Bomb Attack
US Soldier Killed in Bomb Blast
Insurgents Focus Attacks on Iraqi Security Forces
Violence Mars Turkish Kurds' Rally
Iraq Occupation
In a Calmer Fallujah, Marines Still Feel the Insurgents' Pulse
Unarmored Humvee Death Toll Continues to Climb
Bodies of Four US Soldiers Retrieved From Iraqi River
Marine's Souvenirs Turn Out to Be Looted Iraqi Relics
India & Afghanistan
Four Senior Taliban Leaders Accept Amnesty
India Discusses Afghanistan Aid
Afghans Hope India Will Back Pipeline Project
India's Military Hungry for More
Pakistan
Govt Cash Weans Waziristan Tribes From al-Qaeda
US Nuclear Report Angers Pakistan
Nepal
Nepal Shrugs Off Foreign Critics
Nepal: The Disenchanted Kingdom
Koreas
Rice Assures South Korean FM of US Pressure on North
US Options in the North Korea Stand-Off
North Korea Selling International Aid, Group Says
Kim’s Birthday Marks Occasion to Ponder Succession
Report: Trade Sanctions Could Cost North Korea $1 Billion
US Plans Expanded MIA Project With North Korea
Asia
Kyrgyzstan Rejects US Request to Deploy AWACS
Philippines President Vows to 'Wipe Out' Abu Sayyaf
Thailand to Send More Troops to Muslim South
Covert US Aviators to Get French Award
Tigers Want Sri Lankan Paramilitaries Disarmed
Japan: Rapid Missile Defense Response Wins OK
Africa
Talks in Togo as Deadline Expires
21 Congo Soldiers Sentenced to Death for Atrocities
West Fears Russia Veto of UN Sanctions on Sudan
Liberia: US Hires Private Company to Train 4,000-Man Army
Zimbabwe Journalists Hounded
Ugandan Army Recruiting Children
Americas
Uribe and Chavez 'Clear Up' Row
Ex-Rebel to Chair Uruguay Senate
Chile Court Probes Pinochet Judge
 
Syria & Lebanon
Lebanese Warn of Parallels to 1970s Volatility
Israel Claims Russian Missiles to Syria Could Fall Into Terrorist's Hands
Lebanese Vent Anger at Syria After Hariri Killing
Beirut Shuts Down in Wake of Bomb
US, France Work Together on Lebanon
Dynamic Billionaire Rebuilt His Nation From Ruins of War
Opposition: Lebanon Leaders Must Quit
Blast in Lebanon May Have Been Suicide Bomber
A New Generation of Lebanese Vows to Resist Sectarian Violence
Eerie Calm as Nation Prepares for Hariri’s Funeral
Iran
IAEA Head Disputes Claims on Iran Arms
Iran Says Needs 'Practical Results' to Continue EU Nuke Talks
Detaining/Torturing Justice
CIA Called Uncomfortable With Role on War Prisoners
Why Torture Issue Hasn’t Had Political Traction
ACLU Urges Investigation of Detainee Abuse
US to Send Six More Guantanamo Prisoners Home
Red Cross Meets With Bush on Gitmo
UK: No Passports for Freed Guantanamo Detainees
Australia Links Freed Gitmo Detainee Habib to al-Qaeda
US Military
'Star Wars' Missile Defense System Fails Again
Octogenarian Receives Army Recruiting Letters Inviting Him to Re-Enlist
Pentagon Widens Druyun Inquiry to Air Force Contracts
MD Guard Chaplains Receive a Refresher Course on Staying Safe in Combat
Soldier Charged in Murder of Friend
Learning to Live as Iraq War Triple Amputee
The War at Home
Letter Says GOP Donor Was Promised Ambassadorship
Kerry Backs Bush's $81.9 Billion War Spending Plan
New, Higher Veterans Fees Being Considered
Plans for Vet Care Disappointing
Homeland Security
Whistleblowers Say the FAA Ignored a Decade of Pre–9/11 Warnings
National ID Cards on the Way?
Senate Easily Confirms Nominee for Homeland Security
Lawmakers Urge Refocusing Security Efforts
War on Terror
Is al-Qaeda Using Your Computer?
Goss Plan to Strengthen CIA Is Ready
Bush Thanks Russia for Help in Terror War
US Freezes Suspected al-Qaeda Funds
Countries May Share Cost of Terrorist Attack in Any EU Country
Range of UK Anti-Terror Measures Expected
Muslim Ex-Pop Star Cat Stevens Wins Libel Damages From British Papers
Lawyer Wants Steep Jail Sentence for Madrid Bombers: 74,000 Years
Israel/Palestine
Palestinians Elated as Israelis Leave Jericho
Israel Plans New West Bank Settlement After Gaza Exit
Sharon Stakes Claim to Key Settlements
Sharon Says Israel Is Coordinating Gaza Withdrawal
Abbas: New Palestinian Cabinet Within 24 Hours
Israeli Barrier Keeps 10,000 Palestinians From Health Care
Sharon: Israel to Compromise for Peace
Middle East
IAEA: Egypt Nukes No Threat
Among Kuwait's Salafis, a Rejection of Violence
 
Contributors


2/16/2005
Syria in the Crosshairs


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?
Additional Contributors


 
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