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Congress's 'Virtual Iran War Resolution': Ron Paul
Learning from Past Disasters: Daniel Ellsberg
Iran Accepts P5+1 Talks Proposal: Gareth Porter
Being Walter Duranty: Nebojsa Malic
The Necessary War?: William S. Lind
 
 Jacob Sullum

McCain's Plenary Powers

 Robert Parry

25 Year War Against Journalism

 Gareth Porter

No One to Stop Them Now

 Seymour Hersh

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News
Updated July 3, 2008 - 10:19 PM EDT
Official: Iran Accepts Talks Proposal
 
  Bush Keeps Up Pressure on Iran
  Pentagon Warns Against Israeli Attack on Iran
 
  Iran Remembers Victims of Airliner Shot Down by US
Obama Signals 'Flexibility' on Iraq Pullout Pledge
 
  Iraq Hints at Delay in US Security Deal
  Elite Sadr Unit Hopes to Vanquish US
  Iraqi Officials: Hezbollah Training Shi'ite Militiamen in Iraq
  ACLU Releases Shocking Report on Civilian Deaths in Iraq
Pentagon Extends Tour of Marines in Afghanistan
 
  Bush: US to Send More Troops to Afghanistan
  US Helicopter Shot Down as Afghan Violence Rises
  Afghanistan Moves Back into the Limelight
Pakistan Gives CIA OK to Bomb bin Laden
 
  US and NATO Missiles Fired From Afghanistan Kills Two in Pakistan
200 Zimbabweans Seek Refuge in US Embassy
Pentagon to Unveil New Waiver Process for Recruits
15 Hostages Held by Colombian Rebels Are Rescued
Viewpoints
Game-Playing With 'Dual Loyalty' and 'Anti-Semitism' Accusations  by Glenn Greenwald
Learning from Past Disasters, Preventing Future Ones  by Daniel Ellsberg
Barack Obama: The Peace Candidate?  by Sheldon Richman
Congress's 'Virtual Iran War Resolution'  by Rep. Ron Paul
The Necessary War?  by William S. Lind
From Triumph to Torture  by John Pilger

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Frontline
Video: Christopher Hitchens Gets Waterboarded
Critics See Vendetta in al-Arian's Legal Limbo
Oil Prices Rise to Record High Above $144
US Military to Patrol Internet
Iraq Arrests Provincial Governor
US Spies on Iraqi Army, Sources Say
Judge Rejects Bush's View on Wiretaps
Pentagon Eyes US Highways for Chemical Weapons Shipments
 
Former Colombian Presidential Candidate Free After Six-Year Jungle Ordeal
Iraq Occupation
Next White House to Face Slow Pace of Iraqi Govt
A 'Surge' Unit Sees Change, but Questions Its Permanence
Iraq: to Shoot or Not to Shoot Is the Question
Marine Defends Actions in Civilian Killings in Anbar Province
US General: Al-Qaeda Bombings in Northern Iraq a 'Blip'
US Denies PKK Relationship – Again
Contractor Firm Denies Use of Torture in Iraq
13 Americans Have Been Electrocuted in Iraq
General Who Backed Surge Picked for Top Iraq Job
Today in Iraq
Mahdi Army Retooling, Commander Says
PM Calls on Iraqi Women to Play Active Role in Provincial Elections
Sunni Group Warns Assyrians in Mosul
At Least 50 Arrested in Crackdowns Across Iraq
Iraq Eyes 44 Pct Budget Boost to Record $70 Bln
Rehabilitating Sadr City
Militants Kill 7 in Attacks in Eastern Iraq
Wednesday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 33 Wounded
Global Iraq Fallout
In Jordan, Aid for Iraqi Refugees Is Often Redirected
Jordan King Set to Visit Iraq in First by Arab Leader Since War

Companies Being Sued by Iraq Over UN Program
UN: Still Time for Iraq Local Elections This Year
The War at Home
Obama Camp Signals 'Robust' Approach on Iran
McCain Denies Roughing Up Sandinista
Committee Questions State Dept. Role in Iraq Oil Deal
Antiwar Protesters Chained Together Outside Minnesota Bullet Factory
US Military
Iraq Undercuts Republican Support Among Military
Military See Presidential Race Through Own Lens
White House Grants Army Request for More Brass
Pentagon's Top Investigator Resigning
Accused of Manslaughter, Marine Says He's Eager to Return to Iraq
Green Beret Deaths Come Amid MRAP Rollover Concerns
Guantánamo
Ex-Guantánamo Inmate to Head Rights News at al-Jazeera
DC Judges Gear Up for Influx of Gitmo Petitions
UN Official Says Gitmo Trials Unfair
Guantánamo Interrogations Based on Faulty Chinese Communist Methods
'War on Terror'
CNN Poll Shows Americans Fear of Terrorism Is at Post-9/11 Low
Race-Profiling Eyed for Terror Probes
Civil Liberties Group Criticizes New FBI Authority
US Conviction Upheld in FBI Sting of NY Muslims
Bomb Threat Disrupts LAX, No Explosive Found
Report Faults Mass Arrests, Guilt by Association, but France Still Sees Terror Strategy as 'Model for the World'
Zimbabwe
African Union Calls for Unity Government in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Opposition Asks for Another Mediator
Tsvangirai Rejects Zimbabwe Talks for Now
What Prospects for Zimbabwe Crisis Talks?
Somalia
Somali Insurgents Ambush Ethiopia Forces, Burn Trucks
Death Toll Rises to 25 in Central Somalia Fighting
Five Aid Workers Kidnapped in Somalia
Sudan
Former Diplomat Calls for Military Strikes in Sudan
US Darfur Envoy Disappointed at Slow UN Deployment
Freed Sudan Terror Suspect Angry at Bombers, Britain
Africa
Chad Troops Kill 60 'Sect' Disciples
Congo: Court Orders Release of Former Militia Leader
Morocco Arrests 35 Recruiters for al-Qaeda
Russia
Russian Lawmakers OK US Weapons Dismantling Deal
Medvedev: US in No Shape to Give Advice
Medvedev Offers Olive Branch to Britain
Russia Warns Lithuania on US Missile Defense
Russia Asks All Countries to Join Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
 
Colombia
Contractors Kidnapped by Colombian Rebels Were Longest-Held US Captives in the World
Betancourt: Rescue in Colombia Was 'Impeccable'
Colombians Briefed McCain Before Rescue
Who Are the FARC?
Rebels Desert as Colombia Army Advances
From a US Hostage in the Colombian Jungle, a Marriage Proposal
Key Dates in Kidnappings of Politician, Americans
Iran
Iran Sees Better Mood in Nuclear Talks
Iran Says Any Attack Would Provoke Fierce Reaction
US Marks 40 Years of Atom Treaty With Swipe at Iran
Larijani Slams US Allies for Taliban Talks
Iran Open to US Office, Wants Direct US Flights
Iran Claims Documents Show West Broke Promises in Talks
Russia's Medvedev: EU Sanctions on Iran Not Helpful
How Big Is Iran's Military?
Palestine/Israel
Palestinian Kills Three in Jerusalem Bulldozer Rampage
Obscure Terror Group Claims Jerusalem Attack
Israel Demands UN Condemnation of Attack
Bush 'Encouraged' After Olmert, Abbas Calls
Israel Reopens Gaza Crossing Points
Israeli DM Presses for Resumption of Home Demolitions
Lebanon
Nasrallah: Prisoner Swap Set for on or Around July 15
Britain Seeks to Outlaw Entire Military Wing of Hezbollah
Middle East
Fresh Syria-Israel Talks to End Thursday: Turkey
Egypt Uses Water Cannon as Palestinians Try to Storm Border
Turkey Rocked by Arrests
Afghanistan
Pentagon Chief Says Shortage of Troops in Afghanistan Due to Iraq
Afghanistan Death Toll Pressures US, Allies
Supreme Commander: NATO Forces Should Drop Afghan 'Caveats'
Suicide Blast Hits Foreign Forces in Afghanistan
Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Governor
Taliban Aims to Control Rural Phones
2 Policemen, 11 Militants Killed in Afghan Attacks
5 Suspected Taliban Rebels Arrested in South Afghanistan
NATO: Afghanistan Needs More Equipment
Pakistan
Offensive in Tribal Area Criticized by Key Pakistani Politicians
US Diplomat: Musharraf 'Not the Issue' in Pakistan
Swat Valley Taliban Revive Peace Talks
Pakistan Says Militants' Compound Is Destroyed
Top Commander Among 69 Militants Held in Bara Swoop
US Identifies 'Aliases' of Blacklisted Pakistani Groups

1 Year Later, Pakistan Mosque's Spirit