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H1 New York Times Support for Clinton Wanes as Obama Sees Finish Line Hillary Rodham Clinton struck a publicly defiant posture, while some of her advisers acknowledged privately that they remained unsure about the future of her candidacy

Washington Post Where The Wild Cards Are By David Ignatius, How would a U.S.-Iran confrontation play out in the campaign?

Editorial Mr. Obama Moves On

The next task: strategy and substance for the general election

Editorial Mr. Medvedev's Rule Is Russia's new president serious about ending 'legal nihilism'?

Asia Times Yes, the Pentagon did want to hit Iran Since soon after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, it has been an open secret that the George W Bush administration wanted to attack Iran. Now comes further confirmation from a document quoted in then-under secretary of defense for policy Douglas Feith's recently published account of Iraq war decisions. It is confirmed, too, that this was part of a broader plan, explicitly supported by the US's top military leaders, to also take out Syria, Libya, Sudan and Somalia. - Gareth Porter.

Lobe Pressure to Cut Costs, Troops Strains 'Surge'

Guardian This tale of two revolutions and two anniversaries may yet have a twist Timothy Garton Ash: The very different events of 1968 and 1989 left a reformed, stronger, more socially liberal capitalism - but now it's in trouble

A human rights crime Jimmy Carter: The world must stop standing idle while the people of Gaza are treated with such cruelty

Iran offers partial nuclear deal

New proposals deemed unlikely to break diplomatic deadlock because of refusal to tackle uranium issue

'It is time to unite around Obama'

George McGovern calls on Hillary Clinton to quit the Democratic race after her disappointing performance

Suicide bomber was in Guantánamo Pentagon confirms Kuwaiti released from the camp carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq last month

Is the Middle East State System About to Disintegrate? By: Joschka Fischer | The Daily Star
President George W. Bush's Middle East policy undeniably managed to achieve one thing: It has thoroughly destabilized the region. Otherwise, the results are not at all what the United States had hoped to accomplish. A democratic, pro-Western Middle East is not in the cards

NPQ Zalmay Khalilzad: IF ARABS ISOLATE IRAQI SHIA, THEY WILL PUSH THEM CLOSER TO IRAN
U.S. PREPARED TO AID MYANMAR AFTER CYCLONE; REGIME MUST ACCEPT U.N. CONDITIONS OR CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM WILL LACK CREDIBILITY

IHT U.S. could look beyond Poland for a missile-shield base
A senior American official said Wednesday that Washington was prepared to seek a different location for part of its planned antiballistic missile shield if the Polish government could not agree on the terms

Financial Times Europe and US unite on stronger dollar

The US and Europe now have a united desire to see the dollar strengthen against the euro, senior officials have told the Financial Times

Los Angeles Times A 'one-state solution' for Israel?

After years of failed peace talks, some Palestinians push for a single shared state with equal rights for all.

U.S.-Iran talks impossible amid tensions, Iraq says

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says meetings cannot take place while the nation's two key allies are engaged in the 'exchange of attacks and accusations.'

In Beirut, government supporters and opponents clash

Sunni and Shiite Muslims target each other with rocks and gunfire in Lebanon's capital. Many roads are closed

Sixty and Beyond by Alon Ben-Meir

McClatchy At 60, Israel's future remains in doubt

Thhe Economist Survey The next generation Israel at 60 is as prosperous and secure as it has ever been, but its future looks increasingly uncertain, says Gideon Lichfield. Can it resolve its problems in time?

Independent Israel: From independence to intifada It was created from the ashes of the Holocaust, and grew into one of the most confident (and controversial) nations in history. Today, as Israel turns 60, its people's hopes for a peaceful future are as delicately poised as ever

Robert Fisk: Lebanon descends into chaos as rival leaders order general strike

Ha’aretz Bradley Burston: Sixty years of Nakba, sixty years of nothing

CSM Israel at 60: So vilified, yet so deserving of praise The world should appreciate what it has accomplished. By Alan M. Dershowitz

Wall Street Journal Israel Is Now America's Closest Ally By: Michael B. Oren President George W. Bush will soon make his second visit to Israel in less than six months, this time to celebrate the country's 60th anniversary. The candidates for the presidency, Republican and Democratic alike, have all traveled to Israel and affirmed their commitment to its security

William Arkin The Iran Consensus Grows More Dangerous

It's Obama, Warts and AllBy Karl Rove By my count, Hillary Clinton would now win more electoral college votes.

Daily Telegraph 'More Muslims than Christians by 2035' Practising Muslims will outnumber worshipping Christians in Britain within 30 years, according to new research.

Iran's wild east is on the boil By Amir Taheri,

The Prospects of a Palestinian State and National Interests of the United States

US and NATO Battle on Uneven Afghan Patchwork – Reuters

IHT Japan's balancing act By MICHAEL AUSLIN Japan's role as a democratic bulwark in Asia is more important than ever before

Daily Star Heading toward a Lebanese divorce
By Michael Young

Mideast change is coming, and may not be pretty By Rami G. Khouri

Don't overstate the Syrian-Israeli track By Mahdi Abdul Hadi

Getting personal Jason Burke: Governments are now less interested in the structure of terrorist groups. Instead they're looking at what turns individuals into radicals

Document Lists 6,000 al-Qaeda Suicide Bombers in Iraq

Has the Surge Put Iraq on the Path to Success? - Council on Foreign Relations

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A War of Words with Iran - Council on Foreign Relations

Changes at the Kremlin - Council on Foreign Relations

EU report charts the collapse of family life Report unveiled by the European Parliament says there is one marital breakdown and one abortion in Europe every 30 seconds

Return of the right Soumaya Ghannoushi Europe is moving to the right. The question is whether this shift is unavoidable and irreversible

Walker's World: The EU's euro power-grab By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- The European Union's commission is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the euro currency with a bid to control the wages and economic strategy of the 27-nation bloc.

Foreign Policy Seven Questions: Mohamed El-Erian on the New Global Economy