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H1 Slate Protecting the Oil Supply What if the
Chinese were to apply the Carter Doctrine? Editorial:
Efforts to persuade Iran to freeze its programme of uranium enrichment are
entering a dangerous new phase Bush
is trying to impose a classic colonial status on Iraq Seumas
Milne: US efforts to force Iraqis to swallow permanent vassal status
and give up control of their oil echoes British imperial history 9/11's
fading force Michael Tomasky: Would another major
terrorist attack on US soil significantly boost the Republican party? I'm not
so sure Washington Post When Good Coalitions Go Bad By
Richard Perle On Iran, Condoleezza Rice and Barack Obama are both right By Robert D. Novak Why so many conservatives are taking a serious
look at Barack Obama. Too Much Hot Air By Bjorn
Lomborg, Global warming is real, but
most plans to slow it are unrealistic and most rhetoric about it is
unhelpful. Climate Issues Tied to U.S. Security
By Walter Pincus, U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that global
climate change will worsen food shortages and disease exposure in sub-Saharan
Africa over the next two decades, creating operational problems for the
Pentagon's newest overseas military command With Deal, Olmert Averts Rebellion by
Partners West to Pursue Twin Track in Iran Nuclear Dispute By:
Stephanie Nebehay | Reuters MESH Assign Iran to Israel?
By Josef Joffe International Energy
Outlook 2008 - Highlights Source: Energy Information
Administration Geopolitical
Diary: A U.S.-Iranian Dance of
Diplomacy | Stratfor
Post-Soviet 'frozen conflicts' heat up as
big-power interests collide Tensions are growing as NATO and a
resurgent Russia divide over future of breakaway statelets. Israel's embattled Olmert survives, for now
The prime minister skirted a vote to
dissolve Israel's parliament by agreeing to allow a September primary
election within his centrist Kadima Party. Can Lebanon douse political fires?
Fighting in Tripoli is indicative of
rising Sunni-Shiite tensions as the formation of a new government hits an
impasse. Religious leaders called for calm Wednesday. Obama and Clinton campaign together
How is he doing at winning over her
supporters – and tapping into her formidable fundraising network? What might
she get in return? The Times Ireland's 'no' vote: a big
earthquake Despite the protestations of the European elites, the
vote changes the whole future of the EU Anatole Kaletsky Pakistan cannot afford to lose
control of its gateway to Afghanistan The Post-American WorldThe
Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria - Times Online Fareed Zakaria’s view of the 21st-century world is too cosy for
comfort Wall Street Journal Iran's Troubling Opposition Diplomacy Is Working on North Korea Uighur Justice By Nury A.
Turkel They have a beef with China, not the U.S It's All About Obama By Karl
Rove The senator risks being painted as arrogant and self-centered Independent David
Miliband: Miliband's manifesto While Gordon Brown has chosen not to mark his
first anniversary, the Foreign Secretary sets out his vision in a
wide-ranging interview with Steve Richards Jerusalem Post Time
to rethink Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee Howard
Berman urges a new US strategy on thwarting Iran. A
disastrous attack on Iran? [ CHUCK FREILICH American Interest A
Nation In Debt OpenDemocracy Russia:
where are the petrodollars going? Fuelled by petrodollars,
inflation is rising again in Russia. Corruption is a complicating factor.
What to do? Dmitri Travin examines the options American Prospect
Talking to Iran Is Not So Controversial
Don't look now but there
is a broad consensus on what the next administration should do about Iran. Ilan Goldenberg CFR Media
Conference Call: How to Manage China’s Challenge to the Global Economy
(Audio) By WILLIAM J. AMELIO Poverty is receding at a
rate unsurpassed in history; and the power of the emerging dreamers,
thinkers, tinkerers and innovators worldwide have only just now begun to
transform our world Despite some setbacks, Sarkozy is riding
high The French president has restored national diplomatic stature not only
in Washington and European capitals, but also in Africa and the Middle East. Asia Times US pushes Iraqi Shi'ites closer to Iran
Beyond the issue of permanent United States bases in Iraq, the Shi'ite
government of Nuri al-Maliki objects to a new security agreement with
Washington on the grounds that it does not guarantee Iraq against foreign
aggression. The Shi'ites fear possible US collaboration with Sunni Arab
regimes to try to overthrow their administration, a fear that pushes them
closer to Iran. - Gareth Porter Neo-con redux? There's a mini
revival of the neo-conservatives in the United States as they attempt to put
the record straight about their policies that led to the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan and the alliance with Pakistan. By contrast, the presidential
hopefuls, Barack Obama and John McCain, are silent on key issues in these
countries at a time the US's interests are under threat. - Ehsan Ahrari • 'Innocence Abroad' by Scott Carpenter , The
American Interest The Massachusetts-based Commonwealth Institute has just
issued an excellent report (PDF here)
calling for a "responsible" withdrawal of US troops from Iraq that
is "quick, careful, and generous." |
H2 Germany vs. Turkey Player Ratings
- International Herald Tribune Goal.com -
Euro 2008 - Player Ratings: Germany 3-2 Turkey
Avrupa Basını Türkiye'yi yazıyor Guardian
Last-gasp
Lahm slams door on Turks Germany left it late but scraped past a vibrant
Turkey 3-2 to qualify for the final of Euro 2008 Independent Germany
3 Turkey 2: Lahm has last word to deprive Turkey They wear you down, they make you believe
you have a chance and then, when you least expect it, they break your hearts.
Typical Germany. The Times Lahm strikes ends Turkey's dream NYT EURO
2008 - GERMANY 3, TURKEY 2; Turkey Scores Late Again, but Not Late Enough Lahm
sends fortunate Germany to final LAT Germany
isn't winning over fans AKP’yi kapatmak
talihsizliktir Turkey:
When Secularism and Democracy Collide New York
Times, Türkiye
raporu bugün oylanacak Turkish Ex-Antiterrorism Official Says Rebel
Kurds Use Northern Iraq As Base Beyaz Saray'da
Bush-Talabani Görüşmesi Turkey's
Constitution' International Herald Tribune Letters EDM TURKEY TO
TAKE PART IN IRAQI OIL EXTRACTION NATO’da
Türkiye’den daha önemli ülke yok İşkenceye onay % 51
Turkey’s ‘New Policy’ in Central Asia İç Basında Türk Dış
Politikası Dış
Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect
Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Remarks By President Bush and President
Talabani of Iraq in Photo Opportunity Cevdet Aşkın PKK şiddeti artıracak, gözler Erdoğan'ın
Bağdat ziyaretinde Kurds’ oil deals shake Iraq integrity Talabani:
"Bölge ülkeleriyle ilişkileri geliştiriyoruz" KRG and Korea National Oil Corporation sign new petroleum
contracts Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 25 Jun 08 New oil contracts between Kurdistan and Seoul Temsilci gönderip Çankaya'yı
sordu Turkey
Approves Law for Non-Turkish State Broadcasts Örgütten kaçıp
hayata döndüler Turkish Ex-Antiterrorism Official Says Rebel
Kurds Use Northern Iraq As Base TRT’den 24 saat Kürtçe yayın için yasa hazır
Tendürek’te 3 PKK’lı öldürüldü
İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Bu adam nereye koşuyor, bu stres nasıl patlayacak! Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dış
Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık AKPM’nin gündemi Türkiye demokrasisi
Aydınlardan AB’ye
‘genişleme’ çağrısı ABD’den
uyarı: AKP’nin kapatılması talihsizlik olur Semih İdiz Fransız senatosunda sağduyu ağır bastı Sami Kohen Sarko’nun tutumu değişir mi? Rauf Denktaş Çözümden yana mısınız? Time Who
Will the Turks Cheer Now? AP Türkiye
Dostları Grubu kuruluyor Bush,
Bilderbergers Push EU Membership for Turkey | The New American CHP’ye
Sosyalist Enternasyonal darbesi Türkiye, işkenceyle mücadelede Avrupa
Birliği'nden iyi not aldı Şahin Alpay Belgrad'dan bakınca İrlanda AB delegasyonu
ile Türkiye ekonomisi tartışması 7. 'Ermeni katliamını Mustafa Kemal de lanetledi' Şirketler türbanı
yasaklayabilir Ermeni yanlısı
senatörden Erivan elçi adayına engel
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
’Çete
avcısı’ polis ve oğlu sır dolu kazada yaralandı
‘Anadolu
Jet’ fiyaskosu Magandalar
için MOBESE kalkanı Anayasa Mahkemesi bireyi korudu: Her bilgi herkese
verilmez Çevik Kuvvet psikolojik destek alacak |
H3 Yazılıp çizilene
itibar etmeyiz paşam 'Genelkurmay, Dağlıca baskınını 9 gün önce
öğrendi' iddiası Taraf'tan şok belge!
‘Başbuğ da YAŞ’tan
önce atanıyor’ iddiası Sınır dışı edilecek mi?
'Sosyal
demokrat değilsin demeyin' Emniyet bizim
bilgimiz dışında dinleme yapabilir
Fethullah Gülen: Gidişim kendimceydi,
dönüşüm de öyle olacak Yeşil
kart kefillerinin tam listesi Siyasette
taşlar yerine oturacak, herkes yaptığından ders çıkaracak Yetkili kurumdan dinleme itirafları 'Başbakan'ımızla uzun vadeli terörle
mücadeleyi görüştük' Baykal,
Sosyalist Enternasyonel’e rest çekti: Gelmeyiz "AK Parti gereken dersi
almamıştır" Bahçeli: "Türkiye AKP'ye muhtaç
değil" Başsavcı'nın
Cumhurbaşkanı Gül hakkındaki iddiaları ortadan kalktı Atatürk bu millete ruh ve inanç verdi ‘O hâkimlere dava açın’
Baro panelinde Cumhurbaşkanı ve eşine
hakaret Adalet Bakanı 301'le ilgili yedi dosyadan
altısını reddetti 'Kapatma davasının bedeli ağır oldu,
enflasyon ve faiz tırmandı' Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Ahmet Taşgetiren
Travmaya
travma demenin günahı Ruşen
- Çakır Ergenekon kitapları: İlişkiler derin, kitaplar sığ Taha Akyol Travma Fikret Bila Erdoğan-Başbuğ
görüşmesinin düşündürdükleri Hasan Cemal Murat Yetkin Erdoğan, Genelkurmay’a Başbuğ’u getiriyor İsmet Berkan Erdoğan da
Fırat’a kızmış mıdır? Fehmi Koru Timsah
ve gözyaşları Şamil Tayyar Hüseyin Gülerce Gülen kararı, yeni dönemin başlangıcı Bilal Çetin Olağandışılığın
olağanlaşması...
Ali Bayramoğlu Travmalar meselesi… Şükrü Küçükşahin AKP’de
bir karşı grup Ertuğrul Özkök Bu
fotoğraftaki adama iyi bakın YASİN
DOĞAN Bahçeli'nin
teklifi… Mustafa Erdoğan AKP kapatılırsa laiklik kurtulur mu? Ahmet Hakan Yeni
başlayanlar için Dengir Bey M Ali
Birand Herşeyimiz, oynadığımız futbola benziyor Cüneyt Ülsever Lahika ile travma arasına sıkışmış
Türkiye (II) Serdar Turgut Fethullah Gülen ve Cemil
Meriç Baykal
bu anayasayı seviyor Futboldaki ve Anayasa’larımızdaki
milliyetçilik ALTAN ÖYMEN Ardan Zentürk ‘Karar’ ve Türk okulları... Sabahattin Önkibar Mesut Yılmaz ve Çiller
gibilerin yeni oluşumu tutar mı? Güler Kömürcü Ağustos... Oray Eğin Cemaat
ve Taraf kardeşliği Sedat Sertoğlu Fethullah Gülen Mehmet Y
YılmazDaha az ücrete razı olan işçiler Yalçın Doğan Siz asıl bu vatandaşa bakın Hadi Uluengin Láhika-3,
elde var sıfır Amaç:?Devleti şeffaf hale getirmek NİLGÜN BAŞALP ERDAL ŞAFAK Fischer'in korkuları Mümtazer Türköne Travma EMRE AKÖZ Gülen'in dönmesini en çok kim istemez? NAZLI ILICAK Kutuplaşma hali ve travma MEHMET BARLAS Toplumsal yaşamı sıfırdan başlatmak
mümkün değildir MAHMUT ÖVÜR 'Darbeler sandıkta hesaplaşmayı
engelliyor' Derya Sazak Travma Nuh Gönültaş İktidar
olsaydı aynı şeyler MHP’ye de yapılacaktı... Gülen’in beraati: ‘Yargı herkesi bağlar’ Fethullah Gülen’den dönüş sinyalleri geliyor Siyasetçiler
apoletlerini çıkarsın ADD yasakçı rektörleri tasfiye etti Ekonomi Ercan Kumcu
Bankacılıkta
bilanço riskleri Erdal Sağlam Enerjide devlet politikası olmalı 'Yüksek faiz
enflasyonu tahrik etti' Hurşit Güneş Küresel değişimler ve bizdeki para
politikası Meral Tamer Ekonomide
son 25 yılın tipik kriz modeli geride kaldı Seyfettin Gürsel Kemal
Derviş'in büyüme hayali Türkiye
IMF’nin stand-by sınavını geçti Türk sanayisinin son 10 yılında lokomotif sektör otomotiv oldu IMF son
iki stand-by için olumlu not verdi Türkiye ayrışıyor... |
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H4 New York Times Delicate
Talks for Democrats on a Path to a Unified Party With the help of a Washington lawyer, Senators Barack Obama and
Hillary Rodham Clinton are negotiating issues like how to repay Mrs.
Clinton’s campaign debt and her role at the Democratic convention ROGER COHEN Why
Obama Should Visit a Mosque Fear-mongering about Islam is a global industry. Barack Obama has a
unique power to break the cycle, not least by emboldening moderate Muslims to
denounce terror. Fight
Terror With YouTube By DANIEL KIMMAGE A more interactive, empowered online
community, particularly in the Arab-Islamic world, may prove to be Al Qaeda’s
Achilles’ heel.
The
Petro-Manipulators The
root of the current energy crisis goes back years, and has more to do with
manipulation than inefficiency, writes Timothy Egan. Voters split over
McCain, Obama views on Iraq Pakistani
Taliban Say They Killed 28 Men From Peace Group Afghans
See Pakistan Role in Karzai Plot A
Forecast of Violence in a Neighbor of Chechnya 8
Civilians Killed in 2 Disputed Attacks, Iraq Says Saudis
Holding Hundreds, Citing Links to Al Qaeda Olmert
in Deal to Avoid Early Vote For
Iraqi Christians, Money Bought Survival
Protection money paid
to insurgents became a secret complication of life for Iraq’s Christian
population Justices
Bar Death Penalty for the Rape of a Child The death
penalty is unconstitutional as a punishment for the rape of a child, a
sharply divided Supreme Court ruled. Text
of the Decision (pdf) NICHOLAS D.
KRISTOF Books,
Not Bombs Helping young Iraqi refugees is in our national interest, for
we’ll regret our myopia if we allow them to grow up uneducated and
unemployable, festering in their societies. Editorial Anger
and Restraint By
striking down the death penalty for the rape of a child, the Supreme Court’s
ruling should deter efforts to extend the use of capital punishment |
H5 Washington
Post When Good Coalitions Go Bad By
Richard Perle On
Iran, Condoleezza Rice and Barack Obama are both right By Robert D. Novak Why so many conservatives are taking a serious
look at Barack Obama. Too Much Hot Air By Bjorn
Lomborg, Global warming is real, but
most plans to slow it are unrealistic and most rhetoric about it is
unhelpful. Climate Issues Tied to U.S. Security By Walter Pincus, U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that
global climate change will worsen food shortages and disease exposure in
sub-Saharan Africa over the next two decades, creating operational problems
for the Pentagon's newest overseas military command With Deal, Olmert Averts Rebellion by
Partners ANALYSIS McCain-Obama So Far: Positively Negative
By Dan Balz One Senator Says 'Enough' By Dan
Froomkin 4 U.S. Soldiers, Interpreter Killed In Iraq
Fighting Americans Blamed in Death
of 4 Relatives Don't Deport the Talent By George
F. Will, The technology industry shows the absurdity of U.S. immigration
policy. Drawing a Line By David S.
Broder, Unfair voting districts hurt our democracy more than a broken
campaign-finance system High Court Rejects Death For Child Rape
Penalty Reserved for Murder And Crimes Against State Computer Files Hold Key in CIA Case
Officer Had Maps, Photos Involving Abducted Cleric, Court Told |
H6 Guardian A
shot in the dark Editorial:
Efforts to persuade Iran to freeze its programme of uranium enrichment are
entering a dangerous new phase Bush
is trying to impose a classic colonial status on Iraq Seumas
Milne: US efforts to force Iraqis to swallow permanent vassal status
and give up control of their oil echoes British imperial history 9/11's
fading force Michael Tomasky: Would another major
terrorist attack on US soil significantly boost the Republican party? I'm not
so sure Fed holds key
interest rate at 2% Concern about rising inflationary pressures
outweighs worries about sluggishness in economy A
world less flat Ryan Avent: If the price of oil remains
high, we may see drastic changes to America's cities, economy and way of life Lies,
damned lies and John McCain Matthew Yglesias: Despite
his record of twists, evasions and misstatements, the Republican candidate
gets a free ride from the American media Unhappy
birthday Editorial: There are precious few crumbs of
comfort for Gordon Brown in the voters' verdict on his first full year in
office We don't
need guns to help the people pitch Mugabe from his perch Timothy
Garton Ash: Mandela may be a better bet than the Almighty to remove
a ruler who has turned his country into a hell on earth Obama's
overly disciplined message Shahnaz
Habib: The Obama campaign's snub of Muslim supporters is a betrayal
of minority Americans who placed their hopes in him |
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H7 No
One in PD Conducts PD Overseas |
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq Iraq, U.S.
Making Progress on Security Pact: Talabani Bush, Talabani discuss complex Iraq security
deal Iran's Envoy to Iraq Speaks on US-Iraq
Security Pact U.N.
investigators look at Syria's alleged secret nuclear site 'Good start' to
UN's Syria probe UN nuclear inspectors say their investigation into
claims Syria was developing nuclear weapons is off to a good start. |
H9 Ha’aretz – Jihad threatens to
continue rocket attacks, despite truce Rosner's
Guest: Israel was wrong on Hezbollah war, wrong on Gaza restraint 1 out of 5 Israelis wants to leave the country (WTR) What the
public wants The questions of
whether the Syrians will dip their feet in the Kinneret, or whether Jerusalem
will be divided must be subject to a referendum Ex-Knesset
speaker Avrum Burg: Time for two-state solution is running out Top Saudi
official: Ball in Israel's court if it wants peace with us Attempted
Coup Splits Hamas Military Forces Olmert to
opposition: You just don't want peace German
mediator to secure Hezbollah, Israel signatures on prisoner swap accord Jerusalem
Post Olmert
says he will run again despite deal with Labor Prime minister may remain
in office even if new Kadima leader is chosen; Shas is said to hold the key
to government's survival. Time
to rethink Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee Howard
Berman urges a new US strategy on thwarting Iran. A
disastrous attack on Iran? [ CHUCK FREILICH
UN
inspector: Syria probe 'inconclusive' But Syrian VP says his country
allowed UN nuclear inspections to prove US allegations were false. Daily Alert.org
– Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress
- EJC Israeli Press Review –
Google News Israel - Palestine BBC
Israel
closes Gaza after rockets Israel closes its border crossings with Gaza in
response to a Palestinian rocket attack that breached a ceasefire. Israel:
Security Must Exist Prior to the Establishment of a Palestinian State - Foreign
Minister Tzipi Livni (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Recognising
the Jewish 'Nakba' Lyn Julius:
Acknowledging the plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries – written out
of history – could be the key to Middle East peace |
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Post-Soviet 'frozen conflicts' heat up as
big-power interests collide Tensions are growing as NATO and a
resurgent Russia divide over future of breakaway statelets. Israel's embattled Olmert survives, for now
The prime minister skirted a vote to
dissolve Israel's parliament by agreeing to allow a September primary
election within his centrist Kadima Party. Can Lebanon douse political fires?
Fighting in Tripoli is indicative of
rising Sunni-Shiite tensions as the formation of a new government hits an
impasse. Religious leaders called for calm Wednesday. Obama and Clinton campaign together
How is he doing at winning over her
supporters – and tapping into her formidable fundraising network? What might
she get in return? The key to a better U.S. image USIA helped world views of the US
before the cold war; let's revive it. India at an impasse over civilian nuclear
deal Communists oppose
the pact with the US, which would give India access to nuclear fuel and
technology, threatening to bring down the government. Supreme Court sharply limits use of death
penalty In a 5-to-4 ruling,
the justices decide child rape isn't a capital offense. BBC Cracks in China's
booming economy? BBC Korean legacy What
is driving US efforts for a North Korea deal? India to Restart Iran Pipeline Talks, but
Left Unimpressed Bush Europe Trip Yields Mixed Results on Afghan War Front
By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review One of the major objectives of
President Bush's trip to Europe last week was to secure additional
international support for the war in Afghanistan What to Expect From North Korea By: Ralph Cossa | The
Japan Times A Partnership of Equals By: C. Fred Bergsten | Foreign
Affairs Asian
Economic Integration and US Policy Options China, India Hasten Arms Race in Space By: David R. Sands
| The Washington Times Afghanistan Strategy Targets Pakistan Ties By: Sara A.
Carter | The Washington Times Japan's
Gulf Policy and Response to the Iraq War MERIA An
Israeli article studying Japan's support for the US over the course of the
Iraq War Pakistan Court Postpones Sharif by-Election By: Nasir
Jaffry | Agence France-Presse N Korea
declaration expected Amid Apparent Progress on N. Korean Nukes, Japan, Others Remain
Cautious By: Jason Miks | World Politics Review More Cracks in Abdullah's Crumbling Facade By: Anil Netto
| Asia Times Malaysian Prime Minister
Abdullah Badawi's administration managed to ride out the widespread public
ire over the removal of fuel subsidies. Now members of parliament from two
key energy producing states are threatening to defect from Abdullah's ruling
coalition South
Korea lifts ban on U.S. beef imports
South Korea lifted a ban on
U.S. beef imports Thursday, with President Lee Myung-bak urging the nation to
move past a dispute that has paralyzed his government with protests over mad
cow disease concerns |
H11 IHT Interconnected we prosper By
WILLIAM J. AMELIO Poverty is receding at a rate unsurpassed in history; and the power
of the emerging dreamers, thinkers, tinkerers and innovators worldwide have
only just now begun to transform our world Despite some setbacks, Sarkozy is riding
high The French president has restored national diplomatic stature not only
in Washington and European capitals, but also in Africa and the Middle East. A
double cartel holds EU hostage on energy While governments say it
is time to diversify energy sources to reduce dependence on oil, they don't
speak about the direct link between oil and natural gas. Roger Cohen: Why Obama should visit a
mosque Fear-mongering about Islam is a global industry. It thrives on
ignorance. Obama has a unique power to break the cycle, not least by
emboldening moderate Muslims to denounce terror EUROPE European press review Poland's Haunting Past By: Jonathan Steele | The Guardian Mardell's
Europe Treaty No vote hands Sarkozy an Irish hot potato Der Spiegel Trans-Atlantic Interference?: US
Neocons Accused of Role in Irish 'No' Vote |
H12 RFE/RL Medvedev:
Graft is security risk Russia
after Putin Allison Gill: The EU should make the most of
its first meeting with Dmitri Medvedev, and encourage him to be his own man EDM INVESTIGATIVE
COMMITTEE UNVEILS “CONCEPTUAL DESIGN” FOR FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
- WILL
PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS LEAD TO TYMOSHENKO’S DISMISSAL? Google News Azerbaijan Medvedev Wants "Serious" Pact With EU By: David
Schlesinger | Reuters Siberian Summit Looks for New Start By: Anna Smolchenko |
The Moscow Times Russia and the
European Union hope to turn a page in their stalled relations when their
leaders meet in this Siberian oil town this week. Russia Warns Poland on Negative Effects of
Proposed U.S. Missile Shield Russia Will Stress It is Inadmissible to
Review History at Summit With Eu - Kremlin Aide Human
Rights Watch condemns Russia for violence in Ingushetia The recent spike in insurgent attacks in the region is reminiscent of
earlier rights abuses in Chechnya |
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H13 The Times
Ireland's 'no' vote: a big
earthquake Despite the protestations of the European elites, the
vote changes the whole future of the EU Anatole Kaletsky Pakistan cannot afford to lose
control of its gateway to Afghanistan The Post-American WorldThe
Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria - Times Online Fareed Zakaria’s view of the 21st-century world is too cosy for
comfort We can feed the world: look at all the space
It's no wonder food prices are rising. We
are exploiting less of the planet for agriculture than we were only a few
years ago Ross Clark Bulldozing a path through democracy Whatever happened to accountability? Decisions on big
projects will be made by a superquango Camilla Cavendish Sovereign funds: the wealth of nations The money that has bailed out Barclays and other
Westerbn banks is a growing and welcome source of international credit Mandela ends his silence to condemn Mugabe Wall Street Journal Iran's Troubling Opposition Diplomacy Is Working on North Korea Uighur Justice Is Sour News Good News for the Dems?
By
Daniel Henninger The Fed kept its key short-term rate at 2%, expressing heightened
concern about inflation and effectively suggesting that its next move is
likely to be a rate increase, its first since the credit crisis flared in
August. (Statement) The
Fed at Ease It's All About Obama How
Bush Misread War-Powers With the third and most-recent rebuke from the
Supreme Court, it has become clear that Bush's counterterrorism strategy
rested on a critical legal miscalculation from a series of World War II-era
opinions Tense Sentry Duty in Afghanistan The U.S. counteroffensive against the Taliban is making gains in
Afghanistan. That success has created greater need for Marines like Lance Cpl.
Carlos Santiago who man outer security posts and defend bases against suicide
bombers. Malevolence and the Mufti |
H14 Financial
Times Fed
cannot ignore global inflation The US benefits from the dollar’s use as a
reserve currency; the price is that the central bank cannot forget the
effects of its policy on the wider world WORLD
NEWS: Larijani warns Europe further sanctions would provoke Iran WORLD
NEWS: Labour U-turn saves Olmert government BETWEEN
THE LINES - QUENTIN PEEL: Past imperfect Russia looks to the future Oh
no, not again Once more, Berlusconi is spending much of his
political energy legislating to protect himself from Italy’s public
prosecutors WORLD NEWS:
Pentagon eases back as tensions rise Fed
sits tight as ECB chief signals rate rise The
Federal Reserve indicated growing fears about inflation relative to growth on
Wednesday, but stopped short of saying that it saw inflation as the dominant
risk Noyer
warning The fruits of globalisation, bringing cheap goods
from low-cost markets to the developed economies of Europe, can no longer be
relied on to contain inflation, said... There
is no global mercy for Brown The UK prime minister wants to use what power
remains to him to interfere, to fix, to patch up. He increasingly looks like
a busybody in a world at the mercy of larger forces. He must reconfigure
himself as someone tackling these forces head-on, writes David Runciman WORLD
NEWS: Queasy Republicans shun toxic president Trichet
rejects oil price link to trading Jean-Claude Trichet, European Central Bank
president, has rejected the argument that speculators are behind recent sharp
rises in world commodity prices Opec
and US fuel figures at odds The oil cartel says it will need to produce far
less oil than Washington’s forecast of world demand in the next 12 years,
creating uncertainty over production investment Olmert
deal salvages Israel coalition The country’s prime minister has faced down the
latest threat to his embattled tenure, striking a deal with his main
coalition ally that will allow him to govern for at least another three months
Saudi
Arabia detains 520 terror suspects The kingdom is holding
520 people arrested over the last six months and suspected of “involvement in
terrorism”, a security spokesman said Chubais
hits at EU ‘fear’ of Gazprom Anatoly Chubais, one of Russia’s leading liberal
reformers, has accused the European Union of trying to limit the Russian
company’s access to its natural gas market for political reasons Paris
makes energy its top EU aim France has made a common energy and environment
policy by the end of the year the top priority of its six- month presidency
of the European Union, which begins next... Qataris
take up to 10% of Barclays Qatari investors are poised to own up to 10 per
cent of Barclays after the bank called on groups from the Middle East and
Asia to support a £4.5bn share issue Lebanon
faces testing times To revive the economy, the
state must act on a series of reforms that have not been implemented during
the political impasse, but the prospects of that happening appear mixed Egypt
cancels bank privatisation Egypt has cancelled the auction for a stake in
its third-largest state bank, rejecting a National Bank of Greece bid valuing
it at $2.025bn, according to the Egyptian bank’s chairman Gideon
Rachman’s blogExpulsion
from Europe: Lisbon’s most ardent supporters seem to be stuck
arguing simultaneously that it is no big deal (and therefore there is no
excuse for the Irish to say No) - and that it is essential. Surely, it can’t
be both WORLD
NEWS - ZIMBABWE: Global outcry serves only to make Mugabe dig in deeper |
H15 Los Angeles Times 75%
blame Bush for woes of U.S. economy Poll: The figure includes
numerous dissatisfied Republicans and represents a sharp rise in pessimism. It's
time for real answers on Iraq Column: The debate
between McCain and Obama over the war amounts to a bout of locker-room towel
snapping. Violence
is replaced by drought Areas in the north of Iraq have become a dust bowl. Desperation could
lead some to join the insurgency for money. Time
running out for nuclear program talks, Iran warns
By Borzou Daragahi Parliament
Speaker Ali Larijani says Tehran could take drastic steps in response to
pressure aimed at halting its uranium enrichment efforts Mum's
the word on nuclear inspections in Syria
BABYLON &
BEYOND: United Nations nuclear inspectors to investigate claims that Damascus
was secretly developing nuclear facilities Goodbye
Fallouja, hello Kabul?
BABYLON &
BEYOND: Nothing official has been said, but more and more Marines of all
ranks are saying that their future is in Afghanistan, not Iraq By ROSA
BROOKS Rice's new philosophy on foreign
policy could have come from a Democrat, but Bush probably isn't listening. Iraq
authorities say U.S. soldiers killed 9 civilians
By Doug Smith The military
says the Americans were fired upon first in clashes in Baghdad and near
Tikrit Editorial By James M. Banner Jr. Europe's almost
there but still doesn't get it |
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New
Report from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Finds Religion in
U.S. is Non-Dogmatic, Diverse and Politically Relevant realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Obama's
Delicate Balancing Act - Jay Newton-Small, Time
Mr.
Cool vs. Old Reliable - Jim Geraghty, National Review Online The
Debate McCain Must Force - Dick Morris, The Hill Poll: High gas
prices cause many Americans 'financial hardship' THE TRENDS are troubling for John
McCain. Polls show growing support for Barack Obama, for Democrats generally,
and for change. And since Obama broke his public financing pledge he'll have
much more money than McCain for advertising. (By Todd Domke, Boston Globe) |
H17 Daily Telegraph Why
Armed Forces chiefs broke ranks The top brass of Britain's Armed
Forces are not normally given to insubordination, says Con Coughlin, which
makes it all the more remarkable that they have spoken out Mystery
over Sarkozy suicide policeman The policeman who shot himself as Nicolas
Sarkozy left Israel has been named as Raeed Ghanem, a member of Israel's
Druze minority Obama
asks donors to bail out Clinton Senator Barack Obama has urged his
biggest financial donors to help bail out his defeated Democratic rival
Hillary Clinton. What
is on Barack Obama's iPod? |
H18 Independent David
Miliband: Miliband's manifesto While Gordon Brown has chosen not to mark his
first anniversary, the Foreign Secretary sets out his vision in a
wide-ranging interview with Steve Richards Hamish
McRae: Money is still cheap, but that is afat lot of use if it is not
available He's the richest man in Palestine who built a
Renaissance-style palace during the second intifada. Now Munib al-Masri wants
to secure an independent state for his people. |
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism My
Philosophy on War - Damien McElroy, Daily Telegraph of London Top
Engineers Shun Military - Philip Taubman, New York Times Robots
ready to support soldiers Intelligent armed vehicles that use GPS and
laser technology are close to being deployed in hotspots Regime of Torture By: Joseph L. Galloway | Miami Herald The Pentagon's merchants of war
Forget about the United States Department of Defense's Stealth bombers and
its "black budget" which swallows billions of dollars without
accountability, there's another stealth side to the Pentagon - the corporate
side where little-known companies gobble up US tax dollars at phenomenal
rates. Most of the time, large or small, they fly under the radar and are
seldom even identified as defense contractors. Nick Turse pins down
five of the billion-dollar babies that profit from the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan Lieutenant Colonel Gian Gentile has a new piece in World
Affairs titled A
(Slightly) Better War: A Narrative and Its Defects. |
H20 Slate Protecting the Oil Supply What if the
Chinese were to apply the Carter Doctrine? Oxfam Warns Poor Nations Against Biofuels Der Spiegel
Biofuels have pushed up world food prices and won't ease global warming, a
new Oxfam report warns. Developing nations, the organization argues, should
"move with extreme caution" before switching from staple food
crops. Baby
Boomers Face Massive Loss of Retirement Wealth Due to Housing Market Meltdown
Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research Full
Report (PDF; 171 KB) |
U.S. students improve in math and reading,
report finds Minorities and the
poor make the most progress, narrowing the performance gap. Are federal
reforms working? Study
Shows Problems With Olympic-Style Tests
Athletes who inject
themselves with a performance- enhancing drug that boosts their blood cell
count can do so with little risk of getting caught, a new study indicates |
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