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The Market Shall Set You Free: Robert Wright
Targeting Iran: Gordon Prather
The Homeland Security State: Turse/Engelhardt
On Pins and Needles in Baghdad: Dahr Jamail
Iraqi Democrats Can't Win: Jonathan Steele

 
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News
Updated January 29, 2005 - 11:26 PM EST
Iraqis Get Ready for the Worst
GIs Tell Iraqis to Vote as They Raid Homes
2 Die in Attack on US Embassy in Baghdad
Iraqi Forces Helpless Against Election Violence
Iraq Policy Splits Give Hope to Antiwar Activists
Iraqi President Makes About-Turn: Most Will Vote
Report: Hoon, Rumsfeld Agree on Gradual Iraq Exit Strategy
Chertoff Advised on CIA Torture Techniques
Viewpoints
Iraqi Democrats Can't Win in This Desperate Election  by Jonathan Steele
The Emergence of the Homeland Security State
by Nick Turse and Tom Engelhardt
And a Haughty Spirit Before a Fall
by David Ignatius
Targeting Iran  by Gordon Prather
Why Insurgents May Be the Winners  by Ehsan Ahrari
Peaceful Means Best Way to Spread Freedom  by Helen Thomas

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Frontline
Neocons Push Bigger Military to Support Expanding Wars
Displaced Militants Adapt, Widen Their Scope
Iraq's Last Elections
On Pins and Needles in Baghdad
Lawmakers Resist Efforts to Reduce Military Spending
Defense Espionage Unit to Work With CIA
 
GIs Push Iraqis to Vote
Today in Iraq
Zarqawi May Be Hated but So Are the Americans
US Forces Stepping Up Preparations for Iraq Vote
US Soldiers Raid Baghdad Mosque
Public Opinion Key for Bush in Iraq Vote
Boycott Groups See Election as Just 'Small Step'
Two US Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Helicopter Crash
5 US Troops, 4 Iraqi Police Killed in Pre-Election Attacks
Allawi Prepares to Tough It Out
Election Threats & Security
Baghdad Feels Like a City Preparing for War
Violent Intimidation Campaign Nearly Paralyzes Baghdad
Election in the Shadow of the Gun
Insurgents Warn Iraqis Not to Vote
Iraq Sets Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew Before Vote
Journalists in Line of Fire as Iraq's Election Nears
Dominican Sisters Flee Mosul
Attacks Continue
In Mosul, Hunters Become the Hunted
Insurgents Kill 12 Before Landmark Iraq Election
Bodies of Six Iraqi Soldiers Dumped in Rebel Bastion
On Campaign Trail, a Single Shot
Basra Polling Stations Brace for Worst After Blasts
At Least Four Wounded in Blasts Outside Iraqi Kurd Party Offices
Zarqawi
Zarqawi Associates Arrested in Iraq
Unclear if Arrests Threaten Zarqawi
Iraqis Say They Are Close to Capturing Zarqawi
Shi'ites
Shi'ites Eye PM Post
All Power to the Shi'ites
In Shi'ite-Dominated Najaf, Spirited Campaigning Is in Full Swing
Most Powerful Man in Iraqi Politics Will Not Be in Government
Sunnis
Three in Four Sunnis Won't Vote in Iraq's Elections: Poll
Vote Holds Little Lure in Sunni Heartland
Kurds
Worried Turkey Keeps Close Watch Over Kurdistan
Kurdistan and the 'Deported Arabs'
Kurdish Leader Rules Out Kirkuk Compromise
Kurdish Fighters Help to Secure Mosul for Poll
Kurds Eye Vote as Date With Destiny
Absentee Voting
Iraqi Expatriates Cast Election's First Votes
Iraqis Throughout Mideast Cast Ballots
Vignettes of Iraqis Casting Votes Abroad
UK Iraqi Voters Hopeful
Iraqis in Sweden Begin to Vote
Iraqis in Washington Area Cast Ballots
Iraqi Politicking
So Many Candidates, So Few Rallies
A Hard-Fought Political Campaign: as Seen on TV
For Iraqis, 'Warm-Up Vote' Feels Real
A Taste of Big-City Politicking in Basra
No Disguising Resolve of Iraq's Female Candidates
Iraq's Female Candidates Focus on Rights
Analyzing the Election
Businessmen Hoping for a Vote of Confidence
How to Assess Iraq Election Day Results
Skeptics Question Worth of Iraq Election
Global Iraq Fallout
Iranian and Saudi 'Soft Money' Weighs Heavily in Iraqi Election
Syria Backs Iraqi Vote as Key Step to Stability
UK Ambassador: Withdrawal Dates Are Dangerous
Shi'ite Victory Threatens to Fracture the Arab Middle East
Turkish PM Warns on Iraq as 'Arena of Terrorism'
Iraq 'Gives Democracy a Bad Name'
Iraq Election Weighs Heavily on Stock Market
UN Election Expert Avoids Limelight of Iraq Poll
Afghanistan
New Zealand Troops Off to Afghanistan
Afghan Opium Town Suffers Hard Times After Ban on Drugs Bazaar
Pakistan/India
Pakistan Arrests 17 Taliban Suspects
Two Bomb Blasts, Rockets Hit Quetta
East Asia
South Korea to Stop Calling North Its 'Main Enemy'
China's Worsening North Korean Headache
China Appeals to Taiwan for Unity Talks
China Uses Softer Tone in Remarks on Taiwan
Dissidents Barred From Zhao's Funeral
Southeast Asia
Aceh Rebel Talks 'Constructive'
Widow Urges US on Indonesia Army Ban
Philippines Army Bombs Militants
Vietnam's Vice President Receives Laos Military Delegation
Central Asia
Uzbek Leader Unveils New 'Democratic' Parliament
Nepal Shuts Down Tibetan Offices
 
The War at Home
Talk of Pulling Out of Iraq Simmers in Congress
Iraq War Vets to Get Follow-Up Mental Evaluations
For Troops' Loved Ones, a Day of Loss and Dreams Cut Short
Rice Trip to Focus on Middle East
Lockheed Martin Wins Presidential Helicopter Contract
Veteran, 51, to Rejoin Marines, Son in Iraq
Whale Stranding in NC Followed Navy Sonar Use
Homeland Security
Ashcroft: Nuke Threat the Largest Danger
FBI Expands Its Role in Domestic Spying
Ridge: Boston Terror Tip Shows Intel Woes
Civil Service System on Way Out at Homeland Security
Torture and Detainees
US Denies Sexual Torture at Gitmo
Habib Freed From Guantanamo
UK Soldier Disgusted He Failed to Report Iraq Abuse
War Hero 'Halted Abuse at Iraq Camp'
Four Years in Belmarsh Takes Toll on Mental State of Suspects
Released but Not Free
UK Homeland Security
Britain Proposes New Anti-Terror Powers
Police Chiefs: Britain 'Sliding Into Police State'
British MPs Plan Revolt Against House Arrest Plan
War on Terror
'Ring of Steel' to Protect Edinburgh for G8 Summit
France Worried About Terrorism at Home
US Says Canada Placed Arar's Name on 'Terrorist List'
Panama Says Probing Report Citizen Held in US Terror Arrest
Terror Suspect Planned to Kill Dutch PM
Palestine/Israel
Hamas Wins Overwhelming Victory in Gaza Vote
Palestinians March in Gaza to Celebrate Hamas Victory
US: Hamas Still Terrorist Group Despite Local Election Win
UN Will Still Consider Gaza Occupied After Israeli 'Withdrawl'
Democracy's New Face: Radical and Female
Israel Curtails Gaza Incursions in Response to Abbas Moves
Sharon Praises Palestinian Leader
Abbas Stresses Need for Swift Ceasefire
Arab World, Iran Show Little Interest in the Mossad's Official Web Site
Iran
Iran Puzzle: US and Europe on Separate Tracks
US Warns EU Firms to Stay Away From Iran
Can UK Tread Softly While US Turns Its Eye on Iran?
Clinton Urges Diplomacy on Iran Nuclear Issue
Middle East
Putin Suggests Russia Will Sell Missiles to Syria
Watchdog Blasts US Harassment of Al-Jazeera
Egypt Admits Nuclear Report Errors
Saudi Arabia, in Shift, Supporting Higher Oil Prices
Israel Trains Guards of Saudi Royals
Russia & Her Neighbors
Moscow Cautiously Greets South Ossetia Plan
Top Officials Blamed Over Beslan
Sudan
Sudan Troops in Darfur Offensive
UN Divided After Bombardment of Village in Darfur
Sudan Stops AU Probing Bombing Report
State Dept: Genocide Continues in Darfur
Observers to Probe Darfur Raid
Africa
Many Feared Dead in DR Congo
Maldives Vote Results Confusion
Sierra Leone Sends Liberian Fighters Home
100 Held After Guinea Attack
Zambia to Host 'Peace Through Tourism' Conference
Swaziland: Inquest Report Accuses Police of Torture and Neglect
Ukraine
Ukraine Begins Phasing Out Conscription
Ukraine Closes PM Investigation
Yushchenko Lays Out Sales Pitch to Investors
Europe
Poll: UK Voters Would Reject EU Referendum by Wide Margin
Europeans 'Ignorant' of EU Treaty
Wanted Serbian General Surrenders
Bulgaria Signs Deal for Military Copters
NATO to Hold Mock Military Exercise in Slovakia
Americas
Bolivia's Gas-Rich Region Joins Call for Autonomy
Nicaragua Seeks Stash of Missiles
Weekend Reviews
The Federal War on Freedom
Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913
Al-Jazeera in the Eye of the Storm
The Torture Papers Detail US Detainee Policies
 
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Elections and Torture


1/27/2005
The ICG Strikes Again


1/26/2005
His Rhetoric, Our Reality

Ivan Eland
1/25/2005
Should Iran Be The Next Target?

Joseph Stromberg
1/24/2005
An Anti-Imperialist's Reading List: Part One

Ran HaCohen
1/19/2005
The Threat of Peace

Sascha Matuszak
1/08/2005
Issues for East Asia: A Sinocentric View

Praful Bidwai
12/25/2004
Hopes for Indo-Pak Peace in '05

Matthew Barganier
10/30/2004
Et Tu, Pat?

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