Today's Highlights

Will We Go to War for Israel?: Justin Raimondo
The 1960s Antiwar Movement Revisited: Henderson
Mideast Aflame, Bush Adrift: Tom Engelhardt
We're Being Set Up: Paul Craig Roberts
Outrage in Beirut: Robert Fisk
 
Miss the quotes?
Original Letters Blog Casualties of War Contact Donate

 
News
Updated July 17, 2006 - 11:03 PM EDT
Israel Vows No Let-Up on Lebanon
Bush Belittles Lebanon Peace Plan
Olmert Lists Demands for Israeli Cease-Fire
Attacks Kill 210 in Lebanon, 24 in Israel
Israeli Troops Briefly Invade Southern Lebanon
Gunmen, Mortars Kill 55 in Market Near Baghdad
US 'Unlikely' to Invade Lebanon, State Dept
Hezbollah Rocket Topples Building in Haifa
A Million Israelis in Shelters as Hezbollah Rockets Go Deeper
Rice Denounces 'Grotesque' Opposition to Bush Policies
Iraq's Divided Parliament Stands United Against Israel
Iranian Con-Artist Informant Still Peddling Lies
Fury as Karzai Plans Return of Taliban's Religious Police
Viewpoints
What I Am Watching in Lebanon Each Day Is an Outrage  by Robert Fisk
The Middle East Aflame and the Bush Administration Adrift  by Tom Engelhardt
We're Being Set Up for Wider War in the Middle East  by Paul Craig Roberts
Look Who's Been Kidnapped!
by Arik Diamant
Terror-War Wackiness  by Rosa Brooks
Operation Peace for the IDF  by Gideon Levy

More Viewpoints
Read more
Frontline
UN Vote May Lead to War, Warns Defiant North Korea
India: Train Bombers Were Funded by UK Businessmen
Iran Calls Western Incentives Acceptable
Rice Says Israel May Need to Prolong Offensive
Lebanese PM Will Accept Israeli Demand, but Attacks Continue
Lebanon: US Blocking Call for Cease-Fire
Israel Widens Gaza Offensive
2,000 Gather in Tel Aviv to Protest Israeli Attacks
Gingrich Says It's WWIII
 
Lebanese Run for Cover as Israeli Jets Rip Into Beirut's Suburbs
Today in Iraq
In an About-Face, Sunnis Want US to Remain in Iraq
US Military Sees Hurdles in Rape Trial
US Comptroller: 'Massive Corruption' in Iraq's Oil Industry
Saddam on 9th Day of Hunger Strike: US
US Congressional Delegation Visits Iraq Amid New Violence
Six of 30 Olympic Committee Hostages Freed in Iraq
Former British Base in Iraq Still a Focus of Resentment
Safety, Legal Worries Keep Big Oil From Iraq's Reserves
The Eight AM Ghost Train From Baghdad to Mosul
Attacks Continue
Iraq: Bomber Kills 26 at Cafe, 20 Killed Elsewhere
British Soldier Killed in Iraq Raid
Head of Iraq's North Oil Co. Kidnapped
Taekwondo Team Vanished Without a Trace
Developments in Iraq on July 17
Developments in Iraq on July 16
Koreas
North Korea Says Not Bound by UN Resolution
North Korea Vows to Bolster 'Deterrent' After UN Resolution
Rice Threatens North Korea With 'Further Sanctions'
Report: Japan Preparing to Impose Sanctions After North Korea Rejects UN Resolution
China, Japan, US Call for Resuming North Korea Talks
South Korea Halts Food Aid to North
US Pastor Postpones Trip to North Korea
Afghanistan
100 Civilians Dead or Wounded in Three Months of Afghan Unrest
Mortar Attacks Becoming Routine for Troops in Afghanistan
Taliban Will Be Broken by Year-End - Afghan Minister
Afghan Clerics Call for New Religious Police
US Troops at Desert Base Find Afghans Little Help
Extremists Intensify War on Schools in Afghanistan
Suicide Bomber Kills 4, Injures 23 in Afghanistan
UK Troops Under Fire in Afghanistan
India/Pakistan/Kashmir
India Cancels Peace Talks With Pakistan
Pakistan Denies Territory Used for Terror Acts on India
600 Balochistan Rebels Hand Over Their Weapons
Pakistani Shi'ites Set Fires After Cleric Slain
Nepal
Nepal Looks to Unsure Future With Maoists in Government
Nepal Maoists, Govt Begin Talks
Red-Faced China Rushes to Woo Nepal Maoists
Sri Lanka
Four Killed in Fresh Violence in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Presses Rebels for Release of Soldier After Heavy Battle
Russia/Chechnya
Russians' Suspicion of West Growing
Russia Demands Chechens Surrender Within Two Weeks
Britain
Blair Quashes Talk of Calling It Quits
Wounded British Soldiers Suffer From Govt Secrecy
Europe
Italian Spy Chief Faces Sack Over Alleged Role in CIA Kidnapping
Police Detain 30 at Belarus Protest
Spain Still Prefers Silence on Civil War
Africa
Islamists Agree to Recognize Somali Rulers
Rebel Dispute Dominates Uganda Peace Talks
Ex-Sudanese Rebel Left a Legacy of What-Ifs
Harvard Doctor Says He's the Future for Congo
Mexico

Lopez Obrador Leads Huge Protest in Mexico
Mexico Leftist Plans Civil Resistance Campaign
Americas
El Salvador's War Children Return to Their Roots
Colombia Wants to Restrict UN Watchdog, Activists Say
Suriname Apologizes for Massacre, Offers Compensation
Australia
US Plans $1 Billion Arms Sale to Australia
 
Lebanon
UN: 18 Killed as Israeli Plane Opened Fire on Fleeing Civilians
Canadian Family With Four Children Killed in Lebanon
Israeli Raids Reach North Lebanon
Israelis Intensify Bombardment of Lebanon's Civilian Infrastructure
Annan: Israel Promises Not to Attack UN Troops in Lebanon
UN: Indian Soldier Wounded in Israeli Tank Attack
Beirut's Many Sides Emerge as the Bombs Fall
Bombs Fall, Missiles Strike, and Death and Life Go On
Israel 'Orders' Lebanese Villagers to Flee
'We Feel the World Has Left Us to Be Slaughtered'
Dream Is Over in Lebanon
Israel
Hezbollah Rocket Barrage Kills Nine in Israeli City
In Haifa, a Scene of Death and Destruction
Israel Denies Aircraft Lost Near Beirut
Haifa University Closes Amid Rocket Attacks
The Surreal Is Met With Stoicism in Haifa
Al-Jazeera in Israel Accuses Israel Radio of Incitement

Israel Blames Hezbollah for Canadian Deaths
Iran and Syria
Israel General Insists Syria Won't Be Targeted
Syria Vows to Respond Directly to Any Israel Strike
Iran Warns Israel of 'Unimaginable Losses' if Syria Hit
G8 Unites to Blame 'Extremists' and Calls for End of Violence
Blair Joins Bush in Blaming Iran, Syria Over Violence
Iran Denies Shipping Missiles to Hezbollah
Iran Says Hezbollah Will Not Disarm
Syria Sends Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon
Iran Says UN's Nuclear Referral 'Not Constructive'
Iran Expects Russian, Chinese Support in Nuclear Crisis
Iranian Dissident: War Not Helping Democracy Push
Iran the Lurking Mideast Issue
Iran Debates Rationing Gas
Hezbollah
Hezbollah Vows No Limits After Deadly Israel Attack
Statement From the General Secretary of Hezbollah
Israeli FM: World Agrees This Is All Hezbollah's Fault
Hezbollah Appears in Control of Lebanon
Gloom, Defiance at Hezbollah's Flattened Beirut HQ
Gaza
Israel Pursues Gaza Assault, Kills 6 Palestinians
Gaza Strike Destroys Hamas Office
Israeli Soldier Held in Gaza Still Alive: Shin Bet
Foreigners Fleeing
21 Americans Evacuated From Lebanon, 25,000 Remain
British Navy Dispatched to Rescue Citizens Trapped in Lebanon
Governments Step Up Lebanon Evacuation Plans
US Evacuates Medical Cases From Lebanon
Stranded in Beirut: Thousands Endure Attacks
Buses, Boats in Rescue Bid
Air Strikes Destroying Lebanese Tourism
US Security Teams Arrive to Plan Lebanon Evacuation
Australian Foreign Minister Urges Caution in Lebanon Evacuations
Canada Mulls Evacuation Plan
Cyprus Braces for Influx of Foreigners Fleeing Lebanon
Global Fallout
Despite Joint Statement on Mideast, Strains Emerge as US Supports Israel’s Campaign
Blame by Some Arab Leaders for Fighters
Lebanese Expats in Gulf Fearful for Families Back Home
Lebanon Conflict Threatens US Company Growth
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Pledge $70 Million to Help Lebanon
Egypt's Mubarak Calls for Israel-Lebanon Truce
Text of G-8 Statement on Mideast Fighting
Middle East
Yemen Jails 19 for Helping al-Qaeda, Seeking to Join Insurgency in Iraq
Kurdish Rebel Group Agrees to Ban on Mines
Kuwaitis Demand Gitmo’s Closure
The War at Home
Poll: Americans Want US Out of Mideast War
Feds Monitored Antiwar E-Mails
Albright Blasts Bush Mideast Response, Cites Iraq 'Disaster'
Former Air Force Officer Zeroes in on Proselytizing in the Military
Terror Targets: Flea Markets, Bean Festivals
FBI, Police: Robbery Guns Smuggled Back From Iraq
US Vets Struggle to Find Jobs
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
7/17/2006
Will We Go to War for Israel?

David R. Henderson
7/17/2006
The 1960s Antiwar Movement Revisited

Ran HaCohen
7/15/2006
The Army Wants Action

Doug Bandow
7/14/2006
Readings in the Age of Empire

Praful Bidwai
7/13/2006
Gathering the Pieces After the Mumbai Blasts

Ivan Eland
7/11/2006
The Worst Post-World War II President?

Alan Bock
7/08/2006
Reality-Based Recommendations

Charles Peña
7/06/2006
Wile E. Coyote's Fourth of July

Nebojsa Malic
7/05/2006
Crime and Punishment

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

Additional Contributors


 
Reproduction of material from any original Antiwar.com pages
without written permission is strictly prohibited.
Copyright 2006 Antiwar.com