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Today's Highlights

Kyrgyzstan's Revenge: Justin Raimondo
Iraqis Back in Charge?: Alan Bock
The Folly of Attacking Iran: Just Foreign Policy
A Choice to Make on Arms Exports: James Carter
Ballots Over Baghdad: Patrick Cockburn

 
 Saul Landau

The End of the Monroe Doctrine

 Alan Bock

Eye on the Empire

 Doug Bandow

Bush Jr.'s Foreign Policy Legacy

 Chalmers Johnson

Sorrows of Empire

Kyrgyzstan's Revenge    Iraqi Parliament Fails Again to Elect New Speaker    Officials: US Troops Kill Eight-Year-Old Girl in Iraq    Iran Waiting for 'Concrete Offer' From US    Gen. Craddock: Afghan Drug War to Escalate in 'Next Several Days'    Schism That May Be Key to Israeli Elections    Grim Appraisal in Afghanistan    Pentagon Issues 'Credits' to Offset Harm to Wildlife    Medvedev Stepping Out From Putin's Shadow    San Jose Aviation Firm Faces Rendition Aid Lawsuit    Knesset Sources Predict Giant Govt    UN Halts Gaza Aid: Can't Find Any Plastic Bags    In Defending the Troop Increase, Petraeus Paved Way for a 'Long War'    US Skeptical About Pakistan's Restrictions on Nuclear Scientist    Joint Chiefs Head Calls for Foreign Policy Beyond the Pentagon    Lieberman Now Throwing His 'No Loyalty, No Citizenship' Motto at Shas    Karzai Urges Taliban Reconciliation    Disillusioned Israeli Arabs to Snub Election    The Folly of Attacking Iran: Lessons From History    A Choice to Make on Arms Exports    Gaza Tent Camps Stir Memories of Past Exile    Indian Army Chief: Attacks in Pakistan Feasible    Video Appears to Show Hostage Killing in Pakistan    Ballots Over Baghdad    India Opposition Party Says Govt 'Soft' on Cross-Border Terror Attacks    French DM Rules Out More Troops for Afghanistan    Condi Rice Could've Written Biden's Speech    Antiwar Lawmakers Worry Over Plan for Afghanistan    Former Iranian President Will Run in June Vote    Iraqis Back in Charge?    Taliban's Darkness Descends on Swat Valley    Official: Yemen Releases 170 al-Qaeda Suspects    Let Netanyahu Win    Maliki's Emerging as Strongest Among Shi'ite Parties in Elections    Israeli MP: Military Rabbi Turned Gaza Into Holy War    Why Is Obama Adopting Bush's Bluster on Rendition Docs?    Fear Itself    US Warns of Battle Worse Than Iraq in Afghanistan    Iraq Shoe-Thrower Trial on February 19    
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News
Updated February 9, 2009 - 11:46 PM EST
Grim US Appraisal in Afghanistan
 
  NATO Commander: Afghanistan Drug Raids Imminent
  Karzai Urges Taliban Reconciliation
  Antiwar Lawmakers Worry Over Plan for Afghanistan
Schism That May Be Key to Israeli Elections
 
  Knesset Sources Predict Giant Government
  Israeli MP: Military Rabbi Turned Gaza Into Holy War
  Sources: Hamas Agrees to Link Shalit Deal to Opening of Gaza Border
Iraq Parliament Fails to Elect New Speaker
 
  Officials: US Troops Kill Eight-Year-Old Girl in Iraq
  Iraq Shoe-Thrower Trial on February 19
  Monday: 4 US Soldiers, 9 Iraqis Killed; 29 Iraqis Wounded
Iran Awaits 'Concrete Offer' From US
 
  Former Iranian President Will Run in June Vote
Indian Army Chief: Attacks on Pakistan Feasible
Viewpoints
Condi Rice Could've Written Biden's Speech  by Jim Lobe
The Folly of Attacking Iran: Lessons From History  Just Foreign Policy
Why Is Obama Adopting Bush's Bluster on Rendition Docs?  by Matthew Rothschild
Let Netanyahu Win  by Gideon Levy
Fear Itself  by Arthur Silber
A Choice to Make on Arms Exports
by James Carter

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Frontline
US Skeptical About Pakistan's Restrictions on Nuclear Scientist
Israeli Defense Sources: Air Force Can't Repeat Gaza Successes in Bigger War
San Jose Aviation Firm Faces Rendition Aid Lawsuit
In Defending the Troop Increase, Petraeus Paved Way for a 'Long War'
Will Improved Military Enlistment Last?
US Using British Atomic Weapons Factory for Its Nuclear Program
 
Gaza Tent Camps Stir Memories
of Past Exile
Today in Iraq
Maliki's Emerging as Strongest Among Shi'ite Parties in Elections
Officer: Iraqi Troops Lack Supplies
Iraqi Election Authorities Say Checking Complaints
Iraq Bomb Kills Two Shi'ite Pilgrims
On a Base in Iraq, the Pedi-Cure
Kurdish Official Warns Against Early US Withdrawal
Qatar May Open Consulate in Iraq's Kurdish Region
Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 8 Iraqis Killed; 25 Iraqis Wounded
Guantánamo
Food Writer's Online Guide to Building an H-Bomb...the 'Evidence' That Put This Man in Guantánamo
Guantánamo Inmates Pose Challenge for Europe
Ex-Guard, Prisoner Speak Out Against Gitmo
Iraqis Await Guantánamo Son, Whereabouts Unknown
US Military
Joint Chiefs Head Calls for Foreign Policy Beyond the Pentagon
Pentagon Issues 'Credits' to Offset Harm to Wildlife
Iran
US-Iran Ties Tense Despite Obama
Olmert: No Israeli Govt Would Let Iran Get Nukes
Iran Building Four More Satellites: Report
Israeli Elections
Netanyahu Aims to Retake Helm of Jittery Israel
Netanyahu: I'll Keep the Golan Israeli, Jerusalem Undivided
Lieberman: Likud Backs Loyalty Oath Pledge
World Curious About Lieberman
Five Facts on Israel's Lieberman
Contenders to Lead Israel After February 10 Election
Israeli Political Parties
Israeli Electoral Procedures
After Months of Silence, Olmert Endorses Livni for PM
Voting Begins for Israeli Soldiers
Disillusioned Israeli Arabs to Snub Election
US Looks Warily to Israeli Election
Gaza
UN Halts Gaza Aid: Can't Find Any Plastic Bags
Hamas: Fatah Strongman Collaborated With Israel Ahead of Gaza Op
Egypt Hopes for Gaza Truce Deal 'in Few Days'
Israeli Minister Sees Hamas Prisoner Swap in Weeks
Gaza Rockets Land in Southern Israel, No Casualties
Gaza Children Traumatized After Israeli Offensive
Gaza Teens: War or Peace?

Gaza Activist Detained in Egypt

 
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Seen as Tougher Challenge Than Iraq
US Afghan Buildup Needed: NATO Commander
Two US Soldiers Defusing Bomb Killed in Afghanistan
French DM Rules Out More Troops for Afghanistan
Two Taliban Are Killed in Revenge by Afghans
US Afghan Troops Unfazed by Kyrgyz Base Closure
Afghan Poppy Police Call in Troops
Afghan Leader Praises Better Ties With Pakistan
Pakistan
Taliban's Darkness Descends on Swat Valley
Video Appears to Show Polish Hostage Being Killed in Pakistan
10 Militants Among 14 Killed in Bajaur
Mumbai Probe Report to Be Filed to Pakistani Defense Committee Monday
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Navy Sinks Two Rebel Boats
Sri Lanka Military: 15,000 Civilians Flee War Zone
Koreas
North Korea Warns of Collapse in Inter-Korean Ties
South Korea to Stand Firm Despite North's Threats
China
China's Wen Urges Leniency for Cambridge Shoe Thrower
China Faces Unprecedented UN Human Rights Scrutiny
Asia
India Opposition Party Says Govt 'Soft' on Cross-Border Terror Attacks
Radical Books Raise Fears in Indonesia of Spread of Militants' Ideas
Somalia
Mortars Welcome New President to Mogadishu
Three Killed in Somali Rebel Attack
DR Congo
Congo Refugees Have Little to Return Home To
Yemen
Official: Yemen Releases 170 al-Qaeda Suspects
Russia
Medvedev Stepping Out From Putin's Shadow
Americas
Grenade Explodes at Anti-Chavez Party Headquarters
Mexican Border City Protests Army Operations
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
2/09/2009
Kyrgyzstan's Revenge

Philip Giraldi
2/10/2009
Talking Turkey About Israel

Alan Bock
2/09/2009
Iraqis Back in Charge?

Ivan Eland
2/07/2009
Misreading the Iraqi Election Results

Doug Bandow
2/06/2009
Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty: The Battle Continues

Nebojsa Malic
2/05/2009
Not Done Yet

Ran HaCohen
1/29/2009
What Happened to Hassan

Charles Peña
1/28/2009
Terror, Torture, and Empire
on the Silver Screen

David R. Henderson
1/27/2009
Meet the New Boss;
Same as the Old Boss

Praful Bidwai
1/18/2009
'Good Cop, Bad Cop' Approach to Pakistan

Sascha Matuszak
11/10/2008
Business Over Bluster

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