Highlights
 
On Anniversary of Saddam's Fall, Tens of Thousands Vent Against US    Gen. Odierno: US May Ignore Iraq Deadline Because of al-Qaeda    Panetta: CIA No Longer Operates 'Black Sites'    US Admits Troops Killed Afghanistan Mother, Children    Obama Seeks $83.4 Billion for Iraq, Afghan Wars    NATO Struggles With Conflicting Views on Russia    Standoff With Pirates Shows US Power Has Limits    Why Europe Won't Fight    Requiem for the War on Terror    Report: Pakistani Taliban Incapable of Attacking US    US Leadership Could Rid World of Nukes    Confront Our Own Torturers    The Suicide of the West    Will Democrats Stand Up to Obama's Bloated Military Budget?    Getting a Death Grip on Memory    Obama Uses Bush Funding Tactics to Finance Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan    No Credible Evidence of al-Qaeda Presence in Pakistan, Insist Officials    Pakistani Govt: 60 Drone Hits Kill 14 al-Qaeda Men, 687 Civilians    US: 'Skepticism' Over Talk of Iranian Nuclear Progress    Moldova's 'Twitter Revolution': Made in America?    Four Militants Killed in South Waziristan Drone Attack    Lavrov: US, Russia Mustn't Compete for Allies    Mass Protests in Georgia Aim to Unseat Saakashvili    Gul Denies Blackmailing NATO Over Next Chief    Afghan Media Law Delay Raises Fears Over Fair Poll    Little Hope in Gaza Aftermath    Ship's Owner: US Warship Now Off Coast of Somalia    Pakistan Peace Effort Rattled by Cleric's Exit    Sri Lanka Military Denies Attack on Safe Zone    Marine Acquitted of Murder in Iraq Slaying    Iran President Says He's Open to Nuclear Talks    Army's Ethics Chief: Israel Fought Fair in Gaza    Marines Forced Saddam to Watch South Park Movie 'Over and Over Again'    Chaos Onshore in Somalia Is Driving Piracy Epidemic    Horrors of KLA Prison Camps Revealed    Israel Cries Wolf    Dollar Hegemony and the Economics of Unilateralism    Obama Should Listen to the Iraqis, Not Lecture Them    
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News
Updated April 10, 2009 - 11:29 PM EDT
Obama to Seek $83.4 Billion for Wars
 
  Obama Uses Bush Funding Tactics to Finance Iraq, Afghan Wars
  President Wants Quick Approval of More War Money
Pak Govt: Drones Killed 14 al-Qaeda, 687 Civilians
 
  No Credible Evidence of al-Qaeda Presence in Pakistan, Insist Officials
  Pakistan Peace Effort Rattled by Cleric's Exit
  Report: Pakistani Taliban Incapable of Attacking US
Odierno: We May Have to Ignore Iraq Deadline
 
  Iraqi Truck Bombing Kills 5 US Soldiers, 2 Iraqi Soliders
  On Anniversary of Saddam's Fall, Tens of Thousands Vent Against US
US Admits Killing Afghan Mother, Children
 
  Afghan Media Law Delay Raises Fears Over Fair Poll
CIA Says Shuttering Detention 'Black Sites'
 
  CIA Fires Contractors Guarding Secret Prisons
Standoff With Pirates Shows US Power Has Limits
Viewpoints
Will Democrats Stand Up to Obama's Bloated Military Budget?  by Jeremy Scahill
US Leadership Could Rid the World of Nukes  by William Pfaff
Moldova's 'Twitter Revolution': Made in America?  by Daniel McAdams
Obama Should Listen to the Iraqis, Not Lecture Them  by Jonathan Steele
Why Europe Won't Fight
by Patrick Buchanan
Requiem for the War on Terror
by Ira Chernus and Tom Engelhardt
Confront Our Own Torturers
by Robyn Blumner
Getting a Death Grip on Memory
by Norman Solomon

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Frontline
US: 'Skepticism' Over Talk of Iranian Nuclear Progress
US Wages War on Bugs Afflicting Troops Abroad
Marine Acquitted of Murder in Iraq Slaying
Horrors of KLA Prison Camps Revealed
Lavrov: US, Russia Mustn't Compete for Allies
Kim Proves He Remains in Charge of North Korea
NATO Struggles With Conflicting Views on Russia
Cyber-Spying a Threat, and Everyone Is in on It
Marines Forced Saddam to Watch South Park Movie 'Over and Over Again'
 
Today in Iraq
'Fallujah Never Leaves My Mind'
In Baghdad, a Big Craze for New Cars
Iraq to Create Nuclear Energy Commission
Iraq to Receive Airspace From US Side
Talabani: Iraqi Media Network Belongs to People
Thursday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
Global Iraq Impact
Iran Opposition Risks Torture if Repatriated: NGO
Gul Urges Iraq to Stop PKK Attacks Otherwise Allow Turkey to Do It
Film Uses Humor to Tackle Iraq War Buildup
The War at Home
Returning Troops Getting Tested for Brain Injuries
US Spy Satellite Agency Boss Resigns
Nuclear Watchdogs Want to Consolidate Weapon Labs
Texas County Dumps KBR Over Iraq Work
UK 'War on Terror'
UK's Top Anti-Terror Officer Resigns After Blunder
UK Raids on 'Bomb Plotters' Fail to Unearth Explosives
11 Suspects in British Anti-Terror Raids Are Pakistani
Iran
Iran to Launch Its First Nuclear Fuel Production Plant
Iran Says Running 7,000 Enrichment Centrifuges
US Does Not See Iran's Nuclear Claims as Rebuff
Iran President Says He's Open to Nuclear Talks
US Dealings With Iran Remain on a Slippery Path
US: Spy Charges Against American Reporter Are 'Baseless'
China Encourages Iran to Pursue Nuclear Negotiations
Palestine/Israel
Army's Ethics Chief: Israel Fought Fair in Gaza
Little Hope in Gaza Aftermath
Britain Worried About Jerusalem Demolitions
Sinn Fein Head Meets Hamas Leader in Gaza
Sinn Fein Leader: Gaza Open-Air Prison
Egypt/Hezbollah
Hezbollah Denies Egyptian Plot
Egypt to Question 'Hezbollah Plotters' Further
Turkey
Turkish President Warns NATO Members Not to Criticize Him
Gul Denies Blackmailing NATO Over Next Chief
Turkey Police Arrest 30 Islamic Extremists
Fiji
Court Declares Fiji's Military Government Illegal
Venezuela
Moves Against Chavez Foes Denounced in Venezuela
Venezuela Offers Rare Credit to US in Drug Seizure
Americas
Mexican Official Wants US to Step Up Aid in Drug War
Group: US Should Spend Pro-Democracy Funds in Cuba
 
Pakistan
Four Militants Killed in South Waziristan Drone Attack
Zardari: No US Drones Over Pakistan's Baluchistan
Ethnic Leaders' Killing Sparks Protests in SW Pakistan
US Embassy, Foreign Agencies Suspend Services in Pakistan Over Security Threat
Deadly Riots After 3 Bodies Are Discovered in Pakistan
Afghanistan
Suicide Bomber Kills 5, Wounds 17 in Afghanistan
2 Afghan Antidrug Officers Killed by Suicide Bombing
North Korea
UK: No Thought of Military Action on North Korea
North Korea to Revise Constitution, Affirms Kim
Scenarios: Possible Outcomes of UN Council Talks on North Korea
McCain Urges China to Get Tough on North Korea
China Looks to Veto UN Sanctions on North Korea
China/Tibet
China Executes Two Over Pre-Olympic 'Terrorism'
5,000 Clash With Police in China: Rights Group
Thailand
Thai PM Calls Public Holiday to Cope With Protests

Thai Protests Could Affect Summit
Asia
Sri Lanka Military Denies Attack on Safe Zone
Kashmir's Long Battle Takes Toll on People

Corruption Allegations Affect Khmer Rouge Trials

35 Tibetan Protesters Arrested in Nepal
President's Party Wins Indonesia Vote: Institute
Somalia Pirates
Chaos Onshore in Somalia Is Driving Piracy Epidemic
Obama Declines Comment on US Hostage Crisis Off Somalia
Official: Navy Talking to Pirates Holding Hostage
Ship's Owner: US Warship Now Off Coast of Somalia
FBI Hostage Negotiators Helping Navy With Ship Captain's Rescue
DR Congo
Congo: Rights Group Documents Mass Rapes, Killings
Gunmen Free 220 Prisoners in Eastern Congo Raid
UN Congo Envoy Appeals to Council for Choppers
Africa
Ethiopia Rebels Deny Claims They Are Weakened
Fears of Fraud in Algerian Presidential Election
Mugabe Aides Are Said to Use Violence to Gain Amnesty
Togo Military Delivers Health Care in Bid to Change Image
Moldova/Russia
Moscow Warns EU Over Moldova
Moldovan Opposition Claims Fraud in Elections That Set Off Anti-Communist Protests
Moldova Communists One Vote Short of Presidential Power
Inquiry Closed in Russian Journalist's Death
Georgia
Georgia's Rose Revolution Wilts
Georgian Opposition Party Supporters Arrested
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
4/10/2009
The Suicide of the West

Edouard Husson
4/10/2009
Dollar Hegemony and the Economics of Unilateralism

Nebojsa Malic
4/09/2009
Wrong Again

Philip Giraldi
4/07/2009
Goodbye, Bill of Rights

Alan Bock
4/06/2009
Iraq Disaster Still a Mystery to Some

Ivan Eland
4/04/2009
How to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels

Charles V. Peņa
4/01/2009
Is Missile Defense Obsolete?

David R. Henderson
3/31/2009
To Reduce Violence,
End the Drug War

Ran HaCohen
2/18/2009
Abe Foxman's 'Anti-Semitic Pandemic'

Praful Bidwai
1/19/2009
'Good Cop, Bad Cop' Approach to Pakistan
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