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Excerpt: Why are Henry Kissinger, george Shultz, William Perry, and Sam Nunn writing opinion pieces in the Wall Street Journal calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons?

Excerpt: By now the structure of the U.S. game with Iran is clear. In the first move, the United States and Iran make some small progress toward improved relations.

Excerpt: FALLUJAH -- U.S. and Iraqi forces are preparing another siege of Fallujah under the pretext of combating "terror," residents and officials say.

Excerpt: As the long-awaited trial of Guantanamo detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan opened this week at the U.S. naval base in Cuba, human rights groups filed suit demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) produce documents related to the U.S. government's ghost detention, torture, and extraordinary rendition program.

Excerpt: This weekend's surprise endorsement by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Sen. Barack obama's call for U.S. combat forces to leave Iraq by mid-2010 marks a serious setback to Sen. John mccain, who has tried hard to depict his Democratic rival as "na?ve" on foreign policy, especially with respect to Iraq.

Republican presidential contender quick to respond to his Democratic opponent, Senator Barack obama's meeting in Baghdad with Iraqi PM Nouri al-Malaki Monday

rr r r rr r rr r rr r rr r rr rrr rSome might think that I am overreacting about the short trip out of Gaza to a place only two hours away. But I would say to them that for me and so many other Palestinians in Gaza, it is not just a short trip, but rather a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The trip was a window that opened suddenly to allow in the fresh air and joy of life, and one that I may never experience again. Najwa Sheikh writes from occupied Jerusalem.

Summary: White HouseWhite House spokeswoman Dana Perino on Monday praised North Korea for its steps, but criticized Iran failing to adequately respond to an offer of incentives in exchange for giving up enrichment of uranium, a component used for atomic weapons. However, pressed by a reporter whether Bush still believed that they were part of the “axis of evil,” Perino said North Korea and Iran were still part of it. source: Reutersread more

Zimbabwean civil society was not ready to celebrate the signature of the memorandum of understanding establishing a framework for power-sharing talks

British prosecutors allege suspects intended to carry out simultaneous suicide attacks in 2006 on at least seven airliners flying from Britain to US