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H1 New Yorker
Is American
power on the wane? Is
the West being overtaken by the rest? By Ian
Buruma Los Angeles Times Iran waging proxy war with U.S., officials
say Iran, facing border violence that
it says involves U.S.-backed insurgents, feels impelled to fight back by
backing its own allies in Iraq, experts say. New
poll shows Barack Obama tanking in Pennsylvania US, Iraq Far Apart
on Security Pacts Financial
Times Power
and Russia’s backyard As an alliance of free
countries, Nato should not allow Russia a veto on who joins the club. But the
counter-arguments should not be airily dismissed – unstated spheres of
influence do still exist in the modern world, writes Gideon
Rachman Even
a slowdown brings some good news There is a silver lining. I am not convinced that the turmoil in
financial markets will push the world over the edge of the economic
precipice, writes Philip
Stephens ‘No
problem’Iranians are avoiding sanctions by using hawala,
an ancient money transfer system based on trust How
Iranians are avoiding sanctions A crackdown initiated by Washington on Tehran’s
financial sector is proving less than effective as businesses and consumers
step up their use of hawala, an ancient system based on trust and leaving no
clear paper trail Fears
emerge over Russia’s oil output Leonid Fedun,
vice-president of Lukoil, says Russian oil production has peaked and might
never return to current levels U.S. hopes to counter Mahdi Army's clout in
Baghdad American forces in
Iraq announced Monday ambitious public-works plans to win support in Sadr
City. The TimesFood crisis: France calls for EU protectionism At a high-level EU agriculture meeting French call on Europe to
establish a food security plan and to resist subsidy cuts Wall Street Journal Bush
and Iran, Again Bush's North Korea Capitulation Disruptive
Civil Technologies: Six Technologies with Potential Impacts on US Interests
out to 2025 Source: National Intelligence Council
Biogerontechnology - Energy Storage Materials - Clean Coal Technologies -
Service Robotics -The Internet of Things U.S. Sees Iran's Beirut Strategy in Iraq Gambit By: Bay
Fang | The Chicago Tribune As Iran's involvement has moved to the forefront
of the Bush administration's concerns about Iraq in recent weeks, Crocker has
increasingly compared Iran's strategy there to its tactics in Lebanon, where
it was able to cause great damage through secretive connections with
homegrown Lebanese groups Washington
Times State
OK with private, unofficial talks The State Department said
yesterday that it encourages contacts between Americans — including former
U.S. officials — and Iranians, but denied reports that it had opened
back-channel talks with the Islamic republic.
Daily Star The
jury is still out on the US candidates' managerial skills By
Joseph S. Nye New York Times Fuel
Choices, Food Crises and Finger-Pointing
Biofuels are fast
becoming a new flash point in global diplomacy, putting pressure on Western
politicians to reconsider their policies Guardian A spectre haunts the Middle East
Petra Marquardt-Bigman Let us hope that reports
of secret talks between the US and Iran are true - a modicum of good news for
a region living in deadly nuclear peril In office
but not in power Leader: Italian voters opt for
stalemate in election that solves nothing and permits nothing to be solved Ha’aretz – Senate to hold debate
on Syria-N.Korea nuke ties next week Media reports in U.S. could alter the gag order Israel has
imposed on coverage of the IAF strike in Syria Attitudes Toward US
Worsen in Arab World Washington Post Jewish
Liberals to Launch A Counterpoint to AIPAC Political Funds, Lobbying to
Promote Arab-Israeli Peace Deal U.S. Sees Iran's Beirut Strategy in Iraq Gambit By: Bay
Fang | The Chicago Tribune As Iran's involvement has moved to the forefront
of the Bush administration's concerns about Iraq in recent weeks, Crocker has
increasingly compared Iran's strategy there to its tactics in Lebanon, where
it was able to cause great damage through secretive connections with
homegrown Lebanese groups Iraq's Neighbouring Countries Meeting in
Damascus Issue Press Statement Debka Exclusive: Another Syrian armored
division masses on Israeli-Lebanese borders Jerusalem Post The Region: 'Lennonism' paints the Middle
East Imagine if patriotism and
religion in the West was a solution to the Islamist threat? |
H2 Michael Rubin Turkey's
Turning Point: Could there be an Islamic Revolution in Turkey? - Middle East
Forum Few U.S.
policymakers have heard of Fethullah Gülen, perhaps Turkey's most prominent
theologian and political thinker. FT Ankara
mulls pre-emptive strike against court WORLD
NEWS: Turks 'have to adapt to a new way of thinking' The Turkish government may launch a
pre-emptive strike to stop the Constitutional Court from banning the
president and prime minister from politics, and closing down the ruling party Transcript: FT
interview with Ali Babacan
Middle East Progress Turkey’s
Democracy at a Critical Junction Turkey’s
Constitutional Crisis – From Lose-Lose to Win-Win Lenore G. Martin AB-Türkiye ilişkilerinde alternatifler FARUK ŞEN Guardian Bones don't
speak For two years, the UN has been exhuming mass graves across Cyprus,
reviving harrowing memories of the bloodshed in which 2,000 Greek and Turkish
Cypriots disappeared without trace. Britain
praises "excellent" ties with Turkey in London talks Headscarved
Turkish Women Prepare For Long Struggle Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Turkey,
Russia begin to overcome military distrust İç Basında Türk Dış
Politikası Dış
Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
MAHMUT ÖVÜR Kürt meselesi, bu kez de kapatmanın
gölgesinde! Cevdet Aşkın Kürt sorununun çözümünde pozisyonlar
netleşti Syrian Official Meets Turkish Delegates,
Stresses Iraqi Territorial Integrity [Haber İzlenim - Erdal Şen] Doğalgaz için yeni
alternatif Katar Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dış
Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık AB-Türkiye ilişkilerinde alternatifler FARUK ŞEN Sami Kohen Bu Birlik başka Birlik... Guardian Bones don't
speak For two years, the UN has been exhuming mass graves across Cyprus,
reviving harrowing memories of the bloodshed in which 2,000 Greek and Turkish
Cypriots disappeared without trace. Turkey needs more effective media to reach out to Central
Asia - Turkish Daily News Apr 14, 2008 Hedo
Okur
Tuncay
Nihat
Altintop
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H3 Cengiz
Çandar Milliyetçilik-ulusalcılık
laiklik-militarizm Ahmet Taşgetiren
Ben
iyimserim Taha Akyol Cumhurbaşkanı
ve 301. madde Fikret Bila AKP’nin savunması Hasan Cemal Erdoğan, Demirel gibi muhalefet
yaparsa... Murat Yetkin 'AB
ile durum ciddi' Fehmi Koru Bir toplantı ve
Türk-ABD ilişkileri Taha Kıvanç
Washington'da atlatma haber Şamil Tayyar Ali Bayramoğlu Demokratik
direnç… M Ali
Birand AB, ulusalcılarla yollarını ayırdı... Cüneyt Ülsever Türkiye, Ortadoğu denkleminde nerede? İlter Türkmen İlham kaynağı komplo teorileri olunca Sami Selçuk Türk Ceza Yasasının 301. maddesi değişiyor (mu) - I İlnur Çevik A
lame duck administration in Turkey Şahin Alpay AKP'ye yapılanlar ne hukuka sığar, ne ahlaka İhsan Dağı CHP'de sorun Baykal mı, taban mı? |
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H4 New York Times Fuel
Choices, Food Crises and Finger-Pointing
Biofuels are fast
becoming a new flash point in global diplomacy, putting pressure on Western
politicians to reconsider their policies DAVID BROOKS A
Speech About Nothing Barack
Obama’s speech on Monday on the economy put him in the no-man’s land between
Lou Dobbs-style populism and Bill Clinton-style free trade. Abolish
All ‘Taxes’
By
RICHARD CONNIFF I propose we stop saying “taxes” and start calling them “dues,” which
is a term rooted in social obligation and duty. Economy
Ailing, Frustrated Italy Picks Berlusconi The billionaire
Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right coalition won a convincing majority in both
houses of Parliament Despite Tough Times, Ultrarich Keep Spending Retailing
Chains Caught in a Wave of Bankruptcies Devising
Survival at Factory in Iraq Taliban
Attack Kills 11 Officers at a Police Post in Afghanistan Rice
Rules Out Spot on McCain Ticket BOB HERBERT Some
Perspective on ‘Bitter’ Barack
Obama should be advised to meet as often as possible with skeptical, and even
hostile, working people in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. |
H5 Washington
Post Jewish Liberals to Launch A Counterpoint to
AIPAC Political Funds, Lobbying to Promote Arab-Israeli Peace Deal
Candidate on a High Horse By
George F. Will, Barack Obama may be the fulfillment of modern liberalism. Loose Lips and Democratic Ships
By E. J. Dionne Jr. The Democratic presidential candidates are doing a
splendid job of helping John McCain get to the White House. Guns, God and Gotchas By Richard
Cohen, 'Frankly,' Hillary Clinton's
recent actions have been disingenuous. Iraqi Militias Offering Aid To Displaced McCain Echoes Clinton's Attacks
Obama Talks of November Damage Economists Debate Link Between War, Credit
Crisis On the Economy, 70% Disapprove of Bush Two Separate Societies: One in Prison, One
Not A Back-to-Basics Messenger
Pontiff Expected to Stress ROME,
April 14 -- In an era saturated with entertainment and politics, a key
question looms as Pope Benedict XVI leaves here Tuesday for Washington: Is
his style too dense to get Americans' attention? Building Ties With Catholics A Bush Priority
President Identifies With Church on Key Issues Shot and a Chablis By Eugene
Robinson, I have a couple of problems
with Clinton's seeming-is-being theory of campaigning. 'Journey of Harmony' By Anne
Applebaum, Welcome to the latest Olympic sport: Put Out the Torch. |
H6 Guardian A spectre haunts the Middle East
Petra Marquardt-Bigman Let us hope that reports
of secret talks between the US and Iran are true - a modicum of good news for
a region living in deadly nuclear peril Berlusconi sweeps
back to power as left concedes defeat in Italy Former PM set to return to power at the head of
Italy's most rightwing government in 14 years The ups and downs of
a rightwinger from left field Profile:
Silvio Berlusconi In office
but not in power Leader: Italian voters opt for
stalemate in election that solves nothing and permits nothing to be solved Declaring class war Dean
Baker By propping up the dollar, US officials are hurting lower-income
workers and failing to advance the nation's economic recovery Credit
crunch? The real crisis is global hunger. And if you care, eat less meat George
Monbiot: A food recession is under way. Biofuels are a crime against
humanity, but - take it from a flesh eater - flesh eating is worse Three
terms is quite enough. Democracy demands change Geoffrey Wheatcroft: The row over Labour's leader rests on the false assumption that another
win would be good for the country and the party Israel's
politicians snub Carter visit Former US president 'disappointed' at lack of
high level meetings as he begins Middle East tour Self-help for self-haters Seth
Freedman: Zionists have managed to unforgivably drag their
religion's name through the mud for more than 60 years A
popularity contest Leader: Here is Mr Brown's
opportunity to tell banks that their reckless lending and trading caused the
credit crunch |
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H7 Attitudes Toward US
Worsen in Arab World U.S. Sees Iran's Beirut Strategy in Iraq Gambit By: Bay
Fang | The Chicago Tribune As Iran's involvement has moved to the forefront
of the Bush administration's concerns about Iraq in recent weeks, Crocker has
increasingly compared Iran's strategy there to its tactics in Lebanon, where
it was able to cause great damage through secretive connections with
homegrown Lebanese groups Our man in Tehran M
Cist In Tehran, a city divided between north and south, rich and poor,
pious and secular, life carries on regardless Analysis: A change in the
Middle East? By CLAUDE SALHANI
(UPI) -- A Lebanese politician predicts a new war between Israel and
Syria and that Hezbollah's power in Lebanon would suffer a new assault from
Israel. Outside View: Legitimize
Iran opposition (UPI) -- To
tackle threats from Iran, legitimize its opposition movement. Tough
New Iran Sanctions Could Backfire Tribal identities in a modern world GENERAL David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker have gone back to Baghdad with all the time they want, but with no clear plan other than carrying on as before and muddling through. "Our patience is not unlimited," said Senator John Barrasso, but apparently it is. Congress has not the will to be decisive, and so we fight on, with an .. | ||