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Now It's Escalation: Jonathan Cook
The End of Unipolarity: Ehsan Ahrari
Terrorism on Both Sides: Ivan Eland
Lebanon and Goyette's 2nd Law: Charles Goyette
To Nuke or Not to Nuke: Gordon Prather
 
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News
Updated July 18, 2006 - 11:17 PM EDT
Rice: Cease-Fire Won't Help
Weeks-Long Assault May Include Ground Troops
Israel Strikes Lebanon's Hapless Military
Military Leaders Foresee Iraq Exit in 2016
Suicide Bomber in Iraq's Shi'ite Kufa Kills 59
Gonzales: Bush Blocked Eavesdropping Probe
Israel Spurns UN Call for Monitors
Bush Belittles Lebanon Peace Plan
Attacks Kill 235 in Lebanon, 25 in Israel
Israel Violates US Law With Attack on Lebanon
Energized Neocons: Israel's Fight Is Washington's
Afghan Officials: Taliban Have Control of Towns in South
Viewpoints
Israelis Are Dying: It Must Be an Escalation  by Jonathan Cook
Russia and the Making of a Multipolar World  by Ehsan Ahrari
Afghanistan: New Players, Old Mistakes  by Gwynne Dyer
Lebanon and Goyette's Second Law  by Charles Goyette
The Mideast Death Dance  by Rami G. Khouri
To Nuke or Not to Nuke  by Gordon Prather

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Frontline
Lebanon Reeling as Israel Refuses Cease-Fire
Israel Readies for Iran Showdown by Attacking Lebanon
Tel Aviv Plans 4-Tier, Intensifying Offensive
No UN Action on Lebanon Fighting for Now
Olmert Lists Demands for Israeli Cease-Fire
The Risks of Israel's Two-Front War
Jumblat: Lebanon a Proxy Battleground for Iran
Nasrallah Promises 'Further Surprises'
Israel Plans Reservist Call-Up
 
US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton: Lebanon Civilian Deaths Morally Not Same as Terror Victims
Iraq Attacks Continue
Armed Gang Seal Market and Murder 60 Shoppers
Three American Soldiers Killed in Iraq
Developments in Iraq on July 18
Developments in Iraq on July 17
Today in Iraq
Iraqi PM Raps Putin for 'Sarcasm' on Iraqi Democracy
Shooting Payout Thaws Australia's Relations With Iraq
Japan Completes Troop Pullout From Southern Iraq
US Troops, Iraqis Work Together to Create a Small Safe Area
British Forces Detain Militia Leader in Iraq
Civil War Guerrillas Offer Lessons for Army in Iraq
The New Iraq
US Troops, Iraqi Police Seize Marijuana Plants
Iraqis Turn to Drugs to Escape Violence
One Day in Iraq – as Viewed by Iraqi Press
Iraq Plans New Tender System to Cap Prices
Iraq and US Sign Commercial Agreement
North Korea
China May Pay Price for North Korea's Missiles
Japan Preparing Sanctions on N. Korea
Japan to Keep Deterrent Against N. Korea: Koizumi
US Aircraft Carrier in South Korea Amid Missile Crisis
South Korea Divided on Missile Tests
US: North Korea Must Return to Arms Talks
Russia Urges to Make No Hasty Conclusions on North Korea Reaction
Britain
Blair Forced to Shelve Islamist Group Ban
July 7 Attacks Could Happen Again, Warns Banned Group's Spokesman
London Cops Won't Face Charges for Killing Innocent Brazilian
US-UK Treaty 'Unfair to Irish-Americans'
War in Afghanistan
Daily Violence Is Now Routine in Afghanistan
Taliban Will Be Broken by Year-End: Afghan Minister
Twelve Dead in Afghanistan; Terrorist Suspect Seized
Bomb Blast Destroys Afghan Justice Office, Kills Two Officials
Coalition Soldier Killed, 11 Wounded in Afghan Clash
US-Led Forces Under Heavy Fire in Afghan South
UK Afghanistan Helicopter Use 'Rationed'
UN Finishes Afghan Warrior Demobilization
The New Afghanistan
Vice and Virtue Are Two Words to Fear in Afghanistan
Afghan Clerics Seek Return of Anti-Alcohol Police
Refuge From the Real Afghanistan
India/Pakistan/Kashmir
Pakistan Urges India Not to Quit Peace Process
India-Pakistan Peace Stalled After Attacks
Pakistan Denies Mumbai Involvement
11 Minutes That Wreaked Havoc in Bombay
Is al-Qaeda Setting Up Shop in Kashmir?
Pakistan Admits Fighter Jets Used in Balochistan
Two Rebels, Policeman Die as Fighting Rages in Indian Kashmir
Maoists Kill 20 Villagers in India
Indian Attacks Reflect Militants' Ambition
Asia
China Military Official Visits US
Philippines Troops Warned Against Politics
Europe
US Mission: Missile Defense Base in Europe
Europe Decries US on Guantánamo Situation
EU Welcomes Serbia War Crimes 'Action Plan', Awaits Results
70 Years On, Spain Hopes to Heal Civil War Wounds
Africa
Somali 'President' in U-Turn, Agrees to Talks With Courts Union
DR Congo Rebel Chief to Disarm
Uganda Peace Deal 'Will Be Done'
Ivorian President Slams UN Bias
The War at Home
American Muslims Angry at US Stance on Mideast Conflict
'Antiwar' Feingold Defends Israel's Attack Response
FBI Paid Informants in Miami 'Terror Group'
GOP Senator Resisting Bush Over Detainees
Cheney Argues Against Iraq Timetable
UN Human Rights Experts Chastise US
Americas
Calderon Followers Send Hostile Response to Mexico City Protest
Cuba Vows Communist Succession Post-Castro
Chile Reopens Case Against Pinochet
 
Assault on Lebanon
Lebanon Reels as Israel Hails 'Moment of Truth'
Beirut Staggers Under Air and Sea Barrage
Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Yet to Reach Its Zenith
Israeli Troops Briefly Invade Southern Lebanon
Israel Says It Doesn't Plan to Occupy Lebanon
Canadian Family Wiped Out in Israeli Air Strike in Lebanon
Diplomacy?
Annan Lebanon Proposal Met With Hostility
Rice Plans Mideast Mission
Bush's Lost Leverage in the Middle East
Bush Frustration Sparks Expletive
Bush Laughed Away Summit Gaffe: White House
'Private' Chat Heard by World Caps Disastrous G8 Summit for Blair
EU Urges Mideast Restraint, Not Cease-Fire
UN: Lebanon Should Help Restore Peace
US-Russian Ties Strained at G8
Blair's Wife Offers Free Legal Aid to Russian NGOs
Intense Security for G-8 Meeting
Lebanon at War – Again
History of the Lebanese-Israeli Conflict: At War for 58 Years
War Takes Lebanon Back to Civil War Days
Lebanese Watch as a War Unfolds on Their Territory
'Why Is No One Doing Anything to Stop This?'
Statement by Lebanon Prime Minister Fouad Siniora
Thousands of Lebanese Flee to Beirut From Unstable South
More Than 100,000 Flee Lebanon for Syria
15,000 Refugees Make a Break for Safety
Waiting Anxiously for Word From Family
Damage Bill in Lebanon Tops Half a Billion Dollars
Israel Under Siege
One Million Israelis in Bomb Shelters as Hezbollah Rockets Go Deeper
Israel Says They Destroyed an Iran-Made Long-Range Missile
Rocket Topples Building in Israel's Haifa
In Israel’s North, Waiting Out Rocket Attacks
Arab Israelis in Nazareth Now Feeling Vulnerable
IDF Concerned Missiles Could Hit Central Israel
Israeli Reaction
Israel's Arab Citizens Caught in a War They Never Wanted
Let's Negotiate an End to Crisis, Says Kidnapped Soldier's Father
Tel Aviv Defiant, Supportive of Lebanon Offensive
Israelis Cheer Destruction of Lebanon
2,000 Gather in Tel Aviv to Protest Israeli Attacks
Israel Detains al-Jazeera Bureau Chief for Hours
Iran/Syria
Bush Slip Puts Pressure on Syria
Iran Pledges 'Support' for Syria if Attacked
Iranian Official Suggests Prisoner Swap
Lebanon Crisis Delays UN Focus on Iran Nuclear Issue – Diplomats
'Premature' to Speak of Iran Sanctions: Putin
Iran, US Allied in Protecting Artifacts
Gaza
Palestinian Foreign Ministry Bombed Again
Three Palestinians Killed in Gaza
IDF: Northern Front Spurring Gaza Fighting
Aid Agencies Express Concern About Humanitarian Crisis Facing Gaza
Palestinians Snap Up Hezbollah Flags in Gaza
Foreigners Fleeing Lebanon
Nations Step Up Efforts Up to Evacuate Civilians From Lebanon
Evacuations Underway as Foreigners Flee Lebanon
US Sending Ships for Lebanon Evacuation Duty
Cruise Ship Hired for American Evacuation From Lebanon
Australians in Lebanon Taken to Syria by Bus
Canada Leases Six Ships to Evacuate Nationals From Lebanon
Evacuations From Lebanon
Global Mideast Fallout
Chirac: Stability in Lebanon May Require 'Means of Coercion'
A Divide Deepens in Arab World
Hezbollah Winning Over Arab Street
From Arab Leaders, Sympathy for Civilians but Not Hezbollah
Saudi Arabia Hits Out at 'Limitless Support' for Israel
Saudi Arabia Blames Hezbollah, Hamas for Israel Attacks
Mideast Conflict Overshadows G8 Summit
Oil, Gold See-Saw on Middle East Conflict
Relatives of Montreal Family Killed in Israeli Raids Demand Inquiry
Middle East
Turkey Wants Kurdish Guerrilla Crackdown
Turkish President Signs Controversial Anti-Terrorist Law
Kuwait Parliament Approves Electoral Reform Bill
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
7/17/2006
Will We Go to War for Israel?

Ivan Eland
7/18/2006
Israeli-Arab War: Terrorism on Both Sides

David R. Henderson
7/17/2006
The 1960s Antiwar Movement Revisited

Ran HaCohen
7/15/2006
The Army Wants Action

Doug Bandow
7/14/2006
Readings in the Age of Empire

Praful Bidwai
7/13/2006
Gathering the Pieces After the Mumbai Blasts

Alan Bock
7/08/2006
Reality-Based Recommendations

Charles Peña
7/06/2006
Wile E. Coyote's Fourth of July

Nebojsa Malic
7/05/2006
Crime and Punishment

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

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