Israeli Commander: 'We Rewrote the Rules of War for Gaza' Civilians 'put at greater risk to save military lives' in winter attack - revelations that will pile pressure on Netanyahu to set up full inquiry - A high-ranking officer has acknowledged for the first time that the Israeli army went beyond its previous rules of engagement on the protection of civilian lives in order to minimise military casualties during last year's Gaza war, The Independent can reveal.

Obama's Silent War Shocks Pakistan The latest Taliban bombing has uncovered America's low-profile funding of the Pakistan military - To many Pakistanis the most shocking aspect of the latest Taliban bombing was not the death toll, or the injuries inflicted on survivors, but the question that it raised: what was a team of American soldiers doing in a tense corner of North West Frontier province?

10 Ways to Stop Corporate Dominance of Politics - It's not too late to limit or reverse the impact of the Supreme Court's disastrous decision in Citizens United v. FEC.