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H1 BESA Why Time Is on Israel's Side - Efraim Inbar NY Post Behind the Israel-Syria Talks - Amir Taheri Everyone had
been dancing around the idea of Israel-Syria peace talks for at least a year.
Why are they happening now? Will they get anywhere? Wall Street Journal How to Have Successful Negotiations The Golan Heights and the Syrian-Israeli Negotiations -
Dore Gold (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public
Affairs) Ma’ariv Israeli Army Intelligence Gives Slim Chances
to Peace Agreement With Syria Ha’aretz – Iran reportedly irate
over Israel-Syria peace talks Sources: Ahmadinejad 'unable to conceal
disappointment'; Olmert: Talks won't harm Palestinian front Rosner's Guests: can "decisive victory" against guerilla
achieved? GuardianIsrael hopes
hard power will do the talking Israel is gambling that its military superiority can persuade
an isolated Bashar al-Assad to distance himself from Iran and its allies Ian
Black Think small Dani Rodrik: Poor countries
need help tackling the specific, local problems that hold them back, rather
than one-size-fits-all institutional reform Some Simple Measures Would Alleviate the Global Food Crisis
By: Jeffrey D. Sachs | The Daily Star Al Hayat The Menace of George W Bush's Last Months in
Office Patrick Seale - In the troubled, conflict-ridden Middle East, President
George W Bush has done everything wrong. But his mandate still has half a
year to run and, unless restrained, he can do a lot more damage - to the
region and to America - before he retires to his ranch at Crawford, Texas,
and to the obscurity he amply deserves.
Weekly Standard In
the Driver's Seat Condoleezza Rice and the
jettisoning of the Bush Doctrine. Time Bombing Iran: The Clamor Persists Doha Compromise is 'No Cave In to Hezbollah' - Council on
Foreign Relations McClatchy Mideast Negotiations Now Bypassing
Washington
Charlie Rose
Show - Guest host George
Packer talks to General
Anthony Zinni about Zinni's book The
Battle For Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose
which calls for an end to unilateral action and an effort on the part of the U.S. to work towards world-wide stability and development. Al Awsat The
Making of Hezbollah Part Two Los Angeles Times Hezbollah image in Arab world less shiny
The Shiite militant group's temporary
takeover of West Beirut and fighting with Sunni rivals have been criticized,
but it's still popular in the street. The failed theology of arms control So-called
experts are frequently certain about what they know about nuclear material --
and they're frequently wrong By Gabriel Schoenfeld Washington Post Clinton
Sorry for RFK Assassination Remark Candidate
hastens to explain that she merely intended to refer to another primary that
lasted into June, not to suggest Obama might be killed Power Barometer: Iran's Bold
Move Behind
U.S. Intelligence Failures Mark M. Lowenthal Sami Moubayed: Syria's
Misguided Optimism Alice M. Rivlin and Michael O'Hanlon Global
Wealth Shrinks IMF's Role Fund rapidly becomes more adviser than lender to Ghana and other
prospering world economies Juan Cole Will Sistani Declare Jihad on US? BBC Message to
US Financial
Times Over
a barrelThe rising cost of crude is hitting profit
margins and household budgets. Which countries and sectors will be worst
affected? By travelling east, Medvedev is signalling to the
west that he will be hard-nosed and pragmatic in pursuing multiple
partnerships EU
to slash emissions from new cars The average new car
sold in the European Union in 2020 will have to use less fuel than almost all
conventional models on the road today, under plans being drawn up by the
European Parliament Lebanon’s
Christians boosted by Doha deal A new electoral law
agreed at the talks could give the Christians a pivotal role after next
year’s parliamentary elections IHT Fortunately, Israel doesn't listen to Bush
It was irresponsible for President Bush to try to restrain Israel from
pursuing a settlement that it judges as possibly being in its best interests.
The alchemists By
WILLIAM PFAFF Unregulated oil trades have virtually no useful economic role PUTIN'S LEGACY Let the good times roll, for Russia's sake By VIKTOR EROFEYEV Under Putin, Russians acquired the possibility to live a free private
life. AMERICA'S IMAGE Whose face to the world? By
STEVEN W. BARNES The candidates agree: America's public diplomacy is badly flawed Russia
and Ukraine pick a new fight over an old naval base The fate of a
Russian naval base in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol has been the subject
of renewed bickering between the two nations Balance of Power Is Continuing to Shift
From the US by Leon T. Hadar NYRB Jihadi Suicide
Bombers: The New Wave Asia Times How the US dream foundered in
Iraq The unexpected Iraqi resistance - at all levels of
society - to the plans of the George W Bush administration has hardly been
given its due. This resistance ranges from the Sunni insurgency to oil
workers (who aborted a plan to transfer management of the port of Basra to then-Halliburton
subsidiary KRB), to tribal leaders, the Sadrists to the national parliament.
Thus the "new American century" went missing in action in Iraq. - Michael
Schwartz The Mosul riddle While most
attention in Iraq is focused on Baghdad and the troubles in Sadr City, under
the global radar an invisible war in Mosul drags on, officially against
al-Qaeda jihadis but in fact a barely disguised anti-Sunni mini-pogrom
conducted by government-embedded militias. - Pepe Escobar Where are
those Iranian arms in Iraq? The United States
military continues to imply that Iranian weapons are flowing into Iraq to arm
Shi'ite groups opposed to the US occupation. Yet US officials have not even
come close to providing evidence to support the claims - most weapons most
likely are bought on the open market. - Gareth Porter NY Sun The Syrian Mirage – Editorial Jerusalem Post Column one: Assad's week of triumph [ CAROLINE GLICK Arabic Writer Says Syrian Leaders
"Deceived" Arab Public Opinion Syrian Minister on Istanbul Talks With
Israel, Lebanese Doha Agreement Syrian Official Hopes Lebanon Accord Will
Help Normalize Inter-Arab Ties Meet Michel Suleiman, Lebanon's Next President (Ya
Libnan-Lebanon) Weekly Standard Change
That Matters Iraq has changed. Why
can't the Democrats?
A world beyond control , Paul Rogers Daily TelegraphUS
shelves plans to raid Sadr City Two Iraqi divisions to take up positions
in eastern Baghdad but no US troops will be allowed in. RFERL Analysis: Russian-Armenian Gas Talks Inconclusive
Analysis: Armenian Coalition Partner Lambastes Former
President China/Russia: Focus On Pipelines During Medvedev Visit Ukraine: Kyiv Summit Seals Caspian Energy Project
Abkhazia: Rumors Of Peace Amid Drums Of War |
H2 Harvey
Sicherman on Syria
and Israel: tactical advantage (and Turkey) "Türkiye
ABD ve Ýran arasýnda seçim yapacak" PKK'nýn
dýþ destekçilerine karþý tedbirler alýnýyor PKK’nýn umudunu
kýracak önlemlere hýz veriliyor Prime Minister Barzani meets President Bush in
Washington Abdülhamit Bilici Ýran'a saldýrý ve AK Parti! Attack on Iran scenario Türkiye'nin arabuluculuðu: Sýnýrlar, gerçekler ve tuzaklar Akdeniz'de
tartýþmalý tatbikat Þahin Alpay Kürt sorununa barýþçý çözüm EDM NATIONAL
PRIDE HAMPERS TURKISH BORDER SECURITY Türkiye Ortadoðu’ daki rolünü güçlendirmek istiyor Mustafa Akyol From isolationism to peacemaking: 'New Turkey' meets Mideast SETA "The
AKP and the Kurdish Issue: What Went Wrong?" by Rabia Karakaya POLAT
[ANALYSIS] Turkish crisis puts ‘post-Islamist’ reform
on hold Semih Ýdiz Leyla
Zana’nýn Avrupa ile artan akortsuzluðu N. Barzani Bush ve Cheney ile
görüþtü Daðlýca Tabur Komutaný Yarbay Dirik görevden alýndý
Condoleezza
Rice'dan Türkiye'ye övgü Bu
haber AKP’nin baþýný aðrýtýr! 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
Þehidi 25 bin kiþi
uðurladý
Semih Ýdiz Leyla Zana’nýn Avrupa ile artan
akortsuzluðu SETA "The
AKP and the Kurdish Issue: What Went Wrong?" by Rabia Karakaya POLAT N. Barzani Bush ve Cheney ile görüþtü Ali
Bayramoðlu Kürt
sorunu ne olacak? Þahin Alpay Kürt sorununa barýþçý
çözüm Cevdet Aþkýn
Öcalan:
Camiler toplumsal merkez haline getirilmeli Öcalan Erdoðan'a
yine "çözüm"çaðrýsý yaptý Ýlter Türkmen Türkiye’nin arabuluculuðu Hüsnü Mahalli Ýkinci tur 5 Haziran'da Clashes
in Turkey's Southeast Kills 4 - Associated Press Mensur Akgün Dýþta dev içte cüce bir ülke Rice'tan Türkiye'nin barýþ giriþimine övgü Kürtler arasýnda
Tolerans-Hoþgörü Van�da çatýþma: 2 korucu þehit
Selek�e Mýsýr Çarþýsý davasýndan beraat
�Eðitimde� havaya uçtu
Altemur Kýlýç 'Büyük
Kürd'-istan- oyunu AKP’ye Ortadoðu’dan düþen þeker Ýran PKK'yý vurdu: 10 terörist öldürüldü Türkiye gözetiminde
yola devam kararý çýktý 321 DTP’linin
‘Sayýn’ kuyruðu! Türk berber Ersin Taze
karakolda gözaltýnda Zana, Öcalan'ý
yere göðe sýðdýramadý! ABD'nin Irak'da harcadýðý milyarlarca
dolarýn neye ödendiði belli deðil [Lübnan Sorunu] Doha
barýþý kalýcý olacak mý? Kurdish Islamic Party Institutes Reform Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye-AB Ýliþkileri Günlük Haftalýk Akdeniz'de
tartýþmalý tatbikat Babacan warns EU against watering down promises Darbe olmasaydý Menderes Moskova'ya
gidecekti Neo-con Rubin'den ulusalcý çýkýþ: AB
yetkilileri sömürge valileri gibi AB Komisyonu:
Yargý reformu hayati ehemmiyette Cyprus reunification process remains on track, for now Greek, Turkish Cypriot leaders differ on timing - Hürriyet Kýbrýs'ta liderler 'birleþik federal
cumhuriyet'te hemfikir Kafkaslar'da 'civil peynir' diplomasisi EU says well-functioning judiciary is of crucial
importance Kýbrýs�ta liderlerden
federasyon taahhüdü
Türkiye-Ermenistan
peynir diplomasisi
Moskova�ya Rusya uzmaný Türk elçi
AB'den Türk yargýsýna demokrasi
hatýrlatmasý Gökçen Ogan Medvedev'in ilk
gezisinin anlamý Birleþik Federal
Kýbrýs Cumhuriyeti
Kýbrýs’ta bir araya gelen Talat ile Hristofyas'tan birleþme yolunda
olumlu mesajlar Fransa'nýn Akdeniz Birliði inisiyatifine
Doðu Ortaklýðý cevabý Sadi Somuncuoðlu Denetim mi, istismar ve aþaðýlama
mý? Ermenistan’la görüþmeler
baþlayabilir Britain's
Miliband backs AKP on closure case Business
leaders postpone Cyprus meeting Babacan
to decide Monday on Turk participation in EU meeting Makedonya seçimlerinde 3 Türk
partisi USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantees For
Export Sales To Turkey (May 22, 2008) Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Gov’t
declares war against ticks Sergeant's arrest places Þemdinli back under spotlight Sendikalar Tuzla’da birbirine düþtü Climate
of hostility How a chair in
a kebab shop was transformed into a Royal throne NTV genç televizyon
gazetecileri yetiþtiriyor TOKÝ
yoksullara yönelik konutu artýrýyor Turkish
population thinks media enjoys enough freedom Güler:
"Okullardaki lambalar verimli lambalarla deðiþiyor" Boru hattýndan petrol çalan çeteye 'Yaðmur'
operasyonu Ordu'da 31 kaçak silah ele geçirildi: 50
gözaltý |
Bildiri savaþýnda iki farklý görüþ Prof. Mardin: Öðretmen
�mahalle�ye karþý kaybetti
Þerif
Mardin: Mahalle baskýsý kavramý yanlýþ kullanýldý Masadan
kaçmayýz
Erdoðan
yasaklansa bile baþbakan olabilir Öðretmen mahalleye karþý
kaybetti Fýrat:
"Yargýtay tarafsýzlýðýný kaybetti" Çözüm istemiyorlar
Rektörlerden destek bildirisi
Laikliði koruyacak yeni bir anayasal çerçeve
Step kýyafeti AKP�yi gerdi
TBB
Baþkaný Özok: "Barýþ ortamý kayboluyor" Fýrat'tan yargýya: Herkes milli iradeye râm
olmak durumunda Kriz günlerine asla dönülmeyecek;
istikamet demokrasi Ýddianameden çýkan Yarsav bildirisi AK
Partilileri þoke etti Ýslamcý Vakit�ten Üskül�e yaylým ateþ
Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar Feyruz, Lübnan, Beyrut... Ahmet Taþgetiren MHP’li dostlarla... Taha Akyol Yargýda
ideoloji sorunu Fikret Bila AKP
cepheyi geniþletiyor Hasan Cemal Paylaþýyorum,
‘Hepimizin umuda ihtiyacý var!’ Murat Yetkin Ýran
nasýl bakýyor? Ýsmet Berkan Yargýyla kuvvetler ayrýlýðý
krizi Fehmi Koru Baðýmsýz
gazetecilik ha! Þamil Tayyar Ali
Bayramoðlu Kürt
sorunu ne olacak? Ertuðrul Özkök Tarassut köpekleri iþbaþýnda Devletine
karþý hükümet M Ali
Birand AKP boyun eðmeme kararýnda Enis Berberoðlu Taraftan hakem olur mu? Eyüp Can Abdüllatif
Þener Londra’ya gidiyor Serdar Turgut Gül arabulucu olabilir mi? Ali Bulaç Yargý'nýn hedefi AB Bekir Coþkun Hangi
cumhurbaþkaný?.. Mehmet Altan Birinci Cumhuriyet’in sonu mu? Ömer Lütfi Mete Yargýç, yargýsýz infaz yaparsa Nuh Gönültaþ Türkiye Türklere býrakýlmayacak kadar önemli bir ülkeyse... Fikri Akyüz:
Tempo'daki edepsiz yazý ve Yargýtay Bildirisi ENGÝN ARDIÇAslýnda ödleri patlýyor Baþarmalýyýz
HALUK ÞAHÝN Veda Judiciary’s political war MEHMET BARLASBaðýmsýzlýk ve tarafsýzlýk kadar
ciddiyet de önemlidir... MAHMUT ÖVÜRÇiller neden korkuyor? Güneri Civaoðlu Kafasýna
kafasýna Can Dündar Dünyanýn
en güvensiz toplumu YAVUZ DONATAðacýn dallarý kendi aralarýnda
kavga eder mi? Washington'da ulusalcý mahalle baskýsý Sabahattin Önkibar 28 Þubat süreci ve bugün... Ahmet Kekeç Bir muhtýra da çeteler için
yayýnlasanýz... Can Ataklý
Reha Muhtar Türkiye'nin
darbecileri...
Nagehan Alçý Türkiye toplumlarý Ýsmail Küçükkaya Beni emniyet sibobu olarak
görün 'Genç
Siviller'den Sayýþtay'a çaðrý: "Muhtýra verme" Özallarýn kafa karýþtýran
dönüþü Kerinçsiz'in davasýnda
Ergenekon gerginliði AK Partili vekilden
Baykal'a mektup: Özür dileyin Ege Cansen Çeliþki,
çeliþki içermeyebilir Güven Sak Arjun
Murti artýk petrol dünyasýnýn kâhini Deniz Gökçe Erdal Saðlam Piyasa
ekonomisinde ’ram etmek’ yoktur Enerji, gýda ve emtia
enflasyonu Destek ödemeleri dünya tarýmýný nasýl etkiliyor? Elektrikte
rasyonel fiyatlandýrma yüzde 19 zamla baþlýyor |
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H4 New York Times Russia
and Ukraine Lock Horns Over Naval Base Russia
and China Attack U.S. Missile Shield Plan Clinton’s
Reference to Slaying of Robert Kennedy Stirs Uproar Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed regret
about a remark on the length of nomination fights that brought up concern for
Barack Obama’s safety. A
Passion for (and Against) Sarkozy World
Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Afghan Fight to Go On World
Briefing | Europe: Georgia: Governing Party Wins World
Briefing | United Nations: Saudis Give $500 Million for Food British
Tory Leader Warns Against ‘Triumphalism’
Editorial McCain’s
Health Is Called Robust by His Doctors Teeth
Gritted, Drivers Adjust to $4 Gasoline
Americans are giving
up their gas guzzlers, making fewer trips to the mall and even riding public
transportation. Sen.
McCain’s Agents of Intolerance John McCain’s belated decision to distance himself from two of the
most extreme ministers was long overdue — and we suspect driven more by
political ambition. By JEAN-CLAUDE GUILLEBAUD Since mid-April, all we seemed to have talked about
in France is 1968. We’ve never had such an outpouring of reminiscences. Why
such a frenzy of nostalgia? |
H5 Washington
Post Clinton
Sorry for RFK Assassination Remark Candidate
hastens to explain that she merely intended to refer to another primary that
lasted into June, not to suggest Obama might be killed Power Barometer: Iran's Bold
Move Behind
U.S. Intelligence Failures Mark M. Lowenthal Sami Moubayed: Syria's
Misguided Optimism Alice M. Rivlin and Michael O'Hanlon Global
Wealth Shrinks IMF's Role Fund rapidly becomes more adviser than lender to Ghana and other
prospering world economies Rescuing
Pandas -- and Us By Elisabeth Liptak and Robert Litwak The astonishing
courage of the Chinese amid disaster. The
Wisdom In Talking By John F. Kerry As President Bush commemorated
Israel's 60th anniversary by attacking Barack Obama from overseas, here at
home he found an all-too-frequent ally: John McCain. Editorial The
Next President's Health How much disclosure is appropriate? Food
Costs Push Bangladesh to Brink Bangladesh is among at least 33 other
countries, many with shaky governments and destitute populations, at risk of
serious political unrest if food prices keep rising, according to World Bank |
H6 GuardianThink small Dani Rodrik: Poor countries
need help tackling the specific, local problems that hold them back, rather
than one-size-fits-all institutional reform Israel hopes
hard power will do the talking Israel is gambling that its military superiority can persuade
an isolated Bashar al-Assad to distance himself from Iran and its allies Ian Black The
collapse of courage Leader: Labour has not yet lost the
next general election. The party needs to be reminded of this fact PM
isolated as ministers decide: 'Brown can't win' Clinton
sorry for Kennedy remark Hillary Clinton cited 1968 assassination of
Robert Kennedy to justify her decision to keep campaigning McCain
cuts ties with evangelists Tibet to be
'swamped' with Chinese after Olympics
Beijing is allegedly planning a settlement of ethnic Chinese people in
Tibet says Dalai Lama Saudis
donate £250m to UN's food appeal Secretary general
Ban Ki-Moon warmly welcomes 'landmark contribution' from world's biggest oil
producer |
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H7 Asia Times How the US dream foundered in
Iraq The unexpected Iraqi resistance - at all levels of
society - to the plans of the George W Bush administration has hardly been
given its due. This resistance ranges from the Sunni insurgency to oil workers
(who aborted a plan to transfer management of the port of Basra to
then-Halliburton subsidiary KRB), to tribal leaders, the Sadrists to the
national parliament. Thus the "new American century" went missing
in action in Iraq. - Michael Schwartz The Mosul
riddle While most attention in Iraq is focused on
Baghdad and the troubles in Sadr City, under the global radar an invisible
war in Mosul drags on, officially against al-Qaeda jihadis but in fact a
barely disguised anti-Sunni mini-pogrom conducted by government-embedded
militias. - Pepe Escobar Where are
those Iranian arms in Iraq? The United States
military continues to imply that Iranian weapons are flowing into Iraq to arm
Shi'ite groups opposed to the US occupation. Yet US officials have not even
come close to providing evidence to support the claims - most weapons most
likely are bought on the open market. - Gareth Porter NY Sun The Syrian Mirage - Editorial McCain-Obama Foreign Policy Debate Ignores Reality in Iraq
By: Charles Crain | World Politics Review The question of whether a President
Obama would sit down with Iranian leaders grabs attention, but is largely
irrelevant. Far more relevant is the fact that in Iraq -- the highest-stakes
arena of U.S. foreign policy -- Americans already routinely negotiate with
their enemies Commentary: Arab cry of alarm Same
hymn-sheet? Why Qatar Is Emerging as Middle East Peacemaker By: NIcholas
Blanford | The Christian Science Monitor Pakistan May Turn Over US 'Spies' to Iran South American Presidents Meet on New Bloc as Mistrust Builds
By: Joshua Goodman | Bloomberg News Saudi
aid bails out U.N. food agency The U.N.'s lead food aid agency said
yesterday it has raised the money to cover an emergency funding shortfall due
to soaring world food and fuel prices, thanks in large part to a last-minute
$500 million donation from Saudi Arabia. The
Iranian Brotherhood! : Mshari
Al-Zaydi The Doha Agreement:
Hezbollah's Second Rescue Raghida Dergham - Sharm El Sheikh -- The Doha Agreement
between the Lebanese parties is a breakthrough that may be transformed into a
decisive achievement if Qatar manages to build a relationship between the
state and the organized groups, a relationship that rests on the following
self-evident concept: there can be no multiplicity of security in any stable
country
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H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Arabic Writer Says Syrian Leaders
"Deceived" Arab Public Opinion Syrian Minister on Istanbul Talks With
Israel, Lebanese Doha Agreement Syrian Official Hopes Lebanon Accord Will
Help Normalize Inter-Arab Ties Meet Michel Suleiman, Lebanon's Next President (Ya
Libnan-Lebanon) U.S., Israel "Afraid" of Iran's Power Russia, China Favor the Solution of Iran's
Nuclear Problem Through Dialogue Shi'ites
Accuse Iraqi Army of Truce Violations Al-Qa'Idah Behind Attack on Iranian
Diplomats in Iraq - Advisor EU Preparing
Sanctions on Iran's Biggest Bank Iran
And Syria to Attend Iraq Meeting In Sweden – Reuters
Basra
Shooting Strains Truce Between Govt, Militia - Associated Press Why
US Must Pull Out of Iraq - Sean Duggan, Boston Globe opinion USIP
Dialogue on Media and Conflict - United States Institute of Peace |
H9 Ha’aretz – Iran reportedly irate
over Israel-Syria peace talks Sources: Ahmadinejad 'unable to conceal
disappointment'; Olmert: Talks won't harm Palestinian front Rosner's Guests: can "decisive victory" against guerilla
achieved? Blame the Israel Lobby for Clinton's loss? (WTR) UN: No. of
roadblocks in W. Bank up 7 percent from last Sept. Syria hesitant
to let IAEA inspect alleged nuke site hit by IAF Syria rebuffs U.S.
intelligence pointing to an almost completed graphite reactor built with N.
Korean help Amid Talks, Golan Development Booms –
Yuval Poll: Peace between Israel & Syria? Should American Jews Embrace Living Double Lives? Jerusalem Post
Ahmadinejad
'displeased' by talks
"Syria's overtures to Israel violate its commitment to
Iran"; Turkish official says talks to resume. Politics:
Wishing on a star?
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Message to US Composite Dialogue: Pakistan, India and Peace By: Naveed
Ahmad | ISN Security Watch China's 'Tofu Buildings' Raise Inflation Risks By:
William Pesek | Bloomberg Oil price mocks |
H11 IHT Fortunately, Israel doesn't listen to Bush
It was irresponsible for President Bush to try to restrain Israel from
pursuing a settlement that it judges as possibly being in its best interests.
The alchemists By
WILLIAM PFAFF Unregulated oil trades have virtually no useful economic role PUTIN'S LEGACY Let the good times roll, for Russia's sake By VIKTOR EROFEYEV Under Putin, Russians acquired the possibility to live a free private
life. AMERICA'S IMAGE Whose face to the world? By
STEVEN W. BARNES The candidates agree: America's public diplomacy is badly flawed Russia
and Ukraine pick a new fight over an old naval base The fate of a
Russian naval base in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol has been the subject
of renewed bickering between the two nations In
sign of warming ties, Russia and China agree to nuclear cooperation The deal was concluded during a visit by President Dmitri Medvedev to
Beijing on Friday, with the two countries also condemning a U.S. missile
shield plan for Europe Cautiously, British Tories savor a big
victory What's
ailing the French? A Sarkozy obsession A year after taking office,
Sarkozy can appear to be everywhere - at least in the world of television and
print. The daily Figaro counts at least 100 books devoted to the French
president, his life and loves, with more than a million sold for about $25.1
million. Approaching
its moment in the spotlight, Serbia is divided For many Serbs, the televised Eurovision contest is an opportunity to
show the world that the Serbia of Slobodan Milosevic is a thing of the past. Saakashvili's
party wins in Georgian vote Citing the preliminary official results, Georgia's
Central Elections Commission said Saakashvili's United National Movement
party secured 59.5 per cent percent of the vote in Wednesday's ballot. EUROPE European press review Yugo-nostalgia |
H12 RFE/RL
Can Russia Find 'Systemic Solution' To Corruption?
Another
government commission or another "code of behavior" is unlikely to
make up for an opaque, monopolized, clan-based political system. And it is
hard to believe that the so-called liberal lawyer-cum-president cannot see
that Analysis: Russian-Armenian Gas Talks Inconclusive
Analysis: Armenian Coalition Partner Lambastes Former
President China/Russia: Focus On Pipelines During Medvedev Visit Ukraine: Kyiv Summit Seals Caspian Energy Project
Abkhazia: Rumors Of Peace Amid Drums Of War
Russia
and Ukraine Lock Horns Over Naval Base - Michael Schwirtz, New York
Tines Google News Azerbaijan Russian, Chinese Leaders to Discuss Nuclear
Problems of Iran, N. Korea - Kremlin Aide Resistance to Terrorism Must Be Based on
U.N. Charter - Russian- Chinese Declaration Washington, Prague, Warsaw Could Coordinate
Confidence-Building Measures for Russia - Envoy to Nato China,
Russia Condemn US Missile Defense Plans - Associated Press Georgian
Opposition Vows to Boycott Parliament – Reuters
Slate Travels in the Former Soviet
Union Uzbekistan's human rights activists are paranoid, weak,
and unbelievably brave.
Russia-Kazakhstan: Medvedev
Tries to Pick Up Where Putin Left Off |
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H13 The Times
Outrage after Clinton 'assassination' gaffe Hillary Clinton rushes out apology after citing 1968 assassination of
Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to keep campaigning Can new China outlive relief effort? The unprecedented access allowed to foreign aid workers could signal a shift
in policy by the Communist rulers Beirut steps back from the brink with optimism
Nightlife and business return to normal as Hezbollah
tent protesters and their supporters finally leave the Lebanese capital David Miliband queries Obama's Iran policy Foreign Secretary queried the Democrat’s willingness to meet leaders from
rogue states when visiting the US this week McCain releases 1,173 pages of medical records
Republican presidential candidate at pains to show the US
electorate that, despite being 71, he is in perfect health Presidential adviser who argues the case for torture
Philip Bobbitt insists he is not telling anyone what to
think. But few policymakers are able to ignore his challenging ideas Germany's vote means the votes of just 13 more EU
members are needed before the treaty passes into law Wall Street Journal How to Have Successful Negotiations Trichet
Says 'Shocks' Aren't Over European Central Bank President Trichet said potential
fallout from market turmoil, coupled with pressures from rising food and
commodity prices, add up to "an accumulation of shocks that is clearly
not over." |
H14 Financial
Times Over
a barrelThe rising cost of crude is hitting profit
margins and household budgets. Which countries and sectors will be worst
affected? By travelling east, Medvedev is signalling to the
west that he will be hard-nosed and pragmatic in pursuing multiple
partnerships EU
to slash emissions from new cars The average new car sold in the European Union in
2020 will have to use less fuel than almost all conventional models on the
road today, under plans being drawn up by the European Parliament Lebanon’s
Christians boosted by Doha deal A new electoral law
agreed at the talks could give the Christians a pivotal role after next
year’s parliamentary elections Israel
calls on Syria to cut ties with Iran Jerusalem
will demand as part of a peace deal that its adversary end all support for
anti-Israel militant groups and make a clean break with its closest ally in
the region WORLD NEWS:
Russia and China condemn US shield WORLD NEWS:
Pakistan relaxes curbs on Khan Network
power that works too wellWe are tempted to think that
globalisation has fostered diversity. But this is an optical illusion, says Christopher
Caldwell Eurozone
faces inflation risk as growth slows The
region’s economic growth is slowing rapidly despite Germany’s robust
performance, with private sector economic output this month growing at the
slowest pace since July 2003 Sarkozy
in uphill battle over living standards The
French president’s main pledge in his election campaign last year was to
improve “le pouvoir d’achat”, or purchasing power, but French consumer
confidence has since hit a 21-year low Italy
ready to patrol Afghan danger zones The
new centre-right government has taken a significant step to reinforce
relations with the US by announcing that it would be prepared to deploy
troops in the frontlines A
by-election disaster for Brown It is hard to see how the UK prime minister can
recover. His best course is to provide more decisive government and
articulate a clearer vision Broaden
the mind All-business travel can celebrate a unique pair
of achievements: being both unprofitable and unaffordable. Care to consider
the alternatives?
The renewed high visibility of the school’s
alumni seems to signal that a renaissance is at hand for Eton College. Harry
Eyres recalls his feelings about the institution that shaped many of
Britain’s leaders Mideast
wealth funds eye New York property New York’s real estate industry is looking to the
Middle East to replicate the capital infusions that Gulf and Asian sovereign
wealth funds made into Wall Street banks struggling with subprime losses, by
seeking stakes in big real estate assets on the cheap |
H15 Los Angeles
Times Hezbollah image in Arab world less shiny
The Shiite militant group's temporary
takeover of West Beirut and fighting with Sunni rivals have been criticized,
but it's still popular in the street. The failed theology of arms control So-called
experts are frequently certain about what they know about nuclear material --
and they're frequently wrong By Gabriel Schoenfeld Obama's delusional foreign policy President Bush
was right to call it appeasement. By Raoul Lowery Contreras Key Al Qaeda figure apparently died in U.S.
strike in Pakistan Editorial Barack
Obama would win election match-up The Democratic
contender leads Republican John McCain in projected California votes, a new
Times/KTLA poll finds |
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A new NEWSWEEK Poll underscores Obama's racial challenge. Who Is John McCain? Sources: Clinton, Obama supporters discussing exit strategies Clinton
regrets RFK assassination remark Fewer Democrats Want Hillary to Drop Out Geoff Earle / New York Post: HILLARY RAISES ASSASSINATION ISSUE —
DEFENDS LONG-RUNNING CAMPAIGN — Hillary Clinton today brought up
the assassination of Sen. Robert Kennedy while defending her decision to stay
in the race against Barack Obama. — “My husband did not wrap up
the nomination in 1992 until he won … realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post: Stop Yelling at
Hillary to Stand Down and Start Yelling at the Superdelegates to Stand Up |
H17 Daily TelegraphUS
shelves plans to raid Sadr City Two Iraqi divisions to take up positions
in eastern Baghdad but no US troops will be allowed in.
Euro
seat for Italian neo-fascist Fiore 1
in 10 British citizens living overseas We learned this week that more than 200,000 Britons emigrated during
2006, bringing the total of British citizens living abroad to five and a half
million. |
H18 Independent A cataclysmic
by-election defeat... Does
this really mark the end of New Labour? The New Labour coalition of support has
collapsed. Voters are deserting the once- heaving big tent that propelled
Labour to power and kept it there for more than a decade. Spain's
drought: a glimpse of our future?Barcelona is in the
grip of a climate crisis on a scale never seen before in modern-day Europe.
And now this parched city is being forced to import supplies from France |
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism We Still Need a Larger Army By: Thomas Donnelly and
Frederick W. Kagan | The Wall Street Journal Pentagon can't account for $15b John Nagl / SWJ Blog: Germany Plans to Centralize Intelligence-Gathering Activities
By: Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark | Der Spiegel H.R. 5658, National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (PDF; 198 KB) The Best Tanker Won By: Ronald D. Sugar | Los Angeles
Times US subverts
the cluster bomb ban
DUBLIN THE DIPLOMATIC conference to ban cluster
munitions - bomb canisters that open and spew hundreds or thousands of
bomblets that harm both civilians and soldiers - is being held in Dublin. The
United States is not participating in the deliberations but it is making its
presence painfully known. (By Jody Williams, Boston Globe) |
H20 Slate The strut and bluster of McCain vs. Obama. Containing
the Cost of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions Food Price
Crisis: A Wake Up Call for Food Sovereignty (PDF; 230 KB) Some Simple Measures Would Alleviate the Global Food Crisis
By: Jeffrey D. Sachs | The Daily Star Defuse This Crisis By: Sen. Joseph R. Biden | Miami
Herald Food Insecurity By: Peter Mandelson | International
Herald Tribune Analysis of
Crude Oil Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Question of
Global Warming |
H21 The Library in
the New Age The future looks different from the past, but on a grand
cosmological scale, maybe it’s all the same. Somewhere, maybe time runs
backwards... more» Are
authoritative public intellectuals extinct? Nasa
mission to the Red Planet
Years of preparation to end in
"seven minutes terror". Economics: Which Way
for Obama? Earth
would be happier without humans Looking after 'the planet' means looking after ourselves. Animals and
plants can live without us, says Lionel Shriver. Microsoft Will Shut Down Book Search Program Joel Stein: Learning the
tricks behind having a snotty attitude about orchestral music. |
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