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H1 Ha’aretz – Editorial Turn over every stone
The official announcement published yesterday in three capitals - Jerusalem,
Damascus and Ankara - about the opening of indirect peace talks between Syria
and Israel, under the aegis of Turkey, is a source of great hope but also
suspicion. Rosner Will
he or won't he attack? It's doubtful Bush knows A fateful strategic issue
- certainly for the State of Israel - became a plaything this week for the
American election circus. The Iranian threat is now the Iranian debate: to
threaten or talk, to attack or wait Harel Too
many question marks Washington
Post Israel, Syria Disclose Indirect Peace Talks
Turkish Officials Mediating; Golan at Issue ANALYSIS U.S.
on the Outside in Peace Efforts By Robin Wright Lebanon
Accord Offers a Respite Essential Issues Still Unresolved Iraqi
Troops Welcomed In Sadr City U.S. Absence Seems To Make Difference The Old Titans All Collapsed. Is the U.S. Next?End of Empire? This
could be the beginning of the end for the world's last superpower Financial Times Europe
is a geopolitical dwarf Most
European geopolitical gurus believe that the EU can survive well as a
free-rider on US power, counting on it to keep the world safe while Europe
tends to its internal gardens. The paucity of European strategic thinking is
stunning, writes Kishore Mahbubani
Obama
inches closer to victory
But the Democratic party is weakened and divided.
If the party is to succeed in November, the wavering super-delegates had
better make up their minds WORLD
NEWS: Food prices forecast to stay high for 10 years Guardian
Obama
backs off Iran talks pledge Campaign notes proper preparations must
before committing to diplomatic meeting with Iran president
Persian pipelines Roger
Howard: A century after the west struck oil in the Middle East,
today's great secure energy hope is Iran Peace
delayed Leader: There
are many reasons why the peace talks between Israel and Syria could fail Newsweek How Israel-Syria Talks Could Affect Iran Ties “DPRK-Syria Bilateral
Contacts, 2005-2007,” Open Source Center, May 2, 2008. Syrian Media – The Challenge and the Need to Act Syrian Media – The Challenge and the Need to Act | Part II Slate Travels in the Former
Soviet Union Azerbaijan turns toward Islam. RFE/RLA
Potentially Lucrative Thaw In Relations Following
talks in Baku, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan could be closer to agreeing on how
to divide up the Caspian energy resources located between them -- and on a
pipeline to send them west. Bush's
Islamist Enemies By: Mohamad Bazzi | The Nation Syria
and Israel: tactical advantage, MESH Debka Analysis: Doha accord swings Lebanon’s balance of power
to Shiite Hizballah Why did Nasrallah disobey Tehran
and Damascus in Doha? Lebanese Crisis Ends:
Hizballah Victory or Temporary Truce?, The Washington Institute A Medal for Brass By: Nina Shea | The Weekly Standard Defense
Intelligence Strategy 2008 (PDF: 2.6 MB) Source:
U.S. Department of Defense (via Federation of American Scientists) Obama to Ahmadinejad: Atomic Assist By: Amir Taheri | New
York Post Critics of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's provocative foreign
policy were preparing to launch a series of attacks on him in the Islamic
Majlis, Iran's ersatz parliament. But then Ahmadinejad got an unexpected
boost from Barack Obama Debating Liberal Internationalism By: Matthew Yglesias et
al | The American Prospect Matt Yglesias explains how Democrats have been
hurt themselves with incoherent foreign policy thinking and how they can
improve in the future, and David Rieff, Justin Logan, David Frum, Derek
Chollet and Anne-Marie Slaughter respond Middle East Oil: Defying the Experts By: Roger Howard |
International Herald Tribune New York Times
Israel
Holds Peace Talks With Syria The governments confirmed that Israel and
Syria have begun indirect peace talks, mediated by Turkey, aimed at reaching
a comprehensive accord. Diplomatic
Effort Seeks to Ease Tensions and Lead to Talks in Georgian Enclave News
Analysis: Advice Given, but Not Always Followed, by White House Deal
for Lebanese Factions Leaves Hezbollah Stronger Breaking
Impasse, European Nations Agree to Start Broad Talks With Russians The
Sole Superpower in Decline: The Rise of a Multipolar World by Shri Dilip
Hiro. The
NCTC gets America's counterterrorism priorities right WSJ Lebanon Deal Boosts Hezbollah Rival Lebanese factions reached an agreement to resolve their 18-month
political crisis. The breakthrough deal sets presidential elections for
Sunday and gives Hezbollah and its allies veto power over all government
decisions. Wall Street Journal How to Think About the World's Problems Obama's Troubling Instincts IEA to Slash Oil-Supply Estimate Energy watchdog
IEA is preparing a sharp downward revision of its global oil-supply forecast,
a shift that reflects deepening pessimism over whether oil companies can keep
abreast of booming demand NY Sun Submarines
for Syria? – Editorial Is Bin
Laden Moving on from Iraq? - Paul Reynolds (BBC News) Hizbollah and Lebanon: the curse of a state , Robert G Rabil Kosovo to Kashmir: the self-determination dilemma, Sumantra
Bose China v Russia: communist mask v democratic hat, Christoph
Neidhart Daily Star Editorial Lebanon
has given itself a chance to end a miserable, murderous cycle Something
radically new after Doha By Michael
Young Christian
Science Monitor Qatari deal defuses Lebanese crisis
The agreement gives Hezbollah and the
opposition allies of the Shiite militants enough control in the government to
have veto power over Israel confirms Golan Heights talks with
Syria The two countries,
after an eight-year hiatus, are talking about an Israeli withdrawal in
exchange for peace. Guantánamo ex-detainee tells Congress of
abuse Murat Kurnaz, who
testified in a landmark hearing Tuesday, says he spent days chained to the
ceiling of an airplane hanger. He was determined innocent in 2002, but held
until 2006 Georgia sees itself as front line in
fending off Russia The
Columbia-educated president's party is expected to retain power in
Wednesday's parliamentary elections. In an interview, he describes why he
sees the country as the front line against Russian aggression. Obama starts to attract Clinton voters
Despite divisive primaries, he has a
record lead over Clinton among Democratic voters, a new poll finds. IHT BUSH AND
'APPEASEMENT' It's also
called diplomacy By CHARLES A. KUPCHAN AND RAY TAKEYH History makes amply
clear that longstanding rivalries usually require engagement. Top
ETA leader is seized in France The Spanish and French authorities said that they had arrested one of
the highest-ranking members of ETA, Francisco Javier López Peña, and three
others in Bordeau |
Israel, Syria
hold indirect peace talks through Turkish moderators Ha'aretz Turkey: Goal is
direct meeting next month Jerusalem Post Is
Turkey's government starting a Muslim Reformation... By
DANIEL PIPES Is Iran
holding Bayýk as a bargaining chip against Turkey? AP Türkiye raporu Avrupa'den
herkese mesaj var Neçirvan Barzani�nin Pentagon muammasý
EU
seeks radical overhaul of judiciary Regional Public Opinion Will Defeat Turkish
Efforts on Golan - Iran Radio Turkey
loosens purse strings as politics intensify Kürtçüler uluslararasý zemin
arayýþýnda EDM TURKEY
EYES DEEPER ROLE IN SOUTHERN IRAQ Sami Kohen Türkiye’nin
barýþtýrma rolü... ERDAL ÞAFAK Türkiye sonunda baþardý Hüsnü Mahalli TAMER
KORKMAZ Hudson'larýn “Zeyno” Der Spiegel Turkish-German Professionals: Young, Qualified and Unwanted Melih Aþýk F
- 35 sýkýntýsý Barack
Obama and Turkish foreign policy by EMRE USLU & öNDER AYTAÇ* With
friends like these, AKP needs what? Ahu
ÖZYURT Guardian Avoiding the G-word Ýç Basýnda Türk Dýþ
Politikasý Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fýrat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dýþ Basýnda Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Is Iran
holding Bayýk as a bargaining chip against Turkey? Cevdet Aþkýn Ankara-Erbil trafiði hýzlanýyor, PKK'ya
askeri baský artýyor M Ali Birand Biz
çözemezsek, kucaðýmýzda bir arabulucu buluveririz [Kürt siyasetinde yeni arayýþlar] AK Parti'ye karþý 'çatý
partisi' tartýþmalarý (2) Daha radikal bir
bildiri geldi
Kurdish activists call for international mediation of
Kurdish issue Barzani: 'PKK'ya karþý
önlemler sürecek' Görüþmeler
baþladý, Türkiye Ortadoðu barýþýna ev sahipliði yapýyor Yeðen Barzani Türk
gazetecilere konuþtu Amerikan-Kürt dostluk grubu kuruldu ABD
Kongresi'nde Amerikan-Kürt dostluk grubu Barzani: PKK'ya karþý önlemler sürecek Barzani devlet baþkaný gibi karþýlanmadý Kürdler kendi içinde diyaloglarýný güçlendirmezlerse,
ötekilerle barýþýk olma þansý yoktur A Recent History of Kirkuk: The Victim City Kurdish Aspect – Rice meets Iraqi Kurdish PM, discusses PKK Erdoðan prepares for a visit to Iraq Israeli, Syrian envoys holding peace talks in Ýstanbul Ýsrail-Suriye barýþ görüþmesi Türkiye’de
Washington praises Ankara’s role in Syria-Israeli talks Türkiye arayý buldu Ýsrail-Suriye buluþtu 'Öcalan'ýn söylemi, bizim söylemimiz' 'Türkiye-Irak
ticareti 5 milyar dolar olmalý' Kato
Daðý'nda pusu: 2 þehit, 1 yaralý 'Eski militan Dilaram'
ailesiyle teslim oldu Ardan Zentürk Ýslam coðrafyasý... ‘Büyük kaos...’ Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye-AB Ýliþkileri Günlük Haftalýk EP
approves Turkey's 2007 country report AP
raporunda Ankara’ya 3 çaðrý
Avrupa Türkiye’den bu kez neler istedi Bahadýr Kaleaðasý Hükümetin AB politikalarý neden fýrsata dönüþmesin? Gül'den
Avusturya'ya: Ýmzanýzý onurlandýrýn AP, Türkiye Raporu'nu kabul
etti AB, yargý
reformunda ýsrarcý: Sorunun kaynaðý 'tarafsýzlýk' Semih Ýdiz Avusturyalýlara göre Türkler geri kalmýþ
ve saldýrgan Yalçýn Doðan Avrupa’da parti kapatma dersi Rauf Denktaþ Hristofyas'a
göre (2) Yunan Genelkurmay Baþkanýnda bir yýlda
çifte ziyaret MHP
criticizes Queen's reception on aircraft carrier EU urges
Club Med focus on trade links, environment Venedik
kriterleri dikkate alýnsýn EU says closure case not a matter of judiciary
independence Turkey
set to push ahead with EU membership talks - officials Greek
Cypriots concerned Turkey opposes Cyprus reunification and ... Turkey,
Austria in a bid to give new impetus to Nabucco The
bridge, the tuxedo and the best of all evils Burak
BEKDÝL · Rumlar: Ayný dili
konuþmuyoruz Komisyon, Avrupa Konseyi'nin anayasal
konulardaki danýþma organý Al Hayat Westminster Notes (Movement Over Cyprus)
Sir Cyril Townsend - Like the Arab/Israel issue Cyprus is now one of the
world's longest-running international disputes. South Africa is entering an
awkward phase, but cruel and shocking apartheid holds it by the throat no
more.
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
LA Times A
man of cultures: Director Fatih Akin and 'The Edge of Heaven' East
Meets West Newsweek Ýbrahim Kalýn A bleak
picture of Turkish youth Þemdinli sanýðýnýn adý
cinayete karýþtý Ýdam
kalkmasa belki de asýlýrdý! Metin Münir Ýhale Yasasý neden elli defa deðiþtirildi?
(1) Serpil Yýlmaz Tuzla’yý
Çin yapmak Ýstediler! Tuzla’da ilk kapatma
Ýþte Asya
ile Avrupa'yý baðlayacak demir ipek yolu projesi Tuzla'daki ölüm tersanesi
kapatýldý Meral
Tamer Vatandaþlýk
haklarý üzerine 2 Ayþe’den 2 kitap
Devlet, polisine
hukuku öðretmeli
Emniyet’te ‘gizli’
1 Mayýs toplantýsý
Eylemden Meclis’e
Poll shows Turkish public strongly backs smoking ban in
enclosed venues TÜBÝTAK
Yasasý komisyondan geçti 5
milyon Yeþil Kart iptal edildi Türbanlý konuk çýkardý TRT’de
terfi ettirildi Hasta sayýsý 8 bin oldu
yetkililer hálá Turkey’s
sale pitch to become railway freight hub VIK (Very important Kene/Çok önemli kene) Ýstanbul 2010 Avrupa Kültür Baþkenti
Projesi, Türkiye'nin çehresini deðiþtirecek |
Muhtýra gibi bildiri
Hükümetten sert yanýt
Kritik davalarýn
görüldüðü süreçte Yargýtay'dan sert çýkýþ Türkiye yargý sýnavýndan geçiyor AK Parti'den karþý bildiri: Meþruiyeti
yok kabul edilemez Cumhuriyet zedeleniyor saldýrýlar
sistemli
Yüksek mahkemeye
CHP aðzý ile müdahale Yargýtay,
yargýya 'muhtýra' verdi!.. Ýddianame
kutsandý yargý taraf oldu Çiçek: Yargýtay kapatma
davasýna taraf olmuþtur Mahkemeden
randevu isteyen AKP’liler var Kuracaðým
parti hepimizin olacak Parti
kapatmayý zorlaþtýrýn Ergenekon'un üzerine gidin Savcýlýktan Emniyet�e �Paksüt� sorusu
Özyeðin'den,
Vatan'a yalanlama: Ön baþvuruda bile bulunmadýk Türkiye'deki savcý
gibi baðýmsýzý yok Günün gazete manþetleri için týklayýn Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar Y-muhtýra, dam üstünde saksaðan ve
AP'nin Türkiye Raporu Ahmet
Taþgetiren Yargýtay
cephede Taha Akyol Yargý
ve siyaset Fikret Bila Hasan Cemal Kürt sorununda barýþçý çaðrýnýn yanlýþlarý
üzerine bir yazý... YAVUZ DONAT Yargýtay bildirisinin perde arkasý Murat Yetkin Ýþler zývanadan çýkýyor Ýsmet Berkan Bu
kez darbeyi Meclis yapsýn Fehmi Koru Yargýyý gözümüz gibi koruyalým According
to knowledgeable sources Þamil Tayyar Ali Bayramoðlu "Ortalama
laik Türk" mü yoksa "Ortalama demokrat Türk" mü? Hasan Ünal Yargýtay bildirisi Kerim Balcý AK
Party: To be punished but not closed SOLÝ ÖZEL Sýnýf, kimlik ve Tuzla Þükrü Küçükþahin Toptan’ýn
demek istedikleri Eyüp Can Karanlýklar
prensi deðilim! Serdar Turgut Baðýmlý basýn
yaratmak ÞAHÝN ALPAY -
Demokrasi kimin umurunda? MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - Yargýtay Baþkanlar Kurulu bildiri yayýnlayabilir
mi? HÜSEYÝN GÜLERCE - Zýtlaþma ile çözüm olmaz... Laiklik
olmadan demokrasi olmaz Ahmet HakanÝslamcý liderin düðünü nasýl olmalý
tartýþmasý M Ali
Birand Biz çözemezsek, kucaðýmýzda bir
arabulucu buluveririz Cüneyt Ülsever ABD, Ýran’a saldýrýrsa Türkiye ne yapacak? Sabahattin Önkibar AKP
kapatýlmazsa bunlar olacak... Yargý baðýmsýzlýðý deðil yargý tarafsýzlýðýyla
ilgili Ýsmail Küçükkaya Güler Kömürcü Elde körük... Ak Parti'nin ne olduðu deðil ne olmadýðý önemli Yalçýn Bayer Türk halký nasýl hipnotize edildi Mehmet Y
YýlmazAhlaksýzlýk bir sistem olunca ERDAL ÞAFAK Türkiye sonunda baþardý ERGUN BABAHAN Anayasa herkesi baðlar, yargýyý da EMRE AKÖZ Yargýtay 'taraflý ve siyasi' olduðunu dün ifþa etti! NAZLI ILICAK Yargýtay gene konuþtu MEHMET BARLASDemokratik siyasette maksat sadece
iþlem hacmini artýrmak mý? MAHMUT ÖVÜR Antalya'da kimler belediye baþkan
adayý? Ömer Lütfi Mete Namussuzluðun
doðan ve þahinleri Basýnda iþler kötüye gidiyor Mustafa Erdoðan
Türkiye için bir çýkýþ var! Mehmet Altan Ýþte sebep... Ahmet Kekeç Yargýtay’ýn konuþmaya hakký var mý? Row between government and top judiciary intensifies Bakan Þahin:
Bildiri siyasi
Tuzla
burada AB kriterleri nerede? MELÝKÞAH
UTKU
Ekonomide
gidiþat yukarý yönlü deðil
Hurþit Güneþ Fiyat
artýnca talep düþer mi? Þimþek: MB günah keçisi deðil,
desteðimiz tam Seyfettin Gürsel IMF'ye
katýlmýyorum Salih Neftçi Enflasyon þaþýrtmaya devam ediyor... Turkey
c.bank has govt's full support-econ minister Econ
Minister says gov't has full support to Turkey's CB Deniz Gökçe “Banana” yok! Ýç
borçlanma nasýl yürütülüyor? ‘Düþük kur-yüksek faiz’ çarpýklýðý... Derya Sazak Türbülans
çaðý Güngör Uras Herkesin
cebinde 50 YTL (YKr taþýyan yok) Bakan
Þimþek defineyi buldu! |
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H4 New York Times Israel
Holds Peace Talks With Syria The governments confirmed that Israel and
Syria have begun indirect peace talks, mediated by Turkey, aimed at reaching
a comprehensive accord. Diplomatic
Effort Seeks to Ease Tensions and Lead to Talks in Georgian Enclave News
Analysis: Advice Given, but Not Always Followed, by White House Deal
for Lebanese Factions Leaves Hezbollah Stronger Breaking
Impasse, European Nations Agree to Start Broad Talks With Russians Seesaw
Battle With Taliban Makes Afghan Stability a Distant Goal Kennedy
Talked, Khrushchev Triumphed By NATHAN THRALL and JESSE JAMES
WILKINS If Barack Obama
wants to follow in John F. Kennedy’s footsteps, he should heed the lesson
that Kennedy learned: sometimes there is good reason to fear to negotiate.
Berlusconi
Moves to Tighten Immigration and Ease Trash Crisis World
Briefing | Asia: Small Steps in Talks on Kashmir U.S.
Troops Kill 11 Shiite Militants Pakistan
and Taliban Agree to Army’s Gradual Pullback At West Bank Conference, Dreams of
Investment Many
Florida Jews Express Doubts on Obama
Jewish voters are
vital to Barack Obama’s hopes, but among many older Jews, he has become a
conduit for anxiety about Israel, Iran, anti-Semitism and race. Editorial What
the F.B.I. Agents Saw In light of a report by the Justice Department, the
Democrats in charge of Congress should press for full disclosure of President
Bush’s inhuman policy on prisoners
A
Slap at the Dalai Lama It was destructive for Germany’s foreign minister
to break ranks with the leader of his government on human rights by refusing
to meet with the Dalai Lama.
Note
to Conservatives: Think Small By CHRIS SUELLENTROPShould
conservatives give up their search for the "next big thing"?
NICHOLAS D.
KRISTOF Earthquake
and Hope The Sichuan earthquake
may be remembered as a milestone in the peaceful evolution of China toward
capitalism and democracy McCain
Looks to Fill Ticket, and 3 Hopefuls Step Up Charlie Crist
and Bobby Jindal, both governors, and Mitt Romney, a onetime rival for the
nomination, are all set to meet with John McCain this weekend. Quake
Pushes Tibet to the Sidelines Tibetan opponents of Beijing are
struggling to compete with China’s growing diplomatic and economic clout American,
Cutting Back, Plans $15 Bag Fee The nation’s largest carrier said it would eliminate free checked
baggage and take up to 85 aircraft out of its fleet. |
H5 Washington
Post Israel, Syria Disclose Indirect Peace Talks
Turkish Officials Mediating; Golan at Issue ANALYSIS U.S.
on the Outside in Peace Efforts By Robin Wright Lebanon
Accord Offers a Respite Essential Issues Still Unresolved Iraqi
Troops Welcomed In Sadr City U.S. Absence Seems To Make Difference The Old Titans All Collapsed. Is the U.S. Next?End of Empire? This
could be the beginning of the end for the world's last superpower Middle
Class Jitters By Robert
J. Samuelson, Middle-class Americans
are in a funk. Two
Georgian Groups Claim Election Victory The
'Not Clinton' Excuse By Marie Cocco,
Which woman, exactly, would be an acceptable presidential candidate? March
of the Polar Bears By George F. Will, Onward, green soldiers, into
preventive war on behalf of some bears who are simultaneously flourishing and
'threatened.' Pumping
for Answers By Dana Milbank, As oil hit a new record of $134 a barrel
yesterday, lawmakers summoned energy executives to Capitol Hill for the
latest in a series of ritual immolations. But this one felt more like
"The Price Is Right." White House Ignored Torture Warnings Interrogation
Tactics Were Challenged at White House Fallout
From a Bailout How the Bear Stearns Intervention Will Haunt the Fed By
Vincent Reinhart, The Bear Stearns intervention is already coming back to
haunt the Fed. In
Wake of Defeats, House GOP Moves to Right the Campaign Ship House
Overrides Veto of Farm Bill Glitch May Force
Repeat of the Process |
H6 Guardian
Obama
backs off Iran talks pledge Campaign notes proper preparations must
before committing to diplomatic meeting with Iran president
Persian pipelines Roger
Howard: A century after the west struck oil in the Middle East,
today's great secure energy hope is Iran Peace
delayed Leader: There
are many reasons why the peace talks between Israel and Syria could fail
Israel and Syria in formal peace talks Israel wants Syria to cut ties to Islamist groups while Syria
wants return of sovereignty over Golan Heights Timeline:
Israel, Syria and the Golan Heights James Denselow: Does
this Israeli government still possess the political capital necessary to
achieve a genuine peace agreement with Syria?
Victory out of defeat Jonathan
Steele: By allowing the Iraqi army to take over his stronghold,
Sadr City, Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has actually strengthened his hand
Hizbullah deal ends Lebanon deadlock Western-backed government agrees to a national unity coalition
with Hizbullah-led opposition It's the war, stupid Matthew
Yglesias: US elections 2008: Hillary
Clinton's presidential hopes were crippled by her 2002 vote backing an
assault on Iraq
Talking the talk Michael Boyle:
Using diplomatic channels to speak to enemies isn't appeasement or weakness.
It's the hard reality of how the world works
History does not always favour a hero Michael White: Does
Gordon Brown's decision to meet the Dalai Lama tomorrow fit into the sensible
or the supine category?
We have a responsibility to protect the people of Burma. But how? Timothy Garton Ash: If a military-backed aid bridge had a fair chance of success, I'd
support it. It doesn't, so we have to use all other means
Lower-class students 'have lower IQs' Selection at top universities is not a sign of prejudice but
rather simple meritocracy, claims academic
Berlusconi introduces new rules to clamp down on Gypsies Cabinet endorses a package of tough
measures aimed at Gypsies and clandestine immigrants
McCain calls possible running mates to talks Subsidy versus subsistence Tim
Watkin: At a time of international food shortages, government
pay-outs to farmers in the west hurts the developing world's poor and hungry
Somali opposition vows Islamist state Islamist party head plots to expel
US-backed Ethiopian troops and says government is led by 'traitors'
Myopia on Myanmar Martin
Jacques: Governments and the media need to wake up to the fact
that east Asia can increasingly look after itself and doesn't need or want
western help
Gone to Iceland Open Thread: As
record numbers of Britons leave the country, Iceland has been named the best
place to live by the UN. But where would you go?
Kennedy the survivor Michael Tomasky The
Senator from Massachusetts is the last liberal of an earlier, muscular
Congress that changed America for the better |
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H7 NY Sun Submarines
for Syria? – Editorial Is Bin
Laden Moving on from Iraq? - Paul Reynolds (BBC News) Daily Star Editorial Lebanon
has given itself a chance to end a miserable, murderous cycle Something
radically new after Doha Palestinian
leaders face a host of legitimacy problems Oil rockets to
new high above $135 a barrel on supply concerns Matt Yglesias argues that Democrats need to embrace
liberal internationalism wholeheartedly; a panel of foreign-policy
experts responds (and an interview). The Reluctant Realism of George H. W. Bush Muck and menace
in Maliki's Iraq On his second anniversary in office, Iraqi Prime
Minister Nuri al-Maliki has little to brag about. Baghdad is besieged with
sewage, massive unemployment and danger, and the Arab world is outraged at
Maliki for his leniency on the US soldier who recently took target practice
at the Holy Koran. Maliki can bring neither security nor reconciliation, as
long as he snubs Sunnis and continues to harbor and protect selected
militias. - Sami Moubayed Appease
Iran? (By James Lyons) How far left has Latin
America moved? Immanuel Wallerstein investigates. A review
of Patrick Cockburn's Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and
the Struggle for Iraq (and more). Boston Globe Why US must
pull out of Iraq AS THE DEBATE over supplemental funding for the war in Iraq plays out in
Congress, a growing consensus on the need to adopt a policy of
"strategic patience" has become accepted wisdom in the national
debate. Proponents of this policy argue that solidifying recent security and
political gains in Iraq is contingent upon the US military remaining in the
country ... (By Sean E. Duggan, Boston Globe) Friends
close, enemies closer JUST AS IT would be hard to imagine music without
notes or poetry without words, diplomacy is impossible without broad
diplomatic contacts - including ones with potentially objectionable parties.
Yet certain powerful governments have been trying to change the rules of
diplomacy. The Bush administration has now criticized France, an ally, for
contacts that were entirely reasonable, and Germany is ... (Boston Globe)
Hezbollah:
Finishing Off what Hamas Began : Huda al
Husseini Analysis: Osama bin Laden attacks
Hizballah’s Nasrallah and Shiite Iran |
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq Analysis: Can
the Iraqi army control Sadr City's militias? SANA Syria:
Indirect Peace Talks Under Turkish Patronage – Syria
and Israel Start Peace Talks U.S.
diplomats sit out 2 key talks in Mideast (By Nicholas Kralev and Joshua
Mitnick) Former Iranian Envoy to Syria Discusses
Tehran-Hezbollah, Hamas Ties - Part 2 US spins up Lebanon deal, cool on Israel,
Syria Israel-Syria Peace Deal Could Threaten Iran,
Hezbollah Hizbullah
Gains Veto Power in Cabinet as Lebanon Rivals Reach Deal to End Political
Conflict Petraeus:
Troops in Iraq Help Blunt Iran Threat - Associated Press
Sadr
City Calm After Iraqi Troop Move - Associated Press Iraq
Operation Offers Alternative to Former Enemy Fighters - AFPS Bush
Calls Iraqi PM over Quran Shooting - Associated Press Sadr
City gets a break; fighting goes next door (By Lee Keath) Upcoming Iraqi Elections Must Consolidate Security Gains of
‘Sons of Iraq’ By: David Ucko | World Politics Review Lebanese
Factions Reach Agreement - Shadid and Ibrahim, Washington Post
Deal
in Lebanon a Win for Hezbollah - Associated Press Hezbollah
Gets its Way in Lebanon - London Daily Telegraph editorial Hezbollah
Wins in Lebanon - Andrew Cochran, Counterterrorism De-mining of Persian Gulf under
way Hezbollah
Comm Network Confirms Terror Goals - Walid Phares, Counterterrorism Israel,
Syria Confirm Peace Talks - Sockol and Knickmeyer, Washington Post Israel
and Syria Open Peace Talks - James Hider, London Times Israel, Syria
Confirm Holding Peace Talks Mediated by Turkey - Jim Teeple, VOA Israel
Engages in Indirect Peace Talks with Syria - Associated Press Olmert Warns of
Syria Concessions - BBC News 4
Palestinians Reported Killed in Gaza Airstrikes - Associated Press US
Looking for Progress in Iran Nuclear Report – AFP
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H9 Ha’aretz – Editorial Turn over every stoneThe
official announcement published yesterday in three capitals - Jerusalem,
Damascus and Ankara - about the opening of indirect peace talks between Syria
and Israel, under the aegis of Turkey, is a source of great hope but also
suspicion. Rosner Will
he or won't he attack? It's doubtful Bush knows A fateful strategic issue
- certainly for the State of Israel - became a plaything this week for the
American election circus. The Iranian threat is now the Iranian debate: to
threaten or talk, to attack or wait Harel Too
many question marks Benn Trio
under inquiry What do the three leaders involved in the
renewed talks between Israel and Syria have in common? All are under the
shadow of investigations that may end their political careers. Melman Is
an attack on Iran a big risk? Eldar Once again, Syria
first When the government of Israel went to, or, to be more precise was
dragged into, the Madrid Conference at the end of 1991, it agreed on a formal
basis to conduct negotiations in parallel with all of its neighbors - the
Palestinians, Jordanians, Syrians and Lebanese Israel,
Syria to begin indirect peace talks 8 short comments on the Israel-Syria peace talks Rosner's Domain / Is
Syria-Israel peace on the horizon? I think not Ankara
hopes for a direct Israel-Syria meeting next month PM: Talks
with Syria are 'historic breakthrough' Olmert added that contacts with Syria 'have been ongoing for a
long time and they've now matured PM got
Erdogan's help, softened up Bush, and sent in Turbowicz In February 2007, Olmert asked Turkish PM
to mediate between Jerusalem and Damascus Poll: More
Israelis object to Golan accord than to J'lem deal Two-thirds of Israelis oppose
Golan-for-peace deal, according to poll conducted by Begin Heritage
Foundation ANALYSIS:
What will come first, peace treaty or indictment? No matter what Olmert
does in the months left in office, everything will be considered a spin Rice:
Israeli-Palestinian track more likely to produce results Bush administration cool to announcement of
indirect peace talks between Israel, Syria Truck bomb
explodes at Gaza crossing; none injured Al Gore:
Israel should lead the way in renewable energy Goldberg vs. Boot. I'm going to stay neutral! Rosner's Guests: Israel not likely to invade Gaza soon Sources:
Proof lacking to indict PM for bribery Jerusalem PostAnalysis: An attempt to break the
Iranian-Syrian alliance What Syria is really after is not the Golan, but a
renewal of ties with the US.
Peace for the Golan? We urge
Assad to come to the Knesset and show us he has now chosen the path of peace.
Israel
Faults Restrictions on UNIFIL - Police believe Olmert took bribes
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H10 Christian Science Monitor Qatari deal defuses Lebanese crisis
The agreement gives Hezbollah and the
opposition allies of the Shiite militants enough control in the government to
have veto power over Israel confirms Golan Heights talks with
Syria The two countries,
after an eight-year hiatus, are talking about an Israeli withdrawal in
exchange for peace. Guantánamo ex-detainee tells Congress of
abuse Murat Kurnaz, who
testified in a landmark hearing Tuesday, says he spent days chained to the
ceiling of an airplane hanger. He was determined innocent in 2002, but held
until 2006 Georgia sees itself as front line in
fending off Russia The
Columbia-educated president's party is expected to retain power in
Wednesday's parliamentary elections. In an interview, he describes why he
sees the country as the front line against Russian aggression. Obama starts to attract Clinton voters
Despite divisive primaries, he has a
record lead over Clinton among Democratic voters, a new poll finds. NATO extends Afghanistan tours Britain and the Netherlands agree to
longer tours, delaying a bigger US role in the mission Rising price of rice keeps U.N. scrambling
to feed world's hungry From Kenya to Cambodia, the World
Food Program's offices are struggling to meet their budgets in the face of
price increases, sometimes having to suspend vital programs. Do graduates understand citizenship?
Education isn't just a ticket to a
better job. It's a vital safeguard of democracy Washington
Times India's
missile power lifts offThe
spread of long-range ballistic missiles took a step forward on May 7 with
India's successful flight test of its Agni-III missile that can carry a
nuclear warhead as far as Beijing.
Asia Times Ducking and diving under B-52s
Bajaur Agency in Pakistan and the adjoining two Afghan provinces of Kunar and
Nooristan have emerged as a focal point of the "war on terror". Not
only are Osama bin Laden and his confidants thought to travel the area, the
corridor is vital for the Taliban's insurgency. Syed Saleem Shahzad
treks deep into Taliban territory, falling under the radar of US B-52s,
drones, helicopters and special forces. And he just misses a Taliban
firefight. Deal
reached with militants Pakistan's new government yesterday agreed to pull
its forces out of a restive region near the Afghan border and allow elements
of Islamic Shariah law to be imposed there in return for a promise by local
Islamic militants to end a wave of terror and arrest foreign terrorists
operating in the area. Foreign Policy Why
Pakistan Plays ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS The forgotten issues China bows in grief,
to public demand FT Tokyo
shows mettle in race for ore The hunt for rare metals is urgent for one reason: China. Japan has
watched aghast as China crisscrossed the continent, cutting deals, writes David
Pilling WSJ Kashmir Crossroads Permanent SDF Deployment Law Endangers Japanese Democracy
By: Craig Martin | The Japan Times The Japanese government wants permanent
legal authority to send military forces overseas. Letting it have it would be
a mistake for many reasons, but one seldom raised is the impact the move
would have on the nature of Japan's democracy. China's Katrina Shows Post-Communism No Big Easy - Council on
Foreign Relations Is a Pakistan Truce Good for the United States? - Council on
Foreign Relations Der Spiegel Interview with a Taliban Commander: 'What's Important Is to
Kill the Germans' China's
grief turns to anger over poorly built schools India and Pakistan resumed talks (al-Jazeera) on the disputed Kashmir region
dividing the countries. Why
Does China Need US Satellite Support? - Westhawk, Westhawk NATO
Extends Afghanistan Tour - Gordon Lubold, Christian Science Monitor
NATO to Keep Rotating Command in Afghan South - Reuters NATO Afghan Chief Wants Talks on Command in South
- Reuters Reaping
War's Harvest - Mark Dodd, The Australian Pakistan Strikes
Deal with Militants in Swat Province - Barry Newhouse, VOA Pakistan in Deal
with Militants - BBC News US
Warns Pakistan Against Deal with Militants – Reuters Trade: A report from an Indian economic think tank looks at efforts to expand intra-regional trade in South Asia,
particularly in clothing and textiles. Pakistan: Pakistan's law minister finalized a
list of constitutional amendments (Dawn)
that will now be sent to a parliamentary vote. |
H11 IHT BUSH AND 'APPEASEMENT' It's also
called diplomacy By CHARLES A. KUPCHAN AND RAY TAKEYH History makes amply
clear that longstanding rivalries usually require engagement. Top
ETA leader is seized in France The Spanish and French authorities said that they had arrested one of
the highest-ranking members of ETA, Francisco Javier López Peña, and three
others in Bordeau EU
and Russia agree to new series of wide-ranging talks Coming at the start of the presidency of Dmitri Medvedev, the
negotiations will be a test of whether ties between Europe and Russia can
improve after years of combative rhetoric from Vladimir Puti Berlusconi
unveils anti-crime measures for Italy In a direct style of leadership uncommon in Italian politics, the new
prime minister unveiled a package Wednesday that includes new restrictions on
immigrants. Diplomacy
is tried to reduce tensions over AbkhaziaThe long military standoff in
Abkhazia, where a separatist dispute has risked escalating this year to a
renewed war, has entered a phase of quiet diplomacy aimed at easing tensions
and urging negotiations, according to officials on both sides of the
conflict. Czechs
back U.S. antimissile system Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected in Prague to sign a
treaty within the next two months. EUROPE European press review |
H12 RFE/RLA
Potentially Lucrative Thaw In Relations Following
talks in Baku, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan could be closer to agreeing on how
to divide up the Caspian energy resources located between them -- and on a
pipeline to send them west.
Google News Azerbaijan Azerbaijan:
Officials Plan for "Problem-Free" Presidential Election A
Free and Fair Vote? Georgia�s Political Parties See Things Differently Ruling
party leads in exit polls An exit poll showed President Mikhail
Saakashvili's ruling party winning a strong majority in Georgia's
parliamentary election yesterday, a result his opponents immediately
challenged. Georgia
Opposition: 'Poll Rigged' - BBC News EDM MOSCOW
ENCOURAGES NORTH-SOUTH OSSETIAN IRREDENTISM AGAINST GEORGIA
- U.S.
COMPANY BANISHED FROM UKRAINIAN OIL AND GAS FIELD Medvedev Orders Cleanup of Courts By: Natalya Krainova |
The Moscow Times President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that the
establishment of an independent judiciary was the central plank of planned
reforms to the judicial system in a Kremlin meeting with senior judges and
legal officials. Ukraine: In an op-ed, three members
of the European Parliament write that in attacking Prime Minister Yulia
Tymoshenko, President Viktor Yushchenko has become the kind of leader he campaigned against in 2005. Leaders of Russia, China Will Discuss
Nuclear Problems of Iran, N. Korea - Kremlin Aide |
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H13 The Times
Lebanese deal ends civil war threat Lebanon’s
feuding leaders strike deal to pave the way for the election of a new
president and a national unity government On-the-spot: Lebanon's 'one-sided civil war' Israel and Syria open peace talks The two countries have been using Turkish
mediators to discuss reopening peace negotiations which stalled in 2000 Hillary Clinton is hoping for an act of God Friends and fundraisers have talked to the former First Lady about
dropping out but they have been given short shrift They're wrong about oil, by George Rip up your textbooks, the doubling of oil prices has little to do with
China's appetite Take a nudge in the right direction A new way to decide: we should be free to make
choices but coaxed away from the worst ones Les Misérables Today's
strikes in France must not deflect Sarkozy's reform plans France braces for travel paralysis Transport strike to bring widespread travel chaos
and port blockades as President Sarkozy faces backlash on fuel and retirement Obama Clinton nomination battle goes on He knows he's won. She knows she's lost. But the former First Lady
adamantly refuses to wave the white flag of surrender Political brilliance from devout non-politician
The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, delivered a
performance in Westminster with unsurpassable charm and tactical judgment Bronwen Maddox Burma loses aid battle as cash flows to China
British Red Cross is frustrated that there is little TV
footage to illustrate the plight of victims of Cyclone Nargis Wall Street Journal How to Think About the World's Problems Obama's Troubling Instincts IEA to Slash Oil-Supply Estimate Energy watchdog
IEA is preparing a sharp downward revision of its global oil-supply forecast,
a shift that reflects deepening pessimism over whether oil companies can keep
abreast of booming demand Hillary's Concession Speech By Daniel
Henninger Wonder Land: Is it in her to be this gracious? Does the Libertarian Party Matter? The mullahs repress the Bahai. Evaluating
the Potential for a Recession in 2008 Source: Congressional
Research Service (via OpenCRS) |
H14 Financial
Times Europe
is a geopolitical dwarf Most
European geopolitical gurus believe that the EU can survive well as a
free-rider on US power, counting on it to keep the world safe while Europe
tends to its internal gardens. The paucity of European strategic thinking is
stunning, writes Kishore Mahbubani
Obama
inches closer to victory
But the Democratic party is weakened and divided.
If the party is to succeed in November, the wavering super-delegates had
better make up their minds Is Obama FDR or McGovern? Gideon Rachman’s
blog: There is a
plausible case for an Obama landslide - and for an Obama blow-out Israel
and Syria start to talk peace againThe countries have opened indirect
negotiations for the first time in eight years, in a bid to reach a
‘comprehensive peace’ and end six decades of conflict. WORLD
NEWS: Food prices forecast to stay high for 10 years FT
series: Sarkozy reforms (part 2) Public sentiment seems to be with the
French president as the latest protest over plans to scrap 11,200 teaching
posts lacked the usual full-blown student support
Violence
mars Georgia poll Violence marred a snap parliamentary election in
Georgia as soldiers from the Russian-protected separatist region of Abkhazia
fired at residents who tried to cross the border into Georgian-controlled
territory to vote.
Lebanese
leaders strike power sharing deal Lebanon is set for the election of its
army chief as president this weekend after political factions struck a power
sharing agreement to end an 18-month stand-off
Medvedev
trip east sends signal to west The Russian president will fly to Kazakhstan
before heading off to China for his maiden foreign trip, a gesture that shows
Moscow now has a choice of economic partners
ExxonMobil
needs an independent chair How to address today’s energy
challenges
The
New Paradigm for Financial MarketsGeorge Soros calls
himself a failed philosopher but his ideas on bubbles, booms and busts pose a
challenge to mainstream thinking Clinton
to fight on over disputed delegates Hillary
Clinton promised to take her dispute over the unseated delegates from Florida
and Michigan to the Democratic convention in August if necessary in her most
overt threat so far to stay in the race
Fed
signals rate cuts are unlikely Federal Reserve officials slashed their
forecasts for growth this year and raised projections for inflation as
minutes revealed growing tension between the two objectives
Senators
threaten to stall arms pact Key senators called on the US administration
to provide more information about treaties that would ease the flow of
defence technology to Britain and Australia
Analysis:
Farmers cling to their subsidies Agricultural producers
no longer need protection from low prices, but it looks like a golden
opportunity to reform distorting policies will be missed American
cuts flights as fuel costs soar
American Airlines
said it also would eliminate thousands of jobs and charge most passengers $15
to check a single piece of luggage, as surging oil prices exacerbated the
crisis in the US airline industry Eta
leader captured amid rise in attacks Francisco Javier López Peña, alias
Thierry, was detained in Bordeaux, south-west France, with three other
alleged members. Two more people were later arrested, including a former
Spanish mayor
An unsustainable biofuels policy Brussels Blog: The
European Commission is shifting emphasis from a 10 percent biofuels target to
producing biofuels without environmental harm
Paying for staying When
earnings are under pressure, it becomes more likely investors will voice
discontent over pay. Shell’s revolt is the latest: it will not be the last
Germany
shrugs off growth worries A business climate index published by the Ifo
institute partly reversed a sharp fall in April to 102.4, rising to 103.5 in
May. Companies were more upbeat about current trading
Opening up Japan Takeovers
and shareholder rights are a test of Japan’s appetite for reform. The
investment world will be watching the result of proposed reforms
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H15 Los Angeles
Times The case against aid at gunpoint
We have a responsibility to help the
Burmese, but military action isn't the way By Timothy Garton Ash Israel, Syria confirm peace talks
Ehud Olmert's critics see a diversionary
tactic. U.S. is concerned about Damascus' ties to Hezbollah U.S.
special forces to stay in Iraq, Afghanistan Editorial Bin
Laden is out there He may be out of sight, but his latest messages show that he should
not be out of mind. Lebanese
rivals agree to power-sharing deal Israel
prime minister fighting for peace and his political life McCain:
so wrong, but so what? By ROSA BROOKS It's
not personal By Jonathan Chait Critics should
understand that not supporting Clinton isn't an attack on feminism. U.S. Plane Enters Venezuela Airspace Los Angeles Times The
lion of the Senate Tim Rutten: Empathy, public service
and civility have distinguished Ted Kennedy's long tenure |
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From National Journal, President Bush has been taking a beating
from the Right lately, with members of his own party heaping abuse on his
administration — has
Bush gone wobbly? From The New Yorker, George Packer on the fall
of conservatism: Have the Republicans run out of ideas Republicans
in disarray
The Republican Party has lost
much credibility among its base and has not yet established a comprehensive
general election strategy or platform. How Hillary's Latest Math
Hurts the Party - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek McCain
Won't Play by Obama's Rules - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Tim What
is Clinton's Argument Now? - Roger Simon, The Politico realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp a look at how one subgroup of
evangelical Christians is attempting to redefine the very term
"evangelical". Clinton
launches new Fla., Mich. offensives in delegate quest Jon Chait on why everything
Obama and McCain say about foreign policy should be ignored Vote like thy neighbor: Why the American
electorate is more politically polarized than ever more
and more
and more
and more
and more
and more
and more
on Rick Perlstein's Nixonland (and an excerpt at Bookforum). |
H17 Daily Telegraph Hizbollah
gets its way in Lebanon Sarkozy's statement that the Lebanese peace deal is 'a great success'
is at best optimistic while Hizbollah acts as though the bullet is mightier
than the ballot. Petrol
prices to stay high for 8 years Motorists have been warned to expect
record petrol prices for up to eight years
Army
called to clean up Italy Berlusconi promises to wash Italy clean of fear
and dissent
Is
this the death of liberal Britain? Religion, class and race
are back on the political agenda and at issue is what sort of society we
want, says Mary Riddell. Israel
and Syria hold peace talks Israel and Syria are holding indirect talks
designed to achieve a comprehensive peace settlement, both countries
announced. Israel
could be forced into early election
Obama
'prepared to crush McCain' Democrat is ready for November election
battle.
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H18 Independent Adrian Hamilton: Any change
from Bush's fundamentalism will do Obama
arrives in Florida hoping to win over Hispanics and Jews Inching towards the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidential election, a beaming Barack Obama ignited rolling chants of "Yes we can" in a packed Tampa arena yesterday at the start of a three-day visit to Florida. Leading article: Bring on the
next act in this thrilling political drama Israel contemplates giving up Golan Heights
to Syria China's grief turns to anger over poorly
built schools The
Big Question: Is Iceland the happiest place on the planet, and what can we
learn from it? |
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism The
NCTC gets America's counterterrorism priorities right Defense's Realist Rebel By: Michael Gerson | The
Washington Post Military
Review: Interagency Reader The Principles of War: 1. Selection and Maintenance of the
Aim Intel
Agency Action Urged Against Space, Cyber Threats See “Defense
Intelligence 2008″ (flagged by BeSpacific.com). Wider Anti-Terror Role for Elite Forces Rejected By: Thom
Shanker | The New York Times Moroccan Arrests and the Security of
Militant Recruiters | Stratfor
A Review of the FBI’s
Involvement in and Observations of Detainee Interrogations in Guantanamo Bay,
Afghanistan, and Iraq (PDF; 6.1 MB) War on Terror: In an editorial, the
paper ponders why the recent tape from Osama bin Laden received such limited play in the American
media. US:
Cluster Bomb Ban Could Jeopardize Peacekeeping – Reuters
More Spy
Drones, Less Information? - Noah Shachtman, Danger Room |
H20 Slate From Scientific American, a cover story on the ethics
of climate change: Pay now or pay more later? More
and more
on Common Wealth by Jeffrey D Sachs. Fears of Social Unrest Ease as Rice Prices See Biggest Drop
in Four Years By: Luke Hunt | World Politics Review Japan Weighs Move To Open Rice Reserves By: Hiroko
Tabuchi | The Wall Street Journal Japan may release some of its stock of
surplus rice to help ease the global food crunch. While countries across Asia
reel from a severe rice shortage, Japan has been an exception: Its warehouses
are bursting with 2.6 million metric tons of surplus rice, including 1.5
million tons that are a byproduct of a trade agreement with the U. U.S. Carbon Dioxide
Emissions from Energy Sources 2007 Flash Estimate Health: In an editorial, the paper
reacts to findings from the Justice Ministry that 20% of the prison population suffers from a mental
disability and says the Japanese government must develop programs to support
mentally disabled criminals. |
H21 The real test of character, George Orwell noted, is how
you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good. It’s
a matter of honor... more» Tim Harford The Logic of Life Daniel Drezner (Tufts): Public Intellectuals
2.0. From TLS, a review
of Michael Howard's Liberation or Catastrophe? Reflections on the history
of the twentieth century Do graduates understand citizenship?
Education isn't just a ticket to a
better job. It's a vital safeguard of democracy Monolithic politico-corporate elites have a big place in Naomi
Klein’s world. But they don’t quite fit every political situation... more» Man
Utd 1 Chelsea 1 (aet; MU win 6-5 on pens): Terry's cruel slip hands
cup to United Kicking smoking
habit may be contagious, researchers find Are greatest hits albums just the best, are retrospective
compilations really such a bad thing? IQ levels rocketed in the last century, but argument still rages about
how our brain power should be tested, and the roles played by genetics,
social conditions, culture and even race: Why are
some people smarter than others? The
Big Question: Is Iceland the happiest place on the planet, and what can we
learn from it? Lower-class
students 'have lower IQs' Selection at top universities is not a sign of
prejudice but rather simple meritocracy, claims academic From LRB, Terry Eagleton reviews Anonymity: A
Secret History of English Literature by John Mullan From Wired, a special issue on Inconvenient Truths: Cutting carbon is the
only thing that matters (and a response: It's
not just carbon, stupid!) An interview with Ophelia
Benson, co-author of Why Truth Matters and The Dictionary of
Fashionable Nonsense. Christopher Hitchens reviews
Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker (and an interview). Scientists
watch death of star Leicester scientists witness end of supernova.
Alberto Manguel writes about finding a
place to keep his library of some 30,000 books. Doublethink, kid speechwriters: The
Beltway’s best and brightest never stop working — and never take credit From Modern Age, what’s
wrong with liberalism? From New York, a cover story on the affairs of men: The trouble with sex and
marriage. From Scientific American, an article on the orgasmic
mind and the neurological roots of sexual pleasure From Telos, a special issue on Culture and Politics in Carl
Schmitt, From Skeptical Inquirer, the frontal assault on
religion by Richard Dawkins in his book The God Delusion, and by
others, may mark a new chapter in the warfare of science with theology Saul Bellow’s Mr. Sammler’s Planet
came in 1970 like an electric jolt. NYC was out of control, with murders
heading to 2,200 a year, one every four hours. The novel was unflinching... more»
Maradona documentary tells of fall and rise Award-winning film-maker made a documentary of the footballer infamous
for the 'hand of God' incident in 1986 World Cup |
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