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H1 IHT Unconventional
wisdom about Russia By HENRY A. KISSINGER A new phase of
Russian politics is under way. Washington would be wise to give Moscow some
space Does America Need a
Wartime President? - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek Washington
Post Spy Games in Iran U.S. Half Steps
Mask Indecisive Policy By David Ignatius, U.S. spy games in Iran may look
plausible on paper, but they mask a broader failure. U.S. Embassy Cites Progress in Iraq
Most Congressionally Set Benchmarks Met, Report Finds Iran Appears to Warm to Diplomacy U.S. Deaths Rise in Afghanistan June Is Deadliest Month for Troops as Country Sees Taliban Resurgence Air Force Finds Lax Nuclear Security Most
overseas storage sites for U.S. nuclear weapons, particularly in Europe, need
substantial improvements in physical security measures and the personnel who
guard the weapons, according to a newly available Air Force report. Sunni Bloc to Rejoin Government Boycott Would End With Assignment of Iraqi Cabinet Posts Financial
Times Iran
says offer is acceptable ‘in principle’ Tehran
could resume nuclear negotiations on the offer put to it by the five
permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, suggests an adviser
to its top leader Iraq’s
Sunni edge closer to reconciliation The
leaders of the political bloc, which is on the verge of rejoining the
Shia-lead government after a year-long boycott, say enough has been done to
address their demands Obama
camp signals robust approach on Iran The
prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran is the biggest threat facing the world,
according to one of Barack Obama’s senior foreign policy advisers Lessons
to be learnt from the financial crisis The
aim of this year’s report by the Bank for International Settlements is clear:
it is to reduce the frequency and severity of crises. It is not enough to say
that we can clear up afterwards. That is too complacent and too one-sided,
writes.Martin
Wolf Europe
is failing to restore idealism An impression across
Europe – not least among the young – is that the EU is in danger of offering
pseudo-democracy, writes Larry Siedentop MESH What
will Iran do, if hit? CRS “Iran’s Nuclear Program:
Status,” June 23, 2008. CRS “Status of Forces
Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized In Iraq?,”
June 16, 2008. Los Angeles Times U.S.
spy satellites set sights on Iraqi army, officials reveal The U.S. has
been caught off guard by recent Iraqi military operations. The surveillance
reflects breakdowns in trust between the two forces Iraq
legislators seek to fine-tune a bill The lawmakers postpone their summer break in hope of finalizing
legislation on provincial elections scheduled for October Iran
remarks point to split in leadership Ali Akbar Velayati warns against 'provocative' statements on the
nuclear dispute, apparently in reference to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and
his loyalists IRAN
QUIETLY SUPPORTED A PARTITIONING OF IRAQ The alternative to an Israeli attack on
Iran Serious diplomacy,
not military action, will bring regional security. By
Shlomo Ben-Ami and Trita Parsi Reality check on Middle East talks
Motivation is there, but peace will
take time. Will the U.S. open an office in Iran?
Secretary Rice has floated the idea
of an interests-section office – a step down from an embassy. Changing
Values among Western Publics from 1970 to 2006 Source: World Values
Survey Full
Document (PDF; 637 KB) See also: Inglehart-Welzel
Cultural Map of the World The
Return of Thomas Malthus - Robert Kaplan, The Atlantic Obama Win Offers Brand America a Global Lift By:
Frederick Kempe | Bloomberg The U.S. would profit globally from a failed
Obama presidency more than it would from a successful McCain presidency. IHT Global
security and propaganda By DMITRY ROGOZIN Where is the
alleged Russian aggressiveness? Wrong
on Russia By STEPHEN F. COHEN U.S.-Russian relations are
worse today than they have been in 20 years. From Ethics and International Affairs, Allen Buchanan (Duke)
and Robert O. Keohane (Princeton): The
Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions. The Master and Medvedev By: Jeffrey Tayler | The Atlantic The instatement of the Medvedev-Putin duo
opens an era potentially fraught with danger. Not only does any form of
power-sharing run counter to the currents of Russian history, but Medvedev’s
electoral victory followed nasty factional struggles among those passed over
by Putin—struggles that could still bear bitter fruit. Al Qaeda's Plan B By: Amir Taheri | New York Post Middle East analysts think that a new book
by Al Qaeda's chief theoritician may indicate a major change of strategy by
the disparate groups that use al Qaeda as a brand name Israel-Iran: Attack or Feint By: Dominic Moran | ISN
Security Watch In the wake of a major
Israeli military exercise earlier this month, speculation is growing that the
recurrent failure of diplomatic efforts is fostering a deterioration that may
lead to a US or Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities From Commentary, an article on why Iraq was inevitable. From World Affairs, Peter Beinart on The
Other Wilsonianism (and more
on the state of patriotism). Lobe
Does Iran Have Bush Over
a Barrel? Guardian Obama's
shuffle to the right suggests this man is ruthless enough to win Jonathan
Freedland: His U-turns may trouble Democrats, but they are the mark
of a man who is determined not to be another principled loser Poland threatens
Lisbon treaty rescue Czech
Republic stalls treaty in supreme court and Polish President suspends
ratification The Times The Lisbon treaty: Sarkozy's next move With the rejection of the treaty; France must rethink its EU presidency Al-Qaeda finds three safe havens for training
Western intelligence
sources say Osama bin Laden's terrorist organisation is regrouping in
Pakistan, Somalia and Algeria FT Medvedev
must act in BP row Russia’s president should deliver on law-and-order
pledge. If he does not, the country’s reputation with foreign investors will
suffer Israel
divides but does not define Jewish vote As Barack Obama and John McCain pursue a variety of
ethnic and religious constituencies in their campaigns, the lesson of
previous elections is that, if it ever existed, there is no longer a “Jewish
vote” that responds automatically to unswerving and uncritical support for
Israel |
H2 Guardian Democracy
and the law Editorial: The Turkish legal system is
becoming a more and more hazardous battleground for the country's ruling
Justice and Development party (AKP) and its secular opponents The Times Turkey's
past is ruining hopes of a liberal future by Bronwen Maddox Analysis: battle for Turkey's soul reaches climax
Turkey is still struggling to reconcile a
growth in moderate Islam with the strictly secularist nature of the republic Guardian Turkish court
hears attempt to ban AKP Police arrest 24 people suspected of acting in a
secular-nationalist cabal to overthrow government FT FRONT
PAGE - FIRST SECTION: Coup inquiry arrests add to fears over Turkey's
long-term stability WORLD
NEWS: Cyprus leaders to start talks on peace settlement Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders appear to have resolved a deadlock on
questions of sovereignty and citizenship after hours of discussions held
under UN auspices Independent Turkish
generals held over plot to kill Nobel laureate Turkish police have arrested
two retired top generals they believe were members of a state-backed gang
suspected of a slew of high-profile killings and a plot to murder the Nobel
Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk.
Dünya
basýnýndan Ergenekon baþlýklarý... ABD
Dýþiþleri'den "Ergenekon" yorumu "Dava
Türkiye'yi AB'den uzaklaþtýrýyor" TURKISH POLICE
DETAIN SENIOR RETIRED GENERALS Eurasia Daily Monitor Turkey
widens coup probe, AK Party court case starts Reuters Turkey seizes
21 as plotters 'Plotters'
seized as tension mounts in Turkey CNN
International Turkey
Arrests Ex-Generals for Links With Alleged Coup-Plotters DT Turkey's
ruling AKP party faces ban The Times Turkish court told to disband 'Islamist' party Turkey's chief prosecutor tells the nation's
highest court to outlaw the governing party for alleged Islamist activity 21 detained in Turkish coup inquiry Turkish authorities detained the
ultra-nationalists, including two retired generals, as part of investigation
into suspected coup The National Turkey Arrests Leader's Critics SETA Turkey
and Northern Iraq on the Course of Rapprochement A 9-page
Turkish policy brief tracing recent developments in Turkish policy towards
Northern Iraq Aylin S. Gorener Turkey's Ruling Party on Trial 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
New strategy needed in struggle against PKK, says Güzelgöz SETA Turkey
and Northern Iraq on the Course of Rapprochement A 9-page
Turkish policy brief tracing recent developments in Turkish policy towards
Northern Iraq Aylin S. Gorener [Yorum - M. Naci Bostancý]
Kürtçe kanal ne yapmalý? Turkey to open economic talks
with Iraq Ýsrail-Suriye
görüþmeleri: Ýstanbul'da mekik diplomasisi DTP: "Kürt sorunu demokratik
özerklikle çözülür" New strategy needed in struggle against PKK, says Güzelgöz Denying Hersh’s report, US envoy refers to PJAK as terrorist US denies cooperation with PEJAK Iraq KRG oil minister explains oil deal breakdown OIL CONGRESS: Kurd Oil Deal Better For Iraq Than Baghdad Plan UPDATE: Russia TNK-BP Holders Could Lose Iraqi Kurd License International expert finds Kurdistan government oil contracts
"in ... Turkey-Iran relations: Change in strategy? Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye-AB Ýliþkileri Günlük Haftalýk Russian
foreign minister visits Turkey to talk bilateral issues, Iran Profesör Beril Dedeoðlu, 'Türk iþgaline
karþý birlikteyiz'
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Guardian Istanbul
to Aleppo by train In the first part of her overland journey into
the Middle East, Vicky Frost boards the Toros Express in
Istanbul bound for Aleppo |
H3 Tsunami
gibi 4
yýldýzlý gözaltý
Baþbuð'dan Ergenekon açýklamasý Ergenekon'da
Sarýkýz operasyonu Gözaltý emri niye iki gün
bekletildi 1. 5 ile giden 5 sarý zarf ayný anda açýldý Erdoðan gözaltýlarý
Baþbuð’a söylemiþ olmalý ‘Sarýkýz’
da iddianameye girecek mi? Ergenekon terör örgütünün beþ dalgasý Dokuz
gizemli telefonun sýrrýný O biliyor Oðlumun
CD’lerini bile götürmüþler Anayasa Mahkemesi'nden kapatmaya karþý özgürlükçü
yorum Baþsavcý: AKP
þeriat istiyor
Yargýtay Baþsavcýsý Abdurrahman Yalçýnkaya, son sözünü söyledi: AKP
açýk ve yakýn bir tehlike • Paþalar
Ýstanbul'a getirildi OPERASYONUN
HEDEFÝNDE HANGÝ ESKÝ GENELKURMAY BAÞKANI VAR? Tarafsýz
Bölge'de Ergenekon soruþturmasý tartýþýldý 9. Taraf'ýn köstebeði asteðmen çýktý! AKP ve DTP umutlandý
Mahkeme, AKP ve DTP davalarýna ýþýk tutacak kararýný açýkladý Paþalar nerede yargýlanacak?
Hukukcular, askerlerin hangi mahkemede yargýlanacaðýný deðerlendirdi Talimatý ben
vermedim
Baþsavcý: Operasyonlarý önceden biliyordum, ama izni ben vermedim... Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar Türkiye'de Ergenekon ile uyanmak Ahmet Taþgetiren Kapatma davasý ve milletin eðilimi Taha Akyol Yargýda
dönüm noktasý Fikret Bila Hukuk
ile siyaset arasýndaki mesafe Hasan Cemal Aklýnýzý
ekmek peynirle yediyseniz, AKP’yi kapatýn! Murat Yetkin Ýsmet Berkan ‘Büyük’
Ergenekon! Bilal Çetin Çete
temizliði mi, muhalefeti sindirme harekatý mý?
Þamil Tayyar Ali Bayramoðlu Dokunulan
orgeneraller, ve miladýn üç boyutu… Ahmet Hakan Baþýma bir þey gelmeyecekse M Ali Birand Hesaplaþma günleri yaþanýyor Cüneyt Ülsever Manzara-i
umumiye AKP
davasý ve Ergenekon Nuray Baþaran Dokunulabilir demokrasi Can Dündar Heryerekon soruþturmasý Okay Gönensin
Güngör Mengi
'B..k çuvallarýnda
boðulacaklar'
Sivri dilli yazar Nihat Genç yine esti gürledi. Genç'i
bu defa kýzdýran son Ergenekon operasyonu idi Ekonomi Turkish
Lira, Stocks Slide After Alleged Coup Arrests (Update1) |
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H4 New York Times Softer Tone From Iran Has Experts Guessing MAUREEN DOWD The
Wrong Stuff Maybe instead of
refighting the Vietnam War the candidates can catch that bin Laden fiend
who’s running around free. China’s
Inside Game By
APRIL RABKIN In Beijing, the Olympic Games are primarily for domestic consumption,
justifying the government’s new global power to its own people. The
Full Measure of Bush's Legacy By CHRIS SUELLENTROP The Bush legacy is more
far-reaching than has been acknowledged Editorial Not
Winning the War on Drugs Despite the billions of dollars the United
States has spent battling the cartels, it has hardly made a dent in the
cocaine trade. Afghan Death Toll Up as Iraq’s Falls
21 Detained in Turkish Coup Case Memo From Beijing: Quake Revealed
Deficiencies of China’s Military Poland Won’t Sign European Treaty
World Briefing | Europe: France: Army Chief
of Staff Quits Over Bullet Debacle U.S. Agrees to Lift Immunity for
Contractors in Iraq Deepening
Cycle of Job Loss Seen Lasting Into ’09 Experts say the troubles dogging the
economy will be stubborn, leaving in place a combination of tight credit and
scant job opportunities perhaps well into next year. Economic
Scene: Dispelling the Myths of Summer A Slight Gain
After an Up-and-Down Session China
Inspired Interrogations at Guantánamo An interrogation class at Guantánamo Bay
was based on a 1957 study of Chinese Communist techniques used to obtain
confessions, many of them false, from American prisoners Obama
Seeks Bigger Role for Religious Groups
Barack Obama outlined a plan to expand federal spending on faith-based
initiatives, a goal set by President Bush. |
H5 Washington
Post Spy Games in Iran U.S. Half Steps
Mask Indecisive Policy By David Ignatius, U.S. spy games in Iran may look
plausible on paper, but they mask a broader failure. U.S. Embassy Cites Progress in Iraq Most Congressionally Set Benchmarks Met, Report Finds Iran Appears to Warm to Diplomacy U.S. Deaths Rise in Afghanistan June Is Deadliest Month for Troops as Country Sees Taliban Resurgence Air Force Finds Lax Nuclear Security By Walter Pincus, Page A02 Most overseas storage sites for U.S. nuclear weapons, particularly in
Europe, need substantial improvements in physical security measures and the
personnel who guard the weapons, according to a newly available Air Force
report. Sunni Bloc to Rejoin Government Boycott Would End With Assignment of Iraqi Cabinet Posts French Army Chief Quits Over Shooting Globalization Requires Safety Net, U.N. Says Groups Sue U.S. for Data On Tracking By
Cellphone Obama Proposes Expanding Faith-Based Program Message to U.S. Preceded Nuclear Declaration
by North Korea By Michael Gerson, Page A15 There are many excuses for political opportunism, but it is not a
virtue. By Jeffrey Gedmin, In Uzbekistan, the state of independent media is
'absolutely dire. French Army Chief Quits Over Shooting Editorial An African Failure The
continent's leaders respond weakly to Robert Mugabe's murderous repression When a Flip Isn't a Flop By Ruth
Marcus, Not every shift in position is a one-size-fits-all transgression. |
H6 Guardian
Obama's
shuffle to the right suggests this man is ruthless enough to win Jonathan
Freedland: His U-turns may trouble Democrats, but they are the mark
of a man who is determined not to be another principled loser Poland threatens
Lisbon treaty rescue Czech
Republic stalls treaty in supreme court and Polish President suspends
ratification Miliband
backs strong EU military force Foreign secretary
supports Sarkozy's call for European military capability but admits 'EU lacks
a clear mission' Sarkozy:
all or nothing at all? Agnes
Poirier: The French president wants to use France's presidency of
the EU to rescue the Lisbon treaty, but Europe is wising up to him John Kampfner: What liberty means to me: More and more of us are willing to trade freedom for wealth or security Interventionism's
moral imperative Janine di Giovanni: Foreign policy experts have plenty of reasons not to get involved, but
they should try meeting civilians in mortal terror Barack
Obama's patriot games Michael Tomasky: Democrats should
oppose the right's definition of patriotism, but Obama's quest to prove his
love of the US may not help him Jordan
appoints ambassador to Iraq after five-year
absence What liberty means to me: Unless there's a space where the state can't reach, there's no start to
liberty Sholto Byrnes: With
Anwar Ibrahim embroiled in scandal and rumours of corruption tainting the
political class, Asia's island of stability is being shaken Candidates
say the darndest things Morra Aarons:
While Obama's message is controlled to the point of seeming artificial,
McCain gets away with saying the most impolitic things Only
when politicians have regained the trust of the people will they be rewarded
with more voters Marcel Berlins:
Young people in particular don't see voting as a solemn duty, or even as a
gesture for the privilege of living in a democracy Sanctions
are a coward's war. They only boost brutal rulers Simon Jenkins: Exhortations
to stop buying from Zimbabwe may sound bold but such a strategy makes the
poor poorer and the evil richer Climate
valued over economy - poll Guardian/ICM poll suggests environmental action
is not collapsing in the face of possible recession
Green
energy is the modern gold rush
Investors are falling over themselves to put cash into the search for
cleaner fuels BP edged further
out of Russia Russian partners thought to have used state
resources to block visas for all TNK-BP international staff From
triumph to torture John Pilger: Israel's treatment of an
award-winning young Palestinian journalist is part of a terrible pattern Britain
makes Merkel and Sarko look like the lefties John Harris: High-paid
executives worried by change in Europe can take solace from Labour - here
they are still untouchable Miliband
backs strong EU military force
Foreign secretary supports Sarkozy's call for European military
capability but admits 'EU lacks a clear mission' |
|
H7 Nuclear Waste? By: J. Peter Scoblic | The New
Republic The 40th anniversary of the
nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty finds the NPT more vulnerable--and more
vital--than ever. Iraqi Refugees Desperate for a Haven Nation By: Cesar Chelala
| The Japan Times Several recent
reports on the situation in Iraq draw attention to the desperate plight of
nearly 5 million Iraqi refugees. If the situation is not better addressed,
hundreds of thousands of lives, including women and children, will be
jeopardized Gulf Oil Countries Mull Iran Bypass By: Rachelle Kliger |
The Media Line Kuwait and Saudi
Arabia are reportedly mapping out alternative oil export routes, in the event
that Iran would cut off major oil shipping lines if its nuclear facilities
were attacked Military
Success Masks Failures on Other Goals - USA
Today editorial Boston Globe The costs of
waiting for Big Oil to do the right thing NOTWITHSTANDING a shift by big business to become more
socially responsible, Big Oil prides itself in being an island of
bullheadedness and smugness. (By Joseph P. Kennedy II and William F. Achtmeyer,
Boston Globe) |
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq Iraq efforts on
15 of 18 benchmarks 'satisfactory,' report finds U.S.
Won't Allow Iran to Shut Key Gulf Oil Route Last
US 'Surge' Brigade Begins Leaving Iraq FACTBOX - Key points about Iraq's long-term oil contracts Americans named participant in Iraq oil contracts with Big
Oil Iraq FM:
No Choice but to Sign Security Deal Israeli Threats to
Iran Seen as Bluff - for Now Maliki Vows Arabs Will Get Priority in
Reconstruction Deals US says Israel-Iran
story false Inside
Iraq Baghdad residents on improving life in the city Abu Ghraib inmates sue
US firms Four Iraqi men say they are suing US military contractors for
torturing them at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad. Talabani speaks out against
Hezbollah |
H9 Ha’aretz – IDF Deploys
Robots in the Field - Jerusalem
Post Who
Is Responsible for the Palestinian Catastrophe? - Irwin Cotler UN Report Ignores Hizbullah Violations Ex-intelligence
official: World expects Israel to bomb Iran Daily Alert.org
– Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress
- EJC Israeli Press Review –
Google News Israel - Palestine Swapping Live Terrorists for Dead Soldiers By: Benny
Morris | Los Angeles Times Hezbollah
leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah and the rest of the region's terrorists are no
doubt rubbing their hands with joy. Israel has once again been humiliated by
its Arab foes, and Nasrallah's depiction of the Jewish state as a
"cobweb" polity, a Middle Eastern paper tiger, has been
significantly reinforced. Boston Globe Israel still
paying for its defeat IT WAS two years ago this month
that Israel and Hezbollah went to war. On July 12, 2006, Hezbollah, an Iranian-sponsored
and Syrian-backed political and terrorist organization, staged an unprovoked
raid across the Lebanon-Israel border, killing three Israelis and kidnapping
two others, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser. The war that ensued - a war for
which Hezbollah had openly prepared ... (By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe) How Might Israel Attack Iran's Nuclear Sites? W Bank in 'grave'
water crisis The West Bank
is facing grave water shortages partly because of "discriminatory"
Israeli policies, an Israeli rights group says. Dire straits in
north West Bank New round of Israel-Syria
talks Israel's
Ugly Exchange - New York Post editorial |
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The alternative to an Israeli attack on
Iran Serious diplomacy,
not military action, will bring regional security. By
Shlomo Ben-Ami and Trita Parsi Reality check on Middle East talks
Motivation is there, but peace will take
time. Will the U.S. open an office in Iran?
Secretary Rice has floated the idea
of an interests-section office – a step down from an embassy. High hopes abroad for a new U.S. president
A word of caution about great
expectations for a new US president Obama would overhaul Bush's faith-based
initiatives But in supporting religious
charities, he runs the risk of alienating some Democrats Could North Korea still build nukes?
Destruction of its nuclear cooling
tower was important but largely symbolic. Vacant homes spread blight in suburb and
city alike Amid housing bust, foreclosures vex
communities trying to hold dereliction and crime in check. Abkhazia's tourism fights to regain fabled
legacy Russians are
flocking back to the Black Sea beaches, although a string of recent bombings
exposes the breakaway republic's ongoing tensions with Georgia. Big trouble for Big Three automakers
Shares of General Motors are trading
at prices last seen in the 1950s Trouble brews in two Asian democracies
Newly elected leaders in Thailand and
Malaysia face mounting domestic discontent. IHT Mud in
Malaysia By PHILIP BOWRING The struggle
for power in Malaysia has become more vicious and the outcome less certain. Olympic Pollution, Oil Bubblemania, Give Japan Credit By:
William Pesek | Bloomberg One Steel Mill Holds Key to the Nuclear Revival By: Todd
Crowell | Asia Sentinel The company
is the only steel mill in the developed world capable of forging the
ultra-large reactor pressure vessels. As such it holds the key to the nuclear
revival. If it is true, as the World Nuclear Association maintains, that at
least 130 new nuclear reactors will be built by 2030, that should keep the
Japanese steel workers in this small seaside town busy for a long time Taliban Border Havens Targeted By: David R. Sands | The
Washington Times Last week's
Pakistani offensive against an Islamist warlord near Peshawar was just an
example of what is in store for any extremists who challenge the nation's new
government militarily, Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani said in an
interview Monday |
H11 IHT Unconventional
wisdom about Russia By HENRY A. KISSINGER A new phase of
Russian politics is under way. Washington would be wise to give Moscow some
space Global
security and propaganda By DMITRY ROGOZIN Where is the alleged
Russian aggressiveness? Wrong
on Russia By STEPHEN F. COHEN U.S.-Russian relations are
worse today than they have been in 20 years. Pursuit
of EU treaty 'pointless,' Kaczynski says The Polish
president's comment cast fresh doubt on the accord to build a more united
Europe. It drew a sharp response from France, which assumed the six-month
leadership of the European Union with some ceremony but dwindling hopes of
delivering substance At
end of tenure, UN advocate for rights expresses hope Louise Arbour
has been doing a job with an objective that many would call impossible: to
safeguard human rights. Yet as she steps down, she is not entirely
pessimistic French
Army chief resigns over shooting accident By KATRIN BENNHOLD President Nicolas Sarkozy accepted the resignation of General Bruno
Cuche and ordered the army to review its safety rules after an incident in
which 17 people were hurt in a military exercise. EUROPE European press review Sarkozy the European: France's EU Presidency By: Judah
Grunstein | World Politics Review
With the impact of his domestic reforms stymied by the increased cost
of fuel and food commodities, and his image tarnished by personal excesses
and professional lapses, Sarkozy was counting on using the parallel track of
the EU presidency to reinject some dynamism into his flagging first term in
office France terror laws
'flout rights' EU trade chief lambasts
Sarkozy EU Trade
Commissioner Peter Mandelson accuses French President Nicolas Sarkozy of
undermining him. Sarkozy, Chastened by Chad, Seeks Money, Men for EU Defense
Arm By: James G. Neuger | Bloomberg News
The European Union's biggest peacekeeping mission, the dispatch of
3,700 troops to Chad this year, got off to an inauspicious start: EU
governments repeatedly delayed the deployment, halted troop transports when
fighting broke out in February, and ultimately had to rely on Russian
helicopters to ferry the force to the African desert |
H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan The Master and Medvedev By: Jeffrey Tayler | The Atlantic Georgia Launches a Three-Track Diplomatic Effort on Abkhazia
By: Vladimir Socor | Eurasia Daily Monitor
Georgia has ruled out a confrontational response to Russia’s
accelerating seizure of Abkhazia since April 16. Eschewing a military
standoff, Tbilisi has devised a political-diplomatic response in expectation
of Western support for such an approach Medvedev's Sweet-Talking Narrows the Rift in EU-Russia
Relations By: Pavel K. Baev | Eurasia Daily Monitor President Dmitry Medvedev has every reason
to consider the Russia-EU summit in Khanty-Mansiisk last week a personal
success, judging from how his European partners have praised the friendly
atmosphere and very constructive character of the talks. |
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H13 The Times
The Lisbon treaty: Sarkozy's next move With the rejection of the treaty; France must rethink its EU presidency Al-Qaeda finds three safe havens for training
Western intelligence sources say Osama bin Laden's
terrorist organisation is regrouping in Pakistan, Somalia and Algeria EU faces deadlock over Lisbon Treaty Lech Kaczynski wrecks first day of French EU presidency, saying that
ratifying the document would be 'pointless' 'French FBI' replaces legendary snoopers' network
The 6,000-strong Central Directorate of Internal
Intelligence to handle terrorism, serious crime and other security threats The race debate: nothing to do with race Yes, African-Americans are biologically different from Ashkenazi Jews,
but race is utterly useless for scientific research Kenan Malik 'Obama panders to protectionists' John McCain flew to Colombia to once more declare
his support for the free-trade deals opposed by opponent Barack Obama Wall Street
Journal Bush's
Third Term After Guantanamo Patriotism Again |
H14 Financial
Times Iran
says offer is acceptable ‘in principle’ Tehran
could resume nuclear negotiations on the offer put to it by the five
permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, suggests an adviser
to its top leader Iraq’s
Sunni edge closer to reconciliation The
leaders of the political bloc, which is on the verge of rejoining the
Shia-lead government after a year-long boycott, say enough has been done to
address their demands Obama
camp signals robust approach on Iran The
prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran is the biggest threat facing the world,
according to one of Barack Obama’s senior foreign policy advisers Lessons
to be learnt from the financial crisis The
aim of this year’s report by the Bank for International Settlements is clear:
it is to reduce the frequency and severity of crises. It is not enough to say
that we can clear up afterwards. That is too complacent and too one-sided,
writes.Martin
Wolf Europe
is failing to restore idealism An impression across
Europe – not least among the young – is that the EU is in danger of offering
pseudo-democracy, writes Larry Siedentop Russia’s president should deliver on
law-and-order pledge. If he does not, the country’s reputation with foreign
investors will suffer Israel
divides but does not define Jewish vote As
Barack Obama and John McCain pursue a variety of ethnic and religious
constituencies in their campaigns, the lesson of previous elections is that,
if it ever existed, there is no longer a “Jewish vote” that responds
automatically to unswerving and uncritical support for Israel WORLD
NEWS - FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: Accusations and discord mark power handover Obama
adopts faith-based welfare aid Barack Obama continued
his steady march towards the political centre by announcing that he would
expand George W. Bush’s controversial programme to contract out welfare
assistance to religious charities and treat it as the “moral centre” of an
Obama administration TNK-BP
chief prepares staff to leave Russia The
BP-backed chief executive of TNK-BP, its Russian oil venture, has warned
foreign staff in an email that he and all other foreign employees could be
forced to leave Russia by the end of the month because Moscow authorities had
not renewed work visas Defence
options put Romania in the hot seat Bucharest
is reconsidering a planned €4.5bn jet fighter order and instead spend the
money on equipment needed to support its contingents in Iraq and Afghanistan Iceland
pays price for financial excess Robert Wade on
Iceland’s ‘great unwind’ Russia
behaves badly again John Gapper’s blog: There is so much wealth tied up in Russian oil that the country can
disregard an international outcry |
H15 Los Angeles Times U.S.
spy satellites set sights on Iraqi army, officials reveal The U.S. has
been caught off guard by recent Iraqi military operations. The surveillance
reflects breakdowns in trust between the two forces Iraq
legislators seek to fine-tune a bill The lawmakers postpone their summer break in hope of finalizing
legislation on provincial elections scheduled for October Iran
remarks point to split in leadership Ali Akbar Velayati warns against 'provocative' statements on the
nuclear dispute, apparently in reference to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and
his loyalists Talking
isn't appeasement By Wendy R. Sherman Negotiating with North Korea has produced the positive results that years
of Bush's name-calling and bluster couldn't. Editorial Swapping Live Terrorists for Dead Soldiers By: Benny
Morris | Los Angeles Times Hezbollah
leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah and the rest of the region's terrorists are no
doubt rubbing their hands with joy. Israel has once again been humiliated by
its Arab foes, and Nasrallah's depiction of the Jewish state as a
"cobweb" polity, a Middle Eastern paper tiger, has been
significantly reinforced. Jonah Goldberg If the Democrat wins the White House and
does his job right, he just might make his predecessor look good. |
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup: Americans Worry McCain Would Be Too Similar to Bush Jonah Goldberg / USA Today: Obama's real patriotism problem Forging a Conservative Future: 'Grand New Party'
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H17 Daily TelegraphPoles
apart While Mr Sarkozy rails against European institutions, that is because
he wants them to be even less Anglo-Saxon and more protectionist than they
already are. Polish
president: EU treaty now pointless Poland's President Lech Kaczynski has defied Nicolas Sarkozy on the
first day of his French European Union Presidency by refusing to sign the
Lisbon Treaty. Key
points of Sarkozy's EU plan |
H18 Independent Leading article: France's opportunity |
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism IDF Deploys
Robots in the Field - Saudi
Charged in Attack on U.S. Destroyer – Is Osama bin Laden Dying ... Again? Executive
Order: Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment,
Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified
National Security Information CRS
“The
National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress,” updated
May 19, 2008. “Boumediene
v. Bush: Guantanamo Detainees’ Right to Habeas Corpus,” June
16, 2008. A Ragtag Insurgency Gains a Qaeda Lifeline By: Souad
Mekhennet, Michael Moss, Eric Schmitt, Elaine Sciolino and Margot Williams |
The New York Times Today, as Islamist
violence wanes in some parts of the world, the Algerian militants — renamed
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb — have grown into one of the most potent
Osama bin Laden affiliates, reinvigorated with fresh recruits and a zeal for
Western targets The
Australian Army Journal Special Edition: Counterinsurgency A look at how terrorism
paranoia killed 1,600 Americans in 2002. Video:
Nation builders or warriors? Video (10min 01sec), In his fourth film about what life is really like for the US military in
Afghanistan John D McHugh talks to Charlie company as they
attempt to follow the Counterinsurgency Field Manual |
H20 Slate Resetting Earth's thermostat: In the race to respond to climate
change, it's time to invest
in an alternative solution — geo-engineering. |
Soccer is War? Not Anymore By: Ian Buruma | Los Angeles
Times World Values Survey finds happiness
is rising around the world. From Esquire, does America
have any culture? Chuck Klosterman goes to Germany to teach a class; his
students teach him a lesson about how the world views us. A new
issue of New Perspectives Quarterly is out, on post-globalization E.L. Doctorow on Bush's rejection of
knowledge: Just as Moby-Dick was too much for Ahab, our new
century may be too difficult for us to comprehend. Is the golden age of biography now past? What
future for a genre where the best subjects have been written about over and
over and over again?... more»
“Ay, in the very temple of Delight / Veiled Melancholy
has her sovran shrine.” John Keats knew her intimately, and delight as
well... more»
Camille Paglia is a pro-sex
feminist who’s still for porn and prostitution. But champions of chastity,
she says, also stand in a great feminist tradition of defying groupthink... more» |
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