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Wednesday January 21, 2009

Obama Vows 'New Way Forward' With Muslims
Obama Offers Internationalist Vision
Officials: Iraq War on Obama's Day-One Agenda
Gaza Toll Passes 1,400 as Bodies Discovered
Israel Intensified Assault in Final Days
No Injuries as Israeli Planes, Gaza Militants Trade Fire
Palestinian Factions United by War
Surveys Say Pakistan Kills 60 'Hardcore' Militants
India Sends Message to Pakistan With New Missile Tests
Justin Raimondo: False Dawn
Glenn Greenwald: Iraq War, Bush Still Popular in Some Foreign Venues
Stephen Walt: The Myth of Israel's Strategic Genius
Darrel J. Vandeveld : I Was Slow to Recognize the Stain of Guantánamo
Eric Margolis: Obama Should End the Embargo of Cuba
Jeff Huber: Picking Up the Peace by Daniel Levy Obama's Strategic Wasteland
Robert Fisk: Posturing and Laughter as Victims Rot
and much more

THURSDAY - January 22, 2009

Obama Drafts Order to Close Gitmo
Obama Asks for ‘Responsible’ Iraq Pullout Plan
Gen. Odierno: Iraq Elections Key to US Pullout
Iraq Willing to See US Troops Leave Early
UN Council to Press Israel on School Attacks
Israel Accused of Executing Parents in Front of Children in Gaza
Karzai Presses for More Control of NATO Ops
Kosovo Launches New Army, Serbia Protests
North Korea, Iran Open to US Efforts to Defuse Tension
Nebojsa Malic on Continuity
Kathy Kelly on Respite in Gaza
John Pilger: Come On Down for Your Freedom Medals
Gabriel Kolko on How to Inflame the Entire Muslim World
Wajahat Ali on Obama and the Muslims: An Inauguration of a New Era?
Tom Streithorst on Operation Cast Ballot
Jacob Hornberger on Sacrificing Iraqis for the Greater Good
Ben White on Israel Wanted a Humanitarian Crisis
and much more

[Humble Janitor]

I'm still wondering if he will make good on that Gitmo promise. Right now, the odds seem like 50-50 but they could quickly go the other way based on who Obama chose for his Cabinet.

Just seen on the news that he will announce today that Guantanamo will be closed as soon as is practical, with the deadline being 1 year from now.

FRIDAY - January 23, 2009

Obama Ready to Cut Karzai Adrift
Is Obama's Iraq Timetable Already Dead?
The Guantánamo Challenge
Obama Promises US 'Will Not Torture' Detainees
Gaza Truce, Obama Fuel Talk of Talking to Hamas
Alarm Spreads Over Use of Lethal New Weapons
Sri Lanka Shelled 'Safe Zone,' Killed 67
Whistleblower: NSA Spied on Everyone, Targeted Journalists
Many Bush Officials Held Over at Homeland Security
Justin Raimondo: The Liberals' Grand Bargain
Doug Bandow on Investigate and Prosecute the Bush Administration
Asim Qureshi asks Is Halting Guantánamo Trials Enough?
Tony Karon and Tom Engelhardt on Change Gaza Can Believe In
Avi Shlaim on Captive Nation
Kathy Kelly on The Strongest Weapon of All
Andy Worthington on Chaos and Lies: Why Obama Was Right to Halt the Guantánamo Trials
Patrick Cockburn says In Israel, Detachment From Reality Is Now the Norm
and much more

SATURDAY - January 24, 2009

President Obama Orders Pakistan Drone Attacks
Iraq FM: Obama Policy Will Be One of ‘Continuity’
Clinton Pledges to Boost Foreign Aid
Obama Sides With Bush in Spy Case
Top Marine: Time to Go to Afghanistan
Israeli Right Set to Win Elections on Back of War
Hamas Says It's Back in Control of the Gaza Strip
Report: Diplomats Try to Prevent Iran From Adding Uranium
Pentagon's Terror 'Recidivism' Claims Blasted as 'Propaganda'
Kathy Kelly on Gaza: Worse Than an Earthquake
Ivan Eland says Prosecute George W. Bush for Illegal Acts
Gordon Prather asks New Era of America Leadership?
Jim Lobe on Parsing Obama's Words on Mitchell Appointment
Gordon Bardos on Balkanizing Barack
Jacob Sullum on a Guantánamo State of Mind
Robert Fisk says So Far, Obama's Missed the Point on Gaza
Christiane Brown on Dangerous Words: 'War on Terror'
Benjamin H. Friedman: Pentagon 1, Obama 0
Andy Worthington says For Detainees, Obama Off to a Good Start
and much more

Hi Humble and Steve_G, yup, it's interesting to watch these chronicles day-to-day. Taxes for this... 49 lines total. I'm deciding what's worth it (as a Canadian with ties to many of these policies)... And this is just the up & up - black ops/budgets, with their heavy social etc costs, are not included.

MONDAY February 2, 2009

Obama Order May Expand Renditions
Low Turnout Reflects a Disillusioned Iraq
Obama: Most GIs to Leave Iraq in a Year
Maliki, Allies Gain in Iraqi Elections
43 Civilians Killed in Pakistan-Taliban Crossfire
Some See Mumbai Terrorism as an Attack on India-Israel Ties
Israel Vows Disproportionate Response to Attacks
Afghans Protest After US Raid Kills Civilians
North Says Two Koreas on Path Toward War
Justin Raimondo on Putin to the West: Take Your Medicine
Alan Bock says Quit Digging in Afghanistan
Leon Hadar on The Return of Realist Interventionism
Uri Avnery says The Black Flag Is Waving
Ray McGovern on Frank Grevil: A Hero for Our Time
Kelley Vlahos on NATO's New Columbian Adventure, in Afghanistan
Robert Fisk asks When Did We Stop Caring About Civilian Deaths During Wartime?
Ari Folman, David Polonsky, and Tom Engelhardt on Waltz With Bashir, Part 2
Amjad Atallah on Playing Favorites in Palestine
and much more

TUESDAY - February 3, 2009

Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision
Sunnis, Nationalists Make Gains in Iraq
UK Ready to Withdraw from Iraq
Israeli Strike Kills Gaza Soldier, Strains Truce
NATO Surge in Afghanistan Unlikely
Iran Denies Rumors of High-Level US Talks
Mike Moore: The Offensive Side of Missile Defense
Chalmers Johnson and Tom Engelhardt: Economic Death Spiral at the Pentagon
Doug Bandow: Time for a Defense Policy That Defends America
John Tirman: Iraq's Shocking Human Toll
Arnaud de Borchgrave: Israel's Empty Two-State Rhetoric
Eric Alterman: The Defamation League
Eric Margolis: Afghan War Takes a Hit
and much more

WEDNESDAY - February 4, 2009

More Worries, Less Consensus on Afghanistan
Pentagon Reports Surge of Violence in Afghanistan
UN: 2,100 Civilians Killed in Afghanistan in 2008
Pakistani Taliban's Influence Expands Along Border
Pakistan Militant Attack Halts US, NATO Supplies
Israel Rules Out Hamas Contacts, Threatens Force
US Sold Phosphorus Shells to Israel
Kyrgyzstan President Orders US Air Base Closed
Somali Islamists Urge Jihad After AU Forces Kill 39 Civilians
For Obama's Iran Plan, Talk and Some Toughness
Justin Raimondo: Ideology and the Internet
Philip Brenner and Saul Landau: Repudiate the Monroe Doctrine
Glenn Greenwald: Neocons Spin Pentagon Budget Increase as Cut
Zac Frank: How Elizabeth Cheney's Senior Thesis Foretold the Bush Presidency
Robert Naiman: Dennis Ross Back at State? Has He Been Vetted for Conflicts of Interest?
Jeff Huber: Ministry of Truth and Peace (Part II)
Jacob G. Hornberger: Obama's Defense of Rumsfeld and Yoo
Norman Solomon: Why Are We Still at War?
and much more

May 16, 2009

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• Thug Squad Brutalizing Prisoners at Gitmo
• Obama Retains Bush-Era Military Tribunals
• Critics Call Obama's Tribunals 'Bush Lite'
• Democrats at Odds on National Security
• Even With Obama in Charge, Antiwar Democrats Powerless
• US Drone Strike Kills 40 at Pakistani School
• Fear of Taliban Influx in Largest Pakistani City
• Car Bomb, Military Actions Kill at Least 80 in Pakistan
• Obama Courts Israel With Pact Against Tehran
• MP: Netanyahu Won't Back Palestinian State on US Trip
• US to Raise Military Aid to Israel
• US Strikes Killed 140 Villagers: Afghan Probe
• US Denies Incendiary Weapon Use in Afghanistan\
• Prison Death of Tortured Terrorist Who Implicated Iraq
• US: No Waterboarding Used in Questioning on al-Qaeda Ties to Iraq
• and much more

Thursday - May 21, 2009
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• Obama to Call for Demilitarized PA State
• US to Fully Fund Israeli Missile Defense, Cut Its Own
• Top Israeli Official Mocks Two-State Plan as 'Childish and Stupid'
• Obama Mulls Preventive Detention Plan
• FBI Chief Undermines Obama on Guantanamo Closure
• US, Iraq Redefine Cities to Defy Deadline
• Car Bomb Blast Kills 41 in Northwest Baghdad
• NATO Airstrike Kills at Least 8 Afghan Civilians
• At Least 80 Killed as Pakistan Retakes Sultanwas
• After Iranian Missile Test, Clinton Downplays Progress
• Kelley Vlahos: 'March of Freedom' a Trail of Tears
• Paul Craig Roberts on Watching Obama Morph Into Dick Cheney
• Rick Reyes asks What Was I Fighting For?
• Alexander Cockburn on Obama: From Antiwar Law Professor to Warmonger in 100 Days
• Leonard Pitts Jr. says the Liberty City Case Leaves Bitter Aftertaste
• Stephen M. Walt on Torture and Empire
• Jonathan Cook: Netanyahu Adviser Moves Out of the Shadows
• Glenn Greenwald on Terrorists in Prison: Is There Anything the Right Doesn't Fear?
• and much more

Thursday - May 28, 2009
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• North Korea Ends Armistice, Threatens Attacks
• Russia Fears Korea Conflict Could Go Nuclear
• Pakistan Bombing May Be Payback for Offensive
• US-Supported Iraqi Militias Clash With Govt
• Secret Abu Ghraib Abuse Photos 'Show Rape'
• No Exceptions to Settlement Freeze: Clinton
• Knesset OKs Initial Bill to Outlaw Denial of Israel as 'Jewish State'
• Charity Leaders Get 65 Years for Funding Hamas
• Spike in Suicides Shuts Down Major Army Base
• Kelley Vlahos asks Is Dennis Ross Poisoning the Well?
• Roger Cohen on Obama in Netanyahu's Web
• Paul Craig Roberts asks Who Will Stand Up to America and Israel?
• Daniel Luban: Jeffrey Goldberg Defends the Amalek Analogy
• Jacob Hornberger asks Was Rape an Enhanced Interrogation Technique?
• Jacob Sullum on 'War': What Is It Good For?
• Arthur Silber on The Great but Unacknowledged Wisdom of Doing Nothing
• Justin Elliott says Hysterical Gitmo Recidivism Claims Unsupported
• and much more

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Tuesday on Antiwar.com
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• Iran Clashes Continue; Govt Admits to Irregularities
• Iran Starts Air Force Maneuvers in Gulf
• Iraq Withdrawal Pact to Be Decided at the Polls
• 'Tough' New Afghan Rules: Avoid Civilian Homes
• Taliban Averts Attacks With US Equipment
• Pakistan Declares Swat Offensive Still Almost Over
• Neocons Paint Obama as Weak on 'Rogues'
• Kenya PM Eyes Military Intervention in Somalia
• Philip Giraldi: Where Are They Now?
• Tony Judt: Fictions on the Ground
• Frank Procida: Why an Iranian Nuclear Bomb Is Not the End of the World
• Stephen M. Walt: Democracy and Nuclear Disarmament Are Separate Issues
• William S. Lind: The Iran Crisis and 4th Generation Warfare
• Jeff Huber: The New Praetorians
• Leon Hadar: The Chickenhawks Are Back
• Matthew Duss: The Other Sons of Iraq
• and much more