Highlights
 
US Faces Smarter, Less Ideological Enemy in Afghanistan    South American Rift Persists Over US-Colombia Deal    ACLU Lawyers Mine Torture Documents for Truth    CIA IG Report Resources    Blackwater Founder Accused in Court of Intent to Kill    US Claims Pakistan Modified US-Made Missiles    CIA Head in Furious Torture Row    Hardline Prosecutor in Iran Opposition Trial Fired    Israeli Officials Accuse IAEA of Hiding Far Worse Nuclear Evidence on Iran    Ecuador's Leader Threatens Closure of TV Network    Hamid Karzai in Fiery Row With US Official    At Least 43 People Killed in Sudan Clashes: Military    Iran Welcomes 'Positive' IAEA Nuclear Report    Antiwar Movement Plans an Autumn Campaign Against Policies on Afghanistan    Pakistan Destroys Suicide Bomber Training Camp    Rebel Leader Says 30 Myanmar Troops Killed: State Media    Karzai Closer to Winning Tainted Afghan Vote    Iraqi Who Threw Shoes at Bush to Be Released Early    Lockerbie Bomber Backs Call for Inquiry    Would-Be Suicide Bombers Killed in Pakistan Town Thought Emptied of Gunmen    IAEA Extends Probe Into Alleged Syria Reactor Bombed by Israel    Cheney 'OK' With Violating Felony Torture Statute    Abbas Won't Meet Netanyahu Before Settlements Stop    Top Officer Says US Bungling Muslim Outreach    The Taliban Push Back in Afghanistan    Afghanistan: Military Reporter Profiles 'Like Perusing the Diary of Your Stalker'    Fury at NATO's Helicopter Attack on Afghan Clinic    Pakistan Bans Coverage of Mumbai Attack Trial    Iraqi Ministry Worker: Too Many Bomb Survivors Are Dying in Hospitals    Attacks in Remote Areas Add to Iraq Security Fears    Karzai Using Rift With US to Gain Favor With Afghans    Megrahi's Release Tied to Oil Deal?    Waiting For ElBaradei's Swan Song    Thugs of Fortune    We Don't Want to Rule the World    Making Afghanistan Safe for Democracy    Flushing Blackwater    
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News
Updated August 29, 2009 - 11:23 PM EDT
Another 20,000 US Troops for Afghanistan
 
  Tensions Rise as Thousands of Fraud Allegations Hit Afghan Vote
  US Envoy in 'Testy' Election Meeting With Karzai
  Taliban's Growth in Afghanistan's North Threatens to Expand War
  NATO Chief: Mission to Last 'As Long as It Takes'
Gen: 'Unsure' If Iraq Violence Will Imperil Pullout
 
  Truck Bombs Kill 16 People in Iraq
  US Embassy Costs to Rise in Baghdad
IAEA Praises Iran but 'Questions Remain'
 
  Iran Slows Atom Fuel Drive, Boosts IAEA Cooperation
  Iranian President: Prosecute Opposition Leaders
Bill to Give Obama Emergency Control of Internet
 
  9/11 Planner Is Recast as Key Asset for CIA
  Justice Dept May Skirt Court Order on Interrogation Documents
  New York 'Terror' Detainee in Draconian Conditions
Megrahi's Release Tied to Oil Deal?
 
  Justice Dept: Panam 103 Bombing Case Still Open
US Irked as Pakistan Stalls Waziristan Offensive
US Denies US Soldiers Fighting in Philippines
Viewpoints
Waiting For ElBaradei's Swan Song  by Gordon Prather
How to Bring Peace to Afghanistan
by Eric Margolis
Holder Appoints Torture Prosecutor, Rejects Nuremberg Principle  by Thomas R. Eddlem
Thugs of Fortune  by Jeff Huber
Flushing Blackwater  by Jeremy Scahill
Making Afghanistan Safe for Democracy  by Anthony Gregory

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UAE Claims Ship Seized With Arms From N. Korea for Iran
Russian General: 'Arctic Sea' Was Carrying Illegal Arms
Gadhafi Won't Pitch Tent in Jersey After All: Lawmaker
Can Final Peace Deal Overcome Settlements?
August Deadliest Month for US in Afghanistan
US-Afghan Relations Strained Over Election
South American Leaders Assail US Access to Colombian Military Bases
 
'War on Terror'
Seven Years After CIA Abduction, Prisoner Still Held Without Charge
CIA Will Cover Legal Fees for Officers in Torture Probes
Alleged Leader of 1995 Kidnapping Extradited to US
US Military
Ohio Soldier Made 2 Calls to Mom Telling of Abuse Before Suicide
Military Contractor Accused of Witness Death Threats
Air Force Contractor to Pay $15 Million to Settle Lawsuit
Marines Won't Seek New Charges in Iraq Killings
At Camp, Military Kids Share Laughs, Fears
Iraq
New Iraqi Violence by the Numbers
Eulogies for Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Reflect Worries
Iraqi PM: Death of Shi'ite Leader Leaves 'Void'
Body of Revered Shi'ite Leader Arrives in Baghdad
Under Tight Security, Baghdad Mourns Shi'ite Leader Hakim
Tight Security Measures in Karbala for Hakim's Funeral
Friday: 2 US Soldiers, 4 Iraqis Killed, 6 Iraqis Wounded
Israel/Palestine
'Just 4%' of Israelis Think Obama Is Pro-Israel
Egypt: Israeli Freeze Must Include East Jerusalem
Three Killed in Gaza Smuggling Tunnel Collapse
Middle East
Syria Still Not Cooperating Fully, IAEA Reports
Saudi Prince Vows to Fight Terrorism After Attack
UN 'Extremely Concerned' by Fighting in Yemen
Lockerbie
Britain Accused of Breaking Promise to US Over al-Megrahi
Gaddafi Son Says Time to Move on From Lockerbie
Scots Divided Over Release of Lockerbie Figure
Africa
Four Killed in Battle Over Key Mogadishu Checkpoint
Nigeria Promises Better Life for Militants Who Surrender Arms
Madagascar Talks End Without Agreement
 
Afghanistan
Vote Snarls US Job Instead of Easing It
Abdullah Abdullah Warns Survival of Afghanistan Is at Risk
Afghans Worry Taliban Taking Over Kandahar
Australia Mulls Changes After 2 Afghan Police Shot
CBS Reporter Injured by IED in Afghanistan
Cash: A Softener in Afghan War Zone
Taliban Use Pakistani City as Hub for Lucrative Organized Crime
NATO Wants Troops to Boost Afghan Forces Training
Pakistan
Pakistan Taliban Claim Afghan Suicide Attack
Al-Qaeda's Zawahri Calls for Jihad in Pakistan
India
India Official Calls for More Nuclear Tests
Suspected Maoist Militants Kill Four People in Eastern India
Myanmar/China
10,000 Refugees Flee Fighting in Myanmar for China
China Urges Myanmar to End Conflict in Border Area
Myanmar Fighting Poses Border Challenge for China
China/Taiwan
China Approves Regular Flights to Taiwan Despite Row
China Approves Law Governing Armed Police Force
Australian PM Cites 'Orgasm' Blunder for China Tensions
Asia
North Korea to Allow Family Reunions and Release Fisherman
Japan Opposition May Face Dilemma on US Security Ties
Activist Gets 18-Year Term for Insulting Thai King
UN Expert Urges Sri Lanka to Probe Execution Video
Russia/Chechnya
Suicide Bombing in Chechnya Kills 2, Wounds 6
Medvedev Turns to Muslim Clerics to Counter Radicalism
Americas
Honduras Offers Deal on Zelaya
Uribe Stands Ground on US Military Deal
New Mexico Gov. Cheers US, Cuban Openness to Better Ties
 
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8/28/2009
Obama's Road to War

Charles V. Peņa
8/28/2009
Different Country, Same Problem

Philip Giraldi
8/27/2009
Just 6 More Months to Victory!

Ivan Eland
8/26/2009
Canada Copies US Customs

Nebojsa Malic
8/19/2009
A Balkans Belgium?

Kelley B. Vlahos
8/18/2009
A Primer for the Neo-Patriots

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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Joshua Frank
Aaron Glantz
Leon Hadar
Jorge Hirsch
Scott Horton
Dahr Jamail
Kathy Kelly
William S. Lind
Jim Lobe
Ray McGovern
Thomas Gale Moore
Brendan O'Neill
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John Pilger
Murray Polner
Gareth Porter
Gordon Prather
Charley Reese
Paul Craig Roberts
Mark Rothschild
Michael Scheuer
Norman Solomon
Paul Sperry
Joseph Stromberg
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Jude Wanniski
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