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H1 Bush: No
Permanent US Military Bases in Iraq Weekly Standard A
New Middle East, After All by Reuel Marc Gerecht What
George W. Bush hath wrought. Los Angeles Times A
Cold War on the Caspian Azerbaijan,
stuck between U.S. and Iran - The Caspian
nation, a key oil source and an ally of Washington, alleges that Tehran is
trying to stoke militancy NATO
at twilight ,By Andrew J. Bacevich The alliance's
faltering military campaign in Afghanistan shows how far its capabilities
have declined. NYT Magazine Can
Sec. Gates Bring Unity to Washington? The
Professional Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the
anti-Rumsfeld: cautious, courteous and conciliatory. But will that be enough
to bring Washington together on Iraq and Iran? By Fred
Kaplan New York Times Conflicts Deepen Between Local Iraqi
Governments and U.S.-Backed Sunni Groups Obama
Gets Convincing Wins in 3 States Barack Obama beat Hillary Rodham Clinton
in contests in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington State as Mike Huckabee
showed that he is still attracting Republican voters. U.S.
Said to Seek Execution for 6 in Sept. 11 Case The decision
to seek the death penalty for detainees who will likely face war-crimes
charges would present new challenges to a troubled system that has yet to
begin a single trial. Army
Buried Study Faulting Iraq Planning The unclassified report identified problems with
nearly every organization that had a role in planning the war, including the
White House and the Defense Department.
ROGER COHEN No
Manchurian Candidate Barack Obama is what the Middle East needs an
American leader to be: a strong but not uncritical supporter of Israel. Yet
it is a tough position for him to hold. Israel’s
Secret Success By DANIEL GAVRONWake up, fellow Israelis, it’s over, we’ve won! What
is more we’ve won a lot. Terror
Threat From Pakistan Said to Expand
A suspected bombing
plot in Spain is indicative of an important threat coming from Pakistan,
officials said. Washington Post Learning
to Fight a War By David Ignatius The debate over troop numbers may be
missing the point. Iran's
Clerical Old Guard Being Pushed Aside A new
generation of politicians is replacing older clerics who sought better
relations with the West Promises
They Can't Keep By Jim Hoagland,
Clinton and Obama's promises are vague, unrealistic or worse Diary
of an Insurgent In Retreat Al-Qaeda in Iraq Figure Lists Woes Transcript:
President Bush on 'FOX News Sunday' Cul de Sac: 9/11 and the
Paradox of American Power (PDF; 555 KB) Source:
Project on Defense Alternatives A Prisoner to Primacy (PDF; 283 KB)
Source: Project on Defense Alternatives Salon The
blind giant of the Middle East Israel's disastrous Second Lebanon War
showed we've become an existential danger to ourselves. Our future depends on
fundamental change. The Observer We
trusted this country. Look how it treats us John Gray: After
the war, a state was created that we could all put our faith in. Now,
incompetence, corporate greed and intrusion have alienated us from those who
run it Ha’aretz – Silvan Shalom No need to wait for
Russia or China Israel should be ready for any possible scenario. Yet it
must also realize that sanctions are a much better and more realistic option Editorial Restraint
is not possible The Israel Defense Forces raison d'etre is to protect the
country's citizens from attack. Even if the success of a military operation
is not guaranteed, that concern must not prevent the government from doing
what is necessary in order to protect the lives of its citizens and the
state's border IDF:
Hezbollah Katyushas, missiles back in S. Lebanon Financial
Times Why
Democrats must choose Obama What makes Barack Obama
remarkable is that his message of hope, resonating so powerfully with black America,
is cast to every American, regardless of colour, to Democrats and Republicans
alike, writes Clive
Crook Editorial The
economy and the US election Which of the parties the
slowdown will help is not clear. It certainly undermines the current
administration’s claim to have spurred growth and enterprise Guardian As
Sarkozy gropes for grand concepts the might of Asia looms over the west Pankaj
Mishra: France's shrinking power drives the president to talk of a
new civilisation, but risks exposing a habit of intellectual deception The women of Slyozi
The average male life expectancy in Russia is just 59. Now thousands of
villages contain fewer than 10 people, mostly elderly women. Luke
Harding reports Putin's
playground Edward Strong:
Russia's leader and his cronies have crippled every constraint on their ugly
brand of capitalism Washington Times U.S.
braces for face-off over weapons treaties The United States is headed for
a showdown with Russia and China this week over competing international treaties,
one banning the production of nuclear materials and the other trying to
prevent an arms race in space. Post-Cold
War nuke pacts seen (By David Rising) The
Chicken Doves - Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone Elected to end the war,
Democrats have surrendered to Bush on Iraq and betrayed the peace movement
for their own political ends
EU plans to
require biometrics of all non-European visitorsAll non-Europeans
would need to submit biometric data before crossing Europe's frontiers under
sweeping proposals that are to be outlined this week. Wall Street Journal Bush's Mideast U-Turn |
H2 WSJ Head
Scarves and Liberty Newsweek
The True
Turkish Believer ‘A Good Anchor’ Turkey's top
tycoons speak out on ties to Europe, headscarves, the military and other
controversies.
PostGlobal To Veil or Not to Veil? Discuss: | Turkey lifts ban on head scarves: It's pure politics. It promotes choice. It ignores women's real problems.
FT Turkey
pressed for support on gas scheme Turkey is to be urged
to give more support to the proposed Nabucco natural gas pipeline, following
European Union concern about Ankara’s commitment to the project Turkey
eases ban on Islamic headscarves The Turkish parliament
approved a divisive and controversial change to the constitution that will
ease the ban on the wearing of the Muslim headscarf in universities 'Türkiye Suriye
Üzerinde Etkili Olabilir' NYT Turkey’s
Parliament Lifts Scarf Ban WP Ban
on Head Scarves Voted Out in Turkey Parliament Lifts 80-Year-Old
Restriction on University Attire CSM Turkey votes to lift head-scarf ban, but
battle continues Ferai Tınç Afganistan’a
asker istiyorlar Deep State
Coup Averted in Turkey by Christopher Deliso Daily Star Defending
a secular Turkey - but what kind? By
Tulin Daloglu Removal of scarf ban finds extensive coverage in
foreign press Laik
direk kırıldı
'Türk Ordusu reaksiyon
göstermedi' BBC Should Turkey ease its headscarf ban? Der Spiegel New Turn in Probe: Investigation Casts Doubt on Arson in
Deadly German Fire The Ludwigshafen Aftermath: 'Merkel Discriminates Against the
Turks' Germany fire victims remembered Hundreds
of people, mostly Turks, gather at a service for nine people who died in a
fire in southern Germany. PKK'nın para kaynağı Avrupa
ülkeleri LA Times Turkish
lawmakers vote to lift head scarf ban Türban kararı halka sorulacak mı? Maureen Freely Newsweek: Erdoğan Türkiye'nin Batı ruhu Türk laikliği
rasyonel değil ALİ MUHAMMED
FAHRU Which US presidential candidate is Turkey likely to
cheer or boo? Ha’aretz What
people look like The obsession with head coverings deserves to be
examined by the religious persons among us Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
BBC Monitoring 'Kürtler
ayrılmayı tartışabilir' Neçirvan Barzani:
”Yeni bayrak, yeni bir Irak’ın kurulduğunun işareti” Dicle:Türkiye 25 bölgeye ayrılsın Kurds and the New Iraq Hamili kart, PJAK lideri teröristtir PKK’nın
kurduğu, CIA’nın İran’daki molla rejimine karşı kullandığı iddia edilen,
duvarlarında Öcalan posterleri bulunan PJAK’ın lideri Hacı Ahmedi’nin
’kartviziti’ni, Hürriyet buldu. Cep numaraları ve e-mail adresinin de yer
aldığı kartvizitinde ’PJAK Başkanı’ yazan Ahmedi’nin geçen yaz Washginton’da
neler yaptığı ise şimdilik sır.
PM Erdoğan chides Europe for laxity toward PKK
affiliates Europe: Fertile ground for PKK’s money-raising
activities İşte PKK'nın para
kaynakları
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