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Alleged Terror Plot Suspect Arrested at Colorado Home    Taliban Leader Tells 'Invaders' to Study History    Battle Looms Over the PATRIOT Act    Pakistan to Charge 7 in Mumbai Attacks    East African Nations Press for Sanctions Against Eritrea    Poles Tend to Support US Move to Scrap Shield    US Envoy Fails to Break Stalemate on Israel's Settlements    Pakistan Needs Better $100 Billion for Schools to Beat Extremism, Says President    New Poll Finds Strong Domestic Support for Iran Regime    Obama to Hold Joint Meeting With Netanyahu, Abbas    Obama Aide: No UN Meeting for Obama, Ahmadinejad    Afghan Vote Recount 'Would Take Six Weeks'    Obama Rolling Into Week of High Diplomatic Stakes    CIA Adding Bases in Afghanistan as Taliban Gains, Panetta Says    Military Growing Impatient With Obama on Afghanistan    Taliban Put Their Heads Together    Pakistan Human Rights Commission Issues Warning Againts Using Militias to Fight Militias    UN Probes Use of Its Vehicles in Somalia Bombing    Yemen Announces Eid Ceasefire but Fighting Goes On    Israel Rebuffs Palestinian Request to Allow New Goods Into Gaza    Secret Talks Aim to Heal Afghanistan's Political Splits    What a Revamped US Missile Shield Might Look Like    US Afghanistan Commander's Troops Request Ready    Italian Leader Calls for Strategy Easing NATO Role in Afghanistan    In Somalia, US Weapons End Up in al-Qaeda Hands    Report: Russia Found No Secret Iran-Bound Cargo on 'Hijacked' Ship    Germany Boosts Terrorism Alert Level    Fallen Canadian Soldier Thought Afghan Mission 'Useless': Family    Pakistan Police Raid US Embassy's Security Firm    Minister: Russia Won't Deploy Missiles Near Poland    Indonesia Police: DNA Test Confirms Noordin Death    CIA Chiefs Ask Obama to Stop Abuse Inquiry    Why No Dancing in the Streets?    Judge Orders Release from Gitmo of Kuwaiti Who Met Bin Laden    Who's Afraid of a Terrorist Haven?    The Impotent Dictator    Mounting Afghan Follies Give US a Way Out    
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News
Updated September 20, 2009 - 11:22 PM EDT
Military Impatient With Obama on Afghanistan
 
  US Afghanistan Commander's Troops Request Ready
  Taliban Leader Tells 'Invaders' to Study History
  Secret Talks Aim to Heal Afghanistan's Political Splits
  CIA Adding Bases in Afghanistan as Taliban Gains, Panetta Says
Obama Faces Week of High Diplomatic Stakes
 
  Obama to Hold Joint Meeting With Netanyahu, Abbas
  Obama Aide: No UN Meeting for Obama, Ahmadinejad
In Somalia, US Arms End Up in al-Qaeda Hands
 
  UN Probes Use of Its Vehicles in Somalia Bombing
Russia Won't Deploy Missiles Near Poland
 
  Poles Tend to Support US Move to Scrap Shield
Pakistan Police Raid US Embassy's Security Firm
Blackhawk Crash Kills US Service Member in Iraq
New Poll Finds Strong Domestic Support for Iran Regime
US Fails to Break Stalemate on Israel's Settlements
Federal Agents Arrest 3 Men in Terror Inquiry
Viewpoints
US Must Narrow Objectives in Afghanistan  by Malou Innocent and Christopher Preble
Mounting Afghan Follies Give US a Way Out  by Gwynne Dyer
Judge Orders Release from Gitmo of Kuwaiti Who Met bin Laden  by Andy Worthington
Why No Dancing in the Streets?
by Gordon Prather
Why Are 'We' Defending South Korea?  by Doug Bandow
Who's Afraid of a Terrorist Haven?  by Paul R. Pillar

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Frontline
Lockerbie Figure's Story
Pakistan Religious Leader Charged With 'Hate Speech Against the State'
East African Nations Press for Sanctions Against Eritrea
Battle Looms Over the PATRIOT Act
Indonesia Police: DNA Test Confirms Noordin Death
Getting to Know the Unknown Soldier
 
Missile Defense
Gates Lashes Out at Critics of US Missile Plan
What a Revamped US Missile Shield Might Look Like
Global Network to Detect Sign of Atomic Bomb Testing
Nevada Test Site Turns to Nonproliferation Efforts

'War on Terror'
CIA Chiefs Ask Obama to Stop Abuse Inquiry
Cybersecurity Plan Doesn't Breach Employee Privacy, Obama Administration Says
Colorado Muslims Are Uneasy Over Terror Inquiry
Iraq
Party Leader Says Neighbors Interfere in Iraq's Political Process
US Forces to Hand Over 2 Prisons to Iraqis
Hunger Strikers Press for Iraq's Release of Iranian Exiles
Ramadan TV Programs Help Iraqis See Humor in Their Postwar Woes
Roadside Bomb Kills 11-Year-Old in North Iraq
Saturday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 3 Wounded
Iran
Report: Russia Found No Secret Iran-Bound Cargo on 'Hijacked' Ship
Russia Scolds Ahmadinejad for Holocaust Denial
Iran Detains Several After Friday Protests
New York Hotel Cancels Banquet After Learning Ahmadinejad Invited
Families Bear Brunt of Prisoners' Plight in Iran
Opposition Protest Cut Out of Iran TV's Football Coverage
Palestine/Israel
Israel Rebuffs Palestinian Request to Allow New Goods Into Gaza
Hamas Says No Reservations on Egypt's Initiative for Conciliation
Israel, PA Trade Blame for Stalled Peace Talks
Abbas: The Road to Middle East Peace Is 'Blocked'
Abbas, Abdullah Urge World to 'Prevent Israel From Derailing Peace'
Hamas: Too Soon to Declare Shalit Talks a Failure
Israeli Occupation Authorities Close Mosque to Eid Worshippers During Jewish New Year
Palestinian Faction Launches Mortar Shells at Israeli Base
Lebanon
Lebanese Army General Urges 'Alertness' on Southern Border With Israel
UN Chief Voices 'Full Confidence' in Lebanon Tribunal, Refutes Syrian Claims That Chief Investigator 'Framed' Damascus
Yemen
Yemen Announces Eid Ceasefire but Fighting Goes On
North Yemen 'Humanitarian Disaster'
Yemen: A Land With More Guns Than People
Turkey
Turkey's Purchase of US Missiles to Cost $1 Bln
Turkey Agrees to Free Euphrates Water for Iraq
Turkey, Iraq Decide to Ink 40 Agreements for Cooperation
Middle East
Pope Calls Special Synod on Christians Living in the Middle East
Syria and Turkey Loosened Entry Requirements for Visiting Both Countries
Russia
Dagestan: Dirty War Rages on Russia's Doorstep
Russian Killings and Kidnaps Extend Dirty War in Ingushetia
Russia Navy Considering Buying French-Built Ship
Russia May Ease Foreign Access to Energy Projects
Germany
Germany Boosts Terrorism Alert Level
German Election: East Continues to Feel Left Out 20 Years After Berlin Wall Fell
 
Afghanistan
Afghan Vote Recount 'Would Take Six Weeks'
Italian Leader Calls for Strategy Easing NATO Role in Afghanistan
Taliban Put Their Heads Together
Seven Killed in Blast, Firing in Afghanistan
US, British Generals Lay Out Complex Afghan Picture

Fallen Canadian Soldier Thought Afghan Mission 'Useless': Family

Japan Mulls Afghan Role After Dropping Naval Mission
Canadian Officer Charged in Killing of Afghan
Two Afghan Children Killed by Suspected Woman Bomber
Afghan Commandos Try Persuasion in Strategic Towns
Moving Testimony to the British Army's Loss of Life in Afghanistan
Danish Soldier Killed in Southern Afghanistan
Pakistan

Pakistan Human Rights Commission Warns Against Using Militias to Fight Militias
Pakistan: Bomb Kills 2 at Checkpoint in Northwest
Bomb Kills Local Mayor in Northwestern Pakistan
Pakistan: Anti-Baitullah Militant Leader Surrenders
Pakistan to Charge 7 in Mumbai Attacks
Pakistan Says Investigating Mumbai Attack 'Mastermind' Hafiz
Hundreds Flee Bara After Manga's Radio Warning
Huge Cache of Arms Recovered in Islamabad
Pakistan Needs Better $100 Billion for Schools to Beat Extremism, Says President
How Ex-Army Commando Became Terrorist Killed Last Week
Pakistan Interior Minister: India Must Hand Over Samjhota Terrorists
Pro-Government Militant Commander Detained and Released in Pakistan
German Girl, 4, Jailed for 'Extremist' Support in Pakistan
Asia
North Korea Said to Shut Market in Bid for Control

Rival Protests Rock Thailand on Coup Anniversary
Rare Glimpse Inside Hidden Turkmenistan
Islamists Kill Police in Kashmir
Philippine Muslim Rebels Warn of New Fighting
Communism and Capitalism Are Mixing in Laos
UN Urges Sri Lanka to Probe War Crimes Charges
Somalia
Burundi Opposition Seeks Troop Recall From Somalia
Somali President 'Undeterred' After Attack on AU
Colombia
Colombia Moves to Dismantle Domestic Spy Agency
Colombia Softens Stance on Rebel Hostage Releases
Colombia Extradites Captured Guerrilla to US
Latin America
Ex-Leaders Say Media Under Threat in Latin America
Americans Still Dying
Shasta (CA) Soldier Dies Month After Arriving in Afghanistan
Parents of Gaffney (SC) Marine at Bedside When He Died
Kansas Soldier Planned Teaching Career After Enlistment
Airman From Melrose (FL) Killed in Afghanistan Attack
Family Friend Recalls Kansas Soldier Killed on Second Tour
Military Vehicle Hits, Kills Orangeburg (SC) Soldier in Afghanistan
Virginia Marine Killed in Afghanistan Had Ties to Oregon
Mourners Honor Arkansas Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Family, Friends Remember Illinois Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
New York Soldier Leaves Behind Wife, Three Children
Family Remembers Their Son for His Humor and Honor (OH)
Delaware (OH) Soldier One of Three Killed in Iraq Attack
Carlisle (PA) Soldier Killed by Afghan Roadside Bomb
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
9/18/2009
The Worms in the Apple

Charles V. Peņa
9/18/2009
Lessons of 9/11 Still Unlearned

Philip Giraldi
9/17/2009
War Without End

Ivan Eland
9/16/2009
Mourning the Passing of an Unsung Giant in Human History

Kelley B. Vlahos
9/15/2009
It Takes a Potemkin Village (to Lose a War)

Nebojsa Malic
9/11/2009
Empire's War of Terror

David R. Henderson
9/07/2009
An Evening With Cindy Sheehan

Ran HaCohen
7/20/2009
Fascism Needs an Enemy

Alan Bock
7/06/2009
Independence, Empire Don't Mesh

Edouard Husson
5/22/2009
The Virtues of Gorbachevism
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Doug Bandow
Uri Avnery
Matthew Barganier
Patrick J. Buchanan
Juan Cole
Jonathan Cook
Christopher Deliso
Sibel Edmonds
Tom Engelhardt
Mike Ewens
Joshua Frank
Aaron Glantz
Leon Hadar
Jorge Hirsch
Scott Horton
Jeff Huber
Dahr Jamail
Kathy Kelly
William S. Lind
Jim Lobe
Ray McGovern
Thomas Gale Moore
Brendan O'Neill
Rep. Ron Paul
John Pilger
Murray Polner
Gareth Porter
Gordon Prather
Charley Reese
Paul Craig Roberts
Mark Rothschild
Michael Scheuer
Norman Solomon
Paul Sperry
Joseph Stromberg
Jon Basil Utley
Jude Wanniski
Teresa Whitehurst
Andy Worthington


 
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