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2 Marines Killed, Base Attacked in Afghanistan;
Civilian Surge in Doubt
A prisoner trying to escape a US detention center in southern Afghanistan grabbed a gun and killed two US Marines before being cut down. The […]
Pakistan Flooding Threatens Grain Crop
Two million more people have been affected by Pakistan’s floods– 13 million — than were affected by the 2005 tsunami in the Indian Ocean and […]
Abedin: The Illusion of a ‘limited war’ against Iran
Mahan Abedin writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment: The Illusion of a ‘limited war’ against Iran The frank admission by Admiral Mike Mullen, […]
Rudolph: Can You Pass the Terrorism Quiz?
Jeffrey Rudolph writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment Can You Pass the Terrorism Quiz? Misconceptions about terrorism, regularly promoted by the mainstream media, […]
12 Million Affected by Pakistan Floods
The horrific flood in Pakistan, the worst in its history, has now destroyed more homes (650,000) than the 2005 earthquake. And, some 12 million Pakistanis, […]
Pentagon Quest for Wikileaks Mirrors Plot of Eisler Thriller
The Pentagon is pressuring wikileaks not only not to release more classified documents about the Afghanistan war but to take down the files already posted.. […]
Dispute over Civilian Casualties Roils US-Afghan Relations
Between 4 and 12 civilians were killed by US troops in a nighttime raid in Nangarhar province on Wednesday, NATO admitted today. Nangarhar has repeatedly […]
Mosque Building and Gay Marriage vs. Mob Rule by the Right
The decision of a US district court to strike down Proposition 8, the California referendum item that made gay marriage illegal after it had earlier […]
Would an Assassination of Iran’s Ahmadinejad Have Really Mattered?
Although the Iranian government denies it, it seems likely that someone attempted to assassinate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s president, while he was being driven to Hamadan […]
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