Today's Highlights

Madison's Warning & the Israel Lobby: Scheuer
Kidnapped in Israel or Captured in Lebanon?: Frank
Israel Winning the Battle, but Not the War: Eland
Challenge From the 'Shia Crescent': Ehsan Ahrari
Syria Emerges Front and Center: Patrick Buchanan
 
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News
Updated July 25, 2006 - 11:27 PM EDT
Israel Bombs UN Base, 4 Killed
      Annan: UN Attack Looks Deliberate
US Gives Israel 10-14 Days to Finish
      No Sign of Truce as Rice Visits Israel
      Israel to Occupy South Lebanon Until International Force Arrives
      Rice Proposes 30,000-Strong Lebanon Force
      What Force? No Troop Commitments for Lebanon
Lebanon President: Israel Uses Phosphorus Arms
      Doctor Describes Phosphorus Weapons Wounds
Iraqi PM Predicts Surge in Killings
      More Bloodshed in Baghdad as PM Meets Bush
7 Killed When Israeli Missile Strikes House
      Israel 'Will Hit 10 Buildings for Every Rocket Fired'
      Bombings May Have Strengthened Hezbollah Leader
      Israel Preparing for Occupation Govt in Lebanon
Gaza Groups Ready to Deal on Cease-Fire, Release of Soldier
Viewpoints
Kidnapped in Israel or Captured in Lebanon?  by Joshua Frank
The Real Challenge From the 'Shia Crescent'  by Ehsan Ahrari
It's a Local Battle, Not WWIII
by Leon Hadar
Syria Emerges Front and Center
by Patrick Buchanan
Is War Just Another Issue?
by Robert Higgs
Bolton Lied  by Gordon Prather

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Frontline
US Turns to Arab Dictators to Contain Hezbollah
Bombings Hit Lebanese Children Hardest
Blair: Situation in Lebanon a Catastrophe
Israel-Lebanon: What Happens Next?
Rights Group: Israel Using Cluster Munitions in Lebanon
State Dept Yet to Issue Required Iran, Syria WMD Report
Iraqi Shi'ite Militia Ready to Join Fight in Lebanon
US Says It Knew of Pakistani Reactor Plan
 
None Left Untouched by Daily Violence in Baghdad
Iraqi PM Visits US
Bush, Maliki Agree on Moving More Troops Into Baghdad
Maliki: There Is No Civil War, Foreign Troops Could Leave Iraq Within Months
Top Iraqi’s White House Visit Shows Gaps With US
Al-Sadr Condemns Iraqi PM's Visit to US
Today in Iraq
Trial Not Over, Judge Declares Saddam's Half-Brother Guilty
Saddam Still in Hospital as Trial Resumes
Iraq Fugitive Says Old Army Runs Insurgecy
Senior Iraqi Army Officer Criticizes US Security Approach
Iraq: The Forgotten War
Operating Quietly, Tattoo Artists Make Their Mark in Iraq
Iraq: Anbar Students Spend Holidays Helping the Displaced
Attacks Continue
18 Iraqis Killed in New Day of Attacks
Two US Soldiers Die in al-Anbar Province
Developments in Iraq on July 25
Developments in Iraq on July 24
Iraq Occupation
New Questions About US Military's 'Aggression' in Iraq
Iraqi Border Forts Near Completion
US Military Plans to Maintain Current Troop Levels in Iraq
US Troops Combat Death Squads in Baghdad
Aussie Troops to Face Probe Over Soldier's Shooting
North Korea
North Korea Hits Out at Rice Ahead of ASEAN Meet
Japan Debates First Strike Idea
US Preps New Measures for North Korea
Korean Crisis Takes a Turn for the Worse
Chinese Bank Freezes North Korean Accounts
Situation Murky Surrounding Talks on North Korea Nuke Issue This Week
Afghanistan
New Suicide Attack as 11 More Killed in Afghanistan Violence
Afghan 'Collateral Damage' Flee Homes for Filthy Camp
Two Coalition Soldiers Injured on Patrol in Afghanistan
'Me Fine. Still Alive,' Corporal Jason Warren Wrote From Afghanistan
Leader of Afghan Mujahideen Dies at 87
Timeline for NATO Operations in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Asian Arms Race Heats Up as Pakistan Builds New Reactor
Pakistan Raising Nuclear Ante?
US Tries to Discourage Pakistan on Nukes
Pakistan Ceasefire Extended
India/Kashmir
India Arrests Fourth Suspect in Mumbai Blasts
A Test of Friendship for India’s Leader
India Protests to US After Spy Arrests
Eight Maoist Rebels Killed in India
'Confidence' Measures Falter in Kashmir
Kashmir Government Sworn In
Nepal
Nepalese Rebels Set to Extend Cease-Fire
Nepal Rebels Say No to Giving Up Arms
Nepal Abolishes Military Secretariat
Philippines
Philippines Army-Rebel Clashes Leave 32 Dead
Manila Focuses on Maoist Threat
Asia
Tamil Politician Shot Dead in Sri Lanka
Indonesia Jails Two for Helping Terror Suspect
Europe
Putin's Billion-Dollar Arms Sale Risks Souring Western Détente
Kosovo Sides Confer in Vienna, but Little Progress Is Seen
Somalia/Ethiopia
Somalia on the Edge of Full-Scale War
Presence of Ethiopian Troops Is Divisive in Somalia
Thousands of Somalis Demand Ethiopians Leave
Sudan
Bush to Meet Leader of Darfur Rebel Group
Australia
US Bombers Take Runs Over – Australia
Bin Laden 'Inspired Australian Gang'
'War on Terror'
UK 'Dirty Bomb' Truck Caught Heading for Iran
Inspector Says Terror Watch List Too Vague
Romanian President Faces Embarrassment in US
Ex-Guantanamo Spaniard Cleared by Supreme Court
Jordan Central US Rendition Hub
UK: Public Support for ID Cards on Wane
Flexible Rules Are Urged in Detention of Travelers in US
The War at Home
The Bush Administration's 'Surprise' Visits
Probe Finds Ex-Rep. Abused 'Black' Budgets
Specter Prepping Bill to Sue Bush
Buckley: Bush Not a True Conservative
No Security Clearances Revoked Over Plame
US Muslim Group Launches Care Package Drive for Lebanon
US Military
Military Towns Giving Rise to Iraq War Critics
Reserve Officer Who Sued to Resign Gets Honorable Discharge
US Orders Hellfire Missiles
Venezuela
Venezuelan President Makes Arms Deal With Russia
Bush Told to Plan for Chávez Oil Shock
Chávez Forges Ties With Belarus
Bolivia
Bolivian President Raps US Drug Policy
Oil
As the Price of Oil Soars, So Does Its Power to Shape Politics From Washington to Beijing
Middle East
Jordan Tries Islamist Legislators
In Istanbul, a Writer Awaits Her Day in Court
 
Assault on Lebanon
Lebanon's Civilian Death Toll Reaches 400 as Fighting Intensifies
War Crimes Warning as Civilian Deaths Increase
Israel Bombs Lebanese Banks
Battle for Lebanese Town Takes Its Toll
Hit-and-Run Battle in a Country Lane
Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Lebanon
Fighting Rages at Lebanon-Israel Border
Diplomacy?
US Refuses to Negotiate With Hezbollah
In Mideast, US Diplomacy by Proxy
Hezbollah Legislator Rejects US Plan
Israel Says Any Deal Must Include Block on Syria Supplying Arms to Hezbullah
Annan Says Syria, Iran Ready to 'Cooperate' in Mideast
Many Lebanese Shi'ites Skeptical of US Effort to Broker Solution to Conflict
Rice Ideas for Peace Disappoint in Beirut
Plan for Lebanon Ceasefire 'Within Days': Blair
Guarded Welcome From a Country That Feels Betrayed
White House: Immediate Mideast Ceasefire Unenforceable
Annan: Mideast Deal Should Include Troops
Born-Again Allies, France and US Unite Over Lebanon
Egypt, Saudi Leaders to Meet Tuesday Over Lebanon
Jordan King Discusses Mideast Crisis in Kuwait
US Plan for Lebanon Likely to Fail: Arab Analysts
Israel
2 Israeli Troops Killed, 13 Wounded, 5 From Friendly Fire
  Two Killed in Israel Helicopter Crash
Israeli Army Probes Possibility Apache Was Shot Down by Accidental IDF Fire
Eight Hurt as North Struck by New Barrage of Hezbollah Rockets
Israeli General: 'Missile Strike on Tel Aviv Still Real Threat'
Young Israeli Soldiers Anxious About Combat
A New Generation of Israeli Soldiers Confronts the Unknown Across the Lebanon Border
Little Dissent as Israelis Support War
Israel Diplomats Warned Over Hezbollah 'Sleepers'
In Lebanon Strife, Memories of Past War for Israel
Israeli Man Gets Year in Jail for Stealing From Bomb Shelter
Hezbollah
Israel Says Not Trying to Destroy Hezbollah
Hezbollah Envoy: War on Israel to Widen
Hezbollah a Tough Foe for Israeli Military
Hezbollah's Secret Weapon
Hezbollah Digs in Deep
Inside the Mind of Hezbollah
Syria
Syria at the Center of Diplomatic Efforts to End War in Lebanon
Rice: Poor Syria Relationship Overstated
Olmert: Syria 'Not a Partner to Diplomatic Efforts'
Syria, Traditional Refuge for Displaced Arabs, Is Strained by 120,000 More
Syria: Workers Return Home From Lebanon
Iran
Iran Rejects Talk Preconditions
Iran Accuses US of Trying to Change the Map of the Mideast
Iran: No Troops to Lebanon
Iran's Role in Crisis Still Murky
Iran Activist 'Snubs White House'
Iranians Aren't Cheering on Hezbollah
Trouble Brews Over India-Iran Gas Deal
Gaza
Israel Kills Six in Gaza, Hits Rocket Factories
Palestinians Divided Over Beirut Crisis
Palestinian PM Wants Rice to Stop Israel
Witnessing Tragedy
Scale of the Human Crisis Emerges
Southern Villagers Run Gauntlet in Search of Refuge
A Deadly Highway to a Fearful Ghost Town
Lebanese-Australians: We Watched Bombs Destroy Homes
Lebanese Hospital Struggles With Wounded
Reporters in Lebanon and Israel Describe Work – and Dangers
UN Exec Blames Hezbollah for Lebanese Deaths
Blogging From the Belly of Beirut
Beirut Residents Adapt to Bombardment
Road to Nowhere: Traversing a Ruined Lebanon
Lebanese Currency 'Remains Stable' Despite Damage to the Economy
Beirutis Try to Plumb the Abyss Between Elegance and Chaos
AP Correspondent Recalls 1940s Lebanon
Lebanese Fleeing
One in Five Lebanese Is Now a Refugee
To Flee or to Stay? Family Chooses Too Late and Pays Dearly
Lebanese Families Find Shelter at Palestinian Camp
Lebanese Fleeing North
Refugees Cut Off From News of Village in Middle of Fight
Foreigners Fleeing
Nations Say Many Foreigners Trapped in Lebanon
11,700 Americans Evacuated From Lebanon
Suit to Allege US Failed to Help Citizens in Lebanon
Indians Flee Lebanon Conflict
Slowly Aiding Lebanon
Bush Orders Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon, but Opposes Cease-Fire
US Military to Deliver Relief Supplies to Lebanon in Mission Shift
Evacuees Say Food in Lebanon Scarce as UN Aid Begins
UN Aid Workers Dispatched to Lebanon
Global Lebanon Fallout
Iraqis Find Rare Unity in Condemning Israel
Thousands of Iraqis Demonstrate in Support of Lebanon
Online Controversy Over Graffiti by Israeli Kids
Videos on Web Widen the Lens on the Conflict
British Arms Exports to Israel Double in a Year
Calls for UK Weapons Embargo on Israel
Arab Leaders, Unlike Much of Public, Uneasy About Hezbollah
Israel and Lebanon Duel on the Editorial Page as Well
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
7/24/2006
Danger! Legacy Ahead!

Ivan Eland
7/25/2006
Israel Is Winning the Battle, but Not the War

Praful Bidwai
7/24/2006
India Mulls Tough Responses to Mumbai Bombings

Alan Bock
7/22/2006
Reality Bites Back

Doug Bandow
7/21/2006
Democracy, Iraq-Style

Charles Peña
7/20/2006
What a Fine Mess

Nebojsa Malic
7/19/2006
Lawless

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

Ran HaCohen
7/15/2006
The Army Wants Action

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

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