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My
Plan for Iraq By BARACK OBAMA The United States should withdraw from
Iraq, but responsibly. On my first day in office, I would give the military a
new mission: ending this war.
U.S.
Considers Increasing Pace of Iraq Pullout The Bush administration is considering the withdrawal of additional
forces starting in September, as the need for troops in Afghanistan becomes
more pressing.
Drowning
in Riches By KENNETH M. POLLACK
The Middle East
may be experiencing an economic boom, but the way that the rising revenues
are being spent will more likely worsen the region’s instability over time.
9
Americans Die in Afghan Attack The attack was
the worst against Americans in Afghanistan in three years and illustrated the
growing threat of Taliban militants and their associates
The United
States should withdraw from Iraq, but responsibly.
Washington Post U.S., Iraq Scale Down Negotiations Over
Forces Long-Term Agreement Will Fall to Next President
Bye-Bye, Bush Doctrine By Derek
Chollet and James Goldgeier, And McCain and Obama shouldn't be so eager to
formulate ones of their own.
Editorial The Mullahs Say Maybe
Missiles fly as Tehran toys with an international offer of
negotiations about its nuclear program.
Jitters Over Iran By Jim
Hoagland, At the strong urging of the Bush administration, Israel has pulled
back from threatening to bomb Iran's nuclear enrichment program and has
joined the U.S.-led effort to give coercive diplomacy with Tehran a
(time-limited) chance.
An Army That Learns By David
Ignatius, The U.S. Army has done something remarkable in its new history of
the disastrous first 18 months of the American occupation of Iraq: It has
conducted a rigorous self-critique of how bad decisions were made, so that
the Army won't make them again.
Christian
Science Monitor U.S. and Iraq near a 'bridge' deal on
status of U.S. troops By the end of July, they hope to finalize a deal that would map out the
role and "time horizon" for US troops in the country.
• 'US Military Hoped for Virtually Unlimited
Freedom of Action in Iraq', National Security Archive
'Another Way
with Iran' by Jon Alterman, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Stratfor Quarterly Forecast: Third Quarter 2008
Uzi Mahnaimi / Times of London: President George W Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran
Iraq denies Israeli fighter claims
Tom Barnett KnoxNews
KnoxNews.
From The Wilson Quarterly, the Atlantic and Pacific now
dominate the world’s politics and trade, but the Indian Ocean is
emerging as a new locus of power that increasingly unites China, India,
the Middle East, and Africa.
Asia Times Bush outfoxed in the Iraqi
sands A combination of Iraqi Shi'ite political
opposition and Iranian diplomacy, embodied in Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri
al-Maliki's demand for a timetable for complete United States military
withdrawal from Iraq, signals the almost certain defeat of the George W Bush
administration's aim of establishing a long-term military presence in Iraq. -
Gareth Porter
Guardian Britain's
backing Obama: Democrat beats McCain by five votes to one Poll lead may
have as much to do with high profile and recognition factor as it does
policies
Nine
US troops die in Taliban assault
Nato-led effort to subdue insurgents suffers one of its heaviest blows
since 2001 invasion
At last, a
true moderniser in Moscow. Why punish him? Jonathan Steele:
Despite western howls of suspicion, Medvedev is Russia's first post-Soviet
leader. It would be lunacy to kick him into the cold
Love tops agenda
at 'Club Med'
Olmert, Abbas and Assad among line-up at summit
that commits to 'peace, stability and security'
Independent Bush
to hasten Iraq troop withdrawal in bid to help McCain win White House
USIP Mullahs,
Money, and Militias: How Iran Exerts its Influence in the Middle East
Download
USIP’s conflict transformation measurement framework (PDF | 190KB)
The Observer The
heretic
Investigation: How
Al-Qaeda's mastermind turned his back on terror. By Lawrence Wright
The
heretic - part two
The
heretic - part three
The
world is waiting to love America again Editorial: What of
Britain? With Obama's election, the notion of a political 'special
relationship' will fade
Daily Star Europe
and the US differ significantly on democratization By
Waleed Sadi
We
may be nearing the truth on neo-liberal failure By
Joseph E. Stiglitz
The
US-Iran game is just getting serious By
Rami G. Khouri
EU
success requires a retuned Franco-German engine By
Ulrike Guerot
Sunday Times Iraq ready to oust US from green zone The green zone of Baghdad may soon be handed over to Iraqi control if the
increasingly assertive government gets its way
Exclusive:Bush lobbyist in ‘cash for access’ row Access offered to key figures, including Cheney and Rice, in return for
donations to Bush library
Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran As the government in Tehran tests new missiles, America believes that
only a show of force can deter President Ahmadinejad
Europe faces Russian nuclear threat Experts believe that President Medvedev could aim nuclear weapons at
western Europe for the first time since the cold war
Sanctions are a war waged by cowards Nothing is more arrogant than a powerful nation’s belief in the efficacy
of all it does
Simon Jenkins
This recession could easily tip into a depression
The experience of the 1930s makes me think that the
present downturn will be relatively long and difficult William Rees-Mogg
Financial
Times Contested
Caucasus: Abkhazia enters ring A post-Soviet ‘frozen
conflict’ is heating up as Moscow steps up its support for the enclave
Los Angeles Times New
Saudi Arabia university will have a Western feel
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology will feature coed
classes, a curriculum in English and other touches seen as dangerous
liberalism by Islamic fundamentalists
Iraq's
Complicated Oil Fields
The Washington Independent
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