Highlights

A United Iraq Is a Western Joke: Charley Reese
The Achilles Heel of Torture: Greenberg/Engelhardt
A Six-Party Mess: Gordon Prather
Iraq and the Cardboard Democrats: Jude Wanniski
What Are We Fighting For?: Lee Shelton
 
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News
Updated August 27, 2005 - 10:52 PM EDT
No Deal, Iraq Charter Goes to Parliament
Sunnis Defiant as Talks on 'New Iraq' Collapse
US Commander: Iraq Violence Could Worsen
Growing Majority Rejects Bush's Handling of Iraq
Poll: 90% of Americans Back Right to Protest Iraq War
Nearly 1,000 Abu Ghraib Detainees Released
Crawford Braces for Anti-Sheehan Pro-War Protest
Viewpoints
You Can't Win a War That No One Wants to Fight  by Matthew Yglesias
The Achilles Heel of Torture
by Karen J. Greenberg and Tom Engelhardt
We've Given Up Liberty – Where's Our Security?  by Nicholas von Hoffman
A United Iraq Is a Western Joke
by Charley Reese
Iraq and the Cardboard Democrats
by Jude Wanniski
A Six-Party Mess  by Gordon Prather

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Frontline
General: Leaving Iraq Would Destabilize World Economy
Senior Iran Cleric Hails 'Islamic State of Iraq'
Iraqi Constitution: DOA?
Concessions Standoff
Thousands of Sunnis Rally Against Charter in Kirkuk
Results of AP Poll on Attitudes About Iraq
Did Sgt. Dan Kennings Die in Iraq? Not Really
GI Killed, 4 Wounded in Afghan Blast
Bolton Throws UN Summit Into Chaos
 
100,000 Shi'ites Protest Iraqi Charter
Today in Iraq
US Iraq Troop Presence Tied to Sunni Constitution Reaction: General
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Issues Virulent Manifesto
Iraqi Forces May Need Years of Preparation
No Special Treatment for Journalists in Iraq, Says US
Fighting Unseen Enemy Creates Psychological Pressure on Troops
US Strikes Suspected Terrorist Safe Houses in Anbar
Al-Sadr
Militant Cleric Gaining Support From Iraqi Youth
Sadr a Potent Force Primed to Explode
Attacks Continue
Violence Surges in Iraq, 100 Dead in 2 Days
Deaths in Iraq: Fewer US Troops, More Iraqi Troops
Blast Hits Oil Well in Iraq's Kirkuk Field
Security Incidents in Iraq, Aug. 27
Security Incidents in Iraq, Aug. 26
The New Iraq
The Death of Al Mutanabbi Street
Iraqi Publishers Compete With Foreign Literature
Iraq Reconstruction Shows 'Limited Progress'
Iraq Sunnis, Shi'ites Unite to Mortify the Flesh
Global Iraq Fallout
Italy: Government Denies Involvement in Iraq Hostage Deal
Russia Says It Obeyed Rules in Oil-for-Food
Philippines Calls on Overseas Workers in Iraq to Go Home
Is Blair Ashamed to Accept Highest Honor From US?
Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda Brings Iraq Tactics to Afghans
Don't Worry About Taliban, India's Here: PM to Afghanistan
India Wants Access to Afghanistan
Afghan Women's Poll Money Issue
India/Kashmir
Eight Die, 13 Wounded as Senior Separatist Seeks Kashmir Conference
Allies India, Russia Plan Air-Land Military Exercises
5,000 Rally for Convicted Spy's Clemency
India Wants Pakistan to Rethink Spy Case
Sri Lanka
Peace Hopes Rise as Sri Lankan Leader Is Forced Out
Sri Lanka Court Ruling Ends 11-Year Presidency
Sri Lanka for Early Talks With Rebels
Nepal
Nepal Maoist Rebels Kill Five Soldiers in Southwest Clash
Media Watchdog Concerns Over Nepal
Koreas
North Korea to Decide Monday Whether to Resume Nuclear Talks: Interfax
China, Japan Say North Korea Talks Set for Next Week
Kaesong, North Korea Opens to South Koreans
More Korean Families Reunited
Roh's Offer to Cede Power Draws Shrugs in South Korea
South Korea: 'Japan Legally Responsible for Atrocities'
Asia
Truth Goes Missing in Murky Myanmar
Bangladesh on Alert Against Terror Attacks
Pakistan Sentences Five to Hang for Musharraf Death Plot

Uzbek Senate Backs US Eviction From Base
Chinese Villagers Threaten to Riot Again
Russia & Her Neighbors
Putin: Future of CIS in Doubt
War Games End With a Picnic for Troops of Moscow and Beijing
China, Russia to Hold More Exercises
Beslan Hostage-Taker’s Trial Fails to Satisfy the Grieving Families
Beslan Siege Figure Named Separatists' Deputy Leader
Neo-Nazis Tap Into Russian Patriotism
Europe
Spain Seeks Madrid Bomb Suspect
France Expels Islamist Militant
Africa
Uganda, DR Congo Agree on Extradition
Zimbabwe Blamed by UN for Blocking Aid Program
Ivory Coast Rebels Reject Polls
New Burundi President Promises Peace
Call for Help With Darfur Refugees
Venezuela
Venezuela's Chavez Says Bush Will Be Responsible 'if Anything Happens to Me'
Venezuela Curbs Missionaries After Robertson Spat
Chavez, Castro Provoke Love, Hate in Region
Americas
'Plan Colombia' Falters
Ecuador Oil Protesters Sign Deal
Brazilian President Won't Resign Over Corruption Scandal
Turkey
Chirac on Collision Course With Blair Over Turkey in EU
Chirac Insists Turkey's Unchanged Stance on Cyprus Not in EU Spirit
German Conservative Leader to Block Turkey's Bid to Join EU
Interview: Turkey's Man in Brussels
Turkish Soldiers Kill Three Kurdish Rebels in Clash
Weekend Reviews
Iraq: Divide or Dictate?
War Made Impossible – Or, at Least, Harder
Vietnam Documentary Winter Soldier Rereleased After 34 Years
A Woman Soldier's War in Iraq
 
New Terror Threat Reports
France: Sydney, Tokyo and Singapore Top Terrorist Targets
'Le Sheriff' Warns on Globalization of Terrorism
Asian Cities React Calmly to a Terror Warning
Islamists Seek to Organize Hackers' Jihad in Cyberspace
Howard Agrees Australia a Terror Target
US Predicts Africa Will Be Next Front Against al-Qaeda
FM Says Somalia Is a 'Breeding Ground' for Global Extremist Groups
London Bombings
Witness: Police 'Fired 11 Shots' at Brazilian
Police Say July 7 Attackers Planned Bigger Bombs
Appeal Against London Bomber's Extradition
Londoners 'Severely Stressed' by Bombs
UK War on Terror
Dissident Cleric Won't Flee Expected Arrest
Show Brings Debate About Britain's Muslims
Iraqis Denounce British Plans to Send Them Home
Protests Over UK Deportation of Iraqis
Judge Urges Iraqi Removals Delay
US War on Terror
An Outsider's Quick Rise to Bush Terror Adviser
89 Gitmo Detainees Resume Hunger Strike
Senator: National Guard Continues Surveillance
US Appeals 22-Yr Sentence for 'Millennium Bomber'
A Mother vs. a President
Sheehan Says to Shift Focus to Congress
Sheehan to Face Challenge Saturday
Hawks and Doves Descend on Bush Ranch
President Holds Bash for Reporters, 'Press Pool' Takes on New Meaning
Grieving Military Mothers Rally Around Cindy Sheehan at Camp Casey
Cindy Sheehan's Blog
US Base Closures
Pentagon Cutback Plan Stalled
US Court Rules National Guard Base Closure Illegal
Base-Closing Plan Angers Top Republicans
Changes Recommended by Base Closing Panel
S. Dakota Senator Rides High on Promise to Save Boondoggle Base
Commission Votes to Keep South Dakota Base Open
Base Panel Turns Attention to Cutting Air Force
US Panel Strips Jets From New Mexico Air Base
The War at Home
General: Home Support for Iraq War Weak
Girl's Story of Dad Was a Hoax, Paper Says
House Investigation of Downing Street Minutes Nears Vote Deadline
Gallup: Bush Approval Rating Continues to Drop
Poll: Military Kin Likelier to Back War
Charges Dropped Against 'Raging Grannies'
Galloway to Go on Antiwar Tour of US With Jane Fonda
Bush Asked to Attend Muslim Convention
Iran
Iran Hopes to Present New Nuclear Plan in a Month
Iran Said Not Worried About UN Action
Iran Envoy Insists on Pursuit of Enrichment
Iran in Talks With UN Nuclear Watchdog
After the Pullout
Israel Seeks Control of Gaza Borders Post-Pullout
Israel Boosts West Bank Settlers While Quitting Gaza
Sharon Mulls Break From Party After Gaza Pullout
Netanyahu to Run Against Sharon in Likud Leadership Challenge
Israeli Pullout May Be 'Prelude to the Big Battle'
Israel Seen to Be 'Disengaging' From Two-State Solution
Gaza Withdrawal Lifts US Peace Hopes
Israeli Reaction
Israelis Favor Evacuating More Settlements
Poll: Most Israelis Say Country Is 'Hurt and Pained' by Evacuation
Expanding Israeli Presence in West Bank Remains Controversial
Palestinians
Palestinians Fight UN Move to Declare Gaza Occupation Over
Thousands Celebrate 'Victory of Resistance' in Gaza
Hamas Cashes in on Its Gaza 'Victory'
Hamas Bombmaker Vows to Continue Attacks
Hamas Can Enter Palestinian Govt After Polls: Abbas
Former PA Official Says Will Help Uncover Fate of Israeli MIA
Provocation Could Lead to Israeli Arab Revolution, Sheikh Warns
Israel
Israel, Vatican End Row Over Pope's Comments
Mofaz: Israel Soon to Revamp Military Export System
Syria/Lebanon
Hariri's Son Hopes Truth Will Be Out Soon
Syria to Cooperate on Hariri Probe

UN: Syria Slowing Down Hariri Probe
Egypt
Politicking Makes Debut in Egypt
Poll: Mubarak Leads Presidential Race
Egypt TV Airs Criticism of Mubarak Regime
Mubarak Challenger Blazes Campaign Trail
Egypt Police Withdraw From Mountain Range
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Says It Thwarted 'Imminent' Terrorist Attacks
Saudi Forces Arrest 41 Suspected Militants in 8 Days
 
Contributors


8/26/2005
Iraq: The Democrats Are
Just As Bad


8/26/2005
For Immediate Withdrawal


8/25/2005
Malicious and Loud


8/23/2005
Will Iraq's Constitution Be Irrelevant?

Ran HaCohen
8/19/2005
Stop Your Sobbing

Praful Bidwai
8/06/2005
Europe Plays Nuclear Poker With Iran

Sascha Matuszak
8/03/2005
Free the Diplomats

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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