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February 2007 |
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| February 28 |
| Military chiefs give US 6 months to win war or face a
Vietnam-style collapse |
| Iran worries US officials beyond its nuclear plans |
| How the war on terror made the world a more terrifying
place |
| Geopolitical Diary: Iraqi Oil Law Legislation Approved |
| Afghanistan: The Taliban's Attention-Seeking Attack |
| Kamran Bokhari: The Relationship between the Taliban and
Pakistan's Stability |
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| February 27 |
| Dana Milbank: The White House Gets Neighborly in the
Middle East |
| Analysis: Iraq's Cincinnatus option |
| Joshua Brilliant: Israeli dig stirs Muslims |
| Interview: Ex-NATO Commander cautions Iran |
| US, Saudi policies diverge on Iran |
| Ahmadinejad under fire in Iran for hardline stance |
| Preemption option: a must for Israel |
| Iran's pursuit of nuclear power raises alarms |
| An Iraqi couple finds love amid the shattered glass |
| Iran:
Sounding Off on its Latest Rocket Test |
| Saudi Arabia:
The Attack near Tabuk |
| Geopolitical Diary: Emerging Strains in U.S.
Partnerships |
| Afghanistan: The Rising Threat against Education Targets |
| Iran ballistic missiles pose a direct threat to Europe |
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| February 26 |
| US accused of drawing up plan to bomb Iran |
| Syria goes on-line, sort of |
| Walid Phares: Iraq Withdrawal a Catastrophe |
| U.S. Says Raid in Iraq Supports Claim on Iran |
| Study: The
War in Iraq and Its Impact on the War on Terrorism |
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| February 25 |
| Marina Hyde: Tony Blair makes Comical Ali seem the voice
of reason |
| Navtej Singh Dhillon: The Arab Marriage Crisis |
| Robert Fisk: 27 July 1880. A date Mr Blair should look
up |
| Editorial: Hear ye, the king speaks |
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| February 24 |
| American armada prepares to take on Iran |
| Ready for war: Israel determined to prevent a nuclear Iran |
| The next generation of threats |
| Egypt: A New Warning for Sinai |
| Israel seeks all clear for Iran air strike |
| Feature: Israelis, Palestinians fight Israeli barrier in
West Bank town |
| Iraq: A Prominent Arrest and Strained US-Shiite
Relations |
| Robert Fisk: Strong delusions and weak memories |
| Feature: Iraqi police in militias |
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| February 23 |
| Abbas Milani:
What Scares Iran’s Mullahs? |
| Kenneth Ballen: The myth of Muslim support for terror |
| Raghida Dergham: Iranian Steps of Escalation and
Bazaar-Like Deal Offers |
| Walid Choucair: The Innovations of the US Policy |
| Europeans' chill deepens on US policy |
| Analysis: "Nothing new happened" - Iran
continues its nuclear path |
| Peter Beinart: The Devil We Know |
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| February 22 |
| Analysis: Ally's timing is awkward for Bush |
| Analysis: Mideast peace process revival efforts heading
for deadlock |
| Iraq:
Jihadist Perspectives on a U.S. Withdrawal |
| Yossi Alpher: How to make the Saudi plan work |
| Abbas Bakhtiar: Saudi Arabia and its Apologists |
| Geopolitical Diary: Chemical Strikes -- the Beginning of
a Trend? |
| Iran: The complex calculus of preventive military action
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| Pakistan: Promoting Instability |
| Musharraf's choice: president of Pakistan or dictator of
'Problemistan'? |
| Why US is now turning to diplomacy |
| As US surges, British start exiting Iraq |
| Con Coughlin: Bush has left it far too late to broker
peace in Israel |
| Syrian Deputy PM: You can't bring peace to Iraq without
Syria |
| Claude Salhan: US-Iran tensions rise |
| Feature: Rape accusation fuels Iraqi hatred as al-Maliki under fire
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| February 21 |
| Israel: Foiling attacks as Hamas masks its moves? |
| David Ignatius: Going Nowhere Fast |
| Victor Davis Hanson: What to do abouy Iran |
| The final punch: Removing Iran from the New Middle East equation |
| The 'Crime' Of Blogging In Egypt |
| John Hughes: The axis of evil, five years later |
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| February 20 |
| US 'Iran attack plans' revealed |
| Daniel Byman: Saudi Arabia's own Iraq nightmare |
| Bruce Hoffman: Remember Al Qaeda? They're baaack |
| Will the United States attack Iran? |
| Elias Harfouch: A Decisive Week for Iran |
| Israel: A changed environment for nuclear power |
| Interview: Mohamed ElBaradei |
| Claude Salhani: Misinterpreting the Mecca accord |
| Iraq: Tribal militia policing Ramadi |
| Simon Tisdall: Mubarak's spring chill |
| Joshua Brilliant: No breakthrough in Jerusalem |
| No progress in Middle East talks |
| Sami Moubayed: US pushes Syria into the arms of Iran |
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| February 19 |
| Rice: The year is not 1938, Iran is not Nazi Germany |
| Exclusive: Tony Blair's Exit Interview |
| Majority say West, Islam can find common ground |
| Analysis: US-Israel-Palestinian summit results match low
expectations |
| Philip Stephens: The best way to defuse nuclear tension |
| Burns: US, Israel agree on Iran policy |
| Rice to Haaretz: Ties with Abbas must remain intact |
| Editorial: Israel must prepare to say 'yes' |
| Leader: Let the talks begin |
| Analysis: The price of not keeping Iran from going
nuclear |
| Kurdistan: The Other Iraq |
| Rice pushes peace talks between Israel and Palestinians |
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| February 18 |
| Israelis need some strategic thinking |
| For now, a cold peace between Russia and the United
States |
| U.S. troubles in Iraq create an opening for regional
gains for Iran |
| Roger Owen: Ignorance about Iraq and its continuing
consequences |
| Shlomo Engel: Our war against Islam |
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| February 17 |
| Hamas's Victory: From Gaza to Mecca |
| The Iran Options |
| Patrick Seale: The need for a new security architecture |
| David Makovsky: Next Steps in the Israeli-Palestinian
Peace Process |
| Analysis: The Durability of al Qaeda in Iraq |
| Iran: A Second Attack in Zahedan |
| Geopolitical Diary: Putin's Strategic Reshuffle |
| Rosa Brooks: Insurgents -- they buy American |
| Out of stricken Baghdad, into uncertainty |
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| February 16 |
| George W. Bush: Remarks on the Global War on Terror |
| U.S. must keep pressure on Iran, but time isn't right for
bombing |
| Geopolitical Diary: Al-Sadr Lies Low |
| Jamie Glazov:
The Study of Political Islam |
| David Clark: Like it or not, the US will have to accept
a multipolar world |
| Jerome Segal : Final status in a new era |
| Hamas Gets the Upper Hand |
| Simon Tisdall: US genocide bill angers Turks |
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| February 15 |
| Fred Burton:
The Covert War and Elevated Risks |
| Iraq: Ominous
Signs of a Looming Sniper Threat |
| Muqtada: Here, there and everywhere |
| Multi-faceted effort may curb Iran's ambition |
| Iran: Bombing
in Zahedan |
| Jihad el-Khazen: The Justice Is Accused |
| Dennis Ross: The Art of the Possible Peace |
| Richard Rosecrance: When terrorism succeeds – and
fails |
| Al-Qa'ida group blamed for bus bomb attack on Iranian
guards |
| Geopolitical Diary: Osama Bin Who? |
| George Friedman: Russia's Great-Power Strategy |
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| February 14 |
| Geopolitical Diary: Russia's Ambitions in the Middle
East |
| Al Qaeda: Al-Zawahiri's New Tape Indicates Shifts |
| The Mecca Accord (Part II): Implications for Arabs,
Israel, and U.S. Policy |
| Putin: The New Preacher of International Law |
| Anne Applebaum: War with Iran is in no one's interests |
| Leader: North Korea offers hope for Middle East, too |
| Jihad el-Khazen: Sanctifying Palestinian Blood |
| Elias Harfouch: Cold Weather in Moscow |
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| February 13 |
| Rania Abouzeid:
Sectarian tensions boil over into Syria |
| Vladimir Putin: Unilateral force has nothing to do with
global democracy |
| Khalid Mish'al: Our unity can now pave the way for peace
and justice |
| Geopolitical Diary: A Russian Charm Offensive |
| Pakistan, U.S.: Gates, Musharraf and Political
Ammunition |
| The Mecca Accord (Part I): The Victory of Unity over
Progress |
| Iraq: U.S. Makes Its Case Against Iran |
| Leader: The West cannot afford to ignore Iran |
| Shlomo Avineri: A Saudi protectorate for Palestine? |
| Baghdadis invest hope in new security plan |
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| February 12 |
| Target Tehran:
US sets stage for a new confrontation |
| Iran: The
illness of a revolution |
| Arabs try outreach to Israel, U.S. Jews |
| Blowup? America’s Hidden War With Iran |
| Jameel Theyabi: A Palestinian Dance! |
| Palestinian deal faces global critique |
| Iraqis on the run: what the world can do |
| Jihad el-Khazen: A Divine Mandate |
| Iran hits softer note over nukes |
| Abbas William Samii: Iranian foreign policy not so
revolutionary anymore |
| Moshe Elad: Islam out, West in |
| Ann Wright :
An appeal to conscience to those who would bomb Iran |
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| February 11 |
| Surprising partners among Tehran's layer of alliances |
| Analysis: Putin restoring Russia's Mideast role |
| Daoud Kuttab: More than a walkway |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski: A road map out of Iraq |
| Zvi Bar'e: Khaled Meshal for president |
| Jonathan Chait: At this point, it's kamikaze strategy in
Iraq |
| Elias Harfouch: More than One Language Is Required |
| Jihad el-Khazen: The Benefit Of The Doubt |
| Niall Ferguson: Don't go into Iran, George |
| Ronny Shaked: Hamas won the jackpot |
| Editorial: A Very Partial Palestinian Peace |
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| February 10 |
| Target Iran:
US able to strike in the spring |
| Deadliest bomb in Iraq is made by Iran, U.S. says |
| Robert Fisk:
Conspiracy of silence in the Arab world |
| Iran: An Internal Political Power Struggle? |
| Saudi king loses power to choose successor |
| Saudi Arabia: The Reappearance of al Qaeda's Online
Magazine |
| Geopolitical Diary: Russia as the U.S.-Iranian Mediator? |
| Iran: Larijani's Quick Changes |
| Ray McGovern: Helping Israel Die |
| Seth Wikas: Syrian-Iraqi Relations: A New Chapter? |
| Russia and the Middle East: The bear is happy to be
back |
| Damascus: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| Iran: Theaters of the absurd |
| Analysis: The Arabian peacemaker |
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| February 9 |
| David Kimche: The meaning of Mecca |
| Text of Palestinians’ Mecca Agreement |
| Profile: Jalal Talaban |
| Iraq security plan starts – with glitches |
| Paris court takes up Muslim cartoon case |
| New commander, new plan in Iraq |
| Iran: Missile Maneuvers and the Mind Game |
| Q&A: America's Shiite-Sunni Discord |
| William Lind: Shiite strategy in Iraq |
| Doaa El-Bey: Diplomatic initiative |
| Suzanne Fields: Eye (contact) for an eye |
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| February 8 |
| Helena Cobban: Sunni Arab view of US-Iran tensions |
| Jihad versus the Knights of Justice: inside Jordan's war
on al-Qaida |
| How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it
vanish |
| Spiegel interview with Saudi FM: "Drawn in by the
Crises that Surround us" |
| Iraq: The New Anti-Air Campaign against the United
States |
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| February 7 |
| Terror-Free Investing Aims at Iran |
| Gilad Sharon: Clear message to Syria |
| The U.S. Struggle to Isolate Iran |
| U.S.-Iranian Tensions and an Abduction in Baghdad |
| Saudis step up role in Mideast |
| David Ignatius: Expect The Worst In Iraq |
| Stanley Kutler: All critics of Israel aren't anti-Semites |
| Pakistan: Suicide Bombing at Islamabad Airport |
| Simon Tisdall: Merkel goes in search of a new German
miracle |
| Andrew Rosemarine: Long live Egypt's 'rais' |
| Claude Salhani: The surge is on in Iraq |
| Yoel Marcus: A challenge named Bush |
| Akiva Eldar: Where should Arab-Israeli peace begin? |
| Richard Dalton: Why Iran must make the next move |
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| February 6 |
| Interview: French FM Dominique de Villepin |
| Mecca mission: The Saudi bid to unite Palestinians |
| Geopolitical Diary: Helicopter Losses and New Questions
in the War |
| Afghanistan: Indications of a Busy Year Ahead |
| Assad to ABC-TV: Dialogue with Syria last chance to avoid
civil war |
| Sever Plocker: Clash of Muslim civilizations |
| Iran's weakened hard-liners crave a US attack |
| Tiny Qatar vies for big regional role |
| US eases tone on Iran's role in Iraq |
| Richard Saccone: Time to act on Iran is now |
| Puzzling over Iran |
| The War: 'Ambiguous' Intel on Iran's Meddling in Iraq |
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| February 5 |
| Jihad el-Khazen: The Cabal is Not As Unaware |
| Ahmadinejad, The Instigator! |
| Zuheir Kseibati: The Deviation of a Gun |
| Trudy Rubin: Towards Israeli-Palestinian peace |
| Zvi Bar'el: The gospel according to Abdullah |
| Trudy Rubin: Mideast needs a bold step on peace |
| In Gaza battle zone, even home is not safe |
| Palestinian factional fighting may spread |
| Fatah-Hamas talks: The magic solution |
| Gaza, not Giza - Merkel has ambitious Middle East aims |
| Al-Maliki in crossfire after another Baghdad bloodbath |
| H.D.S Greenway: Surge in Palestine first |
| Paul Pillar: What to Ask Before the Next War |
| In Europe, pushback against US 'war on terror' |
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| February 4 |
| Minette Marrin: We’re far too nice to Muslim
extremists |
| Iran: The need to keep talking |
| Iraqis say U.S. plan allowed deadly attack |
| Israel: The Changing of the Guard |
| Geopolitical Diary: Israeli Covert Operations
in Iran |
| Hazem Saghieh: Abducting the Palestinian Cause |
| Feature: Iraqi refugees feel hounded by Syria crackdown |
| Feature: High-powered debate shows Syria's economic
problems |
| Analysis: Israel may soon get sucked into the Gazan
vortex |
| Civil War in Gaza: Almost like Baghdad |
| Terence Jeffrey: Iran winning in Iraq? |
| Analysis: Odds of U.S.-Iran conflict? |
| The Kissinger Effect on Bush's Iran Strategy |
| Maleiha Malik: Muslims getting the same treatment Jews
had a century ago |
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| February 3 |
| Shlomo Ben-Ami: Test of Syria's intentions |
| Robert Parry: Bush is hiding the ball on Iran |
| NewNations Publishers Overview - Feb 07 |
| Joshua Brilliant: From Muslim hordes to atom bomb |
| Mark Katz: Iraqi democracy`s obstacles |
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| February 2 |
| Shias and Sunnis: The widening gulf |
| John Whitbeck: What 'Israel's right to exist' means to
Palestinians |
| Jonathan Steele: As US power fades, it can't find
friends to take on Iran |
| Shiite-Sunni conflict rises in Pakistan |
| Jihad el-Khazen: They are all gripped |
| US-Iran tensions could trigger accidental war - analysts |
| Jim Lobe: Mideast Strategy Increasingly Targets Iran
Analysis |
| Matein Khalid: Geopolitical nightmares of the Middle East |
| Feature: Iraqis abandon their homes in Middle East's new
refugee exodus |
| Feature: After 40 years, could the ice be melting on the
Golan Heights? |
| Leader: A chance for peace that must not be spurned |
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| February 1 |
| Sawt Al Jihad: Signs of a Saudi al Qaeda Resurgence? |
| Zuheir Kseibati: All but a State in Complete Collapse |
| Powerful yet weak - a US dilemma |
| U.S. Navy: What the USS John C. Stennis' Deployment Does
Not Mean |
| Iraq: The Problem of Insurgents Among Security Forces |
| Is now the time to talk peace in the Mideast? |
| Israel welcomes first Muslim minister |
| Al Qaeda 2006: Fighting in Iraq, regrouping in
Afghanistan, enlisting in Europe |
