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How Washington Goaded Israel Into War: S. Zunes
Hyping Up the Iran 'Threat': Ray McGovern
Clueless and Catastrophic: Charley Reese
Nuking Safeguarded Facilities: Gordon Prather
GOP Report Hypes Iran 'Threat': Jim Lobe

 
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News
Updated August 27, 2006 - 9:00 PM EDT
Car Bombs, Shootings Kill 60 in Iraq
 
  3 US Soldiers Killed in Iraq
  Call for Shi'ite Autonomy as Iraqi Tribes Demand Peace
  Sunni Arab Lawmaker Freed as 'Gift' for Prime Minister’s Peace Efforts
  Abu Ghraib No Longer Houses Any Prisoners, Iraqi Officials Say
  For an Iraq Cut in Three, Cast a Wary Glance at Kurdistan
  Rumsfeld Doesn't Get Why GIs Forced Into Extra Duty Should Be Angry
Israeli Sources: No Talks Underway for Prisoner Exchange
 
  Nasrallah Wouldn't Have Ordered Capture if He'd Forseen Such a War
  UN Will Not Police Hezbollah Weapons Supply Line
  Israelis Still Occupy Nine Positions in South Lebanon: Military
  Neocon Mag Says UN Forces Broadcasting Israeli Troop Movements
  Key US Legislator Says Will Block Aid to Lebanon
Bully Role Won't Help With Iran
 
  Iran: Atomic Project Is Peaceful
  US Looks at Bypassing UN to Target Iran
  Israel: Ahmadinejad Doesn't Mean It When He Says He's No Threat
Fox Reporters Freed in Gaza After They 'Convert to Islam'
 
  Fatah Seeks National Unity Government With Hamas
  Israeli Air Strike Wounds Two TV Journalists in Gaza
  Israel Troops Invade West Bank Town of Nablus
  Israeli Army Kills Palestinian Boy, Wounds Five Throwing Stones
Four Blasts in Turkey Wound 22, Including 10 Britons
Viewpoints
Hoekstra's Hoax: Hyping Up the Iran 'Threat'  by Ray McGovern
Who Are the Real 'Isolationists'?
by Bill Barnwell
The CIA-Contra-Crack Connection, 10 Years Later  by Nick Schou
Troop Recall Folly  Toledo Blade
Clueless and Catastrophic  by Charley Reese
Nuking Safeguarded Facilities
by Gordon Prather

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Frontline
Canadians Kill Police Officer, Injure 6 Others in Afghan Friendly-Fire Shooting
Muslims Alarmed Over Armed Forces Journal's New Map for Islamic World
Law Put to Unusual Use in Hezbollah TV Case, Some Legal Experts Say
Lebanese Offical Blasts NYC Man's Arrest
Japan Arrests 5 in Iran Nuclear Case
Newsweek: Armitage's Central Role in Plame Case
Iran Driving Kurds Out of Iraqi Kurdistan
 
Cluster Bombs Lie in Wait for Lebanese Children
Today in Iraq
Iraqi Government Working With Sadr
Dancers Land in Iraq. Marines Offer No Resistance.
A Ride Into the Heart of Baghdad's Worst Battle Zones
Rumsfeld: US Crackdown Led to Drop in Baghdad Violence
Sunni Arab Lawmaker, Freed by Captors in Iraq, Describes Her Ordeal
Iraqi Museum Sealed Against Looters
Front Line Iraq 'Too Dangerous' for Prince Harry
Attacks Continue
At Least Nine Killed in Iraq Saturday
Translators Shot in Basra
Sisters Gunned Down in Iraq
Iraq Militant Group Says Holding Turkish Hostage
Security Developments in Iraq, Aug. 27
Security Developments in Iraq, Aug. 26
Resisting the Iraq War
US Military Resisters Tell Why They Had to Quit
US Resisters: You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead in Iraq
War Refuser's Dad Explains Son's Reasons
The War at Home
Republicans in Blue States Rethink Iraq
Vacationing Bush Gets No Rest From Antiwar Demonstrators
Democrats Split Over Timetable for Troops
Judge Orders Investigation of Leak in AIPAC Case
Veterans Exposed to Atomic Radiation Lose Court Ruling
US Military
Video: Military to Review Tillman, Army Deaths
Pretrial Hearings Delayed for Marines Accused of Murder in Iraq
Navy Debuts New Attack Sub
US 'War on Terror'
US Citizens Refused Entry Into Country Over Terror Charges
California Father in Terror Case Released
Activist's Remark Starts FBI Probe
Security Incidents Disrupt US Flights
Overseas Airports Can Be Weak Link
Dutch Airline Incident
12 Indians in Dutch Security Incident Return Home
No Racial Profiling, Says Dutch Envoy
Indians in Air Security Alert Call Detention a 'Misunderstanding'
Global 'War on Terror'
Fake Bomb Raises Alarm on German Train
Fifth Man Gets Bail in Alleged Toronto Terror Plot
Arrest Order for Syrian Suspect in German Bomb Plot
Detention Extended for London Airliner Bomb Suspect
Hamza Henchman Defies Law to Praise 7/7 Bombers
Payouts Denied to UK Terror Victims Abroad
UN Expert Critical of UK Torture Ruling
Guantánamo
Five Guantánamo Inmates Sent to Afghanistan
Turk Was Abused at Guantánamo, Lawyers Say
Father of Guantánamo Aussie Fears Son Could Be Executed
Aussie AG: Gitmo Detainee Won't Be Executed
Americans Keep Dying
Jacksonville (FL) Servicewoman Killed in Afghanistan
Chillicothe (OH) Airman Will Never See Fourth Child
American Samoan Solider With Ties to Hawaii Killed in Iraq
North Virginia Soldier Dies After Roadside Explosion in Afghanistan
Paratrooper From Maryland Killed in Iraq
Bend (OR) Marine Mourned: 'All-American Kid'
Baltimore (MD) Marine Killed in Iraq Bomb Blast
Marine From Rutherford County (TN) Killed in Action in Iraq
Friend, Coach, Commander Share Memories of Airman (WI) Killed in Afghanistan
Tucson (AZ) Sailor Had Earned the Respect of 'His' Marines
Iraq Blast Kills Sailor With Michigan Ties
A Man of Faith and Courage (MI)
Cheyenne (WY) Soldier Killed in Iraq
Colorado Family, Town Mourn Loss of Medic (CA) Killed in Afghanistan
Military Contractor From Southern Pines (NC) Killed in Iraq
Afghanistan Battle Takes Local Soldier (OR)
Marine From Utah Dies in Iraq
Wilmington (NC) Contractor Killed by Bomb in Iraq
Sudan
Chicago Tribune Correspondent Charged as Spy in Sudan
US Warns of 'Build-Up' in Darfur
US: UN Needed to Stop Sudan 'Genocide'
Africa
Islamic Courts Tighten Grip in Somalia
Chad Orders Foreign Oil Firms Out
Niger Says Italian Hostages No Longer in Country
Six Bangladesh Soldiers Die in Ivory Coast
Europe
Fiery Campaign Imperils Bosnia’s Progress
Two Wounded by Bomb at Kosovo Cafe
Missing Chechen Was Secret Bride of Terror Leader
Australia
Australia Won't Invade Neighbors Without Invitation
Venezuela
Chavez Government Probes US Funding
 
UN Force for Lebanon
Israel Urges Some Muslim Countries to Send Troops
Italy to Send First 1,000 Troops to Lebanon Tuesday
UN Troops Enter an Explosive Situation in Lebanon
Germany Demands Right to Board Lebanese Ships
Five Italian Warships to Leave for Lebanon Tuesday
Israel and Lebanon Hail EU Troop Pledge
Italian FM: UN Peacekeeping Force Not Out to Destroy Hezbollah
EU Enters New Era of Middle East Influence With UN Mission
European Papers Hail UNIFIL Commitments but Warn of Perils Ahead
A Fragile Cease-Fire
Israel, Hezbollah Back European Peacekeepers, Clash Over Syria
Hezbollah Vows Self-Restraint
Israel Won't Lift Blockade Until UN Troops Control All Lebanon Borders
Lebanon Govt Says Forcibly Disarming Hezbollah 'Suicidal'
Israeli Military Uncovers Tunnel Network in South Lebanon
Lebanon Border Troops Focus on Smugglers
Israel
Israeli Colonel Attacks Army
Humbling of the Supertroops Shatters Israeli Army Morale
Olmert Convenes Advisors to Discuss Lebanon War Probe
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Paper's Article Declares Arabs 'Savages', 'Similar to Donkeys'
Lebanon
Cluster Bombs Leave 'Toys' That Kill Children
Five Lebanese Wounded in Cluster Bomb Explosions in South
Heavily Bombed South Beirut Tries to Clean Up
Cleanup of Lebanon's Massive Oil Spill Has Barely Begun
Hezbollah
Hezbollah: Israeli Response to Kidnapped Soldiers Was Surprising
In Lebanon, Some Disdain for Hezbollah
Hezbollah Launches Boy Band to Stardom
Palestine
Palestinian Teen Shot in Back by Israel Troops, 20 Others Wounded
Israeli Troops in Nablus Fail to Nab Suspect, Manage to Destroy Building
Abbas: Pleased That Israelis Prefer Negotiations
Iran
Negotiated Nuclear Settlement 'A Possibility'
Ahmadinejad Says Iran Won't Give Up Atomic Rights
Facts About Iran's Arak Heavy Water Atomic Project
Chronology: Iran's Nuclear Program
Oil Minister: Iran Has Right to OPEC Sec-Gen Post
Republican Report Hypes Iran 'Threat'
Syria
Syria Says Technical Glitch Caused Power Cut to Lebanon
Torture Fear for Syrian Blogger
Middle East
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Slams Leader’s Arrest
Saudi Arabia Says 34 Militants Seized in Al Qaeda Swoop
Saudi Minister Takes Swipe at Arabs Allied to Iran
North Korea
North Korea Will Not Rule Out Nuclear Test
North Korea Warns of 'Counter-Measures' Against US Financial Sanctions
Kim Rapped China, Russia, Called Them Unreliable, Sources Say
China Stays Friends With North Korea
China Reduces Oil Shipment to North Korea
North Koreans Refused Entry to Japan for Religious Peace Conference
Afghanistan
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan: 272
Coalition Forces Claim to Kill Taliban Commander, 28 Militants in 24 Hours
Taliban Militants Assault 2 District Centers in South Afghanistan
US Urges Afghan Border Plugged
Taliban Assassins Target the Clerics Faithful to Kabul
US General: Economic Activity More Important Than Military Action in Afghanistan
What Happens to Canada's Wounded When They Come Home?
Pakistan/Kashmir
Pakistan Says Key Rebel Is Dead
Gen. Abizaid: Taliban Working From Pakistan but Pakistan Govt Not Aiding Them
Musharraf: Pakistan Committed to Kashmir Issue
Sri Lanka
Explosion Kills Six in Sri Lanka as Foreigners Prepare to Ship Out
Sri Lanka Police Thwart Capital Attack
Displaced Drift Back to Sri Lanka Conflict Zone
Besieged Sri Lanka Enclave Sees Business as Usual
Japan/China/Taiwan

Japan-Taiwan Ties Grow Despite China Objections

Japan PM Heads to Central Asia, Eyes on Resources
Activists Urge Renewed US Rights Pressure on China
Chinese, Kazakh Forces Stage Exercise
Asia
Dozens Wounded in East Timor Clashes
Thai Army to Probe Thaksin Bomb Plot
Nepal Govt, Maoists Welcome UN Envoy
Malaysia Firm Tied to Japan-Iran Nuke-Linked Export
Four Dead in Bangladesh Protest
Three Turkmen Rights Defenders Sent to Jail
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
8/25/2006
The Neocons Ride Again

Doug Bandow
8/25/2006
Readings in the Age of Empire

Nebojsa Malic
8/24/2006
Wishful Thinking

Ivan Eland
8/22/2006
The Cult of the Offensive

Alan Bock
8/19/2006
The Police-State Impulse

Praful Bidwai
8/19/2006
Indian Foreign Policy Slips on Oil-for-Food Slick

Charles Peña
8/16/2006
Flying the Unfriendly Skies

David R. Henderson
8/14/2006
Are You Being Served?

Ran HaCohen
8/08/2006
The End of Lebanon?

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

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