Today's Highlights

How the Iraqis Will Kick the US Out: Gary Brecher
Another Nail in the NPT Coffin: Gordon Prather
Mohammed Omer's True Israeli Horror Story: Lobe
Talking Isn't Appeasement: Wendy R. Sherman
Attack on Iran Would Destabilize Iraq: P. Cockburn
 
 Jacob Sullum

McCain's Plenary Powers

 Robert Parry

25 Year War Against Journalism

 Gareth Porter

No One to Stop Them Now

 Seymour Hersh

Preparing the Battlefield
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News
Updated July 6, 2008 - 11:24 PM EDT
Another Airstrike: US Kills 27 Afghan Civilians
 
  Afghanistan's Karzai Orders Probe After US Raids Kill 16
  Taliban Fightback Forces US Marines to Do Longer Tour
Iran Warns of Gulf Blitzkrieg, Hormuz Closure
 
  Pentagon Doubts Israeli Intelligence Over Iran's Nuclear Program
  Neocon Paper Hypes Germ Warfare Fear Over Monkeys Taken to Iran
  Iran's Leaders Divided on US
  Iran Offers Talks but Without Nuclear Freeze
  Paper: Syria 'Would Break Links With Iran' if US Steps in to Help It
Iraq PM: Baghdad Saved From 'Terrorist Siege'
 
  US Removes Uranium From Iraq
  Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 23 Iraqis Killed; 44 Iraqis Wounded
US Okayed Korean War Massacres
 
  Families Tell of Hidden Korean War Executions
No Evidence Needed Under Terror Profiling Plan
Viewpoints
What John McCain Didn't Learn in Vietnam  by Joe Conason
Mohammed Omer's True Israeli Horror Story  by Jim Lobe
How Dare They Rip the Fourth Amendment?  by Joseph L. Galloway
Another Nail in the NPT Coffin
by Gordon Prather
Talking Isn't Appeasement
by Wendy R. Sherman
War Drums Becoming Deafening
by Linda Heard

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Frontline
US: For Some Foes the Chat, Some the Cold Shoulder
Iraq: Were We Duped? in 1991?
Obama Would Maintain Military Spending Levels
Suicide, Post-Traumatic Stress and Depression Haunt US Troops Back From Iraq and Afghanistan
Indonesia Seeks to Shut US Navy Lab Researching Avian Flu
US Planned Nerve Gas Tests on Australians During Cold War
 
Israeli-Palestinian Couples
Face Uncertain Future
Today in Iraq
Baghdadis Make Splash in New Pool as Temperature Soars
Iraqi Boy's First Swim Hopeful Sign of Progress
Six Arrested, Ammo Found in Iraq's Port City of Basra
Iraq Interior Ministry: Arms, Ammo Seized in Missan Were Enough to Destroy It
Iraq: Old Warplane Equipment Found in Karbala Farm
Iraq: Mahdi Army Member Captured in Wassit
Attacks Continue
Two Policemen Killed in Mosul Attack
Car Bomb Leaves Seven Casualties in Iraq's Mosul
Iraqi Islamic Party Official Wounded in Fallujah Blast
Attack on Baghdad Hospital Thwarted
Saturday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 26 Wounded
Global Iraq Fallout
Iraqi Parties, After Meetings in Finland, Agree on Principles to Guide Further Talks
Iraqi Torture Victims Slam UK 'Contempt'
Iraqi Doctors in Bahrain: Returning Home Is Suicide
A Day in the Life of the UNHCR Man in Baghdad
The War at Home
Obama: Media Response to Iraq Remarks Overblown
Hamas TV: US Bill to Outlaw Us Aims at Silencing Free Voices
A Father's Grief Inspires Maker of Military Robots
'War on Terror'
Biometrics Link Foreign Detainees to Arrests in US
Paintball Was Practice, Says Terror-Cell Mole
Afghanistan
Knives, Petrol Bombs Found in Afghan Prison
Lawmaker Killed in Southern Afghanistan
10 Taliban Killed While Planting Bomb
Taliban Fighters Free Two Pakistani Journalists
Restoring Past Glory in Old Kabul
Back in Kabul, Never at Peace
Saskatchewan Military Policeman Dies in Persian Gulf
Pakistan
Pakistan Eases Assault on Militants to Let Elders Negotiate
Pakistan: Tribal Leader Willing to Accept Jirga Decision
Pakistan Army Denies Report of Atom Scientist Charge
Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation Case 'Closed'
Anti-Zardari Activism Growing in Pakistan
Pakistan Lawyers Reject Constitutional Package
China/Taiwan/Tibet
China Resumes Direct Flights to Taiwan After 60 Years
A Side Competition in Beijing – Island Vs. Mainland
Dalai Envoys Says China Lacking Commitment to Talks
Mongolia
Relatives Await News of Mongolia Riot Detainees
Video: Fatal Clashes in Mongolia Capital
Asia
US: North Korea Nuclear Process at 'Pivotal Point'
29 Injured in Shrine Blast in Indian-Administered Jammu, Kashmir
Terrorists Bombs Were to Target Cafe in West Sumatra
Insurgents Kill Three in Thailand's South
Detective Missing After U-Turn on Malaysian Leader
Myanmar Charges 14 Suu Kyi Supporters
Dissident Monk Dies in Detention in Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Smuggled Film Shows How Zimbabwe Vote Was Rigged
Zimbabwe: How an Angry Prison Officer With a Secret Camera Shamed a Tyrant
Doubts Raised Over Haunting Image From Zimbabwe
UK Is Sending 11,000 Mugabe Refugees Back
Somalia
Explosion Kills Somali Official
Colombia
Colombia Hostage Rescue: The Audacious Plot That Freed World's Most Famous Captive
Hostage Rescue Illustrates Colombian FARC Rebels Disintegration
Colombians Took Acting Classes for Hostage Rescue
When the Life of a Hostage Lies in Their Hands
Colombia Foils Suspected FARC Bombing Reprisals
Americas
Cuban Spies' Ranks on Rise in Florida
Brazil to Buy Dozens of Fighter Jets to Defend Amazon and Offshore Oil
Mexico to Beef Up Police Force With US Aid
Report: Peru Court Sentences Two in 1992 Massacre
 
Iran
Interview With Iranian Presidential Adviser Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi
Iran Vows to Pursue Nuclear Work Despite Incentives
Iranian Oil Minister: Military Attack Would Push Oil Price Sharply Up
EU's Solana Willing to Meet Iran Negotiator Soon
US to Consult Allies Before Commenting on Iran Nuclear Response
Netherlands Bans Iranian Students From Nuclear Studies
Syria
Syria Tells UN: Israel Is Burying Nuclear Waste in Golan Heights
Number of Inmates Dead, Wounded in Syrian Prison Riot Staged by Islamist Political Prisoners
Syrian Rights Group: Islamist Prisoners Butchered in Clash With Warders
Palestine/Israel
Video: Settlers Tie Palestinian Man to Phone Pole and Beat Him
Hamas, Long the Peace Spoiler, Finds It Hard to Halt Attacks
Hamas Suspends Shalit Talks Over Closure of Gaza Crossings
IDF Blockades West Bank Village After Rallies Against Security Fence
Israel Warns: 'Gaza Truce in Danger Without Progress on Schalit'
Abbas Spokesman: Israeli Approach to Peace Talks 'Not Serious'
Violent Confrontation Between Palestinians, Settlers
Paralyzed Gaza Girl, Marya Aman, in Plea to Israel
UN Report: Israel Maltreating Golan's Druze
Israel: 'Police Called Us Smelly Bedouin, Then They Started to Beat Us'
Abbas Spokesman Rules Out Hamas Talks in Syria
Israeli Troops Shoot Palestinian Fishermen in Gaza; Seven Detained in West Bank
BBC 'Was Wrong' to Air Graphic Footage of Jerusalem Bulldozer Attack.
Lebanon
Lebanese Leaders Close to Government Deal
Lebanese Groups Hail Prisoner Swap With Israel a 'Victory'
Opposition Christians Form New Umbrella Group
Turkey
Seven Charged in Turkish Probe Into Alleged Coup Plot
Turkish Coup Plot Awakens Fear of Violent Nationalism
Turkish Women Attack Clothing Law
Turkish Army Kills Two PKK Members in SE Anatolia Region
Middle East
Saudi Arabia: A Betty Ford Clinic for Jihadis
Al-Jazeera Lawyers Quit Rabat Trial of Bureau Chief
Local Official: Blast Kills Four in Yemen
Egypt Finds Weapons Caches in Sinai, Believed Destined for Gaza
Russia & Her Neighbors
Russia's Medvedev Calls for Talks Over Georgian Crisis
Gunmen Open Fire on Police in Ingushetia
Belarus
Belarus President: Bomb Not Aimed at Me

Belarus Leader: No Post-Blast Clampdown on Opposition
Europe
Sarkozy Turns Screw on Irish Over EU Treaty
MoD Vows to Crack Down on Sexism
New Zealand
10,000 Protest Over Violence Against Asians in New Zealand
Americans Keep Dying