Highlights
 
 Alan Bock

Drug Wars in Mexico

 Jim Lobe

Obama's Appointments

 Jeff Huber

US Out of Afghanistan!

 Noam Chomsky

Hegemony or Survival
Bombs Kill 15 in Pakistan; US Drone Reported Down    Call to 'Resist and Deter' Nuclear Iran Gains Key Support    Supreme Court Ruling Limits President's Power to Detain Legal Residents    US Blames Afghan Weather for Taliban Success    Pakistan's Taliban 'Calls the Shots' in Swat Valley    Concerns Over Special Forces May Stall Already Limited Iraq Pullout    Clinton: Russia Could Join Missile Defense System    East Jerusalem Settlements Ratchet Up Tensions    Mullah Omar Calls for a Taliban Surge    Federal Courts in VA, NY, May Take Some Guantánamo Cases    Clinton, Lavrov Push Wrong Reset Button on Ties    Islamic Sharia Law Expands in Northwest Pakistan    Palestinians Dig in Their Heels in Face of Demolition    US 'Not Ready' to Follow British Contact With Hezbollah    Gaza Homes Destruction 'Wanton'    US Soldier Charged With Stealing $700,000 Cash From Iraqi Relief Fund    Study: US-Led Troops Not Protecting Civilians Enough    The Laws of War    Britain's Traumatized Troops    Shoe Reportedly Thrown at Iranian President Ahmadinejad    Leaving Baghdad    CIA Destroyed 12 Harsh Interrogation Tapes    The WINEP-Weenies Insane Iran Advice    The Pakistani Monster    Supreme Court Dismisses Case on Indefinite Detention of Legal Resident    Kyrgyzstan Cancels Remaining Air Base Agreements    Iraq Maliki Calls for Forgiveness of Saddam Allies    Iran Weighing US Invitation to Afghan Conference    US Says North Korean Saber-Rattling 'Counterproductive'    Bush Justice Dept. Documents Confirm Worst Fears    Israeli Spurns Criticism From Clinton    Rights and Wrongs of Rendition: MI5 Consults 'Ethical Counsellor'    Army: 18 Soldiers' Deaths in February Were Possible Suicides    The Ultimate Earmark: US Military Aid to Israel    War Crimes and Double Standards    Setback for Pro-Israel Hawks in US    
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News
Updated March 7, 2009 - 10:46 PM EST
Bombs Kill 15 in Pakistan; US Drone Downed
 
  Pakistan’s Taliban ‘Calls the Shots’ in Swat Valley
  Islamic Sharia Law Expands in Northwest Pakistan
Afghans Protest After US Raid Kills 4 Civilians
 
  US Blames Afghan Weather for Taliban Success
  Intel Failures Crippling Fight Against Afghan Insurgents, Says Report
  Kyrgyzstan Cancels Remaining Air Base Agreements
Concerns Over Elite Forces May Stall Iraq Pullout
 
  US Soldier Charged With Stealing $700,000 Cash From Iraqi Relief Fund
Justices Limit President's Authority to Detain
 
  Top Court Dismisses al-Marri Indefinite Detention Case
  CIA Destroyed 12 Tapes Containing Their Most 'Enhanced' Techniques
Call to 'Deter' Nuclear Iran Gains Key Support
Clinton: Russia Could Join Missile Shield
Viewpoints
The Ultimate Earmark: US Military Aid to Israel  by Kathleen and Bill Christison
The WINEP-Weenies' Insane Iran Advice  by Gordon Prather
Setback for Pro-Israel Hawks in US
by Bernd Debusmann
Leaving Baghdad  by Christopher Preble
The Pakistani Monster  by Wajahat Ali
War Crimes and Double Standards
by Robert Parry

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Frontline
Study: US-Led Troops Not Protecting Civilians Enough
Army: 18 Soldiers' Deaths in Feb. Were Possible Suicides
Mullah Omar Calls for a Taliban Surge
Abu Ghraib MP Slain in Bid for Redemption
Federal Courts in VA, NY, May Take Some Guantánamo Cases
Terror Trials in US Are a Worry
Britain's Traumatized Troops
 
Iraq
Iraq Maliki Calls for Forgiveness of Saddam Allies

A Million Iraqi Shiites Pray in Sunni Stronghold
Rafsanjani Describes Meeting With Sistani as 'Historic'
375 Kurds Killed, Hurt in Iraq Raids Since October: Turkish Report
Civilian Killed by Unidentified Gunmen West of Mosul
Friday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 4 Iraqis Wounded
The War at Home
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Site Loses Funding
McConnell Air Force Base Vice Commander Dies of Unknown Causes
Cracks Prompt Air Force-Wide C-130 Inspection
Alleged Arms Smuggler Says US Framed Him
After Saddam & Bombs, Iraqi Band Rockin' in USA
'War on Terror'
Judge Weighs Dismissing Case Involving Torture Memorandums
Switzerland May Help Resettle Guantánamo Inmates
Iranian Gets 5-Plus Years in Night Goggle Case
Rights and Wrongs of Rendition: MI5 Consults 'Ethical Counsellor'
British Army Experts Spying on IRA Dissidents
Iran
Iran Weighing US Invitation to Afghan Conference
Q&A: Why Does US Want Iran's Help on Afghanistan?
Shoe Reportedly Thrown at Iranian President Ahmadinejad
Morocco Cuts Ties With Iran Over Bahrain
Iran Says US-Iranian Journalist to Be Freed Soon
Demolitions & Destruction
Pots of Urine, Feces in the Refrigerator – How Israeli Troops Vandalized Gaza Homes
Gaza Homes Destruction 'Wanton'
Palestinians Dig in Their Heels in Face of Demolition
Facing Israeli Demolition, Palestinian Razes His Home
Israeli Politics
Barak Says He Is Ready to Join 'Bibi' Govt in Israel
Barak: What Israel Needs Is a Broad Unity Government
Aides: No Lieberman-Netanyahu Deal on Cabinet Posts
Netanyahu Associates: New Government Within Two Weeks
Israel/Palestine
East Jerusalem Settlements Ratchet Up Tensions
Israel Spurns Criticism From Clinton
Report: Israel Promised Not to Hurt Hamas No. 2
Olmert: No Peace Without Dividing Jerusalem
Lebanon/Syria
US 'Not Ready' to Follow British Contact With Hezbollah
Lebanon's Hezbollah Welcomes Contacts With Britain
Hezbollah Wants Dialogue With Britain to Be Public
US: Dialogue With Syria Not a Threat to Lebanon
US Officials Head to Damascus Saturday for Talks
Europe
Georgia Revamps Its Military
Northern Ireland Minister: Army Special Forces 'A Major Threat'
Americas
Top US Military Officer: Mexico Violence a Crisis
It's Breasts, Not Bombs at Paraguay Nuke Protest
Weekend Reviews
The Laws of War
Afghanistan: For Your Reading Pleasure
Killing With Kindness
 
Afghanistan
Clinton Pushes NATO Allies for United Strategy on Afghanistan
US Sees Deal on Tajik Transit for Afghan Cargo
US Discusses Non-Military Afghan Action
Report: More Young Girls Face Rape in Afghanistan
Pakistan
British FM: Pakistan Facing Internal 'Mortal Threat'
Pakistan Sees Local Link to Cricket Team Attack
Rumors and Theories About the Lahore Attack
'We Know the Culprits,' Says Pakistan
Pakistan's Lashkar Denies Involvement in Lahore Attack
Pakistan Giving Interpol Data on Mumbai Probe
Pakistan Cricket Attack Suspects Linked to al-Qaeda
Pakistanis in Lahore Draw Inward After Attack
Two US 'Spies' Killed in North Waziristan
Pakistan Says Knows Kidnappers of UN Official
India
India Successfully Tests Missile Interceptor
India: Pakistan Threatening to Become Failed State

India: Pakistan Lacks Will to Tackle Militancy
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Troops, Rebels Locked in Fierce Battles
Sri Lanka Fighting Heavy, Safe Route Plan to Go Ahead
Sri Lanka: Rebel Attempt to Breach Govt Defenses Fails
Worsening Sri Lanka Violence Shakes British Tamils
North Korean Election
North Koreans to Vote on Assembly, Succession in Focus
North Korean Election Could Hint at Next Leader
A Look at North Korea's Parliamentary Election
North Korea's Main Political Bodies and Power
Koreas
US Says North Korean Saber-Rattling 'Counterproductive'
South Korean Airlines Stay Clear of North Korea After Threat
At Heart of N. Korea's Troubles, an Intractable Hunger Crisis
China/Tibet
China Warns of 'More Severe' Situation in Muslim Area
China Calls Dalai Lama 'Serf Owner,' Dismisses Threat of Unrest
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Tightens Security for Parliament After Mutiny
Sudan
Sudan Sinks Deeper Into Crisis
UN, Darfur Rebels Warn Sudan Over Expelling Aid Groups
UN to See if Sudan's Aid Group Ban Is War Crime
Protest Against Arrest Warrant for Sudan President
US 'Gravely Concerned' by Sudan Move on Aid Groups
Kenya
Gunned Down: Two Human Rights Leaders Murdered After Kenya Accuses Them Over Protests
Kenyan Death Squads Blamed for Activists' Deaths
UN Demands Probe Into Kenya Rights Activists Killing
Somalia
Massive Demonstrations Support New Govt in Somalia
Fighting Kills 20 in the Regional Admin. of Somalia in Ethiopia
Africa
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai Hurt in Crash, Wife Killed
Congo Rebel's Wife Seeks His Release in Rwanda: Lawyer
Mauritania Expels Israeli Diplomats, Shuts Embassy
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
3/06/2009
Obama's War

Nebojsa Malic
3/06/2009
Tinker, Traitor, Soldier, Spy

Charles Peña
3/04/2009
Conflicting Visions of Security

Philip Giraldi
3/03/2009
Radical Rethink Needed in Washington

Alan Bock
3/02/2009
Drug War Tragedy in Mexico

Ivan Eland
2/28/2009
Erasing Red Ink: Slash the Defense Budget

David R. Henderson
2/27/2009
Peacemaking at a Raiders' Game

Doug Bandow
2/27/2009
Balancing Beijing

Ran HaCohen
2/17/2009
Abe Foxman's 'Anti-Semitic Pandemic'

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

Sascha Matuszak
11/10/2008
Business Over Bluster
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