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At Least 147 Killed in Baghdad Bombings    US Secretly Keeping Vigil on Pak Nuclear Activities in Kahuta Since 2003    Iraq PM Says Poll Delay Would Damage Government Legitimacy    NATO 'Sorry' for Killing Afghans, to Investigate    Japan PM Says Will Not Rush US Base Decision    Influential Iran Lawmakers Criticize Nuclear Deal    Karzai Rules Out Sharing Power    Pakistan Recaptures Taliban Stronghold    Al-Qaeda Big Wig Killed. Again?    Africom Year Two: Taking the Helm of the Entire World    New Lobby Group on Israel Offers an Alternative to Hawks    US Drone Attacks Bajaur, Killing 27    'Netanyahu Didn't Mean He Backed Israel Probe of Gaza War'    US Embassy in Baghdad Faces $130 Million Repair Bill After Errors    NATO Faces Same Problems in Afghanistan as Russia Did in 1985    Morale Dips for American Marines in Afghanistan    Britons Losing Confidence in Afghan Victory: Poll    Japan Govt Coalition Partner Rejects US Base Proposal    Taliban Call for Afghan Vote Boycott, Threaten Violence    UN Nuclear Inspectors Head to Iran to Visit Site    Pakistan: Lahore High Court Moves Against Blackwater, Drones    Abbas Decrees Elections, With or Without Hamas    German Political Leaders Vow to Rid Country of US-Based Nukes    Pakistani Troops Fire Across Kashmir Border, Says Indian Army    Al-Qaeda and the Taliban: Knowing Your Enemy    Karzai Rival Prefers Opposition to Coalition    Iranian Site Prompts US to Rethink Assessment    Pakistan Insurgents Putting Up Tough Fight in Waziristan, Report Says    Arrest Warrant Out for Iraqi MP and Husband    London Protesters Urge End to Afghan War    Israel Confirms Settlers Ramping Up West Bank Construction    ElBaradei to the Rescue    NIE Reveals Qom Facility Followed 2007 Bush Threats    Pentagon Instructs Officials to Cancel Contracts with ACORN    Make the World Go Away    The Edifice Crumbles    Obama Every Bit as Bad as Bush/Cheney on PATRIOT Act    Left, Right and Wrong in Honduras    Obama's War    
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News
Updated October 25, 2009 - 11:18 PM EDT
147 Killed, 721 Wounded in Twin Iraq Bombings
 
  Iraq PM: Poll Delay Would Damage Legitimacy
  General: Iraq Risks More Instability if Polls Delayed
NATO 'Sorry' for Killing More Afghan Civilians
 
  Morale Dips for American Marines in Afghanistan
  Al-Qaeda and the Taliban: Knowing Your Enemy
Pakistan Claims More Advances in Offensive
 
  US Drone Attack Kills 27 in Pakistan's Bajaur
  Pakistan Insurgents Putting Up Tough Fight in Waziristan, Report Says
  Pakistan: Lahore High Court Moves Against Blackwater, Drones
UN Inspectors Visit Formerly Secret Iranian Site
 
  Iranian Site Prompts US to Rethink Assessment
New Israel Lobby Offers an Alternative to Hawks
 
  J Street Lobby Group Works to Loosen Big Beasts' Grip on Congress
  J Street Absorbs Another Pro-Peace Group to Extend Its National Reach
Abbas Decrees Elections, With or Without Hamas
German Leaders Vow to Rid Country of US-Based Nukes
Viewpoints
Obama's War
Interview with Col. Andrew Bacevich
ElBaradei to the Rescue
by Gordon Prather
Pentagon Instructs Officials to Cancel Contracts with ACORN  by Jeremy Scahill
Make the World Go Away  by Jeff Huber
The Cold War Never Ended
by Michael C. Moynihan
Left, Right and Wrong in Honduras
by Abraham F. Lowenthal

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Frontline
Obama's War Council
Al-Qaeda Big Wig Killed. Again?
Look at Insurgent Groups on Afghan-Pakistan Border
Some Troops in Iraq Look Longingly to Afghanistan
The Great American Arm-Twist in Afghanistan
As Indonesia Debates Islam's Role, US Stays Out
Israel Confirms Settlers Ramping Up West Bank Construction
Ever-Present Surveillance Rankles the British Public
British Police Relaunch Lockerbie Bombing Investigation
 
Brits in Afghanistan
London Protesters Urge End to Afghan War
AWOL Soldier Leads Afghanistan Protest March in London
Britons Losing Confidence in Afghan Victory: Poll
Iran
Influential Iran Lawmakers Criticize Nuclear Deal
Parliament Speaker Says West Trying to Cheat Iran
US, France, Russia Pledge Support for Iran Nuclear Deal
Families of Detained Iran Reformists Arrested: Report
Judge, Family Members Killed in Tehran
Netanyahu: US-Led Effort Is Best Way to Stop Iran Danger
Pakistan Assures Action Against Iran Bombers
Iraq
Iraq MP Sees Elections Delayed One or Two Months
Arrest Warrant Out for Iraqi MP and Husband
US Embassy in Baghdad Faces $130 Million Repair Bill After Errors
US Envoy Rice Meets Iraqi Kurds Over Elections
US Hopes 'PKK Problem' Will End Before US Withdrawal
Saturday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 15 Wounded
Israel/Palestine
'Netanyahu Didn't Mean He Backed Israel Probe of Gaza War'
Abbas: Palestinians Constitutionally Obligated to Hold Elections
Hamas: Abbas Unauthorized to Issue Decrees
In Israel, a Key Test of Obama's Retooled Missile Shield
Jerusalem Police to Beef Up Presence Around Temple Mount
'Return Journey to al-Aqsa' Trip Held to Back Palestinians in Jerusalem
Labor MK Says Israel Treats Arab Population Unequally
Dozens of Leftists, Settlers Arrested in West Bank Unrest
Lebanon
Overnight Explosions Rock Town in Beqaa Valley
Lebanon Issues 10 Life Sentences to al-Qaeda Members
Lebanese to Israel: Hands Off Our Hummus!
Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood's Testing Time
Egyptians Conflicted Over Preserving Jewish Past When Anti-Israel Feeling Is High
Middle East
In Yemen, War Centers on Authority, Not Terrain
Rise of the Turkish Crescent
Saudi Female Journalist Gets Lashes for Interview About Sex
White House: Syria Should Release Detained Lawyer
Sudan
Sudan 'Rejects' New US Approach
Five Killed as Uganda Rebels Attack Darfuris
Ransom Paid to Free Darfur Aid Workers: Report
Red Cross Says Darfur Kidnappers' Intentions Unclear
Niger
Niger Announces Amnesty for Tuareg Rebels
Ruling Party Wins Boycotted Niger Poll
Africa
Africom Year Two: Taking the Helm of the Entire World
Arab League Makes Little Headway on Somalia Talks
Zimbabwe Police Raid Tsvangirai Aides' House
The War at Home
White House Opens Web Site Programming to Public
FBI, ATF Squabble Over Explosives Investigations
Attorney General Talks About War on Terrorism
US Military
Carefully Cleaning Up Wartime Garbage at Los Alamos
Pentagon Researchers Unveil Blob-Like Robot
US Army Vet Wins $4.3 Million Verdict in Hostile Work Environment Case
 
Afghanistan
Taliban Call for Afghan Vote Boycott, Threaten Violence
Karzai Rules Out Sharing Power
Karzai Rival Prefers Opposition to Coalition
Afghan Bomb Kills Two US Soldiers
Three Foreign Soldiers, 12 Militants Killed in Afghanistan
NATO Faces Same Problems in Afghanistan as Russia Did in 1985
Kandahar Spy Blimp Raises Privacy Concerns
Pakistan
US Secretly Keeping Vigil on Pak Nuclear Activities in Kahuta Since 2003
Pakistani Troops Fire Across Kashmir Border, Says Indian Army
Suicide Bomber in Car Kills Pakistani Policeman
Militant Fire at Police Van in Pakistan, Officer, Militant Killed
Anger on Campus in Islamabad
Army Helicopter Accident Leaves Four Dead in Pakistan
Corker: Oversight Provisions in US-Pakistan Defense Bill Not Attempt to Appease India
Culture Makes a Comeback in Swat
Sri Lanka
Gaza-Style UN Probe With Sri Lanka War Sought
Former Child Soldiers Move on in Sri Lanka
Koreas
US Mulls Direct Talks as North Korea Nuclear Envoy Visits
South Korea: Summit Should Help Resolve Nuclear Dispute
American Sees Changes in His North Korean Hometown
Japan
Japan PM Says Will Not Rush US Base Decision
Japan Govt Coalition Partner Rejects US Base Proposal
Asian Summit
Asian Leaders Eye EU-Style Bloc
Myanmar, North Korea Feature at Asian Summit
ASEAN Summit Hits Snag on New Rights Panel
Asia
Philippines: Abducted Priest Believed to Be Alive
Cambodian Family Killed as Scrap-Dealing Father Tries to Take Apart Bomb
China's Xinjiang 'Isolated' by Email, Phone Blocks
Delhi, Beijing Vow to Build Better Ties
End Offensive Against Maoists, Rights Activists Tell Indian Government
Tensions Rise as Bhutanese Refugees Leave Nepal
Russia/Chechna
Russia, US Aim for Nuclear Arms Deal by December: Kremlin
Russian President Defends Vote That Helped Kremlin
Why Russians Ignore Ballot Fraud
Russia's Medvedev Says Open to Election Law Ideas
Chechnya: Assassination Attempt Fails
France
Suspected ETA Militants Charged in France
Americans Still Dying
Grandfather Dies Four Days After Grandson (NV) Is Killed in Afghanistan
Deerfield Beach (FL) Father of Three Killed by Afghan IED
Farmer, Unit Veterinarian, Texas Soldier Killed by IED in Afghanistan
Armona (CA) Mourns Marine Killed in Afghanistan
Rantoul (IL) Soldier Is Remembered by Friends and Teachers
Blairsville (PA) Native Dies Serving in Afghanistan
Fredericksburg (TX) Guardsman Killed by Afghan IED
Colorado Soldier, Formerly From NJ, Remembered as Loving Dad (CO)
Community Mourns Fallen Asheboro (NC) Soldier
Rochester (NY) Soldier Killed in Iraq Is Mourned
Lancaster (PA) Soldier Killed in Combat in Afghanistan
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
10/23/2009
Our Two-Faced Iran Policy

Nebojsa Malic
10/24/2009
The Edifice Crumbles

Charles V. Peņa
10/23/2009
The Shoe on the Other Foot

Philip Giraldi
10/22/2009
The Emperor's Ear

Ivan Eland
10/21/2009
Is Adulation of the Military Really Patriotic?

Kelley B. Vlahos
10/20/2009
The Pentagon's Recruitment Two-Step

David R. Henderson
9/07/2009
An Evening With Cindy Sheehan

Ran HaCohen
7/20/2009
Fascism Needs an Enemy

Alan Bock
7/06/2009
Independence, Empire Don't Mesh

Edouard Husson
5/22/2009
The Virtues of Gorbachevism
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Leon Hadar
Jorge Hirsch
Scott Horton
Jeff Huber
Dahr Jamail
Kathy Kelly
William S. Lind
Jim Lobe
Sascha Matuszak
Ray McGovern
Thomas Gale Moore
Brendan O'Neill
Rep. Ron Paul
John Pilger
Murray Polner
Gareth Porter
Gordon Prather
Charley Reese
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Mark Rothschild
Michael Scheuer
Norman Solomon
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