Up to the minute information from the places we ain't supposed to go.
General News
bignewsnetwork.com
- UN backs vaccination campaign after yellow fever outbreaks hit Cameroon and Ghana
- For World Cancer Day, UN stresses early diagnosis to reduce mounting deaths
- UN and partners seek more funding to help tropical storm survivors
- UN political team to visit Maldives for talks on democratic transition
- As floods continue in Fiji, UN stresses need to boost preventive measures
- In Cote d'Ivoire, UN mission to decide on election certification next week
- UN says Somali famine over, but warns action needed to forestall new crisis
- Cold weather continues to plague Europe
- Montreal Fashion Week attracting more international attention
- British, Kenyan International Swimmer Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, 17, Quits Sport
debka.com
- A Western-Arab Undercover Exercise Afoot to Oust Bashar Assad
- Israel's Military Girds up to Strike Iran This Spring
- Iran Didn't Bring Down the RQ-170. A Chinese Cyber Whiz Team Did
- US Promises Israel Warning of Iranian Missiles from Its Turkey-Based Radar Station
- Panetta Brings Forward the US-NATO Exit, Pakistan Lets Al Qaeda Run for Office
- A Digest of DEBKAfile Round-the-Clock Exclusives in Week Ending February 2, 2012
- Israel: Iran's nuclear arms program is complete, its missiles can reach US
- Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood uses Palestinian Hamas as channel to Tehran
- Clandestine Western-Arab operation for Assad's ouster revealed
- Assad may start regional war if UN tells him to step down – Gulf sources
worldthreats.com
- Proxy War in the Middle East is About to Flare Up
- Obama to Release Taliban Leaders from Gitmo
- Has Romney Begun a 7 Contest Winning Streak?
- India Sides With Russia; Against U.S. on Syria
- India Won’t Join EU Sanctions on Iran
- France Betrays NATO; Afghanistan
- U.S. May Release 5 Top Taliban Figures As Part of Negotiations
- U.S. Stepping into Jihad in Sudan?
- The Most Important Debate of the Campaign?
- Expect Panic and Revenge from Iran Over Oil Embargo
csmonitor.com
- Israel's public campaign against Iran has West on edge
- Plan for early end to US combat role catches Afghan officials by surprise
- Iran calls IAEA visit a 'positive forward step' (+video)
- Obama admits 'worst-kept secret': US flies drones over Pakistan
- End of Arab League observer mission to Syria opens door to renewed clashes
- In Syria, heavy fighting reaches outskirts of capital
- Suicide car bombing in Baghdad underscores spike in Iraq violence
- SEAL Team 6: Somalia rescue illustrates new US military strategy
- No jail for marine? Haditha massacre verdict stuns Iraqis.
- With little to show in Syria, Arab League turns to UN
npr.org
- Near Syria's Capital, The Evidence Of Heavy Fighting
- Afghans View Peace Talks With Hope, Suspicion
- In Egypt, Military Blamed For Targeting Soccer Fans
- Officials: Two American Women Freed In Egypt
- Egypt Roiling: Deaths At Protests; Two Americans Reportedly Kidnapped
- Khmer Rouge's Chief Jailer Gets Life Sentence
- Iran Defiant Amid Talk Of Israeli Attack On Its Nuclear Sites
- Why IMF Loans Always Get Repaid
- Defiant Syrians Speaking Out About 1982 Killings
- From Shipwrecked Concordia, A Treasure Beckons
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
cominganarchy.com
- 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
- Koizumi Yukon: Canadian General Election 2011
- How Osama Bin Laden was found and killed
- The 2011 Geography of the Mexican Drug War
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news.feedzilla.com
- More Cities Consider Parades for Iraq War Vets (MyAntiwar)
- Uzbek Refugee Denies Helping Terror Group (MyAntiwar)
- A resurgence in activism over Afghanistan? (MyAntiwar)
- Justice Dept About to Close Probes of 2 Detainees (MyAntiwar)
- Russia Opposes Libya Scenario in Syria (MyAntiwar)
- Mullah Omar Wrote to Obama: Officials (MyAntiwar)
- Pakistani Taliban Kill 7 Soldiers, Abduct 4 (MyAntiwar)
- US 'bunker-buster' not powerful enough against Iran (SpaceWar)
- U.S. Somalia raid is shape of war to come (SpaceWar)
- Sukhoi tests new fighter (SpaceWar)
The Latest from Iraq
news.yahoo.com
- More U.S. grassroots parades for Iraq war vets possible (Reuters)
- More cities consider parades for Iraq War vets (AP)
- Iraqi cleric urges politicians to solve crisis (AP)
- Iraq court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers (Reuters)
- Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds (Reuters)
- Iraq executes 17 after U.N. rebuke (Reuters)
- Iraq becomes dollar source for sanctions-hit Iran, Syria (Reuters)
- Obama: U.S. drone use in Iraq very limited (Reuters)
- Pentagon's Failure to Handle Iraq's Money Harms America's Reputation (ContributorNetwork)
- Pentagon prepares for new military talks with Iraq (AP)
bbc.co.uk
- Iraqi rift endangers unity government
- Iraq war in figures
- Obama hails end of US war in Iraq
- Timeline: US troops in Iraq
- Obama's rhetorical balancing act
- VIDEO: Obama marks end of Iraq war
- The drawbacks of the US Iraq withdrawal
- How the Iraq war followed one veteran home
- What will US departure mean for Iraq?
- What next for Iraq after US troop pullout
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exiledonline.com
- Adam Curtis On Edward Limonov, Kremlin Politics, Russian Punk Rock (& The eXile)…
- The War At Home: Amazing video from this weekend’s police attack on Occupy Oakland
- Florida Small Businessman Tony Montana Endorses Newt Gingrich: “He Kill That Cockaroach Castro For Fun, Mang!”
- Is Progressive Hero Eric Schneiderman Selling Out (Or Getting Sold Out)? A Closer Look At Obama’s New “Financial Fraud” Task Force
- More Great Moments In Libertarian History: Ancient Sumerian Word For “Libertarian” Was “Deadbeat”, “Freeloader” (Updated!)
- Max Blumenthal: Washington Post Scrubs Quote Smearing Iran War Critics, But Ex-Camp Guard Jeffrey Goldberg Runs With It Anyway
- Dangerous Jails: Do Deputy Gangs Inside the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Have a Free Pass to Rampage?
- The Fed, Paul Krugman & The Economic Bullshit Artistry In Election Year 2012
- Great Moments In Libertarian History: NAMBLA Spokesman Declares Himself “Libertarian”
- The Problem With Matthew Yglesias
globalguerrillas.typepad.com
- Mr. Drone and the $199 CombatPilot
- Will we see something like BattleSwarms soon?
- I'll be speaking at the Suits and Spooks Conference on 8 February
- Drone Swarms are Here: 1 Minute to Midnight?
- Journal: Smart Bullets
- Is there a Defense Against Drones?
- Drone Diplomacy: Comply or Die
- The Future of Warfare
- I started a new site: ResilientCommunities.com
- The Copyright Cartel's Enforcers: The FBI
registan.net
- Turkestan Album
- The Uzbek “Military” Waiver
- Tengrism on Trial
- Kazakhstan’s Stability, Central Asia’s Stability
- And Daveed Wins Everything, Forever
- The Great Iran Hype, by Seth Jones
- Patronage Networks and Reformist Islam in Kazakhstan
- The Merits of the Mukhtarov Case, and Why Skepticism Is Not Conspiracy
- Eye-Popping
- How Twitter’s New Policy Rewards Elite Activism
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debka.com
- A Western-Arab Undercover Exercise Afoot to Oust Bashar Assad
- Israel's Military Girds up to Strike Iran This Spring
- Iran Didn't Bring Down the RQ-170. A Chinese Cyber Whiz Team Did
- US Promises Israel Warning of Iranian Missiles from Its Turkey-Based Radar Station
- Panetta Brings Forward the US-NATO Exit, Pakistan Lets Al Qaeda Run for Office
- A Digest of DEBKAfile Round-the-Clock Exclusives in Week Ending February 2, 2012
- Israel: Iran's nuclear arms program is complete, its missiles can reach US
- Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood uses Palestinian Hamas as channel to Tehran
- Clandestine Western-Arab operation for Assad's ouster revealed
- Assad may start regional war if UN tells him to step down – Gulf sources
globalpolitician.com
- Nigerian Medley
- No Matter Who Wins, Americans Lose
- The ill-effects of Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Seeds in India
- The main foe of the mullahs in Iran
- American Issues: Unemployment, Romney, GOP
- Western Civilization
- Green Band, Blue Band and smokes of Bangla Spring
- Russian Realities: A Letter to Medvedev and Its Consequences
- The Peace Corps, Drugs and US Foreign Policy
- German Greens and The Iranian Connection
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
- Proxy War in the Middle East is About to Flare Up
- Obama to Release Taliban Leaders from Gitmo
- Has Romney Begun a 7 Contest Winning Streak?
- India Sides With Russia; Against U.S. on Syria
- India Won’t Join EU Sanctions on Iran
- France Betrays NATO; Afghanistan
- U.S. May Release 5 Top Taliban Figures As Part of Negotiations
- U.S. Stepping into Jihad in Sudan?
- The Most Important Debate of the Campaign?
- Expect Panic and Revenge from Iran Over Oil Embargo
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
- Turkey's Foreign Policy Objectives in a Changing World
- Building on Convergence: Deepening the India - U.S. Strategic Partnership
- The Acquisition Implications of the DoD Strategic Guidance and the FY2013 Budget
- India Votes 2012
- Audio: Rethinking Identity Management: Howard Schmidt
- Video: Murray Hiebert interviews Vice Admiral Manson K. Brown
- Video: Rethinking Identity Management: Perspectives from Government and Industry
- Egypt and U.S. Health Assistance
- Global Hunger and Food Price Volatility in 2012
- Audio: Implications of the FY13 Defense Budget
csmonitor.com
- Israel's public campaign against Iran has West on edge
- Plan for early end to US combat role catches Afghan officials by surprise
- Iran calls IAEA visit a 'positive forward step' (+video)
- Obama admits 'worst-kept secret': US flies drones over Pakistan
- End of Arab League observer mission to Syria opens door to renewed clashes
- In Syria, heavy fighting reaches outskirts of capital
- Suicide car bombing in Baghdad underscores spike in Iraq violence
- SEAL Team 6: Somalia rescue illustrates new US military strategy
- No jail for marine? Haditha massacre verdict stuns Iraqis.
- With little to show in Syria, Arab League turns to UN
npr.org
- Near Syria's Capital, The Evidence Of Heavy Fighting
- Afghans View Peace Talks With Hope, Suspicion
- In Egypt, Military Blamed For Targeting Soccer Fans
- Officials: Two American Women Freed In Egypt
- Egypt Roiling: Deaths At Protests; Two Americans Reportedly Kidnapped
- Khmer Rouge's Chief Jailer Gets Life Sentence
- Iran Defiant Amid Talk Of Israeli Attack On Its Nuclear Sites
- Why IMF Loans Always Get Repaid
- Defiant Syrians Speaking Out About 1982 Killings
- From Shipwrecked Concordia, A Treasure Beckons
longwarjournal.org
- AQAP operative killed in recent drone strike in Yemen
- Caucasus Emirate leader orders halt on attacks against Russian civilians
- ISAF captures senior IMU and Taliban military commander
- Islamic Jihad Union details cooperation with Afghan Taliban
- Philippine military kills wanted Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Sayyaf operatives in airstrike
- Video: Pakistani Taliban execute 15 Frontier Constabulary personnel
- US drone strike kills 11 AQAP leaders, fighters: report
- ISAF, Afghan forces capture al Qaeda 'facilitator' in east
- Afghan, ISAF troops kill IMU leader in north
- Islamist Egyptian MP calls for Zawahiri's return
cominganarchy.com
- 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
- Koizumi Yukon: Canadian General Election 2011
- How Osama Bin Laden was found and killed
- The 2011 Geography of the Mexican Drug War
theoildrum.com
- The 2012 BP Energy Outlook 2030
- TheOilDrum.com Archive 2005-2011
- Drumbeat: February 3, 2012
- Basking in the Sun
- The Hydrogen Dream
- Tech Talk - Oil Production from Western Siberia
- With Gas So Cheap and Well Drilling Down, Why Is Gas Production So High?
- The Changing Status of Renewable Fuels
- Tech Talk - The Potential for Future Production from Romania
- Obstacles Facing US Wind Energy
warisboring.com
- Danger Room: Afghan Villagers Told: Volunteer … Or Else
- BBC: Who Runs Somalia?
- Offiziere.ch: ISAF, Afghan Taliban Forge Unlikely Alliance
- Peter’s Atlantic Round-Up
- Danger Room: House Republicans Slam Holder for Gunwalking ‘Cover-Up’
- Danger Room: Rogue Cop Threatens Shaky U.S.-Afghan Alliance
- Video: Robot Copter in Afghanistan
- History Lives
- Danger Room: U.S.-Backed Militia Fortifies Afghanistan’s ‘Heart of Darkness’
- AOL Defense: Afghan Village Fight Illustrates More Lethal COIN Strategy