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H1 Financial Times Today’s task is to mend broken Iraq The US must stay long enough to avert a bloodbath
but leave soon enough to make faction leaders – their safety net removed –
reach a modus vivendi Oil
groups circle Iraq’s vast reserves Western groups see a chance to develop deposits of quality crude. Yet
sectarian tensions stand in the way Warning
on threat to Europe’s US links The rift in transatlantic relations is deeper than previously
thought, with almost half of Europeans seeing the US as having a negative
influence on world affairs and a third of US citizens seeing Europeans as
‘snobbish’, according to a British Council survey
Poll on Relations Between the U.S., Canada, and Europe Los Angeles Times Joint
Chiefs, ground commanders split on Iraq Tensions rise over when to
bring troops home, exposing rifts over long-term strategy in the region. The Economist Wall
Street's crisis What went wrong in the financial system—and the
long, hard task of fixing it Elections in Iran Conservative
or conservative? A pitiful narrowing of choices for Iranians—and for
the outside world International
Crisis Group Ruling Palestine I: Gaza Under Hamas NYT Clinton
Facing Narrower Path to Nomination
Winning the
Democratic presidential nomination has seemed something of a long shot for
Hillary Rodham Clinton since February, but that shot now seems to have grown
a little longer In
Mosul, New Test of Rebuilt Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army’s
performance so far suggests that while the forces have made strides, there
are still big gaps Obama's Speech on Iraq, March 2008 We cannot seize
opportunities to resolve our problems unless we create them. That is what
Kennedy did with Khrushchev; what Nixon did with Mao; what Reagan did with
Gorbachev. And that is what I will do as President of the United States. New 'bin Laden tape' threatens EU A
new audio message purportedly from Osama bin Laden threatens the EU over
cartoons offensive to Muslims Asia Times Shocked, awed and left to rot Cheney is spot on when he talks of
"phenomenal changes" in Iraq. Millions of Iraqis have lost their
homes, their jobs, their families, their dreams and in countless cases their
own lives because of a pre-emptive war. And anti-American Muqtada
al-Sadr will ultimately be the lord of what remains of Iraq. - Pepe
Escobar Wall Street Journal Whatever Happened to Moqtada? The Maginot Pipeline America
and Iraq Sub Sarko CFR Farhi: New Iranian Majlis Will Be Critical of Ahmadinejad on
Domestic Issues Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: A Guidebook for American
Policymakers NEW
BIN LADEN AUDIO WARNS OF GRAVE PUNISHMENT OVER CARTOONS... NYT Afghanistan’s
New Deal By ZALMAY KHALILZAD Success in Afghanistan will be a major step in
helping to create security, stability and progress in the broader Middle
East, which is the defining challenge of our time MESH Iraq: two scenarios
revisited The Economist Exchange
rates Dollar
doldrums How low will the greenback go
Obama's Key Advisers Push Persuasion to Resolve Global
Traumas Bloomberg - CNAS Middle East Policy: Thinking Strategically About Iraq: Report
from a Symposium Working with Iran to
stabilize Iraq INTERNATIONAL
CONCERN over Iran's nuclear program continues to smolder. But from Iran's
perspective, Iraq has now become the most dangerous flashpoint of potential
conflict with the United States. (By Selig S. Harrison, Boston Globe) The TimesCommentary: more threats but smaller risks There is a strong case that, even if the new threats are more diffuse
than the old ones, they are also smaller in scale CHENEY:
Iran May Have Resumed Weapon Program... Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory' President
George W Bush marks the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion with a speech
hailing its success. Iraqi Law Paves Way for Provincial Vote Iraq's Al-Sadr Launches "Brotherhood
Initiative" in Basra; Update GuardianFive years
on Leader: Next US president must set date for withdrawal
from Iraq and end the occupation Free
countries must defy Chinese blackmail and greet the Dalai Lama Timothy
Garton Ash: There is not much that we can do for suffering Tibet,
but this we can and must. It's far more than mere tokenism There must be
a reckoning for this day of infamy Seumas Milne: The
Iraq catastrophe isn't down to mistakes or lack of planning, but a refusal to
accept that people will resist foreign occupation A war of
utter folly Hans Blix: Responsibility for this
spectacular tragedy must lie with those who ignored the facts five years ago Trusting in America Michelle
Goldberg: US elections 2008: By appealing
to the intelligence and decency of the American people, Obama placed his fate
in their hands Jim Lobe Why Did the US Invade Iraq? Washington Post After
a Decade at War With West, Al-Qaeda Still Impervious to Spies New
Interagency Group to Oversee Cyberattack Defense Who's
Next to Fail? By Robert D. Novak The Fed's new role may calm Wall Street,
but it scares the rest of the financial world. Walker's World: Why the war worked
By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- Whatever the costs of the Iraq war, it was a
crucial catalyst of change in the Arab world Five years in Iraq: a deep disquiet in the
US The bottom line may
be that many in the US view the Iraq invasion as a mistake they don't want to
see repeated U.S. Military takes lessons from Iraq
'insurgent' war As the fight in
Iraq drives fundamental changes to the military, it is also forcing a debate
on how far those changes should go. Despite Iraq discord, world eager for U.S.
diplomacy But America may
need to understand how the world has changed during the war and what
different kind of leadership is now required. Hopefully, the results of France's local elections will prompt Sarkozy
to refocus his energy on serious economic reforms The final straw y
ELIE FAWAZ Hezbollah may be undermining itself from within EU anxiety as
Sarkozy prepares to take helmn July France takes over the bloc's
six-month rotating presidency, and the prospect is beginning to worry some as
President Nicolas Sarkozy is seen to face a steep learning curve. Millions
strike in Greece to protest plan to overhaul pensions Foreign Policy The
List: Seven Kremlin Powerbrokers to Watch Newsweek Who Won Iran's Elections? Drezner The
realist tradition in American public opinion -- published Stratfor’s War: Five Years Later Time Why Beijing Needs the Dalai Lama Salon Our
"black Monday" for oil The record high price of crude that was
hit this month reflects the new reality of global energy consumption -- and
may presage dark times for America. By Michael T. Klare The GOP attack plan for Barack Obama American Prospect Five Years Later According to interviews with detained members of
al-Qaeda in Iraq, the most powerful recruitment tool for Islamic extremists
is ... the war itself |
H2 The
Economist Turkey's
secular constitution See you in court Serdar
Turgut Armageddon
senaryosu gibi ziyaret Ankara Cheney’e PKK sitemine
hazırlanıyor Washington Institute Will the Turkish Constitutional Court Ban the AKP? Financial Times Does
the EU care about Turkish democracy? Like the proverbial mad
aunt, Turkey is a topic most European Union governments prefer these days to
keep locked well out of sight. But if the EU isn’t careful, it will discover
one day that the aunt, quite sanely, has decided she doesn’t want to be
part of the family anyway. … Turkey is no longer a cause worth sticking your
neck out for. … By challenging the
AKP’s right to rule, the secularists damage not the party but themselves and
their country. Ha’aretz What
would Ataturk say? By Zvi Bar’el Turkey
mulls to send more troops to Afghanistan BLOWBACK
FROM IRAQ INCURSION SPARKS POLITICAL DEBATE IN ANKARA? Eurasia Daily Monitor Askere
Afganistan yolu!
Christian Science Monitor In divided Cyprus,
new leader Christofias energizes unity bid
FT Cyprus
leaders attempt to unite island The heads of the two Cypriot communities
are to meet for talks that could affect not only the chances of unifying the
island but also Turkey’s hopes of joining the EU
Guardian Peace
talks must not fail, says Cypriot president Failure of peace talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots would
be devastating for Cyprus, says President WashingtonTimes Leader
to seek Turkish unity The newly elected communist president of Cyprus
yesterday pledged to pursue talks to unite the Mediterranean island but gave
no indication he would accept Turkish conditions that a U.N. formula be used. Street - Opening Fosters Hope
of Unity İran dosyasıyla Ankara’ya geliyor Hindu India, Turkey
propose to initiate talks on FTA Partner
says US-backed gas pipeline project better for Europe than Russian rival Political
Tremors and Social Discontent Shake Up Turkey Will Turkey remain the
“secular democracy” in Islamic world? Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter
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national Rights,
not cash is East's demand NEWS
ANALYSIS: Cheney concentrates on Iraqi problems with Barzani ... Cevdet Aşkın Ankara'dan Erbil'e konsolosluk, PKK'dan
'final' Nevruz'u Bunun adı propaganda
Iraqi Deputy PM Discusses Turkish Incursion,
Ties With USA, Iran US Troops Kill Kirkuk Police
'By Mistake' ON THE INCREASE: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN TURKEY'S NEW OHAL
ZONES Afganistan'a ek askere 'sarı
ışık' 'PKK ile görüşün bu iş
bitsin' The
Syrian Kurds - Kurdish Aspect To
Turkey: The three R’s concept - Kurdish Aspect - PKK, Taliban ve
Irak’ta direnişçilere karşı kullanıldı Turkish-Iraqi economic relations recover from impact of
occupation Atay, yeni sınır ötesi
operasyon sinyali verdi Abant Toplantısı'nın tarihi ve yeri
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