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July 31
Charles Krauthammer: Iran starts feeling heat
Is Yemen in the middle of another undeclared war?
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July 30
Scott Stewart : Escalating Violence From the Animal Liberation Front
The end of (Military) history? U.S., Israel, and the failure of the western way of war
From lynch to escort - cooperating with the PA is bearing fruit
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July 29
Iran: An Examination of Jundallah
Inside Intel: The men who know too little
Dubai: The Golden Mirage
Gidi Grinstein: Proximity talks are the only format
Proximity Talks: Is there really a difference?
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July 28
Turkey: A vital player
Faryal Leghari: The strange case of Doctor CIA and Mister ISI
Iranian Re-Revolution: How the Green Movement Is Repeating Iranian History
Egypt: Election Flurry Intensifies
Commentary: Elvis bin Laden
What the WikiLeaks documents say about Iran-al Qaeda
Could Wikileaks offer a way out of war?
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July 27
George Friedman: WikiLeaks and the Afghan War
Wikileaks Afghanistan: Iran accused of supporting Taliban attacks
WikiLeaks disclosures unlikely to change course of Afghanistan war
Richard Cohen: Wikileaks, telling us the obvious in Afghanistan
Countering Turkey’s Strategic Drift
Adel Iskandar: Thunderous Silence on the Nile
Marc Thiessen: The threat from East Africa
Daoud Kuttab: Peace Process Is a Foreign Term in East Jerusalem and Gaza
Patrick Seale: Strategic Clarity in Afghanistan
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July 26
Turkey focuses on its backyard
Sami Moubayed: Al Sadr may opt to back Allawi
War Logs: Iran's covert operations in Afghanistan
Feature: Iraqi forces still frail as US troops head home
Feature: Talks on new Iraq government remain deadlocked
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July 25
As Turkey inches eastward, Syrians feel the love
The war: A trillion can be cheap
Jennifer Rubin: Onward, Christian Zionists
David Ignatius: A president tripped up by the spontaneous
Maureen Dowd: You’ll never believe what this White House is missing
Syed Iqbal Hasnain: How to fix Afghanistan
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July 24
Reuel Marc Gerecht: Should Israel Bomb Iran?
Is Obama Set on an Iran Strike?
Afghanistan: Talking to the Taliban or Defeating Them?
Yoel Marcus: Peace will not happen until the PA restores Gaza to sanity
Avraham Burg: Time for an Isreali Jewish-Arab party
Ehud Yaari: U.S. Revamps Its 'Muddle East' Policy
Alon Ben-Meir: Israel Needs a Palestinian State
Paul Krugman: Addicted to Bush
Experts discuss Iran-Taliban relationship
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July 23
Safa Hussein: Crisis or not, Iraq will survive
Iraq: A local dilemma or US design?
U.S.: The Great Recession is just the beginning
Iraq: Ethno-sectarian approach likely to have lasting repercussions
US-Iranian combat looms in Iraq as US plans UN role
Sanctions slow development of huge natural gas field in Iran
Scott Stewart: Fanning the Flames of Jihad
Marwan Al Kabalan: US and Iran are competing in Iraq
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July 22
Feature: Gaza flotilla has roots in pro-Palestinian group
New sanctions crimp Iran's shipping business as insurers withhold coverage
Iran's Khamenei calls on Muslims to fight 'terrorism' fuelled by US and UK
Breakthrough for new Iraq government? Allawi meets Maliki, Sadr
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July 21
America's Hour of Truth: The Risk of Failure in Afghanistan and Iraq
Europe's Fear of the Burqa: Religious Provocation or a Woman's Right?
George Friedman: Geopolitics, Nationalism and Dual Citizenship
Yemen's Forever War: The Houthi Rebellion
Nicola Nasser: Who's aiding Judaisation?
James Zogby: An early look at US elections
Dennis O'Brien: Why Iran is bombing Iraq, and why the U.S. isn't doing anything about It
Gender segregation in Muslim societies: From Jahiliyya to Muhammed to fatwa chaos
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July 20
Feature: Gaza family struggles to survive in a tent
Claude Salhani: Summertime blues in the Middle East
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July 19
Linda Heard: War not an option in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions
Is the U.S. making sure Israel doesn't attack Iran?
Yaakov Katz: The Fayyad difference
Bashar al-Assad's tightening grip on Syria 10 years on
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July 18
Michael Weiss: Spies, Passports, and The Guardian
Artin Arslanian: Of Turks and Armenians
Faryal Leghari: List of don’ts for Washington
James Zogby: A classic fall for Democrats in the autumn elections?
Iranian scientist was CIA mole
William Hartung: Bombing Iran? Take It "Off the Table"
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July 17
Inside Iran's Revolutionary Guard: A Defector Speaks
Defining Terrorism Without Islam: Obama Versus Petraeus
Amir Taheri: The Sanctions Debate Heats Up in Iran
Turkey: Reading Obama and Reading the Arabs
Jeremy Salt: Obama's collapse
Nicola Nasser: No help from Washington
Israel: Why equal rights rights dangerous?
"Defectors" and the Unfolding Intelligence Failure on Iran's Nuclear Program
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July 16
Internet overtakes television in Middle East
Scott Stewart: The Shifting Landscape of Passport Fraud
Dutch Lawmaker Forms International Anti-Islam Alliance
Mohamad Bazzi: Damascus fears dissidents out of reflex, not reality
Counting al Qaeda
The End of Palestinian Democracy?
In from the cold? U.S.-Russian relations
Hussain Abdul-Hussain: America's Unjustified Fears
Daoud Kuttab: Are We Approaching a Major Conflict for Millions of Arab Youths?
Iran nuclear defector: Three reasons he might have gone back
Despite diplomatic tensions, U.S.-Israeli security ties strengthen
In diverting Libya aid ship, Israel implements lessons from Gaza flotilla raid
Ronald Sokol: Who’s afraid of the veil?
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July 15
An Attack on Iran: Back on the Table
Assad: 10 years in power marked by US pressure
Rami Khouri: Turkey's Superb Balancing Act
Dallas Darling: Dear Iraq, Welcome to The Iron Law of Oligarchy
Nabila Ramdani: Burqa ban’ Poorly Veils Sarkozy’s Failed Efforts
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July 14
Syrian secularism: a model for the Middle East
Michael Singh: Tough Road Ahead in Middle East
Amid threat, U.S. heightens security at its Iraq bases
Thomas Friedman: The Spies Who Loved Us
Obama: Tell Americans the Truth About Afghanistan
Taylor Marsh: Who is More Pro-Israel?
Sefi Rachlevsky: A true peace from true leaders
George Friedman: Russian Spies and Strategic Intelligence
Analysis: Assad stifles dissent after decade in power
Libya's path from desert to modern country – complete with ice rink
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July 13
Iran: A war on whose terms?
Stephen Kinzer: I Just Got Back From Iran
Ahmad Tibi: What about Palestinian citizens of Israel?
Egyptian Islamists attempt to draw a veil over 'salacious' masterpiece
Sami Moubayed: Flotilla Intifada is sinking Tel Aviv
Pankaj Mishra: Intellectuals with blood on their pens
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July 12
James Denselow: Iraq's Thirty Two 9/11
Amir Oren: Terror without balance
Feature: Palestinians in Syria have to be taught about 'home'
Syria’s ruler marks decade in power
Man in the News: Benjamin Netanyahu
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July 11
Turkey goes cool on joining Europe as it turns to the East
Amir Taheri: Turkey's Forgotten War
Israel warning as Libya aid boat eyes Gaza landing
Iran: Sanctions alone won't work
Iraq: A Temporary Marriage
Analysis: Obama has ways and means to check on Netanyahu
Gideon Levy: A peace crime
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July 10
Hussain Abdul-Hussain: Ethno-religious conflicts make peace impossible in the Middle East
India: A Closer Look at Naxalite Threat
Turkey: A force of stability in the region?
Claude Salhani: Avoiding the next geopolitical crisis
Paul Craig Roberts: Is Petraeus the next president?
US, Russia spy swap: Why London is a hotbed of spies
The other Israeli conflict: with itself
Roger Cohen: Dealing with a discord
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July 9
Patrick Seale: America's slow and painful disengagement from Iraq
Analysis: In Gaza, Hamas may have weathered worst of storm
Ben White: Lessons from Camp David
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July 8
Munich memoirs: how do we put the violence behind us?
George Friedman: The Caucasus Cauldron
Jeff Gates: Bibi's back
Azmi Bishara: The Arabs and Turkey
Shahid Alam: Ticking bombs
Analysis: On Netanyahu's map of concerns there is no room for neighbors
Aluf Benn: Syria's Assad, a responsible neighbor
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July 7
Where Spies Go Undercovered
Aid group, Israel primed for clash, flotilla review shows
Analysis: Trying one soldier for Gaza war crime doesn't solve root of problem
Yoel Marcus: Ten tips for Netanyahu
Moshe Arens: Who's afraid of the Palestinians?
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July 6
Rami Khouri: Beyond Islamists
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July 5
US questions its unwavering support for Israel
Israel loses Turkey, gains Greece as strategic partner
Analysis: On eve of Obama meet, Netanyahu is practically begging Abbas for direct talks
Marja: Marines face friend-or-foe conundrum
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July 4
Afghanistan: Should the Saudis Help Pay the Tab?
Nudge on Arms Further Divides U.S. and Israel
Nicholas Kristof: Burrowing Through a Blockade
U.S. Fails to Complete, or Cuts Back, Iraqi Projects
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July 3
Roadblocks to Damascus
The Back Door into Syria
US-Iran dynamic: Why US effort to leverage Syria is flagging
The cold war is over, so why the fascination with Russian spies?
Ivan Eland: The Afghan 'No Exit' War
M. A. Muqtedar Khan: Muslims and Americans in an Age of Hypocrisy
Ahmadinejad and Netanyahu….did they see the picture?
War in Iraq defies U.S. timetable for end of combat
General Odierno: Al Qaeda in Iraq faces serious financial crunch
'Russia spy' Anna Chapman's husband: I thought I knew her
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July 2
Russian spies with long-term, criminal intent
Syrian websites fear new media law
Amir Taheri: Chicago Politics in Hindukush
Alexander Yakobson: A bi-delusional state
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid: The Jordanian Nuclear Bomb
Terror -- and candor in describing the Islamist ideology behind it
Risk-tolerant China investing heavily in Iraq as U.S. companies hold back
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July 1
Iran arms Syria with sophisticated radar system
The Dismantling of the Suspected Russian Intelligence Operation - Fred Burton and Ben West
Robert Parry: Rethinking Iran-Contra
Abdulaziz Sager: Why Turkey is looking East

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