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An interesting list of sites selected and annotated by one Arun, a webhead
from indymedia.org. Caveat lector: this is someone who can describe Lingua
Franca as a "leading egghead journal".

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>http://www.indymedia.org/
>the best site of course
>
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblog
>tons of international newspaper and magazine links in the left-hand
>column.
>
>http://news.yahoo.com/
>another good meta-link site. has links to news services like ap and
>reuters.
>
>http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/terrorism.htm
>excellent site. hundreds of links. lots of primary information here.
>
>http://thomas.loc.gov/
>this site contains everything related to congress you could ever
>want,
>including the text of all bills and laws. also links to similar
>sites for
>every state.
>
>http://www.janes.com/
>this is the mother of all sites in terms of the most authoritative
>information on military and intelligence affairs. they have a lot of
>partial
>articles available for non-subscribers. caution: it's sometimes used
>as a
>conduit for disinformation; don't trust any report that quotes
>"unnamed
>intelligence sources."
>
>http://www.stratfor.com/
>kind of like jane's, but not as comprehensive or respected. has a
>new
>article for free almost every day, but they quickly go into their
>paid
>archive site.
>
>http://eurasianet.org/
>lots of good articles, especially on the geopolitics of central
>asia. this
>features writing from the right to the left. it also has new reports
>every
>week from ahmed rashid, author of "Taliban." rashid is considered
>one of
>the most knowledgable analysts on afghanistan, al qaeda, bin laden
>and the
>taliban.
>
>http://www.debka.com/
>right-wing israeli site. lots of inside military and political
>analysis,
>though
>some of the reports, like the Chinese have sent troops to fight
>alongside
>the taliban, seem suspect because no one news outfit has even
>mentioned this
>as a rumor.
>
>http://www.meib.org/
>from the U.S. Committee for a free Lebanon. It's another right-wing
>site,
>but it has some good background articles on specific issues.
>
>http://www.counterpunch.org/wtclinks.html
>another meta-link site.
>
>http://www.middleeast.org/archives/merx.htm
>mostly reprints and they can be a bit too rhetorical/didactic, but
>this is
>the site for keeping tabs of what's really going on between the
>israelis and
>palestinians. they are always out in front in terms of uncovering
>the real
>story behind the diplomatic maneuvering in the middle east.
>
>http://www.washington-report.org/html/resources.html
>more meta-links, mainly for middle eastern newspapers.
>
>http://www.theestimate.com/
>web site for a biweekly newsletter solely devoted to reporting on
>the
>islamic world. it looks to be right-wing (it has an endorsement from
>armitage, who is one of the pentagon's biggest hawks), but it has
>lots of
>good in-depth articles with specific information. they have a free
>archive
>where you can access most of the back articles.
>
>http://www.sauduction.com/welcome.html
>the web site and report of a group of saudi dissidents.
>
>http://www.merip.org/
>the only left-wing journal devoted to covering the middle east.
>excellent
>analysis and information. some good links and they have perhaps the
>best
>primer anywhere on explaining the whole history of the israeli-arab
>conflict. i recommend that everyone read this. it's short,
>well-written,dispassionate and allows you to have a full
>understanding of
>the reality and history of the conflict. they also have a lot of
>good
>material debunking the oslo peace process.
>http://www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer/toc-pal-isr-primer.html
>general history
>http://www.merip.org/new_uprising_primer/primer_intro.html
>history of the palestinian uprising
>
>http://electronicintifada.org/new.html
>comprehensive, though obviously partisans for the palestinian
>struggle
>
>http://www.en.monde-diplomatique.fr/
>this is the site of le monde's monthly english-language publication.
>it's
>one of the best sources of information, though most articles are
>only
>available for subscribers.
>
>http://www.nybooks.com/
>the new york review of books is probably the leading liberal
>intellectual
>journal. it's reports tend to be well-researched and written, though
>quite a
>few of their foreign policy writers often substitute personal
>prejudice for
>reasoned analysis. nonetheless, it has had some good middle east
>coverage
>and analysis.
>
>http://www.economist.co.uk/
>laissez-faire weekly out of london. good writing, though their
>reporting is
>selective and often has an ideological spin.
>
>http://www.theatlantic.com/
>u.s.-based monthly. lots of articles, including some dynamite
>background on
>afghanistan, bin laden, etc.
>beware, though, some reporting is very selective.
>
>http://www.linguafranca.com/
>the website of one of the leading egghead journals.
>
>http://www.villagevoice.com/
>not as good as it used to be, but still has some good reporting and
>analysis.
>
>
>the best daily newslinks
>http://www.independent.co.uk/
>the independent features the reporting of robert fisk, a top-notch
>journalist who has extensive familiarity with the region, and the
>islamic
>and arabic worlds.
>
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/
>excellent london-based paper. left leaning with lots of good reports
>and
>columnists.
>
>http://www.haaretzdaily.com/
>considered to be the new york times of the israeli press. good
>information
>generally, though the editors tend to support the occupation. one of
>its
>best reporters is amira hass, who is one of the few non-arab
>journalists
>living and reporting in occupied palestine.
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/
>usually has better reporting than the u.s. corporate press
>
>indian and pakistani newpapers
>http://www.hindustantimes.com/
>http://www.timesofindia.com/
>http://dawn.com/
>http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/
>http://www.thefridaytimes.com/
>
>http://www.moscowtimes.ru/
>get the russian viewpoint. its military analyst has some unique
>reports on
>moscow's machinations.
>
>http://www.ireland.com/
>links to the irish times
>
>
>middle eastern papers
>egypt
>http://www.metimes.com/
>
>syria
>http://www.teshreen.com/syriatimes/
>
>lebanon
>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/
>
>jordanian weekly
>http://star.arabia.com/
>
>right-wing israeli daily
>http://www.jpost.com/
>
>iran
>http://www.tehrantimes.com/
>
>saudi arabia
>http://www.arabnews.com/
>
>
>u.s.-based newspapers
>http://www.latimes.com/
>http://www.nytimes.com/
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/
>http://www.csmonitor.com/
>one of the best u.s.-based newspapers, though that ain't saying much
>
>
>others
>http://sftt.org/
>soldiers for the truth website. kind of wacky, with lots of
>right-wing
>screeds. has an an intersting article occasionally, though their
>credibility
>is pretty low.
>
>http://www.snopes2.com/
>urban legends site. they have a separate area devoted to the sept.
>11 attack
>this is a good place to check out the veracity of rumors.