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H1 Iraq Study Group Full Report: Text | Appendices - executive summary - Recommendations summarized Christian Science Monitor Iraq Study Group: Shift mission, go regional The panel's report recommended engaging Syria, Iran, and others in stabilizing Iraq. CFR Haass: Iraq Report Gives Bush ‘Best Chance That Exists’ For Progress Washington Post Editorial The Study Group Reports There's a one-year plan for Iraq with bipartisan support -- and no fallback if it doesn't work. Report May Fail to Grasp Nation's Complex Issues NYT A Blueprint for Iraq: Will It Work in the White House? Military Analysis: Will It Work on the Battlefield? Options Are Based on Hope WP Baker-Hamilton Does Its Job By David Ignatius A Report Overtaken by Reality By George F. Will White House Rules Out Talks With Iran FT Editorial Baker report's whiff of realism on Iraq Rights and wrongs of fixing IraqUS policy in Iraq must come to grips with two realities: Iraq is in a civil war, and Iraq is a failed state. The Baker-Hamilton report issued Wednesday moves the debate on Iraq in a constructive direction, write Carlos Pascual and Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution. IRAQ STUDY GROUP: President can take his pick from shower of suggestions A Losing War, a Failed President, a Weak Dollar: We've Been Here Before by Leon Hadar Der Spiegel Realpolitik Returns to the Middle East The era of American unilateralism is over Butcher, Baker: The neo-cons' new villain Asia Times By Jim Lobe PBS Baker, Hamilton Discuss "New Way Forward" Proposal for Iraq Dealing with Tehran: Assessing U.S. Diplomatic Options Toward Iran Raidar Visser The Iraq Study Group – Regionalisation Not Balkanisation Slate The false premise of the Iraq Study Group Report. This Is What We've Been Waiting For?
Israeli Military Calculations Towards Iran: A Looming Showdown? IISS Baker-Hamilton Group Seeks Israel’s Return of Golan for a Secure Peace with Syria Print
Dickey: Baker's Iraq Plan Not So Grand David Corn This report comes close to being a vote of no confidence from the Republican elite. Guardian Leader If not now, when? With a lot of luck and even more resolve, yesterday's report of the Iraq Study Group may eventually be seen as a pivotal moment in the reassertion of a realistic American role in Iraq and the world, and not remembered as the well-intentioned but failed political rescue mission that it risks becoming, given the all too seriously worsening situation in Iraq. Baker's predictable plan is what Bush is already doing Kevin Drum PRO FORMA REMARKS ON THE BAKER COMMISSION REPORT..... McClatchy Report leaves Bush more politically isolated WSJ The Iraq Muddle Group Independent Apocalypse now: 79 recommendations and a President forced into a corner Rupert Cornwell: A bombshell that intensifies the pressure on Bush Patrick Cockburn: Cautious words conceal true savagery of life in Iraq Robert Fisk: The Roman Empire is falling - so it turns to Iran and Syria Leading article: A damning indictment of a President and his policy World Security Institute - Retired Gen. Anthony Zinni: Realities and Requirements for the Future of Iraq here. Yedioth Ahronoth 'Facing a different reality' Will Baker report change US view of Israel? Former UN Ambassador Dore Gold says 'willingness of report's author to talk to Iran, Syria is an alarming development'. Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan: Israel shouldn't worry about report The Huffington Post Gary Hart Iraq: Now We Own It Pajamas Media: The Baker Report: Speak Loudly and Carry a Small Stick Der Spiegel The US no longer qualifies, if it ever did, as a “hyper power,” though it is still far from being a “normal” power. International Crisis Group Iraq and the New Sectarianism in the Middle East Israeli Military Calculations Towards Iran: A Looming Showdown? IISS | H2 IHT What happened when I criticized Ataturk What is the defining line between a civilized and uncivilized country? In my own experience in Turkey, it is freedom of expression Boston Globe 'Pie in the sky' report won't fix Iraq (By Peter W. Galbraith) Talabani's Son Critical of Iraq Study Suggestions Der Spiegel Talking Tough with Turkey Turkish accession talks seem to be going nowhere in a hurry. Now, ahead of its European Union presidency, Germany is trying to send a strong message without completely derailing the talks A Vital Bridge Between West and East - Leon Krauze - PostGlobal Turkey's economic future looks bright - Europe - International Herald Tribune MISSION CONSTANTINOPLE A Diary of a Prickly Papal Visit Benedict XVI learned that every gesture is important, especially if you are carrying the weight of 2,000 years of history and an unfortunate statement on your shoulders. And he learned something else: the difference between being a pope and a professor. 'AB ilişkileri beni üzüyor' Orhan Pamuk, Nobel laureate, 'sad' about Turkish-EU relations Din-siyaset ilişkisi ve sosyal bilimleri tartışmak-2 ALİ ÇARKOĞLU Irak raporunda Kerkük ayrıntısı IRAQ: KURDISTAN 'MUST ANNOUNCE INDEPENDENCE' Iraqi Kurdistan's culture minister has said his region must declare its independence from Iraq on 21 March 2007 - the date of Nawruz Öcalan’a ‘terörist’ dersek halkın karşısına çıkamayız İyiBilgi Karineler ABD’nin Kuzey Irak’a yerleşme yolları aradığını gösteriyor. UK considering to move Kirkuk consulate to Erbil İran'da PKK'ya karşı ortak harekât iddiası Barzani, Irak Çalışma Grubu raporundan memnun değil Kurds and central government fail to solve ‘disagreements’ Ekrem Dumanlı Kimse yok mu? Kısa bir süre önce Güneydoğu'da bir sel felaketi yaşandı. Gelen ilk haberlere göre 20 insanımız hayatını kaybetmişti. Ölü sayısının artması bekleniyordu. Sel altında kalan evler, tarlalar vardı. Mümtazer Türköne Zorunlu göç Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media The KDPI has split The KDPI has spilt into the wing of Mustafa Hijri as a majority and the wing of Mala Abdualla Hasanzada as the minority Dışişleri'nden Kürt üniversitesine onay Kurdish course at SOAS university-UK Baydemir Öcalan posterli salonda konuştu Başer: Bölgesel Kürd yönetiminin bizimle masaya oturamayacağını söyledik Elçi, Kürdler öz yönetim hakkına sahip olması gereken bir halktır BBC Isolation island Rumlar ve Atina düş kırıklığı yaşıyor Bin 400 Rum davasının kaderi belli oluyor Cyprus: time for reflection Turkey and the European Union: An Issue Is Cyprus (1 Letter Eurasianet Security, Energy and Democracy: US Interests in Central Asia BY ARIEL COHEN US interests in Central Asia can be summarized in three simple words: security, energy, and democracy. Washington needs to refine its regional policy in a way that allows for the continued diversification of US energy supplies, the effective defense of its security interests and the promotion of democratic and free-market values. Bride of Aliyev: James Baker and the Protector of Baby House 1 Eruygur AB fonu kullandı ADD karıştı An American Among the Orientals An American Physician in Turkey by Clarence Douglas Ussher · 1917 Merkezi yönetim borç stoku Ercan Kumcu Bankacılık nereden nereye geldi Bankalar özvarlığını verimli kullanıyor mu? 2007'yi kaybedecek miyiz? Fatih Özatay Hurşit GÜNEŞ Merkez Bankası'nın tüketim kaygısı ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Durgunluğun nedeni hızlı borç artışı olmasın? Erdal Sağlam Sermaye çıkışına karşı önlem hazırlığı | H3 Türkiye'den 'şartlı' öneri Ankara, KKTC'deki Ercan Havaalanı'nın uluslararası trafiğe ve Maraş (Magosa?) limanının doğrudan ticarete açılması karşılığında, Türkiye'den de bir havaalanı ve limanın Rumlara açılabileceğini AB'ye bildirdi. Sabah CHP'nin 4 aşamalı Köşk harekâtı Irak için Türkiye senaryoları IRAQ: KURDISTAN 'MUST ANNOUNCE INDEPENDENCE' Iraqi Kurdistan's culture minister has said his region must declare its independence from Iraq on 21 March 2007 - the date of Nawruz Ruşen Çakır ABD sarılacak yılan arıyor SOLİ ÖZEL Ortadoğu Cengiz Çandar Tüm yazıları Washington'un Irak açmazı ve Türkiye terazisinde AB-Ortadoğu Irak Çalışma Grubu'ndan 'Kerkük' vurgusu Türkiye, K.Irak'a üssü engelledi Gates 'Türkiye yeterince takdir edilmedi' "Irak'ta çözüme Türkiye de katılmalı" Reuters Türkiye bir limanı ile bir havaalanını Kıbrıs'a açacak. "Limanlar Rumlara açılacak" iddiası Bir politikanın iflası Gündüz Aktan ABD, AB için devrede Murat Yetkin ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Almanya'dan geri adım Kıbrıs için bir öneri İsmet Berkan AB ile nereye? Nuray Mert Cüneyt Ülsever 2007’de Türkiye! Öneriler İsrail-Türk askeri arasında hat AB sertleşebilir - Üst düzey bir AB yetkilisi, "Sadece Ek Protokol'ün uygulanıp uygulanmaması değil, Türkiye'nin Avrupa perspektifi de AB'de yeniden tartışmaya açılabilir" yorumunu yaptı ... Haberin Devamı>>> [Yorum - Naci Bostancı] AB treni nereye gidiyor? Avrupalı dev şirketler Türkiye için lobi atağında Baykal ne demek istedi?.. Wilson’la görüşen CHP lideri, bu sözleriyle kafaları karıştırdı. Başmüzakereci Slovakya'da konuştu! Dışişleri AB'ye karşı anlayışlı Cengiz Çandar Tüm yazıları Kemal Karpat’tan Tayyip Erdoğan’a Türkiye için “tarihi fırsat önerisi” üzerine... Cengiz Çandar With the EU: Preparing for the day after Erdoğan: AB için B ve C planlarımız olacak İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni - Dış Basında Türkiye - Google News Turkey - Turquie- Türkei - - TurcoPundit - BBC Turkish 0700 ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Türkiye Batılı mı? Şahin Alpay Aleviler, İslam ve AKP Ahmet Taşgetiren İran'ı kıskanmalı mıyız? Sorumluluk uyarısı Erdoğan Esad’a "Sorunun değil çözümün parçası olmalıyız" diyerek "ortak sorumluluk" uyarısında bulundu. Sami KOHEN "Geri adım" geriye götürüyor! Fikret BİLA Baykal: AB asli hata yaptı Yusuf KANLI We don't deserve this Asaf Savaş Akat AB’ye alternatif tartışması M. Ali BİRAND Avrupa, "cüce"likten kurtulabilecek mi? Semih İDİZ Merkel aslında ne dedi? Bu 'tren kazası'nın enkazını kaldırmak zor İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Vatikan-neocon ittifakı ve Sultanahmet kıyamı! Fehmi Koru 28 Şubat haklı olabilir mi? NAZLI ILICAK 28 Şubat iyi mi oldu? Ahmet Hakan Sezer’in marjinali ile Erdoğan’ın marjinali Ömer Lütfi Mete Kahrolası mandacı ruh Hadi Özışık Ağar’ın kurmayları Ağar’ı anlıyor mu? Deniz Ülke Arıboğan MEHMET BARLAS Biz de bir zamanlar süper devlet değil miydik? |
H4 New York Times nytcolumns Panel Urges Basic Shift in U.S. Policy in Iraq The blueprint for a different approach includes the pullback of all American combat brigades over the next 15 months. A Blueprint for Iraq: Will It Work in the White House? Editorial Welcome Political Cover If President Bush has the capacity to seriously reassess his Iraq strategy, he will need exactly the kind of political cover that the Iraq Study Group was meant to provide. Military Analysis: Will It Work on the Battlefield? Options Are Based on Hope Businessman Questioned in Ex-Spy’s Poisoning Russian Writes of a Close Call After ‘Poisoning’ Report Says 2 Israelis Held by Hezbollah Were Wounded Israeli Official Discusses Iran and His Controversial Agenda Senate Confirms Gates as Secretary of Defense In Iraq, Reaction to Report Runs From Relief to Anger | H5 Washington Post Editorial The Study Group Reports There's a one-year plan for Iraq with bipartisan support -- and no fallback if it doesn't work. Iraq Panel Proposes Major Strategy Shift Study Group Calls for New Diplomacy, Greater Advisory Role for U.S. Military Report May Fail to Grasp Nation's Complex Issues Iraqis express fear that the study group's plans could weaken their already besieged government as country teeters on the edge of civil war. Baker-Hamilton Does Its Job By David Ignatius A Report Overtaken by Reality By George F. Will Go Long? Go Big? Go Back To Congress By Michael J. Glennon, Congress did not, as many believe, write the president a blank check in 2002 with regard to the use of force in Iraq In Theater of War, It's Iraq Study Group's Turn to Take the Stage Bringing Down Bolton By Robert D. Novak Footnote to History: Rituals Of Delivering the Iraq Report post.blog: New 'Global Power Barometer' The Global Power Barometer, a tool that measures and displays the success of nations, ideologies and movements at influencing world events, is now live on PostGlobal, washingtonpost.com and Newsweek's panel blog on international issues. The Realists' Repudiation of Policies for a War, Region Report May Fail to Grasp Nation's Complex Issues How Israel Lost to the Iranians | H6 Guardian Bush told to alter Iraq policy Iraq Study Group calls for US combat troops to be pulled out by early 2008 Situation is grave, deteriorating and threatens wider war, says Baker report Leader If not now, when? With a lot of luck and even more resolve, yesterday's report of the Iraq Study Group may eventually be seen as a pivotal moment in the reassertion of a realistic American role in Iraq and the world, and not remembered as the well-intentioned but failed political rescue mission that it risks becoming, given the all too seriously worsening situation in Iraq. Baker's predictable plan is what Bush is already doing Bush left battered and bruised Stability not democracy Peter Khalil Dec 06 06, 08:17pm: The Iraq Study Group's report has none of the lofty rhetoric once favoured by the Bush administration. Rewriting the rulesBrian Brivati Dec 06 06, 06:15pm: The Iraq Study Group recommends a renewed engagement with Iran and Syria, but what difference can Bush make there? The BBC is worth every penny, but this elephant must tread carefully Arms and the middlemen Here we go again Eric Alterman Dec 06 06, 08:45pm: Jimmy Carter is coming under fire for departing from the accepted narrative about Israel.Extra firepower called for to rescue Nato from quagmire Former army head says government is failing soldiers in time of war Blair seizes chance for progress on Palestinian crisis Seselj 'two weeks from dying' |
H7 White House Rules Out Talks With Iran A Losing War, a Failed President, a Weak Dollar: We've Been Here Before by Leon Hadar Butcher, Baker: The neo-cons' new villain Asia Times By Jim Lobe In the weeks preceding the release of the Iraq Study Group's report, the neo-conservative media in the US have been busy vilifying the group's co-chairman, former US secretary of state James Baker, as a defeatist and appeaser. The goal has been to discredit the ISG's conclusions even before they are published Raidar Visser The Iraq Study Group – Regionalisation Not Balkanisation Federalism from Below in Iraq – Some Historical and Comparative Reflections. Der Spiegel Realpolitik Returns to the Middle East The era of American unilateralism is over. The Iraq Study Group's report has arrived with a plan of action for Iraq. The Bush Administration will soon change course, but what can it really do? Unrealistic Here, Entirely Reasonable There - Andrew McCarthy, NRO
Washington Times A bipartisan path to surrender? Will the Bush Administration Listen? - Jordan Tama, The Atlantic Time The Baker Report: Pulling No Punches
We Need More Than a Minor Course Correction on Iraq by Christopher Preble Closer to the Abyss by Christopher Dickey PBS Baker, Hamilton Discuss "New Way Forward" Proposal for Iraq Panel: Send US Bureaucrats to Iraq Panel: US Deliberately Underreported Iraq Violence This Is Unfair' Say Iraqis on US Panel Threat Iraq Group Co-Chair: War Cost Could Top $1 Trillion From Der Spiegel, bye, bye, blockheads: It would be interesting to know how Bolton, Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld feel today about what they have done in the Middle East. The US no longer qualifies, if it ever did, as a “hyper power,” though it is still far from being a “normal” power. Which Country Will 'Supplant' America? Watching America McClatchy Some study recommendations run counter to Iraq's political reality Tom barnett Where's Gates on China? | H8 Google News Iraq Iran - Syria Mideastwire.com -NPR Iraq Daily Star Iraq report gives Bush a last chance to salvage his reputation Washington Times Iran, Syria wary of proposed U.S. diplomacy on Iraq Geopolitical Diary: Al-Hakim and the US-Iranian Dance Stratfor Despite report, Iraqi military still not ready BBC Iraq panel demands urgent change Iraqis await shift Part of the solution? 'Contaminated' Kevin Drum Will Withdrawals Begin Next Month? Washington Realist Reflections on the Iraq Study Group report Asia Times Bush given stark choices on Iraq Al Hayat The International Community and Iran's Nuclear File Randa Takieddin Analysis: ISG urges return to diplomacy Outside View: Bush backstabbed on Iraq Syria Welcomes Chance to Participate Daily Star The myriad circles of Lebanon's crisis By Rami G. Khouri Hizbullah has overplayed its hand By Michael Young Dec 06 IA# 305 - Human Rights in Iran (2): Persecution of Intellectuals Dec 05 SD# 1377 - Lebanese Daily: The Opposition's Street Actions are a Syrian-Iranian Coup Saudi Arabia Urges US Not to Leave Iraq Quickly Saudi Arabia Fires Security Consultant for Iraq Remarks Asia Times Odd bedfellows: Bush woos Shi'ite leader It would be hard to find a stranger couple than President George W Bush and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. Their meeting comes as Washington seems poised to end its efforts to appease Sunnis and throw in its lot with Iraqi Shi'ites, of whom Hakim is the paramount leader. But that may mean dealing with Hakim's backer, Iran. - Sami Moubayed The Syrian-Iranian Agenda for Lebanon VP Farouq al-Sharaa on the Baker Report & Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine Saving Afghanistan By: Barnett R. Rubin | Foreign Affairs | H9 Ha’aretz - Print Edition PMO: Iraq report unlikely to change Bush's Mideast policy Report urges Madrid-style summit for Israel, Syria and PA, as part of recommendations for U.S. in Iraq Baker report urges Madrid-style summit with Israel, Syria and PA The Israel Factor: The panel sees dwindling chance of forceful president on Iran The Arab Nations / Iraq will solve Iraq's problems How Israel lost to the Iranians Daily Alert.org - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel – Yedioth Ahronoth 'Facing a different reality' Will Baker report change US view of Israel? Former UN Ambassador Dore Gold says 'willingness of report's author to talk to Iran, Syria is an alarming development'. Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan: Israel shouldn't worry about report Source says PA ministers met with European officials, senior members of Democratic Insight: Baker wants Israel excluded from regional conference Panel's mention of Palestinian 'right of return' raises eyebrows... Israeli Military Calculations Towards Iran: A Looming Showdown? IISS Debka Baker-Hamilton Group Seeks Israel’s Return of Golan for a Secure Peace with Syria Print Jerusalem Post Mubarak says deal for Shalit's release in final stages Perspective: The US political pendulum swing Despite American hubris, the war in Iraq demonstrates what happens when you go too far. Recycled Trash Makes Poor Policy Rattling the Cage: The hype that failed Daily Star Abandon the notion of a binational state in Palestine Gaza security must involve both Israel and Egypt By Gamal A. G. Soltan Internet Tycoon Offers $1 Billion for Middle East Peace DEBKAfile: Robert Gates’ reference to an Israeli nuclear weapon was synchronized with Baker’s exclusion of Israel from a Mid East conference. The Senate confirms Gates in defense by 95-2 vote More... Sheetrit retains control over intelligence agencies Jerusalem Post |
H10 Christian Science Monitor Iraq Study Group: Shift mission, go regional The panel's report recommended engaging Syria, Iran, and others in stabilizing Iraq. Quiet US bid to talk to Iraqi insurgents Israeli study: Hizbullah used Lebanese civilians as human shields Declassified military intelligence in the report addresses accusations Israel endangered civilians during recent conflict. At swearing in, congressman wants to carry Koran. Outrage ensues. The Constitution doesn't require an oath on the Bible in any case, but some say the proposed act goes against US Christian values. Washington Times Time for closer U.S.- India ties Asia Times Bush, OPEC and Chavez of Arabia The "Bolivarian revolution" of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, recently re-elected in a landslide, is all about building an egalitarian society - and snubbing a nose at the US. No wonder Washington is apprehensive: Chavez is seducing the global South with his attempt to prove another world system is possible. - Pepe Escobar | H11 IHT So much for the 'special relationship' Major powers split over sanctions on Iran Economic Cooperation and Investment Promotion in Southeast Europe Italian Prosecutor Aims at CIA Agents | H12 RFE/RL Azerbaijan: Energy Independence from Russia Stratfor Daily Star 'Resisting America' does not make Russia great Google News Azerbaijan US, Russia Stay Divided Over Targeting Iranian Officials EDM THE POLONIUM TRAIL LEADS TO MOSCOW |
H13 The Times Leader Quick Study A practical approach is offered by Baker and his colleagues Gerard Baker The much anticipated Iraq Study Group report will provide little relief in Washington Wise men tell Bush he must change tack in Iraq or be doomed to failure There's no guarantee, no magic formula 'I'll flee the country as soon as the US leaves'Concerns abound that Iraq’s Defence Ministry is being manipulated to serve the interests of powerful Sunni and Shia political parties Key issue of Iran's nuclear ambition is ignored Rosemary Righter Beyond Brown The long-term prosperity of Britain depends on removing obstacles to enterprise Anatole Kaletsky It is as if Gordon Brown, having won his battle to become PM, has begun to lose interest in this ultimate prize WSJ The Iraq Muddle Group Iraq Study Group Finds Options Are Limited | H14 Financial Times Iraq panel calls for radical policy change The Iraq Study Group called for a radical change of course in US policy, saying conditions in Iraq were “grave and deteriorating”. Editorial Baker report's whiff of realism on Iraq Rights and wrongs of fixing IraqUS policy in Iraq must come to grips with two realities: Iraq is in a civil war, and Iraq is a failed state. The Baker-Hamilton report issued Wednesday moves the debate on Iraq in a constructive direction, write Carlos Pascual and Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution. IRAQ STUDY GROUP: President can take his pick from shower of suggestions NATIONAL NEWS: Britain's lack of influence highlighted MIDDLE EAST: Israel predicts no switch of US policy on Palestinians IRAQ STUDY GROUP: Sceptics fear recipe is too radical for the White House LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Shia-Kurd coalition is not the way to go Gideon Rachman: Slouching toward an Iraq exit INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Maliki under pressure to deliver results COMMENT: Why leaks can be good, even for the presidentThe amazing thing about the Bush administration is not that it is leaking so heartily but that until recently it hardly leaked at all. Now various officials are trying to extricate themselves from the train wreck and advance their post-Bush careers, writes Jacob Weisberg. COMMENT: How China can make Paulson's mission worthwhileHank Paulson, US Treasury secretary, arrives in Beijing next week heading the biggest US government delegation yet to visit China. But will the exercise turn out, as the Chinese saying goes, to be “big thunder, little rain”?, writes Guy de Jonquières COMMENT: How I was poisoned and why Russia's political enemies were surely behind it On November 24, I found myself involved in a succession of events that resembled a political thriller, writes Yegor Gaidar, former prime minister of the Russian Federation. | H15 Los Angeles Times Panel: Bush policies set off 'slide toward chaos' In uncompromising terms, bipartisan group finds that continuing deterioration in Iraq may inflame entire region in deadly war. | VIDEO EXCERPTS: Iraq Study Group's key findings - Baker delivers high-profile presence Blunt talk for an audience of one ANALYSIS: Report makes it hard for Bush to paint a rosy picture, but recommendations give him leeway What would happen if the U.S. left Iraq? Don't play dead for Putin Max Boot What the West can do help stop the authoritarian Russian president from garnering too much influence in the world A puzzling run for president in Lebanon By Tony Badran Christian Michel Aoun is alienating his traditional backers and violating Lebanon's unwritten rules. Editorial Protectionists on both sides of the Pacific have stalled a trade pact between the U.S. and South Korea. FT Cautious Fed adopts wait-and-see policy The Federal Reserve is keeping a watchful eye on volatile markets, as it seeks to understand why the dollar and interest rate futures reacted so dramatically to a spate of weak economic data Editorial Brown - the master and micro-manager of UK plc PRE-BUDGET REPORT: The relentless interventionist strikes again COMMENT: Giving a wrong signal The European Central Bank seems to have learnt something from across the Atlantic. Its approach to policy communication has |
H16 American Politics realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note - Early Bird GovExec – By Harold Meyerson, Page A31 In case you haven't noticed, a fundamental axiom of modern American politics has been altered in recent weeks. Newsweek Beschloss: History Lessons For Baker Panel Ackerman The Iraq Study Group calls its prescription "responsible transition;" there's nothing responsible about it. From TAP, a look at why political consensus isn’t going to solve America’s Iraq problem Charlie Cook on how it's a mistake to ignore how this election redistributed party clout in the capital to more closely reflect the views of the nation as a whole. Tony Snow battles reporters on Iraq Study Group report | H17 Daily Telegraph Leader Leaving Baghdad General's broadside at 'immoral' Iraq policy General Sir Mike Jackson, the recently retired head of the Army, has launched a stinging attack on the Government, accusing it of neglecting soldiers and of "asking too much" of the Armed Forces. Economic storm brewing in America | H18 Independent Apocalypse now: 79 recommendations and a President forced into a corner A gauntlet was thrown at George Bush's feet yesterday when a long-awaited report on Iraq recommended that he seek the help of Iran and Syria Rupert Cornwell: A bombshell that intensifies the pressure on Bush Patrick Cockburn: Cautious words conceal true savagery of life in Iraq Robert Fisk: The Roman Empire is falling - so it turns to Iran and Syria Leading article: A damning indictment of a President and his policy Adrian Hamilton: The advice Blair should offer Bush today Hamish McRae: Brown grasps global challenge but response belongs to 1960s The state France is in: paranoid, schizophrenic, hypochondriac |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Memo to Congressman Rangel: Yes, let’s bring back the draft . . . but a better one. Foreign Policy What to Expect from Bob Gates Senators Arlen Specter and Patrick Leahy yesterday introduced the "Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2006," which would reinstate federal court jurisdiction over Guantanamo detainees and other suspected enemy combatants U.S. Air Force doctrine on space operations is elaborated in a new publication. See "Space Operations" (pdf), Air Force Doctrine Document AFDD 2-2, November 27, 2006. CRS "Iraqi Police and Security Forces Casualty Estimates," November 16, 2006 Israeli Military Calculations Towards Iran: A Looming Showdown? 'Goodbye' weapon okayed for Iraq use Air Force insists crowd control device doesn't cause eye damage or cancer. | H20 Slate The false premise of the Iraq Study Group Report. This Is What We've Been Waiting For? After Doha:II. Is Globalization History? Can Global Imbalances Continue?: Policies for the U.S. Economy Three New Country Analysis Briefs Source: Energy Information Administration + Japan: “Japan is the third largest oil consumer in the world behind the United States and China, and the second largest net importer of oil.” Country Analysis Brief: Germany Source: Energy Information Administration + Pakistan: “Pakistan has seen minimal growth in its energy sector, but the country’s economy has experienced vital growth, in spite of the earthquake in 2005.” U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves Report | H21 At the End of the Book And if a novel ends with a bibliography, is it pomposity or an effort to come clean about one’s sources? Discovery points to life on Mars France launches world TV channel MEMRI Dec 07 SD# 1381 - Iranian Sci-Fi TV Series Stars Mega-Evil Jewish Queen If Hannah Arendt’s star shines so brightly, remarks Russell Jacoby, perhaps it is because the American intellectual firmament is so dim... more» Does Live Book Search Beat Google? |
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