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H1 Time Obama: The Game Changer (Cover Story) Barack Obama has refused to play by the old political rules. He's about to be rewarded for it

Israel at 60: The Long View (Israel at 60) At 60, Israel has established itself as a vibrant democracy in a hostile neighborhood. So why are its people so divided about its future?

Israel in 2068 Twelve thinkers, writers and statesmen on how Israel will respond to its challenges over the next 60 years

The Economist Almost there Barack Obama deserves the nomination; it is not yet clear whether he deserves the presidency

Russia's new president Enter, pursued by a new bear The West should hang tough with President Dmitry Medvedev

Iraq, Iran and the United States Whose side are they all on?

Daily Telegraph The West moves closer to bombing Iran The prospect of the coalition becoming involved in direct military confrontation with Iran becomes more likely by the day, says Con Coughlin.

William Arkin A Secret Afghanistan Mission Prepares for War with Iran

Washington Post Don't Expect Clinton to Quit Before Superdelegates Decide

Too Late to the Duck Hunt A Farewell to Hillary By Charles Krauthammer, The only thing left is negotiating the terms of her surrender.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader Arrested In Mosul, Iraqi Police Announce

Violence Paralyzes Beirut for Second Day 5 Dead After Speech By Hezbollah Leader Reignites Fighting

500,000? Burma death toll 'worse than Tsunami'...

Mideast Change Is Coming, and May Not Be Pretty By: Rami G. Khouri | The Daily Star The convergence of six trends in the Middle East - the changing realities of food, energy, water, population, urbanization and security-dominated politics - is likely to create conditions that will be politically challenging, if not destabilizing, in many countries in the years ahead.

Press Briefing By National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley on the President's Trip to the Middle East

Amir Taheri The Offer He Will Refuse : Amir Taheri

Independent Robert Fisk: Hizbollah claims Lebanon is at war

The Big Question: What would Scottish independence mean, and how would it work?

Guardian Lebanon on the brink as violence erupts At least 10 killed as Hizbullah fighters clash with supporters of the western-backed government

Obama hints at Clinton as running mate Barack Obama tells television network 'there's no doubt that she's qualified to be vice-president'

Al-Qaida leader in Iraq captured

Abu Ayyub al-Masri arrested during police raid in Mosul in north of the country, Iraqi officials say

IHT How to make the food crisis worse By PHILIP BOWRING

Food panic tends to set off protectionism or wrong-headed attempts at self-sufficiency.

What side are we on? y ALEX

RONDOS Georgia is under threat of partial occupation by Russia and thus has become a moral lightning rod for the West.

Putin announces 'great and grandiose tasks' ahead The proposals include efforts to reduce double-digit inflation; new legislation to create tax breaks for education, housing, and medical costs; and increased government spending for infrastructure, housing and military equipment.

Financial Times EU economic benefit questioned Integration may have led to more modest rewards than claimed by its more fervent proponents, say two economists, who cite free trade as having produced the most gains

The dollar danger is not over yet

Verbal intervention on the US currency and euro is welcome – but it is time for verbal intervention on the rupee and renminbi as well

Hizbollah says Lebanon has declared war Fighting between Lebanon’s opposition and government supporters intensified after the leader of the Shia militant group Hizbollah accused the pro-western administration of declaring war against his organisation

Iran blames foreign-linked group for Shiraz attack An explosion in the southern city of Shiraz last month which killed 14 people was the result of a bomb attack by a group with links to the US and Britain, Iran’s intelligence minister has said

Barack Obama’s toughest fight His ability to take on McCain depends increasingly on how the Clinton team behaves towards him

BBC Al-Qaeda Iraq leader 'arrested' The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been captured, say reports citing the defence ministry.

McClatchy Iraqi military orders Sadr City residents to evacuate The military's call could indicate the possibility of stepped-up military operations. Five hundred tents are to be set up on two soccer fields to accommodate the evacuees. Sadr City has been the scene of intense combat for 40 days.

Newsweek Q&A: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

The Next Big Mistake in Iraq: Trying to Shut Out Muqtada al-Sadr - Council on Foreign Relations

SyriaComment Nasrallah’s May 8 Press Conference - Summary

By Provoking Hizbullah, Is Washington Hoping for a Showdown?

The Iran risk, again , Paul Rogers

Tom Barnett Alarmist on Iran, except...

Gvosdev Kagan and China's Pitch

Southern Democracies With Eastern Autocracies?

Cobban Bush heading into ME 'Cyclone'?

A Somber AnniversaryAvi Shlaim: As Israel turns sixty, the long conflict with the Palestinians, and with the Arab world at large, casts a pall over the celebration.

Palestine: Liberation DeferredRashid Khalidi: A just resolution of the Palestine question depends on the Palestinians themselves.

H2 FT Political crisis hurts Turkey’s image

Full transcript of interview with Abdullah Gul

Türkiye'nin siviller tarafından yönetilmesi keyfiyeti önemli

Burns�ten AKP övgüsü

'Stratejik Ortaklık Önemli'

The Economist Turkish media

Circulation wars The government rounds on its secular critics in the media

Irak, PKK ve yeni dönem
HASAN CELAL GÜZEL

'Syrian-Israeli Meeting Fell Through' The Jerusalem Post A Turkish initiative to hold a meeting between Israeli and Syrian officials fell through after Damascus leaked to the press that Israel had agreed to relinquish all of the Golan Heights in exchange for peace, the London-based Arabic daily Al-Hayat reported Thursday. According to another report, the chances that such a meeting will be held in the near future are slim due to the US administration's stance on Damascus.

Cevdet Aşkın PKK'nın Bağdat'taki 'anten'i kim

Mesud Barzani'ye heyet gidiyor

Ali H Aslan Israeli-Syrian peace test

Ha’aretz – Report: Turkey looks to convene 3-way meet with Israeli, Syrian reps

Report: Turkey moves for trilateral meeting with Israel, Syria

The Golan, via Ankara ISN

Fera Tınç Kuzey Irak açılımı iç barışı güçlendiriyor

Gila Benmayor Obama ve Türkiye

Resenting Austerity, Turks Want No New IMF Deal

ANALYSIS-Turkey privatises, but poor markets could hurt price

Neocon Rubin bile önceden biliyormuş

[Yorum - Prof. Dr. Samir Salha] Golan ve Türkiye'nin bölgesel barış inadı

Güngör Uras Obama’nın ne yapacağı merak ediliyor

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national

As Baghdad Grapples With Sadr City, Iraqi Kurdistan Busily Builds 'Dream City' By: Sam Dagher | The Christian Science Monitor
The Kurdistan Regional Government is briskly pursuing oil and gas contracts and economic development, a drive that is chafing Iraq's central government in Baghdad

Cevdet Aşkın PKK'nın Bağdat'taki 'anten'i kim

Barzani'den DTP'ye veto

Şehit babasının çifte standart isyanı

MOSSAD'dan itiraflar

TAMER KORKMAZ Gerçek Haberler

DTP için yedek parti sinyali Irak’tan verildi

PKK’ya karşı bildiri savaşı

Barzani'den DTP'lilere şok

PKK kasası Fransa’ya iade

Ankara, Lübnan'daki gerilim için devrede

Karayılan kasetle ortaya çıktı

Kürt sorununun çözümü için yeni bir Vaka-i Hayriye gerek