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Today's Highlights

The Audacity of Mendacity: Justin Raimondo
Obama Wants a Surge of His Own: Charles Peña
Obama Lies for Israel: Grant F. Smith
Who's Running Guantánamo?: Andy Worthington
How Do Gazans Keep Going?: Kathy Kelly

 
 Gareth Porter

Petraeus-Odierno Insubordination Update 1

 James Bamford

High Tech Surveillance State

 Steve Clemons

Better Off with Likud

 Saul Landau

The End of the Monroe Doctrine

No Party Passes 23 Percent in Israeli Election    The Long Road to an Israeli Coalition Goes Through Lieberman    20 Killed as Attacks Send Kabul Into Panic    Prospects for Peace Appear to Dim After Israeli Vote    Pakistan Wants More From US    Ahmadinejad: Iran Ready for US Talks    Lieberman's Condition for Joining a Coalition: Destroy Hamas    Gates: Obama to Decide Within Days on Afghan Surge    Tensions Remain High in South Ossetia After Reports of Tskhinvali Shelling    Palestinians Press for War Crimes Inquiry on Gaza    With Swipe at US, Iraq Builds Ties to French    Iranian Overture Might Complicate Relations With Israel    Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai to Take Office as PM    Will Obama Break the Law for Israel's Sake?    Holbrooke Begins 'Listening Tour'    Two NATO Soldiers Killed in Blast in Afghanistan    On the Streets of Tehran, Even the Hardliners Are Weary of Presidential Platitudes    Abkhazia Warns May Block UN Monitors    Maliki: Era of US Dominance Over    150 Displaced Christian Families Return to Mosul    In Israeli Election: Kadima and Likud Both Claim Victory    US Waits for Eviction Notice From Central Asia Base    Is an Empire Necessary?    Thomas Ricks Isn't a Journalist, but He Plays One on TV    How Do Gazans Keep Going? How Do We?    Sri Lankan Rebels Gun Down 19 Civilians    Who's Running Guantánamo?    Livni Edges Bibi, but May Not Get to Form Govt    Obama Wants a Surge of His Own    Obama Reviewing Bush Ban on Photos of Military Coffins    The Audacity of Mendacity    The 180-Degree Reversal of Obama's State Secrets Position    American Triumphalism: A Postmortem    
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News
Updated February 11, 2009 - 1:36 PM EST
Long Road to Govt Goes Through Lieberman
 
  Lieberman's Condition for Joining a Coalition: Destroy Hamas
 

Prospects for Peace Dim After Israeli Vote

 

No Party Passes 23 Percent in Israeli Election

  Livni Edges Bibi, but May Not Get to Form Govt
  In Israeli Election, Kadima and Likud Both Claim Victory
Maliki: Era of US Dominance Over
 
  Wednesday: 30 Iraqis Killed, 88 Wounded
 

With Swipe at US, Iraq Builds Ties to French

Ahmadinejad: Iran Ready for US Talks
 
  Iranian Overture Might Complicate Relations With Israel
20 Killed as Attacks Send Kabul Into Panic
 
 

Gates: Obama to Decide Within Days on Afghan Surge

  Holbrooke Begins 'Listening Tour'
  Two NATO Soldiers Killed in Blast in Afghanistan
Tensions High in South Ossetia After Shelling Reports
 
  Abkhazia Warns May Block UN Monitors
Viewpoints
Will Obama Break the Law for Israel's Sake?  by Grant F. Smith
The 180-Degree Reversal of Obama's State Secrets Position  by Glenn Greenwald
How Do Gazans Keep Going? How Do We?  by Kathy Kelly
American Triumphalism: A Postmortem  by Andrew J. Bacevich
Thomas Ricks Isn't a Journalist, but He Plays One on TV  by Jeff Huber
Who's Running Guantánamo?
by Andy Worthington

More Viewpoints

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Frontline
Obama Orders Afghan-Pakistan Policy Review
Obama Reviewing Bush Ban on Photos of Military Coffins

'Kill Yourself. Save Us the Paperwork'

Al-Qaeda Victims Dueling Among Themselves Over Guantánamo

Saddam and Bush Are Taboo as Iraq Schools Recover

Perfect English or Not, Netanyahu Shares No Common Language With Obama

US 'Reset Button' With Russia Not So Easy

For Some Sri Lankans, Dissonance in M.I.A.'s Music

Interpol Issues Alert Over 85 Wanted for Saudi Terror Plots
 
On the Streets of Tehran, Even the Hardliners Are Weary of Presidential Platitudes
Today in Iraq

Iraq's Maliki Says Biden Criticism 'Out of Date'

Sarkozy Urges Europe to Rebuild Ties With Iraq

Iraqi Security Forces Ready, Lawmaker Says

150 Displaced Christian Families Return to Mosul

Guantánamo

US Lawyer Presses for UK Man's Guantánamo Release

More Accuse Britain in Torture of Guantánamo Detainee

Iran

Iranian FM to Arrive in Iraq Today

Iran Hints at US Dialogue as It Hails the Revolution

Clinton: US Could Rethink Missile Defense if Iran Drops 'Ambitions'
India
Al-Qaeda Commander Warns India of Mumbai-Like Attacks

In US-India Talks, Don't Mention the 'K' Word

Experts: Indian Maoist Influence Is Spreading

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Rebels Gun Down 19 Civilians

Red Cross Evacuates Patients After Shelling in Sri Lanka
Koreas

Gates Jokes About North Korean Missile Test

Ship Movements Signal Possible North Korea Missile Test

US Steps Up Monitoring of North Korea

Russia and Her Neighbors

Russian Arms Sales on Record High

US Waits for Eviction Notice From Central Asia Base

Georgia-Ossetia-Abkhazia

Biden Says Up to Georgia Whether to Join NATO

Georgia Says Two OSCE Monitors Detained by South Ossetia
Africa

UN Helicopter Shot at as Violence Surges in Darfur

Congo Armed Groups Promise to Release Children

 
Afghanistan

Expert: War Against Taliban 'Will Be Lost by Autumn'

British Troops Seize Taliban Weapons Stockpile

US Delegation in Moscow for Afghanistan Talks

Spain Says No Plans for More Troops to Afghanistan

Pakistan

Pakistan Wants More From US

Taliban Threaten Attack on Islamabad

Pakistan, US Agree to Review Anti-Terror Policy

Pakistan Urges Dialogue With 'Reconcilable' Militants

FATA

Two US Spy Drones Intrude Into Khyber

Taliban Order People to Stop Paying Electricity Bills in FATA Town

Seven Militants Killed During Curfew Intervals in Bajaur

Israeli Election

Israeli Police Avert Clash Between Rightists, Arabs

Israeli Voters Opinionated, Palestinians Cynical

Next Israeli Gov't Cannot Bring Peace, Warn Palestinians

Voter Turnout in Israel Higher Than Expected

Fatah, Hamas Treat Kadima, Likud the Same

Partisan Violence, Electoral Fraud Reported in Jerusalem
Fatah Rooting for Livni, Says Netanyahu Win Will Boost Hamas
Meretz Says Ballots Tainted With Lieberman's Name on Back

Israeli Religious Parties Concerned Over High Turnout

Journalists Have Hard Time Selling Israel Election Story Abroad
Israel/Palestine
Palestinians Press for War Crimes Inquiry on Gaza

UN Official Slams Israel for Blocking Textbooks for Gaza

Art Imitates Life in Gaza Classrooms

Israel Mulls Goodwill Gesture to Abbas

Ban Sets Probe in Attacks on UN's Gaza Facilities

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai to Take Office as PM

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Names 15 to Unity Cabinet

Zimbabwe Opposition Head: Free Political Prisoners

Questions, Answers on Zimbabwe's Unity Government

 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
2/11/2009
The Audacity of Mendacity

Charles Peña
2/11/2009
Obama Wants a Surge
of His Own

Philip Giraldi
2/10/2009
Talking Turkey About Israel

Alan Bock
2/09/2009
Iraqis Back in Charge?

Ivan Eland
2/07/2009
Misreading the Iraqi Election Results

Doug Bandow
2/06/2009
Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty: The Battle Continues

Nebojsa Malic
2/05/2009
Not Done Yet

Ran HaCohen
1/29/2009
What Happened to Hassan

David R. Henderson
1/27/2009
Meet the New Boss;
Same as the Old Boss

Praful Bidwai
1/18/2009
'Good Cop, Bad Cop' Approach to Pakistan

Sascha Matuszak
11/10/2008
Business Over Bluster

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