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H1 Anatomy of the Surge New York TimesIraqi
and U.S. Forces Battle Shiite Militia
Heavy fighting broke
out in Basra and Baghdad after Iraqi ground forces and helicopters mounted a
major operation in Basra against Shiite militias. New
Pakistani Leaders Tell Americans There’s ‘a New Sheriff in Town’ Azerbaijan: Independent
Islam and the State,* the latest report from the
International Crisis Group • 'Iraq: The Way Ahead: Phase IV Report' by Frederick Kagan,
AEI Foreign Policy Iraq’s
Unheralded Political Progress Goldman Sachs
expects global credit losses to reach $1.2 trillion Wall Street
Journal Voices From Iraq Critics
Pounce on Obama Pledge Obama's pledge to hold direct talks with foreign
adversaries is drawing fresh fire from both rivals and political strategists.
Critics say the approach may legitimize leaders whose power the U.S. seeks to
undermine. Stocks
in Longest Funk Since '70s The stock market is trading
right where it was nine years ago. The current market turmoil may result in a
lost decade like the 1930s and the 1970s. Some believe the troubles are
severe enough that the period of weakness isn't over
Washington PostShiite
Militias Clash With Iraqi Forces in Basra U.S., British back
offensive to break the power Sadr's Mahdi Army holds over southern port city INTELLIGENCE Estimates
to Undergo More Scrutiny After attracting repeated controversy, a premier
product of the nation's intelligence community -- the National Intelligence
Estimate -- is getting a makeover by senior intelligence officials to improve
its credibility. Book
World: 'The Second World': 'Empires
and Influence in the New Global Order' Medvedev's
Chance To Lead? By Masha Lipman
The next Russian administration, with Dmitry Medvedev as president and
Vladimir Putin remaining at the helm as prime minister, may evolve into
something different from Putin's current rule. But the expectations of
liberalization that Medvedev's rhetoric and non-KGB background might have... Hold
the Hysteria (For Now) By Robert J. Samuelson Regarding the economy, it's
hard not to notice this stark contrast: The "real economy" of
spending, production and jobs -- though weakening -- is hardly in a state of
collapse, but much of today's semi-hysterical commentary suggests that it is. The Next President And the Middle East New
America Foundation Time The Threat of a Re-Surge in Iraq Washington
Times Africa
and the rise of Asia China
and India have become global leaders in forging "bilateral investment
treaties" with other developing economies.
AEI Iranian
Influence in the Levant, Iraq, and Afghanistan - Frederick W.
Kagan, Danielle Pletka, and Kimberly Kagan Leader: Thirteen
months after Tony Blair described Britain's military operation in Basra as
'successful' and 'complete', these words ring hollow Iraqis fight
Mahdi army as British troops remain at base Basra battle seen as critical test of Baghdad government's
ability to control its own country British
hopes rest on crucial showdown Brown
and Straw's best bet is to go out like Butch and Sundance Jonathan Freedland: In the face of defeat, they might as well pursue one radical change.
These constitutional proposals are not nearly enough Hillary 2012? Michael
Tomasky: US elections 2008: Does Clinton secretly want
Obama to lose to McCain so she can take another crack at the White House in
four years? Ha’aretz – Bradley Burston: Ten
ways Israel keeps Hamas afloat Saudi King planning
first interfaith conference to include Jews Yoel
Marcus: Golan worth giving away for peace with Syria McClatchy Iraqi forces battle Mahdi militia in southern Iraq, Baghdad
With
Iraq's top leaders directing the battle, Iraq's army and national police
pressed a major operation Tuesday to wrest control of the southern port city
of Basra from the Shiite Mahdi Army militia. Fighting between government
forces and the militia quickly spread through Iraq's south and into Baghdad Gains
in Iraq undercut by recent violence A battle for control of oil-rich
Basra, a second rocket attack on the Green Zone this week and the
reappearance of armed followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
yesterday threatened recent security gains from the U.S. troop surge. Financial
Times The
rescue of Bear Stearns marks liberalisation’s limit For
three decades we have moved towards market-driven financial systems. By its
decision to rescue Bear Stearns, the Federal Reserve, the institution
responsible for monetary policy in the US, chief protagonist of free-market
capitalism, declared this era over, writes Martin
Wolf Different
dilemmas in America and the eurozone In Europe a fall in prices may make consumers poorer,
but it does not threaten the stability of the banking system, says Daniel
Gros More
regulation will not prevent next crisis Since financial stability is unattainable, the state
should aim to insulate the real economy from the effects of instability,
writes John Kay Sarkozy
seeks Nato strategy The French president is pressing for Nato agreement
for a broader political strategy in Afghanistan before finalising a decision
to send extra troops, say officials
Why
France and Britain must join forces Brown
and Sarkozy can use their summit to start a debate on Europe’s role in the
world, write Dominique Moïsi and David Manning
IHT A puppeteer's tribute to Iranian democracy
The
supreme leader's style is to preserve a balance among contending factions. Europe
struggles to accommodate its growing Muslim minorityAcross Europe,
politicians try to be culturally sensitive to Muslim citizens without
sacrificing liberal principles. Christian
Science Monitor Across Iraq, battles erupt with Mahdi Army
Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army fought
US, Iraqi forces in Baghdad and Basra on Tuesday. Signs the U.S. dollar free fall is ending
The greenback has bounced back a bit
after hitting a record low against the euro last week. 5
Years Later: Pundits Who Were Wrong on Iraq Are Silent by Greg Mitchell The
Ongoing Exclusion of War Opponents From the Iraq Debate
by Glenn Greenwald the International Studies Association
annual meeting in San Francisco Gvosdev Debate on NATO and Democratic League Continues ... Networking Democracy, Jon Bright Nuclear Weapons: The Greatest Peril to Civilization Tony Karon Will Russia Partition Kosovo? |
H2 WSJ Secular Jihad Sami Kohen Görüşler farklı da olsa... Cheney, Talabani ve Barzani’den mesaj getirdi İran uyarısına karşılık diyalog önemli
mesajı Cheney Kürtlerin postacılığını
yaptı Cheney reassures Ankara on US stance against PKK Doğu Ergil What
does Cheney have in mind? Guardian Fundamentally secular Alfred
Stepan Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter
–
national Adım adım Kürt devletine gidiliyor! Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 25 Mar 08 Kürt lider ve Irak hükümetinden PKK
mesajı Iraqi
Kurdish corruption,
human rights media report 12 to 25 Mar 08 - Zibb.c Cevdet Aşkın ABD'nin PKK planında 'durmak yok, yola
devam' Mensur Akgün Önemli olan gelmesi Berlin
May Bail on Turkish Dam Yiğit Bulut
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