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News
Updated May 18, 2011 - 11:22 PM EDT
NATO Helicopters Attack Pakistan Army Post
 
  Militants Attack Pakistani Checkpoint, 2 Police, 15 Militants Dead
  Pakistan Lodges Strong Protest Over NATO Violation
  Pakistan Woos Insurgent Group That US Wants to Attack
  Dems: Pak Must Go After Haqqani Network if They Want Our Money
Afghan Police Kill 12 at Protest Over NATO Raid
 
  Karzai: NATO Killed Four Civilians in Afghan Night Raid
  Suicide Bomber Kills 13 in Attack on Afghan Police
Obama's Israel Speech To Be a Major Retreat
 
  Few in Israel Expect Big Change From Obama Mideast Speech
  After Clashes With Palestinian Protests, Israeli Army Ponders Tactics
Gates: US Not 'at War' With Libya
 
  Report: Gadhafi's Wife and Daughter Flee Libya
  Government Buildings on Fire in Tripoli
  NATO Denies Libya Hit Warship Off Coast Near Misrata
West Pushing for More Moves Against Syria
 
  Activist Says at Least 14 Killed in Small Syrian Town in Three Days
  Syria Denies Existence of Mass Grave Near Daraa
New Authorization of War Without End?
Obama Faces Mounting Arab Disillusionment
US Troops in Iraq: US, Maliki Weigh Extension
British PM Rejects Military Leaders' Calls for Bigger Budget
Viewpoints
The Constitution and the Tea Party Part Company  by Bruce Fein
Secret War on Iran May Hurt Reform Movement  by John Glaser
Israel Prepares to Confront Historic Shifts  by Pierre Klochendler
Israel, Here Comes Your Nonviolent Resistance  The Economist
Obama and the Mideast Arms Trade  by Nick Turse and Tom Engelhardt
After bin Laden?  by Sheldon Richman

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Frontline
Egyptian Saif al-Adel Named Acting Leader of al-Qaeda
Santorum: John McCain 'Doesn't Understand' Benefits of Torture
Anwar Al-Awlaki Is 'Next Target After bin Laden'
US Navy Recruits Gamers to Help in Piracy Strategy
Bush Aide Says KSM Counted Off Seconds During Waterboarding
Bomb Found in Bus in Ireland Hours Before Queen Arrives
 
Pakistan
NATO Helicopter Strike Wounds Two Pakistani Soldiers
Senator Reid Rules Out Pakistan Aid Cuts
Pakistan Turns to China for Support
5 Chechens Killed in Quetta Clash
Bin Laden Hideout Known as Tourism, Military Hub
Pakistan Says It's Arrested an al-Qaeda Figure
Children in bin Laden House Had Home School to Guard Secret
'Small Group' Knew About bin Laden Compound, Ex-Official Says
Afghanistan
Killer of Afghan Province Police Chief 'Was His Bodyguard'
Officials: Afghan Operations Kill 13 Insurgents
With bin Laden Dead, Clinton Urges Taliban to Cut al-Qaeda Ties
North Korea
China Blocks Release of UN Report on North Korea
West Worries About North Korea Sanctions 'Loopholes'
Kazakhstan
Navy Drones: Coming to a Carrier Near China?
Suicide Bomber Targets Kazakh Police
Libya
Gadhafi Oil Minister Appears to Have Defected
NATO Airstrikes Pound Tripoli Targets
The War in Libya's Western Mountains
Rebel Forces in Libya's Western Mountains Issue Call for Help
In Misrata, Libya's Soldiers Receive Respect, if Not Honors
Hundreds Risk Return to Libya in Bid to Reach Europe by Boat
Egypt
Ousted President Mubarak to Ask Egypt for Forgiveness on Air
Agreement Will Allow a Mubarak to Be Freed
Suzanne Mubarak Freed After She Hands Over Millions in Assets to Egypt
Africa
Sudan Carries Out Air Strikes in Darfur: UN
Endless Stream of Somali Refugees
'War on Terror'
US Calls for Global Cybersecurity Strategy
Officials: Terror Groups Are Joining Crime Rings
DHS Asks for National Guard Extension
Mukasey No Fan of Military Tribunals
Judge Orders Hearing for Man in Michigan Mosque Plot
Judge Orders Residency Decision for Iraqi Refugee Considered a Terrorist
 
Iraq
21 Bodies Found in Iraq Mass Grave
Sadrists Call on Arab League to Expand Relations With Iraq
Civilian Killed, 3 Others Injured in Baghdad IED Blast
Wildcat Strikes Spread in Iraq as BP Lifts First Oil Cargo
Tuesday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 8 Wounded
Syria
Tanks Storm South Syria City as US Piles on Pressure
Syrian Activists Call General Strike in New Tactic
Ex-IAEA Official Adds Weight to Syria Atom Suspicion
France Says Gaining Support for UN Syria Resolution
Syrian Infiltrator Awaits Remand Ruling
Syrian Army Erects Barbed Wires at Crossing With Lebanon
Number of Syrian Refugees Entering Lebanon Continues to Decline
Israel/Palestine
Netanyahu, Headed to Washington, Is Pressed to Take Initiative in Peace Process
Palestinian Authority Delays Elections
Abbas Warns Palestinians 'Cannot Wait Indefinitely' for Statehood
Netanyahu: Abbas Is Distorting Known Historical Facts
Obama: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks More Vital Than Ever
Jaffa Gang Suspected of Plotting to Kill Sheikh, Blame Rightists for Crime
Bahrain
Bahrain Parliament Accepts Shi'ite MP Resignations
Bahraini Activist Said Threatened With Rape: Report
Yemen
Yemen Opposition to Consider Modified Gulf Deal
Armed Men 'Kill Three Yemeni Soldiers'
Yemen Family of bin Laden Widow Demands Her Return
Iran
Iran Denies Report of Missile Technology Aid From North Korea
Iran Says Missing Al Jazeera Reporter Committed Offenses
US Slaps Sanction on Iranian State-Owned Bank
Middle East
Oman Continues Crackdown on Activists
Turkey Takes Permissive Stance on New Gaza Flotilla
Russia
Militant Leader Says All Russia Is a 'Battleground'
Medvedev Purges Russian Weapons Makers
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
5/18/2011
What We’re Up Against

Ivan Eland
5/18/2011
Across-the-Board Spending Cut Proposals Go Mainstream

David R. Henderson
5/17/2011
Is Leon Panetta a Saint—or a War Criminal?

Kelley B. Vlahos
5/17/2011
Gen. Sanchez: From Abu Ghraib to US Senate

Nebojsa Malic
5/13/2011
Whose Victory?

Philip Giraldi
5/12/2011
Osama bin Laden Transfigured

Charles V. Peña
4/15/2011
You Cannot Be Serious

Ran HaCohen
3/16/2011
West Bank Neighbors: Chronicles of Death

Alan Bock
4/09/2010
How Brainy Is Obama?
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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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