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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

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Iran as a new Forever War

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Top Ten Ways that Libya 2011 is Not Iraq 2003

Here are the differences between George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the current United Nations action in Libya: 1. The action in […]

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Libya
The War for Libya's West: More Qaddafi Massacres

The War for Libya’s West: More Qaddafi Massacres

The United Nations no-fly zone over Libya so far extends only over the rebel-held east, especially Benghazi. It seems to stop at Ajdabiya, where fierce […]

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Libya
How the No Fly Zone Can Succeed

How the No Fly Zone Can Succeed

The United Nations no-fly zone over Libya is risky but it can have a good outcome under certain conditions. Above all, it should look more […]

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Libya
UN Allies Bombard Libya to protect Protesters

UN Allies Bombard Libya to protect Protesters

United Nations allies France, Britain and the United States took the lead Saturday evening in imposing a no-fly zone on Libya. French and British fighter […]

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Libya
French Jets Defend Benghazi

French Jets Defend Benghazi

Aljazeera English is reporting that French fighter jets have destroyed 4 tanks on the outskirts of Benghazi, the center of the provisional government opposing dictator […]

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Libya
Qaddafi Bombards Rebel Cities, Defies UNO

Qaddafi Bombards Rebel Cities, Defies UNO

The government of Muammar Qaddafi is making a wideranging attempt to dominate as much of the country as possible before Western powers begin patrolling Libya’s […]

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Yemen
Yemeni Troops Massacre 46, Wound Hundreds

Yemeni Troops Massacre 46, Wound Hundreds

Thousands of protesters in Yemen mounted a massive protest in the capital of Sanaa on Friday, but ran into a trap set by government forces, […]

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Egypt
Libya Threatens Mediterranean Planes, Ships if Attacked

Libya Threatens Mediterranean Planes, Ships if Attacked

Aljazeera English reports on the eruption of delight in Benghazi at the announcement Thursday evening New York time that the UN Security Council had authorized […]

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Libya
Eissenstat: Libya and Turkey

Eissenstat: Libya and Turkey

Howard Eissenstat writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: Libya and Turkey: Ankara’s foreign policy goes off key For a while, at least, Turkey […]

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