Highlights

Rummy Rules: Nick Turse & Tom Engelhardt
Iran from the Inside: Anne Miller
Preventing Wheat Smut Attacks: Gordon Prather
Farewell Sheik Naif al-Jabouri: Aaron Glantz
'Realists' Push to Engage Iran, N. Korea: Jim Lobe
 
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News
Updated June 4, 2005 - 11:12 PM EDT
Dark Clouds Follow Operation Lightning
Pentagon: Koran Splashed With Urine at Gitmo
US: Reports of Terrorists Meeting in Syria Flawed
US Admits It Has No Leads in Hunt for 'Wounded' Zarqawi
Israeli Troops Admit 'Eye for Eye' Killing Spree
Facing Numbers Crisis, US Military Now Accepts Drug-Abusing Recruits
Viewpoints
Along An Imaginary Axis: Iran from the Inside  by Anne Miller
The Sobering Reality of the Iraq War  by Steve Chapman
Preventing Wheat Smut Attacks
by Gordon Prather
Rummy Rules
by Nick Turse and Tom Engelhardt
Farewell Sheik Naif al-Jabouri
by Aaron Glantz
See No Evil  by Sidney Blumenthal

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Frontline
US Aids 'Blue' Belarus Opposition
US Intelligence Sees Terrorists in Iran
Russia Threatens to Retaliate Against 'Militarization of Space'
Pentagon Starts Space War Training
N. Korea Says US Stealth Bomber Move Signals Nuclear War
US in Talks to Keep Base in Uzbekistan
Afghan Bombing Kills 2 GIs
Guard, Reserve Monthly Death Toll at High
 
Marine Combat Toll Spiked in May
Today in Iraq
Family Reunion That Ended With Detention in 'Basra's Belmarsh'
Sunni Leaders Say Offensive Unfairly Targets Their Neighborhoods
UN: Weapons Equipment From 109 Sites Missing in Iraq
White House Downplays Missing Arms Report
Iraq's Shi'ite Soldiers Hope for Sunni Help
Iraqi Minister Denies Shi'ites Killing Sunni Clerics
Attacks Continue
19 Die in Relentless Iraqi Violence, Including Shi'ite Cleric
5-Week Death Toll at 825 Since New Iraq Govt
Gunmen in Iraq Kill City Official in Kirkuk, Contractor in Samarra
Chronology of Iraq Bomb Attacks
New Attacks Highlight Growing Sectarian Divisions in Iraq
US Commander: Wave of Insurgency in Iraq Will 'Probably Diminish Soon'
Sufi Mystics Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombing
Oil Pipeline Attacked in Northern Iraq
Iraq Occupation
'8 Long, Horrible Hours' Safeguarding a Bridge Outside Samarra
British Seek Way Out of Iraqi Province’s Tribal Maze
Welsh Guardsman Honored for Talking To, Not Killing, Iraqi
Aussie Soldiers Apparently Enjoying Stay in Iraq
A Conflicted, Yet Dutiful, Marine
In the Heart of the Conflict in Iraq
The New Iraq
Ravaged 'Venice of the East' Seeks to Regain Tourist Status
Cleric Expects Australian Hostage to Be Freed
Thousands of Stolen Iraqi Artifacts Found
Credit Cards Begin to Be Available in Iraq
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Faces Renewed Violence, Experts Say
US, Israel Heed Threats in Uzbekistan
Uzbeks March to Support Karimov
Afghanistan
Panic Among Afghan Moderates Over Assassination of Pro-Govt Cleric
Afghan Commander Killed in Bomb Attack
Forgotten Afghan War: Taliban Remains Vibrant
Five Killed in Suspected Taliban Attacks in Southern Afghanistan
Kashmir
Kashmiri Leaders Warn Peace Process Could Break Down
Kashmiri Leaders Want Inclusion in Pak-India Dialog Process
Politician Gunned Down in Kashmir
Nepal
Mock Parliament Meets in Nepal
UN Raps Nepal for Child Soldiers and Spies
North Korea
North Korea Demands US Apology
North Korea Offers Rare Praise for President Bush
North Korea Cancels US MIA Search
China & Her Neighbors
China Keeps Close Watch on Tiananmen Anniversary
Rumsfeld Warns China on Lack of Democracy
China, Russia Agree on Border After 40 Years of Talks
Japan Disputes China Criticism on UN Council Plan
US Commerce Secretary Warns China of Growing American Protectionism
Indonesia
US Warns Citizens in Indonesia of Terrorist Plot
Jakarta Probes Missing Activists
Asia
Bangladeshi Muslims Protest Over US Koran Abuse
Exiled Islanders Return to Radioactive Paradise
If Musharraf Runs in 2007, He Says He'll Do So as a Civilian
Russia
Bullying an Optional Extra in Russian Army 'Holidays'
Putin Tightens Grip on the Press
WWII Land Mine Wounds Five Children in Russia
Tycoon Who Would Not Be Silenced Becomes a Martyr
European Union
Referendum Tests Swiss Attitude to Europe
Luxembourg's PM to Quit if Constitution Vote Is Lost
EU Constitution Faces Oblivion, According to Polls
Czech’s Enthusiasm for EU Treaty Wavering
New EU Constitution Rejected, to Czech Euroskeptics' Delight
Turkey Determined Despite EU Referendum
After EU Referendums, Greek Military 'Monitoring' Turkey
'No' Votes Threaten EU Image as World Player
'Old Europe' Tries to Close Ranks Against Britain Over EU Vote
Blair: Poll Would Benefit Europhobes
Conservatives in Britain Urge EU Leaders to Seize Chance to Reshape Europe
Chirac Vows to Press French Commitment to EU
Political Crisis Threatens to Damage Euro
Italian Labor Minister Calls for Temporary Return to Lira
Vote Taken in Stride Outside Continent
Weekend Reviews
The Rise of Wilsonianism
The Weight of War
Into al-Qaeda's Lair
Christianity and War
Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam
After Iraq, Will America Remain a 'Crusader State'?
'Turtles' Delivers Antiwar Message
 
Torture and Murder
The Old Late Friday Media Trick: Pentagon Admits Koran Abuse
Fort Carson GIs Face Trial in Iraqi Death
Amnesty Chief Seeks Guantanamo Inspection
Gitmo Commander 'Frustrated' at Negative Portrayal by Journalists, Rights Groups
Marine, Cleared of Murder, Wants Discharge
CIA Man Accused of Afghan Prisoner Abuse Charged With Assaulting Girlfriend
US Military
Pentagon Gives Congress Base Data, but Has Reservations About Security
War Game Gives Washington a Lesson in Power
Rumsfeld: We Sure as the Dickens Don't Need a Draft
The Lineup Limbo at Defense Department
Gulf War POWs Find Major Foe Is White House
Finding Work Hard for Troops Back From War
Second American War Resister Appeals to Remain in Canada
Convicted of Scavenging, Two Iraq Vets Win Clemency
The War at Home
McNamara: Nukes a Waste of Money
Wolfowitz Defends Iraq War
9/11 Panel Is Back, Staging Hearings to Press Action on Security Issues
Antiwar Protesters Arrested in New Hampshire Senator's Office
War on Terror
Al-Qaeda Links Seen in Pakistan, Afghan Bloodshed
London to NY Flight Diverted Over 'False Alarm'
Europe Battles Young Terrorists
Canadian DM Says He Regrets Arar's Ordeal in Syrian Jail
Canadian Spies Wanted Government to Leave Arar in Syria: Document
Fake bin Laden E-Mail Hides Virus
Counterterrorism Center Awaits Presidential Action
Syria
Syrian Scud Tests Defy Americans
Syria Missile Debris Hit Turkey
Lebanon
Lebanon Elections Head South Under a Cloud
Lebanese 'De Gaulle' Wages Political Battle
Lebanese Call for Leader to Resign
FBI Joins Kassir Murder Investigation
Gunmen Clash in Eastern Lebanon
'Extreme Censorship' in Lebanon
Lebanese Protest Journalist's Killing
Iran
Iran Wants EU Talks to Resume Quickly, Rejects Two-Month Delay: Diplomats
Iranian Clerics Urge Big Turnout in Leadership Vote
Iran Hits Out at US Over Iraq Conference, Polls
Luxembourg Invites Iran to Iraq Summit
Settling In
Israeli Support Flags Over Gaza Pullout
Sticking Point in Stucco
Israel Plan for New Settler Homes
Gaza Family Awaits End of Settlements
Palestine/Israel
After Heart Examination, Abbas Wants to Name Deputy
US Knew About Israeli Nuke Plans in 1961
Israeli, Palestinian Leaders to Meet in Jerusalem for First Time
Palestinian Neighborhood Fears Demolitions
NATO Gives Palestinians Observer Status
Experts: Hezbollah Unlikely to Disarm
Middle East
US Cites Four Mideast Allies in Report on Human Trafficking
Al-Jazeera Sets Up Service in English
Saudi King's Health Improving
Enough, Political Activists Tell Egypt's Authoritarian President
Turkish 'Pro-Islamist' Law Vetoed
Kuwait Votes in Local Elections but Women Left Out
Europe
Former Macedonian Prime Minister Denies 2001 War Created to Force Ethnic Partition
Spanish PM Faces Big Protest Over ETA Talks
UK May Replace Protesting Police With Soldiers
Two Belfast Men Charged in IRA Killing
Ethiopia
Ethiopia Poll Results Delayed by One Month - Report
Ethiopia's Electoral Board Urges Opposition to Desist From Defamation
Ethiopia Frees Eight Journalists
Togo
Togo: Torture and Bullets Used Against Govt Opponents - Victims
Togo Refugee Flow on the Rise
Sudan
US Tells Sudan: Disarm Darfur Militias

Sudanese Tribal Conflicts Said Growing
Congo
Congo Militia Kill UN Soldier
Govt, War Keep People in Mineral-Rich Congo in Poverty
Africa
Zimbabwe Police Say They Are in Final Phase of Crackdown
Attacks Disrupt Burundi Elections
South African Mercenaries Appear in Court
Venezuela
Venezuela to Stage Mass War Games
Venezuela Charges Opposition Leader With Conspiracy
Bolivia
Bolivia Hopes Promise of New Constitution Will Satisfy Protesters
Bolivian Oil Riots Continue to Destabilize Country
 
Contributors


6/03/2005
Nancy Pelosi as 'Winged Victory'


6/03/2005
World Cannot Afford Failure on the Nuclear Front


6/02/2005
Battle for Bosnia


6/01/2005
Avoid Threatening China Over Its Currency

Alan Bock
5/27/2005
Afghanistan: An Imperial Dilemma

Ran HaCohen
5/02/2005
The Palestinian Gandhi

Sascha Matuszak
4/11/2005
Laowai and Zibenren

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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