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The Lies Israel Tells Itself: Jonathan Cook
Dangers of Keeping 'Peace' in Lebanon: Chris Deliso
Welcome to My Parlor: William S. Lind
Barbarism From Above: Tom Engelhardt
Remember Iraq?: Alan Bock
 
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News
Updated July 30, 2006 - 11:17 PM EDT
Israel to Suspend Airstrikes for 48 Hours
Israeli Strike Kills 60, Mostly Children
Lebanon Bars Rice Visit After Air Strike
Olmert to Rice: Israel Offensive Needs 10-14 Days
 
  Protesters Smash UN Building in Beirut After Air Strike
  Stymied in Mideast, Rice to Head Home
  Israel Failing to Give US the Military Cards It Needs
  Lebanon Crisis Is Part of Broader Struggle: Bush
  Cabinet in Open Revolt Over Blair's Israel Policy
  Palestinian Gunmen Storm UN Compound in Gaza City
Syria Slams Proposal for 'Occupation Force'
 
  Israeli Planes Attack Syrian Border Crossing
  Israel Not Looking for Syria Fight, but Still Getting Ready
Israelis Bomb Another UN Base, Two Wounded
 
  Despite Threats, Suicide Bombers Conspicuously Absent From Conflict
  After Talk of Crushing Hezbollah, Israel Seems to Lower Expectations
Audit Finds US Hid Cost of Iraq Projects
 
  Four More Marines Killed Today in Iraq
  Rumors of Coup in Iraq Prompt Shiite Warnings
  Shi'ite Cleric Calls Maliki Visit to US a Betrayal
  US in Quiet U-Turn on Iraq Troop Numbers
  US Military Rules of Engagement on Trial in Iraqi Killing Case
Viewpoints
The Lies Israel Tells Itself (and We Tell on Its Behalf)  by Jonathan Cook
The Dangers of Keeping the 'Peace' in Lebanon  by Christopher Deliso
Welcome to My Parlor
by William S. Lind
The Moral Rot of Middle East Intervention  by Jacob G. Hornberger
The 'Hiding Among Civilians' Myth
by Mitch Prothero
  Watching Beirut Die  by Anthony Bourdain
Barbarism From Above
by Tom Engelhardt
An 'Ineffective Bully'  by Gordon Prather

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Frontline
State Radio: Iran to Reject UN Proposal
Far From Winding Down, Guantanamo Is Expanding
US and Iraqi Domestic Politics at Odds
Israeli Contribution to Conflict Is Forgotten by Leading Papers
Ireland Blocked US Bomb Flights to Israel
UN Officers Expect Israelis to Start Leveling Entire Villages
Oil Spill Hits Lebanon, No Cleanup in Sight
Turkish General Admits Ordering Bomb Attacks, Framing Kurds
 
In Israel's Sights, Lebanon Truckers Face Death
Today in Iraq
Pentagon Extends Tour for 4,000 Troops, Increasing Number in Iraq
Future of Iraqi Defense Unclear
US Military Confirms New Combat Brigade to Baghdad
Iraq Fades Out of Arabic Media Coverage
Report: Turkish Soldiers Crossed Border Into North Iraq
Maliki Lectured on Israeli Comments
Marine Sniper Metes Out Swift Death in Iraq's Most Dangerous Neighborhood
Japan Celebrates Safe Return of All Troops From Iraq
Ghettoisation Creeping Across Iraq
Violence in Iraq Is Creating Chaos in Bank System
Attacks Continue
13 Iraqis Killed, 12 Tortured Bodies Found, 3 Kidnapped as Shi'ites Turn Against US
Four Marines Killed in Iraq, Gunmen Attack Sunni Mosques
Car Bomb in Kirkuk Leaves Four Dead
Relentless Sectarian Violence in Baghdad Stalks Its Victims Even at the Morgues
International Olympic Committee Appeals for Release of Kidnapped Officials in Iraq
Developments in Iraq on July 30
Developments in Iraq on July 29
Americans Keep Dying
'I'm Tired of the Killing, I'm Tired of Ordering People to Kill' (TX)
Va. Medic Is Killed as He Tried to Aid His Fellow Soldiers
Soldier (IN) Was to Leave Iraq at End of Week
Delhi (OH) Combat Veteran Never Held Infant Daughter
Land O' Lakes (FL) Soldier Dies From Injuries Sustained in October
Soldier (CA) Served Despite His Opposition to the War
Cavalry Scout (MD) Dies Five Days After Roadside Bomb Attack
Crowd Gathers to Support Family as Soldier’s Body Is Brought Home (CA)
Woodlake (CA) Infantryman Killed on Second Tour in Iraq
Punxsutawney (PA) Soldier Killed Defusing Bomb in Iraq
Soldier, Scholar, Mentor (WI)
Huntington Park (CA) Soldier Killed in Iraq
Military Was His Life (TX)
Hesperia (MI) Soldier Killed in Iraq Gun Battle
Troops Remember a 'Soldier's Soldier' (AZ)
Robinson (PA) Man Killed in Iraq
Soldier (MI) Felled by Sniper in Iraq
U of TX Alumnus Killed While on Duty in Afghanistan
Fallen Marine Captain (OR) Pursued Life at Full Speed
A 'Very Respectful Young Man' (MI)
Arkansas Soldier Wanted to Be a Psychologist
Marine From Flushing (NY) Killed in Iraq Explosion
'Soldier's Soldier' From Maryland Dies in Iraq Ambush
New Jersey Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
A Widow's Pain; Husband (NV) Dies in Afghanistan
Fitchburg (MA) Marine Dies in Iraq
Lubbock (TX) Family Copes With Loss of Second Son
Koreas
North Korea Missile Didn't Go as Far as Japan Estimated
South Korea Launches Satellite That Can Spy on North
Afghanistan
NATO Commander: Opium to Blame for Afghan Violence
Expanded NATO Force Will Target Drug Barons in Afghanistan
Up to 38 Taliban Killed as 4 al-Qaeda Suspects Nabbed in Afghanistan
Religious Police Trigger Heated Debate in Afghanistan
US-Led Offensive Against Taliban to Wind Down as NATO Takes Over
Southern Afghanistan Will Be Crowded With Coalition Troops for a Few Weeks
Pakistan/India/Kashmir
Pakistan Upgrades Nuclear Arsenal
Musharraf Loses Coalition Partner
India Retracts Claim of Killing Pakistan Officer
House Voted on Indian Deal Unaware of Iran Missile Sales
Rebels Set for Talks With Indian Government
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka War Planes Step Up Bombing, Eight Killed
Observers Leave as All-Out War Looms in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Criticizes Monitors' Exit
Asia
Kazakhstan: 'There Were Four Beautiful Mushroom Clouds a Week; Nobody Told Us They Were Dangerous'
Thousands March on Bangladesh Capital to Call for Electoral Reforms
Nepal to Keep One-China Policy
Britain
Britain Arming Many Human Rights Violators
Europe
Ukraine Talks Break Off Without Deal
Serbia Extremist: Armed Option for Kosovo
Albania Urged to Repatriate Five Ex-Gitmo Prisoners
Russia Spurns US Offer to Probe Journalist Murder
Somalia/Ethiopia
'International Terrorists' Blamed for Somali Minister's Killing
Somali PM: Egypt, Libya, and Iran Arming Islamists
A Killing Strains Somalia’s Hold on Its Tenuous Peace
Somalia Vows to Boost Security as Slain Minister Buried
Stay Out of Somalia, US Tells Eritrea and Ethiopia
UN Appeals for Calm in Somalia
Somali Militants to Free 25 Sailors
Sudan
Sudan Govt Forces Attack Darfur Rebel Bases
Sudan Arming Militias in South: SPLM
DR Congo
Congo: The Trickiest Election Ever?
War’s Chaos Steals Congo’s Young by the Millions
Uganda
Key Uganda Rebel Attends Talks
Americas
'Kindred Spirits' Chavez and Ahmedinejad Meet in Tehran
Colombia: Army Seizes Supplies From Rebels
 
War or Peace for Lebanon
Hezbollah Will Return Soldiers Within '6 Hours' of Cease-Fire Start
Rice 'Encouraged' by Hezbollah Comments
Hezbollah Politicians Back Peace Package
Official: Israel Won't Demand Immediate Hezbollah Disarming
Blair Says Lebanon Force Agreement Possible in Days
Rice to Give Israel Details on Lebanon Force Plan
Lebanese Government Found Consensus on Peace
Rice Denies Washington's Isolation at Crisis Talks
Australian Troops Ready to Go to Lebanon
Lebanon to Israel: Return Shebaa Farms
Assault on Lebanon
Mother, Children Among 12 Killed in Israeli Lebanon Raids
Israel Pulls Back From Flashpoint Hezbollah Town
Hezbollah Declares Victory After Israel Announces Troop Withdrawal
Hezbollah Leader Vows to Attack Israeli Cities
Israel Says 70 Hezbollah Fighters Killed in Three Days
Israeli Paratroops 'Respect' Enemy
Israel and Hezbollah Employ a Surprising Array of Weapons
Israel Under Attack
Hezbollah Fires 90 Rockets at Israel
500,000 Israelis Living in Bomb Shelters
The Day Israel Realized That This Was a Real War
Keeping Faith Underground
Arab Antiwar Protesters Irk Israelis
Two Women, Divided by War, United in Fear
Palestine
Israel Sends Troops Back Into Northern Gaza, Bombs Tunnels
Israel Strikes on Gaza Continue
Israel Bombs Gaza Militants' Homes
Israel Briefly Ends Gaza Raid, Leaving a Trail of Death and Destruction
Palestinian Refugees Open Camps to Aid Lebanese
Undercover Israeli Troops Kill Hamas Leader
Palestinians Hail Hezbollah's Nasrallah as a Hero
An Islamic Jihad Leader in West Bank Is Killed
Abbas Discusses Israeli Onslaught With Saudi King
'We Suffer Together, We Leave Together'
Iran
Iran Stops Students Travelling to Join Hezbollah
Iran Hangs in Suspense as the Conflict Plays Out
Iranian Leader Bans Usage of Foreign Words
US Fails to 'Americanize' Mideast, Says Iranian Leader
Iran‘s High Court Approves Death Sentences
Syria
In US, Calls Grow for Direct Contact With Syria
US May Be Forced to Restore Contacts With Syria
Hezbollah
Lebanon Sunni Group Fight Alongside Hezbollah
War Fans Support for Hezbollah
Egypt's Mufti Defends Hezbollah Operations
Hezbollah: US, Israel Must Be Denied Any Gains
Nasrallah: Israel's Continued Aggression Is at the US Behest
Many Arabs Applaud Hezbollah
Slowly Aiding Lebanon
WFP Opens First Crossing Point for Aid Convoys Into Lebanon
First UNHCR Relief Convoy Arrives Safely in Beirut From Syria
Aid Begins to Flow, but Distribution Is a Problem
Lebanon: Arab Nations More Generous Than Western Counterparts
US Boat Brings Aid for Lebanon War Displaced
Surviving in Lebanon
Criticism of Government Abounds in South Lebanon
Grief and Pain Stalk Hospitals in Lebanese City
Families Struggle to Stay Together While Fleeing Violence in Lebanon
In Devastated Lebanese Town, Signs of Hezbollah in the Streets and in the Shadows
Lebanon Oil Slick 'Worst Environmental Disaster' in Mediterranean
A Canadian Soldier's Report From South Lebanon
Journalists Invited to Mass Burial in Lebanon
Lebanese Ladies Pick Up Brooms as Dustmen Flee War
Beirut Bourse to Reopen on August 1 After Two Week Closure
My Journey on the Highway of Fear With Families Who Lost Everything
Global Lebanon Fallout
Two More US Planes of Weapons for Israel Heading to Scotland
Straw Breaks Ranks on Middle East in Revolt Against Blair
Protesters Attack Australian PM's Car, Demand Action for Peace
War in Middle East Puts US-European Warming Trend on Hold
Nepal Loses First Citizen in Lebanon: Report
The War at Home
Muslim Man in Deadly Shooting Spree at Seattle Jewish Center Was 'Angry at Israel, Iraq Policy'
Many Michigan Residents Stuck in Hezbollah Stronghold
Poll: Dems Not Favored on Iraq
Partisan Divide on Iraq Exceeds Split on Vietnam
The Secretive Fight Against Bioterror
Federal Grand Jury Looking at Leaks Subpoenas Former NSA Officer
Son of Senator McCain May End Up in Iraq: Report
Dean Says Democrats Will End Iraq Problem
Bush Cuts Short Holiday as Antiwar Neighbors Move In
Antiwar Activist, 75, Begins Jail Term
US Military
Families Bristle at Word of Tour Extension
Major US Military Operation in Alaska
US Army May Get $10 Billion Equipment Boost
Lawmakers Want Answers From NORAD Over Changes
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
7/28/2006
Lebanon: Are the Yanks Coming?

Alan Bock
7/29/2006
Remember Iraq?

Praful Bidwai
7/29/2006
Indo-US Nuclear Deal Sows Resentment, Rivalry

Doug Bandow
7/28/2006
Endless Entanglements

Ivan Eland
7/25/2006
Israel Is Winning the Battle, but Not the War

Charles Peņa
7/20/2006
What a Fine Mess

Nebojsa Malic
7/19/2006
Lawless

David R. Henderson
7/17/2006
The 1960s Antiwar Movement Revisited

Ran HaCohen
7/15/2006
The Army Wants Action

Sascha Matuszak
4/06/2006
Getting a Piece of the Pie

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