US Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills Five, Injures Three | The identities of the people targeted are not known
US Drone Strike Kills Three in Yemen
US Drone Strike Kills Three in Yemen | Drone strikes have been increasing in Yemen, prompting a rise in local al-Qaeda membership
Syrian Rebels Spurn Russian Call for Peace Talks
Syrian Rebels Spurn Russian Call for Peace Talks | Insists Assad’s ouster a precondition to any talks
Senate Renews FISA Warrantless Wiretapping Program
Senate Renews FISA Surveillance Program | Warrantless wiretapping bill now sent to President Obama to sign
Naftali Bennett: The David Duke of Israel
Naftali Bennett is the rising star of Israeli politics, and his party, Jewish Home, is projected to be the third largest in Israel: he is also an upfront racist who has made the presence of Africans in the country a major campaign issue, calling for their immediate...
General Norman Schwarzkopf, RIP
Editorial note: This piece was first published on January 29, 2003, a few months before the US invaded Iraq. The original title was “Beware the Ides of March: Ignore the First Chickenhawk's ‘State of the Union’ – listen, instead, to General Schwarzkopf.” It is the...
Gen. Schwarzkopf Dies at Age 78
Gen. Schwarzkopf Dies at Age 78 | Leader of first Gulf War kept a low profile in final years
Senate Rejects Fourth Amendment Protection for Emails, Texts
Senate Rejects Fourth Amendment Protection for Emails, Texts | 79-12 vote spurns call for warrants for surveillance
Fistfights in Israeli High Court as Arab MP’s Election Ban Is Challenged
Fistfights in Israeli High Court as Arab MP’s Election Ban Is Challenged | Ben Ari faction demands MP’s arrest, attacks security
Iraq’s Sunni Protests Grow, Basra Tribal Leaders Send Delegations
Iraq’s Sunni Protests Grow, Basra Tribal Leaders Send Delegations | Protests center on key city of Ramadi