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H1 Politico Five reasons Hillary should
be worried By: JIM VANDEHEI and MIKE ALLEN | Former first
lady holds a slight overall edge in delegates but the map, money and momentum
favor Obama. By: ROGER SIMON Newly
anointed GOP front-runner faces task of persuading conservatives to
join him. Independent Shia call on Mehdi Army to take up arms
again in Iraq In the alleys of the ancient
district of al-Salaikh in Baghdad, a Shia family fought a fierce gun battle
with Sunni militiamen who tried to stop them reoccupying their house from
which they had been forced months earlier Benefits
of globalization questioned Most people in 22 of 34 developed and
developing countries surveyed think globalization is spreading too quickly,
according to a BBC World Service poll released yesterday. CFR Mead: Some Historical Analogies to the 2008 Election New York Times Obama
and Clinton Brace for Drawn-Out Campaign
The Democrats are
preparing for a lengthy nomination fight, while John McCain is hoping to seal
up the Republican nomination quickly. Washington
PostChoosing
Among Generations By David Ignatius The leading candidates represent
three generations, each with a distinct style and resonance 5
Myths About Neoconservatism Jacob
Heilbrunn
In
Pact, U.S. Won't Commit to Protecting Iraq Sadr
Seeks to Turn Mahdi Army Into Civil Service Organization Will China Dominate the World? By: Joseph S. Nye | Miami
Herald Guardian A triple
whammy of soft power sees the world in thrall to Super Tuesday Timothy
Garton Ash: The appeal of democracy, the media and America has us all
hooked. What if we could replicate that for global institutions? Leader Changing
America Super Tuesday: Whichever candidate claims the White
House in November, this process is hugely beneficial for America, and for the
rest of the world McCain
is clear leader: now he must win over the right Arizona senator emerges
from Super Tuesday as frontrunner, but faces opposition from evangelicals Financial Times Europe
must be realistic about life after Bush
No second honeymoon, warns François Heisbourg The
still probable victory of a Democrat would not automatically usher in return
to golden age of European-US relations Pakistan
rejects US military role Pakistan
has refused a US request to conduct joint military operations in its lawless
northern tribal regions where al-Qaeda and Taliban militants have become
increasingly active
Clive
Crook: Republican strategists Republicans would have preferred a clean
sweep by Hillary Clinton. They believe, that she would be easier to beat than
Barack Obama, who appeals to independents and even to some loosely-attached
Republicans SSI Deterrence, Missile Defense, and Collateral Damage
in the Iranian-Israeli Strategic Relationship
by Dr. W. Andrew Terrill. CFR Tellis: Pakistan’s Mixed Record on Anti-Terrorism The Jihadist Insurgency in Pakistan |
Stratfor by Kamran Bokhari
Afghanistan: The Need for
International Resolve,* the latest report from the
International Crisis Group Foreign Policy Seven
Questions: Primary Lessons Admiral Mullen: US Troops Are Tired Lebanon's 'Black Sunday' killings raise
sectarian tensions The Lebanese Army, which many credit with holding together the fragile
nation, is under siege after firing on a protest last month. IHT Reform
shouldn't stop with EU membershipAs soon as eight ex-Communist countries
joined the EU in 2004, domestic anti-corruption efforts slowed, according to
the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The Times Afghanistan: blame the mission, not the alliance America's
frustration with its Nato partners is understandable, but such rebukes will
not overturn their strength of feeling Bronwen Maddox Marinating in 'Decline' By: Bret Stephens | The Wall
Street Journal Ha’aretz – Hamas envoy to Iran:
Expect wave of terror attacks in Israel Hamas: Dimona attack 'message' of
renewed suicide bombings; group also stepping up role in rocket fire |
H2 ABD'li komutan: Her harekattan haberdarız
"Eşi görülmemiş düzeyde işbirliği
yapıldı" Turkey: What Now
in the Veil War? | Newsweek International | Newsweek.com Grenville Byford Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Operations:
Getting better, but what’s next? The Times Secularists fear lifting
of headscarf ban Demonstrations have been held in Turkey against
government proposals to allow students to wear a veil in universities TURKEY
PLANS TO COMBAT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE AT THE HAGUE Eurasia
Daily Monitor ABD
Genelkurmay Başkanı: PKK'ya sadece askeri çözüm olmaz Cyprus: Beyond Conflict By: Costa Carras | Open Democracy
A just, practical and imaginative settlement of the long-running Cyprus
conflict can be achieved with the right political support. Cengiz Çandar Süperdevletin “Süper Salı”sının
ardından... Süper Salı
Üzerine Notlar Bahadır Koç Neo-Nazi
Graffiti on Burned Building Turkey Takes First Step
to End Headscarf Ban Turkish
Lawmakers Remove Head Scarf Ban İrtemçelik'e
Alman ayıbı 'Hillary
is the best for Turkey' Deputy FM on Syria's Stands on Regional Issues, Ties With Greece Türkiye
İslami köklerine dönüyor YASER
EZZEATİRE Greek Official Arrives in Damascus to Hold Talks With Syrian
Officials Armenia's
elections: the Azeri perspective C.
Cem OĞUZ Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
BBC Monitoring DTP dağdan
seslendi: PKK eylem yapmasın 'Kürt Ergenekonu' Kandil'den
kaçıyor Iraqi PM Suspends Work of Constitutional Committee on Kirkuk - Paper Iraqi Kurd Editor Says UN Not Key to Solving Kirkuk Issue Writer Urges Iranian Kurd Parties to Participate in Elections Azeri Pundits Warn of "Fresh Terror" If PKK Members
Relocate to Karabakh Aysel Tuğluk’un Kemalistlerle dansı devam ediyor! Ardan Zentürk El Cezire’nin PKK’ya bakışı... Türk savaş uçakları Amed’de göstericilerin üzerinde alçak
uçuş yaptı Kaşarlanmış siyasetin türban özgürlüğü
Pro-Kurdish Party Protests Turkish Raids in Iraq; 2 Police Injured in Blast Iraqi
Turkmen Statement on Kirkuk An International Emergency Statement of Intellectuals and
Activists Turkey
to Sign Agreement With Gulf Turkey
to import Qatar gas by 2010 Katar 15
yıl önce gaz satmak istedi ilgilenmedik, şimdi olmayanın peşindeyiz Top Kurd: a Kirkuk vote or automatic KRG Komandolar 85 PKK’lının peşinde Tuğluk: Türbana asker de destek! DTP'ye
göre türbanın altında çok şey var Londra'da 'sayın Öcalan' kavgası More American-made weapons found in TSK searches DTP supporters’ return from mountains puts gendarmerie
on alert Bilal Çetin
Murat ÇelikMinicik
bir dev: Katar ve bir Türkiye ge... Pentagon:
Turkey's air strikes on PKK are legitimate defense Conference on improving banking system in Kurdistan Turkey's
Kurdish deputies stage Cudi protest From the Heart of Kurdistan Region Diyarbakır'daki patlamada 1 kişi daha tutuklandı Operasyonlar dursun, PKK silah bıraksın Mehmetçik'ten
DTP'lilere demokrasi dersi Türkiye ve
PKK'ya ekranda eşit süre Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Türkleri 'sizi
yakacağız' diye tehdit etmişler Eyüp Can İçişleri
Bakanı'nı şok eden manşetler Seyfettin Gürsel Sarkozy
bal gibi engelliyor Twelve Years After: The EU-Turkish Customs Union
Revisited JTW News - “Euro-Turks: the Presence of Turks in Europe
and their Future" Olli
Rehn: Tüm siyasi partiler PKK'yı kınamalı |
H3'Yeni anayasa yapmak idamı göze
almaktır' Meclis, üniversitelerde başörtüsü özgürlüğü
için ilk adımı attı [HABER İZLENİM] 'CHP, Çernobil gibi korku
salıyor' PKK-asker
diyaloğunun kasetleri polisin elinde Ruşen Çakır
Türbanda ara bir formülpekala
mümkün Amaç kızların eğitimiyse türban sahiden
teferruat Hasan Celal Güzel
- MHP'yi tanımak Nuray Mert AKP'nin meşruiyet krizi Ahmet Taşgetiren • Millet laiklik yorumu
yapabilir mi? ( 07.02.2008 ) Ahmet Taşgetiren Bir
baskı hikâyesi: 'Ailem bana baskı yapıyor' Ali Bayramoğlu İdeolojik
krizin kurbanı olarak başörtüsü Yargıtay’ı küçülten tasarı
Komisyon’da Fikret BİLA Türban oturumu değil, laiklik oturumu Murat Yetkin - Dönüşümün başlangıcı Can Dündar
"İran'da
örtü okula sinsice girdi; 3 yılda herkes örtündü" Sebahattin Önkibar MHP,
AKP'nin taşeronu ve fedaisi mi? Ertuğrul Özkök Acil mıntıka temizliği M Ali Birand MHP’nin gerçek kimliği şimdi
anlaşıldı... Yalçın Doğan MHP ilk kez askere fiilen saldırdı İç Basında Türk Dış
Politikası
Dış Basında
Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık - Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit
Fehmi Koru:
Liberal misiniz, akıllı mı? ERGUN BABAHAN Korkuları
aşabilmek EMRE AKÖZ AB pusulası olmazsa gerginlik devam eder NAZLI ILICAK Anayasa Mahkemesi ve iptâl kararı MAHMUT ÖVÜR Kongre sonrası DP'de neler oluyor? Parliament
paves way for scarf freedom in round one Academics’ campaigns clash over headscarf Yargıtay başkanını 19. turda seçebildi
Hurşit GÜNEŞ 2007 performansımız neden kötü? 'Türkiye
dalgalanmalardan etkilenecek' |
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H4 New York Times Obama
and Clinton Brace for Drawn-Out Campaign
The Democrats are
preparing for a lengthy nomination fight, while John McCain is hoping to seal
up the Republican nomination quickly. U.S.-Backed
Russian Institutes Help Iran Build Reactor Iranian
Judge Bans Detentions Without Charges
NICHOLAS D.
KRISTOF Who
Is More Electable? Voters in many states have only just begun to be
acquainted with Barack Obama, and more familiarity may breed more comfort The
Secret Lives of Pollsters
By
MARK BLUMENTHALIf pollsters disclosed more about how their polls were conducted, we
would be in a better position to know which polls are likely to be right. With
Flawed System Unchanged, Italy Sets Elections for April In
Seized Video, Boys Train to Fight in Iraq, U.S. Says C.I.A.
Destroyed Tapes as Judge Sought Interrogation Data World
Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Russia Says New Rocket Raises Nuclear
‘Suspicions’ As
Afghanistan Flounders, U.S. Asks Europe for More Europe Spars With Serbia Over Union and
Kosovo Obama
Is Making Inroads, but Fervor Fell Short at End Tuesday’s
primary results did not match the fervor that had been signaled by Barack
Obama’s dramatic march of rallies leading up to the vote. For
Political Analysts, Ground Keeps Shifting Huckabee
Claims Identity as Candidate of the South In
Election Results, Pressure on McCain to Reconcile With Critics Losses
Aside, Romney Puts Convention on Calendar Senate’s
Long Losing Streak on Presidency Could Be Near an End Editorial Shutting
Down Zanan The order to close Iran’s premier women’s magazine is the
latest sign of how much Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fears any debate.
The
Cult of Secrecy at the White House The ombudsman’s independence is at the
heart of repairing the information law. Congress must strike down the
president’s end-run.
A
Hopeful Year for Unions It is good news that the percentage of American
workers who belong to a union rose for the first time in three decades.
GAIL COLLINS Ted
Kennedy and the Gap Hillary Clinton would be winning the women’s vote
this year even if she’d been a man. Although that’s a concept I’d rather not
dwell on ROGER COHEN Moody
Tuesday A district-by-district battle for the Democratic nomination is
what the country needed to reignite dulled senses and cowed hopes. A
Fine Mess By
MARC AMBINDER Instead of
worrying about how to fix the presidential nomination process, the Democratic
Party should try to figure out how to repeat it.
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H5 Washington
PostChoosing
Among Generations By David Ignatius The leading candidates represent
three generations, each with a distinct style and resonance 5
Myths About Neoconservatism Jacob
Heilbrunn
In
Pact, U.S. Won't Commit to Protecting Iraq For
Democrats, the Front Lines Shift to Virginia Both campaigns
once regarded Obama as well-positioned to sweep next week's first-ever
regional primary, but Clinton sees opportunity in Virginia Clinton
Lent Her Campaign $5 Million Delegate Race
With Obama Is Nearly Even From
the Right, Both Acceptance and Distrust of McCain Some Unease Lingers
Despite Big Victories by Front-Runner Worries
Surround Pakistani Elections Fairness of
Process Is Widely Doubted; Violent Reaction by Losers Seen Likely Power Barometer: Bush's Legacy:
A Nuclear Iran Division
Problems By E. J. Dionne Jr Whatever
divisions the Democrats face, it is the Republicans who confront an
ideological civil war. Gates
Hits NATO Allies' Role in Afghanistan Defense
secretary issues blunt assessment of NATO's shortcomings in prosecution of
war White
House Defends CIA's Use Of Waterboarding in Interrogations Early Voting
Insanity And a GOP Gift By George F.
Will, Super Tuesday gave the Democrats a gift. Now watch them give it back. The
Formidable McCain By David S. Broder,
The question is when, not if, John McCan will win the GOP nomination. We Tortured and We'd Do It Again Editorial Darfur's
Chaos Spreads A rebellion in neighboring Chad benefits Sudan's dictator. Senate's
Stimulus Measure Blocked Backers Are
Short By 1 Vote Against GOP Filibuster |
H6 Guardian
A triple
whammy of soft power sees the world in thrall to Super Tuesday Timothy
Garton Ash: The appeal of democracy, the media and America has us all
hooked. What if we could replicate that for global institutions? Leader Changing
America Super Tuesday: Whichever candidate claims the White
House in November, this process is hugely beneficial for America, and for the
rest of the world McCain
is clear leader: now he must win over the right Arizona senator emerges
from Super Tuesday as frontrunner, but faces opposition from evangelicals Obama
ready to take boost from next battlegrounds Clinton scoops
more Super Tuesday delegates but coming round favours opponent Nato's
Afghan force needs help: Rice · Brown
says burden must be shared out better · US secretary of
state's concern at threat in south Extra
troops could help hold Musa Qala No go for Nato? Robert Fox
Captured
videos show 'al-Qaida children' training to kidnap and assassinate, says US In the dock
for Haditha Nick Broomfield As My Lai is for Vietnam, Abu Ghraib and
the Haditha massacre of 2005 will be remembered as the most haunting,
symbolic events of the Iraq war. Cash-rich Obama ready to take boost from next battlegrounds
It ain't over yet Jonathan
Freedland Super Tuesday: Germany's
search for home truths continues, 75 years on Pandora's
box of bugs Decisive year
for China Critical mess Khaled
Diab: Iran says its plans to enter the nuclear club are
'responsible', but maintaining an arms race is likely to prove futile A tool not a compromise El
Hassan bin Talal |
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H7 Foreign Policy
How
to Make OPEC Blink CFR Pakistan’s New Generation of Terrorists A new World Bank report calls for an overhaul of education systems in the Middle East and
North Africa in tandem with labor-market reforms. The region lags both East
Asia and Latin America in literacy among those over fifteen Forward Accept
That the Regime in Iran Is Here To Stay We Have Already Been
Defeated in Iraq India to Pay
a Price For Launching Israeli Spy Satellite Speaking
of Islam - Lee Harris, Weekly Standard Eviscerating
the Armed Forces - Harlan Ullman, Washington
Times Al-Qaida
in Iraq is Desperate - Investor's
Business Daily editorial USIP Event: The Role of
Diasporas in Conflict and Peacemaking Brown Zones in the Global System Genocide Prevention: 60 Years of Abject Failure Has Globalization Deepened Inequality? 2008: The Demise of Neoliberal Globalization |
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq stratfor Gates:
U.S. won't promise to defend Iraq in accord Sadr
Seeks to Turn Mahdi Army Into Civil Service Organization Problems Seen for
Iraq Budget Despite Compromise BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 6 Feb 08 CFR Allardice: Rebuilding Iraq's Air Force Mosul
Situation Veers From 'Baghdad Model' Iraqi
Shiites See the Mediocrity of Their Own Leaders 'Rules
of Engagement' OK Tear Gas in Iraq Rice Chastises US
Ambassador Over Iran Talks Iran
Reformists Sharply Lower Election Hopes BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 6 February
08 Sectarian Incidents Said to Be on Rise in Syria Iraqi and international oil firms’ talks on first post-war
deals ... “Once-Socialist Damascus Displays New Wealth, Glitz,” by
Deborah Amos “Exuding confidence, Syria’s Assad targets opposition,” by
Oweis Sunni
Militiamen Demand Police Jobs to Fight al-Qaeda 46
Suspected Gunmen Detained Southwest of Kirkuk Al Awsat If the
Catastrophe is Repeated.. What Position Will Cairo Take? : Abdul
Rahman Al-Rashed Arab TV Talk Show Discusses New Trend in Al-Qa'Idah Attacks in Iraq Paper Asks Iran to Cut Economic Ties With France Over Hostile
Attitude |
H9 Ha’aretz – Hamas envoy to Iran:
Expect wave of terror attacks in Israel Hamas: Dimona attack 'message' of
renewed suicide bombings; group also stepping up role in rocket fire The Jewish vote: Obama carried Massachusetts, Connecticut Israel
rapidly losing its water sources Barak is
the wrong man Barak is not the person who can bring about a moral change
or, as his current behavior proves, a change in the concept of containment,
which more than anything else has damaged the ethos of the IDF How to turn Gaza over to Egypt Once Jerusalem cuts
supplies, Cairo has no choice but to furnish them. Rattling the Cage: A vice named Rice
John McCain and the Jewish vote Most Jews will not like his positions on the 3-G's - guns, gays and
God. Dror:
Winograd talks were unbiased Winograd Committee member tells 'Post' that the c'tee was not swayed
by pro-Olmert considerations Civil
Fights: Why Winograd boosted Olmert's popularity Would
we be better off under Netanyahu? Yedioth Ahronoth Gaza: 7 killed in IDF strikes Winograd
Commission Member: Israeli Military Has Too Much Weight in Making Decisions Winograd good for Hizbullah/
Ginosar Strikes
on Hamas’ Gaza operational force a signal that IDF can escalate its attacks Hizbullah chief thanks Winograd
Commission for exposing Israel's mistake in Lebanon war Daily Alert.org
– Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review –
Google News Israel - Palestine Annapolis
Hopes Withered by Gaza Crisis Time A Coming Hamas-Israel War? Jews Follow Trend, Split Vote
for Dems Why don’t Jews like the Christians who like
them? James Q. Wilson wants to know. An
Israeli Signal to Hamas - Ron Ben-Yishai (Ynet News) |
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Lebanon's 'Black Sunday' killings raise
sectarian tensions The Lebanese Army, which many credit with holding together the fragile
nation, is under siege after firing on a protest last month. McCain: a maverick no more? His mixed victories signal a need to become a party
unifier – or the GOP will crash-land. Pakistan's Taliban offers truce, Army
demurs Militants in the
country's tribal belt seem to be maneuvering for time and space, analysts
say. UK bugging case: too much Big Brother?
An outcry arises despite already
heavy use of surveillance. Wednesday, Prime Minister Brown announced plans to
admit some wiretap material in court. U.S. budget boosts coal and nuclear power
Bush's budget request Monday cut
funding for renewable energy, but increased spending for science. Obama's biggest obstacle If he beats Clinton, he must heed a lesson from
French politics to win it all. ASIA Will China Dominate the World? By: Joseph S. Nye | Miami
Herald Defense Focus: China's weapons -- Part 1 U.S. Contagion Is a Fast-Growing Danger for Asia By:
William Pesek | Bloomberg News A Breach in North Korea's Iron Curtain By: Andrei Lankov
| Asia Times WSJ China Inc. A new year in
the dark and cold Decisive year
for China The Jihadist Insurgency in Pakistan |
Stratfor
Pakistan Taliban Declare Truce, Military
Denies It US Seeks Bigger
Role Assisting Pakistan Forces A Look at Pakistan's
Restive Tribal Area Afghanistan: The Need for
International Resolve,* the latest report from the
International Crisis Group FT Less
toxic relations between Japan and China Progress
made in mending ties, says David Pilling o
Afghanistan : The United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime warns that Afghanistan will produce a bumper crop of opium this year in
its annual winter survey, also noting that the country has
become the world's largest supplier of cannabis. Pakistan's Scheduled 2008
Elections: Background Pakistan : In the Wilson
Quarterly, public health expert Samia Altaf deconstructs the failure of development projects to improve Pakistan’s
health systems, with a focus on the nursing profession. US Tracks Pakistani Tribal Leader's Rise to Power N.
Korea hasn't received promised oil, U.S. official says Panel
told nuke talks at impasse The chief U.S. envoy at North Korean nuclear
talks urged Kim Jong-il's government to hand over a promised list of its
nuclear efforts, saying yesterday that nuclear negotiators are working to
make sure "Pyongyang lives up to its word
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H11 IHT Reform
shouldn't stop with EU membershipAs soon as eight ex-Communist countries
joined the EU in 2004, domestic anti-corruption efforts slowed, according to
the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The re-election of Boris Tadic is a hopeful sign that
many of Serbia's voters are prepared to embrace a more constructive future Angry EU
officials attack Serb's blocking of pact with BrusselsPrime Minister
Vojislav Kostunica, who blocked the agreement, said the deal was designed to
trick Belgrade into conceding the independence of Kosovo. Italian
elections set for April Rice calls for
more European support in Afghanistan Space for
Europe By GIOVANNI F. BIGNAMI Now is the
time, especially for Europe, to start planning the future of manned space
travel. The
mystery in the voting booth By JEFF JACOBY American voters are seeking
character and integrity, that is why McCain and Obama continue to ride high. Divided they
run, undermining democracy Candidates who presume to unite
America, must first unite their party. EUROPE European press review Bosnia: Rights, Threats, Politics By: Anes Alic | ISN
Security Watch Der Spiegel NATO
Row Over Troop Deployment: Germany Sending Small Combat Unit to Afghanistan NATO
urged to do more in Afghanistan Senior U.S. officials yesterday turned up the heat
on NATO allies to do more in the war against Taliban insurgents in
Afghanistan, warning that a planned influx of 3,000 Marines is unlikely to
halt the deterioration of security there.
Afghanistan and NATO: Why They Both Matter by Kurt Volker,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
(February 4, 2008) Rewriting the rules Simon O'Connor Italy's next leader has the
opportunity to reform its electoral system, so that small parties no longer
wield disproportionate influence
France/Germany : A Foreign Policy article
analyzes the way economic subjects are taught in French and German schools,
arguing that it is creating citizens who believe that free enterprise and entrepreneurship are immoral.
Green laws and regulation risk energy
crisis, say Europe's power companies· Major projects
cancelled because of uncertainty · Planning problems
will stall wind-farm growth |
H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan The Master of Bluff By: Gregory Feifer | The Moscow Times Georgia's January 2008
Presidential Elections: Outcome and Implications Putin
meets with President Islam Karimov of UzbekistanPresident Vladimir
Putin sought Wednesday to strengthen Russia's economic and political clout in
Central Asia during talks with the leader of strategically located,
resource-rich Uzbekistan. |
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H13 The Times
Emergency: intensive care needed Britain needs a big interest rate cut today to counter
the possible disasters ahead Anatole Kaletsky One person can lift America's gloom Barack Obama, not the divisive, manipulative Hillary
Clinton, can make the US powerful again Camilla Cavendish Afghanistan: blame the mission, not the alliance America's
frustration with its Nato partners is understandable, but such rebukes will
not overturn their strength of feeling Bronwen Maddox Afghanistan troops plea is likely to be ignored
Nato defence ministers are not expected to
respond positively to a plea for another 7,500 soldiers to 'share the burden' Evidence on Tap Intelligence intercepts should be admissible in court On With The Show The seemingly arcane details of Super Tuesday will have wider
implications Rivals both claim victory ahead of next round Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are so evenly matched
in policies and potential that they are grinding out a stalemate Huckabee could turn into running mate Children 'taught to kill at al-Qaeda camp' Videos released by the US military suggest that
al-Qaeda insurgents in Iraq are training their own children as gunmen CIA admits using waterboarding Bush Administration admits publicly
for the first time that it used technique of simulated drowning on suspects
of terrorism From the Jaws of Victory By Daniel Henninger Open-Field Politics How McCain Can Convince the Right The
Wages of HillaryCare Why Bill Gates Hates My Book |
H14 Financial
Times Europe
must be realistic about life after Bush
No second honeymoon, warns François Heisbourg The
still probable victory of a Democrat would not automatically usher in return
to golden age of European-US relations Pakistan
rejects US military role Pakistan has refused a US request to conduct
joint military operations in its lawless northern tribal regions where
al-Qaeda and Taliban militants have become increasingly active
Clive
Crook: Republican strategists Republicans would have preferred a clean
sweep by Hillary Clinton. They believe, that she would be easier to beat than
Barack Obama, who appeals to independents and even to some loosely-attached
Republicans
Analysis:
Maverick moves to heal GOP divisions Less
than 48 hours after John McCain secured a commanding lead in the Republican
race for the nomination, the Arizona senator has turned to his next big
challenge – the bid to reunite his fractured party
Beware
the coming Democratic sea-change Reshaping likely to be
for the worse, says David Frum
ON
MANAGEMENT - STEFAN STERN: What the White House needs is a competent manager It would make a nice change to have a competent manager
for the White House, says Stefan Stern Blair
calls for ‘urgency’ in Mideast talks The former UK prime minister has
warned that Middle East talks must be pursued at a faster pace if Israelis
and Palestinians are to reach a peace deal by the end of the year
Reformists
barred from fighting Iran poll Iran’s reformists say they may be unable
to compete for more than 10 per cent of seats in the forthcoming
parliamentary elections because of the mass disqualification of their
candidates
Clinton
lends own campaign $5m Hillary Clinton has dipped into her own pockets to
finance her presidential bid, lending her campaign $5m in the run-up to this
week’s Super Tuesday primary votes
Stocks
suffer worst one-day fall in a year Stocks suffered their worst one-day fall in
nearly a year as new figures suggested the US might already be in a
recession
Analysis:
Epic battle for Democratic nod It
was a night that was rich in good news for both the Democratic candidates –
Hillary Clinton because she withstood the widely-feared and potentially lethal
Obama wave and Mr Obama because he split the honours with the candidate who
until a few weeks ago was the clear national frontrunner
Philip
Stephens: The inevitable and the inextinguishable
White
House manager needed If we were honest, we pundits would tell you we had already written the
story of the night. Obama versus McCain: surely that had been the obvious
choice for America’s voters in November Avoiding
the ‘black candidate’ tag Super Tuesday’s primary votes in 22 states will determine whether race
remains a factor among Democratic party supporters in the US WORLD
NEWS SUPER TUESDAY AFTERMATH: Obama strikes a chord with revivalist style WORLD
NEWS: US envoy hints at split over N Korea tactics Israelis
seek to erase ‘mark of disgrace’ As much as the government basks in
Israel’s admirable economic performance, policymakers are increasingly
worried about the state’s inability to curb the rise in poverty
McCain rues UK
pull-out of southern Iraq Less
toxic relations between Japan and China Progress
made in mending ties, says David Pilling
Eurozone
‘decoupling’ from US economy put to testPolicymakers can draw confidence from industry’s
strength but dogged pursuit of stable growth may be costly Exile in Siberia Despite his
imprisonment in a land where Vladimir Putin holds sway, Mikhail Khodorkovsky
says he is still an optimist about Russia. Let us hope he is right
A super Tuesday for Republicans
The rush of primaries this week all but handed the Republican nomination to
John McCain and the danger now to the Democrats is self-inflicted damage
Om and Mammon The legacy of
the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is a treasure-trove of tips for management success
– ranging from branding and expansion to how to capitalise on a celebrity
endorsement
Unease
voiced over Islamic bondsDoubts grow over Islamic
credentials of sukuk, forcing financial engineers back to drawing
board
COMPANIES
- UK AND IRELAND: Gulfsands given go-ahead over Syrian oilfield Haze
may obscure Microsoft’s path The hidden promise behind Microsoft’s bid
for Yahoo is the possible use of technology to automate the buying and
selling of online advertisements - like shares on stock exchanges. But both
Microsoft-Yahoo and Google are betting on an uncertain future, says John Gapper
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H15 Los Angeles Times Gates
discusses Iraq pactThe U.S. does
not seek a long-term troop commitment, he tells congressional panels Financial
problems crop up in Clinton campaign BLOG: She uses $5M of her own
money, while a report says some staff is working unpaid. GOP
blocks Democrats' $40B stimulus package The extra money would have
gone to help the elderly, disabled and unemployed. EditorialVoting
counts again The 2008 presidential contest may be the antidote
to the cynicism that has plagued past elections. A
Net gain Microsoft's bid for Yahoo might give Google some competition. But is
big better than nimble? Billions
and billions dig a deeper hole By
Veronique de Rugy Bush's fiscal 2009 budget will cement his
legacy as a massive deficit spender. The
good generation gap By TIM RUTTEN The way that
young people deal with race is a hopeful sign for our politics. Musharraf
is blocking a free vote By
Asif Ali Zardari He hasn't allowed Bhutto's death to be investigated properly;
Pakistanis can't trust him to oversee their election. |
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H16 American Politics McCain's Challenge: Democrats Hugely Outvoting GOP DNC chair: We may have to broker Clinton-Obama deal Gallup Daily: Tracking
Election 2008 Obama needs to step up Latino
courtship Obama on pace to raise $30 mil in
Feb Clinton, Obama focus on state-by-state battles ahead Hillary Clinton
looked forward Wednesday to distant battles in big states and Barack Obama
eyed contests in the South and mid-Atlantic, as the two Democrats began
what's likely to be a prolonged struggle to round up delegates and votes realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp McCain and Clinton Score Points, Not Knockouts, on Super
Tuesday Taking Obama seriously, Anthony Barnett Money can't
buy Mitt the common touch AS MITT ROMNEY proves, ego is the one sure thing to come between a man
and his money. (By Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe) |
H17 Daily TelegraphTime
for Nato to deliver Nato defence ministers have a choice. They can
step up their commitment to the fight against the Taliban. Or they can
continue with their current half-hearted deployment Al-Qa'eda
'trains children in Iraq' Video appears to show terror group training boys to kill. UK
troops 'desperately over-stretched' Ministers accused of
cobbling together a "patchwork quilt" of Army units in Afghanistan,
leading to fears that the "desperate" troop shortage will risk
lives. Barack
Obama 'ahead of Hillary Clinton' Barack Obama claimed a
"big victory" on Super Tuesday after winning 13 states and taking a
slender lead in delegates who will pick the Democratic presidential
candidate. A
draw - but has the force shifted to Obama? Clinton
jolted by Missouri 'win that never was' Credibility
is vital in White House race Hispanic
votes keep Clinton in the race McCain
near victory but doubters remain MI5's
veto over phone tap evidence Secret intelligence agencies, including MI5, will be able to veto use
of their phone taps in court, Gordon Brown has told MPs. |
H18 Independent Shia call on Mehdi Army to take up arms
again in Iraq In the alleys of the ancient
district of al-Salaikh in Baghdad, a Shia family fought a fierce gun battle
with Sunni militiamen who tried to stop them reoccupying their house from
which they had been forced months earlier Super Tuesday? Super stalemate They came, they saw, but neither
conquered. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have both had to nurse
brain-cracking hangovers from a Super Tuesday collision that left them more
or less where they were before the polling booths opened McCain pledges to 'wrap up' nomination Rupert Cornwell: This could go all the way to a floor-fight at the
convention Mary Dejevsky: We are seeing a return to the politics of America
before Bush – and about time too Nato
at crossroads over commitment to Afghanistan campaign Serbia
plunged back into crisis as PM rejects EU deal The European Commission has announced the indefinite postponement of an
EU deal due to be signed with Serbia. Hamish
McRae: A downturn will come eventually, but later than most people think Intelligence services demand veto on use of
bugging evidence The use of intercept evidence in
court for the first time could be stalled by demands from the intelligence
services for a right of veto over the use of the transcripts from their
secret bugging operations Steve Richards: Our security services lack all scrutiny Leading article: The lesser of two evils Bodies swept off the streets in Chad as
President claims victory over rebels Ambulance workers began retrieving
rotting corpses from the dusty streets of Chad's capital yesterday, as the
country's government tried to restore an air of normality after a failed coup
attempt by rebels that left at least 100 dead. |
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H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Planned
Troop Withdrawals Won't Bring Much Relief to US Military The Jihadist Insurgency in Pakistan |
Stratfor
The
Children of Iraq and Al Qaeda Banned
terror groups back with new IDs (By Ralph Joseph) From CJR, the most important
thing the U.S military is doing in Iraq is complicated and largely
uncovered. THE Central Intelligence Agency and
the Pentagon have both banned the use of waterboarding in interrogations, but
a spokesman for President Bush said yesterday that Bush could still authorize
its use in the future. Congress, which already passed a broadly worded ban on
torture in 2006, has no choice but to specifically prohibit this technique. (Boston Globe) Tall Torture Tales By: Michale Hayden | The Wall Street
Journal William Arkin Do We Really Support the Troops? SSI
Pakistan's Nuclear Future: Worries Beyond War,
edited by Mr. Henry Sokolski. This volume was completed just before President
Musharraf imposed a state of emergency in Pakistan
in November 2007. The political turmoil that followed raised concerns that
Pakistan's nuclear assets might be vulnerable to diversion or misuse. This
book details precisely what those worries might be. |
Would they vote for Hillary? Sept. 11 Spin Control The creation of
the 9/11Commission Report.
Todd Stern (CAP) and William Antholis (Brookings): A Changing Climate:
The Road Ahead for the United States Sovereign Wealth Funds:
Background and Policy Issues for Congress
Differences
in Governance Practices between U.S. and Foreign Firms: Measurement, Causes,
and Consequences |
H21 Why don’t Jews
like the Christians who like
them? James Q. Wilson wants to know. Democracy runs on the idea of one man, one vote, the
market on the idea of one dollar, one vote. A conflict of
principles... more» Most youngsters drink alcohol by the age of
13 Britain has arrived at a
"worrying tipping-point" where a majority of the nation's
13-year-olds – equivalent to 350,000 youths – have already started drinking
alcohol, Jacqui Smith has warned. China's Lang Lang hopes to snap up a Grammy
The
flamboyant young pianist has been called the 'Tiger Woods' of classical
music. A review of Who
Runs Britain? How the Super-Rich are Changing Our Lives by Robert Peston
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