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Updated October 16, 2009 - 11:23 PM EDT
McChrystal: 80,000 More GIs for Afghanistan
 
  Taliban Strength Growing in Afghanistan
  4 Americans Killed in Afghanistan Blast
  Karzai Camp 'Expects' Runoff Announcement Saturday
  Has Italy Been Paying Off the Taliban?
 

Veteran Army Officer Urges Afghan Troop Drawdown
Pakistan: Taliban Guerrilla War Under Way
 
  Double Bombing Kills 13 at Pakistan Police Station
  'Dead' al-Qaeda Terrorist Surfaces After 'Successful' Drone Attack
  Obama Signs Controversial Pakistan Aid Bill
UN Vote Sends Gaza Report to Security Council
 
  Report: Israel Will Attack Iran After December
  Congress Sends Obama Iran Sanctions Bill
  In Face of Sanctions, China Premier Warms to Iran
  Iranian Web Sites Deny Supreme Leader Dead or Comatose
Bomber Kills 15 Worshippers at Iraq Mosque
Republicans Fail to Stop Gitmo Transfers Into US
Michigan Firm to Protect Somali Govt From Terrorism, Pirates
Viewpoints
Will You Love Every Future President?  by David Swanson and Tom Engelhardt
With al-Qaeda Diminished, There's No Sense in Expanding Afghan War  by William Pfaff
McGovern: 'Need an Exit Strategy'  by Robert Dreyfuss
Stars and Garters and Afghanistan  by Jeff Huber
The Golda Wars  by Gideon Levy
The Early History of a Worldwide Nuisance  by James Bovard

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Frontline
UN Investigator: Congo Army 'Killed 50 Civilians in UN-Backed Ops'
Quick Accord Sought on Iran's Uranium Export
Hamas in Syria Spurns Plan to Reconcile With Fatah
Stanley McChrystal's Long War
Afghan Envoy Accuses Pakistan Over Bombings
British Soldiers Worry That Victories Are Temporary in Afghanistan
US Is Open to Talks on Conventional Weapons
Reports: Russia Warns US on Missile Defense
 
'War on Terror'
US Treasury Official: Al-Qaeda in 'Worst Financial Position for Years'
US Sanctions German National for Alleged al-Qaeda Ties
Iraq and Turkey
Iraq Calls on Turkey to Stop Cross-Border Raids
Turkey Says After Iraq Talks It Will Still Battle PKK
The 'Other' Kurdistan Seethes With Rage
Maliki Demands Respect for Iraq's Sovereignty
Iraq Signs Comprehensive Agreement With Turkey
Iraq
Sadrist Bloc Demands to Stop Implementing Pact With Britain
Thursday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 30 Wounded
Turkey and Israel
Netanyahu Cautions Turkey on 'Path of Extremism' After Not Liking One of Their TV Shows
Turkish TV Show Producer Says 'Outrageous' Soldiers Aren't Even Israelis to Begin With
Israel/Palestine
Israel Seeks UN Allies on Gaza War Crimes Vote
UN Rights Official Backs Gaza War Crimes Report
Spain Urges Israel to Freeze Settlements
Egypt
Egypt FM: I Refuse to Be in the Same Room as Lieberman
Egypt Opposition Fights 'Dynastic Rule'
Lebanon
Lebanon to 'Defend Arab Interests' in UN Security Council
Hezbollah Denies Claims That Rockets Were Stored at Blast Site
Turkey
Turkey: 33 Suspected of Planning Attacks Detained
Honduras
Honduras, Already Poor, Sinks Further After Coup
Australia
Five Convicted in Australia Terror Plot
 
Afghanistan
Karzai's Role a Growing Problem in US-Afghan Relations, Senator Says
Taliban Have a Free Ride in Kunduz
Obama Hears Conflicting Views on Afghanistan From Democrats
Afghan Top Challenger Cool on Joining Future Government
Afghan Runner-Up Has Faith in Election Fraud Panel
French Opposition Demands Answers on Bribe Claim in Sarobi Ambush
Pakistan
Pakistan Attacks Show Tightening of Militant Links
Taliban Bring Guerrilla War to Pakistan's Urban Centers
Pakistan Prepares Offensive on Taliban Stronghold
27 Die in South Waziristan Blitz
Child Dies, 12 Hurt in Peshawar Car Bombing
11 Days of Bloodshed: Terror Grips Pakistan
Major Attacks in Pakistan So Far in October
Brown: UK Encouraged by Pakistan Assurances of Dealing With Taliban 'Threat'
North Korea
North Korea Warns Naval Incursions Could Spark Clash
China Aid Could Mar Efforts to Rid North Korea of Nukes
Asia
US Hopes to Strengthen Ties With China's Expanding Military
India Takes Off Against 'Red Taliban'
Nepal Maoists Go on Pilgrimage in China
Iraqi MP Reportedly Nabbed in Malaysia on Terrorism Charges
Europe
Plutonium Surprise in France Provokes Security Worries
Grenade Wounds 40 in Moldova, Police Blame Terrorism
West German Spies Collected Jokes From Behind the Berlin Wall
Africa
ICC Investigates Guinea 'Abuses'
Darfur Advocates, Rep. Wolf Intensify Pressure on Obama
 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
10/16/2009
The Reverse-Midas Effect

Charles V. Peņa
10/16/2009
The Mother of All Bunker Busters

Philip Giraldi
10/15/2009
Obama at a Crossroads

Ivan Eland
10/14/2009
Five Facts About Afghanistan

Kelley B. Vlahos
10/13/2009
Lara Logan Casts Her Spell for War

Nebojsa Malic
10/10/2009
The Bosnian Roulette

David R. Henderson
9/07/2009
An Evening With Cindy Sheehan

Ran HaCohen
7/20/2009
Fascism Needs an Enemy

Alan Bock
7/06/2009
Independence, Empire Don't Mesh

Edouard Husson
5/22/2009
The Virtues of Gorbachevism
Additional Contributors
Ehsan Ahrari
Doug Bandow
Uri Avnery
Matthew Barganier
Patrick J. Buchanan
Juan Cole
Jonathan Cook
Christopher Deliso
Sibel Edmonds
Tom Engelhardt
Mike Ewens
Joshua Frank
Aaron Glantz
Leon Hadar
Jorge Hirsch
Scott Horton
Jeff Huber
Dahr Jamail
Kathy Kelly
William S. Lind
Jim Lobe
Sascha Matuszak
Ray McGovern
Thomas Gale Moore
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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