Today's Highlights

Richard Perle's Apologia: Thomas Frank
Drug War Tragedy in Mexico: Alan Bock
The Imperial Unconscious: Tom Engelhardt
The Pentagon Is a Money Toilet: John Zmirak
Starting the Second Korean War?: Doug Bandow

 
 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

Guinea-Bissau President Shot Dead by Soldiers    Pakistan Cleric Says Govt Must Fulfill Sharia Promise    Gates: US Military Can Help Mexico in Drug War    Lieberman to Meet With Heads of Religious Parties    Karzai Condemned for 'Early' Elections    Barak Presses for Labor to Join Netanyahu's Coalition    Mixed Signals on Iran's Nuke Capability    North Korea Requests Rare Meeting With UN Forces    Afghan Outrage at US Raid Highlights Challenges Facing New Military Push    Pakistani Military Torpedoes Case on Mumbai    Pentagon: Aid to Israel Only for 'Essential Items'    Karzai's Game of Brinkmanship    Israel's Likud Resists Two-State Commitment    Somalia's New President to Rule Country Using Islamic Law    The Pasta, Paper and Hearing Aids That Could Threaten Israeli Security    Medical Watchdog Criticizes Care of British Troops    At Least 12 Killed in US Drone Strike in South Waziristan    Sharif Predicts 'Change' in Pakistan in Next Few Weeks    Drug War Tragedy in Mexico    Serbian Spy's Trial Lifts Cloak on His CIA Alliance    Uncertainty as Sudan Awaits President's Arrest    Glimmers of Bush: Does National Security Trump the Law?    Iran: And the Beat Goes On    The Imperial Unconscious    Free the Bush Memos    Likud's McCarthyites    Qassam Strikes Near Ashkelon After Olmert Vows 'Painful' Response    Israeli Arrested on Suspicion of Being Recruited by Hezbollah    Sri Lanka Rebels Boxed in Further, Army Says    The Pentagon Is a Money Toilet    UK Lawmaker Calls for Inquiry Into Torture Claims    Gates: Iraq Withdrawal Plan Unlikely to Change    US Overtures Could Force Syria Into Tough Choices    Richard Perle's Apologia    Iraq Death Toll Rises but Still Lower Overall    Mullen Comfortable With Obama's Iraq Timetable    Iraqi Shi'ites Protest Local Vote in Diyala    Pakistan Cleric Demands Islamic Courts in 2 Weeks    
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News
Updated March 2, 2009 - 10:48 PM EST
Mixed US Signals on Iran's Nuke Capability
 
  Judiciary Official Defends Iran's Human Rights Record
US Drone Attack Kills at Least 12 in Pakistan
 
  Pakistan Cleric Says Govt Must Fulfill Sharia Promise
Karzai Condemned for ‘Early’ Elections
 
  Karzai's Game of Brinkmanship
  Afghan Outrage at US Raid Highlights Challenges Facing Military Push
Barak Presses Labor to Join Likud-Led Coalition
 
  Lieberman to Meet Religious Party Heads to Solve Rift Over Civil Agenda
  Qassam Strikes Near Ashkelon After Olmert Vows 'Painful' Response
  The Pasta, Paper, and Hearing Aids That Could Threaten Israeli Security
Mullen 'Comfortable' With Obama's Iraq Timetable
 
  Gates: Iraq Withdrawal Plan Unlikely to Change
  Iraq Death Toll Rises in February but Still Lower Overall
Gates: US Military Can Help Mexico in Drug War
Guinea-Bissau President Shot Dead by Soldiers
Viewpoints
The Imperial Unconscious
by Tom Engelhardt
Starting the Second Korean War?
by Doug Bandow
Glimmers of Bush: Does National Security Trump the Law?  by Daphne Eviatar
Likud's McCarthyites  by Stephen M. Walt
Free the Bush Memos  by Jameel Jaffer
The Pentagon Is a Money Toilet
by John Zmirak

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Frontline
Gates Says Obama More Analytical Than Bush
US Overtures Could Force Syria Into Tough Choices
Clinton Heads to Israel and West Bank Bearing Cash and Caution
Pakistani Military Torpedoes Case on Mumbai
Serbian Spy's Trial Lifts Cloak on His CIA Alliance
Medvedev Wants Specific US Missile Proposals
UK Lawmaker Calls for Inquiry Into Torture Claims
Medical Watchdog Criticizes Care of British Troops
 
Today in Iraq
Iraqi Shi'ites Protest Local Vote in Diyala
Three Soldiers Injured in Mosul Blast
In Iraq, Shisha Cafes Are in the Air
Democracy Is Firmly Rooted in Iraq: British General
Iraq's Orphans Battle to Outgrow Abuse
Sunday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 8 Wounded
The War at Home
Older Soldiers Find a Niche in New Army
Los Angeles Area Muslims Say FBI Surveillance Has a Chilling Effect
Iran
Iran Urges Interpol to Arrest 15 Israelis Over Gaza War Crimes
Iranian-American Journalist Held in Iran: Father
Despite Hopes of Hollywood Visit, Iran's Leaders Stick to the Same Script
Gaza
US Offers $300 Million to Gaza, Rest to Abbas
Gaza Aid Troubled by Logistics, Closures, Disunity
Arab League Probes Israel for War Crimes Committed in Gaza
Israeli Limits Stymie Gaza Rebuilding
Blair Says Gaza Crossings Must Be Opened to Assist Rebuilding
Five Dead in Gaza Tunnel Collapse
Israel
Israeli Arrested on Suspicion of Being Recruited by Hezbollah
Israel's Likud Resists Two-State Commitment
Pentagon: Aid to Israel Only for 'Essential Items'
Israeli Military Concerned Over Growing Number of Female Draft Dodgers
Europe
Nationalists in Basque Losing Vote in Assembly
Russian Nationalists Rally to Honor Troops Killed in Chechnya
A Look at France's Overseas Possessions
 
Pakistan
Sharif Predicts 'Change' in Pakistan in Next Few Weeks
Pakistani Cleric Seeks Prisoners' Release in Swat
Zardari's Party Eyes Power in Key Pakistan Province
New Deadline for US Hostage in Pakistan
Militants' Hideouts Shelled in Mohmand Agency
To Stem Terror in Pakistan, US Looks Beyond Military
Seven Killed in Balochistan Violence
Sherpao: Imposition of Governor's Rule in Punjab Was Pre-Planned
Afghanistan
Civilians Wounded, Guards Killed in Afghan Violence
Afghanistan Offers Cash for 'Terrorist' Tip-Offs
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Rebels Boxed in Further, Army Says
Journalists in the Cross Hairs of Sri Lanka War
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Charges 1,000 Guards in Mutiny Massacre
Special Tribunals to Try Bangladesh Mutineers: Govt
Koreas
North Korea Requests Rare Meeting With UN Forces
South Korea's Lee Urges North Korea to Resume Talks
Asia
China's Grip on Tibet Tight, but Options Limited
France to Send Huge Nuclear Fuel Shipment to Japan
Africa
Somalia's New President to Rule Country Using Islamic Law
Uncertainty as Sudan Awaits President's Arrest
Attackers Blow Up Part of Bissau Armed Forces HQ
Rwanda: Joint Efforts With Congo to Continue
Zimbabwe Opposition Activists Freed on Bail: Lawyer
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
3/02/2009
Iran: And the Beat Goes On

Alan Bock
3/02/2009
Drug War Tragedy in Mexico

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

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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