Today's Highlights

Erasing Red Ink: Slash the Defense Budget: Eland
The Future of the IAEA: Gordon Prather
Plan May Leave Combat Brigades in Iraq: G. Porter
Israel's Lurch Could Be Far Indeed: Helena Cobban
How Mom Sent a Guy to Gitmo: Rosa Brooks
 
 Gareth Porter

50,000 Troops to Stay in Iraq

 David R. Henderson

The Economics of Empire

 Kaveh L. Afrasiabi

Iran's Security Concerns

 Daniel Levy

Prospects for Peace
Ron Paul: bin Laden Pleased That US Bankrupted by Iraq    Afghans Protest Alleged NATO Gunshots in Mosque    Likud-Kadima Coalition Talks Fail    Obama Sells Continuation of Iraq War as the New Pullout Plan    Republicans Laud Obama's Iraq Plan, Dems Unhappy    Diplomatic, Aid Spending Set to Rise Under Obama Budget    Drawdown Plan May Leave Combat Brigades in Iraq    Israel's Lurch to the Right Could Be Far Indeed     In Gaza, Rice Is Aid, Pasta Not    Terrorism Suspect Headed to US Court    Court Rejects Obama Bid to Stop Wiretapping Suit    Wilsonian Slaughter    Why the Dark Secrets of the First Gulf War Are Still Haunting Us    Obama's Iraq Plan Ain't It    Obama to Extend Iraq Withdrawal Timetable; 50,000 Troops to Stay    Protests Against Ban on Opposition Leader Enter Third Day in Pakistan    Erasing Red Ink: Slash the Defense Budget    NSA Aims to Expand Power: Eavesdropping Agency Looks to Take Over Cybersecurity    Britain, France, Germany Mull Iran Sanctions - but Wait for Obama    The Future of the IAEA    Firms Defraud Government but Get New US Contracts    Backers Take Obama to Task on Troop Surge    US Senate Panel to Probe Interrogations, in Secret    Dozens More Bodies Found at Bangladesh Mutiny Site    US Won't Participate in Racism Conference    Top Afghanistan Minister Estimates Taliban Force at Between 10,000 and 15,000 Fighters    Pakistan Police Battle Opposition Supporters    Fact Check: Obama's Changing Iraq Timetable    Coalition Deaths Climb in Afghanistan    Disentangling Layers of a Loaded Term in Search of a Thread of Peace    Japan May Aim to Down North Korea Missile    How Mom Sent a Guy to Gitmo    Jewish Leaders Blast Clinton Over Israel Criticism    Enemy Fire Downed Copters in January Iraq Crash That Killed Four Soldiers    Iraqi Shooting of Four US Troops Highlights Trust Issues Between Two Forces    What Foreign Policy?    America's Human Traffickers    
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News
Updated February 28, 2009 - 11:26 PM EST
Obama Sells Continuation of Iraq War as 'Pullout'
 
  Republicans Laud Obama’s Iraq Plan, Dems Unhappy
  Drawdown Plan May Leave Combat Brigades in Iraq
  Obama to Extend Iraq Withdrawal Timetable; 50,000 Troops to Stay
  Enemy Fire Downed Copters in January Iraq Crash That Killed Four GIs
Coalition Deaths Climb in Afghanistan
 
  Afghans Protest Alleged NATO Gunshots in Mosque
  Backers Take Obama to Task on Troop Surge
  Top Afghan Minister: Taliban Force 10,000-15,000 Fighters
Israel's Livni-Netanyahu Talks Fail
 
  Israel's Lurch to the Right Could Be Far Indeed
  In Gaza, Rice Is Aid, Pasta Not
Senate Panel to Probe Interrogations, in Secret
 
  NSA Aims to Expand Power by Taking Over Cybersecurity
  Court Rejects Obama Bid to Stop Wiretapping Suit
US Won't Participate in UN Racism Conference
Diplomatic, Aid Spending Set to Rise Under Obama Budget
Viewpoints
Obama's Iraq Plan Ain't It
by Robert Dreyfuss
The Future of the IAEA  by Gordon Prather
Disentangling Layers of a Loaded Term in Search of a Thread of Peace  by Michael Slackman
What Foreign Policy?  by Ximena Ortiz
America's Human Traffickers  by Garry Reed
Obama’s Afghan Problem
by Thomas Eddlem

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Frontline
Afghan-Pakistan War Council
Russian Bomber Neared Canada Before Obama Visit
Ron Paul: Bin Laden Pleased That US Bankrupted by Iraq
Fact Check: Obama's Changing Iraq Timetable
Iraqi Shooting of Four US Troops Highlights Trust Issues Between Two Forces
Text of Obama's Speech
Soldier Found Guilty of Murdering Iraqi Detainee
Terrorism Suspect Headed to US Court
 
Iraq Occupation
Iraqis Split Over Obama Pullout Plan
Obama Iraq Plan Fuels 'Was It Worth It' Debate
Obama Says Iraqis Must Take Control as US Withdraws
McCain Backs Obama's Iraq Troop Withdrawal Plan
Obama: US Has No Claim on Iraqi Territory
Gates Prefers Small US Force in Iraq After 2012
Hill to Be New US Ambassador in Iraq
British Foreign Secretary: Troops to Withdraw From Basra Late March
US Soldier Dies on Combat Patrol in Baghdad
Today in Iraq
New Urgency to Get to Iraq's Oil
Iraqi PM Urges End to Country's Oil Dependence
An End to Baghdad's 'Dark Era'
Three IEDs Defused, Wanted Man Captured in Mosul
Iraqi Police Taking Lead in Baghdad
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed; 4 Iraqis Wounded
Global Iraq Impact
Iraqi Doctors Treat the Wounded in Jordan
Iraq Hero Goes on Warpath Over Treatment of Mental Trauma
The War at Home
Firms Defraud Government but Get New US Contracts
Sen. Gregg Aided Former Base as He Invested There
National Security Structure Is Set
Convicted CIA Official Was Suspected of Sharing Woman With Russian Mole
US Military
Pentagon Workers Pitched Part-Time Work
Guard to Pull Out of New Orleans After 3 1/2 Years
US Pairs B-2 Bombers, F-22s in Guam for First Time
Guantánamo
Agents Violated Human Rights at Guantánamo, UN Report Finds
Interviews of Terror Suspects Challenged
Lawyers for Guantánamo Prisoners Urge Release
Russia/Georgia
Russia: Arms Control to Top Talks With Clinton
Russia Blames OSCE for Not Preventing Georgia War
New Leader of a Russian Region Inherits Its Burdens and Its People's Hopes
DR Congo/Rwanda
Congo, Rwanda Call Joint Offensive a Success
Congo Parliament Leaders Quit as Rwanda Row Spreads
Former Rwandan Priest Convicted of Genocide
Africa
UN Officials: South Sudan Clashes Killed 50
Militant Camp Destroyed: Nigerian Army
Zimbabwe Gets Promises, Not Cash at Regional Group
Algerian Diplomat Suspected in Murder Is Freed
Weekend Reviews
Wilsonian Slaughter
Jane Fonda's Antiwar Years With the FTA
Why the Dark Secrets of the First Gulf War Are Still Haunting Us
The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans
 
Pakistan
Pakistan Opposition Chief Warns of Chaos
Pakistan Police Battle Opposition Supporters
Pakistan Party, Lawyers to Challenge Government
Sharif: Zardari Leading Nation Toward Mid-Term Polls
Attack on School Van Kills One in Pakistan
Pakistan's Political Rift May Pose Test for Obama
Pakistan Navy Unsure if Mumbai Gunman Went by Sea
India
India, Pakistan Officials Meet After Mumbai Raid
India Says Prepared for Threats, Ramps Up Security
Afghanistan
Afghan FM Urges US to Engage With Iran on Conflict
Facing Language Gaps and 'Flying Trucks,' US Trains Afghan Air Force Pilots
Ospreys to Afghanistan?
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Rebels Boxed in Further, Army Says
UN Urges Sri Lanka to Delay Final Assault Until Civilians Rescued
UNHCR: Up to 85,000 People to Flee Sri Lanka War
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Mutiny Ends, Death Toll Put at Over 70
Dozens More Bodies Found at Bangladesh Mutiny Site
Bangladesh Army Says Rebels Will Be Punished
North Korea/Japan
Japan May Aim to Down North Korea Missile
North Korea Tests Radar Before Launch
Japan Ordered to Pay $58m for US Warplane Noise
China/Taiwan/Tibet
China Warns US on Taiwan
China Scorns US Rights Record in Tit-for-Tat Exchange
US-China Military Talks Resume, Obstacles Remain
Monk Sets Himself on Fire in Tibet
Iran
Iran Says No Military Agenda in Nuclear Plan
Rafsanjani: Iran Will Prove Nuclear Program Peaceful
Britain, France, Germany Mull Iran Sanctions – but Wait for Obama
Bahrain, Iran Declare 'Good' Neighborly Ties
Israel/Palestine
Hamas, Fatah Pledge to Work for a Unity Govt
40 Days After War, Hamas Rule of Gaza Gaining Legitimacy
Despair and Rage Among Gaza's Youths
Can Israel Make Peace With Syria Without Leaving Golan?
Police Slam Lieberman's 'Unrestrained Tongue-Lashing'
Global Mideast Impact
Jewish Leaders Blast Clinton Over Israel Criticism
UK Diplomat Arrested on Suspicion of Anti-Israel Rant
EU Envoy Visits Gaza Amid Truce Talks
EU 'to Donate 436m Euros' in Aid to Gaza
British Author: Rabin Asked Jordan to Arrange Secret Visit With Saddam
Lebanon
Hariri to Shun Unity Lebanon Govt if Hezbollah Wins Poll
Lebanese Judge Rejects Release of Four Generals
Americas
Venezuela, Bolivia Condemn US Criticism
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
2/27/2009
The Silence of the Liberals 

Ivan Eland
2/28/2009
Erasing Red Ink: Slash the Defense Budget

David R. Henderson
2/27/2009
Peacemaking at a Raiders' Game

Doug Bandow
2/27/2009
Balancing Beijing

Alan Bock
2/23/2009
Empire at the End of Its Rope

Nebojsa Malic
2/19/2009
A Year After

Charles Peña
2/18/2009
Portents From the First
Press Conference

Philip Giraldi
2/17/2009
Renounce Extraordinary Rendition

Ran HaCohen
2/17/2009
Abe Foxman's 'Anti-Semitic Pandemic'

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

Sascha Matuszak
11/10/2008
Business Over Bluster

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