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H1 Washington Post Bush
'Disappointed' by Ex-Aide's Harsh Memoir Highly critical of the
administration, former press secretary's new book stuns former colleagues,
who accuse him of disloyalty and a lack of credibility Leading
On Climate Change How Action in Congress Can Move the World By Tony
Blair How action in Congress can move
the world Search
Is Urged for Syrian Nuclear Sites U.S. Presses U.N. on 3 Alleged Facilities Why
You're Scared Fareed Zakaria | Our
deeply flawed numbers on the rise of terror. “Dana
Milbank sketches Steve Hadley, the man who leaves no fingerprints.” The
IAEA Report: Implementation of the Safeguards Agreement and Security Council
Resolutions in Iran (pdf) (IAEA) Rand Doctrine of Eternal
Recurrence — The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine, 1960-1970 and
2003-2006 Summary
(PDF; 113 KB) + Full
Document (PDF; 369 KB) Financial
Times America
needs the United Nations Talk of a league of
democracies, among Democrats and Republicans, shows nostalgia for the kind of
diplomacy that ushered in two world wars. The next US administration should
stick to reforming the UN – and face up to a multipolar world, says Mark Mazower China
moves beyond low cost production A fresh accent on
technology and design is helping the world’s workshop to enter higher-value
markets Larijani
elected as Iranian speaker The country’s former top
nuclear official is in a position that offers a platform to curb the
government of Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad in domestic politics and international
diplomacy Barak
calls on Olmert to step down Israeli prime minister’s
career is hanging by a thread after his most important coalition ally urged
him to make way for a new leader because of a corruption inquiry Los Angeles Times Who gets the Golan? By
Yossi Klein Halevi Israel has no reason to trust Syria in talks over
that strategic area. The Israeli mainstream, so the truism here goes,
is so desperate for peace that, in the end, it will overcome misgivings over
relinquishing territory and mistrust of Arab intentions and endorse any
diplomatic initiative aimed at solving the Middle East conflict. SYRIA:
Israeli hopes for a Tehran-Damascus rift collapse Ahmadinejad
rival Ali Larijani wins key Iran post The
well-connected former chief nuclear negotiator is elected speaker of
parliament Juan Cole Sadr demands Referendum on SOFA; Sistani said to Support
Referendum NYT Rival to Iran’s President Is Elected
Speaker Israeli Defense Chief Asks Olmert to Quit Guardian From
high life to low ebb Leader: Barely a year passes
without a senior minister begging Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, to
go Can
we have world-class universities as well as social justice in education? Timothy
Garton Ash: Europe resists US-style college fees but, as Oxford
fundraisers know, we need to find that kind of money to compete Fidel Castro: The
brightest and best of the presidential hopefuls seeks to extend a cruel,
immoral Cuba blockade Medvedev Reaches Out to China By: M.K. Bhadrakumar | Asia
Times Beyond the flowery language employed during Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev's visit to China -- his first trip abroad since taking office --
there is a disquieting undertone to the emerging "strategic
partnership". Foreign Policy Seven
Questions: How Countries Get Rich An Oil Saviour? The Economist Secterianism Is Destroying the Islamic Nation By: Aaidh
al-Qarni | Asharq Alawsat Internecine conflicts and sectarian fighting have
paralyzed Muslims, broken their ranks, and caused their enemies to gloat over
their misfortune. This is because each sect claims that it is the only sect
that is right and everyone else is wrong Middle East: Michael Broning,
director of the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation in Amman, warns that talk of a Sunni-Shiite divide in the Middle East could develop into
a self-fulfilling prophecy. Asia Times Bush's Iraq
wrangles alarm lawmakers Legislators in both Baghdad and
Washington are concerned over talks between Iraq and the United States over a
deal to determine the relationship between the countries. Iraqis feel they
are being rail-roaded, while US Democrats fear President George W Bush's
attempts to set the Iraq framework will tie the hands of the next president -
whom Democrats strongly hope will come from their ranks US-made oil disaster has
mileage Numerous
factors, from speculation to poor infrastructure, are at play
in the recent strong gains in the price of oil. Yet behind many is the
hand and policies of the United States. A change in Washington's behavior
would resolve more than just the price issue. - Hossein Askari and Noureddine
Krichene Anti-U.S. Sadr Calls for Protests By: Qassim Abdul-Zahra
| Associated Press Militant Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr called Tuesday for
followers to hold weekly protests against a U.S.-Iraqi security deal under
negotiation that could lead to a long-term American troop presence Why Doesn't al-Qaeda Attack Daily Telegraph Nazir-Ali:
Islam fills UK's 'moral vacuum' Decline of Christian
values is destroying Britishness and creating a "moral vacuum"
which radical Islam is filling, bishop warns. Washington's Spinning Permanent Campaign Christian
Science Monitor When talking with terrorists makes sense
Used wisely, talks provide leverage,
not appeasement. By Paul Staniland A reporter returns to Iraq – and finds
guarded optimism The evidence is
seen in late-afternoon strolls in the park, meetings with long-missed
friends, relief over an improved economy. U.S. rebuilds French connection The Pentagon hopes better ties will strengthen NATO
and boost the mission in Afghanistan $4 gas – it's our fault The 1970s energy crisis shocked us into action. Then
we resumed bad habits. When it comes to foreign policy, McCain is more of a
neocon than the president. Flack Attack Scott McClellan burns the Bush administration?
The group's exiled leader on Syria, Palestinian politics,
and Vanity Fair.
Will the International
Community Abandon Lebanon? That's for the Lebanese people to decide.
The Times Take a lead: keep petrol expensive One of Gordon Brown's greatest mistakes was abandoning
the fuel-tax escalator. Now is the time to admit it Anatole Kaletsky Barak tells Olmert: stand down or face election Israel's Defence Minister has demanded that the
scandal-hit Prime Minister step aside from office to clear his name The end for Olmert the Houdini? There is far more at stake in
Israel's latest political crisis than the already tarnished reputation of
Ehud Olmert Richard Beeston Tensions for Nato over Georgia and Ukraine Moscow warns the Western alliance that extending
membership to the former Soviet republics is a 'red line issue' Iran rival shakes Western hopes Iran's new Speaker, seen as a
challenger to President Ahmadinejad, disappoints diplomats with
confrontational address Country
Analysis Brief: Russia Microfinance
meets the market |
H2 SOLÝ ÖZEL Ortadoðu ve Türkiye (1) Özdem Sanberk ABD’de
yeni yönetim ve dýþ politika Guardian Secular Turks
attack religious council's code for women Bedeli Türkiye mi ödeyecek ... US asks Turkey to join intelligence-sharing
network Babacan: Muslim majority faces religious freedom
problems ‘Türkiye’de Müslümanlarýn da din özgürlüðü kýsýtlanýyor’
Turkey
seeks to become energy transit hub United Press
International Turkey, Russia deal on broader economic cooperation AI: Fair trial concerns persist in Turkey Turkey Beefs Up Investment in Kurdish Regions
Spiegel Online 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
Güngör
Uras GAP’a hareket getirmek G.Doðu’ya bereket
getirir Kardeþlik Projesi
HASAN
CELAL GÜZEL Turkey
raises profile in long-neglected Mideast Reports: Turkish
soldiers, Kurds clash; 2 dead Planda
eksiklik: Yetiþkinler eðitimi Cevdet Aþkýn Büyükanýt'ýn tashihi, PKK'nýn zamana
karþý yarýþý MAHMUT ÖVÜR DTP'de "Aslýnda ne oldu?"
Amerika, Türkiye'den
istihbarat havuzuna katýlmasýný istedi Bir bölge, AKP ve Eylem Planý Andrew Finkel Fixing
the Southeast Þahini býrakýn
kaplandan n’aber? Davetin de bir adabý vardýr
Kerim Balcý A
Kurdish-language television station at last Suriye-Ýsrail 2'nci randevu 5 Haziran'da Ardan Zentürk Erdoðan-Olmert: Yýkmaya çalýþan kim? Suriye
stratejik bir yanlýþýn eþiðinde ‘Kürt sorununa çözüm istiyoruz’ mitingi
Kurdish Alliance rejects dividing Kirkuk Yalçýn Doðan Arazi
kadar bu film de mayýnlý Nuh Gönültaþ Kapý
gibi proje: GAP Hadi Uluengin Batýya
doðru Arslan Bulut Erdoðan'ýn
projesi Bölgeler Türkiyesi! Ýbrahim
Öztürk GAP'a konulan
her tuðla cari açýðýn azalmasýný saðlar Fikret
Ertan Amerika-Ýran-Ýsrail
üçgeni ve seyir füzeleri... Senior
police officer survives attempted assassination in Kirkuk ... 2 PKK’lý öldürüldü
Fresh
Iranin Shelling Targets Kurdistan Region Border Areas Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye-AB Ýliþkileri Günlük Haftalýk AB netlik ayarý yapýyor
Semih Ýdiz Miliband’a kýzmadan kulak verelim Þahin Alpay Atina'dan bakýnca Kýbrýs Sami Kohen Kýbrýs’ta bir mucize olur mu? Rauf Denktaþ Minareler
göründü mü? Türkiye'den
göçen Ermeni aile ABD'de ölü bulundu KKTC slams France over military drills with Greek
Cyprus France
offers Turkey assurances on EU talks Rehn’e laiklik sorgusu
Lagendijk'tan Hürriyet'e bir
aðýr eleþtiri daha France's Club
Med Plan Riddled With Problems Deutsche Welle, Avrupalýlar, CHP'nin reform tavrýna bakacak Baklayý aðzýndan çýkardý
Korea
and Turkish Militaries Step Up Military Ties US hopes further cooperation with Turkey on
anti-terrorism Japonya ile protokol pazarlýðý Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Euro
2008 team preview No3: Turkey Turkey are one
of the tournament's most unbalanced teams. That's not a reference to the last
time they took on Switzerland, rather to the fact that they boast a plethora
of flair midfielders yet are frequently undone by an inability to perform
basic chores up front and, in particular, at the back. Fehmi Koru As I
stand applauding Türkiye’ye dönen özel harekâtçý tutuklandý
Ankaralýlara 21 gündür
haberleri olmadan Kýzýlýrmak suyu içirdim Gökçek'in su sýrrý
Kontenjan artýþlarýna
rektörler tepki gösterdi
‘Bana
bir masal anlat, baba’ ya da Þevket Altuð’u özlemek PERÝHAN MAÐDEN Serdar Turgut Karadayý ve Erdil Paþa da Yassýada'da görev
yapmýþ |
H3 Murat Yetkin Özel Birim mi? Bu
sorularýn yanýtý evet ise durum gerçekten çok vahim Benim
güvencem kim kardeþim
Vakit'in
haberindeki ilginç ifade Suçlamayý kabul etmiyoruz
Ýlginç iddia: Dinleme yok, açýk býrakýlan
telefon var Ortaya
delil koymadan devleti suçlamak etik deðil Gayrimüslimler kadar Müslümanlar da sýkýntýlý CHP’s
bugging allegation stirs tension Türkiye, bu dinlemeleri çözemedi
Danýþtay baðlantýsý
Ergenekon fotosunda Baykal: CHP’yi hükümet dinletiyor Vahim iddia: Devlet dinledi ve servis yaptý
Amerika’da iktidar dinledi, devrildi
Telekulak iddiasý için savcýlýk harekete geçti Saldýrýdan sað
kurtuldu Danýstay’a baþkan oldu Öz'ü soruþturmaya yine izin
çýkmadý Mahkeme, iki þahide deðil CHP'li vekilin
iddiasýna inandý Erdoðan
bilmeden olur mu Fýrat’tan tuhaf çýkýþ
Türkiye’de milliyetçilik ve þiddet arttý Milyon dolarlýk iddia
Þok iddia:
Balkaner, Veli Küçük'e 2.5 milyon dolar aktardý AKP’li Fýrat: Ýddialar paranoya, Baykal’la yargýda hesaplaþacaðýz Ýlk mesajý hoþgörü oldu
Dinlemeyi emniyet
güçleri yaptý
Müdahaleler milliyetçiliði artýrdý...
MHP de kuþkulu
Eski MÝT'çinin 'dinleme' yorumu Babacan'dan dinsel özgürlük
yakýnmasý ’Eþimin cam önüne oturmasýný istemem’
Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar Brüksel'deki Türkiye Ahmet Taþgetiren GAP’ýn en yeni anlamý Taha Akyol Gizli
kulak skandalý Fikret Bila Baykal’ýn
haklý tepkisi Hasan Cemal Erdoðan
ve Güneydoðu’da inandýrýcýlýk sorunu... Aslý Aydýntaþbaþ Herkes
zaten dinleniyor Fehmi Koru Þerlerin anasý As I
stand applauding Þamil Tayyar Hüseyin Gülerce Gülen medyasý da ne
demek? Ertuðrul Özkök Telekulak olup dinledim Mustafa Karaalioðlu Dinleme ve fýrsat Ahmet
Hakan Abdestli, namazlý bir istihbarat örgütü M Ali
Birand PKK, kara kara düþünmeye baþladý Cüneyt Ülsever Þerif Mardin ve Türkiye’de felsefenin
sefaleti (III) Öðretmen, imam ve Þerif
Mardin Þerif Hoca
'mahalle'yi üzdü Emre Kongar Þerif Mardin Ne Dedi? Ekrem Dumanlý Ne imamý tanýyorlar ne öðretmeni Mümtazer Türköne Yargýca güvenmek Serdar Turgut Yandaþ medya Ýsmail Küçükkaya Güneri Civaoðlu Büyük
birader kulaðý Can
surgeon Tayyip Erdoðan cure the disease? Can Dündar Öndergate Bekir Coþkun Muhtýra... Mehmet Altan Ben de dinlemedeyim... Yýlmaz Özdil Kulaklarý var duyarlar... Mehmet Y
Yýlmaz Baþbakan buna seyirci kalamaz Ömer Lütfi Mete 29
Mayýs aðlama günümüz
Bilal Çetin Dinleme
skandallarý ve siyasi sorumluluk...
Melih Aþýk Darbe süreci... [Bir darbe modeli olarak 27 Mayýs ]
Kýzýlelma Koalisyonu'nun ilk denemesi [Yorum - Eser
Karakaþ] Hukuk ve ekonomi [27 MAYIS] Türkiye'nin kabuðunu kýrdýðý
yýllar Güler Kömürcü Kimse kaldý mý?! Oray Eðin ENGÝN ARDIÇBaþbakaný kim öptü? EMRE AKÖZKemalizm ile hayat geçer mi? Mustafa Erdoðan Yenilen sadece Cumhuriyet deðil MEHMET BARLASMedya-siyaset iliþkilerindeki
hastalýk tedavi edilmelidir Sabahattin
Kibaroðlu Bürokratýndan
Baþbakan'a Ýhlas Finans'taki hortumlamaya göz yumdu iddiasý! Þükrü Küçükþahin Çankaya,
Çankaya kalacak mý? 'AK Parti ile
siyaset güvenilir kurum oldu' yalçýn: Sav'ýn dine hakaret etmesine
üzüldüm özür dilemeli Eski savcý tedavülden kalkmýþ
Sorunun çözümü kartýn
cazibesini azaltmak mý? Hurþit Güneþ 30
yýl sonra dünyayý baþkalarý mý yönetecek? Ercan KumcuKamu finansman dengesinde görünüm Erdal SaðlamPopülizmin bir adý da elektrik Kredi
kartý çýkmazý (2) KORKMAZ ÝLKORUR Daha
fazla özveri mi? FATÝH ÖZATAY Deniz Gökçe |
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H4 New York Times Editorial I
Knew It All Along For
all of its self serving, Scott McClellan’s book serves one good purpose: It
is a reminder that we still don’t know how far President Bush waded in a
“culture of deception.” Rival
to Iran’s President Is Elected Speaker Israeli
Defense Chief Asks Olmert to Quit Italian
Investigator Says U.S. Agents Left Obvious Clues in Abduction Case 5
Countries Agree to Talk, Not Compete, Over the Arctic World
Briefing | Europe: France: Sarkozy Pulls Down European Labor Rules World
Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Prime Minister Is Reappointed World
Briefing | Human Rights: Amnesty International Seeks Guantánamo Bay Closing
After
’05 Uzbek Uprising, Issues Linger for West Western
governments say that further ostracizing the regime would increase
instability in the region. Class
Dismissed
By
MARK MELLMAN Barack Obama is faring better today with the white working class than
did either Al Gore or John Kerry in previous presidential campaigns. NICHOLAS D.
KRISTOF Terrorism
and the Olympics We should
encourage China to tolerate peaceful protesters even as it prosecutes
terrorists. But instead of clarifying that distinction, we have helped China
blur it. ROGER COHEN The
Year That Changed the World As the French rose against European bourgeois
culture, the Czechs ached for its return and rose to claim it back New
York to Back Same-Sex Unions From Elsewhere Florida
and Michigan May See Delegates Halved
An analysis by
Democratic Party lawyers could close off Hillary Rodham Clinton’s last
opportunity to cut significantly into Barack Obama’s lead in delegates. |
H5 Washington
Post Bush
'Disappointed' by Ex-Aide's Harsh Memoir Highly critical of the
administration, former press secretary's new book stuns former colleagues,
who accuse him of disloyalty and a lack of credibility Leading
On Climate Change How Action in Congress Can Move the World By Tony
Blair How action in Congress can move
the world Search
Is Urged for Syrian Nuclear Sites U.S. Presses U.N. on 3 Alleged
Facilities Why
You're Scared Fareed Zakaria | Our
deeply flawed numbers on the rise of terror. The
Man Who Wasn't There, Still Here By Dana Milbank "Anybody seen Steve
Hadley? Anybody seen Steve Hadley?" Obama's
Cautious Policy Stand The Democrat offers a "new kind of
politics," but his proposals differ little from the party line. Bush's
Self-Doubt, Cheney's 'Magic'? Precinct
| Will McClellan's book cement feelings against Bush? The List: Top 10 Tell-Alls U.S.
Experts Bemoan Nation's Loss of Stature in the World of Science Ex-Colleagues
Ask, 'What Happened?' Former Bush Aide Stuns Many With Critical New Book Citing
Its Resources, Iraq Appeals for Development Partners Israel's
Olmert Pressured to Step Down Head of Allied Party Says Corruption
Scandal Has Hampered Premier's Ability to Lead A
Past at Rest in Rwanda By David Ignatius It's not that Rwandans have
forgotten, but that they seem to have willed themselves to live in the
present. 111
Nations, Minus the U.S., Agree to Cluster-Bomb Ban In
Rebuking Minister, McCain May Have Alienated Evangelicals Clinton
Crosses a Line By Robert D. Novak,
Loyal Democrats talk about Clinton in the same terms that Republicans
have used for 16 years. Citizens'
Groups Step Up In China Wary Rulers Allow Role in Quake Aid McCain's
Question Time By George F. Will, Proposed public question sessions would further diminish Congress's
dignity. Editorial GI
Twist Striking a pose, Barack Obama says posturing on
veterans' benefits is out of bounds. Hamilton
Jordan's Message to Obama By David S. Broder Obama's biggest challenge as
president could lie in trying to govern against the grain of his own party |
H6 Guardian
From
high life to low ebb Leader: Barely a year passes
without a senior minister begging Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, to
go Can
we have world-class universities as well as social justice in education? Timothy
Garton Ash: Europe resists US-style college fees but, as Oxford
fundraisers know, we need to find that kind of money to compete Fidel Castro: The
brightest and best of the presidential hopefuls seeks to extend a cruel,
immoral Cuba blockade Bush aide
attacks Iraq 'propaganda' Former senior aide accuses president of
deliberately manipulating public opinion over war Former
Lebanon PM regains his post Fouad
Siniora to head national unity government under a deal to end 18 months of
political conflict Cardinal
urges Muslim leaders to oppose violent jihad Muslim leaders must be more outspoken about violence in the
name of religion, says Pope's principal adviser Saudi oil
may be past its peak already Letters:
George Monbiot cements a misunderstanding that has plagued environmentalism
for three decades Bolton dodges
'war crimes' arrest bid George Monbiot fails in bid to make citizen's
arrest of ex-Bush official, John Bolton, at the Hay festival The case for Webb Michael Tomasky US elections 2008: David Goldberg: The
1907 writings of one traveller to Palestine vividly describe the roots of the
region's enmity Hospital
surgery death rates to be made public Government believes that
publication of the figures will drive up standards and improve patient choice
US cluster
bombs to be banned in UK Government will ask the US to get rid of its
cluster bombs based in Britain as Brown moves for ban Ramadan's festival Sarfraz
Manzoor: Hay festival 2008: Tariq Ramadan returns to the
fundamentals of faith, but brings back an enlightened, progressive Islam Arctic
deal denounced as 'carve-up' Environmentalists criticise territorial deal
signed by five nations seeking control of the polar region Climate
change threat to US crops America faces dramatic challenges in next 50
years from drought, wild fires and changing ecosystems |
|
H7 Secterianism Is Destroying the Islamic Nation By: Aaidh
al-Qarni | Asharq Alawsat Internecine conflicts and sectarian fighting have
paralyzed Muslims, broken their ranks, and caused their enemies to gloat over
their misfortune. This is because each sect claims that it is the only sect
that is right and everyone else is wrong Middle East: Michael Broning,
director of the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation in Amman, warns that talk of a Sunni-Shiite divide in the Middle East could develop into
a self-fulfilling prophecy. Talking to the Brotherhood By: Dominic Moran | ISN
Security Watch Asia Times Bush's Iraq
wrangles alarm lawmakers US-made oil disaster has
mileage Numerous
factors, from speculation to poor infrastructure, are at play
in the recent strong gains in the price of oil. Yet behind many is the
hand and policies of the United States. A change in Washington's behavior
would resolve more than just the price issue. - Hossein Askari and Noureddine
Krichene Al Awsat Nasrallah
Does Not Represent Lebanon : Tariq
Alhomayed An article on how
to rule the world after Bush What About the Bush Doctrine? By: Jeff Jacoby | The
Boston Globe McCain-Obama Foreign Policy Debate Ignores Reality in Iraq
By: Charles Crain | World Politics Review The sniping between Barack Obama
and the GOP over negotiating with rogue state leaders and other unsavory
characters is even more removed from reality than the usual campaign rhetoric Al Hayat Michel Sleiman and Tough Choices Elias Harfouch - Here we are, finally, witnessing the first day of
President General Michel Sleiman's term in office. This "miracle"
was unlikely had the Doha Accord not managed to hold back the two conflicting
camps from slipping further toward full confrontation. This, however, was not
free of charge.
|
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq Anti-U.S. Sadr Calls for Protests By: Qassim Abdul-Zahra
| Associated Press Rice to Push Sunni
Arabs on Iraq Ties - David Gollust, VOA
Iraqi
Prime Minister to Seek Debt Relief - Associated Press Sunnis
Suspend Talks with Iraqi Government - Associated Press UN hosts key
conference on Iraq Envoys from some 100 nations gather in Sweden for a UN
conference reviewing reforms in Iraq. Assad
Dismisses Israeli Demand on Iran – Improved
Iraqi Forces Contribute to Four-Year Violence Low – AFPS
New
challenge Parliament speaker could rival Iran's president at polls Siniora reappointed as Lebanon PM Lebanon's
parliament agrees to nominate incumbent Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to lead
a new government. Welcome home |
H9 Ha’aretz – Editorial After Olmert The
orderly move would be a transfer of the premiership to Livni as Kadima
prepares to elect a permanent leader Olmert to
Kadima: Give me time to prove my innocence A lull of
no return A cease-fire in Gaza is part of the system of divide and
conquer that will enable Israeli control over the long term Syria says
Olmert's weakness may affect negotiations Sources:
Money laundering the key charge in Olmert case ANALYSIS /
Legal significance of options Barak offered Olmert Report:
U.S. urges UN search for Syrian nuclear sites According to Washington
Post, U.S. pressing U.N. to broaden scope of searches in Syria Poll: What political option is better for Israel? Rosner's
Guest / U.S. policy strengthening Iran, says head of dovish U.S. Israel lobby
Jeremy Ben-Ami: Whenever Americans 'rattle sabers,' Ahmadinejad rallies
more Iranians around the flag Guest: If Iran can't be stopped diplomatically, we should contain
it Attack on Iran? Not today (WTR) Barak draws
harsh criticism for calling on Olmert to quit post Palestinians
pin hopes of economic recovery on high-tech companies Bradley
Burston: The talkbacker as terrorist The story of Obama and the 'A' word The
Ultimatum / With elections just around the corner, Barak takes charge Jerusalem
PostOlmert
responds to Barak: I have no intention of resigning Analysis:
Staving off political purgatory
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H10 Christian Science Monitor When talking with terrorists makes sense
Used wisely, talks provide leverage,
not appeasement. By Paul Staniland A reporter returns to Iraq – and finds
guarded optimism The evidence is
seen in late-afternoon strolls in the park, meetings with long-missed
friends, relief over an improved economy. U.S. rebuilds French connection The Pentagon hopes better ties will strengthen NATO
and boost the mission in Afghanistan $4 gas – it's our fault The 1970s energy crisis shocked us into action. Then
we resumed bad habits. McCain's middle way on nuclear weapons
He criticized both parties and wants
new pacts with Russia and China. Israeli Prime Minister Olmert faces
increasingly precarious tenure Corruption allegations by a US businessman have prompted the defense
minister to call for him to step down. U.S. courts best venue to try terror cases,
study says The analysis of 107
cases after 9/11 adds fuel to the debate over whether military tribunals are
needed. Serbian signs of the times are not in
Cyrillic A symptom of
Westernization: Serbs read and write as well with the Latin alphabet. Asia Times China's army looks beyond its shores News (Pakistan) Pakistan: An editorial marks the
ten year anniversary of Pakistan's first successful nuclear
test. Pakistan:
Defense Analyst Shireen Mazari asks whether Pakistan has wasted
its nuclear achievement, while writer M B Naqvi examines the costs,
political and otherwise, of Pakistan's decision to go nuclear. |
H11 IHT Roger Cohen: The year that changed the
world By ROGER COHEN There are many strands to the annus
mirabilis of 1968 - the Prague Spring, the Paris barricades, Flower Power -
but all involved an uprising against a stifling post-war order Spain
to block Basque referendum on "right to decide" The Spanish
government said Wednesday that it would block a plan by authorities in the
Basque Country for a referendum-style vote on ties with the rest of Spain and
ending a decades-long conflict with ETA rebels. Brown
warns of oil shock as protests grow in Europe As protests against the
soaring cost of fuel threatened to widen in Europe, Prime Minister Gordon
Brown of Britain warned on Wednesday that the world confronted a global shock
caused by skyrocketing oil prices By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN What would a mythical,
truth-telling presidential candidate say about the best energy policy for
America? 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 France to
open early to eastern EU workers Sarkozy
announced Wednesday that on July 1 the country would open its borders to all
workers from eight formerly communist countries that joined the European
Union four years ago. EUROPE European press review Poland Stalls Bush's 'Lame Duck' Deal on Missile Shield
By: Ian Traynor | The Guardian President George Bush's hopes of sealing
agreement to site parts of the Pentagon's missile shield in central Europe
before he leaves office are fading fast, according to senior Polish officials
who despair of reaching to reach a deal with the United States before the end
of the year. Germany and Poland Find That Trying to Get Along Has Its
Benefits By: Nicholas Kulish | The New York Times For French smokers, plus ça change
By Stephen Clarke France's recent ban on lighting up in cafes
has backfired so badly that the law may not survive. Food crisis reaches Europe (UPI) -- The global food crisis has reached
Europe: While EU countries aim to help stabilize food prices and increase aid
to developing countries, dairy farmers in Germany and in several other
European countries announced strikes that may render shelves empty. Fuel price surge Mardell's
Europe The Serbian Socialists' Dilemma By: Anes Alic | ISN
Security Watch |
H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Georgian Interior Minister: Russia Pushing Abkhazia By:
Olga Allenova | Kommersant Russian
think-tank rattles US |
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H13 The Times
Take a lead: keep petrol expensive One of Gordon Brown's greatest mistakes was abandoning
the fuel-tax escalator. Now is the time to admit it Anatole Kaletsky Barak tells Olmert: stand down or face election Israel's Defence Minister has demanded that the
scandal-hit Prime Minister step aside from office to clear his name The end for Olmert the Houdini? There is far more at stake in
Israel's latest political crisis than the already tarnished reputation of
Ehud Olmert Richard Beeston Tensions for Nato over Georgia and Ukraine Moscow warns the Western alliance that extending
membership to the former Soviet republics is a 'red line issue' Iran rival shakes Western hopes Iran's new Speaker, seen as a
challenger to President Ahmadinejad, disappoints diplomats with
confrontational address China asks Japanese military for quake help Extraordinary
request to detested enemy will produce symbolism that few could have imagined
possible two weeks ago China and Japan: earthquake diplomacy China's invitation to Japanese troops will change
relations in Asia Let's join the new democracy gang The UN is a hindrance in tackling rogue states. We
should try America's latest big idea Why is science going backwards? We all thought we'd be living on Mars
by now not just landing a space craft on the surface Cluster munitions are useful if used
carefully. A ban would bring international problems Former aide accuses Bush of deceit over Iraq White House
denounces book by former press secretary that describes Iraq invasion as a
'strategic blunder' Wall Street
Journal Oil
Exporters Unable to Match Demand Petroleum shipments by the world's top oil exporters decreased last
year, despite a 57% increase in prices, a shift that defies traditional
market logic and looks set to continue Blame Congress for High Oil Prices Obama's Revisionist History Can Charity Change China? Why Hillary Goes Nuclear By Daniel
Henninger Wonder Land: With a platform so similar to Obama's, her only
remaining play is to go personal. Bitter Aftertaste |
H14 Financial
Times America
needs the United Nations Talk of a league of
democracies, among Democrats and Republicans, shows nostalgia for the kind of
diplomacy that ushered in two world wars. The next US administration should
stick to reforming the UN – and face up to a multipolar world, says Mark Mazower China
moves beyond low cost production A fresh accent on
technology and design is helping the world’s workshop to enter higher-value
markets Larijani
elected as Iranian speaker The country’s former top nuclear official is in a
position that offers a platform to curb the government of Mahmoud
Ahmadi-Nejad in domestic politics and international diplomacy Barak
calls on Olmert to step down Israeli prime minister’s career is hanging by a
thread after his most important coalition ally urged him to make way for a
new leader because of a corruption inquiry Security
chief decries ‘war on terror’ The west needs a more comprehensive strategy to
counter al-Qaeda propaganda and the US should stop using the term “war on
terror”, according to a top intelligence official Bush
supporters denounce McClellan memoirs Administration
members criticise the former press secretary, whose book depicts the
president as a self-deceiving incompetent who lacks the courage to admit
mistakes MORE COMMENT ONLINE: How
much oil? Sarkozy
calls for EU immigrant crackdown Prime minister’s plans
for France’s EU presidency could see asylum-seekers forced to apply for
refugee status in advance and more effective deportation measures Eurozone
inflation rebounds to record levels Eurozone
inflation has surged back to the record levels seen earlier this year, German
data suggests, as soaring oil prices all but ruled out any early cut in interest
rates MIDDLE
EAST FOCUS: Iran exchange fails to reap benefits Investors
increase bets on US rate rise Investors increased their bets
that rising oil prices would force the Federal Reserve to raise US interest
rates this year, pushing the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond above 4 per
cent for the first time since January Trust
the development experts – all 7bn Freedom, not growth, is
key, says William Easterly Belgrade’s
pro-EU faction pushed out of power Nationalist parties
opposed to the European Union’s West Balkan integration plans agreed to form
a city administration for the Serbian capital More
than ‘leaning against the wind’ Central bankers have reason to be self-critical –
where monetary policy is not enough to curb asset price inflation, we need to
do something instead when seeing imbalances building up, writes Lars Heikensten WORLD
NEWS: Opec exit makes up in symbolism what it lacks in impact WORLD
NEWS: Jakarta quits oil cartel in shift to imports The
price of a loan from the Fed Wall Street will have to accept new limits from
the central bank. Where there can be an argument is on the nature of the
rules On
the march Solidarity has its limits. American and British
trade unions are seeking salvation in size, but the idea of a truly global
union remains fanciful Ban
on cluster bombs agreed More than 100 governments
agreed a draft treaty to ban the use of cluster munitions in the face of
strong warnings from the US to its allies not to do so Ban
the bomblets Cluster munitions should soon be regarded, as
chemical and biological weapons are now, as unusable by civilised nations
even amid the inhumanity of war |
H15 Los Angeles
Times Who gets the Golan? By
Yossi Klein Halevi Israel has no reason to trust Syria in talks over that strategic area. The Israeli
mainstream, so the truism here goes, is so desperate for peace that, in the
end, it will overcome misgivings over relinquishing territory and mistrust of
Arab intentions and endorse any diplomatic initiative aimed at solving the
Middle East conflict. SYRIA:
Israeli hopes for a Tehran-Damascus rift collapse Ahmadinejad
rival Ali Larijani wins key Iran post The
well-connected former chief nuclear negotiator is elected speaker of
parliament Editorial China aims to show it can juggle Officials say the recent quake has offered a rare opportunity for the
Olympic host to practice its crisis management skills The Republican says the Democrat is ignorant of the "facts on the
ground" there. Italian tells of spying on spies A top cop in Italy recounts how he blew the lid off one of the Bush
administration's most controversial counter-terror tactics. China
president, Taiwan official meet in Beijing The first
meeting between the heads of the two ruling parties in six decades is another
sign of warming relations between the two governments Israel's
defense minister says Olmert must step down As bribery allegations swirl around the prime minister, questions
about his future abound |
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Will
the youth vote win it for Obama this fall? realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Lydia Saad / Gallup: Hillary Clinton's Swing-State Advantage Gallup Daily: McCain 46%, Obama 45% MSNBC:
White House Officals Are ‘Flat Out Angry,’ Calling McClellan ‘Traitor,’
‘Benedict’ Obama Says He Is Considering Iraq Trip Bob Barr is new piece in electoral puzzle
The Libertarian nominee could spell
trouble for McCain if Ron Paul backers defect from the GOP. Clinton's Letter to Superdelegates — A review
of The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 by Sean Wilentz (and more). A review
of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters by Robert
Schlesinger. A review
of Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History by Ted Sorensen (and more,
and an interview). Kemp was right: McCain
would be too dangerous as president Rendell: ‘Very unlikely’ Clinton will win —
(CNN) - Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell - who has been one of New York Sen.
Hillary Clinton's biggest backers - said Wednesday that she would make a “far
better candidate” than frontrunner Barack Obama in major swing states, but is
“very unlikely” she will be the Democratic nominee this fall. National
Review: Is Obama Willing To Meet Ahmadinejad, But Not Petraeus? |
H17 Daily Telegraph Nazir-Ali:
Islam fills UK's 'moral vacuum' Decline of Christian values is destroying
Britishness and creating a "moral vacuum" which radical Islam is
filling, bishop warns.
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H18 Independent Nuclear power expansion needed to cut
reliance on oil, says Brown Gordon
Brown has signalled a "more ambitious" expansion of Britain's
atomic energy programme beyond replacing the nation's ageing nuclear power
stations as he warned the world faced a long-term problem of high oil prices. Falling
out with the President: the devious world of George Bush As presidential spokesman until
2006, Scott McClellan had the task of defending some of the administration's
most unpopular decisions. But his new book reveals what he really thought of
his master Hamish
McRae: Crude prices may have peaked but developing countries hold the key Olmert urged to stand down over corruption
claims The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud
Olmert's most powerful coalition partner has called on him to step aside in
the face of widespread anger at allegations that he had repeatedly received
envelopes stuffed with cash from a US businessman. |
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Rand Doctrine of Eternal
Recurrence — The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine, 1960-1970 and
2003-2006 Summary
(PDF; 113 KB) + Full
Document (PDF; 369 KB) The Only
Thing We Have to Fear ... By: Fareed Zakaria | Newsweek Finally we have a
well-researched, independent analysis of the data relating to terrorism,
released last week by Canada's Simon Fraser University. Its findings will
surprise you. The Beginning of the End for Al Qaeda? FM 3-0: Operations on the Cusp of
Postpositivism Deal reached to ban
cluster bombs More than 100 countries, meeting at a conference in
Ireland, agree on a treaty to ban the use of cluster bombs. The Ancient History of More
and more
and more
on Philip Bobbitt's Terror and Consent. The
Revolt Against al-Qaeda - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
Al Qaeda's
Civil War? - Noah Shachtman, Danger Room Our
American Mind for War - Thomas Bruscino, Claremont Institute
book review |
H20 Slate Worse Than Bush When it comes to foreign policy, McCain is more of a
neocon than the president. Flack Attack Scott McClellan burns the Bush administration?
The group's exiled leader on Syria, Palestinian politics,
and Vanity Fair.
Will the International
Community Abandon Lebanon? That's for the Lebanese people to decide. Where
Farm Policy Meets the Food Crisis - Council on Foreign Relations Eagerly Awaiting a Warmer Arctic By: Gwynne Dyer | The
Japan Times The Race for the Arctic Seabed Arrives in Greenland Der
Spiegel Counterterrorism,
Conflict Prevention, or Hunger: Which Would You Spend Money On? By:
Ronald Bailey | Reason Why Do Economists Make Such Dismal Arguments About Trade?
By: Robert Driskill | Foreign Policy My fellow economists are manning the barricades to defend free
trade from a growing public backlash. But with globalization increasingly
seen as a threat, our arguments are falling on deaf ears. Maybe it’s time to stop
claiming we know what is best for everyone? How to feed the world Tim
Leunig
Emissions Trading: The Evolution of an
Economic Idea from Concept to Global Implementation |
H21 Peter Singer on
how religious people are still unable
to provide a satisfying answer to the age-old question of why God allows
suffering. An article on the digital
future of books. From THES, a review
of I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life Dramatic Events
that Changed the World by Byron Hollinshead and Theodore K. Rabb Monkeys
Control a Robot Arm With Their Thoughts A small bite
for a monkey... a giant leap for mankind Two monkeys have been
trained to eat morsels of food using a robotic arm controlled by thoughts
that are relayed through a set of electrodes connecting the animal's brain to
a computer, scientists announced. Home-grown
footballer plan backed The European Commission would
not object to the Uefa’s new rules encouraging the inclusion of locally
trained players in dominant clubs, says sport commissioner Oxford shakes up British higher education
with fundraising drive It launched the $2.5 billion billion campaign Wednesday to help the
school better compete with Ivy Leagues and other world-class The Most Famous Journalist in the World By: Sabin Willett
| Miami Herald The world's most famous journalist isn't Peter Arnett or Bob
Woodward or Carl Bernstein or Dan Rather. His name is Sami al-Hajj. Chances
are you've never heard of him. That should worry you. |
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