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A Hypocritical US Policy Toward Iran: Ivan Eland
Nuke-Armed Paranoids: Gordon Prather
How Britain Wages War: John Pilger
The Unitary Executive Congress: David Bromwich
The Bipartisan Surveillance State: Anthony Gregory
 
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Reality Vs. the War Party

 Philip Weiss

The Israel Lobby

 Alan Bock

US Military Opposes Iran War

 Wade Boese

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News
Updated July 12, 2008 - 11:12 PM EDT
US May Increase Pace of Iraq Pullout
 
  'Lob Bombs' New Biggest Worry for US in Iraq
  Friday: 2 US Soldiers, 10 Iraqis Killed; 9 Iraqis Wounded
Iraq, Israel Dismiss Report on Iran Drills
 
  Experts Point to Deceptions in Iran's Military Display
  Unnamed Arab State Tells Israel It Won't Oppose Iran Strike
Afghan Official: US-Led Strikes Killed 64 Civilians
 
  US Air Strike Wiped Out Afghan Wedding Party, Inquiry Finds
  US Military Denies Killing Afghan Civilians
  Afghan Warlords, Formerly Backed by CIA, Turn Guns on US Troops
US Blames Pakistan for Violence in Afghanistan
 
  Pakistan in Quandary Over How to Deal With Rising Militant Threats
  Deadly US 'Buzzers' Fray Nerves in Pakistan
Hezbollah Gains Veto Power in Lebanon Govt
Russia, China Veto UN Zimbabwe Sanctions
Viewpoints
US and Israel Should Beware of Taking on Iran  by Robert Fox
Iran's Missiles Are Just for Show
by Pepe Escobar
Britain Should Not Intervene in Nigeria  by Richard Dowden
The Bipartisan Surveillance State
by Anthony Gregory
Nuke-Armed Paranoids  by Gordon Prather
How Britain Wages War  by John Pilger

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Frontline
When the War Comes Back Home
Iran Missile Tests Seen More as Theater
Mukasey Refuses to Probe CIA Interrogations
Reuters Seeks US Army Video of Staff Killed in Iraq
Former KBR Electricians Criticize Contractors Work
Iraqi Shi'ites Reclaim a Village Razed by Sunnis
Anti-Terror Forces Aim for Visibility in Amtrak Stations
Cluster Bombs 'Save Lives', Pentagon Insists
Court Tosses White House Appeal on Visitor Logs
 
Followers of Radical Shi'ite Cleric Demonstrate Against US Occupation
Today in Iraq
Peace Dividend in Iraq's Basra Faces Obstacles
A Baghdad Bookseller, Bound to His Country
Iraq Opens State Firms to Foreign Investors
Iraq Sends Reinforcements to Diyala
US Military Detains Nine Suspected Militants in Iraq
Sadr-Linked Imam, 25 Worshippers Arrested in Diwaniya
Attacks Continue
US Army Says Civilian Killed, Two Wounded in Airdrop in Nassiriya
IED Injures Six Civilians in Mosul
Friday: 2 US Soldiers, 10 Iraqis Killed; 9 Iraqis Wounded
Global Iraq Fallout
Iraq Assures Turkey It Will Curb Kurd Guerrillas
Bush Thanks UAE for Canceling Iraq Debt
The War at Home
Lawmaker Wants Review of US Exports to Iran
Red Tape Nearly Stops Senate Testimony by Top Former Islamist
Obama Under Fire Over Karzai 'Insult'
Obama Backs Indo-US Nuclear Deal
Bush Blamed for Merkel Opposition to Brandenburg Date for Obama
Former US Diplomat Gets Year in Prison for Racist, Threatening Messages to Arab Group
US Military
Military Fires Public Affairs Official for Refusing to Limit Press at Funerals
Army Secretary Asks for Probe of Firing
Former Pentagon Worker Sentenced in China Spy Case
Govt Wants Atheist Soldier's Lawsuit Dismissed
Father Who Joined After Sniper Killed Son Deploys to Iraq
Marine Returns to Court on Iraq Murder Charges
Detaining Justice
Detainees, as Lawyers, Test Tribunal System
Guantánamo Detainees Say They're Being Denied Legal Tools
Ottawa Terror Suspect Duped, Defense Claims
Book Cites Secret Red Cross Report of CIA Torture of al-Qaeda Captives
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Opposition Chief Negotiator Heads Home
Fresh Violence Clouds Resumption of Zimbabwe Talks
US Accuses Mbeki of Protecting Mugabe
Zimbabwe Opposition: 113 Members Killed Since March
West Has Little Leverage on Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Britain to Train Army in Nigeria to Combat Rebels
Nigeria Rebels Vow to Attack British Interests
Sudan
Sudan Leader to Be Charged With Genocide
Sudan Leader's Arrest Harmful to Peace: China's UN Envoy
Pursuit of Sudan's Leader Incites Debate
Somalia
Witnesses: Somali Soldiers Shoot Dead Seven Civilians in Mogadishu
Somali Insurgents Attack Military Base, Kill Soldier
Africa
Morocco Says It Foils Plot Aimed at Tourist Hotels
Aid Suspended in Eastern Chad Following Attacks
Mexico
Report Cites Abuses by Mexican Military
Weekend Reviews
HBO's Generation Kill Shows Marine Life in Iraq
Blood and Oil
Inside the Army's Fake Iraq
The Knock on the Door
 
Iran
Iran Warns Israel, US Would Regret Any Attack
Crude Oil Rises to Record on Speculation Israel May Attack Iran
US: Diplomacy Remains Despite Iranian Missile Tests
EU Expresses Concern Over Iran Missile Tests
Russian FM: Iran Tests Show US Shield Not Needed
Arabs Fear Fallout of Nuclear Conflict
Iran Says Solana Nuclear Talks July 19 in Geneva
Iranian Missiles Neither Threat nor Fake, Says Ayatollah
Israel/Palestine
No Explanation Given as Israeli Troops Bulldoze Hebron Home
Hamas Reportedly Detains More Qassam Cell Members
The Fall of an Arab Town in 1948
'This Is Like Apartheid': ANC Veterans Visit West Bank
Two Seriously Wounded in Jerusalem Shooting Attack
Israeli Troops Kill Gunman in West Bank Clash
Lebanon
Lebanon Forms Unity Government With Hezbollah
Lebanese Army Enters Unoccupied Part of Shebaa Farms
Turkey
US Warily Eyes Turkish Political Turmoil
Turkey Holding 10 in Consulate Attack
Report: 10 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Turkey
Afghanistan
Concern Over Afghan Civilian Death Toll
Al-Qaeda Tape Warns of Afghan Attacks
NATO: Insurgents Try to Pit Afghanistan Against Pakistan
Afghans Feel Border Can Be Sealed to Keep Out Taliban
UK to Probe Afghanistan Incident That Wounded Nine
Pakistan/India/Kashmir
Pakistani Minister: No Link to Afghan Bombing
Nine Pakistanis Hurt in Fire From Afghanistan
Pakistan Accused of Supporting Infiltration Into Kashmir
Pakistan Tells US It Is Fighting Militants
Pakistan Wants 'Partnership' With US, Official Says
Koreas
South Korean Fatally Shot by North Korean Soldier
Shooting Mars South Korea's Offer to North
Twists in Reconciliation Between Two Koreas
Headway Made on Checking North Korea Nuclear Claims
China/Tibet
China Crackdown Targets Critics Ahead of Olympics
China Jails 12 More Tibetans Over March Riots
Asia
Gunmen Kill Three on Sri Lanka Bus
Court Cases and Demonstrations Put a New Government to the Test in Thailand
Russia & Her Neighbors
Georgia Says Will Down Russian Jets
Rice Calls on Russia to Resolve Georgia Tensions
Russia Rebuffs US Over Georgia Mediation
Czechs See Oil Flow Fall and Suspect Russian Ire on Missile System
Russia Accuses British Envoy of Spying
Kosovo
US Will Pledge $400 Million to Help Kosovo
Colombia/Venezuela
Colombian Rebels Say Betrayed in Betancourt Rescue
Betancourt: Uribe Should Soften His Tone With FARC