As Israel’s political and military leaders weigh options to stop Iran’s nuclear program, many are guided by an assessment that an attack is unlikely to set off widespread conflict.

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Israelis See Iran’s Threats of Retaliation as Bluff

BAGHDAD — The assassins strike quietly, often just after dark, as Iraq’s political and military leaders speed home surrounded by armed guards.

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In Iraq, assassinations are a nightly event

BAGHDAD — The assassins strike quietly, often just after dark, as Iraq’s political and military leaders speed home surrounded by armed guards.

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In Iraq, assassinations are a nightly event

Two Croatian military leaders are convicted of war crimes against Serbs at the end of the Croatian war in 1995; a third man is acquitted.

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Croatians convicted of war crimes

One of the most bitterly contested issues facing Congress takes center stage this week when military leaders testify about repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

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Showdown over ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy

Freed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells the BBC she is willing to meet Burma’s military leaders to try to achieve national reconciliation.

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Suu Kyi ‘ready to meet generals’

Ex military leaders line up in the House of Lords to attack the government’s defence cuts, with Lord Boyce calling them an “enormous gamble”.

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Defence cuts ‘an enormous gamble’