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POLITICS-U.S.: New Leak Smells of Neo-con Desperation
This week's blockbuster leak of a secret memorandum from a senior Pentagon official to the Senate Intelligence Committee has spurred speculation that neo-conservative hawks in the Bush administration are on the defensive and growing more desperate.POLITICS: Dogs of War Take to Suits
The growing number of private military companies operating in Iraq and Afghanistan point to far-reaching changes in the business of war since the 1990s, experts say.POLITICS: U.S., Israeli Hawks Worried Over Peace Moves
Middle East peace activists are seeing rays of hope for the first time since pro-Likud neo-conservatives grabbed control of U.S. policy toward the region after the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and the Pentagon.AFGHANISTAN: Aid Worker’s Killing Underlines Decline in Security
Aid workers are increasingly targets in the ongoing "war on terrorism" between U.S.-led forces and Islamic radicals, as the killing of a United Nations refugee worker Sunday in Afghanistan demonstrates.IRAQ: U.S. Wants to Get Tough, and Get Out
The announcement over the weekend that the coalition forces will turn over sovereignty to Iraq by next June has prompted many to ask whether Washington's recent "get tough" military policy will ease as well.POLITICS-IRAQ: New Sound and Fury Hide Fear and Worry
While the U.S.' new military aggressiveness against alleged enemy targets in Iraq provided good video to lead TV news broadcasts this week, its effectiveness, as well as the latest political strategy to win Iraqi ''hearts and minds'', remain very much in question.IRAQ: Relief Agencies Wary of Returning
The United Nations and some major international relief agencies say they have no immediate plans to return to Iraq despite a U.S. decision to accelerate the transfer of political power to Iraqis.POLITICS-U.S.: Doubts Rise Over War Rationale, Bush Credibility
Popular doubts about President George W. Bush's credibility and his justification for going to war in Iraq are on the rise, according to a new survey conducted by the University of Maryland's Programme on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA).EUROPE: War on Terror Seen as Front for Domination
The so-called war on terrorism is only a U.S. ploy to extend military domination over world resources, leading analysts said at the second European Social Forum.IRAQ: Council Fails to Govern
Faced with threats of extinction, the Iraqi governing council is promising to reform itself and become the kind of authoritative body that Washington wants it to be.PORTUGAL-U.S.: What Are Friends For?
While Iraq turns into a nightmare for the occupying forces, Portugal's government reaffirms its steadfast alliance with Washington, keeping its pledge to send soldiers to the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah.IRAQ-U.S.: A Palpable Sense of Panic
While maintaining a brave face on the accelerating stream of bad news coming out of Baghdad, the administration of President George W. Bush appears increasingly at a loss, not to say panicked, about what to do.RIGHTS: One Meal a Day for Most Palestinians – Report
Most Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied territories of Gaza and the West Bank are eating only one meal a day, leading to malnutrition at levels found in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new United Nations report.POLITICS: Bush Re-inventing ‘War on Terror’
Two years down the line, facing difficulties in Afghanistan and Iraq and stiff opposition at home and abroad, U.S. President George W Bush has tried to re-invent the 'war on terror'.MIDEAST: Spain Joins International Outcry Against Israeli Wall
Dozens of Spanish non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are mobilising this week against "the wall of apartheid", as they have dubbed what is planned to be a 600-km barrier, built by Israel in the West Bank.IRAQ: Worse Could Follow, Says New Study
The consequences of the war in Iraq on people's health may be felt for generations, says a report by the medical charity Medact.IRAQ: Rumsfeld Takes More Friendly Fire
The right-wing coalition that powered the United States into Iraq earlier this year appears in ever greater disarray amid increasingly heated complaints by friends, as well as foes, that the U.S. occupation is not going well at all.MIDEAST: The Ground Shakes, but Little Moves
Bloodshed and political developments once again marched hand in hand over the past weekend in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.IRAQ: U.S. Stuck without a Turkish Crutch
Turkey's decision not to send troops to Iraq has brought relief to Iraqis and Turks, but comes as a setback to an increasingly beleaguered United States.RIGHTS: Group Urges Egypt to End Police Torture
A leading human rights group Friday accused the government of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of cracking down on anti-war demonstrators and torturing prisoners while in police custody, a practice that has killed at least 13 people over the past two years.IRAQ: War Comes to the Classroom
Shams Mohammed Ali is a shy 10-year-old girl. Sitting in her school principal's office in Baghdad, she tries to explain why she missed school last Saturday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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