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H1 The Geopolitics of $130 Oil | Stratfor U.S. Overseas Military Presence in the 21st Century Michael
O'Hanlon, Center for a New
American Security New York Times
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Truth
or Consequences What
would a mythical, truth-telling presidential candidate say about the best
energy policy for America? MAUREEN DOWD Can
He Take a Frisk? Barack Obama knows that he is left with one final roll
of the dice. So, he sets up a secret meeting with Bill Clinton. The
Rich Get Hungrier By
AMARTYA SEN The global food problem is not being caused by a falling
trend in world production, it is the result of accelerating demand
Editorial Iran
and the Inspectors The latest report
on Iran’s nuclear activities is alarming, but it must not be used as an
excuse by Washington hard-liners to launch military options.
McCain
Urges New Arms Pact With Moscow Distancing himself from the Bush
administration, Senator John McCain vowed to work more closely with
Russia. Video
| Transcript Muhammad Cohen / Asia Times: Bush
‘plans Iran air strike by August’ — Syria:
Between Negotiations with Israel and the Iranian Axis - David
Schenker (Institute for Contemporary Affairs/ Jerusalem Center for Public
Affairs) Wall Street Journal The Problem With Talking to Iran
By Amir Taheri Nation-states have negotiable interests. Revolutions do
not. Punxsutawney
Condi EDM
RUSSIA
AND CHINA: UNITED BY FOREIGN POLICY, DIVIDED BY ENERGY PRICES Enter the man of consensus - GulfNews
By Amir
Taheri Washington Post Editorial Iran's
Failed 'Litmus Test' Will there be consequences
for Tehran's stonewalling of U.N. nuclear inspectors? An
Unwanted League By Thomas Carothers A proposed League of Democracies is
looking a lot like a league of our own. Rx
for Global Poverty By Robert J. Samuelson
Attacking globalization undermines the most powerful force for eradicating
global poverty. Ex-Press
Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq WSJ How to
Have Successful Negotiations by Dennis Ross (repeat) Foreign Policy Why
Do Economists Make Such Dismal Arguments About Trade? The Syria-Israel talks: old themes, new setting, Carsten
Wieland Global Civilization? Philip
Zelikow Advancing
Freedom and Democracy Reports, May 2008 Financial
Times Oil
has reached a turning point Daniel Yergin on handling the
supply shock US
is unwise to deny Iran’s key role in Gulf Tehran’s
Arab neighbours are increasingly trying to defend themselves from American
efforts to defend them against Iran, writes Ethan
Chorin Oil-rich
Iran has no shortage of friendsEnergetic diplomacy and
high crude prices are helping Tehran shore up support for its nuclear
programme Emu’s
second 10 years may be tougher The eurozone is a
triumph as a monetary union. Yet it is much less so as an economic union. Its
creation has not caused the acceleration in dynamism that proponents hoped
for – if anything, structural reforms have slowed, writes Martin
Wolf Kiev
and Moscow in dispute over naval port Relations
between Russia and the Ukraine deteriorate further as both countries continue
their claim of sovereignty over the Black Sea city of Sevastopol US
fails to toe tough Bush line on Mideast Bush’s
warning this month about The US has followed up President George W. the
risks of appeasement in an unusual way. Washington has welcomed negotiations
with some of the Middle Eastern actors the Bush administration most distrusts Israelis
reluctant to leave the Golan A peace deal with Syria will
require Israel to relinquish the strategic annexed territory, but settlers
say they will resist any move to end their cherished way of life WORLD NEWS: Iran
expects initiative to fail Daily Star In
dollars or euros, the price of oil would cost the same By
Martin Feldstein An
'Asian century,' but which Asia do we mean? By
Yin Gang StrategyPage: Al Qaeda Discusses Losing Iraq —
Al Qaeda web sites are making a lot of noise about “why we lost in
Iraq.” Western intelligence agencies are fascinated by the statistics
being posted in several of these Arab language sites. Not the kind of
stuff you read about in the Western media. Evolution
of Terrorism As A Global Test of Wills: A Personal Assessment and Perspective (PDF; 90 KB)
Source: Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Asia Times Invasion:
Time to do something about oil The US government will eventually
have to respond to the recent fast increase in the oil price, which with
similar gains in other commodities is both inflationary and recession-producing.
A steep interest rate increase, the correct answer, won't happen. Invading
another oil-producing country, and getting it right, is another option. - Martin
Hutchinson The Times Jimmy Carter is right to say the unsayable
| Bronwen Maddox: World ... Newsweek J
Street: DC's New Jewish Lobby... Ha’aretz – Barak mulls ultimatum
to Olmert: Resign or agree to early poll Talansky: I gave Olmert
$150,000; defense lawyer: Testimony twisted; poll: 70% of of Israelis doubt
PM Rosner's Guest: U.S. should enforce policies on Israel Editorial Explain
or resign Barack
Obama: I wouldn't promise Ahmadinejad a meeting Oren The black channel and
the White House As long as there are no Americans in the Israeli-Syrian
story, there will never be any real progress in the negotiations between the
two sides Time Why
Israel Is Talking to Its Enemies What China Wants from the
Russians The
Paradox of Muslim Weakness New Republic Olmert
And Assad Are Negotiating To Save Themselves, Not Their Countries by Michael Oren Guardian We
must all act together Gordon Brown: The oil crisis is a
global problem requiring global solutions Olmert
'took cash in envelopes' US businessman at centre of corruption inquiry
tells court he gave $150,000 over 15 years to Israeli PM Getting Big Oil to Feel Our Pain By: Derrick Z. Jackson |
The Boston Globe Last year, ExxonMobil made $40.6 billion. In the first
quarter of this year, ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and BP
America, the five companies that had officials appear before House and Senate
committees to cry relative poverty, together made $36 billion in profits. Man on the Move By: Ralph Peters | New York Post We
Americans see our illegal-immigration crisis in isolation, as if we alone
face failing borders. But we're in good shape compared with migrant-flooded
countries around the world. It's a global phenomenon -- a new age of mass
population transfers that bedevils rich, stable countries and overwhelms the
infrastructure of weaker states. And there's no end in sight. MESH ‘Postcolonial Theory and
the Arab-Israel Conflict’ IHT Merkel calls for closer NATO-Russia ties
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has issued a strong call for NATO and
Russia to forge closer ties to avoid deepening misunderstandings over the
eastward expansion of NATO. Al Hayat Does the Hero Die?! Jameel Theyabi - For decades, Syria played to the tune of Arab
nationalism, casting itself as the state of resistance and defiance. Some
even raved that it was the Arab country that cemented Arab solidarity and
resisted Israel
Arab Writer Says Syria's Allies Concerned
Over Syrian-Israeli Talks A review
of Robert Kagan's The Return of History and the End of Dreams (and more
and more). Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton by 51% to 43% AQ Supporters'
Tape to Call for Use of WMD - Thomas
and Cook, ABC News
Israel:
Iranian Aid Growing Among Militants Iraq's Main Sunni
Bloc Suspends Govt Talks Salon No
Free Speech Brzezinski
Accuses Israel Lobby of McCarthyism Analysis: Will Israel
& Syria get serious? By CLAUDE SALHANI (UPI) -- Now that the "engagement announcement" has
been made public, it remains to be seen if Israel and Syria will have the
courage to go through with their rapprochement and if Damascus and Jerusalem
will say "yes" to end the state of war that exists between their
two countries and proceed to consummate the peace treaty Walker's World: Russia's
'hypermortality' By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- An alarming new word has been
born. It is "hypermortality," which might be defined as an
extraordinary tendency toward death. Commentary: Connecting slippery
dots By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE (UPI) -- Franklin D. Roosevelt’s bogeyman was Big Business.
Ronald Reagan’s was Big Labor. And the next president's is almost bound to be
Big Finance. A paradigm shift from unfettered to fettered democratic
capitalism is in the making. |
H2 FT Turkey’s
$12bn gift to woo Kurdish region The country has unveiled a series of investment schemes for its
south-eastern provinces, in a step to counter separatist sentiments in the
impoverished area US upgrades ties with Iraqi Kurds, albeit invisibly CSM Turkey revives stalled $32 billion GAP dam
and irrigation project The initiative is designed to boost the restive southeast, where rebels
have capitalized on residents' economic grievances to build support LA Times Turkish
court case highlights a deep divide In a country known for embracing both democracy and its Muslim heritage,
an attempt to dissolve the ruling Islamic party sets up a looming crisis EU
and Turkey blame each other for slow pace of membership talks The Turkish foreign minister, Ali Babacan, in an oblique reference to
France, said questions about whether his country should join at all dampened
enthusiasm in Turkey for far-reaching changes in politics and other matters Greek
Military Acquisitions on the Rise International
Analyst Network THE KURDISH ISSUE AND NAGORNO-KARABAKH Fouad Ajami America's
'gift' to Iraq National Post Kurds understand that there can be no Kurdish
state, that America will not countenance a Kurdish state. But it will support
Kurdish autonomy
Turkey:
A Time for Truth EDM HEROIN
TRADE BEING USED TO FINANCE THE PKK, A TURKISH REPORT CLAIMS Turkish Director Fêted in Cannes, Ignored at Home TIME 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
GAP Eylem Planý Güneydoðu, yatýrým paketinden bu kez
umutlu BAÞBAKAN'IN
AÇIKLADIÐI 'GAP PAKETÝ' ÝÇÝN KÝM NE DEDÝ? [Analiz] Bürokratlar
öncülük ederse holdingler bölgeye koþar Shake-up in DTP as parliamentary group chief resigns M Ali Birand Kürtlere
artýk sadece vaad yetmiyor... Ruþen
- Çakýr
Hem GAP Eylem
Planý hem yerel seçimler için start verdi UN new project about Iraq Kirkuk issue Erdoðan
vows to remake Southeast Diyarbakýrlý
Ýþadamlarý: Hayal kýrýklýðý Askerin gündemi: Ortadoðu-petrol-terör DTP’de Türk istifasý
PKK çýkarýldý, KPK
baþladý
Liderler kirli ama barýþ güzel... AKP eve dönüþün önünü açabilir DTP'de çatlak büyüdü Ahmet Türk görevi
býraktý Sefer
yapabilirsiniz ama zafer kazanamazsýnýz Mehmet Altan Sivas’ýn doðusu... Meral Tamer AKP’nin
GAP projesi, umarýz yeni bir elma þekeri olmaz! Güneri Civaoðlu 13 küpeli gelin Iraq
in water talks with Turkey, Syria as rivers run dry Hadi Uluengin Osmanlýlar
dönerken Diyarbakýr,
a focal point of change by Bejan Matur* Nasuhi Güngör Lübnan’daki Türkiye’yi doðru okumak Iraq provincial electoral law still disputed Güneydoðu, yatýrým
paketinden bu kez umutlu Doðu Ergil Syria-Israel
peace talks through Turkish mediation Türkmen kenti
Telafer’de intihar saldýrýsý: 6 ölü
Baþbakan Baydemir’e tepki gösterdi Ýran'da PJAK üyesine ölüm cezasý Kurdistan
Islamic Party institutes reform Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye-AB Ýliþkileri Günlük Haftalýk Sami Kohen Yeni AB belgesi ile yola devam... AP
Interview: Turkish Cypriot leader hopes for reunification of ... Türkiye ve AB'den Karþýlýklý Suçlamalar Greek
Military Acquisitions on the Rise International
Analyst Network Abdülhamit Bilici Kelime savaþýný kim
kazandý? Bakan
Ali Babacan: O teröristi salondan çýkarmazsanýz konuþmam
ABD'de beþ kiþilik Türk ailesi ölü bulundu Kouchner: I’d open six chapters if it were up to me Türk yargýsý için sýfat
yarýþtýrdýlar
'Hesap verebilir yargý AB için vazgeçilmez' Olli Rehn, Fransa'ya inat yedi kez
'katýlým' dedi Slovakya’da ‘soykýrým
inkârý’ suç oluyor
Der Spiegel Leaving
Muslim Women Unprotected: Red Tape Makes it Harder to Prevent Honor Killings Beril Dedeoðlu AB: kriz-uzlaþý-kriz-uzlaþý-kriz... Fransa’ya inat katýlým
Union
for the Mediterranean: From aims to results Talat, 2008’de çözümden umutlu
Turkish
Cypriot Prez aims for reunification deal soon Russia
raises natural gas supply to Turkey Güler: "Rusya ile iyi iliþkiler için potansiyel
mevcut" EU
wants to see progression, not regression in Turkey's EU ... Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Oray Eðin Babalarý
MÝT’te çalýþan gazeteciler ‘Ýçki satýþýnda ayrým
olmamalý’
‘Bir Köþk geleneði’
Serdar Akinan Benim yalnýz ve güzel ülkem Tufan Türenç Nuri Bilge Ceylan’ý alnýndan öpüyorum TSK'dan saðlýk reformlarýna övgü Neþet Ertaþ çaldý, Gül ve
konuklarý söyledi Eczacýbaþý’na Lionslarýn büyük ödülü
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H3 GAP 3.8 milyon
kiþiye iþ verecek Yüzyýlýn
en büyük kardeþlik projesi Mayýnlarý milletle temizleyeceðiz
Sav’ýn görüþmesi
basýna nasýl sýzdý?
CHP
Genel Sekreteri Sav: ODAM DÝNLENÝYOR! Polis
Ergenekon'un aile fotoðrafýnýn peþinde Bu kadar adice bir saldýrýya
uðramadým Gül’e rüþvetle oy için 10 ay
hapis Cunta getirilmek istendi
Gür’e rüþvetten ceza
CHP’yi ‘Paksüt
sendromu’ sardý Hakaretle ilgili sorularý da Sav'dý TÜSÝAD wages another war against government over
‘populism’ 16.5 milyon seçmene deðil 70 milyona ihanet ediyorsun
Ýslami
kesimde lüks tartýþmasý Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar AB ile “býçak sýrtýnda” yolculuk Ahmet Taþgetiren Kemalizmdeki ideolojik boþluk Ruþen - Çakýr Hem GAP Eylem Planý hem yerel seçimler için start verdi Taha Akyol GAP birleþtirir mi? Fikret Bila Yargýtay Baþkaný Gerçeker: Bildirinin
arkasýndayýz Hasan Cemal Ýþkenceden ölüyordu, ‘Seni özledim’
dedi, ben de... Murat Yetkin Gergin ortamdan çýkýlmalý Ýsmet Berkan ‘Flört de zinaymýþ’ Fehmi Koru Þerif
Mardin'in tezi üzerine 2: Baþarýsýz olan ne? Þamil Tayyar Erdoðan’ýn B planý Dolmabahçe konuþmasý (1) Yasemin Çongar Ýdeolojik
bilim, ideolojik yargý, ideolojik sol... Ertuðrul Özkök Demek ki onun zihniyeti böyleymiþ M Ali Birand Kürtlere
artýk sadece vaad yetmiyor... Cüneyt Ülsever Þerif Mardin ve Türkiye’de felsefenin
sefaleti (II) Eser Karakaþ Yargýmýzýn resmidir Mustafa Mutlu
‘Laik deðiliz, din her alanda olmalý!’ Oktay Ekþi Sorumlusu hükümettir Özdemir Ýnce Barroso: Laiklik zorla dayatýlmaz Mehmet Y
Yýlmaz ’Ortam dinlemesi’ni kim yaptý? ÝBRAHÝM KARAGÜL AK Parti'ye ihanet eden kim! Nuray Baþaran Cumhurbaþkaný Gül, Baþbakan ve ana
muhalefet GülayGöktürk “Yalnýz ve güzel ülkem” Hakan Aygün Yeni Kanadoðlu kriteri... Emin Pazarcý Baþbakan'ýn arzusu [27 MAYIS] Türkiye'nin kabuðunu kýrdýðý
yýllar Serdar Turgut Densizlik Yalçýn Doðan Gül
sürekli kaçak güreþiyor Ýsmail Küçükkaya PAZARTESÝ
KONUÞMALARI Mustafa Akyol Þerif Mardin’in gördüðü Ýmam,
öðretmen ve baþkalarý Din ve bilim MUHARREM SARIKAYA "Cumhurbaþkaný'nýn yaklaþýmýndan memnunum" ERDAL ÞAFAK Evet, burada yaþanýr! OKAN MÜDERRÝSOÐLU ERGUN BABAHANEnver
Hoca anýlarý EMRE AKÖZGarip ama gerçek: Bizde laiklik yasak NAZLI ILICAK Kösem Sultan tartýþmasý MEHMET BARLAS Bilmek ile hatýrlamak arasýndaki
dalgalanmalarýmýz [Yorum - M.Naci Bostancý] Bayramýn halkýný
oluþturmak Ýlnur Çevik Gul’s presidency is also
challenged in Turkey Bülent Keneþ The
rise of Turkey through Turkish Mehmet Kamýþ Dip darbe Yavuz Baydar Que será será Demokrasinin
ekonomik gerekleri Can Ataklý
“Siyasi yasak” cezasý alanlar 5 yýl aday olamazlar Bilal Çetin
Baþsavcý Erdoðan için içtihat isteyecek mi? Nagehan Alçý Ece Temelkuran Bugün
ne yazmalý? Polis ile AK Partililer
arasýnda arbede CHP'li Önder Sav,
Meclis'e koruma ordusuyla geldi, özür dilemedi Baykal: Laikler sana râm
olmayacak Bahçeli: Marazi bir
dönemden geçiyoruz
Utanmaz mýsýnýz?
"Çok adi bir saldýrý"
Büyükanýt ve eþinden ‘Dolmabahçe’ davasý Oðlunu siyasete mi
hazýrlýyor? Kontenjan artýþý YÖK'ü ikiye böldü TÜSÝAD:
Popülizme dönüþ iþaretleri var Ege Cansen Kedi
kuyruðunu görmüþ, yýlan zannetmiþ Güngör Uras Kapatma
davasý olmasaydý da yabancý eskisi gibi gelmezdi Ýbrahim Öztürk ‘A
great leap forward’ in the Southeastern Anatolia Project Aydýn Ayaydýn Erdoðan’ýn
Eylem Planý gerçekleþecek mi?
Turkey's
business group slams AKP populist policitics Hurþit Güneþ Vatandaþ
daha ne kadar karamsar olabilir? Deniz Gökçe Ý.Hüseyin Yýldýz |
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H4 New York Times THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Truth
or Consequences What
would a mythical, truth-telling presidential candidate say about the best
energy policy for America? MAUREEN DOWD Can
He Take a Frisk? Barack Obama knows that he is left with one final roll
of the dice. So, he sets up a secret meeting with Bill Clinton. The
Rich Get Hungrier By
AMARTYA SEN The global food
problem is not being caused by a falling trend in world production, it is the
result of accelerating demand
Editorial Iran
and the Inspectors The latest report on Iran’s nuclear activities is
alarming, but it must not be used as an excuse by Washington hard-liners to
launch military options.
McCain
Urges New Arms Pact With Moscow Distancing himself from the Bush
administration, Senator John McCain vowed to work more closely with
Russia. Video
| Transcript
A
Sunni Bloc Pulls Back on Rejoining Iraqi Cabinet With
Bold Steps, Fed Chief Quiets Some Criticism After
rewriting the rulebook at the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke appears to
have quieted many of his critics. New
Climate Report Foresees Big Changes Parents’
Grief Turns to Rage at Chinese Officials U.S.
Businessman Testifies He Gave Olmert $150,000 Over 13 Years Memo
From Berlin: Germany and Poland Find That Trying to Get Along Has Its
Benefits Some
Foes of a Floundering German Far-Right Party Want to Try Again to Ban It Fearing
Floods, Chinese Order Evacuations in Quake Area World
Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: 24 Killed in Attacks, Including 13 Police
Officers Political
Memo: Using the President, but Carefully Going Only So Far The
Senate’s Chance on Warming By supporting a
bill that seeks aggressively to reduce greenhouse gases, the Senate can help
usher in a new era of American leadership.
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H5 Washington
Post Editorial Iran's
Failed 'Litmus Test' Will there be consequences
for Tehran's stonewalling of U.N. nuclear inspectors? An
Unwanted League By Thomas Carothers A proposed League of Democracies is
looking a lot like a league of our own. Rx
for Global Poverty By Robert J. Samuelson
Attacking globalization undermines the most powerful force for eradicating
global poverty. Ex-Press
Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq McCain
Accepts a Hand From Bush, at Arm's Length McCain
Signals Desire to See Reduction in Nuclear Arms Senator Does Not Endorse
Eliminating Them Completely American
Says Olmert Took Envelopes of Cash Businessman Testifies in Probe That He
Gave Israeli Leader $150,000 in Gifts, Loans Over 15 Years Late
in the Term, an Exodus of Senior Officials Scores of High-Level Political
Positions Are Vacant or Are Being Filled by Temporary Appointees The
Despots' Democracy By Michael Gerson, South Africa increasingly requires
a new foreign policy category: the rogue democracy By Harold Meyerson, Making Florida and Michigan's delegates a cause
for democracy and feminism makes a mockery of both. Report
Details Effects of Climate Change Across U.S. Military
Diagnosing More Post-Traumatic Stress China
Faces Aftershocks, Flood Fears 80,000 Ordered to Flee Area Near Blocked
River U.S.
Reopens Talks With Chinese On Rights Envoy Urges Progress In Light of
Olympics |
H6 Guardian
We
must all act together Gordon Brown: The oil crisis is a
global problem requiring global solutions Olmert
'took cash in envelopes' US businessman at centre of corruption inquiry
tells court he gave $150,000 over 15 years to Israeli PM Putin's peril William
Harrison May 27 08, 07:30pm: Some say
Putin wants to leave politics. But he'll know that giving up power in Russia
is rarely a straightforward business Tutu
starts Gaza investigation Archbishop leads UN investigation into Israeli
shelling of Palestinian house which killed 18 people If
I were Brown, I'd tell the whole lot of them to get lost Simon
Jenkins: With nothing left to lose, now is the time to do what feels
right on Iraq or ID cards, and to stop chasing cheap popularity UK ready to
scrap killer cluster bombs
Ministers overrule opposition from military over controversial weapons
In
praise of ... the Rockefellers Leader: Great
wealth is not something to praise, but the Rockefellers, at least, realise
that it also incurs responsibilities Britain
should be leading the search for life on Mars Colin Pillinger: Had
Europe fully backed the Beagle project we, rather than Nasa, would be on the
verge of solving space's greatest mystery |
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H7 Getting Big Oil to Feel Our Pain By: Derrick Z. Jackson |
The Boston Globe Last year, ExxonMobil made $40.6 billion. In the first
quarter of this year, ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and BP
America, the five companies that had officials appear before House and Senate
committees to cry relative poverty, together made $36 billion in profits. Man on the Move By: Ralph Peters | New York Post We
Americans see our illegal-immigration crisis in isolation, as if we alone
face failing borders. But we're in good shape compared with migrant-flooded
countries around the world. It's a global phenomenon -- a new age of mass
population transfers that bedevils rich, stable countries and overwhelms the
infrastructure of weaker states. And there's no end in sight. Has Russian oil output peaked? Production dropped this year after reaching a
post-Soviet high in October. On Monday, Putin's newly convened cabinet made
the issue its first order of business Al Hayat Does the Hero Die?! Jameel Theyabi - For decades, Syria played to the tune of Arab
nationalism, casting itself as the state of resistance and defiance. Some
even raved that it was the Arab country that cemented Arab solidarity and
resisted Israel
A review
of Robert Kagan's The Return of History and the End of Dreams (and more
and more). Michael Ledeen / The Corner: Syria's
Assad Dismisses Israeli Demand on Iran Egypt-US
Relations Show Signs of Strain National Review THE EDITORS: Hezbollah is proving to be a very capable and determined force
in Lebanon, and a great danger to the wider world as well. “Cedar
Losing” Soaring
costs The impact of high oil prices around the world Boston Globe Editorial Reining
in Iran A look at
Lebanon's new leader Did the Hezbollah-led opposition succeed in translating this month's
military victory in Beirut into political gains? (By Firas Maksad, Boston Globe) Security
Structures in the Post-War Middle East: Europe's Role in the Persian Gulf
By: Antonia Dimou | The Media Line With the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the
recent war on Iraq, international politics have undergone a fundamental
transformation. The structure of power and influence in world affairs are
altered. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (W.M.D.) in the Middle
East and the security dilemma in the Persian Gulf reflect major issues
nowadays Divining a Lesson in Basra By: Stephen Farrell | The New
York Times On Basra’s Corniche, the boulevard past which the mingled waters
of the Tigris and Euphrates flow into the Persian Gulf, there is a collective
sense of relief these days. Bin Akef! By: Tariq Alhomayed | Asharq Alawsat Mohammed
Mahdi Akef, the supreme guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) tried
to swallow his words in which he praised the leader of the terrorist
organization Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, whom he considered to be a faithful
mujahid (resistance fighter). However, instead of fixing the situation, he
ended up making matters worse. The Ghost of Neville Chamberlain By: H.D.S. Greenway |
The Boston Globe It was President Bush who introduced the ghost of Neville
Chamberlain into the 2008 presidential election. Addressing the Israeli
parliament, Bush lashed out at those who would "negotiate with
terrorists and radicals |
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq Syria's Assad
Dismisses Israeli Demand on Iran Arab Writer Says Syria's Allies Concerned
Over Syrian-Israeli Talks BBC
Iranian intentions Questions
remain about Tehran's nuclear ambitions Iraq
Violence At Four-Year Low... Ahmadinejad
requests meeting with Pope... Lebanese MPs want
Siniora for PM Lebanon's parliament agrees to nominate Prime Minister
Fouad Siniora to lead a new government. Daily Star Lebanon's
election law needs an overhaul Al-Arabiyah Programme Discusses Mosul
Military Operation, Iraq Politics Al-Qaida in Iraq
Is On the Run, Officials Say – AFPS
Iraq's
Main Sunni Bloc Suspends Government Talks - Iranian
Aid Seen Growing Among Militants on Israel's Flanks - Associated
Press
New
Conservative-dominated Parliament Opens - Associated Press Iraqi says
Blackwater shooting 'a true massacre' in probe Debka Exclusive:
Syria places massive missile, warplane, sub order in Moscow Damascus Talks Peace, Bids
for Sophisticated Military Hardware Syria's
Assad Dismisses Israeli Demand on Iran – Reuters
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H9 Ha’aretz – Barak mulls ultimatum
to Olmert: Resign or agree to early poll Talansky: I gave Olmert
$150,000; defense lawyer: Testimony twisted; poll: 70% of of Israelis doubt
PM Rosner's Guest: U.S. should enforce policies on Israel Editorial Explain
or resign Barack
Obama: I wouldn't promise Ahmadinejad a meeting Oren The black channel and
the White House As long as there are no Americans in the Israeli-Syrian
story, there will never be any real progress in the negotiations between the
two sides. Reuven
Pedatzur: How Carter made Israel an official nuclear powerMore than all
the estimates and leaks about the Israeli nuclear program, Carter's comments
on Sunday give official cachet to Israel's status as a nuclear power Assad:
Lebanon should talk with Israel if talks progress Israel:
UNIFIL Ignoring Hizbullah Violations in South Lebanon - Was
Shakespeare a Jewish woman in disguise? Jerusalem
Post IDF
Considering Buffer Zone for Gaza – Assad
needs 'dramatic gesture' to change public opinion on Golan Fundamentally
Freund: The real 'delusional fantasists' Israel
concerned over Hizbullah legitimacy Barak
expected to give Olmert ultimatum: Quit, or I walk Hamas
wants 1,000 prisoners for Schalit Lebanon
falls... and the West Bank rises
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H10 Christian Science Monitor Has Russian oil output peaked? Production dropped this year after reaching a
post-Soviet high in October. On Monday, Putin's newly convened cabinet made
the issue its first order of business. Profile of a (maybe) recession Some analysts think the slowdown may be confined largely
to the housing market. Daily Star An
'Asian century,' but which Asia do we mean? By
Yin Gang Is Indonesia Slipping Back From Its Historic Tolerance? By:
Jennie S. Bev | Asia Sentinel In this beautiful tropical country,
well-founded fears among minority groups have been rampant and rounds of
exoduses of persecuted minorities are expected in the near future. Chinese, Taiwanese Meet for 'New Era' By: Chris O'Brien |
The Washington Times N-Deal Not Dead, India Tells NSG Watching
Indonesia - The Australian editorial
China evacuates
more than 150,000 living below swollen lake Pakistan-Taliban: NATO officials allege that recent agreements between
regional governments in Pakistan and the Taliban have strengthened the group
and led to new attacks in Afghanistan (NPR). |
H11 IHT Merkel calls for closer NATO-Russia ties
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has issued a strong call for NATO and
Russia to forge closer ties to avoid deepening misunderstandings over the
eastward expansion of NATO. Belgian
woman wages war for Al Qaeda on the Web In her living room, Malika
El Aroud wears the ordinary look of middle age. But on the Internet, El Aroud
has distinguished herself as one of the most prominent Internet jihadists in
Europe Sarkozy
proposes EU cut in fuel tax President Nicolas Sarkozy of France urged the
European Union to suspend part of the value-added tax on fuel to counter
rising crude oil prices that have risen repeatedly to new highs in recent
weeks. DRUGS FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD Patents are the wrong target By
BENEDETTO DELLA VEDOVA Without the protection of patent rights it would be impossible to
develop new medicines. EXCHANGE STUDENTS Devaluing a diplomatic asset By ERIK JONES AND JOHN A. GANS JR. The dollar's
decline and tougher visa rules do much to impede study abroad programs. EUROPE European press review France and
Brussels at Loggerheads Over Trade Talks By: Honor Mahoney | EU Observer |
H12 RFE/RLTidying Up Turkmenistan plans rare amendments to its constitution that signal at
least a veneer of change in Central Asia's most isolated country.
Georgian President Wins Big, But Loses Bigger
Mikheil Saakashvili was
well aware of the cost if his country's parliamentary vote was deemed
anything less than free and fair. A NATO bid. Western support on Abkhazia. A
line of defense against Russia. And his reputation as a democrat.
Newfound Wealth Hardens Baku's Position
To hear Azerbaijan's deputy
foreign minister tell it, the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is fairly
"easy" to resolve -- so long as Armenia accepts that the region is
Azerbaijani. Google News Azerbaijan Russian, Eu Diplomats Discuss Abkhazia, S.
Ossetia Russia Questions Joint Radar Facility Walker's World: Russia's
'hypermortality' By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- An alarming new word has been
born. It is "hypermortality," which might be defined as an
extraordinary tendency toward death. Georgia: Opposition Announces
Plans for "Alternative" Parliament EDM
RUSSIA
AND CHINA: UNITED BY FOREIGN POLICY, DIVIDED BY ENERGY PRICES
- MEDVEDEV
VISITS KAZAKHSTAN: SENDING SUBTLE SIGNALS TO THE WEST Russia Will Withdraw Proposal on Gabala If
U.S. Deploys Missile Shield in Europe - Official Russia Not Trying to "Mark
Territory" in Arctic Shelf, Abides By Intl Law - Lavrov Nagorno-Karabakh: RFE/RL reports that new wealth has hardened the Azerbaijani government's position
on its breakaway province Nagorno-Karabakh, which is controlled by ethnic
Armenians Mardell's
Europe Georgia
demands Russian compensation for shot-down reconnaissance drone |
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H13 The Times
Jimmy Carter is right to say the unsayable
| Bronwen Maddox: World ... Israel PM 'received money in envelopes' New York-based fundraiser tells Jerusalem court he gave
wads of cash to Ehud Olmert, but received nothing in return UN concerned by Iran nuclear plant In its latest report on Iran, the IAEA said that Tehran
had 3,500 centrifuges operating at its Natanz facility McCain distances himself from Bush John McCain uses speech on nuclear proliferation to
assert independence from the man he hopes to succeed as President Wall Street Journal The Problem With Talking to Iran
By Amir Taheri Nation-states have negotiable interests. Revolutions do
not. Punxsutawney
Condi Our Collectivist Candidates Welcome to Nixonland By Thomas Frank
UK ready to
scrap killer cluster bombs
Ministers overrule opposition from military over controversial weapons |
H14 Financial
Times Oil
has reached a turning point Daniel Yergin on handling the
supply shock US
is unwise to deny Iran’s key role in Gulf Tehran’s
Arab neighbours are increasingly trying to defend themselves from American
efforts to defend them against Iran, writes Ethan
Chorin Oil-rich
Iran has no shortage of friendsEnergetic diplomacy and
high crude prices are helping Tehran shore up support for its nuclear
programme Emu’s
second 10 years may be tougher The eurozone is a
triumph as a monetary union. Yet it is much less so as an economic union. Its
creation has not caused the acceleration in dynamism that proponents hoped
for – if anything, structural reforms have slowed, writes Martin
Wolf Kiev
and Moscow in dispute over naval port Relations
between Russia and the Ukraine deteriorate further as both countries continue
their claim of sovereignty over the Black Sea city of Sevastopol US
fails to toe tough Bush line on Mideast Bush’s
warning this month about The US has followed up President George W. the
risks of appeasement in an unusual way. Washington has welcomed negotiations
with some of the Middle Eastern actors the Bush administration most distrusts Israelis
reluctant to leave the Golan A peace deal with Syria will require Israel to
relinquish the strategic annexed territory, but settlers say they will resist
any move to end their cherished way of life WORLD NEWS: Iran
expects initiative to fail US
home prices fall at record pace An index of house prices has fallen 14.1% for the
first quarter compared with the same period last year, a trend that could
prolong the economic slowdown and cause further pain for homeowners facing
foreclosure John McCain vowed to make significant cuts in the
US nuclear arsenal if elected president and called for Russia and China to
join a fresh global effort to tackle nuclear proliferation Amnesty
calls for Guantánamo to be closed The next US president
should move quickly to restore the superpower’s moral authority by closing
the detention centre at Guantánamo, Amnesty International says in its annual
report Sarkozy
says EU should cap sales tax on fuel The
French President said the European Union should consider capping sales taxes
on fuel products if oil prices rose further – but his proposal got short
shrift from Brussels Poll
setback to SPD choice for president The
German party’s move to challenge Horst Köhler could backfire in the run-up to
the more crucial general election after a survey found only 17% support for
its candidate Talks
aim to avert Arctic oil rush Five Arctic powers are holding a summit in
Greenland to forestall a confrontation over the Polar region’s mineral
resources and discuss how to protect its fragile environment |
H15 Los Angeles Times McCain
would work with Russia on nuclear disarmament He says he would resume talks with Moscow to reduce nuclear arsenals.
Experts say his proposals are not that dramatic of a break from President
Bush Obama
tries to tie McCain, Bush The Democrat says the GOP candidate's stand on the credit crisis and
foreclosures is just more of the same 'Barrier
lake' in China threatens up to 1.2 million in earthquake zone |
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Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton by 51% to 43% Mike Allen / The Politico: Exclusive:
McClellan whacks Bush, White House Clinton's long
shot nomination relies on three key events From The American Conservative, a review of Heads
in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy
Screws Up the Democrats by Matthew Yglesias realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Who are we? On the question of
conservatism, one can count on two things. |
H17 Daily Telegraph José
Manuel Barroso bullies the Irish Barroso's attempt to bully
Ireland's voters over the Lisbon Treaty is unwelcome, and his comments are
indicative of an ideology prevalent in Brussels. Barack
Obama gets Castro's support Senator Obama's foreign policy credentials
took a further blow after his candidacy for the Democratic presidential
nomination won the backing of Fidel Castro.
UK
nuclear sub damaged in crash Submarine hit rocks in the Red Sea.
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H18 Independent Hamish McRae: When times are tough, you spend less. Why should it be
any different for a government? |
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism StrategyPage: Al Qaeda Discusses Losing Iraq —
Al Qaeda web sites are making a lot of noise about “why we lost in
Iraq.” Western intelligence agencies are fascinated by the statistics
being posted in several of these Arab language sites. Not the kind of
stuff you read about in the Western media. Evolution
of Terrorism As A Global Test of Wills: A Personal Assessment and Perspective (PDF; 90 KB)
Source: Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Al QAEDA
TAPE TO CALL FOR USE OF WMD In the footsteps of Osama ...
The United States has stepped up its hunt for Osama bin Laden, concentrating
on the swathe of rugged territory that straddles Pakistan and Afghanistan. Syed
Saleem Shahzad hiked through this region, accompanied by a young jihadi
who shared his views on where bin Laden might be, even evoking the evidence
of supernatural spirits. Chatting
tactics Osama Bin Laden is not in Pakistan he is dead says Taliban
leader Pentagon
inviting media to Guantanamo 9/11 hearings... Military
Diagnosing More Post-Traumatic Stress Grand
Jury Probes Blackwater Shootings Iraqis Testify About Incident Air Force to adapt to evolving
threats Doug
Feith and Strategic Communications - Charlie, Abu Muqawama |
H20 Slate Environmentalism has replaced
socialism as the leading secular religion of the world today. This is not an
unalloyed good, says Freeman Dyson... more» Emissions
Trading: The Evolution of an Economic Idea from Concept to Global
Implementation The
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Progress Report and
Issues for Congress American eating and
drinking patterns Fact
Sheet: Expanding Economic Opportunities Through Free and Fair Trade Czech
President Klaus ready to debate Gore on climate change... |
From Psychology Today, an article on the X-factors
of success: The personality traits that make some humans superhuman. Paying the Poor to Improve their School Performance-Becker |
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