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February 5th, 2009

Hawks Urge Boosting Military Spending Indefinite Detention Case to Test Obama's Pledges
Study Challenges Claims of Gitmo Recidivism Is Israel's Army Waging a Jewish Jihad?

February 4th, 2009

Clinton Warns Iran to Comply With Demands Colombia Court Denies US Extradition of FARC Jailor
Saudis Issue List of 85 Terrorism Suspects Mayor Who Tried to Supplant Madagascar's President Is Fired
Gaza War Strained the Relationship Between Israel and Turkey Army Is Offering Civilian Workers More Training
Netanyahu Promises Lieberman Pivotal Ministership Clinton Warns Iran to Comply With Demands
Pakistani Taliban Frees 30 Police After They Promise to Quit Their Jobs US Warns Fraud-Laden Iraq Vote Could Trigger Violence
Somali Gunmen Kill Head of Media House US Supply Routes to Afghanistan Suffer Two Huge Blows
Afghan DM: Foreign Fighters Coming From Iraq Karzai Admits Rift With US, NATO Over Civilian Killings
US Brands Anti-Iran Kurdish Group Terrorist Iran Just Years Away From Nuclear Capability, UK Says
Israel Sees No Pressure on Nuclear Ambiguity Policy Rival Party Concedes Maliki Wins Basra, Baghdad in Iraq Polls
Russia Says It Wants to Help US in Afghanistan Poland to End 3 Military Missions to Save Money
Better Body Armor Means More Weight for Troops Russia Hosts Ex-Soviet Security Summit
Growing Furor in Iraq's Anbar Province Sparks Ballot Recount UK Judges Accuse US Over Guantanamo Case
Gilani: US Must Share Intelligence to Win War on Terror African Union Ends Summit Divided Over Future
Algeria, UN Deny Qaeda Plague Reports Taliban Hold Upper Hand in Swat Valley
Libyan Leader Pledges to Resolve Darfur Crisis Aid Group Slams UN After Ugandan Rebels Kill 900
Zimbabwe MPs Postpone Constitutional Debate: Parties Czech Lawmakers Approve Troops for Afghanistan, Kosovo in 2009
Kosovo Launches Its Own Secret Service Hamas Says Truce Unlikely by Thursday
US Puzzled by Iran's Rejection of Badminton Team Karzai Admits Rift With US, NATO Over Afghan Civilian Casualties
Denmark Hosts Gaza Arms Smuggling Meeting Thousands Gather in Tamil Protest at UN Geneva Headquarters
Israel Admits Its Troops Killed Gaza Girls Five Rockets Found in South Lebanon: Army
Israel Reports on 3 Girls' Shelling Deaths in Gaza Russia, Ukraine Claims to Crimea a Ticking Bomb
Ex-Guantanamo Inmates Said to Join Terrorists Analysis: Kyrgyz Base a Kremlin Test for Obama
US Commander Warns North Korea Against Provocation US Plan to Arm Militias Scares Some in Afghanistan
Sri Lanka Predicts Imminent Victory Over Rebels Cheney: Obama Policies Risk Catastrophic Attacks
US Plan to Arm Militias Scares Some in Afghanistan NATO Commander Tones Down Drug Lord Orders
Army Contractor Pleads Guilty in Detainee Shooting Sudan Military Says It Retakes Rebel-Held Town
Maliki Ready to Form Alliances in Provincial Councils Britain Seeks New Talks on Nuclear Disarmament
Govt Denies US Threat Over Revelation of Alleged Torture UK Court Rules to Keep Guantanamo Documents Secret
British Council Says Harassed in Iran, Halts Work Iran Claims Top 10 Status in Military Power
Afghanistan Says Foreign Fighters Coming From Iraq Iraq: Sunni Tribal Leader Says He Can Prove Fraud
Thousands of Somalis Fleeing to Ethiopia Russia Tackled at UN Over Racism, Media Killings
Top UK Army Officer Arrested for Leaking Number of Civilians Killed in Afghanistan Bombs Close Last Hospital in Sri Lanka's War Zone
US and Thailand Begin Joint War Games Britain: US Threatened to Cut Off Intel if Evidence of Torture Released
Absent Election Results, Iraq Parties Stake Claims US Needs to End 'Imperial Attitude,' Bolivian Says
Rivals Clash Over Elections in Iraq's Anbar Province Promise to Quit Saves 30 Kidnapped Troops in Swat Valley
Nine Militants Killed Near Peshawar India to Begin Fighter Jet Trials for $12 Billion Deal
After the War, Gazans Seek Answers on White Phosphorus Swat Valley Police Give Up in Face of Taliban Attacks
US Military Warns of Violence Over Election Results in Iraq Lieberman Barrels Into Elections on Strongman Image
Hamas Official: Cease-Fire Deal Not Ready Yet Netanyahu Promises Key Ministership for Lieberman
Israel Fires on Lebanese Aid Ship Bound for Gaza Strip Poll Suggests Kadima Narrowing Gap Ahead of Election
Gaza Doctor Who Lost Daughters in Israeli Attack: Everyone Makes Mistakes Iraq Voter Turnout Lower Than Expected in Provincial Vote
With Tension Rising, Iraq Will Recount Ballots in Anbar US Warns of Iraq Violence as Poll Results Due
Iraq Elections a Setback for Iran Canada Sends Helos, Drones to Back Up Troops in Afghanistan
Wednesday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 31 Wounded Expert: Next Bomber Could Cost $40 Billion
Israel Admits Its Troops Killed Gaza Girls UN Chief: Pakistan Must Cooperate With India on Mumbai
Pakistan: 10 Trucks Torched Along US Supply Line UN to Probe Killing of Former Pakistan PM Bhutto
Timeline-Attacks on Journalists in Somalia Zimbabwean Negotiators Talking in South Africa
Northern Sri Lanka's Last Hospital Closed After Cluster Bomb Attack Radio Chief in Somalia Shot Dead
52 Civilians Killed in a Day in Sri Lanka War Last Hospital in Sri Lanka War Zone Evacuated
Report: China Offers Aid to Impoverished North Korea Israeli Ultranationalist Poised for Election Gains
Egypt Hopes for Israel-Hamas Truce Breakthrough Iraq Investigating Serious Vote Fraud Allegations
Iraqi Lawmaker: PM's Party Winner in Elections Polling Group Censures Iraq Death Toll Researcher
Senior Iranian: Obama's Presidency Won't Change Ties Iran's Khatami Signals Presidential Plans
Israeli Official: Time Running Out for Attack on Iran Iran Summons EU Envoys Over Opposition Group Action
Cyprus Awaits UN Decision on Suspect Iran Ship World Powers Welcome Obama's Talk Offer to Iran
US Disappointed That Iran Stopped Badminton Visit 6-Nation Talks on Iran in Germany
Israeli Military to Doctor Whose Family They Killed: Mistakes Happen Report: Canada Could Take Some Guantanamo Uighurs
Rights Groups Says Laws of War Violated in Gaza Abbas Govt Announces $600 Million Gaza Aid Project
EU to Israel: Remove Obtacles to Entry of Gaza Aid Gazans Set Up Make-Shift Exhibit of Israeli Weapons Used in Cast Lead
Netanyahu: Gaza Offensive Stopped Too Soon Civilian Wounded by US Fire in Mosul
Medical Aid Group: UN Peacekeepers Fail Congo Civilians Us' Holbrooke to Visit India to Discuss Afghanistan
Russia Says It Wants to Help US in Afghanistan UK Arrests Officer for Secrets Leak in Afghanistan
UN Head Urges Fewer Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Afghanistan Says Foreign Fighters Coming From Iraq
Russia Says It Wants to Help US in Afghanistan Special Envoy Making First Trip to Afghanistan
US Plan to Arm Militias Scares Some in Afghanistan US Commander: Iran Still Supporting Extremists in Iraq
Iran Denies Visas for US Women's Badminton Team Washington Lacks Leverage in Bid for Weapons Deal With Moscow
Air Force Fails New Nuclear Reviews Anthrax Hoax Man Arrested, Charged
UN Says Hamas Seized Food Aid, Blankets in Gaza Iraq to Investigate Accusations of Voting Fraud
Outcry Against Gaza 'War Crimes' Grows Tory MP Demands Torture Statement
Banned Pakistan Militants Gather As Iraqis Tally Votes, Former Leader Re-Emerges
UK Officer Arrested in Afghanistan on Suspicion of Leaks Uribe Slammed by Freed Hostage
Iran: Satellite Not for Military Use Germany to Station Troops in France for First Time Since WWII
Pakistani Taliban Free 29 Police and Soldiers More Troops, More Worries, Less Consensus on Afghanistan

February 3rd, 2009

Pentagon, White House Still Negotiating 2010 Budget Obama: US Choosing Words Carefully in Terror War
Court Says Tsa Miscalculated Airline Fees Likely US Envoy to Iraq Is a Fan of Direct Diplomacy
Navy School Takes on Salinas Gangs UN: Cluster Bombs Hit Hospital in Sri Lanka
North Korea Must See Cost of Nuclear Ambition: Hill UN Chief Frustrated Seeking New Congo Peacekeepers
Egyptian Military to Try Islamist on Tunnel Charge
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