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Playing the Hawk With North Korea

by John Feffer | Jul 1, 2009

SEOUL - If the Obama administration needed a rogue nation to demonstrate its foreign policy resolve, central casting couldn't have supplied a better candidate than North Korea. The government in Pyongyang routinely promises to unleash destruction of biblical...

Tuesday: 4 U.S. Soldiers, 36 Iraqis Killed; 97 Iraqis Wounded

by Margaret Griffis | Jun 30, 2009

Updated at 6:18 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2009 Today is the deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraqi cities. Across Iraq, at least 36 Iraqis were killed and 97 more were wounded. Four U.S. soldiers were killed in a combat incident shortly before pullout yesterday in Baghdad.

Going Nowhere Fast in Afghanistan

by William S. Lind | Jun 30, 2009

William Lind on McChrystal’s challenges

Obama Declares Honduras Coup ‘Not Legal’ Amid Uncertainty

by Jim Lobe | Jun 30, 2009

Capping a day of mixed signals, U.S. President Barack Obama said late Monday that he considered Sunday's ouster and exile of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to be "not legal" and that Washington still considered him the legitimate president of the Central...

Between Tel Aviv and Tehran

by Uri Avnery | Jun 30, 2009

The two aren’t entirely different, says Uri Avnery

‘X-File’ Vet May Be Link to Burn-Pit Truth

by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos | Jun 30, 2009

Kelley Vlahos on the next wave of sick soldiers

Killing Them Softly

by Jeff Huber | Jun 30, 2009

Jeff Huber on McChrystal’s kinder, gentler slaughter

Monday: 1 US Soldier, 14 Iraqis Killed; 13 Iraqis Wounded

by Margaret Griffis | Jun 29, 2009

Updated at 6:40 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2009 With the U.S. withdrawal deadline looming, Iraqi forces spent Monday assuring citizens of their ability to handle security and declared tomorrow “National Sovereignty Day.” At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 13 more were wounded in the latest attacks. One U.S. soldier was killed in combat yesterday in Baghdad.