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News
Updated September 3, 2009 - 11:21 PM EDT
GOP May Be Vital to Obama on Afghan War
 
  White House Fears Liberal Pressure Against War
  Pentagon Talks Openness, but Shows Little Action
Afghans Brace for Post-Election Violence
 
  Afghan Escalation: 14,000 More US Combat Troops
  Afghan Results Likely to Be Delayed by Massive Fraud Claims
  Deputy Intelligence Chief, 22 Others Slain in Afghanistan Blast
US Asks 'Banned' Blackwater to Continue in Iraq
 
  Bloodshed at Iranian Camp Tests US-Iraq Transition
  Thursday: 2 US Soldiers, 15 Iraqis Killed; 125 Iraqis Wounded
Israel May Retroactively OK Illegal Settlements
 
  Netanyahu Vows Not to Freeze Settlements
  Israeli PM's Office: Intermarriage a 'Strategic National Threat'
Plenty of Threats as Iran 'Deadline' Looms
 
  Iran Assembly Approves Most of Hard-Line Cabinet
  Was Russia's 'Arctic Sea' Carrying Missiles to Iran?
  Iranian Commander: Ex-President Challenged State
  UN Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran Threat 'Hyped'
US to Cut Aid to Honduras
Filipinos Want US Soldiers Out
Abkhazia Threatens to Sink Georgian Ships Over Blockade
Viewpoints
The Next New Plan for Bananastan  by Jeff Huber
Afghanistan for Dummies
by Ray McGovern
Cheney Is Wrong: There Is Precedent for the Torture Investigation  by Steve Sheppard
Understanding Dictatorships
by Jon Basil Utley
Win, Hold and Lose  by Ted Galen Carpenter
Misunderstanding Terrorism
by Jim Harper

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Frontline
Yemen Rebels Warn of 'Attrition' War After Truce Rejected
Nigeria Militant Describes Training in Afghanistan
Polish President Lays Blame at WWII Anniversary
Russia: Poland Was Conspiring With Nazis to Destroy Soviet Union
China Sees Chance of Japanese Remorse
 
Iraq
Iraq Official Advocates Deployment of Joint US-Iraqi-Kurdish Troops in Disputed Areas of Diyala Province
Iraqi Warplanes Sent to Serbia by Saddam Unfit to Fly: Belgrade
UK Says It Has Been Handed Human Remains in Iraq
4 Iraqi Security Personnel to Hang for Bank Heist
In Bank Killings, Highs and Lows of Iraq Justice
Wednesday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 14 Wounded
Iran
Iran MP Warns Against Commander as Interior Minister
Former Israeli Envoy Slams West for 'Giving Iran Time'
Report: Iran Replacing Envoys Who Backed 'Rioters'
Merkel Signals Support for Tougher Iran Sanctions
Iran's Karroubi Says Rape Victim Disappeared
Neda's Grave: A Shrine to Anger at Iran's Regime
Palestine/Israel
Hamas Says No Palestinian Elections Without Gaza
Israelis, Palestinians Resume High-Level Talks
Israel Releases Nine Hamas Members of Palestinian Parliament
Barak: Israeli Troops Must Be Ready to Die for Government
Settler Leaders: Netanyahu Government 'Humiliating' Us
Israel's Deputy PM Digs Himself a Deeper Hole Over Peace Now Condemnation
Axe-Wielding Ultra-Orthodox Attack Palestinian
What Gaza Looks Like Through Four Gazans' Eyes
Middle East
Turkish FM Says Talks in Iraq and Syria Were 'Positive'
Report: Iran Offers to Arm Lebanese Army
Libya/Lockerbie
Accused Lockerbie Bomber Is 'Close to Death'
Libya Denies Lockerbie Bomber in Intensive Care
Britain Denies 'Double-Dealing' Over Lockerbie Bomber
Scottish Government Loses Lockerbie Vote
UN Envoy Advises Gaddafi Against Exulting Over Agent's Release
Africa
Mugabe Pardons 1,500 Zimbabwe Prisoners
Guinea Bans Political Debates on Radio, TV
Greece
Bomb Explodes at Athens Stock Exchange, 1 Woman Hurt
Honduras
Ousted Honduran Leader Seeks Tougher US Stance Against Coup
Ousted President 'Organizing' for His Return to Honduras
Cuba
Judge: Cuba Must Pay $27.5m for Jailing Journalist
 
Afghanistan Election
NATO Chief: Afghan War Must Escalate Regardless of Poll Complaints
Afghanistan Won't Accept New Reports of Misconduct: 2,600 Enough
Karzai's Election Victory Seen as Inevitable, Despite Claims of Fraud
Karzai Extends Lead in Afghan Election With 47 Pct
Holbrooke Lauds Afghan Elections as 'Success'
World Envoys Ask What Next After Afghan Elections
Afghanistan Occupation
Russia Seeks Role in Afghan War Planning as NATO Deaths Climb
Afghan Swap: More Grunts, Fewer Clerks
British Army Is Making the Same Old Mistakes in Afghanistan, Say Soldiers
US Embassy Staff Goes Wild
US Embassy Staff Investigated Over 'Lord of the Flies' Parties
Shocking Hazing at US Embassy in Kabul
Private Guards at US Embassy 'Running Rampant'
Claim: 'Sexual Predators,' 'Deviants' 'Run Rampant' in Kabul
Today in Afghanistan
After the Bombing: Feeling Vulnerable in Kandahar
Afghan Opium Down as 'Bottom Falls Out of Market'
Hard Times for Afghan Opium Farmers as Price Falls
Pakistan
Pakistani Religion Minister Wounded in Ambush
Pakistan Court Again Puts Curbs on Nuke Scientist
After 1 Year, Pakistani President's Ratings Slide
India/Kashmir
Indian Official's Helicopter Missing in Rebel Area
Indian Army Say Kills 5 Militants on Kashmir Border
Sri Lanka
US Voices Grave Concern About Video of Sri Lankan Soldiers Executing Tamils
Sri Lanka Defends 20-Year Sentence for Journalist
China/Taiwan/Tibet
China Set to Unveil New Missiles: State Media
Dalai Lama: Purpose of Taiwan Visit Fulfilled
Koreas
Freed Reporters Say They Were Dragged Into North Korea
US Envoy's Asia Trip Won't Include North Korea
Seoul Sees North Korea's Overtures as Tactical Changes
Thailand
Despite Outreach, Violence Is Up in Southern Thailand
'War on Terror'
US Says Belgian Man Broke Iran Arms Embargo
Australian Terror Cell Member Jailed for 5 Years
 
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8/31/2009
Politics Between the 45-Yard Lines

Charles V. Peņa
8/28/2009
Different Country, Same Problem

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8/19/2009
A Balkans Belgium?

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Fascism Needs an Enemy

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The Virtues of Gorbachevism

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