Highlights

From Lebanon to Iraq and Back: Leon Hadar
Who Will Read to the President?: Ray McGovern
Sandbagging the EU: Gordon Prather
Why Israel Fears Iranian Nukes: Roger Howard
Democratization or Disintegration?: Jim Lobe
 
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News
Updated March 5, 2005 - 10:50 PM EST
Syria Promises Two-Stage Pullout
Bush: Every Syrian Soldier Must Leave Lebanon
GIs Kill Rescuer, Wound Freed Italian Hostage
House to Give Bush Emergency War Funding
Lebanon Troops Deploy Briefly Near Syrian Intel HQ
US: Burden on Iran to Show It Doesn't Have Nukes
Viewpoints
From Lebanon to Iraq and Back
by Leon Hadar
Who Now Will Read to the President in the Morning?
By Ray McGovern
Taysir Doesn't Deserve This
by Ramzy Baroud
Why Israel Really Fears Iranian Nukes, Part Three  by Roger Howard
Sandbagging the EU  by Gordon Prather
Is the AIPAC/Neocon Scandal About to Blow Up?  by David Corn

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Frontline
Democratization or Disintegration?
Investigators: Suicide Bomber Killed Hariri
US Wants Guarantees on Iran Effort
US May Aid Iranian Opposition Activists
American Jails in Iraq Are Bursting With Detainees
Grim Milestones Mark Passages in Iraqi Conflict
Bush Wielding Secrecy Privilege to End Suits
 
Women Fear Losing Rights in New Iraq
Freed Hostage Attacked
Celebrations at Release of Italian Hostage Cut Short After US Troops Fire on Car
Bush Calls Berlusconi Over Hostage Shooting Incident in Iraq
Agent Killed in Iraq Negotiated Releases
US Military Says It Tried to Warn Reporter's Car
White House Says Regrets Death in Iraq Shooting
US to Probe Hostage Shooting
Italy Demands Shooting Answers
Deadly Incidents Involving Friendly Fire or Mistaken Shootings in Iraq
More Hostage Crises
Some 200 Foreigners Taken Hostage in Iraq
Mother of French Captive in Iraq Lashes Out at Bureaucrats
Iraqi Politics
Crack Appears in Shi'ite Alliance as Two Iraqis Withdraw
Kurds, Shi'ite Agree on Leadership Positions
Iraq's New Government May Take Weeks to Be Formed
Iraq Kurds Demand Creation of Federal, Secular System
Today in Iraq
UN Agency: 90 Dangerous Sites Looted in Iraq
New Online Magazine Urges Jihad in Iraq
Anger Against Iraqi Insurgents Grows
Chalabi Reaches Out to Insurgents
Najaf Feuds Threaten to Ignite Fighting
Prison Riot's Violence a Surprise
Relatives in Protest Over Abu Ghraib Overcrowding
Attacks Continue
Iraq Insurgents Seize Initiative
Four US Soldiers Killed in Action in Iraq, Another Dies in Accident
Bulgarian Soldier Killed in Iraq
Zarqawi Group Claims More Iraq Attacks
Police Chief Killed in S. Iraq; Car Bombs Hit Baquba and Mosul
Two Security Guards for Nevada-Based Firm Killed in Iraq
Attacks Kill 5 Iraqi Police Officers
Iraq Occupation
'I Just Want to Survive and Go Home With All My Body Parts'
US Troops Say They Are Making Progress Training Iraqi Forces
Security Is Biggest Expense So Far in Iraq Reconstruction
The New Iraq
Iraqis Live in a State of Constant Fear
Dahr Jamail's Most Dangerous Job
NPR Correspondent Details Iraq Assignments
Cell Phone Usage Up in Iraq
In Iraq, You Want a Job, Learn English
Global Iraq Fallout
UK Reveals Payments for Iraqi Intelligence
Saddam's Arms Dealer Awaits Fate While Selling Wine in Chilean Countryside
Afghanistan
Concern on Dostum Appointment
US Still Protecting Karzai
Afghanistan Parliamentary Vote in September
White House Report: Afghanistan Now Nearly 'A Narcotics State'
India/Kashmir/Pakistan
Kashmiris Line Up for Bus Across Troubled Frontier
Kashmiri Protesters Burn Down Govt Office
India: Meaningful Progress in Talks With Pakistan
India-Bangladesh Border Gunfire
Pakistani Opposition Warns of Balochistan-Like Situation in Sindh
Indian Policemen Kill Ten Nepali Maoists
Nepal
Nepal Leaders' Arrest 'Extended'
Shrinking Foreign Aid Worries Planners in Nepal
North Korea
North Korea Abruptly Delays Assembly Session
North Korea Lists Conditions for Negotiations
China Urges US-North Korea Talks
Japan Rejects EU Call for High-Level Nuclear Talks
US, North Korea Meet to Discuss War Remains
China & Her Neighbors
China Warns Taiwan Against 'Creeping Independence'
Taiwan Keeps an Anxious Eye on China's National People's Congress
China Still Grapples With Political Reform
Excerpts From China's Report on Human Rights Abuses in US
China's Pearl in Pakistan's Waters
Philippines
Philippines to Outlaw Interviews With Terrorists
7 Wounded in Philippines Rocket-Grenade Attack
Indonesia
US 'Disappointed' by Cleric's Sentence
Indonesia Defends Terror Record
Asia
The Fall of Saigon
American Samoa's Acting Governor Slams Treatment During FBI Raid
Former Thai PM Picked for Peace Panel
Foreigners Presence in Aceh to Be Limited
Russia
Russian DM: We Will Attack Terrorists Outside Our Borders
Potential Putin Rival Spurring Speculation
Beslan Suspects Killed
Moldova
Moldova Has Pro-Western Revolution Even Before Poll Is Held
Moldova Polls Take on 'Orange and Yellow' Hue
Moldovan Communists Shift West
Russian Campaign Targets Moldova Incumbant
Ukraine
Ukrainian Ex-Minister Found Dead
Suicide or 'Suicided'? Intrigue in the Ukraine
Europe
France's EU Referendum Set for May 29
UK Liberal Dem Leader Rules Out Tory Coalition
Bid to Oust Poland's PM Rejected
Weekend Reviews
Gunner Palace Shows Surreal Side of Iraq War
Brokedown Palace
Inside 'Gunner Palace'
Shooting the Action in Iraq Without Taking Sides
Evidence of a White House 'Cult'
Bracing Critique of the 'Terror War'
When Presidents Lie: A History of Deception and Its Consequences
In Other News
Book: Hitler Won Atomic Bomb Race, but Couldn't Drop It
New Standards for UN Troops?
 
Soldiers Return
Key Iraq Wound: Brain Trauma
Brain Injuries Range From Loss of Coordination to Loss of Self
Indiana Guardsman to Be Tried for Murdering Iraqi Cop
Army General Expects Iraq Deaths to Fall
Foundation Seeks New Sites to House the Wounded and Their Families
Reservists, Guard Troops Find Military Benefits Lacking
US Deserters Look to Canada Again
Recruiting Future GIs
Army Officials Voice Concern Over Shortfall in Recruitment
Study Shows 41% Drop in Number of Black Army Recruits Since 2000
Video Game Used to Lure New Recruits
US Military
Air Force Set to Lift Boeing Ban
Pentagon Gun Will Inflict Pain From Mile Away
Report Examines Patriot Missile Problems
Navy to Resume Bombing Runs, Exercises on Chesapeake Bay Islands
Abusing Justice
US Army Releases 1,200 Pages of Documents in Prison Abuse Scandal
Three Gitmo Officers Suspended in Conduct Probe
The War at Home
Gas Prices Might Increase 24 Cents in the Next Few Days
Lawmaker Asks Bush to Seek OPEC Oil Price Cut
Report Paints Picture of High Deficits for Years
No-Bid Contracts to Bush's Uncle's Company Investigated
Young Marines Begin Second Cycle
A Disproportionate Sacrifice
NY Art Students Remember Iraq Fallen
Nun to Continue Her Antimissile Activism Out of Prison
Saving Pablo Paredes
Anti-Militarization Conference Meets in Hawaii
War on Terror
Bush Targets bin Laden, Again
Will a Former FBI Translator Finally Get to Tell US What She Knows About 9-11?
Stalemate Lengthens Brothers' Detention
Bush Eases Fears of CIA Workers on Intelligence Reform
CIA Chief Bogged Down by Workload
Indiana Man Allegedly Tried to Sell Spy Names to Saddam
March 11 Still Darkens Daily Life in Madrid
Dutch Government Passes Terror Bill Giving Authorities Far-Reaching Powers
UK Homeland Security
Report: Madrid Bombing Mastermind May Plan UK Attack
UK Anti-Terror Bill 'Still Violates Human Rights'
UK Law Chief Attacks Terror Bill
Ministers Warned Over Terror Law
Protest Mounts Over UK Anti-Terror Plans
UK Holds Three in Terror Probe
UK Protest at US Terror Extradition Hearing
Lebanon/Syria
Assad Flies to Riyadh as Saudis and Egyptians Seek Resolution
Assad Finds Few Friends at Home, Either
Now Comes Arab Pressure
UK Warns Syria of 'Pariah' Status
Arabs Leave Syria Out in the Cold
Lebanon's Syrian Poor Live in Fear Amid Threats
Once-Jailed Syrian Father and Son Warn US Attack Would Destroy 'Not Only the Regime but the Country Itself'
Lebanese Soldiers Foil Bid to Fire Rockets at Israel
Iran
UN Inspector: Satellite Shows Iraq Stripped Sites
US Think Tank: Images Show Iran Heavy-Water Plant Nearly Done
Bush Offers to Help EU Over Iran
Iran Defiant Over Nuclear Plans
'Disengagement'
Likud Votes in Favor of Pullout Referendum
Two in Three Israelis Would Back Gaza Pullout in Vote
Gaza Settlers Threaten Suicide
Palestinian Politics
Fatah Leaders Resign En Masse
Fatah Gunmen Attack Palestinian Police Station
PA Set to Resume Executions
Palestinians Recoiling From Suicide Bombs
Israel/Palestine
Britain and EU Move to Outlaw Hezbollah
Arab and Druze Youths Attend Meeting Urging Against Serving in Israeli Military
Poll: 62 Percent of Israelis Think Sharon Is Corrupt
Israel Hunts Tel Aviv Bombers
Saudi Arabia
Saudis Break New Ground Eyeing Russian Weapons
Saudi Arabia's Shi'ites Seize Chance to Vote
Egypt
Women Protest Over Sinai Arrests
Taba Slowly Recovers From Attack
Middle East
Turkey to Forego $1 Billion in Aid From US
Tunisian Police Officers Block Anti-Sharon Protest
Qatar to Hold First Election Within a Year
Blix Urges Nuclear-Free Middle East
Congo
Congo Govt Cheers UN for Killings of Militiamen
UN: Neighboring Nations Arming Congo Militias
UN Envoy in Congo to Stay On
UN Warns on Violence Over Minerals in Congo
Africa
US Opposes Installation of Somali 'Govt' by African Forces
Togo Election Set for Next Month
Troops Patrol After Nigeria Riot
Sudan: No Atrocities Here
Kenya Wants UK 'Atrocity' Apology
Canada
General: Canada at Risk of Direct Attack
Missile Counter-Attack
Public Opinion Behind Canada's Rejection of US Missile Defense Plan
Colombia
Colombia Bombs Rebels 'Preparing Attack on Town'
Colombia Massacre Raises Rights Issues
Americas
Chavez Renews Threat to Cut Oil to US
US Threatens Bolivia in Effort to Secure Criminal Court Immunity
Ecuador Arms Case Minister Freed
US Bars Nicaragua Heroine as 'Terrorist'
Aristide Supporters March in Port-Au-Prince
UN Ambassador Denounces Police Brutality in Haiti
 
Contributors


3/04/2005
A Fascist America


3/04/2005
Lebanon: Hope and Trepidation


3/03/2005
Consequences of the Hague Inquisition


3/01/2005
George W. Bush Fails to Learn from Jimmy Carter's Naive Human Rights Policy

Ran HaCohen
2/28/2005
Democracy, a Free Press, and Other Fantasies

Praful Bidwai
2/26/2005
India Talks Down to Its Neighbors

Ilana Mercer
2/23/2005
Syria Out Doesn't Mean U.S. In

Joseph Stromberg
2/07/2005
An Anti-Imperialist's Reading List: Part Two

Sascha Matuszak
1/08/2005
Issues for East Asia: A Sinocentric View

Matthew Barganier
10/30/2004
Et Tu, Pat?
Additional Contributors


 
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