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Roots of American Liberty: Alan Bock
Pols Should Restrain Themselves: Ivan Eland
Behind the Iran 'Threat': Farhang Jahanpour
Reality Beneath the Flag-Waving: P. Craig Roberts
An Independent Republic Still?: Pat Buchanan
 
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News
Updated July 4, 2006 - 10:48 PM EDT
North Korea Fires Missile Test: Failure
Zarqawi's Death Fails to Stop Bloodshed
Majority in US Say Iraq War Pointless
Shi'ite Leader: Killers of GIs Should Get Amnesty
Report: Bush Ordered Cheney to Discredit Wilson
CIA Unit That Hunted bin Laden Closed
Gaza Assault Stepped-Up After Rocket Hits Israeli City
Hamas-Led Cabinet Urges Militants to Spare Soldier
US Soldier in Gruesome Iraq Rape/Murder Claims
BBC: Al-Qaeda Tried to Infiltrate British Intelligence
UK Govt Says They've Received 'No Request' for Afghan Backup
Viewpoints
The Reality Beneath the Flag-Waving  by Paul Craig Roberts
The Politics Behind the Iranian 'Nuclear Threat'  by Farhang Jahanpour
Snow Jobs, Zarqawi, and Bogus Peace Plans  by Dahr Jamail
Roots of American Liberty  by Alan Bock
An Independent Republic Still?
by Patrick Buchanan
A Black Flag Over Gaza  by Gideon Levy

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Frontline
US Navy Pledges to Safeguard Hormuz Strait
German Official Urges Compromise on Iran Enrichment
Iraqis Struggle to Leave, Somehow
UK Report: Al-Qaeda Using Iraq as Training Ground
Army: US Military Deaths in Action in Iraq Reach 2,000
Bolivia's Morales Gets Half a Victory
Did Britain Torture and Kill 50,000 Kenyans in the 1950s?
 
Blast Hits Iraq Oil Pipeline
Today in Iraq
Sunni Bloc Continues Boycott of Parliament
US Will Not Set Iraq Amnesty Conditions: White House
Iraq al-Qaeda Alive and Kicking
Iraq Ready to Revive Talks With Turkey Over Kurdish Rebels: Zebari
Mahmoudiya Mayor Says Death Probe Started
Details From Iraq Investigation Case
Iraq's List of 41 Most-Wanted
Attacks Continue
At Least 10 Killed in Monday Attacks Across Iraq
Car Bomb Strikes Market in Iraq, Kills Seven
Two US Troops Killed in Iraq
Developments in Iraq on July 4
Developments in Iraq on July 3
Iraq Occupation
US Troops Detain Iraqis in Foreign Fighter Hunt
Wedding for Iraq Romance Soldiers
The New Iraq
Iraqis Go to Great Lengths to Get Away
Iraq's Film Veterans Lament Loss
Iraqis Cling to Shreds of Movie Nostalgia
Global Iraq Fallout
Former UK Home Secretary: WMD Failure Undermining Public Trust
UK Soldiers Held Over Death of Comrade on 'Exercise'
UK Troops 'Desperately Short of Helicopters'
Australia FM Denies Iraq War Was Used to Boost Trade
Turkey Backs Iraq Reconciliation Plan
Iraqi PM Outlines Peace Plan in UAE
Iraq Seeks Saudi Investments
Brits in Afghanistan
Britain Fears 'Mission Creep' in Afghanistan
UK Commander Admits Afghan Mission Is 'Changing'
800 UK Combat Troops to Replace Engineers in Afghanistan
Beware Afghanistan: First Basic Rule
Afghanistan
Afghan Unrest Kills 100 USAID Staff in Three Years
White House: NATO Troops Being 'Tested' by Taliban
Joint Raid Stirs US-Afghan Tensions
Coalition Sees Taliban Targeting Afghan Translators
Drawing a Blank in an Afghan District
Hearts, Minds, Loyalties in Afghanistan
US to Give $2 Billion in Military Weapons, Vehicles to Afghan Army
University Student Killed, Eight Injured in Afghanistan Blast
30 Afghan Men Released From US Base
US Troops Kill 20 Afghanistan Militants
Quick Guide: Afghanistan Conflict
Pakistan/Kashmir
US Cancels Invitation to Pakistani MP Over Zarqawi Prayers
US Unveils Package for $5 Billion Arms Sale to Pakistan
6 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Bus Blast
13 Killed as Violence Surges in Kashmir
Sri Lanka
Tamil Rebels: Truce Monitors Have Until September to Leave Sri Lanka
Eight Killed in Sri Lanka Blast
Nepal
Nepal Not to Mark King's Birthday
Nepal's Ailing PM Hospitalized With Pneumonia
China/Tibet
China Restricts Internet Cafe Access
Foiling Beijing's Cyber Cops
China Defends Proposed Law to Fine Media
Tibet: A Part of China, but Apart From It
Indonesia
Bali Terror File Released
The Chilling Guidelines for Bali Suicide Bombers
A Terror Strike, Choreographed on a Computer
Indonesia Buying Russian Fighters
Asia
Uzbekistan Rejects Criticism of Tightening Control Over Religion
Thai Muslim Insurgents Fielding Women
Anti-Torture Bill Pushed in Philippines
Russia & Her Neighbors
Russian TV Contest Selects Would-Be MPs
UK Reporter Barred From Russia
EU Offers Russia Deal on Energy Reform
EU to Seek Free Trade Area With Russia
Europe
Rare Meeting for Cyprus Leaders
Spain to Recover Civil War Files
Mexico
Mexico Conservative Creeps Toward Slim Victory
Mexican Candidates Both Claim Victory Amid Rising Fears of Violence
Americas
Morales Backers Narrowly Fail to Win 2/3 Control in Bolivia Vote
Nicaragua Presidential Candidate Dies
Lawyer: Deported Canadian 'Security Risk' Faces Torture
 
Koreas
North Korea Warns of Nuclear War if Attacked
White House: North Korea Nuclear Comment Hypothetical
US Envoy Warns North Korea on Provocation
South Korea to Purchase SM-2 Missiles
South Korea Survey Angers Japan
Iran
Iran Says Could Be 'Flexible' in Nuclear Talks
Iranian Official Repeats Refusal to Suspend Enrichment
West Gives Iran July 12 to Stop Enrichment
Iran Plans to Cut Gas Imports, Subsidies
Iran Unveils Major Privatization Plan
Iran President Slams UN Over Mideast Violence
Iran Urged to Release Philosopher
UK 'War on Terror'
Terror Activity Is Growing, London Police Say
London Police Probe 70 Terror Cases
London Police Say Terror Plots Foiled
Police Admit They Still Have No Clues Over 7/7 Bombers
Muslim Britain Split Over 'Martyrs' of 7/7
UK Govt Lawyer: Detentions Shouldn't Be Up to the Courts
Reid Appeals Over Terror Ruling
Mistrust of Muslims on the Rise in Britain
The War at Home
Senator Graham: Congress Must Rein in Geneva Convention
Judge Will Wait Until Late August to Decide Libby Delay Request
Democratic Hawk Sen. Lieberman May Campaign as Independent
Rice Defining Her Own Sphere of Influence
On Right and Left, a Push for Government Openness
Gitmo Detainees' Lawyers Oppose More Filings

US Stars Align in Anti-Iraq War Hunger Strike
Schwarzenegger Orders Release of Homeland Security Reports
Antiwar Activists Arrested for Leafleting at 'Taste of Chicago'
Bay Area Sunnis, Shi'ites Find Common Ground
US Military
Preteen Magazine Accused of Military Pitching
Judge Blocks War Game, Cites Danger to Wildlife
Air Force to Spend Half Million Dollars to Study Blogs
Problems Plague Army Weapons-Burning
Assault on Gaza
Israel Strikes Building at Islamic University in Gaza City
Israel Raids Hamas Charities in West Bank
Israeli Troops Raid Ramallah Police Station
Israeli PM Rejects Palestinian Militants' Ultimatum
Israel Rejects Negotiations Over Kidnapped Soldier
Palestinian Militant Killed in Israeli Raid in North Gaza
Israel PM Gives Go-Ahead to Keep Up Military Operations
Hamas Leaders in Syria Seek Extra Security
Israeli Arab Leaders Call on Israel to Free Arrested Hamas Figures
Palestinian Women Call for Prisoner Swap
Palestinians in Crisis
Palestinian Poll: Faith in Hamas Government on the Rise
Gaza on Brink Over Hostage Soldier
Palestinian Businesses See Hopes Dashed
Hamas Health Minister Calls EU Aid Plan a 'Plot'
Living Conditions in Gaza Grim
Assad Steps Up Support for Palestinians Amid Soldier Crisis
Global Gaza Fallout
Syria Will Move on Crisis Only if Israel Holds Fire
Switzerland Says Israel Violating International Law in Gaza Strip
Egypt, Saudi Arabia Want Gaza Mediations
Gaza Crisis Tests Limits of Egypt’s Mediation
More Condemnations of Israel Over Gaza
Qataris Protest Against Gaza Offensive
Russian FM: Militants Must Free Soldier, End Attacks on Israel
Israel/Palestine
Israeli Justice Ministry Drafts Civil Marriage Law for 'Refuseniks'
Bedouin Ask UN to Help Fight Systemic Discrimination in Israel
Somalia & Her Neighbors
Cleric Calls on Somalis to Fight Ethiopia
Radicals Gain Edge in Somali Capital
Yemen Denies Arms Supply to Somalia
UN Team Meets New Islamist Rulers of Mogadishu
Sudan
Sudan Rejects UN Peacekeepers for Darfur
Sudan Peace Deal 'Could Collapse'
Chad
Rebels, Government Troops Battle in Chad
Senegal Trial for Ex-Chad Leader
Africa
Congo Poll Dialogues Suspended After One Day
Ugandan Talks With LRA Rebels Next Week
Zimbabwe Opposition Officials Attacked
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
7/03/2006
Somalia: A Case Study in Interventionism

Ivan Eland
7/04/2006
Pols, Not the Press, Should Exhibit Prior Restraint

David R. Henderson
7/03/2006
The Meaning of July 4th

Doug Bandow
6/30/2006
Fiddling While Afghanistan Slides Away

Praful Bidwai
6/29/2006
Indo-US Nuclear Deal Clears First Hurdle

Nebojsa Malic
6/28/2006
End of Delusions

Ran HaCohen
6/26/2006
The Ideology of Occupation Revisited

Charles Peña
6/22/2006
Why Liberals Can't Win the War on Terror

Alan Bock
6/10/2006
Another Dubious Turning Point

Sascha Matuszak
4/06/2006
Getting a Piece of the Pie

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