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A nurse at Medina hospital treats a wounded civilian,at Medina hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. after he was wounded by mortar shrapnel during fighting between Somali insurgents and African Union troops. A suicide bomber and gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people including members of parliament in an attack that set off an hour-long gun battle, a military spokesman and a witness said. (AP Photo/ Mohamed Sheikh Nor) (AP)

Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 32

Mohamed Olad Hassan, Malkhadir M. Muhumed
Six Somali parliamentarians among the dead
Rand Paul and Ron Paul

Ron Paul vs. Rand Paul on the mosque

Justin Elliott
Ron Paul goes after conservative critics of the so-called "ground zero mosque," a group that includes his own son
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Will the liberal hawks fly again?

Jordan Smith
The left's most passionate supporters of the invasion of Iraq have strong opinions on Iran and Afghanistan
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Sweden issues, rescinds rape warrant for WikiLeaks founder

Karl Ritter
The Nordic nation declares Julian Assange a sexual assault suspect, only to find charges lacking
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Charges against Julian Assange withdrawn, unfounded

Glenn Greenwald
The WikiLeaks founder is accused by Swedish authorities of rape, and then cleared 12 hours later

Why are we so willing to repeat history’s mistakes?

David Sirota
Ideology and money interests trump lessons of the past in debates over war, economics and taxes
A still from "The Tillman Story"

“The Tillman Story”: The surprising saga of a football star at war

Andrew O'Hehir
The Chomsky-reading NFL star killed in Afghanistan wasn't who you think he was -- no matter who you are
Pakistani flood survivors demand help from a soldier in Jampur near Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Islamist terrorists may exploit the chaos and misery caused by the floods in Pakistan to gain new recruits, the country's president said Thursday. Asif Ali Zardari's remarks were echoed by U.S. Sen. John Kerry, who toured some of the worst hit areas and visited a relief camp alongside the president. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) (AP)

The female victims of Pakistan’s flood

Judy Mandelbaum
Women face starvation, disease and sexual assault. They're also not supposed to get aid from male relief workers
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Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose war in Afghanistan

Glen Johnson
As thousands more troops ship off, only 38 percent of Americans support the 9-year-old fight
A flood survivor jostles for position as they try to reach for relief goods in flood hit Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan on Thursday Aug. 19, 2010. Weeks after massive downpours first battered northern Pakistan, submerging tens of thousands of square miles, killing near 1,500 people and leaving millions homeless, those floodwaters are still sweeping down river and through the south, adding one more layer of misery to people long accustomed to hardship. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (AP)

Why the unfolding disaster in Pakistan should concern you

Robert Reich
A fifth of the nation is underwater, it's open season for the Taliban and aid dollars are meager

A loyal Muslim American laments the mosque mess

Osman Adnan
In Middletown, N.J., we do bar mitzvahs, Christmas parties and 9/11 memorials as a community. Am I now the enemy?
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Wednesday link dump: Democrats ruined fried chicken

Alex Pareene
What KFC can teach us about politics, presidential vacations, Paterson vs. Giuliani, and "leaving" Afghanistan
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WikiLeaks seeks online safe haven in Sweden

Malin Rising
Whistleblower site moved its servers out of the U.S. in 2007. U.S. could demand Swedish police aid in investigation
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WikiLeaks: Pentagon ready to discuss Afghan files

Karl Ritter
Pentagon will consider helping Assange review classified documents, removing confidential information
A Shiite counter protester takes part in a demonstration by some 1,000 male and female Afghans in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

Afghan women and the Taliban stoning

Tracy Clark-Flory
A couple's killing stirs up outrage, as well as anxiety about the country's women being used as propaganda
Sharif El-Gamal, owner of 45 Park Place, a building in lower Manhattan, speaks to members of the press after a meeting of the New York City Landmarks Commission in New York, August 3, 2010. The City agency denied "landmark" status for an old building near the site of the September 11 attacks, clearing the way for the building to be torn down to make room for a Muslim cultural center which has spurred heated debate. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES) (© Mike Segar / Reuters)

What political courage looks like

Glenn Greenwald
The developer of Park 51 categorically refuses to back down to a national campaign of bullying
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Are risks from WikiLeaks overstated by government?

Robert Burns
National Security Archive historian: "The Pentagon is hyping"

Iran was not Jimmy Carter’s fault

Andrew Leonard
Want to blame someone for Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic revolution? Try Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Gen. McChrystal to teach leadership at Yale

Anne Flaherty
The disgraced officer will lead a graduate seminar where he will share his "insights as a career military officer"
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks at the Pentagon Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, in Washington. Gates said that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people in Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other jobs throughout the military. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (AP)

Gates and Petraeus send mixed Afghanistan messages

Alex Pareene
The defense secretary sort of contradicts Gen. Petraeus, who says withdrawal depends on the security situation
FILE - In this July 15, 2010, file photo U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, speaks during an oath taking ceremony of recruited Afghan soldiers at the Ghazi Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan. In comments from Kabul broadcast Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, Petraeus said progress in Afghanistan only began this spring and needs time to take root. "We're here so that Afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for transnational extremists the way it was when al-Qaida planned the 9/11 attacks in the Kandahar area," he said. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File) (AP)

In whirlwind press tour, Petraeus pleads for time

Anne Flaherty
The newly minted war commander urges patience among an increasingly skeptical American public

Rambo: The greatest deleted scene ever

Bob Calhoun
A new Blu-ray collector's set reveals the super-soldier's bizarre, magical trip to a Saigon whorehouse
Gen. David Petraeus and President Obama

Did Petraeus break a promise to Obama?

Justin Elliott
The general told the president he would not try to scrap the Afghan pullout deadline. Now he's doing just that

A campaign for war with Iran begins

Trita Parsi
If neocons can't get Obama to attack Iran, they are creating a narrative so the next Republican president will
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