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H1 Washington
Post Fallon's
Resignation Is Not Seen as Step Toward Attack on Iran Slate
"Fox" Fallon Wasn't Hounded
Out The Centcom commander brought about his own ouster. New Republic The Iranian-Israeli War - Yossi Klein
Halevi The Balkans After the Independence
of Kosovo and on the Eve of NATO Enlargement by Daniel Fried View
Video
NATO: Enlargement
and Effectiveness Daniel Fried ORBIS The 'Israel Lobby': A Realistic
Assessment b Winter
2008 Stratfor Syria:
Trouble in Damascus Geopolitical
Diary: The Gulf States and the Shiite
Conundrum ...
McCain more
hawkish than Bush on Russia, China and Iraq Oil
strikes new record above $110 Global
Public Opinion Turns Against the US on Iran's Nuclear Program Iran
Still a Target? Washington
Post A Centcom Chief Who Spoke His Mind
By David Ignatius In the case of Adm. William Fallon, I see a lot of good
that came from having a headstrong blowtorch of a man speaking truth to power
Fallon's
Resignation Is Not Seen as Step Toward Attack on Iran Closer
to War By Dan Froomkin William Arkin Commander's
Resignation Shows a New Era of Micromanagement Moscow's
Missile Gambit By Robert Joseph and J.D. Crouch II, Missile defense must
go forward -- with Russian cooperation or without For
Iranian Voters, It's the Economy Choices for Parliament Are Limited, but
President Is Not Immune From Critics Jerusalem
Post Fallon's
departure and Iran "Bush's
present to Cheney on the eve of his Mideast tour." Daily Star Iran
and America share responsibility for the bad blood between them Time
may play against Syria in Lebanon By
Michael Young Sanctions
aren't working, so what's next with Iran? By
Bennett Ramberg Carnegie
Reading Khamenei: The World View of
Iran's Most Powerful Leader ...
Full
Text (PDF) By Karim Sadjadpour
Beyond the Façade:
Political Reform in the Arab World Introduction:
Evaluating Middle East Reform By Marina Ottaway, Julia
Choucair-Vizoso IHT Sarkozy and
Merkel draft agreement detailing role of nations on EU's southern border Changing the Frame of the International
Debate Over Iran's Nuclear Programme American living standards will decline as U.S.
exploitation of China fades in an economically transformed world.
Maybe... more» What Can Europe Expect from the Next White House? By:
Eric Follath and Cordula Meyer | Der Spiegel Who will be America's next
president, Barack Obama or John McCain, or perhaps Hillary Clinton after all?
What will he or she expect from allies? Europe is wondering which one of the
three it should want in the White House. The American Recession and the World's Emerging Economies
By: Robert B. Reich | The American Prospect The world's developing nations
are no longer nearly as dependent as they used to be on consumers in the
United States and other rich nations to keep them going by buying their
exports Ethnic Dispute Tears al Qaeda, Hayden Says By: Bill Gertz
| The Washington Times Internal divisions between Saudi and Egyptian leaders
of al Qaeda are producing "fissures" within the terrorist group and
a possible battle over who will succeed Osama bin Laden, CIA Director Michael
V. Hayden said yesterday If Talks Fail, Palestinians Should Dissolve the PA By:
Ali Jarbawi | The Daily Star Five years ago, I was the first to advocate
dissolving the Palestinian Authority, and since then I have been stressing
the need for Palestinians to take this suggestion seriously For Clinton and Obama, next six weeks are
critical By the next
primary, April 22, the way to count Florida and Michigan may be settled. Guardian No
cant, please, we're British. But we do need a better sense of citizenship
Timothy Garton Ash: For all the bunkum, the Goldsmith review
is part of a crucial debate that has now gone on too long with too little
action Resigned to fate Stephen
Kinzer
Ha’aretz – An alternative intelligence view
Independent Bereaved Iraqi mother vows revenge on US Um Saad, a middle-aged woman living
in the Sunni district of Khadra in west Baghdad, blames the Americans for the
death of her husband and two of her sons and threatens revenge. Leading article: An admiral and a self-serving administration Asia Times While China marches, the US guesses
To the US, there's nothing new about China's continuing military development,
it's the unsaid intentions behind the buildup that are worrying Washington.
Without disclosing its own strategies, Washington wants to know what Beijing
is up to. But obfuscation is an art of war, and the Chinese are masters at
it. - Law Siu-lan China puts its trust in Putinism A public rift between Taliban leaders and Al-Qaeda supporters in
the Arab world could hint at prospects for peace in Afghanistan. There are
key differences over whether to negotiate and the limits of foreign influence Serbia's Final Frontier By: Charles A. Kupchan | Foreign
Affairs Although Kosovo acted without UN approval, the United States and
Europe's major powers swiftly recognized the new statelet. Serbia and Russia,
along with China and over a dozen other countries, moved equally swiftly to
pronounce the secession null and void Los Angeles Times Fallon vs. Petraeus The tension between the military brass reflects a
broader national security dilemma Interest in Iraq war declining, poll finds Financial Times Med
Union blueprint avoids key questions The Mediterranean Union will seek to strengthen
co-operation among the European Union and non-EU, mainly Muslim, countries in
north Africa and the Middle East
Sarkozy
and Merkel lay out vision for Med Union
WORLD
NEWS: Iran 'rift' at root of Fallon's departure Musharraf
seeks deal to remain in power Musharraf
has offered to give up his powers to dissolve parliament if key opposition
parties agree to drop their insistence on the re-instatement of Iftikhar
Mohammad Chaudhry, the former supreme court chief justice
The Fed is delaying day of reckoning
As the US economy faces a
recession, a weak dollar is in the country’s interests. As inflation exceeds
its own definition of price stability, a strong euro is in the interests of
the eurozone. End of story? Not quite writes Charles Wyplosz
US
support for Egypt hints at shift on Hamas The White House’s statement that it hopes Cairo could
convince Hamas to cease attacks on Israel is an apparent change in
Washington’s policy on isolating the Islamist group
IRG
seeks influence by proxy Basij
– meaning mobilisation – has a ready-made network that functions quickly and
efficiently, a crucial asset in a country where effective political parties
are absent
Iranians
focus on inflation woes All Iranian politicians have pledged to improve
the economy during their campaign ahead of Friday’s parliamentary poll as
ordinary people struggle to pay for clothes and food in preparation for the
New Year festivities The Times Right man ... for the wrong job? William Fallon's lack of direct experience in Iraq and
Afghanistan left him unable to challenge the Bush Administration Bronwen Maddox Persian Gulf Iraq's fate is uneasily linked to what passes for politics in Iran Tony Karon Behind
the Fall of “Fox” Fallon Foreign
Policy Seven
Questions: The Russian Connection What does
Viktor Bout know? FP spoke
with analyst and author Douglas Farah about the surprise arrest of the
world’s most notorious arms dealer, his ties to everyone from Colombian
narcoterrorists to the U.S. government, and how he might get off the
hook—again Salon Will
American war crimes be revealed? Realists
Not Welcome in the Republican Party? Realist Republican Relics 'Islamophobia' global threat: Muslim states |
H2 Le Monde 'TSK Tuzağa Düşmedi' Cooperation negotiations between Al-Qaeda and Kurdish PKK CSM Turkey offers reforms for Kurdish minority Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2007 | Turkey Raporda
yok yok
Brookings Enstitüsü uzmanı Ömer Taşpınar’a
göre, AKP kendisini Kürt sorununu çözebilecek bir parti olarak görmeye
başladı Semih İdiz ABD,
Türkiye’yi ‘füze kalkanı’na dahil etmek istiyor ISN Security Watch
- Turkey's survival of the fittest
EDM TURKISH
MILITARY, GOVERNMENT PRESENT COMMON FRONT ON IRAQ INCURSIONS EurasiaNet Turkey: Headscarved Graduate
Students Lead Libertarian Movement Turkey
reaches out to Muslim neighbors SONER
CAGAPTAY PKK’nin
Güney Kürdistan’daki Varlığının Misyonu ve Kürt Ulusal Çıkarları Bruce Fein: The Quest for Change - Politics on The
Huffington Post Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter
–
national Askeri operasyon tamam simdi sıra ekonomik
harekatta EMRE AKÖZ Kürt oyları... Cüzdan
mı kimlik mi? With
Iraq incursion over, Turkish PM scheduled to visit Kurdish ... Report: 11
Kurdish Rebels Die in Turkey Cevdet Aşkın Fırtına öncesi sessizlik ya da silahlara
veda Ardan Zentürk ‘Tilki’nin istifası savaş getirir
mi... İbrahim Kalın Getting
closer to a solution [Dağın Ardına Bakmak] 'Türkiye'yi bölmek
sol bir rüyaydı, fanteziydi' MHP: DTP
ziyaretleri siyasi çözümün kanıtı Güler Kömürcü Bilmemiz istenenler ve gerçek... Kürt
sorunu değil Türkiye’nin sorunu TSK merkezli tartışmaların nedeni Irak politikası Sedat Sertoğlu Dikkat! Ankara’ya bir zırdeli geliyor Güngör Mengi Şüpheli
paket
Doğu'ya 12 milyar dolarlık yatırım paketi Iraq pumps 500 bpd towards Turkey Paketten Kürtçe TV 12 milyar dolar çıktı Bağış: PKK artık yolun sonuna
geldi Gül'den DTP'ye, Kürt sorunu
tavsiyeleri DTP: Gazi olayları
araştırılsın Açılım AKP’nin
yerel seçim yatırımı Güneydoğulu
işadamları sevindi ‘Kartal’ gösterdi komando vurdu
Mehmetçiğin başlattığı ‘bahar operasyonu’ tüm hızıyla
sürüyor. 11 terörist ölü olarak ele geçirildi Yakalanan
Ayfer Kaya ama Rozerin değil • PKK'ya Şırnak'ta büyük darbe İran'ın
Kandil'i bombaladığı iddia edildi DTP requests Gül take initiative on Kurdish issue Iraq: Christians Ask to Be Attached to Kurdistan Region - Paper Senior Iraqi Kurd PUK Leader Said Planning to Launch Media Company -
Paper Think tank meeting on Kurdish issue being reviewed "Öcalan'ın sevgilisi
yakalandı" iddiası PKK
sorumlusu lise 2. sınıf öğrencisi draw young Kurdish men away from militancy Diyarbakır bombacısına 9
müebbet Abant Platfomu’na güvenlik
engeli Siirt Belediye Başkanı'na
yargı yolu US sergeants in Kurdistan on medical mission The Kurdistan Region - A Bright Future in the Other
Iraq
Ayfer Kaya
(Rozerin) cezaevinde
Demirtaş:
Fabrikalarla, TRT’den Kürtçe yayınlarla Kürt sorunu çözülmez Iraq
is not Ready to Hand Over Mujahidin Khalq Members to Iran Spokesman Says DTP'ye tavsiyede
bulundu: Herkes çözüme yardımcı olmalı CFR The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) Şırnak’ta sıcak temas: 2 terörist öldürüldü Kurdistan National Assembly-Iraq The Kurdish nation-subject of its own history Türkiye,
Filistinlilerin yaralarını saracak Positive
Signs Between Turkey and the Kurds? | The Agonist Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dış
Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Why
Turkey rushed to recognize Kosovo by CENAP ÇAKMAK* "AB'ye önce Balkan ülkeleri alınmalı" Avrupa,
Ergenekon'da sonuna kadar gidilmesini istiyor Meeting between Cypriot leaders slated for March 21 Andrew Finkel Conditionality
vs. concessions Hasan Kanbolat Kosovo
begins impacting South Karabağ gerilimi arası Rus-Ermeni tatbikatı
Yusuf KANLI The story of Cyprus' 'virgin
birth' Greek
Cypriot FM reveals parameters of new peace process Annan plan bickering dampens hopes for talks Cyprus
Mail - US: Turkey’s performance in human rights patchy "Türkler
Budistleri katletti mi?"
McCarty, 1915'teki
Ermeni olaylarıyla ilgili çıkan inanılmaz haberleri anlattı What Is
Really Behind the Mediterranean Union? | The Brussels Journal Hedo
Okur
Tuncay
Nihat
Altintop
Serpil Yılmaz Aile planlaması rafa kaldırılıyor Batan Vatan'ı kaptı HÜRRİYET, Milliyet, Kanal D, Star ve CNNTÜRK'ün sahibi Aydın Doğan, beş
yıldır örtülü destek verdiği Vatan gazetesini resmen devralıyor Ergenekon Sauna ve
Danıştay’a uzanıyor Savcılar
isterse, YouTube'a kayıtları kimin yüklediği bulunur Hantal
bir kalabalık Türkiye’yi yere çakar Just what's bugging the Turks? Kral’ın
hediyeleri için hálá yanıt yok
Aile
planlaması rafa kaldırılıyor Ne
Osmanlı çözebildi ne modern teknoloji
CIA uçaklarını araştırdı,
öldü Serdar Turgut Acaba kadın neler yaptı? Reşit olmayanla ilişki, rızayla olursa suç yok Hrant Dink komisyonunda ‘böcek’ kaygısı! Türk okulları,
göğsümüzü kabartıyor Marmara'da
orta büyüklükte deprem İntihal yapan
akademisyen, laikliğe sarılıyor! Şaşırtan bilimsel sahtekarlıklar Cezalandırma, kâr ve özel cezaevleri:
Bir polemik yazısı |
H3 Kıdem Tazminat Fonu taslağının tam metni
ve cevapsız sorular Başbakan, 'Hak kaybı var diyen yalancıdır' diyor
ama... Erdoğan'ın 'Kürt paketi' son derece tanıdık
çıktı! Cengiz Çandar Cheney geliyor, niye geliyor, ne
getiriyor Ahmet Taşgetiren • Senaryo mu çözüm arayışı mı? ( 13.03.2008 ) Ruşen - Çakır Daha yolun başında bile değiliz 'Fethullah tek güç
olmak ve korkutmak istiyor!' Gülen Cemaati ile ilgili araştırmalarıyla
bilinen gazeteci Faik Bulut'tan zehir zemberek açıklamalar
Taha Akyol Sendikalar ve reform Fikret Bila Baykal: Sorunum Yaşar Paşa’yla değil,
oynanan oyunla Murat
Yetkin Basına akreditasyon Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu TSK
damaging itself with internal and external conflicts EU
calls on Turkey to uncover Ergenekon’s links in state Cumhuriyet'in satışı için Küçük'le pazarlık
yapılmış 'Başörtüsüne yasak kalksın hoşgörü hakim olsun' mesajı AK
Party intends to expand earlier initiative to reach out to Alevis Hasan Cemal AKP
ve hükümetine çifte standart damgası... Şükrü Küçükşahin Demirel,
Çiller’i camdan atacaktı Danıştay kararından sonra türbanda karmaşa
sürüyor CHP tabanının %34'ü bile başörtüsüne
özgürlük istiyor İç Basında Türk Dış
Politikası Dış
Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit
FEHMİ KORU Sevinçleri kursaklarında kalacak... Kalmalı da... ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Yasaklarla sorunları nasıl çözeceğiz? TAMER KORKMAZ Bulmacamızı bir daha oynatalım! İBRAHİM KARAGÜL 'Telekız' muhabbeti.. Bakın neler varmış! ŞAHİN ALPAY - Laiklik, AKP ve CHP
MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - Hem dindar hem laik; hem
inançlı hem hoşgörülü
HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE -
Fethullah Gülen'e dokunan yanıyor mu? Türker Alkan - Sözün şehvetine
kapılmadan
İsmet Berkan -
Sosyal güvenlik reformu ve kavgası İsmail Küçükkaya Sosyal Güvenlik Reformu’nun
geleceği... Replacing
old Big Brother with a new one is not democratization!
Hasan Celal Güzel -
Demirel, irtica ve laiklik Serdar Turgut TSK'da durum
analizi
Nuray Mert -
İnsanlık yenilmesin!
Hakkı Devrim -
Güzel şeyler değil bu yazdıklarımız. Ama görmezden de gelemeyiz!
Tarhan Erdem - Seçmen kütüğü ilkesi değişiyor
mu? Ertuğrul Özkök Sedat Ergin'le yaptığım pazarlık Ahmet Hakan Bayan Çölaşan yalan söylüyor M Ali Birand Günlük yaşamımız giderek islamileşiyor.
(1) Cüneyt Ülsever Türkiye yönetiliyor mu? Oktay Ekşi O soru yanıt bekliyor Bekir Coşkun Emekçiler uyuyun... Yılmaz Özdil Deve Yalçın Doğan ’En az üç çocuk’ ikiyüz yıl önce çürüdü Güneri Civaoğlu Büyükanıt’a yemek daveti Can Dündar Emekçi sokağa çıkarken... Ömer Lütfi Mete Böyle başa böyle maşa Kebab
with fine American barbecue sauce Burak
BEKDİL ERGUN BABAHAN Asker ve
siyaset EMRE AKÖZ Kürt oyları... Cüzdan
mı kimlik mi? Umur Talu İç hezimet kanunu İran
seçimleri NAZLI ILICAK "YouTube" polemiği bize
sıçradı MEHMET BARLAS Tepedekiler hep kavga ederse
tabanda istikrar olamaz ki... MAHMUT ÖVÜR AK Parti'de 'planlı suskunluk' YAVUZ DONAT 'İcapsız' bir tartışma Mustafa Erdoğan İdam coşkusu Kerim Balcı Alternative
ways of political participation Hadi Uluengin Blokhaus
ideolojisi Devletin ideolojik aygıtı olarak TTK Alevis emphasize unity on anniversary of Gazi violence Kıvrıkoğlu'nu yalanladı: Algılama sorunu
var Mumcu, Ahmet Özal'a 'AK Parti 10 yıl daha
iktidarda' demiş Devletin zirvesinden İstiklal Marşı mesajı: Dünya durana dek
söyleyeceğiz
Bürokrasi yönetmeliği unutunca, İstiklal Marşı'na görkemli
kutlama seneye kaldı
DTP'ye tavsiyede bulundu: Herkes çözüme yardımcı olmalı
Doğu'ya 12 milyar dolarlık yatırım paketi
Kıvrıkoğlu'nu yalanladı: Algılama sorunu var
Jandarma, Yılmaz'a 'sorumsuz' demişti
Mumcu, Ahmet Özal'a 'AK Parti 10 yıl daha iktidarda' demiş
CHP, sendika işçileriyle beraber eylem yapacak
Eski vekilden taktikler: Düğünde altın takın, cenazede tabut
taşıyın Türbanla girişe yeniden yasak
Seyfettin Gürsel Ekonomide
yeni strateji Ercan Kumcu Finansal çözülme mi TÜSİAD: IMF kararı açıklığa kavuşmalı Hükümetten 'her şey yolunda'
mesajı Sağlıkta
sosyal devlete devam emeklilikte acı reçete geliyor Erdal
Sağlam Bakanlardan
yeni bir şey duymadık Fatih
Özatay - Tahminlerden çapa olmaz
Mahfi Eğilmez -
Roubini ve Houdini OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Hurşit Güneş Piyasalara
kortizon verildi Deniz Gökçe Bazı ilginç veriler! Salih Neftçi FED’in son hamlesi neden ‘kıvrak’? İBRAHİM
ÖZTÜRK - Revizyon sonrası ekonomide temel kırılganlık göstergeleri WORLD NEWS
DIGEST: Turkey names key bank official Eyüp Can Adnan
Kahveci'den Faruk Çelik'e mesaj var Mehmet Altan Sallan, yuvarlan, hızlan... [Yorum - Eser Karakaş] Enflasyon neden
direniyor? Bilal Çetin Sosyal
güvenlik reformu ve kayıt dışı ekonomi...
Asaf Savaş Akat
MELİHA OKUR Bankayı batıran sefada Borsa ortakları cefada Minister: Turkish economy more resistant to shocks Güngör Uras Milli
gelirin görünümü düzeltildi ama sorunlar aynı Ekonomiyi üreticiler sırtladı aslan payı
bankacılara gitti Oger, Telekom'a ödediği paranın yüzde
38'ini iki yılda geri aldı |
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H4 New York Times Pentagon
Cites Tapes Showing Interrogations Israeli
Raid in West Bank Imperils Talk of Truce Iraqi
Troops May Move to Reclaim Basra’s Port U.S.
Troops Kill Iraqi Girl; 3 Soldiers Die in Attack Racial
Issue Bubbles Up Again for Democrats
From virtually the
start of the contest, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have sought to
move beyond race and sex, but each has used the issue against the other. F.B.I.
Made ‘Blanket’ Demands for Phone Records Spitzer
Resigns in Sex Scandal and Turns His Attention to Healing His Family Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who rose to power as a fierce enforcer of ethics
in public life, was undone by revelations of his own involvement with
prostitutes The
Woman at the Center of the Governor’s Downfall Editorial The
Road to Dystopia Immigration
zealotry is sending the country into a world of ingrained suspicion, routine
discrimination and economic disruption.
New
Hope for the Rich Although Americans are getting
poorer, in the Senate, Republicans are ready to do battle on behalf of
America’s wealthiest families.
ROGER COHEN The
Global Rose as Social Tool I am not asking you to remove the romance from
a rose, but as you pick out blooms for your beloved, try resetting your rose
associations in order to see the world as it is |
H5 Washington
Post A Centcom Chief Who Spoke His Mind
By David Ignatius In the case of Adm. William Fallon, I see a lot of good
that came from having a headstrong blowtorch of a man speaking truth to power
Fallon's
Resignation Is Not Seen as Step Toward Attack on Iran Closer
to War By Dan Froomkin Moscow's
Missile Gambit By Robert Joseph and J.D. Crouch II, Missile defense must
go forward -- with Russian cooperation or without For
Iranian Voters, It's the Economy Choices for
Parliament Are Limited, but President Is Not Immune From Critics Rocket
Attack Kills 3 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq New Account Emerges of Fatal Bus
Blast Tuesday; Driver, Passenger Blame Americans Five
Severed Fingers Identified as Belonging To Guards Held in Iraq Spitzer
to Step Down as N.Y. Governor Embattled
Democrat Apologizes for His 'Private Failings' Editorial
A
Fallen Star The flameout of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer The
Dream-Ticket Fantasy By David S. Broder, The
talk of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama winding up as partners seems truly
far-fetched. Running-Mate
Math By George F. Will, A vice
presidential candidate from Ohio could benefit either party Greece's
Demand Isn't 'Absurd' |
H6 Guardian
No
cant, please, we're British. But we do need a better sense of citizenship
Timothy Garton Ash: For all the bunkum, the Goldsmith review
is part of a crucial debate that has now gone on too long with too little
action Resigned to fate Stephen
Kinzer
White House denies
Fallon was forced out
Terror in Lahore Basim Usmani Hamas
calls for truce and sets terms Cessation of conflict in Gaza and the West Bank
demanded before ceasefire with Israel UN heading for Iraq-style disaster if talks stay
stalled and the US remains hostile, officials say A
final showdown in the mother of all primaries Michael Tomasky: Michigan may be poised to
decide between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Bankrolling Kabul Anita
Inder Singh: It won't come cheap, but it may be
better to pay for the cost of success in Afghanistan than to risk failure Margin of victory Michael
Tomasky US elections 2008: Barack Obama's lead
in the popular vote is small but significant as the Democratic race enters
its final phase The
hesitant debutant Alistair Darling's first budget reveals impact of
global credit crunch on government finances Iraqi
asylum seekers given deadline UK government says Iraq is now safe, and is to
give 1,400 rejected asylum seekers three weeks to return Saddam link to
al-Qaida ruled out A US military study officially acknowledges Saddam
Hussein had no direct ties to al-Qaida |
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H7 Oil strikes new record
above $110 Global
Public Opinion Turns Against the US on Iran's Nuclear Program Iran
Still a Target? Daily Star Iran
and America share responsibility for the bad blood between them Time
may play against Syria in Lebanon Sanctions
aren't working, so what's next with Iran? By
Bennett Ramberg Changing the Frame of the
International Debate Over Iran's Nuclear Programme Arab
'Booker' stirs up passion
Arabs have
translated 100,000 books over the past millennium - almost what Spain
translates in a year. In Control of Natural Wealth?
Governing the Resource-Conflict Dynamic This 32-page German
research paper tests the impact of resource governance on the resource-conflict
dynamic What Can Europe Expect from the Next White House? By:
Eric Follath and Cordula Meyer | Der Spiegel Who will be America's next
president, Barack Obama or John McCain, or perhaps Hillary Clinton after all?
What will he or she expect from allies? Europe is wondering which one of the
three it should want in the White House. The American Recession and the World's Emerging Economies
By: Robert B. Reich | The American Prospect The world's developing nations
are no longer nearly as dependent as they used to be on consumers in the United
States and other rich nations to keep them going by buying their exports Ethnic Dispute Tears al Qaeda, Hayden Says By: Bill Gertz
| The Washington Times Internal divisions between Saudi and Egyptian leaders
of al Qaeda are producing "fissures" within the terrorist group and
a possible battle over who will succeed Osama bin Laden, CIA Director Michael
V. Hayden said yesterday. All Iraqis, After All - American Enterprise Institute Pentagon cancels release of controversial Iraq report
The
Pentagon on Wednesday canceled plans for broad public release of a study that
found no pre-Iraq war link between late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and
the al Qaida terrorist network Asia Times American Icarus flirted with fire
The widespread view is that US CENTCOM commander Admiral William
"Fox" Fallon was sacrificed by the George W Bush administration
because he disagreed with its policies on Iran while also saving the US from
marauding Chinese. This is bunk. Fallon fell because he committed a far worse
crime for a military veteran - he talked out of turn. - Mark Perry Against Said's Orientalism Adm.
Fallon Steps Down - New York Post editorial
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H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq U.S. military
expert says Afghanistan situation worsening Low spirits Young voters
U.S.: 90 Percent of Foreign Fighters in Iraq Come Via Syria (AP) Candidates Debate
Iraq Five Years After Invasion Commander's
Departure Spotlights US Divisions Fallon's Fall Prompts Iran War Talk Iraqi Government Defends
Budget Handling Mahdi
Army strongholds raided by police Iraqi police raided strongholds of
Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army in the southern city of Kut
yesterday after members of the militia broke a cease-fire and clashed with
security forces a day earlier.
BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi
Press 12 Mar 08 The Importance of Saudi-Qatar Relations By: Abdulaziz
Sager | Asharq Alawsat Since the fourth quarter of last year, Saudi-Qatari
relations have been witnessing important positive steps on the road to ending
the state of estrangement that had beset these relations and afflicted them
with a degree of stagnation since 2002 Iran accuses MP over TV spot Iraq raids
al-Sadr strongholds after insurgents break cease-fire 20 militants reported killed in gun battle in Iraq French Banks Release Iran's Frozen Assets Oil and Peace Talks to Top Cheney's Mideast
Agenda Saudi King Will Be Asked to Raise Production Al-Sharqiyah Interviews Iraqi List Member on
Political Situation, Other Issues Iraqi Foreign Minister Discusses Local,
Regional, International Issues in Cairo As Rebuilding Begins at Lebanon's Nahr al-Bared, Displaced
Refugees Eager to Return By: William Wheeler and Don Duncan | World
Politics Review Baghdad
Music and Ballet School Soldiers On - Melik Kaylan, Wall Street
Journal "The Iraqi Refugee Crisis By the Numbers,"
Center for American Progress, March 11, 2008 |
H9 Ha’aretz – An alternative
intelligence view Poll: Half of Jews
oppose living in neighborhoods with Arabs Fallon
resigns / One admiral too many Israel and
the U.S. / Washington dissatisfied with Israel's footdragging in W. Bank The three
whiners Like many who came before him, Lt. Gen. William Fraser III will
bring many good intentions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and very
little ability to help Targeted
assassination / Little room for mistakes What General Fallon didn't get (WTR) Barak:
Fighting in Gaza, southern Israel may soon resume Lull in
fighting ends as rockets slam into Israel Jerusalem
Post Fallon's
departure and Iran "Bush's present to Cheney on the eve of his Mideast tour." Israel
worried about upcoming Fraser report on W. Bank activity
32 new homes in Betar Illit settlement approved; Rice:
Expansion of settlement construction is not consistent with Israeli
obligations. Israel to offer Iron Dome system to US
Defense
Ministry director-general to examine feasibility of Skyguard laser system
next week.
Yedioth Ahronoth 'Settlement plan unhelpful' Daily Alert.org
– Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress
- EJC Israeli Press Review –
Google News Israel - Palestine Annual Intelligence
Report: Hizbullah is the Key BBC
Israelis kill four in West Bank Israeli
undercover commandos shoot dead four Palestinian militants in the West Bank
town of Bethlehem. Hamas lays out
truce conditions The Middle East's
asymmetric war U.S. Roadmap Assessment Seen Critical of Israel – WINEP Fayad's Reform Plan: Difficulties and Political Implications The
Rise and Fall of the American Jewish PhD Full Paper (PDF; 169 KB) Hamas sets
conditions for ceasefire with Israel The Crime of Silence on Israeli Massacres Against
Palestinians By: Bouthaina Shaaban | Asharq Alawsat During the Israeli
operation, dubbed "Hot Winter", we were painfully watching the
carnage of Palestinian infants and children disrupted by the Israeli tool of
malignancy If Talks Fail, Palestinians Should Dissolve the PA By:
Ali Jarbawi | The Daily Star Five years ago, I was the first to advocate
dissolving the Palestinian Authority, and since then I have been stressing
the need for Palestinians to take this suggestion seriously Create Opportunity From Gaza's Strife By: Rami G. Khouri
| The Daily Star Out of crisis comes opportunity, which describes the current
brief lull in the war between Israel and the Palestinian resistance movements
in Gaza. Rather than just trying to calm things down, now is the moment for
the international community to push hard diplomatically for more serious
negotiations Still Stalled in the Middle East By: Gwynne Dyer | The
Japan Times A Terror Tour of Israel By: Nathan Hodge and Sharon
Weinberger | Slate We arrived in Israel neither as religious pilgrims nor as
traditional tourists: We'd signed up for the Ultimate Counter-Terrorism
Mission, a weeklong journey around the country during which we would learn
about Israel's battle with terrorism. The trip was aimed at U.S. police
officers and homeland-security professionals Bipartisan
Support for State of Israel - The Australian editorial
Residents
and Citizens - Jerusalem Post editorial
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For Clinton and Obama, next six weeks are
critical By the next
primary, April 22, the way to count Florida and Michigan may be settled. Where climate change meets national security
EU
report adds urgency to old warnings, NATO to take up discussion next. Fed's bold $200 billion move The central bank's unusual cash infusion aims to
keep banks lending. Hamas leader Haniyeh offers Gaza truce
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh
announced preconditions for a period of calm with Israel in a speech
Wednesday. Israelis bolster new front line with Gaza
Ashkelon, an Israeli city 11 miles
north of Gaza, has become a new target for Palestinian rocket fire. China's human rights rating upgraded by
U.S. State Dept. It takes the
country off the list of worst human rights offenders but still notes serious
concerns. Lessons from Spitzer's fall The system set up to catch financial misdeeds by
politicians works. ASIA Asia Times While China marches, the US guesses
To the US, there's nothing new about China's continuing military development,
it's the unsaid intentions behind the buildup that are worrying Washington.
Without disclosing its own strategies, Washington wants to know what Beijing
is up to. But obfuscation is an art of war, and the Chinese are masters at
it. - Law Siu-lan China puts its trust in Putinism China
and Pakistan: New Friends Can’t Compare U.S. military
expert says Afghanistan situation worsening Afghanistan’s
political transition faces serious challenges – UN report Source: United
Nations General Assembly Security Council Full
Report (PDF; 92 KB) Beijing’s political tightrope-walk , Kerry Brown Responding
to Afghanistan’s Opium economy challenge : lessons and policy implications
from a development perspective China's
War on Terror - Wall Street Journal editorial CFR The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) Taiwan
Referendum Faces Boycott Opposition Move
Likely to Doom U.N. Membership Measure U.S.
Delisting of China Upsets Rights Activists The Future of Kashmir
ACDIS More observations of the Chinese military A
reminder to China that the world has not forgotten Tibet Malaysia: Ruling Coalition Loses Ground By: Barry Deely |
ISN Security Watch The surprising results in the Malaysian elections marks
the first time the government has faced a serious challenge from the
opposition |
H11 IHT Sarkozy and
Merkel draft agreement detailing role of nations on EU's southern borderThe French and German
leaders will brief colleagues at a summit in Brussels on proposals for a
Union for the Mediterranean designed to intensify cooperation in the region Nationwide
strike cripples transport in Greece Greek workers staged a nationwide job
walkout Wednesday, grounding flights, crippling transport and leaving heaps
of refuse uncollected A new
generation awakens By JIM WALLIS A
new faith-inspired movement for social justice may be on the way, with a
younger generation of believers as its cutting edge. 'Magic is
over' for the U.S., says foreign minister of FranceAsked whether the
United States could repair the damage it has suffered to its reputation
during the Bush presidency, Bernard Kouchner replied, "It will never be
as it was before." EUROPE European press review Serbia's Final Frontier By: Charles A. Kupchan | Foreign
Affairs The Balkans After the
Independence of Kosovo and on the Eve of NATO Enlargement Daniel Fried View
Video
NATO: Enlargement
and Effectiveness Daniel Fried CAP NATO: Expansion and Division CER The Czechs in the EU: In the middle of the class The United Nations and Kosovo's Independence - American
Enterprise Institute The Latest Dutch Film Debacle By: Joseph Loconte | The
Weekly Standard Later this month, a Dutch politician is scheduled to release
a film that reportedly calls for the Koran to be banished and hints that
Muslims might be expelled from the Netherlands. The 15-minute production,
aptly called Fitna--Arabic for "strife"--has already generated
death threats, security alerts, protests, and international condemnations Kosovo Secession Sets Dangerous Precedent By: Vuk Jeremic
| The Japan Times A negotiated compromise solution to Kosovo's future status
is needed: one that addresses the legitimate right to self-governance for
Kosovo's Albanians, while preserving a democratic Serbia Serbia: The Economist Intelligence Unit examines the implications of May elections in Serbia and says they
could favor the country’s nationalists Sarkozy
reverts to wooing far-Right Walker's World: Europe's
flawed lawmakers (UPI) -- Americans may not know this, but like everyone
else on the planet, they are increasingly living by European rules without
knowing much about who sets them. Analysis: Serbia at the crossroads (UPI) -- Serbs, in the upcoming snap
elections, will have to choose between closer ties with Europe or moving
toward Russia, and thus further isolation. Analysis: New threats for NATO (UPI) -- As threats become increasingly
asymmetrical, NATO and national military powers are under pressure to update
the look and feel of their armed forces. |
H12 RFE/RL
Friendly Fire A public rift between Taliban leaders and Al-Qaeda supporters in
the Arab world could hint at prospects for peace in Afghanistan. There are
key differences over whether to negotiate and the limits of foreign influence Armenia: Key U.S. Diplomat Calls For Roundtable In Wake
Of Clashes Google News Azerbaijan EDM
RUSSIA
2007: FREE EXPRESSION FURTHER RESTRICTED WHILE PUNITIVE PSYCHIATRY RETURNED - UKRAINIAN
PARLIAMENT UNBLOCKED, NATO DISPUTE OFF AGENDA Foreign
Policy Seven
Questions: The Russian Connection What does
Viktor Bout know? FP spoke
with analyst and author Douglas Farah about the surprise arrest of the
world’s most notorious arms dealer, his ties to everyone from Colombian
narcoterrorists to the U.S. government, and how he might get off the
hook—again. EU Foreign
Ministers Concerned Russia to Recognise Abkhazia By: Leigh Phillips | EU
Observer Let the Russians Sort Out Russia By: Rodric Braithwaite |
Financial Times Are the Russians even capable of democracy? U.S., New Members Backing NATO Action Plans for Georgia and
Ukraine By: Vladimir Socor | Eurasia Daily Monitor Building High Fences Aroun Bad Neighbors By: Yulia
Latynina | The Moscow Times On Saturday following his meeting with German
Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that
Russia's foreign policy under President-elect Dmitry Medvedev would remain
unchanged. "I do not think that our partners will have it any easier
with him," Putin declared. Russia: CSTO Head Concerned About
Destabilization in South Caucasus, Middle East BBC Monitoring Quotes From Russian Press
Thursday 13 March 2008 |
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H13 The Times Right man ... for the wrong job? William Fallon's lack of direct
experience in Iraq and Afghanistan left him unable to challenge the Bush
Administration Bronwen Maddox Persian Gulf Iraq's fate is uneasily linked to what passes for politics in Iran An old train, a barrel organ, a
mayor's speech, crowds waving... and not a plastic bag in sight Matthew Parris EU threatens to punish climate deal rebels US and China are likely to be first to face trade
sanctions if they fail to line up in support of new climate change deal Iran 'treason' inquiry ahead of poll Government says leading opponent
guilty of 'appalling' act for criticising regime in interview with US-backed
TV station Ferraro resigns over 'black' Obama remark Geraldine Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign after
declaring Barack Obama was successful only because he is black Prostitute behind Spitzer sex scandal revealed Eliot Spitzer said he would 'leave public life' two days after he was
identified as Client 9 in a $5,500-an-hour vice ring Obama
and the Race Card . Sins of Emission Despite
the move and the consequent market gains, some onlookers remained skeptical
about the prospects for quick economic recovery. The economist Nouriel
Roubini says on his blog that many of the world’s most prominent economists
are now
subscribing to his estimates—formerly considered extreme—that U.S.
financial losses could top $1 trillion. A recent Daily Analysis looks at “nightmare” economic scenarios
and what they might entail. |
H14 Financial
Times Med
Union blueprint avoids key questions The
Mediterranean Union will seek to strengthen co-operation among the European
Union and non-EU, mainly Muslim, countries in north Africa and the Middle
East
Sarkozy
and Merkel lay out vision for Med Union Nicolas
Sarkozy, the French president, and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, will
today present fellow European leaders with a proposal for a Mediterranean
Union
WORLD
NEWS: Iran 'rift' at root of Fallon's departure Musharraf
seeks deal to remain in power Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has
offered to give up his powers to dissolve parliament if key opposition
parties agree to drop their insistence on the re-instatement of Iftikhar
Mohammad Chaudhry, the former supreme court chief justice
The Fed is delaying day of reckoning
As the US economy faces a recession, a weak dollar is in the country’s
interests. As inflation exceeds its own definition of price stability, a
strong euro is in the interests of the eurozone. End of story? Not quite
writes Charles Wyplosz
US
support for Egypt hints at shift on Hamas The White House’s statement
that it hopes Cairo could convince Hamas to cease attacks on Israel is an
apparent change in Washington’s policy on isolating the Islamist group
IRG
seeks influence by proxy Basij – meaning mobilisation – has a ready-made
network that functions quickly and efficiently, a crucial asset in a country
where effective political parties are absent
Iranians
focus on inflation woes All Iranian politicians have pledged to improve
the economy during their campaign ahead of Friday’s parliamentary poll as
ordinary people struggle to pay for clothes and food in preparation for the
New Year festivities
China’s grandfather lacks balance
A historic transition of the kind that Wen Jiabao is overseeing will never
look anything other than ugly under day-to-day scrutiny, writes Richard
McGregor
There must be no turning back on Nafta
Canada and the US are joint stewards of a valuable economic partnership. But
we are also stewards of something far more valuable — one of history’s great
political friendships, writes Dalton McGuinty
Dirty tricks in the Democratic race
Though Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton in the Mississippi primary, more
significant is the growing bitterness between them and its effect on the
eventual nominee
Clinton
raises primary pressure Hillary Clinton stepped up pressure to hold fresh
primary elections in Florida and Michigan as Barack Obama extended his lead
in the popular vote and among elected delegates after his thumping victory in
Mississippi
US
will avoid deep recession, Fed says The US will avoid a severe and
prolonged recession similar to Japan’s in the 1990s because US policymakers
will do whatever it takes to avert such an outcome, the Federal Reserve
believes
Bush
denies he pressed Fallon to resign George W. Bush did not request the
resignation of Admiral William Fallon, his military commander in the Middle
East, to step down, the White House said
MARKETS
& INVESTING: Crude price resumes push towards $110 Left
in the lurch The German economy is performing well
but on the political front the Social Democratic party, Angela Merkel’s
partner in government in Berlin, is in virtual meltdown
How
the fighter knocked himself outEliot Spitzer made his name by investigating abuses such as the
misleading of investors by analysts. But self-styled populist crusaders are
generally either playing to voters or destined to disappoint, writes John
Gapper US
applies sanctions to third Iran bank The US Treasury says it would freeze
any assets belonging to Future Bank in an attempt to ratchet up the pressure
on Tehran in the dispute about its nuclear programme
BUDGET
2008 - COMMENT: Dull and determined is the right approach |
H15 Los Angeles
Times Fallon vs. Petraeus The tension between the military brass reflects a
broader national security dilemma Interest in Iraq war declining, poll finds Editorial Back in Baghdad, looking for the normal 'D' for defense Given Iraq, are
Democrats now positioned to campaign as the national security party? |
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H16 American Politics Voters
Lean Toward Democrats Voters prefer a Democrat in the White House by a
50% to 37% margin, according to the latest WSJ/NBC News poll. But when choosing
between McCain and either Democratic candidate, the results are a statistical
tie, capturing the conflict felt by Americans voters. (Poll
results) Support
for War Effort Highest Since 2006 - David Kuhn, The Politico The Obama-Clinton-McCain Paradoxes - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
Florida's
Democratic Party chair proposes mail-in revote plan Clinton aide: 'Fallacy' to think reading
NIE vital Time on Her Side: Obama Maintains Lead, but Clinton Might Have
the Edge What do the results so far tell us about Clinton and Obama as general election candidates? Jeff
Greenfield investigates. David Corn / MotherJones.com: McCain's Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam Clinton-Obama '08? There have
been stranger tickets History shows that political adversaries
sometimes suddenly embrace, become ticket-mates — and win. And a lot of
experts and politicos — including some Clinton and Obama advisers, if one
reads between the lines — don't rule that out this year. realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Countdown Special Comment: Sen. Clinton, “This is not a
campaign strategy. This is a suicide pact.” Camille Paglia / Salon: Hillary's race against time —
Are Clinton's inept attack ads and faux-feminism enough? Can Obama
learn to attack? PR
needed to save Beijing from own bad image (By Christian Toto) |
H17 Daily Telegraph Apathy
rules Iran With Iran's conservatives divided between
supporters and opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the outcome of the country's
general election could be much more interesting than the conservatives'
assured numerical superiority would suggest Reformers
purged as Iranians go to polls Iranians face the prospect
of voting for candidates they have never heard of in an election tomorrow
from which 90 per cent of reformers have been banned. Darling's strike against the family
motorist Motorists have been hit by punitive rises in taxes as
Alistair Darling targeted the drivers of family cars, as wells as 4x4s, with
a new "showroom tax" and higher road tax. |
H18 Independent Bereaved Iraqi mother vows revenge on US Um Saad, a middle-aged woman living
in the Sunni district of Khadra in west Baghdad, blames the Americans for the
death of her husband and two of her sons and threatens revenge. Leading article: An admiral and a self-serving administration Women and children killed in Afghanistan by British air strike Leading
article: A flagging quest in search of Britishness New York governor quits over revelations
that he had spent $80,000 on prostitutes The citizens of New York State watched in still dumbfounded awe last
night as their once all-conquering governor, Eliot Spitzer, confirmed what
had seemed all but inevitable since the news exploded of his illicit
dalliances with high-price prostitutes: he is resigning his post and leaving
politics. Israeli
hardliners 'will walk out' when Merkel addresses Knesset in German Leading
article: A lacklustre Budget, in the shadow of Mr Brown |
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Ethnic Dispute Tears al Qaeda, Hayden Says By: Bill Gertz
| The Washington Times Internal divisions between Saudi and Egyptian leaders
of al Qaeda are producing "fissures" within the terrorist group and
a possible battle over who will succeed Osama bin Laden, CIA Director Michael
V. Hayden said yesterday. Rand US Failed to Monitor and Adapt to Insurgent Trends in Iraq Pentagon
Report on Saddam’s Iraq Censored? Source: ABC News Saddam
and Terrorism: Emerging Insights From Captured Iraqi Documents (Executive
Summary; redacted) (PDF; 3.4 MB) NATO Allies Undecided on
Missile Shield Plan Fallon Didn't Get It By: Max Boot | Los Angeles Times.
Fallon was wrong about the surge. A review
of The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict
by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes (and more
and more
and an excerpt
and an interview). Facing Challenges With Courage, Confidence By: Michael
Chertoff and Tom Ridge | Miami Herald How
do you get a terrorist to talk? The torture debate doesn’t answer the
question of what works. From The Washington Monthly, a special issue: "No
torture, no exceptions". BPC
and the Indirect vs. Direct Approach in The Long War Due
diligence The announcement that the
U.S. Air Force chose the Northrop-Grumman-EADS team to build 179 tanker
aircraft at initial procurement costs of $40 billion should have come as no
surprise to anyone following the competition.
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H20 Slate "Fox" Fallon Wasn't Hounded
Out The Centcom commander brought about his own ouster. The
scientific basis for projections of climate change (in a nutshell) Responding
to Afghanistan’s Opium economy challenge : lessons and policy implications
from a development perspective Source: World Bank Policy
Research Working Papers Full
Paper (PDF; 199 KB) BBC US toughens standards for ozone The
US tightens ozone standards for first time in 10 years but targets fall short
of campaigners' demands. CFR Policy Clash Looms between Trade and Climate Flannery: Microfinance Just ‘One Factor’ in Economic Growth Uneven support threatens U.N.
missions (UPI) -- Uneven
international support for U.N. peacekeeping missions is threatening security
gains in conflict areas, a top U.N. official reported. Another
Problem with Biofuels? |
H21 Who are the true
barbarians? Ancient people lived less
violently than modern advanced societies and left a lighter footprint on
the earth. People love hierarchies. When anarchists
get together to form an anarchist association, the first thing they do is
elect a governing committee... more» American living standards will decline as U.S.
exploitation of China fades in an economically transformed world.
Maybe... more» Daylight saving time, among
other benefits, is supposed to conserve power. But it doesn't. Woman
at the Center of Governor’s Downfall INSIDE THE
EMPERORS CLUB Wiretaps,
Rookie Hookers and Client No. 9 Man
who invented Web describes new tech that will supersede GOOGLE... TiVo to
bring YOUTUBE videos to TV screens... Women earn most of America’s advanced degrees but lag
in the physical sciences, holding only 10% or more of tenure track
positions in these subjects. Can we fix this “problem”?... more» The
Rise and Fall of the American Jewish PhD Full Paper (PDF; 169 KB) From The Guardian, here's a list of the world's 50 most
powerful blogs. From Lacan.com, Slavoj Zizek on Violence, or Ecology as a New Opium for the
Masses (and part 2). A review
of Everyman News: The Changing American Front Page by Michele Weldon. From Reset, a special issue on secularism, including Alessandro
Ferrara on three
meanings of secularism The Entrapment of Eliot |
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