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Updated August 17, 2010 - 11:24 PM EDT
Baghdad Bomb Hits Army Recruits, Kills 61
 
  Iraqi Parties Break Off Coalition Talks
 

US Plans Diplomatic Offices in Four More Iraqi Cities
Pentagon Spat on Delaying Afghan Drawdown
 
  Karzai Sets Four Month Deadline for Private Security to Disband
 

Petraeus: No Success Without Taliban Talks
 

Taliban Call for Joint Inquiry Into Civilian Afghan Deaths Considered
John Bolton: 'Israel Has 8 Days to Strike Iran'
 
  Israel Demands US Invite to Peace Talks
  US Denies Giving Turkey Ultimatum Over Israel

IPS Journalist Critical of Turkish Govt to Be Deported

Clegg Slams Britain's Nukes Plan
Judge Orders Yemeni Gitmo Detainee Released

Assange: Possibility of Casualties an Acceptable Risk
Report: Kyrgyz Police Continue Intimidation, Abuse of Uzbeks
Viewpoints
The Iraq Withdrawal: An Orwellian Success  by Hannah Gurman
The Death Toll Does Not Lie: Afghanistan Is Obama's War  by Robert Naiman
The Most Terrifying of All Battles: When the Enemy Lies Within Ourselves  by Arthur Silber
In for a Penny  by Jeff Huber
None Dare Call It Tyranny  by Sheldon Richman
Gen. Petraeus Goes to Media War  by Norman Solomon

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Frontline

Low al-Qaeda Count Stirs New Debate on War

McChrystal to Teach Leadership at Yale

WikiLeaks Founder to Write Columns for Swedish Paper

Petraeus: Capturing bin Laden Still a Primary Goal
Work Permits and Ramadan in the West Bank

Blair to Give Book Proceeds to Wounded Soldiers

A Shift in Arab Views of Iran
 
Iraq

Iraq Looks to Shi'ite Leader for a Way Out of Political Crisis

Iraqi Police Move to Block Protests Over Power Shortages

Iraq Militants Target Iranian Pilgrims, Foreign Ships

US Military: US Soldier Killed North of Baghdad

Monday: 1 US Soldier, 3 Iraqis, 4 Iranians Killed; 16 Wounded
The War at Home

US Defense Chief Confirms Plans to Leave Office in 2011

Protesters Call for Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo's Removal

US Bases Race to Prep for Post-Deployment Influx

Border Patrol Sees Spike in Suicides

Chain Mail Meets Killer Drone in Military Patch Mayhem
Afghanistan 'Medal of Honor' Video Game Puts Players in Role of Taliban, Sparking War of Words
Cordoba Center

Top Dem Against NY Islamic Center

GOP Seizes on Mosque Issue Ahead of Elections
Iran

Iran Outlines Plans for New Uranium Plants

UAE 'Will Enforce UN Sanctions on Iran'

Iran: Sanctions Not Affecting Gasoline Supply

Iran-Embargo Defendant Gets 2 1/2 Years in Prison
China

China Report to Be Released by Pentagon

Economic Powerhouse China Focuses on Its Military Might
Koreas

North Korea Takes to Twitter and YouTube

US and South Korea Begin War Drills
Asia

Old Rebellion, Harsh Foe Swell Myanmar Exile Camps

Uzbek Militant Leader Killed: Monitoring Group
In Other News

US Said to Plan Easing Rules for Travel to Cuba

Threats of Int'l Blackberry Bans Echo US Debate
 
Afghanistan

Petraeus Cites Yet Another 'Timeline' for Progress in Afghanistan

NATO Says Al-Qaeda Operative Killed in Afghanistan

US Hopes to Begin Afghan Security Transfer by Spring

Afghan Officials Seize Truck With 37,000 Lbs of Explosives

Bomb Kills Five Civilians in Southern Afghanistan

Taliban Stone Couple for Adultery in Afghanistan
Pentagon Misusing Emergency Fund for Afghan Power, Rep. Skelton Says
Pakistan-Kashmir-India

Pakistan: Nine Taliban Commanders Surrender in Bajaur
Petraeus: Osama Probably Hiding in Mountainous Regions of Pakistan

Floods Could Have Lasting Impact for Pakistan

Race to Provide Aid Emerges Between West and Extremists

Militants Overtake India as Top Threat to Pakistan, Says Intel

Officer Lauded in Indian Kashmir for Hurling Shoe
Israel/Palestine

Israel Ruled Responsible for 2007 Death of Palestinian Girl

Former Israeli Soldier Slammed for Facebook Photos

Netanyahu Looks Beyond Turkey in Rare Visit to Greece

Israel Plans New Road to West Bank Settlement
Middle East

Qatari, Yemeni Leaders Discuss Shi'ite Rebellion

Online Support for 'President' ElBaradei Grows
Africa

South Africa May Deploy Troops to Somalia

Al-Qaeda Advises al-Shabaab to Attack US Interests

LRA Abducts 200 Children
Russia

START Expiration Ends US Inspection of Russian Nuclear Bases

Russia Expels Romanian Diplomat Accused of Spying

Mindful of Discontent, Russia Removes Governor
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
8/16/2010
The Hammer and the Scalpel

Kelley B. Vlahos
8/17/2010
The Muslims Are Coming!

Charles V. Peņa
8/13/2010
Blowback, Somali Style

Philip Giraldi
8/12/2010
Hillary's Enemies List

Ivan Eland
8/11/2010
COIN Thinking on a Larger Scale Might Work

Nebojsa Malic
8/07/2010
The Sorrow of Empire

David R. Henderson
7/26/2010
Life in the USSA

Ran HaCohen
6/02/2010
The Flotilla in the Israeli Press

Alan Bock
4/09/2010
How Brainy Is Obama?
Additional Contributors
Ehsan Ahrari
Doug Bandow
Uri Avnery
Matthew Barganier
Patrick J. Buchanan
Juan Cole
Jonathan Cook
Christopher Deliso
Sibel Edmonds
Tom Engelhardt
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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