Highlights
Israel's 'Get Out of Jail' Card: Philip Giraldi
Pay-to-Play Over?: Grant F. Smith
US-Iran Mideast Deal? Gareth Porter
Back to the Future? Turse/Engelhardt
Musical Torture: Andy Worthington
 
 Justin Raimondo

A New World Order?

 Russell Means

The Independent Republic of Lakota

 Robert Parry

Treason

 Joseph Salerno

The Logic of War-Making

Sarkozy Assassination Attempt Foiled    US Costs of Iraq, Afghan Wars Top $900 Billion    Iraqi Hospitals Suffer From Corruption, Shortages    Is a US-Iran Deal on the Middle East Possible?    Israel: UN Rights Envoy Is 'Unwelcome'    US Drone Kills Two in North Waziristan    Muntadar Al-Zeidi: the Shoe-Man of Baghdad    US to Propose UN Authorize Ground Raids Into Somalia    Turkish Scholars: Apology for Armenian Killings    Secret Service Defends Shoe Response    70% of Americans Want Iraq Withdrawal    Taiwan, China Ties Grow With Direct Trade Links    UN Official Critical of Israel Gets Death Threats    Report: US Costs of Iraq, Afghan Wars Top $900 Billion    Cheney Admits Authorizing Detainee's Torture    Iraqi Group Files 200 Lawsuits Against Rumsfeld, US Security Firms for Torture    Bush Considers Visit to Iraq 'Successful'    Arab Culture: The Insult of the Shoe    Cheney Holds to Hard-Line Stance    'Shoe-Thrower of Baghdad' Brings Iraqis on to the Streets    US Accuses Britain Over Military Failings in Afghanistan    Peaceful Protest New Kashmiri Weapon Against India    95 Journalists Killed Doing Their Job in 2008    West Bank Calm Boosts Bethlehem Tourism    Blame for Abu Ghraib Finally Lands at the Top    Taiwan, China Launch Direct Shipping, Air Links    Court Sides With Ny Times in Anthrax Libel Case    Back to the Future With the Complex?    40 Taliban Killed in Afghan Operation    Israel Frees 224 Palestinians to Bolster Moderates    New Guantanamo Chief Judge Warns of Change With Obama    Israel's 'Get Out of Jail Free' Card    A History of Music Torture in the 'War on Terror'    Will Obama End Pay-to-Play
in Mideast Policy?
    Iraqi Who Threw Shoes Covered US Bombing of Shiite Area    Senate Report Declares Bush Murderer; Media Yawns    One Small Shoe for Man...    The Dept. of Homeland Security: Man-Made Disaster    Catastrophe for Gaza    
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News
Updated December 16, 2008 - 11:05 PM EST

US Costs of Wars Top $900 Billion

70% of Americans Want Iraq Withdrawal
 
  Muntadar al-Zeidi: The Shoe-Man of Baghdad
  One Small Shoe for Man…
 

Iraqi Who Threw Shoes Covered US Bombing of Shi'ite Area

  Monday: 24 Iraqis Killed, 36 Wounded
US Drone Kills Two in North Waziristan
 
  Pakistani Drivers Supplying NATO Troops Go on Strike
UK to Step Up Afghan Troops 'Temporarily'
 
 

US Accuses Britain Over Military Failings in Afghanistan

 

40 Taliban Killed in Afghan Operation

 

Bid to Split Taliban, al-Qaeda

Israel: UN Rights Envoy Is 'Unwelcome'
 
  Hamas and Israel Trade Warnings as End of Truce Nears
  Israeli High Court Restricts West Bank Barrier

Sarkozy Assassination Attempt Foiled

 
 

Police Find Explosives in Paris Store After Warning

Is a US-Iran Deal on the Middle East Possible?

US to Propose Ground Raids Into Somalia

 
  Bush Bid for Ground Troops in Somalia Gets Cool Reception

Cheney Admits Authorizing Detainee's Torture

Viewpoints
Will Obama End Pay-to-Play in Mideast Policy?  by Grant F. Smith
A History of Music Torture in the 'War on Terror'  by Andy Worthington
The Dept. of Homeland Security: Man-Made Disaster  by Jeffrey Rosen
Back to the Future With the Complex?  by Nick Turse and Tom Engelhardt
Catastrophe for Gaza  by Eyad El-Sarraj
Blame for Abu Ghraib Finally Lands at the Top  USA Today

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Frontline

Bush's Iraq-Afghan Farewell Tour Marred by Dissent

Family: Shoe Thrower Hates Both US, Iran Role

Iraqi Hospitals Suffer From Corruption, Shortages

Cheney Holds to Hard-Line Stance

Joint Chiefs Chairman Must Adapt to a New Boss

95 Journalists Killed Doing Their Job in 2008

 
Today in Iraq

Bush Considers Visit to Iraq 'Successful'

Bush on the Invasion of Iraq Leading to al-Qaeda Presence: 'So What?'

Rice Says Iran 'Scaling Back' in Iraq

Attacks Continue

Four Soldiers Injured by Car Bomb Blast in Nineveh

Nine Police Killed in Baghdad Bomb Blast

Monday: 24 Iraqis Killed, 36 Wounded
'War on Terror'

Court Sides With NY Times in Anthrax Libel Case

Iraqi Group Files 200 Lawsuits Against Rumsfeld, US Security Firms for Torture

New Guantanamo Chief Judge Warns of Change With Obama

Court Revives Case of Former Gitmo Detainees

Israel/Palestine

UN: Israel's Expulsion of Human Rights Envoy Is 'Dangerous'

West Bank Calm Boosts Bethlehem Tourism

Video: Israeli Soldier Threw Stones at Hebron Police

Israel Warned Against Halting Cash Flow to Gaza

Hezbollah Chief Calls on Arab, Muslim World to Help Lift Gaza Blockade

Gaza Truce

Israel Prepares to Attack Gaza

UN Official Critical of Israel Gets Death Threats

Israeli Defense Ministry Official: Gaza Truce Has No Expiration Date

Potentially Deadly Game of Brinkmanship Replaces Gaza Truce

Mideast Peace

In New Ads, Palestinians Try to Sway Israeli Public on Peace Plan

No Deal Without All Palestinian Territories, Abbas Says

Arab Officials Frustrated With Talks

'Quartet' Renews Call for Irreversible Israeli-Palestinian Talks

Prisoners Freed

Israel Frees 224 Palestinians to Bolster Moderates

Freed Palestinians Receive Warm Welcome in Ramallah

Palestinians Celebrate Release From Israeli Jails

Middle East

OPEC Plans Drastic Cut in Oil Production

Syria, EU Closer to Economic Deal, Hurdles Remain

Turkish Scholars: Apology for Armenian Killings

Russia and Her Neighbors

US, Russia No Closer in Talks on Missile Shield, Arms

Russian Navy: Russian Warships to Visit Cuba

Russia to Join Oil Cartel Moves to Cut Supplies

Russian-Led Group Declares Turkmen Vote Fair

In Other News

Serbia Says Russian Energy Deal by End of Year

Three Algerian Detainees Set for Transfer to Bosnia

US Anti-Kidnapping Expert Kidnapped in Mexico

 
The Iraqi Shoe-Lobber

Zeidi's Family: US Soldiers' Behavior Forced Him to Throw Shoes at Bush

Iraq Faces Pressure to Free Journalist

Iraqi Govt Demands Channel Apologize Over Shoe Throwing

Iraq Rally for Bush Shoe Attacker

Bush's Shoe Attacker Both Praised and Vilified Across Iraq

Kurdistan Press Syndicate Condemns Attack on Bush

Arabs Across Mideast Hail Reporter Who Hurled Shoes at Bush

Shoe-Hurling Iraqi Becomes a Folk Hero

Arab Culture: The Insult of the Shoe

Secret Service Defends Shoe Response
Afghanistan

Afghan Reporters Keep Their Shoes on for Bush

Bush Sees 'Difficult Days Ahead' in Afghanistan

Bush Talks With Karzai on Surprise Afghan Visit

Groups Ask US, NATO to Help Secure Afghanistan Gravesite

Afghan Ex-Poppy Farmers Plead for Promised Aid
Pakistan

45 Cops Surrender to Swat Valley Militants

Mystery Grows Over General's Slaying in Pakistan

Pakistan's Military Takes a Big Hit

India

Pakistan Won't Let Foreigners Question Mumbai Suspects

Calls Shed Light on Mumbai Gunmen's Motives

Indian Cabinet Creates New Agency to Probe Terror Attacks

Peaceful Protest New Kashmiri Weapon Against India

Russia Plans to Lease Nuclear Subs to India

Somalia

Somalia President Says Has Fired PM

Somali Parliament Backs Prime Minister, Rift Grows

Somaliland Offers Port to Fight Pirates

Pirates in Skiffs Still Outmaneuvering Warships Off Somalia

Zimbabwe

Activists Go Missing in Zimbabwe Crackdown

Zimbabwe Accuses Botswana of Training Insurgents

South Africa Urged to Rein in Mugabe

Africa

3 African Armies Strike at Uganda Rebels in Congo

Uganda to Send 60 Policemen to Darfur

UN Special Envoy Missing in Niger

Koreas

Japan, South Korean Leaders Regret North Korean Talks Failure

Seoul: No Decision on Halting Energy Aid to North Korea

Asia-Australia

Taiwan, China Launch Direct Shipping, Air Links

Pakistan, China Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement

Government Troops Capture Rebel-Held Village in Northern Sri Lanka

Study: Australia Could Become Strong Regional Power

 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
12/15/2008
The Crisis-Mongers

Philip Giraldi
12/16/2008
Israel's 'Get Out of Jail Free' Card

Alan Bock
12/15/2008
From the Top,
as We Suspected

Ivan Eland
12/13/2008
Lessons on the Battlefield Need to Be Learned at a Higher Level

Doug Bandow
12/12/2008
Force: The Real 'F' Word

Nebojsa Malic
12/04/2008
Triumph of Tragedy

Charles Peņa
12/03/2008
More Security, Less Secure

David R. Henderson
11/11/2008
A Veterans Day Tribute

Sascha Matuszak
11/10/2008
Business Over Bluster

Ran HaCohen
11/07/2008
Black Israeli Voices on Obama's Victory

Praful Bidwai
9/05/2008
Lawmaker's Disclosure May Torpedo Nuke Deal

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