I hadn't heard of Stratfor before the database incident.<p>Some HN comments have indicated that it's a much better news source than mainstream media.<p>What others do you know of that you can recommend?
Long War Journal
<a href="http://www.longwarjournal.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.longwarjournal.org/</a><p>Small Wars Journal
<a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/recent" rel="nofollow">http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/recent</a><p>World Socialist Web Site
<a href="http://www.wsws.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wsws.org/</a><p>Inter-Press Service
<a href="http://ipsnews.net/" rel="nofollow">http://ipsnews.net/</a><p>Think tanks:
The Hudson Institute leans to the right.
<a href="http://www.hudson.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hudson.org/</a><p>The Washington Institute centers on Middle East affairs.
<a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateI01.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateI01.php</a><p>The US Army has its own think tank.
<a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/" rel="nofollow">http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/</a><p>The Knight Center concentrates on Western Hemisphere affairs and threats to journalistic freedom.
<a href="http://knightcenter.utexas.edu/en/blog" rel="nofollow">http://knightcenter.utexas.edu/en/blog</a><p>Blogs:
Fausta is a capitalist perspective on Latin American affairs, mostly a link aggregator.
<a href="http://faustasblog.com/" rel="nofollow">http://faustasblog.com/</a><p>Jihad Watch mixes world war news with anti-Muslim agitation, but it's one of the only sources for finding detailed news reports on these events. I will recommend reading it, but I do not recommend believing it.
<a href="http://www.jihadwatch.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jihadwatch.org/</a><p>There are a large number of blogs dedicated to correcting the mainstream media's factual errors in reporting the Arab-Israeli conflict.
<a href="http://r-mew.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://r-mew.blogspot.com/</a>
<a href="http://blog.camera.org/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.camera.org/</a>
<a href="http://www.ngo-monitor.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ngo-monitor.org/</a>
<a href="http://honestreporting.com/backspin-blog/" rel="nofollow">http://honestreporting.com/backspin-blog/</a><p>If you have an interest in Israel, the Elder of Ziyon is one of the better bloggers on that subject, with a pro-Israel bias.
<a href="http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/</a>