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H1 NYT Iraqi Premier Tells Iran Not to Fear U.S. Presence Energy Scenarios to 2050: Implications for US Energy Security Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell (audio, video) Der Spiegel A Threat to Global Peace: UN's ElBaradei Speaks of 'Historic Turning Point' in Nuclear Policies Brother-in-law plotted to topple Syria's Assad? LA Times New forces fraying US-Saudi oil ties Surging prices, along with a weak dollar and an oil-thirsty Asia, have blunted America's leverage with the key oil producer and helped sour the two nations' relationship Washington Post At the Tip of Iran's Spear By David Ignatius, Let's try for a moment to put ourselves in the mind of Brig. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Iran Urges Closer Defense Ties With Iraq Tehran Increasingly Uneasy About Baghdad's Proposed Security Pact With U.S. No Time for 'Nobody Home' By Richard Armitage and Michèle A. Flournoy, The early months of 2009 may well be the most precarious period in recent American history. Return of the Purple Fingers This Time, Iraq Needs Rules That Put the People Ahead of the Party Bosses By Scott Carpenter and Michael Rubin, This time, Iraq needs rules that put the people ahead of the party bosses. Clinton Urges Backers to Look to November 'We Will Someday Launch a Woman Into the White House' Each Party Is Set to Hunt The Other's Usual Ground By Dan Balz Financial Times Now it is time for Obama to be more ordinary If he is to reach the White House, the Democratic nominee will need to make his policies – on Iraq, on Iran, on the economy and healthcare – more detailed. He must show a franker recognition of the costs and benefits than he has shown so far, writes Clive Crook Europe must build an alliance with China Charles Grant weighs a new multilateral order. As proponents of multilateralism, Europeans are best placed to make the case to China for working through international institutions Maliki allays Iran fears on US presenceWORLD NEWS: Iraq denies it is to be US springboard into Iran The Iraqi prime minister tried to allay Iranian concerns about a possible US-Iraqi treaty that might provide for a long-term US troop presence in Iraq Bush to press Europe on Iran sanctions The US president will push European leaders to step up financial sanctions against Iran, in what is likely to be his last extended presidential visit to the continent Newsweek Why It’s Worse Than You Think For months, economic Pollyannas have looked beyond the dismal headlines and promised a quick recovery in the second half. They're dead wrong Zakaria: How to Get Back to Growth | Newsweek Voices - Fareed ... New York Times Clinton Ends Campaign With Clear Call to Elect Obama Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton made an emotional and unequivocal appeal for her voters to get behind Senator Barack Obama Video and Transcript THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN People vs. Dinosaurs Before dismissing prospects for Israel’s longevity, Iran’s toxic president should remember that while his country invests in oil, Israel invests in its people, a renewable resource. Iraqi PM: US-Iraq security pact will not harm Iran Iraqi PM assures Iran on security Iraq's PM says his country will not be used as a base to attack Iran, reflecting concerns about the US presence there. Obama's Many Positions on Iran - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard Obama, McCain Seek to Redraw Electoral Map - Dan Balz, Washington Post Haaretz Report: Syria foiled attempted coup by Assad's brother-in-law Short on Ahmadinejad, Long on Buffett - Thomas Friedman, NY Times Muslim Extremists Turn On Bin Laden - Paul Cruickshank, NYDN West Is 'Resigned' to Iran Bomb: Israeli Minister Barack Obama: The winner  —  Barack Obama will sweep aside John McCain and make history by becoming the first black US president, saysAndrew Sullivan  Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 44% Tom Barnett Scripps Howard U.S. sits pretty in global food trade network Independent on Sunday Obama or McCain? How will America fare under the 44th commander-in-chief? Fast forward to 2012 to see how the US and the world fares under America's 44th commander-in-chief. Rupert Cornwell, one of the most experienced and eloquent observers of the nation's politics, gazes into the future and delivers his verdict on each man's first term The Changing Nature of State Sponsorship of Terrorism Source: The Brookings Institution Full Paper (PDF; 610 KB) Energy in Danger: Iran, Oil, and the West Source: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Full Document (PDF; 2.5 MB) Iran and the Problem of Evil - Michael Leeden, Wall Street Journal opinion Al-Qaeda: The Cracks Begin to Show - Abul Taher, Times of London Washington Post Bush Is a Lame Duck. Bush-Bashing in Europe Is, Too. By James Forsyth The Homegrown Young Radicals Of Next-Gen Jihad By Marc Sageman We are fighting the wrong foe. 'Bush Lied'? If Only It Were That Simple. By Fred Hiatt A Return to Wooing America By Jim Hoagland Helena Cobban Bush SOFA push collapsing OSC: Iraqi Government Defends Negotiators in SOFA Talks 2 GIs Killed, 18 Wounded; Al-Maliki Tries to Reassure Tehran; Mudarrisi Denounces Security Accord Guardian Globalisation is good Peter Mandelson: Brown knows it, and the US must learn it too: our economic welfare depends upon it Israel tries to downplay Iran attack threat Transportation minister Shaul Mofaz had raised the prospect of an Israeli attack against Tehran The Observer Democrats in rural strongholds refuse to give backing to Obama The conservative Appalachian heartlands voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton - and will switch to McCain in November Fear, disillusion and despair: notes from a divided land as peace slips away As millions across Afghanistan suffer the fallout from social and economic collapse, the West is in danger of losing the peace, finds Peter Beaumont IHT Facing the challenges to come By JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET In 20 years, when the euro will be 30 years old, the world economy's center of gravity will have shifted. Roger Cohen: The good American and Monsieur Obama By ROGER COHEN Right now, in French eyes, there's a single good American: the Democratic Party nominee, Barack Obama. Steven A. Cook on Iran's strategy in the Levant Iran sees oil at $150 a barrel this summer... The Times Obama has the wind behind him The world is crying out for an idealistic American president — and the Democrat candidate fits the bill William Rees-Mogg Iraq want US troops kept in barracks There is mounting pressure from Iraq to get US troops off the streets and consigned to a background role Bush begins farewell tour of Europe On the agenda this week will be ways to pressure Russia to halt anti-democratic moves and increased internal repression Sunday Times Al-Qaeda: the cracks begin to show Terror group’s support in Islamic countries falls off dramatically Cold recoil as oil goes higher on the boil Yes, Opec is profiting from the soaring prices but the real blame for holding the West over a barrel lies elsewhere Jerusalem Post Analysis: Mr. Security and Mr. Politics Why did Mofaz toss his reputation as a dependable ex-general we can count on in times of danger? Misgivings on the road to Damascus [ JONATHAN TOBIN Analysis: Out of luck in Gaza [ YAAKOV KATZ, Hamas's rocket attacks, which have killed 18 since 2007, force Israel's hand. The anatomy of China’s export growth Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Report (PDF; 269 KB) Wall Street Journal The Weak-Dollar Threat to World Order By Judy Shelton Maintaining a stable currency is a moral responsibility and a strategic imperative. Independent Leading article: A knife-edge vote that rings an alarm bell for Europe How Different Will the 2008 White House Map Look From '04 and '00? McClatchy Credit crisis expands, hitting all kinds of consumer loans Did Pakistan Test a North Korean Bomb?	H2 FT Headscarf ruling puts Erdogan at risk WORLD NEWS: Once unassailable Erdogan slips into precarious position The Turkish prime minister is in a precarious political position after suffering a stinging legal rebuff to one of his most cherished policies Guardian Families seek redress for Turkish incursions British lawyers seek compensation for deaths and damage inflicted in northern Iraq upon Kurds ÖMER TAŞPINAR Ankara Kriterleri Washington and conspiracy theories Ali H Aslan Babacan'ın nabız turunun ardından ABD'de konuşulan Türkiye-1 Erdoğan’ın Putin’den farkı yok Michael RubIn Halkın oylarının yok sayıldığı bir ülke AB üyesi olamaz The National It’s the Turkish secularists who look backwards Turkish Military Says Hit PKK Target in North - Reuters What Is Behind Islamism in Turkey? NPR Turkey's Foreign Minister on Iraq AKP olarak hukuk devletine uymalıyız Turkish jets hit PKK rebel target Secretary Rice's Remarks WithTurkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan After Their Meeting Ross Wilson Speaks to Suleyman Demirel University Regarding U.S.-Turkish Bilateral Relations Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish rebels in Iraq: army Losing Turkeyby MARK ALMOND* AKP muhalifi Genelkurmay’ın daimi konuğu Eğitimle din arasında kaldılar The wild, wild East: Turkey’s constitutional crisis by CHRISTOPHER VASILLOPULOS* Anayasa Mahkemesi iptal değil, ‘intihar kararı’ aldı MUHAMMED NUREDDİN Long in diaspora, Armenians return home Independent Paradise lost: Smyrna 1922, By Giles Milton Report: Army sets up center to manipulate politics 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 Tuğluk'tan olay yaratacak açıklamalar! Kurdistan Region Parliament Expresses Concerns over UN Report (Session Roundup) Kuzey Irak'taki PKK kamplarına gece baskını Genelkurmay: Zap'taki PKK üssü etkili olarak vuruldu Iraq Kirkuk proposal on elections debated Hedefteki PKK elebaşısı kimdi YUSUF ZİYA CÖMERT Ulusalcılar 'Kürt devleti' mi kuracak? Fatih Çekirge Arıyorsun tepemize bomba yağdırıyorlar Fill in the GAPs: from Master Plan to action by 2012 Tunceli'de 2 terörist öldürüldü Cevdet Aşkın [MONDAY TALK] ‘Constitutional changes necessary to solve chronic problems' CHP’den Kürt köprüsü GAP balonu bir kez daha şişirilirken TRT’de Kürtce pop spor ve magazin Syrian PM to participate in Turkish-Arab forum Kurdish Intellectual Anti-Kurdishness Mayın patlamasında 1 asker şehit Kerkük'te Amerikan Askerlerine Saldırı Iraqi Kurdistan oil ready with no place to go Birliğine 14 saat geç katıldı CHP’s visit to Southeast puts intra-party policy under spotlight Oil ministry reopens oilfield in Kirkuk Irak'ta Türk şirketlerine 15 milyar dolarlık yatırım fırsatı İran ABD’nin Irak’la güvenlik anlaşmasını sessizce kabul etmez MAHCUB EL ZUVEYRİ Ali Bulaç Suudilerin yeni yüzü Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık AB Komisyonu: Türkiye AİHM içtihatlarıyla uyumlu olmalı Cengiz Aktar AB’nin Türkiye politikasının iflâsı Kadri Gürsel Fransa, Türkiye gerçeğiyle yüz yüze getirilmelidir Ferai Tınç Kararın hakaret olduğunu kendileri bile söylüyor STELYO BERBERAKİS Komşu silahını topraktan çıkarıyor Swoboda: AK Party closure will be coup against democracy Memorandum ÖFKESİ Türkiye Kafkaslar’daki etkinliğini kaybediyor Rauf Denktaş Bunları bilmeden... Durmuş Hocaoğlu Türklerin AB sevdâsı, akıl tutulmasıdır Hüseyin Macit Yusuf Güney Kıbrıs-İngiltere memorandum maskaralığı... Semih İdiz Japon yatırımcısı ‘Bekle gör’ diyor Savaş Süzal Meğerse Babacan, Bilderberg'e katılmak için gelmiş Yunanistan'da 6.5 büyüklüğünde deprem MUSTAFA ÖZEL Türklerle Japonların farkı ne? ABD yatırımını Gül’e yaptı 'Örnek' Türkiye hâlâ çalkalanıyor Moskova, Türkmen ve Azeri gazı için atağa geçti Long in diaspora, Armenians return home Ferai Tınç Neden olmasın? Türklere AB kapısı kapalı Yaşanarak öğrenilen HALUK ŞAHİN Aşırı sağcıdır, ne dese yeridir! Türkler ile Ruslar aynı durumlarda ne yapar? SUAT TAŞPINAR 'Darbeye karşı çare AB' Türkiye’ye borçlandı Minarelere yasak referandumu Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop Soner Yalçın Gazeteci Ali Kemal’i gizlice nasıl kaçırdık Avni Özgürel Mahalle baskısı eskiden de vardı... Seda Sayan başbakanlığa uyar mı? PERİHAN MAĞDEN Cezaevleri tıklım tıklım İlk kez yayınlanan Osmanlı fotoğrafları Deniz Gökçe Milli Takım ve ulusal rekabet sorunumuz! Yine Tuzla yine ölüm! Kur'an kursları, Milli Eğitim'in alternatifi değil Avukatlar, hakimlik sınavında sınıfta kaldı Dev nakliye uçağının motoru Türkiye'den ‘Cami içlerine hapsolmayın’ DİYANET İşleri Başkanı Prof.Dr. Ali Bardakoğlu, din adamlarına seslendi TRT’de şaşırtan Afgan ilgisi 9 Haziran 2008 Basın Özeti	H3 'Kurucu meclis' talebiyle sandık formülü   Böyle gerekçe olmaz İşte Başbakan'ın kafasındaki formül Resmi konut mutabakatı Erdoğan balkona çıkmalı Prof. Heath Lowry, “Erdoğan, seçim gecesi balkondan yaptığı konuşmayı yeniden yapmalı" dedi AKP’den Yüksek Mahkeme’nin yetkisini daraltma operasyonu 8. AKP’den Yüksek Mahkeme’nin yetkisini daraltma operasyonu Gerçek demokrasi, hemen şimdi! AKP’de ‘hareket’ isteklerine fren NATO üssüne saldırı planı İşçi Partisi'nden çıktı! [HABER YORUM] Minarenin şekil kılıfı AKP’de ibre yeniden anayasa paketine döndü Tuğluk'tan olay yaratacak açıklamalar! MHP karara sert çıktı 28 Şubat'taki BÇG'nin yerini Cumhuriyet Çalışma Grubu almış • Yeni BÇG deşifre oldu • Asker-Rektör kumpası Mahkeme yasal boşluktan kendine yeni görev çıkardı Senato önerisi Anayasamızda laikliğin tarifi yok Ulus yetkisi kullanamazsın 'Askıya alıcı veto' teklifi İptal herkese Toptan açılımı ve tepkiler Yeni Anayasa ve senato önerisi Yanıtı verilemeyen soru 60 model Meclis'e dönüş AKP: Tartışalım CHP karşı MHP temkinli DTP ılımlı Hukukçular: Senatonun zamanlaması yanlış Köksal Toptan AKP'yi de şaşırttı AKP ‘senato’ya temkinli Anayasa değişikliği için uygun ortam yok "Başörtüsü, Kelime-i Şahadet'le bir değildir" AKP’lilerde Toptan hayal kırıklığı AK Parti'yi idam ettiler Siyasi klonlamaya destek çıkan olmadı   AK Parti mütalaa için ek savunma vermeyecek Alevilerden Deniz Baykal'a çağrı var Paşa'nın oğluna kelepçe Dinci basın tepkisi Egemenlik milletin değil! Aydınlardan, 'Türkiye'ye özgürlük' kampanyası İzlesek yakalanmazdık Rektörlerden, jandarmaya 'fişleme' ricası Kararda da intihal ‘Dinleyen kurum da, operatör de suçlu’ Ergenekon’da gizlilik imzası Önkibar: O çekim parası AK Parti, senato teklifine mesafeli: Yasama faaliyetini yavaşlatabilir Senato 19 yıl vardı, verimsiz bulundu "Toplantıyı AKP'liler istedi" Menderes’e de ihanet etti Ergenekon'da 49'uncu tutuklama Cumhuriyet Ergenekon üssü gibi Meclis'te yoğun gündem Turkey seeks a way out of crisis [CAFE CAPITAL] ‘Constituent assembly’ proposal debated AKP'nin en yakından takip ettiği kişi: Kanadoğlu Gözler grup toplantıları ve Toptan’ın çağrısında Osmanlı’da vardı AKP: Senatonun olumlu imajı yok Toptan'ın 'senato kurulsun' önerisi kafa karıştırdı AK Parti'de Köksal Toptan rahatsızlığı ‘Ahlaksız sözleşme’yi Baykal bizden kaçırdı Eruygur ve Çevik Paşa yeniden üniforma giyecek Günün gazete manşetleri için tıklayın Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman SOLİ ÖZEL Rejim krizi Cengiz Çandar Ahmet Taşgetiren Ruşen - Çakır Taha Akyol İmam ve öğretmen Fikret Bila Toptan: Taraflı değilim Anayasa Mahkemesi'Ni eşleştirmek Nasuhi Güngör Ertuğrul Özkök’ten Ergenekon pazarlığı! Hasan Cemal Murat Yetkin CHP’siz diyalog mümkün olmaz İsmet Berkan Radikal’in çağrısı: Gerçek demokrasi, hemen şimdi! Sessizliğin anlamını çözmeye çalışmak Fehmi Koru Öfke baldan tatlıdır Judge me, judge me not Taha Kıvanç Bu süreç herkesi bozacak Şamil Tayyar İdam, silah ve sille Demokrasiye konulan son nokta HASAN CELAL GÜZEL Şükrü Küçükşahin Resmi konut mutabakatı Cevat Öneş: Sorun iktidar değil muhalefet boşluğu Ali Bayramoğlu Yasemin Çongar Ertuğrul Özkök Karar kimin? Başbakan ne diyecek? TARHAN ERDEM Gülay Göktürk Kara bir gün KÜRŞAT BUMİN Bunun adı 'yargıçlar hükümeti' de değil Mustafa Karaalioğlu Gerekçe Eser Karakaş 367 nasıl aşıldıysa bu da aşılır ama... Serdar Turgut Yandaş medya içi mücadele Osman Ulagay Yaklaşan hesaplaşmanın bedeli ağır olabilir Ahmet Hakan Kod adı: Türban-1 Kod adı: Türban-2 M Ali Birand Cüneyt Ülsever Anayasa Mahkemesi kararı: Şekil mi, esas mı? Enis Berberoğlu Toptan’ın 2 tercihi Türkiye’nin dördüncü büyük adamı benim! Oktay Ekşi Durumun resmi Tufan Türenç Geçmişten ders alsalardı Kürşat Bumin Olmuşken 'çok kamaralı' olsun TAMER KORKMAZ "Amerikancı Statüko'nun Utanmaz İşbirlikçileri" Hakkında TAMER KORKMAZ “Ergenekoncularla aynı karede olurlar; türbanlılarla asla!” Sabahattin Önkibar İşte AKP MKYK’sında alınan gizli karar Mehmet Tezkan Meclis Başkanı AKP’nin sözcüsü mü? Okay Gönensin Savaşın tasfiyesi Mehmet Tezkan Rejim savaşı! Okay Gönensin Sistem soruları Mustafa Mutlu Provokatörler şimdi de ‘Anayasa Mahkemesi üyeleri tutuklansın’ diyor! Güngör Mengi Numaracı takımı... Mensur Akgün Ne AKP ne de DTP kapatılabilir HAKAN ALBAYRAK Dengeleri gözetmeye son! Mustafa Akyol Introducing the Kemalist Revolutionary Tribunal Serdar Turgut Senato’ya evet Mustafa Ünal Şimdi ne olacak? Ömer Lütfi Mete Hakemsiz ülkenin güreşleri Mehmet Metiner Demokratik itidale çağrı! Mümtazer Türköne Siyasetin görevi: Türkiye'yi bunalımdan çıkartmak Duty of politics: taking Turkey out of crisis Bülent Keneş Clear and present coup d’état [YORUM - DR. DAVUT ŞAHİNER] Hedef polis mi? rejim mi? İsmail Küçükkaya Hükümet-asker ekseninde “ekonomik güvenlik” İhsan Dağı When will the bureaucratic sultanate of Ankara be abolished? [Yorum - Dr. Ümit Kardaş] Avrupa hukuku açısından telefon dinlemenin analizi [Yorum - Etyen Mahçupyan] Kemalizm'den ulusalcılığa sloganların söylediği... Andrew Finkel Making sense of the incomprehensible Mustafa Akyol Bu mülkün temeli adalet değil Eser Karakaş Olumlu bir hesaplaşmaya doğru Yavuz Baydar Losers’ paradise İhsan Yılmaz McCarthyist oligarchy Doğu Ergil Irrationality Mehmet Yılmaz Türkiye'nin önünü kimler kesmek istiyor? Turkish neo-nationalists and global ultra-nationalists form an axis of evil Özdemir İnce Brüksel seyahatnamesi (4) Mehmet Y Yılmaz Siyasal İslam’ın demokrasi anlayışı MUHARREM SARIKAYA İlk öneren Baykal'dı ERDAL ŞAFAK Vatana dönerken ENGİN ARDIÇ Zihniyet Vencereis pero no convencereis Tek çare halkın devreye girmesi ERGUN BABAHAN Müşteri kraldır EMRE AKÖZ Umur Talu İdeal ülke! HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Senato, siyaset, denetim NAZLI ILICAK Yetki tecavüzü Laikliğin bekçileri MEHMET BARLAS Hukuk da siyaset de yorum farkları üzerinde oluşur... MAHMUT ÖVÜR Krizi çözecek 'kilit' parti hangisi? YAVUZ DONAT Siyasette 'üslup' sorunu AK Parti "savunmayı" nasıl hazırlıyor? Meclis Başkanı’nın çağrısı ‘sağduyu yolu’nu açabilir... ALTAN ÖYMEN Nabi Yağcı Apoletsiz darbe hazırlığı Fatih Altaylı Gül ve Bahçeli Derya Sazak Senato yerine Ece Temelkuran Başörtülü erkekler Savaş ilanı TÜRKER ALKAN Ömer Lütfi Mete Siyah ve beyaz konforu YASİN AKTAY Anayasa'nın uygulanması sorumluluğu Kutsal darbe, kutsal anayasa YILDIRIM TÜRKER Hakan Aygün AKP'nin Anayasa Mahkemesi üyelerini tasfiye planı... Mahir Kaynak Belirleyen olmak Can Dündar Bir programın kamera arkası Ekrem Dumanlı Derede boğulmak Sabahattin Önkibar AKP'yi eleştiren gazeteciler dikkat dikkat! OKUR TEMSİLCİSİ Görmezden gelinirse Serdar Akinan Liberaller Moskova’ya Demokrasilerde son sözü kim söyler? BEKİR ÇINAR Ardan Zentürk ‘Hukuksal diktatörlük’ Alevilerden Deniz Baykal'a çağrı var Suikast ihbarı asılsız çıktı ‘Hitler mi geldi’ dedim Adlar gidiyor kodlar geliyor Mehmet Ağar’ın evine ‘derin hırsız’ mı girdi? Yazıcıoğlu ölümden döndü 'Başörtüsü kararıyla Meclis'in yetkisi gasp edildi, yargıya güven sarsıldı' 411’le 9’u mukayese etmek yanlış Baykal:ortam uygun değil  Karara kılıf bulma çabası   Darbe Meclisi bile karşı çıktı   Anneye başörtüsü ayıbı Özyürek: Önce daveti görelim YARSAV: İnsafsızca eleştirilmemeli Ağar’ın kameraları ‘off the record’ CHP'de 'Önder Sav' tartışması sürüyor 118 yıl sonra ilk ziyaret   Danıştay’ı bağlama rüşveti   Meclis’e ‘vasi’ tayin edildi 'Meclis'e müdahale'yi normal bulan CHP, parti programıyla çelişiyor   Mahkeme yetkisini başka konulara da genişletirse... MHP'li Toskay: Hükümet başörtüsü konusunda hiç samimi olmadı Ekonomi ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Yeni bir dalga mı geliyor? OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Sezer, Ekren ve ekonomi Ercan Kumcu Para politikası yalnız kalırsa Bozulma bulaşıcıdır Erdal Sağlam Sonun başlangıcı mı? MAHFİ EĞİLMEZ Salih Neftçi Bunun adı da petrol krizi Asım Erdilek Is Turkey’s inflation targeting still relevant? Güngör Uras İptal kararı piyasaları etkilemedi Riskler yeniden artıyor mu? FATİH ÖZATAY Enflasyon hedeflemesi alarm veriyor BARAN TUNCER Siyasî krizin faiz faturası 4 milyar YTL ‘Hayırsever’ yatırımcı aranıyor! UĞUR GÜRSES Hedef değişikliği ve kredibilite FATİH ÖZATAY İBRAHİM KAHVECİ Katma değer vergisi (KDV) kalkmalıdır
H4 New York Times Iraqi Premier Tells Iran Not to Fear U.S. Presence Clinton Ends Campaign With Clear Call to Elect Obama Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton made an emotional and unequivocal appeal for her voters to get behind Senator Barack Obama Video and Transcript THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN People vs. Dinosaurs Before dismissing prospects for Israel’s longevity, Iran’s toxic president should remember that while his country invests in oil, Israel invests in its people, a renewable resource. FRANK RICH One Historic Night, Two Americas Barack Obama’s resolutely cheerful embrace of the future is a wildly different vision of America than John McCain’s promise of vigilant conservation of the past. What Went Wrong? The Op-Ed page asked 12 political experts to explain why they thought Hillary Clinton’s campaign didn’t live up to expectations. Where Whites Draw the Line A black leader must play down the wounds of race and keep the comfort level high. Barack Obama’s biography is, in part, an immigrant’s narrative. That helps. A Not Very Private Feud Over Terrorism Two theorists see the threat differently, setting the scene for new turf fights in Washington Editorial Politics and Hunger At last week’s United Nations food summit, the world’s more-developed nations proved, again, that domestic politics trumps humanitarian concerns. The Wiki-Way to the Nomination By NOAM COHEN For Barack Obama, the wisdom of crowds carried risks, but ultimately rewards. Obama Is Mapping a Nationwide Push in G.O.P. Strongholds MAUREEN DOWD Watch Out, Meryl Streep! She’s a Master Thespian. As Hillary Clinton transforms herself into a team player, she must again fake it till she makes it. The Long Road to a Clinton Exit Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign was suffused in overconfidence, riven by acrimony and weighted by emotional baggage. Airbrushed by the Kremlin, Again Growing self-censorship among Russian journalists is as insidious as government censorship. Paul Krugman It’s a Different Country The de-racialization of U.S. politics has implications that go far beyond the possibility that we’re about to elect an African-American president William Kristol A Campaign We Can Believe In? Republicans I’ve talked to are alarmed that the McCain campaign doesn’t seem up to the task of electing John McCain Oil Prices Raise Cost of Making Range of Goods Companies that make hard goods using raw materials derived from oil are seeing their costs skyrocket and are pondering difficult choices The Lesson of the Fulbright Seven The restoration of Palestinian students’ Fulbright fellowships was a welcome move, but the story should not end there. Primary Reforms Tested against the principle of American democracy, which says that all voters should have equal opportunity, both parties’ systems fall short Memo From St. Petersburg: Money Talks at Russian Forum as Business Leaders See Past Hurdles to Investing Talks Seek to Bridge Hamas-Fatah Rift Laura Bush Visits Afghanistan Chávez Suffers Military and Policy Setbacks Jerusalem Solution Called Unlikely by Year’s End Russia Takes Critical Tone on Economy Afghan Heroin Suspect Was U.S. Asset, He Says Musharraf Rejects Calls to Resign Ex-Premier Is Expelled From Governing Party in Iraq Rural U.S. Takes Worst Hit as Gas Tops $4 Average Across the South, Southwest and the upper Great Plains, low incomes and heavy dependence on pickup trucks and vans is putting an even tighter squeeze on family budgets. Asian Gains Seen in Terror Fight Terrorist networks in Southeast Asia have been weakened by aggressive policing, improved intelligence and an erosion of public support, experts say. Inside Gate, India’s Good Life; Outside, the Slums Many in India’s upper middle class have moved to gated communities, with servants who live in nearby slums. McCain Extends His Outreach, but Evangelicals Are Still Wary One of John McCain’s biggest challenges will be coaxing a critical voting bloc out of its wait-and-see stance. Political Memo: Campaign May Leave Blot on Clinton Legacy	H5 Washington Post At the Tip of Iran's Spear By David Ignatius, Let's try for a moment to put ourselves in the mind of Brig. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Iran Urges Closer Defense Ties With Iraq Tehran Increasingly Uneasy About Baghdad's Proposed Security Pact With U.S. No Time for 'Nobody Home' By Richard Armitage and Michèle A. Flournoy, The early months of 2009 may well be the most precarious period in recent American history. Return of the Purple Fingers This Time, Iraq Needs Rules That Put the People Ahead of the Party Bosses By Scott Carpenter and Michael Rubin, This time, Iraq needs rules that put the people ahead of the party bosses. Clinton Urges Backers to Look to November 'We Will Someday Launch a Woman Into the White House' Each Party Is Set to Hunt The Other's Usual Ground By Dan Balz Iraq, Not Economy, Frames the Presidential Debate Let the Debates Begin By David S. Broder Bush Is a Lame Duck. Bush-Bashing in Europe Is, Too. By James Forsyth The Homegrown Young Radicals Of Next-Gen Jihad By Marc Sageman We are fighting the wrong foe. 'Bush Lied'? If Only It Were That Simple. By Fred Hiatt A Return to Wooing America By Jim Hoagland McCain's Evangelical Problem By Robert D. Novak, Shortcomings by John McCain's campaign in the art of politics are alienating two organizations of Christian conservatives For Obama, Another Blue-Collar Challenge Bush Finds Defense in History President increasingly uses historical analogies to argue his controversial policies will be vindicated Hopes for Court Reform Stir in Russia Judge's Testimony Describing Political Pressure Seen as Hint of Medvedev's Intent Tough Words From This Cheney on U.S. Mideast Policy Records Could Shed Light on Iraq Group 'Complicit Enablers'? Not Quite. By Ari Fleischer, Contrary to Scott McClellan's assertion, the national press corps was not 'too deferential to the White House. Musharraf Vows to Stay in Office In TV Interview, Pakistan's President Dispels Departure Rumors Editorial Climate Crash Don't expect congressional action on cutting greenhouse gases until there's real leadership from the White House. The Color of an Awkward Conversation Life can be strange for Africans discovering blackness in America. Bloomberg Keeps His Plans Under Wraps Governor? Running Mate? Cabinet Member? If He Knows, He's Not Saying. Lawmakers Urge Special Counsel Probe of Harsh Interrogation Tactics Looking to the Future, Feminism Has to Focus By Linda Hirshman The Civil Rights Movement Needs to Overcome Its Fears By Jabari Asim Editorial Stop Raising Cash Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain should use the federal financing system for the fall campaign -- and reform it afterward. Servers That Snitch What can be done to preserve freedom on the Internet? 'She Touched a Lot of People' Clinton Supporters Lament Her Exit From the Campaign, Praise Her Impact	H6 Guardian Globalisation is good Peter Mandelson: Brown knows it, and the US must learn it too: our economic welfare depends upon it Israel tries to downplay Iran attack threat Transportation minister Shaul Mofaz had raised the prospect of an Israeli attack against Tehran Two die as quake shakes Greece Most powerful earthquake in modern Greek history reached a magnitude of 6.5 US professors face hostile reception in Jerusalem Authors of bestselling book The Israel Lobby are to speak at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem European leaders look forward to better times as Bush makes farewell tour Grim roll call of British military deaths in Afghanistan Not so fast Nirpal Dhaliwal: The last thing Kashmir needs is independence, leaving it prey to jihadists. Democratic reform in Pakistan needs to come first Europe hasn't gone away, and sceptics smell blood Jackie Ashley: The Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty could put British membership in doubt UK Afghan death toll hits 100 Three UK soldiers killed in a suicide attack in the south of the country, MoD confirms Afghanistan: Other voices Six years after the fall of the Taliban, Peter Beaumont and Antonio Olmos talk to ordinary Afghanis about their hopes and fears for the future Economy at forefront of Obama fight Barack Obama takes presidential battle to the enemy by beginning a tour of contested states Surveillance state Editorial: Expansion of the state's capacity to monitor and detain people is a dangerous thing The ceiling cracks Editorial: The curious upshot of Clinton's defeat is that the contest might now become more interested in women Obama could set an earthquake under the established electoral map Gary Younge: He has roused black and young voters as never before, but he has to maintain the rest of the Democratic base Traders predict house prices will fall by 50% in four years Property values now dropping more rapidly than at any time since the early 90s crash Reformed carbon scheme could drive global change, says report Trading scheme designed to cut Europe's carbon dioxide emissions by setting limits for big polluters The Observer Obama's victory contains a lesson for Britain Editorial: The potential appeal of a candidate who transcends social and party political divisions translates to British politics Democrats in rural strongholds refuse to give backing to Obama The conservative Appalachian heartlands voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton - and will switch to McCain in November Fear, disillusion and despair: notes from a divided land as peace slips away As millions across Afghanistan suffer the fallout from social and economic collapse, the West is in danger of losing the peace, finds Peter Beaumont Schools get ultimatum: improve or face closure Ministers tell authorities they have 50 days to unveil action plans, and three years to transform, otherwise they will face being closed down Public backs 42-day detention plan Poll boost for PM as he defies the threat of defeat by rebel MPs over stricter terror laws The biggest loser in the Clinton household wasn't Hillary Stryker McGuire: If the question about Hillary in recent weeks was 'What does she want?', the question about Bill was 'What in the world is he thinking?' No one wins in modern-day academia Nick Cohen: The first concern of the universities isn't teaching. Ministers would do better to redirect public money to make sure that it is An unprincipled threat to our liberty Editorial: The case for 42 days does not stand up. The proposed law is an offence against democracy and Parliament must reject it Gordon Brown little knew how tough it would be at the top Andrew Rawnsley: In his first year as PM, he has found it a much bigger challenge than he imagined
H7 Steven A. Cook on Iran's strategy in the Levant Iran sees oil at $150 a barrel this summer... OPEC sees no need to pump more... Political Realignment in Iraq? - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama Al Awsat Did Obama Surprise You? : Tariq Alhomayed Al Hayat The Treaty with Iraq Is the Last Concern of the US Presidential Candidates Raghida Dergham - New York -- So remarkable is the neglect of the draft security treaty between the US and Iraq in the American media and by the US presidential candidates, at a time when this treaty has recently been a lead issue in Arab and Iranian media War Clouds Recede in the Middle East Patrick Seale - The troubled Middle East seems to be entering a period of relative calm. It could be no more than a temporary lull, but it is nevertheless more than welcome to its much-tried inhabitants, who have been living on jagged nerves for the past several years. Military Bases in North Africa Mohammad El Ashab - Washington has no intention of establishing military bases in North Africa. It only seeks to reinforce its military and security cooperation with the countries of the region Al Awsat Prince Sultan Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat MEMRI Jun 8 SD# 1952 - Arab Liberal Dr. Mamoun Fandy: The Palestinians Have Chosen the Model Of Tora Bora Over That of Singapore	H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iraq PM in Iran Talks Amid Debate Over US Pact German report: Assad's brother-in-law attempted coup Former US Envoy to Seek Afghan Presidency Israel Backs Away From Iran Statement Iraq Seeks to Allay Iran's Concern Over U.S. Bases Iraqi PM assures Iran on security Iraq's PM says his country will not be used as a base to attack Iran, reflecting concerns about the US presence there. Top security official: Iran ready to restore peace, stability in Iraq Sarkozy presses Lebanon on peace French President Nicolas Sarkozy urges leaders in Lebanon to fully implement their recent peace deal, on a visit to Beirut. Analysis: The rise of Ali Larijani Iraqi PM in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders Saudi Crown Prince Discusses Lebanon, Iraq, Recent Military Exercise Syrian Minister Says Damascus Keen to Achieve Mideast Peace Saddam Figures Moved to Iraqi Control -	H9 Ha’aretz – PMO on Mofaz comment: Israel has stated its policy on Iran Minister's comment of 'unavoidable' Iran attack spurs criticism; defense official: Remark is irresponsible Assad, Ahmadinejad and Mofaz U.S. proposes trilateral talks with Israel, Palestinian Authority A crash course for Obama Jerusalem Post Analysis: Mr. Security and Mr. Politics Why did Mofaz toss his reputation as a dependable ex-general we can count on in times of danger? Misgivings on the road to Damascus [ JONATHAN TOBIN Analysis: Out of luck in Gaza [ YAAKOV KATZ, Hamas's rocket attacks, which have killed 18 since 2007, force Israel's hand. Hamas, Fatah talks yield no breakthrough Yedioth Ahronoth Abbas Informed of Israel's Plan to Retake Gaza Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Obama explains how the ‘Jewish lobby’ works People vs. dinosaurs By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Before dismissing prospects for Israel's longevity, Iran's toxic president should remember that while his country invests in oil, Israel invests in its people, a renewable resource. CSM As Israel's Olmert falters, a new star rises Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is increasingly seen as the likely successor to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Mofaz criticised over Iran threat A key defence official accuses an Israeli deputy PM of threatening Iran with attack to further his own political ambitions. US professors face hostile reception in Jerusalem Authors of bestselling book The Israel Lobby are to speak at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Euro-Mediterranean Union Won't Be By-Pass for Normalisation With Israel
H10 Christian Science Monitor As Israel's Olmert falters, a new star rises Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is increasingly seen as the likely successor to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert The job market's big slump The month of May had the sharpest increase in the US unemployment rate in 22 years. Pledging support to Obama, Clinton notes historic campaign and exits race Many are calling her Washington speech the best of her campaign Air Force shake-up may lead to deeper overhaul Secretary Gates is likely to nominate a new civilian chief in days. Tax havens in U.S. cross hairs With $345 billion in lost revenue, tolerance for off-shore avoidance fades. Had enough of high prices? Of all the bad economic data, the cost of food and oil need the Fed's urgent attention. Laura Bush urges donors to stand by Afghanistan First lady makes surprise visit to Kabul ahead of Paris donor conference later this week Make forced marriage a crime against humanity The UN must protect conflict zone 'bush wives.' ASIA The anatomy of China’s export growth Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Report (PDF; 269 KB) Earthquake Revives China's Heart Pomfret's China | Earthquake aid efforts counter country's nihilistic materialism McCain Vs Obama: Who's Better for India? Karzai to Ask for More Money - Christina Lamb, The Australian The Hindu-supremacist right in India is back, with a mass murderer leading Gujarat. Now consider the Communists in West Bengal... more»	H11 IHT Facing the challenges to come By JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET In 20 years, when the euro will be 30 years old, the world economy's center of gravity will have shifted. Roger Cohen: The good American and Monsieur Obama By ROGER COHEN Right now, in French eyes, there's a single good American: the Democratic Party nominee, Barack Obama. Russian president warns of economic crisis In his first major economic speech since becoming president of Russia, Dmitri Medvedev said that the world might be in the throes of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. G-8 countries vow to cut dependence on oil The world's top industrialized nations and leading oil consumers pledged Sunday to fight surging energy prices by increasing efficiency and accelerating investment in new technologies West's business elite swarm to Russia's honey pot Regardless of the conflict over BP's partnership with ambitious Russian billionaires, big Western businesses are swarming around the Russian honey pot for large contracts and access to its resources. EU treaty foes in Ireland say text is anti-democratic Opponents of the pact in Ireland, which will vote on the ratification of the document Thursday, include pacifists, anti-abortionists, nationalists and a handful of business executives who worry that the country will be left with a weaker voice in the 27-member group. EUROPE European press review ‘The Balkanization Of Europe’ | Newsweek International Edition ... Issues remain after Bush leaves Europe Poll shows most people in major European countries regard US as force for evil Two killed by large Greek quake At least two people are killed and some 20 others are injured as a strong earthquake rocks southern Greece. Poland to leave Iraq: Minister	H12 RFE/RL 'Two-Headed' Foreign Policy President Dmitry Medvedev has spent much of the week trying to mend fences with the West by playing the role of a Russian-style liberal. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, continues to do the opposite Commentary: Russia Accomplishing Much Where It Matters Least Google News Azerbaijan McCain: To Russia, without love
H13 The Times Obama has the wind behind him The world is crying out for an idealistic American president — and the Democrat candidate fits the bill William Rees-Mogg Iraq want US troops kept in barracks There is mounting pressure from Iraq to get US troops off the streets and consigned to a background role Bush begins farewell tour of Europe On the agenda this week will be ways to pressure Russia to halt anti-democratic moves and increased internal repression US candidates will aim for same voters McCain and Obama are a study in contrasts, personally and politically, but they will be both fighting for the independents Clinton offers support and keeps options open After conceding defeat, Hillary Clinton is supporting Barack Obama but also protecting her own long-term career options US military blame al-Qaeda for latest bomb One US soldier was killed and 18 more wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded near to a patrol base in northern Iraq Lame Ducks Europe should be wary of Medvedev but listen to Bush even during a farewell visit Bombing takes British toll in Afghanistan to 100 Three soldiers of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment were killed by a suicide bomber during a patrol in Helmand province Zimbabwe's 'military coup by stealth' Human Rights Watch report blame the Joint Operations Command, a shadowy security politburo, for campaign of terror Sunday Times Al-Qaeda: the cracks begin to show Terror group’s support in Islamic countries falls off dramatically Cold recoil as oil goes higher on the boil Yes, Opec is profiting from the soaring prices but the real blame for holding the West over a barrel lies elsewhere Oil price leap fuels stagflation fear A two-day surge in prices of $16 a barrel last week followed analysts’ predictions that the price will soon hit $150 You’re safe, Mr Mugabe; we will not act Where now are the fine words of the international community in the Noble Nineties, boasting the new doctrine of humanitarian intervention? Simon Jenkins Democrats fear the liberal curse Comparisons have been made between George McGovern and Barack Obama but what does McGovern make of it Obama seeks to woo Clinton supporters As Clinton bows out, Obama must win over her blue-collar and women backers if he is to win the White House Wall Street Journal The Weak-Dollar Threat to World Order By Judy Shelton Maintaining a stable currency is a moral responsibility and a strategic imperative. That Stagflation Show The policy mix of easy money and rebates isn't working. Confessions of a Pro-Trade Democrat By Al From History proves that commerce creates growth. A 'Finest Hour' for Presidential Candidates? By L. Gordon Crovitz Information Age: Can great rhetoric still inspire? The Jerusalem Kerfuffle By James Taranto Obama didn't flip-flop. He merely acknowledged reality. Gasoline Hits Average of $4 a Gallon The average price of gasoline in the U.S. hit $4 a gallon for the first time Sunday, the latest milestone in a run-up in fuel prices that is sapping consumer confidence and threatening to nudge the nation into recession.	H14 Financial Times Now it is time for Obama to be more ordinary If he is to reach the White House, the Democratic nominee will need to make his policies – on Iraq, on Iran, on the economy and healthcare – more detailed. He must show a franker recognition of the costs and benefits than he has shown so far, writes Clive Crook Europe must build an alliance with China Charles Grant weighs a new multilateral order. As proponents of multilateralism, Europeans are best placed to make the case to China for working through international institutions Maliki allays Iran fears on US presenceWORLD NEWS: Iraq denies it is to be US springboard into Iran The Iraqi prime minister tried to allay Iranian concerns about a possible US-Iraqi treaty that might provide for a long-term US troop presence in Iraq Bush to press Europe on Iran sanctions The US president will push European leaders to step up financial sanctions against Iran, in what is likely to be his last extended presidential visit to the continent BP battle for Russia oil deal to escalate A battle between BP and its Russian partners for control of TNK-BP, the oil venture, overshadowed Russia’s efforts to court some of the world’s biggest companies Europe loses patience with its elite Popular unease over the gap between rich and poor is prompting laws against boardroom excesses Wolfgang Münchau: ECB’s Fed shift justified In terms of global monetary policy, we are in the middle of a shift from a unipolar to a bipolar world, writes Wolfgang Münchau We can reduce risk in the financial system Timothy Geithner on reshaping regulation NY Fed chief urges global bank framework Banks and investment banks whose health is crucial to the global financial system should have a unified regulatory framework with capital and liquidity rquirements, says Timothy Geithner Clinton bows out and backs Obama for president Hillary Clinton threw her ‘full support’ behind Barack Obama and urged her supporters to do the same as she ended her bid to become America’s first woman president Musharraf denies reports of quitting Building peace The problem for Álvaro Uribe, Colombia’s conservative president, is that in spite of vigorous eradication efforts, the cocaine industry is still intact Asia’s new export: rampant inflation Inflation must be fought, even if it means sacrificing ultra-fast economic growth for a limited time and deflating asset bubbles further An Irish bombshell There is nothing in the EU’s Lisbon treaty that damages Irish interests, or significantly affects the constitution. Voters would be ill-advised to reject it Irish PM urges Yes vote on EU treaty Brian Cowen warned that his country’s economic future was at stake if voters did not back the European Union’s Lisbon reform treaty in a referendum on Thursday G8 ministers call for global action on oil Report avoids tough language sought by Rudd BOOK REVIEW: Post-1960s capitalism in the dock US petrol tops $4 a gallon for first time The average retail price of petrol in the US rose above $4 a gallon for the first time on Sunday, according to a daily survey by the AAA motoring organization Obama embarks on tour of swing states Barack Obama will kick off a 17-day ‘economic tour’ of key swing states that will focus on voters’ ‘pocket book’ concerns and America’s declining competitiveness Gideon Rachman Euro2008: a political ballgame	H15 Los Angeles Times John McCain's Ohio disconnect Republican Party machinery in the state helped get President Bush into office, but it's not firing yet on McCain's behalf Iraq pledges closer ties with Iran Iraqi leader Nouri Maliki meets with President Ahmadinejad and seeks to allay Iranian concerns about Iraq's proposed long-term security deal with the United States Sen. Hillary Clinton ends bid for White House She suspends her campaign and calls on supporters to fight for Obama's election. Video | Photos | Discuss Blog: So what does Hillary Clinton do next? Blog: Obama gets the quotes he wanted The inside-out campaign By Michael Crowley Hillary Clinton did everything a Washington player should do. Then the game changed
H16 American Politics Obama, McCain go head to head after Clinton's exit Hillary Held Her Nose, Did Her Job - Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News What Undid Hillary Clinton - Michael Crowley, Los Angeles Times McCain on How to Beat a Rock Star - Bailey and Meacham, Newsweek 'A world of problems' for McCain: GOP insider Obama praises 'valiant' Clinton Democratic hopeful Barack Obama pays tribute to Hillary Clinton's "valiant" campaign after she bows out of the US presidential race. Comeback: Conservatism that can Win Again The Economy Is Worse Than You Think - Daniel Gross, Newsweek Is the Clinton Era Over? - Steven Thomma and Matt Stearns, McClatchy realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp 'Pennsylvania Avenue' John Harwood and Gerald F. Seib describe Washington lobbyists, deal makers and strategists GDP by State Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis Full Release and Tables (PDF; 187 KB) The Bluster of Obama's Words - George Will, Newsweek GOP Insiders Worry About McCain's Chances - Tom Edsall, Huffington Post Don't Expect a New Electoral Map in '08 - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call A Frame of Reference for the General Election - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics Clinton's Loss Driven by Strategy, Not Sexism - Al Hunt, Bloomberg McCain's Evangelical Problem - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times	H17 Daily Telegraph 100 British soldiers dead in Afghanistan The British forces death toll in Afghanistan has reached 100 after three paratroopers were killed by a suicide bomber Medvedev blames US for financial crisis The Russian president delivered the most anti-American speech since his election this weekend when he claimed that US selfishness had caused the financial crisis. Why I believe McCain could still beat Obama Voters are more likely to be inspired by the candidate who offers financial reassurance above rhetoric, argues Janet Daley. 'Baghdad-style' checkpoints in US capital Sunday Telegraph Amid Obamamania, McCain could win John McCain is probably the only Republican who could win the presidency in a year when almost any Democrat should beat almost any Republican, writes John O'Sullivan The secret of Barack Obama's success Labour Party hits a record poll low A new opinion poll shows that support for Labour has slumped to a record low only days before Gordon Brown faces his toughest parliamentary test since becoming Prime Minister. Stronger case needed for denial of liberty The vote on extending the detention period of suspected terrorists from 28 to 42 days will be one of the most important occasions of Gordon Brown's premiership.	H18 Independent Leading article: A knife-edge vote that rings an alarm bell for Europe Turnout key to Irish vote on EU treaty Two killed as earthquake strikes Peloponnese Independent on Sunday Obama or McCain? How will America fare under the 44th commander-in-chief? Fast forward to 2012 to see how the US and the world fares under America's 44th commander-in-chief. Rupert Cornwell, one of the most experienced and eloquent observers of the nation's politics, gazes into the future and delivers his verdict on each man's first term Bush's former Iraq ambassador to seek Afghan presidency Leading Article: Yes. We. Can. Rice flies in as Gaza faces renewed threat of Israeli invasion All you need to know about the next First Lady Threat of Aids pandemic among heterosexuals is over, report admits A quarter of a century after the outbreak of Aids, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has accepted that the threat of a global heterosexual pandemic has disappeared. From Spam sales to rice riots – the food crisis bites
H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism The Changing Nature of State Sponsorship of Terrorism Source: The Brookings Institution Heed Combat Veterans, Graduates Are Told Chairman of Joint Chiefs Stresses to New Officers the Wisdom of Subordinates Admiral Mullen at Army War College Secretary Pete Geren at West Point War By Any Other Name - Phillip Carter, Intel Dump End struggle, Chavez urges Farc Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez calls on Colombia's Farc rebels to end their struggle and free all their hostages. Tough Intellectual Takes Rebel Reins in Colombia In the weeks since its founder died, Alfonso Cano has assumed control of the weakening FARC, Latin America's last significant guerrilla force An Argument for Documenting Casualties: Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006 Source: RAND Corporation Summary (PDF; 154 KB) + Full Document (PDF; 449 KB) Increase In Piracy And Terrorism At Sea; Little Evidence Supports Fear That The Two Crimes Are Merging Source: RAND Corporation Carpet bombing in cyberspace Source: Armed Forces Journal	H20 Slate The Ball Is Round The best soccer Web sites and books to read during the Euro 2008 tournament. Jody Rosen Rome’s food summit: a torch passed , Simon Maxwell Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 The report is available in PDF format as a single file [PDF: 49 MB] | Turkey Released by U.S. Department of State, June 4, 2008 Promoting Food Security WorldWide: A U.S. Commitment (PDF; 214 KB) Source: U.S. Department of State Human Performance (PDF; 17 MB) Source: JASON Defense Advisory Panel (via Federation of American Scientists) The fields of neuroscience, psycho-pharmacology, and cognition are in rapid flux because new scienti?c tools have provided the capability to develop fundamental understanding of linkages among brain activity, electrical and chemical stimulation, and human behavior. Applications to human performance modification are being driven primarily by medical needs, e.g., “cognitive repair,” and there are significant new technological developments in this area. As a result, there is popular excitement about, and thus commercial markets for possible applications in “cognitive enhancement.” This area is certain to be investigated extensively over the next decade. Awareness of developments in cognitive performance enhancement, including cultural differences in adoption, will be important because these may affect the behavior and effectiveness of opposing military forces in both symmetric and asymmetric warfare. The findings and recommendations of our study fall under three categories, evaluation of military effectiveness, brain plasticity, and brain-computer interface as outlined below From Commentary, Gabriel Schoenfeld writes in the matter of George W. Bush v. the Constitution;	H21 I now pronounce you . . . friend and friend Some argue that it's time to legally recognize the bond of friendship so that some of the rights and privileges restricted to family would be given to friends. (By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Boston Globe) The meaning of the butterfly Why pop culture loves the 'butterfly effect,' and gets it totally wrong. (By Peter Dizikes, Boston Globe) Georges Simenon’s crime novels are superb and polished works of art that masquerade as pulp fiction... more» Awe-inspiring acts of imagination, impish acrobatics of diction, high-jinks of imagery, and dollops of wordplay. But is it good poetry?... more» The Meaning of Life, By Terry Eagleton Seven people killed in Tokyo stabbing frenzy Man "tired of life" runs amok with knife in packed shopping district killing seven. Face It. It's Not About Talent. By Anthony Abeson, Page B02 In Hollywood, beauty has become its own reward Why having an affair could save your marriage The Dalai Lama's Advice -- on Dating? A throng of Westerners have come to a Himalayan hill town seeking guidance from the Dalai Lama. Many are drawn by the prospect that "His Holiness" and his fellow monks are just as inclined to dispense advice on careers and faltering relationships as they are to tackle monumental spiritual questions. Paris is a miraculous city in no small measure because modern architects have not been able to get their hands on it. Roger Scruton explains... more» Tolstoy and Solzhenitsyn are both Russian prophets, holy fools, and dissidents. Not Anton Chekhov, for which we may be thankful... more»
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