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AFRICA
December 16, 2005 - Report: Sudan government complicit in Darfour atrocities
January 9, 2006 - Algeria conducts major raid on Al Qaida group
January 16, 2006 - UN calls for rapid reaction force for Darfour in Sudan
January 24, 2006 - Two rebel groups in Sudan join forces
February 6, 2006 - UN, pressed by Bolton, set to take over in Darfour
February 16, 2006 - Tunisia approves U.S. bases, troops
February 20, 2006 - U.S. calls for NATO force in Darfour
February 27, 2006 - UN cites 17 Sudanese officials for sanctions
March 6, 2006 - Sudan shakes up command as UN action looms
March 24, 2006 - Iran, Nigeria strengthening military ties
April 5, 2006 - Moroccans arrest Al Qaida cell said to be planning Europe strikes
April 10, 2006 - Salafists are back: Kill 13 in Algeria
April 14, 2006 - Sudan opens 500,000 bpd pipeline
April 18, 2006 - Rebels back on the attack in Darfour
April 20, 2006 - Prime Minister: U.S. returning to Somalia after pulling out in 1993
May 12, 2006 - Report: Foreign Islamic militia control 80 percent of Mogadishu
June 6, 2006 - Militia tied to Al Qaida captures Mogadishu from pro-U.S. forces
June 26, 2006 - Morocco arrests 500 members of Islamic opposition group
July 13, 2006 - Sudan continuing strikes on rebel villages in Darfour
August 7, 2006 - Kofi Annan issues call for urgent peace-keeping force in Darfour
August 11, 2006 - Morocco arrests 44 in alleged Al Qaida insurrection plot
September 5, 2006 - Sudan renews offensive, spurns UN resolution
September 18, 2006 - Tears in the Darfur dust: Sudan backed by Arabs, Beijing
October 1, 2006 - Morocco stops draft so as not to train Al Qaida sympathizers
October 10, 2006 - Report: Sudan regime backing Darfour attacks
November 6, 2006 - Sudan deployed militia in latest Darfour offensive
November 29, 2006 - Rebels mount attack on oil site in Darfour
December 5, 2006 - Al Qaida an active partner in Somalia's new government
December 4, 2006 - Algeria targets Salafists after downing of military helicopter
December 18, 2006 - Al Qaida in control of Somalia; U.S. won't intervene
December 18, 2006 - Sudan-backed militia resumes attacks on civilians in Darfour
EAST ASIA
January 5, 2006 - N. Korea ecstatic about 'socialist health system', mum on cloning
January 12, 2006 - Report: N. Korean 'supernotes' surfaced in Las Vegas casinos
January 10, 2006 - Japan to develop Iran oil field over U.S. objections
January 19, 2006 - Koizumi's revolution spreads to Japan's China desk
January 23, 2006 - Iran moves assets to China, East Asia
January 30, 2006 - Taipei caught in undertow of booming China trade
February 2, 2006 - Reading the Chinese tea leaves and coming up worried
February 2, 2006 - China radar at South Pole could sabotage U.S. spy satellites
February 5, 2006 - China's system? Like the Soviets' only huge and based on global tech
February 8, 2006 - Fears grow in Seoul that China harbors colonial ambitions
February 9, 2006 - Anatomy of Asian riots: Time to impose limits and move on
February 9, 2006 - Suicide prompts call for a Japanese CIA
February 20, 2006 - The non-Islamic threat to the West, via Shanghai
February 20, 2006 - Iran would become top supplier of oil to China under deal
February 22, 2006 - Cheerleaders in prison camp for describing sights seen in S. Korea
March 1, 2006 - Missing Politburo member sends message: Hu's way or highway
March 2, 2006 - 'Chinese Putin' gets tough on Internet's 'dangerous ideas'
March 6, 2006 - Why Islamic terror doesn't worry China's dictators
March 10, 2006 - 3 members of China's Politburo visited Mexico in 2005
March 16, 2006 - New accessory in Pyongyang: Kim Jung-Chol badges
March 20, 2006 - U.S. understands even less about China than it did about Germany, USSR
March 21, 2006 - Poll: S. Koreans warming to U.S., see China as longterm threat
March 21, 2006 - Sumitomo joins Aramco in refinery project on Red Sea
March 23, 2006 - Report: Cosmetics firm using remains of executed Chinese
March 23, 2006 - Beijing's beef with Japan: Tokyo plans to cut subsidies
March 30, 2006 - Official wants China to abandon its 'weak nation mentality'
March 30, 2006 - Jordan buys Chinese mortars from Norinco
March 30, 2006 - On table at Hu-Bush talks: Just the tip of China iceberg
March 31, 2006 - Defector lured by 'shockingly beautiful' Western music
April 5, 2006 - Super Bowl MVP's Seoul-coming raises uncomfortable questions
April 6, 2006 - China has U.S. anti-missile tech, via transfer from Israel
April 12, 2006 - Burma madness: The psychomystery continues
April 13, 2006 - 'Red Hackers Alliance' seen behind attacks on U.S. sites
April 20, 2006 - India is at risk in Nepal
April 24, 2006 - China, Saudis sign weapons-for-oil deal
April 26, 2006 - The cold war for energy heats up
April 27, 2006 - Hu wanted Bush to label Falun Gong an 'evil cult'
April 28, 2006 - Uncle Ho, Bill Gates and ka-ching!
May 2, 2006 - Rare species thrive in Korea's non-partisan DMZ
May 3, 2006 - The world's compromise with the Chinese Communist economy
May 5, 2006 - Back home, Hu Jintao orders halt to future Falun Gong disruptions
May 5, 2006 - Force for evil: N. Korea's media is world's most-censored
May 11, 2006 - Phone intercepts of Kim Jong-Il's son reveal tension in Pyongayang
May 18, 2006 - Report: China claims its tech can detect U.S. stealth jets
May 18, 2006 - Stuck with China: Businessmen and even U.S. admirals
May 22, 2006 - Stalin's 'industrialization' and Hu Jintao's 'modernization'
May 25, 2006 - Pyongyang to S. Koreans: Votes for conservatives will cause war
May 26, 2006 - Spreading unrest in China has the Party's attention
June 1, 2006 - Korean voters reject ruling party in conservative landslide
June 2, 2006 - 'Asia's turn' to lead UN: Ban Ki-Moon's pitch to CFR
June 7, 2006 - Relatives of victims tell of horrific train collision in N. Korea
June 8, 2006 - China-Japan tensions? Follow the money!
June 9, 2006 - Pentagon: China's PLA plans 'legal warfare' to deter foes
June 13, 2006 - China providing oil money, arms for Sudan's war in Darfour
June 16, 2006 - North Korea furious after U.S. exposes missile test prep
June 15, 2006 - Symantec: Cyber attacks from China up 153 percent last year
June 15, 2006 - Taiwan's democracy and snowballing economic ties with the Mainland
June 21, 2006 - N. Korea’s heir apparent follows Eric Clapton on tour in Germany
June 22, 2006 - China cuts energy, military deals in Egypt, Qatar
June 23, 2006 - North Korea’s missile madness: Not as insane as it seems
June 27, 2006 - UN report: China supplying arms to militia in Darfour
June 28, 2006 - China sent sub commander to observe major U.S. exercise
June 29, 2006 - Major Pacific exercise underway with N. Korea in background
July 3, 2006 - President Hu's 'terminal' solution to Tibet and the Dalai Lama
July 3, 2006 - 9 engineering grads in China to every 1 in U.S.
July 2, 2006 - Japan’s Koizumi revolution
July 7, 2006 - Answering North Korean fireworks: How about missile defense?
July 13, 2006 - Seoul, Moscow call missile launch major success for N. Korea
July 13, 2006 - Homegrown Indian terror? Bloody blasts signal Islamic connection
July 14, 2006 - North Korea fired missiles into trans-Pacific airline corridor
July 20, 2006 - Missile tests provided 'windfall of intelligence' to China's PLA
July 24, 2006 - Alleged experts, alleged hawks and the alleged China threat
July 31, 2006 - Report: China sending PC priests abroad as 'intelligence operatives'
July 27, 2006 - Kim Jong-Il's disappearing act: On honeymoon?
July 31, 2006 - Western perceptions of reality: Only televised threats matter
August 2, 2006 - China to upgrade Iran's refinery in $2.7 billion deal
August 3, 2006 - China builds up troop levels, ouposts on N. Korean border
August 7, 2006 - Google Earth imagery reveals entrance to China sub tunnel
August 7, 2006 - World history vs the news of the day
August 14, 2006 - Who can awaken sleeping West to China threat? Hollywood?
August 20, 2006 - Historical parallels: The Nazis' geostrategic threat, and China's
August 25, 2006 - Smuggled recordings offer taste of 'life education' in N. Korea
August 28, 2006 - Where is the documentary on the 'mega-slave-owners' of China?
August 30, 2006 - Report: N. Korea transshipping missiles piecemeal via Russia
August 31, 2006 - Missile crises galore — And then there is N. Korea
September 1, 2006 - Former sushi chef: Mistress suite in Kim's nuclear bunker
September 1, 2006 - Kim Jong-Il's train in motion after urgent invite to Beijing
September 4, 2006 - Covered by China, Iran again defies a UN deadline
September 6, 2006 - China, Russia, Japan bidding on giant Iran oil field
September 7, 2006 - Japan has paid its dues but China fans fears of military revival
September 10, 2006 - Abe far ahead of rivals in Japan’s election to succeed Koizumi
September 11, 2006 - China's plan to win without fighting is nothing new
September 12, 2006 - Ship with N. Korean weapons seized enroute to Syria
September 14, 2006 - Kim Jong-Il in failing health, intel specialist says
September 18, 2006 - Why per capita poverty does not factor into China's global power equation
September 19, 2006 - N. Korean long-range missile test ruled a failure
September 22, 2006 - Japan, Iran talk $2 billion deal for Azadegan field
September 22, 2006 - Increasingly, global economics holding sway over Asian politics
September 25, 2006 - Zhang Hongbao's 'accident' in U.S. after publishing Beijing's secrets
October 1, 2006 - China may get Iraq's first major post-war oil deal
October 1, 2006 - Japan hits Russia's 'unilateral' annulment of Far East oil deal
October 4, 2006 - Kim Jong-Il using body doubles in appearances, even photos
October 5, 2006 - Thank Globalization for world of hurt when China bust finally hits
October 6, 2006 - Shipment of North Korean radar systems released to Syria
October 9, 2006 - Koreas salute new UN leader; Bolton harbors doubts
October 10, 2006 - China to media: Downplay 'party connection' in Shanghai scandal
October 10, 2006 - Korea — Dynamism, drama, disconnect
October 11, 2006 - Pyongyang instability is the ultimate threat
October 13, 2006 - Another Pyongyang crash injures brother-in-law of Kim Jong-Il
October 16, 2006 - Beijing's UN: Montenegro in, Taiwan (pop., 23 million) still out
October 17, 2006 - Seoul warned 'suicide bombers' from North could deliver nukes
October 19, 2006 - North Korean media play down nuclear test
October 20, 2006 - What U.S. intelligence knows about N. Korea: Not much
October 20, 2006 - Beijing tried to buy 'Metal Storm' tech and its inventer
October 23, 2006 - Muslim government in Indonesia plans to buy Israeli UAVs
October 25, 2006 - China erects massive fence on N. Korean border after test
October 27, 2006 - Shanghai student seeks solution for his 'barbarized' race
October 30, 2006 - Disturbing signs of discontent in Hu's China
November 2, 2006 - Pace on a war with North Korea: 'More brute force,' less precision
November 6, 2006 - China's post-Mao Africa motive: From solidarity to capitalist exploitation
November 7, 2006 - India seeks access to Israeli oil pipeline
November 9, 2006 - Japan's nuke option no longer taboo; national debate urged
November 10, 2006 - South Korea's Hyundai to build $1.25 billion oil site for Kuwait
November 16, 2006 - Taiwan: China targeting island with 900 missiles on 5 bases
November 20, 2006 - No Seoul searching needed to get the picture on rights in N. Korea
November 24, 2006 - Disquieting evidence the Pandahuggers are just wrong
November 29, 2006 - Slogans hail 'celestial' Kim, head of 'world-class nuclear power'
December 4, 2006 - China's geostrategic advantage as world's largest dictatorship ever
December 5, 2006 - Burma's masses languish under a leftist regime protected by Beijing
December 7, 2006 - Worshippers at Pyongyang's only church are communist elites
December 8, 2006 - Nukes, biological weapons and China's Program 863
December 14, 2006 - Military activity at Shanghai airport spurs rumors
December 15, 2006 - Report: China weighs covert ops to overthrow North Korea's Kim
December 18, 2006 - Faith in China's unseen Christianity
December 19, 2006 - The UN's new secretary general: Mission Impossible?
December 21, 2006 - Poll: Americans see N. Korea as bigger threat than China
December 21, 2006 - Japan still Asia’s model as the Koizumi Revolution continues
December 28, 2006 - Soft-spoken UN leader brings academic credentials to job
LATIN AMERICA
April 20, 2005 - A tale of two cardinals
October 25, 2005 - Intel report: Venezuela training Ecuador rebels
March 17, 2006 - U.S. report: Chavez subverting regional governments
April 7, 2006 - Chavez mounts global anti-U.S. crusade with billions in U.S. petrodollars
May 26, 2006 - Political storm brews in Latin America
July 5, 2006 - Venezuela's Chavez planning arms-for-oil trip to N. Korea
October 30, 2006 - Chavez's performance art at UN costs Venezuela a Security Council seat
STATESIDE
December 30, 2005 - 2006: Year in preview
January 2, 2006 - U.S. reports sharp drop in roadside bomb successes
January 2, 2006 - Buying influence: What Soros could teach Abramoff
January 3, 2006 - THE YEAR 2005 IN REVIEW
January 5, 2006 - U.S. sanctions 2 front companies for Iran's nuclear program
January 9, 2006 - New nanotech armor called 5 times stronger than steel
January 12, 2006 - Army plans armor upgrade for troops in Iraq
January 12, 2006 - End of era: U.S. returns Camp Doha to Kuwait
January 12, 2006 - Fatal disconnect? Sort of searching for 'moderate' Islam
January 16, 2006 - 800 Americans killed defending Iraq's border with Syria
January 16, 2006 - Posturing pols pose no threat to the atomic ayatollahs
January 16, 2006 - No religious dogma in our schools? Then ban the teaching of Darwinism!
January 17, 2006 - Not smart: Democrats fail to denounce their Belafontes
January 18, 2006 - Dan Rather's sources: This time it's a N. Korean general
January 19, 2006 - U.S. looks for pattern in series of copter crashes
January 19, 2006 - U.S. freezes assets of Syria's chief of military intelligence
January 19, 2006 - Bush to review military aid to Egypt
January 23, 2006 - U.S., Iraq mopping up insurgents on Euphrates near Syria
January 23, 2006 - U.S. troop level down 40 percent in Kuwait
January 27, 2006 - U.S. troop level in Iraq drops to 138,000
January 27, 2006 - Israel to U.S.: Where to from here?
January 27, 2006 - Bush never promised us a rose garden
January 30, 2006 - Top strategists come out for regime change in Iran
January 31, 2006 - Take Hamas at their word
January 31, 2006 - Turkish-American center near Incirlik Air Base bombed
February 1, 2006 - 'America rejects the false comfort of isolationism'
February 3, 2006 - The geopolitics of oil and the politics of Washington
February 6, 2006 - UN, pressed by Bolton, set to take over in Darfour
February 7, 2006 - U.S. plans to strengthen Kuwait ties; Bush calls new emir
February 10, 2006 - Negroponte: Al Qaida envisions 'global caliphate' based in Iraq
February 10, 2006 - Cartoon context — tolerance is a two way street
February 13, 2006 - Troops advised to avoid showings of anti-U.S. film in Turkey
February 14, 2006 - Cause for concern: Fear silences the free press
February 14, 2006 - State Dept. wants to triple aid to post-Syria Lebanon government
February 16, 2006 - U.S. to take its message to the Iranian people
February 17, 2006 - Americans in Yemen on guard as Al Qaida inmates still on loose
February 17, 2006 - Enabling the 'Great Firewall of China'
February 17, 2006 - Fun times with a hunting accident as the Iran crisis worsens
February 21, 2006 - The USS Ronald Reagan deployed in the Persian Gulf
February 23, 2006 - Complex U.S. alliances in an oil-washed, terrorized world
February 23, 2006 - Gen. Pace on UAE alliance: 'very, very solid partners'
February 24, 2006 - Back to business as usual in New York City; But does it matter with whom?
March 2, 2006 - Editor: Extremism spreading among Muslim youth in U.S.
March 2, 2006 - Bush to India: A misbegotten journey
March 1, 2006 - Signs of U.S. tolerance for Hamas
March 3, 2006 - U.S. plans no increased troop level despite violence
March 3, 2006 - Geopolitical chess: The president's historic visit to S. Asia
March 8, 2006 - Rumsfeld: Iran has deployed forces in Iraq
March 7, 2006 - 'We are brothers': U.S. transfers control of much of Baghdad
March 9, 2006 - U.S. seeks diplomatic presence in Iran
March 10, 2006 - U.S. military brass lobbied for UAE port deal
March 13, 2006 - UAVs helping U.S. stop roadside bombings
March 13, 2006 - U.S. concerned about strategic ties with UAE
March 13, 2006 - U.S. concerned about strategic ties with UAE
March 13, 2006 - Military allocations in democracy and in dictatorship
March 14, 2006 - No fix yet for Patriot system that killed friendly pilots
March 16, 2006 - Families of Cole victims sue Sudan for $100 million
March 16, 2006 - For Westerners, Palestinian areas are no-protection zones
March 17, 2006 - U.S. in exercise battle with Iran for control of Gulf
March 17, 2006 - U.S. report: Chavez subverting regional governments
March 17, 2006 - Human Rights, wrongs and rationalizations at the UN
March 20, 2006 - Internet klutzes? U.S. military no match for Al Qaida's web skills
March 20, 2006 - Most U.S. operations in Iraq now rely on Iraqi troops
March 20, 2006 - U.S. envoys urge Congress not to pull plug on Palestinian aid
March 20, 2006 - U.S. understands even less about China than it did about Germany, USSR
March 24, 2006 - U.S. to deploy energy beam weapons this year
March 24, 2006 - U.S., UAE seek to restore ties after ports fiasco
March 27, 2006 - U.S. intelligence blocks sale of defense contractor to Israeli firm
March 27, 2006 - U.S. has cut troop level in Iraq by 35,000 since December
March 27, 2006 - TASS, Xinhua and strategic truth
March 28, 2006 - U.S. to Turkey: Deal with Iraq on Kurdish insurgency problem
March 29, 2006 - U.S. firm offers 'private armies' for low-intensity conflicts
March 31, 2006 - U.S. embeds security trainers in Iraq ministries
April 3, 2006 - U.S. soldiers no longer on front line in Iraq
April 4, 2006 - U.S. warns Americans of unrest in Turkey
April 7, 2006 - U.S. captures Zarqawi intel chief
April 10, 2006 - U.S. officers warn: 'We do not have the most powerful weaponry on earth'
April 10, 2006 - U.S. pushes multi-ethnic Iraqi army as example
April 11, 2006 - Council on Foreign Relations told of U.S. plans for Iran strike
April 12, 2006 - CENTCOM drafts plans for war with Iran
April 19, 2006 - Key election issue: U.S. resolve against Islamic fanaticism
April 19, 2006 - U.S. reports sharp drop in attacks on Iraq infrastructure
April 24, 2006 - State: 'Iranians have put both feet on the accelerator'
April 26, 2006 - Bipartisan agreement: U.S. intel in the dark on Iran
April 27, 2006 - U.S. troop withdrawal plans back on track
April 28, 2006 - GAO differs with Pentagon on Iraq stability
May 1, 2006 - One brave woman takes on the U.S. and China propaganda machines
May 1, 2006 - White House OKs UAE takeover of plants supplying
U.S. military
May 5, 2006 - U.S. general on Zarqawi capture: 'Not if, but when'
May 8, 2006 - Commission: Sanction Saudis for financing hatred of non-Muslims
May 8, 2006 - Learning English liberated me from one totalitarian slave state; Now for China
May 9, 2006 - U.S. mopping up Al Qaida, but high casualty toll continues
May 11, 2006 - U.S. to use retired F-16s to build up friendly Mideast air forces
May 12, 2006 - NSA tapped into AT&T network to track Al Qaida calls
May 12, 2006 - Human Rights Council and the UN: Oil and water?
May 16, 2006 - U.S. removes Libya from terror list, restores ties
May 17, 2006 - U.S. hit by potential strategic sales to Iran by EU, Venezuela
May 17, 2006 - American pleads guilty to exporting sensors for Iran
May 18, 2006 - Iraqi commander to U.S.: Give 'more candy, fewer bullets'
May 18, 2006 - U.S. to maintain presence in all 18 Iraqi provinces
May 19, 2006 - Think tank to Bush: Reject Israeli pullout plan
May 19, 2006 - Karen Hughes' mission: Explaining America abroad
May 22, 2006 - Congress blocks cuts in aid to Egypt
May 22, 2006 - U.S. adds economy benchmark to pullout from Iraq
May 23, 2006 - U.S. Army weighs blimp fleet for Iraq
May 25, 2006 - Managing the clash of populations to our South, and East
May 26, 2006 - Lewis agrees with Bush: Suicide terrorism a perversion of Islam
May 29, 2006 - An officer's tribute to his fallen Marines
May 29, 2006 - Can American minds grasp the concept of post-nuclear weapons?
May 30, 2006 - U.S. to begin pullout from Shi'ite cities within months
May 30, 2006 - New chute lets paratroops fly up to 200 km. to avoid combat zones
June 1, 2006 - U.S. delays June 2 feasibility test for Iran strike
June 2, 2006 - U.S Navy emphasizing robotics, to take humans 'out of harm's way'
June 5, 2006 - U.S. troops sideline Iraqis to subdue Saddamists in Anbar
June 8, 2006 - Report: CIA used Syria for 'outsourcing of torture'
June 8, 2006 - U.S. missile defense ready, waiting for expected N. Korea launch
June 8, 2006 - U.S. helping Iraqis develop 'super company' in Anbar
June 9, 2006 - Bush sees Zarqawi's end as spur for Iraq government, U.S. pullout
June 9, 2006 - Oh Canada! Jihad North of the Border?
June 13, 2006 - Pentagon report warns Al Qaida dominant among Iraqi Sunnis
June 14, 2006 - U.S. renews sanctions on China for tech to Iran
June 20, 2006 - U.S. takes the fight to hotbed of insurgency in Ramadi
June 22, 2006 - No! Sen. Kerry, Iraq is not Vietnam!
June 23, 2006 - U.S. troop levels in Iraq steadily decreasing
June 23, 2006 - U.S. now classifies Iran as major threat in Iraq
June 26, 2006 - U.S. forces come under attack by Iran-backed Shi'ite militia
June 26, 2006 - Popular foreign mindsets at war with America's
July 4, 2006 - U.S. reveals missile defense system deployed in Gulf
July 7, 2006 - Still the world’s policeman again – alas!
July 14, 2006 - U.S. concerned Israeli strike will weaken new Lebanon government
July 14, 2006 - A welcomed distraction and oil price hike, both sponsored by Iran
July 19, 2006 - Condi backed down after Bush backed Olmert plan
July 21, 2006 - U.S. calls embedding trainers in Iraq Army a major success
July 21, 2006 - U.S. military on Israel campaign: 'No shock and awe here'
July 24, 2006 - U.S. approves Israel's rush order of bunker-buster bombs
July 24, 2006 - U.S. urges 'transparent' system to attract oil investors to Iraq
July 24, 2006 - U.S. presses Turkey to delay incursion into northern Iraq
July 25, 2006 - GAO: Terror groups could easily buy military items in U.S.
July 25, 2006 - Bush leans on Iraqi PM for improved Baghdad security
July 26, 2006 - Report: U.S. hired Jordan as torture subcontractor
July 26, 2006 - State spin: 'Iran does not completely own Hizbullah'
July 31, 2006 - U.S. provides emergency jet fuel to Israel
July 31, 2006 - The 'Summer of Missiles'
August 2, 2006 - MacArthur is still right: 'There is no substitute for victory'
August 7, 2006 - U.S. military: Next three months critical as civil war looms in Iraq
August 14, 2006 - U.S., Iraq take aim at insurgents in 4 Baghdad neighborhoods
August 14, 2006 - Contractors employ 6,000 security guards in Iraq
August 14, 2006 - U.S. hires DynCorp to train Sudanese rebels
August 25, 2006 - Former U.S. diplomat: Iraq 'has already' split up
August 31, 2006 - 'Somthing terribly wrong' about aiding enemies in time of war
September 8, 2006 - U.S. sanctions Shanghai-based airline tied to missile shipments
September 8, 2006 - U.S. to expedite modernization, growth of Iraqi air force
September 10, 2006 - September 11: A cartoon analysis of the war on terror
September 11, 2006 - Five years later, America can not yet honor its own resolve
September 14, 2006 - Imaginary games of what if and the very real war on terror
September 18, 2006 - DIA analyst who passed reports to Chinese gets 3 months
September 18, 2006 - Demand for aerial drones seen tripling worldwide
September 20, 2006 - U.S. to maintain troop levels in Iraq at least through spring
September 22, 2006 - Programmable parachutes drop supplies yards from target
September 25, 2006 - U.S. leans on Iraqi forces to secure Baghdad
September 29, 2006 - Image conscious: Pentagon hires PR firm
October 1, 2006 - U.S. captures top aide to Zarqawi's replacement
October 2, 2006 - U.S. arrests Al Qaida bodyguard of Sunni political leader
October 2, 2006 - Congress OKs $500 million for Israeli rocket defense
October 2, 2006 - The devil wore Hugo: Chavez upstaged Darfur crisis
October 5, 2006 - USS Cole returns to Gulf 6 years after attack
October 9, 2006 - For U.S., 'weapons of molecular nanotechnology' still does not compute
October 10, 2006 - Firm develops airbag defense for rocket-propelled grenades
October 12, 2006 - U.S. to sell aircraft parts to Iran
October 12, 2006 - U.S. forces plan to stay through 2010 in Iraq
October 12, 2006 - U.S. sees its Saudi consulate vulnerable to drive-by terror
October 19, 2006 - U.S. has 23,000 sailors deployed in Mideast
October 23, 2006 - President Bush radio broadcast on Iraq situation
October 23, 2006 - Wanted [desperately]: A China strategy
October 24, 2006 - Koch: GOP will hold both houses; Now, here's my advice on Iraq
October 25, 2006 - No more polyesters, nylons for U.S. Marines in Iraq
October 26, 2006 - U.S. to hold Iraq accountable to political, security benchmarks
October 26, 2006 - Spinning it like a Tet: Iraq, Vietnam, elections
November 2, 2006 - U.S. plans expansion of Iraqi military forces
November 3, 2006 - The always dangerous 'will of the people'
November 7, 2006 - U.S. air shipping most supplies in Iraq to prevent convoy casalties
November 8, 2006 - 'Dinosaur' media still not extinct: In defense of Rummy and Bolton
November 10, 2006 - Memo to the winners: No easy fixes for Iraq, Iran, N. Korea
November 10, 2006 - U.S. more than quadruples its robot order for Iraq
November 10, 2006 - For U.S. choppers, major fight in Iraq is with the weather
November 15, 2006 - Post-Rumsfeld Pentagon takes a fresh look at Iraq
November 10, 2006 - U.S. naval armada set to sail into Gulf to 'intimidate' Iran
November 13, 2006 - Strategy 101 for American defense planners
November 13, 2006 - History: The consequences of perceived American weakness
November 15, 2006 - The Humvee era is over, at least for U.S. military in Iraq
November 17, 2006 - Whatever the spin, terror is still out there waiting to come in
November 17, 2006 - Rumsfeld on the war
November 17, 2006 - Introducing the nano battery, as thick as a strand of hair
November 20, 2006 - Machine guns found hidden near U.S. embassy in Riyad
November 24, 2006 - DIA sees 'breakdown' in Iraq without U.S. presence
November 24, 2006 - U.S. eyes withdrawal option in N. Iraq
November 24, 2006 - Northrop Grumman engineer could get death for selling classified tech
November 27, 2006 - Bolton: Future of Lebanon 'may well be decided' in days
November 27, 2006 - Let them listen to classical music
November 28, 2006 - Bipartisan agreement: U.S. needs better trainers for Iraqi military
November 29, 2006 - U.S. retains security coordinator to work with Abbas, not Hamas
November 29, 2006 - Shell weighs options in Iran-China oil deal
November 30, 2006 - Pentagon seeks biofuel for military jets
December 1, 2006 - U.S. finds brand new Iran-made weapons in Iraq
December 1, 2006 - A little late: U.S. military deploys media team to Arab media
December 1, 2006 - A closer look at the Mideast 'realists' and their track record
December 5, 2006 - U.S. Navy takes command of maritime task force in Gulf
December 7, 2006 - Six of 1,000 speak Arabic fluently at U.S. embassy in Iraq
December 8, 2006 - To negotiate or not to negotiate is NOT the question
December 8, 2006 - Out of Iraq but not the Gulf, Baker group advises
December 8, 2006 - Some in Congress underwhelmed by Baker report
December 11, 2006 - Congress bans U.S. talks with Hamas-led Palestinians
December 11, 2006 - U.S. military morale called good despite impatience back home
December 11, 2006 - U.S. forces focus attacks on Al Qaida
December 13, 2006 - U.S. redeploying warships to the Persian Gulf
December 13, 2006 - Tendering the articles of surrender, singing the Baghdad Blues
December 14, 2006 - Pentagon warns Sikorsky on defective helicopters
December 14, 2006 - Arrogant, castrating blow: The Baker-Hamilton catastrophe
December 15, 2006 - DIA disputes Baker group findings
December 28, 2006 - Our fear has been noted; Time again for courage
December 28, 2006 - Six presidential salutes for Gerald Ford
December 28, 2006 - U.S. prepares to move thousands of troops into Kuwait
December 29, 2006 - Pentagon briefings: 'Long War' inevitable
MIDDLE EAST
January 2, 2006 - Except for peace activists, all Westerners gone from Gaza
January 3, 2006 - Report: Anti-tank rockets smuggled into Gaza
January 3, 2006 - Iran can now produce its own yellowcake
January 4, 2006 - Israel plans defensive strategy in bow to world opinion
January 4, 2006 - Israeli military: Palestinians pay militants not to attack
January 4, 2006 - Insurgent attacks blamed for sharp drop in Iraq oil exports
January 5, 2006 - Most powerful Israeli leader since Ben-Gurion is near death
January 6, 2006 - Conflicting reports issued on Sharon's condition
January 6, 2006 - Israel-Palestinian group appeals to Egypt, Jordan for urgent aid
January 6, 2006 - Iran president purges 5 officials in oil ministry
January 8, 2006 - Family ordered doctors to keep Sharon comatose
January 9, 2006 - Israel moves, guards strategic sites within missile range
January 9, 2006 - Egypt plans huge refinery near the Suez
January 10, 2006 - Recent outbreak of Iraqi violence called prelude to civil war
January 10, 2006 - Iran turns to China for aircraft after recent crashes
January 12, 2006 - Palestinian Authority approves Hamas TV station in Gaza
January 12, 2006 - Israel: Palestinian missiles' range extended to 40 km
January 13, 2006 - Sharon's attorney under fire for 'running' Israel's foreign policy
January 13, 2006 - Al Qaida's Zawahiri calls for attacks on Gulf oil sites
January 13, 2006 - Mass tragedy: Security measures at Mecca again fail
January 16, 2006 - U.S. ally Kuwait enters period of uncertainty with emir's death
January 17, 2006 - Khaddafy: Stop superpowers with 'car bombs', not 'WMDs'
January 17, 2006 - Palestinian insurgents refuse to check their guns on election day
January 17, 2006 - Israel to equip six airliners with anti-missile systems
January 17, 2006 - Wealthy Middle East states saved struggling Russian defense firms
January 19, 2006 - Power void: Israel's Knesset has no control over defense spending
January 19, 2006 - Most Israelis willing to fight for country, survey finds
January 19, 2006 - Saudi king heads to China for oil talks
January 23, 2006 - Report: Israel has identified 60 targets in Iran
January 23, 2006 - Sunnis made gains in Iraqi vote; Shi'ites 10 seats short of majority
January 23, 2006 - Kuwait names new emir; crown prince incapacitated
January 24, 2006 - Iran seeks drop in OPEC's oil production
January 24, 2006 - Israel losing anti-terror image, official warns
January 24, 2006 - Spokesmen promote a kindler, gentler Hamas
January 25, 2006 - Palestinian Authority arrests cops who voted for Hamas
January 25, 2006 - Egypt presses U.S. to extradite Sheik Omaar Abdul Rahman
January 25, 2006 - Israel fears Iraq, swayed by Iran, will resume its hostility
January 26, 2006 - Investors pour billions into Iran oil field
January 26, 2006 - Jordan alert: 4 suicide cars have entered country
January 26, 2006 - West urged to keep aid coming should Hamas win
January 26, 2006 - Hamas set to govern Palestinians; Fatah admits corruption
January 27, 2006 - Tensions building between Hamas and Fatah
January 27, 2006 - Insurgency recruits trained by Al Qaida at camp in Algeria
January 27, 2006 - Lightning strikes Israeli intel unit, shutting down computers
January 3,1 2006 - Think tank: Hamas win could help Israel
January 31, 2006 - Saudis to invest $40 in oil infrastructure
February 2, 2006 - Saudis expected to bail out the Palestinian Authority
February 2, 2006 - Civil disobedience on the rise among Jewish teens
February 3, 2006 - Israel building underwater wall
February 3, 2006 - Lebanese public getting fed up with Palestinian bases
February 6, 2006 - Iran defiant as IAEA refers crisis to Security Council
February 6, 2006 - Iran demands halt to broadcasts from West; Dubai complies
February 6, 2006 - Total casualty rate in Iraq lowest in 2 years
February 6, 2006 - Israeli military ordered not to retaliate against rocket attacks
February 7, 2006 - Palestinian security forces 'no longer functioning'
February 7, 2006 - Israel resumes strikes on insurgents firing missiles
February 7, 2006 - Jordan steps up cooperation with U.S. in war zone
February 8, 2006 - Intel official speaks out against Israeli withdrawal
February 8, 2006 - Report: Israeli military failing to protect homes against missiles
February 8, 2006 - Iran-backed Shi'ite rebels battle government troops in N. Yemen
February 9, 2006 - Egypt considers developing Sinai to thwart insurgents
February 9, 2006 - Chaos: Hamas to form its own security agencies
February 9, 2006 - Turkey weighs refinerey for imports from Iraq, Russia
February 10, 2006 - Egypt snubs Palestinian leader, honors Hamas boss
February 13, 2006 - Oil-rich Qatar going nuclear
February 13, 2006 - United Arab Emirates firm to operate six major U.S. ports
February 13, 2006 - U.S. offers Turkey help with nuclear reactors
February 13, 2006 - Palestinian groups competing for improved short-range missiles
February 14, 2006 - Israeli military to reduce service for conscripts
February 16, 2006 - Israeli firms to test air-launched satellites
February 16, 2006 - Israel: 15 percent of Palestinian officers are former terrorists
February 16, 2006 - Israel: Influx of missiles via Gaza could change balance of power
February 16, 2006 - Jordan military court sentences Zarqawi to death
February 17, 2006 - New special forces vehicle kicks ass - the llama
February 17, 2006 - Iraqi forces now conducting more independent ops than coalition
February 17, 2006 - Saudis to double refining capacity
February 20, 2006 - Israel is responding cautiously to Palestininian 'terrorist authority'
February 20, 2006 - Russia's plans for military sales to Palestinians still on
February 20, 2006 - Rice on ports: 'We consider Abu Dubai a very good friend'
February 21, 2006 - Israel security chief terms Hamas a strategic threat
February 21, 2006 - Israelis reported on plane that crashed near Iran-Iraq border
February 23, 2006 - Israel hit by 200 missiles this month
February 23, 2006 - Iraq's army faces first major test with sectarian violence
February 23, 2006 - Turkey sets plans for first of eight reactors
February 24, 2006 - Small Christian group in Gaza threatened with elimination
February 27, 2006 - New Israel military plan call for 20 percent budget cut
February 27, 2006 - Al Qaida claims its attack on Saudi refinery is first of many
February 27, 2006 - Iraq forces downplay violence, mount subdued response
February 28, 2006 - Israel flying mini-drones over West Bank
February 28, 2006 - Iran to offer oil contracts to Western majors
February 28, 2006 - U.S., Israel at odds over the new Palestinian Authority
March 1, 2006 - UAE plans university as key to aerospace industry goals
March 1, 2006 - Low-cost surveillance pod would parachute into enemy territory
March 3, 2006 - UAE buys British firm that runs U.S. military facilities
March 3, 2006 - Abbas to hang on to intel due to Al Qaida infiltration
March 6, 2006 - Israeli's campaign strategy: Total West Bank pullout
March 6, 2006 - Palestinians aiming missiles at Israeli infrastructure targets
March 6, 2006 - Turkey providing military aid to Kazakhstan
March 7, 2006 - Hamas army recruited thousands for holy war to destroy Israel
March 7, 2006 - UAE budgets for space tourism, commercial spaceport
March 8, 2006 - Iran opens first official Shi'ite presence in Palestine
March 8, 2006 - Attack on convoy kills Iraq general
March 10, 2006 - France, Libya agree on nuclear energy deal
March 10, 2006 - Hamas in Saudi Arabia for three days of talks
March 10, 2006 - Iran braces for sanctions, plans gas rationing
March 13, 2006 - Iran hosts Pakistan, India for oil pipeline talks
March 13, 2006 - Teheran threatens darkness at noon
March 16, 2006 - Iraq defense ministry announces its infiltration by Al Qaida
March 16, 2006 - Israel raids Jericho prison called 'center for terror activity'
March 16, 2006 - Functioning government seen at least two months away in Iraq
March 21, 2006 - No man's land: Palestinians cancel conferences
March 22, 2006 - UAE delays purchase of firm that owns U.S. defense factories
March 22, 2006 - Masked insurgents overrun Iraqi government buildings, prison
March 23, 2006 - Israel: Al Qaida recruiting Palestinians in Jordan
March 23, 2006 - Iraq experience changes Army's training requirements
March 24, 2006 - Opposition: Iran shielding nuke program on campuses
March 24, 2006 - Saudis to maintain oil reserves to meet 'growing demand'
March 24, 2006 - Iran, Nigeria strengthening military ties
March 29, 2006 - Israeli election gives green light to set permanent borders
March 31, 2006 - Attack with Russian-made rocket worries Israelis
March 31, 2006 - Major Iran exercise underway with focus on Straits of Hormuz
March 31, 2006 - Turkey fights back against spreading Kurdish riots
March 31, 2006 - With friends like Russia and China, Iran gets by at the UN
April 3, 2006 - Hamas official: Suicide attacks are a 'natural response'
April 3, 2006 - Kurdish unrest in Turkey spreads to areas bordering Syria, Iraq
April 3, 2006 - Report: Saudis secretly launched nuke program in 2003
April 5, 2006 - Iran tests two additional missiles, claims both invisible to radar
April 5, 2006 - Palestinian security posts in Gaza doing nothing to stop rockets
April 6, 2006 - Insurgents launch rocket attacks on Turkish targets
April 6, 2006 - Iraqi Army takes over in Salah Eddin province
April 6, 2006 - UAE selects its first space tourist
April 7, 2006 - Egypt penetrates Israeli air space for first time since 1967 War
April 7, 2006 - Israeli military seeks recapture of buffer zone in Gaza strip
April 10, 2006 - Experts: Neither Israel, U.S. nor Iranians likely to stop Iran nukes
April 11, 2006 - Oman to invest $10 billion in oil production
April 11, 2006 - Fence-menders sent by Turkey to U.S. only make matters worse
April 12, 2006 - Iran now one of eight nations capable of enriching uranium
April 12, 2006 - Israel's military warns restraint emboldening Palestinian gunners
April 14, 2006 - Iran plans 54,000 centrifuges for network of reactors
April 14, 2006 - Egypt releases insurgents charged in 1997 Luxor massacre
April 14, 2006 - Turkey's to build first reactor near Black Sea by 2010
April 14, 2006 - Israel makes first Gaza incursion since pullout
April 17, 2006 - Iraqi official: Uniformed force 'not under our control'
April 17, 2006 - 3 Christian churches in Egypt attacked on Easter Sunday
April 17, 2006 - Unpaid Palestinian security forces threaten Hamas regime
April 17, 2006 - Saudis consider nukes to achieve 'balance of terror' with Iran
April 18, 2006 - Iran: We 'can block oil exports whenever necessary'
April 19, 2006 - Hamas government to unpaid security: Take it out on Israel
April 19, 2006 - Young Turks in Turkey's military command seen as pro-U.S.
April 19, 2006 - Saudis sign multiple contracts to increase oil output
April 20, 2006 - Israel: Suicide bombing attempts up sharply in 2006
April 21, 2006 - Turkish dailies: U.S. seeks use of bases for duration of Iran crisis
April 25, 2006 - Prospect of radioactive pollution from Iran reactor spooks Gulf
April 25, 2006 - Report: Turkey plans to move 250,000 troops to Iraq border
April 25, 2006 - Israel's chief of staff rebuffs military's Gaza invasion plan
April 25, 2006 - WMDs, not conventional war, now called top threat to Israel
April 25, 2006 - Iraq builds 45 forts on its border with Iran
April 25, 2006 - Egyptian authorities tie blast to Osama tape, one day before
April 25, 2006 - Qatar blames high oil prices on fearful politicians
April 26, 2006 - Palestinian hospitals providing haven for fugitives
April 26, 2006 - Qatar woos Arab expats to form 'productive and creative' culture
April 27, 2006 - 2 suspected Al Qaida bombers die in vain effort to kill peace-keepers
April 28, 2006 - Iraqi paper reveals details about Saddam spy network
April 28, 2006 - Islamic Jihad deploys mobile launchers against Israel
May 1, 2006 - U.S. allies supporting groups State Dept. calls terrorist
May 2, 2006 - Hamas unites insurgency groups in command targeting Israel
May 3, 2006 - Israel intercepts dual-use military shipment from China to Gaza
May 3, 2006 - Saudis set to sign $6 billion refinery deal
May 3, 2006 - Iran issues first specific threat against Israel
May 3, 2006 - Coalition: Iraq Navy increasingly able to patrol Gulf, guard tankers
May 5, 2006 - Israel recruits violence-prone for military, rejects right-wingers
May 5, 2006 - Palestinian: 'U.S. intervention' blocking aid money
May 8, 2006 - Book: Terror web sites growing at faster rate than rest of Internet
May 8, 2006 - Palestinians' Abbas restricts movements after Iran threats
May 9, 2006 - Israeli air force pilots elbowed aside by drones
May 10, 2006 - Israeli tech students design, launch solid-fuel rocket
May 10, 2006 - Global threats: Iran and the Russia-China anti-U.S. entente
May 11, 2006 - Israel to propose invasion of 'Hamastan' in Bush meeting
May 11, 2006 - Insurgents using new advanced Russian RPG from Iran
May 11, 2006 - Syria awards oil contract to U.S. firm
May 11, 2006 - Israelis intercept Gaza-bound ship with TNT in Mediterranean
May 15, 2006 - Israeli military: Religious soldiers want out of eviction duty
May 15, 2006 - Iran pledges cash, vehicles to Palestinian Authority
May 16, 2006 - Saudis coming to Washington to discuss strategy — and visas
May 16, 2006 - Islamic Jihad to plant Iraq-style cell-phone bombs in Israel
May 17, 2006 - Egypt's ailing Mubarak avoiding often-critical U.S. leaders
May 17, 2006 - Hamas-Fatah 'civil war' has begun, security sources warn ties
May 17, 2006 - Islamic Jihad plan to mass produce rockets
May 19, 2006 - Terror inmates stay connected, call mom by cell phone
May 19, 2006 - Saudis to quadruple oil exploration
May 22, 2006 - Hamas accused of plotting to assassinate top Palestinians
May 23, 2006 - Bomb-making info smuggled into West Bank on m-drives
May 23, 2006 - Arab diplomats in Gaza cower as Fatah-Hamas violence escalates
May 24, 2006 - Israel's biggest missile threat is from Hizbullah in Lebanon
May 24, 2006 - Jordan covert op captures another top Zarqawi aide
May 24, 2006 - Israeli exercise prepares for possible Gaza invasion
May 24, 2006 - Jordan: Israeli withdrawal could make West Bank terror haven
May 25, 2006 - Iran sees global, anti-U.S. entente: Russia, China, India . . .
May 26, 2006 - Egypt alarmed by growing Fatah-Hamas conflict
May 26, 2006 - Saudis claim crackdown on their religious police
May 29, 2006 - UN: Drug runners like Gulf's state-of-the-art sea ports
May 30, 2006 - Abbas to U.S.: Expand 1,500-man Presidential Guard to 10,000
May 30, 2006 - In first, Hizbullah aims rockets at Israeli strategic targets
May 30, 2006 - Iraq captures Zarqawi aide, suicide bomb planner
May 30, 2006 - Disappointed investors shoot up Palestinian exchange
May 30, 2006 - OPEC decides $60/barrel is about right
June 1, 2006 - Islamic Jihad missile hits close to Israeli Defense Minister's home
June 1, 2006 - Iraq delays major exercise, awaiting defense minister
June 1, 2006 - Libya to offer new round of energy bids
June 1, 2006 - Israel military strength declines '30 percent'
June 5, 2006 - Iraq: Al Qaida staging comeback in Sunni Triangle
June 5, 2006 - Fatah-Hamas showdown spreads to West Bank
June 6, 2006 - A hard look at the NY Times' 'A Hard Look at Haditha'
June 6, 2006 - Hamas demands surrender of Palestinian television facilities
June 7, 2006 - Palestinians assembling arsenal of smuggled SA-7 missiles
June 8, 2006 - Al Zarqawi, 7 lieutenants, killed by U.S. air strike
June 9, 2006 - Also dead: Zarqawi's 'terrorist laboratory in Iraq'
June 9, 2006 - Israel kill top Hamas fugitive, new Palestinian government appointee
June 13, 2006 - Iraq 'significantly' improves oil infrastructure security
June 13, 2006 - Despite Israeli strike, Hamas, Fatah still battling each other
June 13, 2006 - The difference between 'cruel' and 'absolutely cruel'
June 12, 2006 - Israel counter-missile plan: Assassinate, don't invade
June 12, 2006 - Jordan gets increase in aid after intel assist on Zarqawi
June 14, 2006 - Major security crackdown in Baghdad
June 14, 2006 - Al Qaida names 20th 9-11 hijacker
June 14, 2006 - Crisis group warns Palestinians on verge of civil war
June 16, 2006 - Zarqawi's death a feather in the cap of Jordanian intelligence
June 20, 2006 - Iraq set to secure South, paving way for exit of allied forces
June 20, 2006 - Insurgents' bombing campaign targets Turkish railroads
June 19, 2006 - Hamas charges Fatah recruiting for civil war with U.S. backing
June 21, 2006 - Aide to Zarqawi's replacement killed by own bomb
June 21, 2006 - Saudis: Iran war would 'shoot up the price of oil astronomically' June 22, 2006 - Libyans in D.C. to ramp up trade ties with U.S.
June 22, 2006 - 40 percent of Palestinian civil servants are police
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