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Highlights

Bizarro Iraq: Justin Raimondo
A Not-so-Silly Season: Tom Engelhardt
The EU vs. Iran: Who's Right?: Gordon Prather
Letter From an Iraq Vet: Sgt. John Bruhns
Terror and Organized Crime: Christopher Deliso
 
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When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
– Plato
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News
Updated August 8, 2005 - 11:29 PM EDT
Pentagon Likely to Raise Troops in Iraq
Top GOP Hawk: Iraq Troop Cuts Feasible
Abuse Inquiry Opens Question of Army Tactics
'Shared Threats' Bring Syria, Iran Together
Iran Vows No Way Back From Nuclear Move
Classified Report: Iran Regime Change 'Unlikely'
Israel Lobbyist Bragged About Pentagon Source
London Bomb Suspect Accused of US Terror Camp Plot
Convicted of Aiding Terrorist, Translator Prepares for Prison in Disbelief
Former Aussie Military Chief: Leave Iraq to Remove Provocation
Viewpoints
Letter From an Iraq Vet
by Sgt. John Bruhns
Europe's New Terror Profile and the State of Play in the Balkans
by Christopher Deliso
The EU vs. Iran: Who's Right?
by Gordon Prather
Hiroshima & Nagasaki  by Ralph Raico
The Bush Administration's Not-so-Silly Season  by Tom Engelhardt
The Neocons' Childish Theory
by Charley Reese

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Frontline
Netanyahu Quits as Israel Approves Gaza Pullout
Pentagon Drafts Domestic War Plans
9/11 Panel Says White House Hasn't Provided Files
Ex-POW Jessica Lynch Says US Used Her as War Symbol
Of the Many Deaths in Iraq, One Mother's Loss Becomes a Problem for the President
CIA Commander: We Let bin Laden Slip Away
Crude Oil Hits Record $63.80
Chavez Accuses US DEA of Espionage, Suspends Cooperation
 
Trouble in Bush Country: Iraq Hammers President's Poll Ratings
Today in Iraq
Police Fire on Protesters in Shi'ite Iraqi Town
Tension Grows in Iraq's Kirkuk
Insurgents in Western Iraq Town Prove an Elusive Enemy for Marines
Rice: Insurgents Losing Steam
Iraqi Constitution
Sandstorm Delays Iraqi Meetings on Constitution
Deadline Threatens to Limit Public Input on Iraq's Constitution
Iraq's President Urges Compromise as Deadline for Constitution Nears
Attacks Continue
39 Killed in Attacks Across Iraq
Two US Soldiers Killed in Central Iraq
Another Marine Killed West of Baghdad
Suicide Truck Bomb Kills Two Policemen in Tikrit
Three Turkish Truck Drivers Kidnapped in Iraq
Security Incidents in Iraq, Aug. 8
Security Incidents in Iraq, Aug. 7
Iraq Last Week
Iraq Occupation
Over 50 Louisiana Soldiers Prosecuted in Iraq
In Iraq, Fighting Roadside Bombs Is Full-Time Job
Father, Stepson in Michigan National Guard Reunited in Iraq
The New Iraq
Sunni Neighborhood Becomes Island of Peace
Iraqi Security Forces Swell, but Still Need Training
Global Iraq Fallout
Syria Rejects US Blame for Iraq's Unrest
Iran Denies Iraqi Roadside Bomb Involvement
Iraq Pledges to Respect Kuwait's Border After Scuffles
Iraqi Envoy: Kuwait-Iraq Border Issue Should Not Be Forwarded to UN
UK Army Fears Loss of Top Troops to Private Firms
Afghanistan
US, Afghan Forces Kill 8 Suspected Taliban Rebels
Canadians Survey Kandahar for New Mission
Macedonia, Albania, Croatia Send Joint Medical Team to Afghanistan
After Seven Years of Drought, Much of Afghanistan Enjoying a Bountiful Harvest
India/Pakistan/Kashmir
India-Pakistan Peace Plan Inches Forward
Oil Pipeline Bombed in India's Northeast
Three Killed, Nine Injured in String of Blasts in Northeast India
Thousands March in Kashmir Rally
Pakistani Opposition Leader Slams Expulsion of Foreign Students
1,400 Foreign Students Being Deported From Pakistan
Nepal
Indian Defense Minister: Nepal's Army Ineffective in Curbing Maoists
Political Crisis, Fear Grip Nepal
Koreas
US and North Korea Blame Each Other for Nuclear Stalemate
US, North Korea Seek Nuclear Concessions
US Rules Out Light-Water Reactors for North Korea
Korea's Generational Clash
Asia
Indonesia Terrorists May Be in Philippines
Fear on the Roof of the World: How China Haunts Tibet
Confidence Over Sri Lanka Truce
Activists: Myanmar Facing Devastation
Russia
Sailors Recount Ordeal Aboard Russian Sub
Submarine Rescue Forces Russia to Concede Technology Gap
Cossacks: Guardians or Oppressors?
Russia Mounts Media Campaign to Promote Patriotism, Counter Western Influence
'Colombia 3' & the IRA
Colombia 3 in Ireland to Stay Despite Government Fury
Colombia Trio 'Create Problems' for Peace Process
Mexico
Zapatista Rebel Chief Launches Attack on Mexico's Politicians
Mexico Detains Egyptian on US 'Watch List'
Americas
Venezuela Signs Arms Deal With China
Nebraska Officials Prepare for Trade Mission to Cuba
United Nations
Head of Oil-for-Food Resigns, Slams Annan
China Would Veto UN Security Council Expansion
AU Nixes UN Security Council Expansion
New Leader at UN Keeps Message Simple
 
60 Years Ago
Activists Mark A-Bomb Anniversary in US
City That Owes Survival to Cloud
Hiroshima Survivors Call for Ban on Nukes
Global War on Terror
Experts Say al-Qaeda Evolved Into Local Organizations
Angry Outsiders Boosting al-Qaeda's Ranks
London Bombing Charges
Suspected Bombers to Appear in Court Today
London Attacks: The Charges
UK War on Terror
UK to Deport 500 Radical Muslims
British Residents Who Praised Bombings Could Be Charged With Treason
Radicals Warned of Treason Risk
Young Zealots at the Mosque Door
Young Muslims Call for a Ban on Far-Right Groups
Briton Used Internet as His Bully Pulpit
Britain to 'Rebrand' Ethnic Minorities
Watch for Women and Child Bombers, Says Met
Parliament Square Protesters Arrested
Robin Cook, RIP
Fierce Debater Who Quit Over Iraq
Debate on Iraq Will Be Much the Poorer Without Cook
US Military
See the War, After an Ad for the Army
Families Learn of Recruiters' Lists, and How to Opt Out
Memo: Illinois National Guard Morale Low
Retraining as Infantrymen 'A Whole New Ball Game' for Older Troops
The War at Home
Sen. Biden Says US Forces in Iraq Insufficient to Fight Insurgents
Leak Investigation: An Oversight Issue?
Arabic Flag to Remain in DEA Drug Exhibit
Lockheed Hires No. 2 at Justice Dept.
14-Year-Old Among Antiwar Protesters Arrested in Florida
Antiwar Drummer Found Not Guilty
Marine's Parents Soldier on With Burden of Grief, Anger
Iran
US Has No Right to Deny Visa to Ahmadinejad, Says Tehran
UN Inspectors to Oversee Iran Nuclear Plant Restart
Iran Not Worried About Security Council Referral
Further Unrest in Kurdish Western Iran Kills Two
Lebanon/Syria
Syrian Searches Strand Traffic at Lebanon Border
Syria Blocks Lebanese Trucks Once Again
Syria 'Satisfied' With UN Human Rights Report
'Disengagement'
Netanyahu Quits: Pullout Violates Likud Principles
Settlers Prevent Removal of Military Equipment From Kfar Darom
Israel Indicts Military Rabbi Over Pullout Refusal
Gaza Draws Outside Extremists Into Fray
US Presses Israel to Smooth the Path to a Palestinian Gaza
Settlers Detained Ahead of Pullout
Hamas Urges Painters to Mark Gaza Pullout
Palestine/Israel
Palestinian Legal System Shut in Protest
'Don't Investigate Lynching,' Israeli Arabs Warn
Fatah Gunmen Storm Gaza Building
Israeli Boy Seriously Hurt in West Bank Fatah Attack
Coping With Adult Conflict in Gaza Can Be Child's Play
Churches Raise Pressure on Firms in Israel
Saudi Arabia
US Embassy, Consulate in Saudi Arabia Close Over Threat
Saudi Arabia Says No Information of 'Imminent' Threat
US Officials Cement Relationship With New Saudi King
Saudi King Offers Few Clues to Future Succession
After Fahd's Brothers, Succession in Saudi Arabia Is 'Anyone's Guess'
Yemen
Yemen Puts Iraqis on Trial for Embassy Bomb Plots

Yemen Denies Prisoner Transfer Report
Mauritania
Mauritania's New Rulers Free Jailed Islamists
Mauritania's PM Resigns
Mauritania Junta Names New PM
Sudan
Sudan Factions Urged to Speed Peace Deal Measures Post-Garang
Kiir to Become Sudan VP This Week
 
Contributors


8/08/2005
Bizarro Iraq


8/06/2005
Europe Plays Nuclear Poker With Iran


8/05/2005
Constitution: How's Chances?


8/04/2005
Remembering the Storm

Sascha Matuszak
8/03/2005
Free the Diplomats

Ivan Eland
8/02/2005
The Politics of Troop Withdrawal

Ran HaCohen
7/30/2005
Disengagement's Foreplay

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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