Foreign Press Review - January 30 2005 0130-2006f
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H1 New York Times A Little Democracy or a Genie Unbottled Free and fair elections in the Middle East have unleashed political forces that can hardly be seen as friendly to the United States.

NYT Magazine Why Not Build a Better Bomb By JAMES TRAUBNuclear nonproliferation needs rethinking.

Caught By Surprise - Again - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek Arafat created one of the most ill-disciplined, corrupt and ineffective organizations ever to be taken seriously on the world stage

Democracy Arsenal - State of the Union: 10 Things Bush Needs to Say on Foreign Policy

Financial Times COMMENT: Four good reasons to have faith in Europe's future By Dominique Moisi

COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Monetary union is not for the poor By Wolfgang Munchau

Bush to offer vision of US world leadership
H2 Turkish National Security Chief Speaks at The Washington Institute

SlateToday's Papers - antiwar.com / Wikipedia / technorati

Washington Post Bush's Midterm Challenge

The Security Adviser Who Wants the Role, Not the Stage Hadley Prefers Audience of One

Bush's Choice on Iran - Jackson Diehl

In Iran, It's the Regime, Stupid - Robert Kagan

Guardian Hamas will make a deal Azzam Tamimi

Can Hamas Be Tamed? - Michael Herzog, Foreign Affairs

Debka A Fatal Misconception Rather than Intelligence Failure

Los Angeles Times Hitching a free ride with the U.S. By Michael Mandelbaum

Where Did Colin Powell Go? - Fred Kaplan

Sunday Telegraph For those who miss the Cold War, some bad news I miss the Cold War. I know I ought not to, but I just can't help it, says Niall Ferguson.
H3 Turkey and Europe

Turkey and the U.S.

Greek press on Cyprus and Turkey

Turkey and the Middle East

Turkey, Russia, Caucasus, C. Asia

NYT Editorial Jailing a Critic in Kurdistan Iraq's elected leaders have no legitimate reason to fear an uninhibited press. But Iraqis have reason to worry about leaders who lock up their critics.

What is Kurdistan?KurdishMedia

Syria to Grant 300,000 Kurds Citizenship


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FT Bird flu found in northern Cyprus

Democratic parties of Armenia and Kurdistan (Iraq) established ...Regnum
H4 New York Times A Little Democracy or a Genie Unbottled Free and fair elections in the Middle East have unleashed political forces that can hardly be seen as friendly to the United States.

Why We Listen By PHILIP BOBBITT In the debate over whether the National Security Agency's eavesdropping violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, we must not lose sight of the fact that the world we entered on 9/11 will require rewriting that statute and other laws.

The World: How Hamas Rose From Wild Card to Power

Iran to Use Missiles if Attacked, Military Chief Says
Rice Admits U.S. Underestimated Hamas Strength
66 Found Dead in Debris of Collapsed Roof in Poland
Pipe Fixed, Russian Gas Starts to Flow to Georgia
Hussein Trial Erupts, and Expulsions Ensue
Despite Victory by Hamas, Control of Palestinian Security Forces Remains Uncertain
Haitian Priest Out of Jail
Before Nuclear Regulators' Meeting, Iran Allows Inspectors Access to One Site
Antiwar Campaigner Speaks on Chávez Broadcast
Bombings at Christian Sites Leave 3 Dead and 15 Hurt
A New Face in Iran Resurrects an Old Defiance
Editorial The Pain That Is Yet to Come Absent policy changes to curb its borrowing, America cannot escape the consequences of its debt indefinitely.

DAVID BROOKS The Long Transition Palestine is entering the most traumatic phase in its democratic transition, when a revolutionary people is compelled to transform itself into an ordinary polity.

The World: Guess Who Likes the G.I.'s in Iraq (Look in Iran's Halls of Power)

Editorial Spies, Lies and Wiretaps Instead of the legal, constitutional and moral justifications for the warrantless spying on Americans, we've received only the familiar mix of political spin, clumsy historical misinformation and a couple of big, dangerous lies.

Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him NASA's top climate scientist says the Bush administration tried to stop him from talking about emissions linked to global warming.
H5 Washington Post Bush's Midterm Challenge Tuesday's State of the Union speech is an opportunity for Bush to seize the initiative from the Democrats and frame the election season.

Bush's Choice on Iran - Jackson Diehl

In Iran, It's the Regime, Stupid - Robert Kagan If Iran's possession of a nuclear weapon is truly intolerable, then the only answer is a military invasion. If that sounds unappealing, we should pursue political change.

The Security Adviser Who Wants the Role, Not the Stage Hadley Prefers Audience of One

In Central Asia, New Players, Same Game By Nicholas Schmidle

Global Warming Debate Shifts to 'Tipping Point' Scientists are debating whether the climate is changing so rapidly that, within decades, humans will be helpless to slow or reverse the trend.

Q& A: Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan 'The Military Is Not the Answer'

Israelis Seek to Isolate Palestinian Authority Officials Urge Aid Boycott if Hamas Takes Role

Rice Rules Out Aiding Hamas-Led Government Secretary to Map Strategy With U.N., Europeans

Chaos Greets Hussein Trial Hussein is removed from court, defense team leaves soon after case resumes under new judge.

Editorial An Opportunity for Darfur

Ban the Bombast! State of the Union? It's Nothing but Theater

H6 Guardian Hamas will make a deal Azzam Tamimi: If Israel withdraws from the territories it occupied in 1967, the movement will end armed resistance.

The world after Greenspan The big event in the world economy is not the Davos economic forum - which ended at the weekend - but the fact that Alan Greenspan, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, will be attending his last Fed meeting tomorrow before retiring.

Book throws new light on Iraq invasion

The Observer Iran warns of missile strike Revolutionary Guard general puts West on notice not to interfere as Tehran presses ahead with nuclear power programme.

The Hamas revolution Peter Beaumont

Leader Victory for Hamas is a protest, not a call to armsFew states in the Middle East can boast elections peacefully conducted, with a high turnout and international recognition for fairness.

Now the real test for HamasPalestine's majority party must swap terrorism for political strategies. Then perhaps real progress can be made towards peace.

Demand for tougher abortion laws · Poll reveals growing concern over late terminations. · Blair under pressure to agree review as MPs urge change.
H7 Why We Should Accept bin Laden's Truce Offer - John Arquilla, SF Chronicle

Newsweek What Hamas Won: A Mess It Can’t Fix?

U.S. in Direct Talks With Sunni Insurgents

NYT Magazine Why Not Build a Better Bomb By JAMES TRAUBNuclear nonproliferation needs rethinking.

Weekly Standard Getting ToughFrank Gaffney's prescription for fighting the war on terror.by Fred Barnes

Is Democracy The Answer? J. Klein M. Goodwin J. Glanz WFB P. Buchanan
U.S. & Germany: Back Together Again - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune

H8 BBC Pressing questions Condoleezza Rice sets off on crucial diplomatic tour

EU hosts last-ditch talks on Iran
The EU is set to hold urgent talks with Iran to try to resolve a stand-off over its nuclear programme.
The long road to Iran sanctions

KR West has few options in preventing a nuclear Iran, experts say

New Republic How to practice journalism in Iraqby Lawrence F. Kaplan
H9 Ha’aretz – Hamas hints at long-term truce in return for '67 borders

U.S. Jewish leaders consider financially assisting fired AIPAC officials

Analysis: Wave of democracy pits Israel against 'Arab street'

Can Hamas Be Tamed? - Michael Herzog, Foreign Affairs

Debka A Fatal Misconception Rather than Intelligence Failure

BBC Gun-to-ballot Hamas's electoral success sparks soul-searching

Hamas faces European aid threat The EU will not fund the Palestinian Authority under Hamas if it does not recognise Israel, Germany's leader says.

Gaza strapped What difference will Hamas make to the Palestinian economy?

Israeli ex-spy chief: Kill Hamas leaders

Yedioth Ahronoth Hamas: Ceasefire possible

KR Hamas' conservative brand of Islam stirs worry among Palestinians

Jerusalem Post Hamas spells trouble for Egypt, Jordan By ORLY HALPERN These friends of the US (and Israel) are under the most pressure to follow US democratization plans.

Saudi Arabia promises PA $100mExclusive: Could compensate for money held back by Israel, EU after Hamas win
H10 Christian Science Monitor Why Bush may avoid fiery words on Iran With diplomacy in full swing, he is likely to tread lightly on Tehran's nuclear program Tuesday.

Bush's five years: state of a changed union The nation is more polarized, but observers also see signs of budding civic engagement.

Israeli right may make gains
Hamas's victory is likely to influence parliamentary elections slated for March.

Ballot-box win boosts Iraqi radical
Moqtada al-Sadr's bloc will have about 30 of the Shiite coalition's 128 seats in the new Iraqi parliament.

The watch list for the next Fed chairman What's ahead for the US economy under Ben Bernanke after he takes over the Fed this week?

NATO can't blink in Afghanistan
H11 IHT

BBC No answers The World Social Forum can't agree how to fight globalisation
H12 RFE/RL


Newsweek Russia: The Ominous Return of the KGB

New Republic After a democratic revolution, is Georgia reverting to tyranny? by Charles A. Kupchan
H13 The TimesGrow up, Google: you've accepted censorship, now confront copyright William Rees-Mogg The wonderful search engine not only threatens copyright, but the whole copyright structure of authors, editors and publishers

Sunday Times MI5: we've run out of leads A leaked secret document reveals that almost nothing has been discovered about the July 7 bombings, the worst terrorist attack against Britain, despite months of investigation

BORIS JOHNSON DON'T LAUGH: I'M SERIOUS I can see there is something noble and idealistic about a united Europe

SIMON JENKINS: Our boys are off to tame the Afghan. And they'll fail

WSJ Mideast Crises Reset Agenda
Iran and Hamas have emerged as key tests of international resolve and U.S. leadership, and what happens with them may determine the course of the Middle East for a long time.

H14 Financial Times COMMENT: Four good reasons to have faith in Europe's future By Dominique Moisi

COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Monetary union is not for the poor By Wolfgang Munchau

Bush to offer vision of US world leadership

Election result poses dilemma for Bush in his war on terror

COMMENT: The world must help Afghanistan through its risky pause By Gareth Evans

Republican bid to reshape party's image exposes tensions

Dissent rules at Davos forum on every big issue

COMMENT: Google is putting its own freedoms at risk in China By John Gapper

Microsoft faces more EU antitrust action Microsoft is facing a possible new legal challenge in its long antitrust battle with the European Commission that could force it to give sensitive information about its Windows operating system to its rivals, largely free of charge.

Corporate confidence, geopolitical uneaseNot even the unpleasant surprise of weak fourth quarter growth in the US could shake the strong belief at this year's World Economic Forum that 2006 will be a good...
H15 Los Angeles Times Hitching a free ride with the U.S. By Michael Mandelbaum THE WIDELY differing reactions to Iran's drive for nuclear weapons among the countries of the world present a paradox: Those in greatest jeopardy from such weapons seem willing to do the least to stop it. This apparently illogical situation illustrates the most important and least appreciated feature of 21st century international relations: the remarkable role of the United States.

Where Did Colin Powell Go? - Fred Kaplan

CIA Broadens Assassination Efforts Missile-firing drones can hit Al Qaeda in remote areas. Host nations are not always warned.

Can fanatics become pragmatists? By David Grossman


H16 Conservatives' Palace Revolt

Bush: Losing the Script and Finding His Voice - Mike Allen, Time

NYT The New Corporate Outsourcing By CLIFFORD J. LEVYOver time, Big Business has learned how to love Big Government. Or at least some of it.
Blogometer realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note - Early Bird thru GovExec -
H17 Daily Telegraph Murder will outWestern liberal apologists for Islamism deplore the movement's murderous modus vivendi while secretly admiring what they imagine to be its ideological purity.

Bush's softer stance US President George W Bush has sought to soften up Americans ahead of a crucial attempt to relaunch his second term in office.

Sunday Telegraph Don't blame Bush: this is Arafat's fault Con Coughlin explains why the Palestinians voted for Hamas and finds cause for optimism: it's often hardliners who make critical concessions. For those who miss the Cold War, some bad news I miss the Cold War. I know I ought not to, but I just can't help it, says Niall Ferguson.

Straw rules out military action against Iran

Our troops 'will be targets'British troops being sent to lawless Helmand province in southern Afghanistan will "stir up a hornets' nest" and provide "plenty more targets" for insurgents, a senior officer has said.
H18 Independent UN unveils plan to release untapped wealth of $7 trillion (and solve the world's problems at a stroke) The most potent threats to life on earth - global warming, health pandemics, poverty and armed conflict - could be ended by moves that would unlock $7 trillion of previously untapped wealth, the United Nations claims.

Stephen King: America beware - dollar could be its downfall

Hamas: The hardliners appear ready to share power, but will their rivals believe it?

Blair and Bush 'conspired to go to war regardless of United Nations'

Hamish McRae: Bono fide: it takes an outsider to speak the language of the new world-trade order

Mission impossible? Is the British Army being asked to fight a battle too far in Afghanistan?

Russia 'makes second arrest' over British spy scandal

Police 'faked Tube death log'



H19 Qaeda detainee's 'mysterious' releaseFormer Osama bodyguard who helped leaders escape let go for unknown reasons

GOODBYE WASHINGTON CONSENSUS, HELLO WASHINGTON CONFUSION?
Dani Rodrik Harvard University
January 2006

H20 Slate
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H21'PRESIDENT REAGAN: THE TRIUMPH OF IMAGINATION,' BY RICHARD REEVES The Great Delegator Richard Reeves depicts President Reagan as a man of big ideas and no patience for details.

'AMERICAN VERTIGO: TRAVELING AMERICA IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF TOCQUEVILLE,' BY BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY On the Road Avec M. Lévy

'ACCIDENTAL GENIUS: HOW JOHN CASSAVETES INVENTED AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILM,' BY MARSHALL FINE Under His Influence
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Joshua Marshall - Daniel Drezner - Laura Rozen - the washington note - Syria Comment - David Corn - William Arkin - Phil Carter - Helena Cobban - Matt Yglesias - Oxblog - Brad DeLong
winds of change - - CounterterrorismBlog OutSide the Beltway - InstaPundit - Kausfiles - andrewsullivan.com - Becker Posner-- armscontrolwonk - Registan   ¶ 11:58