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9 US GIs Killed in Afghan Heli Crash as Violence Grows
A helicopter crash in Zabul near Qandahar in southern Afghanistan left 9 American troops dead and 3 other persons (one an American civlian) wounded. The […]
Obama dismisses Iran War Prospects, overrules Clinton
The Obama administration is clearly trying to send signals to Iran during the General Assembly session of the United Nations that Washington is open to […]
100,000 Children at Risk in Pakistan, Sindh Flooding Continues
5 more villages were drowned in Sindh on Monday, and more people were cut off from the outside world by waters splashing down from a […]
Witches, Exorcisms, and Billionaire Pickpockets
Because the main point of the Republican Party is to throw more money to the super-rich, the poor thing has to find something else to […]
50 Dead, 128 wounded in Iraq Attacks
As Iraq continues to muddle along with no new government all these months after the March 7 parliamentary elections, insurgents struck in the capital. The […]
Davidson: Martin Peretz And The Dangers of Obsessive Love
Lawrence Davidson writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Martin Peretz is editor-in-chief of The New Republic. He acquired that position by simply buying […]
Ahmadinejad as Cyrus the Great?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stopped off in Syria for consultations with his ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, this weekend, on his way to New York […]
Light Turnout, Closed Polling Stations, Attacks Mar Afghanistan Elections
Turnout in the Afghanistan parliamentary elections was disappointingly light, some 40% below expectations, according to Euronews. Some 10 percent of polling stations that had been […]
Afghanistan Elections face Violence, Kidnappings, Fraud
As Afghans went to the polls Saturday morning, Taliban slammed a rocket into the area of the capital where the Radio and Television building stands. […]
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