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Updated June 14, 2021 - 1:42 AM EDT
The Pentagon Papers at 50 Years Old
 
  'I've Never Regretted Doing It': Daniel Ellsberg on the Pentagon Papers
  The Complete Pentagon Papers Archives
Taliban Rejects NATO Troops at Kabul Airport
 
  Afghan Ministry Arrests Tribal Elders Who Mediate With Taliban
Biden to NATO: US Has Obligation to War Clause
 
  NATO Won't 'Mirror' Russia, Will 'Exponentially' Outspend, Surround It
  Putin Warns of Threat to Russia With US Guided-Missile Destroyers
Iran Nuclear Talks Resume, Germany Wants Rapid Progress
 
  IAEA Chief: Essential to Reach Iran Nuclear Deal Agreements
Artillery Fire Hits Hospital in Syria's Afrin, Killing 18
Yemen, Houthis Welcome Omani Effort on Peace Process
Israeli Parliament Votes to End Netanyahu's 12-Year Rule
Viewpoints
item Five Decades After the Pentagon Papers: Presidential Lies and Foolish Forecasts  by Doug Bandow
item 'Pentagon Papers' Case, 50 Years On: Still a Victory for a Free Press  by James C. Goodale
item Secrets That Were No Secret, Lessons That Were Not Learned  by Andrew Bacevich
item Where Have You Gone, Daniel Ellsberg?  by Maj. Danny Sjursen (ret.)
item Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers Helped End the Vietnam War  by Chip Gibbons
item US 'Debating' Future Air Support for Afghans Against Taliban  by Adam Weinstein

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Frontline
House Tees Up War Authorization Repeal, Senate Waits on Biden
Israeli Nuclear Engineer Confirms: The Mossad Sabotaged Iraqi Nuclear Equipment on French Soil
Erdogan Says He and Biden Must Leave Troubles Behind at NATO Meeting
 
New Israeli Govt Coalition
Who's Who in Israel's New Patchwork Coalition Government
Netanyahu Uses Last Speech as Prime Minister to Attack Biden on Iran
In Speech Before Swearing-In, Ra'am Party Leader Vows to 'Reclaim Expropriated Lands' in Israel
Tumult Disrupts Israeli Parliament as Netanyahu Era Ends
Palestinians Leery of New Israeli Government
At First Cabinet Meeting, Bennett, Lapid Vow to Work to Make New Government Last
Israel's Arab Neighbors Predict Little Change in Relations.
Thousands in Tel Aviv Celebrate Ousting Netanyahu With Foam, Confetti and Flags
Bennett Tells Likud Hecklers: Your Screams Are as Loud as Your Failure
Expecting Netanyahu Ouster, Protesters Rally in Jerusalem One Last Time
Naftali Bennett: The Tech Millionaire Son of Berkeley 'Left-Wingers' Who Is Poised to Take Over From Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu
Hundreds Gather at Western Wall for Prayer Rally Against New Government
Palestine/Israel
Palestinians Call on Mahmoud Abbas to Resign in Viral Petition
Hamas Appoints New Prime Minister in Gaza
PLO Warns of 'Explosion' if Jerusalem Flag March Goes Ahead
Ahead of Flag March, Hamas Warns of War Over Israeli Actions in Jerusalem
Israel Renews the Use of Indefinite Detention Against Palestinian Citizens
West Bank: Palestinian Woman Shot Dead by Israeli Police at Checkpoint
Two Children Poisoned, 400 Trees Damaged as Settlers Spray Toxic Pesticides
Israeli Forces Shoot at Palestinian Farmers in Besieged Gaza Strip
Israel Wants to Detain Palestinian-Israeli Citizens in West Bank Interrogation Facility
Israeli Forces Displace Palestinian Families Near Ramallah
Israeli Forces Photographed Building Illegal West Bank Settlement
Israeli Army Demolishes Bedouin Residential Tents Near Ramallah
Saving Lifta: Palestinians Rally Against Latest Threat to Depopulated Jerusalem Village
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Children With Pepper Spray in East Jerusalem
Israel/Palestine & the World
Hamas' Popularity Plummets After It Honors Yemen's Houthi Leader
Moroccan Landlords Refuse to Rent Property to Israeli Emissary
Thousands March for Palestinian Rights in London Amid G7 Summit
Iran
Iran Hard-Liners Target Sole Moderate in Presidential Debate
Iran's Larijani Demands to Know Reason for Ban on Presidential Run, Is Rebuffed
'Garbage': Putin Denies Russia Plans to Give Iran Spy Satellite
Iraq
Iraq Daily Roundup: 18 Killed; 123 Found in Mass Grave
Iraq Opens Mass Grave in Nineveh to Identify Victims of ISIS
Iraq Arrests Two Generals on Suspicion of Bribery at Key Port
Outrage in Iraq Over Minister's 'Viagra Joke' at Father-Of-Nine Who Complained About Poverty
Jordan
Netanyahu Took Part in Effort With US, Saudi Arabia to Pressure Jordan
Two Confidants of Senior Jordan Royal Charged With Sedition
Jordan's King Abdullah Forms Committee to 'Modernize' Political System
Lebanon
As Lebanon's Economic Crisis Deepens, Currency Drops to New Low
Mass Queues and Growing Frustration Over Fuel Shortages
Lebanon Intercepts Syrian Refugees Attempting Mediterranean Sea Crossing
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Women Can Now Live Without Male Guardian
Saudi Arabia to Allow 60,000 Vaccinated Residents to Attend Hajj
Americas
Peru's Fujimori Leads Protest to Annul Votes as Castillo Nears Win
More Opposition Leaders Arrested in Widening Nicaragua Crackdown
Fugitive Chilean Colonel Arrested in Argentina on Human Rights Violations
'Huge Step': Relatives of Guatemala Disappeared Hope for Justice
 
The Pentagon Papers at 50
Secrets and Lies of the Vietnam War, Exposed in Epic Document
Five Decades After the Pentagon Papers: Presidential Lies and Foolish Forecasts
Secrets That Were No Secret, Lessons That Were Not Learned
'Pentagon Papers' Case, 50 Years On: Still a Victory for Free Press
Where Have You Gone, Daniel Ellsberg?
Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers Helped End the Vietnam War
'We're Going to Publish' an Oral History of the Pentagon Papers
Cato Podcast: The Pentagon Papers at 50
Ellsberg's The Doomsday Machine: The Madness of America's Nuclear Weapons
The War at Home
Marines Now Admit They Probably Caused the San Diego 'Skyquake'
Jet Pilot Had Emergency, Ejected in May 24 Crash Near Nellis
911 Calls Show Chaos as Parris Island SC Marine Recruit Died From Heat Injuries; Two Others Survived
$1.2 Million Worth of Cocaine Washes Ashore at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Afghanistan
NATO Leaders Bid Symbolic Adieu to Afghanistan at Summit
Erdogan Says US Can Count on Turkey After Afghanistan Pullout
District in Ghor Falls to Taliban After 'Heavy Clashes'
Afghan ISIS Group Claims Sticky Bomb Attacks in Western Kabul
Seven Killed in Twin Van Bomb Blasts in Kabul
Five People Killed in Gunmen Attack in Paghman: Afghan Police
Kabul Neighborhood, Home to Hazaras, Stunned by Wave of Attacks
Afghan Ex-VP Khalili Warns Against Further Attacks on Hazara Community
Two Female Employees of State-Run Afghan Film Organization Killed in Kabul Blast
Residents in Western Kabul Demand Security, Answers
China/Taiwan
G7 Leaders Turn Attention to China With Rival Global Infrastructure Plan
Rare Earth Metals at the Heart of China's Rivalry With US, Europe
US May Have to Keep China Guessing Over Taiwan, Says Former NATO Commander
Joe Biden Moves US Closer to Taiwan, but How Far Is He Willing to Risk Beijing's Anger?
India/Kashmir
Shootout Between Kashmir Rebels, Indian Police Kills Four
India: Fire Rips Through Rohingya Camp, Leaving Hundreds Homeless
Myanmar
Myanmar Junta Accuses Ethnic Armies Over Bombings
Junta Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi to Hear First Testimony
UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Military Build-Up in Myanmar
Asia
US, S. Korea Reaffirm Cooperation Toward Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
Philippines: Militant Wanted for Beheadings, Three Others Killed
Nigeria
Gunmen Storm Villages, Kill Dozens in Nigeria's Zamfara State
Boko Haram: Nigerian President Admits Failure to End Violence
Police Fire Tear Gas in 'Democracy Day' Protests
Algeria
Islamist Party Makes Early Victory Claim in Algeria Election
Algeria Opposition Arrests, Police Clampdown on Eve of Polls
Algeria Cancels France 24's Operating Licence: State Media
Turnout at Lowest in 20 Years in Divisive Algerian Parliamentary Elections
Amnesty Condemns Arrest of Two Journalists, Opposition Leader Ahead of Algeria Elections
Africa
Why Biden's Western Sahara Policy Remains Under Review
Clashes After Tunisia Demo Against Police Violence
France to Invest 3.8bn Euros in Egypt Projects
Three Ivory Coast Military Killed After Their Vehicle Ran Over Explosive Device
Europe
After Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Uneasy Calm Prevails at New Border
Belarus Opposition Leader Says 'Harsh' Sanctions Needed
Azerbaijan Swaps 15 Armenian Prisoners for Map Showing Landmines
Spain's Right Rallies Against Plan to Pardon Catalan Separatists
Moria Migrant Camp Fire: Four Afghans Sentenced to 10 Years in Greek Jail
 
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Columnists

Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.)
6/14/2021
Where Have You Gone Daniel Ellsberg? Nowhere. – 50 Years of Courage in an Era of Apathy

Doug Bandow
6/14/2021
Five Decades After the Pentagon Papers: Presidential Lies and Foolish Forecasts

Ramzy Baroud
6/11/2021
Power at Any Cost: How Opportunistic Mansour Abbas Joined Hands with Avowed 'Arab Killers'

Scott Horton
6/10/2021
How America Destroyed the Middle East

Daniel Larison
6/09/2021
Flaws in US Iran Policy

Ray McGovern
6/09/2021
Biden-Putin Summit: Boon or Bust?

Ted Galen Carpenter
6/08/2021
Washington's Hypocritical Iran Obsession

Ted Snider
6/03/2021
Gaza: Gearing Up for the Next War

Dave DeCamp
6/02/2021
After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the US

Sheldon Richman
5/31/2021
About That 'Real Estate Dispute' in Sheikh Jarrah

Rick Rozoff
5/20/2021
NATO's War Against Yugoslavia: The Ghost That Still Haunts Europe

David R. Henderson
12/11/2020
Chuck Yeager on War Crimes

Justin Raimondo
9/16/2019
The FBI vs. Antiwar.com
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