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Sunday 21 June 2009 (27 Jumada al-Thani 1430)

Editorial: US-Russia talks on disarmament

When President Obama meets his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev next month, high on their agenda will be a further reduction in each country’s nuclear arsenal. Both leaders want a bigger reduction... Full Story


Iran: fantasy and reality

At around 4.35 last Monday morning, my Beirut mobile phone rang in my Tehran hotel room. “Mr. Fisk, I am a computer science student in Lebanon. I have just heard that students are being massacred in... Full Story


The right to remain anonymous

Years ago, when I first started to write a novel, I decided that the only way to do it was under a pseudonym. Writing without the veil of anonymity just seemed unthinkable. It was akin to walking in... Full Story




The batter is the matter

Take a guess. What would be the answer to this question in an India-wide opinion poll: Which has upset you more, India’s early departure from the T20 world championship or the toxic wars against Maoists... Full Story


Iraq: Was it worth all the killing and destruction?

By the end of this month, all US military forces will have withdrawn from Iraqi cities. Effectively, the US war in Iraq is over. Was it worth it? There are two quite separate balance sheets of... Full Story


Did Obama blink-again?

Barack Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo addressed a global population of 1.3 billion Muslims long outraged at the abuse that Israel has inflicted on its neighbors-with US support. The potential positive... Full Story


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