Highlights

New Boys in Town: Bacevich/Engelhardt
Blame Wilson: Scott Horton
Israel Guns for Iran: Jude Wanniski
NPT in Trouble?: Gordon Prather
An Army of the Unwilling: Niko Kyriakou
 
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News
Updated April 23, 2005 - 11:02 PM EDT
Kurds Trying to Block Shi'ite as PM
Top Army Officers Cleared in Abu Ghraib Probe
US Detains 6 in Copter Crash, 11 Killed in Attacks
Iraqis May Recruit Ex-Saddam Agents
Murky Corpse Mystery in Iraq
An Army of the Unwilling
North, South Korean Leaders Agree to Resume Talks
Viewpoints
Blame Wilson  by Scott Horton
Hostage Hoax?
by Nermeen Al-Mufti & Mohamed El-Anwar
US Middle East Policy: Heedless But Unequivocal  by Ramzy Baroud
The New McCarthyism  by Juan Cole
Israel Guns for Iran  by Jude Wanniski
NPT in Trouble?  by Gordon Prather

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Frontline
Delay in Bolton Vote Concerns White House
Another GOP Senator Hesitates on Bolton
Ex-Ambassador Challenges Bolton Testimony
Powell Joins Critics of 'Problematic' Bolton
Balancing the Iraq Equation
Squabble Over Iraqi Militias
Iraqis Claim Scores More Hostages Still Missing
Rice Accused of Suppressing Terror Info
Moussaoui: Bin Laden Chose Me to Hit White House
Poll: Americans Believe Soldiers Tortured Detainees
Vital Nuclear Parts Missing
 
Video Shows Shootdown of Helicopter, Killing of Pilot on the Ground
Today in Iraq
Pentagon Admits Increase in Insurgent Activity
A Tiny Iraqi Rebel Group Considers Laying Down Arms
Corruption Draining Iraq's Oil Industry
Security Costs Drain Funds for Water Projects in Iraq
The Iraqi Special Tribunal
Iraqi Govt Considers Allowing Foreign Investors Onto Baghdad Exchange
Attacks Continue
Baghdad Car Bomb Kills 10, Wounds 15
Iraq Group Threatens to Kill Romania Hostages
Iraq's Rising Industry: Domestic Kidnapping
Insurgents Hit Domestic Iraq Oil Pipeline
A Dangerous Job
Insurgency Attacks Kill 14 Western Contractors
Private Security Workers Living On Edge in Iraq
Blackwater Loses Seven in Iraq
Baghdad Victim Lured by Big Cash
Australian Security Worker Killed in Baghdad
Investigators Visit Site of Helicopter Crash
Afghanistan
Afghan Battles Heat Up in Spring
Abuses by US and Afghan Forces 'Undermine' Security
Pakistan/India/Kashmir
Pakistan Protests EU Snub of Delegation
Musharraf Hails India Peace Talks
Indian Troops Kill 11 Kashmiri Seperatists
China/Japan Tensions
Japan PM Apologizes to China for WWII Aggression
China Dismisses Japanese Apology for WW2
China Tries to Patch Its Torn Image
China Gambles on the Third World
Tech Industry Weighs in on US-China Relations
Histories Collide in China's Textbook War With Japan
Koizumi Set to Meet Hu in Wake of Protests
North Korea
North Korea Says Nukes Needed for Defense
US Believes North Korea Plans Nuclear Bomb Test: US Newspaper
Official: US Sees Nothing Definitive on N. Korea Nuke Tests
Nepal
Nepal Releases Some Political Prisoners
UN Official Expresses Concern Over Thousands Displaced by Nepal Fighting
India Presses Nepal on Democracy
Myanmar
Myanmar Denies Using Chemical Weapons
Myanmar Adamant Over ASEAN Chair
Asia
The Bizarre World of Turkmenbashi the Great
Kazakh Opposition Seeks Repeal of Election Law
Kyrgyzstan Probes Akayev's Wealth
Singapore Arrests Suspected Militant
Russia & Her Neighbors
Rice, Russian FM Clash Over Future of Belarus
Rice Meets With Belarus Opposition Figures
Putin Meets With Leader of Belarus
Accord Bolsters NATO Ties to Russia
NATO Acts to Open Door for Ukraine
Italy
Berlusconi Names New Cabinet
Berlusconi Vows: I'll Be Ready to Govern
Britain
Making an Issue of the War
Blair's Popularity Tested by Antiwar Campaigners
UK Lib Dems Ready to Play the Antiwar Card
UK: the Battle for the Muslim Vote
UK Troops Ready to Keep Fuel Flowing if Protests Start
European Union
Why the New Pope Opposes Turkey's Entrance Into New Europe
EU Enlargement Fatigue
'Cutting the Gravy Train': EU Ministers to Meet on Salary Reform
Poll: French Opposition to EU Constitution at 60 Percent
No Clear Trend Emerges From French EU Polls
German MP Calls for EU Referendum
Balkans
Macedonia Men Cleared of Murder in 'Terror Hoax'
Yugoslav Army General to Surrender to UN
Weekend Reviews
Turtles Can Fly Depicts Plight of Iraqi Kurds
Two Recent Books That Attack Neoconservatism: Are They Persuasive?
 
US Military
Bush Nominates Marine to Head Joint Chiefs
Army Recruiter Uses Loud, Annoying Music Against Antiwar Protesters
Pentagon Seeks Changes in Anti-Sodomy Law
The War at Home
FBI Ditches Overzealous Agent Calling for Busting of Hamas 'Supporters'
Church Leaders Oppose License-Draft Link
Poll: Iraq, Social Security Worry College Students
Antiwar Coalition Plans May 1 Rally in Central Park
Canada Urged to Give US Army Deserters Shelter
War on Terror
Questions Linger on Moussaoui's Role in 9/11
Lawyers: Moussaoui Unfit to Plead Guilty
Gonzales: Govt Wants Moussaoui to Die
British 'Shoebomber' Accomplice Jailed for 13 Years
Terror Suspect Takes Offense as 9/11 Trial Opens in Madrid
Al-Qaeda's Spanish Chief Faces 65,000 Years in Jail
Key Facts About Al-Qaeda Trial in Spain
Lebanon/Syria
Lebanon Security Chiefs Step Down
Lebanese Election Set for May 29
Fisk: What Next for Lebanon?
Putin: Sale of Missiles to Syria Will Block Israeli Flyovers
Thousands of Lebanese Mourn as Last Victim of Hariri Bombing Buried
'Disengagement'
Sharon to Announce Delay in Gaza Pullout
Settlers Ignore Gaza Countdown
Territories Sealed as Most Settlers Say Set for Gaza Exit
Palestine/Israel
Abbas Chooses Heads of New Palestinian Security Services
Hezbollah Leader Hints His Group May Kidnap Israeli Soldiers
After 100 Days, Abbas Aura Begins to Fade
Sharon and Abbas to Meet Soon
Poll: Sharon's Popularity Drops for First Time in Months
Sharon Says 'Terrorism' Must Stop Before Mideast Peace Plan Implemented
Israeli Watchdog to Probe Army's Negligence Over Gaza Arms Tunnels
Israeli Troops Arrest Palestinian Youth Carrying Four Pipe Bombs
Appeal Launched Over Gaza Killing
Israeli Arab Uses Feet to Bridge a Gap
New London Play Fetes US Activist Killed Trying to Stop an Israeli Bulldozer in Gaza
Saudi Arabia
Islamists Headed for Victory in Saudi Local Polls
Saudi Democratic Experiment Ends on a Flat Note
Saudi Police Clash With Militants in Mecca
Middle East
Thousands Join Peace March in SW Iran After Unrest
Mubarak to Make 'Surprise' Announcement
Sudan
Khartoum Defends Handling of Darfur Violence and Defies ICC Trials
Sudanese Factions Find Unity
UN Body Fails to Condemn Sudan
If They Find Us, They Will Kill Us: Fear and Flight in Sudan
Togo
Togo Turmoil as Poll Delay Urged
Late Togo Dictator's Son Seeks Presidency
Africa
Ghana Peacekeeper Accused of Helped Ivorian Rebels
Ivorian Weapons Pullback Starts
Ethiopia Says Kills 32 Eritrea-Trained Raiders
Algerian Rebel Chief Surrenders
Shi'ite, Sunni Clash Reported in Nigeria
Party Urges Uganda Aid Halt
Talks Aim to Save Burundi Peace
Ecuador
Protesters Demand Government Stop Gutierrez From Leaving Ecuador
Brazil Plane Waits to Rescue Ousted Ecuador Leader
Long Fall in Ecuador: Populist to Pariah
New Leader Picks Leftist for Key Economic Post in Ecuador
Iran
Venezuela Ends Military Program With US
Colombia Rebels Attack Native Village

Canadian PM Promises Early Election
United Nations
State Dept: Volcker Report Did Not Exonerate Annan
UN's North Korea Envoy Steps Aside Under Investigation
Human Rights Watch: UN Rights Body Ignores Major Abuses
Reform Calls for UN Rights Agency
UN Probes Human Rights Breaches in Counter-Terror Acts
 
Contributors


4/22/2005
Shaking Up Israel's Spy Nest


4/21/2005
The Coming Storm


4/20/2005
Yes, Some People Do Push Back


4/19/2005
Reforming the Homeland Security Department Is Unlikely

Praful Bidwai
4/19/2005
India, Pakistan Take a Big Stride Forward

Sascha Matuszak
4/11/2005
Laowai and Zibenren

Alan Bock
4/08/2005
Is Iran Next?

Ran HaCohen
2/28/2005
Democracy, a Free Press, and Other Fantasies

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

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