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H1 Washington Post The Squeeze on the Middle East's Moderates By David Ignatius Growing polarization has not produced positive changes in the region.
Gates: U.S. Should Engage Iran With Incentives, Pressure
Cabinet Backs Off in Scrap With Hezbollah Shiite Group Sees Victory as Government Rescinds Moves That Sparked Violence
Edwards Throws Support to Obama With Long-Coveted Endorsement, Former Rival Sends Signal to Clinton
Army's Next Crop of Generals Forged in Counterinsurgency
William Arkin Gates the Substitute Teacher
NYT New York Times Editorial Lebanon at the Edge If President Bush really wants to do more to help Lebanon, he will need to talk with Hezbollah’s masters in Syria and Iran.
Financial Times The downside of joining the superpower clubChina is feeling some of the political heat that has been directed exclusively at the US since the end of the Soviet Union, writes Victor Mallet
Israel at 60 Even though a majority of its citizens back a two-states solution, the country appears politically incapable of producing leaders who can close the deal
Oil Demand to Weaken as Prices Soar Signs that countries are buckling under the burden of $120 oil prices became clearer on Tuesday as the International Energy Agency slashed its forecasts of oil demand for this year
Signs of an end to soaring food prices UN index shows decline Wall Street
Journal The
Tehran-Berlin Axis
Maliki Stalls US Plan to Frame Iran
Four Policy Planning Stories in Search of a Theory Stephen Krasner, former State Department Director of Policy Planning
Matt Bai / New York Times:
Defense Issues for the Next Administration Source: National Security Outlook (American Enterprise Institute)
MEMRI Hizbullah's Victory in Lebanon and its Regional Implications
Enabling Hezbollah - Ralph Peters, New York Post opinion
How Iran Conquered Lebanon By: Frida Ghitis | World Politics Review While the world's diplomatic and media attention focused on the natural disaster in Burma, a major political and strategic move reshaped the Middle East, handing yet another defeat to the West and a crucial victory to Iran: In the blink of an eye, the Islamic Republic of Iran conquered Lebanon
Long Delays for Iran's LNG Projects The Economist
Russia's Oil Treasure Shows Signs of Decline By: Michael
Richardson | The Japan Times
WINEP Bush's Last Middle East Trip Could Be More Than Just Farewells Given the urgency of the issues facing the United States and its allies, President Bush's second trip to the Middle East in 2008 may produce substantive results. David Pollock and Simon Henderson write
China’s political colours: from monochrome to palette, Jeffrey N Wasserstrom
Russia's foreign policy: the choice, Dmitri Trenin
IHT Disasters, natural and man-made By PHILIP BOWRING What combination of nature, chance, human activity and government competence determines the death toll in natural disasters?
By DANIEL LEVY The flawed logic of the Annapolis process is increasingly transparent
Guardian Expulsion and dispossession can't be cause for celebration Seumas Milne: The demand to make Palestinian rights a reality is no longer simply a matter of justice but also of self-interest
EU and the army now David Cronin A union-wide army would be expensive - and subordinate to Nato. Is that really what Europeans want?
World already hit by warming - study 90% of environmental damage around explained by rising temperatures driven by human activity
UPI Online warfare research outlined Procurement documents released by the U.S. Air Force give a rare glimpse into Pentagon plans for developing an offensive cyber-war capacity that can infiltrate, steal data from and, if necessary, take down enemy information-technology networks
Iran pumps iron in the Middle East Through its terrorist proxy Hezbollah, Iran builds up its Shiite influence in the region.
Independent Adrian Hamilton: Should we still view Israel as a 'special friend'?
Ha’aretz – Bradley Burston: We owe the Palestinians a state
Guest: "Jews need America as much as Israel"
Foreign Policy Will Bush Get Engaged? When it comes to the Middle East peace process, the Bush administration has held firm on its refusal to talk to its enemies. Now, though, in the waning days of office, engagement with radicals doesn’t look nearly as bad as it once did. And if it works, Bush would have Israel to thank Laura Rozen
Iraqi Leader Takes Charge of Offensive in Mosul - Associated Press
Sadr retains clout, analyst says
US Says Iran Security Pledge Not On Table - Reuters
Iraqi Forces to Infiltrate Mahdi Army Stronghold
CFR The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Council on Foreign Relations
Israel’s 60th Anniversary Issue Guide - Council on Foreign Relations
Europeans Want Continued US Involvement in Iraq, Middle East - Council on Foreign Relations
Foreign Policy Seven Questions: When Disaster Strikes - Wind Energy Could Produce 20 Percent of U.S. Electricity By 2030 Source: U.S. Department of Energy
Innovation
in emerging markets: 2008 annual study
U.S. Response to the Global Food Crisis: New Approaches
Void of leadership, Palestinian movement loses momentum (By Joshua Mitnick)
The Palestinian Narrative Is Here to Stay By: Rami G. Khouri | The Daily Star That both Israeli independence and the Palestinian catastrophe, or nakba, of 1948 are now acknowledged virtually simultaneously around the world is a great achievement for the Palestinians, just as the creation of Israel was a miracle in the eyes of the world's Jews
From Le Monde diplomatique, a review of The Holocaust Is Over: We Must Rise from Its Ashes by Avraham Burg
A Strategy to Promote Healthy Globalization
Strategic Agreement with US is in the Interest of Iraq - Official |
H2 The Times Leader Britain and Turkey - a strategic bridge The Queen's state visit should reinforce ties between the two countries
Jamestown Turkish and Iraqi Kurdish Rapprochement Ominous for PKK
"Russo-Turkish Rapprochement through the Idea of Eurasia: Alexander Dugin's Networks in Turkey"
Morgan Stanley Turkey The ‘Art’ Side of Monetary Policy
Asia Times Turkey combines dialogue with bullets In a significant change of policy, Turkey has held high-level talks with the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq in an attempt to isolate Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq. Both Ankara and the regional government recognize the benefits - especially trade - of working closer together, but Turkey's military option is still very much alive By David Romano
TÜSİAD ABD'de konferans verecek
Queen dons headscarf for Mosque visit The visit to the Green Mosque is one of just a handful of Islamic places of worship she has visited in her 55 year reign
Islamcı Türk vaiz hayırsever mi tehdit mi?
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 Türk: PKK Kürtlere zarar veriyor
Türk'ün konuşması DTP'yi karıştırdı
Mehmet Altan Karakol nasıl basıldı?
Experts Urge Power-Sharing for Kirkuk Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Bu da bizim 'Büyük Ortadoğu' projemiz!
Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights (in Arabic) 14 May 08
Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 14 May 08
Turkey says its mediation could result in direct talks between ...
Semih İdiz İsrail’in bize yanıtı
Ali Akel BM'nin Kerkük planı: Referandumsuz çözüm Olmert: Erdoğan iyi arkadaş
Musul
operasyonu
"PKK'nın silahlı mücadelesi Kürt halkına zarar veriyor"
Doğu'da yatırım yapmak suç mu!
[YORUM - ESER KARAKAŞ] GAP'ın anlamı nerede?
Damla ARAS The AK Party: Perfect intermediary between Israel and Arabs?
Separatist terrorism hurts Kurdish people, says Türk
Three oil fields containing 2 billion barrels discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkish court sentences Kurdish Imam Muhittin Eryilmaz to prison for PKK Propaganda
Iranian artillery shells PEJAK rebel positions in Iraqi Kurdistan region
Diyarbakir Bar’s Sezgin Tanrikulu: Kurds are losing their faith in democratic solutions
DTP'li Türk: PKK'ya karşı çıkarız ama...
KRG establishes mechanisms to enforce laws protecting women from ...
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
France, once again forces EU to delete ‘accession' Yine Fransa yine sorun
YASİN DOĞAN AB uzlaşı zemini olabilir mi?
Batı gözüyle laiklik (2) NURAY MERT
Andrew Finkel EU friends in need
Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu The queen’s visit and Turkey’s vicious circle
Mustafa Akyol The Kemalist Crusade Against 'Imperialism' (aka the EU)
TÜSİAD ABD'de konferans verecek
BBC Queen visits mosque in Turkey
DT The Queen's Turkish mosque tour ‘Olgun karşılama’
Rauf Denktaş Açık konuşuyorlar
Police and gendarmerie oppose EU negotiating chapter
France upbeat after Mediterranean Union talks
Sami Kohen Kraliçe’nin siyasi mesajı
Metin Münir KKTC’de ekonomik krize doğru
Murat Aksoy Kıbrıs'ta sorun: Geçmişle yüzleşememe
Ömer Lütfi Mete İngiltere gibi dostun varsa
Priority in Armenian foreign policy: The US or Iran? by HATEM CABBARLI*
Mehmetçik Yunanistan’da tatbikatta
Hükümetleri yargıç değil, halk seçer
Giscard d’Estaing, Türkiye için ABD-Meksika modelini istedi
Sarkozy’nin kafası çok karışık
Turkey tells Finland PKK active in the country
Turkey’s headscarf issue to be appealed to UN for first time
In pictures
Gül, 37 yıl sonra yine heyecanlandı
Majesteleri size 71’de el sallamıştım
İlnur Çevik Turkey should have hosted the Queen under better circumstances
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Sen misin eleştiren?
Male viewpoint dominates employment package, says KEİG
Büyükanıt da sigarayı kapı önünde içecek
Lider
Özkan’ın şoklatan satışı Necati Doğru
Amasra’da santral TARHAN ERDEM
Uzi’lerin sırrı çözüldü: TEHDİT
Rüşvet alan memurlara polisten balans ayarı
Örgüt üyesine film gibi operasyon...
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H3 AKP’nin ara seçim senaryosu Paksüt, tedirginliği 2 aydır yaşıyormuş
Paksüt, takip korkusunu iki aydır yaşıyormuş!
Polis takibi yok basın olayı abarttı
Toptan 'oh' dedirten bir karar bekliyor Türk: PKK Kürtlere zarar veriyor
Türk'ün konuşması DTP'yi karıştırdı
Pimi çekilmiş kentin işsiz ve öfkeli gençleri
Çalık’ı Erdoğan’a yüz yüze soracak
Peki ama Çömez'in orada işi ne?
Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman
Günün gazete manşetleri için tıklayın
Cengiz Çandar Beyrut’ta “Hizbullah darbesi”; Lübnan’da “İran-Suriye” hamlesi...
Mehmet Altan Karakol nasıl basıldı?
Ahmet Taşgetiren Siyasi etiğin gerektirdiği
Ruşen - Çakır DTP-PKK ilişkisinin yararları ve zararları Taha Akyol 68 Kuşağı ve Atatürk Osmanlı’ya yeni bir bakış
Fikret Bila
Seyfettin Gürsel Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi'nin seçimi
Hasan Cemal Deniz Gezmiş’lere mısır patlatır gibi bomba patlattıranlar...
Murat Yetkin Toptan: Mahkeme üçüncü bir yol bulsun
İsmet Berkan
Fehmi Koru Fehmi Koru: Biraz da sevinelim Parallel histories
Şamil Tayyar
Ali Bayramoğlu Ufukta görünen ne?
OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Mehmet TezkanBilal ÇetinBelediyelerde AKP’yi yıkma projesi...
Ertuğrul Özkök AB'den önce TB'ye girelim
Güneri Civaoğlu Türkiye, Mısır olur mu?
Kerim Balcı Islamic identity and the AK Party
Ahmet HakanHelal olsun Emine Hanım’a
M Ali BirandKraliçe, Doğuşun çocuklarına bayıldı
İsmail
Küçükkaya
Hürriyet'in 'rakı kadehli' yalan manşeti, kapatma davası için eşsiz bir delildir!
Lâikçi olmanın dayanılmaz hafifliği
How would you like your 'Islamist?' Burak BEKDİL
Cüneyt Ülsever Dünyadaki devinimler ve kapatma davası (III)
Yalçın Doğan Akbabalar Anayasa Mahkemesi’nde
EKREM DUMANLI - Meyhane baskısı
ŞAHİN ALPAY - Myanmar ve Çin'den gelen uyarılar
MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - "Bir Kadeh Rakı"
HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE - Bu defa hemen demokrasiye geçilmeyecekmiş...
ETYEN MAHÇUPYAN - Doğu'nun modernist parantezleri kapanıyor
- Reuters'ın Gülen yorumu: Modern hayata kök salan mutedil İslam'ın savunucusu
Mehmet Y Yılmaz Bir tabu yerle bir olurken
Vakıfbank'tan 'Çalık'a kredi' cevabı Başbakan'a Atv-Sabah için gensoru‘Erdoğan atv’nin Çalık’a geçmesi için her şeyi yaptı’
Sözünü tutmayınca, piyasanın Çalık’a biçtiği faiz 16.4’e çıktı Sürpriz yakınlaşmaEski AKP Milletvekili Turhan Çömez sürpriz bir şekilde Baykal'ı ziyaret Mustafa Mutlu AKP eriyor mu?
Yalçın Bayer ’Cumhuriyet’ ve İlhan Selçuk düşmanlığı
İbrahim Kalın Turkey’s smart power (II)
ENGİN ARDIÇwww.
siznezaman akillanacaksiniz. com.tr
ERGUN BABAHANKraliçe ile bir akşam yemeği
'Benim işçim istediği hastaneye gidebiliyor'
NAZLI ILICAKSorular ve cevaplar
MEHMET BARLASKraliçe'nin ziyareti bilgilerimizi tazelemek için fırsattır
Doğu'da yatırım yapmak suç mu!
YAVUZ DONATAkın
İpek: "Her şey bir hafta, on günde oldu"
AKİF EMRE Bir kraliçe iki imparatorluk mirası
Eyüp Can Attali’den Erdoğan’a 3 çocuk uyarısı:
Oray Eğin Ertuğrul Özkök’e sesleniyorum Hürriyet ne olacak?
Yusuf KANLI Freedom to criticize proves very expensive
OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Şükrü Küçükşahin Çarşı ile Teksas’ı Gül barıştıracak
Hadi Uluengin Millet meselesi
Erdoğan: Yola devam edeceğiz
AKP tüzüğünü unuttu!
Baykal’dan Özkan’a Kanaltürk yanıtıAKP’nin smokin doktrini: BİRİ DEVLET, DİĞERİ HALK‘Deli Dumrul’a dur!Korumalara ‘işkence yaptılar’ tepkisi...'Başıma poşet geçirdiler'
Demokrat Parti’den Çiller’e ‘dön’ çağrısı
İpek: Kanaltürk 30 milyon dolar
Köksal Toptan: Anayasa Mahkemesi istikrarı gözetip, herkesi rahatlatabilir
DTP Grup Başkanı Türk: PKK, Kürtlere zarar veriyor
Yargıtay, CHP'yi 'laikliği ihlal ettiği' gerekçesiyle inceleyecek
Turhan Çömez'den Baykal'a sürpriz ziyaret
Maliye Bakanlığı, Erbakan'ın takas teklifini kabul etmedi
Hedefe gerilimle değil, Yunus Emre'nin yoluyla varacağız
Özkan'dan Baykal'a sitem: Çok iyilik yaptık; ama aramadı
14 Mayıs, 'Demokrasi Bayramı' olarak kutlansın
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Mayıs'a bir anlam daha: Sigaradan kurtuluş günü Ercan KumcuPara azalarak gelmeye devam ediyor
Erdal SağlamTelekom özelleştirmesi başarılı
Bakır mı pahalı koyun mu?
Faizciler sıcak para diyor şirketler tel tel dökülüyor
Seyfettin Gürsel Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi'nin seçimi
İzin verilsin Telekom hisselerini kime sattık tek tek açıklayayım
Bankaların yabancıya satışında sınır olmalı Asaf Savaş Akat
Anlamak o kadar zor mu?
KOBİ'lere 500 milyon dolarlık kredi müjdesi
Hurşit Güneş Beş saat bekletmenin anlamı
Güngör Uras Amerikalılar çarşıda pazarda daha az para harcıyor
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H4 New York Times Editorial Lebanon at the Edge If President Bush really wants to do more to help Lebanon, he will need to talk with Hezbollah’s masters in Syria and Iran.
Ex-Rival Edwards Throws His Support to Obama The long-awaited endorsement could offer Senator Barack Obama help in his efforts to win over working class white voters in the general election.
A War Over a Wall Defies Truce in Sadr City
Lebanon Reverses Decisions That Prompted Violence
Razansai Journal: In a Kyrgyz Garden, Unburied Soviet Memories
Italian Trial of C.I.A. Operatives Begins With Torture Testimony
2 Baghdad Attacks Attributed to Teenagers Kill 11 Others
French Court Convicts 7 for Helping to Send Youths to Join Jihadist Fight in Iraq
Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears After three losses in special Congressional races, some senior Republicans urged their party’s candidates to distance themselves from President Bush.
Chinese Soldiers Rush to Bolster Weakened Dams The Chinese government said that nearly 400 dams suffered damage and the death toll estimate was raised to 15,000.
Specter Says Patriots’ Spying Wider Than Admitted Senator Arlen Specter is raising questions about the legitimacy of the Patriots’ accomplishments and calling for a wider inquiry
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The Terrified Monks When President Bush visits China for the Olympics, he should strongly encourage serious negotiations between Beijing and the Dalai Lama
GAIL COLLINS A Victory Plan for Hillary If Hillary Clinton wants to continue, there’s $11 million that says she has paid for the right to go the distance. But is it hopeless? Not entirely
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H5 Washington Post The Squeeze on the Middle East's Moderates By David Ignatius, Page A15 Growing polarization has not produced positive changes in the region.
Cabinet Backs Off in Scrap With Hezbollah Shiite Group Sees Victory as Government Rescinds Moves That Sparked Violence
Edwards Throws Support to Obama With Long-Coveted Endorsement, Former Rival Sends Signal to Clinton
Gates: U.S. Should Engage Iran With Incentives, Pressure
Army's Next Crop of Generals Forged in Counterinsurgency
In Israel, Bush Speaks Of Hope Fresh Mideast Violence Underlines Challenges That Negotiators Face
The Opposite of a Victory Lap
Suicide Attack Targets Family Members of Fallujah Police Chief
Improvised Sea Passage to Beirut, for a Price
China Expedites Vast Rescue Operation 'We Must Race Against Time,' Premier Says in Televised Visit to Quake Scene
After String of Losses, Republicans Face Crisis
45 Years of Me By Robert D. Novak Celebrating the nation's longest-running syndicated political column
Misogyny I Won't Miss By Marie Cocco, Hillary's campaign has showed that hatred of women is an accepted part of our culture.
By David S. Broder In West Virginia, Obama could have showed he can win working-class white voters.
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H6 Guardian Expulsion and dispossession can't be cause for celebration Seumas Milne: The demand to make Palestinian rights a reality is no longer simply a matter of justice but also of self-interest
EU and the army now David Cronin A union-wide army would be expensive - and subordinate to Nato. Is that really what Europeans want?
World already hit by warming - study 90% of environmental damage around explained by rising temperatures driven by human activity
From global to local Leader: World markets are starting to make themselves felt, both at the jobcentre and at the checkout
Poland is overtaking Britain on the road to Europe - and to the euro Timothy Garton Ash: In a world transformed, Poles in Oxford prove the potential of the EU - while Brits travel here for little but the boozing
Wanted: an Iraq strategy Thorsten Benner Europe has failed to develop a common strategy for building peace in Iraq - but it is vital to do so
Serbia turns a corner Kim Bytyci Boris Tadic's victory last weekend is good for Serbia, and holds out the hope that the country can let go of Kosovo and start tackling its own problems
Edwards gives backing to Obama John Edwards has endorsed Barack Obama for president, dealing a major blow to Hillary Clinton
Chinese government officials warn that situation is 'much worse than expected' close to epicentre Bush in Israel for anniversary celebration but little hope for peace in Middle East President flies in to mark the country's 60th birthday as violence continues in Gaza
Libby Brooks: If the anti-globalisation movement disappeared after 9/11, its lessons have entered the mainstream
Recession alert as Brown fights back Bank chief's gloomy outlook casts shadow over package of new laws
Ending the golf war Open Thread: George Bush says he gave up golf in solidarity with the US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. What sacrifices would you make?
Obama the infidel Richard Silverstein: US elections 2008: Edward Luttwak pollutes the pages of the New York Times with his crack-pot theories
Time for science Adam Rutherford We have allowed the debate on stem cells to be hijacked by religious groups. Instead, scientific evidence should be at the forefront of the debate
China's catastrophe is a formidable tragedy: fortunately the government has responded quickly, but it must now accept foreign aid |
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MEMRI Hizbullah's Victory in Lebanon and its Regional Implications
Enabling Hezbollah - Ralph Peters, New York Post opinion
How
Iran Conquered Lebanon By: Frida Ghitis | World Politics Review
Long Delays for Iran's LNG Projects The Economist
Letters
From Iraq: Reconciliation, sort Of By: Ann Badkhen | ISN Security Watch
Does the Arab League Matter? by Noah Pollak
Iran or Golan? American Chronicle
The Iranian threat is real (By Rami Loya)
Egyptians Take One Step Toward Change, One Step Back By: Matthew Stein | World Politics Review What had been planned as a much-anticipated follow up to an April 6 strike that shook Cairo with protests for several days never really materialized. Few shunned work, stayed home and wore black, as the organizers of the silent strike had called for: a not entirely surprising result in a country where every step forward towards change is often followed with one step backwards.
How the Internet Is Challenging Egypt's Government By:
Ahmad Zaki Osman | The Daily Star
Wait a Minute -- Shop 'til You Drop in the Green Zone? By: Jim Shea | Miami Herald The Pentagon has put together a $5 billion plan to transform the Green Zone into a shopping mecca complete with luxury hotels and condos
Daily Star You can bring a politician to the table, but you can't make him talk sense
In 2008 as in 1948, only conflict
looms
Iran is winning; can the US bolster the Arab center? By David Ignatius
Al Awsat After You, Nasrallah : Tariq Alhomayed |
H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Iraqi Leader Takes Charge of Offensive in Mosul - Associated Press
US Says Iran Security Pledge Not On Table - Reuters
BBC Lebanon revokes Hezbollah curbs Lebanon has cancelled measures targeting Hezbollah that triggered a week of violence between political factions. Iraq's Tricky Relationship With Iran Feith: Israel Warned Attacking Iraq Could Undermine Targeting Iran Gates: US Will Teach Iran a Lesson Bush Seeks to Mend Saudi-US Relations in Trip to Riyadh
Iraqi Shi'I MP Rejects Iranian Criticism of Iraqi-US Strategic Agreement
Syria Reportedly Used Threats at Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Lebanon
Oil Hits Record Near $127 as Iran Mulls Output Cut FM Livni: Lebanon an example of weakened moderates succumbing to Iranian-backed extremists
Debka What caused Lebanon’s rapid fall to Hizballah? |
H9 Ha’aretz – Bradley Burston: We owe the Palestinians a state
Guest: "Jews need America as much as Israel"
Plan to put synagogue in heart of Arab East Jerusalem likely to be approved
Bush: Hezbollah, Hamas, Al-Qaida are all the same
Israel dismayed over allies' burgeoning trade with Tehran Switzerland, Germany and Austria's business ties with Iran are inviting criticism from U.S., Israel
Jerusalem is waiting for Bush A close friend of the Israelis is not permitted to stand on the sidelines while their government is playing with matches next to a barrel of explosives
Shmuel Rosner: Bush is trying to change the world, for the good
Bush, in Jerusalem: Israel is our strongest friend, ally in Mideast
J Street does not represent American Jews (WTR)
Senior defense source: 'Israel on collision course with Hamas'
Obama ignores Clinton, tries to inch closer to Israel
Jerusalem PostBarak: Ashkelon residents won't have to bite their lips for long
If Palestinians declare their dispute with us is about borders, everything else will fall into place
His 360-degree turn may be meant to lay groundwork for his successor.
'Hizbullah's digging its own grave'Lebanese politician says after cabinet cancels two measures previously taken against Hizbullah.
Yedioth Ahronoth Real peace must wait/ Moshe EladIsraelis, Palestinians not ready for peace, instead resorting to cynical talks
'Rocket fire must be quelled'
Arab League delegation to announce talks aimed at resolving power struggle in Lebanon
'1/3 of Israelis unproductive'
'Facing Tomorrow' conference sparks debate among economists as to State's future GDP
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
Void of leadership, Palestinian movement loses momentum (By Joshua Mitnick)
The Palestinian Narrative Is Here to Stay By: Rami G. Khouri | The Daily Star That both Israeli independence and the Palestinian catastrophe, or nakba, of 1948 are now acknowledged virtually simultaneously around the world is a great achievement for the Palestinians, just as the creation of Israel was a miracle in the eyes of the world's Jews
Salon On armies, war and an aging Israel As the country turns 60, a novelist reconsiders Zionism
amid revealing encounters with the Israeli military.
From Le Monde diplomatique, a review of The Holocaust Is Over: We Must Rise from Its Ashes by Avraham Burg
an article on the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestine: Are the Jews an invented people?
Is It Possible for an American Politician to Love Israel Enough? by Glenn Greenwald
Rocket attack mars Bush's visit to Israel
Bush visits Israel as Olmert scandal clouds peace hopes
Israel's Doom Would Be Bad News for the West - Mark Steyn
Premier Champions "Smaller, Democratic, Jewish" Israel
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Iran pumps iron in the Middle East Through its terrorist proxy Hezbollah, Iran builds up its Shiite influence in the region.
Can McCain overcome the G.O.P. brand? House Republicans lose a third seat in special elections, as voters signal desire for change.
Memo to candidates and my liberal pals: Southerners aren't stupid Head's up, y'all: The South is filled with intelligent people. Treat them accordingly.
Volunteers flood in but China quake toll rising In one Sichuan town, Chinese relief workers fill the streets as the overall death toll nears 15,000.
If inflation is up 3.9 percent, why does it feel worse? One reason: Wages aren't keeping up with price rises.
Violence flares as Bush marks Israel's anniversary On his second trip to Israel, President Bush will address the issue of settlement building and try to push for progress on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In literature, too, an Israeli-Palestinian split Two first-time literary festivals – one Israeli, one Palestinian – coincided without a nod to the other, creating one more divide in a troubled land.
Despite Bush's opposition, Congress votes to halt stockpiling oil The move, which passed the Senate and House Tuesday with a bipartisan majority, may reflect changing GOP ideas on energy.
'Warm Spring' Greets Hu-Fukuda Summit, but Tensions Persist By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review On Saturday, Hu Jintao concluded the first state visit by a Chinese president to Japan in almost a decade. President Jiang Zemin traveled to Japan in 1998, but the subsequent deterioration in relations between Beijing and Tokyo severely curtailed high-level meetings.
CSM Indian bombings fit pattern of efforts to foment interreligious strife Seven synchronized bombs exploded in the city of Jaipur Tuesday evening.
U.S. Increases Estimate of N. Korean Plutonium By: Glenn
Kessler | The Washington Post
A Tale of Two Devastated Countries By: John Berthelsen |
Asia Sentinel
The Dalai Lama’s frequent meetings with Western leaders are now seen by China as provocations and used as an excuse not to meet with him... more»
The introduction to The China Diary of George H. W. Bush: The Making of a Global President (and an interview).
WSJ Democracies Don't Let People Die By Daniel Henninger Wonder Land: China and Burma prove the need for accountability.
Chinese Reactions to New Maritime Strategy - Galrahn, Information
India braces for surge in terror |
H11 IHT Disasters, natural and man-made By PHILIP BOWRING What combination of nature, chance, human activity and government competence determines the death toll in natural disasters?
By DANIEL LEVY The flawed logic of the Annapolis process is increasingly transparent
Russia offers warm welcome to German foreign minister The Kremlin rolled out the red carpet Wednesday for Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, the first foreign official to hold talks with President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin since they took up their new positions last week.
Among Czechs and Poles, same missile shield, differing sense of threat The Czech Republic believes that the threat the shield is designed to counter comes from Iran and other "rogue" regimes. But Poland's stance is dramatically different
NATO allies sign agreement on cyber defense center Seven NATO allies signed a deal Wednesday to create a research center to boost the alliance's defenses against cyber attacks, which are seen as a growing threat to military and civilian computer networks
EUROPE European press review
Serbia
Chooses Europe By: Igor Jovanovic | ISN Security Watch
Britain’s nearest neighbor and oldest enemy: No nation stirs such conflicting emotions in the British breast as France... more»
Eta blamed for Spain bomb death
Russia/Europe may team up for moon flights...
Sarkozy Suffers Legislative Blow RFERL Romania, Bulgaria Under The Microscope Both countries have become the "problem kids" of the European Union since they were admitted in January 2007, amid much celebration in Bucharest and Sofia. Now That The Surprise Party's Over Serbia's elections made a few things clear, including that the value of the Kosovo card is falling. But RFE/RL's Gordana Knezevic warns that it's still a delicate moment
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H12 RFE/RL
Google News Azerbaijan
Russia's Oil Treasure Shows Signs of Decline By: Michael
Richardson | The Japan Times
Restructuring Without Repopulating By: Dmitry Butrin |
Kommersant
Rescuing
a Revolution By: Elmar Brok, Jas Gawronski and Charles Tannock | The
Moscow Times
A review of The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn by Solomon Volkov
WSJ Bullish
on the Bear's Markets
Kazakhstan Remains Upbeat Despite Negative Credit Rating
There are no unresolved issues between Baku and Moscow — Azeri prime minister
New Political Party Promotes Church as Georgia’s Strongest Defender A new political party that advocates a stronger role for the Georgian Orthodox Church is making waves on Georgia’s political landscape on the eve of the country’s May 21 parliamentary vote Russia Versus NATO In The CIS Moscow's hostile actions toward Georgia and Ukraine are not one-off policies but logical extensions of Russia's belief that it is the only true "sovereign" state in the post-Soviet region Central Asia: Kazakh, Tajik Presidents Show Oil And Water Do Mix
Is Bigger Better for Azerbaijan’s Budget? It’s a question that other countries in the South Caucasus would love to ask: How best to use a 42-percent increase in state revenues? Surging oil prices have kicked off a debate in cash-rich Azerbaijan about spending practices and inflation that analysts say highlights dangerous pitfalls in the country’s budget planning. |
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H13 The Times More than 40,000 dead or missing in China quake China rushed 2,000 troops to a damaged dam above the town of Dujiangyan amid fears it could collapse, deluging civilians
Obama secures Edwards endorsement Barack Obama will hope John Edwards brings with him the crucial blue-collar and white votes that have so far eluded him
Obama v Clinton is not a contest, it's a census Demographics made the West Virginia result predictable - and that is what the Democratic race has become
Cloud over Bush visit to Israel Celebrations to mark 60 years of the Jewish state are running alongside a criminal inquiry into its Prime Minister
Foreclosures soar as US property slump deepens More than 8,000 American households are entering foreclosure every day, with more than one million forecast for 2008
Gulf promises a new media era in Middle East The most obvious sign of liberalism in the Middle East is the launch of The National, an English-language daily in Abu Dhabi
Queen dons headscarf for Mosque visit The visit to the Green Mosque is one of just a handful of Islamic places of worship she has visited in her 55 year reign
It all looks like Enron government The 10 U-turn has destroyed the authority of No 10. We have no idea where we are heading
Churchgoing isn't always religious Britain is still a Christian country, even if attendances have been declining for a century
The Prime Minister has the time to be bolder than this draft Queen's Speech. He should use it
Wall Street
Journal The
Tehran-Berlin Axis The
Republican Panic
Israel
at 60
The
Way Forward on Darfur
Keep
the Immigrants, Deport the Multiculturalists
Whether the economy has already succumbed to recessionary forces or will do so in the near future or will avoid a recession altogether, four points should be indisputable.
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H14 Financial Times The downside of joining the superpower clubChina is feeling some of the political heat that has been directed exclusively at the US since the end of the Soviet Union, writes Victor Mallet
Israel at 60 Even though a majority of its citizens back a two-states solution, the country appears politically incapable of producing leaders who can close the deal
Oil Demand to Weaken as Prices Soar Signs that countries are buckling under the burden of $120 oil prices became clearer on Tuesday as the International Energy Agency slashed its forecasts of oil demand for this year
Signs of an end to soaring food prices UN index shows decline
Blow to Clinton as Edwards backs Obama John Edwards, former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination and champion of organised labour, sought to rally his party and bring the primary race to a close by providing Barack Obama with his highest-profile endorsement in months
Republicans fear election juggernaut Polls suggest the Democrats could increase their Senate lead from a 51-49 split to a safer 55-45 majority and add to their majority in the House of Representatives by 10 to 15 seats in the elections in November
Brown’s best shot is a clearer focus The embers of indiscipline and rebellion are still smouldering in the UK Labour party. It will not take much to set them ablaze again
The great asset price controversy Central banks must revisit their response to bubbles – and the possibility of using regulation, not monetary policy, to target them
Gideon Rachman’s blog The League of Democracies revisited: The league will only take off if and when the world’s democracies become convinced that they face a common threat so obvious and dangerous that it is worth forming a new alliance
Comment: Europe needs a single market for gas An integrated, flexible market would create a better position from which to speak with one voice to Moscow, writes Pierre Noël
Shuttle diplomacy aims to avert civil war A delegation of Arab League ministers yesterday shuttled between Lebanon's warring politicians in an attempt to stem the country's slide into civil war. The violence
Saudis accuse Iran of Lebanon ‘coup’ The kingdom described Hizbollah’s military actions in the country as a coup backed by Tehran, illustrating the regional tensions the crisis threatens to exacerbate
Kuwait pays price for democracy As the Gulf enjoys the oil boom, questions are being raised about the Kuwaiti system amid growing concerns that constant political bickering is hampering its development
Köhler attacks markets ‘monster’ The German president, a former head of the International Monetary Fund, called for tougher regulations and the reconstruction of a ‘continental European banking culture’
On the offensive: How Gunvor rose in Russian oil trading The secretive group is now the world’s third largest dealer of crude, and some see political connections at work
Italy to join ‘very firm’ approach on Iran Foreign minister Franco Frattini says the new government is prepared for closer ties with Israel and take a tougher line on Iran along with the US and big European powers
Cameron must not shirk the Scottish problem Harry Reid on the Tories’ northern dilemma
Keep hold of the basic rules of finance Hope cannot sustain the system, says Roger Altman
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H15 Los Angeles Times John Edwards endorses Barack Obama "The Democratic voters in America have made their choice, and so have I," the former candidate tells a Michigan rally
One state, or two? Judea Pearl says a single state in the region is unacceptable. George E. Bisharat replies that it provides a better shot at a durable peace
Lebanon reverses decisions that angered Hezbollah The government's move follows days of violence. It had outlawed the militia's communications network and fired a pro-Hezbollah official at Beirut's airport.
By Abigail Goldman Poll: For the first time since 1993, the percentage of people who say their finances are secure falls below 60%.
A generation in the red By Erica Sackin Bush's tax rebates won't do much to help us younger, debt-laden working stiffs.
Keep stockpiling oil Congress voted to stop filling the strategic reserve. But the U.S. could be in for trouble if it stops now.
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Edwards, NARAL back Obama in big setback for Clinton
John Edwards Endorses Barack Obama
Clinton: It'd be a ‘grave error’ to pick McCain over Obama
Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama
Does Edwards Matter? - Andrew Romano, Newsweek
For Obama, a Lost Moment - David Broder, Washington Post
38% of Democrats Want Clinton to Drop Out —
Silver lining for Obama: A bruising primary season has had the unintended side effect of laying general-election groundwork.
Will whites vote for him? John Judis on the political psychology of race.
McCain's 7 Steps to Beating Obama
Kingmaker card McCain outlines vision of Iraq victory, reduced partisanship
QUITTING isn't easy. Especially if you're a Clinton. Imagine a strategy session at Hillary '08 campaign headquarters. . . (By Todd Domke, Boston Globe)
realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp
A review of The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul.
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H17 Daily Telegraph Recession is looming, says Mervyn King The British economy faces the real risk of falling into recession, the Governor of the Bank of England has admitted.
John Edwards boosts Barack Obama Former US presidential candidate John Edwards gives Barack Obama a significant boost which could help the White House hopeful to victory in the Democratic race.
Obama must woo 'Reagan Democrats'
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H18 Independent Adrian Hamilton: Should we still view Israel as a 'special friend'?
Flooding is new fear after quake leaves dams at breaking point The death toll from China's strongest earthquake in more than half a century rose to nearly 15,000 yesterday, as thousands of Chinese troops rushed to shore up "extremely dangerous" cracks in a dam strained to bursting point.
The only ones: how China's single-child policy doubled the agony of parents
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
Army's Next Crop of Generals Forged in Counterinsurgency
Online warfare research outlined Procurement documents released by the U.S. Air Force give a rare glimpse into Pentagon plans for developing an offensive cyber-war capacity that can infiltrate, steal data from and, if necessary, take down enemy information-technology networks.
Defense Issues for the Next Administration Source: National Security Outlook (American Enterprise Institute)
Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning the Prospective Security Agreement Between the United States and Iraq (PDF; 255 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)
Home Spying Far Outpaces Terror Prosecutions Air Force Aims for 'Full Control' of 'Any and All' Computers Was Karl Rove Involved in the Military Analyst Program? Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals (PDF; 73 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)
Public Health, Safety and Security for Mass Gatherings (PDF; 568 KB) Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Homeland Security
The Philippines: Counter-insurgency vs. Counter-terrorism in Mindanao,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group
Highlighting al-Qaeda's Bankrupt Ideology Contesting al-Qaeda's message is no less important than capturing or killing the group's operatives. Recognizing the need for a refocused communications offensive against al-Qaeda's ideology is a critical -- albeit overdue -- part of a reengineered counterterrorism strategy
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H20 Slate
Wind Energy Could Produce 20 Percent of U.S. Electricity By 2030 Source: U.S. Department of Energy
Innovation
in emerging markets: 2008 annual study
U.S. Response to the Global Food Crisis: New Approaches
Protectionism Won't Solve Crisis By: Hugh Cortazzi | The
Japan Times
Measuring Immigrant
Assimilation in the United States
Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead
Widening of Socioeconomic Inequalities in U.S. Death Rates, 1993–2001 |
Money doesn’t buy happiness, but success does — capitalism, moored in values of hard work, honesty, and fairness, is key.
Is time travel possible? Not all scientists agree but according to Einstein and quantum theory, time travel could be possible.
The human brain is a less-than-perfect device; Kludge explains how our minds work and sometimes don't (and more).
The less you know, the more wisely you seem to choose: An article on the mental toolbox you use when the facts are scarce.
Google announces a free service that allow any Web site to become a social site (and more).
From Literary Review, Michael Burleigh reviews The Return of History and the End of Dreams by Robert Kagan;
From LiveScience, a series of articles on humans, the strangest species.
Steven Pinker on the stupidity of dignity: Conservative bioethics' latest, most dangerous ploy.
Virgil’s Aeneid is no stiff antiquarian pageant. It’s immediate and primal, about love, abandonment, death – and ultimate triumph... more»
A Sex and the City guide to the entertainment industryThe world is larger than America; the small screen is larger than the big screen; paid-for entertainment is larger than free; and adults are larger than teenagers. The television series Sex and the City says a lot about the future of film and TV, says John Gapper
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