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Nov 10, 2023 07:05am Review How the GOP muzzled the quiet coalition that fought foreign propaganda   Article RP 
Sep 10, 2023 07:00am Analysis Watered-down G20 statement on Ukraine is sign of India’s growing influence  Article IndyGeorgia 
Sep 30, 2021 10:25am Analysis China owed $385bn – including ‘hidden debt’ from poorer nations, says report  Article IndyGeorgia 
Jun 26, 2020 02:50pm Report Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says  Article IndyGeorgia 
May 13, 2019 10:55am Event After years on the outs, Trump welcomes Hungary's far-right nationalist to the White House  Article RP 
Jan 30, 2019 10:15am Report 'Go back to school': Trump assails U.S. intel chiefs after they contradict him on Iran, North Korea  Article RP 
Apr 12, 2018 02:10pm Commentary This is how the United States became irrelevant to the rest of the world  Article RP 
May 16, 2016 07:20am Statement Top GOP Benghazi lawyer: 'Nothing' could have prevented American deaths  Article RP 
Mar 23, 2015 06:20pm Scandal US soldier admits killing unarmed Afghans for sport  Article RP 
Feb 17, 2015 01:00pm Poll Majority of Americans oppose Netanyahu invite  Article RP 
Mar 15, 2013 05:00pm News Sen. Graham claims Benghazi survivors 'told to be quiet' by administration  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Dec 05, 2012 10:00pm Commentary Senate Passes $631 Billion Military Spending Bill 98-0  Article Craverguy 
Oct 30, 2012 03:05pm Commentary Romney's other 47% problem  Article Craverguy 
Oct 01, 2012 12:00pm News Obama waives sanctions on countries that use child soldiers  Article Craverguy 
Sep 25, 2012 10:00am News Obama condemns Libya violence, defends free speech at UN  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Sep 20, 2012 11:00pm News Ai, Reporter  Article Penguin 
Jul 29, 2012 04:50pm Editorial Mitt Romney: bad trip  Article RP 
Jul 16, 2012 01:40pm Legal Ruling U.S. wins WTO case over China bank card monopoly  Article RP 
Jul 13, 2012 03:00pm Perspective Tilting at the U.N. Windmill  Article Imperator 
Apr 25, 2012 12:00pm Commentary The Regime-Change Machine  Article Craverguy 
Mar 22, 2012 09:00am News U.S. Marine faces boot for anti-Obama Facebook posts  Article Scott³ 
Mar 21, 2012 01:50pm General Troops stressed to breaking point - Report cites sustained combat, redeployments  Article kal 
Mar 16, 2012 01:30pm News George Clooney released after arrest at Sudanese embassy  Article Green Pigs 
Feb 29, 2012 10:00am Commentary From Strength to Strength  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 25, 2012 12:35am News American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs in overnight raid  Article RP 
Jan 11, 2012 12:35pm Picture World Map of All Wars and Conflicts Happening In 2012  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Dec 06, 2011 12:00pm News U.S. to Use Foreign Aid to Promote Gay Rights Abroad  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 08, 2011 09:30am Amusing Sarkozy tells Obama Netanyahu is a "liar"  Article Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! 
Oct 16, 2011 06:00am Proposed Legislation Republicans Advance Bill Targeting US Funding for UN: ‘What Are We Paying For?’  Article Jason 
Aug 14, 2011 05:45pm Statement U.S. apologises after diplomat tells Indian school children train journey made her look 'dirty and dark' like them  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jun 24, 2011 02:00pm Commentary Who Takes Us to War?   Article Imperator 
May 19, 2011 02:00am Opinion Before too long, Israel may have to make difficult choices between America and China  Article Penguin 
Apr 22, 2011 02:00pm Rule Change State Dept. wants to make it harder to get a passport  Article RP 
Jan 18, 2011 05:00pm General Foreign gifts piled up for Obamas in first year   Article Brandonius Maximus 
Dec 22, 2010 12:00pm Idiocy Bryan Fischer: Obama will give ‘entire land mass’ of the U.S. to ‘the Indians’  Article Craverguy 
Dec 21, 2010 02:00pm General WikiLeaks “no threat,” top German official says  Article Penguin 
Dec 18, 2010 07:00am General Hillary Clinton: Population Control Will Now Become The Centerpiece Of U.S. Foreign Policy  Article kal 
Nov 29, 2010 10:55pm Blog Entry WikiLeaks Documents: World Leaders SLAMMED In Confidential Wires (PHOTOS)  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 21, 2010 06:40pm Obituary The Impact Today and Tomorrow of Chalmers Johnson  Article Craverguy 
Jun 24, 2010 12:00pm Event Obama, Medvedev lunch at burger joint  Article Brandonius Maximus 
May 19, 2010 05:00pm Event Mexico leader fires up immigration row at start of US visit   Article Jason 
May 18, 2010 06:00am General Maligning America -- again  Article Jason 
Apr 25, 2010 09:00am News More American Expatriates Give Up Citizenship   Article particleman 
Mar 15, 2010 02:00am Analysis The undoing of Obama's Cairo speech  Article Penguin 
Mar 02, 2010 02:00pm Commentary Dual U.S.-Israeli Citizenship Compromises Our Foreign Policy  Article Jason 
Jan 12, 2010 07:00pm Analysis A Farewell to Victory - Wars once ended with winners and losers. Then it got complicated.   Article RP 
Dec 03, 2009 04:05am Poll Pew Poll: Isolationism and China Rising   Article Jason 
Nov 28, 2009 02:10pm Analysis Israel’s Illegal Settlements in America  Article Jason 
Nov 24, 2009 04:25pm General Top Republican Lawmakers Not Invited to Obama's First State Dinner  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Nov 23, 2009 03:00pm General Official: Reaction to Japan Bow Left Obama "Speechless"  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Nov 05, 2009 12:00pm Opinion Why Does The U.S. Have An Empire In Asia?  Article Craverguy 
Nov 03, 2009 11:30pm General How Israel destroyed Syria's Al Kibar nuclear reactor  Article Penguin 
Oct 29, 2009 06:15pm Editorial Soft Power Is A Fancy Way Of Saying Indecisive  Article Jason 
Oct 16, 2009 09:00am Analysis Debacle in Moscow  Article Imperator 
Oct 15, 2009 09:00pm General Bush Preemptive Strike Doctrine Under Review, May Be Discarded   Article RP 
Oct 05, 2009 01:40pm Poll U.S. most admired country globally  Article RP 
Sep 06, 2009 12:00am Opinion US Hypocrisy Astonishes the World  Article Craverguy 
Aug 30, 2009 10:00am News MEGRAHI ‘GETTING BETTER'   Not Available eddy 9_99 
Aug 27, 2009 05:00pm Investigation The case for [released 'Lockerbie bomber'] al-Megrahi's innocence   Article Monsieur 
Aug 22, 2009 02:00am Editorial Scotland chose wisely in showing mercy to terrorist  Article Patrick 
Aug 21, 2009 09:00am News UK minister condemns Lockerbie bomber's 'hero's welcome'  Article eddy 9_99 
Aug 20, 2009 08:00am News Terminally ill Lockerbie bomber released  Article eddy 9_99 
Aug 18, 2009 06:00pm General For the left, war without Bush is not war at all.  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jul 28, 2009 03:00am General China's national flag to go up in White House on Sept 20  Article Jason 
Jul 02, 2009 02:00am General U.S. Hardens Its Stance Ahead of Summit With Russia   Article Jason 
Jun 18, 2009 06:00pm Study After $196 billion, no proof U.N. programs help  Article Craverguy 
Jun 10, 2009 11:35am General Remote Pacific nation to take Gitmo detainees  Article RP 
May 03, 2009 04:55am General Mexico plea as virus 'stabilises'  Article Ashley 
Apr 20, 2009 12:00am Analysis The Seven Ways to Stop Piracy  Article Penguin 
Apr 12, 2009 04:00am General U.S. Weapons, Guns Fuel Drug Trade, Mexico's Ambassador Says   Article Jason 
Apr 11, 2009 07:00am General Today's Pirates Hearken to 'Golden Age'  Article kal 
Apr 09, 2009 03:45pm News Obama's Foreign Policy Is Very Much A Continuation Of The Bush Policies  Article Scott³ 
Mar 26, 2009 03:00am News U.S. Plans New Drone Attacks in Pakistan   Article Jason 
Mar 21, 2009 02:00pm News Police disperse 'Palestinian Culture Festival' events  Article Penguin 
Jan 28, 2009 05:00am General Freed Guantánamo prisoners taunt US as closure plan falls apart  Article kal 
Jan 07, 2009 11:00am News Protester Calls for Jews to 'Go Back to the Oven' at Anti-Israel Demonstration  Article New York Democrat 
Dec 01, 2008 09:55pm News Germany Aims to Protect Its Interests by Guiding the West’s Ties to Russia  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 18, 2008 08:00am News From Kurdistan to K-Street   Article ArmyDem 
Sep 25, 2008 10:00am Commentary 15 Questions for the first Debate  Article CAGOP 
Aug 31, 2008 10:00am Blog Entry Bush says he ‘doesn’t consider Bolton credible,’ laments spending ‘political capital’ on him.»  Article ArmyDem 
Jul 29, 2008 03:00pm News Big guns  Article ArmyDem 
Jul 20, 2008 03:00pm News U.S. Talks With Iran Exemplify Bush's New Approaches  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 02, 2008 04:00pm Poll Americans Favor President Meeting With U.S. Enemies  Article RP 
May 21, 2008 06:50pm Opinion U.S. needs 'soft power' leader, and he could be our man  Article RP 
May 13, 2008 08:20pm News The List: The World’s Most Dangerous Gangs  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 30, 2008 08:00am News Russia's Moves Add To Strains With Georgia  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 23, 2008 01:25am Commentary The End of the End of History  Article RP 
Apr 10, 2008 12:00pm News IOC: Athletes Will Be Allowed to Speak Freely  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 02, 2008 10:00pm General NATO Rebuffs Bush On Ukraine, Georgia  Article RP 
Jan 15, 2008 11:00pm Commentary Projecting Power - The competitive race for president may help repair the damage to America's image abroad, even before George Bush leaves office.  Article RP 
Dec 16, 2007 03:00pm News Bolton criticizes Bush foreign policy  Article Gerald Farinas 
Nov 28, 2007 04:30am News I named teddy after me, 7-year-old Muhammad says  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 27, 2007 11:00am Commentary Gang rape in Annapolis  Article Eddie 
Nov 27, 2007 09:00am Blog Entry Assad sits at Rice’s table — will the right flip out?  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 26, 2007 09:20am News Sudan arrests teacher over 'Mohammed' bear; Briton allowed her class of 7-year-olds to choose teddy bear's name  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Nov 19, 2007 02:00am General Vicente Fox Admits North American Union Parliament   Article Jason 
Nov 17, 2007 06:25am General Basra Violence Down 90 Percent  Article kal 
Nov 06, 2007 02:00pm News 2007 Is Deadliest Year for US in Iraq  Article kal 
Oct 14, 2007 04:00pm News At an Army School for Officers, Blunt Talk About Iraq  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 01, 2007 04:35pm News Ex-Nazi prison guard faces deportation from U.S.  Article New York Democrat 
Sep 10, 2007 02:00pm Perspective The Once & Future Christendom  Article RP 
Sep 03, 2007 04:00pm News Chinese military hacked into Pentagon  Article The Sunset Provision 
Jul 14, 2007 03:00pm News Russia Pulls Out Of Arms-Control Treaty  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jun 21, 2007 06:35pm Proposed Legislation House OKs lifting contraception aid ban  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 06, 2007 08:20pm News U.S. state of Ohio tries to fix its image with resolution supporting Bush plan to relocate Iraqi refugees  Article None Entered 
Feb 14, 2007 09:50pm Blog Entry High Comedy on the Right Flank  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 11, 2007 04:15pm News Translation Nation  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 20, 2006 03:00pm General Pentagon wants $99.7B more for wars  Article RP 
Dec 15, 2006 08:00pm Poll Americans Believe U.S. International Strategy Has Backfired  Article RP 
Sep 21, 2006 09:05pm News US 'threatened to bomb' Pakistan  Article Guy 
Sep 15, 2006 09:00pm General Muslim leaders demand apology for Pope's 'medieval' remarks  Article Imperator 
Jul 26, 2006 03:00pm Commentary Bush Gut Check  Article RP 
Jul 26, 2006 03:00am Commentary True friends of Israel cannot let the Dems take power  Article Scott³ 
Jul 24, 2006 06:05pm Analysis He Who Cast the First Stone Probably Didn’t  Article RP 
Jul 20, 2006 03:10pm Commentary A Plea for Basic Sanity: No To A Neo-Con Ressentiment  Article RP 
Jul 19, 2006 12:00pm General Conservative Anger Grows Over Bush's Foreign Policy  Article RP 
Jul 09, 2006 05:00pm Commentary The End of Cowboy Diplomacy  Article RP 
Jun 25, 2006 07:00pm News U.S. lawmakers denounce Iraq amnesty plan  Article zorkpolitics 
Jun 05, 2006 07:00pm General PENTAGON TO DROP BASIC GENEVA RULE  Article RP 
May 29, 2006 11:00pm Commentary What the World Really Wants  Article ArmyDem 
May 17, 2006 09:00pm News [Canada] MPs narrowly vote to extend Afghanistan mission  Article Monsieur 
May 01, 2006 01:00pm Analysis Bush Leverage With Russia, Iran, China Falls as Oil Prices Rise  Article RP 
Apr 05, 2006 03:00pm Poll The Tipping Points  Article RP 
Mar 30, 2006 06:00pm Opinion Dobbs: President, Congress defying people's will  Article Monsieur 
Mar 30, 2006 01:00pm Event Harper, Bush and Fox meet amid ancient ruins  Article Monsieur 
Mar 28, 2006 06:00pm General Marines Decline Extra Armor  Article kal 
Mar 15, 2006 12:15pm General Britain warns US over jet software codes  Article RP 
Mar 10, 2006 11:30pm Commentary Bush's Fake Aid  Article RP 
Feb 28, 2006 02:00pm Editorial Prodding the U.N.  Article SC Moose 
Feb 16, 2006 01:20pm News EXCLUSIVE: The Secret Tapes -- Inside Saddam's Palace  Article SC Moose 
Feb 15, 2006 07:00am Announcement Role in Iraq Security Shifting  Article kal 
Feb 05, 2006 03:00am News Syrians Torch Embassies Over Caricatures  Article New York Democrat 
Jan 28, 2006 06:00pm General US troops in Iraq cut by up to 20 percent: US general  Article kal 
Jan 24, 2006 10:00am Investigation Investigator: U.S. 'Outsourced' Torture  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jan 04, 2006 09:45pm Rule Change US sees coalitions of the willing as best ally  Article RP 
Dec 23, 2005 03:00pm News Rumsfeld Announces Iraq Troop Cutbacks  Article kal 
Sep 25, 2005 03:00pm News [AZ] U.S. Senator John McCain says prisoner abuse hurts American image abroad  Article ArmyDem 
Sep 03, 2005 12:00am News US sends mixed signals on accepting aid from abroad  Article Servo 
Jul 27, 2005 06:00pm Analysis Defense bill shelving seen as face-saver for Bush  Article RP 
Jul 13, 2005 01:00am News Crackdown in Uzbekistan Reopens Longstanding Debate on U.S. Military Aid  Article ArmyDem 
Jul 11, 2005 12:00am News Sudan intelligence chief's visit stirs internal debate in D.C.  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 29, 2005 12:55am Blog Entry ABC reports that White House advance team FAKED the applause  Article RP 
Jun 09, 2005 02:00am News 6 Senators Urge Reassessment of Ties With Uzbekistan Ruler  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 08, 2005 12:00am News U.S. Drops Opposition to IAEA Chief [ElBaradei]  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 04, 2005 12:00pm News Crackdown Muddies U.S.-Uzbek Relations  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 02, 2005 10:00am News Blair to visit Bush ahead of G8  Article Ben 
May 28, 2005 08:00pm News Newsview: Bush's Global Clout Seen Growing  Article Scott³ 
May 18, 2005 12:00pm News In Uzbekistan, Families Caught In a Nightmare  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 19, 2005 07:00pm Rule Change Policy OKs First Strike to Protect U.S  Article RP 
Mar 18, 2005 11:00pm News Funding Scarce for Export of Democracy  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 07, 2005 12:00am Analysis Larry Diamond on What Went Wrong in Iraq and Prospects for Democracy and Stability  Article RP 
Feb 03, 2005 12:00am News Iran-Contra Figure to Lead Democracy Efforts Abroad  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 27, 2005 12:00am Event Candles Flicker As Auschwitz Victims, Survivors Honored  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 23, 2005 12:00am Analysis Bush Doctrine Is Expected to Get Chilly Reception  Article RP 
Jan 22, 2005 12:00am Analysis Bush Pulls 'Neocons' Out of the Shadows  Article RP 
Jan 18, 2005 12:00am News Rice targets 6 'outposts of tyranny'  Article Servo 
Jan 07, 2005 12:00am Analysis How (not) to Interrogate Terrorists  Article zorkpolitics 
Dec 31, 2004 12:00am Commentary IT'S ABOUT THE TRAGEDY - NOT MORE BUSH-BASHING  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Dec 31, 2004 12:00am Commentary Tsunami must be fault of the US  Article None Entered 
Dec 29, 2004 12:00am General Aid Grows Amid Remarks About President's Absence  Article RP 
Dec 16, 2004 12:00am Commentary Coming geopolitical quakes  Article CBlock941 
Dec 02, 2004 12:00am News Danforth Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to U.N.  Article DFWDem 
Oct 21, 2004 12:00am News Pentagon exaggerated risk posed by Iraq  Article Vlajos 
Oct 06, 2004 12:00am News Iraq Had No Stockpiles of WMD - Duelfer  Article Vlajos 
Sep 28, 2004 12:00am News Report laments US diplomacy in face of rising anti-Americanism  Article Vlajos 
Sep 28, 2004 12:00am News No French or German turn on Iraq [If Kerry is Elected]  Article Summer Intern 
Sep 17, 2004 12:00am Perspective Far graver than Vietnam: Most senior US military officers now believe the war on Iraq has turned into a disaster on an unprecedented scale  Article Vlajos 
Sep 17, 2004 12:00am Opinion 'Conservative' World Order?  Article RP 
Sep 14, 2004 12:00am News 'Gates of hell' are open in Iraq, warns Arab League chief  Article Vlajos 
Sep 13, 2004 12:00am General Extending The Axis Of Evil? Administration hawk warns of further "preemption"  Article RP 
Sep 09, 2004 12:00am News Bush rattles Seoul, overlooked Koreans in tribute to Iraq allies  Article Vlajos 
Aug 29, 2004 12:00am News War Making Headlines, but Peace Breaks Out  Article Tony82 
Aug 24, 2004 12:00am Poll An About-Face on America -In Arab Eyes, the Former Land of Opportunity Can't Get Much Lower  Article RP 
Jul 02, 2004 12:00am Amusing Powell Sings Village People's 'YMCA'  Article RP 
May 10, 2004 12:00am News Bush to Travel to Europe in June  Article Gerald Farinas 
Apr 23, 2004 12:00am Commentary The Oil-for-Food Scandal  Article None Entered 
Mar 30, 2004 12:00am News Albright Worries Bush Fuels Hate for US  Article Gerald Farinas 
Mar 24, 2004 12:00am News Bush to Meet With French President Chirac  Article Gerald Farinas 
Mar 16, 2004 12:00am News White House Says Allies Must Be Resolute  Article Gerald Farinas 
Mar 10, 2004 12:00am News Venezuela to File Complaint Against U.S.  Article Gerald Farinas 
Jan 26, 2004 12:00am Perspective The UN Must Change or the U.S. Must Quit  Article Eddie 
Jan 24, 2004 12:00am Opinion SUFFER THE FRENCH SCHOOLCHILDREN  Article Eddie 
Jan 16, 2004 12:00am Perspective US Presidential Elections - The World is Watching  Article Gerald Farinas 
Jan 15, 2004 12:00am News Spain's PM Says Bush Acts Like an Emperor  Article Gerald Farinas 
Jan 15, 2004 12:00am News South Korea's Foreign Minister Resigns Over US Relations  Article Gerald Farinas 
Jan 15, 2004 12:00am News China ends secrecy at its space center; Gives tour to US Joint Chiefs Chair  Article Gerald Farinas 

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