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News
Updated February 12, 2015 - 11:29 PM EST
White House: ISIS War Bill 'Intentionally' Vague
 
  Congressional Opposition Mobilizes Against Obama's ISIS War Bill
Syrian Troops Move Into Qaeda Area Near Israel
 
  Still Significant Intel Gaps on Syria, US Officials Admit
  Blasts, Clashes Leaved 195 Dead, 116 Wounded Across Iraq
Ukraine Peace Deal: Ceasefire to Start Sunday
 
  US Army to Train Ukraine Soldiers to Fight Russia
  Ukraine President Threatens Martial Law If Diplomacy Fails
  Study Suggests Arming Ukraine Would Prolong Conflict
Embassy Guards Leave, But US Still Has Troops in Yemen
 
  Houthis Control Yemen, but They Don't Yet Govern It
Egypt Frees Two Al Jazeera Journalists on Bail
Viewpoints
Obama's Force Authorization Is a Blank Check for War Worldwide  by Ron Paul
Here's What It Will Take to Defeat ISIS  by James Antle III
'Realists' Warn Against Ukraine Escalation  by Robert Parry
The Vague Suggestion of the War Powers Resolution  by Lucy Steigerwald
A Worthless Piece of Paper  by Andrew P. Napolitano
An Arms Race Won't Help Ukraine  by Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Frontline
Three Muslim Students Shot Dead in North Carolina
Madeleine Albright Accuses Netanyahu of 'Interfering' in US Internal Affairs
Government Wonders: What's in Your Old Emails?
Chris Kyle's Eerie Text Message About Killer Opens Proceedings
Jeffrey Sterling's Trial by Metadata: Free Speech Stories
 
Iraq
Blasts, Clashes Leaved 195 Dead, 116 Wounded Across Iraq
Kurdish Peshmerga Surround Mosul From Three Sides: Official
Minister: Canada 'Inclined' to Extend Mandate of Forces in Iraq
Syria
Damascus Air Strikes 'Kill Nearly 200 in 10 Days'
Congressman: Attempts to Rescue Kayla Mueller Failed
American Hostage Killed in Syria Remembered for Work in Palestine
Global ISIS Fallout
Turkey Detains 14 People Seeking to Join ISIS
Bosnian Cleric on Trial for Recruiting ISIS Fighters
Australian Police Charge Two Sydney Men Over Terror Offences
Leader of Belgian Islamist Group That Sent Jihadists to Syria Is Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Israel/Palestine
850 Shin Bet Torture Complaints Yield Zero Investigations
Gazans Studying Abroad Are Trapped in Strip Due to Egyptian Border Closure
Palestinian Official Testifies at US Trial Over Israel Attacks
Hezbollah Planned to Assassinate Olmert, Arab Report Claims
Israeli AG Opposes Ban on Arab MP
Israeli Navy Stops Gaza-Bound Boat With Rocket Manufacturing Material
Yemen
Marines Surrender Weapons Before Yemen Evacuation
Yemen Rebels Seize US Embassy Vehicles as Diplomats Flee
US, UK, and France Close Sanaa Embassies
Region Feels Ripples From Yemen's Turmoil as Embassies Close
Iran
In Nuclear Talks, Iran Seeks Removal of All Sanctions, President Rouhani Says
Boko Haram
Suicide Bombers Strike Niger Town, Chadians Kill 13 Boko Haram Militants
Niger Declares Emergency in Diffa After Boko Haram Attacks
Boko Haram Kidnaps Hundreds, Tells Captives Stories of Chibok Girls
Africa
UN: 10,000 US-Supported Civilians Needed to Fight Ebola
Most Troops, DoD Civilians to Return From Ebola Zones in Africa
Armed Sufis Kill 12 as President Mohamud Arrives in Central Somalia
Egyptian Court Orders Retrial of 36 Brotherhood Members Sentenced to Death
Libyan Factions Hold UN-Backed Peace Talks
Report: Sudanese Forces Rape 221 Women, Girls in Mass Attack Last Year
Kidnapped Central African Republic Minister Armel Sayo Freed by Gunmen
Peru
1 Dead, 22 Wounded in Peru Anti-Oil Exploration Protest
 
The War at Home
Foreign Militants a Growing Danger on Home Soil: US Envoy
EFF Files FOIA Suit Over US Marshals' Spy Planes
Pakistani al-Qaeda Suspect Goes on Trial in US for Bomb Plot Charges
Samsung: Our Televisions Aren't Secretly Eavesdropping on You (Anymore)
Ukraine
Rebel Attacks Kill 19 Ukrainian Soldiers Near Rail Junction in East: Kiev Military
Leaders Grapple Over Ukraine Deal Behind Closed Doors in Minsk
Close Friend of Russian Leader Takes Role as a Negotiator for Ukraine
Arming Ukraine Could Lead to Escalation of Russian Support: Think-Tank
At Least One Dead in Attack on Donetsk Bus Station, East Ukraine: Reuters Witness
Poroshenko: Ukraine Conflict Risks Spiralling Out of Control
Poland Sees Need for Greater NATO, EU Strength Over Ukraine
Greece
Greece Plans Military Exercises With Israel, Egypt
German Parliament Less Willing to Help Greece, Merkel Ally Says
Cypriot Ex-Minister and Son Jailed in Greece Over Arms Kickbacks: Court
Britain
Obama to Cameron: Maintain UK Defense Spending or Weaken NATO
British Spies Say They Did Not Censor US Torture Report: Lawmakers
Scots Nationalists Say Want End to Austerity as Price for UK Power Support
Europe
Paris Votes to Sue Fox News for Damage to Its Reputation
Sweden Proposes Aggressive Nordic Defense
More German Soldiers Coming Home With PTSD
Spanish Court Names Police as Suspects in Migrant Drownings
Military Jet Crashes in Southern Russia, 2 Crewmen Missing
Afghanistan
Obama Administration Weighs Afghan Request to Slow Withdrawal of US Troops
Cold-Weather Training Ramps Up as Afghan Combat Mission Wraps Up
Myanmar
Myanmar Revokes Rohingya Voting Rights After Protests
Myanmar President Enacts Law Allowing Referendum on Disputed Constitution
Asia
Pakistan Likely Knew of Osama bin Laden's Presence, Admits Former Spy Chief
Injuries to Okinawa Anti-Base Protesters 'Laughable,' Says US Military Spokesman
Malaysian Cartoonist Held for Sedition Over Anwar Tweets
China's Xi Says Hopes US Pays Attention to Tibet, Taiwan Concerns
 
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Justin Raimondo
2/11/2015
Free Ruslan Kotsaba!

Lucy Steigerwald
2/12/2015
The Vague Suggestion of the War Powers Resolution

Ivan Eland
2/10/2015
Unauthorized Government Attacks Are Murder

Nebojsa Malic
1/31/2015
Is the New Greek Government a Trojan?

David R. Henderson
12/16/2014
Questioning the Powerful

Ran HaCohen
8/02/2014
Yet Another War of Deceit

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