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The Welfare-Warfare State: Justin Raimondo
Why Strengthen the S. Korean Alliance?: Bandow
Was the Holocaust Inevitable?: Patrick Buchanan
John Yoo, Totalitarian: Paul Craig Roberts
Bomb Iran? What's to Stop Us?: Ray McGovern
 
 Eric Margolis

You Become What You Hate

 Tom Engelhardt

Iraq Forever

 Gareth Porter

Thwarting Cheney

 Lew Rockwell

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News
Updated June 20, 2008 - 10:45 PM EDT
House Gives Bush His War Funds
 
  House Approves New Wiretap Bill
No Shots Fired as Iraqi Troops Raid Amarah
 
  Oil Giants Return to Iraq
  Iraqi Foreign Ministry: Iraq and US Seek Compromise on Security Deal
  Friday: 1 US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed; 37 Iraqis Wounded
US Says Exercise by Israel Directed at Iran
 
  Ahmadinejad Says Iran Won't Give in to Bullying
  Tehran Offers UN 'Iranian Package'
  Analysts: Iran Retaliation After US Attack Would Be 'Unconventional'
US Abuse of Detainees Was Routine at Afghanistan Bases
 
  Taliban Ambassador Wielded Power Within Guantánamo
  Taguba: Bush Admin. Tortured Detainees, 'Committed War Crimes'
Officials: Kandahar Villages Cleared of Taliban
Intel Officials: Hezbollah Poised to Strike Outside Mideast
Study: Deaths in Vietnam, Other Wars Undercounted
Viewpoints
Habeas Corpus Barely Saved
by Sheldon Richman
Avoiding Airport Tyranny
by Walter E. Williams
John Yoo, Totalitarian
by Paul Craig Roberts
Iraq, the Sovereign Colony?  Boston Globe
Was the Holocaust Inevitable?
by Patrick Buchanan
Bomb Iran? What's to Stop Us?
by Ray McGovern

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Frontline
Roll-Call Vote on War Funding
Highlights of War Funding, New GI Bill
US Nuclear Weapons Parts Missing, Pentagon Says
No-Bid Contracts for US Oil Firms Raise Eyebrows
Iraq Still a Major Source of Refugees in 2007
Arrests for War Resistance Increase Again
Military Told Press and Families It Was 'Friendly Fire' – but It Was Murder
EU to Lift Sanctions Against Cuba
 
Afghanistan: After $6 Billion, Where's a Cop When You Need One?
Iraq Occupation
Bush, Maliki Say Security Talks Going Well
Bush 'Understands' Iraq's Concerns Over Security Pact
Iraq, US Seek Security Compromise
Hakim Accuses US of Protecting Mujahedeen al-Khalq
What Oil Companies Will Get in Iraq
Today in Iraq
New Iraqi Operation Against Militants Produces Scant Resistance
Mujahedeen al-Khalq: Iraq Govt Decree Violates Geneva Convention
Sadrists Complain of Arrests in Southern Iraq
Survey Says 500,000 Iraqis Fled Fighting in 2007
Top Sadrist Official Arrested in Amarah
More Weapons Caches Turning Up in Iraq
Arms, Explosives Seized in Kut
Thursday: 14 Iraqis Killed, 5 Wounded; Security Crackdown Begins
Global Iraq Fallout
Senior US Diplomat to Visit Syria on Iraq Refugees
Iraqi Refugee in Germany Sentenced Over al-Qaeda Messages
The War at Home
Former Attorney General Gonzales Ousted Torture Critic
Hawaiian Group Demands Restoration of the Monarchy
Blackwater Officials Speak Out in Their Own Defense
Blackwater Sister Company Asks That Lawsuit by US Soldiers' Families Be Decided by Sharia
US Military
Pentagon Report: KBR Overcharged Navy on Post-Katrina Contracts
New President Will Inherit Bush's Military Leaders
Parents of Soldier Army Says Was Murdered Want to Know Why Abuse Wasn't Taken More Seriously
Italian Court Confirms Dropping US Soldier Case
Prosecutors Want Dismissed Haditha Case Reinstated
Haditha Case Could Be Re-Tried in US Court
Navy Eyes Technology to Combat 'New Submarine Threat'
Senator Questions Gates About GI Electrocutions
Detaining Justice
What Will Future Hold for US Guantánamo Base?
Detainees Will Put Spotlight on US Evidence Against Them
Guantánamo Prisoner Opens New Era of Court Challenges
Guantánamo Prisoner Cites Two Week Sleep Deprivation
Sweden Denies Asylum to Former Guantánamo Detainee
October Trial Set for Canadian at Guantánamo
'War on Terror'
Sen. Feingold: Wiretap Deal Capitulation, Not Compromise
Fort Dix Suspects Seek to Dump 'al-Qaeda' Language From Indictment
Iranian Widow Faces Terror Charges in New York
Zimbabwe
Fear Grows Over Zimbabwe Run-Off Election
Zimbabwe Death Toll Reaches 85 as Militias Step Up Killings and Torture
Mugabe Urged to Cancel Vote
Zimbabwe Opposition Reports Four Activists Killed
Tanzania: Zimbabwe Vote Looks Unlikely to Be Fair
Zimbabwe's Opposition Party Asks Court to Overturn Media Ban
Africa Turns Up Heat on Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Timeline of Events Since March 29 Elections
Nigeria
Shell Deepwater Platform Attacked as Nigerian Separatists Step Up Protests
Shell Shuts Down Nigerian Oil Field After Attack
Nigeria Militants Release US Hostage
Africa
Cease-Fire Violations Reported in Eastern Congo
Uganda Army Denies Rebel Incursion
Burundi Arrests 'Rebel Recruits'
 
Iran
Iran Says Ready to Negotiate on Nuclear Incentives
Report: Ahmadinejad Accuses United States of Plotting to Kill Him During Iraq Visit
Senate Panel Approves Tougher Sanctions on Iran
Ahmadinejad Says West's 'New Nuclear Game' Will Fail
Iran Not Withdrawing Funds From Europe: Bank Head
Iran Accuses US Media Linking It to Terrorist Attacks in Iraq
Britain Pushes EU Over Sanctions Against Iran
Iran Rebels Threaten to Kill Police Hostages
Kurdistan Calls for End to Iranian Bombing
Turkey Assures US Over Intelligence Sharing With Iran
Palestine/Israel
Fragile Gaza Truce Enters Second Day
Military Sources: Israel to Pull Troops if Gaza Truce Holds
Israel-Hamas Truce Begins but Duration in Doubt
Gaza's Storm Before the Calm
Gaza Truce Could Create Conditions for UN Force
Inter-Palestinian Talks Positive: Islamic Jihad
Hamas Officials: We Will Honor Truce in West Bank Too
Father of Captured Israeli Soldier Blasts Government
Hamas Video Shows 'How to Abduct an Israeli Soldier'
Hamas Says Abbas Envoys Snub Its Gaza Leader
Israeli Military Raids Practice Village
Netanyahu Condemns Gaza Ceasefire
Syria
Barak: Israel May Consider Ceding Golan
Barak: Full Israel-Syria Talks Unlikely This Year
Assad 'Wants Results' From Israel Talks
Israeli DM: No Advance in Syria Talks Without US Involvement
Lebanon
Israel Offers Lebanon Talks on Peace, and Land
Defense Officials: No Prisoner Swap With Hezbollah This Weekend
Hezbollah Sees Role Beyond Israel Leaving Shebaa Farms
Palestinians, Lebanese Seek to Mend Rifts After Bloody Battle
Afghanistan
Afghan Official: Taliban Routed Near Kandahar
56 Taliban Die in Kandahar Assault
Afghanistan Overtaking Iraq as Focus of Terror War: Analysts
Pakistan
Pakistani Islamists Call for Renewed Jihad
Two Pakistani Soldiers Dead in Clash on India Border
Protests in Pakistani Village After Iranian Border Troops Kill Resident
Pakistan Kills Five Rebels After Attack on Food Convoy
North Korea
US Has 'Growing Confidence' on North Korea Declaration
US, Asian Allies Call for Quick North Korea Action
China/Tibet
China Admits Taking, Burying US POW From Korea
Amnesty: More Than 1,000 Unaccounted for in Tibet
Asia
Tajiks Jailed for 'Taliban Links'
13 Detained in Myanmar After Pro-Democracy Support
Nepal Halts Tibetan March to China Office, 600 Held
Thai Protesters Prepare for Siege
NY Man Pleads Guilty to Arms Exports to Malaysia
Europe
Russia Warns Georgia Not to Detain Its Troops Again
Danish Prosecutors Refuse to Ban Islamic Movement
EU Seeks to Persuade Czechs to Back Treaty Call
UK Private Died of Heart Attack After Informal Punishment
Does No Mean No? EU Gives Ireland an Ultimatum to 'Solve' Previous No Vote
Americas
France Renews Contact With FARC Leaders
Venezuela Upholds Ban on 400 Candidates