Archived Antiwar.com Home Page from August 21, 2005

Highlights

MoveOn's Soft Stance on Iraq: Norman Solomon

There is Such a Thing as 'Too Late': Ray McGovern

Gaza Evacuation Should Be Our Last Straw: Reese

Sino-Russian Guarantees?: Gordon Prather

A Real Peace Movement?: Alan Bock

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No weapon has ever settled a moral problem. It can impose a solution but it cannot guarantee it to be a just one.

– Ernest Hemingway

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News

Updated August 21, 2005 - 11:10 PM EDT

	*Army Planning for 4 More Years in Iraq*
	US Backs Down on Islamic Law in Iraq
	*Iraqi Leaders Mull Another Constitution Delay*
	Sunnis Complain of Being Cut Out of Talks
	Bush: Troops in Iraq Protect US From Terrorism
	*Iraqi General Says US Troops Shot Him*
	Militias Wresting Control Across Iraq's North and South

Viewpoints

	There is Such a Thing as 'Too Late' by Ray McGovern
	The Gaza Evacuation Should Be Americans' Last Straw by Charley Reese
	Laptop Bombardiers: The Worst of the Worst by Harold Meyerson

	MoveOn's Soft Stance on Iraq by Norman Solomon
	Sino-Russian Guarantees? by Gordon Prather
	Iraq War's Two Constants by Robert Parry
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

You Have to Read Sharon's Speech
by Nehemia Strasler

If this is winning....

Back to the Iraq=flypaper theory

Frontline

	Afghan Bomb Kills 4 US Soldiers
	GI Killed by Iraq IED
	Bush Begins 5-Day Push to Defend Iraq War
	Bush Defends Cost of Iraq War
	Kurds Fault US on Iraqi Charter
	Partition Lurks as an Option to Stabilize War-Torn Iraq
	Soldier 'Instructed' to Abuse Abu Ghraib Prisoners
	British SAS Faces Inquiry Into Missing Iraq Funds
	UK Army Risks Losing Its Reputation, Warns General
	Eastern Axis 'Peace Mission' Heralds New Cold War for the US

Thousands of Shi'ites Denounce Federalism at Baghdad Demonstration

Today in Iraq

	General: Marines May Be in Iraq 3 More Years
	Iraq's Kurds May Drop Secession Demand
	Sufis Under Attack as Sunni Rifts Widen
	Iran Blames US for Iraq Bombings

Iraqi Politics

	Sistani Against Kirkuk's Inclusion in Kurdish District
	Uniting Iraqi Army Seen as Big Challenge
	UN Envoy Urges Iraq to Reconsider Death Penalty
	Next Time, Sunnis Intend to Be Heard

Attacks Continue

	US Soldier Killed in Baghdad Explosion
	Iraq Insurgents Kill 10
	Iraq: 20 Injured in Grenade Attack
	Security Incidents in Iraq, Aug. 21
	Security Incidents in Iraq, Aug. 20

The New Iraq

	Family Sees Iraq's Tareq Aziz in Jail for First Time
	Young Catholics Gather in Baghdad

Americans Keep Dying

	Eight Days of Ohio Funerals for Iraq War Dead
	Female Texas Soldier Dies in Afghanistan
	Soldier (NY) Killed in Iraq Was to Rejoin Family in Weeks
	Student/Youth Counselor (PA) Dies in Iraq
	Three Georgia Soldiers Lose Lives in Iraq
	Three (TN) Communities Mourn Loss of Soldiers Killed in Iraq
	Arkansas Soldier Dies in Iraq From Non-Combat Injuries
	Maryland Soldier Dies in Iraq
	Tennessee Guardsman Dies in Iraq
	Fallen Soldier’s Passion Was to Serve (GA)
	Waukegan (IL) GI Dies in Iraq
	Two Local Guardsmen (GA) Killed in Iraq
	Army Reservist (SC) Dies in Afghanistan Explosion
	Special Forces Captain (TN) Dies in Afghanistan
	Marine From Texas Killed in Action in Afghanistan
	Maryland Soldier Who 'Loved to Help People' Is Killed in Iraq
	Tears in Woodside (NY)
	Los Angeles (CA) Soldier Dies in Roadside Bomb Attack
	Michigan Soldier Killed in Iraq
	Pennsylvania Soldier Dies in Iraq

Afghanistan

	Ex-Taliban Commander Gunned Down in Afghan Capital
	Coalition Steps Up Raids as Afghan Elections Approach
	A Nomad Campaigns to Serve Her People in Afghanistan
	Canadian Soldier Opens Fire in Afghanistan

India/Pakistan/Kashmir

	Indian Troops Kill Hindu Fighting With Muslim Rebels in Kashmir
	Natural Gas Pipeline May Energize Peace
	Pakistan Poll Violence Kills Four
	Vote-Rigging Alleged in Pakistan Elections
	Pakistan Executes Soldier Over Plot

China

	Chinese Defector to Make New Zealand Spy Claim
	China's Breakneck Media Revolution

Asia

	South, North Korea Reach Agreement in Farm Talks
	Indonesia Police: Man Not Linked to al-Qaeda

Europe

	Car Blast Kills 3 Policemen in Russia's Dagestan
	Queuing for a Stamp in Serbia

Algeria

	Algerian Groups Reject Government Draft Amnesty
	Car Bomb Kills Algerian Policeman

Africa

	Libyan Leader Invites Bush, Rice to Visit
	Secret Film of Zimbabwe 'Squalor'

Ecuador

	Ecuador's Army Tackles Protesters
	Ecuador Refuses Oil Protesters' Key Demand

Americas

	Colombian Rebels Apologize for Killing Priests
	Cuba, Panama Restore Diplomatic Ties Year After Spat Over Pardons of Cuban Exiles
	US Ambassador to Mexico Ruffles Feathers

Weekend Reviews

	An Iraq War Critic's Take on American Foreign Policy
	The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
	US Soldier Chronicles Abuse, Hard Times in Iraq
	Doonesbury Gets Real

The War at Home

	Bush Invokes Sept. 11 to Defend Iraq War
	Bush, Cleland Offer Clashing Views on Iraq War
	Mother Tips the Balance Against Bush
	War Backers Start Camp Near Bush Ranch
	CIA Report on 9/11 Is Complete
	Profile on Conscientious Objector Camilo Mejia
	In Two Shootings by Iraq Vets, War Stress Blamed
	Bush Confidante Begins Task of Repairing America's Image Abroad

US Military

	Base Closure Plan Goes Before Commission
	Desertion Arrests Fairly Regular
	Official Says VA Making Mental Health a Priority for New War Veterans

War on Terror

	Radical Islam a Problem in California Prisons
	Terror Allegations Prompt Debate About Inmate Religious Meetings
	Judge Berates US Failures as 9/11 Supporter Is Convicted
	Pope Urges More Muslims to Fight Terror

UK War on Terror

	UK Lowers Terror Threat Level
	UK Police Foil Gas Attack on Commons
	Muslim Leaders 'in Denial' Claim

A Shooting in London

	Revealed: the Home Office's Secret Policy of Targeting Young Brazilians
	Police Knew Brazilian Was 'Not Bomb Risk'
	A Cover-Up? and if So … Why?
	Government Backs London Police Chief Over Shooting Probe
	London Police Keep Shoot-to-Kill Policy
	Police Chief: It Was 24 Hours Before I Knew We Had Killed the Wrong Man
	Met Chief: I Was Kept in the Dark on Tube Killing
	Police Admit £15,000 Offer for Tube Shooting
	Executed: Anatomy of a Police Killing
	Police 'Boycott' of Leak Investigation

Attack on US Ships in Jordan

	Iraqi Held Over Jordan Rocket Attacks
	Several Arrested in Jordan Rocket Attacks
	Jordan Finds Rocket Launcher Used in Aqaba
	Search Continues for Clues and Suspects in Rocket Attack in Jordan

Iran

	UN Agency Findings Back Up Iran Claim
	Khamenei: Iran Won't Stop Nuke Enrichment
	Iran Says Open to New EU Nuclear Proposals, but Will Not Resume Freeze

Gaza Pullout Continues

	Israel Evacuates 85 Percent of Gaza's Settlers
	Hundreds of Kfar Darom Detainees to Remain in Custody
	Police: Number of Illegal Gaza Infiltrators Was Under 1,500
	Six Gaza Settlements to Be Evacuated Sunday

What's Next for Gaza?

	What Next for Gaza?
	Withdrawal … Sharon’s Biggest Gamble Yet
	Poll Finds Israeli Majority in Favour of Gaza Pullout
	Prospects Clouded for Quick Followup to Gaza Withdrawal
	Bulldozer Sharon Wins Through, but Bigger Battles May Lie Ahead
	Jewish Settlers Find There's No Place Like Home After Pullout
	Evacuated Settlers Disperse Into Hotels and Mobile Homes

Palestinians & the Pullout

	Gaza Pullout Far From Enough for Peace: Abbas
	Hamas Gunmen Hold Gaza Rally, Vow to Continue Fight Against Israel
	Abbas Talks of Future of Enclaves
	Hamas Pushing for Lead Role in a New Gaza
	Abbas Inks Presidential Decree to Appropriate Property in Gaza

Palestinian Politics

	Palestinian Elections Set for Jan. 25
	Abbas Paves Way for Fatah-Hamas Showdown in Palestinian Election
	Palestinians in Lebanon Seek Authority
	Hamas Vows to 'Liberate' West Bank, Jerusalem

Israel/Palestine

	Bush's 'Bruiser' Squares Up to UN in Row Over Palestinian Propaganda
	Israel Protests at MI6 Mission to Halt Hamas Suicide Bombings
	Rosy Memories of the White City
	Amid the Discord of the Middle East, the Man Who Brings Symphony of Hope