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Updated May 9, 2013 - 11:10 PM EDT
Syria Rebels Reject US-Russia Dialogue Calls
 
  US Asked Moderate Syrian Rebels to Fight Al-Nusra
  Former Syrian Rebel Chief: Islamists Should Be Included
  UN Abandons Golan Post After Kidnappings
  US to Announce Another $100 Million in Syria Aid
Afghan Police Attack Protesters, Killing Ten
 
  NATO to Probe 'Misconduct' Allegations in Recent Afghan Raid
  Putin: Afghanistan Fueling Regional Instability
Tsarnaevs Not Yet Linked to Foreign Terror Groups
 
  Boston Bombing Inquiry Looks Closely at Russia Trip
  Decades of Distrust Restrain Cooperation Between FBI and Russia's FSB
DoJ: We Don't Need Warrants for E-Mail, Facebook Chats
Iraq: Kurds Bear Brunt of Attacks That Leave 46 Dead
AF Sidelines 17 Nuke Officers; Commander Cites System 'Rot'
Viewpoints
Everything You've Been Told About Radicalization Is Wrong  by John Knefel
The US Is Fighting How Many Wars?  by Kevin Gosztola
Diplomacy Is Better Than Military Action in Syria  by Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why We Should Mistrust the Government  by Andrew P. Napolitano
The US Can't Remake Syria  by Andrew J. Bacevich
Stop the Imperial Presidency  by Ralph Nader

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Frontline
Gitmo Is Not an Anomaly
Lawmaker Wants Military to Promptly Alert Congress About Drone Strikes
Diplomat Says Questions Over Benghazi Led to Demotion
GOP Benghazi Probe Stokes Political Controversy
Bolivia's Challenge: Making Coca Palatable
Stephen Hawking Joins Academic Boycott of Israel
 
Syria
Divisions Plague Kurdish Opposition Groups in Syria
As Syria Diplomacy Gains, Kerry to Announce More Aid
Assad's Forces Capture Strategic Town in Southern Syria
Syria UN Envoy Brahimi Hails US-Russia Accord
Syrian Rebels Claim UN Troops Free to Go
Fatah: Resistance Doesn't Take Orders From Syria
Syrian Observatory: Al-Nusra Front Leader Wounded
Syria's Internet Outage Blamed on 'Cable Problem'
Palestine/Israel
Hamas Breaks Up Anti-Israel Rally in Gaza
Senior Jerusalem Islamic Cleric Questioned Over Clashes
China Urges Israeli Prime Minister to Remove Obstacles to Restarting Talks With Palestinians
Hamas Looks to Root Out Israel's Spy Networks
UN Decries Rising Poverty in East Jerusalem
State Comptroller: Israel Police Don't Enforce Law Properly in Arab Communities
Iraq
Kurdish Forces Bear Brunt of Attacks That Leave 46 Dead, 92 Wounded
Suicide Bombers Target Kurds in Iraq's Disputed Areas
Militants Bomb Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline, Halting Oil Flow
Curfew Imposed on Mosul Reduced
Sergeant Who Killed Five Troops at Baghdad Clinic Grew Paranoid in Weeks Leading Up to Slayings
Turkey
Kurdish PKK Rebels 'Begin Leaving Turkey' After Truce
An Encounter Shows Kurdish Guerrillas in No Hurry to Abandon Turkey's Mountains
Jordan
Jordan Decries Israel Arrest of Palestinian Cleric
Jordan Summons Israel Envoy Over Mufti
Jordanian Parliament Calls to Expel Israeli Ambassador
Yemen
Militants Kill 3 Yemeni Air Force Pilots Near Base
Yemen Signals It May Release Journalist Accused of AQAP Ties
United Arab Emirates
Iran Hostages See Renewed Focus on Their Plight
UAE Call to Ban Hypnotic Music as Illegal 'Digital Drug'
Russia
Kerry Meets Russian Rights Activists Amid Crackdown
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Forced Out
Americas
Mexico Officials Say 3 Police Working for Interpol, 1 Federal Investigator Missing in North
Lawyers: Haiti Cholera Lawsuit Threatened at UN
 
The War at Home
Lawmakers to TSA: Stop Wasting Money on Unused Scanners and Equipment
TSA Defends Storage Costs Targeted by Lawmakers as Wasteful Spending
Nun, 83, and Two Other Activists Guilty of Intrusion at Nuclear Complex
Lawmakers Focus on Measures to Combat Sex Assault in Military
Catholic US Soldier Says She Faced Harassment Over Muslim Name
Pakistan
As Pakistan Votes, the Military Watches Sternly From Its Barracks
Running Without a Bhutto: Pakistan's Ruling Party Struggles in Run Up to Election
Pakistan's Ruling PPP Seen Struggling in Election Campaign
Imran Khan 'Down but Not Out' of Pakistan Election
Pakistan Warns Afghanistan to Show Restraint After Shootouts Along Border
Afghanistan
Taliban Ambush Leaves 5 Afghan Soldiers, 1 Police Dead in Farah
Putin Slams NATO for Turning Blind Eye to Afghanistan Drug Production
Afghan Minister Vows Punishment for Fainting Girls
China/India
China and India's Rivalry Extends to the Arctic
China and Tibet: Cameron Says UK Policy Has Not Changed
Maldives
America's Coconut Grove, Lily Pad in Maldives
US Won't Set Up Permanent Military Base in Maldives
Malaysia
Malaysia Opposition Holds Protest at Vote Result
Libya
Contentious New Law That Bans Gadhafi-Era Officials Could Be Overridden by New Charter
Libyan PM Vows Cabinet Reshuffle, Praises Militias
DR Congo
Pakistani UN Peacekeeper Killed in Ambush
Fearing M23, Hundreds of Congolese Flee to Uganda
UN: Girls as Young as 6 Raped by Congo Troops
Dozens Kidnapped in M23 Fief in Congo: Officials
Nigeria
Official: Attack by Ethnic Militia Kills at Least 20 Nigeria Police Officers in Central Region
Nigerian Militant Attack Highlights Army's Weaknesses
Africa
Paramilitary Police Charged With Rape in Guinea
Malian Military Prepares for Final Push on Kidal
South Sudan Rebels Force Army From Eastern Base and Town
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Fighters to Return From Togo
Nigerian Militant Attack Highlights Army's Weaknesses
Red Cross Visits 12 Kidnapped by Senegal Rebels
 
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Columnists

Justin Raimondo
5/08/2013
Carla del Ponte’s Faux Pas

Ivan Eland
5/08/2013
Political Decentralization Might Help in Conflict-Ridden Countries

Kelley B. Vlahos
5/07/2013
Iraq’s Generation Hell

Philip Giraldi
5/02/2013
Kristol Clear

Nebojsa Malic
4/26/2013
Consenting to Rape

David R. Henderson
3/13/2013
Rand’s Stand

Ran HaCohen
3/04/2013
Purim and Genocidal Phantasies

Charles V. Peña
6/15/2012
Cyberwar for Me but Not for Thee
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Leon Hadar
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Scott Horton
Jeff Huber
Dahr Jamail
Kathy Kelly
William S. Lind
Jim Lobe
Sascha Matuszak
Ray McGovern
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Brendan O'Neill
Rep. Ron Paul
John Pilger
Murray Polner
Gareth Porter
Gordon Prather
Charley Reese
Paul Craig Roberts
Mark Rothschild
Michael Scheuer
Norman Solomon
Paul Sperry
Joseph Stromberg
Jon Basil Utley
Jude Wanniski
Teresa Whitehurst
Andy Worthington
 
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