Dear Readers,

I write this under great duress, and against my better judgment: it has never been my policy to mix my personal life and my writing/professional life. This time, however, I don't see how I can avoid it.

My regular readers will have noticed that I've skipped more than a couple of columns recently, with no explanation. Well, here's the explanation: I have been diagnosed with late-stage adenocarcinoma cancer, and am now undergoing experimental therapy with the new drug Keytruda. Read on...

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News
Updated November 16, 2017 - 11:23 PM EST
South Korea: US Needs Our Consent to Attack NK
 
  Trump Asks South Korea's President: 'Do You Have to Reunify?'
Iraqi Kurdish Govt Endorses 'United Iraq'
 
  Senior US-Backed Syrian Fighter Defects to Turkey
US Airstrike Kills Several NW of Somali Capital
Russia Warns US State Media Outlets
Lebanese PM's Brother Slams Iran, Hezbollah
NATO Chief: We'll Have 'Enough' Troops in Afghanistan
Zimbabwe's Mugabe Detained After Military Takes Control
Viewpoints
item Poll: Americans Would Cut Middle East War Spending  by Grant Smith
item Do Trump's Liberal Critics Seem Increasingly Unhinged?  by James Bovard
item America's Righteous Russia-Gate Censorship  by Robert Parry
item Flirting With War in North Korea  by Lucy Steigerwald
item Imposing a Missile 'No-Fly Zone' in N. Korea Is Deranged  by Daniel Larison
item Who Swallows North Korea After Its Collapse?  by Doug Bandow

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Frontline
Trump's Nuclear Authority Divides Senators Alarmed by His 'Volatile' Behavior
Sen. Chris Murphy Accuses US of Complicity in War Crimes From Senate Floor
Canada Offers 200 Ground Troops to UN Peacekeeping
Hunger-Striking Guantanamo Detainee 'Less Than 40kg'
 
Iraq
ISIS Operations Ramp Up in Anbar; 48 Killed in Iraq
Russia Begins Deliveries of T-90 Tanks to Iraq
'New Roadblocks' Emerge in Iraq After ISIS Defeat: Aid Expert
Syria
Russia, Syria Armies Step Up Attacks on Damascus Enclave: Rebels
Syrian Kurdish Leaders Back Longer US Role in Syria
UN to Vote on Rival US, Russia Bids to Renew Syria Inquiry
Russian Long-Range Bombers Strike in Syria
Lebanon
MP in Hariri's Party: Hariri Says Saudi Not Holding Him, His Family
Lebanon Accuses Saudi Arabia of Holding Its PM Hostage
Lebanon Wants Good Ties With Saudi Arabia: Foreign Minister
France's Macron Invites Hariri and Family to France
Iran
US Sanctions Snag Donations to Iran Earthquake Victims
Despite EU Caution, France Pursues Tough Line on Iran Missile Program
Yemen
Yemeni Troops Clear Al-Qaeda Militants From Southeastern Village
17 Million in Yemen Need Food – Now Hospitals and Water Pumps Will Run Out of Fuel in Three Weeks
Palestine/Israel
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Approves Bill Cutting US Funds to Palestinian Authority
Israel AG: Confiscation of Private Palestinian Land Legal for Some Settlement Use
Saudis Told Abbas to Accept Trump Peace Plan or Resign: Report
'Want to Boycott Israel? Be My Guest, There Will Be a Pricetag' – Israeli Official Warns Europe
Turkey
Over 48,000 Gulen-Linked Suspects Remanded in Custody in Turkey
Turkey's Erdogan Meets With Qatar Emir to Discuss Gulf Crisis
Bahrain
Bahrain Says Deadly Bus Attack Engineered by Iran
Europe
German Greens Want Last Nuclear Weapons Withdrawn: Document
France Puts Suspected Militant Under Investigation for Kidnapping Journalists
 
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Army Seizes Power, Targets 'Criminals' Around Mugabe
Grace Mugabe 'Flees Zimbabwe for Namibia' After Military Take Over
Zimbabwe Army Detains Finance Minister: Government Source
Pictures Show Detained Zimbabwe Finance Minister's Bullet-Riddled Home
Zimbabwe's War Vets Call for Western Re-Engagement After Military Seizes Power
Niger
Did US Soldiers Caught in Niger Ambush Fall Into Enemy Hands?
A Swarm of Motorbikes, Then Heavy Fire: Witnesses Shed New Light on Niger Attack
Africa
Four Suicide Bombers Kill 14, Wound 29 in Northern Nigeria
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Leader Loses Appeal Against Life Sentence
Somali Govt Identifies Masterminds of Oct 14 Truck Bombing
Abducted Swiss Aid Worker Freed in Sudan's Darfur
Sweden Says Congo Not Helping Investigation Into Murder of UN Monitor
Canada Will Not Send Peacekeepers to Mali in Near Future: Officials
North Korea
North Korea 'Sentences Trump to Death' for Insulting Kim Jong-Un
China Sending Special Envoy to North Korea Days After Trump's Visit
Afghanistan
Head of Afghan Election Body Sacked, Raising Doubts Over 2018 Ballots
Opium Production Up 87 Percent in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Fifteen Bullet-Ridden Kidnap Victims Found in Southwest Pakistan
Gunmen Shoot Dead Police Officer and Family in Southwest Pakistan
Myanmar
Tillerson, in Myanmar, Calls for Credible Probe of Atrocities
Rights Watchers Slam Myanmar's Ban on Protests in Biggest City
Indonesia
Indonesian Police Officer Killed in Shooting Near Freeport Mine
Indonesia Group Pinpoints Suspected Mass Graves From 1965 Massacres
Honduras
Gangs, Officials Square Off in Honduras Over Campaign Access
 
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Columnists

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11/13/2017
I Will Survive

Lucy Steigerwald
11/16/2017
Flirting With War in North Korea

Sheldon Richman
11/06/2017
Quit Worrying About the Russians in Our Borderless World

Ivan Eland
7/06/2017
Why Can't Right-Wing Leaders Support Smaller Government?

Dan Sanchez
6/07/2017
Is Wonder Woman War Propaganda?

Ran HaCohen
3/03/2017
Israel: Neither Democratic or Jewish

David R. Henderson
1/10/2017
Robert Gates, Pro and Con

Nebojsa Malic
8/23/2016
Biden in Belgrade: A Trip Down NATO-Invasion Memory Lane

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