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Put aside past to find better futureThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:57AMI n last week's column, I put out a call for proposals to solve the heretofore intractable Israel-Palestinian situation. Readers did not disappoint.[...]

The Forgotten Threat: 'Countdown to Zero' on Nuclear WeaponsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:09AMThe nuclear abolition documentary Countdown to Zero is not just a howl of alarm or a historical primer. It is a shocking but completely reliable account of the issue of nuclear weapons as it exists today, writes Jonathan Schell .

Iran / Iraq: ICRC helps repatriate remains of two Iranian soldiersThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:03AMInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland Tehran/Baghdad (ICRC) – The mortal remains of two Iranian soldiers killed during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War were repatriated today at the Shalamjah border crossing, near Basra, under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Ageing forceThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:39AMIran's military feels the squeeze from sanctions

To find future you want, put aside the pastThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:16AMIn last week’s column, I put out a call for proposals to solve the heretofore intractable Israel-Palestinian situation.

LOCAL BRIEFThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:07AMAnti-war activist Bob Bowman brings his 2010 Patriot Tour to Pueblo with a talk scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at the Pueblo Nature Center. Bowman's presentation will be "A Populist Vision for America." His speech will be followed by Fireweed, a well-known Pueblo bluegrass band.

Pakistani spy agency ISI supplied suicide bombers in Afghanistan with explosives-strapped motorcyclesThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:57AMWikileak shows how ISI directly lead terror operations in and around Afghanistan. US was aware that Pakistan had ordered Taliban fighters to intensify attacks in the Afghan capital.

Leon T. Hadar: What Happens If U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan? Not the End of the World As We Know ItWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:29PMAs the members of War Party and its political-media echo chamber continue recycling their spin on WeakiLeaks-Afghanistan - hey-there-is-no-big-news-here-like-we-didn't-know--that-let's-stay-the-course - Washington - as opposed...

Iran sets major exercise; Ahmadinejad sees war by NovemberWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:58PMNICOSIA — Iran, warning of an imminent war, has been preparing for another major military exercise.