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Updated August 18, 2010 - 11:01 PM EDT
Timetables in Iraq and Afghanistan Largely a Myth
US Hypes Iraq 'Withdrawal,' Combat to Continue
 
  Locals Slam Forces After Baghdad Attack
  Baghdad Bomb Hits Army Recruits, Kills 61
  Allawi Reports Intensifying Talks With Sadr Bloc
  Tuesday: 81 Iraqis Killed, 178 Wounded

Is an Attack on Iran Imminent?
 
  Iran FM Invites US Firms to Bid on Nuclear Plant Projects
 

'Iran Will Block Hormuz if Attacked'

NY Governor Seeks to Halt 'Mosque' Construction
 
  Mosque Developer Says He Won't Relocate
Afghans Protest After NATO Strike Kills Civilians

Pentagon Denies, Then Confirms, WikiLeaks Contact

IPS Reporter Jailed for Criticizing Turkish Govt
Colombia Court Halts US Military Base Deal
Viewpoints
The Israel Lobby Swims The Atlantic  by Grant Smith
Questioning COIN Assumptions in Afghanistan  by Keith Boyea
Bizarre Bedfellows Rally to Afghanistan  by Brian M. Downing
Portrait of a Sagging Empire  by Chalmers Johnson and Tom Engelhardt
There Can Be No 'Graceful Exit'  by William Pfaff
'Mosque' Debate Is a Red Herring  by Gene Healy

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Frontline

Are Risks From WikiLeaks Overstated by Government?

Terrorist Tapes Found Under CIA Desk

Judges Reject Evidence in Gitmo Cases

Beirut Synagogue Restored to Glory, With Hezbollah's Blessing
No Room for Arab Students at Israeli Universities

Blackwater Founder Moves to Abu Dhabi, Records Say
 
Iraq

Suicide Attack on Iraqi Army Frustrates Iraqi Hopes for Security

In Iraq, Cemetery Is Symbol of Militia's Vow to Fight if US Forces Delay Exit

Two Cops Gunned Down in Southern Kirkuk

Tuesday: 81 Iraqis Killed, 178 Wounded
The War at Home

Judge Denies Evidence Request in Blackwater Iraq Murder Case

Police Arrest Kansas Protesters at Nuclear Site

FBI, ATF Turf War Creates 'Confusion' at Bomb Scenes
Cordoba Center
'Ground Zero Mosque' Imam Helped FBI With Counterterrorism Efforts

Mosque 'Nowhere Near' Ground Zero
Iran

Latest Iran Sanctions 'Will Hurt UAE Trade'

Iranian Fighter Jet Crashes Near Nuclear Plant

Briton Will Fight US Extradition Over Iran Sale

Man Gets NY Prison Time for Violating Iran Embargo
Koreas

North Korea Rejects South Korean Unification Proposal

US Tweaks North Korea on Twitter
China

China Unlikely to Satisfy US on Military Openness
China Seeks Military Power in Indian Ocean, Western Pacific, Pentagon Says
Taiwan Urges US to Sell Island Advanced Weapons

China Tests Space Station Module to Launch in 2011
Sudan

Sudan Army Frees Kidnapped Jordan Peacekeepers

S. Sudan Wants 1.5m People to Return Before Vote
 
Afghanistan
US Sends Warning to Afghanistan, and John Kerry Delivers the Message

If Afghanistan Dissolves Security Firms, Guards Will Join Taliban, Some Predict
US Lawmakers Met With Karzai Opponents Over Possible Taliban Deal

Taliban Commander Condemns Medical Workers' Murder

Security Contractors Charged in Afghanistan Killings to Be Arraigned

Afghan Archaeologists Find Buddhist Site as War Rages
Pakistan

Pakistani Floods Could Further Hurt Unstable Nation as Military Focuses on Aid

Desperation Grows Over Pakistan Flood Damage
Israel/Palestine

Israeli Jets Strike Gaza Strip

Gaza's Once Vibrant Tunnel Trade Caves In

Israeli in Facebook Storm Defends Prisoner Photos

Israeli Abuse Pictures 'Common'

Israeli Military Confronts New Foe: The Internet

4 Palestinians to Be Tried for Violating Settlement Boycott

Israel and Greece Seek to Expand Military Ties

Palestinian Who Attacked Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv Captured
Lebanon

Lebanon 'Kills Sunni Militant Leader'

UN Gets Hezbollah 'Evidence' on Israel-Hariri Link

Lebanon Gives Palestinians Employment Rights
In Other News
'He Can't Buy Forgiveness': Fury as Blair Pledges to Donate Book Proceeds to British Troops

Judge Throws Out Piracy Charges Against 6 Somalis

Suicide Bomb and Cafe Blast Rock Russia's Caucasus

3 More Cuban Dissidents Arrive in Spain

Sri Lanka: Official Blames United Nations

Indonesia Hunts French Man Over Terror Links
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
8/18/2010
Cordoba House: The Acid Test

Ivan Eland
8/18/2010
Histrionics Over the Mosque: Symbolism Crowds Out Reality

Kelley B. Vlahos
8/17/2010
The Muslims Are Coming!

Charles V. Peņa
8/13/2010
Blowback, Somali Style

Philip Giraldi
8/12/2010
Hillary's Enemies List

Nebojsa Malic
8/07/2010
The Sorrow of Empire

David R. Henderson
7/26/2010
Life in the USSA

Ran HaCohen
6/02/2010
The Flotilla in the Israeli Press

Alan Bock
4/09/2010
How Brainy Is Obama?
Additional Contributors
Ehsan Ahrari
Doug Bandow
Uri Avnery
Matthew Barganier
Patrick J. Buchanan
Juan Cole
Jonathan Cook
Christopher Deliso
Sibel Edmonds
Tom Engelhardt
Joshua Frank
Aaron Glantz
Leon Hadar
Jorge Hirsch
Scott Horton
Jeff Huber
Dahr Jamail
Kathy Kelly
William S. Lind
Jim Lobe
Sascha Matuszak
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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