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Report US
Has Long-Term Economic, Political Options to Help Make Iran More Democratic
Iran's Political, Demographic, and Economic
Vulnerabilities Washington Post Tehran's Definite 'Maybe' By
David Ignatius, Even as the Iranians
talk of engagement, they remain wary of it. New York Times
News
Analysis: A More Confident Iraq Becomes a Tougher Negotiating Partner for the
U.S. Pakistan
Is Said to Be Attracting Insurgents
An increase in the number of foreign fighters may reflect a change
that is making Pakistan’s tribal areas the preferred destination for some
Sunni insurgents. Iran
Reports Missile Test, Drawing Rebuke U.S.
Candidates Use Iran’s Missile Tests as a Chance for a Foreign Policy Debate Division
at G-8 Over Climate Goal Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011 Jerusalem Post
Burns:
Iran's nuclear progress modest
Top US State Department official says Iran seeks to create false
impression of major breakthroughs Ha’aretz – Olmert wants U.S. to
sponsor Israel-Syria talks Olmert told visiting Italian FM that he can
persuade Bush to increase U.S. involvement in talks Israeli
expert: Iran bluffing over range of tested missiles Iran claims it has
developed new version of Shahab-3 ballistic missile capable of reaching 2,000
km Foreign Policy Seven
Questions: What Iran Wants Washington Post Iran Launches Nine Test Missiles, Says More
Are Ready U.S. Plays Down Military Showdown U.S. General: Iraqi Forces to Be Fully Ready
in '09 ANALYSIS Obama's Ideology Proving Difficult to
Pinpoint Democrats Decry a Move Toward Middle, but Republicans
Still See a Liberal By Dan Balz Editorial No G(r)8 Accomplishment President
Bush's agreement to a declaration on climate change comes seven years late Independent Leading article: Do not play into the hands of the hardliners McClatchy Iran tests missiles,
but some see signs of moderation The New Era | Stratfor
Financial
Times Total
steps back from investing in Iran Tehran loses last major
western energy group considering significant investment in its huge gas
reserves as the US pursues campaign of isolation over its nuclear ambitions Gazprom
offers to buy all Libya’s gas Russia’s state-controlled gas
company says it is in talks to buy all of Libya’s oil and gas exports, its
latest move to strengthen its influence over world energy markets Analysis:
western energy groups yield to state producers Eni’s
renegotiated deal with Libya is agitating rivals because all are under
pressure to concede a greater share of revenues to hydrocarbon-rich
governments The Times Analysis: Words that hide the withdrawal In the debate about America's troop deployment in Iraq, politicians have failed to notice that the withdrawal has already begun Medvedev adopts new tone on missile shield Russian President adopts measured response to missile
defence crisis, but events in Georgia could force his hand Little
things can mean a lot in the machinations of great nations ANALYSIS: an old pill for tough times Alongside repossessions, bankruptcies and suicides,
economic downturns inevitably trigger one other trend: protectionism Do the Obamacons really exist? Why they might matter Newsweek Will Iran’s
Nuclear Missile Test Trigger War? Tony Karon The Wrong Questions on Iran - Again Wall Street Journal Iran's
Missile Threat Barack's Brilliant Ground Game Europe and the Huddled Masses Iran's Dangerous Game By: Robert Fox | The Guardian Leaving the world in doubt as to your
nuclear intentions may be a canny diplomatic trick, but look where it got
Saddam. Why Russia Is a G-8 Member But China Is Not By: Richard
Weitz | World Politics Review When
Russia joined the G-8 in 1997, Western leaders saw membership as a reward to
Russian President Boris Yeltsin for seeming to align Russian foreign policy
largely with the Euro-Atlantic community. But the decision to invite Russia
to join the club has proved controversial and led to unfulfilled expectations
on both sides McCain's Bad G-8 Judgment Call By: Maeleine K. Albright
and William J. Perry | Los Angeles Times This week's Group of 8 meeting in
Japan raises some important questions about Sen. John McCain's approach to
the art of diplomacy. McCain has suggested that Russia be kicked out of the
G-8 because of its government's retreat from democracy in recent years. CER Russia and the multipolar myth CEPS Georgia and the EU - an overview of current relations Time Saber
Rattling from Iran and Russia More
Theater Over Iran's Nukes Top of the Agenda: Iran Missile
Test - Council on Foreign Relations Foreign
Policy Divide Trouble for GOP - Council on Foreign Relations Israel, the West, and a Nuclear Iran - Council on Foreign
Relations CIA Report: Bin Laden Is Dying Of Kidney Failure... Independent Hamish
McRae: In 2050 the world will be run by a new middle class – based in Asia Hamish
McRae: The G8 countries may run the old world economy. But it's the new one
that matters Heritage The
Roots of Modern Conservative Thought from Burke to Kirk Asia Times A last throw of
the dice ...? A United States war against Iran is conceivable
as a final apocalyptic manifestation of Pax Americana, but this would only
hasten the decline of the US in terms of power, influence and moral
authority. - Bob Rigg Martin Woollacott: The
threat of war will not recede until there is regime change both in Washington
and Tehran Iran tests
missiles in show of strength Tehran's military exercise involves nine
missiles that could reach Israel and US bases in the region Video:
Iran sends missile test warning Talking
tough to Iran Andrew Grotto: Iran's missile tests show
why diplomacy, not regime change, should be the basis for US strategy in the
Middle East RFERL How Dangerous Are Tehran's
Missiles? Los Angeles Times McCain's G-8 judgment call By
Madeleine K. Albright and William J. Perry Booting Moscow out of the group of wealthy democracies would deal a
major blow to U.S.-Russia relations. Yedioth Ahronoth End of the road for Olmert? Iranians care about Persian
Gulf much more than they care about Israel, Yoram Kaniuk says Our foes no longer scared/
Weisglass IDF
must find a way to frighten our enemies as it did in the past Al Awsat A Talk
with Iranian Deputy FM Muhammad Reza Baqeri Boston Globe Iraq
asserts itself -- so listen PRESIDENT BUSH,
John McCain, and other proponents of an open-ended American troop presence in
Iraq might not appreciate it right now, but Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki was acting like an accountable politician earlier this week when he
called for a timetable for withdrawal of US forces from Iraq. (Boston Globe) Confrontation escalates between Iran and
Israel Iran tested the
Shahab-3 missile, which could hit Israel or US Mideast bases. Policymakers need to grasp cultural
realities in Pakistan's tribal area. Heritage Europe
and Israel: Strengthening the Partnership Gvosdev G8
Plus G5 Equals What? OpenDemocracy The
G8 in a global mess, Ann Pettifor Georgia’s
search for itself, Alexander Rondeli Iraq
task, Iran risk, Paul Rogers Carnegie Torture,
Rights, and Values: Why the Prohibition of Torture is Absolute Obama Is Not a God | The American Prospect
Liberals need to understand that Obama can never live up to his golden image
-- but they should still hold him accountable for the campaign promises he's
made |
H2 LA Times Investigators
look for motive in deadly attack on U.S. Consulate in Turkey NYT 6 Die in Attack on U.S. Post
in Turkey Washington Post U.S.
Consulate in Istanbul Is Attacked Guardian Six
killed in attack on US consulate
Turkey in state of high alert as latest incident further unsettles
domestic political situation FT Six
die in US consulate attack in Istanbul CSIS
Publication - Another Long, Hot Summer
in Ankara
Turkey and the Mediterranean Union ERDAL ŞAFAK Türkiye'nin Irak'taki rolü M Ali Birand Irak Kürtleri kimle dans edeceklerini
bilemiyorlar Reuters Turkey
and the art of the coup There can be few countries where the art of the
coup is so finely honed as in Turkey, adapting as it does constantly to the
spirit of the age by Ralph Boulton After a Century Has Passed, Young Turks at a Crossroads
By: Gwynne Dyer | The Japan Times The Ottoman Empire had already been in
retreat for over a century when the Young Turk revolution broke out in July,
1908. Some of the Young Turks hoped to save the whole empire; others wanted
to abandon the empire and rescue an independent Turkey from the wreckage U.S. Can't Rule Out
Al Qaeda In Istanbul Attack Sami Kohen Neden İstanbul? Oil and Intelligence in Kurdistan Washington Times Ataturk veneration challenged Başbakan Erdoğan'ın tarihi Bağdat ziyareti
'gizli' başladı The Times Deadly shoot-out at US consulate in Turkey Daily Telegraph Six
dead in Istanbul US consulate attack IHT 6 die in
attack on U.S. Consulate in Istanbul BBC US consulate in Turkey
attacked CSM U.S. Consulate strike recalls Turkey's past
political violence Turkey: Anti-West Order of Coup Plots is here to Stay 3 Germans kidnapped by Kurdish
rebels Three
German mountaineers kidnapped by PKK in eastern Turkey TIMELINE-Recent
attacks in Turkey İstanbul'dak saldırı dünya basınında böyle duyruldu EDM TURKISH
POLITICS IN THE COURTS 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
ERDAL ŞAFAK Türkiye'nin Irak'taki rolü M Ali Birand Irak Kürtleri kimle dans edeceklerini
bilemiyorlar Erdoğan'ın Irak ziyareti son anda kesinleşti Erdoğan’ı Bağdat’ta Irak polisi ve ABD’liler koruyacak Oil and Intelligence in Kurdistan Mümtazer Türköne Acıların Kürtlüğü ve Türklüğü Video: US official sees Kurdistan's business
opportunities first-hand Would-Be Oil Barons Venture Into Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 9 Jul 08 Cevdet Aşkın
PKK'dan
Almanya'ya ROJ TV misillemesi, Erbil'in Erdoğan ısrarı Schaffer's Kurdish oil deal causes problems for Iraq Turkey pushes a slow withdrawal Obama should stop in
Turkey and ask government leaders there how they view his plan to quickly
pull U.S. troops out of neighboring Iraq. Turkey: Kurdish militants deny role in US
consulate attack PKK Kidnaps Three German Climbers in Turkey, Governor
Says Ergenekon-PKK terror link emerges as probe widens | |