Highlights
 
 Mark Danner

Leaked ICRC Torture Report

 Philip Weiss

Israel Lobby's Pyrrhic Victory

 Gareth Porter

Perfect Opportunity to Leave Afghanistan, But No

 Anthony Gregory

The Drug War vs. American Civilization
Top Sunni Arab Official Assassinated in Baghdad    Karzai Warns Against International Meddling in Elections    Six Years Later: Iraq War Continues Apace    Barak Says Labor Should ‘Seriously Consider’ Offer    Gates: Army Aims to Mostly Phase Out 'Stop Loss' in 2011    Russia Confirms S-300 Contract With Iran    Red Cross Report Bolsters Case for Bush Inquiry     Bedouin Baby's Power Struggle With Israel    Palestinians Failing to Stitch the Split    Continued Detention of Al-Marri Is Ordered    Court Upholds Iraq War Crimes Dismissal    Military Rape Reports Rise, Prosecution Still Low    Soldier Suicides Skyrocket    Israeli Soldiers Killed Civilians in Gaza Under Lax Rules of Engagement    Army Probes Domestic Use of Troops in Alabama    Lawmakers Urge Obama to Rethink Afghanistan Strategy    Taliban to Help Ensure Security for Orakzai Doctors    The Blood-Dimmed Tide    Israeli Panel Urges Yet More Gaza Border Restrictions, Fewer Rights for Detainees to 'Pressure Hamas'    US Army Confirms Israeli Nukes    US Eyewitness in Gaza: 'The Reality of a Very Real Bloodbath Set In...'    Russia to Deploy New Warheads After Start-1 Treaty Ends    French Weapons Exports Rise by 15 Percent in 2008    US Rejects Deal to End Long Gitmo Hunger Strike    Holder Says Some Uighur Detainees Could Go to US    GAO: Reforming DoD Weapon Buys Will Be Challenging    In Torture Cases, Obama Toes Bush Line    Former Bush Aide Gets 30 Months in Prison    UK Police Admit Abusing Terror Suspect    Bomb Damages NATO Equipment in Pakistan: Police    Afghanistan Says Kabul Strikes Planned in Pakistan    Iraqi Women Want US Out    Peaceful Dissent and Government Witch Hunts    The Zardari-Sharif Battle in Pakistan    TSA: More Gate Searches in Store for Fliers    Taiwan to Cut Troops by 16 Pct as China Ties Warm    Israeli Military Hires Investigators to Spy on Suspected Draft Dodgers    Obama's 'Enemy Combatant' Policy Follows a Familiar Pattern    
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News
Updated March 19, 2009 - 11:26 PM EDT
Six Years Later: Iraq War Continues Apace
 
  Top Sunni Arab Official Assassinated in Baghdad
  In Mosul, Iraq's Insurgency Refuses to Be Tamed
  Iraq: Key Figures Since the War Began
  Thursday: 17 Iraqis Killed, 3 Wounded
Israeli Soldiers Killed Civilians Under Lax Rules
 
  Israel's Barak Weighs Joining Netanyahu Cabinet
  Israeli Panel Urges More Restrictions, Fewer Rights to 'Pressure Hamas'
  US Army Confirms Israeli Nukes
Russia Confirms Missile Contract With Iran
 
  Russia Geting Cold Feet on Iran S-300 Delivery?
  Russia to Deploy New Warheads After Start-1 Treaty Ends
Karzai Warns Against International Meddling
 
  Afghanistan Says Kabul Strikes Planned in Pakistan
  Pakistan Attack Stops Traffic on Afghan NATO Supply Line
  Lawmakers Urge Obama to Rethink Afghanistan Strategy
US to Mostly Phase Out 'Stop Loss' in 2011
 
  Soldier Suicides Skyrocket
  GAO: Reforming DoD Weapon Buys Will Be Challenging
Red Cross Report Bolsters Case for Bush Inquiry
Viewpoints
Peaceful Dissent and Government Witch Hunts  by Anthony Gregory
Obama's 'Enemy Combatant' Policy Follows a Familiar Pattern  by Glenn Greenwald
US Eyewitness in Gaza: 'The Reality of a Very Real Bloodbath Set In...'  by Rose Mishaan
Iraqi Women Want US Out  by Yifat Susskind
The Zardari-Sharif Battle in Pakistan  by Robert Dreyfuss
Thoughts on the Death of Rachel Corrie  by David Bromwich

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Frontline
Continued Detention of Al-Marri Is Ordered
Palestinians Failing to Stitch the Split
Bedouin Baby's Power Struggle With Israel
Military Weighing Its Use of Contractors
Holder Urged to Probe Allegations of Torture
Iraq Combat Deaths at Six-Year Low
Army Probes Domestic Use of Troops in Alabama
IAEA Succession Battle Shapes Nuclear Agency's Future
 
Iraq
Baghdad's Water Still Undrinkable 6 Years After Invasion
Suspected Saddam-Era Mass Grave Found in Iraq
Iraq Considers Giving Foreign Oil Investors Better Terms
Two Hours at a Baghdad Shawarma Stand
Officials: Bombs Kill Couple, Policeman in Iraq
Wednesday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 8 Wounded
The War at Home
Obama Drops Controversial Third-Party Billing Proposal for Veterans
Former Bush Aide Gets 30 Months in Prison
US Diplomat Cleared in Afghan Arms Shipment Case
Obama's Iraq Envoy Pick Gets Key Senator's Support
US Military
In Test, US Intercepts Short-Range Missile
Military Rape Reports Rise, Prosecution Still Low
Court Upholds Iraq War Crimes Dismissal
Gates Opposes Boeing, Eads Splitting Tanker Contract
Asylum Dilemma for US Resister
US Defense Chief Names Admiral to Top NATO Command
Military Contractor Accused of Hacking for Nude Teen Pics
Gates: Dover Media Coverage to Start in April
Pentagon to Bring Families to Dover if They Choose
'Sesame Street' Focuses on Plight of Injured Vets
Guantánamo
US Rejects Deal to End Long Gitmo Hunger Strike
Holder Says Some Uighur Detainees Could Go to US
'War on Terror'
CIA Kidnap Trial in Italy Postponed Until April 22
UK to Reveal Secret Agents' Interrogation Methods
Britain Awards £60,000 to Abused Terror Suspect
TSA: More Gate Searches in Store for Fliers
A Florida Terrorism Suspect's Legal Odyssey
Federal Judge Denies Release of Alleged Terrorist
Iran
US Plans Soon to Ease Ban on Contacts With Iran
Clinton Not Planning Iran Meeting at Conference
Iran's Reformist Challenger to Ahmadinejad
Iran: Leading Candidate Vows Islamic-Based Reform
Key Candidates in Iran's June Presidential Race
Top UN Official Says US Demonizing Iran Leader
Iran Says Brown Remarks 'Full of Contradictions'
US Says Iran Increasing Activity in Latin America
Syria
Syria's Assad Praises Obama, Wants Meeting
Assad: Olmert Agreed to Give Up All of the Golan
Israel
Israeli Military Hires Investigators to Spy on Suspected Draft Dodgers
Israeli Dad Blames Olmert Over Failure to Free Son
Israeli Minister Condemns Hamas Prisoners as Scum, Animals
Israel's Voice of Reason: Amos Oz on War, Peace and Life as an Outsider
After Gaza, Israel Grapples With Crisis of Isolation
Palestine
Hamas: Shalit Talks Over, Unclear When They Will Resume
Europeans Queue to Meet Hamas
Palestinian Rights Group Condemns Political Arrests
Yemen
Suicide Bomber Hits South Korean Convoy in Yemen
Protests Against Yemen's Military After Student Is Killed on Campus
Middle East
Egypt Reopens Border With Gaza for Two Days
Lebanese President Rules Out Direct Israel Talks
Americas
Cuba Neighbors to Restore Diplomatic Ties
Chavez Aims to Centralize Power Held by Venezuela's Regional Leaders
 
Pakistan
Pakistan: Al-Qaeda, Taliban Are Not in Baluchistan
Bomb Damages NATO Equipment in Pakistan: Police
Behind-Scenes Crisis Role Seen for Pakistan Military
Taliban to Help Ensure Security for Orakzai Doctors
Reconciliation Urged in Pakistan Crisis
Issues Will Be Resolved Politically: Zardari, Gilani
British Defense Minister Says Extremists in Pakistan a Key Target
How 'Little London' Quetta Became a Haven for the Militants
Gunmen Kill 3 Police, 1 Guard in NW Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban Threaten to Kill Canadian Journalist
UN Worried for American Abducted in Pakistan
Afghanistan
Karzai: Afghanistan Is Not a Puppet State
Obama Seeks Vastly Expanded Afghan Security Force
France Asks Allies to Lift Bar on Afghan Troops
Poland Says Will Boost Forces in Afghanistan
Breakdown of Troop Numbers in Afghanistan
Karzai to Decide 'Soon' Second Afghan Term
Hundreds of New Civilian Employees Proposed for Afghanistan
NATO Says 4,000 Extra Troops Needed for Afghan Poll
Seven Suspects Held in Afghanistan Attacks
India
Two Killed, 16 Injured in Eastern India Blast
Sri Lanka
Situation Deteriorating in Sri Lanka
Aid Worker Killed in Northern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka War Rages, More Than 640 Make Boat Escape
UN Urged to Act Over Jailed Sri Lankan Reporters
UN Report: Hundreds of Sri Lanka Children Being Killed
Koreas
In Spite of Hunger, North Korea Refuses US Food Aid
Why Is Hungry North Korea Refusing US Food Aid?
North Korea Slows Disablement Pace Further: Report

North Korea Closes, Opens, Closes, Opens Border
Seoul Rules Out Closing Economic Zone in North
Japan to Ready Defense Against North Korea Rocket
China/Taiwan/Tibet
Taiwan to Cut Troops by 16 Pct as China Ties Warm
China, Taiwan Grow Closer With New Surge in Tourism
US: Taiwan-China Ties Don't Threaten Us
Soldier's Story a New Look at Tiananmen Crackdown
Police Station Bombed in Tibetan Area of China
Philippines
Red Cross Appeals to Philippines Hostage-Takers
Extremists Threaten to Behead Red Cross Hostage
Filipino Who Accused Marine of Rape Changes Story
Sudan
Sudan's Bashir Rallies Arab Tribesmen in Darfur
In Darfur, Beshir Tells Rebels to Lay Down Arms
Sudan Leader: No International Court Can Touch Me
Sudan Ready to Talk to US Envoy, Wants Normalcy
Adding Pressure to Sudan, Obama Will Tap Retired General as Special Envoy
Somalia
Somali Villagers Seize Iran Boat
UN: 2 Piracy Networks Operating in Somalia
Africa
UN Debates Bolstering African Union Peacekeeping
UN Moves to Block Return of Rwandan Rebels in Congo
Madagascar Has History of Political Unrest
Russia
Russia, Moldova Say See Europe Role in Transnitria
Obama May Visit Russia in July: Report
Europe
French Weapons Exports Rise by 15 Percent in 2008
Azerbaijan Votes on Scrapping Presidential Limit
 
Columnists

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3/16/2009
Continuity and Change

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3/19/2009
The Blood-Dimmed Tide

Charles Peña
3/18/2009
Hey, Big Spender!

Philip Giraldi
3/17/2009
Washington Post Shows Its Hand

Alan Bock
3/16/2009
Groping in Afghanistan

Ivan Eland
3/14/2009
Hypocrisy in Government

Doug Bandow
3/12/2009
Squaring the Pentagon

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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