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News
Updated February 19, 2008 - 11:18 PM EST

Castro Resigns as Cuba's President
 
 

US 'Can't Imagine' Lifting Cuba Embargo

US Strikes Within Pakistan – Without Permission
 
 

Pakistan Opposition Heads Toward Victory
 

Musharraf Pleads for Unity After Vote
UK Iraq Dossier Lacks Crucial WMD Claim
 
 

Iraq Oil Law Stalled, No End to Impasse in Sight
 

Admiral: Al-Qaeda in Iraq 'Killing Off' Former Allies
 

Turkey Ready for Ground Operations in Iraq to Fight PKK
 

Marine Commander Unhappy With Iraq's Lack of Progress
 

Tuesday: 40 Iraqis Killed, 62 Wounded

Top Court Rejects ACLU Domestic Spying Lawsuit
 
 

McCain Defends '100 Years in Iraq' Statement

140 Afghans Killed in 2 Days of Bombings
 
  NATO Commander: Afghan Bomb Attacks to Increase This Year

Secession Fear Stokes Opposition to Kosovo
 
  Serbian President Warns Dozens of Other Secessions Possible
 

Serbs in Kosovo Vow to Remain Part of Serbia
Viewpoints
Washington Wouldn't Be Thrilled About US Militarism  by Paul Campos
Paying Insurgents Not to Fight
by Paul Craig Roberts
Six Questions on the Politics of Intelligence  Ken Silverstein interviews A.J. Rossmiller
Does Balkanization Beckon Anew?
by Patrick Buchanan
Open-Source Warfare  by Jim Henley
Convenient Timing for Terror Trials
by Robyn Blumner

More Viewpoints
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Frontline

Officer Survey: US Army 'Stretched Thin' by Iraq War

Aging Air Force Wants Big Bucks Fix

Iraqi Medical System Wrecked by War

Iraqi Minister Denies Iranian Trespass on Oil Fields

FBI Screwed Up, Spied on Entire E-Mail Network

Israeli Govt Body Condemns Metaphorical 'Qassam Attacks' by 'bin Ladenesque' Currency Speculators
 
Some Pakistan Women Warded Off Voting
Today in Iraq

Iraqi Delegation in Iran to Discuss Border Treaty

Iraq's Amnesty and Provincial Powers Laws

Police Impose Partial Curfew on Fallujah

Over 70 Firms Register for Iraq Oil Contracts

Two Former Iraqi Officials to Face Trial Over Sectarian Death Squads
Attacks Continue

Al-Qaeda Sows Fear After Sunset in Iraq's North

Tribal Force Attacks al-Qaeda Insurgents, Seizes Weapons in Iraq

Deadly Confusion at Iraqi Checkpoints

Rockets Kill Five Near Baghdad Airport

Three Civilians Wounded in Blast in Diyala
Monday: 27 Iraqis Killed, 36 Wounded
Refugee Crisis
UN Says Iraqi Refugees Need More Help

Sweden, Iraq Sign Deal on Returning Refugees
Occupying Iraq

Fallujah Police Receive Northern Part of City From US Forces

IG: Families Not Told in Friendly-Fire Cases
Afghanistan

Car Bomb Kills 37 Afghan Civilians

Taliban Foe Among 80 Killed in Blast

Chronology: Bombing Attacks in Afghanistan

The Trauma of a Forgotten War

Merkel Says No Plan to Change German Missions in Afghanistan

NATO Soldier Killed in Explosion in Southern Afghanistan
Pakistan

Pakistanis Reject Unpopular Musharraf

No Bombs, but Plenty of Tension as Pakistan Polls Close for Counting

Candidate Shot Dead in Lahore

Suicide Blasts Remain Prime Concern for Pakistani Tribal Area Voters

Musharraf Forced Into Bhutto Backdown

Panicked Pakistanis Stock Up
Sri Lanka

51 Dead in Sri Lanka Unrest

Protect Animals, Sri Lankan Rebels Told
'War on Terror'

Report: CIA Set Up 12 Bogus Companies Mostly in Europe After 9/11

Risks From Lapsed Wiretap Law Are Disputed

Amtrak to Screen Carry-On Bags at Random

Trinidad Approves Extradition to US in Bomb Plot

Britain: Life Sentence in Beheading Plot
Asia

11 Maoists, Five Police Killed in India's Central State

Filipinos Protest US Troop Presence

China Expresses Concern Over US Plan to Shoot Down a Faulty Spy Satellite

Japan to Protest to Rice After Arrests of Two More Marines

East Timor Urges Rebels to Surrender

Burma: Sandwiched Between Giants
 
Recognizing Kosovo

Defiant Kosovo Celebrates Independence

US and Britain Join Rush to Recognize Kosovo

EU Split Over Recognizing Kosovo as a Nation

Kosovo Recognized by Some but Rebuked by Others

Superpower Divide Over Kosovo Widens

Spain Says Won't Recognize Kosovo Independence

Sri Lanka Rejects Kosovo Unilateral Declaration of Independence

Albania Recognizes Independent Kosovo

Austria to Run With EU Flock in Kosovo Recognition

South Africa Undecided on Kosovo Recognition

In Asian Reaction to Kosovo Declaration, Fears of Secession
Serbs React

Serbian Media Reacts Angrily to Kosovo Secession

Serbia Urges Split UN Council to Act on Kosovo

Serbia Withdraws More Ambassadors Over Kosovo

Serbs Dismiss Albanian Talk of Reconciliation

Tadic Says Serbia Unjustly Punished, Vows to Fight On

US Extends Hand to Serbia for Better Ties
In Kosovo

After Declaring Independence, Kosovo Looks to Cautious Next Steps

Anger Mounts in Serb Corner of Kosovo
Iran

Iranian VP Meets With UN Officials

Israel to Complain to UN After Iranian General Called Them 'Cancerous'
Gaza

Israel Detains Dozens of Gazans

Olmert: 'Hurtful' Sanctions on Gaza to Continue

Egypt Deports 350 Palestinians to Gaza
Israel/Palestine

Hamas Ready to Study Any Cease-Fire Initiative

Israeli FM: Halting Peace Negotiations Only Serves Hamas

Israeli Statement: UN Envoys Call to Break Cycle of Violence 'Will Encourage Terrorists'

Palestinians: No Delay Over Jerusalem

Israel's 'Hilltop Youth' Are Settling In
Israel's War at Home

Israeli Troops Sue Over Being Used in Medical Testing

Israelis 30 Times More Likely to Be Wiretapped Than Americans
Lebanon

Sources: Israel Deploys Patriot Missiles Fearing Hezbollah Strike

PM: Lebanon Wants Friendly Ties With All States Except Israel

Hezbollah Official's Killing Has US on Alert
Middle East

UAE PM Arrives in Tehran

Secret Papers Reveal Terror Threats From Saudi Prince

Tension About Religion and Class in Turkey
Kenya

Kenyan Negotiators Resume Talks to End Crisis

Rice: Deal in Kenya Will Enhance US Ties

Amnesty Alarmed by Kenya Violence
Africa

Five Wounded as Mortars Fired on Somali Presidential Palace

Ethiopian Officials Blame Puntland Leader for Insecurity

EU Urges Chad Govt, Rebels to Negotiate Peace
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
2/18/2008
Iraq and the Kosovo Connection

Ran HaCohen
2/19/2008
Israel Says 'No'

Ivan Eland
2/18/2008
Threats of Our Own Making

Doug Bandow
2/15/2008
Operation Iraqi Occupation: A Decade, Century, or More?

Charles Peņa
2/13/2008
Hobbled in Kabul

Philip Giraldi
2/12/2008
John McCain and the Neocon Resurgence

Alan Bock
2/09/2008
Tortured Justifications

David R. Henderson
2/09/2008
The Information Problem: Pull Out of Iraq

Nebojsa Malic
2/07/2008
Dead End

Praful Bidwai
2/07/2008
India to Pay a Price For Launching Israeli Spy Satellite

Sascha Matuszak
2/05/2008
The Dragon or the Snake?

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