Today's Highlights

The Evil Empire Revisited: Philip Giraldi
The Biden Betrayal: Stephen Zunes
Gitmo Suicide Report True?: Andy Worthington
Outposts Kill Palestinian State: Jonathan Cook
Outlaw Administration: Johnson/Engelhardt

 
 Gareth Porter

War is the Health of the State

 Daniel Levy

There are Better Options

 Ed Fremer

No Accountability for Negligence in the Army

 Robert Higgs

Philip Dru in Power

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News
Updated August 26, 2008 - 11:24 PM EDT
Maliki: Timetable Agreed; US Denies
 
 

Tuesday: 47 Iraqis Killed, 79 Wounded

UN Confirms US Attack Killed 90 Afghan Civilians

 
  Afghans Want a Deal on Foreign Troops
 

Pentagon: Civilians Killed, but Herat Attack 'Legitimate'

 

Texan Soldiers Being Used to Farm in Afghanistan

Pakistani Govt Hangs by Thread
 
 

UN Envoy's Ties to Pakistani Are Questioned

 

West Poised to Increase Clandestine Operations in Pakistan

US Vows to Thwart Enclaves' Independence
 
  The Kosovo Precedent Bites Georgia
 

Bush Presses Russia Not to Recognize Abkhazia, S. Ossetia

 

As Georgians Assess Damage, Anger Likely to Grow – With Their Govt

 

Georgia: Russia Vote a Continuation of 'Aggression'

 

Russia Warns Moldova Against 'Georgian Mistake'

Surprise Win for Zimbabwe Opposition

Viewpoints
How We Learned to Stop Worrying About National Interest…  by Doug Bandow
Israel's Outposts Seal Death of Palestinian State  by Jonathan Cook
Guantánamo Suicide Report: Truth or Travesty?  by Andy Worthington
What About the Ossetians?
by Sheldon Richman
Outlaw Administration
by Chalmers Johnson and Tom Engelhardt
Terror Case Failures  by Nat Hentoff

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Frontline
Cheney to Visit Georgia, Ukraine in September

Guns Silent, Moscow and Tbilisi Open New Front in Denver

Poland Probes 'Secret CIA Jail'

AT&T Throws Party to Support Dems Who Voted for Telecom Immunity

Iraqi Girl Aborts Suicide Bombing, Surrenders

Biden and Iraq: Experience Is Double-Edged Sword for the Ticket

India, US Begin Reworking Draft Nuclear Deal

 
Conditions May Be Ripe for al-Qaeda in Somalia
Today in Iraq

Rally Against Iraqi Forces in Diyala

Iraq Says 650 Doctors Have Returned From Exile

Arabs and Turkmen in Iraq Demand UN Envoy's Resignation

Attacks Continue

Death Toll From Banquet Bombing Rises to 30 in Iraq

Monday: 1 US Soldier, 16 Iraqis Killed; 14 Iraqis Wounded
Occupying Iraq
US: No Final Troops Deal With Iraq

Pause for Rest in the Desert

The War at Home

CodePink Faces Tough Odds for Public's Attention

War Veterans' Concussions Are Often Overlooked

Helping War Widows on Road Ahead

Long Deployments Can Fray Faithful Ties

New Pentagon Media Agency Seeks to Fill Top Job

'War on Terror'

US Offers Afghans $29 Million Reward for bin Laden

Al-Qaeda Suspect Abducted by US, Now in Wheelchair with Part of Intestines Removed

Report: British Agency Pushing Counter-Terror Propaganda to Media

Aussie Journalist Faces Terror Charges Over 'Inappropriate' Book

Afghanistan

Russia Denies Halting NATO Transit to Afghanistan

Killing Civilians Outrages Afghans, Damages Troops Popularity

US Investigating Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan

1.2 Tons of Opium Seized in Afghanistan

Danish Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

Pakistani Politics

Psychiatrist: Zardari Unstable, Suffering From PTSD After 11 Years in Prison

Swiss Drop Charges Against Zardari

Pakistan Political Prospects as Coalition Splits

Pakistan's Tumultuous Politics

Tribal Areas

Pakistan Bans Taliban After Suicide Bombings

Q&A on Pakistani Taliban Movement

Pakistan Mob Burns Two Vehicles Set for US Afghan Force

Pakistanis Displaced by Fighting in 'Dire Need'

Pakistan Kills Five Militants Near Afghan Border

Ten Killed in Militant Attack in Pakistan's Swat

Kashmir

Indian Security Forces Kill 5 in Kashmir

Scenarios for the Kashmir Crisis

Asia

Philippine Army Seizes 15 Rebel Camps in Conflict-Torn South

US Submarine May Have Leaked Radiation in Singapore

Ex-Prisoner's Candidacy Tests Malaysia's Rulers

Hindu-Christian Violence Flares in India

China
China Deports US Tibet Protesters

Tibet's Most Famous Woman Blogger, Woeser, Detained by Police

Koreas

US Says Envoy's Talks With North Korea 'Substantive'

China, South Korea Agree to Keep Working on North Korea Deal

Americas

Honduras Joins Venezuelan Pact; Chavez Promises Oil

 
Georgia

Tense Standoff in Disputed Georgia Village

Russia Says to Inspect Cargo at Georgian Port

Russia Says Georgia Force Will Not Exceed Limits

EU Prestige on the Line Over Georgia Crisis

France Calls for European Summit Over Georgia

Georgia's NATO Showpiece Left in Tatters

Key Georgian Rail Line Reopens After Explosion

Georgia's Russians Express Shame, Anger Over Moscow's Actions

McCain's Wife to Visit Georgia
Around the Caucasus
Russian Parliament Backs Independence for Abkhazia, S. Ossetia

Russian General Criticizes US Black Sea Presence

Russia Cruiser to Test Weapons in Crowded Black Sea

NATO Commander Says Black Sea Exercises Have No Connection With Georgia Conflict

Russian War Emboldens Georgia's Other Separatists

Four Years Later, Dissident Sees Shadows of Beslan in Georgia War

Enclave Hails Tight Embrace From Moscow

Russia

Putin Says No Advantages for Russia From WTO

Russian Official: US Should Shelve Nuclear Deal to Avoid Congressional Bias

Britain Warns Against Suspending NATO-Russia Ties

Iran

Iran Says It Is Building Submarines to Protect Vital Oil Route

How Big Is Iran's Military?

Obama: World Must Not Let Iran Corner Israel

Khamenei's Approval Bolsters President

Iran Leader Warns Ahmadinejad on Inflation

Iran Warns US Over Interfering in Caucasus Crisis

Syria-Israel

Syria-Israel Talks Focused on Border

Syrian President Highlights Dialogue as Only Way to Solve Conflicts

FM: France Willing to Push Forward Peace Process Between Israel, Syria

Israel/Palestine

Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners

Mofaz Slams Livni for Supporting Release of Palestinian Prisoners

Abbas Greets Liberated Prisoners With Hero's Welcome in West Bank

Egypt Welcomes Israel's Release of Palestinian Prisoners

US Tax Breaks Help Jewish Settlers in West Bank

Palestinian Fishermen Test Israeli Blockade on Gaza

Israel Not Planning to Detain Activists' Boats Leaving Gaza

Israel to Shut Gaza Border Crossings Again

Barak to Rice: Israel Won't Accept Nuclear Iran

Lebanon-Syria

UN Denies Reports of Israeli Incursion in South Lebanon

French FM Visits Lebanon, Syria

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Police Arrest Two Opposition Legislators

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Appoints Lawmakers, Governors

Zimbabwe's New Speaker, Lovemore Moyo

Somalia

Number of Somalis Needing Aid Spikes to 3.2 Million

Somali Troops Burn Houses in Mogadishu

Somali Soldiers Kill Civilian in Mogadishu Market

Interim Somali Government Moves to Sack PM Over Embezzlement

Somali Leaders 'Reach Agreement' in Ethiopia Talks

Somali Insurgent Spokesman: Djibouti Agreement Does Not Concern Us

Sudan

Rebels: Sudan Forces Kill 27 in Darfur Camp Clash

 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
8/25/2008
Biden Means Business As Usual

Philip Giraldi
8/26/2008
The Evil Empire Revisited

Alan Bock
8/25/2008
Blowing Opportunities

Ivan Eland
8/23/2008
Missile Defense May Cause Downward Spiral in US-Russian Relations

Doug Bandow
8/22/2008
The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism

Nebojsa Malic
8/14/2008
Krajina, Not Kosovo

Charles Peña
8/06/2008
My Energy Plan Is
Better Than Yours

Sascha Matuszak
8/05/2008
The Security Blanket

David R. Henderson
7/22/2008
'Fisking' or 'Hendersoning'?

Praful Bidwai
7/13/2008
Deceptions Surface in US-India Nuclear Deal

Ran HaCohen
5/14/2008
Israel at Sixty

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