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| December 31 |
| Abdallah Iskandar: Murderous Pakistan |
| Jihad el-Khazen: I Fear That the Cooling Off Is False |
| Geopolitical Diary: Russia and Belarus and the Fruits of
a Union |
| Peter Galbraith: Pakistan may not make it |
| Adel Safty: Washington's war will have to wait |
| Ramtanu Maitra: The Planned Killing of Benazir Bhutto |
| New Bin Laden tape warns Sunnis against working with US |
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| December 30 |
| Israel, Palestinians seek elusive peace |
| The Dynamics of This Crisis: The Hand Behind Tragedy |
| Iran Woes Hurt Dubai |
| Challenges 2007-2008: Iraq progresses to some of its
worst |
| Iraq Slashes Food Rations, Putting Lives at Risk |
| Chalenges 2007-2008: A prime minister hangs on, just
about |
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| December 29 |
| Bloody year in Iraq ends with hopes of growing calm |
| Mostafa Zein: History Assassinated Bhutto |
| Feature: Sunnis recall Saddam's parting words before he
fled Baghdad |
| Pakistan: Al Qaeda’s Break with Al Jazeera |
| Pakistan: Day 2 After Bhutto |
| Russia: The U.S. and Missile Exports to Iran |
| India: Eyeing the Pakistani Situation |
| Michael Young: A neocon Bush Middle East policy? Look
again |
| Rami Khouri: Violence as routine, and more coming |
| Petraeus letter to the troops: Hope in Iraq has been
rekindled |
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| December 28 |
| Bouthaina Shaaban: Person of the year |
| Daoud Kuttab: From Madrid to Annapolis - peace
conferences are not enough |
| By Claude Salhani: A grim year 2007 for Pakistan |
| Ghassan Charbel: Benazir In The Jungle Of Suicide
Bombers |
| Analysis: Bhutto's death shakes Pakistan |
| Geopolitical Diary: The Implications of Bhutto’s
Assassination |
| Con Coughlin: Bhutto's death is victory for Islamic
hardliners |
| Tariq Ali: A tragedy born of military despotism and
anarchy |
| Analysis: White House struggles to cope with loss of
ally |
| Robert Baer: Bush's Democracy Nightmare |
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| December 27 |
| Ramzy Baroud: On Romney, Mormonism, and Islam |
| Geopolitical Diary: The Next Round of the
Russian-Iranian Game |
| Claude Salahan: Opium and terrorism |
| Pakistan: Karachi Shut Down in Wake of Bhutto's Death |
| Pakistan: Western Businesses and the Violence Following
Bhutto's Death |
| Pakistan: The Fallout after Bhutto’s Killing |
| Pakistan: Security Aspects of the Bhutto Killing |
| Pakistan: Security Implications of Bhutto's Death |
| Pakistan: Bhutto's Assassination |
| Zuheir Kseibati: Strangling Hamas or Egypt's Role? |
| Jihad el-Khazen: This Radical Advocates War |
| Feature: Ancient church awaits restoration in Iraq desert |
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| December 26 |
| Syrian expatriates return home in hopes of new wealth |
| Israeli experts say force against Iran is still an option |
| Jihad el-Khazen: A Kingdom Whose History Raised Doubts |
| Egypt: Death under the Rubble |
| Middle East countries are among the most zealous Internet
censors |
| Out of Iraq: The Haves, Have-Nots And Dogs |
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| December 25 |
| Iran, U.S.: A Diplomatic Stalemate and Iraqi Stability |
| Little peace or goodwill for Baghdad's dwindling band of
Christians |
| Russia: When the powerful can live beyond the law,
corruption is never far |
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| December 24 |
| Zuheir Kseibati: Bush and the Tribes |
| US turns full circle by bid to engage Iran |
| Elias Harfouche: Putin's Photo and Russia's Photo |
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| December 23 |
| The new world order that threatens Uncle Sam |
| Isreal: The myth of the crushing blow |
| Christmas is back on cards in Baghdad |
| Iran Cited In Iraq's Decline in Violence |
| Winds of war shift across Iraq |
| Blair's faith fuelled his drive to join in the invasion
of Iraq |
| Rice offers Iran more carrot than stick |
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| December 22 |
| Libya: The
Jihadist Threat |
| Bioterrorism:
Sudden Death Overtime? |
| U.S.: Backtracking on Iran's Nuclear Program? |
| Israel: Considering a Hamas Truce Offer |
| Europe's Fighter Frustrations |
| Hassan Haydar: A Likely Strike of Iran |
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| December 21 |
| Iran: Russians Stall on Bushehr -- Again |
| Feature: Secret life of Gaza's most wanted |
| The Middle East's 20 Richest People |
| India, Iran and Pakistan: Seeking Influence in
Afghanistan |
| Kazakhstan: Slipping Away From Moscow |
| Disaffected Iraqis Spurn Dominant Shiite Clerics |
| David Ignatius: Paradox for Petraeus |
| Bush's 'Axis of Evil,' Six Years Later |
| Stephen Hayes: The Other Middle East Conflict: Israel vs.
Israel |
| Strictures in U.S. Prompt Arabs to Study Elsewhere |
| EU: The Consequences of Schengen Expansion |
| Geopolitical Diary: Putin's Time in the Spotlight |
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| December 20 |
| Al Qaeda in 2008: The Struggle for Relevance |
| The Persian Gulf: Rising Shia and Uneasy Sunnis |
| The only Iran war is within Iran |
| Egypt: Self-Evaluations by Jihadists and by the
Authorities |
| Jihad el-Khazen: Leaders Below the Challenge Standard |
| Iraq: the good news story |
| A surge of their own: Iraqis take back the streets |
| U.S.: Fire at the White House Compound |
| Rostam Pourzal: Who Among Iranians Fears the NIE? |
| Uri Avnery: To die with the Philistines? |
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| December 19 |
| Dean Andromidas: Who is out to sabotage the Annapolis
Peace Process? |
| Geopolitical Diary: The U.S.-Iranian Dance |
| Iran: Wielding its Regained Nuclear Leverage |
| Iraq: Kurdish Conflict Takes Center Stage |
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| December 18 |
| Russia: Kosovo and the Asymmetry of Perceptions |
| Russia: A Major Mediterranean Deployment |
| Michael Rubin: Turkey's Terror Problem Is Ours |
| Egypt: The Wager of the Ruling Party |
| Geopolitical Diary: Reading Turkey's Airstrike in Iraq |
| Iraq: Implications of the Security Transfer in Basra |
| Iran: Russia's Fuel Shipment to Bushehr |
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| December 17 |
| Jamil Theyabi: Al-Sharaa and Losing the Compass |
| Ghassan Charbel: The Russian Mutiny |
| Jihad el-Khazen: Assuring Gulf Countries |
| Zuheir Kseibati: Legitimacies and Rockets |
| Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities |
| Yonah Alexander: Untangling Iran's nuclear deception
puzzle |
| Feature: Iraqi designers are back in fashion |
| UK has left behind murder and chaos, says Basra police
chief |
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| December 16 |
| Palestinians want help more than handouts in Paris |
| Amir Taheri: Appeasement yesterday and appeasement today |
| Jihad el-Khazen: Raising Doubts is Part of the Mistrust |
| Mshari Al-Zaydi: A different kind of democracy |
| Jason Burke: No hope of victory soon in Afghanistan |
| Zvi Bar'el: Bring us war in Gaza |
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| December 15 |
| Jihad el-Khazen: Arab Blood Is Cheaper Than Water |
| Iran, U.S.: The Iraq Talks Delay |
| U.S.: Targeted Officer Killings Crossing the Border? |
| Geopolitical Diary: Climate Negotiations Heat up in Bali |
| Iran: Toward a Regional Realignment |
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| December
14 |
| Egypt and Saudi Arabia make new overtures to Iran |
| Henry Kissinger: Misreading the Iran Report |
| Iran, Russia: The Bushehr Card |
| Sudan: What Can Militants Do, and What Can China
Tolerate? |
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| December 13 |
| Annapolis: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly |
| Christopher Kojm: Here's the surge Iraq needs |
| Iran, Syria: Pipeline Repairs and Diplomatic Deals |
| Iraq: Triple Car Bombing in Al Amarah |
| Turkey: Seeking an Outlet for Expansion |
| Geopolitical Diary: Iran Responds to the NIE |
| Afghanistan, U.K.: London's 'New' Taliban Strategy |
| Pakistan: Beyond Emergency, Toward Elections |
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| December 12 |
| Tom Coghlan: Taliban can lose battles but still win war |
| George Friedman: China and the Arabian Peninsula as Market Stabilizers |
| PNA: Hamas Transfers Gaza Strip to Abbas' Control |
| Iran: Ahmadinejad Sees a 'Step Forward' in U.S.-Iranian
Relations |
| U.S.: The Role and Limitations of the 'Dark Web' In
Jihadist Training |
| Algeria: Attack Raises Questions About Westerners'
Safety |
| Thomas Friedman: Losing Weight in the Gulf |
| Algeria: Twin Blasts Rock Capital |
| Timeline: Al Qaeda Organization for the Countries of the
Arab Maghreb |
| Maureen Dowd: The Dream Is Dead |
| Russia: Medvedev's Reciprocal Endorsement |
| At night, Baghdad a city of mixed fortune |
| U.S. Commanders Say Iraqi Police Can Be Reformed |
| White House Is Confident Of Broad Support on Iran |
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| December 11 |
| Cluade Salhani: The Iran-Syria axis |
| U.S., Iran, Russia: The Continuing Diplomatic Courtship |
| Abdallah Iskandar: Kaddafi in Paris |
| Russia: Putin Handpicks His Successor |
| India: New Warnings to the Persian Gulf |
| Russia: Maintaining the Credibility of Deterrence |
| Libya: The New Energy Superpower |
| Saudi Arabia: Westerners Face 'Evictions' in Jeddah |
| Iraq's Sadr uses lull to rebuild Army |
| James Phillips: Don't be misled by NIE on Iran's
nuclearefforts |
| Dennis Ross: After Annapolis: Next Steps in the Middle
East Peace Process |
| Jihad al-Khazen: Anti-Semitic Jihad (2) |
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| December 10 |
| Jihad al-Khazen: Anti-Semitic Jihad |
| Claude Salahani: U.S. still views Iran as nuclear threat |
| US urged to engage with Iran and Syria |
| Jim Hoagland: The Spies Strike Back |
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| December
9 |
| Elias Harfouche: "Reassurance" in the Gulf
following the US Report |
| Walid Phares: Misestimating Iran's Nuclear Strategies |
| Jeffrey Steinberg: Behind Annapolis and The Iran NIE |
| Gaza's donkeys in demand as fuel crisis mounts |
| Israel: The nanny state |
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| December 8 |
| Israel, Iran: The NIE and the Spoiler Process |
| Israel: Upgraded Qassams in Gaza? |
| Russia: Moving Closer to a Puppet Presidency |
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| December 7 |
| The Iranian NIE: Winners and losers |
| Ayaan Hirsi Ali : Islam's Silent Moderates |
| US reversal on Iran intel reflects breaking of the ranks:
analysts |
| Syria: Is Hamas Backed Into a Corner? |
| Iraq: Al-Sadr Approaches the Arab States |
| Feature: Baghdad may be safer, but few Iraqis in Syria
risk returning |
| Bush under fire over Iran claims |
| Iran report raises Arab concern over US policy |
| Iran is shared threat to Gulf region: Gates |
| In U.A.E, weakened dollar slows Dubai Tower's race to the
skies |
| Is there a deal between the Bush Adminstration and Iran? |
| Zuheir Kseibati: Olive Branch in the Gulf |
| France: Deadly Bombing in Paris |
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| December 6 |
| Israel say Iran may poduce bomb in 2009, urges strong
action |
| Russia: A Naval Move to the Mediterranean |
| John Bolton: The Flaws In the Iran Report |
| In Iran We Trust? - Valeri Lincy and Gary Milhollin |
| What to Do in Riyadh - Max Boot and Lee Wolosky |
| The Hajj: Challenges and Opportunities |
| Iraq: Integrating Sunni Patrols Into the Security
Apparatus |
| Analysis: Ramping Up the Iraqi Air Force |
| Israel: No Imminent Gaza Offensive |
| Jeffrey Steinberg: Behind The Iran National Intelligence
Estimate |
| More Gazans turn away from Hamas as Fatah heads toward
peace talks |
| Bennett Ramberg: The right way to keep tabs on Iran's
nuclear program |
| U.S. pushes Iraq to use calm to build unity |
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| December 5 |
| Bush: Iran a threat despite new report |
| Syria: Finding an Opportunity in the NIE |
| Geopolitical Diary: Questions Raised by the NIE |
| Iran's Nuclear Gambit: A Timeline of Events |
| David Blair: Don't ask the CIA what's going on in
Teheran |
| Simon Jenkins: Hostility is no help - the west must hug
Tehran close |
| Iraq: The Upcoming Jihadist Exodus |
| Russia: Priority Shifts in the NIE's Wake |
| U.S.-Iran: Talks Making Progress |
| Israel: The Response to the U.S. National Intelligence
Estimate |
| Russia: Iran's New -- and Worrisome -- Consulate |
| Israel: Alone in the battlefield |
| Christians' Plight |
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| December 4 |
| Was Bush Behind the New Iran Report? |
| NIE Report: Solving a Geopolitical Problem with Iran |
| U.S. says Iran ended atomic arms work |
| FACTBOX: U.S. says Iran halted nuclear arms program |
 Iran: Nuclear
Intentions and Capabilities - Full Report |
| U.S.: Iran's Technical Ability to Enrich Uranium
Questioned |
| Annapolis: A letdown even to skeptics |
| Yisrael Harel: The settlers will survive Annapolis |
| Claude Salhani: Counter intelligence? |
| Russian Elections: An Incomplete Victory for the Kremlin |
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| December 3 |
| Philip Gordon:
Winning the Right War |
| Geopolitical Diary: Putin, Chavez and the Asian Tigers |
| Iraqi insurgents regrouping, says Sunni resistance
leader |
| Wolfowitz: An Old Face Resurfaces |
| Michael Oren: Middle East peace through anxiety |
| Ammar Abdulhamid: The Assads' nuclear itch |
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| December 2 |
| Rime Allaf: The media has gone nuclear about Syria |
| Israel: Killing four birds with one stone |
| Syria: Ambiguous preemption |
| Geopolitical Diary: The Kremlin's Latest Power Struggle |
| UAE.: Dubai's Proposed LNG Futures Exchange |
| Mona Eltahawy: Punished for being raped |
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| December 1 |
| Walid Choucair: Syria's 'Advances' in Annapolis |
| Mostafa Zein: Victory Speech in Annapolis |
| Analysis: Iran's renewed failure to persuade EU in
nuclear row |
| Iraq: The KRG's Bold Moves on Oil |
| Iran between the West and the Kremlin |
| Iraq, Turkey: The Trouble to Come |
| Pakistan: Kayani Begins Consolidating Power |
