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An "October surprise" to help Obama?
Gabriel Schoenfeld suggests terrorists may try to help Barack Obama's electoral prospects this fall, but history doesn't support his take.
McCain defends comments about Hamas, Obama
John McCain justifies his statement that Hamas wants Barack Obama to be president by saying he's only discussing what's of interest to voters.
McCain: "Clear who Hamas wants to be the next president"
John McCain seizes on positive comments about Barack Obama made by a Hamas advisor, but it was Bush's policies that boosted the group.
Egypt's Gaza nightmare
Palestinians have flooded into Egypt en masse since militants blew open a border wall. Is it a blessing in disguise for Israel?
Bush's tangled arms deal
By selling weapons to "moderate" states, Bush would again be playing puppet master and jerking around the Middle East with disastrous consequences.
"I admit that I don't have my shtick down"
In an interview with Salon, Bill Richardson talks about his "evolving" positions, what he owes Bill Clinton, and exactly what "no residual troops in Iraq" means.
Israel's Olmert rises from the rubble
Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power.
Spinning the disaster in Gaza
Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters.
"Hamastan" vs. "Fatahstan"
Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud.
To Damascus with Nancy Pelosi
Why neocons are so apoplectic about the speaker's visit to Syria.
Letter from Gaza
What the death and burial of 16-year-old Nahid al-Shanbari says about Hamas.
Last chance for Mideast peace
While Bush and Olmert cling to their hard line, hope for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is slipping away forever.
When is a "Little Bird" not a little bird?
Is sexual innuendo in traditional folk tales too much for Hamas to handle?
The Palestinians' war within
Fatah leader Abdallah Frangi talks about the violent power struggle raging between his party and Hamas -- "the worst we've experienced in Palestinian history."
West Bank beer fest
A Christian-Palestinian microbrewery is defying the hardships of occupation -- and perhaps Hamas' vision for an alcohol-free Islamic state.
Domino diplomacy
Condi Rice and Co. are using the conflict in Lebanon as a proxy war with Iran that will somehow rescue the U.S. from failure in Iraq.
Brides of Palestine
Last week hundreds of Palestinian women formed a suicide bomb squad. Are female suicide bombers really different from males?
The Mideast death dance
Hamas and Hezbollah, Lebanon and Palestine, Syria and Iran, the U.S. and Israel: Unless these four pairs of actors turn away from their failed policies, the Middle East will sink further into violence and despair.
Swaggering to nowhere
As the Mideast burns and North Korea threatens, the once-boastful president has no policy and is reduced to pathetic bleats.
Israel's failed-state strategy
Olmert's smashing of Gaza reveals his greatest fear: A viable Palestinian government he'd have to negotiate with.
Olmert's toughest test
The Gaza crisis is threatening the Israeli leader's domestic credibility -- and could short-circuit his West Bank withdrawal plan.
A veil of uncertainty
While some Arab women embrace the rise of Islamist political parties, others fear they could end up groaning under Taliban-like regimes.
Gaza melts down
With Hamas and Fatah forces shooting at each other, Gaza stands on the edge of civil war. A report from the streets.
No to Israeli unilateralism
Far from bringing stability, Ehud Olmert's plan to draw Israel's final borders would destroy the Palestinian dream of self-determination and ignite more conflict.
Attacking Iran: Are they nuts?
If the U.S. attacked Iran, the consequences would be catastrophic -- including a possible American retreat under fire in Iraq.
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