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Updated May 20, 2011 - 11:21 PM EDT
Netanyahu Rebukes Obama's Call for New Talks
 
  Obama Gives Netanyahu a Major Diplomatic Victory
  Israel Rejects Obama's Call for Pullback to 1967 Borders
  Obama's Speech Reflects Tension Between Words and Action
  Israel Announces Major Settlement Expansion in East Jerusalem
Syrian Troops Fire During Protests; 34 Killed
 
  Obama Speech Hints at Assad's Ouster From Syria
Obama Asks Congress to OK Libya Intervention
 
  Libyan Rebel Official Says Death Toll at 15,000
  NATO Warplanes Attack Libyan Ships in 3 Ports
  Obama, NATO Insist Gadhafi Will 'Eventually' Fall
Congressional Leaders Reach PATRIOT Act Deal
 
  FBI Lab Reports on Anthrax Attacks Suggest Another Miscue
Troop Morale in Afghanistan Plummets
 
  35 Afghan Road Workers Die in Taliban Ambush
  NATO: Afghan, Foreign Troops Kill More Than 60 Insurgents
  Police Open Fire to Disperse Afghan Protests
In Pakistan's Army, Anger at US Simmers
 
  China Gives Pakistan 50 Fighter Jets
30 Killed, 90 Injured as Blasts Strike Kirkuk
Ahmadinejad's Enemies Scent Blood in Iran Power Struggle
Viewpoints
Bored to Death in Afghanistan (and Washington)  by Tom Engelhardt
Stop Funding – and Bombing – Pakistan  by Steve Chapman
Good Counterterrorism Is Cheap, and Expensive Counterterrorism Is Not Good  by Justin Logan
The Illegal War in Libya  by Glenn Greenwald
Israel in a Post-American Era  by Patrick J. Buchanan
Israel Fears Palestinian Nonviolence  by Rami G. Khouri

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Frontline
Text of Obama Speech
Military Rape: Rampant, Ignored
CIA Chief Warns Employees Against bin Laden Leaks
Veteran US Diplomat: We Are Becoming the USSR
German Military to Cut Troops, Generals
Court Filings Assert Iran Had Link to 9/11 Attacks
 
Obama's Mideast Speech
Obama Says US Will Oppose UN Resolutions Against Israel
Obama to Pledge Billions in New Mideast Aid
Palestinians Call 'Urgent' Meeting After Obama Speech
Obama Speech Greeted With Wariness, Apathy in Mideast
Obama's Speech Missed 'Historic Opportunity,' Say Many Arabs
Republicans Charge Obama Betrayed Israel
Romney: Obama 'Threw Israel Under the Bus'
Netanyahu Associate: Obama Detached From Reality
UK's Hague Backs Obama's Israel Call
Palestine/Israel
Palestine's Hidden History of Nonviolence
US Adds Gaza Militant Group to Terrorism List

Lawyer Who Tried to Frame Rightists Indicted
Former Netanyahu Aide Leaked Secret Nuclear Project With US
Russia: Israel's Military Attache Was 'Industrial Spy'
Iraq
British Forces Leaving Iraq This Weekend
In a Baghdad Cafe, Obama's Speech Gets Thumbs-Down
Iraqiya Denies Agreement With State of Law on National Council for Strategic Policies
Thursday: 37 Iraqis Killed, 110 Wounded
Yemen
Stalemate Belies Change on Yemen's Streets
Yemen Leadership May Yet Sign Transition Deal
Libya
Gadhafi Forces Rocket Rebel Fighters in Mountains
Libya Revolt Sidelines Women, Who Led It
Libyan Diplomat Kicked Out of Canada Headed Intelligence
Family Believes South African Journalist Held by Libyan Forces Is Dead
Libya: 3 Bodies Found and 500 Boat People Saved Off Italy
Egypt
Muslim-Christian Clashes Erupt Over Reopening of Church in Egyptian Capital
Egypt Diners Watching Obama Speech Mix Distrust With Applause
Constitution, Then Presidential Polls: Egypt Military
100 Days After the Revolution: 'A Mini-Mubarak in Every Institution'
Sudan
Darfur Kidnapping Victim Sues Aid Group That Sent Her
Sudan State Poll Results 'Credible': Carter Center
Africa
Nigerian Bomb Blast Injures Police, Soldiers
Ugandan Opposition Leader Besigye 'Put Under House Arrest'
Ivory Coast Asks ICC to Investigate Human Rights Crimes
Extradition of Lesotho PM Murder Suspects Flawed: Lawyer
Britain
David Cameron Rules Out Further Inquiries Into Death of Dr. David Kelly
Liam Fox: British Army Will Be Cut Further After Afghanistan Mission
British Police Warn Rwandan Dissidents of Threat
UK Coastguard Station Closure Plans 'Scaled Back'
Russia
Sister of Russian Airport Bomber Freed: Reports
Whistleblower Says Russian Troops Fed Dog Food
Europe
Spaniards Defy Ban to Demonstrate in Madrid
Belarus 'To Get Russian Bailout' Worth $3bn
Ukraine's Weather Forecast: Expect Severe Political Storms
In Belgium, World War II Suddenly an Issue Again
'War on Terror'
Afghan Guantanamo Detainee Uses Bedsheet to Commit Suicide
Obama Administration Offers Legal Justification for Capture or Killing of Osama bin Laden
US Will Not Pay $25 Million Osama bin Laden Reward, Say Officials
Shoe Bomb Still a Threat to Aviation: Napolitano
DHS Accused of Hiding Fingerprinting Data
Judge Awards $300m in Each of 2 Suicide Bombings
US Special Ops Launch Micro Satellites to Track Terrorists
Cold War Terrorist Calls Osama bin Laden a Martyr
Judge Denies Bond for Fla. Man in Terror Case
The War at Home
Life Span of US Nuclear Weapons Will Increase Under Plan
Some FBI Agents Angered by Plan to Extend Tenure of Mueller
Estimated Cost of Fighter Jet Troubles Lawmakers
F-35 Now 'Unaffordable': Defense Official
 
Syria
Syria: US Sanctions Serve Israeli Interests
MP Warns of Military Intervention by Syria in Lebanon
Dialogue but No Meaningful Discussion With Assad Regime Say Syrian Dissidents
In Syria, Canadian Journalist Heard Prisoners Being Tortured
Dorothy Parvaz: Inside Syria's Secret Prisons
Bahrain
Obama (at Last) Slams Bahrain's Crackdown
Violence 'Used to Force Shia Out' of Bahrain
Bahrain Wants to Expand Military Bases
Bahrain Sentences Shi'ite Cleric to 20 Years in Jail
Anger as Cameron Invites Bahrain Crown Prince to No. 10
Iran
Obama Mostly Sidesteps Iran in Mideast Speech
Russia Sabotaged Iran Nuclear Program: Report
Iran's President to Lead Next OPEC Meeting
New EU Sanctions Target Over 100 Iranian Firms
Nuclear Watchdog Fears Iran May Have Hacked Into Laptops
West 'Causing Drought' in Iran, Says Ahmadinejad
Iran Lawyer Asks to Meet US Hikers on 'Hunger Strike'
Moms Hunger Strike Over Hikers Jailed in Iran
Turkey
Turks Stand Up to Internet Censorship
Controversial Turkish General Accused of Deliberate Agitation in PKK Case
Middle East
US Quietly Expanding Defense Ties With Saudis
Arab Uprising Disturbing Flow of Anti-Terror Intel
Anonymous and the Arab Uprisings
Pakistan
Pakistan Is Rushing to Finish Weapons-Grade Nuclear Reactor
Don't Repeat Osama Raid, Says Feinstein
Poll Watchers: Americans Have Strongly Negative View of Pakistan
Zainuddin Mehsud's Brother, Cousins Arrested
Afghanistan
A New Test for Taliban and Al-Qaeda Ties
Afghan War 'To Leave UK Short of Armor'
Afghan Shooting Inquest Told of Brigadier's Shock
India
India: Rahul Gandhi Atrocity Claims 'Baseless'
Monkeys Protect Indian Government Officials
China/Tibet
Admiral: US Open to Military Studying in China
China Says 'Door Open' for Dalai Lama's Return
China Says 60 Years of Development Saved Tibet From Feudalism
Koreas
South Korea to Pay North's Defectors Over Identity Leaks
South Korean News Agency Reports North Korean Leader's Heir Apparent Visiting China
UN Food Body Vows Stronger Monitoring in North Korea
Indonesia
Indonesian Police Seek 15 Suicide Bombs
Indonesia Jihadists Forge Networks in Jail: New Report
Thailand
Thailand Red-Shirts Mark Bangkok Protest Anniversary
A Year On, Mystery Shrouds Thailand's Deadly Unrest
Asia
Japan Mulls Delay in US Base Relocation
Sri Lanka Students Fight Military Training Scheme
Uzbek President Karimov's Daughter Sues French Website Calling Her Father a Dictator
Canada
Key CSIS, RCMP Operative Denounced to US: WikiLeaks
Canadian Intel Service Adds Its Own Mole to Terror List
Mexico
Mexican Soldiers Seize Large Arms Cache in Border City, Kill 3 Suspected Cartel Gunmen
Drug War Graves Unveil Drama of Mexico's Disappeared
Mexican Army Arrests Suspected Drug Boss and Police Ally
Americas
Guyana Detains US Muslim Cleric in Terrorism Probe
Honduran Television Station Owner Killed
Colombia Prosecutor: Cases From FARC Files Falling
Chagos Islanders
Banished Chagos Islanders Insist: We Are Not at Point of No Return
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
5/20/2011
The Wrath of Shiva

Nebojsa Malic
5/20/2011
Empire Folds

Philip Giraldi
5/19/2011
Some Questions for Bibi

Ivan Eland
5/18/2011
Across-the-Board Spending Cut Proposals Go Mainstream

David R. Henderson
5/17/2011
Is Leon Panetta a Saint—or a War Criminal?

Kelley B. Vlahos
5/17/2011
Gen. Sanchez: From Abu Ghraib to US Senate

Charles V. Peña
4/15/2011
You Cannot Be Serious

Ran HaCohen
3/16/2011
West Bank Neighbors: Chronicles of Death

Alan Bock
4/09/2010
How Brainy Is Obama?
Additional Contributors
Ehsan Ahrari
Doug Bandow
Uri Avnery
Matthew Barganier
Patrick J. Buchanan
Juan Cole
Jonathan Cook
Christopher Deliso
Sibel Edmonds
Tom Engelhardt
Joshua Frank
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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