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Updated June 5, 2011 - 11:23 PM EDT
Wedded to the Warlords: NATO's Unholy Alliance
 
  Gates: Obama Can't Ignore Dwindling Support for Afghan War
  Four NATO Troops Killed by Bomb in Eastern Afghanistan
Pakistan Drone Attacks Split US Officials
 
  Bomb Attacks Kill 24 in Northwest Pakistan
  US Drone Strike Kills Key Pakistan Militant

Yemen President Transfers Power, Flies to Saudi
 
  19 Killed in Shelling on Yemeni Opposition Leader's Compound
Syrian Security Forces Kill 45 in Bloody Weekend
Israeli Troops Kill 23, Wound 350 in Golan Protest
 
  Palestinians Storm Gate at Rafah Crossing
NATO 'Sliding Towards' Land Campaign in Libya: Russia
 
  More Than 1,000 Libyans Missing From Misrata
WikiLeaks: No Bloodshed Inside Tiananmen Square in 1989
 
  WikiLeaks Tiananmen Cables
Viewpoints
Perpetual War Is a Bigger Threat Than Terrorism  by Conor Friedersdorf
Do the American People Support the 'Special Relationship?'  by Stephen M. Walt
From Bush to Obama, the Snooping Goes On  by Dan Kennedy
The US Is Losing Pakistan  by Patrick Seale
The Other Casualties of War  by Richard Schwartzman
The Conquest of the US by Spain  by Ralph Raico

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Frontline
WikiLeaks Chief Says No One Harmed by Site's Leaks
Formula One Faces Rights Backlash Over Bahrain Grand Prix
Did a Pork-Coated Bullet Kill bin Laden?
US Ex-Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger Dies
Woman Screams the TSA 'Molested' Her After Pat Down (video)
 
Syria
Fresh Syria Clashes as Burials Draw 100,000
Syrian Tanks Move Towards Hama, Six Dead in Fresh Saturday Violence
Report: Syria Cancels 'Naksa Day' Border March
Internet Service Mostly Restored in Syria
Palestine/Israel
Port in a Storm: The Mass Flight of Haifa's Arabs
What Turned Ben-Gurion From a Hawk Into a Dove?
Arab-Israelis Hold 'Naksa Day' Rally in Golan
Thousands March in Tel Aviv in Support of Palestinian State Based on 1967 Borders
Obama Declines Embassy Move to Jersusalem
IDF on High Alert as Palestinians Prepare for Naksa Day
Abbas Welcomes French Bid to Revive Peace Talks With Israel
Palestinian President Willing to Go to Paris to Talk Peace With Israelis, Aide Says
Yemen
US Government Pressed Over Yemen Uncertainty
Yemeni President Saleh Suffered Shrapnel Wounds and Burns: Unconfirmed
5 Top Yemeni Officials Injured in Rocket Attack on Palace in Saudi Arabia for Treatment
Iraq
WikiLeaks: US Anger at Gordon Brown's Iraq Withdrawal
WikiLeaks: Iraqi Premier Feared British Withdrawal Would Cause Chaos
WikiLeaks: Gordon Brown 'Wanted to Undo Tony Blair's Iraq Mistake'
State Dept. Blocks Auditor From Iraq Police Training
Iraqi PM May Resort to Majority Govt
Kin of Insurgents Are Targets of Blood Revenge in Iraq
Police Officer, Pharmacist Shot Dead in Central Iraq
Iran
Iran Protest Dispersed by Force: Witnesses
Khamenei Calls for Unity Among Iran's Conservatives
Iran Backs Arab Uprisings Unless Pro-US: Khamenei
Europe
Serb Prosecutors Want to Interview Mladic About Crimes Against Serbs in Bosnia
Pope Backs Croatia's EU Bid but Says He Understands Skeptics of EU's 'Centralized Bureaucracy'
More People Go Armed as Ulster Dissident Threat Grows
Mexico
Flamboyant Ex-Mayor Arrested With Arsenal in Tijuana
In Sinaloa, Cartel Operators Hide in Plain Sight
Mexican Federal Police Say They Captured Zetas Cartel's Leader for Caribbean State With Cancun
Drug War Means Boom Times for Armored Car Maker
Colombia
Colombian Officials Say Troops Kill Security Aide to FARC Rebel Chief
Americans Still Dying
Apache Helicopter Pilot From New Hampshire Killed in Afghanistan
Phoenix (AZ) Soldier Leaves Behind Expectant Wife, Two Children
Bel Aire (KS) Native Killed in Afghanistan Insurgent Attack
Slain Sardinia (OH) Soldier Described as 'A Wonderful, Wonderful Young Man'
Family Mourns Loss of Kent (OH) Soldier
Soldier's Mom: 'I Can't Even Imagine Him Not Being in My Life Anymore' (WA)
Ottumwa (IA) Mom Mourning the Loss of Her Air Force Son
Mother Speaks About Son, West Pt. Grad Killed in Afghanistan (OH)
Gainesville (FL) Soldier Remembered as 'Quiet but Funny Man'
Family, Neighbors Remember Citrus Heights (CA) Airman Killed in Afghanistan
New Philadelphia (OH) Marine Had Once Considered the Priethood
Turkish-American Army Airborne Sergeant, Former Marine, Killed by Afghan IED (NC)
 
Afghanistan
Taliban Move Into Kandahar City
In Kabul, Gates Urges Patience With Afghan War
UK Soldier Killed on Patrol in Afghanistan
Afghan University Bomb Kills Two: Police
Australia: Army Silent on Afghanistan Battles
Pakistan
Pakistan Security Forces Kill 26 Militants in Upper Dir
Concrete Evidences of Kashmiri's Death: Pakistan Official
Pakistan: School Blown Up in Bara
Karachi: 26 Hurt in Hand Grenade Attack, 3 Suspects Arrested
Pakistan: Govt for Checks and Balances on Defense Spending
Factbox: Al-Qaeda's Kashmiri Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan
India
Militants Kill Three Cops in NE India
India: Hard to Show Restraint Against More Pakistan-Backed Attacks
Tiananmen
Thousands Mark Tiananmen Square Anniversary
China Dismisses US Call on Tiananmen Anniversary
Tiananmen Square Protesters: Where Are They Now?
Tourists Flock to Tiananmen Square for Anniversary
Groups Report Detention of Key Chinese Activists on 22nd Anniversary of Tiananmen Protests
China
US Fears Clashes in South China Sea: Gates
China Tells Japan It Is No Threat
Taiwan's Leader Urges China to Free Dissidents
Chefs Who Spy? Tracking Google's Hackers in China
Asia
South Korea Vows Strong Response to Any North Attacks
Indonesian Police Kill 2 Terror Suspects in Raid
Libya
Libya: William Hague and Rebels Talk Political Roadmap
Flashes of Orange and Shattering Noise as Apaches Go to War
Gadhafi's Libyan Army Collapsing, Say Defectors
Md. Writer Among Journalists Missing in Libya
Libyan Businessmen Smuggle Oil From Nigeria
Egypt
Egypt Restricts Use of Gaza Crossing
Driver Kills 3 Egyptian Soldiers at Checkpoint
Egypt to Put 48 on Trial for Church Clash
Egypt Police Station Attacked After Bus Driver Dies From Beating
Egypt's Ex-Finance Minister Sentenced in Absentia to 30 Years for Squandering Public Funds
Sudan
Northern Sudan Dismisses UN Call for Troops to Quit Abyei
Land Mines, an Old Foe, Return to Southern Sudan
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Bloody End to Bobo Dioulasso Mutiny
Official Says at Least 7 Killed After Days of Shooting, Looting by Soldiers in Burkina Faso
Africa
African Union Reports Progress Against Militants in Somali Capital, Taking 2 New Districts
Roadside Bomb Kills Three Policemen in East Algiers
As Uganda Protests Ease, Each Side Claims Momentum
Zimbabwe PM's Rally Thwarted, His Party Says
Detained: Bus Driver Suspected of Being Hitman for Rwandan President
Weekend Reviews
In a Relationship, and It's Complicated
War Is a Racket! Then and Now
The Crimean War: the Forgotten Conflict That Changed History
New Book Explores 1973 Killing of Israeli Official in US
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
6/03/2011
Instead of a Column

Nebojsa Malic
6/04/2011
Conjuring the Black Hat

Philip Giraldi
6/02/2011
The Tie that Binds

Ivan Eland
6/01/2011
Obama Should Follow FDR's Example in Dealing with Generals, Not Lincoln's

Kelley B. Vlahos
5/30/2011
Memorial Day in Wartime

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

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?
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Ray McGovern
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Murray Polner
Gareth Porter
Gordon Prather
Charley Reese
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