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Egypt Presidential Frontrunner: Israel Treaty ‘Dead and Buried’

by Jason Ditz | Apr 30, 2012

Egypt Presidential Frontrunner: Israel Treaty ‘Dead and Buried’ | Would base policy in 2002 Arab Initiative

White House: Drone Strikes ‘Legal and Ethical’

by Jason Ditz | Apr 30, 2012

White House: Drone Strikes ‘Legal and Ethical’ | Obama aide: Constitution makes strikes legal anywhere

At Baghdad Talks, West Should Lift ‘Illogical Sanctions,’ Says Iran Aide

by John Glaser | Apr 30, 2012

The second round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the six major world powers, scheduled for May 23 in Baghdad, will be productive but are unlikely to resolve all issues, said an Iranian official on Monday. The first round of talks between Iran and the P5+1...

Gulf States Provoke Iran With Military Exercises Using False Pretext

by John Glaser | Apr 30, 2012

The Sunni Arab regimes of the Persian Gulf have engaged in military exercises this week while drawing attention to disputed Iranian islands in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to ratchet up pressure on the Shiite Islamic Republic. The exercises, carried out by the...

US Military Underreporting Fighting Between Afghan and NATO Troops

by John Glaser | Apr 30, 2012

The U.S. military is concealing the frequency of incidents in which Afghan soldiers open fire on American and other NATO troops, according to the Associated Press. Afghan and American soldiers have increasingly got into gun battles with each other, a signal of how...