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H1 The
Economist Nuclear proliferation Has
Iran won? Iran's
ayatollahs have wriggled off the nuclear hook, but there is a way to put them
on again Iran's nuclear programme As
the enrichment machines spin on How America's own intelligence
services have brought international policy on Iran to the edge of collapse IHT Putting Pakistan together again By
SELIG S. HARRISON The Pakistani state is not likely to survive for
long unless it is radically restructured Foreign Policy Ask the Author: Graham Fuller "In
Search of Moderate Muslims" Dan Drezner Hegemonic
decline, revisited The Washington
Independent: Security Gains From 'Surge' Backsliding McClatchy U.S. casualties
rise in Iraq after falling for 4 months Mosul,
the next major test for the U.S. military in Iraq The Economist How
jihad went freelance Al-Qaeda has evolved from a single group to an
amorphous movement. Does that make it less dangerous or more so? The Times $3 trillion budget leaves little for Bush to bank on
President Bush has reached a landmark
spending figure but the proposals illustrate the tough choices that his
successor will face Mission Seep Nato is in severe danger of letting Afghanistan slip away Iraqi oil production hits post-invasion record Better security means production is expected to pass
the prewar level of 2.6 million barrels a day by the end of the year Martin Peretz / The New Republic: Can Friends of Israel—and Jews—Trust Obama? Guardian Infatuated
with Sarkozy's infatuation, France is blind to his recklessness Simon
Jenkins: The president is eager to give France a new world confidence,
but he has so far proved impetuous in matters of heart and state Failing
state Afghanistan: It is hard to be hopeful about Afghanistan.
Sliding away from progress, the country has begun a fretful, violent descent
towards calamity that all the efforts of Nato, aid agencies and Afghans seem
unable to stop Bin Laden
aide killed in US strike Demise of
al-Qaida's 'director of communictions' Iraqi
MP: US Oil Firms Offered $5 Million to Each MP to Vote for Oil Law Asia Times Bombs away over Iraq: Who
cares?When, in April 1937, the
German Condor Legion dropped 45,000 kilograms of explosives on the Spanish
town of Guernica, international outrage followed, and Pablo Picasso was
inspired to paint his now famous Guernica. When the US Air Force
recently loosed 45,000 kilograms of bombs on a small Sunni
farming district in Iraq, there was hardly a peep. These days, only
"insurgent" suicide bombings warrant media attention, while the
US's air "surge" is politely played down. - Tom Engelhardt Towards a new 'Suez crisis' Obama: Most
Liberal Senator In 2007 - Friel, Cohen & Victor, Nat'l Journa Iraq War Killed a Million, Says Survey [Fbis]
OSC: OSC Analysis: Iran -- Reformists Debate Future After Majles
Disqualifications New
Guide Outlines Iraq Government Structures, Responsibilities Source: RTI
International A newly released handbook provides the first comprehensive
overview of the organization and workings of Iraq’s government systems Republic
of Iraq District Government Field Manual, Volume I, Version 1 — Operating
Procedures (PDF; 1 MB) + Volume
II: Resources — Operating Procedures (PDF; 1.3 MB) + Volume
I, Version 2 (pocket edition) (PDF; 1 MB) Heritage The EU Reform Treaty: Why Washington Should Be
Concerned Afghanistan
Study Group Final Report, January 30, 2008 (PDF; 417 KB)
Source: Center for the Study of the Presidency Iran's foreign minister to step down? Washington Times U.S.
energy security (By S. Rob Sobhani) Ha’aretz – Top IDF brass:
Winograd war report is an 'earthquake' Military advocate general: Report
does not require delaying advancement of officers involved in the war Al Awsat A
Temptation to Resist : Amir
Taheri • 'Israel’s War
With Hezbollah Was Not a Failure' by Martin van Creveld, Forward
Jerusalem
Post Analysis: 33 years after Agranat, the IDF is
left to pick up the pieces again With enlistment numbers
dropping, the top command will face many more challenges in the years to come Analysis: Decisions, decisions Financial
Times Olmert
is alone after Annapolis Most people want Middle East peace, but far
fewer seem ready to accept the short-term risks unavoidable in the quest for
long-term security, writes Philip Stephens Buyers,
not savers, caused America’s deficit As Federal Reserve chairman, Alan
Greenspan misunderstood the nature and seriousness of America’s current
account deficit. Policymakers today must take heed, says Richard Duncan Washington Post The
NATO Emerging in Afghanistan By Victoria Nuland, On-the-job training in how to fight a
21st-century insurgency. The
McCain Divide? The GOP vs. Conservatives By E. J. Dionne Jr., Some on the
right feel it would be less damaging to their cause to lose the 2008 election
than to win with John McCain Clawing
for a Legacy By Charles Krauthammer Obama's assessment is so obviously
true: Reagan was consequential. Clinton was not. DAVID BROOKS The
McCain Transition John McCain has to transition from being an insurgent
to being the leader of a broad center-right coalition. McClatchy Clinton,
McCain likely gain most from dropout candidates Arming the
Middle East by Stephen Zunes The Economist Israel, Egypt and the
Gaza Strip The
shifting balance of power Time Voter's Guide To the Issues Why the Surge Worked A year after Bush sent 30,000
additional troops to Iraq, violence is down and al-Qaeda is in retreat. But
the gains are still too fragile Daily Star The US should let Iran's contradictions
play out y Mark
Fitzpatrick Analysis: The Oil Paradox: A worldwide slowdown won't end the
oil price boom anytime soon
A worldwide slowdown won't end the oil price boom anytime soon. Campaign 2008: The Role of Foreign Policy
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H2 NYT Kurds’
Power Wanes as Arab Anger Rises Once in a position of enormous strength,
Iraqi Kurds are now pursuing policies that are antagonizing other factions
and uniting most Sunnis and many Shiites. CSIS US-Turkish
Relations: Another Honeymoon? Read
More Economist Turkey,
the Kurds and Islam The
AK government uses Islam to win over Kurdish support Wilson: Hava saldırıları PKK'ya önemli ölçüde zarar verdi Türk Amerikan
İlişkilerinin Geleceği U.S.-Turkish
Military Cooperation Deepens After Rough Patch By: John C. K. Daly |
Eurasia Daily Monitor EDM TURKEY
STILL HANGING ON THE MILITARY’S WORDS AND SILENCES FT Turkey
rectors to block easing headscarf ban The
influential figures at Turkey’s state universities are to meet in Ankara to
unite against a government proposal to ease the ban on wearing the Muslim
headscarf on campus
Istanbul fireworks blast kills 20 Turkish Planes Bombard Iraqi Kurdistan Border Areas The
return of the scarves Rural
Kurds revive an old Armenian tradition Turkey warned over Iranian banks Turkish Islam and the headscarf BBC Monitoring Quotes From Turkish Press 31 Jan 08 Kurdish TV Airs Images of Hospital "Targeted", Hit in
Turkish Iraq Air Strikes HRW’den
Türkiye’ye ifade özgürlüğü uyarısı Dozens
killed or injured in Turkey fireworks blast Ermeni lobisi ABD başkanlık yarışında
Obama'yı destekleyecek Saygun, Washington'da PKK mesaisi yaptı Ross
Wilson: Türban Türkiye'nin iç meselesi... Türk
İslamcılar demokrasiyi sevdi ‘Finally,
Turkish army is respecting democratic values!’ Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
BBC Monitoring İran'la 'gaz' imzası Şubat'ta atılıyor Iraqi Kurd Leader Demands Iraq Apology Over Anfal Türkmenlerden
'bizi koruyun' çağrısı ABD'nin dikkatini, sınırdaki 100 bin
askerle çektik Talabani:
Kerkük sorununa Türkiye karışabilir Köyden göç eden Kürt analara gidiyor Iraqi Troops Mass for Operation in Mosul By: Alissa J.
Rubin | The New York Times [Fbis]
OSC: Al-Iraqiyah Roundup -- Iraqi President Talabani Meets Kirkuk Chieftains;
Update Iraqi Kurdish Paper Criticizes President's Stand on Execution 08:25 Bombalı
eyleme gelen terörist sınırda yakalandı Bianet :: Headscarf Debate Diverts Attention from
Kurdish Issue and Economic Crisis Turkish
PM: No objection to cooperation with Israel Kurds
cry out against corruption (1): Whoever not corrupted in ... "Turkmen Conference" for Common Kirkuk
Position Beneath the desert sands flows lifeblood of economic recovery ITC wants Turkmen force for protection against ‘genocide’ İslam dünyasının
en büyük şirketleri Filming on the borders of fiction, documentary and identity EU, Iraq Pursue Closer Energy Ties Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber WORLD NEWS: CDU
officials join racism row Avrupalı Sosyalistler CHP ile yine ters düştü: Başörtüsü
yasağı kalkmalı Rumlar Schröder'in ziyaretine inanamıyor Fransa'da Türk
Adaya Ermeni Baskısı Dış politikada bu tabu da yıkılmalı
Headscarf Debate Diverts Attention from Kurdish Issue
and Economic ... Balkans: Eager for results by HAJRUDIN SOMUN * Genocide; is it a question of national identity? Sözde
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