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US Drone Strike Kills Six in Pakistan

by Jason Ditz | Jan 12, 2012

US Drone Strike Kills Six in Pakistan | Missiles target two cars in North Waziristan

Taliban: Talks Don’t Mean Insurgency Ends

by Jason Ditz | Jan 12, 2012

Taliban: Talks Don’t Mean Insurgency Ends | Statement: Effort to end conflict doesn’t mean recognition of Karzai govt

EU Report: Israeli Encroachment into West Bank “Closing the Window” on a Just Settlement

by John Glaser | Jan 12, 2012

Palestinians in the largest section of the occupied West Bank have been "continuously undermined" by Israel in ways that are "closing the window" on a two-state solution, according to an internal report from the European Union attained by The Independent. The EU...

Pakistan Condemns Resumption of Drone War

by John Glaser | Jan 12, 2012

The resumption of U.S. drone strikes inside Pakistan are counterproductive and violate Pakistani sovereignty, Pakistan's foreign office said on Thursday. “Pakistan has a clear position on drone attacks [which have] a disadvantage over tactical benefits,” said the...

Unemployment and Rising Prices: The Face of Iran Sanctions

by Jason Ditz | Jan 12, 2012

Unemployment and Rising Prices: The Face of Iran Sanctions | Sanctions harm private industry, leave populace seeking govt aid

Bolton Says Sanctions and Assassination Programs Are ‘Half-Measures,’ Argues for War

by John Glaser | Jan 12, 2012

Former Bush administration ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said in an interview on Fox News on Thursday that economic sanctions on Iran and assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists are "half-measures" and that bombing Iran is a better option. "Half-measures like...