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H1 New York Times Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal in Civilian Courts The court repudiated the fundamental legal basis for the Bush administration’s strategy of housing prisoners at the United States Naval base in Cuba.

News Analysis: Guantánamo’s Detention Camp Remains, but Not Its Legal Rationale Text of the Decision (pdf)

Editorial Justice 5, Brutality 4 The Supreme Court’s recent ruling was a good day for people who abhor President Bush’s attempts to turn Guantánamo Bay into a constitutional-rights-free

Editorial A Dangerous Place The Bush administration needs a comprehensive plan — integrating diplomacy, intelligence, law enforcement and economic aid — to help stabilize Pakistan.

DAVID BROOKS Obama, Liberalism and the Challenge of Reform Barack Obama is politically astute — giving everybody the impression he’s on their side — but substantively vague. Change just isn’t that easy.

The Economist Iraq starts to fix itself The gains are fragile, but Iraq is doing a lot better than it was only a few months ago

The change in Iraq Is it turning the corner?

The American election and Iraq The war for the White House

CNAS Making America Grand Again Report - Shawn Brimley, Michele A. Flournoy, Vikram J. Singh

Iran: Assessing U.S. Strategic Options - James N. Miller, Christine Parthemore, Kurt M. Campbell

Shaping the Iraq Inheritance - Colin Kahl, Michele A. Flournoy, Shawn Brimley

A Strategy for American Power: Energy, Climate and National Security - Sharon Burke and Christine Parthemore

The Power of Balance: America in iAsia - Kurt M. Campbell, Nirav Patel, Vikram J. Singh

Washington Post Make It About Iraq Charles Krauthammer | McCain can run and win with Iraq as a main tenet of his platform.

Democrats on the Rise E. J. Dionne Jr.| A sharp shift toward the Democrats could prove decisive in November.

Gates Vs. Rumsfeld NEW GROUP: Planet War | Is Gates a better defense secretary than Rumsfeld? Join the discussion with Peter Feaver and William Arkin

CBS 60 Minutes Top Guns: Inside the Secret World of the Israeli Air Force

Iraqi Lawmakers Reject US Security Draft Pact

Wall Street Journal Brave New World? By Peggy Noonan
Declarations: McCain represents the way we were, Obama what we are becoming.

Independent Leading Article: How to unnerve Mr Ahmadinejad

McClatchy Supreme Court ruling could free scores from Guantanamo Within hours of the court's decision granting Guantanamo detainees access to federal courts, attorneys were preparing to demand hearings for detainees long held without charges. These hearings will force the Bush administration to reveal its evidence and expose publicly how the detainees have been treated. Some attorneys think that the administration simply will start releasing detainees to avoid the potentially embarrassing hearings altogether.

Iraq Could Cost Taxpayers $2.7 Trillion

Asia Times War on Iran: Law the first casualty
The decision by the United States and Israel to escalate the threat levels against Iran, as reflected in President George W Bush's statement in Europe that all options remain on the table, has been matched by an equally resolute defiance by Iran. Another unjustified, illegal war in the Middle East is being plotted. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi

Al Hayat Syria: Between the Brink of the Abyss and "Constructive" Ambiguity Abdullah Iskandar - While no one will risk offering a decisive interpretation of Syria relinquishing the brink-of-abyss policy, it is still difficult to predict how far the new Syrian approach will go.

IHT A new start By MIKHAIL GORBACHEV Russia's challenge today is to modernize its economy, politics and society as a whole.

THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

A question of leadership By DAVID GERGEN AND ANDY ZELLEKE Shouldn't part of the process of choosing the next U.S. president be a "job interview" of sorts, designed to shed light on the candidates' leadership capacity?

NATO defense ministers meet over security missions The U.S. defense secretary, Robert Gates, joined NATO defense ministers in Brussels to push forward a design for missile defenses that will protect all alliance nations from a potential Iranian ballistic missile attack.

High court vs. kangaroo justice

FOR THE THIRD time, the Supreme Court yesterday stood up for the rights of terrorism suspects imprisoned at Guantanamo, some for more than six years. Congress and the Bush administration should stop seeking extra-constitutional ways to justify the inmates' indefinite imprisonment and instead bring them to the mainland United States for courts-martial or federal criminal court proceedings. (Boston Globe)

National Intelligence Council “Disruptive Civil Technologies: Six Technologies With Potential Impacts on US Interests Out to 2025″ (pdf), Conference Report, April 2008.

Garrisoning the Global Gas Station by Michael T. Klare and Tom Engelhardt

Ralph Peters GATES THE GREAT - New York Post MIRACLES do happen: A Bush Cabinet officer has proven not only competent, but wise, honest, independent and courageous.

CRS - “Russia’s Economic Performance and Policies and Their Implications for the United States,” May 30, 2008.

Foreign nations overwhelmingly prefer Obama, survey finds For more on the poll: http://pewglobal.org

Christian Science Monitor Syria sees warming ties in Middle East Its improved standing poses challenge to US policy of isolation.

Iran's nuclear program: will more sanctions work? The EU's Javier Solana heads to Iran this weekend to offer revised US-EU incentives.

U.S. strike aggravates alliance with Pakistan Tuesday's deadly US incursion is under investigation, but it points up the contrast between the two nations' approaches to militants along the Afghanistan border.

What Should Have Been Said to AIPAC by Michael C. Desch

Forward Rift in Al Qaeda Raises Specter of Bin Laden Bringing Jihad to Holy Land A recent flurry of signals from Al Qaeda leaders has fueled concerns among terrorism experts that Al Qaeda could be setting up to launch an attack on Israel

Bill Presses Iraq To Recognize Israel To the many challenges facing the fledgling Iraqi government, Congress may soon add this: Recognize the State of Israel and establish diplomatic ties with Jerusalem, or else risk losing some of the billions in aid that Baghdad receives from the United States

INSS Insight: The Belated Message from the IAEA on Iran Ephraim Asculai and Emily Landau (June 8, 2008) analyze the recently-issued IAEA report, which, they argue, contains new documentation of Iran's progress towards a nuclear weapons capability, yet is unlikely ti be translated into determined and effective action anytime soon

INSS Insight: Revival for Lebanon or the Beginning of the Shia Crescent? Amir Kulick (June 4, 2008) analyzes the recent Doha agreement and suggests what are Lebanon's prospects for a new national beginning or, alternatively, pursuit of a radical-based Shiite track

The Poland of Islam? By: Stephen Schwartz | The Weekly Standard
Iraq is a central Islamic country; a keystone with the potential for influencing its powerful neighbors, Saudi Arabia and Iran. It shares a common Arab language and tribal traditions with the former, and the Shia interpretation of Islam with the latter

Court says detainees have rights, bucking Bush In a stinging rebuke to President Bush's anti-terror policies, a deeply divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign detainees held for years at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have the right to appeal to U.S. civilian courts

Al Awsat Iraq: After the Tipping Point : Amir Taheri

The Decline in America’s Reputation: Why? (PDF; 711 KB) Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs — Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight

OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet
Source: Energy Information Administration

Our view on the Middle East: Stop the Iran saber rattling and give diplomacy a chance (USATODAY.com)

Salon Relax, liberals. You've already won No matter who prevails at the ballot box in November, John McCain or Barack Obama, the four-decade-long conservative counterrevolution is over.
By Michael Lind

France's Strategic Posture: The Temptation of Forward Defense By: Judah Grunstein | World Politics Review Any strategic posture review inevitably boils down to preparing for possible conflict, and the scenarios for such that were evoked in discussions with French officials and experts emphasized the possibility of military intervention for forward defense, a significant evolution in France's vision of its global role

'State Of Confusion' Looms As Transition Period Approaches

As Kosovo prepares to implement its new constitution, the details of its administration and security remain deeply unclear. Longtime U.S. diplomat James Hooper says international bodies' confusion means opportunities for the Kosovars.

Daily Star Iranian power comes with responsibility
By Volker Perthes

OpenDemocracy Washington's choice: subdue Iran, secure Iraq

Paul Rogers In managing its unfinished business with Tehran and Baghdad, the George W Bush administration seeks to bind the region - and its successor

Guardian BP ups stakes by accusing Putin Chairman claims Russia's leadership should intervene in struggle over country's third-largest oil producer

Spoiling the barrel Jeremy Leggett: BP's review of global reserves is tainted by 'political' oil, and distorts our view of future supply

Ha’aretz – Poll: Most Israelis, Palestinians see no point in peace talks

The myth of the Shia crescent These complexities are lost on many observers when matched up against the convenient and catchy rhetoric of the "Shia Crescent." But they have not gone unnoticed among ordinary Arabs.

Lebanon and the Weakening of the Arab Order Moshe Dayan Center

Hizbollah's Weapons Turn Inwards Crisis Group

Obama Is a Truly Democratic Expansionist by John Pilger

When bankers went bonkers: A review of The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: the Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means by George Soros.

Comment on Iran’s strategy in the Levant by Malik Mufti, MESH

Comment on The myth of linkage by Walter Reich, MESH

Cairo's Failing Fundamentalists By: John R. Bradley | Prospect

Financial Times A war that badly needs a definition of victory

Afghanistan is not about to become a shiny new democracy. Any political system must pay its respects to history, geography and culture. The ambition should be for a government that is strong enough to defend the country’s borders and deny safe havens to terrorists, and sufficiently honest and pluralist to guarantee fundamental rights, writes Philip Stephens

Oil summit needs to get results, says US The US national security adviser warned on the importance of meeting expectations generated by the talks as the world economy reeled from surging global crude prices

A liberal like no other: An article on understanding Obama's bipartisan appeal.

Ten reasons to worry about Obama's chances in November.

Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties [video] by Rep. Ron Paul, Stephen Kinzer, and Andrew J. Bacevich

H 2 The Economist Turkey A tragedy in the making The likelihood of a ban on the ruling party is growing. It would be a disastrous mistake

Turkey Beyond the veil The secular and the pious march towards a new collision, with unforeseeable consequences for democracy and Turkey's chances in Europe

RAND | The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey Full Document (By: Angel Rabasa, F. Stephen Larrabee

Jamestown Turkey’s Multifaceted Anti-PKK Strategy Continues to Unfold (Terrorism Monitor - June 12, 2008) By Frank Hyland

UPI Walker's World: Can France veto Turkey?

Pew raporu: Türkler ABD’ye olumsuz bakıyor

Babacan mesaj verdi: Akdeniz Birliği'nin tamamen dışında kalabiliriz

Ali H Aslan How to deal with Turkey’s bureaucratic sovereigns

Nejat Eslen Jeopolitik güç mücadelesi ve rejim tehlikesi

Does America Have a Role in Ankara? Middle East Times

Turkey balances democracy and Islam Indianapolis Star

ABD'de konuşulan Türkiye-5

Jamestown Turkish Generals Admit Military and Intelligence Coordination with Iran

Asia Times Turkey admits coordination with Iran The willingness of General Ilker Basbug, the commander of Turkish land forces, to confirm that Turkey and Iran are working together in Turkey's war against the Kurdistan Workers' Party puts the United States in a pinch, particularly as Washington will need Ankara's help if it means to pressure Iran further over its nuclear program

Political Demands of Turkey’s Religious and Ethnic Minorities–A History

From FP, an interview with Fatih Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency, on the new world energy order

Constitutional Court and the Closure of Political Parties in Turkey SETA

ABD’den CHP’ye görülmemis destek var

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