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Highlights
 
Hamas Fight With Islamic Radicals Kills 13 in Gaza    Poll Suggests Afghan Election Narrowing    Poll: Pakistanis Oppose Both US and Taliban    Report: Israeli Troops Killed Unarmed Gazans Carrying White Flags    US Defends Plan to Use Colombian Military Bases    US to Resume Training Georgian Troops    Clinton Dismisses Flap, Calls Africa Trip 'Great'    Aggrieved Villagers Wary of Afghan Vote    Report: Karzai, Taliban Reach Secret Election Day Ceasefire Deal    General Dismisses Top Adviser as 'Uninformed' on Iraq    In Taliban Heartland, Coalition's Made Little Headway After Eight Years    Deadly Contractor Incident Sours Afghans    Afghanistan Mission Essential, Translators Expendable    Suddenly, It's Advantage Fatah, and a Solution    Government Proposes Massive Shift in Online Privacy Policy    The Latest Tale From the 'War on Terror' Dark Side    GE Calls Fox Bombs Report 'Maliciously False'    Why Are We In Afghanistan?    Afghanistan, the Unwinnable War    Biking Out of Iraq    Philippine Troops Take Militant Camps, Scores Dead    US Sees Growing Backing for North Korea Sanctions    Detected Russian Subs 'Failed' Their Mission    Insecurity Could Close 10% of Afghan Voting Centers    Why Iraq Bombings Are Spiking    Three British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Taking Toll to 199    Swiss Move to Ban Minarets as 'Symbols of Islamic Power'    When the Dead Have No Say    Pakistan Pounds Taliban Commander's Bases, 12 Die    Iraqis Remaining Cool Despite Attacks on Mosques, Minorities    In Afghan District, US Will Face 'Toughest Environment'    The Opposite of the Nuremberg Defense    Program Trains Military Veterans to Run for Political Office    Karzai Offers Govt Jobs to Presidential Rivals    Pentagon, Governors Face Off Over Military Reserve    Arrogance and Torture: A History of Guantánamo    The Guns of August and Afghanistan    White House Opening to Hezbollah, Hamas?    
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News
Updated August 14, 2009 - 10:13 PM EDT
Karzai, Taliban Reach Election Cease-Fire Deal
 
  Poll Suggests Afghan Election Race Narrowing
  Insecurity Could Close 10% of Afghan Voting Centers
  Aggrieved Villagers Wary of Afghan Vote
  Observers See Pattern of Fraud Before Afghan Vote
Gates: Afghan War Win in 'A Few Years'
 
  In Taliban Heartland, Coalition's Made Little Headway After Eight Years
  Bombs Kill 14 Civilians in Southern Afghanistan
  Deadly Contractor Incident Sours Afghans
  Afghanistan Mission Essential, Translators Expendable
Poll: Pakistanis Oppose Both US and Taliban
 
  Pakistan Pounds Taliban Commander's Bases, 12 Die
Gen. Dismisses Top Iraq Adviser as 'Uninformed'
 
  Why Iraq Bombings Are Spiking
  Thursday: 30 Iraqis Killed, 56 Wounded
Hamas Fight With Gaza Islamic Radicals Kills 13
 
  Report: Israelis Killed Unarmed Gazans Carrying White Flags
  Arabs Ask for EU Support on Israel Nuke Resolution
Feds Propose Massive Shift in Online Privacy Policy
Viewpoints
The Latest Tale From the 'War on Terror' Dark Side  by William Pfaff
Arrogance and Torture: A History of Guantánamo  by Andy Worthington
The Guns of August and Afghanistan  by John Nichols
Afghanistan, the Unwinnable War
by Patrick J. Buchanan
Biking Out of Iraq  by Tom Engelhardt
When the Dead Have No Say
by Norman Solomon

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Frontline
Suddenly, It's Advantage Fatah, and a Solution
White House Opening to Hezbollah, Hamas?
Gates: No Recommendation on Troop in Afghan Report
Detected Russian Subs 'Failed' Their Mission
US to Resume Training Georgian Troops
Clinton Dismisses Flap, Calls Africa Trip 'Great'
High-Stakes Opening and Closing Roles for a US General in Iraq
 
The War at Home
Pentagon, Governors Face Off Over Military Reserve
Army Releases July Suicide Data
Program Trains Military Veterans to Run for Political Office
National Guard Drill at High School to Prepare for Possible H1N1 Riot
GE Calls Fox News 'Bombs' Report 'Maliciously False'
Suspension Lifted for Contractor Tied to Murtha
US Military Embraces Robot Revolution
Iraq
Iraqis Remaining Cool Despite Attacks on Mosques, Minorities
Suicide Bombers Kill 21 in Northern Iraq
5 Iraqi Guards Face Trial in Baghdad Bank Robbery
US, Syria Discuss Iraq Border Control
Controversy After Danish Police Seize Iraqis in Church
Thursday: 30 Iraqis Killed, 56 Wounded
Iran
Iranian Activist Issues Preemptive Retraction of Future Confession
Will Iran's Basij Stay Loyal?
UN Rights Experts Warn Iran Over Torture
Israel/Palestine
Abbas Rules Out Peace Talks Unless Israel Halts Settlements
After Alert, Israel Rules Out Kidnapping of Soldier
Israeli Consul to Boston 'Regrets' Leaked Memo Rebuking Government, Will Keep Job
Palestine's Sounds of Music
Israel Rejects Sarkozy Call to Free Prisoner
Palestinians Get Their Own Google Domain
Middle East
In Lebanon, Cluster Bomb Kills Syrian
Turkey Woos Russia as EU Hopes Dim
Africa
Two Civilians Killed, Four Wounded in Mogadishu Shelling
Sudan President Dismisses Powerful Spy Chief
Algeria Hosts Regional Summit Amid Rise in Terrorism
Clinton Offers Support to Liberia's President
Shoot at the Pirates? West Weighs Arming Ships
Australia
Australia Proposes Revising Counterterrorism Laws
Honduras
Pro-Zelaya Protesters, Police Clash in Honduras
Time Running Out for Arias Mediation in Honduras?
Honduran Protestors Target Dunkin Donuts, Burger King
Americas
US Defends Plan to Use Colombian Military Bases
Uruguay Senate OKs Millions for Dirty War Victims
 
Afghanistan Election
Abdullah Trying to Prove He Is No Afghan Also-Ran
A Technocrat Shakes Up the Afghan Campaign
Karzai Rival Tells Huge Crowd Afghan Race Not Over
Violence Threatens Afghan Polling Stations: Officials
Karzai Offers Govt Jobs to Presidential Rivals
Afghan President's Brother Denies Drugs Link
Former Afghan President Escapes Taliban Attack
Afghanistan Occupation
In Afghan District, US Will Face 'Toughest Environment'
Australian Troops Shoot Dead an Afghan Police Officer
Air Force May Buzz Before Bombing in Afghanistan
As Marines Push Into Afghan Town, Fire From '360'
Three British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Taking Toll to 199
US Service Member Killed in Afghanistan
Clearing Roadside Bombs Perilous Duty
Former Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Stealing $400,000 in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan Army Chief: We Are Fighting Terrorism, Not Religion
US Detains Journalist Fleeing Pakistan Threats
Three Security Personnel Killed in Balochistan Attacks
Koreas
US Sees Growing Backing for North Korea Sanctions
North Korea Frees South Korean Worker After Businesswoman's Visit
US Says Asian Banks Are Scrutinizing North Korea
Asia
Philippine Troops Take Militant Camps, Scores Dead
US Panel Says India Fails to Protect Minorities
Controversial Internet Filter Optional, Says Top Chinese Official
Leading Myanmar Opposition Member Warns of Fresh Uprisings
Russia & Her Neighbors
US: Russia Should Respect Georgian Borders
4 Policemen, 7 Civilians Shot Dead in South Russia
Wounded Leader Returns as Ingush President
'Raiding' Underlines Russian Legal Dysfunction
Ukrainian President Rejects Russian Criticism
Europe
Swiss Move to Ban Minarets as 'Symbols of Islamic Power'
Basque Separatist Protests Banned in Spain
Colonial Soldiers Want More From France
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
8/14/2009
Why Are We In Afghanistan?

Philip Giraldi
8/13/2009
Wag The Dog, Again

Charles V. Peña
8/12/2009
The Ever Present Military Option

Kelley B. Vlahos
8/11/2009
No Color-Coded Revolution for Afghanistan

Ivan Eland
8/08/2009
Treat North Korea As a Child Psychologist Would

Nebojsa Malic
8/05/2009
The Lessons of August

Ran HaCohen
7/20/2009
Fascism Needs an Enemy

David R. Henderson
7/17/2009
NPR: 'Murder' a Controversial Concept

Alan Bock
7/06/2009
Independence, Empire Don't Mesh

Edouard Husson
5/22/2009
The Virtues of Gorbachevism

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