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US-Iran Talks: The Road to Diplomatic Failure

Gareth Porter — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:36:55 +0000

The talks between the G5 plus 1 and Iran are careening toward a premature breakdown. If they do fall apart, it will be due in large part to a serious diplomatic miscalculation by the Obama administration. Along with and its European allies, the Obama seized on a plan that cleverly asked [...]

Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 3 Iraqis Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded

Margaret Griffis — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:32:05 +0000

Updated at 3:59 p.m. EST, Dec. 10, 2009 Although only three Iraqis were killed and 11 more were wounded in the latest reports, there were other significant developments coming out of Iraq. Tuesday’s bloody bombings in Baghdad continued to dominate the news from various angles, but the closing of Camp Ashraf could soon take the attack’s place in the headlines. One U.S. soldier was also killed as U.S. Secretary Gates dropped in on Iraqi officials.

An Open Letter to The Norwegian Nobel Committee

Kathy Kelly — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:00:49 +0000

On December 10, you will award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama, citing "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people." We the undersigned are distressed that President Obama, so close upon his receipt of this honor, has opted to escalate [...]

No-sama bin Laden

Philip Giraldi — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:00:45 +0000

He's probably dead, says Philip Giraldi

Normalizing the Crime of the Century

John Pilger — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:00:12 +0000

John Pilger on war-justifying weasel words

Afghanistan’s ‘Bravest Woman’ Pins Hopes on USA, not Obama

Aaron Glantz — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:00:05 +0000

A Woman Among Warlords from New America Media on Vimeo. Malalai Joya has been called “Afghanistan’s bravest woman.” When the Taliban ruled her country, she braved death, running an underground girls school. When the US military overthrew the Taliban she ran for parliament. But that doesn’t mean she’s a supporter of the U.S. [...]

Wednesday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded

Margaret Griffis — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:22:59 +0000

Updated at 10:15 p.m. EST, Dec. 9, 2009 Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked for patience following yesterday’s massive bombings in Baghdad. The attacks continued today, but they were not as successful. At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 28 more were wounded in the new violence.

Senate Report Urges Warmer Ties With Sri Lanka

Jim Lobe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:00:35 +0000

Despite ongoing concern about the country’s human rights situation, the United States should seek a more positive relationship with strife-torn Sri Lanka, primarily for geopolitical reasons, according to a new report released here Monday by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The 18-page report, which was released on the eve of [...]

More ‘Corruption’ Is Needed in Afghanistan

Ivan Eland — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:00:32 +0000

Ivan Eland on the invaders' ignorance

The Antiwar Right: Our Time Is Near

Justin Raimondo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:00:23 +0000

Neocons like Reihan Salam are worried that Republicans will soon "begin to abandon the president en masse over Afghanistan." As well they might be: Salam, a self-described advocate of "a Pax Americana foreign policy," and a fellow at the New America Foundation – a corporate-funded [...]