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Updated June 28, 2014 - 11:17 PM EDT
US Drones, Troops, Hellfire Missiles Head to Iraq
 
  Obama Downplays ISIS Threat to US Security
  Gen. Dempsey: Iraq Coordination With Iran 'Not Impossible'
Iraqi Forces Drive Back Insurgents in Tikrit
 
  Rise of ISIS Widens Gulf Between Shia and Sunni
  Sistani Tells Iraqi Parliament: Agree on New PM by Tuesday
  ISIS Mass Execution Site Identified by Satellite Images
  Iraq Police Confirm Mass Execution of Sunni Prisoners
US-Backed Syria Rebels Crumbling in Face of ISIS
 
  Syrian 'Moderates' Aren't So Moderate in Iraq
  Jordan Fears Homegrown ISIS More Than Invasion From Iraq
Clashes, but Ukraine Ceasefire Extended to Monday
Lieberman: Protesters Against W. Bank Offensive 'Terrorists'
Viewpoints
American Cops Try to Cover Up Their Spying  by Lucy Steigerwald
New York Times Revamps Its False Ukraine Narrative  by Robert Parry
If You Were an Iraq War Critic, You're Won't be Asked to Go on TV  by Michael Calderone
Hell No! Taxpayers Shouldn't Go to Syria  by David Stockman
Iraq and the Echoes of Vietnam  by Steve Chapman
Drones a 'Slippery Slope' to Perpetual War  by Benjamin H. Friedman

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Frontline
Gitmo Briefing Slides: Prisoners 'Use' Media, Lawyers to Discredit US
Border Patrol Scrutiny Stirs Anger in Arizona Town
Japan Set for Landmark Easing of Constitutional Limits on Military
US Air Force Grounds Fleet of F-35 Fighters for Post-Fire Safety Check
US Plans to Reduce Its Land Mine Stockpile
 
Iraq
Scores Killed Across Iraq as Kurds Promise to Keep Kirkuk
ISIS Onslaught in Iraq Claims Terrible Toll of Victims on Both Sides of Divide
Iraq Cobbling Together Makeshift Air Force to Fight ISIS
Official: Armed Drones Guard US Interests in Iraq
Iraqis in Sunni Areas Had Low Faith in Government...before ISIS Takeover
Iraqi Witnesses Recall Horrors in Tal Afar, Mosul
Al-Mutlaq Coalition: We Will Not Attend Tuesday's Session Unless the National Alliance Offers a Clear Change
ISIS Attacks Halt Iraq Child, Cancer Center Construction
How the Fate of One Holy Site Could Plunge Iraq Back Into Civil War
Iraqi Kurdistan
Veteran Peshmerga Commander: No Difference Between ISIS and Maliki
Iraq's Kurds Rule Out Retreating From Kirkuk
Kirkuk Turkmen Seek Peshmerga Protection, Ready to Fight ISIS
Global ISIS Impact
Families Say 163 Turkish Citizens Have Joined ISIS
ISIS Gains in Iraq Put Saudi Forces on Highest Alert
Mosques Launch Campaign to Stop UK Syria Fighters
Kerry Presses Persian Gulf Nations to Rally Behind Iraq
Why China Stays Quiet on Iraq, Despite Being No. 1 Oil Investor
Syria
Anti-Assad Rebels Said to Control 95% of Syrian Golan Heights
Kerry in Syria Opposition Talks as US Moves to Arm Rebels
Israel/Palestine
Martin Indyk Resigns as US Special Mideast Envoy
Israeli Air Strike Kills Two Militants in Gaza
Militants Fire 6 Rockets From Gaza, Mortar Explodes in Open Area
Arab States at United Nations Deplore Israeli Aggression
UN Security Council Rejects Iran, Saudi Request to Condemn Israel
Protesting Israel's Policies, Hundreds of Asylum Seekers Attempt to Cross Into Egypt
EU Envoy: European Governments Losing Patience With Israel Over Settlements
Middle East
Yemen Ceasefire Breached as Violence Flares Anew
Lebanon Suicide Bomb Claimed by ISIS Group: Statement
Weekend Reviews
Shining Light on Big Brother
In Praise of Michael Hastings
How the Castle Crumbled: Rise of the Warrior Cop
Genesis: Harry Truman and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Surge: My Journey With General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War by Peter R. Mansoor
 
Spying on Everyone
US Says It Spied on 89,000 Targets Last Year, but the Number Is Deceptive
California State Assembly Panel Votes Unanimously to Turn Off Resources to the NSA
Stand Against Spying: Check Your Congress Member's Score
Eight Whistleblowers Charged Under the Espionage Act
Compendium of the Released NSA Spying Documents
Guardian Guide to NSA Releases
Afghanistan
Taliban Mount Major Assault in Afghanistan
Abdullah Abdullah and 15,000 Protesters Gathered in Kabul
Afghan President May Not Have Signed Terror Finance Law: Source
Afghanistan 'Won't Mirror Iraq', UK Army Officer Says
Asia
Philippines Assures Muslim Rebels of Autonomy by January
Flamboyant Pakistani Cleric Qadri Denies Military Backing
China Official Met by Protests, Says Respects Taiwan's Choices
Nigeria
US Reduces Nigeria Surveillance Flights Seeking Abducted Girls
Nigeria in Darkest Phase of History: President at Bomb Site
Nigeria Police Bust Suspected Kidnapping Ring, Arresting 37
Africa
Two Dead, 31 Injured in Algeria World Cup Celebrations
Somali Expats Fear Bank Curbs on Sending Money Home
Relief for Sudan Christian Family in US Embassy Refuge
Eritrea Faces UN Human Rights Probe
Central African Republic Factions Take Step Towards Peace
Ukraine/Russia
EU Signs Trade Pact With Ukraine, Threatens Sanctions on Russia
UN: 110,000 Have Fled Ukraine for Russia
Four Ukrainian Servicemen Killed in New Fighting: Military Source
Europe
Corsican Terror Group Lays Down Arms in Battle for Independence From France
Britain One Step Closer to Quitting Europe
Albania on the Rocky Road to EU Membership
Mexico
Mexican Law-Enforcement Helicopter Fires on US
Mexican Forces Arrest 83 Vigilantes in Michoacan
Mexican Militiaman and His Family Killed After Speaking Out
Americas
Panama Court Frees Captain of Seized North Korea Ship
UN Committee Backs Argentina Over Falkland Islands
Venezuela Blackout Leaves Commuters Scrambling, Silences President
Cuban Boat People Ordered to Sail Away From Caymans
 
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Justin Raimondo
6/27/2014
Political Correctness and Imperialism

Lucy Steigerwald
6/26/2014
The ACLU Knocks Militarized Police

Ivan Eland
6/24/2014
In Iraq, Obama Needs To Have an Eisenhower Moment

Nebojsa Malic
6/20/2014
US-Russia Forum Seeks Way Out of New Cold War

David R. Henderson
4/28/2014
An Economist’s Case for a Non-Interventionist Foreign Policy

Philip Giraldi
4/01/2014
Targeting Iran

Kelley B. Vlahos
3/11/2014
Brother Karzai Leaves Election, Joins Another Ticket

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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