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H1 LA Times Obama has 12-point lead over McCain, poll shows Times/ Bloomberg Poll

 

Washington Post A Surprise From Syria And Israel? By David Ignatius,  What's going on between Syria and Israel?

 

New York Times THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Taking Ownership of Iraq? We may one day look back on the last few months as Iraq’s real war of liberation. The one we led five years ago didn’t count.

 

America’s Next Chapter  By GARY HART The next cycle of American history awaits a national leader who can define a new role for government at home and a new role for America in the world of the 21st century.

 

Los Angeles Times  Afghanistan attacks up 40% in east, Pentagon says Insurgent activity has spread into once stable areas, data show, prompting alarm among officials

  

The Stanley Foundation has a new report on the US-Iranian relationship titled "Iranian and Western Interests Are Closer Than You Think."

 

CBS Israel Prodding US to Attack Iran

 

 

Guardian The west has to tackle Tehran - before Israel sends in the bombers Jonathan Freedland: It will take fresh pressure and incentives to douse fears of a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities that would inflame the region

 

Israel makes Syria nuclear claim

Strategic expert says idea was to share plutonium from site bombed by Israel last September

 

Fighting terror blindfolded Jason Burke: The 'war on terror' owes a lot to the 'war on drugs'. In both governments have failed to see the nature of the beast they're battling

 

Financial Times  How to see world economy through two crises In the short term, the biggest monetary policy requirement is a tightening in emerging economies, many of which have strongly negative real interest rates. As important is letting jumps in energy prices pass through, forcing adjustments in energy use, writes Martin Wolf

 

Obama under fire over Iraq troop pledge Having stuck to the line that he would withdraw one to two brigades a month and remove all US combat forces from Iraq within 16 months of taking office, Barack Obama’s promise is looking increasingly vulnerable

 

US considers sending envoys to Iran The US is considering sending diplomats to Iran for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, in a move that would fall short of establishing diplomatic relations but would markedly increase contacts between the two countries

 

How sanctions hinder Iran’s gas ambitions Tantalising offshore reserves are out of reach – but Tehran could still circumvent the US-led crackdown

 

‘The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation’, MESH

 

Iran's 2008 Parliamentary Elections: A Triumph of the System MERIA by Raz Zimmt An Israeli paper describing Iran's political system and analyzing the recent parliamentary elections

 

Helena Cobban Is Israel Preparing to Bomb Iran?

 

Fox Analyst: Iraqis ‘Owe Us’ 100-Year Leases On Their Oil, ‘We Ought To Take It’

 

The Next Asian Miracle By: Yasheng Huang | Foreign Policy (subscription required) Democracies are peaceful, representative—and terrible at boosting an economy. Or at least that’s the conventional wisdom in Asia, where for years growth in India’s sprawling democracy has been humbled by China’s efficient, state-led boom. But India’s newfound economic success flips that notion on its head

 

Foreign Policy magazine released its 2008 “Failed States Index,” trying to quantify states that are closest to a total breakdown. Here is the index.

 

Christian Science Monitor

Can Syria avoid sanctions with a U.N. nuclear inspection? An IAEA team visits the site of an alleged nuclear weapons facility bombed by Israel in September.

 

 Will Fed begin to raise rates soon? The Federal Reserve is expected to signal whether inflation is its top concern

 

The Times Oil-price promises are only good at face value The EU-Opec summit was called to be seen to be doing something about high prices, without either side being able to do much at all Bronwen Maddox

 

Japan and China's gunboat diplomacy A warship docking heralds a diplomatic thaw

 

Olmert's leadership faces its final hours The embattled Israeli Prime Minister could now see his hold on power crumble swiftly after the violation of the ceasefire

 

Think there is no future speculating on oil? - Times Online

 

Free trade becomes a scapegoat as times get tough - Times Online

 

Are We Safer? - Reuel Marc Gerecht, Weekly Standard


Prolonging the Surge's Success - Joe Klein, Time

 

Big Oil Isn't the Big Problem - Jacob Heilbrunn, Los Angeles Times

 

Was Iraq Worth It? - Tony Blankley, Washington Times

 

Looking to A Nuclear-Free World - Sen. John Kerry, Financial Times

 

Der Spiegel SYRIA TURNING TOWARD THE WEST? Assad's Risky Nuclear GameSyria and Iran may be better friends than many thought. Reports indicate that the two might have been cooperating on nuclear weapons research. Now, though, Damascus may be rethinking those ties and looking for friends in the West

 

IHT  Diplomacy must work By DAVID MILIBAND There is a massive prize on offer if Iran is willing to behave.

 

CSIS China, the United States, and the Middle East Listen | Watch

 

Cordesman Conventional Armed Forces in the Gulf 06/24/2008

 

Sistani and SOFA QUIETISM AND THE U.S. POSTION IN IRAQ 06/19/2008

 

Chuck Hagel AUDIO(mp3, 56:25) | VIDEO(wmv, 56:49)

 

Iraq must take its own decisions
GulfNews -  By Amir Taheri

 

Ha’aretz  PM, Barak strike deal putting off Knesset vote for dissolution  According to late-night compromise, Kadima agrees to hold party primaries no later than September 25

 

ANALYSIS / Olmert, Barak fire at each other, then cry on other's shoulder

 

Attempted coup splits Hamas military wing in two Iz al-Din al-Qassam, plagued by infighting, has seen several attempts by commanders to kill rivals

 

Mossad Chief Empowered to Prepare Groundwork for Iran Strike
DEBKA

 

USIP  Foreign Policy and the Next US Administration   Listen to the audio from this event.

 

Asia Times Test of strength for alliances The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's expansion to encircle Russia with allies and bases is tempered by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which embraces a quarter of the world's population. The Shanghai grouping, led by Moscow and Beijing, has, however, yet to evolve into a political alliance. - Conn Hallinan

 

Carnegie The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation

 

Washington Post Editorial Can India Say Yes? New Delhi comes to a crossroads over nuclear cooperation with the United States.

 

U.S. Funding to Pakistan Plagued With Problems, GAO Report Says GAO report finds over $2B provided to support counterterrorism efforts subject to accounting problems including duplication, possible fraud

 

Germany to Send More Troops to Afghanistan:  Increase of 1,000 Follows U.S. Pleas

 

Guardian Gordon Brown: one year on, 20 points behind PM faces damning verdict from voters ahead of his first anniversary, according to ICM poll

 

Heritage Missile Defense in Europe: The Window of Opportunity Is Closing

CEPS The Institutional Architecture of CFSP after the Lisbon Treaty: Constitutional breakthrough or challenges ahead?

 

Daily Telegraph Britain's Armed Forces 'stretched past limits'

Britain's Armed Forces cannot go on running two major military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the head of the Armed Forces has admitted.

 

The Bolton-Telegraph Scare  by Jim Lobe

 

EDM AZERBAIJAN GEARS UP FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

H2 COMMENT: If Turkey's ruling AKP is shut down, what will happen then?  Ozgur Altug of Raymond James Securities

 

Washington Institute Ninth Turgut Ozal Memorial Lecture:  Invigorating the U.S.-Turkey Strategic Partnership Matthew Bryza

 

'Erdogan Is to Be Toppled' SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke to Yasemin Congar

 

'AKP'nin Kapatýlmasý Talihsizlik Olur' Bryza, Türkiye'nin AB üyelik sürecinin askýya alýnmasýnýn Amerika'nýn ulusal çýkarlarýna zarar vereceðini söyledi

 

FT Turkey turns away from the future The coexistence of an old, secularist elite and the Islamic-rooted ruling party has reached the end of its life cycle, writes Cengiz Aktar

 

Match divides Turkish migrants’ loyalties The large Turkish community in Kreuzberg, Berlin will be showing support for both sides in the European championship semi-final football match between Germany and Turkey

 

AKPM: Gerekirse yeniden izleme baþlayabilir

 

Jamestown  "Arming for Asymmetric Warfare: Turkey’s Arms Industry in the 21st Century"

 

Can Turkey’s Anti-Terrorism Cooperation with Iran Lead to a Strategic Partnership?  By Emrullah Uslu

 

Erdoðan may meet with Kurdish officials during Iraq visit

 

Bejan Matur Kürtler millî maçlarý nasýl izler?

 

Bildt Kapatma davasýný izliyoruz, laiklik tehdit altýnda deðil

 

Guardian Gülen's ideas address the entire world Bulent Kenes: We shouldn't be surprised at Fethullah Gülen's success in a poll of the top public intellectuals. He leads a truly global movement

  

TURKEY’S GAMBLE BETWEEN IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES Eurasia Daily Monitor

 

Does Turkey's Headscarf Ruling Foreshadow the AKP's Ouster? By: Jonas Clark | World Politics Review

AB'ye Güven Arttý

 

‘Atak’ zamaný

 

[ANALYSIS] Better late than never: Turkey wakes up to realities of unconventional warfare

 

Savunma sanayiinde milat: Yerli helikopter geliyor

 

Irak’ta üçlü zirve mi yapacak?

 

Olacaðý buydu: Yeniden denetlenen ülke olabiliriz

 

Lagendijk "Laikleri anlýyorum ama..."

 

'AK Parti'nin kapatýlmasý ABD'nin demokrasi anlayýþý ile örtüþmez'

 

Redefining Turkey's strategic orientation

 

Rand’in raporu Gülen kuruluþunda tanýtýldý

 

Ross Wilson: Türklerin bize sempatisi artýyor

 

The General Elections, Islam and the left in Turkey. By Ron Margulies

 

Beril Dedeoðlu ‘Kapatma’ya dünyadan bakýþ

 

Ýç Basýnda Türk Dýþ Politikasý  Dýþ Basýnda Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSÝ 06:30 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit      

 

 

Google News Fýrat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dýþ Basýnda Irak  BBC Monitoring Inter-national

 

Irak’ta üçlü zirve mi yapacak?

 

Kuzey Irak'tan petrol ataðý Kuzey Irak Bölgesel Yönetimi, merkezi hükümetin muhalefetine raðmen, yabancý bir petrol þirketiyle iki anlaþma daha imzaladý. Anlaþmayla Halepçe çevresinde petrol çýkarýlacak.

 

Matur Kürtler millî maçlarý nasýl izler?

 

Teröristler, Daðlýca'daki baskýna 'düðün' adý vermiþ

 

Almanya'da Roj TV'nin faaliyetlerine yasaklama

 

Kürtler Kanadalýlarla iki petrol anlaþmasý imzaladý

 

DTP mutlaka kapatýlmalý

 

Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 24 Jun 08

 

"Daðlýca'da þifreli haberleþme oldu"

 

Baþsavcý, DTP ile ilgili sözlü açýklamasýný yaptý

 

Cevdet Aþkýn

 

Sami Kohen Irak’la stratejik iliþkiler

 

Daðlýca'nýn þifreleri çözüldü: Baskýnýn adý düðün

 

Daðlýca baskýný davasý: '12 sanýk PKK'ya bilgi verdi'

 

Roj TV�ye yasak

 

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dýþ Basýnda Türkiye-AB Ýliþkileri Günlük Haftalýk

 

Avrupa’dan ‘denetim’ uyarýsý

 

Lagendijk'ten 'kapatmaya AB'den güçlü tepki gelir' uyarýsý

 

Ýç kriz, dýþ politikada elimizi baðlýyor

 

 AKPM'den en sert Türkiye raporu: Endiþeliyiz, demokratik iþleyiþ izlensin

 

Türkiye'de üyeliðe verilen destek yüzde 49

 

Türk demokrasisi ikinci lige düþebilir

 

"Laikleri anlýyorum ama..."

 

Rusya, Nabucco'dan vazgeçirmek için Türkmenistan'a ucuz silah verecek

 

AKPM: Gerekirse yeniden izleme baþlayabilir

 

AKPM ‘önizleme’ için karar tasarýsý hazýrladý

 

 

Kapatma davasýna ABD Dýþiþleri Bakanlýðý'ndan bir tepki daha geldi

 

Belçika DHKP-C üyelerini yeniden yargýlayacak

 

European court blames Turkey for '96 Cyprus killings

 

Ha’aretz For German Turks, victory means integration

 

Bush'un Erivan Büyükelçi adayýna engel

 

Türkiye tartýþmasý
Fransa'da Senato referandum þartýný onaylamadý

 

Fransýz senatosu, Türkiye'ye karþý 'ikiyüzlülüðe' geçit vermedi

Senato’nun saðduyusu

 

On the move to tell the EU story

 

Belçika, DHKP-C'lileri yeniden yargýlayacak

 

Amanda Akçakoca By Cypriots, for Cypriots

 

Sarkisyan Gül'e beraber maç izlemeyi önermeyi planlýyor

 

UPDATE 1-Greece's EFG denies eyeing Turkey's Tekstil Bank

 

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

 

Adrenaline-fuelled Turks sense greatness in their grasp

 

Euro 2008 Preview: Germany - Turkey

 

Keys To Victory: Germany - Turkey

 

EURO 2008; Germany, Turkey and Jumbled Loyalties

 

Magandaya karþý topyekün mücadele

 

For Turks seeking path to EU, European soccer conquests ease bitterness of ties to West - International Herald Tribune

 

Turkey to try for another improbable victory in Euro 2008

Zamanaþýmý, 'Hayata Dönüþ Operasyonu' sanýklarýna yaradý

 

Yüksekova belediye baþkan vekili Ýstanbul'da 60 kilo eroinle yakalandý

 

Dink'in katil zanlýsý 18'ine giriyor, duruþmalar açýk olacak

 

Incoming Coke CEO seen as good fit to meet challenges Atlanta Journal Constitution

 

Olli Rehn'den Türk futboluna 15 milyon euroluk asist

 

Dört barajda su bitmek üzere

 

Dink davasý artýk izleyicilere açýk

 

Çelik: Karýþýk günler geçsin öðrenci affýna bakacaðýz

 

Suç ve zaman

Sadece 2006�da 300 bine yakýn dosya zamanaþýmýyla ortadan kalktý, sanýklar cezasýz kurtuldu

 

Mason locasý sanýðý tahliye edildi

 

Alman basýnýnýn da kafasý çok karýþýk

 

25 Haziran 2008 Basýn Özeti

H3 KRÝTÝK ZÝRVE

 

Erdoðan-Baþbuð buluþtu

 

Sürpriz misafir

 

Yargýtay'dan Gülen'e beraat kararý çýktý

 

Dönüþ yolu açýldý

 

Yeþil Kart alamadý, 1 ayý kaldý

 

Baþsavcýnýn çok önemli bir delili çürüdü

 

Gülen'in beraatine onay

Humeyni gibi mi döner?

Fethullah Gülen'in Türkiye dönüþü nasýl olur? Büyük bir gövde gösterisine mi dönüþür...

 

Adalet tecelli etti, Gülen'in beraat kararý kesinleþti

 

"Bu ortamda sýfýrdan anayasa yapýlamaz"

 

Yargýtay’dan Gülen’e ‘dönüþ bileti’

 

Gülen'e beraat

Akademisyen deðil din adamý

 

Daðlýca baskýný davasý: '12 sanýk PKK'ya bilgi verdi'

Kodlar çözülüyor

 

Türkiye'de 50 bin kiþi en az 1 milyon dolar varlýk sahibi

 

Daðlýca'da büyük ihanet

 

Hezeyan nöbetiyle çizmeyi aþmayýn

 

Yeni parti de kapatýlabilir

3 milyar dolarlýk imza atýldý!

TSK’nýn terörle mücadele için istediði taarruz helikopterlerinin teslimatý 2013’te baþlayacak

 

‘Bahçeli’yle görüþelim’ önerisine onay çýkmadý

 

Kendini kurtarmak için partisini feda edecek

 

Baykal'a göre, yeni anayasa isteyen TÜSÝAD kullanýlýyor

Hangi yetkiyle konuþuyorsunu? Erdoðan dünkü AKP grubunda, Devlet Bahçeli ile Deniz Baykal ve Mesut Yýlmaz’ý hedef aldý

 

Siz kim oluyorsunuz

Örtülü ödeneðin musluðu arýzalý! Örtülü ödenek'ten 290 milyon YTL harcama yapan Özel Kalem Müdürlüðü'nün baþýnda ilginç bir isim var!

 

Büyükanýt ‘travma’yý izliyor

 

Bahçeli'nin 'kenara çekil' teklifi yargýsýz infaz, ibretle izliyorum

 

Fýrat rest çekti: Eþek gibi anýrýrým!

 

Erdoðan: Bu konu kapansýn

 

Yaþ öncesi son MGK yarýn

 

CHP bir baþka televizyon kanalýna da para aktarmýþ

 

Bahçeli criticizes TÜSÝAD’s constitution offer

 

Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman

 

 

Cengiz Çandar Çin'den bakýnca 'beyin' ve 'yürek' sorunlarýmýz

 

Ahmet Taþgetiren Travma ve güncel sancý

 

Ruþen - Çakýr

 

Taha Akyol ‘Aydýnlanma’ sorunu

 

Fikret Bila Fýrat: Elbette Atatürk devrimlerinin savunucusuyum

Bilal Çetin AKP vuruþarak kapatýlmayý mý tercih ediyor?

 

Hasan Cemal

 

Murat Yetkin Maç son saniyeye dek sürer ama..

 

Ýsmet Berkan Þu travma meselesi...

 

Fehmi Koru

 

Taha Kývanç Pop sosyolog demesem mi yoksa

 

Þamil Tayyar Bahçeli illüzyonu

 

Ali Bayramoðlu

 

Yasemin Çongar

 

Ertuðrul Özkök Birlikte kutlamak

 

Yalçýn Doðan Kod adý Türkiye acil

 

Ahmet Hakan Hastasýyým böyle travmanýn

 

M Ali Birand Bu gece, göreceksiniz, yine yeneceðiz…

 

Cüneyt Ülsever Lahika ile travma arasýna sýkýþmýþ Türkiye (I)

 

Askerin derdi
MEHMET ALÝ KIÞLALI

 

Hadi Uluengin Láhika-2, elde var iki

 

KÜRÞAT BUMÝN 'Tek tarih' ile iki adým ilerleyemezsiniz

 

Enis Berberoðlu

 

Oktay Ekþi Dedene ayýp

 

Mustafa Akyol Atatürk dualarýmýzý iþitir mi?

 

Abdülhamit Bilici Gülen ile Huntington'ýn yollarý nasýl kesiþti?

 

Mustafa Ünal  Böyle giderse hiçbir þey tartýþamayýz!

 

Tufan Türenç Cumhuriyet karþýtý harika düet...

 

Eser Karakaþ Konuþulmayan üç konu

 

Nasuhi Güngör Erdoðan’sýz deðiþim

 

Özdemir Ýnce Türkiye merkez saðýnýn komedisi

 

Yalçýn Bayer Rektör seçimlerinde Gül'ün iþi zor

 

Mehmet Y Yýlmaz Travmanýn etkisi hálá sürüyor mu?

 

MUHARREM SARIKAYA Bahçeli'nin öngörüleri

 

ERDAL ÞAFAK

 

ENGÝN ARDIÇ Meðer maça gitmiþmiþ!

 

Nuray Baþaran Erdoðan kaç canlý

 

ERGUN BABAHAN

 

EMRE AKÖZ "Askersiz militarizm"

 

Yavuz Baydar Turkish press is senselessly digging democracy’s grave

 

Ekrem Dumanlý Hak yerini buldu

 

Mehmet Kamýþ Hakikatin beraati

 

Umur Talu

 

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

Ordu bir sonuçtur

 

Naci Bostancý Muhayyel Türkiye

 

NAZLI ILICAK Kýyamet kopacak

Serdar Akinan Hesaplaþma

 

Oray Eðin Belgeler artýk bu merkeze sýzýyor

 

Nagehan Alçý
D. M. M. Fýrat’ýn tanrýlarý

 

Etyen Mahçupyan Þu oyunu hakkýyla oynayalým!

 

MEHMET BARLAS
Bir Türk gibi düþünen "Güzel Amerikalýlar" da var

 

MAHMUT ÖVÜR

 

YAVUZ DONAT

 

ÝBRAHÝM KARAGÜL

Kene salgýný, biyolojik silah ve azgýnlaþmk!

Rand’in raporu Gülen kuruluþunda tanýtýldý

 

Ekonomi

 

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Dolar milyonerimiz var da dünya liginde þirket niye yok?

 

Ercan Kumcu Bankacýlýk her zaman potansiyel bir sorundur

 

Ege Cansen Tasarruf açýðý yok, yatýrým açýðý var

 

Türkiye'de 50 bin kiþi en az 1 milyon dolar varlýk sahibi

 

Erdal Saðlam

 

Ý.Hüseyin Yýldýz Faizleri yükseltmek iþe yarayacak mý?

 

Turkey working on new IMF deal - econ minister

 

S&P negative on Turkey

 

Turkey eyes a precautionary IMF stand-by deal

 

Volkswagen may produce vehicles in Turkey - Turkish Daily News Jun 24, 2008

H4 New York Times THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Taking Ownership of Iraq? We may one day look back on the last few months as Iraq’s real war of liberation. The one we led five years ago didn’t count.

 

America’s Next Chapter  By GARY HART The next cycle of American history awaits a national leader who can define a new role for government at home and a new role for America in the world of the 21st century.

 

McCain’s Misguided Strategy? By MICHAEL A. COHEN Why attacks on Barack Obama’s lack of experience could backfire.

 

MAUREEN DOWD More Phony Myths Karl Rove is trying to spin his myths, as he used to do with such devastating effect, but it won’t work this time

 

Editorial Another Rebuke on Guantánamo The federal ruling that a Guantánamo detainee was improperly labeled an “enemy combatant” is a sign that the Bush administration must start obeying the law now.

 

Rethinking the Country Life as Energy Costs Rise Skyrocketing energy prices are inflating the costs of living on the distant edges of metropolitan areas.

 

More German Troops to Afghanistan  

 

Baghdad Blast Kills Four Americans

 

Political Memo: No. 1 Faux Pas in Washington? Candor, Perhaps

 

Top Engineers Shun Military; Concern Grows  As engineers seek higher pay at civilian companies, the Pentagon is losing the people it needs to manage projects.

 

H5 Washington Post A Surprise From Syria And Israel? By David Ignatius,  What's going on between Syria and Israel?

 

The Wrong Way to Kick An Oil Habit By Michael Gerson, The massive transfer of wealth to some of the world's least responsible nations should disturb us

 

Can't-Do Government By Paul C. Light,  The next president will inherit what Alexander Hamilton called a 'government ill executed.'

 

Editorial Can India Say Yes? New Delhi comes to a crossroads over nuclear cooperation with the United States.

 

U.S. Funding to Pakistan Plagued With Problems, GAO Report Says GAO report finds over $2B provided to support counterterrorism efforts subject to accounting problems including duplication, possible fraud

 

Germany to Send More Troops to Afghanistan:  Increase of 1,000 Follows U.S. Pleas

 

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Bundlers By Ruth Marcus The audacity of a broken campaign promise

 

Gazan Rockets Threaten Truce

Islamic Jihad Cites Israeli Operation in West Bank

 

4 Americans Die in Attack During Sadr City Meeting State Dept. Governance Specialist Is Among Victims

 

90 Wounded in Mosul; Sunnis Blamed

 

Battered Congress Syndrome  By Dan Froomkin

 

McCain Adviser May Have Struck a Nerve

 

Driving Cabs Instead of Building Bridges, Iraqis Languish in U.S.

Skilled Refugees Struggle After Fleeing Retaliation for Aiding America

 

H6 Guardian The west has to tackle Tehran - before Israel sends in the bombers Jonathan Freedland: It will take fresh pressure and incentives to douse fears of a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities that would inflame the region

 

Israel makes Syria nuclear claim

Strategic expert says idea was to share plutonium from site bombed by Israel last September

 

Fighting terror blindfolded Jason Burke: The 'war on terror' owes a lot to the 'war on drugs'. In both governments have failed to see the nature of the beast they're battling

 

Gordon Brown: one year on, 20 points behind PM faces damning verdict from voters ahead of his first anniversary, according to ICM poll

 

Obsession with minutiae. No 10's private man

 

Labour's poll : 71% say party cannot win with Brown

 

Chancellor Merkel goes fussball crazy Germans charmed by Merkel's enthusiasm which extends to sending players texts before a game

 

Obama accused of twisting the bible Attack from evangelical leader framed as a wholesale rejection of Barack Obama's views on faith

 

The world will not wait for Europe

Letters: Europe's citizens and leaders know that the world will not pause and wait for Europe to resolve its internal debate about better institutions

 

Europe takes the lead on Cuba

Stephen Wilkinson: The EU's decision to end sanctions against Cuba sends a clear signal – still ignored by the US – that reform there must be nurtured

 

We've done enough damage. All we can do is send food Simon Jenkins: Mugabe has a point on imperialism. Britain has no option but to sit out the Zimbabwean tragedy, impotent on the sidelines

 

Why I am not running Morgan Tsvangirai: My people are at breaking point. World leaders' bold rhetoric must be backed with military force

 

Scott McClellan, unlikely hero

Dan Kennedy: Scott McClellan, the dull-witted symbol of Bush's contempt for the media, has become the toast of Washington

 

H7  

 

IAEA Director-General Al-Baradei: Iran Could Produce Enough Enriched Uranium for a Nuclear Bomb in Six Months to a Year

 

Iran to Get ICBMs Before Missile Shield Deployed - Damien McElroy (Telegraph-UK)

 

Big Oil and the War in Iraq By: Derrick Z. Jackson | The Boston Globe It took five years, the deaths of 4,100 US soldiers, and the wounding of 30,000 more to make Iraq safe for Exxon. It is the inescapable open question since the reasons given by President Bush for the invasion and occupation did not exist, neither the weapons of mass destruction nor Saddam Hussein's ties to Al Qaeda

 

Debka Analysis: Rice presses for a US diplomatic presence in Tehran

 

U.S. Considers Diplomatic Presence in Tehran By: Damien McElroy | The Daily Telegraph

 

In praise of American self-analysis By Rami G. Khouri

H8 IraqSlogger Google News  Iraq Iran Syria    Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq  

 

Iran: New EU Sanctions Won't Affect Nuclear Activities

 

Oil Pledge Falls Short on Specifics: ; Saudi Arabia, Western Countries Bicker Over Cause of Rise in Prices

 

Syrian, US Officials Discuss Issue of Iraqi Refugees in Syria

 

Sarkozy offered to mediate (Arab News) Middle East peace talks following a trip to the region.

 

Baghdad office bombing kills 10
A bomb explodes at a local council office in Baghdad, killing 10 people, including four American nationals.

 

Iraq Press Roundup

 

Diyala offensive imminent, officials say

 

Iran to export vehicles to Iraq

 

Lebanese Leader: Country Nearing Self-Destruction

 

H9 Ha’aretz  PM, Barak strike deal putting off Knesset vote for dissolution  According to late-night compromise, Kadima agrees to hold party primaries no later than September 25

 

ANALYSIS / Olmert, Barak fire at each other, then cry on other's shoulder

 

Attempted coup splits Hamas military wing in two Iz al-Din al-Qassam, plagued by infighting, has seen several attempts by commanders to kill rivals

 

Religion is not very important to American Jews  

Poll: 77% of Israeli Arabs would rather live in Israel than in any other country

 

Guest: Not going to war in Gaza - erroneous choice

 

Editorial: We must pay the high price for the return of Gilad Shalit

 

Melman Bullies in the intelligence community The bitter truth is that all Israeli governments were two-faced, uttering pretentious words like ?we will not give in to terrorist extortion? and giving in time after time to terrorist extortion

 

Israel-Diaspora relations in the post-Olmert era: Uncertainty abounds

 

Jerusalem Post Labor, Kadima agree to avoid dissolution of Knesset Hanegbi, Cabel sign agreement whereby Labor pulls support for Shalom's bill, while Kadima promises party primaries by September 25.

 

Mubarak: Striking Iran will be a mistake

Egyptian president tells Channel 1 Egypt opposes nuclear power in ME, "whether it is Iran or Israel."

 

Analysis: A new Jewish world?

"Israel wakes up to a different kind of Jewish world: America."

 

Hip-hop Jew 'The End of the Jews' is not really about a definitive end, says writer.

 

Jews can learn a lesson in pride from Obama

[ SHMULEY BOTEACH

 

Yedioth Ahronoth 'Officer didn’t kill himself' Family of policeman who died during farewell ceremony for Sarkozy rejects suicide claims

 

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'Syria planned to supply Iran nuclear fuel' Israel continues to defend its raid on Syrian site as speculations grow over possible attack on Iran

 

Rockets 'violated Gaza ceasefire' Israel says a Palestinian rocket attack on the southern town of Sderot is a "gross violation" of a six-day-old truce.

 

Scare as Sarkozy departs Israel Confusion mars the French president's departure from Israel as a policeman guarding the airport shoots himself dead.

 

Palestinian rocket attacks test Gaza cease-fire

 

Israel's Jews and Arabs Can Test Mutual Coexistence By: Michael Howard | The Daily Star
Last month Israel celebrated its 60th anniversary. Tribute was paid to its numerous achievements, and those responsible were congratulated. Yet the fact that Israel still lives in an area of strife and has failed to build a lasting peace in the Middle East cast a long shadow over those celebrations

 

Israeli soldier's suicide sets off panic at Sarkozy ceremony

 

Debka Exclusive: Is one-year extension of Israel Mossad director’s tenure an omen for Iran?

Olmert's Government in Jeopardy By: Joshua Mitnick | The Washington Times    On the eve of a summit in Egypt with President Hosni Mubarak on strengthening the cease-fire with Hamas, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may be hours from losing his job

 

Rockets Hit Israel, Which Says Truce Broken Associated Press  Police say two Palestinian rockets hit southern Israel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office says the cease-fire that took effect last week has been broken.

 

Israel Remains Mum on Massive Rehearsal of Attack Against Iran. ; IAF Has Boosted Overseas Training in Recent Years, 'Post' Learns

 

Jerusalem Post Notes Welcome Change in Israeli-French Relations

 

Gazans will take any peace of mind they can get   By Safwat Kahlout

 

Former Mossad chief urges Israeli talks with Hamas

 

Sheldon Adelson's Relentless Quest for Global Influence

 

H10 Christian Science Monitor

Can Syria avoid sanctions with a U.N. nuclear inspection?

An IAEA team visits the site of an alleged nuclear weapons facility bombed by Israel in September.

 

 Will Fed begin to raise rates soon? The Federal Reserve is expected to signal whether inflation is its top concern.

 

Sadr City blast reveals new dangers for U.S. A Tuesday bomb attack at a municipal council building within a fortified section of Baghdad's Shiite enclave killed at least four Americans and six Iraqis.

 

Gaza rockets strain Israel-Hamas truce Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad fired rockets on Israel Tuesday in retaliation for an Israeli strike on its members in the West Bank

 

Peacemaker breaks the ancient grip of Albania's blood feuds

Agim Loci works to help his countrymen observe a time-honored code for resolving disputes – but without violence.

 

For China's Olympic guests, a not-so-warm welcome

Beijingers say added security rules could stifle the Games.

 

 

ASIA

 

The Next Asian Miracle By: Yasheng Huang | Foreign Policy (subscription required) Democracies are peaceful, representative—and terrible at boosting an economy. Or at least that’s the conventional wisdom in Asia, where for years growth in India’s sprawling democracy has been humbled by China’s efficient, state-led boom. But India’s newfound economic success flips that notion on its head

 

Elections, Political Transitions and Foreign Policy in East Asia FPRI

 

Pakistan calls the shots
Washington's grand plan for a compliant Pakistani government and military is in tatters, and its carrot of economic aid may no longer be enough to secure Islamabad's cooperation in the "war on terror" against the Taliban, with dire consequences. - Syed Saleem Shahzad

 

China's Olympic Nightmare By: Elizabeth C. Economy and Adam Segal | Foreign Affairs  Even as Beijing has worked tirelessly to ensure the most impressive of Olympic spectacles, it is clear that the Games have come to highlight not only the awesome achievements of the country but also the grave shortcomings of the current regime.

 

Gleaming China: Jonathan Fenby, author of a new history of China, writes that the past needs to be understood to grasp the deeper currents beneath the gleaming modern China.

H11 IHT  Diplomacy must work

By DAVID MILIBAND There is a massive prize on offer if Iran is willing to behave.

 

Occupation by bureaucracy By SAREE MAKDISI Every dimension of everyday Palestinian life is minutely managed by Israeli personnel.

 

Ireland's sad and lonely 'no' to European unity The Irish vote should not be allowed to derail the EU treaty.

 

More German troops to Afghanistan

Under pressure from NATO, Germany announced that it would increase the level of troops available for duty in Afghanistan by almost one-third to 4,500.

 

 

 

EUROPE European press review

 

Sarko's Euro-Fiasco By: Philippe Marliere | The Guardian  The French president is throwing tantrums over the Irish vote, even though his own people would probably have given the same verdict

 

Elections Expose Centrifugal Forces at Work in Macedonia By: Dirk Auer | World Politics Review While diplomats like to cite it as a success story for European Balkan policy, and despite heavy security and the deployment of some 13,000 police, Macedonia's parliamentary elections on June 1 were marred by irregularities

 

More German Troops Heading to Afghanistan By: Judy Dempsey and Alan Cowell | International Herald Tribune Under pressure from NATO, Germany announced Tuesday that it would increase the level of troops available for duty in Afghanistan by almost one-third to 4,500

 

EU Hails Chance for Pro-Europe Government in Serbia By: David Brunnstrom | Reuters
The European Union on Tuesday hailed an agreement between Serbia's Socialist and Democratic parties as a real chance to establish a pro-European government in the Balkan country

 

Europe can avoid a debacle if Ireland remains isolated
   
By Joschka Fischer

 

Heritage Missile Defense in Europe: The Window of Opportunity Is Closing

CEPS The Institutional Architecture of CFSP after the Lisbon Treaty: Constitutional breakthrough or challenges ahead?

H12 RFE/RL Commentary: Does Council Of Europe Matter In Azerbaijan?

 

AZERBAIJAN GEARS UP FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

 

Google News Azerbaijan

 

Asia Times Test of strength for alliances The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's expansion to encircle Russia with allies and bases is tempered by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which embraces a quarter of the world's population. The Shanghai grouping, led by Moscow and Beijing, has, however, yet to evolve into a political alliance. - Conn Hallinan

 

Russia joins the war in Afghanistan With its profound hindsight into its former performance in Afghanistan, it is strange that Russia is again wading into its southern neighbor by agreeing to supply weapons to the Afghan army in the fight against the Taliban. Moscow is looking at the bigger picture, though. It has put the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on the defensive and sidestepped United States-led (and Chinese) efforts to undercut its influence in Central Asia. - M K Bhadrakumar

 

EDM TRAP FOR MEDVEDEV IN THE TNK-BP CONFLICT


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- AZERBAIJAN GEARS UP FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

 

Chechnya's Revival By: Peter Lavelle | The Moscow Times Chechnya is at a crossroads. Nothing is certain, and making predictions is an exercise in futility. But the facts on the ground are very telling. Chechnya's capital, Grozny, is almost completely rebuilt. It is only a slight exaggeration to say that the center of Grozny is the most modern city in Russia.

 

Armenian Opposition Rallies; PACE Says Reforms "Inadequate"

H13 The Times Oil-price promises are only good at face value The EU-Opec summit was called to be seen to be doing something about high prices, without either side being able to do much at all Bronwen Maddox

 

Japan and China's gunboat diplomacy A warship docking heralds a diplomatic thaw

 

Olmert's leadership faces its final hours The embattled Israeli Prime Minister could now see his hold on power crumble swiftly after the violation of the ceasefire

 

Think there is no future speculating on oil? - Times Online

 

Free trade becomes a scapegoat as times get tough - Times Online

 

Forces chief: Iraq and Afghanistan is too much Sir Jock Stirrup says Britain’s Armed Forces are stretched beyond their capabilities and cannot continue fighting two wars

 

Lech Walesa 'was a Communist spy' Claims in a new book about the intriguing past of the Solidarity leader as an alleged informer have caused uproar in Poland

 

Afghan warlords stockpile opium

The Taleban, which uses opium sales for arms purchases, is holding vast reserves after the price of the drug plummeted

 

West Bank police promised £80m in support Palestinians ask Berlin donor conference for high-speed vehicles, two-way radios, raincoats and handcuffs

 

Police suicide causes panic at Sarkozy farewell Visiting French President and his wife bundled to safety as Israeli border policeman kills himself in front of them

 

Fears for US consumption as houses fall 23% Wall Street economists are describing the latest figures coming from America on its housing crisis as 'incredibly awful'

 

Irish voters show support for EU

The complex love-hate relationship between Irish citizens and the EU has emerged in a new public opinion survey

 

Warship's visit signals Japan-China breakthrough The first Japanese warship to visit China since the Second World War has arrived in a southern Chinese port

 

Wall Street Journal How to Put the Heat on Mugabe
 By Paul Wolfowitz It's time for the world to say no to Zimbabwe's dictator.

 

Jakarta's Slippery Slope
Indonesia's tolerant society under threat. Review & Outlook

 

 The U.N. Is Making a Difference in Darfur
By Rodolphe Adada Peacekeepers are already hard at work. More are on the way.

 

H14 Financial Times  How to see world economy through two crises In the short term, the biggest monetary policy requirement is a tightening in emerging economies, many of which have strongly negative real interest rates. As important is letting jumps in energy prices pass through, forcing adjustments in energy use, writes Martin Wolf

 

Obama under fire over Iraq troop pledge Having stuck to the line that he would withdraw one to two brigades a month and remove all US combat forces from Iraq within 16 months of taking office, Barack Obama’s promise is looking increasingly vulnerable

 

US considers sending envoys to Iran

The US is considering sending diplomats to Iran for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, in a move that would fall short of establishing diplomatic relations but would markedly increase contacts between the two countries

 

How sanctions hinder Iran’s gas ambitions Tantalising offshore reserves are out of reach – but Tehran could still circumvent the US-led crackdown

 

WORLD NEWS - ENERGY - NEWS DIGEST: Iran to focus subsidies on poor

 

Campaign finance rules in a mess What counts is to deny undue influence to wealth and power, which means preventing politicians from putting themselves under obligation

 

America looks to a nuclear-free world Both presidential candidates are committed to nuclear non-proliferation and whoever wins must honour his promises, writes John Kerry

 

Raid and rockets hit Gaza truce

The ceasefire agreed last week between Israel and Hamas had a setback after militants fired rockets from the Gaza Strip and Israelis launched a raid into the West Bank 

 

EU states back tighter Iran sanctions

Iran's largest bank is being subjected to an asset freeze and severe restrictions over its operations in the City of London after the European Union decided to impose fresh sanctions on Tehran

 

Saudis rely on Khurais to speak volumes The oil field, which could help Riyadh maintain a cushion of spare capacity it can tap when shortages appear, is critical to its ambition to remain the central bank of oil

 

 Spectre of inflation over global economy  The spectre of inflation returned to haunt the global economy as companies ranging from Dow Chemical of the US to South Korea’s Posco unveiled sharp price rises to combat the soaring cost of energy and raw materials

 

ANALYSIS: King Abdullah seeks stability by reaching out on religion

Russian hits at EU fear of Gazprom

A leading liberal reformer, Anatoly Chubais, has accused the EU of trying to limit the Russian company’s access to its natural gas market for political reasons

 

Lisbon impasse dents EU-Russia hopes Negotiations on a new pact between the European Union and Russia risk being complicated by the confusion surrounding the adoption of the Lisbon reform treaty, according to Moscow’s ambassador to the EU

 

WORLD NEWS: Washington ponders using its N Korean tactics with Iran over nuclear programme

 

An opportunity in a deal’s demise

The motivation behind the US-India nuclear accord was laudable but its cost to efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons was far too high

 

German or global? ultinationals such as Siemens are right to conclude that globalisation requires them to be more diverse. They would be wrong to think this means abandoning their roots

 

WORLD NEWS: Somalia tops list of world's most unstable nations

 

Algerian prime minister returns

In a move linked to his plans to stay in office for a third term, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the Algerian president, has brought back as prime minister Ahmed Ouyahya, three years after he sacked him from the same job

 

Fed interest rate strategy poses risks

Might the Federal Reserve be taking too many chances on prices? On Wednesday, it is expected to keep interest rates on hold at 2 per cent, and avoid any signal that rate rises are imminent, while indicating some increased concern about inflation

 

Strange physics of the inverse bubble Bubbles are puffed up, not puffed down. That is why we need a phrase to describe the phenomenon of the anti-bubble, writes John Kay

 

Walesa was a police informant, book claims The former Polish president denies allegations by two right-wing historians that he was an informant for the secret police and that he tried to doctor his police files

 

H15 Los Angeles Times Obama has 12-point lead over McCain, poll shows Times/ Bloomberg Poll: If Nader and Barr are included, the Democrat's advantage jumps to 15 points

 

Afghanistan attacks up 40% in east, Pentagon says Insurgent activity has spread into once stable areas, data show, prompting alarm among officials

 

Obama finds 'big role' for Bill

 

Pentagon sent $2 billion in questionable aid to Pakistan

Overall, the U.S. paid more than $5 billion for counter-terrorism expenses, some of which were exaggerated, a GAO audit finds

 

Baghdad bombing kills 2 U.S. soldiers, 3 U.S. government personnel

 

Big Oil Isn't the Big Problem - Jacob Heilbrunn Government efforts to go after the producers won't get us anywhere.

 

Troops move in to quell fighting in north Lebanon

H16 American Politics

 

John McCain doesn't know how to use a computer

 

Bill Clinton endorses Obama bid Bill Clinton's spokesman says the former US president is committed to helping Barack Obama win the US presidential election.

 

Winning wife?  Michelle could clinch or scupper Obama's White House bid

 

Salon The swing states of 2008

 

Economy on brink of recession, Greenspan says

 

Obama tacks away from his left-wing base 

 

10 Concerns About Barack Obama - William Bennett, National Review

 

After frosty primary, Bill Clinton offers support to Obama

 

Splintered Conservatives Hurt McCain - Allan Lichtman, The Politic

 

Obama's Transformation - Jay Newton-Small, Time


America's Next Chapter - Gary Hart, New York Times

Consider Obama's Proposals - Dick Morris, The Hill

 

Obama: I'm Going to Need Clintons

 

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H17 Daily Telegraph Britain's Armed Forces 'stretched past limits'

Britain's Armed Forces cannot go on running two major military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the head of the Armed Forces has admitted.

 

What should be the Armed Forces' priorities ?

 

General Petraeus: My philosophy on war

 

Labour in biggest poll slide since 1984  Labour has slumped to its lowest poll rating in nearly a quarter of a century, according to a new poll, while the Tories have recorded their highest rating since 1988

 

Labour in biggest poll slide since 1984 Labour has slumped to its lowest poll rating in nearly a quarter of a century, according to a new poll, while the Tories have recorded their highest rating since 1988

 

Tsvangirai: We need peacekeepers

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has called for an international peacekeeping force to protect Zimbabweans from Robert Mugabe's thugs.

 

H18 Independent  Aide who said terror attack would benefit McCain faces calls to quit A foreign policy adviser to John McCain is under pressure to quit after he suggested that a terror attack on the US between now and the presidential election would translate into a "big advantage" for the Republican nominee.

 

Legal Opinion: Britain must obey the rule of law over Iraqis detained without trial

 

Mary Dejevsky: There's no reason why the world should go hungry

 

Sarkozys flee Israel after guard shoots himself at airport

 

Four Americans killed in attack on council meeting in Shia stronghold

 

The eco-crunch: Can Britain still afford to go green?  The housing market is in decline, fuel costs are soaring – and the worst may be yet to come for the global economy. It’s little wonder that politiciansare backing away from electorally unpalatable green policies. Paul Vallely investigates the hard choices facing consumers and environmentalists

 

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

 

Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Brookings Institution

 

Wounds You Can't See By: Bob Herbert | The New York Times
A study by the RAND Corporation found that the psychological toll of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan may in fact be “disproportionately high compared to the physical injuries of combat.”

 

Bush nominates first US female full general

 

Give armed forces priority access to health and education services, says defence chief

 

What torture looks like

ALTHOUGH THE treatment of detainees in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has blackened the image of US power around the world, the issue has garnered only passing attention so far in the presidential race. But the problem will not go away. Last week, the Cambridge-based group Physicians for Human Rights reported on the physical and psychological damage suffered by ... (Boston Globe)

 

The Pentagon's Stealth Corporations  by Nick Turse and Tom Engelhardt

 

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Global warming may create 'perfect storm' of disease outbreak

 

Will Rising Food Prices Reduce Poverty? Brookings Institution

 

Foreign Policy The List: Five Commodities to Hoard

Where the Security Council Fears to Tread A hapless shell of a government. A nasty Islamist insurgency. A looming humanitarian disaster. Somalia is the most dangerous failed state on the planet, and even international troubleshooters are keeping their distance

H21 Can the destruction of the Inca empire be blamed on ignorance of principles of philosophy? “It can,” said Montesquieu, “and I am going to prove it”... more»

 

Peers not parents make us what we are We will never achieve change until we understand what really forms children's characters Daniel Finkelstein

 

Students and Electronic Media: Teaching in the Technological Age

Will unplugging our cellphone chargers or turning TVs off standby reduce energy use and help fight global warming? How to the numbers stack up?... more»

 

Leading article: Political football

 

Like Berlin in 1936, the Beijing games will be a shameful event, says Bernard-Henri Lévy. We must tell Beijing, “Stop the bloodbath, stop the murder in Sudan”... more»

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