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 Doug Bandow

Don't Fear China

 Tom Engelhardt

TomEditor: Peace Falcon

 Andy Worthington

'Enemy Combatant' Power Still Lives

 Alan Bock

Drug Wars in Mexico

US Drone Strike Kills at Least 15 in Kurram    Shoe-Throwing Journalist Sentenced to Three Years    Clashes as Long March Begins in Karachi    Officials: Top Taliban Leader Was at Gitmo    Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran Conduct Joint Drug Crackdown    US Struggles to Downplay Threat After Major Iraq Bombings    Opposition Figures Scramble, Criticize Amid Pakistan Crackdown    Will Govt Crackdown Derail Pakistan's Long March?    NGOs Hail Congressional Moves to Ease Embargo    Palestinian Unity as Elusive as Deal With Israel    For War Supply Routes, US Looks Even in Iran    Gunmen Kill Afghan Journalist Once Detained as an Enemy Combatant by US    Debate in Afghanistan: Can Negotiations With the Taliban Succeed?    Iraqi Vice President Doubts Security Readiness for Aug. 2010 US Pullout    US Protests to Israel Over Ban on Toilet Paper in Gaza    Freeman Blames Israel Lobby for His Exit    Obama May Send National Guard to Mexican Border    France's Return to NATO 'Hugely Symbolic'    UN: Anti-Narcotics Drive Has Fueled Drug Cartels    North Korea Launch May Actually Put Satellite in Space    In Congress, UN Chief Calls US 'Deadbeat' Donor    Afghan Women Seek Inclusion in Taliban Talks    Why Is the Obama Administration Defending John Yoo?    Italian Court Says State Secrets Breached in CIA Kidnap Case    Empire of Bases    Breaking the Taboo on Israel's Spying Efforts on the United States    Bad Parallels Seen in Chinese Naval Clash    Pentagon: No Reconciliation With Mullah Omar    Likud Sources: Deal With Lieberman Imminent    Experts: Financial Crisis Threatens US Security    Diplomats: Iran Seeks to Buy Banned Carbon Fiber    Seymour Hersh Describes 'Executive Assassination Ring'    Squaring the Pentagon    Obama Caves to Israel Lobby    Pakistani Official Says Protest March Will Be Stopped at All Costs    Emergency Rule, Mass Arrests Leave Pakistan on the Brink    The Drug War: An Old Mission for the Pentagon    Somali Americans Recruited by Extremists    The Groundwork Has Already Been Laid for Martial Law    
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News
Updated March 12, 2009 - 11:23 PM EDT
US Drone Strike Kills 15 in Pakistan
Clashes as Long March Begins in Karachi
 
  Will Govt Crackdown Derail Pakistan’s Long March?
  Emergency Rule Leaves Pakistan on the Brink
  Opposition Figures Scramble, Criticize Amid Pakistan Crackdown
  Pentagon: No Reconciliation With Mullah Omar
Iraq Shoe-Thrower Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail
 
  Deadly Iraq Bombings Set Off Alarm Bells
  Iraqi Vice President Doubts Security Readiness for Aug 2010 US Pullout
Officials: Taliban Ops Chief Once Held at Gitmo
 
  Gates: US Must Prevent Taliban Takeover in Afghan War
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran Join Drug Crackdown
 
  UN: Anti-Narcotics Drive Has Fueled Drug Cartels
  Obama May Send National Guard to Mexican Border
Hersh Describes 'Executive Assassination Ring'
Sarkozy: France Should Rejoin NATO Command
Viewpoints
The Groundwork Has Already Been Laid for Martial Law  by John W. Whitehead
Breaking the Taboo on Israel's Spying Efforts on the United States  by Christopher Ketcham
The Drug War: An Old Mission for the Pentagon  by Jacob G. Hornberger
Obama Caves to Israel Lobby
by Ray McGovern
Squaring the Pentagon
by Doug Bandow
Empire of Bases  by Hugh Gusterson

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Frontline
Freeman Blames Israel Lobby for His Exit
NGOs Hail Congressional Moves to Ease Embargo
For War Supply Routes, US Looks Even in Iran
Somali Americans Recruited by Extremists
Italian Court Says State Secrets Breached in CIA Kidnap Case
In Congress, UN Chief Calls US 'Deadbeat' Donor
 
Iraq
Iraq's Former Deputy PM Aziz Sentenced to 15 Years
Qaeda Group Claims Baghdad Police Academy Blast
Iraqis Defend Security Forces After Attacks
Iraqi Court Upholds Death Sentence Against Two Officials
Joy in Baghdad: Its Soccer Teams Are Playing Again
Power Shift at Iraq Power Plant a Key Test
Snapshot of Baghdad: From Whispering to Cacophony
Car Bomb Kills Three Iraqi Soldiers
Wednesday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 42 Wounded
The War at Home
Experts: Financial Crisis Threatens US Security
Budget Deficit Reaches $765b in 5 Months
Obama Names Envoys to Afghanistan, Iraq
US Lawmakers Pressure Obama on Armenian Issue
US Military
Soldier Stress Injuries Rising Due to Combat Loads
No Decision on US Refueling Tanker: Pentagon
Pentagon Honors Medics Killed So Far in Wars
Guantánamo
Pentagon Denies Undermining Obama on Guantánamo
Obama: Moving Guantánamo Inmates Won't Harm US Towns
Military Judge's Release of Pleading by 9/11 Defendants Draws Criticism
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit of Guantanamo Detainee
Iran
Diplomats: Iran Seeks to Buy Banned Carbon Fiber
Iran Says No Need for Turkish Mediation With US
US, Iranian Wrestlers Get to Grips in Sign of Thaw
Will the Economy Be Ahmadinejad's Downfall?
Iran President's Vulnerabilities Showing
Iran Summit Urges Aid for Afghanistan, Gaza
Iranian Shelling Kills Kurdish Child on Iraq Border: Mayor
Lawyer: Reporter Detained in Iran in Good Spirits
Syria
Assad Says US Could Mediate Syria-Israel Talks
Why Syria and Saudi Arabia Are Talking Again
Syria-Bound Iran Arms Violated Sanctions: UN Panel
Israel's Netanyahu Denies Asking MP to Meet Syrian
Israel/Palestine
US Protests to Israel Over Ban on Toilet Paper in Gaza
Palestinian Unity as Elusive as Deal With Israel
Likud Sources: Deal With Lieberman Imminent
Israel's Wall Forces Further Detours
Israeli Arab Convicted of Plotting Assassinations
EU Cautions Israel Against Demolition of Palestinian Homes
Israel Hit at UN Over Palestinian Child Rights
Rights Activist Barred From Leaving West Bank to Receive Prize
British Lawmaker Secretly Meets Hamas Leader
Egypt
Egyptian Army Cadets Storm Cairo Police Station
Egypt Hosts Stepped-Up Talks on Mideast Prisoner Swap
Middle East
Saudis Host Arab Leaders to Try to Undermine Iran
Israel-Lebanon Borders Stable Despite Attacks
Europe
France's Return to NATO 'Hugely Symbolic'
Outrage Over Antiwar Protest in UK Raises Anti-Asian Sentiment
Thousands Flock to Peace Rallies as Pope Condemns Ulster Violence
Kosovo War Crimes Suspect Detained in Custody in Norway
 
Afghanistan
Deal With Afghan Insurgents Could Prove Elusive
Debate in Afghanistan: Can Negotiations With the Taliban Succeed?
Afghan Women Seek Inclusion in Taliban Talks
Blast Kills Seven Afghan Forces, Karzai Condemns Killing of Journalist
Court Backs Afghan Journalist's Prison Term for Blasphemy
Biden Asks NATO Allies for More Support in Afghanistan
Obama Names General as Ambassador to Afghanistan
Pakistan's 'Long March'
Pakistani Protesters to Launch 'Long March'
Govt to Stop Protest March With 'Full Force'
Pakistan Tries to Derail Popular Cross-Country Protest
Pakistan Locks Up Hundreds in Bid to Silence Protests
US Says Pakistan Should Allow Right of Protest Amid Clampdown
Today in Pakistan
Zardari Insists Pakistan a 'Vibrant and Functioning Democracy'
Some Local Officials Defy Nation Govt Call to Institute Emergency Rule
Pakistani Troops Kill 35 Taliban in Kohat
Imran Khan Goes Into Hiding to Evade Arrest
What Is Behind the Political Turmoil in Pakistan?
Religious Party Chief Warns Crackdown Could Harm Pakistani Govt
US Must Help Pakistan Democracy: Senator Kerry
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Says Senior Tamil Rebel Has Been Killed
Hundreds Flee as Sri Lanka Fighting Nears Last Throes
Is Sri Lanka's War at Its End?
What Is Fate of Civilians Trapped in Sri Lanka War
North Korea
North Korea Launch May Actually Put Satellite in Space
Clinton Sees 'Range of Options' on North Korea Missile
North Korea Accuses US of Plotting Attack
US Rejects Fresh North Korean Charges
Russia, China Call for Restraint on Korea Peninsula
Former North Korean Agent Makes Public Appearance
China/Taiwan/Tibet
US Tries to Play Down Naval Confrontation With China
US, China Agree on Need to Reduce Sea Tensions
Bad Parallels Seen in Chinese Naval Clash
Rising Navy, Assertiveness Behind US-China Flap
US Declines to Sell F-16 Fighter Jets to Taiwan
China Foreign Minister in US Amid Tibet, Navy Rifts
China Pillories US Over Tibet, Extends Travel Ban
Beijing Urges US to Respect China's Security: State Media
Bangladesh
British Police Help With Bangladesh Mutiny Probe
Sudan
Eritrea Invites Beshir in Show of Solidarity
Ejected From Darfur, Aid Workers Fear for People There
Africa
Madagascar: Mutinous Colonel Says He Controls Army
Zimbabwe Court Orders Release of Opposition Official
Rwandan Court Refuses to Free Congolese Rebel Chief
Americas
Cubans Applaud Rolling Back US Family Travel Rules
Elections in El Salvador Invoke Rivalries of Civil War Years
Ecuador Says Captures Colombian Rebel Wanted by US
Argentina Bombing Whistleblower Allegedly Tortured
Colombia's Uribe Suggests He Won't Run Again
 
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3/11/2009
China: The Next Big Enemy?

Doug Bandow
3/12/2009
Squaring the Pentagon

Philip Giraldi
3/10/2009
A Convenient Scapegoat

Alan Bock
3/09/2009
Resignation Setting In?

Nebojsa Malic
3/06/2009
Tinker, Traitor, Soldier, Spy

Charles Peña
3/04/2009
Conflicting Visions of Security

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

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

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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