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Updated January 2, 2010 - 11:27 PM EST
US Killed 700 Civilians in 2009 Pak Drone Strikes
 
  96 Killed as Pakistan Volleyball Game Bombed
  US Puts More Pressure on Pakistan to Act Against Afghan Taliban
Somali Rebels Vow to Send Forces to Yemen
 
  Yemen Admits Receiving US Military Gear, Anti-Terrorism Training
  Former Gitmo Detainees Help al-Qaeda Grow in Yemen
Militants Vie to Take Credit for CIA Bombing
 
  Pakistan Taliban Says They Recruited CIA Renegade to Attack Base
  Afghan Authorities Seeming Ambivalent Over CIA Bombing
  Intel Officer: CIA Officers' Deaths Will Be Avenged
  Ex-US Ally Says CIA Bombing Was Revenge Attack by Taliban Warlord
  CIA Caught in Dirty, Secretive War Against al-Qaeda on Afghan Border
Spy Agency Cooperation: Half-Century of Failure
 
  Customs Official Confirms Report of Second Man Held From Flight 253
Iraqi Govt 'Outraged' Over Blackwater Dismissal
 
  Day of Mixed Emotions in Baghdad: Elation for US, but Anger for Iraqis
Colombia: 18 FARC Rebels Killed in Govt Attacks
Viewpoints
Changing the Narrative for War  by Philip Giraldi
The Keystone Cops Meet the Parents; and Let's Not Invade Yemen  by Leon T. Hadar
Big Brother Is Coming: NSA's $1.9 Billion Cyber Spy Center a Power Grab  by Chuck Gates
5 Myths About Keeping America Safe From Terrorism  by Stephen Flynn
Terrorism and Security Systems  by Jim Harper
Neither Wars nor Drones  by Marwan Bishara

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Frontline
Canada to Help Defend Yemen From al-Qaeda Reinforcements
Afghan Troops Kill Three Pakistani Civilians Near Border
Before Vote, Some Senators Knew of Testimony Error by TSA Nominee Southers
TSA Withdraws Subpoenas Against Bloggers
Flight Diverted Because of Christmas Ornament
Airport Pat-Downs Often Ineffective Security Stop
Janet Napolitano on the Hot Seat, Again
What to Expect as Airport Security Is Tightened
Navy to Check Corrosion, Electrical Systems After Electrocution Death
US Lawyers Knew About Pitfalls in Blackwater Case
Judge's Order Dismissing Blackwater Case (pdf)
 
Iraq
Iraq Death Toll Drops to Lowest Level Since Invasion, but Security Gains Leveling Off
December 1st Month Without US Combat Death in Iraq
Fed Judge Gives Blackwater Huge New Year's Gift, Dismisses All Charges in Iraq Massacre
Public Anger Over Blackwater's Baghdad Massacre Never Faded
Looming US Drawdown to Complicate Iraqi Training
Airport Source: US Forces Close Mosul Airport Without Handing It to Iraqis
Petraeus Hails Progress as US Transforms Iraq Command
Top US General Stresses Importance of Iraq Vote
Partial Curfew Imposed in Fallujah
Friday: 1 Iraqi Killed, 5 Wounded
Iran
Mousavi Declares Willingness to Be Martyr for Reform
Iran Stages Show of Force as Moussavi Denounces Government
Israel/Palestine
Israeli Air Force Hits Gaza After Rocket Attack, Two Wounded
7,500 Palestinians Held in Israeli Jails
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Make Rare Visit to Gaza
A New Year for Gaza? Waiting for a Miracle
Kadima Vows to Punish Rogue MPs
Orders Were to Capture Militants Alive – So Why Were They Killed?
Yemen
After Failed Attack, Britain Turns Focus to Yemen

Gordon Brown Calls International Summit on Yemen
Middle East

Jordan Indicts 10 Islamists on Terrorism Charges
 
Afghanistan
McChrystal Sees Victory Ahead in Afghanistan
CIA Bombing Intensifies Focus on Agents' Safety
From 'Goodness Personified' to Deadly CIA Attack Suspect
UK Soldier Dies After Being Caught in Afghanistan Blast
French Journalists Held Hostage in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan, India Swap Lists of Nuclear Facilities
Six, Including Tribal Elder, Killed in Bajaur Blast
Six Militants Killed in Wana Hospital Raid
Major Militant Attacks in Pakistan Since October
Pakistani Troops Capture Opposition Candidate in Swat Valley, Decline to Give Reason
Cautious Hope for Battered Pakistan Markets in 2010
North Korea
North Korea Calls for End of Hostile Relations With US
North Korea Vows to Achieve Nuclear-Free Koreas
China/Tibet
Tibetan 'Living Buddha' Phurbu Tsering Jailed by China
Africa
Security Flaws in Nigeria Draw Notice
After Years of Mass Killings, Fragile Calm Holds in Darfur
More Than 1,700 Somalis Killed in Clashes in 2009
Pirate Cash Suspected Cause of Kenya Property Boom
Honduras
200 Gather to Cheer Honduras' Ousted President
Russia
Russian Opposition Protestors Taken Into Custody in Moscow
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
1/01/2010
The Road Ahead

Philip Giraldi
12/31/2009
Obama's New Year's Resolutions

Ivan Eland
12/30/2009
Learning the Wrong Lessons From the Attempted Bombing

Kelley B. Vlahos
12/29/2009
The Year Iraq Was Lost for Good

Charles V. Peņa
12/28/2009
Still Not Home for the Holidays

Nebojsa Malic
12/25/2009
Discrimination!

David R. Henderson
12/21/2009
The Case Against Iran Sanctions

Ran HaCohen
7/20/2009
Fascism Needs an Enemy

Alan Bock
7/06/2009
Independence, Empire Don't Mesh

Edouard Husson
5/22/2009
The Virtues of Gorbachevism
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Matthew Barganier
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Aaron Glantz
Leon Hadar
Jorge Hirsch
Scott Horton
Jeff Huber
Dahr Jamail
Kathy Kelly
William S. Lind
Jim Lobe
Sascha Matuszak
Ray McGovern
Thomas Gale Moore
Brendan O'Neill
Rep. Ron Paul
John Pilger
Murray Polner
Gareth Porter
Gordon Prather
Charley Reese
Paul Craig Roberts
Mark Rothschild
Michael Scheuer
Norman Solomon
Paul Sperry
Joseph Stromberg
Jon Basil Utley
Jude Wanniski
Teresa Whitehurst
Andy Worthington


 
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