February 2009 Index
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- Analysis: The Two Vital Words on Obama's Iraq Withdrawal "Intend To"
- Barack Obama is Not Muslim. He's the Anti-Christ. Or Maybe Hitler.
- War on Terror Watch: Obama's Crew Trying, Failing to Halt Court Cases on Surveillance
- Withdrawal from Iraq? The Escape Clauses Begin
- Text: Obama Speech on Iraq Withdrawal
- Selling the War: NATO's "Master Narrative" for Afghanistan
- Today's Top Journalism: Torture is OK if It's Sunny
- Mr Obama's War: Gareth Porter on the Afghanistan "Mini-Surge"
- Your Daily Update: What Exactly is Dennis Ross in Charge Of?
- President Obama's State of the Nation: As Good as The West Wing?
- The Latest from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (27 February): Livni Rejects Netanyahu Coalition
- The Obama Plan in Iraq: Today's Speech
- Text: President Obama's Budget
- Fact x Importance = News: The Stories We're Watching (26 February)
- The Latest from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (26 February): The Cairo Talks
- Bombing "Sanctuaries", Now and Then: Mr Henry Kissinger
- Just to Repeat: 50,000 US Troops in Iraq....Indefinitely
- UPDATED: "Taliban": Well, They All Look the Same....
- UPDATED: Mr Obama's War: Show Me the Money....
- Obama's Budget: Scott Lucas on BBC World Update
- Obama's State of the Nation: Curing Cancer, Eating Baconnaise, and Slapping Down Bobby Jindal
- Gaza Threat Alert: Rockets with Macaroni Warheads
- Our Daily Drama: What Exactly is Dennis Ross in Charge Of?
- Scott Lucas in Iranian Newspaper Payvand
- Afghanistan Latest: Three British Soldiers Killed
- Obama-Military Deal - 19-Month "Withdrawal" from Iraq, but 50,000 US Troops to Stay
- Latest from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (25 February): Netanyahu Searches for a Coalition
- One to Watch: Iran Tests First Nuclear Plant
- President Obama's State of the Nation: The Overseas Dimension
- Video and Transcript: President Obama's "State of the Nation" Speech
- Virtual Gaza: Breaking the Information Blockade
- Diplomatic Question of the Day: What Exactly is Dennis Ross In Charge Of?
- "Violent Semi-Peace" Update: US Soldiers Shot by Iraqi Police
- Twisting the Syria Tale: The Suspected Missile Facility
- Damascene Conversions: The Engagement of Syria
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (24 February)
- Mr Obama's War: Pakistani Insurgents Extend Cease-Fire
- Treading Softly on Iran: Dennis Ross Sneaks into the Administration
- The "Other" Guantanamo: Report of the Center for Constitutional Rights
- Text: The Pentagon Review of Conditions at Guantanamo Bay
- War on Terror Watch: Everyone OK at Guantanamo Now. Leave Us Alone.
- The Latest On Hicham Yezza
- Israel-Gaza-Palestine Alerts (23 February): Amnesty Criticises Israel and Hamas, Calls for Arms Embargo
- Mr Obama's War: Latest from the Pakistan Insurgency
- War on Terror Watch: Binyam Mohamed Released from Guantanamo Bay
- Has the Obama Administration Brought Hamas into A Palestine Unity Government?
- Text: The Amnesty International Report on Weapons in the Gaza War
- Analysis: Josh Mull on "Mr Obama's War" in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- UPDATED: Bomb Blasts in Cairo
- Mr Obama's War: US Special Forces Training Pakistani Units, US Military Pressing Pakistani Allies
- Mr Obama's War: Ceasefire in NW Pakistan; More on US Drone Strikes
- The Latest from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (22 February)
- Mr Obama's World: Sunday Update on US Foreign Policy (22 February)
- Mr Obama's War: Expanding the Enemies in Pakistan
- War on Terror Watch: British Officials "Colluded with Torture" of Detainees
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (21 February)
- The Troublemaking Cartoon: We Know Who Is Meant by the Chimp Now But Is That All?
- Atoms of Fear: Reality Check on That Iranian Nuclear Programme
- Mr Obama's World: Latest Updates on US Foreign Policy (21 February)
- Obama Administration to Detainees in Afghanistan: You Have No Rights
- Secret Britain-Iran Talks in 2005 on Iraq, Tehran Nuclear Programme?
- Guantanamo Update: Binyam Mohamed Home Next Week
- Mr Obama's World: Updates on US Foreign Policy (20 February)
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (20 February)
- From the Archives: Academic Freedom, "Terrorism", and the University of Nottingham
- UPDATED --- Not a Bombshell: The Report on Iran's Uranium and US (Non-)Reaction
- URGENT: Hicham Yezza to be Deported
- New at Wandren PD: Networked R&D
- Watching the CIA from Dublin
- Text of the International Atomic Energy Agency Report on Iran's Nuclear Programme
- Is US Now Talking to Hamas?
- Mr Obama's World: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (19 February)
- Updates from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (19 February)
- Breaking News: Kyrgyzstan Parliament Approves Closure of US Base
- Muntazar al-Zaidi: Shoe-Throwing Trial Opened, Adjourned
- Engagement with Iran? An Additional View of Professor Gary Sick's Analysis
- Guantanamo Bay Watch: 17 Chinese Told Go Straight to Limbo
- Mr Obama's World: Latest Alerts in US Foreign Policy (18 January)
- Is Israel Winning a Covert War Against Iran?: An Alternative Analysis
- Obama v. The Military (Part 82): The Field Commanders in Iraq Strike (against Petraeus)
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (18 February)
- UPDATE: The US Airbases Inside Pakistan
- War on Terror Watch: Guantanamo Guard Brandon Neely Interview on MSNBC
- Fudging the Decision: The Obama Statement on Troop Increase in Afghanistan
- Mr Obama's World: Latest Alerts in US Foreign Policy (17 January)
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (17 February)
- War on Terror Watch (1): The Guantanamo Guard's Story
- War on Terror Watch (2): Former British Intelligence Chief, Judges/Lawyers Break Ranks
- Interpreting Tehran: Professor Gary Sick on the Future of US-Iranian Relations
- Is Israel Winning a Covert War Against Iran?
- The Guardian: British Officials Devised Torture Policy for Detainees
- A Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the Bush Administration?
- Classic Israel-Palestine Joke of the Day
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (16 February)
- Barack Obama: Still A Muslim. Really.
- Updated: Pakistan - Can You Balance Sharia and Missiles?
- Mr Obama's World: Latest Alerts in US Foreign Policy (16 February)
- Guantanamo Update: Binyam Mohamed Coming Home, No Need to Talk about Torture
- Questioning the Annual Threat Assessment: The Difficulties for Washington's Diplomatic Engagement with Tehran
- Mr Obama's World: Latest Alerts in US Foreign Policy (15 February)
- Containing Conflict: Update on Israel, Turkey, and Gaza
- UPDATED: The Shock of Hypocrisy - US Operating From Within Pakistan
- Scott Lucas on BBC1 TV "The Big Questions": Is Torture Ever Justified?
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (15 February)
- Update: Binyam Mohamed and the Hiding of Torture Evidence
- "You" Are Corrupt, "We" Just Misplace Things (Like Top-Secret Laptops)0
- One to Watch: Secret Talks in Afghanistan with the Taliban
- Mr Obama's World: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (14 February)
- What Israel Lost in Gaza: Talks with Syria, A Relationship with Turkey?
- Tarnished by the Black Water of Violence, Abuse, Murder? Change Your Brand Name....
- The "New Iraq", Up Close and Ugly: A Report from Fallujah
- Valentine`s Day Special: How Michelle Met Barack
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (14 February)
- Exclusive: How Iran is Taking Over America
- Mr Obama's World: Alerts in US Foreign Policy (13 February)
- Update: Analysing the Iranian (Non-)Threat
- Anticipating the New Israeli Government: Netanyahu or Livni?
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (13 February)
- US Government Documents: Proof of "Ghost Detention", Torture, Death
- US Director of National Intelligence: No Evidence that Iran Has Restarted Nuclear Weapons Program
- Afghanistan: Karzai Talks Back to Washington
- Mr. Obama's World: Alerts in US Foreign Policy (12 February)
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (12 February)
- Binyam Mohamed: Guantanamo Torture Evidence Hidden from Obama
- Pakistan to Obama: Change US Policy on Missile Strikes, Join Us in Ground Operations?
- Iran's Presidential Election: What Difference Does Khatami Make?
- Obama v. The Military (Part 39): The Latest on the Afghanistan "Surge"
- The Latest from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (11 February): The Israeli Election
- Homeland Security Culture of Fear Prepare to Die Toy of the Year
- Homeland Security Culture of Fear Prepare to Die Toy of the Year: Customer Reviews
- Mr Obama's World: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (11 February)
- Breaking News: Taliban Attacks in Kabul
- New Book from CASAR Beirut: "Liberty and Justice in the Middle East"
- US Engagement with Iran: Transcript of President Ahmadinejad's Speech
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (10 February)
- Failing the Torture Test? Obama Blocks Judicial Review of Bush Rendition Policy
- Today's Obama-meter: The Latest on US Foreign Policy (10 February)
- Obama Press Conference: Thumbs-Up for Iran and Russia, Slapdowns for Petraeus and Pakistan
- Obama on Iran: The Engagement Continues
- Video and Transcript of President Obama's First Press Conference (9 February)
- Obama v. Petraeus, Round 3: The Battle over Iraq
- Binyam Mohamed at Guantanamo Bay: "I Know Beyond A Doubt He Was Tortured"
- Today in Mr Obama's Neighborhood: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (9 February)
- Obama v. The Military (Again): The Closure of Guantanamo Bay
- The Latest from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (9 February)
- My (Dutch) Kingdom for Iraq
- A Sensible Consideration of "Islamist Terrorism"
- Update on Obama v. The Military: Where Next in Afghanistan?
- Update on Muntazar al-Zaidi: Court Date Set for 19 February
- Today's Obamameter: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (8 February)
- Dose of Cold Reality Statement of the Day: Obama Style v. Middle East Substance
- Scott Lucas on Al Jazeera English "Inside Story"
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (8 February)
- Transcript: Biden Speech to the Munich Security Conference
- A New US Foreign Policy? The Biden Speech in Munich Yesterday
- Update: Unlikely Alliances Emerge from Iraqi Elections
- Today's Obamameter: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (7 February)
- Obama vs. The Military (Part 2): The Battle for Iraq Continues
- Dick Cheney: How Can We Ever Forget Him?
- B'Tselem Report: Israel's Violations of Human Rights in Gaza and the West Bank
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (7 February): Edging to a Settlement?
- Dead is Dead: The Mass Killing in Jabaliya in Gaza
- Obama vs. The Military: The Battle for Afghanistan Continues
- Twitter and the Obama Foreign Policy of Engagement: Style or Substance?
- Today's Obamameter: The Latest on US Foreign Policy (6 February)
- Decoding the Political Challenges of the Iraqi Elections
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (6 February)
- Obama and Blair: The Symbolism of Loyalty
- Red Alert: Fox "News" Launches Comrade Update
- US Economy Saved: Dunking Dick Cheney
- Gaza Effects: Hamas Strengthens Position, Overtakes Fatah in Palestine
- The Latest from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (5 February)
- Today's Obamameter: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (5 February)
- A Look at Iranian Power: Seyed Mohammad Marandi on Al Jazeera
- Welcome to the Israel-Palestine Future, Courtesy of the Likud Party
- The Latest on (Possible) US-Iran Secret Talks
- Cheney Says He Was Right All Along
- US Threatens UK to Keep Gitmo Torture Secret
- Today's Obamameter: The Latest on US Foreign Policy (4 February)
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (4 February)
- Afghanistan: The US Military to Obama - Make a Decision Now; Obama to Military - No
- US-Russia Relations: A Grand Obama Bargain on Nuclear Warheads?
- US Foreign Policy Analyses: Latest Issue of Argentia Published
- Update: Secret US-Iran Talks This Week?
- Israel-Palestine: The Failed Olmert Offer for a Settlement
- Israel-Gaza: How to Cover a Mass Killing with "Balance"
- The Latest from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (3 February)
- We are Saved: Joe the Plumber becomes Joe the Economist
- Today's Obamameter: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (3 February)
- Sometimes the Bad Guy Doesn't Get Punished: Iraq and Blackwater
- Why the US Surge Will Fail in Afghanistan: The Joint Chiefs of Staff Leave Clues
- Scott Lucas in Dublin on Obama Foreign Policy: "And on the Eighth Day" (Audio)
- Obama on the Balance Beam: Or, Picking One's Battles
- Today's Ultimate Palestine Solution: Build a Tunnel
- The Latest from Israel-Gaza-Palestine (2 February): The Wanderings of Mahmoud Abbas
- Obama vs. The Generals: The Withdrawal from Iraq
- Today's Obamameter: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (2 February)
- No More War On Terror
- Gaza Rocket Update: It's Fatah, Not Hamas, Doing the Firing
- Obama Outsourcing Torture?
- Today's Obamameter: The Latest in US Foreign Policy (1 February)
- The Latest on Israel-Gaza-Palestine (1 February)
- Some Global Facts on Water and Poverty for Your Kind Consideration
- All Talk, No Clean Needles? The Obama Administration, Drugs Policy, and AIDS Prevention
- Enduring America in The Irish Times: Obama's Policies
- Diplomatic Suggestion of the Day: "Israel Needs to Invade The Hague"