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Terrorism & Security
Israel's public campaign against Iran has West on edge
Israel's steady stream of warnings against Iran troubles Western leaders, who worry that Israel will act unilaterally.
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Terrorism & Security
Iran nuclear talks: Tehran says it's ready, despite assassination.
Tehran said it is ready to resume Iran nuclear talks with international powers after more than a year-long break. But it has yet to formally respond to an EU request to return to the table.
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How 9/11 made Barack Obama a war president
Many expected Barack Obama to be an antiwar president. But he embraced his role as commander in chief of the world's most powerful military, escalating the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
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Terrorism & Security
Syria threatens to expel US ambassador
Syria has warned Ambassador Robert Ford not to leave Damascus. That complicates the new US strategy of strengthening the opposition so it can bring about democratic change.
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Bestselling books the week of 6/9/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?
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Terrorism & Security
US to begin drone strikes in Libya
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates rejected concerns of mission creep, saying the US mission in Libya always left room for actions such as drone strikes.
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Terrorism & Security
Iran arrests 70 professors who met with Mousavi
The move signals that the regime is widening its crackdown from street protesters to the political and intellectual elite.
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Review: 'Body of Lies'
This high-speed spy movie pits the CIA against Middle Eastern jihadists but resembles a trailer of itself.
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DiCaprio film glamorizes Jordan's feared spy agency
Human rights groups charge the mukhabarat, portrayed in the new Ridley Scott movie 'Body of Lies,' with systematic torture.
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Terrorism & Security
Speculation persists about Admiral Fallon's departure from Pentagon
Broad outspokenness, and not a White House plan for war with Iran, most likely led to his retirement from Central Command.
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