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H1 The Post-American World - Fareed
Zakaria, Newsweek It's true China is booming, Russia is growing more
assertive, terrorism is a threat. But if America is losing the ability to
dictate to this new world, it has not lost the ability to lead New York Times How
to See This Mission Accomplished Nine experts on military affairs identified a
significant challenge facing the American and Iraqi leadership and proposed
one step to help overcome that challenge Washington Post Iraq
Says It Has Proof Of Iranian Meddling Tehran Funneling Weapons, Officials Say In
Southern Iraq, an Upgrade for U.S. Facilities Here's
How America Looks to the World By Josef Joffe, When security is at stake,
there is no limit to fear or fortification An
Enemy on the Run In Afghanistan, the Challenge Beyond al-Qaeda By David
Ignatius, It's losing ground in Iraq
and Afghanistan. Now on to Pakistan. War
of the Rockets By Jackson Diehl, No defense against Iran's
missile-to-media attacks in Gaza and Sadr City. Wright
And Ridiculous By Sebastian Mallaby, It would be a travesty if Obama's
campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher. Taking
Back The Frontier By Ahmed Rashid, Almost
every global terrorist plot traces back to Pakistan's tribal areas. Bush's
Rescuers By Jim Hoagland, The Democrats and their pet policies are making
the president look good. TOP CLASS They're
Global Citizens. They're Hugely Rich. And They Pull the Strings. By David
Rothkopf, We didn't elect them. We
can't throw them out. And they're getting more powerful every day. Analysts
Divided on Clinton's Arab Defense Plan Georgian
Planes Downed Over Breakaway Region Food
Politics The old ways no longer cut it. NYT Hezbollah
Trains Iraqis in Iran, Officials Say
An American official
said the account of Hezbollah’s role was provided by four Shiite militia
members who were captured in Iraq late last year and questioned separately THOMAS L.
FRIEDMAN Who
Will Tell the People? We are living on borrowed time and borrowed dimes.
We still have all the potential for greatness, but only if we get back to
work on our country Poll
Shows Most Voters Unaffected by Wright
A majority of
American voters say the furor over the relationship between Senator Barack
Obama and his former pastor has not affected their opinion of Mr. Obama. Complete
Poll Results (pdf) | How the Poll
Was Conducted Sunday Times
United States is drawing up plans to strike on Iranian
insurgency camp Iraq increasingly finds itself caught
between U.S. and Iran The US military in Iraq says Iran
continues to aid militants, but Iraqis now say that they want their own
evidence. Guardian Clinton
accused over Iran rhetoric Democratic rivals level criticism at one
another over foreign policy on competing television networks Financial Times Europe has much to offer
the US The European Union has a rare opportunity after the US
elections to present to the White House a comprehensive offer of
co-operation, writes Wolfgang
Ischinger Promoting
healthy globalisation US international economic policy needs to focus on issues in which the
largest number of Americans have the greatest stake, says Lawrence
Summers Clinton
is the bigger gamble Are
wavering Democrats right to be moving to Hillary Clinton? Would she be a more
effective opponent against John McCain? I think not. The unelected
super-delegates backing Mr Obama are doing what is best for the Democrats,
even if they do not realise it, writes Clive Crook - Mideast mediation needs new dynamic It is no good the Quartet just making the
usual noises. The choice, for Israel and the US, has never been clearer:
settlements or peace - The Times US bolsters force in Afghanistan America plans to send 7,000 extra troops to combat a
resurgent Taleban as other Nato members appear unwilling to contribute Americans take up Great Game in Afghanistan Learning firepower alone is not enough to win over
locals, troops have become tribal experts, linguists and aid workers Wall Street
Journal Iran Must Finally Pay a Price By Fouad Ajami |
H2 Erdoğan ‘We Are Not Rooted In Religion’ |
Newsweek International Edition.
The Observer Mystery
of a killer elite fuels unrest in Turkey Jason Burke FT Turkey
spending to rise ahead of new IMF deal Ankara
said it was revising some key budget targets between 2008 and 2012 to release
about YTL 17bn for investment in infrastructure and to boost agricultural
production
NYT Turkish Schools Offer Pakistan a Gentler Islam Turkish
educators are offering an alternative approach to religious schools that
could reduce extremists’ influence Slide
Show: Sowing Seeds of a Moderate Islam Brookings Righting the
Course: The Future of the U.S.-Turkish Relationship Turkish
Raid May Have Killed PKK Chief Karayilan, Hurriyet Says PKK denies
any fighters killed in Turk air strikes IRAQ:
The Kurds struggle; inside a tent city Los Angeles
Times 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
More
than 150 Kurdish rebels killed in Iraq raids: Turkish army Kurds
dispute toll in Turkey's airstrikes in Iraq Neighbors at
the Table Four
PKK rebels captured in SE Turkey Turkey's
banking authority vetoes ABN Amro handover 26.36
percent upturn in Iran-Turkey trade value Iraq
needs Turkey's efforts in reconciliation Rice
says US has confidence in Turkey and Israel Turkey
tries to export its crises to neighbors Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dış
Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Turkey
supports Macedonia's NATO membership EBRD
says Turkey has applied to be country of operation Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
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H3 Taha Akyol Fikret Bila Hasan Cemal Şamil Tayyar Turkey
Cuts Budget Goals to Spend on Jobs and Dams (Update1) Turkey
cuts primary surplus target to 3.5 percent Turkey's
banking authority vetoes ABN Amro handover |
H4 New
York Times How
to See This Mission Accomplished Nine experts on military affairs identified a
significant challenge facing the American and Iraqi leadership and proposed
one step to help overcome that challenge
Hezbollah
Trains Iraqis in Iran, Officials Say
An American official
said the account of Hezbollah’s role was provided by four Shiite militia
members who were captured in Iraq late last year and questioned separately THOMAS L.
FRIEDMAN Who
Will Tell the People? We are living on borrowed time and borrowed dimes.
We still have all the potential for greatness, but only if we get back to
work on our country Poll
Shows Most Voters Unaffected by Wright
A majority of
American voters say the furor over the relationship between Senator Barack
Obama and his former pastor has not affected their opinion of Mr. Obama. Complete
Poll Results (pdf) | How the Poll
Was Conducted NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF A
Prison of Shame, and It’s Ours It would take an exceptional enemy to
damage America’s image and interests as much as President Bush and Dick
Cheney already have with Guantánamo. A
Fault Line That Haunts the Democrats
A new test for a
coalition of blacks and working-class whites that has been fragile for four
decades. For
Democrats, Instincts Differ on Economics
The candidates have
taken different approaches to the gas tax, the mortgage crisis and retirement
savings Turkish
Schools Offer Pakistan a Gentler Islam
Turkish educators are
offering an alternative approach to religious schools that could reduce
extremists’ influence A
Turkmen Dismantles Reminders of Old Ruler Israeli
Political Crisis Overshadows Rice’s Trip Memo
From Moscow: Reactions to a New Yeltsin Memorial, as to His Legacy, Are Mixed
Iraqi
President’s Wife Not Hurt by a Roadside Bomb Police
and Army Officers Tied to Attempt on Karzai’s Life Iran Seems to Reject West’s Offer
Seeing
Grit and Ruthlessness in Clinton’s Love of the Fight Hillary Rodham Clinton has cast herself as a warrior, but her
pugilistic imagery also evokes her political baggage. News Analysis A
Step Back for Microsoft Microsoft
walked away from a Yahoo deal still looking for an answer to its fundamental
problem: its time-tested recipe for success isn’t working against Google Palestinians
Seek Support on Borders FRANK RICH The
All-White Elephant in the Room If we’re to judge black candidates on
their most controversial associates we must judge white politicians by the
same yardstick MAUREEN DOWD This
Bud’s for You Why does Barack Obama, raised by a single mother who was on
food stamps, seem so forced when he mingles with the common folk? Editorial Missing
Records John McCain’s age and his survival of skin cancer impose on him a
larger duty than usual to provide detailed, timely disclosure about his
health.
Clinton
at the Crossroads
By
PORTER SHREVE Although Indiana catches grief from left-wing, secular types, I’ve
never lived in a place with such neighborly and decent-seeming people. |
H5 Washington
Post Iraq
Says It Has Proof Of Iranian Meddling Tehran Funneling Weapons, Officials Say In
Southern Iraq, an Upgrade for U.S. Facilities Editorial Coming
Clean on Torture What Congress
should do next Here's
How America Looks to the World By Josef Joffe, When security is at stake,
there is no limit to fear or fortification An
Enemy on the Run In Afghanistan, the Challenge Beyond al-Qaeda By David
Ignatius, It's losing
ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now on to Pakistan. War
of the Rockets By Jackson Diehl, No defense against Iran's
missile-to-media attacks in Gaza and Sadr City. Wright
And Ridiculous By Sebastian Mallaby, It would be a travesty if Obama's
campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher. Taking
Back The Frontier By Ahmed Rashid, Almost
every global terrorist plot traces back to Pakistan's tribal areas. Bush's
Rescuers By Jim Hoagland, The Democrats and their pet policies are making
the president look good. TOP CLASS They're
Global Citizens. They're Hugely Rich. And They Pull the Strings. By David
Rothkopf, We didn't elect them. We
can't throw them out. And they're getting more powerful every day. Analysts
Divided on Clinton's Arab Defense Plan Clinton's
Tough Path By David S. Broder, Here's how her camp sees her
winning the nomination. Georgian
Planes Downed Over Breakaway Region Food
Politics The old ways no longer cut it. By George F.
Will, There was a time when conservatives feared concentrations of unchecked
power. Dueling
Appeals On Taxes From Obama, Clinton He Calls for More Rebates As She
Defends Gas Proposal The conservative
icon wanted government out of the boardroom -- and the bedroom. Reviewed by
Lou Cannon, FLYING HIGH Remembering
Barry Goldwater By William F. Buckley Jr. Conservative
Camelot A liberal historian reconsiders Ronald Reagan's legacy. By
Reviewed by Kevin Phillips, THE AGE
OF REAGAN A History, 1974-2008 By Sean Wilentz By Arlen
Specter, Page A17 Protecting our
free press protects the public more than the journalists. The
Facets Of Chinese Nationalism By Yang
Jianli, Olympic participation must be
predicated on establishing minimum human rights standards |
H6 Guardian |