Today's Highlights

Iraq Through the Prism of Vietnam: W. Odom
Liberated Iraq Reverts to Sharia: Asra Nomani
US Lauds Iraq, Slams Iran on Rights: Jim Lobe
God: I've Lost Faith in Blair: Terry Jones
Needed: New Ideas About Russia: K. v. Heuvel
 
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News
Updated March 9, 2006 - 11:16 PM EST

IAEA Cedes Action on Iran to UN Council

US: Iran Deepening Isolation With Threats

DM: Israel Will Have to Act on Iran if UN Can't

US Says to Close Iraq's Abu Ghraib Prison
Dubai Company Caves, Will Dump All US Assets

Gonzales: Spying Program Doesn't Need a Law

Senate Decides Against Investigating NSA Spying

Official: Shi'ite Party Suppressed Body Count

Bombs Kill 11 as Dust Storm Coats Baghdad
State Dept Lauds Iraq, Slams Iran in Rights Reports

US Troops on Spy Missions All Over the World
Viewpoints
Ionesco, Beckett, and Genet No Match for Rumsfeld  by Arianna Huffington
God: I've Lost Faith in Blair
by Terry Jones
Needed: A New Direction for US-Russian Relations  by Katrina vanden Heuvel
Liberated Iraq Reverts to Sharia
by Asra Nomani
True Inquiry Needed Into Tillman Death  by Robert Scheer
Not So Fast, General  by Mark Benjamin

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Frontline
Arizona Governor Orders Troops to Border

Neocon Allies Desert Bush Over Iraq

Defying Bush, House Panel Votes to Block Port Deal

State Dept's Annual Report on Human Rights Violations Lists US for First Time

Negative Perception of Islam Increasing in US

US Report Blames Weak Iraq Rule for Abuses

Highlights From Saddam Polls in Nine Countries
 
Police Find 24 Iraqis Dead in Abandoned Bus, 50 More Kidnapped
Iraq Today

Fear Flies High at New Iraq Air Force's First Base

Baghdad Ballet Students Dance Through Bombs and Intolerance

South Africa to Open Iraq Embassy

Night-Time Knock on Door Heralds Secret Assassins

Iraq's Militias: Many Little Armies, One Huge Problem

Baghdad Property Market Sways to Iraq's Violence

'National Unity Day' in the Iraqi Schools

Newspaper Campaigns for Carroll's Release
Iraqi Politics

Iraqi PM Hits at Opponents' Personal Feuds

Shi'ite Bloc May Obstruct New Legislature's Opening
Iraq Occupation

US Military Releases 122 Detainees in Iraq

Aussie Commander Claims Iraq Insurgency 'on the Run'
Attacks Continue

Kidnapped or Arrested?
Developments in Iraq, March 9

Developments in Iraq, March 8
Iraq Fallout

11 Convicted in Jordanian Court for Being Agents for Iraq Militants

Fourth UK Soldier Held Over Iraq Abuse Video

UK Princes Being Taught Not to Want to Abuse Iraqis
Afghanistan

Afghans Begin Poppy-Eradication Program

Heroin Poppies Now Mainstay of Afghanistan Economy

Back Home, but Still Imprisoned: The Shadow of Guantánamo
Afghanistan Occupation

Afghanistan Mission Hard on Canadian Families

Canadian PM Vows to Keep Troops in Afghanistan

At Troops' Request, Kandahar Gets a Canadian Coffee Chain

Spain to Send More Troops to Afghanistan
Pak-Afghan Spat

Musharraf Gives US General Evidence of Afghan Plot Against Pakistan

Pakistan PM: Afghans Need to Do More Along Border

Karzai Again Urges Pakistani Help on Security
Pakistan

Pakistani Troops Demolish Trenches Used by Militants

Terrified Villagers Flee as Pakistani Army Strikes at Taliban

Pakistan Denies Suspending Train Service to Iran

India Protests Proposed Dam in Pakistani Kashmir
India

Bomb Blasts Shred Rhythm of Holy Indian City

Religious Tension Rises in Holy City After Bomb Blasts

Terror Suspect Shot Dead After Indian Blasts

Indians Protest, Fear Violence Will Spread

White House Defends India-US Nuclear Pact
Nepal

35 More Bodies of Guerrillas Found in Eastern Nepal
Sudan

Sudanese Protest UN Plan for Darfur

Sudan Official Warns Against UN Mission

Sudan Militia Kills 12 Former Rebels
Nigeria

Nigeria Replaces Oil Delta-Area General

Nigeria Militants Report Fight With Army
Uganda

No Military Trial for Ugandan Opposition Leader
 
Iran

US, Russia Divided as Iran Nuclear Fears Rise

Russia Opposes Punitive UN Council Action on Iran

Facing US Opposition, Russia Backs Off Iran Compromise

In Iran, Even Critics Back Nuclear Stance

Iran 'Won't Stop Oil Exports'

Sabotage Not Ruled Out After Iran Pipeline Blaze

Iran Dispute Degenerates to Threat and Counter-Threat
War on Terror

Guantánamo Officer Maintains Silence on Abu Ghraib

Police Defend Menezes Shooting Strategy

Aussie Terrorists Could Be Sent Overseas for 'De-Programming'

Algeria Releasing 2,629 Islamist Prisoners This Week

IRA 'No Longer Poses Terror Threat'

Witness Ties Moussaoui to 'Dream' Terror Plot
US Military

Women Sue Over Forced Sex With Marine Recruiters

Rates of Hearing Loss Climbing for Troops

Decades Later, Marines Hunt Vietnam-Era Deserters

Naval Academy Rape Suspect's Apology Played in Court
Port Controversy

US Lawmakers Denounce UAE

US Importers Fear Fallout From Ports Furor

Showdown Looms on Ports Deal
Israel/Palestine

Israel to Reopen Main Crossing Into Gaza After Extended Closure

Deaths of Boys in Airstrike Stirs Anger in Gaza, Soul-Searching in Israel

UN: Israeli Settlers Harass Palestinians

Islamic Jihad Threatens to Target Israeli Leaders
Israeli-Palestinian Politics

Hamas, Fatah Resume Talks on Palestinian Coalition

Abbas: World Should Give Hamas a Chance to Moderate

20 Days Before Election, Olmert Already Declares Victory

Israeli Campaign Uses Fear Tactics

Abbas Denies Endorsing Olmert for Israeli PM
Cartoon Controversy

European Muslims Rise Up in Defense of Democratic Values

Yemen Prosecutors Want Paper's Assets Seized, Death for Editor in Cartoon Printing
North Korea

News Agency: North Korea Test-Fires Two Missiles

North Korean Missile Test Causes Concern

North Korea Sets Terms for Return to Nuclear Talks
China

China Promises Crackdown on Official Land Seizures

72-Year-Old China Dissident to Be Released
Europe

EU Ministers Not United Over First Military Mission

Bomb Explodes in Spain; One Injured

Serb War Criminal's Sentence Cut
Americas

Bolivia Proposes Taking Back Control of Former State-Owned Firms

Protesters, Troops Clash as Oil Strike Hits Ecuador

Chávez Backers March on US Embassy

Peru's Dynasty-in-Waiting Prepares to Deliver Racist, Anti-US President
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
3/08/2006
Biddle's Pivot

Nebojsa Malic
3/08/2006
Democracy in Action

Ivan Eland
3/07/2006
Nuclear Assistance to India: Building a Future Menace?

David R. Henderson
3/06/2006
War Is Good for the Economy – Isn't It?

Charles Peña
3/02/2006
Defense Transformation at the Crossroads

Alan Bock
2/24/2006
War Complicates Everything

Praful Bidwai
2/19/2006
Last Chance for Diplomacy?

Sascha Matuszak
2/11/2006
Rebirth

Ran HaCohen
2/06/2006
Hamas and Israel: Rival Twins

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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