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H1 Slate Bragging Rights Did Obama or Clinton win Super Tuesday? John Dickerson

 

New York Times Clinton and McCain Win in California; Obama Stays Close as G.O.P. Rivals Lag  Clinton won primaries in New York and New Jersey and captured the biggest prize of all, California, while Obama strung together nearly a dozen victories. Speech Transcripts: Clinton | Obama

 

Diverging Paths for Two Parties  The Democrats are facing a long nomination, while Republicans are closer to rallying around a nominee.

 

Intelligence Chief Cites Qaeda Threat to U.S.  The director of national intelligence said Al Qaeda is gaining in strength from its refuge in Pakistan and is enhancing its ability to recruit operatives.

 

Annual Threat Assessment of the Director of National Intelligence for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (PDF; 252 KB)
Source: Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Intel Chief: Pakistan-Based al-Qaeda Biggest Threat

Washington Post New Europe, Old Russia By Robert Kagan What happens when a 21st-century entity faces the challenge of a 19th-century power?

 

Why It's Not The Economy y Robert J. Samuelson The idea that presidents can control a $14 trillion economy lies between an exaggeration and an illusion.

 

Editorial The Race After Tuesday While John McCain pulls ahead, the Democratic contest remains close

 

Pakistan Is Threatened, Intelligence Chief Says

 

Chechen Warns of Islamic Extremism Appeal of Militant Ideology Is Spreading in North Caucasus, Rights Activist Says

  

A Pre-Election Attack on Iran Remains a Possibility
by Leon Hadar

 

Stratfor Foreign Policy and the President’s Irrelevance by George Friedman

 

USIP Report: Religion in World Affairs: Its Role in Conflict and Peace

 

Christian Science Monitor Opinion: Why the Saudis aren't lifting a finger to ease oil prices Their break from past oil policy is significant. By Steve Yetiv and Lowell Feld

 

Afghanistan strains NATO ties Secretary of State Rice arrives in London Wednesday to address tensions among key allies.

 

Suicide bombing revives Israeli push to finish its wall The Palestinian attack on Monday has prompted many to say the wall should extend to the border between Israel and Egypt.

 

Record U.S. defense spending, but future budgets may decline Other challenges – potential recession, budget deficits, and rising entitlement spending – could overshadow military priorities.

 

On US economy, voter concern runs deep Polls show long-term economic health occupies minds as much as a looming slump

 

 Los Angeles Times

Iraq works to clean up national police Training, integration and anti-corruption efforts are aimed at creating a force that will contribute to the country's stability

 

Time Still Trying to Squeeze Iran - Adam Zagorin

 

Dan Drezner Robert Farley & Daniel Drezner: Trimming the Hegemon

 

In the 21st Century, the U.S. Has Been Led By Fanatics By: Fred Kaplan | Slate The failures in Bush's foreign and military policy stem from two great misconceptions: that the world changed after Sept. 11, when it didn't, and that the United States emerged from the Cold War stronger than before, when in fact it was weaker

 

Dissonance on Iraq By: Tom Donnelly | The Weekly Standard
Conventional wisdom has it that, unlike in Vietnam, there is bipartisan support for "the troops" in Iraq despite the many arguments over the conduct of the war and whether U.S. forces should remain in Mesopotamia.

 

Special Edition on Energy Security CCC The Introduction to a special edition of "Strategic Insights" dealing with different aspects of energy security (links to each article)

 

USA sees Russia, China, OPEC financial threat...

 

Take Me to Your Leader By: Barry Rubin | The Jerusalem Post
The day of giants -- though some of them were ogres -- is certainly over among Middle East leaders. In fact, what is most remarkable fact is how unremarkable the current rulers are

 

Dealing With the Risks to Global Growth By: Simon Johnson and Jonathan Ostry | The Japan Times
Everyone wants economic stability, and many are reluctant to abandon today what gave them stability yesterday. But trying to obtain stability from rigidity is a mistake

 

CIA Says Used Waterboarding on Three Suspects

 

Daily Star Arab state power is on the defensive
By Rami G. Khouri

 

Francis Fukuyama (JHU) and Michael McFaul (Stanford): Should Democracy Be Promoted or Demoted?

 

American Prospect The Democrats' Choice: Manager or Visionary


 

Financial Times Iraq pushes ahead with oil plans The Iraqi government is inviting oil multinationals to participate in the development of the oil industry, without waiting for the passage of crucial hydrocarbons legislation

 

Top intelligence official revives Iran doubts The senior US intelligence official stressed that a recent report on Iran had concluded that Tehran had halted only one part of its alleged nuclear weapons programme

 

Iraq sidesteps oil law impasse Iraq’s underperforming oil industry – hampered by years of Ba’athist incompetence, war, the invasion aftermath and, finally, a year-long political impasse – is to be opened to foreign investment

 

 Why it is so hard to keep the financial sector caged

We have a banking sector that has a demonstrated capacity to generate huge crises because of the incentives to take on under-appreciated risks. We lack the will and even the capacity to regulate it, yet have no obvious alternative but to try to do so, says Martin Wolf

 

France must kiss and make up with Germany Dominique Moïsi on strains between Sarkozy and Merkel

 

ANALYSIS: Sans president or parliament, Lebanon's woes worsen further  Lebanon’s woes worsen further The army’s unifying role is under strain amid threats of civil disobedience that might spill into riots

 

Too bad Islam ended its invasion of Europe at the French border. What might the world would look like today if Islam had won... more»

 

The World Bank says education in Arab states needs urgent reform

 

U.S., Iraq to discuss relations (By David R. Sands)

 

Rise in Iran-Made Bombs in Baghdad

 

New Iraqi flag hailed as symbolic break with past

 

Iran will have nuclear weapon in three years: Mossad...

 

US Will Have Trouble Finding New War Allies

 

Terrorism is a global cancer
GulfNews  By Amir Taheri,

 

Interactive map  A state-by-state guide to voting in Super Tuesday states

H2 FT Turkey debates easing headscarf ban Turkey’s socially conservative government is again testing the patience of its secular opponents, including the powerful military, as the country’s parliament prepares on Wednesday to begin debating the lifting of a constitutional ban on the wearing of headscarves at public universities

 

Quentin Peel: Greek Cyprus watches Kosovo’s move Several EU member states remain deeply hesitant over the expected unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, with Greek Cyprus being the most hostile, writes Quentin Peel

 

Restart the talks on Cyprus by David Hannay*


Daily Star For Europe's sake, restart the talks on Cyprus    By David Hannay

 

IISS Kuzey Irak'taki gerginliğe dikkat çekti

 

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"Türk değil, Kürt asıllı milletvekiliyim"

 

 

PKK'ya karşı üçlü işbirliği gerek David L. Phillips

 

"PKK'nın ABD çıkarlarına saldırı riski büyük"

 

Pentagon’dan Türkiye’ye sınırötesi desteği

 

ABD Büyükelçisi Wilson: Sınırötesi operasyonunda işler iyi gidiyor

 

PKK şaşkın ve yaralı, biliyoruz

 

Kuzey Irak PKK için artık güvenli değil

 

Eberstein: AB’nin kucaklamak istediği laik Türkiye’dir

 

The Times Neo-Nazis suspected in fire that killed Turks Turkey puts pressure on German authorities to speed up investigation into fire that killed nine, including five children

 

NRO Davos Journal, Part IX Ali Babacan is young (40), genial, and impressive. He’s smart, quick, informed to the gills — and very, very articulate.

 

Al Hayat Erdogan and the Battle over the Veil Elias Harfouch - Once again, Turkey proves that it is still part of this region which is narrow-minded and intolerant toward pluralism or anything different. Turkey may be interested in conveying the impression that it has become competent enough to cross the gate to the European Union, which implies it can respect and protect differences and can safeguard the freedom of every individual in society as long as it does not threaten the freedom of others.

 

EurasiaNet Turkey: Parliament Set to Mull Lifting Headscarf Ban at Public Universities

 

EDM DTP LAUNCHES PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST TURKISH RAIDS ON PKK CAMPS

Turkey Hits Iraqi Areas Kurd Militants Say They Left

Kundaklama mı?
Almanya'daki yangında ırkçı saldırı ihtimali araştırılıyor

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect  BBC Monitoring

 

Bağdat'tan Barzani'yi by-pass edecek anlaşma

 

Derin PKK'da Ergenekon sancısı

 

Turkey's PKK Official Says Army Raids Left No Casualties

 

Ahmet Türk: 'Diyarbakır kalesi asla düşmeyecek'

 

Sığınaktaki belgeler maskeyi düşürecek

 

Turkish Official Says Two Foreigners Among "Terrorists" Killed in Operation

 

US, Turkish Generals Discuss Cooperation Against Terrorism

 

Sebahattin Önkibar Kara harekâtında TSK'ya karşı PKK-AKP ittifakı!

 

Yüksekova'da patlama: 2 polis yaralı

 

DTP'liler Cudi'de çadırlara yerleşti

 

Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 5 Feb 08

 

F-16'ların altında Şırnak'a yürüyüş

 

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PKK operasyonlarında önemli ölçüde başarı sağlandı

 

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Hakkari'de bombalı saldırı: 2 polis yaralı

 

Psikolojik olarak bittiler

 

RPT-Kurdistan says to continue to deal with oil firms

 

Kurds cry out against corruption (7): Kurdistan the land of lion cubs!

 

Iraq cancels oil contracts in showdown over Kurdistan

 

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DTP'li vekiller 'canlı kalkan' için çadırlarda

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DTP Genel Başkanı hakim karşısına çıkıyor

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Qatar: Turkish President, Turkish Businessmen Discuss Problems

 

Turkish, Saudi Companies to Cooperate in Construction, Energy

 

Canlı kalkan olmak için Güneydoğu'ya giderken gözaltına alındılar

 

The 1991 Kurdish Revolution
Kurdish Globe

 

'Teröristlerin çoğu sünnetsiz'

 

Iranian Envoy Confirms Energy Cooperation With Turkey

 

Ankara'da iki kamyon kundaklandı

 

Arson suspicions set Turkey on edge

 

The special relationship between Israel and the US: Myths and realities (2) by Christopher Vasillopulos*

 

Diyarbakırspor Genelkurmay'da

 

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber

 

Arson suspicions set Turkey on edge

 

Turkish, Turkish Cypriot Premiers Discuss Economic Developments

 

Güler heads to Vienna, RWE to join Nabucco

 

İşaretler kundaklama diyor

 

Sami KOHEN Buyrun şaşırtın!

 

Money no object for Cypriot votes (By Andrew Borowiec)

 

İkinci bir Solingen yaşamak istemiyoruz

 

Rus savaş gemileri Türk malı kullanacak

 

EMRE AKÖZ
Euro-Müslümanların kariyer mücadelesi

 

Nabucco'yu, BTC ekibi yürütecek

 

Berlin Büyükelçisi: Büyük bir faciayla karşı karşıyayız

 

Nabucco boru hattına 'Ankara' önerisi

 

Cypriot President Says New Cyprus Will Evolve From Present State

 

The Ergenekon gang, the veil issue and EU polls  Cengiz AKTAR

 

Yusuf KANLI
A Cyprus united in EU

 

McCain refuses to pledge recognition of 'Armenian genocide'

 

Twinning projects cast Turk-EU relations into mosaic

 

Özel-Sarkozy Fransa'yı Nabucco'ya dahil ettirmeyi başardı

 

Turkish Cypriot Spokesman Welcomes Ex-German Leader's Visit

 

Turkish Government to Send Delegation to Investigate House Fire in Germany

 

Turkish, Bulgarian Energy Ministers Discuss Cooperation

 

Turkish Minister Says Nabucco Gas Pipeline Not a Rival to Russian Grid

 

Swedish MPs Want to See Turkey As EU Member

 

Why you shouldn’t care about Nagorno-Karabakh (and why you might one day have to)

 

EurasiaNet Armenia: Opposition Candidates Consider Joining Forces wo weeks before Armenia’s presidential vote, two key opposition candidates and a prominent opposition party leader are in talks about a possible merger. If a unified candidate emerges from those discussions, Armenia’s February 19 election could prove uncharacteristically competitive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Türkiye'deki genç kızlar 'ev kızı' durumunda

 

İnönü Hitler'e nasıl rest çekti?

 

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Başbakan'a suikast iddiası

 

 

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[Yorum - M. Fethullah Gülen] Namazda, oruçta baskı var mı ki; başörtüsünde olsun

 

6 Şubat 2008 Basın Özeti

H3 Türban düzenlemesi Genel Kurul’da

Ruşen Çakır Hep devletten yana ama “derin devlet”e mesafeli DEVLET BAHÇELİ

 

Laikliğin dışına çıkmayız

 

Yangında Alman izi

 

AKP'de 17. madde sıkıntısı

 

Başsavcılığın gözü AKP dosyalarında

 

 

Taha AKYOL Bu kadarı fazla

 

Saçının telini, inancından dolayı göstermeyene saygı duyarım

 

Ülkücüler paşa kovaladı

 

Şamil Tayyar Şemdinli üstü az ayrılıkçı az ulusalcı karışım

 

Öneriniz varsa Meclis’e gelin

 

Teslim olmak yok

 

Toplumda korku yayma yarışı var

 

Toplumda kutuplaşma yok, tartışmalar siyas