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- January 6, 2005 – Jordan: Israelis confessed to arming Sudanese rebels
- January 7, 2005 – Rebels, militia leaders get senior posts in new Sudan military
- January 13, 2005 – Relief groups use satellite to find 1.5 million Dafour refugees
- January 30, 2005 – Sudan renews attacks on civilians in Darfour
- January 31, 2005 – Sudan again use Arab militia to attack black villages in Darfour
- February 25, 2005 – Advanced systems boost Algeria in campaign against insurgents
- March 14, 2005 – Report: Sudan fails to stop milita attacks on civilians in Darfour
- March 21, 2005 – Militia in Darfour defying Sudan, threaten aid workers
- April 26, 2005 – U.S. going to school on Algeria’s counter-insurgency success
- May 3, 2005 – Algeria captures insurgency leader
- May 13, 2005 – Al Qaida targets Mauritania, funds Wahabi mosques
- May 20, 2005 – Salafists quit Algeria for Morocco
- June 5, 2005 – African Union to deploy troops to Sudan
- June 10, 2005 – Raid on Mauritania base signals Salafist shift from Algeria
- June 17, 2005 – Pious platitudes vs. real fixes for Africa’s parade of horrors
- June 24, 2005 – Algeria imposes civilian control, replaces military officers
- June 27, 2005 – Sudan strikes in East claim many civilian casualties
- July 1, 2005 – Guess who will be asked to pay for Comrade Mugabe’s ‘urban renewal’?
- July 15, 2005 – The South African link to Iran’s nukes
- July 15, 2005 – Quid pro quo: U.S. to lift sanctions on Sudan after intel help
- August 5, 2005 – U.S. ally in Mauritania overthrown by coup
- September 2, 2005 – Half a world away, 700,000 have been uprooted — by their own ruler
- September 30, 2005 – Moroccans to carry world’s first anti-terror smart card IDs
- October 3, 2005 – Salafists reject Algeria’s amnesty offer
- October 3, 2005 – Sudan breaks ceasefire, resume attacks on Darfour
- October 12, 2005 – Algeria renews sweep against Salafists after amnesty offer
- October 25, 2005 – Renewed fighting blocks aid to Darfour
- October 31, 2005 – Sudan hasn’t disarmed Janjaweed militia, UN finds
- November 14, 2005 – African nations fail to enforce Darfour ceasefire
- December 16, 2005 – Report: Sudan government complicit in Darfour atrocities
- January 5, 2005 – Report: North Korea armed Islamic group in Philippines
- January 11, 2005 – Pyongyang targets longhairs
- January 25, 2005 – No Three Mile Island scares as nuclear power booms in China
- January 27, 2005 – Hu’s view: Communism is ‘correct road’ for China
- January 28, 2005 – Report: Missiles developed by China ‘identical’ to Iran’s
- February 2, 2005 – Seoul to push peace agenda with new media-savvy envoy
- February 9, 2005 – ‘Team America’ unsettles Team Kim in Pyongyang
- February 11, 2005 – Kim Il-Sung’s ‘revolution’ to be continued by ‘son and grandson’
- February 16, 2005 – China seeks hackers for information warfare, follows Clinton’s lead
- February 17, 2005 – China policy, anyone?
- February 18, 2005 – Report: N. Korea has developed new Scud missile for export
- February 21, 2005 – What is China doing with its $162 billion trade surplus with the U.S.?
- February 22, 2005 – Spy cameras to track spies in Korea’s mine-infested DMZ
- February 23, 2005 – Bush tends to trans-Atlantic alliance, but in Japan . . .
- February 24, 2005 – Ex-agent: KCIA paid mob in Paris to kill former spy chief
- March 2, 2005 – China charges U.S. monopolizes the Internet, seeks global control
- March 2, 2005 – Terrorists are winning in Southeast Asia
- March 15, 2005 – U.S. catches China supplying WMD tech to Iran
- March 16, 2005 – Secret video from North Korea shows public execution
- March 18, 2005 – North Korea: ‘Human scum’ Bolton is ‘worst’ UN envoy
- March 21, 2005 – Ethnically-targeted weapons? Not in China!
- March 23, 2005 – Ceaucescu’s ghost rattles Central Asia, China
- March 24, 2005 – China’s ousted Jiang linked to Shanghai banking scandal
- March 30, 2005 – Seoul blames ‘neocons’ for perceived policy rift with U.S.
- March 30, 2005 – Defector provides graphic details on N. Korean executions
- April 5, 2005 – China, Turkey talk arms, military cooperation
- April 7, 2005 – China, India and the Himalayan ‘strategic high ground’
- April 12, 2005 – China’s Internet censors allow racist/sexist Condi posts
- April 14, 2005 – Do the South Koreans know what they are doing?
- April 15, 2005 – Beijing’s geopolitical agenda behind its Himalayan accord
- April 18, 2005 – Seoul sets closer military ties with China, Russia as U.S. ties fray
- April 20, 2005 – Has China’s leadership lost its head?
- April 20, 2005 – U.S.: China not a future challenge but ‘a problem here and now’
- April 22, 2005 – Beijing snubbed pope’s funeral, seeks recognition from Benedict XVI
- May 2, 2005 – Vietnam’s path not taken — until recently
- May 13, 2005 – China ignores U.S. sanctions as missile sales to Iran thrive
- May 25, 2005 – By China a world ensnarled
- May 25, 2005 – Pakistan admits defense role of China-built Gwadar port
- May 26, 2005 – Growing border trade breeds rich-poor gap in N. Korea
- June 2, 2005 – China officials: Appeasement of N. Korea by South not helping
- June 8, 2005 – China changes story on reporter arrested for espionage
- June 9, 2005 – U.S. taking harder line toward China — on all fronts
- June 13, 2005 – The coming war with China, according to ‘Atlantic Monthly’
- June 16, 2005 – The truth about today’s Vietnam, as told by Le Dang Doanh
- June 20, 2005 – Anti-China bigots: The dictators or the dissenters?
- June 22, 2005 – Bush moved by defector’s account of N. Koreans’ plight
- June 23, 2005 – Kim Jong-Il charms S. Korean official, sparking debate in Seoul
- June 30, 2005 – Poll: Many young Koreans say North didn’t start Korean War
- June 30, 2005 – Geopoliticonomical moment of truth: China’s bid for Unocal
- July 4, 2005 – Pro-China, anti-China dictatorship: Readers respond
- July 7, 2005 – Oops: Propaganda film on hunger strike in Seoul backfires with hungry audiences
- July 7, 2005 – Indian-U.S. ties haunted by Soviet ghosts, spooked by China
- July 13, 2005 – China military shipment found in Ecuador
- July 18, 2005 – The post-9/11 struggle for the Eurasian ‘Heartland’
- July 19, 2005 – China: Wake up, smell the coffee and check our archives
- July 20, 2005 – New York Times’ top guns oblige N. Korean hosts with column
- July 21, 2005 – China’s new destroyers feature Aegis tech copied from U.S.
- July 25, 2005 – The latest Chinese threat: No slip of the tongue
- July 27, 2005 – China lowers boom on arts and entertainment
- August 1, 2005 – Islamic terror vs. the China threat: No contest
- August 3, 2005 – N. Korea’s new, taxing economy: One woman’s story
- August 9, 2005 – ‘Let’s safeguard socialism’: Karaoke craze in N. Korea
- August 11, 2005 – High stakes for Koizumi, and Asia, in coming Japanese election
- August 15, 2005 – For Beijing, Taiwan is just another Tiananmen
- August 23, 2005 – China evacuates villagers near exercises with Russia
- August 25, 2005 – Kim Jong-Il gave Swiss watches while masses starved
- August 25, 2005 – Upcoming: Hu vs. Bush in a game of new world poker down at the ranch
- August 28, 2005 – American employee of the CCP writes on ‘The Greatness of China’
- August 29, 2005 – Japan airport closed after region-wide Al Qaida alert
- September 5, 2005 – 5 million buried alive, and other historical facts about China
- September 16, 2005 – Chinese warships cruise near gas field claimed by Japan
- September 15, 2005 – The Koizumi revolution: Japan embraces change, for a change
- September 23, 2005 – 240 S. Korean firms violated export rules for strategic items
- September 29, 2005 – MacArthur’s statue a flashpoint for S. Korea and its liberators
- September 29, 2005 – Meeting a ‘Rising China’ with tough talk but no policy
- September 30, 2005 – Taiwan and the UN — The politics of exclusion
- October 3, 2005 – China’s not-so-secret, but unreported ‘Program 863’
- October 4, 2005 – Report: Kim Jong-Il has chosen 2nd son — an NBA fan — to succeed him
- October 6, 2005 – Lesson from Vietnam: Don’t judge an insurgency by its media
- October 10, 2005 – The truth about China is not for sale
- October 11, 2005 – Alternative energy: N. Korea opens first bicycle plant
- October 14, 2005 – North Korea, ‘purest nation’, rattled by prostitution trend
- October 16, 2005 – Another e-mail from the ‘U.S. businessman in China’
- October 18, 2005 – Movie-buff Kim Jong-Il seeks joint foreign film ventures
- October 24, 2005 – China’s ‘shashou jiang’ ignores Western ‘rules’ of geostrategy
- October 27, 2005 – S. Korea completes ‘Peace Dam’ to block flood attack from North
- October 27, 2005 – North of the border: Playing the China card with a limp wrist
- October 31, 2005 – Why are members of Falun Gong tortured to death?
- November 10, 2005 – China curbs text messaging, citing its ‘massive influence’
- November 16, 2005 – TV network official tied to Chinese spy ring
- November 18, 2005 – Bush in East Asia: ‘Freedom is an Asian value’
- November 18, 2005 – Shanghaied? U.S. to question Beijing about Asian bloc
- November 21, 2005 – Mass espionage by ‘lovable’ China and its 3,500 ‘front companies’
- November 25, 2005 – UN, minus Seoul, condemns N. Korean rights abuses
- December 1, 2005 – ‘Soprano state’: N. Korea called dependent on organized crime
- December 1, 2005 – Add North Korea to the list of CNN-bashers
- December 5, 2005 – China: The nanotech superpower of the 21st Century
- December 9, 2005 – China now top arms supplier to Sudan, site of major oil investments
- December 9, 2005 – N. Korea weighs lifting ban on top security threat: cell phones
- December 9, 2005 – UN envoy condemns torture in China
- December 13, 2005 – China admits trading in prisoners’ organs
- December 16, 2005 – Hard facts about China’s ‘soft power’
- December 20, 2005 – Facing the ugly truth about the China threat
- December 20, 2005 – China now consumes more than 20 percent of oil supplies
- December 20, 2005 – China negotiating $100 billion energy deal with Iran
- December 22, 2005 – South Korean spending power 32.8 times that of the North
- December 23, 2005 – China recruiting U.S. IT grads
- December 28, 2005 – Western souls are for saving, but individual Chinese are potential geostrategic assets
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LATIN AMERICA - April 20, 2005 – A tale of two cardinals
- October 25, 2005 – Intel report: Venezuela training Ecuador rebels
- January 7, 2005 – Pentagon to embed U.S. trainers in Iraqi units
- January 16, 2005 – U.S. intel report: Iraq War could ‘professionalize’ Al Qaida
- January 18, 2005 – U.S. Special Forces in Syria? ‘Fanciful,’ says Rumsfeld
- January 18, 2005 – Media’s coverage has distorted world’s view of Iraqi reality
- January 18, 2005 – Westerners avoiding travel to Saudi Arabia
- January 20, 2005 – Western military train but no longer mentor Iraqi police
- January 24, 2005 – U.S., Iraq launch ‘Checkmate’ to secure elections
- January 26, 2005 – U.S. freezes assets of Syrian funding insurgency
- January 30, 2005 – U.S., Israel to lobby EU parliamentarians on Iran
- January 30, 2005 – U.S. airlines can’t afford anti-missile systems
- January 31, 2005 – U.S., Britain agree on exit strategy: First troops out in late 2005
- February 1, 2005 – 232 contractors died during 4th quarter in 93 percent increase
- February 3, 2005 – U.S. again warns of imminent terror strike in Kuwait
- February 3, 2005 – Bush pledges $350 million for Palestinian reforms
- February 3, 2005 – New non-lethal weapon lets troops microwave hostile crowds
- February 7, 2005 – U.S. calls 40,000 Iraqi troops combat-ready
- February 7, 2005 – Officers fault U.S. command for ‘failure to surprise’ in Iraq
- February 7, 2005 – U.S. weighs pay-off plan for Palestinian insurgents
- February 8, 2005 – Rumsfeld blames Syria, Iran for Iraq insurgency
- February 8, 2005 – Rice names Gen. Ward to reorganize Palestinian security
- February 10, 2005 – U.S. studies Iran threat scenarios as Bush talks tough
- February 10, 2005 – U.S. replaces 1,280 convoy drivers in Iraq with airlifts
- February 10, 2005 – Patriot test successfully downs unmanned aerial vehicle
- February 14, 2005 – New unmanned, styrofoam drone spies for U.S. in Iraq
- February 15, 2005 – A letter from LTC Tim Ryan: ‘Things will get better . . .’
- February 16, 2005 – More letters to the editor re: ‘Media’s coverage has distorted world’s view of Iraqi reality’
- February 21, 2005 – U.S. delivers 4th terror alert for Kuwait; 200 arrested
- February 21, 2005 – On the ground in Iraq with the U.S. Marines
- February 23, 2005 – Panel warns Iran nukes would trigger regional proliferation
- February 23, 2005 – U.S. begins handing over military command to Iraqis
- February 22, 2005 – Santorum seeks U.S. push for democracy in Iran
- February 28, 2005 – U.S. deploys Aegis system after successful test
- March 4, 2005 – New non-lethal weapon will sizzle, not fry Iraqi bad guys
- March 7, 2005 – Army report: U.S. lost control in Iraq three months after invasion
- March 9, 2005 – Proliferation terror: Time for a new deterrence strategy
- March 9, 2005 – U.S. pledges military aid to Lebanon once Syria leaves
- March 9, 2005 – U.S. Army readies Iraqi brigade to take over in Sadr City
- March 10, 2005 – U.S. spy plane detects radioactive gas over N. Korea
- March 10, 2005 – State Dept.: Al Qaida plan major strike against Americans abroad
- March 14, 2005 – Person to Person with Condoleezza Rice
- March 14, 2005 – U.S. to keep two forward bases in North Africa
- March 16, 2005 – Illegal immigration in global perspective
- March 16, 2005 – Dep. Sec. of Defense Wolfowitz cites WorldTribune.com
- March 17, 2005 – GAO challenges Pentagon on readiness of Iraqi forces
- March 17, 2005 – Pentagon awards contracts for naval deployment in N. Africa
- March 17, 2005 – U.S. concerned Turkey may be siding with Syria
- March 23, 2005 – U.S. reports sharp drop in Iraqi attacks
- March 24, 2005 – U.S.-Iraq raid kills 85 in ‘nerve center’ of insurgency
- April 4, 2005 – Pentagon report criticizes U.S. outreach to Muslims
- April 5, 2005 – A farewell interview with Colin L. Powell
- April 7, 2005 – UN report: War on terror has fueled Arab repression
- April 7, 2005 – Love on the rocks: U.S. military lays off 1,000 Koreans
- April 11, 2005 – Bush, Sharon meet in Crawford, but U.S.-Israeli severely strained
- April 11, 2005 – U.S. official: N. Korea, Pakistan teamed up on Libyan nuke deal
- April 12, 2005 – U.S., Libya in high-level oil talks
- April 12, 2005 – Bush tells Sharon to withdraw from much of West Bank by 2006
- April 12, 2005 – U.S.-Iraqi forces sweep isurgency neighborhoods, capture 65
- April 14, 2005 – U.S. reports headway against roadside bombings
- April 15, 2005 – Marines: One Arab speaker per unit in Iraq
- April 15, 2005 – U.S. generals ‘never more optimistic’ about Iraqi forces
- April 19, 2005 – Unclassified terror report has no stats; classified version cites spike
- April 22, 2005 – U.S. warns of Al Qaida attack in Tunisia
- April 22, 2005 – New intelligence unit declares war on roadside bombers
- April 22, 2005 – Backers of massive resistance to pullout recruit U.S. Jews
- April 25, 2005 – Private security firms hit hard in Iraq
- April 26, 2005 – U.S. intel ‘unable to rule out’ WMD transfers to Syria
- April 26, 2005 – U.S. presses Saudis to increase oil output
- May 2, 2005 – Think tank pooh-poohs plan sold by Bolton to stop WMD
- May 2, 2005 – U.S. cites progress by Palestinians’ Abbas
- May 6, 2005 – Western tourists warned to avoid Egypt
- May 6, 2005 – U.S. upbeat over prospects for Iraqi special forces
- May 6, 2005 – Warren Buffett and the bottom line on domestic terrorism
- May 9, 2005 – Rand: Palestinian state will need crack, $7.7 billion security system
- May 10, 2005 – Major U.S. offensive targets Zarqawi positions near Syria border
- May 10, 2005 – House bill provides $81 billion for security aid to Mideast
- May 12, 2005 – U.S. to send reinforced APCs to replace vulnerable Humvees
- May 12, 2005 – U.S. tightens security at bases in Iraq
- May 16, 2005 – Justice faults FBI intelligence: Unable to ‘connect the dots’
- May 16, 2005 – U.S. hails ‘intelligence’ gains from offensive on Syrian border
- May 17, 2005 – U.S. weighs plan to make Iraq a federation of six states
- May 20, 2005 – U.S. halts major deals with Israel over tech transfers to China
- May 20, 2005 – Newsweek’s consequences
- May 20, 2005 – U.S. orders robots to lead fight against roadside bombs
- May 23, 2005 – U.S. transfers more responsibility to improving Iraqi division
- May 25, 2005 – House panel calls for ban on firms selling advanced tech to China
- May 26, 2005 – Most arms exported by U.S. go to human rights abusers
- May 27, 2005 – Bush agrees to monitor pullout, hails Palestinian security
- May 27, 2005 – Rand: Only Israel, Russia willing to sell advanced tech to China
- May 31, 2005 – U.S. Army intel: Insurgents ‘losing popular support’
- May 31, 2005 – Congressman stuns Abbas with Palestinian textbook
- June 1, 2005 – Rice: U.S., allies have interdicted 11 WMD shipments
- June 6, 2005 – U.S. finds huge, air conditioned insurgent bunker
- June 7, 2005 – The New York Times is wrong about Guantanamo
- June 10, 2005 – End of the U.S.-Turkey alliance: Ties ‘more allergic than strategic’
- June 14, 2005 – U.S. freezes military ties, shipments to Israel
- June 14, 2005 – U.S. general: Insurgents upgrading explosives used in attacks
- June 14, 2005 – U.S. indicts Franklin for passing Iran nuke intel to Israel
- June 17, 2005 – U.S. reviewing all arms exports to Israel
- June 20, 2005 – U.S. offensive near border with Syria kills 50 insurgents
- June 21, 2005 – The future GI: ‘Unstoppable’; Darth Vader?
- June 24, 2005 – U.S. needs new combat vehicle to withstand IEDs
- June 24, 2005 – Congress may drop Marxist Iranian opposition group from terror list
- June 24, 2005 – Baghdad blues: Time to restate the mission
- June 30, 2005 – U.S. again strikes insurgents near Syrian border
- July 1, 2005 – Bush meeting with defector sent strong signal to Pyongyang
- July 1, 2005 – Gen. Ward: Palestinian security forces ‘dysfunctional’
- July 1, 2005 – U.S.: Insurgents no longer capable of combat operations
- July 6, 2005 – Firm markets anti-missile system for U.S. passenger jets
- July 11, 2005 – U.S., Iraq launch ‘Operation Scimitar’ in Sunni Triangle
- July 12, 2005 – CIA-backed tech can instantly spot terrorists in a crowd
- July 12, 2005 – U.S., Israel in talks on aid for Gaza pullout
- July 13, 2005 – CSIS reports improvement in Iraqi forces
- July 14, 2005 – U.S. reports capture of leading Zarqawi commander in Baghdad
- July 15, 2005 – Kidnap of European engineers prompts warning to Westerners in Gaza
- July 15, 2005 – Bolton? No, real fight is over whether U.S. should surrender its sovereignty
- July 21, 2005 – U.S. embassy alert: Al Qaida plans attack in Saudia Arabia
- July 21, 2005 – Has Iraq fed international Islamicist terrorism?
- July 25, 2005 – U.S. sets up system to transfer security role to Iraq
- June 29, 2005 – ‘CyberBug,’ can drop in and quietly gather intelligence
- July 29, 2005 – U.S. withdrawal in 2006 based on readiness, environment
- July 29, 2005 – U.S. plans pullout: Rumsfeld pushes Iraqis on constitution
- August 1, 2005 – U.S. seeks funds to help Fatah stop Hamas gains
- August 1, 2005 – U.S. asks Israel to withdraw from land claimed by Lebanon
- August 2, 2005 – Americans in Kuwait warned of Al Qaida strike
- August 2, 2005 – U.S. to establish major base near Syrian border
- August 3, 2005 – U.S. urges allies to shun Iranian crude
- August 3, 2005 – U.S. presses Israel not to answer Palestinian attacks
- August 3, 2005 – U.S. sets process to transfer control of cities in South
- August 8, 2005 – U.S. claims gains against Al Qaida despite casualties
- August 8, 2005 – U.S. maintains travel restrictions on Lebanon
- August 9, 2005 – Year-old U.S. ‘exit strategy’ timed for midterm elections
- August 11, 2005 – Rumsfeld: Roadside bombs ‘unambiguously from Iran’
- August 12, 2005 – Highway bill passes while Marines roll in 33-year-old death traps
- August 12, 2005 – U.S. credits Iraqi battalion with gains against Zarqawi network
- August 15, 2005 – Group: U.S. backing of pullout should have been debated
- August 16, 2005 – Bush backs Sharon over pullout as Netanyahu gains in polls
- August 17, 2005 – Koch: ‘Time to declare victory and bring our troops home’
- August 18, 2005 – Following Afghan embed model, U.S. units to train Iraq military
- August 19, 2005 – World war on terror: Why U.S. must stay the course
- August 22, 2005 – U.S. turning over forward bases in insurgent strongholds to Iraq
- August 22, 2005 – D.C. station fires talk show host for comments regarding Islam
- August 22, 2005 – U.S. troops in Kuwait down by 22,000 since 2003
- August 22, 2005 – U.S. set to discuss normalization with Libya
- August 21, 2005 – Post-nuclear superweapons and other jokes
- August 23, 2005 – Needed: A Manhattan Project for oil
- August 25, 2005 – U.S. presses Palestinians to reduce size of security forces
- August 30, 2005 – One year later, Pentagon says building of Iraq Army on track
- August 30, 2005 – Report: U.S. has upgraded training standards for Iraqis
- August 31, 2005 – Rand: U.S. next for suicide hit, ‘the ultimate smart bomb’
- August 31, 2005 – Escape from Northern California
- September 1, 2005 – Security guards in Iraq make up to $33,000 a month
- September 2, 2005 – With whom is Allah angrier?
- September 2, 2005 – Hearing God when He whispers
- September 2, 2005 – Memo to Speaker Hastert from a New Orleans Republican
- September 5, 2005 – U.S. rallies Arab backing as Sharon loses ground at home
- September 6, 2005 – Google Earth images compromise secret installations in S. Korea
- September 6, 2005 – U.S., Turkey in strategic talks on northern Iraq
- September 8, 2005 – State Dept. drops Israel from Hurricane relief credits
- September 8, 2005 – America’s PR problem: With friends like BBC/al-Jazeera . . .
- September 9, 2005 – Oil crisis complicates campaign to fix U.S. image
- September 9, 2005 – Global poverty: Moving forward or backward?
- September 12, 2005 – Patriot test successfully intercepts ballistic missile at White Sands
- September 12, 2005 – For U.S. ‘experts’, China will never be a threat
- September 14, 2005 – U.S. sees Saudis responding to increased U.S. demand for oil
- September 16, 2005 – U.S. reports decline in training of foreign insurgents, many teens
- September 16, 2005 – U.S. avoids confronting Egypt over post-pullout border crisis
- September 16, 2005 – Progress at ‘UN Global Summit’, but reform?
- September 19, 2005 – White House opposes resolutions citing Turkey for genocide
- September 19, 2005 – U.S. firms ready bids for Libyan oil contracts
- September 21, 2005 – U.S. allows terror group Hamas to enter Palestinian elections
- September 27, 2005 – Cindy Sheehan: A shame and a disgrace
- October 3, 2005 – U.S. sees Iraqi improvement measured by higer standards
- October 5, 2005 – Minister’s prayer of repentance for nation still hot item online
- October 6, 2005 – Bush: Like communism, Islamic radicalism is ‘elitist’
- October 7, 2005 – 80 Iraqi battalions fighting alongside U.S. forces
- October 7, 2005 – Franklin gave Iran missile data to Israelis
- October 7, 2005 – U.S. sells surveillance aircraft to Tokyo, but not Seoul
- October 11, 2005 – U.S. steps in to stop embezzlement of procurement funds in Iraq
- October 13, 2005 – The war we are losing
- October 17, 2005 – Gerald Ford looks back: ‘I thought there would be greater forgiveness’
- October 18, 2005 – U.S. plans two permanent bases in the Gulf
- October 19, 2005 – Internal debate ends: U.S. won’t attack Syria
- October 21, 2005 – Bush pushes back deadline for Palestinian state
- October 22, 2005 – Wilsongate: Did CIA run a covert op against an elected president?
- October 24, 2005 – Senate to probe Saudi links to Wahabi tracts in U.S. mosques
- October 26, 2005 – Have the insurgents won the war? ‘Tell it to the troops’
- October 31, 2005 – U.S. reduces bases in N. Iraq from 27 to 17
- October 31, 2005 – Bush: Israel could be destroyed if U.S. yields on terrorism
- November 1, 2005 – U.S. fears prospect of Saudi coup, weighs invasion plans
- November 1, 2005 – U.S. pays $4 million to provide Palestinian insurgents day jobs
- November 4, 2005 – U.S. officer’s private memo paints a doomsday scenario for Korea
- November 4, 2005 – Bird flu pandemic — The fear factor
- November 7, 2005 – Bush extends sanctions against Sudan over Darfour
- November 7, 2005 – Roadside bombs? U.S. soldier sees death ‘out of the East in slow motion’
- November 8, 2005 – U.S. trains Iraqi procurement officials
- November 10, 2005 – U.S. to leave military equipment to Iraq when it withdraws
- November 11, 2005 – Veterans Day: Gen. Douglas MacArthur
- November 11, 2005 – Debunking yet another lie About Iraq
- November 14, 2005 – Report: White House ‘dependent’ on Israeli intel, anti-IED tech
- November 14, 2005 – U.S. setting high standards for Iraqi force readiness
- November 15, 2005 – U.S. routinely using attack drones to protect convoys
- November 20, 2005 – New U.S. ‘Matrix’ mines in Iraq hit by rights group
- November 20, 2005 – U.S. warns citizens of attack in Saudia Arabia
- November 22, 2005 – U.S. names Gen. Dayton to oversee Palestinian security
- December 2, 2005 – U.S. Army report warns against exit timetable
- December 2, 2005 – Reality and virtual reality in Washington
- December 5, 2005 – U.S. Army report: Israel can’t stop Iran nukes
- December 7, 2005 – Nuke over U.S. could unleash electromagnetic tsunami
- December 8, 2005 – Contractor promoted video of firing on Iraqi vehicles
- December 9, 2005 – U.S. program teaches rule of law in Palestinian Authority
- December 9, 2005 – Condeleezza Rice as whirling dervish
- December 12, 2005 – Alleged Palestinian terrorist walks in major blow to Patriot Act
- December 12, 2005 – U.S. approves surplus ships for allies to help secure Suez
- December 14, 2005 – U.S. Army report warns against Mideast nuclear ‘death bath’
- December 16, 2005 – CIA moved Al Qaida detainees from Europe to Morocco
- December 16, 2005 – State issues ‘Worldwide’ warning of Al Qaida attacks on Americans
- December 20, 2005 – U.S. plans major troop reduction in Iraq by February
- December 20, 2005 – Congress links U.S. Palestinian aid to electoral ban on Hamas
- December 23, 2005 – A Giuliani-type fix for U.S. diplomacy
- December 30, 2005 – 2006: Year in preview
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MIDDLE EAST - January 2, 2005 – Abbas embraces Fatah ‘heroes’ for first time
- January 3, 2005 – Orthodox officers lead military revolt against Israeli withdrawal
- January 4, 2005 – Iran reports: U.S. spy planes spotted over nuke sites
- January 6, 2005 – Israeli security chief: Pullout will open new staging area for attacks
- January 7, 2005 – Israeli deaths, injuries declined sharply in war’s 4th year
- January 7, 2005 – Neighboring Arab states working to undermine Iraq elections
- January 10, 2005 – Kuwait captures leading recruiter of insurgents
- January 10, 2005 – Newly-elected Abbas confronted by chaotic security agencies
- January 10, 2005 – Officials: Alwawi seeks ‘limited’ delay of Iraq elections
- January 11, 2005 – Halliburton wins gas contract in Iran
- January 11, 2005 – Iraq now has 9 divisions deployed throughout country
- January 11, 2005 – Hizbullah paid $1,200 for attacks, $2,300 for suicide strikes
- January 11, 2005 – Sunni strikes close oil fields in northern Iraq
- January 11, 2005 – New study: Palestinian birth rate dropping, emigration on the rise
- January 12, 2005 – Israeli think tank: Only U.S. can neutralize Iran
- January 13, 2005 – Israel lists 46 towns within range of Kassam missiles
- January 16, 2005 – Fear of early attack by U.S. spurs Moscow trip by Syria’s Assad
- January 16, 2005 – Israel braces for Russian missile sale to Syria
- January 16, 2005 – Insurgency targets Shi’ite leaders in bid to stop elections
- January 16, 2005 – Turkey: Hazardous cargo transits Bosporous Straits hourly
- January 16, 2005 – Israel strikes southern Gaza
- January 18, 2005 – Abbas seeks plan to stop missile attacks on Israel
- January 18, 2005 – Regional terrorists in Iraq got on-the-job training
- January 18, 2005 – Palestinian SWAT teams to fight organized crime, not insurgents
- January 20, 2005 – Saudis on alert as annual pilgrimage to Mecca begins
- January 20, 2005 – 10,000 Israelis in 21 communities to be uprooted during withdrawal
- January 20, 2005 – Iraq to invest $3.75 billion in oil refineries
- January 24, 2005 – Israel: Palestinians have surface-to-air missiles
- January 25, 2005 – Iraq captures Al Qaida bombing commander
- January 25, 2005 – Palestinians terror groups continue attacks
- January 26, 2005 – Fatah seeks alliance with Hamas to counter Abbas
- January 30, 2005 – Insurgents targeted polling locations in days before vote
- January 31, 2005 – Hamas wins big in Gaza elections
- January 31, 2005 – Tension rising in Israel over continuing Egyptian overflights
- February 1, 2005 – Iran-backed Hamas, Hizbullah agree to continue fight against Israel
- February 1, 2005 – Kuwait captures Al Qaida leader
- February 1, 2005 – Libyan oil awards go to U.S. firms
- February 3, 2005 – Palestinians’ Abbas accepts official invitation to visit Iran
- February 3, 2005 – Israel links West Bank pullout to end of Gaza attacks
- February 3, 2005 – Report: 300 arrested in Oman in Al Qaida crackdown
- February 4, 2005 – Zarqawi escaped capture by one hour
- February 7, 2005 – Jordan to train PLO forces
- February 8, 2005 – Saddam’s army is talent pool for new Iraqi police
- February 8, 2005 – Iraq captures Saddam general, insurgency financier
- February 8, 2005 – Israel on high alert against Hizbullah attack during summit
- February 10, 2005 – Iraq identifies Iranian, Syrian terrorists arrested during elections
- February 10, 2005 – Hamas takes advantage of ceasefire to restore arsenal
- February 11, 2005 – Israel downed 2 Syrian MiGs last September over sea
- February 11, 2005 – Architect of assassination strategy to head Israeli domestic intel
- February 14, 2005 – Iran has begun mining uranium ore for new facility
- February 13, 2005 – Nuclear-free Mideast? States can’t even agree on agenda
- February 13, 2005 – Gulf states differ in implementing reforms of Islamic education
- February 15, 2005 – Assassins of former Lebanese PM brand him ‘Saudi agent’
- February 17, 2005 – Report: Egypt failed to report nuclear tests
- February 17, 2005 – Israel estimates Iran can complete nuclear fuel cycle this year
- February 18, 2005 – Massacre unites Lebanon, reminds world of Syrian occupation
- February 21, 2005 – Investigators: Hariri bomb used same explosives as Zarqawi’s
- February 21, 2005 – New training program for Iraqis focuses on counter-insurgency
- February 21, 2005 – 10,000 Jews to be removed from Gaza beginning in May
- February 22, 2005 – Israeli intelligence warns of Hamas plot to shatter ceasefire
- February 23, 2005 – IAEA: End nuclear fuel production by individual states
- February 23, 2005 – Post-Saddam Iraq awards its first oil contracts
- February 24, 2005 – Hizbullah: ‘This administration’ is the enemy: ‘Death to America’
- February 24, 2005 – Moderate Muslims must wake up and lead the war on terror
- February 25, 2005 – U.S. pushes Arabic: Study of language now tops Hebrew
- February 27, 2005 – Iran demands Russian ‘flexibility’ on handling of nuclear fuel
- February 27, 2005 – Israel restrains military in wake of Tel Aviv bombing
- February 27, 2005 – Key lieutenants who controlled access to Zarqawi are captured
- February 27, 2005 – UN’s Annan denies giving Syria a deadline to withdraw
- February 28, 2005 – Kuwait, U.S. military, on alert during holidays
- February 28, 2005 – Iraq controls Saddam stronghold, much of Baghdad
- March 1, 2005 – Only remnants of Iraq bomber: His hands on a steering wheel
- March 1, 2005 – Islamic Jihad plans sequel to Tel Aviv nightclub attack
- March 1, 2005 – Contractor: Al Qaida plans imminent attack
- March 3, 2005 – Iran threat: Attack by West risks all ‘Middle East oil’
- March 4, 2005 – U.S., Iraq sign agreement coordinating security
- March 4, 2005 – Oil prices could hit $80 per barrel by 2007
- March 4, 2005 – Insurgents’ most lethal weapon still taking its toll on U.S. forces
- March 4, 2005 – Israel: Hamas test-fires missile in West Bank
- March 4, 2005 – Palestinian interior minister fires compromised security chiefs
- March 6, 2005 – Iran funding for Fatah tied to continued fight against Israel
- March 6, 2005 – Assad promises ‘gradual and organized withdrawal’
- March 7, 2005 – New Israeli strategy requires fewer troops to defend borders
- March 7, 2005 – Iran to run gas pipeline to Ukraine
- March 10, 2005 – Israel plans to maintain aerial presence over Gaza after pullout
- March 9, 2005 – Israel to ban hiring of Palestinians
- March 9, 2005 – Iran announces major energy discovery
- March 9, 2005 – Israel weighs occupying cities while expelling Israeli residents
- March 9, 2005 – Iran projecting $35 billion in oil revenues this year
- March 10, 2005 – Israeli general sees war with Syria on the horizon
- March 11, 2005 – Syria moves intel headquarters to Hizbullah sector in Beirut
- March 14, 2005 – Non-lethal ‘skunk bomb’ dispels crowds without firing a shot
- March 14, 2005 – Syria repositions its troops to Bekaa Valley, intel stays put
- March 14, 2005 – Fatah infighting: Reformers clash with Iran-backed factions
- March 15, 2005 – Shi’ites joining anti-Syria demonstrations in Lebanon
- March 17, 2005 – Taliban plans new offensive this spring
- March 17, 2005 – Opposition reports coup in Damascus; Syrian military split over withdrawal
- March 18, 2005 – The new Mideast: Desert winds, spring flowers
- March 21, 2005 – Kazakhstan aims to be world’s top uranium producer
- March 21, 2005 – Saudi’s Aramco award 8 major contracts
- March 21, 2005 – Israeli military wary of ‘calm’
- March 21, 2005 – Israelis develop high-intensity sound weapon
- March 22, 2005 – Palestinians allow insurgents to carry arms, but with restrictions
- March 24, 2005 – Abbas deal with terror groups would reduce, not stop attacks
- March 25, 2005 – Shi’ites seek majority rule, plan major protest in Bahrain
- March 25, 2005 – Turkey ready to accept U.S. at Incerlik base
- March 25, 2005 – Oil officials: China, India boom means oils prices will stay high
- March 27, 2005 – UN report: Assad threatened Hariri in last meeting
- March 28, 2005 – Kyrgyzstan worries Turkey; Kazakhstan closes border
- March 28, 2005 – Palestinians vow to keep terrorists out of housing left by Israelis
- March 28, 2005 – Israel: Palestinians are smuggling surface-to-air missiles from Egypt
- March 29, 2005 – Fear of insurgents waning in Iraq
- March 29, 2005 – Ousted Kyrgyzstan president in discussions with Akayev
- March 30, 2005 – Akayev, now in Moscow, sets conditions for resignation
- March 31, 2005 – U.S. forces in Kyrgyzstan focus on Afghanistan, not turmoil
- March 31, 2005 – Israel to seize settlers’ weapons before forced evacuation
- April 1, 2005 – Abbas backs down from insurgency crackdown
- April 1, 2005 – Report: Iran budgeted $2.5 billion for nuke warheads
- April 1, 2005 – Israel seeks to thaw freeze with U.S. over China
- April 1, 2005 – Kyrgystan parliament promises to protect Akayev, but not his assets
- April 4, 2005 – At Iran’s behest, Hizbullah and Hamas sign an accord
- April 4, 2005 – As opposition mounts, Mubarak vows to ‘never let chaos prevail’
- April 4, 2005 – Abbas fires more Palestinian commanders
- April 5, 2005 – Saudis have national leadership of Al Qaida trapped in villa
- April 7, 2005 – Fearing infiltration, Iraq balks at deploying mechanized division
- April 7, 2005 – Israel warns U.S. it will retaliate against anticipated fall offensive
- April 8, 2005 – First terror attack in Egypt since 1997 kills Westerners
- April 8, 2005 – Demonstrations erupt in cities throughout western Iran
- April 8, 2005 – Palestinians resume missile attacks on Israel
- April 11, 2005 – Iraqi forces gradually taking over in Sunni Triangle hotspots
- April 11, 2005 – Israeli military protest restraints as rocket attacks continue
- April 12, 2005 – Yemen finishes off Iran-backed insurgents
- April 14, 2005 – Iran seeks admission to UN’s high-res satellite network
- April 14, 2005 – Don’t expect another Osirak
- April 14, 2005 – Palestinians seek to incentivize insurgents to sign pledge
- April 15, 2005 – New highway patrol to cruise Iraq’s dangerous routes
- April 15, 2005 – Al Qaida’s Saudi leader escapes dragnet
- April 17, 2005 – Israel sends spy planes to Lebanon after Hizubllah UAV overflight
- April 17, 2005 – Labor protests in Egypt to ‘dwarf’ pro-democracy unrest
- April 17, 2005 – Opposition charges Turkish PM is hiring thousands of Islamists
- April 18, 2005 – In 10-hour miliary exercise, Israel simulates Gaza pullout
- April 18, 2005 – Israelis warned to avoid travel in the Arab world
- April 19, 2005 – Sharon warns Bush of regional war in 2006
- April 20, 2005 – OPEC to hike output in May
- April 22, 2005 – Kuwait fears eco-threat from Iran reactor
- April 25, 2005 – Report: Saudis may turn from U.S. to France
- April 26, 2005 – Syria withdraws military, leaving Lebanon forces powerless
- May 2, 2005 – Kuwait bill censors mosques: Limits hate speech, edicts
- May 3, 2005 – Report: Turkey-Israel ties remain strong
- May 3, 2005 – Iran inks defense deal with Central Asian state
- May 3, 2005 – Lebanon begins purge of pro-Syria security heads
- May 3, 2005 – Turkey massing troops along Kurdish areas of Iraq border
- May 3, 2005 – Iran set to resume production of uranium hexafluoride
- May 6, 2005 – Libya signs oil deal with Shell
- May 6, 2005 – Palestinians refuse to disarm insurgency groups
- May 9, 2005 – Israel weighs 3-month pullout delay in order to remove homes
- May 9, 2005 – Iran begins drilling in 16 new fields
- May 10, 2005 – Jordan reorganizes intel agencies amid multiple threats
- May 10, 2005 – Officer: Unwinnable conflict has left Israel unready for new wars
- May 12, 2005 – Israel: Palestinian transferring artillery, missiles to West Bank
- May 12, 2005 – Armed insurgents hired to fight crime in West Bank
- May 12, 2005 – Report: Iran attack on Saudi sites could impact U.S. economy
- May 16, 2005 – Iran-backed Hizbullah strikes Israel from Lebanon
- May 16, 2005 – Mubarak cancels annual trip to U.S. amid unrest at home
- May 17, 2005 – Egypt, Libya, Yemen called top weapons sources for Palestinians
- May 18, 2005 – Turkey strikes Kurdish bases in northern Iraq
- May 20, 2005 – Hamas recruiting Palestinians for several foreign wars
- May 23, 2005 – OPEC set to reduce oil exports, stop ‘overproduction’
- May 23, 2005 – Palestinians ask U.S. for more time, demand new withdrawals
- May 24, 2005 – Israeli military selects units, plans training to evict settlers
- May 25, 2005 – Iran and the new East-West strategic polarization
- May 25, 2005 – Egypt to deploy 3,000 troops on border to secure Gaza pullout
- May 27, 2005 – Iraq set to cleanup insurgents nationwide
- May 27, 2005 – 3-week window for pullout from Gaza to start on Aug. 15
- May 31, 2005 – Kuwait’s oil profits increased by a factor of seven
- May 31, 2005 – Saudis brace for post-Fahd power struggle
- May 31, 2005 – Iraq’s Operation Lightening seals off much of Baghdad
- May 31, 2005 – Israel weighs replacing West Bank settlements with bases
- June 1, 2005 – Saudis brace for post-Fahd power struggle
- June 3, 2005 – Syria tests N. Korean missiles; One strays into Turkey
- June 5, 2005 – Gulf states cited for slavery; Boys starved, sold as camel jockeys
- June 5, 2005 – Gulf states remove anti-West references from textbooks
- June 5, 2005 – Palestinians postpone elections to forestall Hamas advances
- June 10, 2005 – Israeli military already disobeying orders related to withdrawal
- June 10, 2005 – Jordan’s king offers incentives to security forces
- June 10, 2005 – Besieged by Hamas, Fatah poses threat to its own leader, Abbas
- June 10, 2005 – Turkey sees itself as future energy hub for Europe
- June 13, 2005 – Air Force general to command Israel’s military intelligence
- June 13, 2005 – Iraqis capture 33 insurgents, bomb-making materials
- June 14, 2005 – Iraqi trainees riot in Jordan over treatment by handlers
- June 14, 2005 – Bahrain doubled oil revenues in 2004
- June 16, 2005 – PLA officer threatens America: ‘China is not Iraq’
- June 16, 2005 – Palestinian chaos: Abbas loses control of Fatah
- June 16, 2005 – Iraq captures key bombmaker, Zarqawi operative
- June 16, 2005 – Iraq Army deploys 100 batallions — up from one in May 2004
- June 16, 2005 – Hizbullah recruiting fresh batch of teen suicide bombers
- June 20, 2005 – Israel’s defense establishment stunned by crisis with U.S.
- June 20, 2005 – Iraq captures key Al Qaida operative
- June 20, 2005 – Egypt: Clerics hired to recruit insurgents for Iraq
- June 20, 2005 – Israelis discover Iran-backed explosives lab in West Bank
- June 24, 2005 – Israel concerned over growth of ‘very modern air forces’ nearby
- June 24, 2005 – New Israeli system IDs terrorists without profiling suspect
- June 24, 2005 – Iraq opens southern oil reserves for development
- June 26, 2005 – Iran’s new president helped take U.S. embassy in 1979
- June 27, 2005 – Insurgents focus attacks on Iraqi officers
- June 27, 2005 – Palestinians draft plan to protect 21 evacuated Israeli communities
- June 28, 2005 – With ‘election,’ Iran’s Khamenei throws caution to the winds
- June 28, 2005 – 200,000 Iraqi troops by October
- June 28, 2005 – Report: Palestinians didn’t make promised security reforms
- June 28, 2005 – Palestinian Authority losing control in West Bank cities
- June 30, 2005 – Israel may delay or abort Gaza pullout
- June 30, 2005 – Abbas postpones elections until 2006
- June 30, 2005 – Iran’s new president declares worldwide ‘Islamic revolution’
- July 1, 2005 – Lebanon has first anti-Syria PM in 30 years
- July 4, 2005 – ‘Forget the borders’: Insurgents still using Saddam’s munitions
- July 4, 2005 – Hizbullah offers $100,000 for kidnap of Israeli soldier
- July 4, 2005 – ‘Forget the borders’: Insurgents still using Saddam’s munitions
- July 4, 2005 – Hizbullah offers $100,000 for kidnap of Israeli soldier
- July 5, 2005 – Kuwait armoring center working 18-hour shifts
- July 5, 2005 – Israel readies Barghouti to lead Palestinians
- July 5, 2005 – Saudis plan new projects to up output to15 million barrels/day
- July 6, 2005 – Veiled threats: No more free pass for women at Kuwait borders
- July 8, 2005 – Turkey’s new government stalled in bid to control defense industry
- July 8, 2005 – Israel deploys 45,000 troops to uproot 10,000 Israelis
- July 8, 2005 – The continuing terror tactic: Not a post-Iraq war syndrome
- July 11, 2005 – Palestinians training security for takeover of 21 Israeli communities
- July 11, 2005 – Iran offers to train Iraq military
- July 12, 2005 – Iran asks Russia’s help on 20 nuke reactors
- July 12, 2005 – Outcast: No more free oil for Jordan; Prices hiked by 33 percent
- July 13, 2005 – Israeli military fears insubordination in its ranks could spark mass disobedience
- July 15, 2005 – Iraq army running one of every five operations
- July 15, 2005 – Palestinian insurgents violate ceasefire with 40-missile barrage against Israel
- July 18, 2005 – Israel to U.S.: Withdrawals on schedule despite missile attacks
- July 18, 2005 – Egyptian generals try to shore up support in Washington
- July 19, 2005 – Iranian opposition tracking, killing senior military officers
- July 19, 2005 – Military tensions building between Lebanon, Syria: Skirmishes reported
- July 22, 2005 – Absenteeism in Iraqi military down from 2004
- July 21, 2005 – Hamas now outguns Palestinians in Gaza power struggle
- July 21, 2005 – Mosul falls to insurgents’ control
- July 25, 2005 – Two groups with Al Qaida ties claim credit for Egypt blast
- July 25, 2005 – Yemen gas prices rocket to $6.75, sparking riots
- July 25, 2005 – Occidental gets Oman oil contract
- July 25, 2005 – Bullet for bullet: Israeli military to fire back if shot at by settlers
- July 25, 2005 – Palestinians kidnap American who monitored Israeli occupation
- July 26, 2005 – 6 Pakistanis never returned to Cairo hotel
- July 27, 2005 – 18-year-old wearing suicide belt caught entering Israel from Gaza
- July 27, 2005 – Poll: Most Palestinians credit terror for Israeli withdrawal
- July 27, 2005 – Al Qaida group seeks prisoner exchange with Algeria
- July 27, 2005 – Report: Palestinians unable to impose order in Gaza
- July 28, 2005 – Crisis Group: Gaza withdrawal could lead to disaster
- July 29, 2005 – Palestinians to immediately occupy Gaza areas
- June 29, 2005 – Pakistan: Where the world’s problems collide — and grow worse
- August 1, 2005 – Israel sets high tech zone to guard Gaza border
- August 2, 2005 – Israel sets 17-member teams for Aug. 17 eviction action
- August 2, 2005 – Egypt kills Al Qaida cell leader sought in major terror attacks
- August 5, 2005 – Al Qaida announces presence in the Gaza Strip
- August 5, 2005 – Northern Israel on alert after bus attack
- August 8, 2005 – Palestininas police to enter areas before Israeli evacuation
- August 8, 2005 – Netanyahu: Gaza withdrawal ‘endangers security of Israel’
- August 8, 2005 – UN body to watch as Iran resumes uranium enrichment
- August 9, 2005 – Israel demands inspection rights at Egypt border
- August 9, 2005 – Iran resumes conversion; ‘Decision is irreversible’
- August 10, 2005 – Document: Iran has deployed 4,000 centrifuges at secret sites
- August 10, 2005 – Israeli military plans withdrawal under Palestinian fire
- August 11, 2005 – Al Qaida cell planning attack on Israeli cruise ships captured
- August 12, 2005 – Seals come off at Iran’s uranium facility, world yawns
- August 12, 2005 – Unarmed Palestinian forces to guard pullout from protesters
- August 12, 2005 – Israel: Hizbullah funding missiles that could reach airport
- August 15, 2005 – OPEC sees threat from ‘alternative energy’
- August 16, 2005 – Al Qaida has deployed roadside bombs laced with toxins
- August 18, 2005 – Israel evacuates a third of all Gaza families
- August 19, 2005 – 2-day Gaza pullout a done deal; Half of 15,000 resisted
- August 19, 2005 – Captured Iraqi terrorist talks of bombings, payoffs, rapes
- August 23, 2005 – Israel OKs Egypt’s militarization of border near Gaza
- August 24, 2005 – Israel to evict West Bank outposts ‘while iron is still hot’
- August 24, 2005 – Palestinians forces setting up camp in vacated West Bank areas
- August 26, 2005 – Report: 35 nations have deployed ballistic missiles
- August 26, 2005 – Israel hit with first post-pullout rocket attack — from Gaza
- August 29, 2005 – Hizbullah fires first Iran missile into Israel
- August 29, 2005 – Deif returns to lead Hamas, vows destruction of Israel
- August 29, 2005 – Post-pullout bomber attacks bus in Beersheba, 42 injured
- August 30, 2005 – Bahrain oil revenues up by 20 percent
- September 1, 2005 – Kuwaiti: ‘The terrorist Katrina’ is a soldier of Allah’
- September 5, 2005 – Iraqi military to secure referendum, December elections
- September 7, 2005 – Gaza bloodbath: Arafat’s nephew shot 23 times by Fatah group
- September 7, 2005 – OPEC: Oil production exceeding demand
- September 8, 2005 – Iran offers U.S. 20 million barrels in exchange for a small favor
- September 12, 2005 – Libya readies second round of bids for oil exploration
- September 12, 2005 – Changing of the guard comes for arms route on Gaza-Egypt border
- September 14, 2005 – Israel: Massive arms smuggling into Gaza in past 3 days
- September 14, 2005 – Al Qaida sought to infiltrate Arab classes for U.S. intel
- September 14, 2005 – Palestinians firing mortars from Gaza into Israel
- September 16, 2005 – Iran plans major increase in offshore oil production
- September 16, 2005 – Israel plans for security fence as 15,000 Palestinians enter Sinai
- September 15, 2005 – Al Qaida suicide brigade kills 200 despite ‘devastated’ network
- September 19, 2005 – Poll: Jordan totally anti-Jewish; Russia most pro-Christian
- September 19, 2005 – Israeli troops leave West Bank communities
- September 19, 2005 – Chaos in Gaza prompts delays in military aid to Palestinians
- September 20, 2005 – OPEC won’t raise oil production
- September 20, 2005 – Iraqi defense officials have embezzled $1.27 billion
- September 20, 2005 – Israel urges U.S. to put stop to N. Korean proliferation
- September 21, 2005 – Saddam’s Chinese rockets fired in attack on U.S. consulate
- September 21, 2005 – Egyptian commandos take positions on Gaza border
- September 22, 2005 – Old time religion, with Hamas in Gaza
- September 22, 2005 – Israel orders U.S. fast boats to guard routes near Gaza
- September 26, 2005 – Cannabis new drug of choice to finance Al Qaida
- September 26, 2005 – IAEA refers Iran crisis to UN Security Council
- September 26, 2005 – ‘You have accepted N. Korea’s [program]. So accept ours now’
- September 26, 2005 – Israel strikes back in Gaza after Palestinian missile attack
- September 26, 2005 – Palestinians have not reformed security forces, U.S. says
- September 27, 2005 – Sources: Sharon used clout with military to score political points
- September 28, 2005 – Zarqawi’s top aide killed in raid by U.S., Iraqi forces
- September 28, 2005 – Israel uses artillery against Gaza for first time since 1967
- September 28, 2005 – Kuwait discovers oil reserve
- September 29, 2005 – OPEC blames inadequate refinery capacity for high prices
- September 29, 2005 – Hamas takes control of Gaza
- September 29, 2005 – Israeli military intelligence: Al Qaida has entered Gaza
- October 3, 2005 – Vacationing Israelis flee Sinai after terror warning
- October 3, 2005 – Saudis establishing DNA labs to identify Al Qaida operatives
- October 3, 2005 – Israel suspends military operations in Gaza
- October 5, 2005 – The new insurgency: Foreign, untrained teenagers
- October 6, 2005 – Israel: Hamas gaining ground in the Gaza Strip
- October 7, 2005 – Palestinian chaos: Fatah’s Popular Army on the loose
- October 10, 2005 – Egypt taking charge of Palestinian Authority
- October 10, 2005 – Roadside bombings up, casualty rate down as Iraq vote nears
- October 11, 2005 – Kurdish Workers Party ends ceasefire, warns EU on Turkey
- October 11, 2005 – Egypt plans major oil refinery
- October 12, 2005 – Palestinian insurgents flowing into Lebanon from Syria
- October 14, 2005 – Israel weighs unilateral pullout from 90 percent of West Bank
- October 14, 2005 – Iraqis mount massive operation before vote
- October 17, 2005 – Insurgents, ‘terrorists’ from Iran infiltrating Iraq forces
- October 17, 2005 – Palestinian insurgents hone skills in drive-by shootings
- October 17, 2005 – Report: Terrorism, foreign fighters remain threat to Iraqi autonomy
- October 19, 2005 – Iraq building 258 border forts to stop illegals from Syria
- October 20, 2005 – Al Qaida organizing freelance cells in Gaza
- October 20, 2005 – Palestinians caught smuggling mortars to Jerusalem suburbs
- October 21, 2005 – UN report rocks ruling elites in Syria, Lebanon
- October 21, 2005 – Hamas building support network using Israeli Arabs
- October 21, 2005 – Survey reveals possible large oil find in Jordan
- October 24, 2005 – Palestinians hire hundreds of insurgents for security posts
- October 25, 2005 – Succession crisis rattles Kuwait
- October 26, 2005 – Tensions on rise as Syria sends fighters into Lebanon
- October 26, 2005 – Iran set to orbit first satellite; Israel cites military function
- October 27, 2005 – Lebanon deploys troops to Syria border, Hizbullah moves South
- October 28, 2005 – Iran’s first satellite equipped for reconnaissance of Mideast, Israel
- October 28, 2005 – Major energy firms find Syria a bust
- October 28, 2005 – Palestinian security chief back, but power vacuum continues
- October 28, 2005 – The Road to Damascus: How far, how fast?
- October 31, 2005 – Gulf is third largest oil exporter to U.S. after Canada, Mexico
- November 1, 2005 – Yemen pull out of U.S. CENTCOM
- November 2, 2005 – IEDs ‘four times more powerful’ than in 2004, U.S. official says
- November 2, 2005 – Report: Elite Syrian troops have surrounded intel chief’s office
- November 3, 2005 – Terrorists going for an Indian base
- November 4, 2005 – Turkey upgrades monitoring of straits against terror strike
- November 4, 2005 – Iran appoints second military officer as oil minister
- November 4, 2005 – Israel kills Fatah commander conducting missile attacks
- November 7, 2005 – Poll: Palestinians trust insurgents more than their government
- November 7, 2005 – Iraq’s first multi-battalion force joins ‘Steel Curtain’ op
- November 7, 2005 – Only 7 of 40 missiles fired from Gaza reached Israel
- November 8, 2005 – Israel deploys unmanned ship near Gaza Strip
- November 10, 2005 – Palestinians still top Al Qaida in suicide bombings
- November 10, 2005 – Iraq’s Chalabi assures Iran of crackdown on Mujahadeen
- November 11, 2005 – Al Qaida acquires Russian surface-to-air missiles
- November 14, 2005 – Jordan blast killed Palestinians’ military intel chief
- November 14, 2005 – Jordan cracks down on immigrants from Iraq
- November 14, 2005 – Report: Mideast to bear brunt of increased global energy demand
- November 18, 2005 – The purpose of terror is … terror
- November 20, 2005 – Gaza mental health group sues Israel over sonic boom tactic
- November 20, 2005 – Saddam’s lawless legacy hampers Iraiqi command structure
- November 21, 2005 – Palestinian fighters’ dilemma: Join the cops or fight them?
- November 22, 2005 – Iraq training 1,000 new forces per week
- November 22, 2005 – Israel hit from the North by Hizubullah missile barrage
- November 22, 2005 – Al Qaida rebuilding in Morocco after thousands arrested in 2003
- November 23, 2005 – Kashmir, the ticking time bomb in a devastating earthquake’s rubble
- November 25, 2005 – Saddam officers by the thousands respond to recruitment offer
- November 25, 2005 – Iraq forces set to assume control of much of West in 2005
- November 25, 2005 – Sharon readies plan for total West Bank pullout by ’08
- November 25, 2005 – Fatah officers help terrorists surrender to Israeli forces
- November 28, 2005 – Report: Palestinian Authorty a poor investment
- November 29, 2005 – U.S. confirms death of top Zarqawi aide
- November 29, 2005 – China, India in joint bid for Syrian oil stake
- November 29, 2005 – Absenteeism rate for Iraqi forces drops sharply
- November 29, 2005 – Fatah insurgents trained as Palestinian special forces
- December 2, 2005 – Israeli test succeeds against Iran-type missile
- December 5, 2005 – Libya jams western broadasts
- December 5, 2005 – Shi’ite riots in Bahrain, base of U.S. Fifth Fleet
- December 5, 2005 – Egypt cracks down on Muslim Brotherhood during vote
- December 8, 2005 – Kurds in Iraq searching for oil near Turkey borders
- December 9, 2005 – Al Qaida delivering threats to Morocco leadership
- December 9, 2005 – Jihad insurgent plotted bombings from American U. dorm room
- December 12, 2005 – Former Jewish communities in Gaza now terror training camps
- December 12, 2005 – Fourth nominee by Ahmadinejad named oil minister
- December 12, 2005 – Senior Hamas official killed in feud
- December 14, 2005 – Iraq: Half of U.S. troops could leave in one year
- December 14, 2005 – Palestinians cadets finish first advanced training
- December 14, 2005 – OPEC downgrades oil production plans
- December 16, 2005 – Iraqi forces actively campaigned
- December 16, 2005 – Tension in Turkey between military, Islamist government
- December 16, 2005 – Saudis score record budget surplus
- December 16, 2005 – Iraq’s landmark election
- December 20, 2005 – Palestinians’ weapons route traced to Sudan’s Darfour
- December 20, 2005 – Report: Syria agrees to hide Iran weapons
- December 21, 2005 – Holy Land alert: Visiting Christians targeted
- December 22, 2005 – Israeli report: Palestinians no longer deterred
- December 22, 2005 – Hamas surge may force cancellation of Palestinian vote
- December 22, 2005 – Saudis plan major new search for oil
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EUROPE - January 10, 2005 – Russia reports record year in arms exports
- January 13, 2005 – Syria’s Assad still plans to talk missiles in Moscow
- January 24, 2005 – No announcements expected on Russia-Syria arms deal
- January 26, 2005 – Russia, Syria sign agreement for major arms deal
- February 4, 2005 – Iran and China each bought six missiles from Ukraine
- February 7, 2005 – Britain’s release of insurgent scares Algerians, MI5 agent
- February 7, 2005 – Russian contractors may replace western energy firms in Syria
- February 13, 2005 – EU pledges aid to rebuilding Gaza infrastructure
- February 17, 2005 – Russia, in reversal, will sell Syria SA-18 surface-to-air missiles
- February 25, 2005 – Euro-blitz: In search of the ties that bind
- February 25, 2005 – Confusion in Ukraine over disappearance of missiles
- February 28, 2005 – Russia, Iran sign Bushehr deal: Reactor finished in late 2006
- April 4, 2005 – Russia returns to Iraq – for oil
- May 2, 2005 – Putin: Palestinians can’t ‘fight terrorism’ with ‘slingshots’
- June 5, 2005 – Euro skeptics vote: ‘Nein, Non and Nee’
- June 10, 2005 – Britain delays pullout from S. Iraq until 2006
- July 6, 2005 – Russian oil firm targets Iran for expansion
- July 8, 2005 – London bombings called work of Al Qaida’s new generation
- July 11, 2005 – Advanced bombs were so powerful that none of 49 dead have been identified
- July 11, 2005 – G8 agrees to donate $3 billion for Palestinian state
- July 13, 2005 – Post-7/7 platitudes: Chirac should have pledged troops to Iraq
- July 15, 2005 – BBC goes wobbly on terrorists
- August 19, 2005 – English language cultural onslaught wears down the French
- August 26, 2005 – Lukoil teams up with U.S. firm to explore Iraq oil field
- September 23, 2005 – Berlin blues
- October 12, 2005 – British to reduce presence in Iraq by 500 soldiers
- October 14, 2005 – A new pro-U.S. German chancellor, checked by a gridlocked coalition
- October 17, 2005 – Blair plans to outlaw Al Qaida-linked groups
- October 20, 2005 – Putin’s nightmares: Spreading insurgency, rising China
- October 21, 2005 – Britain signing extradition deals with 10 Mideast states
- November 8, 2005 – Report: German firms provided missile tech to Iran, Syria
- November 9, 2005 – Time to say ‘au revoir’ to ‘Francophonyland’
- November 10, 2005 – EU criticizes continued clout of Turkey’s military
- November 14, 2005 – Greece frees red terrorists, puts focus on Al Qaida
- November 28, 2005 – EU monitors say Egypt election was ‘rigged’
- November 28, 2005 – But by the grace of Hitler, Germany would have had 1st nuke
- December 2, 2005 – Poland opens Pandora’s box
- December 9, 2005 – Russia signs energy deal with Syria
- December 29, 2005 – Putin-linked business wooed ex-Bush official
- October 28, 2003 – New high tech, high-speed ship could rapidly deploy U.S. forces
- July 1, 2003 – High-tech spear in the war on terrorism
- July 8, 2003 – After Littleton: High tech firm helps ‘first responders’
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- November 14, 2004 – Damn the infidels: Democrats, insurgents can’t tolerate dissent
- November 14, 2004 – Koch: Democrats tainted by far left, Michael Moore, Hollywood sleaze
- October 31, 2004 – Kerry’s ‘global test’ would have spared Soviets, crushed Solidarity
- September 24, 2004 – Essential reading: A fresh look at Sun Tzu by, his descendants
- September 24, 2004 – Michael Moore: Best buddies with the sworn enemies of America
- June 28, 2004 – Koch: Moore’s propaganda film cheapens debate, polarizes nation
- June 4, 2004 – Khobar massacre fails to register on world’s outrage radar
- April 4, 2004 – Who’s Kerry?
- February 27, 2004 – The pivotal battle has been joined: For marriage, against arrogant judges
- February 23, 2004 – An open letter to Sen. Kerry: ‘You are either with us, with the Iranian people, or
with the regime’ - February 10, 2004 – Tom Friedman disgraces himself and the NY Times
- February 3, 2004 – If you’re going to blame George, make it Tenet, not Bush
- January 8, 2004 – Why I, Koch, am bolting for Bush
- December 30, 2003 – Russia’s shoulder-fired surface to air missiles: Now an Islamist
terrorist threat - December 30, 2003 – Saving Islam from the evangelists of terror
- December 18, 2003 – Ding, dong, the witch is dead
- December 7, 2003 – Iran’s nuke threat: Taking a page from N. Korea’s
playbook - October 21, 2003 – The disturbing world reaction to Mahathir’s remarks
- October 13, 2003 – It’s time to play hardball over human rights abuses in China
- September 28, 2003 – Media bias distorting public’s view of today’s Iraq
- September 5, 2003 – August in Iraq: The bombing of the ‘humanitarians’
- July 29, 2003 – Questioning Bush’s intelligence: Editor should question his own
- July 20, 2003 – Journalist dies after arrest in Iran; family can’t get answers
- July 20, 2003 – So things are going badly in Iraq?
- July 20, 2003 – Abbas authorizes creation of new U.S.-backed security force
- July 14, 2003 – Iraq: A microcosm of World War IV?
- May 15, 2003 – Singapore on post-Saddam world: Who needs Europe?
- May 15, 2003 – Yes, Bush landed on the carrier; But don’t overlook his speech
- May 5, 2003 – Enron fraud small change next to U.S. accounting gimmicks
- May 5, 2003 – Victory over the naysayers, at home and abroad
- April 29, 2003 – Time for a change in Iran: Here’s
how it should happen - March 31, 2003 – Koch: This Gulf war and the last one
- March 13, 2003 – Forget about 1441 . . . How about Resolution 687?
- March 11, 2003 – Koch: New York risks nation’s wrath with anti-war resolution
- February 6, 2003 – Saddam and terrorism: No lack of evidence
- January 23, 2003 – An authoritative indictment of Saddam by a once-credible source
- January 23, 2003 – Rendering unto Caesar: Life and death at St. Patrick’s in New York
- January 22, 2003 – ‘If we were to back down now, we would lose all credibility
- January 7, 2003 – Radical Islam: The cycle of history repeats itself
- December 19, 2002 – Why Saddam? Why now? – Christopher Holton
- November 12, 2002 – Ed Koch: ‘God help the Democratic Party’
- October 25, 2002 – The ‘Rule of Too’s’ and the looming conflict with Iraq
- October 24, 2002 – Why does U.S. rely on Ted Turner to mind Russia’s nukes?
- October 6, 2002 – How not to prepare for war: Views of an active duty Marine – Bob Howard
- September 12, 2002 – The wake-up call – Christopher Holton
- August 2, 2002 – The sputtering war on terrorism – Christopher Holton
- May 17, 2002 – A letter to Americans from Iranian students – Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran
- May 17, 2002 – A modest proposal for Fidel Castro – Timothy C. Brown
- May 17, 2002 – Cracks in the Baxter case – Reed Irvine
- May 13, 2002 – Arafat’s terrorist past – Reed Irvine
- March 4, 2002 – Dell fiasco shows growth of gun rights community – Michael S. Brown