Israeli Settlers Building Unauthorized Outposts in West Bank Although the houses are unauthorized, they are no more illegal than the Jewish settlements set up by the Israeli state.
Report: Corruption in Iraq At All-Time High US-backed Prime Minister Maliki is not only wrenching the country into dictatorship, but his regime is increasingly corrupt
Ex-Envoy Accuses US of Agitating China-Japan Tensions The US is doing whatever it can to crush China's rise and maintain global hegemony, even if it means stoking conflict
US Intelligence Budgets Totaled $75 Billion in 2012 The intelligence community refuses to release any further budget information than the 'top-line' budget totals
Obama Administration Working to Set Up Syrian Opposition Council The US has been putting together a body of opposition figures to serve as a potential interim government post-Assad
Israeli DM: Iran Has Pulled Back From Nuclear Bomb Goal However Israeli leaders want to spin it, the fact is that even they now admit an imminent threat of a nuclear-armed Iran is nonexistent.
US-Backed Regime in Bahrain Bans All Protests Obama continues to support the brutal Bahraini dictatorship, valuing ruthless control of the Persian Gulf over democracy
Netanyahu: A War on Iran Would Be Good for Arabs War on Iran would destabilize the region, harming the interests of Arab regimes and worsening the lot of Arab populations
Preliminary Trial for Robert Bales Will Consider Whether He Acted Alone Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians, may get off easy
Pakistan Reaches Out to Old Afghan Enemies The shift to non-Taliban, non-Pashtun groups may improve chances for stability
