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Updated December 31, 2009 - 11:17 PM EST
NATO Kills Still More Afghan Civilians
 
  Afghan Govt: Hand Over 'Killers of Civilians'
  8 CIA Agents, 5 Canadians Killed in Afghanistan
  Was the Afghan Bomb Attack an Inside Job?
  Afghan Govt Confirms US Raid Killed 10 Civilians
  Locals: US-Led Troops Handcuffed, Executed Afghan Children
Yemen Vows to Tackle al-Qaeda on Its Own
 
  US Arms Funding May Come Back to Haunt in Yemen
Iraq Bombs Raise Fears of Renewed Insurgency
 
  British Hostage Freed After US Deal to Hand Over Iraqi Insurgent
  Wednesday: 41 Iraqis Killed, 138 Wounded
Massive Pro-Govt Rallies Reported in Iran
 
  Kazakhstan Denies Uranium Deal With Iran
Lebanese Military Fires on Israeli Jets
 
  Israel Retroactively Legalizes West Bank Settlement Construction
Spy Agencies Continue Blame Game Over Data
 
  Somali Man 'Tried to Take Bomb Onto Plane'
  Blogger Threatened by DHS for Posting New TSA Screening Directive
Judge Drops Blackwater Iraq Massacre Charges
5 Americans in Pakistan to Face Terror Charges
Is Obama Digging Out or Digging Deeper?
India 'Ready for War With China, Pakistan'
Viewpoints
Barack Obama, Interventionist and Ultimate Jihadi Hero  by Michael Scheuer
I See London, I See France, I See Bombs in Underpants  by Jeff Huber
Still Trying to Monopolize the Arabian Peninsula  by Dallas Darling
Losing the Bill of Rights  by Jacob G. Hornberger
AIPAC Celebrates 47th Birthday in Court  by Grant Smith
2010: Welcome to Orwell's World  by John Pilger

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Frontline
Guam Residents Concerned Over Troop Buildup
Yemen Vows to Eliminate al-Qaeda From Country
'Israeli Settlements Killing Two-State Solution'
In Gaza, New Year Reopens Wounds of the Old
Former Gitmo Detainees Fuel Growing al-Qaeda Cell
Upper Crust Is Often Drawn to Terrorism
 
The Lap Bomber
Houston Islamic School Confirms Terror Suspect Was Student
Abdulmutallab Organized 'War on Terror Week' While Studying in London
Detroit Bombing Suspect 'Focused on Religion'
Nigerian Suspect Led Devout, Quiet Life in Yemen
'Nigerians Are Not Terrorists': Facebook Group
'War on Terror'
Jet Plot Shows Growing Ability of Qaeda Affiliates
In Aftermath of Fort Hood, Community Haunted by Clues That Went Unheeded
Somali Arrested at Airport With Chemicals, Syringe
Niger: Kidnappers Planned to Sell Saudis to al-Qaeda
Sen. Dorgan to GOP: 'Knock It Off' on Plane Attack Criticism
Despite Intelligence Overhaul, Shadow of 9/11 Is Cast Again
Political Attacks Over Christmas Day Airline Incident Heat Up
Order on Interpol Work Inside US Irks Conservatives
Gingrich: on Islamic Terror, It's Time to 'Discriminate'
Executive Linked to Iranian Probe Pleads Guilty
The Media on Terrorist Alert Once Again
Canada Has Limitations in Sharing Terror Info
Security Costs Will Top $75m in NYC Terror Trial
Iran
Students, Militiamen Clash at Iran University
Iranian Parliament Calls for Arrest of Moussavi, Two Other Opposition Leaders
Rival Claims Over Whereabouts of Mousavi
Iranian Police: Mousavi's Nephew Was Assassinated
Iran Denies Secret Deal to Import Kazakh Uranium
Iran Jams Satellites to Block Transmissions by VOA, BBC
Iraq
Kidnapping Was Precisely Targeted to Secure Freedom of Iranian-Backed Militants
Iraqi Speaker Discusses Poll Arrangements for Iraqis in Jordan
Sahwa Leader Describes Security Forces as 'Weak'
Iraq Signs 2 Oil Deals With Angola's Sonangol
Wednesday: 41 Iraqis Killed, 138 Wounded
Cuba
In Cuba, Hopeful Tenor Toward Obama Is Ebbing
 
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Far Deadlier Than Iraq for US Troops in 2009
Afghanistan's Karzai, NATO Clash Over Reports of Civilian Deaths
Jordanian Army Suffers First Fatality in Afghanistan
Objections Don't Sway Afghans' Election Plan
Bulgaria Sending 30 More Troops to Afghanistan
Army Historians Document Early Missteps in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban Claim Karachi Bombing
Pakistani Security Forces Kill 5 Foreign Militants in S. Waziristan
Two Militants Killed as Forces Pound Hideouts in Bajaur
Pakistan to Bring Musharraf Back if Ordered by Court
Asia
North Korea Stripping Heavy Equipment From Nuclear Plant
How Sri Lanka Averted US Move to Evacuate LTTE Leadership
Japan, US Mull F-35 Stealth Fighter Project
Obama's Apparent Low-Key Approach to Kashmir Disappoints Some in Disputed Region
Laos Says No Need to Fear for Hmong Deportees
Africa
Chinese Navy Seeks to Establish Base Near Horn of Africa
Pirates Hijack British Tanker in Sea 'Safety' Zone
Britain Looks Back
Plan for UK Troops to Dig Graves During 'Winter of Discontent'
Secret File Reveals How UK Ditched Shah of Iran
Israel/Palestine
Israeli Ministers Slam Court for Letting Palestinians Drive on Highway
Shin Bet: 2009 Had Lowest Terror Levels in Israel This Decade
Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower Under House Arrest
Israeli and Palestinian Children Become Friends at Hospital
Egypt
Egypt Defends Reinforcement of Gaza Border, Allows Limited Protest
Suzanne Mubarak Gets Activists Into Gaza
In Other News
Wars, Elections Main Threats to Journalists in '09
Iraq Veteran Finds Sanctuary in Canadian Church
Survivor of USS Cole Attack Found Dead in Likely Panic Attack
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
12/30/2009
Next Stop: Yemen

Philip Giraldi
12/31/2009
Obama's New Year's Resolutions

Ivan Eland
12/30/2009
Learning the Wrong Lessons From the Attempted Bombing

Kelley B. Vlahos
12/29/2009
The Year Iraq Was Lost for Good

Charles V. Peņa
12/28/2009
Still Not Home for the Holidays

Nebojsa Malic
12/25/2009
Discrimination!

David R. Henderson
12/21/2009
The Case Against Iran Sanctions

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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Uri Avnery
Matthew Barganier
Patrick J. Buchanan
Juan Cole
Jonathan Cook
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Joshua Frank
Aaron Glantz
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
Paul Craig Roberts
Mark Rothschild
Michael Scheuer
Norman Solomon
Paul Sperry
Joseph Stromberg
Jon Basil Utley
Jude Wanniski
Teresa Whitehurst
Andy Worthington


 
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