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H1 New York Times Clinton to End Bid and Endorse Obama  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will bring to a close her 17-month campaign for the White House after Democrats urged her to allow the party to unite

 

Wall Street Journal Clinton Unlikely as No. 2 Hillary Clinton, who refused to concede after Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination, will do so Saturday, two top advisers said. Obama assembled a three-person team to lead his search for a running mate, but close advisers signaled an Obama-Clinton ticket was highly unlikely

 

CBS Poll: Obama Leads McCain  Read The Complete CBS News Poll On The General Election

  

Independent  Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election in November.

 

Ali Allawi: This raises huge questions over our independence

 

 Differences Between US, Iraq on Security Treaty Outlined - UK Arabic Paper

 

Forward Obama Tells Aipac He’ll Do ‘Everything It Takes’ To Stop Iran From Getting Nukes

 

Text of  Obama’s AIPAC speech

 

Foreign Policy Seven Questions: The New World Energy Order

 

Living with a Nuclear Iran - Richard Haass, CNAS / CFR

 

The Rise of Middle East Peacemakers - Hady Amr, Brookings

 

Slate  Is Barack Obama Too Naive To Be President? Not in the post-Cold War world. Fred Kaplan

 

The Iraq War: Key Trends and Developments - Anthony Cordesman, CSIS

 

Israeli and Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction - Anthony Cordesman, CSIS

 

Moscow's Fig Leaf By: Mark Leonard | The Moscow Times
The West could be sleepwalking into a war on the European continent. Georgia, which burst into view with a moving display of democratic ambition during the Rose Revolution of 2003, is teetering on the brink of war with Russia over the separatist Georgian enclave of Abkhazia

 

Top ten solutions to the world’s biggest problems. The Copenhagen Consensus says micronutrients must take the highest priority... more»

 

The Afghan-Pakistan War: A Status Report - Anthony Cordesman, CSIS

 

Diplomatic Strategies for Dealing with Iran - Dennis Ross, CNAS

 

The Implications of Military Confrontation with Iran - Vali Nasr, CNAS

 

Military Elements in Dealing with Iran's Nuclear Program - Ashton Carter, CNAS

 

Ha’aretz  Obama tells AIPAC: Jerusalem will remain Israel's undivided capital Abbas blasts Obama's speech, saying Palestinians will not accept a state without Jerusalem as its capital

 

Olmert to AIPAC: We must stop Iran threat by all possible means

 

Rosner's Domain / It's Obama's good intentions for Israel that AIPAC fears Obama is smarter than the electorate, and it is doubtful he will carry out all of his fanciful promises

 

Approaching an Iranian winter Ari Shavit There is a real possibility that President George W. Bush will end his woeful second and final term of office with a bang, not a whimper.

 

Jerusalem Post Olmert: Fewer questions remain on US stance on Iran Following meeting with President Bush, PM tells reporters that "real strides" are being made every day to deal with the problem. 

 

US intel chief to consult with IDF

US official McConnel to make rare visit to Israel amid reports that Bush considering action on Iran.

 

Obama vs. McCain on the ME

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Washington Post Pushing Bush to Attack Iran By Dan Froomkin

 

Q & A with President Assad in Dubai

 

The Union for the Mediterranean: A View from Southern Europe  IAI A 13-page Italian perspective on the French proposal to promote a Mediterranean Union

 

POLITICS-IRAQ: Possible Deal on Kirkuk Could Be a Stabiliser

 

Obama Promises Undivided Jerusalem as Israeli Capital by Eli Lake

 

What Will Matter is How the War Ends, Not How it Started by Marty Peretz

 

How to measure al Qaeda's defeat by Walid Phares

 

Next step: undermining Resolution 1701 by Michael Young

 

RFE/RLRussia: Medvedev’s "Liberal" Views Up For Inspection In Berlin

 

The Other Enemy - Ralph Peters, Armed Forces Journal Can we win in Afghanistan?

 

Iraqi Force Development 2008 - Cordesman and Mausner, CSIS

 

‘Radical pragmatism’ and the Jordanian option, MESH

Iran: The Media and the Conservatives' Power Struggle | Stratfor

 

ABCNEWS: Clinton Will Drop Out of Presidential Race

 

Scheuer - Rumors of al-Qaeda’s Death May Be Highly Exaggerated

 

Guardian Obama resists Clinton pressure for joint ticket

Defeated rival to bow out of campaign, but push continues to include her in vice president role

 

Middle of where? Brian Whitaker: The Middle East may be a crucially important region politically and economically, but try getting your hands on a decent definition of it

 

Hard core of Clinton's fans threaten to resist Obama

 

A moment of history and hope

Editorial: Thousands of black Americans still alive today can easily remember the time when no one of their race could cast a vote in a presidential election

 

Obama is Europe's dream candidate, but we may have to settle for McSame Timothy Garton Ash: We'd like the Democratic victor in charge but must still prepare for a hawkish McCain presidency, and advance our own agenda

 

Financial Times An Obama-Clinton dream ticket? If Mr Obama takes his disappointed rival on to the ticket, he will look weak; if he does not, he will offend her supporters. The second is the lesser evil 

 

Clinton to quit after intense pressure

Following intense pressure from senior supporters, Hillary Clinton’s campaign confirmed she would concede the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama on Saturday 

 

Obama’s task Gideon Rachman’s blog: This election should be a shoo-in for the Democratic party - but the polls suggest otherwise. Should we believe them?

 

Rivals adopt tough stance on Tehran Barack Obama began his first full day as the Democratic party’s presumptive presidential nominee by emphasising the option of using military force against Iran and calling on Israel to maintain Jerusalem as its undivided capital – despite ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians 

 

View from Europe: Europe pins its hopes on Obama Oxford University’s Timothy Garton Ash on the prospects for US relations with Europe

 

Gideon Rachman on the next steps for Obama The Democratic nominee must turn his attention to Republican rival John McCain

 

Bernanke and the dollar The last thing any central bank should do is comment on currencies. Mr Bernanke’s comments were seen as heralding no further rate cuts

 

America the Breakup Artist By: Juan Gabriel Tokatlian | The Christian Science Monitor Sovereignty and territorial integrity are sacred concepts to every nation. Without them, the basis for international relations crumbles. That's why it's so troubling that the United States is in effect stimulating a partition movement across the globe.

 

  IHT  Roger Cohen: Energy lessons Countries do get rebranded. Energy is the new Brazilian brand

 

German government backs enhanced surveillance Despite strong criticism, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government agreed Wednesday to give police forces greater powers to monitor homes, phones and private computers.

 

At food crisis talks, menu is rich with politics It was supposed to be an emergency conference on food shortages, climate change and energy. But the powerful politicians from all over the world spoke mostly about economics and politics.

 

WP Father of Pakistan's Bomb Stands Defiant Khan, Speaking Out From House Arrest, Insists Government Officials Had Role in Proliferation

 

Can US and Iraq Have a Long-Term Relationship? - Mohammad, Iraq the Model

 

Obama And Iraq - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish

 

Ahmadinejad's Past Tells it All - Olivier Guitta, Middle East Times opinion

 

WSJ It's Time to Talk to Syria
By John Kerry and Chuck Hagel Our policy has isolated us, not Damascus.

 

Obama's Vice President
He can't appear to be bullied by the House of Clinton.

 

Lincoln's Rule: Organization Matters
By Karl Rove Public interest will pick up with a bang in August. The candidates need to be ready.

 

The Buck Stops Where?
Bernanke discovers he and the world have a dollar problem.

 

Why Obama Must Go to Iraq
By Pete Hegseth The would-be commander in chief has no firsthand knowledge of what's going on.

 

LA Times Analysis: Obama vs. McCain, by the map

 

Obama the naive  By John R. Bolton His views on world affairs ignore history and imperil the U.S. and our allies

 

Time Clinton's Exit: A Post-Mortem

 

Salon We are all appeasers now The GOP and establishment media are attacking Barack Obama for being willing to talk to "terrorists" -- but many parties, including Israel, are doing just that.
By Gary Kamiya

 

Commentary: Rainbow -- or Guns of August? By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE  (UPI) -- Iran’s president renews his death threats against Israel -- but finds himself in hot water at home. His would-be successor speaks softly, but can he change the mullahs’ nuclear ambitions? The Israelis don’t think so.

 

BBC Saudis launch Islamic unity drive Saudi Arabia's king urges Muslims to speak with one voice ahead of a planned interfaith dialogue with Jews and Christians.

H2  Ian Lesser GMF  Turkey's Travails: Outlook and Strategic Consequences The possible implications of Turkey's current political crisis for Turkey's society and its foreign policy

  

Liberation: Dost ülke Türkiye'den düşman yaptık

 

Babacan Cheney ve Rice'la Görüşecek

 

Şahin Alpay Elbette ki Barack Husein Obama!

 

POLITICS-IRAQ: Possible Deal on Kirkuk Could Be a Stabiliser

 

Kongre üyeleri operasyonları sordu

 

Turkey's changing landscape under the AKP Jane's

Babacan’dan ‘dikkatli’ açıklama

 

Ankara weighing challenges of probable Obama period

 

OECD singles out closure case

 

Amerikalı bakanlardan Türkiye'ye takdir

 

Turkey, Azerbaijan to step up energy cooperation

 

Abkhazia cool to Turkish mediation in dispute with Georgia

 

FT  Turkish central bank raises inflation target Turkey’s central bank has sharply raised its inflation targets for the next three years as energy and commodity prices continue to climb, in a move that one economist said could be the start of a trend among central banks

 

LEX COLUMN: Playing chicken Has Turkey thrown in the towel?

 

Turkey's Inflation Target Is Raised
Wall Street Journal

 

Turkey Revises Next Year's Inflation Target to 7.5% From 4%
Bloomberg 

 

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE EMBODIES TURKEY’S GROWING TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION. Eurasia Daily Monitor

 

Freeing Jerusalem: Turkey and the Lebanese Hizbullah (Terrorism Focus - June 3, 2008)

 

Head scarf ruling looms in Turkey

 

 A Balm in Cyprus? - Viola Herms Drath, Washington Times opinion

 

TURKEY: DAM PROJECT FOSTERS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DEBATE EurasiaNet

 

Doğal Gaz: Ankara ve Bakü'den İşbirliği Sözü

 

Üskül: Türban kararında AİHM haklı

 

 

Türkiye'nin doğalgaz sıkıntısını Azerbaycan çözecek

 

US State Department says Turkey can play key role in Iranian ...

 

[HABER ANALİZ] Japonlar neden Türkiye'ye "Fransız" kalıyor?

 

Turkey: Religious Officials Criticized For Stance On Women
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

 

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası  Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit      

 

 

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak  BBC Monitoring Inter-national

 

Turks and Kurds [2]: We need more than good faith by ABDÜLBAKİ ERDOĞMUŞ

 

Cevdet Aşkın CHP tehlikenin farkında, Baykal'dan Kürtlere zeytin dalı

New York Times�ta tam sayfa Kürt ilanı

 

Kurdish People Make Call for Tourism Boycott of Turkey!

 

Kurdistan's real estate sector worth nearly $10b

 

$4.5 billion development planned for Erbil United Press International