Archived Antiwar.com Home Page from July 15, 2014

Original Letters Blog US Casualties Iraqi Casualties Contact Donate

News

Updated July 15, 2014 - 11:29 PM EDT

89 Killed in Suicide Blast in East Afghanistan

Afghan Deal Will Include Power-Sharing, Weaken Presidency

194 Gazans, 1 Israeli Killed as Truce Effort Fails

		UN: 80% of Palestinians Killed in Gaza Have Been Civilians
		*As World Pushes Gaza Peace, White House Cheers Ongoing War*
		Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Stone-Thrower in West Bank

Iraqi Parliament Meets, Names Sunni Speaker

		*ISIS Expels Rivals From Key East Syrian City*
		*Over 200 Killed on Republic Day in Iraq*
		12 Bodies Found NE of Baghdad Amid Reports of Rebel Infighting
		*North Africa al-Qaeda Spurns ISIS Caliphate*
		*Turkish Kurds Head to Aleppo to Defend Key City From ISIS*

Germany Plans Further Crackdown on US Spying

		*Germany Turns to Typewriters to Secure Spying Probe*
		*Hacking Online Polls, Other Ways UK Spies Seek to Control Internet*
		NSA: Snowden E-Mails Exempt From Public Disclosure
		*Federal Board Says NSA Data Mining Risks Privacy but Sees No Abuse*

Ukraine Airstrike Kills 11 Civilians in Rebel Area

Iran Offers Concessions on Nuclear Deal

The Ex-CIA Asset Trying to Conquer Libya

Biggest US Arms Sale of 2014 Is to Nation With 250K Citizens

Viewpoints

	US Foreign Policy: War for Money by Justin Pavoni
	Resolving Conflict in Artificial States by Ivan Eland
	When Does the 'Cycle of Violence' Start? by Aldo Guerrero

	The Two-State Solution Is Dead by Flynt & Hillary Mann Leverett
	Time to Scrap the CIA by Ryan Cooper
	Outraged by Espionage by Philip Giraldi
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Senate Is Giving More Power to the NSA, in Secret
by Trevor Timm

Frontline

	Sen. Rand Paul: Rick Perry Is Dead Wrong
	Saharan Remains May Be Evidence of First Race War, 13,000 Years Ago
	Appeals Court Vacates Two Convictions of Osama Aide
	Emerging Nations Plan Their Own World Bank, IMF
	Bergdahl to Return to Active Military Duty

Exhausted and Under Fire, Gaza's Paramedics Risk Lives to Save Others

Iraq

	Over 200 Killed on Republic Day in Iraq
	Pentagon Report Warns of Security Risks for US Advisers in Iraq
	Iraqi Slaughter Swells Crowded Shi'ite Cemetery
	Echoes of a Strongman in Baghdad Today
	Jihadists Execute Four Syrian 'Spies' in Iraq
	Iraqi Kurdish Leader in Turkey Amid Independence Moves
	Iraq's Refugees Stuck in Jordan Aid Limbo

Lebanon/Syria

	Hezbollah Suffers Casualties in Fight to Root Out Rebels at Lebanon-Syria Border
	UN Security Council Authorizes Cross-Border Aid Access in Syria
	UN: Syrian Refugees, Sectarian Tensions Endanger Lebanon

Iran

	Kerry Holds 'Good, Serious' Talks With Iran FM as Deadline Looms
	Iranian Dissident Freed on Health Grounds

Turkey

	Turkish Mayor Says Five Wounded in Attack on His Car After Erdogan Rally
	Cypriots File War Crimes Complaint Against Turkey

Libya

	UN Pulls Staff Out of Libya as Clashes Kill 13, Close Airports
	Shelling of Tripoli Airport Destroys 90 Percent of Planes There: Libya Government
	African Nations to Help Libya Control Its Borders

Sudan

	Sudan Anger at 'Church-Building Ban'
	Sudan's Bashir Says 163 Troops 'Martyred' in Darfur, South Kordofan in Last 5 Months

Nigeria

Scores Killed as Boko Haram Invades Borno Villages

Afghanistan

	Ethnic Tensions and Warlordism Haunt Afghans Amid Election Dispute
	In Taliban Heartland Where US Once Fought, Afghan Forces Triumph – for Now
	5th Czech Soldier Dies After Blast in Afghanistan

Asia

	North Korea Fires 100 Artillery Shells Into Sea
	Suspected Militant-Linked Charities Help Pakistanis Displaced by Fighting
	Japan Army Uses Female Pop Singer to Attract Recruits
	Copter Crash Kills 2 Cambodian Military Generals
	Thai Junta's Pledge to Send Back Myanmar Refugees Sparks Concern

Israel/Palestine

	Israelis Watch Bombs Drop on Gaza From Front-Row Seats
	Human Cost of Israel's Onslaught on Gaza Towns Continues to Rise
	Dread Is the Latest Ailment Afflicting Gaza's Sick, Elderly, and Infirm
	Israel Says Three Confess to Revenge Slaying of Palestinian
	Gaza Children Traumatized by War
	Gaza Drone Intercepted by Israeli Military
	Tel Aviv Residents Live Normally Amid Rocket Attacks
	Lieberman: Ending Gaza Operation Now Will Only Mean More Fighting in Future
	Israel's Far-Right Spreads From the Fringes
	Gaza Under Siege: Naming the Dead
	Israeli Arab MP Ejected for Insulting Police Chief

Gaza World Reaction

	NYT Reports 'Deluge' of Complaints About Coverage of Israel-Gaza Fighting
	New York Elected Officials Hold Rally for Israel
	Rocket Launched From Lebanon Strikes Northern Israel: Army
	Britons, Romanians Evacuated From Gaza
	Erdogan Accuses Israel of 'Using Terrorism' in Its Operations Against Hamas in Gaza

Ukraine/Russia

	Ukraine DM: Missing Plane Likely Shot Down by Russia
	Ukraine Ends Rebel Blockade of Strategic Airport
	Air Strikes Hit Luhansk Targets
	Russia Says Has Invited OSCE Monitors to Ukraine Border Crossings
	Editor of Russian-Language Newspaper Tortured and Killed in Eastern Ukraine
	'Father Was Lying on the Porch With His Arm Blown Off' – Eyewitness to Ukraine's Shelling
	BRICS Neutrality on Ukraine a Diplomatic Win for Putin
	NATO Estimates Russia Has 10,000-12,000 Troops Near Ukraine Border

Britain

	UK FM William Hague Steps Down in Surprise Move
	ISPs Blindsided by UK Govt's 'Emergency' Data Retention and Investigation Powers Law
	GCHQ Data Collection Safeguards Inadequate, Tribunal Told
	UK Home Secretary: Data Slurp Law Is Fine, but I Still Need Emergency Powers