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H1 Downsized U.S. Goals
and Presence in Iraq Source: The Century
Foundation Full
Paper (PDF; 291 KB) by former National Intelligence Council vice-chair
Ellen Laipson - Where does Iraq fit in America's
strategic interests and agenda?"
The US needs to end the exceptional nature of its role in Iraq and
conceive of a more 'normal' relationship. From the Archive NSPD-1:
Organization of the National Security Council System Rand Analytic
Support to Intelligence in Counterinsurgencies Bush administration says it may not get Iraq deal this year Atlantic
Monthly What Rumsfeld Got Right
- How Donald Rumsfeld remade the U.S. military for a more uncertain world
by Robert D. Kaplan Washington Post Iraqis Condemn American Demands
Negotiations over the future role of U.S. military in Iraq turn into a bitter
debate as Iraqi politicians denounce what they say are U.S. demands to
maintain nearly 60 bases in their country indefinitely. Top Iraqi officials call for a reduction, confinement of
U.S. military's role after U.N. mandate authorizing its presence expires in
December Bush, E.U. Threaten New Sanctions Against
Iran Editorial Saving Doha Why
an obscure Frenchman may be the last hope for global free trade. YOU HAVE
probably never heard of Pascal Lamy, but he might be able to save the world. New York Times The
End of Intervention By MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT Is the
international system a collection of legal nuts and bolts cobbled together by
governments to protect governments, or is it a framework intended to make the
world a more humane place? THOMAS L.
FRIEDMAN Obama
on the Nile It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Democrats’
nomination of Barack Obama as their candidate for president has improved
America’s image abroad. Foreign Policy Mismarriage
of Convenience
Iran and
Israel are stuck in a dysfunctional relationship that neither party can
escape on its own. Here’s how to break up their fight The Times Exclusive: Bush regrets his legacy as man who wanted war In an exclusive interview with The Times, President
Bush admits he is troubled about how his country has been misunderstood Scandal as Iranian old guard accused of corruption
Unprecedented allegations are seen as a
daring challenge to Iran’s ruling establishment by the intensely ambitious
president Analysis: the solution or part of the problem?
President Karzai is facing unprecedented
public and private criticism from politicians, soldiers and officials in the
West BBC
uncovers lost Iraq billions A BBC
investigation estimates that about $23bn may have been lost, stolen or not
properly accounted for in Iraq. Gallup Daily: Obama's Lead Stabilizing Slate Listening to Dissent How should a
president handle uncertainties or disputes on intelligence? The Johnson Test Will Obama show us
the instruction manual for his new kind of politics? What Is the Bilderberg Group? And Why Doesn't the Press
Cover It? Los Angeles Times Re-upping in Iraq By Max Boot We need a pact that protects our troops, and Baghdad
isn't cooperating
IHT A muted last hurrah By
WILLIAM DROZDIAK The hope that the next U.S. president will infuse new life into the
Atlantic partnership is generating palpable excitement among leadership
circles across the continent Financial
Times Sustaining
growth is the century’s big challenge Jeffrey
Sachs has produced an analysis that manages to be both pessimistic and
optimistic at the same time. One might not be quite as optimistic about the
solutions. But one must recognise the salience of the challenges, writes Martin
Wolf Rhetoric
will never feed the world’s hungry We make the poor better
off not by holding back technical and economic progress, but by accelerating
it, writes John Kay Let
the markets solve the energy crisis High
prices say we need more investment: in efficiency and new production,
technology and energy sources, writes Tony Hayward
Irish
PM makes final push for Lisbon treaty Irish
voters were warned by Brian Cowen not to think they could extract a better
deal from their EU partners by rejecting the Lisbon treaty West
warns of tighter Iran bank curbs The US and European
Union are threatening to impose tighter sanctions on Iranian banks unless
Tehran suspends its uranium enrichment programme WORLD NEWS:
Bush adopts multilateralist tone Merkel
emerges as Germany’s anchor The chancellor has proved
Europe’s foremost political leader, defying pessimists. The test now is whether
she can turn that authority into a platform for a second term in office China’s
Thirst for Oil,* the latest
report from the International Crisis Group, examines China’s need for energy
and assesses the impact of Beijing’s energy
policies on the resolution of conflict by looking at Sudan and Iran as case
studies Independent An
ominous warning that the rise in oil prices has only begun The chief
executive of the world's largest energy company has issued a dire prediction
that oil will hit $250 per barrel "in the foreseeable future". Guardian Oil to
hit $250 a barrel, says Gazprom chief
Chairman predicts prices will spiral despite Opec's assured stance Why
talk to al-Qaida? Raffaello Pantucci: Negotiation worked
in Northern Ireland, but with al-Qaida we must address the causes of
radicalisation EurasiaNet Iran: Conservatives Trying to
Get President Ahmadinejad to Moderate Behavior BY KAMAL NAZER YASIN As Bush lobbies
European Union leaders for tighter economic sanction against Iran, conservative
elements in Tehran are taking steps to moderate the behavior of Iranian
leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Sadr's Special Groups By: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and
Bill Roggio | The Weekly Standard As Bush launches farewell tour, Europe
warms up The US-German
relationship is perhaps the clearest example of improving ties since the Iraq
war began Syrian Economy Requires a Peace Deal with Israel -
Sami Moubayed (Gulf News-Dubai) Aggressive OPEC: In an editorial, the paper says OPEC should undertake
a far more aggressive effort to explain the realities of the oil market and its effects on the global
economy France's Strategic Posture: NATO Reingtergration and European
Defense By: Juda Gunstein | World Politics Review Since Gen. De Gaulle,
France's posture towards the United States can be summed up in the familiar
expression, "Friend, ally, non-aligned." A source of French pride
and American distrust, the formula has haunted France's stormy relationship
with NATO, and served as the geopolitical expression of l'exception
franēaise, France's cultural identity of exceptionalism Bush, European
allies threaten tougher sanctions against Iran Distance
Does Matter
Rising freight and oil prices might boost the trend of making products closer
to the market
Who
is Making Tehran’s Iraq Policy?
Farideh Farhi Next
'Weapon' Against Iran May Be Gasoline by Eli Lake Israel and
Hizballah: 2006 and 2008, The Washington Institute Roubini Global
Stagflation Ahead? The Interplay of Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Shocks McClatchy U.S.
security talks with Iraq in trouble in Baghdad and D.C.
A proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement
that would set the conditions for a defense alliance and long-term U.S. troop
presence appears increasingly in trouble, facing growing resistance from the Iraqi
government, bipartisan opposition in Congress and strong questioning from
Barack Obama. Taliban’s
Sanctuary Bases in Pakistan Must Be Eliminated As
China's power grows, the diaspora starts to flex its worldwide muscle Martin Jacques:
Poverty once drove their mass emigration, but the overseas Chinese now revel
in the status and wealth of their homeland Russia to Punish Azerbaijan for Pro-Western
Policy - Expert Ha’aretz – No good reason for
Gaza op Calm should be tried and its success judged with the passage of
time, rather than trying war and judging its outcome after hundreds of
casualties Top Syrian
plays down chances of direct talks with Israel Carnegie Arab Reform Bulletin:
June 2008 The Atlantic Cover Story The Sky Is Falling by
Gregg Easterbrook The odds that a potentially devastating space rock will hit
Earth this century may be as high as one in 10. So why isn't NASA trying
harder to prevent catastrophe We-Think:
the power of mass creativity Rupert Murdoch wants his Wall Street Journal to displace The New York
Times as the world’s paper of record. His ambitions could be good news for
the newspaper industry— or another nail in the coffin of serious journalism. [Web
only: Video: "Rupert
Murdoch: The Last Hope for Journalism"] by Mark Bowden The 11 1/2 Biggest Ideas of the Year A thumbnail
intellectual history of the year |
H2 Henri Barkey Where Have Old Friends Gone? U.S.-Turkish Relations Since
the Iraq War ) Video link to the
annual Campagna-Kerven
lecture at Boston University. Morton
Abromowitz ABD'de konužulan
Türkiye-3 IHT Fighting
for Turkey's soul By Zeyno Baran Ideologues
are pulling Turkey apart, and the West makes matters worse. ABD Seēimleri
(ppt) – Žanlż Bahadżr Koē Cobban – “Joost Hiltermann has just published
what has to be the
very best assessment in the English language of the situation of Iraq's
Kurdish minority” (repeat) Guardian Turkish PM
fights for survival Erdogan looks to end feud that threatens to split the
country, close his party and oust him from office Not the
first ban, not the last Explainer:
Turkey has a long history of shutting down political parties.
Twenty-four parties have been closed since 1962, when rules were tightened up
following a military coup Turkish
PM says court must explain scarf ruling ‘Türkiye artżk ABD’nin
güvenilir müttefiki dešil’ Türkiye
güzel ama yalnżz dešil VIncent Boland Minister Babacan meets with Obama aides in Washington Soner Ēašaptay Turkey's
Changing Landscape
Jane's
Islamic Affairs Click here to
download a PDF of this article. Ermenilere
söz verme Turkey
should join European Union, Bush says Fransa:
Türkiye'ye Refeandum Žartż Kalkżyor Turkey’s
attack helicopter saga may come to an end Delivery
of spy planes delayed to Turkey Scarves
unveil Turkey's turmoil 'The
Constitutional State is in Danger' Soner Ēašaptay Turkey's
Initiative for Syrian-Israeli Peace Joost
Hiltermann on Iraq's Kurds Türkiye referandumu senatodan dönüyor
USAK: "Obama 1915 olaylarżna
soykżrżm diyebilir" "McCain
bažkan olursa Żran'ż vurabilir" Paper Claims Kurdish Emigration to Azeri
Exclave "Time Bomb" Yavuz Baydar Rubin’s
Turkey
Türkiye’yi yalnżz
bżrakan Kemalist ideoloji Żē Basżnda Türk Dżž Politikasż Dżž
Basżnda Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fżrat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dżž Basżnda Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Cevdet Ažkżn Kuzey Irak'a Yunan ilgisi, CHP'den Kürt
inisiyatifi Paper Claims Kurdish Emigration to Azeri
Exclave "Time Bomb" DTP'de "žahin - güvercin" tartżžmasż Türk,
radikal DTP'lileri 'tüysüz žahin'e benzetti 'Ēok žahin gördük'
Güvenlik
anlažmasż Investment Boom in Kurdistan Turkish
PM to met Maliki soon Middle East Times Irak
bölgesel Kürt yönetimi, BM'nin ihtilaflż bölgeler raporunu bešenmedi DTP:
Dini kurallar bile dešižiyor, Anayasa dešižmiyor Irak hükümet
sözcüsü: Erdošan'żn ziyareti ēok anlamlż Iraqi
official underlines Turkish PM's visit to Baghdad Official:
Turkey warplanes strike Kurdish targets Turkish
warplanes strike northern Iraq Kuzey
Irak'a bir operasyon daha Iraqi Kurd oil sales, signing bonus waiting for Baghdad Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dżž
Basżnda Türkiye-AB Żližkileri Günlük Haftalżk Beril Dedeošlu Kżbrżs’żn önemi ABD'de yeni
dönemde Türkiye'yi neler bekliyor? PACE
invites Babacan to urgent session ABDÜLHAMŻT BŻLŻCŻ - Avrupa'nżn yargż
raporundaki hata 'Türkiye kara listeye girebilir' PKK'yż koruyan Fransa, Kżzżl Tugaylarż
iade etti Hristofyas
TSK�ya ēattż
Le Monde: Erdošan
Anayasa Mahkemesi'nden hesap soruyor Türkiye referandumu senatodan dönüyor
Türkiye’nin AB üyesi olmasż gerektišine
inancżmżz tam Turkey
profits from Oil Pipeline Armenia
terminates Turkey’s full influence on South Caucasus Büyükelēiden kilise talebi
Christofias attacks Turkish military for ‘reactionary’
stance Bush
says Turkey should be a member of EU Nabucco
gas line preps for open season interest ‘Mediterranean
Union without Turkey would be stillborn’ Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Soccer-Euro-Little
margin for error for Switzerland and Turkey Diyanet’ten
itiraf: Kadżnż karanlżša gömdük Diyanet: Kżzlarż okutmamak sakat bir din anlayżžż
Avžarvari bir röportaj
Film gibi tatbikat
ABD'deki 40 radyo, Gülen
programż yayżnladż Kömürlükte bulunan el bombasż Alman yapżmż ēżktż
TURKEY:
ONE-MAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE TRIES TO END BLOOD FEUDS Some
of Turkey's ATMs offer lira, euros and even dollars Meral Tamer Denizciler,
dünya tersanelerini gezerek Tuzla’daki ölümlere ēözüm arayacakmżž! Turkish Greens to establish a new political party ‘Terminatörler’
hiēbir hedefi kaēżrmadż Murat Demirel’e
zimmetten 12.5 yżl |
H3 Erdošan'żn
AK PARTi TBMM Grup Toplantżsż'nda yaptżšż konužmanżn tam metni: Erdošan: Yargżnżn yaptżšż nereden
dönecek? Erdošan ile Baykal
birbirine, Bahēeli herkese yüklendi Yargż
yanlżž yapżnca nereden dönecek? Bu trenden inen bir daha binemez Kararżn
gerekēesiz aēżklanmasż anayasa suēu Mahkeme izah etsin
Bahēeli, Yažar Büyükanżt'a ēattż 7. Liderlerin 'Milli Żrade Kimde' tartżžmasż Kżlżē:
Gerekēeli karar en kżsa sürede aēżklanacak 'Żnönü millet düžmanż' lafż TBMM'yi karżžtżrdż AK
Parti'nin kapatżlacašżndan emin: Gün gelir haklarżnżz iade edilir Erdošan'a göre CHP olmasa her žey yolunda gidecek Konužmalarż
kimin sżzdżrdżšżnż bilmiyorum Anayasal denetim parlamento
kayyumlušu dešildir Yargżnżn yaptżšż nerden dönecek Ben dešil ’Hadi yürü aslanżm’
diyenler kuyunu kazżyorlar Tonio
Arcaini devrede dev anlažma öncesi Siemens, Bakan’la yemekte 'Ben yaptżm oldu kimyayż bozuyor' Baykal:
Arabayż devirdin, haddini bil, kararż hazmet 'Anayasal denetim kayyumluk
dešildir' Mahkeme'yi
'toplumu bölmekle' suēladż, Org. Büyükanżt'ż eležtirdi Gül:
Herkes kendi sżnżrlarż iēinde olmalż Yüzbažż:
Dink cinayetini biliyorduk ama... Yüzbažż
Yżldżz da ‘albay suikastż biliyordu’ dedi Papaz, Kara
Kuvvetleri personeli ēżktż Bürokrattan
darbeye haddini bildirme yazżsż Demokrasi, hukuk ve
anayasa rehberliši
AKP ve CHP rejim
iēin bir noktada bulužmalż
DTP: Demokrasisiz Cumhuriyet tżkandż Siyasi risk ve küresel krizin Hazine'ye faturasż 54
milyon YTL Adalet Bakanlżšż'na üē ayrż dava CĒG iddialarż
dehžet verici
Özok, Taraf Gazetesi'nde yer alan kendi adżnżnda geētiši iddiaya
iližkin atež püskürüdü Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Ēandar Türkiye nereye gidiyor? “Dove va la Turchia?” Ružen
- Ēakżr
Ne boyun ešiyor ne
mücadele ediyor MUHARREM
SARIKAYA Trenden
inenler... Taha Akyol Türkiye’de yargż sorunu Fikret Bila Bažbakan’żn sordušu iki soru Hasan Cemal Murat Yetkin Erdošan
ēatżžma yolunu seēmedi Żsmet Berkan Uzun
bir patinaj dönemine hazżrlanalżm Fehmi Koru Empati
yapma zamanż Taha Kżvanē
Uēuk-kaēżklar
benden uzak dursun Žamil Tayyar Mandela gibi dönebilir Bilal Ēetin
Erdošan B planż iēin düšmeye bastż... Ali Bayramošlu Ahlaki düžüklük… Ertušrul
ÖzkökO
sorunun cevabżnż biliyordum Serdar Turgut Empatik anayasa NAZLI ILICAK Güvercinler kazandż Ahmet Hakan Türkiye nasżl rahatlar M Ali Birand Asker
topluma kżrgżn… Cüneyt Ülsever Bažbakan’ż dinlerken Asker itham ediyor Yargż kżlżf ižlevi görmeye
bažlarsa!.. AVNŻ ÖZGÜREL Nuh Gönültaž Dżž
düžmanż dešil, 'iē düžmanż' fižleme... Żsmail Küēükkaya [Yorum -
M. Naci Bostancż] Kutsallažtżrżlan siyaset Eser Karakaž Velev ki esastan denetlesin Nuray Bažaran Bažbakan'żn
beklenen konužmasż Almanya'da
yangżnlar durdu: Ergenekon dosyasż kapanżr! MUSTAFA ÜNAL - Meclis sesini yükseltti;
gerisi gelmeli Mustafa Akyol Devlet milletten akżllż mżdżr? Güngör Mengi
Yalēżn Došan Halk
yargżya sarżlżyor Mehmet Y
YżlmazYasama yetkisine tecavüz eden edene MUHARREM
SARIKAYATrenden
inenler... Gülay Göktürk Cumhuriyet
Ēalżžma Grubu Oray Ešin Hakan Aygün ABD,
AKP'yle ipleri kopardż Ankara’dan mantżksżzlżk žaheserleri YAVUZ DONAT Herkes gitti Meclis'e biz gittik Etlik'e Nasuhi Güngör AK Parti’nin önündeki asżl soru Mehmet Altan Askeri sopa ile özen... Bülent Kenež Duty
incumbent on Parliament and democratic political parties Ahmet Kekeē Yargżnżn görevi sorun üretmek mi? Bir siyahla beyaz kalżyor geride Yusuf KANLI Sezer ve Kanadošlu yemekte bulužtu Erdošan:
Benim ailemde de bažż aēżk var Dört dörtlük laikim
’Sav’
iēin görüžme talebine ret 1. Tuncay
Özkan partisini buldu 2. 'Humeyni'yi seviyorum, Atatürk'ü sevmiyorum'! Ekonomi Ege Cansen Para kaēar korkusu Deniz Gökēe Ż.Hüseyin Yżldżz Ercan Kumcu Fiyat istikrarż testi Huržit Günež Belirsizlikler azaldż mż? Siyasi
risk ve küresel krizin Hazine'ye faturasż 54 milyon YTL Turkey
says gets 10 bids for power grid tenders Akżža
bżraktżk: ‘Dava var’! Murat Yülek Policy
constraints in the second half of 2008 |
|
H4 New York Times The
End of Intervention By MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT Is the
international system a collection of legal nuts and bolts cobbled together by
governments to protect governments, or is it a framework intended to make the
world a more humane place? THOMAS L.
FRIEDMAN Obama
on the Nile It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Democrats’
nomination of Barack Obama as their candidate for president has improved
America’s image abroad. MAUREEN DOWD Mincing
Up Michelle It’s good news for Barack Obama that Hillary Clinton is out
of the race. But it’s also bad news. Now Republicans can turn their attention
to demonizing Michelle Obama. News
Analysis: Elusive Starting Point on Harsh Interrogations In
Germany, Bush Protests Lose Appeal Spain
Arrests 8 It Says Aided a Qaeda-Linked Cell Bomb
on Car Kills Leader of Hussein’s Tribe
Strong
Action Urged to Curb Warming Pakistani
Lawyers Demand Reinstatement of Judges European
Leaders Back Bush on Iran Obama’s
Long Short List At least one surprising name reportedly
on Barack Obama's possible-running-mate list. 2
New-Style Candidates Hit Old Notes on the Economy Senators John McCain and Barack Obama want to portray themselves as
willing to break with party orthodoxy, but the economy has them echoing their
party lines. Editorial Another
Failure on Climate Change No
one ever said that dealing with climate change would be easy or cost-free.
But we expected better from the Senate. China’s
List of Olympic Don’ts To win the right to host the Games, China promised
to improve its human-rights record. It keeps moving mostly in the opposite
direction South
Koreans Assail U.S. Pact, Shaking Leader
Outrage over beef imports
is hobbling the country’s president and his efforts to improve relations with
the U.S. |
H5 Washington
Post Iraqis Condemn American Demands
Negotiations over the future role of U.S. military in Iraq turn into a bitter
debate as Iraqi politicians denounce what they say are U.S. demands to
maintain nearly 60 bases in their country indefinitely. Top Iraqi officials call for a reduction, confinement of
U.S. military's role after U.N. mandate authorizing its presence expires in
December Bush, E.U. Threaten New Sanctions Against
Iran McCain, Obama Clash on Economy Candidates' Tacks Differ Sharply Editorial Saving Doha Why
an obscure Frenchman may be the last hope for global free trade. YOU HAVE
probably never heard of Pascal Lamy, but he might be able to save the world. A Vote for McBama By Robert J.
Samuelson, We have learned enough about both candidates to temper excitement. Fuel Protests Erupt in Asia As Oil Hits $139
a Barrel Two Protesters Die In Strikes in Europe Egypt's President Urges Family Planning
Campaign Launched Amid Economic Difficulties, Unrest Over Food Prices White House Fails Self-Examination By Dan
Froomkin Qatar's
Gusher Steven Mufson | A rosy view
from the other end of the oil pipeline. The McCain Miracle By Michael
Gerson The political and personal miracle of John McCain has been largely
overshadowed. Obama's Choice of Insider Draws Fire
Republicans Assail Head of VP Vetting Democrats Still Struggling With Whole 'Party
Unity' Thing Billing The Grandkids By Ruth
Marcus, This is the first extended war fought under the banner of supply-side
economics Don't Ask Nunn By Jonathan
Capehart, If Obama taps Sam Nunn for
VP, he risks alienating gay men and lesbians. |
H6 Guardian Oil to
hit $250 a barrel, says Gazprom chief
Chairman predicts prices will spiral despite Opec's assured stance Why
talk to al-Qaida? Raffaello Pantucci: Negotiation worked
in Northern Ireland, but with al-Qaida we must address the causes of
radicalisation A
handbrake turn Editorial: Hugo Chįvez has asked
Colombia's largest rebel group to lay down arms after four decades Take
the Fed's rosy outlook with a hefty grain of salt Larry Elliott: Brown
and Darling will welcome the American optimism. But things seem sure to get
worse before they get better Bush
regrets macho rhetoric on Iraq US president insists warmonger image was far
from the truth as farewell visit to Europe gets under way Poverty
and inequality worse under Labour Gap between richest and poorest
families wider despite government efforts Security
fears halt Afghan census plans Cancellation of project is a serious blow to
humanitarian aid and economic opportunities A
legacy of division David Cesarani: We shouldn't forget
the role played by British action – and inaction – in the events of 1948 and
the fate of Palestinians A friend
in need Mark Almond: Turkey is a strategically crucial
country, at an important juncture. Can the EU afford to snub it? The
Magna Carta question Michael White: The importance of
proper treatment in detention: 'have you been tortured?' is as relevant a
question as it was in 1215 Ireland's Chance to Speak for England By: Mary Kenny |
The Guardian As
China's power grows, the diaspora starts to flex its worldwide muscle Martin Jacques:
Poverty once drove their mass emigration, but the overseas Chinese now revel
in the status and wealth of their homeland 120 feared
killed in Sudan plane crash Airbus 310 engulfed by huge fire on runway after
landing at Khartoum during dust storm |
|
H7 Former NSC Iran hand Gary Sick contextualizes sweeping new
corruption accusations in Iran being levelled by Ahmadinejad and allies US
Security Agreements and Iraq - Greg Bruno, CFR SOFA Update - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama Changing Iran: An
Interview with Akbar Ganji - Boston Review In
Iran, Things Can Always Get Worse
American neoconservatives have consistently downplayed
differences among Iranian leaders and, as a consequence, ignored the impact
their own words have on Iranian politics. Sadr's Special Groups By: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and
Bill Roggio | The Weekly Standard Syrian Economy Requires a Peace Deal with Israel -
Sami Moubayed (Gulf News-Dubai) SyriaComment News Round Up (10 June 2008) Economic and Political Isolation of Syria Crumbling Fast Aggressive OPEC: In an editorial, the paper says OPEC should undertake
a far more aggressive effort to explain the realities of the oil market and its effects on the global
economy MB
in the Gulf - Marc Lynch, Abu Aardvark Middle East Progress How to Move
Forward on Iraq
Morocco Islamic, Secular Feminists Shun Cooperation, Share
Goal By: Daniel Williams | Bloomberg News Will it be
'Obama's war'? Venezuela: TIME looks at the political evolution of Venezuela's President
Hugo Chavez. Does
Syria consider itself Iran's Israel ? |
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq Iraq
to Conduct General Census - Sameer Yacoub, Associated Press Gulf
Arabs eye Iraq role to counter Iran Security
Pact Can be Finalized in July - Bushra Juhi, Associated Press The
Best General in the Iraqi Army? Bush
and Allies Embrace Possible Sanctions - Deb Riechman, Associated
Press US
Open to More Talks With Iran on Iraq - Adrian Croft, Reuters Iraq Foreign Minister Upbeat on Move By Arab
States to Open Embassies in Baghdad EU, U.S. Ready Crackdown on Iranian Banks Ahmadinejad Orders Iran's Banks to Move Assets to Beat EU
Freeze - Con Coughlin Iran
Building Seven Refineries to End Petrol Imports Saudi Paper Reports on Iraqi Prime
Minister's Talks in Iran Egyptian Radio Comments on Arab Countries
Stand on Joining Mediterranean Union GCC: Gulf
Arab central bankers yesterday agreed to steps that would move them toward a monetary union (Arab
News), but also said the adoption of a common currency is not
imminent. Permanent crisis Egyptian
views on another two years of emergency law |
H9 Ha’aretz – No good reason for
Gaza op Calm should be tried and its success judged with the passage of
time, rather than trying war and judging its outcome after hundreds of
casualties Top Syrian
plays down chances of direct talks with Israel Top MI
officer: Hamas fears broad IDF operation in Gaza Israeli
company develops system that allows users to see through walls Camero CEO
says company has already sold the system to armies and police forces around
the world Jerusalem PostAnti
Israel-lobby lobbyists in country
Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer to deliver a lecture at Hebrew U.
and to a Gush Shalom forum Fundamentally
Freund: Israel's big-mouth syndrome Stop
talking, start acting.
The
future for Jewish Europe is bright
[ ZAKI COOPER Government's
plan for Gaza [ CAROLINE GLICK
The Price of Poverty Income gap in Israel - a threat to
social Yedioth Ahronoth Poll: 67% of Israelis Oppose Full Withdrawal from Golan
Heights (Ynet News) Olmert warns new US administration may not be as
'friendly' Officials say negotiators to
meet in Turkey, Arab media believes fate of Shebaa farms on agenda Death of a vision Time has come to admit there
will be no friendly, peace-loving Palestinian state, writes Uri Elitzur Is Obama up to the test?/
Ettinger Will Obama exploit rare combination
of political-economic-security circumstances? Daily Alert.org
– Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress
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Google News Israel - Palestine From Prospect, when historians matter: On Israel's 60th
anniversary, Avi Shlaim, one of the country's revisionist
"new historians", looks back on how their work changed the
debate over 1948. WINEP Israel
and Hizballah: 2006 and 2008 - Israel and Hizballah: 2006 and 2008 First test of Israel’s Tamir short-range
missile interceptor Wednesday Proudly Israeli, Even With a
Second Passport PALESTINIAN Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas has been chalking up quite a few frequent flyer miles lately.
On Sunday, Abbas met with Saudi King Abdullah in Jeddah. The following day he
traveled to Egypt for meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The
purpose of both trips was to secure Arab support for a new initiative aimed at
ending the Middle East ... (By Sara Bjerg Moller, Boston Globe) Attack on
Gaza Looking More Likely Israeli leadership to debate course on Hamas Israeli officials say Syria talks resume
next week Arab
Countries Complicate Med Union Plan By: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer A Divide Even Among Israel's Supporters By: H.D.S.
Greenway | The Boston Globe When Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel
addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee recently he got a big
hand when he denounced Iran, but less of a one when he mentioned
"difficult decisions" that will have to be made for peace with the
Palestinians Reports of US Embassy Moving to Jerusalem
"Dangerous Development" - Editorial |
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As Bush launches farewell tour, Europe
warms up The US-German
relationship is perhaps the clearest example of improving ties since the Iraq
war began Subsidies: a big culprit in high gas prices
Gasoline would be cheaper if
countries ended their oil subsidies and let markets rule. New battlegrounds for McCain and Obama
Obama sees potential in traditional
red states such as Virginia, Colorado, and North Carolina. McCain looks to
target blue states including Pennsylvania and Michigan. Senate blocks Big Oil windfall profits tax
bill High-profile votes on the energy
issue are likely to continue until the fall election, say lawmakers on both
sides of the aisle. For some Iraqi war refugees, business is
booming Better security and infrastructure
have created new opportunities for some of the 250,000 war refugees still
living in Jordan. Facing inflation, Asia gets more aggressive
As social unrest grows over rising
food and fuel prices, policymakers from Thailand to Indonesia are raising
interest rates. China stumbles in Russia gas
deals Spotlight on China, darkness in Tibet
Tibet is shouting. But China isn't
listening. South Korea's beef protests: Lee's woes
deepen The cabinet offered
to resign June 10 amid weeks of protest against a US beef trade deal. Taliban’s
Sanctuary Bases in Pakistan Must Be Eliminated As
China's power grows, the diaspora starts to flex its worldwide muscle Martin Jacques:
Poverty once drove their mass emigration, but the overseas Chinese now revel
in the status and wealth of their homeland WORLD
NEWS: US signals end of road for India agreement PM Says "Stable" Afghanistan in
Best Interest of Pakistan, Regional Peace |
H11 IHT A muted last hurrah By
WILLIAM DROZDIAK The hope that the next U.S. president will infuse new life into the
Atlantic partnership is generating palpable excitement among leadership
circles across the continent. Bush,
on final tour of Europe, pushes for wider Iran sanctions President George
W. Bush, in Slovenia on Tuesday, won European support to consider additional
punitive sanctions against Iran France
and Germany vow joint response if Irish reject EU treaty By STEPHEN CASTLE In an admission that they
are contemplating a possible Irish no vote on the European Union's Lisbon
treaty, the two countries have promised a joint response if the result of the
referendum Thursday in Ireland plunges the bloc into political crisis. EUROPE European press review France's Strategic Posture: NATO Reingtergration and European
Defense By: Juda Gunstein | World Politics Review Since Gen. De Gaulle,
France's posture towards the United States can be summed up in the familiar
expression, "Friend, ally, non-aligned." A source of French pride
and American distrust, the formula has haunted France's stormy relationship
with NATO, and served as the geopolitical expression of l'exception
franēaise, France's cultural identity of exceptionalism Lisbon
Treaty Referendum: Fate of the European Union Lies with Ireland Bush in Germany on
'final tour' George W Bush arrives in Germany on the latest leg of what
is expected to be his last official tour of Europe. Text
of President Bush's appearance in Slovenia Bush, European
allies threaten tougher sanctions against Iran Troubled Elections in Macedonia By: Karl Rahder | ISN
Security Watch Arab Countries
Complicate Med Union Plan By: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer Back
in step After strains over Iraq, the EU and US are united again EU to act over UK
budget deficit The UK faces disciplinary proceedings from the EU which
says its budget deficit is growing too large. A Dark
Corner of Europe - Michael Totten, Middle East Journal Mardell's
Europe Irish No vote could leave key EU treaty dead in the water Pressure
on Greece as asylum seekers claim serious abuse |
H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Russia to Punish Azerbaijan for Pro-Western
Policy - Expert Georgian Leadership Says Has Scored
Diplomatic Victory Over Russia Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union
Could Start Working By 2010 - Eurasec Head Astrakhan Region to Broaden Transport Ties
With China - Governor Putin Visits Paris, Leaves Medvedev at Home and Urges French
Distance From U.S. By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review Although he is no longer Russia's
president, Vladimir Putin led the high-level Russian delegation that visited
France beginning May 29. Putin's change of office has not apparently led him
to change his views. The Master and Medvedev
Why Vladimir Putin’s successful effort to handpick his replacement may
backfire by Jeffrey Tayler
EDM AUSTRIAN
GOVERNMENT, OMV JOINING GAZPROM’S SOUTH STREAM PROJECT, UNDERCUT NABUCCO
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H13 The Times
Exclusive: Bush regrets his legacy as man who wanted war In an exclusive interview with The Times, President
Bush admits he is troubled about how his country has been misunderstood Scandal as Iranian old guard accused of corruption
Unprecedented allegations are seen as a
daring challenge to Iran’s ruling establishment by the intensely ambitious
president Analysis: the solution or part of the problem?
President Karzai is facing unprecedented
public and private criticism from politicians, soldiers and officials in the
West Rumour and suspicion threatens Afghan aid Allegations surrounding President Karzai's brother are
leading donor countries to question further funding EU referendum: The Luck of the Irish The Irish should vote to free us all from the Lisbon
Treaty and the loss of sovereignty it represents What have the Eurocrats ever done for us? In Ireland's case, a lot. But voters may still reject
the Lisbon treaty Fintan O'Toole 42 Days: No to the Politics of Fear Gordon Brown is confusing security
and job security Wall Street Journal Inflation worries are heating up around the world and jolting
financial markets in the process. In the U.S., investors
sold off Treasurys, as many grow convinced that the Fed may have to
raise rates Putin Associate Emerges as Czar of Oil
Trading Gennady Timchenko, the world's most powerful independent trader of
Russian oil, says he's too busy to see his old acquaintance Vladimir Putin.
The two deny there are close ties, but Putin's old allies are often in a
position to wield influence over key areas of Russia's economy. Friends
of Barack Sarkozy Tries Again Muslim and Indonesian Oil imports increase
US trade gap The soaring cost of importing foreign oil widened America's
trade gap in April to $60.9bn, the biggest for 13 months.
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H14 Financial
Times Sustaining
growth is the century’s big challenge Jeffrey Sachs has produced an analysis that
manages to be both pessimistic and optimistic at the same time. One might not
be quite as optimistic about the solutions. But one must recognise the
salience of the challenges, writes Martin
Wolf Rhetoric
will never feed the world’s hungry We make the poor better
off not by holding back technical and economic progress, but by accelerating
it, writes John Kay Let
the markets solve the energy crisis High
prices say we need more investment: in efficiency and new production,
technology and energy sources, writes Tony Hayward
Irish
PM makes final push for Lisbon treaty Irish
voters were warned by Brian Cowen not to think they could extract a better
deal from their EU partners by rejecting the Lisbon treaty West
warns of tighter Iran bank curbs The US and European Union are threatening to
impose tighter sanctions on Iranian banks unless Tehran suspends its uranium
enrichment programme WORLD NEWS:
Bush adopts multilateralist tone WORLD
NEWS: World Bank sees inflation threat to poor nations A
template for tax The goal for European fiscal policymakers should
be enhancing genuine competition among economies. Any moves France can make
in that direction during its presidency will be welcome Merkel
emerges as Germany’s anchor The chancellor has proved
Europe’s foremost political leader, defying pessimists. The test now is
whether she can turn that authority into a platform for a second term in
office Merkel
celebrates social market modelGermany’s chancellor has
recalibrated her message for a country increasingly ambivalent about
globalisation Markets
move on fears of inflation crackdown Fears
that central banks around the world are planning a crackdown on rising
inflation saw bond and futures markets move sharply, with a series of
interest rate rises now priced into markets in the US, the eurozone and the
UK Plan
for closer ties an insult, says Gaddafi The
Libyan leader attacks the French-backed plan for co-operation between the EU
and Mediterranean countries, telling other states that the bloc is ‘taking us
for fools’ WORLD NEWS:
McCain vows to restrain big business Inclusive
iPhone While the introduction of subsidies is a sensible
move, it is also an admission that Apple’s device has failed to change the
industry’s business model |
H15 Los Angeles
Times Re-upping in Iraq By Max Boot We need a pact that protects our troops, and Baghdad
isn't cooperating
Democrats in Congress rally around Obama Editorial Food diplomacy works First in a series on why and how the U.S. should outdo the Islamists
at charity while fighting world hunger. The end of the Clinton-Bush era?
Is it over for the Clintons? What about the Bushes? The debate
continues Gates working to make Pentagon's
postelection transition smooth Michael Mullen says action unlikely against
militants in Pakistan |
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H16 American Politics Ripples
in the Vice-Presidential Pool Christian
leaders meet privately with Obama Obama
considering retired military leaders for VP, senators say KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES... So you
think you know who's on Obama's veep short list? Well, think again Senator says Obama VP search team discussed 20 names Gallup Daily: Obama's Lead Stabilizing Political
Memo: Those Loyal to the Clintons Take Note of Who Was Not The Amazing
Money machine
by Joshua Green How Silicon Valley made Barack Obama this year's hottest
start-up It's Not
"Just" the Economy Stupid - American Enterprise Institute realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Lieberman Camp To Obama: Back Off |
H17 Daily Telegraph Bush
finally finds time to talk to Europe George W. Bush made little effort during his presidency to persuade America's allies to work with him. As a result, he will not be missed in Europe. Arizona Senator courts former First Lady's supporters. Petrol
sales fall 20pc as drivers feel pinch British drivers are shunning their
cars after record rises in the price of fuel, the International Energy Agency
has said Poll:
Public back 42-day terror detention The British public is overwhelmingly
in favour of Government plans to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days
before they are charged, a Telegraph poll shows. 'Our
Afghan job is not appreciated' British troops in Afghanistan are angry that the hard fighting they
are doing is not fully appreciated by the public |
H18 Independent An
ominous warning that the rise in oil prices has only begun The chief
executive of the world's largest energy company has issued a dire prediction
that oil will hit $250 per barrel "in the foreseeable future". Brown
enters the final 24 hours of his battle to win vote on 42 days Gordon Brown is struggling to head off a Commons
defeat tonight over his plans to allow police to detain suspected terrorists
for up to 42 days without charge. |
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism What Rumsfeld Got Right
How Donald Rumsfeld remade the U.S. military for a more uncertain world by Robert D. Kaplan
The
Principles of War: 5. Surprise American
Civil-Military Relations - US Army, CSPAN Rand Analytic
Support to Intelligence in Counterinsurgencies Beyond the Joint Force -
American Enterprise Institute National Security
Presidential Directive and Homeland Security Presidential Directive:
Biometrics for Identification and Screening to Enhance National Security Deterring Terrorists By: Shmuel Bar | Policy Review
Israel has been waging a “War on Terror” since before it was established,
with a high degree of success. However, during most of this period, the
conventional wisdom there (as elsewhere) was that terrorists cannot be
“deterred” and, therefore, that the strategy against them should focus on
prevention, disruption, and offensive action in order to eradicate them Taliban’s Sanctuary
Bases in Pakistan Must Be Eliminated Raffaello Pantucci: Negotiation worked in Northern Ireland, but with al-Qaida we must
address the causes of radicalisation Global Military Spending Soars 45% in 10
Years Harboring al Qaeda By: Thomas Joscelyn | The Weekly
Standard Gates
Freezes Out Air Force’s ‘Fighter Mafia’ - Westhawk, Westhawk Crime
Statistics 2007: The Preliminary Numbers Morocco jails terror
cell members A Moroccan
court jails 29 men for forming a terror group with intent to carry out
attacks and recruiting Iraq fighters. Robert D. Kaplan comments on what it takes to earn the highest award
the military can bestow—and why the public fails to appreciate its worth. DIA Reports on Loss of Jose Padilla Interrogation
Video THE HARSH emotional and mental
costs of sending troops to frequent and long deployments in wars without
clear battle lines became apparent last month, when the Pentagon released
data on suicides and cases of post-traumatic stress disorder. In 2007, there
were 115 suicides among active duty service members, an increase over a total
of 102 in 2006 and the highest ... (Boston Globe) LTC Gentile at World
Politics Review - Misreading the
Surge Threatens U.S. Army's Conventional
Capabilities: |
H20 Slate Listening to Dissent How should a president handle uncertainties or disputes
on intelligence? The Johnson Test Will Obama show us
the instruction manual for his new kind of politics? What Is the
Bilderberg Group? And Why Doesn't the Press Cover It? Webb's the Man? The New
Republic and New York Review of Books on the possible
Barack Obama/Jim Webb ticket. Green
Peace: Energy, Europe and the Global Order Conspiracy Theory
by Stephan Faris Climate-change litigation is heating up. Will the
legal strategy that brought down Big Tobacco work against Big Oil? CEPS Positive Incentives for Climate Change Action: Some
Reflections Science, Technology, and
American Diplomacy: Background and Issues for Congress (PDF; 111 KB) Mexico-U.S. Relations:
Issues for Congress (PDF; 221 KB) Source: Congressional
Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists |
The Sky Is Falling by
Gregg Easterbrook The odds that a potentially devastating space rock will hit
Earth this century may be as high as one in 10. So why isn't NASA trying
harder to prevent catastrophe We-Think:
the power of mass creativity Rupert Murdoch wants his Wall Street Journal to displace The New York
Times as the world’s paper of record. His ambitions could be good news for
the newspaper industry— or another nail in the coffin of serious journalism. [Web
only: Video: "Rupert
Murdoch: The Last Hope for Journalism"] by Mark Bowden The 11 1/2 Biggest Ideas of the Year A thumbnail
intellectual history of the year What the Internet is doing to our brains by Nicholas Carr The great seduction By
DAVID BROOKS The most rampant decadence today is financial decadence, the trampling
of decent norms about how to use and harness money SuperMedia
as "networked journalism" , Charlie Beckett 'Like
Chess, Only without the Dice': German Football's Greatest Sayings From THES, does the Google generation, which has grown up with
a deluge of data just clicks away, lack the
independence of thought and critical rigour needed for higher study? Humans evolved to live in small isolated groups and are finely tuned
to seek people of common values. Hence we care about race... more» We may make snap judgments, or mull things carefully; why and when do
we use the brain systems behind these decision-making
styles? For Muslim women in Europe, a medical road
back to virginity Caught between the freedoms that European society affords and the
deep-rooted traditions of their parents' and grandparents' generations, more
and more women are asking cosmetic surgeons to replace their hymens. Has science made belief
in God obsolete? Two scholars debate the Templeton Foundation's latest
Big Question. Referee alleges NBA conspiracy Tim Donaghy says
officials sought to assure a Game 7 in the '02 Lakers-Kings Western
Conference finals A review
of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Utility: Happiness in Philosophical
and Economic Thought by Anthony Kenny & Charles Kenny How to save money, as a woman. How to be a creative spirit, or find
balance, as a woman. How to buy a house, as a woman. Why all these books?...
more» NBA hopes Celtics-Lakers rivalry can
respark the fans But current finals lacks superstar
matchup of Bird vs. Magic. In
praise of ... cheap laptops Editorial: Three years ago
no corporation thought there was a profitable market for cheap computers for
poorer people, least of all in the developing world Getting a
kick out of Pelé? Rob Smyth: The Brazilian footballer
has agreed to a film of his life. He may be a sporting genius but his story
doesn't merit a movie |
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