Highlights

'Pseudo-Events' Stir Mideast Pot: Leon Hadar
In Lebanon, Syria Is Not 'Foreign': Charley Reese
Bolton's Stewardship: Gordon Prather
A Breeding Ground for Tyrants: Michael Gaddy
Latest Abuse Report a Whitewash: Jim Lobe
 
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News
Updated March 12, 2005 - 11:01 PM EST
UN Envoy: Syria Vows Full Withdrawal
Europe, US: Carrot-And-Stick for Iran
Iran Dismisses US Policy Shift
Army, CIA Agreed on 'Ghost' Prisoners
US Denies It's Ready to Accept Hezbollah Role
No Evidence Al-Qaida Knew of Madrid Plot
Rumsfeld: US Gains World's Respect From Wars
Army Details Scale of Abuse of Prisoners in an Afghan Jail
US Seeks to Transfer Gitmo Detainees Overseas
US Dinner Behind Extra Security That Led to Italian's Death
Viewpoints
'Pseudo-Events' Stir Mideast Pot
by Leon Hadar
Press Freedom Not on US Agenda for Middle East  by Mariah Blake
Home Movies From Iraq Show Nation the Real War  Palm Beach Post
Bolton's Stewardship  by Gordon Prather
In Lebanon, Syria Is Not 'Foreign'
by Charley Reese
The Attack on Syria Continues
by Harry Browne

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Frontline
UPI Pentagon Desk Disputes Story on 'False Saddam Capture'
Israel Speeds Up Gaza Pullout Timeline
Mideast Duty for US Troops May Include Israel
Where Abducted People Are An Expensive Product
Iraq War Stories Play Tricks on the Mind
Juan Cole and Osama Siblani on Middle East Politics
Typing Error Causes Nuclear Scare
Rendition, or Outsourcing Torture?
 
Day or Night, Random Violence and Death Marks Streets of Central Baghdad
Today in Iraq
Physicians Condemn Failure to Count Iraq Casualties
Shi'ite-Kurd Pact Clears Way to Form Government
Pentagon Outlines Iraqi Troop Losses
Barzani Says Kirkuk Issue Must Be Settled Now
Kurds Hope Airport Will Bolster Their Clout
Iraqi Insurgents Put the Web in Their Arsenal
Iraq Markets' Prices Skyrocket
Italian Hostage Fallout
US: We Only Kind of Knew About Italian Hostage's Release
Italy Tells Bush: We Want the Truth on Killing
Freed Italian Warned to Mind 'Careless' Talk
Americans Were Not Trying to Kill Me, Hostage Decides
Hostage's Joy Quickly Turned to Disaster
Attacks and Aftermath
Toll From Blast in Iraq's Mosul Reaches 50
Iraqis Bury Bomb Victims
Iraqi Leaders Urge Calm After Mosul Bloodbath
Shia Iraqis Cancel Joint Funeral
Annan Warns of Rising Iraq Violence
Iraq Occupation
US Troops Give Tacit Nod to Vigilante Justice in Iraq
US Army Held Eight-Year-Old in Iraq Prison
Crashed US Spy Drone Sparks Iraq Chase
US Military Detains Iraqi Journalist
Russian Citizens Held in Iraq by Coalition Forces
Global Iraq Fallout
Poland Foresees Cutting Several Hundred Troops in Iraq in July
Estonia Parliament to Vote on Extending Troop Mission in Iraq
Rice Downplays Ukraine Withdrawal of Iraq Troops
Philippines Pleads With Iraqi Militants Not to Kill Captive
UK MPs Urge Bar Council to Investigate Advice on War
UK Went to War on One Page of Legal Advice
Looking Back
Publisher Says Bush Told Him in May 2000 He Planned to 'Take Out' Iraq
Pride, Science, Fear Yield WMD: Interview With Iraqi Nuclear Scientist
Saddam's Offer to WMD Inspector
UN Approves Compensation for Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait
Pakistan
Pakistan Opposition Walks Out of Parliament Over Nuclear Admission
Nuclear Row Precedes Rice's Pakistan Visit
Koreas
North Korea Launches Harsh Crackdown
Future of US-South Korea Alliance Questioned
Vietnam
Vietnam Fury at Agent Orange Case Dismissal
Experts Denounce Continuing Effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam
Vietnam Celebrates Key Victory
Indonesia
US Issues Alert Over Jakarta Mall
Jakarta Lobbies US on Arms Ban
Indonesia to Ask Some Aid Groups to Leave
Indonesia's Trial by Terror
Nepal
Nepal Frees Former PM, 20 Others From Detention
Pakistan Extends Olive Branch to Nepal
Pakistan Ready to Arm Nepal to Fight Rebels
Nepal's Cartoonists Say What Reporters Can't
Nepalese Phone Service to Be Reinstated
Asia
Tokyo Remembers Bombing Raid
Hong Kong's Outgoing Leader Says Health, Not China Is Reason He Resigned
Kyrgyzstan's President Warns of Rising Disorder Ahead of Polls
Five Philippine Soldiers Slain as Muslim Rebels Strike Back
Tiger Airstrip 'Violates Accord'
Vietnam, Laos, India Boost Military Co-Operation
Russia & Her Neighbors
Russia Calls Georgia Resolution on Bases 'Counterproductive'
Opposition Demands Georgia's Secession From CIS
Chechen Rebel Leader's Body Taken to Moscow for Examination
Imam to Continue the Chechen Fight
Biowar: Proposals to Open Russia Bioweapons Sites
Russia Says WW2 Executions of Poles Not Genocide
Kasparov to Take on Putin
Europe
Serb Ex-Police Chief to Surrender
Serbian-Kosovan Dialogue Cancelled
EU Envoys Fail to Agree on Opening Croatia Talks
France Spells Out Arms Sales Controls
Schroeder's Coalition Shows Signs of Strain
Vote Puts Sinn Fein to Test
US Treated Poisoned Yushchenko
Venezuela
Russia Delivering Copters to Venezuela
Venezuela Court Opens Way to Prosecute for 2002 Coup
Americas
Rice's Talks With Mexican Leaders Focus on Border Security
Canada Unfazed by Rice's Border-Security Concerns
US Rejects Colombia Rebel Charges of Ecuador 'Deal'
Haitian Ex-PM on Hunger Strike Rushed to Hospital in Critical Condition
In Other News
US Agrees to Pay $25.5 Million, Acknowledge Role in Looting Holocaust Train
Oil Demand 'Set to Soar in 2005'
UN Official: Annan Won't Quit
US Quits Foreign Inmate Accord
 
Torturing Justice
Latest Abuse Investigation Report a Whitewash
No Need for CIA Abuse Probe, Republican Says
Army Drill Sergeants Charged With Abuse
Deportation Case Focuses on Definition of Torture
Lynndie England Could Face Up to 16.5 Years in Prison in May Abuse Trial
US Military
General Says Weather Has Hampered Marine Corps' Recruiting
Iraq War Compels Pentagon to Rethink Big-Picture Strategy
Defense Review Has a Go-It-Alone Tone
Soldier Gets Antiwar Letters From 6th-Graders
Sex Scandal at Guantanamo
Microsoft Security Deal With Air Force Raises Concerns
The War at Home
Karen Hughes to Head Efforts to Improve US Image Abroad
Montana Call for Iraq Troop Return Sparks Debate
Rep. Delay Wants Bill on Illegals Linked to Iraq Spending
US Senate Ends Probe Into Prewar Intelligence on Iraq
US Unaware of Realities of Iraq War, Vet Says
The New Face of Protest?
Homeland Security
States Say They Know Little About Threats
Pilots Group Insists Safety Since 9/11 Still Inadequate
Distrust Festers Between US Muslims, Intel Agencies
Critics Question Impartiality of Panel Studying Privacy Rights
Alleged Abuse of Muslim Inmate Probed
War on Terror
Madrid Remembers Train Bombings
Freedoms in Spain Have Been Protected
The Clash of the Cults
Former World Leaders Promote ''Madrid Agenda'' as Means of Fighting Terrorism
Annan Seeks Terror Treaty to Outlaw Attacks on Civilians
UK War on Terror
Blair Compromises to Win New Anti-Terrorism Powers
UK Labor Party Finds a Way Around Sunset Clause to Terror Bill
Eight Terror Suspects Freed After UK Judge Agrees to Bail
UK's Clarke Prepares to Use New Terror Powers Against Finally Freed Belmarsh Suspects
Britain's Anti-Terror Bill: a Deal Claimed as Victory by Both Sides
Blair Puts Security at Core of Election Campaign
Lebanon/Syria
Syrians Quit North Lebanon as Political Crisis Deepens
Lebanese PM Pessimistic About Forming Unity Govt
Rice Hopes Naming Lebanon PM Is 'Temporary'
US Commission Rejects Russia-Syria Arms Deal
Syrians Glad Troops Coming Home From Lebanon
Islamic Jihad Stages Pro-Syria Rally in Gaza City
Hezbollah Stakes Out Bigger Political Role
Iran
Bush Renews Iran Sanctions
EU Warns Iran: Agree or Face Sanctions
US Signals Approval of Iran Entering WTO
Iran Offers to Put Brakes on Atomic Fuel Cycle
Russian Producer Ready to Ship Nuclear Fuel to Iran
New Nuclear Clues Could Lift Lid on Iran's Program
Chavez: Iran Has 'Right' to Nuclear Program
Iranian President Visits Venezuela
Iran Puts British Gunboats on Public Display
Israel/Palestine
Likud Minister Slams Proposal to Rush Ahead With Removal of Illegal Outposts
Israeli Settlers Deal With Uncertainty
UN Expert Urges Palestinians to Prevent Attacks Against Israelis
Palestinian Militants Say Only Israel Can Bring Halt to Anti-Israeli Attacks
Annan to Meet With Sharon in Jerusalem Sunday
Peres Praises Palestinian Leadership
Fatah Gunmen Storm West Bank Meeting, Challenging Abbas
Palestinians Back Away From Suicide Attacks
Hamas Marks Anniversary of Leader's Death
Israeli Soldier Wounded During Anti-Barrier Protest
Egypt
Egypt Holds Candidate Despite Vow Of Reform
Rice Not to Pressure Musharraf on Democracy
Egyptian Police Disperse Taba Bombing Protesters
Middle East
Democratic Middle East: The Making of Open Societies or Unstable Theocracies?
Saudis Detail Alleged Libyan Murder Plot
Two Yemenis Found Guilty of Aiding Terror
Congo
UN Troops Launch Offensive in East Congo
Poll: Congo War Is World's Top 'Forgotten' Crisis
Africa
Rwanda Killers Face Local Justice
Sanctions Lifted Against Togo
South African Court Bans Zimbabwe Border Blockade
Nigerian Party Ditches Governor
Monitor Sounds Alarm on Darfur
Clear Run for Djibouti's Leader
Weekend Reviews
From Real to Reel: a Raw Look at Iraq
The Neocon 'War With No Dimensions'
Traditionalist Historian Laments the Direction of Conservatism in America
On the March With Bonaparte
 
Contributors


3/11/2005
The Wonderful Wizard
of Washington


3/11/2005
Parsing the President


3/10/2005
The Haradinaj Affair


3/09/2005
The International Highway to Hell

Ivan Eland
3/08/2005
Ending the Death Penalty for Juveniles Is Not Enough

Ran HaCohen
2/28/2005
Democracy, a Free Press, and Other Fantasies

Praful Bidwai
2/26/2005
India Talks Down to Its Neighbors

Joseph Stromberg
2/07/2005
An Anti-Imperialist's Reading List: Part Two

Sascha Matuszak
1/08/2005
Issues for East Asia: A Sinocentric View

Matthew Barganier
10/30/2004
Et Tu, Pat?
Additional Contributors


 
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