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H1 BBC US admiral urges caution
on Iran The top US military officer says opening up a third front in the
Middle East with a strike on Iran would be "stressful". MESH Is it over for America in the
Middle East? New York Times Committee
Questions State Dept. Role in Iraq Oil Deal Bush
administration officials knew that an oil company with close ties to
President Bush planned to sign an oil deal with the Kurdistan government,
counter to American policy Washington
Post Bush
Officials Condoned Regional Iraqi Oil Deal The administration told
Hunt Oil it did not object to a deal with Kurdish regional government in
northern Iraq, a contradiction of its public policy Will We
Invade Iran? PostGlobal | On a
scale of 1-10, rate the chances of an invasion
before Inauguration Day. Anonymous: The Case For
Covert Action Progress
Cited on U.S.-Iraq Pacts Foreign Minister Says Nations
Are Working to Resolve Differences One
Nation No More? Civics Needs a Boost, but
Our Identity Endures By David S. Broder, Is America's increasing diversity
eroding its identity? By Robert D. Novak, President Bush appears finally ready to work with
Pakistani democrats. A
Shortage Of Troops in Afghanistan Iraq War Limits U.S. Options, Says
Chairman of Joint Chiefs Not
So Quiet on the Third Front By Dana Milbank, At this rate, the October Surprise
won't be very surprising. Official: Iran Accepts Talks Proposal Financial
Times America’s
president must back the Group of Twenty By
campaigning to invest new powers in the forum, the US could show it is serious
about spurning arrogant unilateralism, writes William
Drozdiak Iraq
talks advance on deal for US troops Baghdad’s
foreign minister says ‘a comfortable stage of negotiations’ has been reached
towards an agreement allowing US troops to operate legally in the country
next year WORLD
NEWS - IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME: Israel's threat to strike makes world nervous WORLD
NEWS - IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME: Mullen warns of 'third front' for US WORLD
NEWS: Tehran's elite guards act to boost land forces Merkel
backing for France over EU treaty Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has offered
France her full support as Paris seeks to salvage the European Union’s Lisbon
reform treaty after Lech Kaczynski, Poland’s president, The Times
The world must kick its addiction to oil Markets won't correct the soaring prices threatening
our economic wellbeing. So governments must The new man in the Kremlin cannot
afford to stand aloof while oligarchs and officials ruin Russia's reputation
with investors Iran offers fresh hope of nuclear deal In a remarkably conciliatory new tone from Tehran
influential hardliners have welcomed a recent package of incentives From Mother Jones, Iran
panic? Talk about it with the experts. Thinking
about Preventive Military Action Against Iran - Patrick Clawson and
Michael Eisenstadt (Washington Institute for Near East Policy) The Odds are Against an Attack on Iran By: Rami G. Khouri
| The Daily Star I expect the U.S. and Israel to finally accept the reality
that a military strike, no matter how punitive, would only temporarily set
back Iran's nuclear capability, because the technological knowledge is
already in Iran's hands and cannot be destroyed with bombs. Deal Lets U.S. Drones Strike Bin Laden By: Rowan
Scarborough | The Washington Times McCain
Orders Shake-Up of His Campaign Responding to Republican concerns, John
McCain placed a veteran of President Bush’s 2004 re-election in charge of
day-to-day operations. Today
in The Nation: Obama's Evolving Foreign Policy Tapping Iraq’s Oil - Council on
Foreign Relations Los Angeles Times Risk
to U.S. troops seen if Israel strikes Iran Joint Chiefs
Chairman Michael Mullen says a new conflict could entangle and strain
soldiers already in the region. Iraq
official cites progress on U.S. security pact Any accord would be short-term and bar permanent bases, Foreign
Minister Hoshyar Zebari says 'Tough'
time in Afghanistan, Bush acknowledges June was the bloodiest month of the war for U.S. troops, and he says
more may be needed to fight the Taliban. He also calls for diplomatic
opposition to Iran's nuclear activities Christian
Science Monitor A 'surge' unit sees change, but questions
its permanence As the US Army
soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment prepare to return home
this month, many question whether the sacrifices they made will have been
worth it in the end Guardian
Crusading
is not the answer, but nor is pulling up the drawbridge Timothy
Garton Ash: In a threatening world, the west needs to pursue liberal
patriotism at home and liberal internationalism abroad Russians
move to end rift with UK New president, Dmitry Medvedev, signals desire
to draw a line under Putin years prior to G8 summit Is
Sarkozy too results-oriented for the EU? Christopher Bickerton:
The French president's idea of a 'Europe of results' shifts attention away
from determining Europe's priorities Can
Barack Buy the Presidency? - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal Der Spiegel A
Brighter Future for Baghdad?: Optimism Grows in Iraq as Daily Life Improves Time Does
Osama bin Laden Still Matter? Foreign Policy Seven
Questions: Behind the Curtain at the G-8 Heather
Hurlburt & Eli Lake: Fireworks Over Tehran |
H2
FT Editorial Turkey’s
secularist coup must crumble The attempt to overthrow the ruling Justice
and Development party must be thoroughly dismissed and the EU should abandon
its dithering over accession Arrests
signal fresh phase in Turkey’s secular struggle In the
labyrinthine relations of Turkey’s military and the country’s politicians,
this week’s arrests might have a more encouraging import WORLD NEWS:
Turkish general appeals for calm Guardian Chicanery
in Turkey Martin Woollacott: The
AKP is crying foul over the attempt to rule it unconstitutional, but it too
has been playing fast and loose with democracy Son operasyonu ‘Dünya’ izliyor
Özgürlüðün sýnýrlanmasý ve AÝHM’nin bakýþý
Rusya
ile hedef; çok boyutlu yoðunlaþtýrýlmýþ ortaklýk [HABER ANALÝZ]
Geliþen iliþkilere eski kalýplar dar geliyor ABD Genelkurmay Ýkinci Baþkaný Ankara'da Turkey
won't oppose French NATO return over EU row France
praises Turkish military Türk askeri 1 yýl daha Lübnan'da SE:
"CHP üyemizdir ve üye olmaya devam edecek" Atina’da ‘türbülans’ endiþesi
Erdogan's
Party Will Ask Turkish Court to Dismiss Allegations Bloomberg TURKEY:
ARRESTS, COURT CASE REVEAL THAT TURKEY IS DANGEROUSLY ... EurasiaNet Turkish
Arrests Focus on Alleged Plot TIME Turkish
general calls for calm after detentions Reuters US:
Ergenekon detentions matter of law enforcement BBC Calm urged after Turkey
arrests Turkish
ruling party trial: Readers react BBC News Sami Kohen Dýþ
dünyanýn kafasý gene karýþtý... 1. Dünya basýný gözaltýlarý böyle duyurdu Politik
hadiselere baðýþýklýðýmýz var Kapatma davasý, Ergenekon
gözaltýlarý yabancý yatýrýmcýlarýn gözünü korkutmuyor
Turkish
'plot to kill Nobel Prize winner'
Gözaltýlarda standartlara uyun
From Prospect, the Turkish cleric Fethullah
Gulen, winner of the intellectuals poll, is the modern face of the Sufi
Ottoman tradition; and he may deny it, but Orhan
Pamuk is Turkey's most important political voice. 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
Waxman:
White House Knew Of Hunt/Kurdistan Oil Contract Waxman: State Dept. ‘misleading’ on Hunt Oil deal The
Hill MELÝHA OKUR Cevdet Aþkýn Barzani'den PKK'ya mektup, AB'de Kürt
sorununa çözüm baskýsý Maliki
to de Mistura: Kirkuk Issue should not be an Obstacle to Provincial Elections Genelkurmay'dan açýklama
De Mistura expects holding provincial elections by the end of
2008 ... Adým adým masaya
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
Dýþ
Basýnda Türkiye-AB Ýliþkileri Günlük Haftalýk Dönem baþkanlýðýnda
ilk Paris-Ankara sürtüþmesi
Rusya ile hedef; çok boyutlu
yoðunlaþtýrýlmýþ ortaklýk [NEWS ANALYSIS] Russia-Turkey relations: Blue Stream is
not enough Ergin Yýldýzoðlu From Hegemony to Empire and then back to the bad old
imperialism Gül, Astana'da
Rusya lideri Medvedev'le görüþecek Büyük balýklarla uðraþýlmaya baþlanmasý iyi
haber Türkiye karþýtlarý, Nicolas Sarkozy'ye geri
adým attýrdý Sosyalist Enternasyonal: CHP’ye
ihraç yok CHP, Sosyalist Enternasyonal'den ayrýlmaya
hazýrlanýyor Denktaþ: Teslimiyete gidiyoruz EU
both pleased and cautious over widening of coup probe Turkey
wishes to strengthen relations with Russia Greece,
Turkey sign electric pact ABD: Polonya ile füze kalkaný için anlaþtýk Lavrov reiterates opposition to US missile defense plan CTP disappointed as SI summit ends Hasan Kanbolat Groundbreaking
ceremony for Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad line Is Turkey Muzzling US Scholars? Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
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Ergenekon örgütünün þifreleri çözülüyorPaþalar 7 Temmuz'da 40 ilde ayaklanma baþlatacaktý. Orgenerallerin
evinde suikast planlarý Þener Eruygur, Hilmi Özkök’ü dinletti mi? Gözaltýlarý görüþmedik
Genelkurmay'dan açýklama
Sarýkýz yine gündemde
Terörle suçlanacaklar
TÜSÝAD:
Demokrasiye ve hukuka duyulan güven zedelenmemeli TOBB'dan
tarihinin en sert açýklamasý FXG245
seri nolu Glock’u kim koydu AKP darbeyi neden araþtýrmýyor? Eruygur�un ofisinde arama
Ýþte
AK Parti savunmasýnýn anahatlarý ‘Demokrasi ve
hukuka güven zedelenmesin’
Korku toplumu yaratýlýyor
Balbay susma hakkýný kullandý
Eruygur�un ofisinde arama
'Çok vahim' Bakan Günay,
Ergenekon gözaltýlarý konusunda; "Doðru ise de çok vahim, deðilse de çok
vahim'
Adým
adým kaos planý
BUGÜN ÖZEL- Kaçak
Paþa Moskova'da ortaya çýktý Operasyonda yakalanamayan
istihbaratçý Paþa konuþtu! Baþsavcý: Ýktidarýn 3 aþamalý
planý var Komutanlar çekyatta sabahladý
‘Telekulak’ta ilk adým
Adalet Bakanlýðý, Telekomünikasyon Ýletiþim Baþkanlýðý’na halen
izlenen kiþi olup olmadýðýný sordu Venedik'i
býrakýn içki tüketimine bakýn Detention
of generals marks end of impunity for coups Hrant Dink'in avukatý: Albay Öz gözden
çýkarýldý Erol Mütercimler, iki yýl önce örgütü
deþifre etmiþti Son Dakika Milliyet
Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar Ergenekon’un 'arka planý': 'Darbe
Günlükleri'... Ahmet
Taþgetiren Ayýþýðý
ve Sarýkýz orada durdukça Ruþen - Çakýr 5 soruda Ergenekon Operasyonu Taha Akyol Ergenekon nereye? Fikret Bila Hilmi Özkök’ten çaðrý Hasan Cemal ‘Askerin kurtarýcýlýðý’ndan kurtulmadan
demokrasi kurtulmaz! Murat Yetkin Ýsmet Berkan Bir temel tespit Þahin Alpay Asker niçin siyasete karýþmasýn? Þamil Tayyar Ali Bayramoðlu Yok
edilemez bir mihenk taþý… Bilal Çetin Temizlik mi tarihi hesaplaþma mý?
Mustafa Karaalioðlu Ne rövanþ ne hamle ne iktidar ne
muhalefet Ertuðrul Özkök Asacaksýn beni, memleket kurtulacak Ahmet
Hakan Tayyip Erdoðan babayiðit midir? M Ali
Birand Bir grup subay ile sohbet... Cüneyt Ülsever Aklýma takýlanlar TAMER KORKMAZ
Darbecilere 'Darbe'
YASÝN DOÐAN
Yargýnýn demokrasiyi koruma görevi… Mehmet Altan Bir
general portresi... Okay Gönensin Darbe günleri gibi mi?
Necati
Doðru Darbeci temizliði mi? Kremli Ýslam faþizmi mi?
Mustafa Mutlu
Ergenekon’un
sýrrýný bu ‘Glock’ çözecek! Mehmet Tezkan Ýnþallah
“darbe hazýrlýðý” çýkar! Can
Ataklý Küçük çaplý bir darbe amaçlanýyor Süheyl Batum
Baþkan ve adamlarýnýn “hukuksuz hukuk düzeni” Ergenekon’da
son perde NURAY MERT Mümtazer Türköne Ýllegal bir siyasî
parti olarak Ergenekon Hüseyin Gülerce Askeri tahrik edenler, þimdi panikteler... Olay ciddi, yorumlar saçma Gözaltýlardan Baþbakan’a Semih Ýdiz Yargý ve ordu deðil, Türkiye yýpranýyor Lale Sarýibrahimoðlu Current
confusion should not overshadow efforts to unearth coup planners Mehmet Y
Yýlmaz Artýk iddianameyi görmemiz gerekiyor Yalçýn Doðan Hollandalý 12’den vurdu Yalçýn Bayer Peki savcýlar neden bugüne kadar bekledi Ardan Zentürk Darbeyi kim yapar?.. Mustafa Erdoðan Türkiye
bu krizden çýkabilir mi? Sabahattin
Önkibar Darbe
olmaz, baþka þeyler olacak! Þükrü Küçükþahin Zeká
fukaralarýnýn varlýðý Erdal Saðlam Bitmeyen
iddianame artýk iþ álemine de tehdit [Yorum - Dr. Ýrfan Yýldýrým] Küçük'ten
büyüðe Ergenekon'dan çýkýþ Eyüp Can Rifat
Hisarcýklýoðlu neden patladý ENGÝN ARDIÇ Bizim zamanýmýzda yoktu evladým ERGUN BABAHAN Bu da
geçer yahu EMRE AKÖZ Seni de mi kandýrdýlar? Derya Sazak Ergenekon, darbe, paþalar Ýsmail Küçükkaya Burhan Ayeri Göndermeler Org. Büyükanýt’a Kerim Balcý Instrumentalization
of the accused Ýbrahim Kalýn Habermas,
post-secular society and Turkish secularism [GÜLEN
AND THE AK PARTY] A common quest for democracy or something more? (2) by
Mehmet Kalyoncu* Ömer Lütfi Mete Konu darbeyse gerisi teferruat Nuh Gönültaþ Yargýya güvenmek lazým ama... NAZLI ILICAK Vizyon deðiþikliði MEHMET BARLASBu coðrafyada hiçbir þey ilk defa
olmuyor ki... MAHMUT ÖVÜR Türkiye 'hesaplaþýyor' YAVUZ DONAT Adalet Bakaný'na
"gözaltý" sorularý Yargýtay
Baþsavcýsý'ndan baþörtüsü için aðýr benzetme CHP de, SE için komite kurma kararý aldý Oray Eðin Bir cahilin
darbe günlüðü Darbe giriþimlerini
araþtýrmak Meclis'in namusu Ýlginç iddia: Madýmak'ýn arkasýnda
Ergenekon vardý Ekonomi Ercan Kumcu
Kaygý
büyüme deðil enflasyon Seyfettin Gürsel Ekonominin
yol haritasý: 2009-2011 Deniz Gökçe Politics aggravates Turkish assets' fragility Türkiye 2015'te petrol ülkesi olacak |
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H4 New York Times Committee
Questions State Dept. Role in Iraq Oil Deal Bush
administration officials knew that an oil company with close ties to
President Bush planned to sign an oil deal with the Kurdistan government,
counter to American policy Iraq
Hints at Delay in U.S. Security Deal McCain
Orders Shake-Up of His Campaign Responding to Republican concerns, John McCain
placed a veteran of President Bush’s 2004 re-election in charge of day-to-day
operations. Editorial The
Imprecise Meaning of War Companies
ripping off taxpayers in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars may never be fully
prosecuted unless Congress does more to go after war profiteers. On
Campus, Liberal Professors Retire
Baby boomers, hired in large numbers during a huge expansion in higher
education, are being replaced as part of a vast generational change. 15
Hostages Held by Colombian Rebels Are Rescued Palestinian
Kills 3 With Construction Vehicle World
Briefing | Middle East: Hezbollah Leader Confirms Exchange Deal With Israel
World
Briefing | Europe: Poland: A Vow to Sign a Treaty if Ireland Approves It GAIL COLLINS What
We Learned in the War Americans of all ages tend to both
respect military service and ignore it when picking a president. John McCain
presumably understands this. By DAVID HACKETT FISCHER As the
celebrations begin in Canada and the United States, the people of North
America are heirs to two great ideas: Thomas Jefferson’s — and Samuel de
Champlain’s. |
H5 Washington
Post Bush
Officials Condoned Regional Iraqi Oil Deal The administration told
Hunt Oil it did not object to a deal with Kurdish regional government in
northern Iraq, a contradiction of its public policy Will We
Invade Iran? PostGlobal | On a
scale of 1-10, rate the chances of an invasion
before Inauguration Day. Anonymous: The Case For
Covert Action Progress
Cited on U.S.-Iraq Pacts Foreign Minister Says
Nations Are Working to Resolve Differences One
Nation No More? Civics Needs a Boost, but
Our Identity Endures By David S. Broder, Is America's increasing diversity
eroding its identity? By Robert D. Novak, President Bush appears finally ready to work with
Pakistani democrats. A
Shortage Of Troops in Afghanistan Iraq War Limits U.S. Options, Says Chairman of Joint Chiefs Not
So Quiet on the Third Front By Dana Milbank, At this rate, the October Surprise won't be very
surprising. Obama
Calls for National Service Democrat Visiting GOP Strongholds Global
Action to Save Global Growth By Ban Ki-moon, HOKKAIDO, Japan -- Global
growth is the leitmotif of our era. The great economic expansion, now in its
fifth decade, has raised living standards worldwide and lifted billions out
of poverty McCain
Puts New Strategist Atop Campaign Bush's Accountability Moment? By Dan
Froomkin Independence
Days Self-Evident Truths, Whenever Declared By George F. Will, It's hard
to say which day America became a nation, but it's easy to appreciate the
tradition of July 4. Bush
Makes Final Push for Global Climate Deal At Talks in Japan, President
Faces Opposition on Goals, Role of Developing Nations Offensive
in Tribal Area Criticized by Key Pakistani Politicians Editorial FISA
Follies Sen. Obama is right to support the compromise on government
surveillance. Africa's
Food Crisis Opportunity By Josh Ruxin, The current food shortage may encourage farmers and consumers
in poor nations to become more self-sufficient 15
Hostages Rescued in Colombia Three
Killed in Jerusalem Rampage Palestinian From City's East Rammed Cars and Buses With Earthmover
Before Being Shot Dead |
H6 Guardian Crusading
is not the answer, but nor is pulling up the drawbridge Timothy
Garton Ash: In a threatening world, the west needs to pursue liberal
patriotism at home and liberal internationalism abroad Russians
move to end rift with UK New president, Dmitry Medvedev, signals desire
to draw a line under Putin years prior to G8 summit Is
Sarkozy too results-oriented for the EU? Christopher Bickerton:
The French president's idea of a 'Europe of results' shifts attention away
from determining Europe's priorities Is
military service a sufficient qualification to be president of the United
States? Obama supporter General
Wesley Clark said last weekend: “I don’t think riding in a fighter plane
and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.” Is it? What
the transatlantic union can do Denis MacShane:
Unite, formed from British and US unions, has the potential to make a real
difference – if it brings Don't
condemn CCTV: it has a vital role in the fight against crime Response: Any
problems are merely technical, and regulation will ensure the cameras do
their job, says Simon Adcock Tahmima Anam: Climate
change is happening. We, and the generations before us, have caused it. It
should not matter whether we believe it or not together more than just
its top-level members |
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H7 US
admiral urges caution on Iran The top US military officer says opening up
a third front in the Middle East with a strike on Iran would be
"stressful". Oil prices
reach new record high The price of oil continues its surge upwards -
hitting a new high of $145 a barrel in trading in Singapore. Oil compromise Iraq's
challenge of reviving its oil industry The
Secret American Army (Strategy Page) For the last five years, the U.S. has been building an
informant network inside Iraq. U.S. States Continue to Divest from Businesses Tied to Iran
By: Brian Radzinsky | World Politics Review Arab News In an editorial, the paper considers
the record of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who ascended to the throne in
2005. The article says if these three remarkable first years are a measure of the future,
then the Kingdom is embarked on an unprecedented and exciting period of intellectual
and economic growth. |
H8 IraqSlogger
Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com
- NPR Iraq Israeli Airstrike on Iran Would Come at a
High Price, Mullen Says Hezbollah Said to Train Militiamen in Iraq,, Arab Writer Blames "Social
Injustice", "Class Disorder" for Rising Extremism,, Syrians,
Israelis continue third round of talks in Istanbul AP interview: Iran envoy dismisses attack
threat Russia Backs Israeli-Syrian Dialogue,
Turkey's Mediating Role - Lavrov Iranian Allies Aid Militias in Iraq --
Lebanon's Hezbollah Helps Shiites Fight U.S. U.S.-Iraq Agreement May Be Hard Sell Sunni group warns Assyrians in
Mosul Medhi Army retooling, commander
says Sunni return to government
bridges divides Iran's
Foreign Ministry Blasts Jordan Support for Anti-Iran Terrorist Group (Fars-Iran) |
H9 Ha’aretz – Ari Shavit: Strike on
Iran is good for Israel and U.S. in long run ANALYSIS /
Hezbollah using swap deal as quick fix for problems at home Why do Arabs support Hamas over Fatah? Melman Fighting
the next war The Cost of 'At Any Cost' By: Alexander Yakobson |
Haaretz Jerusalem
Post 'Perpetrator
of Jerusalem attack was a murderer, not a terrorist' The
Region: Join against the bad guys [ BARRY RUBIN, Washington
Watch: Can the Korea nuke deal help Israel? [ DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD, New
U.S. Envoy to Israel Announced Yedioth Ahronoth America
Using Israel's Military Power to Scare Iranians, Europeans - Alex Fishman Four
Dead, 36 Injured in Jerusalem Terror Attack; Palestinian Bulldozer Driver
Attacks Bus, Cars PM: We can't fence east J'lem Daily Alert.org
– Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress
- EJC Israeli Press Review –
Google News Israel - Palestine A
Severe Verdict That Didn’t Go Far Enough "Israel
Will Not Stand By While Iran Builds the Bomb" Diplomats
Play Down Talk of Attack on Iran Israel
digger driver was 'heart broken' Relatives of Hussam Dwaith have said
that he had never recovered from a doomed romance with a young Jewish woman. Seth Freedman: The
desire for retribution for the Jerusalem bulldozer attack is understandable,
but will only strengthen Palestinian terrorists Hezbollah confirms
prisoner swap Lebanon's Hezbollah group says it will hand over two
captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for Lebanese prisoners. |
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H10 Christian Science Monitor A 'surge' unit sees change, but questions
its permanence As the US Army
soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment prepare to return home
this month, many question whether the sacrifices they made will have been
worth it in the end. In Jordan, aid for Iraqi refugees is often
redirected Millions in aid
money intended to help war refugees is also helping improve Jordan's
beleaguered infrastructure. Protests in Kashmir herald poll tensions
Muslim separatists celebrated the
revocation of a controversial land-transfer decision, using the occasion to
agitate for independence from India. Afghanistan death toll pressures U.S.,
allies Record U.S.
fatalities there last month highlight the need for more troops, but reserves
are few. OVER THE weekend, hundreds of
Pakistani paramilitary forces moved into the northwestern city of Peshawar
and its outskirts to drive out Islamist militants who had been kidnapping
local notables, taking over courts and jails, and imposing their own brand of
Taliban-style justice. The fact that Pakistan's Frontier Corps was called on
to conduct this operation implies that the coalition government ... (Boston Globe) China: both proud and resentful,
open and closed, like us yet not at all like us. Still, the onetime sick man
of Asia is in exuberant health... more» Pakistan's Rising Islamist Tide By: Ralph Peters | New
York Post Pakistan's Growing Woes in Its Wild West By: Naveed Ahmad
| ISN Security Watch Trouble Brews in Two Asian Democracies By: Simon Montlake
| The Christian Science Monitor Asia's Strategic Challenges:
In Search of a Common Agenda Reporting Among Gangsters By: Jeffrey Gedmin | The
Washington Post In Uzbekistan, the state of independent media is 'absolutely
dire.' China's Inside Game By: April Rabkin | The New York Times Quake Revealed Deficiencies of China’s Military By: Jake
Hooker | The New York Times No Need for Another
Asia-Pacific Multilateral Institution Despite Declaration, Hard Work Remains in North Korea Talks
By: Jason Strother | World Politics Review Time to Get Petty in Asia's Corruption Battle By: William
Pesek | Bloomberg |
H11 IHT Pragmatism trumps ideology By
PETER KWONG Closer ties between China and Taiwan could expose the Chinese people
to multiparty democratic ideas, and certainly to a tolerance of political
diversity. Beijing'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. World Bank
pressures G-8 on oil and food The president of the World Bank is calling on world leaders
meeting in the Group of 8 economic summit next week to make new aid
commitments. Poland's
snub of EU is all about local politics By JUDY
DEMPSEY When
President Lech Kaczynski of Poland said Tuesday that it was
"pointless" for him to sign off on a new European Union treaty now
that the Irish had rejected it, he opened a new chapter in his struggle with
the center-right government over Poland's future role in Europe and its
relations with the United States. U.S.
is in no shape to give advice, Medvedev says Russia's
president said that America was in "essentially a depression," and
that Russia had a right to a larger role in the world economy EUROPE European press review The Hollow Heart of the West By: Dominique Moisi | The
Japan Times Walker's World: France has nowhere to go PARIS, July 2
(UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has a terrible sense of timing. He
was elected last year, full of bold promises for sweeping reform of France's
bloated pensions and public service and its clogged labor markets. Berlin Holds on to Obsolete Weapons By: Cordula Meyer and
Alexander Szandar | Der Spiegel Two Challenges to Democratic Citizenship:is
the EU the solution or part of the problem? |
H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Exxon Attacks Kazakh Oilfield Delays By: Carola Hoyos |
Financial Times Abkhazia violence and regional redefinition |
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H13 The Times
The world must kick its addiction to oil Markets won't correct the soaring
prices threatening our economic wellbeing. So governments must The new man in the Kremlin cannot
afford to stand aloof while oligarchs and officials ruin Russia's reputation
with investors Iran offers fresh hope of nuclear deal In a remarkably conciliatory new tone from Tehran
influential hardliners have welcomed a recent package of incentives Sarkozy lashes out at TV, armed forces and Europe
The President's aggressiveness prompted
opposition gibes about a Bonaparte complex and questions about his tactics Polish President refuses to ratify Lisbon Treaty
Lech Kaczynski wrecks first day of French
EU presidency, saying that ratifying the document would be 'pointless' We have a plan and we can make it work The Conservative leader replies to a call by The Times
to make clear what his party stands for David Cameron Commando raid frees Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt
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Journal Why We Went to War in IraqBy Douglas J. Feith Can Barack Buy the Presidency? America's Days Aren't Numbered Obama Should Embrace His Muslim Heritage By Junaid M. Afeef |
H14 Financial
Times America’s
president must back the Group of Twenty By
campaigning to invest new powers in the forum, the US could show it is
serious about spurning arrogant unilateralism, writes William Drozdiak Iraq
talks advance on deal for US troops Baghdad’s
foreign minister says ‘a comfortable stage of negotiations’ has been reached
towards an agreement allowing US troops to operate legally in the country
next year WORLD
NEWS - IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME: Israel's threat to strike makes world nervous WORLD
NEWS - IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME: Mullen warns of 'third front' for US WORLD
NEWS: Tehran's elite guards act to boost land forces Merkel
backing for France over EU treaty Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has offered
France her full support as Paris seeks to salvage the European Union’s Lisbon
reform treaty after Lech Kaczynski, Poland’s president, said he would not
sign the treaty Medvedev
visit to focus on gas supplies The Russian president’s
trip to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, signals Moscow’s determination to
dominate energy resources from the Caspian Sea region Olmert weighs cost of any
attack WORLD
NEWS: OECD forecasts 9% rise in the number of jobless Destroying
Europe to save it Gideon
Rachman’s blog: This reminds me of the remark
attributed to an American officer in Vietnam – “We had to destroy the village
in order to save it.” Tentative
deal for US missile base in Poland The agreement, still
subject to final approval, removes a big obstacle to a defence system that is
controversial within Washington and viewed with suspicion by Russia Europe
needs a sharp rise in interest rates Ciaran
O’Hagan on the ECB and inflation McCain
shuffles staff as criticism mounts John McCain has
reshuffled his senior campaign staff amid mounting Republican concern at his
ability to compete with Barack Obama in November’s election Sharp
fall in US private sector jobs The US suffered the largest drop in employment in
nearly six years in June in a sign of the deteriorating economic environment,
says the monthly ADP survey The
record labels can take a punch The music industry has big problems that go much
deeper than piracy. Should we worry about whether the labels succeed or fail?
Only if you’re a shareholder, says John
Gapper. The day that Universal or EMI founders will not be the day the
music dies |
H15 Los Angeles Times Risk
to U.S. troops seen if Israel strikes Iran Joint Chiefs Chairman Michael Mullen says a new conflict could
entangle and strain soldiers already in the region. 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 Iraq
official cites progress on U.S. security pact Any accord would be short-term and bar permanent bases, Foreign
Minister Hoshyar Zebari says 'Tough'
time in Afghanistan, Bush acknowledges June was the bloodiest month of the war for U.S. troops, and he says more
may be needed to fight the Taliban. He also calls for diplomatic opposition
to Iran's nuclear activities. By Selig S. Harrison With U.S. forces
preoccupied in Pakistan, an Al Qaeda affiliate has been gaining power in
Bangladesh. |
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H17 Daily TelegraphHow
law turns terrorists into martyrs Tim Collins explains why allowing
suspects to be detained for up to 42 days without charge simply plays into
the hands of our enemies. Free trade should be the continuing principle that guides this
nation's economy. Mr Sarkozy should take note. |
H18 Independent Poll:
The least popular Labour government ever Gordon Brown now leads the most unpopular Labour
government in history, according to a new "poll of polls" for The
Independent. |
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Planning for Post-Combat Period in Iraq Outlined 15 Hostages Held by
Colombian Rebels Are Rescued ICC: A Well-Intentioned but Flawed Court By: Alan W. Dowd
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H20 Slate The Strategic Implications of
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common order, a common justice and a common peace” for America and the world.
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