Treaties and Dreams
Downloading Disaster
It helps to have spent a childhood reading sci-fi. It means nothing bizarre really surprises you. In June 2008, TomDispatch regular William Astore wrote a post about how the Air Force had jumped big time into cyberspace. That service had even bigger dreams for a "$30...
Tuesday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded
Only seven Iraqis were reported wounded in light violence. No Coalition deaths were reported. Meanwhile, the U.S. military has released a Shi’ite militia leader believed responsible for the deaths of U.S. troops, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Iraqis to work together to promote reconciliation.
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UNITED NATIONS - The world's biggest military spenders last year were countries that were either permanent members of the Security Council or aspiring to hold that privileged rank, according to the latest figures released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace...
What if Osama Calls Obama’s Bluff?
Israel Cracks Down on Minority Rights
RAMALLAH - Three bills recently making the rounds in the Israeli parliament have caused outrage among Israel's Arab minority. "They reveal an obscene and dangerous targeting of the individual and collective rights of Palestinian citizens," the independent...
Obama’s Obstacles in Congress
Words and War
How Not to Support Democracy in the Middle East
President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo to the Muslim world marked a welcome departure from the Bush administration's confrontational approach. Yet many Arabs and Muslims have expressed frustration that he failed to use this opportunity to call on the autocratic...
