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H1 Sistani Issuing
Fatwas Against US Troops in Iraq Powerful Iraqi cleric flirting with Shiite
militant message ...Sistani has been
quietly issuing religious edicts declaring that armed resistance against
U.S.-led foreign troops is permissible — a potentially significant shift by a
key supporter of the Washington-backed government in Baghdad (see also Kevin
Drum Sistani's Fatwas
) New York Times As
Race Wanes, Talk of Clinton as No. 2 Grows Friends say
that former President Bill Clinton has begun privately musing about the
prospect of his wife as Senator Barack Obama’s running mate News
Analysis: Olmert Peace Effort Elicits Cynicism and Hope Generals
Tell Senate They Hope for Modest Cut in U.S. Troops in Iraq This Fall Georgia
Ruling Party Cements Power Joshua Landis Can a Syrian-Israeli Peace Agreement Be Reached? - Council on
Foreign Relations Ha’aretz – Israel-Syria talks
'put the Iranians in shock' Olmert says Israel made no promises to Syria,
pledges renewed negotiations won't harm Palestinian front Sources:
Israel never pledged full withdrawal from Gaza Bradley
Burston: The Palestinians' time is running out Olmert:
Israel has made no promises to Syrians Syrians:
Talks focusing on '67 border, timetable Melman Is an attack on Iran a
big risk? Eldar Without
upsetting the president Bar’el The
mirage of a Shi'ite threat IDF seeks
American approval to buy 25 F-35 stealth fighters Analysts:
Syria-Israel Peace Deal Requires Shift in U.S. Policy Rosner's Guests: Peace with Syria now? not very likely Jerusalem Post Obama to 'Post': I'll back Syria talks
Democratic
candidate's statements contrast with tepid reception offered by Bush
administration The Economist The
world economy Inflation's
back Double-digit price rises are about to afflict two-thirds of the
world's population Inflation in
emerging economies An
old enemy rears its head Emerging economies risk repeating the same
mistakes that the developed world made in the inflationary 1970s
Israel,
Syria and the Palestinians Two-track tango Peace
on the horizon? Or just a mirage?
ISRAEL'S PRIME Minister Ehud Olmert
has called his government's peace talks with Syria a "historic
breakthrough." It remains to be seen whether these talks, mediated by
Turkey, lead to the genuine breakthrough of an Israeli-Syrian peace
agreement. But the negotiations in Istanbul already qualify as historic for
at least one reason: They are not being conducted under American auspices. (Boston Globe) A new report from the Carnegie Endowment looks at several
ways in which a Syria-Israel peace deal could reshape Middle East politics. Pan-Arab Paper Ponders Syria's Willingness
to Pay Price for Peace With Israel. Al Awsat Wrong
Signals from Washington : Amir
Taheri Petraeus: Attacking Iran 'Last Resort' Pelosi Denies
Olmert Proposed US Blockade of Iran Independent Oil supplies: Running on empty? As evidence emerges of dwindling oil reserves, and the
price of crude hits $135 a barrel, is the world about to be running on empty?
Hamish McRae: High prices won't stop the world going on growing Chatham House International
Affairs – May issue CRS “Syria: Background and
U.S. Relations,” updated May 1, 2008. Remember the Black Swans By: David Howell | The Japan
Times Newsweek Joe
Biden: Obama’s Secretary of State? Guardian Living
with costly crude Leader: Devise policies assuming oil
is going to remain expensive for a long time A new
cold war? We're yet to adjust to the old one ending Jonathan Steele: Bad-tempered
relations between Russia and the EU cannot be allowed to stymie a new
partnership deal: both sides need it Iran calls
for uranium enrichment on its soil, with the world's help Government proposes creation of international
consortium to defuse tension over its nuclear programme IHT EU defense
spending may clash with military goals European Union countries
may have been deploying more troops abroad in recent years, but a new
analysis questions whether the EU's goal of becoming a major defense and
security player can be met when military spending among the 27 declined from
2001 to 2006. Food
insecurity By PETER MANDELSON In the global age, food security
can only make sense at a global level Poland
and Sweden try to direct EU attention eastward Jolted by French plans for new European Union ties with countries on
Europe's southern border, the two EU members have put forward rival proposals
to focus more political effort on eastern neighbors, including Ukraine. Washington Post Petraeus Expects to Recommend Troop Cuts in
Iraq This Fall In Iraq, a Surge in U.S. Airstrikes Military Says Attacks Save Troops' Lives, but Civilian Casualties
Elicit Criticism By David Ignatius, Meet the people who are paid to assume the worst. Obama's Metastatic Gaffe By
Charles Krauthammer How a campaign missetep grew to become a foreign policy
cornerstone. A Phenom With Flaws By Michael
Gerson Is Barack Obama a weak presidential candidate or a strong one? The
answer is: yes. NYT DAVID BROOKS The
Alpha Geeks The future historians of the nerd ascendancy will likely note
that the great empowerment phase began in the 1980s with the rise of
Microsoft and the digital economy. Obama
Asks Jewish Voters to Judge Him on His Policies Editorial Talking
With the Enemy It was irresponsible for President
Bush to try to restrain Israel from pursuing a settlement that it judges as
possibly Obama's Outreach to
Foes Questionable Obama might not
be as keen to meet US foes as his rhetoric suggests Cobban Clawson
& Eisenstadt preparing public for an attack on Iran? Middle East: US losing 'Control'? The Building BRICs of a New International System? By:
Adam Wolfe | World Politics Review Mythmaking
for the Next War By: Steve Chapman | Reason The Economist Diplomacy Speaking
to the enemy Sometimes it makes sense; sometimes it doesn't;
sometimes not talking can be appeasement Wall Street Journal Them
2 – U.S. 1 WSJ Divisions
Surface Between U.S., Israel Dramatic shifts in Middle East diplomacy are
exposing significant strategic divisions between the U.S. and its closest
regional ally, Israel. The most profound split concerns Israel's engagement
of Syria Republicans and Our EnemiesBy
Joseph R. Biden Jr. The obsession with the 'war on terrorism' ignores the
larger forces shaping the world. We Still Need a Larger Army Oil Is Up Because the Dollar Is Down Petraeus
Will Turn His Attention to the Hunt for Bin Laden by Eli Lake RFE/RLMedvedev Confirms Kazakh Regional Dominance The new Russian president's visit to Astana shows that Kazakhstan has
left Uzbekistan behind in the two countries' long-running competition to be
the region's dominant player Daily Telegraph Nuclear
power worries the Middle East Not all the overseas investment deals
being made on the back of rising oil prices are welcome in the West, says Con
Coughlin Hizbollah
veto boosts Iran influence The
Free-Trade Paradox - James Surowiecki, The New Yorker Obama's
Right, Iran is a Small Threat - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune As
Bush Policy Crumbles, Allies Pick Up Pieces WINEP The US-Israel-Egypt
Trilateral Relationship: Shoring Up the Foundation of Regional Peace EurasiaNet US-Iranian Relations: Could
Fluoridated Water in the White House Be Fostering Strangelovian Visions Iran's surprise
package tests waters Iran's new package offering to negotiate
on a range of issues with key nations reveals an attitude of compromise and flexibility
on its nuclear activities. The initiative offers encouragement to those who
seek a peaceful resolution of the perceived "Iran nuclear crisis".
And Tehran, in a quest for what it calls a "tangible result", may
even be open to the idea of a temporary suspension of its uranium-enrichment
activities. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi INTERVIEW How Tehran wants to fix the world
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, History in the making for
Hezbollah Somewhere in Beirut, the head of Hezbollah, the
resilient Hasan Nasrallah, is a happy man. Resolutions were hammered out in
Doha on Wednesday giving Hezbollah and its backers long-coveted veto power in
the Lebanese government - and the group gets to keep its arms, no questions
asked. Syria and Iran were also winners and Saudi Arabia's proxies, defeated
militarily last week, were beaten politically in Doha. Nasrallah is writing
history, his way. - Sami Moubayed CER What Arab countries think of democracy Carnegie Rising
Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East Forward Will Syria Talks Stall
Palestinian Peace Process? Der Spiegel Controversial Strategy: Germany Plans to Centralize
Intelligence-Gathering Activities The State of
Libertarianism, 2058 - James Pinkerton, Reason |
H2 Cold Turkey
Oxford Analytica Daily Star How
to get to a more homogeneous Turkey By
Christina Bache CEPS What
is happening in Turkey? Party Closure and Beyond
Download PDF for free The Economist Turkey
and the Caucasus A Caucasian cheese circle The
secret diplomacy of cheesemaking Ha'aretz Turkey hoping
Syria talks will ease domestic turmoil Diplomat,
professor mediating talks Terörle Mücadele Yüksek Kurulu toplanıyor Iraqi
Kurds reject partition plan Kurdish
lawmakers in the Iraqi Parliament Thursday rejected a proposal to divide
Kirkuk province into four constituencies 'Operasyonların bir
parçasıyız' ISN Turkey and
the power of water Is Turkey's quest for water power aimed a
modernization control over two contentious issues: Syria and the Kurds? İsrail-Suriye
görüşmeleri Ankara'nın aracılığıyla periyodik şekilde sürecek EDM GOVERNMENT
AND JUDICIARY FACE OFF AS TURKEY PREPARES FOR THE POST-AKP ERA Opposition
says AKP declared jihad on Turk judges Portrait
of a country on the verge of a political breakdown İsrail'den
Türkiye'ye 'Golan Tepeleri' güvencesi 'Operasyonların bir
parçasıyız' Kurds'
call for mediation draws ire from Ankara Sami Kohen Neden görüşüyorlar? İBRAHİM KARAGÜLTürkiye
dostlarına ihanet mi ediyor? Hüseyin Gülerce AK Parti'nin Amerika'daki hasımları Dünyayı dinî kamplara ayırmak çok yanlış
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'Operasyonların bir parçasıyız'
Cevdet Aşkın ABD Barzani'ye bastırdı, PKK'ya yeni
önlemler yolda Kurds and Arabs both lay claim to Kirkuk The
National Turkmens end boycott of provincial council Kurdish
institute's ad angers Turkey Local Kurdish
PM extends warm message to Turkey Iraqi
Kurds serious about ending PKK attacks on Turkey DTP’de başkanlık krizi
'PKK’ya izin vermeyiz'
Karı-koca teröristler teslim oldu Güvenlik
güçleri, terör örgütüne göz açtırmıyor Beytüşşebap
kırsalında çatışma: 2 şehit, 1 yaralı Experts
say Kurdistan's water crisis inevitable DTP, Öcalan’ın önerileriyle kendini
savunacak Tam sayfa
çağrıya Ankara'dan yanıt Iraq
aims to increase trade volume with Turkey to $5 bln Call
for a Peaceful Settlement of the Kurdish Question in Turkey | |