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Anger in the Arab World
Rashid I. Khalidi: At best, war in Gaza and Lebanon will weaken pro-American regimes without destroying Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran or Syria. At worst, it will plunge the region into catastrophe.
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The Fractured Mideast
Bush's Mideast strategy of inaction is a dangerous failure. He must act diplomatically to achieve a cease-fire, prisoner exchange and Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands.
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Salvador Memories
Scott Sherman: An exhibit at the International Center of Photography showcasing the brutal images of the civil war in El Salvador should remind the Pentagon and the public that the "Salvador Option" currently considered by the military leads directly to the charnel house.
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Revving Up the China Threat
Michael T. Klare: The Bush Administration's stance on China has gone from worry about their economic strength and oil consumption to full-on preparation for a new cold war.
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Crime and Punishment
Mark M. Anderson: A recent surge of novels and memoirs reveals for the first time the ways in which Germans suffered from Allied "total war" strategy during World War II.
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Bush's Blind Spot on Iran
Robert Scheer: Threatening Iran only strengthens the hand of hard-line nationalists and religious fundamentalists in Tehran.
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Maliki's Obama Endorsement
Tom Hayden: In a huge setback for John McCain and the Bush Administration, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki endorses Barack Obama's timeline for withdrawal--and the presumptive Democratic nominee could reap a windfall.
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Obama, Iraq and Afghanistan
Tom Hayden: Obama's plan to de-escalate the war in Iraq only to ramp up another in Afghanistan just might work. It could also entrap the US in an even wider quagmire.
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Pentagon Fights Peace Majorities in US and Iraq
Tom Hayden: The electorates in both countries are threatening to topple the principal warmakers at the ballot box.
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Barack at Risk
Tom Hayden: Barack Obama could put his entire candidacy at risk if his audacity on the war in Iraq continues to shrivel.
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Meet the New Dr. Strangelove
Tom Hayden: His name is David Kilcullen, an Australian academic and military veteran, who seeks to impose a mad science of counterinsurgency on Iraq.
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Let the Resurrection Begin
Tom Hayden: Hillary Clinton's moving speech cemented a place for herself and the feminist movement in the unfolding drama of the 2008 presidential election.
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Mixed Blessing
Tom Hayden: Obama calls for direct dialogue and new trade deals with Latin America, but continued counterinsurgency in Columbia, tensions with Venezuela.
Read the rest of Tom Hayden's article: The New Counterinsurgency
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