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Democracy vs. Freedom: Jarret Wollstein
Hawks Looking for New and Bigger Enemies?: Lobe
Building Confidence: Gordon Prather
Bush's Wavering Halts Peace Talks: Gareth Porter
Another Shoe Drops From Abu Ghraib: Dave DeBatto
 
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News
Updated May 7, 2006 - 11:29 PM EDT
British Run Into a Firestorm in Basra
81 Iraqis Killed in Bombings, Sectarian Attacks
Iraq Arrests General Over Death Squads
5 UK Troops Die as Iraq Insurgents Down Copter
Iraq's Shi'ites Now Chafe at American Presence
GOP House Intel Panel Chief Opposes New CIA Choice
New Chief Will Find CIA Is Hobbled on Iran
Iran Threatens to Pull Out of Nuclear Treaty
Five Major UN Powers Still Far Apart on Iran Draft
Congress Clash Looms on War Funding
Viewpoints
Is American Foreign Policy an Infinite Crisis?  by Brian Doherty
Our Monarch, Above the Law
by Scot Lehigh
A US 'Propaganda' Program, al-Zarqawi, and the New York Times  by Greg Mitchell
Another Shoe Drops From Abu Ghraib  by Dave DeBatto
Building Confidence  by Gordon Prather
Mission (Really) Not Accomplished
by John Nichols

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Frontline
US Envoy: Osama Most Likely in Pakistan
Bin Laden Wants Musharraf Killed
White House Set to Fight for Gen. Hayden at CIA
Huge Athens Antiwar March Sabotaged as 'Anarchists' Riot
Rumsfeld's New Line Contradicted
Copter Crash Kills 10 Americans in Afghanistan
Iraq Border Spat With Iran, Turkey Grows
Kurdish Rebels Threaten Raids on 'Devious' Iran
Iraq Propaganda War Over al-Zarqawi Video Is a Draw, Some Say
Spies Among Us
Pollster Suggests Bush Moves Might Be Too Little, Too Late
US Wiretap Claim 'Gobbledygook' – Judge
Russia Says US Criticism Is Unfounded
 
South Korea Protesters Fight Police Again Over US Base
Basra Erupts
Mob Cheers as Bodies Found in UK Copter Wreckage
Three British Military Vehicles Set on Fire by Angry Iraqis
Basra Is a 'Safe Zone' No More
British Troops, Iraqis, in Gunfight at Crash Site
Iraqis Erupt After British Copter Crash
How Basra Riots Turned Bloody
Basra on the Brink of Exploding
Today in Iraq
Baghdad Morgue: The Last Stop for Rival Sunnis and Shi'ites
Iraqi Vice-President Sees Cabinet Line-Up in Days
Iraqi Shi'ites Are Urged to Defy Militants' Aims
Sunnis Put Forward Candidate for Iraq Deputy Premier
Universities: The New Front Line of Sunni-Shi’ite Hostilities
Japanese Air Force May Airlift Goods to Baghdad
Attacks Continue
Seven Killed, Seven Kidnapped in Iraq
Three Iraqi Officers Killed in Suicide Attack in Northern Iraq
Part of Me Died When I Saw This Cruel Killing
Developments in Iraq on May 6
Developments in Iraq on May 6
Iraq Occupation
US Won't Allow Private Guards for Iraqis
US Seeks Options for Iraq, Finds Few Answers
Pentagon Delays Iraq Deployment of Brigade
Fort Hood Soldier's Death Under Investigation
Hostage Crises
Kidnapped in Iraq: Victim's Tale of Clockwork Death and Ransom
Germany Paid Over $10 Mln for Iraq Hostages-Report
German Ex-Hostages Say They Were Not Mistreated in Iraq
Global Iraq Fallout
Soldier (NY) Killed by Roadside Bomb 3 Years After His Fiancee Killed the Same Way
Soldier (NV) Had Married Secretly Before Deploying, Causing Burial Dispute
Marine (NH) Killed by Road Mine, Planned to Become Pastor
Colorado Soldier With Ties to NJ Killed in Iraq
Soldier (TN) Was to Become a First-Time Dad This Month
Pennsylvania Man Served in the Air Force, Died a Marine
Iowa Soldier Collapses, Dies on Duty in Iraq
New York Marine Killed in Iraq
Indiana National Guard Soldier Killed in Iraq
Slain Fort Hood Soldier (TX) Remembered
Dutiful Marine (VA) Had 'Followed His Heart' Back to Iraq
Fallen Soldier (NY) Remembered
Soldier From Hilo (HI) Loved Life, Military
San Dimas (CA) Sergeant Killed in Iraq Remembered for Patriotism
Dupont (WA) Contractor Killed in Iraq
'Devastated,' Describes the Community Today (CT)
Salute to Fallen Medic (TX )
Afghanistan
US Denies Afghan Enemy Fire Caused Helicopter Crash That Killed 10
Warlord Video May Signal Upsurge in Violence in Afghanistan
Canadian Support Plummets for Afghan Mission
Afghanistan Accused Again of Religious Intolerance
China
Blasts at Two Chinese Internet Cafes Kill Two
China Slams US for Critical Religious Report
Rumsfeld Presses China on Fate of Pilot
Koreas
South Korea Seeks Arrest Warrants Over US Base Protests
US Grants Asylum to Refugees From North Korea
Asia
Singapore's Ruling Party Wins Majority
Kashmir Protesters Rampage for Second Day Over Prostitute Ring
Balkans
Cheney Backs Greater Croatia Role
Serbia FM Demands Mladic Arrest
Serbia Steps Up Search for Mladic
Africa
Spanish Aid Worker Shot in Chad
Zimbabwe Rights Group Reports Rise in Use of Torture
 
Goss Out at CIA
CIA Chief Goss Quiet on Abrupt Departure
Report: Goss Tied to Contractor Bribes, Prostitutes
Senior Official Says Goss Resignation 'All About the Duke Cunningham Scandal'
White House Dismisses Reports on Goss
CIA Chief's 'Mysterious' Exit
Hayden Faces Senate and CIA Hurdles if Named
Goss Departure Raises Questions About CIA Health
White House Denies Bush Lost Faith in Goss
A Long Legacy of Frustration at CIA Helm
Top CIA Pick Has Credentials and Skeptics
Hayden, Likely Choice for CIA Chief, Displayed Shaky Grip on 4th Amendment at Press Club
Women Among Candidates to Replace Goss at CIA
CIA in Disarray as Rumsfeld Starts Turf War With Rival
Spy Czar, Rumsfeld in a Turf War
Iran
Russia Balks at Draft Iran Resolution
Criticism of UN Iran Draft Mounts
UN Eyes Vote Next Week on Iran Nuclear Demand
Iran to Elect Supreme Leader's Supervisory Body in November
Gulf Arabs Want Iran Guarantees Over Nuclear Fears
World Cup Ban Threat on Iranian President
War on Terror
Homeland Security Spending: A Dallas Case Study
Lawmakers Want More Data on Contracting Out Intelligence
TSA Detains, Strips Marine Escorts
British AG: Guantanamo Must Close
Inquiries to Blame 'Radicalization' of British Muslims for July Bombing
UK May Get Color-Coded Terror Alerts
7/7 Ringleader 'Had Direct Link With Terror Cell'
Sniffer Bees: New Flying Squad in War Against Terror
US Military
Congress Wants Curbs on Weapon Costs
Lawmakers Try to Curb Pentagon's Use of Foreign Ships
SOCom Trial Will Retain Evidence
The War at Home
Cheney Launches Comeback by Wrestling the Russian Bear
Ground Zero Memorial in Jeopardy
Valerie Plame Agrees to Book Deal
Blair in Crisis
Iraq Crisis Adds to Blair's Troubles
Ministers' Anger Derails Blair Bid to Relaunch Government
Blair Given Deadline by Rebel MPs
The Two Crucial Mistakes That Cost Straw His Job
Palestinians in Crisis
Russia Sends $10 Million in Aid to Abbas, Bypassing Hamas
Haniyeh, Abbas Meet, Fail to Reach Power-Sharing Agreements
Israel Foils Plot to Kill Palestinian President
Thousands Rally Behind Hamas Government
Palestinian Workers Demand Salaries
Arab Nations Aim to Push Quartet Over Palestinians
Sanctions Squeeze the Life Out of West Bank
'War on Terror'
Ehud Olmert Moving Into Prime Minister's Office Sunday
Settlers Attack Children
Civilian, 60, Killed in IDF Shelling of Gaza
Jordanian King to Meet Israel's Olmert to Push for Peace Talks
UN Protests Israel Closing Crossings
Book: Palestinian Killed With Chocolate
Egypt
Egypt Police Identify One Sinai Bomber
Egypt Says Mideast Peace 'Roadmap' Outdated, Needs Change
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Effort Draws on Radical Clerics to Combat Lure of al-Qaeda
Sudan
Rebel Groups' Snub Threatens New Pact for Peace in Darfur
Peace Deal to Allow UN Force to Enter Darfur
Darfur Refugees Hold Their Applause on Sudan Peace Pact
Sudan Risks New Conflict if Peace Deal Not Implemented
US Cautiously Optimistic on Sudan Pact
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
5/05/2006
Comrade Cheney
vs. President Putin

Praful Bidwai
5/05/2006
Iran Won't Be Bullied

Alan Bock
5/03/2006
Cold Assumptions

Ivan Eland
5/02/2006
The United States May Have to Live With a Nuclear Iran

David R. Henderson
5/01/2006
Gasoline Prices and Energy Policy, True and False

Charles Peña
4/27/2006
It's Not About Democracy

Nebojsa Malic
4/26/2006
Interesting Times

Ran HaCohen
4/24/2006
Why We Cannot Talk With Hamas

Sascha Matuszak
4/06/2006
Getting a Piece of the Pie

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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