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| H1 Christian Science Monitor For now, modest sanctions eyed for Iran UN resolution not expected to proceed as decisively as it did for North Korea.
Guardian Leader: The point of departure Close to its end, just as at its beginning and all through its execution, the occupation of Iraq has been shaped by miscalculation, haste and deceit.
The inquest on Iraq cannot be left to the absolutists Martin Kettle: We need to hang on to reality as we take the opportunity to recalibrate foreign policy in the light of this pure failure.
New York Times Rice’s Counselor Gives Advice Others May Not Want to Hear Philip D. Zelikow’s confidential memos and proposals often depart sharply from the Bush administration’s current line.
Stuck in the Canal By DAVID FROMKIN The Suez crisis was a divide in the history of the Middle East, a moment when America pushed out the Europeans and then tried to take their place — and the reverberations are still felt today.
Financial Times Kosovo falls hostage to big power rivalry Diplomats expect messy outcome on status
COMMENT: America is doing the right things in Iraq, two years too late The problem is not so much the Iraq policies now promoted by the US; it is that they come too late to turn the tide of violence.
Daily Telegraph How the neo-cons lost the war Blair and Bush's dreams of making Iraq a beacon of democracy for the Middle East lie in tatters. But the real damage, says Con Coughlin, has been to undermine the West's ability to fight future threats to global security.
BOOK REVIEW Worm in the Sunni apple The Shi'a Revival by Vali Nasr
An assessment of Peter Galbraith's presentation of partition in The End of Iraq.
The '3 Iraqs' solution orldNetDaily
No Exit from Iraq By LaurenceJarvik
Al Awsat Another Vietnam : Amir Taheri
Jim Lobe Bush Under Growing Pressure to Engage Syria
| H2 LA Times No easy answer to 'Kurdish question'
WSJ Kurdistan A conversation with the president of Iraq's most successful region.
Reidar Visser takes on the 'Biden Plan'
FT Kurds keep the faith despite problems Iraqi Kurds say the fruits of the region’s boom have been lost to corruption, but retain trust in their leaders and remain fixed on the path to independence from Baghdad
Guardian Implied author – Why I Write - For 30 years, Orhan Pamuk has spent 10 hours a day alone, sitting at his desk. Literature, for him, is medicine, and he feels half dead until he's had his dose. Here, the new Nobel laureate reveals what his recent brush with Turkish law taught him about the mysterious art of writing novels.
Jerusalem Post Interesting Times: Turkish delight [ SAUL SINGER
The Times Anger over Blair's bid to intervene in court case Prime Minister is accused of abusing his position for asking Turkish leader to intervene in legal case involving British drinks company
Slate Today's Papers Wikipedia antiwar.com technorati
The PKK and PJAK fighters of Qendil - IV
KNC Demanding the immediate resignation of General Ralston as Special Envoy in Turkey
Iraqi Kurds Deserve Independence
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PBS Former CIA Officer Says Iraq Can Be Stabilized By Trained Security Forces former Army special forces and CIA officer Michael Vickers discusses how the security situation can be improved by properly training Iraqi security forces.
Al Hayat Division Indeed! Hassan Haidar -The Decisive Battle between the Forces of Oppression and Freedom Raghida Dergham
| H3 Raporda eleştiri çok yaptırım yok
İlerleme Raporu'nda 'Kıbrıs sürprizi' yok
US Dissatisfied with Efforts To Curb Kurdistan Workers Party
Ağar ve PKK'ya sivil çözüm
Genel af, PKK'ya silah bıraktırır
Cengiz Çandar Tüm yazıları 2006 Türkiye’sinin yapısından 2007’deki yönüne doğru “yol haritası”...
Fikret BİLA Baykal'dan Ağar'a soru: Çizgiyi çizelim mi diyorsunuz?
Şakir Süter
US Army chief discusses PKK issue with Başbuğ
Lobicilik nedir, ne değildir? BAHADIR KALEAĞASI
World Economic Forum in Istanbul
Turkey Rejects NATO Call To Expand Afghanistan Force’s Mandate
JSF leads in race over Turkey's new generation fighters Turkish Daily News
Ankara NATO’nun talebini reddetti
Savcıdan ilginç çıkış: Danıştay saldırısı Özel Harp operasyonu
Baykal'ın hamlesi sonuç getirir mi? Murat Yetkin
Twelve States to Launch New Anti - Terror Initiative
Yalçın Doğan AKP’nin aile fotoğrafı FOTOĞRAF beş kareden oluşuyor
Özdemir İnce Genelkurmay Başkanlığı’nı ne yapmalı?
İlter Türkmen Türkiye’nin dostları kimler?
Yaman TÖRÜNER
Ege Cansen Nerede yanıldım
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| H4 New York Times Rice’s Counselor Gives Advice Others May Not Want to Hear Philip D. Zelikow’s confidential memos and proposals often depart sharply from the Bush administration’s current line. In His Own Words
Stuck in the Canal By DAVID FROMKIN The Suez crisis was a divide in the history of the Middle East, a moment when America pushed out the Europeans and then tried to take their place — and the reverberations are still felt today.
Editorial Preparations for a Flu Pandemic Neither America nor the rest of the world is ready to handle a worst-case pandemic.
Democrats Get Late Donations From Business Corporate America is already thinking beyond Election Day, increasing its share of last-minute donations to Democrats.
Speeches and Arson Recall Last Year’s Unrest in France
In First Month as Japan’s Premier, Abe Veers to Center
| H5 Washington Post The Grand Ayatollah Behind the Curtain By Colbert I. King, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani regards himself as too good to meet with those who freed him.
Editorial Backsliding in Europe Democracies take time to mature, even inside the European Union
Housing Slump Slows Economy Growth Far Below Pace Early in Year
In Baghdad, a Sudden Chance to Play Lull in Violence During Holiday Frees Families Long Confined by Fear
Bush Says It's Unacceptable for Iran to Have Nuclear Weapon
Iranian Nuclear Effort Defies U.N. Council Again
Africa Over A Barrel By Abdoulaye Wade In sub-Saharan Africa, the oil crisis is not a vexing 'cost crunch'; it is an unfolding catastrophe that could set back efforts to reduce poverty and promote economic development for years to come.
Housing Slump Sends Chill Through Economy
| H6 Guardian Behind the lines of a civil war Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad, where daily life is ruled by vigilantes.
The inquest on Iraq cannot be left to the absolutists Martin Kettle: We need to hang on to reality as we take the opportunity to recalibrate foreign policy in the light of this pure failure.
All must play their roles Azzam Tamimi: Europe cannot pick and choose who it is willing to talk to in the quest for peace in the Middle East
Truth behind Saudi arms deal Document shows Riyadh paid £600m extra for jets · Evidence points to corrupt payments in 1985 contract
Blow for America's hopes of recovery as growth slows Disappointing data may tempt Fed to cut rates amid fears that house prices have a long way to fall.
Republicans facing 'electoral hurricane'
UN vote paves way for arms treaty
Europe far short of climate targets
Romanians tell Britain: we don't want to come anyway Immigration: UK holds 'no attraction' for workers facing restrictions planned by John Reid - they'd rather go to Spain.
Holding back the tide David Corn Finally, George Bush has something to talk about that can help Republican candidates: homosexuals and illegal immigrants.
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| H7 Asia Times Iran puts its foreign policy under scrutinyIran is implementing a series of organizational reforms within its foreign policy apparatus, although it is still struggling to decide on the appropriate degree of decentralization. The litmus test for the new-look decision-making will be the crisis over Tehran's nuclear program, and its relations with the US with regard to Iraq. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi
BOOK REVIEW Worm in the Sunni apple The Shi'a Revival by Vali Nasr
An assessment of Peter Galbraith's presentation of partition in The End of Iraq.
The '3 Iraqs' solution orldNetDaily
No Exit from Iraq By LaurenceJarvik
Al Awsat Another Vietnam : Amir Taheri
Jim Lobe Bush Under Growing Pressure to Engage Syria
Der Spiegel A CASUALTY OF GLOBALIZATION Death of the UnionsIt used to be that industry could do little without first getting the support of the unions. With the globalization of the labor market though, unions have lost their power -- and many of their members. Organized labor is on life support.
Washington Times Dark ages, live from the Middle EastWho would have thought centuries after the Enlightenment that sophisticated Europeans -- in fear of radical Islamists -- would be afraid to write a novel, put on an opera, draw a cartoon, film a documentary or have their pope discuss comparative theology?
An interview with Seymour Hersh on civilian casualties, American ignorance and leading questions.
From The American Conservative, Andrew Bacevich on how even the latest dismal intelligence estimate fails to shake Bush’s faith-based foreign policy
Bush is no Churchill, and pretending bin Laden is Hitler won’t make this the next good war;
a review of Ethical Realism: A Vision for America’s Role in the World by Anatol Lieven and John Hulsman;
breaking the silence: John Mearsheimer finds important allies;
size matters: Advocates of a military strike on Iran exaggerate the threat;
in making the case for war, American evangelicals ignored the plight of Iraqi Christians | H8 BBC Bush condemns Iran nuclear move The US calls for "redoubled" efforts on Iran, amid reports Tehran has stepped up uranium enrichment work.
Enrichment capacity doubled, source says
Iraqi leader, U.S. envoy meet as divisions surface
U.S., Iraq affirm 'good, strong' ties
Sadr Spurns Rogue Commanders of His Iraqi Militia
McCain: Send 20,000 More Troops to Iraq
Why US Lost the Battle of Baghdad
Time Doubts Grow Over Iraq's Prime Minister
Pentagon: Rising Iraq Violence an al-Qaeda Attempt to Influence US Vote
From Iran, the government continues to clamp down on basic freedoms of expression and access to information that were among the hallmarks of the reformist Khatami administration
Analysis: Aid could impact Muslim opinion Analysis: Trying to stop Palestinian war Holbrooke Three Choices, Mr. President New York Sun Daily Star A heavy toll for Arabs and Americans alike By Rami G. Khouri
Al Hayat Division Indeed! Hassan Haidar - Iraq is experiencing a sectarian, ideologically-fueled civil war. Its division into provinces is an admission that coexistence among its sects and ideologies is no longer possible. This strongly suggests that sectarian entities that will be created within a federal Iraq will encourage other nations to follow its example or copy it.The Decisive Battle between the Forces of Oppression and Freedom Raghida Dergham - Fomenting civil war in Iraq and Lebanon, as well as in Palestine, may be the only means through which Tehran and Damascus can continue to bully, avert accountability, and subject the cheering masses in their capacities as sponsors of Hezbollah's defiance of Israel and Hamas' rejection to bargaining. This is what Tehran and Damascus will do, and are currently doing.
Al Awsat The Saudi Constitution: Planting the Seeds of a New Paradigm : Mshari Al-Zaydi
| H9 Ha’aretz - Print Edition Rice: Hezbollah must disarm if it is to remain in Lebanese politics Mediterranean leaders to push for relaunch of peace process Daily Star Bringing Lieberman into Cabinet would be Olmert's gravest error
Israel's prime minister sacrifices policy for survival By Shira Herzog
Jerusalem Post US Affairs: Is there an ally in the House?
Editor's Notes: Tackle Teheran or face A-bomb Ahmadinejad
Paper: Israel May Bomb Border With Egypt
Khazaria: A Eurasian Kingdom Like No Other
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor For now, modest sanctions eyed for Iran UN resolution not expected to proceed as decisively as it did for North Korea.
US now ranks 53rd in world press freedom US drops 9 places, partly due to suspicion of journalists who question "war on terrorism."
Trouble sealing Israel alleges militants have increased cross-border smuggling to help Hamas and others.
Serbia's constitution draft less democratic Serbians may vote to give even more power to the central government in a referendum this weekend.
The language of war gets a makeover
Der Spiegel INTERVIEW WITH TERROR EXPERT RON SUSKIND "The President Knows more than He Lets on" One hundred suspected terrorists from all over the world are still being held in secret American prisons. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, CIA expert Ron Suskind accuses Washington of "running like a headless chicken" in its war against al-Qaida. He reserves special criticism for the CIA's torture methods, which he argues are unproductive.
| H11 IHT Israel's scandalous siege of Gaza Some form of intervention is urgently required to put a stop to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Bread or democracy It is not fair to ask the Palestinian people to choose between bread and democracy.
EU 'not ready' to invite Ukraine to join the bloc
Globalist: Chirac's hand to play has parallel in the past Perhaps the best clue to the outcome of the French presidential election next April is to be found in one of the postscripts to "Le Pouvoir et La Vie," or "Power and Life," the recently published memoir of Valéry Giscard D'Estaing.
BBC Police deployed in Paris suburbs Extra police are ordered into Paris suburbs a year after two deaths which sparked riots across the country.
Bouncing back White trash, fast food: How globalization is creating a new European underclass
Be prudent, Gordon: Brown's respect for a philosophy based on Victorian values draws him closer to the neocons.
A morose France has fallen behind its competitors. But there is nothing inevitable about its decline: all it needs is political will.
A review of France and the French: A Modern History. A review of Murder in Amsterdam by Ian Buruma and Power and the Idealists by Paul Berman.
Europe: The Taliban's Broadening Scope Stratfor
Geopolitical Diary: The Other Side of EU Enlargement Stratfor | H12 RFE/RL Government Says 2 Million Alcoholics In Russia
Azerbaijan Warns Against Iran Sanctions
Armenia Commemorates 1999 Parliament Killings
Georgia Criticizes Russia At OSCE Meeting Kyiv Steps Up Drive For EU Membership Kyiv has reignited the controversy over its potential membership aspirations of the bloc ahead of an EU-Ukraine summit. Analysis: Gazprom explores North Africa
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| H13 The Times Soldiers 'hit Iraqis if they forgot nicknames' Iraqi prisoners allegedly abused by British soldiers in a holding centre in Basra were nicknamed after famous footballers
Left in front Sense and sensibility: how to get ahead in Latin America
Matthew Parris The survival into the 21st century of taxpayer funding for religious schools now rests on shifting sands
Rove: Military Must Be Flexible in Iraq
WSJ Polls and Pundits: How Reliable Are Forecasts? Forecasters see power changing hands in the House of Representatives, but will today's polls translate into a Democratic victory on Election Day? A look at how well polls and pundits predict elections.
Is There Progress Through Loss? | H14 Financial Times Kosovo falls hostage to big power rivalry Diplomats expect messy outcome on status
COMMENT: America is doing the right things in Iraq, two years too late The problem is not so much the Iraq policies now promoted by the US; it is that they come too late to turn the tide of violence.
FT WEEKEND MAGAZINE - BOOK REVIEWS: Capital thoughts Republicans tarnished by failure to clean up government Oil and housing put brake on US growth US economic growth slowed to an annualised rate of just 1.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2006, figures revealed, as a brutal correction in housing construction and an oil-fuelled rise in imports dragged down economic activity.
Global push to cut greenhouse emissions The drive to tackle climate change gathered pace as Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, announced a $3bn plan to invest in the carbon trading market.
Editorial Two poor choices for economic policy In America, the saying goes, all politics are local. However, the possibility of a change in control of both houses of Congress means that this US mid-term election...
US-led forces move to defend Saudi oil terminal
Abbas seeks to avert factional war
THE AMERICAS: Summers warns leaders not to take stability for granted COMMENT: Ségolène stalks a populist tigerAlmost everyone in France is rushing to distance themselves from representative democracy and associate with a more direct kind, writes Christopher Caldwell. US trade pact with Jordan under a cloud Criticism by US labour organisations about the ill-treatment of textile workers in Jordan has clouded a US trade pact with the kingdom.
Eurozone private-sector lending rises at record rate Borrowing grows at 11.4 per cent in September, counterbalancing US slowdown and showing growing resilience in 12-country region
| H15 Los Angeles Times Iraqi Prime Minister criticizes U.S. policy Aides say Maliki warns U.S. to respect nation's sovereignty, but despite the private statements, plans to call Bush to clear the air Pliable 'benchmarks' set for Iraq Mixed audience hears Bush's goals Jonah Goldberg: The Dems' identity crisis If they didn't dislike Bush, you'd have a hard time knowing that this year's pro-life, gun-toting candidates are Democrats.
The Google . . . gotcha! Exposing the Bush administration's 'stay the course' folly on Iraq with a three-second Internet search. Editorial China: Oil at any cost In Africa, Beijing seems insistent on repeating the tragic mistakes made by the West Security Council split on Iran sanctions draft
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| H16 BBC Bush enters Cheney 'torture row' President Bush reiterates the US does not condone torture, after comments by Vice President Dick Cheney.
realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note - Early Bird GovExec - Blogometer
From Salon, Tennessee Democrat Harold Ford Jr. goes after the GOP's faithful base in the state with the most white evangelicals in the nation. Polls show his campaign is resonating in the pews. | H17 Daily Telegraph How the neo-cons lost the war
Iraq operation postponed after punch Iraqi police threatened to withdraw co-operation with British military after a soldier punched a policeman who acted menacingly with a weapon.
We all deserve American democracy
Green taxes are the ones we won't avoid Whether it is congestion charges, parking fees or fines for failing to recycle, green taxes allow ministers and town hall officials to behave with urgent self-righteousness as they very publicly rush to save the planet while playing on our sense of guilt because we just know we're not doing enough to help, writes Liz Hunt.
| H18 Independent Robert Fisk: Mystery of Israel's secret uranium bomb |
| H19 Homeland Security ‘Report Card’ Source: Council on Foreign Relations
The Road to a New Energy Future Source: U.S. Public Interest Research Group | · H20 Slate Revoking Bush's Evangelical Card:New Republic on the evangelical backlash against Bush.
As NBA season starts, eight key questions Can the Heat repeat? Is this a new golden era? What's to become of Mark Cuban's Mavs?
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Atheists are becoming an ostracized minority. But now evolutionary biologists are trying to turn the tables: According to their argument, religion is the source of evil. More on The God Delusion. From Banner of Truth, an article on The Dawkins Delusion. And from The Huffington Post, Davis Sweet on every review of a Richard Dawkins book (slightly condensed) | H21 You dirty Borat!
Big Brother meets Survival on Iraqi TV
Wilde was a bit of a bore: Bennett celebrates life and man's foibles
War of words A life in writing: Christopher Hitchens - like Tom Paine, the subject of his new book - has made enemies by supporting American internationalism, but he will not rest until he wins them over.
FT FT REPORT - HOUSE AND HOME: Carpets worth fighting for
FT WEEKEND MAGAZINE - BOOKS ESSAY: High anxietyThe agoraphobic Nobel prize-winner Elfriede Jelinek was happy and proud to receive the laureate, but had to deliver her acceptance speech by telecast. Publicity, she says, is close to torture |
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Financial analysts are split on whether diminished growth rate reflects an economy poised for a rebound or further slowdown.
