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A Treasonous Camarilla: Justin Raimondo
Anti-China Hypocrisy: Declan McCullagh
Bush's Brezhnev Period: Sidney Blumenthal
What Isolationism? Andrew J. Bacevich
US Rhetoric, Reality at Odds: Anatol Lieven
 
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News
Updated February 3, 2006 - 10:56 PM EST

Bush Wants $559B for Defense, Wars

DoD Issues 20-Yr Plan for War on Terror

Rumsfeld Says Terror Threat Greater Than Ever
Rumsfeld: Iraq Won't Be a Long War
US Copter Fires Rockets Into Sadr City
Report: Bush, Blair Wanted War, No Matter What
Bush Hoped to Start Iraq War Using Fake UN Plane
Troops Encircled by Taliban in Afghanistan; 19 Killed
IAEA Delays Resumption of Iran Meeting to Saturday
Senate Extends PATRIOT Act Until March 10

Pentagon to Take Greater Role in Bankrolling Foreign Armies
Viewpoints
Bush Is Spreading Something, All Right  by Anatol Lieven
Rise of Hamas Shows Bush Foreign Policy Still Failing  by Geov Parrish
Anti-China Hypocrisy in Congress?
by Declan McCullagh
What Isolationism?  by Andrew J. Bacevich
Hamas Won – Deal With It
by Rami G. Khouri
The Imperial President  by Nat Hentoff

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Frontline
Judge Sets Trial for Libby in CIA Leak: January 2007

Timeline: The Road to War in Iraq

Negroponte: Iraqi Forces Beset by Sectarian Differences

Iraq May End Up Exporting Terrorists to Europe

British Terror Watchdog: More Bombings on the Way

Rumsfeld: Media Criticism Is Constraining Our Ability to Plant Stories

White House E-Mails Missing in CIA Name Case
 
Israeli Troops Pull Out of West Bank Settlement After Settler Attacks
The War Goes On

27 Dead in Iraq Violence

Five US Troops Killed in Iraq

Sadr Forces Battle US Troops in Sadr City
Security Incidents in Iraq, Feb. 3

Security Incidents in Iraq, Feb. 2
Iraq Today

Sunnis Offer 10-Point Peace Deal

US Planned 180 Clinics in Iraq, Only Four Built

Syria, Iraq to Restore Diplomatic Ties

Two Journalists Kidnapped in Iraq

Mortar Attack Sets Off Iraqi Oil Plant Inferno
Trying to Try Saddam

Eight Defendants Not in Court as Saddam Trial Resumes

Saddam Watches His Own Trial on TV

Unusual Day at Hussein Trial: No Outbursts

Hussein Half Brother Named in Torture

Saddam Trial Postponed Again
Occupying Iraq

US Wants Aussie Troops to Stay in Iraq

Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Want Fewer Troops in Iraq

End Beckons for the 'United States of Iraq'

Guard Role in Iraq to Ease, Generals Say

Bulgaria to Send About 120 Non-Combat Troops to Iraq
Iran
A More United Front Against Iran

Tehran Cools on Russia Offer

Iran Threatens Full-Scale Enrichment Work

Some Arabs Aren't Fans of Iranian Leader

Iran Debate Strains US-India Relations

Japan Is in a Quandary Over Iran Nuclear Crisis

In Another Threat, Iran Warns It May Ban All Inspectors
Afghanistan
'Iraqi Militants Active in Afghanistan'

Suicide Bomber Kills Five in Afghanistan

Afghan Schools Face Torch

Taliban Turn to Suicide Attacks

Officials: Iraq Militants Heading to Afghanistan to Aid Taliban

Netherlands to Send More Troops to Afghanistan

Dutch Divided Over Afghanistan
US Envoy Warns on Efforts to Build Afghanistan

Canadian Troops in Afghanistan Prepared to Take the Offensive for Battle
Afghan Defense Minister: British Troops Could Face Suicide Bombers in Afghanistan
Nepal

11 Rebels, 2 Soldiers Killed in Nepal

Mayoral Candidates' Homes Bombed in Nepal

Nepal Urged to Restore Democracy as Means to Deal With Rebels
Sri Lanka

Security Alert Shuts Sri Lanka Parliament

Sri Lankan Peace Talks May Help to Stem a Decline in Tourism
South Asia

Pakistani Police Struggle to Identify Those Killed in US Air Strike

Indian PM Says Kashmir Vital to Ties With Pakistan
Russia

Three Blasts Kill Two in Southern Russia

US Spy Boss Warns on Russia Ties

Russia Wants to Strengthen Ties With Islamic Countries

Senior Russian Officer Convicted of Using Conscripts as Slaves for Hire
Europe

France Deports First Youth Tied to Riots

Pro-Russian Bloc Seeks to Regain Power in Ukraine
Sudan

Darfur Talks Marred by Fighting

Sudan's Former Foes Clash Over Security Laws

US Pushes Darfur UN Peace Force
Africa

UN Warns Ivory Coast Over Violence

12,000 Congo Refugees Enter Uganda

Liberian President Fires Entire Ministry
 
War on Terror

US Agencies: No Proof al-Qaeda Is About to Attack

Internet Jihad: Tackling Terror on the Web

US Intel: Terrorism Could Spread in Central Asian Countries

Intel Chief Says al-Qaeda Is 'Top Concern'

NSA's Struggle to Tap a Wily Foe

Arming the 'Camel Corps'

Many of Blair's Anti-Terror Measures Dropped or Shelved

Blair Hails Afghanistan Compact as Essential to Fight Terrorism

Abizaid Credited With Popularizing the Term 'Long War'
US Military

Reservist, 32, Sues Army to Leave Service

Overhaul Eyed for Rumsfeld's Policy Office

State Lawmaker Called Up for Marine Duty in Iraq

17 Percent of Military's New Recruits Didn't Meet Minimum Standards

Army to Press Ahead With Guard Overhaul

Red Tape Often Awaits Disabled Servicemembers

Judge Said Army or Jail, but Military Doesn’t Want Him
Iraq War Sign Next to Army Office Removed
Spying on Americans

Rumsfeld: Pentagon Spying on Civilians 'No Big Deal'

Democrats and Bush Aides Spar in Senate Over US Spying

CIA Boss: Outing Domestic Spying Hurt Intel
CIA Leak

Court Filings Shed More Light on CIA Leak Investigation

Iraq, Niger, and the CIA
Hamas

Hamas Looks to Arab World, South America for Support

Palestinians Fret About Beer, Wages, and Veils, but Not About Hamas
Settlers Gone Wild

Clashes Between Settlers, Israeli Police Grow More Violent

Riots Fail to Stop Settlement Demolition
Palestinian Authority

Arab States Expected to Send Money to Help PA Pay Its Employees

PA Will Delay Paychecks for Employees

US Lawmakers Push Bill to Cut Aid to Palestinians
Israel

Israeli DM: Hamas Involved in Qassam Fire

Confirmed: Israelis Kill 15-Year-Old Inside Lebanon
Cartoon Fallout
Tension Rises Over Muhammad Cartoons

More Papers Defy Muslim Protests

Gunmen Surround EU Office in Gaza to Protest Cartoon

Westerners Flee Gaza, West Bank

German Abducted in West Bank
Middle East
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood May Be Political Model

Oil Firms Continue to Invest in Syria

Saudi Arabia Takes First Steps on Path to Reform

In Turkish Movie, US Troops Kill for Sport
China

Google and Microsoft Turn Up Heat Over China

How Google Censors Its Chinese Portal
East Asia

US Seen Considering UN Security Council Referral for North Korea

Islamic Militants Silence Villagers in Thailand
Americas

Panic Along the Colombia-Ecuador Border

Ecuador Destroys FARC Camp

Rumsfeld Says Chavez Rise 'Worrisome'

Venezuela to Expel US Naval Attaché

Dark Past Hovers Over Some Haiti Presidential Hopefuls

House Investigates Reported Mexican Military Incursions Into Texas

US Officials to Meet With Cubans Over Oil
Chile

Court Dismisses Pinochet Appeal

Chile Gets F-16s From US
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
2/03/2006
A Treasonous Camarilla

Charles Peña
2/02/2006
Going Old School on al-Qaeda

Praful Bidwai
2/01/2006
Iran Confrontation in the Cards

Ivan Eland
1/31/2006
Political Earthquake in Palestine

Alan Bock
1/28/2006
Breathtaking Power Grab

Nebojsa Malic
1/25/2006
An Insult to Gandhi

David R. Henderson
1/23/2006
Conversation with a US Military Officer

Ran HaCohen
1/18/2006
Hebron for Beginners

Sascha Matuszak
12/24/2005
Drums in the Streets

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

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

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