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News
Updated February 15, 2015 - 11:05 PM EST
Libyan ISIS Beheads 21 Egyptian Christians
Violations, But Ukraine Ceasefire Mostly Holds
 
  As Ukraine Ceasefire Begins, Threats From the Margins
  The Govt Is Losing Territory in Eastern Ukrainians' Hearts and Minds
  NATO Expansion After Cold War at Heart of Crisis in Ukraine
Both Sides in Congress Hate Obama War Request
 
  Sprouting New Limbs, ISIS Raises Fears of Unending War
US Copters Support Iraqi Troops Battling ISIS
 
  Tribal Leader: Iraqi Troops in Anbar Could 'Collapse Within Hours'
  Sunnis May Exit Iraq Parliament After Sheik's Slaying
Danish Police Kill Gunman Believed Behind 2 Shootings
Viewpoints
The Real Problem of 'Getting to Yes' With Iran  by Gareth Porter
US Confirmed Existence of Israeli H-Bomb Program in 1987  by Grant Smith
Ukrainian Journalists Fall Prey to Hyper-Patriotism  by Maxim Tucker
Maybe a Ceasefire, But Not Peace  by Nebojsa Malic
Obama's War Spreads Ever Wider  by Noah Feldman
Broken Hearts Club: 6 Allies We Need to Divorce  by Doug Bandow

More Viewpoints

Frontline
Bill Clinton Apologizes to Mexico for the War on Drugs
Obama's New Order Urges Companies to Share Cyber-Threat Info With the Govt
Carter to Be Sworn in as Defense Secretary Tuesday
Jeb Bush Doesn't Want to Talk About the Iraq War
ISIS Calls for Terror Attacks in France, Belgium
Rare Anti-Coup Protest in Thailand
 
Iraq
Iraqi Forces Abandon Town Near Air Base; 136 Killed Across Iraq
Clashes Continue in Iraq Near Base of US Troops
Pentagon: Attack on Al-Asad Base No Threat to US Troops
Sunni Tribal Leader and Seven Others Killed in Baghdad Ambush
Syria
Hezbollah Making Gains Against Anti-Assad Islamists in South Syria, Nasrallah Deputy Says
Kurds Regain Syrian Villages From ISIS: Monitor
100 Killed in Week of Clashes in South Syria: Monitor
Heartbroken Lover of ISIS Hostage Kayla Mueller Pretended They Were Married... but Says She Denied It to ISIS 'Judge'
Yemen
Yemeni Houthi Fighters Fire on Protesters After Clashes Kill 26
Fighting in Yemen Kills 16 Shi'ite Rebels, 10 Sunni Tribesmen
Qatar Pulls Out Mission Employees From Yemen
UAE Closes Embassy in Yemen as Violence Continues
Gulf States Demand Forceful UN Action on Yemen
Israel/Palestine
Lieberman: If It Were Up to Me, Hamas Leaders Would Be 'Underground in Graves'
Freed Palestinian Schoolgirl Insists on Her Innocence
Middle East
Police Fire Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets at Bahrain Protesters on Anniversary of 2011 Uprising
Rafik Hariri: Lebanon Marks 10th Anniversary of Death
Washington Post Reporter and His Wife Accused of Espionage, Iranian Hard-Liner Says
Pakistan
Gunmen Kill Driver, Wound Polio Worker in Northwest Pakistan
Violence Plagues Polio Vaccination Teams in Pakistan
Pakistan, China Agree to Maintain Strategic Balance in South Asia
Asia
13 Kokang Ethnic Army Members Killed in Renewed Clashes With Myanmar Gov't Forces
US Agencies Adjust to Shifting Landscape in Afghanistan
 
The War at Home
Muslim Family Attacked While Shopping at Dearborn Kroger
Houston Muslim School Burned Down in What Investigators Say Is Likely an Arson Attack
Former US Army Sniper Pleads Guilty to Murder Plot
From Laos With Love. Vietnam Bombs Become NY Jewelry
Navy Debuts Robot That Can Fight Fires Aboard Ships
Ukraine
US Alleges Russian Fighting in Ukraine Hours Ahead of Ceasefire
Former UK Army Chief Condemns Armored Vehicle Transfer to Ukraine
Europe
Denmark Shooting: Likely Terror Attack Called an Assassination Attempt
Polish Presidential Candidate Vows Better Ties With Russia
German Anti-Euro Party Eyes First Seats in Western State
Egypt
Egypt Ends US Arms 'Monopoly' With French Jet Fighter Deal
Six Wounded in Bomb Attack on Police Station in Egypt's Sinai: Sources
Police Say They Thwart 2 Suicide Car Bomb Attacks in Egypt
Boko Haram
Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian City of Gombe
Niger Bolsters Border Security After Boko Haram Attack
France Struggles to Assist Boko Haram Fight From Afar
Africa
Islamic Militants Seize Radio, TV Stations in Central Libya
South Sudan Calls Off Elections, Aims to Extend President's Term: Government Spokesman
Americas
Top Officials Close Rank Around Argentina's Embattled President
US Eases Restrictions on Imports From Cuban Entrepreneurs
Americans Still Dying
Texas SSgt Killed When Stryker Vehicle Overturns During Training Exercise
 
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Columnists

Justin Raimondo
2/13/2015
Just Say 'No' to the AUMF!

Nebojsa Malic
2/14/2015
Maybe A Ceasefire, But Not Peace

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

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

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

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

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