Up to the minute information from the places we ain't supposed to go.
General News
bignewsnetwork.com
- Berlins Brandenburg Gate Backdrop to Decades of US-Europe Ties
- European Union US intend to move forward fast on transatlantic trade deal
- Time to Pull Our Troops from Europe - By Sean Kay
- USA vs Honduras Live Stream Free Soccer Watch Online World Cup 2014 Qualifier Football
- U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctions
- Korea begin search for World Cup coach
- Stars mark Israeli leaders 90th
- Video FBI release footage of Times Square Bombing
- Obama to prod West to take on global challenges in Berlin speech
- World refugee increase is highest since 1999 UNHCR report shows
debka.com
- Putin warns West to stop sending arms to rebels
- G8 leaders bow to Putin on Syria
- Lavrov: Iran agrees to halt 20-percent uranium enrichment. West must lift sanctions
- US: Taliban agrees to Afghanistan peace talks in Qatar
- First European & NATO heavy arms for Syrian rebels. Russian reprisal expected
- Deep freeze on Syria in Obama-Putin meeting
- UN watchdog chief: Sanctions have not slowed Iran’s nuclear progress
- Ya’alon concerned West may ease sanctions on Iran
- Saudis briefly sent Syrian rebels anti-air weapons – report
- Rouhani: Iran will not halt enrichment. Party over?
worldthreats.com
- CAIR Cries Foul in FBI Shooting of Tsarnaev Associate
- Poll: At Least 60% of Iranians Favor Separation of Mosque & State; Only 15% Oppose Sharia
- Poll: “Great Satan” Actually Less Hostile to Iran Than Europe, Egypt, Jordan, Japan, Canada and Brazil
- U.S. Aid to Syrian Rebels: Too Late to Stop the Islamists or the Last Chance?
- Radical Group Linked to Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia, Religious Leaders Council of Philadelphia
- NSA Leaker Snowden Deserves No Praise: Behind the Explosive Headlines
- “Islamophobia” was used to win Hillary Clinton’s attention…in 1996!
- My TV Appearance on “The Source w/ Ezra Levant” about Christie and Chiesa’s Islamist Associations
- Texas Mega-Church Pastor to Speak at Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Conference
- Iran, Hezbollah Linked to Thwarted Terrorist Attacks in Nigeria
csmonitor.com
- After 12 years, NATO passes security responsibility to Afghan forces
- As G8 kicks off, Snowden documents reveal snooping at past summit
- Russia warns of Syria chemical weapons fabrication as US ups involvement
- Chinese cartoonists have field day with NSA revelations
- South Korea calling, but North pretends that nobody is home
- Double suicide bombings brings war back to Damascus streets
- Taliban assault on Kabul airport ends with seven militants dead
- France looking at ways to 'safely' arm Syria's rebels
- Syrian fighting spills into Golan Heights – and Israel's doorstep
- North Korea will talk to South Korea in bid to ease tension on the peninsula
npr.org
- Boehner Seeks To Reassure House GOP On Immigration
- The 'Standing Man' Of Turkey: Act Of Quiet Protest Goes Viral
- Obama's Unplanned NSA Discussion
- U.S., Europe May Share Intelligence, But Not Privacy Rules
- Mexico's Tech Startups Look To Overcome Barriers To Growth
- British Leader: Trendsetter, Or A Bit Too Casual?
- A Look Ahead To The Future Of Afghanistan
- When A Language Dies, What Happens To Culture?
- With Inspiration From Turkey, Brazil Discovers Mass Protests
- President Obama, 'Honest And Trustworthy?'
alertnet.org
- Three die in clashes between Indian farmers, police
- BUSH TO MAKE STATEMENT ON GEORGIA AT 11 A.M. - WHITE HOUSE
- Yemen's coast guards rescue boat people; six still missing
- Belarus, chided by Russia, offers Ossetia sympathy
- SAfrica's Mbeki convinced Zimbabwe deal possible
- ANALYSIS-Medvedev faces tough challenges at 100 days
- Bush to make statement on Georgia - White House
- EU wants UN green light to send monitors to Georgia
- Turkey's Erdogan in shuttle diplomacy in Caucasus
- PAKISTAN: Monsoon woes aggravated by poor housing
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cominganarchy.com
- From Belletrist to Blogger: What progress, and the internet, has done to public intellectualism
- Are the Gulf Countries “Realist Anomalies”?
- Big Things Have Small Beginnings
- robertdkaplan.com unveiled
- Interview with Edward Luttwak
- History of Tokyo subway lines map
- Genocide in Sudan, Part 2? The Worst Case Scenario for Southern Sudan Independence
- RIP Patrick Leigh Fermor
- Expanding the GCC
- Osama’s Will, Arabic Names, and Romanization of Arabic
news.feedzilla.com
- U.S. mulls countermeasures against threat of enemy UAVs (SpaceWar)
- S. Korea opens bidding on $7.3 bn fighter jet deal (SpaceWar)
- Yahoo Joins Other Technology Giants in Revealing US Surveillance Requests (MyAntiwar)
- Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying (MyAntiwar)
- Bombing at Pakistani Funeral Kills 29 (MyAntiwar)
- Icelandic Ministers Said to Ignore Snowden’s Plea (MyAntiwar)
- Edward Snowden Is ‘Heroic’ Says David Stockman (MyAntiwar)
- NATO Transfers Full Responsibility for Security to Afghan Forces (MyAntiwar)
- Israeli General: Palestinians Quietly Aiding US Peace Drive (MyAntiwar)
- US Experts Call for Debate on National Security, Civil Liberties (Voice Of America)
The Latest from Iraq
news.yahoo.com
- Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
- U.S. says surveillance thwarted NYSE attack, Somali funding
- U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctions
- Pentagon unveils plans for moving women into combat roles
- Journalist Michael Hastings Dead at 33
- Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
- Trial of accused Fort Hood gunman moved to at least August
- New video, $65K reward in '08 Times Square bombing
- AP EXCLUSIVE: US war games send signal to Assad
- Times Square 'bike bomber' video released, FBI seeks Twitter tips
bbc.co.uk
- VIDEO: US tourists return to see Iraqi treasures
- Iraq 10 years on: In numbers
- VIDEO: 'Life after Saddam is worse'
- Al-Qaeda claims Baghdad bombings
- VIDEO: How the US military adapted in Iraq
- VIDEO: Simpson returns to Iraq 10 years on
- VIDEO: Iraq's 'torturous transformation'
- VIDEO: Iraq 'could have been worse than Syria'
- John Simpson: 'The Iraq memories I can't rid myself of'
- VIDEO: Battling back from Iraq injury
exiledonline.com
- Russian Roulette: Mark Ames’ Radar Magazine Profile On Eduard Limonov
- Mark Ames Interviews Mark E. Smith
- Burn, Malibu, Burn! — Fire: The Most Effective, Underused Weapon in the World
- How To Spot A Chechen
- The Bleak House: Meet The Children Of The Solnyshko Orphanage
- Georgia In The Crunch
- Edward Limonov: “Boris Berezovsky In All His Glory of Political Refugee”
- FILMSUCK, USA: Eileen Jones’ Furious Film Rants Now in Concentrated E-Book Form!
- Great Obscure Films #1: A New Leaf
- Free Me From Django Unchained
registan.net
- Central Asia after 2014: With and Without the United States
- A View From Kyrgyzstan: Restricting Women’s Rights Won’t Solve Any Problems
- Why Central Asia matters in the post-post-9/11 world
- Registan Reboot
- Law and Order in Atambayev’s Kyrgyzstan
- Guest Blog at AAN: CNAS and a Dangerous Case for Intervention
- Jonah Blank’s Inimitable Guide to Pashtuns
- Fear and Loathing in Dushanbe?
- Peter Bergen Goes All Miracle Max, Only Gets It Mostly Wrong on Afghanistan
- Enough Already: Max Boot Wants US to Meddle in Afghan Elections
debka.com
- Putin warns West to stop sending arms to rebels
- G8 leaders bow to Putin on Syria
- Lavrov: Iran agrees to halt 20-percent uranium enrichment. West must lift sanctions
- US: Taliban agrees to Afghanistan peace talks in Qatar
- First European & NATO heavy arms for Syrian rebels. Russian reprisal expected
- Deep freeze on Syria in Obama-Putin meeting
- UN watchdog chief: Sanctions have not slowed Iran’s nuclear progress
- Ya’alon concerned West may ease sanctions on Iran
- Saudis briefly sent Syrian rebels anti-air weapons – report
- Rouhani: Iran will not halt enrichment. Party over?
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globalpolitician.com
- Mark Levin on President Woodrow Wilson
- Is America’s relationship with Israel unique? Why?
- Once and Future Monogamy
- Reclaiming Nigeria’s true identity
- Christmas – an apt time for reflection on compassion and mercy towards animals
- Thoughts Regarding Our Dystopic Future
- Nepal’s Only Option for Consensus Gov
- EU-Ukraine Relations after the Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections: A "Plan B" for Brussels's Policies towards Kyiv
- Requiem for Judge Robert Bork
- Democracy and Fundamental Rights in Gandhian View
counterterrorismblog.org
- Al Qaeda Lays Out Demands to France...
- (Pakistan) Suspected US Drone Attack Kills 6 in Pakistan...
- (Pakistan) 10 pro-Taliban rebels killed in northwest Pakistan...
- (Afghanistan) Taliban kill district police chief in east Afghanistan...
- (Afghanistan) Bicycle bombs kill three in Afghanistan...
- (Iraq) Insurgents Kill U.S. Soldier In Northern Iraq - Xinhua...
- Iraq TV reporter gunned down in home: police...
- (Yemen) Terrorists posing as refugees in Yemen...
- American-Born al Qaeda Calls for Attacks in U.S....
- Guantanamo terrorism suspect may get plea deal...
worldthreats.com
- CAIR Cries Foul in FBI Shooting of Tsarnaev Associate
- Poll: At Least 60% of Iranians Favor Separation of Mosque & State; Only 15% Oppose Sharia
- Poll: “Great Satan” Actually Less Hostile to Iran Than Europe, Egypt, Jordan, Japan, Canada and Brazil
- U.S. Aid to Syrian Rebels: Too Late to Stop the Islamists or the Last Chance?
- Radical Group Linked to Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia, Religious Leaders Council of Philadelphia
- NSA Leaker Snowden Deserves No Praise: Behind the Explosive Headlines
- “Islamophobia” was used to win Hillary Clinton’s attention…in 1996!
- My TV Appearance on “The Source w/ Ezra Levant” about Christie and Chiesa’s Islamist Associations
- Texas Mega-Church Pastor to Speak at Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Conference
- Iran, Hezbollah Linked to Thwarted Terrorist Attacks in Nigeria
analyst-network.com.com
- The Arab Spring Revisited
- History & The Eye of Newt
- Break The Secret Pak-US Deal: Cleaning Up The Mess In Pakistan
- Middle East Studies failed predicting and addressing the Arab Spring
- Stop Iran's Mullahs and Support the Iranian People
- Deport Hezbollah's militants and leadership to Iran
- Lebanon's Confiscated Independence
- The Fraud of Islam
- UNESCO Creates Its Own Palestinian Problem
- Islam Was Not For Me
csis.org
- Book Event: First Globals: Understanding, Managing, and Unleashing Our Millennial Generation
- Dialog with His Excellency President Fidel V. Ramos, Former President of the Republic of the Philippines
- Video: Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine on Why Public Diplomacy Matters
- The Obamas’ Africa Opportunity
- Audio: Pacific Day 2013
- Audio: The Dialog with James Castle
- Rethinking Absorptive Capacity
- G8 Summit and President Obama’s upcoming Germany trip
- The House NDAA and Ground Forces
- Transcript Now Available: CSIS Press Briefing: G8 Summit in Northern Ireland
csmonitor.com
- After 12 years, NATO passes security responsibility to Afghan forces
- As G8 kicks off, Snowden documents reveal snooping at past summit
- Russia warns of Syria chemical weapons fabrication as US ups involvement
- Chinese cartoonists have field day with NSA revelations
- South Korea calling, but North pretends that nobody is home
- Double suicide bombings brings war back to Damascus streets
- Taliban assault on Kabul airport ends with seven militants dead
- France looking at ways to 'safely' arm Syria's rebels
- Syrian fighting spills into Golan Heights – and Israel's doorstep
- North Korea will talk to South Korea in bid to ease tension on the peninsula
npr.org
- Boehner Seeks To Reassure House GOP On Immigration
- The 'Standing Man' Of Turkey: Act Of Quiet Protest Goes Viral
- Obama's Unplanned NSA Discussion
- U.S., Europe May Share Intelligence, But Not Privacy Rules
- Mexico's Tech Startups Look To Overcome Barriers To Growth
- British Leader: Trendsetter, Or A Bit Too Casual?
- A Look Ahead To The Future Of Afghanistan
- When A Language Dies, What Happens To Culture?
- With Inspiration From Turkey, Brazil Discovers Mass Protests
- President Obama, 'Honest And Trustworthy?'
smallwarsjournal.com
- The Dispensable Nation? A Review
- Targeting and Intelligence at the Company Level: Lessons Learned from a CoIST in Afghanistan
- A Junior Officer's Perspective on Brain Drain
- Bunker Hill: A Story of Prudent Risk and Reckless Irresponsibility
- Acting in the Human Domain, but Educating for the Physical Domains
- The Failure to Adapt and Innovate after a Drawdown: The U.S. Army in the Interwar Years 1919-1939
- Transition in Afghanistan: Lessons from the Past
- John Nagl on the Future of Military Innovation
- To the Horizon: Seven Conflicts of Concern for the U.S. Military
- A Message of Felicitation from the Esteemed Amir-Ul-Momineen on the Occasion of Eid: An Analysis of Taliban Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr Statements from 2006 to 2012
longwarjournal.org
- ISAF captures al Qaeda trainer in Kunar
- Lashkar-e-Jhangvi launches suicide assault at hospital in Quetta
- Islamic State of Iraq leader defies Zawahiri in alleged audio message
- Al Qaeda facilitator targeted in eastern Afghanistan
- Al Nusrah Front releases first official messages in 2 months
- US to arm Syrian rebels after chemical weapons 'red line' is crossed
- Mohammed al Zawahiri rejects 'filthy market of democracy'
- Treasury designates Hezbollah operatives in West Africa
- Suicide bomber strikes at supreme court in Kabul
- Analysis: Zawahiri's letter to al Qaeda branches in Syria, Iraq
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cominganarchy.com
- From Belletrist to Blogger: What progress, and the internet, has done to public intellectualism
- Are the Gulf Countries “Realist Anomalies”?
- Big Things Have Small Beginnings
- robertdkaplan.com unveiled
- Interview with Edward Luttwak
- History of Tokyo subway lines map
- Genocide in Sudan, Part 2? The Worst Case Scenario for Southern Sudan Independence
- RIP Patrick Leigh Fermor
- Expanding the GCC
- Osama’s Will, Arabic Names, and Romanization of Arabic
sudanwatch.blogspot.com
- Sudan: Interior Minister requests Interpol to arrest Darfur rebels. Central African Republic: Seleka rebel coalition seizes capital Bangui - CAR president flees to DR Congo - France sends troops to CAR (UPDATE 1: CAR president flees to Cameroon)
- FULL TEXT: Nine Agreements between Sudan and South Sudan Sept. 2012 re: Cooperation, Security, Borders, Cross Border Trade, Banking, Post Service Benefits, Citizenship and Status of Nationals, Certain Economic Matters, Oil; plus two Agreements March 2013 re: Implementation Modalities for Security Arrangements & Adoption of Implementation Matrix incl. Abyei Area (TASA)
- Sudan, South Sudan sign agreement for implementation of security arrangements: "D-day is March 10 2013 plus 4 days" -Mbeki, AUHIP. UN Chief Ban Ki Moon welcomes new border agreements
theoildrum.com
- Energy Export Databrowser Updated to BP 2013 Data
- Drumbeat: June 17, 2013
- Tech Talk - A June TWIP and the OPEC MOMR
- Low energy return on investment (EROI) need not limit oil sands extraction
- Tech Talk - Concerns over Future Oil Production from Iraq
- Tech Talk - Future Oil Production from Iraq: An Optimistic View
- Tech Talk - Cutting Back on Supply in the Presence of Optimism
- Global Energy Systems - June 26-28 2013
- Predicting the Weather, Corn, Ethanol and Oil Production
- Tech Talk - The Dangers of Complacency
warisboring.com
- War Is Boring is Moving!
- Kony’s Ivory: LRA Poaching in Garamba National Park
- A Review of A Hijacking
- The Upside Down Flag
- International Security and Relations Network: The Fighter You Have
- Danger Room: Turncoats: How the Taliban Undermines and Infiltrates the Afghan Local Police
- Metro on ARMY OF GOD
- Danger Room: Robot Guns, Combat Facebook: The Tech of the Army’s ‘Last’ Afghanistan Brigade
- Offiziere.ch: What Happened to the Pentagon’s Formation-Flying Satellite?
- Offiziere.ch: Navy Drone Touches Down On Carrier Deck for First Time

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