Highlights
 
 Kathy Kelly

War Crimes in Gaza

 Dean Ahmad

The Politics of Palestine

 Andy Worthington

Obama Good On Detainee Policy So Far

 Gareth Porter

US/Israeli Terrorism in Gaza
Iraqi Elections Avoid Violence but Complaints Loom    US Mideast Envoy Mitchell Postpones Visit to Turkey    Fidel Castro Demands Obama Return Guantánamo Base    North Korea: We Are on the Brink of War With the South    Sri Lanka Rules Out Ceasefire, Gives Civilians 48 Hours to Flee Onslaught    Israel Plans More Gaza Strikes    Threat of Violence Looms Again Over Fallujah    Israeli Envoy: Attack on Gaza a 'Preintroduction' to Attack on Iran    Islamist Set to Be New Somali President    Threat of Naval Clash Off Korean Peninsula Rises    Mullen Says Close to 30,000 New Soldiers Likely for Afghanistan    Will the US Stick by Karzai in Afghanistan?    Challenge to Karzai's Right to Rule After Poll Date Is Delayed    Secret Israeli Database Reveals Full Extent of Illegal Settlement    Saddam-Qaeda Conspiracy Theorist Surfaces Writing Iraq Reports for the Pentagon    Leak About Afghan Tactics Throws Spotlight on NATO    More Than 100 Killed in Madagascar Protests    Blackwater Mercs Likely to Stay in Iraq, Despite Govt Ban    FBI Cuts Off Ties With Major US Muslim Group, Claiming Hamas Ties    Iraq Embraces the Election That Will Shape Its Future    Take Nukes Off the Table    Guns and Butter (Again)    Shoe Monument in Northern Iraq Taken Down    Diplomat: Mumbai Attack Not Planned in Pakistan    Obama Bid to Suspend Gitmo Proceedings Hits Snag    Pakistani PM Says US Strikes Inflame Tensions    Obama Gathering a Flock of Hawks to Oversee US Foreign Policy    DEA Leaves Quits Bolivia on Morales' Order    Iran's Nuclear Terrorism Fears    Sri Lankan Officials in the Firing Line    British Military Chief: We Were 'Smug' About Invading Afghanistan    Close Gitmo and Get Out of Cuba    The Torture Ban That Doesn't Ban Torture    Obama and the Al-Marri Case    US Mulls Military Aid to Mexico in Drug War    End of the War on Terror    Iron Gates    
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News
Updated January 31, 2009 - 11:24 PM EST
Iraqi Vote Avoid Violence but Complaints Loom
 
  Iraq Embraces Election That Will Shape Its Future
  Blackwater Mercs Likely to Stay in Iraq, Despite Govt Ban
  Shoe Monument in Northern Iraq Taken Down
  Threat of Violence Looms Again Over Fallujah
North Korea: We Are on Brink of War With South
 
  Power Struggle Suspected in North Korea
  Threat of Naval Clash Off Korean Peninsula Rises
Israel Plans More Gaza Strikes
 
  Israeli Envoy: Attack on Gaza a 'Preintroduction' to Attack on Iran
  US Envoy Warns of Setbacks Ahead in Mideast Talks
  FBI Cuts Off Ties With Major US Muslim Group, Claiming Hamas Ties
  Spain's Probe of Israelis Presents Legal Quandary
Karzai's Rule Challenged After Poll Date Delayed
 
  Will the US Stick by Karzai in Afghanistan?
  Leak About Afghan Tactics Throws Spotlight on NATO
  British Military Chief: We Were 'Smug' About Invading Afghanistan
Sri Lanka Rules Out Truce, Tells Civilians to Flee
 
  Sri Lankan Officials in the Firing Line
Islamist Set to Be New Somali President
Obama Bid to Suspend Gitmo Proceedings Hits Snag
Viewpoints
Obama Gathering a Flock of Hawks to Oversee US Foreign Policy  by Stephen Zunes
The Torture Ban That Doesn't Ban Torture  by Allan Nairn
Close Gitmo and Get Out of Cuba
by Eric Margolis
End of the War on Terror  by Philip Giraldi
Take Nukes Off the Table
by Gordon Prather
Obama and the Al-Marri Case
by Jacob G. Hornberger

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Frontline
DEA Leaves Bolivia on Morales' Order
US Mulls Military Aid to Mexico in Drug War
After Campaign Push, Obama Cultivates Military
Saddam-Qaeda Conspiracy Theorist Now Writing Iraq Reports for the Pentagon
Days Before Leaving Office, Bush's Lawyer Told Rove Not to Turn Over Any Docs
Fidel Castro Demands Obama Return Guantánamo Base
 
Iraq Elections
Iraqi Voters Face Logistical Snags
Spotlight on Vote-Buying on Eve of Iraqi Ballot
Obama Watching Iraq Vote, Plans New Approach Soon
Female Candidate Runs to Make Change in Her Life, in Iraq
Iraqi City of Mosul Key Electoral Battlefield
Plastered in Posters, Iraq's Basra Waits for Polls
Enthusiasm – and Wariness – as Basra Prepares to Vote
Facts About Saturday's Iraqi Election
Major Political Forces in Iraqi Elections
Election Security
Iraq Imposes Security Lockdown Ahead of Elections
Killing of Iraqi Candidates Highlights Dangers
Iraqi Police Impose Curfew, Vehicle Ban in Mosul
Today in Iraq
Iraq Encouraged by US Reassurances, Minister Says
Cluster Bomb Found in Karbala
Confiscated Bomb in Iraq Police Station Explodes, Killing Three
Tony Blair: I Suffer Doubts Over Iraq
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
US Military
Army's Recalled Armor Failed Tests
Senator Levin Eyes Cuts to Arms Program
Iraq, Afghan Auditors Issue Quarterly Reports
Air Force to Train Combat Docs to Use Acupuncture
'War on Terror'
General Wants to Scan More US Irises, Fingerprints
Bush Officials Authorized Torture of US Citizen, Lawyers Say
Would-Be Suicide Bomber in UK Sentenced to Prison
Russia & Her Neighbors
Russia: Missile Threat Stands, Only as Response
Medvedev Feels Comfortable Criticizing Putin
Russia, Cuba Sign Agreements Amid Thaw in Relations
Germany Welcomes Russian Deferral of Baltic Missile Plans
Medvedev Visits Newspaper of Slain Journalists
Russian Soldier Says He Fled for Georgia on His Own
Serbia
Most Serb Veterans Suffer Badly From War Ailments
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Opposition to Join Government
US 'Skeptical' of Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Deal
Africa
More Than 100 Killed in Madagascar Protests
Nigeria Militants Say Ending Ceasefire in Oil Delta
Somalia's Presidential Election
Chad: Rebels to Operate From Cameroon
A Chaotic Kenya Vote and a Secret U.S. Exit Poll
Ex-Soldier Says Children Fought in Congo Militia
Weekend Reviews
Our Man in Tel Aviv
The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans
Sacrificing Liberty for Safety
The War Behind Me
How False Knowledge Sank the Titanic, Blew Up the Shuttle, and Led America Into War
Insecure With Nuclear Weapons
 
Afghanistan
Mullen Says Close to 30,000 New Soldiers Likely for Afghanistan
US Eyeing Plan for Fifth Brigade in Afghanistan
Bring Tractors, Not Tanks: Afghan Governor
Key Afghan US Airfield Shut Down After 'Mishap'
British Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Firefight
Bomb Network Busted in Afghanistan: US Coalition
US: Four Militants Killed in Strike in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistani PM Says US Strikes Inflame Tensions
Diplomat: Mumbai Attack Not Planned in Pakistan
Militants Relaxes Ban on Girls' Education in Swat Valley
Nine Pakistan Suspects Remanded Over Attacks
Sri Lanka
Fears Over Sri Lanka War Children
Thousands of Tamils Protest in Toronto
Protests Held in Southern India Over Tamil Suffering in Sri Lanka
Koreas
Uncertain Future for Fractious Koreas
South Korea Downplays North Korea's Vow to Drop Peace Pact
US Says North Korean Rhetoric Distinctly Not Helpful
Asia
India Tightens Airport Security After Hijack Alert
Chinese State Media Goes Global
Bangladesh Bans Travel by 'War Criminals'
Iran
Iran Cleric to Obama: Don't Repeat Bush's Warnings
Iran's Nuclear Terrorism Fears
Cyprus Stops Iranian Arms Ship to Syria
Cyprus: Suspected Iran Arms Ship Violates UN Resolutions
Palestine/Israel
Hamas Official Declare Victory in Gaza Rallies
Hamas Paying Gaza War Compensation in Checks
Gaza's Economy in Tatters, Can It Be Rebuilt?
US Puts Up $20 Million for Gaza Relief
Israeli Advocacy Group Begins Campaign to Help Palestinians Sue Over Settlements
Arab Politicians Urge Lieberman Boycott
Gaza Fighting Stirs Memories for West Bank Town
UN: Conflict Has Worsened Gaza's Food Shortages
Turkey and Israel
US Mideast Envoy Mitchell Postpones Visit to Turkey
Erdogan: My Anger Over Gaza Directed at Israeli Government, Not Jews
Turkish PM Returns to Hero's Welcome After Gaza Row
Peres: Outburst Won't Hurt Israel-Turkey Ties
Global Mideast Fallout
France Says Israel Blocks Water Equipment for Gaza
BBC Halts Inquiry Into Gaza Charity Decision After Legal Challenge
Hamas Must Be Brought Into Peace Process, Says Tony Blair
Gaza Crisis Appeal in Britain Raises Over $4 Million
Middle East
Police in Bahrain Clash With Protesters
Egypt Arrests Two Armed Palestinians at Gaza Smuggling Tunnel
El Salvador
Poll: Top El Salvador Presidential Candidates Tied
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
1/30/2009
The Big Stimulus

Ivan Eland
1/31/2009
Guns and Butter (Again)

Doug Bandow
1/30/2009
Diplomatic Means to Militaristic Ends

Ran HaCohen
1/29/2009
What Happened to Hassan

Charles Peña
1/28/2009
Terror, Torture, and Empire
on the Silver Screen

David R. Henderson
1/27/2009
Meet the New Boss;
Same as the Old Boss

Philip Giraldi
1/27/2009
Put Torture on Trial

Alan Bock
1/26/2009
Sadism, Not Substance,
Behind Torture Advocacy

Nebojsa Malic
1/22/2009
Continuity

Praful Bidwai
1/18/2009
'Good Cop, Bad Cop' Approach to Pakistan

Sascha Matuszak
11/10/2008
Business Over Bluster
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