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Growing Elite Opposition to Military Option Against Iran

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 22:00
Like the imminent prospect of one’s hanging, to paraphrase the 18th century British essayist Dr. (Samuel) Johnson, the suddenly looming possibility of war can concentrate the mind wonderfully. If that aphorism didn’t apply in the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq 10 years ago, it appears to be the case now for key sectors [...]
Categories: Politics, World News

Dozens Killed in Baghdad Funeral Attack

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 07:12
A dramatic suicide bombing at a funeral in Baghdad took the lion's share of casualties today. However, across the country, gunmen were able to kill several security personnel. At least 40 Iraqis were killed and 67 more were wounded overall.
Categories: Politics, World News

The Greatest Threat

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 22:00
It's not the Mooslims, says Justin Raimondo
Categories: Politics, World News

Return to the Fold

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 22:00
Nebojsa Malic on Croatia joining the EU
Categories: Politics, World News

Top Shi’ite Cleric Asks Iraqiya Party To Return to Parliament; 31 Iraqis Killed in New Attacks

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 15:14
Although there were no massive bombings in Iraq today, insurgents were still able to kill at least 31 Iraqis in new violence. Another 36 people were wounded. The most significant attack occurred south of the capital where bombs killed 10 family members at an intelligence officer's home. Meanwhile, one of Iraq's top clerics asked the Iraqiya party to return to parliament.
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US Probe of Border Attack Hardened Pakistani Suspicions

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 22:00
The Pakistani military leadership’s response to the U.S. report on its helicopter attack on two Pakistani border posts Nov. 26 assailed the credibility of the investigation by Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven Clark and expressed doubt that the attack could have been “accidental.” The long-expected rejoinder, made public Monday, charged that 28 of its soldiers [...]
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US, Israel Agree: Iran Not Building Nukes

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 22:00
Has Iran decided to build a nuclear bomb? That would seem to be the central question in the current bellicose debate over whether the world should simply cripple Iran’s economy and inflict severe pain on its civilian population or launch a preemptive war to destroy its nuclear capability while possibly achieving “regime change.” And if [...]
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No Muss, No Fuss, No More Habeas Corpus

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 22:00
Lest there be any confusion about where Mitt Romney stands currently on the domestic police-state issue, know this: he likes it. Romney cheered the controversial indefinite detention portion of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) during the Jan. 16 Fox News debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. “Yes, I would have,” said Romney when asked [...]
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Avoiding a ‘Dumb War’ With Iran

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 22:00
The media and the punditry have been deliberately misrepresenting facts to persuade the people of the United States to start another war, not unlike in the lead-up to the Iraq fiasco. Since 9/11, hard-liners in the United States have depicted one Muslim country after another as major threats to U.S. security. They have justified attacks [...]
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Nine Dead Across Iraq

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 20:09
At least nine Iraqis were killed and six more were wounded in light violence, only a day after significant bloodshed was seen across Iraq. The worst of the violence took place in the northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk.
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Democratization: Indigenous Beats Imported

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 22:00
Despite George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s efforts to topple foreign dictators and use military power to forcefully impose democracy from without, democracy usually works better if it bubbles up from below by popular desire. In Iraq, even before U.S. forces had withdrawn, Shi’ite President Nouri al-Maliki was taking the country back toward dictatorship. Now [...]
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Israeli Assassinations and American Presidents

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 22:00
On Jan. 13 the Atlanta Jewish Times featured a column by its owner-publisher suggesting that Israel might someday need to “order a hit” on the president of the United States. In the column, publisher Andrew Adler describes a scenario in which Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu would need to “give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents [...]
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Confessions of a Recovering Weapons Addict

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 22:00
The 21st century hasn’t exactly been America’s greatest moment. Still, there remain winners, along with all the losers you might care to mention. If, in fact, you were to sum up the first decade-plus of the next “American Century” in manufacturing terms, you might say that — Steve Jobs aside — this country has mainly [...]
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Adelson, Gingrich, and the Selling of America

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 22:00
If you want to know what’s wrong with our campaign finance laws – and our political system in a more general sense – look at the way Sheldon Adelson is buying the Republican nomination for his sock puppet, Newt Gingrich. Right now, the anonymous donors to a political action committee, or PAC, can buy ads [...]
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Iraq Attacks: 34 Killed, 109 Wounded

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 14:47
A series of bombs targeting Shi'ite neighborhoods in Baghdad left behind dozens of casualties. However, there was an unusually large number of smaller attacks across the country as well. This often happens when there is a significant attack or attacks in the capital, as overseas attention is focused back on Iraq. Overall, at least 34 Iraqis were killed and 109 more were wounded in thes violence.
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Jack Murtha and the Ghosts of Haditha

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 22:00
Nearly two years ago on Feb. 8, 2010, Rep. Jack Murtha, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, who was also a Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran, died of complications from gall bladder surgery. In what is probably a first in modern Congressional history, his untimely death was greeted ghoulishly in certain unseemly sectors with cheers and jeers. Rep. [...]
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Avoiding a Catastrophic War With Iran

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 22:00
Pray cooler heads will guide America in the dialogue and decision-making over Iran’s position in the world. Iran does not have nuclear weapons, and there is no certain evidence that such a program is under way. Certainly Iran has the right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and the interests of world peace demand [...]
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Stop Internet Censorship

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 22:00
Listen to Rep. Ron Paul deliver this address. Although Congress was back in session for scarcely more than a day last week, private citizens across the country managed to cause an uproar felt across Capitol Hill. The uproar took the form of hundreds of thousands of phone calls to both senators and representatives, urging them [...]
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Hashemi: If Maliki Resigns, I Will Go To Baghdad Court

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 18:56
Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi has offered to return to Baghdad to appear before a judiciary there, but only if Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki resigns his post first. Meanwhile, at least 10 Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded in new attacks.
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Israel Needs Blockbusters

Sun, 01/22/2012 - 22:00
“Israel has no foreign policy, only a domestic policy,” Henry Kissinger once remarked. This has probably been more or less true of every country since the advent of democracy. Yet in Israel, this seems even truer. (Ironically, it could almost be said that the United States has no foreign policy, only an Israeli domestic policy.) [...]
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