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H1 Independent US
issues threat to Iraq's $50bn foreign reserves in military deal The
US is holding hostage some $50bn (£25bn) of Iraq's money in the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York to pressure the Iraqi government into signing an
agreement seen by many Iraqis as prolonging the US occupation indefinitely,
according to information leaked to The Independent McClatchy Did Iranian Agents Dupe Pentagon Officials?
Defense Department counterintelligence investigators suspected that
Iranian exiles who provided dubious intelligence on Iraq and Iran to a small
group of Pentagon officials might have "been used as agents of a foreign
intelligence service ... to reach into and influence the highest levels of
the U.S. government," a Senate Intelligence Committee report said
Thursday New York Times
2
Leaders Ousted From Air Force in Atomic Errors Defense
Secretary Robert M. Gates made the decision after an inquiry into the
mishandling of nuclear weapons found systemic problems in the Air Force. Bush
Overstated Evidence on Iraq, Senators Report The 170-page
report accuses President Bush and other top officials of repeatedly
overstating the Iraqi threat in the emotional aftermath of the attacks of
Sept. 11, 2001. Report Text
(pdf): Intelligence Activities | Public
Statements Editorial The
Truth About the War A new report shows clearly that President Bush should
have known that important claims he made about Iraq did not conform with
intelligence reports. Washington
Post Obama
Backs Away From Comment on Divided Jerusalem Facing criticism
from Palestinians, Sen. Barack Obama acknowledged yesterday that the status
of Jerusalem will need to be negotiated in future peace talks, amending a
statement earlier in the week that the city "must remain
undivided." Bush's Secret Iraq Deal By Dan
Froomkin Iraq
May Request Extension For U.S. The Iraqi
government may request an extension of the United Nations security mandate
authorizing a U.S. military presence, due to expire in December, amid growing
domestic criticism of new bilateral arrangements now being negotiated with
the Bush administration, according to senior Iraqi officials. At $4, Everybody Gets Rational By
Charles Krauthammer, When gas hits $4
per gallon, Americans start using their cars more intelligently. US Security Agreements and Iraq - Council on Foreign
Relations Iran: Rumors of War Amir Taheri Tehran's
Three Card Trick - Asharq Alawsat
On the surface, the
stage is set for a new power struggle in Tehran. The Economist America
at its best The primaries have left the United States with a decent
choice; now it needs a proper debate about policies Terrorism A
radical new strategy: kill fewer Muslims Al-Qaeda is under fire from
inside radical Islam; sadly, the blood may merely flow elsewhere Gallup Daily: Obama Gets Slight Bounce With Clinton as VP Obama clarifies
united J'lem comment Clinton, Obama
meet in Washington IHT A LEAGUE OF DEMOCRACIES Doomed
to fail? By MORTON H. HALPERIN AND TED PICCONE McCain's vision
of a common organization devoted to everything from relieving human suffering
in Darfur to tackling our environmental crisis and sanctioning Iran is rooted
in the past and doomed to failure. Medvedev,
in Germany, revisits Russia's tensions with West President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia came under scrutiny for signs that
he would swerve from the path of Vladimir Putin. Asia Times Iran fumes as Syria nods to Arab world
Syria's rapprochement with "moderate" Arab states may be the
rebirth of Syrian-Arab relations and a stepping stone for dialogue between
Damascus and Washington. Considering Syria's indirect talks with Israel, it
is also a step away from Tehran, which is not pleased, fearing a break
between Syria and Iran on one front, and Syria and Hezbollah on another. - Sami
Moubayed Obama already
mired on Middle East road As coincidence would have
it, on the day he clinched the Democratic party's nomination for the United
States presidency, Barack Obama was scheduled to deliver a key address at the
annual meeting of the powerful Jewish lobby in Washington. His speech on the
Middle East, and Iran in particular, will have pleased his influential
audience and enhanced his election chances. But it marks a backward step on
the road to Obama's promises of change. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi US sees a
friendlier face in Iran International Crisis Group - Georgia and Russia:
Clashing over Abkhazia CNAS Finding
Our Way: Debating American Grand Strategy (pdf)
(Art, Ikenberry, Kagan, Posen et al.) Making America Grand Again: Toward a New
Grand Strategy (pdf) A Strategy for American Power: Energy,
Climate and National Security (pdf) Tony Karon US Calls a Straw Poll in Iraq: It May Not Like the Result The Times Barack Obama could win a
landslide There's only one problem - he has to convince the
American public of his patriotism by Dick Morris Bob
Dylan says Barack Obama is 'changin America The
Democratic Gamble - Ronald Brownstein, National Journal Historic
Odds Favoring Obama in '08 - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call Clinton
denies seeking VP spot, but allies say she wants it Financial
Times The
world wants a vote in an epic presidential contest Barack
Obama is a once-in-a-generation politician; John McCain a worthy opponent.
The winner must break with the delusions of the past seven years. That is why
the election is more closely watched beyond US shores than any I can think
off, writes Philip
Stephens The
risks of Russia The uncertainties still inherent in doing
business in Russia have been amply demonstrated by BP’s problems in dealing
with the Russian authorities and with its oligarch partners in the TNK-BP
joint venture Dollar
not a dirty word for Bernanke The US Federal Reserve
chairman’s comments may be an effective way to send a coded message about
monetary policy. But real, non-verbal intervention may yet be needed Medvedev
takes tough line on global security The
Russian leader warns Nato that further expansion into eastern Europe would be
‘very damaging’ to relations with Moscow while floating the idea of a new
security pact Rand The Challenge of Nuclear-Armed
Regional Adversaries To
improve the United States' military and political leverage in situations
involving nuclear-armed adversaries, a great deal more needs to be done to
develop field capabilities, such as multilayered theater missile defenses and
improved surveillance and target-tracking capabilities, that can prevent the
enemy's use of nuclear weapons From Foreign Policy, a breakdown of the countries where being
born female can be a cruel fate; why do some countries succeed when
others struggle? Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS: Iran and the American election , Paul Rogers Gates
ousts Air Force leaders in historic Pentagon shake-up Der Spiegel Does
NATO Have a Future?: For Better or For Worse Ian Williams:
Obama's eagerness to placate the Israel lobby shows the Democratic nominee in
a poor light Holy
city, unholy mess Adam LeBor: In trying to please
ultra-Zionists, Barack Obama is ignoring Israel's long-term interests Hindering
the hungry Alexander Woollcombe Rich nations may not
have caused the food crisis, but their policies add to the suffering of the
poor and starving Salon Arming
Our Own Enemies in Iraq by Gareth Porter |
H2 NYT Turkey’s High Court
Overturns Headscarf Rule
Remarks
WithTurkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan After Their Meeting
Guardian Fears
for Turkish ruling party as court overturns headscarf law Decision a blow
for ruling justice and development party, who could possibly be outlawed in a
separate case Turkey
and Iran Unite to Attack Kurdish Rebels Military says working with Iran on PKK strikes ABD'den
AKP'ye hep destek tam destek ABD'den
AKP'ye tam destek geldi: Türkiye meselelerini demokratik yolla çözer. Mükemmel çalışma ilişkileri bulduğumuz
ve ortak değerlere sahip olduğumuz bu hükümetle çalışmayı sürdüreceğiz ABD: Türkiye�nin kendi iç meselesi
'İran'la istihbarat paylaşımı yapıyoruz' FT Turkish
court upholds headscarf ban Turkey’s
secular establishment won an important battle on Thursday after the country’s
top court struck down a move to allow girls to wear the Muslim headscarf at
university
Turkey’s headscarf wars Slideshow: Few countries are as exercised over what women should
wear on their heads, causing constitutional, social and educational problems
Ha’aretz Turkey: U.S. backs
mediation bid for Syrian-Israeli peace Turkish FM 'happy' over what he
says is U.S. support for indirect peace talks between Jerusalem, Damascus Turkish
Court Rejects Islamic Headscarf Law in Blow to Erdogan Military says working with Iran on PKK strikes AP Turkish
court upholds college head scarf ban Reuters Court
annuls Turkish headscarf bill in blow to government Reuters: AKP'ye
büyük darbe indirildi
Bush Ankara'ya
yeni ABD elçisi atıyor Rice'la
görüştü: Dünyanın gözü kapatma davasında BBC Court annuls
Turkish headscarf reform Veiled
tensions Turkey faces difficult times after headscarf ruling The Times Judges defy Government to uphold Turkey headscarf ban Turkey: The Headscarf Ban and the
Struggle Over Secularism | Stratfor
EDM TURKISH
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED COUP PLOT Court
Rules Against Turkish Government TIME Kurdish Writer Warns USA of Turning Iraq
into Battleground With Neighbours Sami Kohen Türkiye
işe el atınca... ‘Post-seküler toplum’ ne demektir? Jürgen Habermas Babacan Bilderberg Konferansına katılacak
Geçen sene İstanbul'da düzenlenen toplantı sansasyon yaratmıştı İç Basında Türk Dış
Politikası Dış
Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Baykal:
Parçalanarak hayırlı sonuç çıkmaz MAHMUT ÖVÜR "CHP'siz Kürt sorunu çözülmez"
Deal may defuse
Kirkuk time bomb Başbuğ: İran’la işbirliği yapıyoruz
Şark
cephesinde değişen bir şey var Southeast likely to disappoint CHP in upcoming
elections Private banks rediscover eastern Anatolia Turks
and Kurds [3]: We need more than good faith by ABDÜLBAKİ ERDOĞMUŞ* Türkiye
evrakı gönderdi mahkeme yetersiz buldu Org. Saygun: PKK’da ast-üst birbirine girdi
'Kürtçe
konuştular, ceza yediler' Turkish
army working with Iran on PKK strikes Report:
Iran, Turkey coordinate Iraq strikes İran ordusu 12 PKK'lıyı öldürdü Etyen Mahçupyan Looking
for politics in the Southeast Ece Temelkuran Şeref
ve iftihar US report: Turkey still behind in fight against human
trafficking Tuğluk, gerekirse
zorla getirilecek
‘Rozerin’e yeterli gerekçe gelmedi’
The Golan looms over Lake Kinneret
Kurdish
Youth Soccer Team in Netherlands to Play with Turkey, Israel and Colombia Diyarbakırlıların
yumurtalı tepkisi DTP'li Kurtulan:
Akan kan durdurulmak istenmiyor Almanya’nın iade ettiği PKK’lı İltaş'a beraat Dışişleri Bakanlığı'ndan
'Ayfer Kaya' açıklaması Kurdistan's real estate sector worth nearly US$10
billion Six
Auto Companies to Open Branches in Kurdistan Region Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dış
Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Rumlara İngiliz
öpücüğü KKTC’de tepki yarattı Bush Ankara'ya
yeni ABD elçisi atıyor Babacan’a soru yağmuru
‘Yüzde 5’lik Türkiye’ye hakaret’
Fransız Bakan:
Türkiye'nin AB üyeliği için doğrudan referanduma gidilmesi haksızlık Turk
FM urges US firms to cooperate on nuclear energy Turk-German
university set to open doors next year Japon
İmparatoru'ndan Gül'e: Türkiye de bizim gibi geleneklerine bağlı
modernleşiyor [Haber İzlenim] Gül
şaşırtıyor, işadamı imrendiriyor İmparatordan iltifat
Erdoğan’a AB’den ahlak yanıtı geldi
Ali H Aslan Obama
and change Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Türbanı yerine saçını değiştiriyor Damdaki namaz yasaya aykırıysa ceza
vereceğiz Hasan Cemal Finale
finale, Viyana’nın fethine! Ancient Istanbul grows into a beacon on the Bosporus 'Allah's
tailor' accused of disrespecting Islam The Independent: 'Allahın terzisi'ne dava Nagehan Alçı |
H3 ‘Velev ki siyasi simge’ Anayasa’ya çarptı Darbe
ile suçlanan Veli Küçük için müebbet Türban yargıdan döndü
Yargıçlar:
Türban kararı laikliğe aykırı Mahkeme CHP'nin talebine uydu, hukukçular
isyanda Kanayan
toplumsal yara derinleşti Gözler Saat: 15.00'teki AK Parti MYK'da Yüksek
Mahkeme'den tarihi karar Şok
iddianame; Darbe teşebbüsünden müebbet hapis MGK'nın sır raporu ortaya
çıktı! Büyükanıt:
"Yasal organlar ılımlı İslam’a izin vermez" Yüksek
Mahkeme yetkisini aştı mı? Mahkeme bir ilke
imza attı
Başsavcılığın eli
güçlendi
AK Parti
teyakkuzda, MYK bugün olağanüstü toplanıyor 'Türban kararı malumun ilanıdır' Başkan'dan ilk açıklama
İşte ilk tepkiler!
Prof. Özbudun: Büyük tartışmalar yaşanacak
Kapatma
için kehanette bulundu Ergenekon'da suçlama darbe girişimi "Cübbeli darbe"
Hacı
Ali başıma bela 5 milyon gönderiver Cumhuriyetimiz biat etmeyecek
Bahçeli:
Bu karar toplumu bölecek Baykal
memnun: Önemli bir içtihat Bahçeli: Türban kararı hukuki değil siyasi Askerden
ilk türban kararı açıklamsı Karar, inanç temelinde bölünmeyi
hızlandıracak Başbakan bugün MYK�yı topluyor
En sert tepki
DP'den: Mahkemenin kararı hukuk skandalı Komutanlar mahkeme gibi düşünüyor: Tersi
olsa anormal olurdu Diyarbakır'da Sav'a tepki dinmedi Devlet her şeyi görebilir
Ergenekon’da başkomiser adı
Şahin: Karar MİT ve
emniyeti de kapsar
'Bayan Gül'le aynı karede
kesinlikle olamam!' Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Mustafa Karaalioğlu Söz bitti, sözleşme bozuldu Cengiz Çandar Obama'nın adaylığı Anayasa
Mahkemesi'nden daha önemli Ahmet
Taşgetiren AYM
Anayasa’yı ihlal etti Ruşen
- Çakır
AKP’nin kapatılma
kararının erken ilanı Taha Akyol Bu
karar hukuka aykırı Fikret Bila Org. Büyükanıt’ın ‘doğrudan yaklaşma’
yöntemi Murat Yetkin Erdoğan’ın
ilk siyasi yenilgisi İsmet Berkan Serdar Turgut AKP yüzde 53.9 Taha Kıvanç
TÜSİAD
var TÜSİAD'tan içeru Şamil Tayyar MİT, Apo ve Ergenekon Ali
Bayramoğlu Paris
sokaklarında "jön" ve "olgun" Türkler… Ertuğrul Özkök Önce öfke sonra itidal Hüseyin Gülerce Başörtüsü kararı üzerine... Mustafa Karaalioğlu Söz bitti, sözleşme bozuldu Nasuhi Güngör Yeni dönem ve İlker Başbuğ Büyükanıt
beklentisi İsmail Küçükkaya İki komutanın mesajlarının
adresleri Sonucu hiç merak etmiyorum Güneri Civaoğlu Bu
etiket yapışmaz Derya Sazak Sonun
başlangıcı Ahmet HakanNe
yaptın Malkoçoğlu M Ali BirandTopbaş gitmeli mi, yoksa yine aday olmalı
mı? Tufan Türenç Artık
bu kısır tartışmalar bitsin Güngör Mengi
Mehmet Altan Türban günü Özdemir
İnce Brüksel
seyahatnamesi (2) Yalçın Bayer Siyasetçilere ders Ferai Tınç Her
kültür kendi İslamiyet yorumunu yeniden yapıyor Mehmet Y
YılmazMasraflar devlete destek AKP’ye Yalçın Doğan Ezber
bozan 74 dakika Why is
the CHP such a disaster? Curb
women's harassment, not their dress code MUHARREM SARIKAYA Sempozyumda Irak kavgası ERDAL ŞAFAKErtuğrul neden battı? ENGİN ARDIÇFaşistler Moskova'ya! ERGUN BABAHAN Anayasa Mahkemesi anayasa yapıyor
Umur
Taluİşsiz kalan her baba kızını
ve kendini öldürmez! HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Kemalizm'deki İslam-İslam'daki
Kemalizm MAHMUT ÖVÜR "CHP'siz Kürt sorunu
çözülmez" YAVUZ DONATKarar açıklandı siyasette durum
"carcoloz" Meral Tamer Orduya en çok güvenen Parlamento da
medya da bizimki Türkiye’nin
Obama’ya ihtiyacı var mı? Mehmet Tezkan
Dinde
reform mu? Flört, zina, çokeşlilik TÜRKER ALKAN [Yorum - Prof.
Dr. İlyas Doğan] Özgürlükleri kamu otoritesi lehine kıskanmak Yiğit Bulut
AKP kapatılır ve erken seçim olursa Oray Eğin Devletle
savaşın sebebi oy avcılığı mı? Güler Kömürcü Harp Akademisi’nden notlar... Gazetecilere jet soruşturma
‘Mahalle baskısı’ istifası
Ekonomi Karşılıksız çek ve
senetler neyi gösteriyor? Deniz Gökçe Bir durup düşünebilsek! Serdar Akinan Hurşit Güneş Tarımda
ithalat giderek artıyor Hedef revizyonunun biçimi Güngör Uras Tarım
ilacı ve gübre yarar da sağlıyor, zarar da |
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H4 New York Times 2
Leaders Ousted From Air Force in Atomic Errors Defense
Secretary Robert M. Gates made the decision after an inquiry into the
mishandling of nuclear weapons found systemic problems in the Air Force. Bush
Overstated Evidence on Iraq, Senators Report The 170-page
report accuses President Bush and other top officials of repeatedly
overstating the Iraqi threat in the emotional aftermath of the attacks of
Sept. 11, 2001. Report Text
(pdf): Intelligence Activities | Public
Statements Editorial The
Truth About the War A new report shows clearly that President Bush should
have known that important claims he made about Iraq did not conform with
intelligence reports. PAUL KRUGMAN Bits,
Bands and Books Everything that can be digitized will be digitized,
making intellectual property easier to copy and harder to sell for more than
a nominal price DAVID BROOKSThe
Art of Growing Up t would be
comforting to see a president who’d looked into the abyss or suffered some
sort of ordeal, and who had found ways to combat them. Vote
by Numbers
By
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONWhat does it say of the Democratic delegate
selection system when its winner would lose the presidency if an election
were held today, yet its loser would win it? Arraigned,
9/11 Defendants Talk of Martyrdom
Khalid Shaikh
Mohammed, the self-proclaimed planner of the Sept. 11 attacks, dared the
tribunal at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to put him to death Adviser
Says McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps The position appears to bring Senator
John McCain into closer alignment with the sweeping theories of executive
authority pushed by the Bush administration legal team Turkey’s
High Court Overturns Headscarf Rule Justice
Dept. Investigating Deportation to Syria Security
Council Members Push to Condemn Sudan Turkey
and Iran Unite to Attack Kurdish Rebels World
Briefing | Europe: Germany: Russian President Visits |
H5 Washington
Post Bush's Secret Iraq Deal By Dan
Froomkin At $4, Everybody Gets Rational By
Charles Krauthammer, When gas hits $4
per gallon, Americans start using their cars more intelligently. Obama's
First Test By George F. Will, Choosing Hillary as his running mate would
show that he can be pushed around. Bush
Inflated Threat From Iraq's Banned Weapons, Report Says Obama
Backs Away From Comment on Divided Jerusalem Facing criticism
from Palestinians, Sen. Barack Obama acknowledged yesterday that the status
of Jerusalem will need to be negotiated in future peace talks, amending a
statement earlier in the week that the city "must remain
undivided." Iraq
May Request Extension For U.S. The Iraqi
government may request an extension of the United Nations security mandate
authorizing a U.S. military presence, due to expire in December, amid growing
domestic criticism of new bilateral arrangements now being negotiated with the
Bush administration, according to senior Iraqi officials. Top
Two Air Force Officials Ousted Failures in Oversight Of Nuclear Arms Cited Commander
Confident on Post-'Surge' Troop Levels McCain
Sets Sights on the Democrats Who Voted for Clinton In
D.C., Obama Meets With Clinton Nominee Apparent Also Sets Fundraising Curbs At
Peace Institute Groundbreaking, War Dominates the Proceedings What
He Overcame By Eugene Robinson, Take a moment to consider the
mind-bending improbability of what Obama just accomplished Pakistan's
Worrisome Pullback By Ahmed Rashid,
Pakistan is girding for a fight on its border. But not the border you
think. Editorial Dollar
Sense A welcome shift to inflation-fighting at the Fed 9/11
Architect Tells Court He Hopes for Martyrdom |
H6 GuardianThe
unpromised land Ian Williams:
Obama's eagerness to placate the Israel lobby shows the Democratic nominee in
a poor light Holy
city, unholy mess Adam LeBor: In trying to please
ultra-Zionists, Barack Obama is ignoring Israel's long-term interests Hindering
the hungry Alexander Woollcombe Rich nations may not
have caused the food crisis, but their policies add to the suffering of the poor
and starving Food
talks fail to agree on biofuels World leaders leave unadopted a plan to ensure
crops are not produced at expense of world's hungry Julian
Borger: summit ducks key issues 'I want
to be a martyr' - 9/11 accused
Alleged planner of 9/11 attacks defiant in face of death penalty at
Guantánamo military tribunal Profile:
the suspects on trial So
now we know. God gave Tony Blair the strength to invade Iraq - but he didn't
say it was right Alexander Chancellor: It feels as if he measures the rightness of his actions by the opposition
they provoke Ghost
ships Shayana Kadidal: America's 'floating prisons' are
not only illegal, but evidence of the limitless scale of US detention policy The
final straw Michael Tomasky: Hillary Clinton decided to
end her campaign only at the urging of her most faithful supporters Is
Bush finally facing his Watergate?
Sarah Churchwell: The American people know that the
president has lied to us, but not even Obama has called for his impeachment Obama
puts own stamp on funding Democratic nominee sets tight limits on lobby
donations for election campaign Musharraf rejects
talk of retirement Political tirades fuel speculation that Pervez
Musharraf is considering leaving office US air
chiefs sacked for nuclear blunders
Errors included the 'disconcerting' mistaken shipment of nuclear detonators
to Taiwan You
can't label all international organisations as wasteful Response: It is
possible for individuals and communities to hold many global bodies to account,
says Robert Lloyd Blair
firm on boycott of Hamas Former PM refuses to visit Gaza Strip until
Hamas recognises Israel and stops firing rockets WTO
chief says time running out for Doha deal to ease food crisis Pascal Lamy's intervention is an attempt to give
struggling trade talks a final push Climate
plan heads for crucial vote John McCain poised to oppose moving forward even
as he touts his green credentials on the campaign trail Let's
copy Kevin Oliver Miles: Amid all the Gordon bashing,
Iraq seems to have got lost. In the meantime, the Australian PM is
withdrawing troops Law
and principle are lost in the crazy politics of 42 days Shami Chakrabarti:
Detention without charge tramples rights won over centuries. Labour MPs must
resist prolonging it just for party posturing |
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H7 Common
Wealth: economics for a crowded planet Rand The Challenge of Nuclear-Armed
Regional Adversaries To
improve the United States' military and political leverage in situations
involving nuclear-armed adversaries, a great deal more needs to be done to
develop field capabilities, such as multilayered theater missile defenses and
improved surveillance and target-tracking capabilities, that can prevent the
enemy's use of nuclear weapons From Foreign Policy, a breakdown of the countries where being
born female can be a cruel fate; why do some countries succeed when
others struggle? A review
of On Empire: America, War, and Global Supremacy by Eric Hobsbawm. An interview with Nobel laureate A. Michael
Spence of the Commission on Growth and Development |
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq Saudi King, Rafsanjani Meet; Saudi Shi'is
Excluded From Mecca Meeting Iran
on the Med? How Iran's influence in parts of Lebanon is growing Rare Gulf Visit to
Iraq - Council on Foreign Relations Developing
States Back UN Probe - Heinrich and Strohecker, Reuters UAE University Professor Views Foreign
Minister's Iraq Visit Emirates to send
envoy to Baghdad Iraq says the UAE will name an ambassador to Baghdad,
the first such move in several years by one of Gulf Arab states. Turkey Happy
With US Backing for Syria-Israel Talks Assad Says Syria
May Open Embassy in Lebanon |
H9 Ha’aretz – Abbas slams Obama for
saying Jerusalem to stay Israel's undivided capital Olmert
aides: Progress made with U.S. on forging common view on Iran Progress
reported in Israel's request for advanced fighter jets, inclusion into
anti-missile warning system Obama and Jerusalem: did you really believe him? What did Obama say to Joe Lieberman? (WTR) AIPAC: Cheering toughness, silent on peace Olmert:
We're close to stopping Iran's nuclear program Olmert
hints major Gaza operation is imminent PM to Bush,
Abbas: I'll weather legal storm, stay in office New radar
system in the works to detect mortars from Gaza Jerusalem PostAmerica
at its best This year's AIPAC policy conference underscored that the
US-Israel relationship is a bipartisan affair.
Get
off the Gaza fence
The coalition must either negotiate, invade, or find Plan C. U.S.
Intelligence Chief Visits Israel – Syria Arming
Hizbullah Despite Israel Talks The ‘new’ Nasrallah/ BechorHizbullah’s weakening process makes
prisoner swap increasingly likelier Daily Alert.org
– Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress
- EJC Israeli Press Review –
Google News Israel - Palestine Debka Exclusive: Olmert comes out of White House talks
empty-handed “An Israel-Syria deal is
strategically vital for both,” by Shlomo Ben-Ami Tough
Like TzipiAs
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni prepares her run for prime minister
while Hillary Clinton ends her run for president, the question becomes: How
tough must a female candidate be?
On
the 40th Anniversary of His Assassination: Robert Kennedy's 1948 Reports from
Palestine - Lenny Ben-David (Institute for Contemporary Affairs/Jerusalem
Center for Public Affairs) Two dead in
Gaza-Israel attacks A Palestinian girl is killed in an Israeli air strike
in Gaza launched after militants killed a civilian on an Israeli farm, medics
say. |
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H10 Christian Science Monitor Medvedev visit to Germany raises hope for
new era Russia's new president arrives in
Berlin Thursday for his first official visit to the West Isolated Jenin opens to some cross-barrier
traffic Once a militant
bastion, the West Bank city is now open to visits from Israeli Arabs. The
move could help bolster the peace process and provide a much-needed economic
boost. Money pressures pile up on the U.S.
consumer The economic
slowdown is making long-term woes – such as rising debt and slim pay raises –
more acute. Food crisis: A daily quest for bread in
Cairo A 'bread crisis'
that broke out in January has not subsided despite government efforts. Hillary Clinton shattered a political glass
ceiling Despite some sexism
on the campaign trail and in the media, her gender won many votes, too. UN
Nuclear Watchdog Reviews Evidence of Secret Iranian Weaponization Work Asia Times China takes on the US - in
space Top Chinese military officials, in an assessment of
the global weapons buildup, have accused Washington of fueling an arms race
aimed at controlling "the commanding heights". China believes a
confrontation in space, most likely with the United States, is inevitable,
and is preparing for it. The US, for its part, is already gearing for the
possibility of China attacking its space-based communications and surveillance
systems. - Alan Boyd Gates offers reassurance for Asia The Economist China, India and climate
change Melting
Asia China and India are increasingly keen to be seen to be
tackling climate change; though it is dirtier, China is making a more
convincing show of action Asia's navies Into
the wide blue yonder Asia's main powers are building up their
navies. Is this the start of an arms race? |
H11 IHT A
LEAGUE OF DEMOCRACIES Doomed
to fail? By MORTON H. HALPERIN AND TED PICCONE McCain's vision
of a common organization devoted to everything from relieving human suffering
in Darfur to tackling our environmental crisis and sanctioning Iran is rooted
in the past and doomed to failure. Medvedev,
in Germany, revisits Russia's tensions with West President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia came under scrutiny for signs that
he would swerve from the path of Vladimir Putin. EU
nations agree on guidelines to expel illegal migrants European Union
nations agreed Thursday on common rules for expelling illegal immigrants,
ensuring basic rights including access to food, shelter and legal advice EUROPE European press review BBC
Mardell's
Europe War game puts EU military ambitions to the test The Economist The ECB at ten A
decade in the sun Enlarging the euro Faces at
the window Der Spiegel An
Obituary for the Social Democrats: A Political Tradition Fades in Germany Germany's
Divided Coalition : 'We Cannot Rely on Them Anymore as a Coalition Partner' Does
NATO Have a Future?: For Better or For Worse Le Monde Des
intellectuels à la recherche d'un "récit" européen, par Thomas
Ferenczi Will the Irish Guillotine
Lisbon? Labor Market Policies,
Institutions and Employment Rates in the EU-27 IZA |
H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan “We are not transferring weapons to the
Georgians” — interview with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew
Bryza |
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H13 The Times
Barack Obama could win a
landslide There's only one problem - he has to convince the
American public of his patriotism by Dick Morris Bob
Dylan says Barack Obama is 'changin America A
World of Problems Awaits Winner - Anatole Kaletsky, Times of London The path is still long and treacherous Barack Obama's journey through the primaries has left
him limping in the election that really matters Hillary Clinton ready to admit defeat The former First Lady will use a rally to endorse
Barack Obama but her insistence on a pivotal role is creating divisions Clinton e-mail text: 'I shall strongly support Obama'
Full text of Hillary Clinton's e-mail to
supporters confirming that she is ready to concede defeat in nomination race 42-day detention: threat to our liberty The Government's plan is simply part of an assault on
our ancient rights John Major Robert Mugabe - Africa’s pariah The dictator's henchmen have detained
nine Western diplomats, but in human terms this is the least of their crimes Fury as diplomats attacked by Zimbabwe police Convoy of British and American diplomats on their way
to meet opposition activists attacked by Mugabe’s militiamen Hunger crisis pact as biofuels clash set aside
UN food conference in Rome adopts final
declaration vowing to 'eliminate hunger' caused by soaring food and fuel
prices Menzie Chinn / Econbrowser: |
H14 Financial
Times The
world wants a vote in an epic presidential contest Barack
Obama is a once-in-a-generation politician; John McCain a worthy opponent.
The winner must break with the delusions of the past seven years. That is why
the election is more closely watched beyond US shores than any I can think
off, writes Philip
Stephens The
risks of Russia The uncertainties still inherent in doing
business in Russia have been amply demonstrated by BP’s problems in dealing
with the Russian authorities and with its oligarch partners in the TNK-BP
joint venture Dollar
not a dirty word for Bernanke The US Federal Reserve chairman’s comments may be
an effective way to send a coded message about monetary policy. But real,
non-verbal intervention may yet be needed Medvedev
takes tough line on global security The
Russian leader warns Nato that further expansion into eastern Europe would be
‘very damaging’ to relations with Moscow while floating the idea of a new
security pact Analysis:
Polls bring ever more agony for German Social Democrats The party’s standing is at an all-time low as a
troubled leadership alienates moderates in its pursuit of ebbing leftwing
support Act
now to prick the oil price bubble The purely financial traders can be made to pay
for their speculation simply by increasing the margin they have to put down,
writes Meghnad Desai Senate
report hits at prewar Iraq intelligence Committee
says the Bush administration made unfounded claims about Iraq prior to the
2003 war and failed to convey doubts and caveats about some of the
information it used Top
US air force officials fired Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, dismissed
the two most senior air force officials following several incidents that
revealed embarrassing breakdowns of nuclear-weapons safeguards The Iraqi First programme is a US military-run
project that seeks to award contracts to local Iraqi firms, writes Jack
Fairweather in Baghdad . US companies... Markets
alone can’t make green future Our desire to reduce
dependence on global oil markets and to account for the long-term economic
costs of fossil fuels requires action not only from the private sector but
from policymakers as well, writes Ken Lewis A
limited defence of Gordon Brown I see no reason to turn
against the UK prime minister because he has struck a bad patch in polls,
by-elections and relations with the media, writes Samuel
Brittan UAE
to appoint ambassador to Iraq The United Arab Emirates will appoint an
ambassador to Iraq, becoming the first Arab nation to do so since Egypt’s
envoy was assassinated three years ago, officials said 9/11
accused asks for martyr’s death Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of
the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, told a US military tribunal that
he wanted to become a martyr by receiving the death sentence Obama
signals aggressive campaign strategy Barack Obama sent a clear signal he was planning
an aggressive general election campaign by asking Howard Dean, the
controversial chairman of the Democratic National Committee, to stay on in
his post Abbas
calls for unity with Hamas The president of the Palestinian Authority has
urged unity between his Fatah party and the Islamist Hamas group and raised prospects
of early elections. BP
chief asks Russia to respect rule of law BP’s
chief executive used the annual meeting of Rosneft, Russia’s state-controlled
oil company, to tell the state it needed to respect the rule of law Banker
warns over Fed’s credit moves A senior Federal Reserve
policymaker warned that US central bank moves this year to extend credit to
Wall Street investment banks carried a significant danger of “moral hazard”
and could encourage risky behaviour in the future |
H15 Los Angeles Times Obama
and Clinton meet privately Aides won't say what they discussed. She is distancing herself from
efforts to push her onto the Democratic ticket as VP. What
Clinton is telling her supporters The civilian and military leaders depart amid growing tension between
the Defense secretary and the service branch. IRAN:
Writer says war won't stop nuclear program China
tightens media limits loosened after earthquake Beijing
forbids stories about shoddy school construction in the state media. It also
employs Western tactics to spin coverage. Food
summit ends with contentious resolution Latin American countries lead a protest, saying the document fails to
criticize farm subsidies by wealthy nations or the role of corporations.
Biofuel critics are also unhappy. 9/11
defendants denounce U.S. proceedings at Guantanamo Alleged
mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and others say they want the death sentence
so they can become martyrs. They reject U.S. legal representation |
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Surprise Obama-Clinton
talks held Democratic
contender Barack Obama meets defeated rival Hillary Clinton as speculation
grows over her future role. Decision
time Who could Barack Obama pick as his running mate? realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Hillary
"Not Seeking The Vice Presidency" Politico:
Dems struggle to heal wounds on Hill GOP
fears Obama's money machine Time The
Clinton-Obama Divide (The Well / America by the Numbers)
Can Hillary Unite the Party? Barack, Don't Go to Baghdad (Commentary)
Historic
Odds Favoring Obama in '08 - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
Who
will Obama choose as veep? Nope, you're wrong
Obama campaign
open to helping Clinton pay off $20 million debt Breaking
— Obama to change DNC lobbyist policy, will focus on small-group economy
chats Obama In Heated Conversation With Lieberman Jindal
Excites GOP As a Possible Running Mate From The Nation, Michael Kazin reviews A
Conservative History of the American Left by Daniel Flynn (and more and more). |
H17 Daily Telegraph Look
at Carter's reform of foreign policy Barack Obama must give more thought to protecting us from Islamic terror in all its guises, argues Con Coughlin. McCain/Obama
have much in common Each candidate could be the other's
vice-presidential nominee in the race for the White House, says Anne
Applebaum Medvedev
calls for Europe peace treaty Russia's president called for a new peace
treaty in Europe to resolve growing differences between Moscow and the West Zimbabwean
generals 'take Mugabe's power' "Military coup by stealth"
reduced president to "figurehead", western diplomat said. Obama
resists Clinton as running mate Barack Obama says he will not be rushed
into a decision as he appears publicly with three other contenders for
vice-president UN
food crisis delegates fail to find plan A vital United Nations summit on
the global food crisis ended with leaders failing to agree on a plan of
action. |
H18 Independent US
issues threat to Iraq's $50bn foreign reserves in military deal The US is holding hostage some $50bn (£25bn) of Iraq's
money in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to pressure the Iraqi
government into signing an agreement seen by many Iraqis as prolonging the US
occupation indefinitely, according to information leaked to The Independent
Blair
backs Brown, but his private view is less supportive In public, Tony
Blair rallied behind his successor yesterday, saying Gordon Brown could not
be blamed for Britain's economic woes that are beyond his control.
Clinton
plays down desire to join Democrat ticket in bid to restore party unity
Pressured by leaders in her party, Hillary Clinton delivered an email to her
supporters yesterday pledging to acknowledge Barack Obama's claim to the
Democratic nomination at an event in Washington tomorrow.
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Top
Air Force Officials Resigning Al
Qaida's attack on Danes reveals its grip on Pakistan Time America's
Medicated Army (Cover Story) From Ethics & International Affairs, Philip Coyle (WSI) and
Victoria Samson (CDI): Missile
Defense Malfunction: Why the Proposed U.S. Missile Defenses in Europe
Will Not Work (and a response). The
Pentagon's Three-Star Wise Man: Gen. Bill Odom Bush
exaggerated Iraq's ties to terrorism, Senate report finds Senate Committee Issues Reports on Pre-War Iraq
Intel PDF | Report on Intelligence activities regarding
Iraq PDF | Report on public statements from the Senate
Intelligence Committee Guantanamo 9/11
suspects on trial Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of 9/11,
and four other suspects go on trial in Guantanamo Bay. Hizb ut-Tahrir and
the Fantasy of the Caliphate - Jean-Pierre Filiu |
H20 Slate When it comes to foreign policy, John McCain is more of a neocon
than President Bush. Seven
Questions: The New World Energy Order The Economist The world food summit Only
a few green shoots
Some good ideas, but too little cash, were among the fruits of a global
gathering From Foreign Affairs, C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer
(Minnesota): How
Biofuels Could Starve the Poor. |
H21 “You will never,” Nassim Nicholas Taleb says, “be
able to control randomness.” But knowing that fact can give you an edge... more» The conceit that we can have any useful idea of what the
world will be like in a hundred years is, Nigel Lawson says,
inherently absurd... more» God
and the problem of suffering. James
Wood God
may be dead, but the question of why he permits suffering lives on.
From Wired, here are the 8
best non-Wikipedia pedias Jonathan Schell reviews
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
by Nicholson Baker (and more
and more, and more). How does a writer
emulate the style of a famous author? Paul Johnson on how the importance
of the hand is the real link between the workman, the artist and the
intellectual. From New York, what good is
breakfast? A thorough examination of the sternest, most-skipped meal of
the day. An excerpt
from The Truth of Power: Intellectual Affairs in the Clinton White House
by Benjamin Barber Maths?
I breakfasted on quadratic equations, but it was a waste of time Simon Jenkins:
Championing a difficult discipline of no use merely panders to the political
correctness of the conservative classes In the Emperor's Dream House: Joyce Carol Oates and Michiko Kakutani
review The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie (and an interview,
and more
and more
and more).
With an ambitious new novel, Salman Rushdie
is hoping to turn the spotlight back to his literary career (and more). From Discover, here are 3
ideas that are pushing the edge of science, 3
people who are pushing the edge of science, and 3
amazing science projects from around the globe. From The Spectator, a look at how De Gaulle understood that only
nations are real. Contrary to popular opinion, book
blurbing is not simply an insider's game of back scratching and industry
favor Clint Eastwood
talks to Jeff Dawson about race, euthanasia, politicians, capital punishment
and more When Sunday is just another day
Society loses, a study finds, if it
doesn't promote a day of rest and regeneration From The New Yorker, a special
issue on fiction. The
work of Ezra Pound. Louis
Menand More
on Superclass by David Rothkopf. |
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