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H1 International Crisis Group

 Iraq’s Civil War, the Sadrists and the Surge 

 

Washington Post Shift in Tactics Aims to Revive Struggling Insurgency Al-Qaeda in Iraq Hopes A Softer Approach Will Win Back Anbar Sunnis

 

New York Times New Weight in Army Manual on Stabilization  The new doctrine elevates the mission of stabilizing war-torn nations to the same importance as the defeat of adversaries on the battlefield.

 

Romney is Out; McCain Emerges as G.O.P. Choice  Mitt Romney said that he wanted to fight on but that taking his campaign all the way to the Republican convention would delay a national campaign against a Democratic contender.

 

DAVID BROOKS Questions for Dr. Retail Why would Democratic votes break down so starkly along educational lines?

 

TIME Poll: Clinton More Beatable than Obama 

 

Ha’aretz  With Iranian support, Syria develops new missiles New surface-to-surface missile enables Syria to target Israeli airports and factories with greater accuracy

 

Export Security, Not Democracy By: Jonathan Rauch | National Journal By American lights, President Bush's dedication to the cause of ending tyranny everywhere should have made the United States the world's white hat. Instead, as James Kitfield noted in this magazine last week, "Poll after poll shows the United States' standing and influence in the world sinking to unprecedented lows."

 

Los Angeles Times Ruling partners pressure Iraq premier Key parties threaten to oust Nouri Maliki unless he acts quickly to improve the government's performance and build an effective coalition.

 

Sadr tells his followers to honor Iraq cease-fire The anti-U.S. cleric warns violators they'll be expelled from his Mahdi militia. But it's unclear whether he plans to continue the truce after this month

 

Guardian Leader Sharia and the state Religion: Archbishop Rowan Williams creates a storm by calling for greater recognition of Sharia law in the UK

 

Full text: The Archbishop of Canterbury's speech

 

Learning from experience Kenneth Rogoff: As the US financial crisis continues to unfold, it would help if policymakers were half as good at listening to advice as they are at giving it

 

A nuclear-free mirage Dilip Hiro: The Middle East cannot be freed from weapons of mass destruction unless the US turns the spotlight on Israel

 

The Economist America's election Half-way there The Republicans, at least, seem to have found a decent candidate

 

After Super Tuesday A fighter in search of an opponent 

 

The road to the Democratic nomination  The great delegate hunt begins 

 

Afghanistan and NATO Where the sniping has to stop 

 

IHT New poll shows deep pessimism about direction of U.S. and Europe
While Americans have been saying for more than four years that their country is headed in the wrong direction, a new poll shows that people in five major European countries share that pessimism.

 

India Shoots Out of Iran's Orbit By: Praful Bidwai | Asia Times
India's launch of an Israeli spy satellite makes good technical and commercial sense for New Delhi, which is keen to show off its rocket prowess to the world. Iran, which will be the satellite's prime target, has made its annoyance plain, but even Tehran playing the energy card is unlikely to faze India.

 

Rethinking the Gulf By: Matthew Mainen | The Guardian
President Bush has been seeking Arab support for his campaign against Iran -- but shouldn't he be more concerned about Saudi Arabia?

 

Financial Times A chance to redesign American politics Whether Mrs Clinton or Mr Obama eventually emerges as the Democratic nominee, the primaries are changing how America looks at itself and how the world looks at America. Democrats have a generational opportunity to do more than win the presidency, says Philip Stephens

 

Nato must find a fix in Afghanistan It is time for all Nato leaders to make good on pledges to Afghanistan and provide troops with minimal restrictions so they can be deployed where needed

 

Gates warns of ‘two-tier’ Nato Nato’s secretary-general rejected criticism from Robert Gates after the US defence secretary warned that Nato risked becoming a ‘two-tier’ alliance unless some members were willing to send more troops for the campaign to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan

Europe can limit Iran’s nuclear ambitions Through co-operation with moderate Arab states the EU could counter the danger of proliferation posed by Iran, says Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

Why a crisis is also an opportunity The credit crunch is the economy’s way of telling us that unsustainable growth in spending and debt is over, writes Martin Wolf

Khatami calls Iran poll disqualifications a ‘disaster’ Former president Mohammad Khatami said the mass disqualification of reformist candidates in Iran’s forthcoming parliamentary elections was a ‘disaster’ and warned against ‘pre-determining people’s votes’.

 

Iran elections test president’s popularity Mass disqualification of reformist candidates turns the polls into a contest between rival conservative factions, divided between allies and critics of Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad

 

Wall Street Journal Iranian Nuclear Rewrite
December's NIE didn't absolve the mullahs after all. Review & Outlook

 

Can Mrs. Clinton Lose?
By Peggy Noonan
Declarations: Obama now looks poised to beat her. Democrats haven't figured out how lucky they are.

 

In Gazprom's Grip By ZEYNO BARAN AND ROBERT A. SMITH

 

Christian Science Monitor

Al Qaeda still a threat to U.S., intelligence chiefs say The group's reputation has fallen in the Muslim world. But Western recruits who can more easily enter the US are being trained in Pakistan camps, intelligence officials say

 

The Times A remarkable man, but no EU president Tony Blair is being touted for the job and he certainly has great qualities, but two serious factors disqualify him Edouard Balladur

 

Church in a State The Archbishop of Canterbury has made a grave mistake

 

Nato II To survive, the Alliance needs a significant redesign

 

Analysis: Nato celebrations soured a decade on Nato celebrated its 50th anniversary with optimism. How different it looks nine years later

 

Time It's Not Over Yet ( Super Tuesday was supposed to settle the Democratic race, but a split decision means it's just getting started--and could get truly ugly

 

Inspiration vs. Substance  Obama's flights of rhetoric are the stuff of legend. But Clinton simply knows more. What this nail biter of a Democratic primary may come down to

 

Russia's Security Policy Grows More "Muscular": Should the West be Worried? FIIA A 7-page Finnish briefing paper assessing the implications of Russia's increasingly assertive security posture

 

What the Next U.N. Resolution on Iran May State By: Pyotr Goncharov | Middle East Times
A new U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran may prove to be quite serious. Initially, the views of the draft resolution submitted by the Big Euro Troika (negotiators between Iran and France, Germany, and Britain) were noticeably different. Moscow believed that the new resolution would not provide for any tough sanctions, whereas Washington and Paris were trying to penalize Tehran

 

Daily Telegraph The special relationship without Bush? Whether it is McCain, Clinton or Obama who becomes the next US president, says Con Coughlin, none of them will arouse the level of controversy that has been caused by President George W Bush's tenure.

 

 

Geopolitical Diary: Turkey's "Deep State" | Stratfor

 

Turkey: headscarf wrangle Oxford Analytica (subscription)

 

Ali H Aslan Bad news for Erdoğan?

 

Suat Kınıklıoğlu Hillary, Obama and McCain: US presidential primaries from a Turkish perspective

 

Demo-Islam: Islamist Democracy in Turkey

 

Al Awsat Ataturk's Tears

 

Der Spiegel Tragedy in Ludwigshafen: Turkish Prime Minister Visits Site of Deadly Fire

Turkey's Erdogan, at German fire site, urges calm

 

Turkey takes step to lift student headscarf ban

 

 The Times Turkish leader's plea for peace at fire site Recep Tayyip Erdogan asks Turks in Germany for calm over what many suspect was a neo-Nazi attack on their countrymen

 

FT WORLD NEWS DIGEST: Turks move to lift headscarf curbs

 

 [Fbis] OSC: Turkey's Erdogan Goes To Germany, Comments on Headscarf Amnesty, Ludwigshafen Fire  

 

[Fbis] OSC: Germany: Turkey's Erdogan Visits Site of Deadly Fire, Thanks Police, Firefighters  

 

[Fbis] OSC: Turkish General Staff Says Caves, Shelters, Logistic Facilities Destroyed on 4 Feb

 

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect  BBC Monitoring

 

Kürdler ellerindeki kartların çoğunu altı ay önce kullanmalıydılar

 

Turkey Says 70 Kurdish Rebel Positions Destroyed in Northern Iraq

 

TSK Basın Açıklaması / 12

 

Türk-Amerikan işbirliği olağanüstü

İşte bombanın düştüğü o an

 

Yalçın Doğan Reklam gerçek oldu, sıra ateş dansında

 

Iraqi Kurd Minister Says Turkey Used Banned Weapons in Recent Shelling

 

Iraqi Kurd Article Questions Silence on Alleged Israel Role on Raids on PKK

 

GCC says free trade talks with Turkey to resume

 

Turkey Opens "New Page" With Qatar in Energy Sector - Turkish Energy Minister

 

US Envoy to Turkey Denies Washington Arming PKK

 

Irak ve Türkiye PKK'ya karşı birlikte çalışmalı

 

UPDATE:Shell Registers For Iraqi Missan,Kirkuk Fields-Source

 

Talabani Seeks Resolution to Kurdish Issue

 

New Iraqi Flag to Fly Over Kurdistan Sunday

 

DTP supporters’ return from mountains puts gendarmerie on alert

 

Iraqi Kurd Delegation to Discuss Kirkuk, Oil Law; Security Update

 

International law expert confirms KRG's authority to manage oil ...

 

Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 6 Feb 08

 

PKK’nın rehin aldığı Yüce aylar sonra tekrar evinde

 

ABD, PKK ve diğer örgütlere silah sağlamıyor

 

OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Doğalgaz zengini Katar'dan işadamları mutlu dönüyor

Babacan urges more Turko-Indian cooperation

 

US praises cooperation with Turkey against PKK

 

08:50 Irak ve Türkiye PKK'ya karşı birlikte çalışmalı

 

Kurdish Lawmaker Accuses Iraq Speaker of Hindering Article 140 Implementation

 

Kurdish Paper Says Mosul Security Plan Awaits Iraqi Premier's Order

 

Kemalist DTP!

 

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DTP Türbana evet dedi

 

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Terörist saldırılar Êzîdî Kürdleri göçe zorluyor

 

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KCK Yürütme konseyi başkanlığı: “Türk ordusunun operasyonlarını durdurması halinde, eylemleri durduracağız”

 

Dr Hawrami: Just and fair oil management ensures Iraq's unity

 

The Kurdish front By KRG.org

 

More American-made weapons found in TSK searches

 

“Irak’ta Türkmen Edebiyatı”

İran, post-İslam döneme geçiyor - Hürriyet

 

 

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber

 

RFE/RLCaspian: Baku-Ashgabat Thaw Could Have Energy Impact  Plans have existed for more than a decade to build trans-Caspian pipelines to bring oil and gas to markets in Europe -- and lessen Western dependence on Russian supply routes. Cool relations between Baku and Ashgabat, among other problems, have prevented those blueprints from becoming reality

 

Turkish Cypriots Eye Greek Cypriot Polls By: Umut Uras | Turkish Daily News Come what may, a new United Nations initiative on Cyprus will be taken this year. This is what Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat said in our recent chat on the upcoming elections in Greek Cyprus and his expectations for 2008.

 

Turkey must defeat Ergenekon by Joost Lagendijk*

 

Barçın Yinanç İrtemçelik'in yoğurt yiyişi

 

Belçika, 'DHKP-C'liler terörist değil' dedi, Fehriye'yi salıverdi

 

AB türbana alet edilmekten rahatsız

 

Saygı sınırını aştınız

 

Alman basını Türk medyasını ırkçılıkla suçladı

 

İnsan Hakları Komisyonu Almanya'ya gidiyor

04:00 AP raportörü: Manevi baskıya dönüşmesin

Oomen-Ruijten: Türban Türkiye'nin işi

 

Belçika'da teröristler serbest

 

Cyprus Rules Out Direct Trade Between EU, North

 

Sami KOHEN
Gerçek ortaya çıksın...

 

Turkey: EU Monitoring Head-Scarf Developments - Envoy

 

Türkler'e bayrak Merkel'e tabak

 

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Büyükelçilik: Haberlerde hassasiyet korunmalı

 

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'Hepimiz Türküz' mesajı

 

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Takipçisi olacağız

 

EU: 0 - Turkish Cypriots: 2
Özay MEHMET

 

İlnur Çevik The Germans have to face their own realities

 

Alman Büyükelçi Eckhard Cuntz: Türk medyası karşılıklı anlayışı güçlendirmeli

Bu acı, iki ülke arasında yeni bir barış sürecinin başlangıcı olsun

 

Fransa, Türkiye ile ilahiyat fakültesi kurmak istiyor

 

Turkey set to return minorities' properties - CNN.com

 

KKTC'de Tıp Fakültesi Rumları çileden çıkardı

Almanya’da Türk ailesini konu alan dizi ertelendi

 

Verheugen:Türkiye AB'nin küresel rolüne önemli katkı sağlar

 

Sarkozy ’Fransa nasıl büyür’ raporu hazırlattı, içinden Türkiye çıktı


Mozart Amca Başpiskopos

 

Merkel’e bu işi çöz mesajı

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 bin dolarlık saat skandalı

 

Ergenekon'u bu sorular aydınlatacak

 

 Ergenekon'a yeni tutuklama

 

Annemin içinde şeytan vardı, kestim

 

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