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H1 New York Times
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Iraq:
Still Inscrutable What we do next in Iraq — how and why — is barely
getting discussed in the presidential campaign. It might be useful to start
talking about it. At
Least 51 Are Killed in Blast at Baghdad Market A car bomb
exploded during the busiest time of day in a Shiite neighborhood. It was the
deadliest attack in Baghdad in more than three months. CEPS The
Wider Black Sea Region in the 21st Century: Strategic, Economic, and Energy
Perspectives Download PDF for
free Guardian Israel
and Hamas agree on ceasefire Egypt gets Hamas to agree to halt all
attacks out of Gaza in return of Israel halting its military strikes Iraq
insists on right to veto US army Baghdad and Washington in talks on
future status of troops, as Iraq sees biggest bomb in weeks Succession at House of Saud: The Men Who Would Be King
By: Anne Penketh | The Independent Washington Post Candidates Clash on Terrorism In
Sharp Exchange, Each Side Calls Other's Position a Risk Editorial Mr. Zebari's Message Iraq's foreign minister has a chat with Barack Obama. Mr. Obama
should take this opportunity to refresh his badly outdated plan for Iraq. Iraqi Official: Security Pact Altered
Change Aimed at Bypassing Need for Congressional Approval By Jim Hoagland, Nicolas Sarkozy is giving France, and its allies,
change they should believe in and actively support. By Robert J. Samuelson, High
oil prices may be here to stay. Will Americans adapt accordingly? CFR Media
Conference Call: Political and Security Developments in Iraq (Audio) Text of Nuclear Package Deal Offered to
Iran Nuclear Dangers Rise With Oil Costs By: David R. Sands |
The Washington Times Daily Star Iran
has made plenty of points, and now it's time to cash in Some
success and much American failure By
Rami G. Khouri Why
Iran Will Get Nuclear Weapons - Amir Taheri What
Iraq Needs Next - Amir Taheri, New York Post opinion The Times France: Aux Armes Sarkozy outlines his new strategic vision Old Ties Exist Between Iran and Lebanon's Shiites By:
Sadegh Zibakalam | The Daily Star Ha’aretz ANALYSIS
/ Cease-fire deal means Hamas is in charge Israel won't be able to
monitor Rafah crossing; release of abducted soldier Shalit won't be part of
truce ElBaradei:
Syria lacks skills, fuel for nuclear facility Financial
Times Saudi
Arabia should ditch its dollar peg The inflation problem
in the Gulf region, which is hitting low-income workers, is exacerbated by
the fixed exchange rate policy, writes Martin
Feldstein How
global imbalances led to both credit crunch and inflation Martin
Wolf explains the combination of a ‘credit crunch’ in the US with soaring
commodity prices and rising inflation across the globe France
to push ahead with EU plans The French government says
Europe ‘did not stop’ with the Irish No as it sets out an action-packed
agenda for its six-month EU presidency that begins in July Syria
sees benefits of liberalisation Damascus is making up
for falling oil revenue with the establishment of private banks and cuts in
taxes and duties that have boosted investment, trade and non-oil exports EU
faces fresh Lisbon delay Leaders meeting for summit
talks in Brussels on Thursday are braced for more delays in the ratification
of the treaty after its rejection last week by Irish voters UK
must stay the course in Iraq The withdrawal timetable should be genuinely
dictated, as officials claim it is, by facts on the ground – and not by
domestic political considerations Slate The Taliban Are Back. What Now? The long road to fixing Afghanistan winds through Pakistan.
Democracy
Promotion in the Middle East: Restoring Credibility Is
the League of Democracies a good idea? Petrostate:
Putin, Power, and the New Russia The Costs of Relying on
Aging Dictators - American Enterprise Institute Saliba Sarsar and
David B. Strohmetz, The Economics of Democracy in Muslim Countries Wall Street JournalLord, Make Me Conservative, But Not Yet
By Thomas Frank The Tilting Yard: A philosophy of
government is discredited. Death of U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Another Blow to Bush Legacy
By: Adam Wolfe | World Politics Review In March 2006, President Bush signed a
nuclear agreement in New Delhi designed to pull the world's largest democracy
closer to the world's last superpower and dramatically alter Asia's balance
of power. But the deal, President Bush's last, best chance for a positive
legacy in international affairs, seems to have gone out with a whimper. Talkin’
’bout my generation: The economic impact of aging U.S. Baby Boomers Source: McKinsey &
Company Download in sections or as full
report. (PDF; 3.9 MB) + Slide
show (PDF; 686 KB) + Related
video Free registration required How to silence that Iran war drumbeat
War is not inevitable. Bold,
transparent diplomacy can work. IHT More than Just Talk By: Ban Ki Moon | International
Herald Tribune Detractors often call the United Nations a "talking
shop" of 192 nations where, it has memorably been said, "no issue
is too small to be debated endlessly." But the real UN, almost invisible
to the general public, is the action-oriented UN. Foreign Policy The
List: Five Reasons to Love $4 Gas Cobban Washington:
Concealing SOFA plans since November 2003 Newsweek The Gap Between
Obama’s Promise, Washington’s Ways Bush's
Iran Rhetoric vs. Policies - Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
Independent Robert
Fisk: Snapshots of life in Baghdad The
dangerous face of ordinary life has been captured by Iraqis on their mobile
phones – reaching the places Western photographers can no longer go. The
Big Question: What is the new French defence strategy, and should we follow
suit? Russia Insists on Treating Sevastapol as an Open Question
By: Pavel K. Baev | Eurasia Daily Monitor There is certainly far more to the
Sevastopol problem than just the physical difficulty of moving the fleet, and
Russian politicians, from Dmitri Rogozin to Yuri Luzhkov to Sergei Ivanov,
have been arguing passionately during the last couple of months that there is
not only no place but also no need to abandon the base at Sevastopol Asia Times Myth-makers caught in oil
speculation Nuclear find raises the ante against Iran
There is no evidence that Iran has got hold of electronic blueprints for an
advanced nuclear weapon recently found on computers belonging to the
proliferation network once run by the father of Pakistan's nuclear weapons
program, Abdul Qadeer Khan. All the same, the discovery of the blueprints
comes at a bad time for Iran as it gives the United States cause to intensify
its brinkmanship against the country. - Ehsan Ahrari The great land
grab At the core of the George W Bush administration's negotiations with
Baghdad over the US's long-term presence in Iraq is the issue of bases. Over
the past few years they have surged to over 100 in number at the cost of many
billions of dollars. Whatever the outcome of the talks, the bases will still
be there when the next administration hits Washington, whether the Iraqis
like it or not. - Tom Engelhardt An exit
strategy for Iraq |
H2 SEN. OBAMA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO U.S. ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
RECOGNITION Middle East Progress Bolstering
Turkey’s Faltering Democracy Arming
for the 21st Century: Turkey and Asymmetric Warfare Ýran'la ilgili 6 Ortadoðu senaryosu Guardian Democratic
downturn Inayat Bunglawala: Turkey and Indonesia are two
Muslim countries where democracy looks promising - or it did, until recently EDM THE BLACK
SEA OIL FIELDS MAY MAKE TURKEY ENERGY INDEPENDENT Abdülhamit Bilici Washington'daki yanlýþ Türkiye hesabý (2) Hearings In July on
Turkey's Ruling Party Turkey
"Neutralizes" PKK Group In Northern Iraq Turkey and the long decade with the IMF (Bretton Woods
Project) Ambassador Wilson’s Remarks to the ABFT Innovation Conference,
Istanbul Jack Straw En büyük
gururum Türkiye'dir * Israel, Syria "Extremely
Satisfied" With Peace Talks - Turkish FM OxAn TURKEY:
Food prices rise despite thriving agriculture 'Dava
sonrasý Türkiye'yi inceleyeceðiz' Ýç Basýnda Türk Dýþ
Politikasý Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fýrat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dýþ Basýnda Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Atatürk'e sunulan Gizli Þark Raporu Cevdet Aþkýn Genelkurmay sýnýra bakýyor, ABD 'ince
hesap' yapýyor Sýnýrda toplanan PKK'lýlara bomba Sadi
Somuncuoðlu Türkiye'nin
arabuluculuðu Irak – Türkiye sýnýrý iki Kürt partisinin istihbarat
dairesimi oldu acaba ? 'Türkiye'nin arabuluculuðu memnuniyet verici' Iraq's Khurmala oil field sees national struggle again It's in
Kurdistan, period," KRG Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami
said Turist Amerikalýlar Kürt
köylerinde KRG’s Head of Foreign Relations meets UK ministers in London Prime Minister Barzani celebrates civil society's
achievements Iraq Says Ready to Include Turkey in Energy Tenders Iraqi president at Mayo Clinic for medical check Dear
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani Mayýnlý
arazi ihaleyle temizlenecek Sýzmaya çalýþan terörist gruba, gece
baskýný Beril
Dedeoðlu The
impasse in Maliki-Bush relations Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye-AB Ýliþkileri Günlük Haftalýk Turkey Has a Big Problem Called 'Sarkozy' By: Mehmet Ali
Birand | Turkish Daily News Turkey
has an issue called Nicolas Sarkozy. He is some sort of obsession. The French
president is trying to prevent Turkey's accession to the European Union and
prioritizing policies to suppress Turkey to a secondary membership in the EU Babacan, AB
sürecinden endiþeli Babacan urges French fairness in EU talks Dönem Baþkaný: Bize kalsa 10 baþlýk açardýk
Fransa, NATO�nun �komutasý�na girecek
Sami Kohen “Hayýr”a
çare ne? Yunan komutan 3 yýl rötarla
misafirimiz Türkiye’yi Sarkozy ile konuþacaðým 'Lizbon anlaþmazlýðý süreci
etkilemez' Rauf Denktaþ Açýklanmýþtýr... Ergin Yýldýzoðlu Obama Kazandý Çok
[U]mutluyuz Amanda Akçakoca A
shaken EU Beril Dedeoðlu Ýrlanda’nýn ‘Hayýr’ý Greek
commander in Ankara, marking first visit Talat: Hristofyas buluþmamýz
lazým Obama ve McCain'in Dýþ Politikasý John McCain ile Barack
Obama'nýn dýþ politikaya yaklaþýmý konusunda ne söylenebilir? Turkey expects France to be fair negotiator in EU entry
talks - International Herald Tribune Turkish giant Oyak Group causes consternation in
Brussels - Times Online Prison
for Turkey book 'insult' Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
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hayatýn gizliliði koruma altýna alýnýyor Sistem,
dershaneleri zorunlu kýlýyor Nagehan Alçý Futbolitika |
H3 New
constitution on agenda again AK Parti
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müzakere baþka Cumhuriyet Baþsavcýsý: Gül
yargýlanamaz AKP geri adým atmadý
Prof. Sancar’dan AK Parti savunmasý
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geçiyor 'Türkiye de Milli Takým gibi kaostan kurtulmalý' Sözlü
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H4 New York Times THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Iraq:
Still Inscrutable What we do next in Iraq — how and why — is barely
getting discussed in the presidential campaign. It might be useful to start
talking about it. At
Least 51 Are Killed in Blast at Baghdad Market A car bomb
exploded during the busiest time of day in a Shiite neighborhood. It was the
deadliest attack in Baghdad in more than three months. A
Fair Fight for Lebanon’s Army By NICHOLAS NOE The lack of equipment for a strong Lebanese army is a
testament to how short-sighted and contradictory the American approach to
Lebanon has been.
MAUREEN DOWD American
President Pleads Guilty to Hopeless Idealism On a recent visit to London, George W. Bush chatted
up historians but dispensed with the 21st century. Investors
Seek Asian Options to Costly China
A number of
multinational companies are creating or expanding other Asian bases,
particularly in Vietnam. Obama
and Clinton Seek to Unite Donors in Joint Appearance Pakistani
Fury Over Airstrikes Imperils Training Israel
and Hamas Near Truce on Gaza British
Free a Cleric Linked to bin Laden and Wanted in Jordan World’s
Refugee Count in 2007 Exceeded 11 Million, U.N. Says Mr.
Bush v. the Bill of Rights A proposed bill that would expand
President Bush’s powers to spy on Americans without a court order is a threat
to the Bill of Rights Japan
and China Near Agreement on Offshore Gas Fields Taliban
Fighters Infiltrate Area Near Southern Afghan City Case
Dropped Against Officer Accused in Iraq Killings World
Briefing | Middle East: Syria: U.N. Doubts Nuclear Ability After
Attacks, Michelle Obama Looks for a New Introduction As her husband’s general election campaign gets into full swing, Mrs.
Obama is getting a subtle makeover. Bush
to Seek an End to Ban on Oil Drilling
Reversing a
longstanding position, President Bush will call on Congress to end the ban on
offshore drilling, underscoring how gas prices have become a major issue in
the 2008 campaign. |
H5 Washington
Post Candidates Clash on Terrorism In
Sharp Exchange, Each Side Calls Other's Position a Risk Editorial Mr. Zebari's Message Iraq's foreign minister has a chat with Barack Obama. Mr. Obama
should take this opportunity to refresh his badly outdated plan for Iraq. Iraqi Official: Security Pact Altered Change Aimed at Bypassing Need for Congressional Approval By Jim Hoagland, Nicolas Sarkozy is giving France, and its allies,
change they should believe in and actively support. By Robert J. Samuelson, High
oil prices may be here to stay. Will Americans adapt accordingly? Israel, Hamas Agree on Gaza Strip Truce
Accord Would Be Phased In, With Cease-Fire Beginning as Soon as Tomorrow Sarkozy Announces New Defense Policies
France to Align More Closely With NATO Blast in Baghdad Market Kills Dozens
Bombing Was City's Deadliest Since March Afghan Villagers Flee After Taliban Assault
Officials Say Fighters Blasted Bridges, Laid Mines Calling Fathers and Voters By E.
J. Dionne Jr Will everyone dismiss Barack Obama's Father's Day call to
responsible parenting as a simple political ploy? CIA Played Larger Role In Advising Pentagon
Harsh Interrogation Methods Defended - Pentagon
officials solicited CIA opinions on harsh interrogation techniques,
implemented them over opposition from military lawyers, papers show Torture's Bad Seeds By Dan
Froomkin Editorial The Oil Future Government can't
repeal the law of supply and demand, but it could curb speculative excess. The Court McCain Wants By
Ruth Marcus Conservatives want to turn the Supreme Court into election
fodder. I hope they succeed. Analysis Why We're Gloomier Than The Economy
Consumer Anxiety Outstrips the Data As Israeli Siege Strangles Gaza Strip,
Hamas, Smugglers Profit Off Tunnels Oil
to the Fore in U.S.-China Talks U.S. officials shift
focus from currency markets, call for China to stop subsidizing fuel for
citizens McCain's Declaration of Independence The
Ad : John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global
warming five years ago. Today he has a realistic plan that will curb
greenhouse gas emissions. A plan that will help grow our economy and protect
our environment. Reform. Prosperity. Peace. John McCain. |
H6 Guardian Israel
and Hamas agree on ceasefire Egypt gets Hamas to agree to halt all
attacks out of Gaza in return of Israel halting its military strikes Iraq
insists on right to veto US army Baghdad and Washington in talks on
future status of troops, as Iraq sees biggest bomb in weeks The
big squeeze Editorial: The crisis of our time is here to
stay for a long time Covering
up the truthPhilippe Sands: The sanctioning of torture
at Guantanamo is a story not only of abuse and crime but also of a cover-up
by the US administration A
year in, it's clear: we got Brown wrong. He is simply not up to the job Jonathan
Freedland: Tragically, the prime minister has been held back by his
lack of the quality that most fascinates him – courage Loathing
of elections has led British democracy to atrophy Simon Jenkins: Unchecked
by any formal constitution, power drifts to the centre, where the will of the
people is treated with utter disdain Big battle
fears as Taliban fighters dig in Gambit comes days after Taliban smashed
into Kandahar's main prison, freeing 400 militants BP accused of
arrogance and incompetence by oligarch partner in joint Russian venture Getting
from 'no' to 'yes' Richard Corbett: Europe must now work
with Ireland to resolve its objections to the Lisbon Treaty Grounds for
optimism Dilip Hiro: Advances in technology mean that we
have access to oilfields considered impossible to exploit in the past An
Irish wake-up call Shirley Williams: EU elites cannot
afford to ignore the lessons of the no vote. That begins with the recognition
of failings Brian Beutler: As
the fight over Fisa and warrantless wiretapping begins again, Republicans are
using scare tactics to mislead the public Obama
snubs Clinton with job for ex-staff
Move to offer key job to official sacked by Hillary seen as a strategy
to rule her out as running mate Sarkozy cuts 50,000
military jobs French president says a slimmed-down defence
force is necessary to better target resources at new dangers Bush
made the world a safer place Oliver Kamm: We
may jeer him and tell him to go home, but America's allies continue to
benefit from some of George Bush's decisions |
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H7 Why
Iran Will Get Nuclear Weapons - Amir Taheri What
Iraq Needs Next - Amir Taheri, New York Post opinion Old Ties Exist Between Iran and Lebanon's Shiites By:
Sadegh Zibakalam | The Daily Star Daily Star Iran
has made plenty of points, and now it's time to cash in Some
success and much American failure By
Rami G. Khouri Important, Doable, But (For Now) Improbable The good news is
that Israel is talking peace with Syria, an important Arabic player. The bad
news is that real peace can't happen between the two countries before the
United States has a new president. Al Maliki the Victorious By: Mshari Al-Zaydi | Asharq
Alawsat Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki does not tire of reiterating the
words national reconciliation, closing the ranks, eliminating sectarianism
and foreign infiltration and purging the security forces of sectarian and
partisan tendencies New
Ground Rules in Iraq? - Chicago Tribune editorial Right
Time for Tougher Sanctions - Bronwen Maddox, Times of London
opinion Rand Improving
Outcomes in Iraq Depends on Better Tracking of Violence Against Iraqis US
Leads the World in Science and Technology With Help of Foreign Scientists "Military
Occupation" of Beirut by Hizbullah Awakes Suspicions Throughout the Arab
World - Claude Salhani The
US-Iraq Security Arrangement - Herschel Smith, The Captain's Journal “Obama’s Mideast Experts Emphasize Talks,” by Jay Solomon “Should America push
political reform in the Middle East?” by Eva Bellin |
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq Baghdad bus stop bomb 'kills 51' Sadr's political clout said
to be waning Iraqis lack basic services
despite gains Syrian Foreign Minister Discusses Israel
Talks in Address to Parliament Russia Insists on Schedule for Foreign
Troops' Withdrawal From Iraq Iran Ex-President's Saudi Visit to Improve
Bilateral Ties - Report Iraq
Ain't No Insurgency, Say Former Petraeus Aides Iraq base transitions to
joint operation Iraqi minister sees
security pact settled Iran
Withdraws $75 Billion from European Banks Rice
Blesses Hizbullah Power-Sharing Government – India's Ties With Israel Shouldn't Be at
Cost of Arabs: Syria The
clerics and I Iran's dissenting ayatollahs in the holy city of Qom |
H9 Ha’aretz – Hamas, Egypt back Gaza
truce, Israel yet to confirm deal Deal reportedly doesn't limit IDF
action in West Bank, includes pledge to ease blockade on Gaza Strip Meshal: Any
Israeli violation of deal would not go unanswered Hamas political leader
says Shalit release not part of cease-fire; U.S. skeptical of news about
truce ANALYSIS /
Cease-fire deal means Hamas is in charge Israel won't be able to monitor
Rafah crossing; release of abducted soldier Shalit won't be part of truce ElBaradei:
Syria lacks skills, fuel for nuclear facility U.S. pushes
for Israel-Lebanon peace talks, deal on Shaba To Republicans Iran's a threat, to Democrats not so much (WTR) UN envoy:
Israel has given Syria a 'huge gift' for free Jerusalem
PostIDF
warns of terror attack ahead of Gaza cease-fire
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H10 Christian Science Monitor How to silence that Iran war drumbeat
War is not inevitable. Bold,
transparent diplomacy can work. The Obama and McCain split on Guantánamo
They are both partly wrong in their
reactions to a high court ruling on the rights of Guantánamo detainees. Low profile for Secretary Rice's Israel
visit In Israel, the media focused on possible
breakthroughs in which the US played no role, highlighting low expectations
for Rice's trip. Did rogue network leak nuclear-bomb design?
Some US experts worry that a
smuggling ring gave rogue states plans for a light warhead, apparently from
Pakistan. Hey, pundits: Trade hypotheticals for
history Posing questions to
the candidates without concrete context takes us in circles. Afghanistan: Taliban keeps up pressure with
assaults Militants took control of a strategic
district outside Kandahar. Afghan and foreign troops flew to the city in
response. Kuwait's empowered Islamists question all
things Western After an Islamist victory in Kuwaiti
elections, lawmakers' new agenda reflects a regional debate over the pace of
social change as economies Iraqi interpreters: hope rises to go to
U.S. President Bush
extended a law that could give some of the thousands of interpreters working
for the American military refuge in the US under a special visa program Death of U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Another Blow to Bush Legacy
By: Adam Wolfe | World Politics Review In March 2006, President Bush signed a
nuclear agreement in New Delhi designed to pull the world's largest democracy
closer to the world's last superpower and dramatically alter Asia's balance
of power. But the deal, President Bush's last, best chance for a positive
legacy in international affairs, seems to have gone out with a whimper. Heritage US-Pakistan
Strategic Relationship China has an 'old friend' in Medvedev A Potent, Troubling Nationalism By: Philip Bowring |
International Herald Tribune Much has been written about the rise of Chinese
nationalism and its implications for the stability of Northeast Asia. But
Korean nationalism could prove to be just as destabilizing Pakistan Minister Says Tabling of Defence
Budget in Parliament "Historic" Reynolds' China
Urumqi torch relay - fascinating, if you could see it... |
H11 IHT More than Just Talk By: Ban Ki Moon | International
Herald Tribune Detractors often call the United Nations a "talking
shop" of 192 nations where, it has memorably been said, "no issue
is too small to be debated endlessly." But the real UN, almost invisible
to the general public, is the action-oriented UN. SMART POWER Exaggerating
America's decline By MICHAEL FULLILOVE America
retains its hold on the world's imagination. Its politics are our politics as
well.
Son of Africa or ugly American? By JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN Will Africans still love Obama when they learn how he
stands on abortion and gay rights?
Help those who helped us By LUIS CARLOS MONTALVÁN AND TYLER
BOUDREAU As American officers we feel it is our nation's moral
obligation to address the Iraqi refugee crisis.
World refugee population jumps to 11.4 million The
number of people fleeing to other countries to escape conflict and
persecution rose in 2007 for the second year as factors from climate change
to overly scarce resources threatened to increase the flow, the United
Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday
Letter from Europe: A softer sales pitch for the Afghan war With
committing troops to the war an increasingly hard sell in Europe, continued
involvement hinges on a comprehensive plan for the country's reconstruction French
shifting strategic policy Sarkozy to present plan for a smaller, more mobile army
and an emphasis on working within Europe and NATO. EUROPE European press review EU: Is Brussels Preparing To Impose Sanctions On Iran? CEPS Plan B
Daniel Gros argues in this Commentary that the solution
to the ‘Irish crisis’ could be simple if the other countries are really
determined to go ahead. Download PDF for
free Ireland: A solution is emerging Let 'Europe' Vote By: Kyle Wingfield | The Wall Street
Journal French defence to
counter terror President Nicolas Sarkozy says terrorism is the greatest
threat to France as he presents a new defence strategy. Fighting
fit? Why cuts in the French military are no retreat Size
matters The strength of UK and French armed forces compared For
the European Union's sake, Ireland must agree to go CEPS The Geopolitical Challenges of EU Energy
Policy Bosnia: The Anti-terror Back and Forth By: Anes Alic and
Damir Kaletovic | ISN Security Watch Bosnia Signs
EU Pre-Accession Deal By: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer |
H12 RFE/RL European Union:
Democratization Key to Conflict Resolution in South Caucasus Pipeline Politics: Bulgarian
Officials Tout Both Nabucco and South Stream Pipelines The Caspian Basin energy
export contest is often portrayed as one in which there can be only one
winner – either Russia on the one hand, or the United States and European
Union on the other. Officials in Bulgaria, a country that is envisioned as a
key transit hub in competing energy-export plans, say that burgeoning
European demand for gas means that all sides can profit. Armenian Opposition Gets
Ready to Rally BY
MARIANNA GRIGORYAN Commentary: Russia's Outlawing Of Khomeini's
'Testament' An Extreme Step EDM NEW
TWISTS IN THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN DISPUTE Google News Azerbaijan Russia Insists on Treating Sevastapol as an Open Question
By: Pavel K. Baev | Eurasia Daily Monitor There is certainly far more to the
Sevastopol problem than just the physical difficulty of moving the fleet, and
Russian politicians, from Dmitri Rogozin to Yuri Luzhkov to Sergei Ivanov,
have been arguing passionately during the last couple of months that there is
not only no place but also no need to abandon the base at Sevastopol Russia Has Emerged at Last By: Stephen Jennings | The
Moscow Times We live in an age of accelerating economic convergence. The world's
new economies --with Russia among the leaders -- will drive global growth and
value creation in the early decades of this new century. Medvedev Reasserts Russian Leadership at St. Petersburg
Summits By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review At recent multinational meetings, Dmitry
Medvedev has eschewed the sarcastic and at times menacing rhetoric of his
predecessor. He has reaffirmed Putin's hard-line position regarding NATO
expansion and echoed his predecessor's complaints about Washington's
allegedly excessive and unwarranted influence on world affairs BP, Russian Partners Vie For Control of Oil Venture By:
Peter Finn | The Washington Post |
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H13 The Times
France: Aux Armes Sarkozy outlines his new strategic vision 51 killed in huge Baghdad car bomb The most devastating attack for months ripped through a
busy market place in the north west of the Iraqi capital Israeli and Syrian leaders set for talks Sources say Olmert and Assad could hold face-to-face
talks for first time in their countries' history next month It's
tricky doing business when Russia won't play by rules Taleban dig in to face allied onslaught Nato prepares for major operation after shock gains by
insurgents just 10 miles from population centre of Kandahar Sarkozy takes France back to Nato France is to reverse de Gaulle's 1966 break with Nato,
as President Sarkozy aims to create a more European alliance The Economy: Now Comes the Test The threat of stagflation provides the independent Bank
of England with its first truly serious choice. It is being tested. It needs
to be tough on prices Two Israelis arrested for West Bank assault Two Israelis have been arrested in Hebron over an
attack on Palestinian farmers last week that was caught on film Wall Street JournalLord, Make Me Conservative, But Not Yet
By Thomas Frank The Tilting Yard: A philosophy of
government is discredited. McCain's
Energy Drill Why We Won't Talk to Sudan's
Islamo-Fascists Globalized Inflation |
H14 Financial
Times Saudi
Arabia should ditch its dollar peg The inflation problem
in the Gulf region, which is hitting low-income workers, is exacerbated by
the fixed exchange rate policy, writes Martin
Feldstein How
global imbalances led to both credit crunch and inflation Martin
Wolf explains the combination of a ‘credit crunch’ in the US with soaring
commodity prices and rising inflation across the globe France
to push ahead with EU plans The French government says Europe ‘did not stop’
with the Irish No as it sets out an action-packed agenda for its six-month EU
presidency that begins in July Syria
sees benefits of liberalisation Damascus is making up for falling oil revenue
with the establishment of private banks and cuts in taxes and duties that
have boosted investment, trade and non-oil exports EU
faces fresh Lisbon delay Leaders meeting for summit
talks in Brussels on Thursday are braced for more delays in the ratification
of the treaty after its rejection last week by Irish voters UK
must stay the course in Iraq The withdrawal timetable should be genuinely
dictated, as officials claim it is, by facts on the ground – and not by
domestic political considerations Israel
and Hamas ‘call ceasefire’ A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will begin
on Thursday, according to Palestinian and Egyptian officials familiar with
plan Riyadh
set to test power to move market Saudi Arabia, the
world’s largest oil exporter, has signalled an attempt to bring prices back
under its control EU
backs Iran offer with new sanction threat Europe
will impose additional financial sanctions if Tehran fails to respond
positively to a fresh offer of incentives in return for suspending uranium
enrichment US
enters missile talks with Lithuania The US
and Lithuania are discussing co-operating on Washington’s missile defence
system in a move likely to deepen Russian opposition to the plans McCain
risks ‘flip-flop’ jibes by voters John McCain’s
increasingly finely balanced efforts to shore up his support among the
shrinking Republican base while reaching out to independents is starting to
fire up the critics Senior
lawyer hits at Guantánamo The use of harsh interrogation techniques on
detainees at Guantánamo Bay was a ‘mistake of massive proportions’ that
damaged US national security, the former chief navy lawyer said US
limits oil trading in London Turbulent conditions make the crude oil market
vulnerable to illegal activity, US regulators warned, as they permanently
imposed limits on the size of speculative positions that could be taken out
on some trades made on overseas exchanges Paulson
eyes Sino-US energy pact Hank Paulson called on the US and China to step
up their co-operation on energy and the environment at the beginning of a
two-day session of talks under the bilateral strategic economic dialogue BETWEEN
THE LINES - QUENTIN PEEL: Fears grow for migration and asylum reform Food
inflation threatens refugee crisis Soaring food prices and the effects of global
warming threaten to drive ever more people from their homes, the head of the
United Nations refugee agency warned |
H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial U-turns
on Iran Finally, Europe is ready to step up
sanctions. Iraq
car bombing kills at least 51 The attack takes
place on a busy commercial street in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Hurriya Israel
and Hamas agree to Gaza truce If Palestinian militants maintain a cease-fire, Israel will gradually
lift restrictions on the flow of goods into and out of the enclave Torture
began at the top Tim Rutten 'Curveball'
speaks, and a reputation as disinformation agent remains intact The Iraqi speaks
publicly for the first time. Charges that he fabricated intelligence that
helped lead to war in Iraq are themselves fiction, he insists. But there are
fresh doubts about his honesty From 1968 to Eternity By: Todd Gitlin | Los Angeles Times Afghans
flee Kandahar area as Taliban gears up for battle |
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Website to highlight 'economic crisis' in U.S. Can Mccain deliver his home state? Even in Arizona his rift with the far
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H17 Daily Telegraph President
Obama would be bad for the UK John McCain is odds on to lose the
coming war of words with the Democrat nominee, but as Irwin Stelzer argues,
he may not lose the election. Al-Qa'eda
are showing signs of weakness David Blair says al-Qa'eda is losing
the war with its pitiless ideology against the views of ordinary Muslims Rights
hamper fight against terrorism Some freedoms might need to be
compromised in exchange for greater security from the terrorist threat. Months of talks to avoid bloodshed bear fruit in ceasefire. Abu
Qatada is released from jail Judge rules there are no grounds to keep the
radical cleric described as Osama bin Laden’s “right-hand man in Europe” in
prison. Royal
Navy boats may form EU fleet French plan to use warships in new European
force. |
H18 Independent Robert
Fisk: Snapshots of life in Baghdad The dangerous
face of ordinary life has been captured by Iraqis on their mobile phones –
reaching the places Western photographers can no longer go. The
Big Question: What is the new French defence strategy, and should we follow
suit? |
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Weekly
Standard A
Transformer in Disguise by Thomas Donnelly Robert
Gates's surprise shake-up of the Pentagon Analysis: USAF
counterinsurgency, Part 1 POP on COIN - Marc
Lynch, Abu Aardvark Al
Qaeda's Vietnam - Rich Lowry, New York Post opinion Russian
military tests weather manipulation; seeding clouds... CRS “Comprehensive
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments,” updated
May 28, 2008. “Coast
Guard Deepwater Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for
Congress,” updated June 5, 2008. Documents confirm U.S. hid detainees from Red CrossThe minutes of
an October 2002 meeting, released Tuesday, show that Pentagon and CIA
officials openly discussed keeping detainees and their treatment hidden from
the Red Cross. One officer acknowledged troops at a base in Afghanistan were
using techniques that hadn't been approved. Militants found recruits among Guantanamo's wrongly detained | McClatchy Newspapers When U.S. troops detained Mohammed Naim Farouq, he was just a thug in
a lawless part of Afghanistan, with no al Qaida or Taliban connections. By
the time he was released from Guantanamo — after more than 12 months of what
he described as abuse and humiliation at the hands of American soldiers — he'd
become a Taliban leader. Newly published hearing records and Pentagon directives concerning intelligence policy include the following. A House Intelligence Subcommittee examined intelligence community
personnel security policy in “Security Clearance Reform,”
February 27, 2008. “National Security Letters: The Need for
Greater Accountability and Oversight” was the subject of a Senate
Judiciary Committee hearing on April 23, 2008. The Senate Intelligence Committee considered “Modernization of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act” in a May 1, 2007 hearing. “DoD Implementation of the Joint Intelligence Community Duty
Assignment (JDA) Program” is the response to a DNI policy to promote employee
rotations throughout the intelligence bureaucracy. See DoD Instruction 1400.36 (pdf), June 2, 2008. Another new DoD Instruction (3305.16) addresses “DoD Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) Training”
(pdf), June 12, 2008. US interrogation
debate detailed US military lawyers explain the development of harsh
interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere A NIGHTMARE scenario has come true,
to judge from the revelation this weekend that the smuggling network once run
by A.Q. Khan, the so-called father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, had acquired,
and stored electronically, blueprints for an advanced, compact nuclear
device. This means that the knowledge needed to produce an easily deliverable
nuclear weapon may have already passed into the ... (Boston Globe) Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book |
H20 Slate The Taliban Are Back. What Now? The long road to fixing Afghanistan winds through Pakistan.
Liberalism in the Levant?
One
man's dreams suggest some lessons. Straightening Out McCain's
Straight Talk How his campaign is trying to get his message across. Rand Three
Papers in International Health Policy: Modeling the Links Between Economics
and Epidemiology The
much-needed replacement for World Bank conditions From The American Prospect, a special report on the global freshwater crisis
and the quest for solutions. CRS “The Strategic Petroleum
Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues,” updated June 6, 2008. |
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validation, guidance and self-definition... more» The rise of the therapeutic and the eclipse of the tragic
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Into the Future The e-book may
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a good old-fashioned hardback. Should we care about book reviews? Reading
is a personal act — so why submit to the critical tyranny of the
newspaper books pages? Q: “So is Marxism-Leninism scientific?” A: “Surely not.
If it were, they would have tested it on animals first.” Old Soviet jokes...
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Science Research Network is an increasingly influential site that now
offers nearly 150,000 full-text documents for downloading Manhattan
keeps the cars out ... briefly New York mayor plans seven mile long car free
route through city centre and hand it over to pedestrians Political Hypocrisy: The Mask of Power from Hobbes to
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