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H1 New York Times 79 Steps to Victory in Iraq? Perle, Joffe, Ajami, Gelb, Diamond, Pape, Greenstock and others NYT Magazine Iraq 2013 By JAMES TRAUB Can a nation that has been blown apart ever be put back together? Time How to Avoid Iraq Syndrome Viewpoint: Richard Haass Washington Post Hawks Bolster Skeptical President The Right Rages Over Group's Plan ABC: New Pentagon Plan at Odds with Iraq Study Group's Talks Under Way to Replace Iraq PM Suzanne Nossel describes six separate ways in which events in Iraq and the greater Middle East could get far more violent and far less controllable than they are now. You can read them here. Chaim Kaufmann "When All Else Fails: Population Separation as a Remedy for Ethnic Conflicts," Washington Post Editorial An Unlikely Offensive The Iraq Study Group imagines a Middle East that doesn't exist Meanwhile, Reality In Iraq By Jim Hoagland The Business When it is clear that Iran has the bomb (or is close to it), the Saudis will respond by buying one from Pakistan, a fellow Sunni state Washington Times Iran-Saudi proxy war in Iraq feared NYT Report on Iraq Exposes Divide Within G.O.P. Iraq’s Biggest Failing: There Is No Iraq By ROGER COHEN The U.S. wants to hand over a nation to a people loyal first to a tribe or sect. Iran Ties Role in Iraq Talks to U.S. Exit DAVID BROOKS After the Fall In fall 2007, the United States began to withdraw troops from Iraq, and so began the Second Thirty Years’ War. Sunday Times A realistic America is the silver lining of this great Iraqi darkness Secret American talks with insurgents break down Independent on Sunday Patrick Cockburn: The Americans don't see how unwelcome they are, or that Iraq is now beyond repair Ali Ansari: Why should the Iranians help? Here's why NYT Editorial About Those Other Problems Israel Is Not Linked to Iraq, Except That It Is Saudi King: Arab world waiting to explode... McClatchy Sunni Muslims increasingly look for American troops to shield them Weekly Standard Radio Free Iran Ha’aretz - MI officer: Syria preparing army for war with Israel Says Al-Qaida may be planning attack on UNIFIL; IDF aiming for high level readiness in north by summer. Kaplinsky: Iran to have nuclear arms 'in near future' Gulf states commission study for possible shared nukes program Ze'ev Schiff: Why did Gates blow Israel's nuclear cover? Debka A Deterrence Strategy to Replace Israel’s Lost Nuclear Ambiguity Print Sunday Telegraph Another interpretation is 'Stay but don't screw up' It sounds like the Iraq Study Group says 'get out of Iraq', right? I'd say it sounds more like "stay in Iraq". Only this time, don't screw up, argues Niall Ferguson. ABC New Pentagon Plan at Odds With Iraq Study Group's Bush, Baker, and Iraq: Why the Patient Cannot Be Saved by Tony Karon The Observer US bugged Diana's phone on night of death crash Jerusalem Post France to operate UAVs in attempt to stop IAF overflights Israeli source: French initiative also meant to showcase French UAVs for global market; IDF: We will not stop overflights. 2 Million Protest Lebanese Government Financial Times Oil producers shun dollar Editorial Attacking Iran would compound Iraq fiasco Gulf Arabs weigh joint nuclear programme Iraq Study Group report ‘unfair and unjust’ COMMENT: Only fairness will assuage the anxious middle
Daily Star NATO may soon fail amid the Afghan opium fields By Joseph S. Nye Will the region become 'Davos vs. the militias?' By Rami G. Khouri A diagram for defeat: assessing the Iraq Study Group's report By Michael Young Christian Science Monitor Bush and Iraq Study Group: Competing Mideast visions The president talks of Iraqi democracy, but the report stresses regional stability. Guardian A rogue 51st state Peter Preston: Israel already looks to be intent on scuppering the Iraq Study Group plan for Middle East peace. The Times Secret codes clash may sink £140bn fighter dealA British defence minister arrived in Washington in an attempt to save a collaborative deal with the Americans on the £140 billion Joint Strike Fighter Washington Times Shock and awe about-face President Bush promoted Pakistan in 2004 to MNNA, the same status enjoyed by close allies Israel, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Egypt and Jordan. Major Non-NATO allies get priority in defense purchases. They have no North Atlantic Treaty obligations, but club rules preclude undermining NATO. Washington Times U.S. in talks for months with Iraqi insurgents Newsweek The Perils of the Pentagon's New Iraq Strategy Independent Robert Fisk: Revolution in the air as Lebanon's rift widens | H2 TESEV “Seeking Kant in the EU's Relations with Turkey” (pdf) IHT Bringing in Turkey Expanding to include Turkey would not mean the weakening of the European Union. The Times Leader - Straight Road to Europe Turkey does not deserve the punishment the EU contemplates CSM With or without EU, Turkey is rising Daily Star The Kurds worry they're in for more betrayal By Henri J. Barkey Kurdish Rebels Threaten to End Cease-Fire With Turkey Ruşen Çakır Türkiye “önde gelen Sünni bir ülke” midir? [WASHINGTON] İstikamet 'James Cheney' formülü FT WORLD NEWS: EU holds to tough line on Turkey membership talks FT PREVIEW: A shadow across EU table Sunday Times Turkish EU application put on hold Washington Times Port offer not enough for Greece, Cyprus Trojan Horse: Ankara Influenced Dutch Election Results Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media Askeri lojmanda patlama Diyarbakır'da 7'nci Kolordu Komutanlığı'na ait Kurdoğlu askeri lojmanlarında büyük bir patlama meydana geldi. Telafer`in düşmesi an meselesi.. BBC Iraqi leader criticises US report Kurds and Israelis unhappy with the turn of events • Talabani, 'Baker Raporu'nu beğenmedi • ’Kürdistan’ yazılı belgeye mühür MAHMUT ÖVÜR Şam'da 'yerel yönetim kongresi' Ferai Tınç Irak raporunu doğru okumak Bush'un İran ve Suriye'ye bakışı ÖMER TAŞPINAR Turkey Seizes Ten 'al-Qaeda' Suspects Turkish irony, militarist approaches and "North-Iraq" Rapor da Irak'a derman olmayacak Peter W. Galbraith 'NATO'nun terör örgütü listesinde PKK da var' Serpil YILMAZ Suriye ile komşuluk ve mantık dili gelişiyor Öcalan’dan Ağar'ın "ovada siyaset"ine destek Denktaş "Bildiklerimi söylemek zorundayım" SOLİ ÖZEL Babalar ve oğullar Yasemin CONGAR Pamuk'un Nobel'i neyin zaferi? Edebiyat nedir, siyaset nedir? Atilla Yayla Son iki yılında Atatürk iktidarda değildi Üniversitelerde tek tip görüş var. Pek çok hoca ve rektör kendini memur gibi görüyor Ali Bulaç Ağar'ın Benelüks modeli Etyen Mahçupyan Alper Şem'in kâğıtçıları Arınç: Cumhurbaşkanı'nı seçmek Genelkurmay'ın işi değil Sonucu değiştirmek için Tarhan Erdem Siyasi satranç sürpriz gelişmelere gebe İktidarın yumuşak karnı Köşk seçimi Mehmet Ağar: Millet yetki verdi, ülke hükümetin yönetimi altında Erdoğan'dan Sezer ve Büyükanıt'a cevap: Birbirimizi yormayalım 'Aday olma' demek hadlerine değil Fikret Ertan Türkmen gazının önemi Nokta 'Özal'ın zehirlenmesine' ABD raporu Gazi Orduevi'nde büyük buluşma Org. Büyükanıt devre arkadaşlarıyla buluştu Köşk tartışmasına Mumcu yaklaşımı ERDAL ŞAFAK Türkiye şu sıralar AB ile yatıp kalktığı için, dünya tarihinde kırılma noktası olan "Büyük çöküş"ün yıldönümünü pek hatırlayan olmadı. NATO'nun kafası karışık ... Haberin Devamı>>> Washington'da 'titanların savaşı' başladı Ceyda Karan Baker raporu iç savaşa ilişkin yanlış saptamalar içerse de simgesel önemde Blast Collapeses Building in Turkey NYT Who Needs Europe, Anyway? Turkey Has Its Very Own MTV Will Turkey's "silent revolution" ever be enough for Europe? Chic European brands set up shop in Turkey EurasiaNet Georgia, Russia Jockey over Separatist Territories Armenia Arrests Head Of Organization On Coup Suspicion BBC High turnout in Nagorno-Karabakh People in the former Soviet territory of Nagorno-Karabakh vote in a referendum on a proposed constitution. The Iraq Study Group Report recommends rewriting Iraq’s recent history - By Hikmat Fikrat The Pandemonium in Iraq and the Pentagon’s Review Will Turkey’s ’silent revolution’ ever be enough for Europe? USIP Event: Experts Discuss the Iraq Study Group Washington Post How Quickly Bush Forgot By Jackson Diehl, Some people suppose that President Bush's freedom agenda was buried last Wednesday by the report of the Iraq Study Group. In fact, history will show that the administration largely smothered its own baby. What I've Learned By Kofi A. Annan, Against such threats as nuclear proliferation, climate change or terrorists, Americans, like the rest of humanity, need a functioning global system. The system works poorly when the U.S. remains aloof.
| H3 Vatan 'Hükümet kendini devlet sanıyor' Vatan Ankara Temsilcisi Bilal Çetin Yazıyor: Bir Kuvvet Komutanı son liman krizini yorumladı: Her hükümet devletin stratejik politikalarını kendine göre değiştirmeye kalkarsa Türkiye ciddi sorunlarla karşılaşır Murat Yetkin Zirve birbirine küs! 'Köşk savaşı' başladı Murat Yetkin Kıbrıs-limanlar girişimi Çankaya savaşlarını resmen başlattı. Ankara'da iç diyalog sıfıra yakın ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Kıbrıs üzerinden Çankaya Hangi birini eleştirmeli? Erdal Güven Büyükanıt siyaset yapıyor, iktidar susuyor, muhalefet alkışlıyor. Erdoğan askeri değil, sözünü çarpıtıp Sezer'i eleştiriyor. Hasan ÜNAL İşin aslı ortaya çıktı Taha AKYOL Kıbrıs, asker, siyaset AB için karar vakti Türkiye'nin son önerisini yetersiz bulan Finlandiya Türkiye'yle ilgili karar taslağını 25 üye ülkeye gönderdi. Bakan Gül: Biz elimizden geleni yaptık Enis Berberoğlu Aynanın sırrı arkasında METEHAN DEMİR Türkiye'nin Kıbrıs atağı Finlandiya Başbakanı'na 1 Aralık'ta söylendi, o da bu sırrı tam 6 gün sakladı. Gül'ün golü Hasan Celal Güzel 'Stratejiniz ne?' Osman ULAGAY AB için Türkiye'yi kaybetmenin ağırlığı Semih İDİZ Fikret BİLA İtiraz sadece usule değil esasa da dönük Sezer de 'Bilgilendirilmedim' dedi ama Dışişleri ısrarlı 'Org. Büyükanıt'ın çıkışı hükümetin elini güçlendirir' 'AB'yle sözlü görüşmeleri Çankaya'ya mı soracağız' Talat Tanıma anlamına gelmez ama... 'Limanların açılması Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti'ni tanımak anlamına gelmez. Ama buna rağmen o yolda bir adım teşkil eder' Selçuk Gültaşlı [BRÜKSEL] Hükümet doğru olanı yapmıştır İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Cengiz Çandar Tüm yazıları Sözlü görüşmeyi bile mi soracağız? Mehmet Tezkan Başbakan Genelkurmay'a niye sorsun ki? MEHMET BARLAS"Devletin resmi görüşü" ile siyaset karşı karşıya mı? FATİH ALTAYLISeçim sürecine erken girildi Ne kaybedeceğimizi görelim Carl Bildt Avrupalılar, Türkiye'nin AB üyeliğine karşı The Economist AB yolu uzadıkça uzuyor TESEV Avrupa Birliği sözünde durmuyor Cüneyt Ülsever Ne dediği anlaşılmayan hükümet! Ferai Tınç Brüksel’in B planında neler var? Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Kıbrıs'ta diplomasiye karşı yobaz siyaset mücadelesi... Mehmet Metiner “Devletin resmi görüşü” ne demek? Osman ULAGAY AB için 'X planı' var mı? Fatih Çekirge İsmet Paşa benzetmesi İsmail Küçükkaya Oktay Ekşi Doğruyu bilen tek kişi... [Yorum - Dr. Selim Hancıoğlu] Yeni Türkiye'yi anlamak [Yorum - Prof. Dr. Ata Atun] Türkiye'den BM ve AB'ye ciddi mesaj [Yorum - Margot Walström] Hayır! AB 'Türk tehlikesi'yle tehdit edilmiyor! Bakanından Merkel'e Türkiye uyarısı Fehmi Koru 'Ya ol, ya öl' mü, yoksa… Tufan Türenç Öve öve yürütülen salam politikası [Yorum - Prof.Dr.Beril Dedeoğlu] AB, Kıbrıs'ın arkasına saklanıyor Ömer Lütfi Mete Milli Güvensizlik Keşmekeşi Mehmet Y Yılmaz Bu üslupla cumhurbaşkanı olunmaz Ahmet Hakan Müslüman sol geliyor Ajan polemiği Alevileri mahkemelik etti Baykal İstanbul’da Topbaş gölge, gerçek başkan Erdoğan 2007'ye ilişkin öngörüler Fatih Özatay Ercan Kumcu Bankacılık sektörü dışarıdan iş yapmaya başladı Büyük patronların keşke yapmasaydım dediği hatalar 1975'ten bu yana yoksa yerimizde mi saydık? Fatih Özatay Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nda yoksullukla mücadele AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Yoksulluğu müzeye kaldırabilmek... AZİZ AKGÜL Asaf Savaş Akat İktisatçı mantığı Deniz Gökçe Olması gerekenler olurken! Deniz Gökçe ABD ve dolar sorunu: Riskler! Ercan Kumcu Büyüme yavaşlama sinyalleri veriyor Erdal Sağlam Piyasalar için cumhurbaşkanlığı ve türban sorununu çözün Saruhan Özel AB 'çıpası' ne kadar önemli? Faik ÖZTRAK Gerçekten makroekonomik istikrarı sağladık mı? |
H4 New York Times nytcolumns 79 Steps to Victory in Iraq? There is no shortage of opinions on the Iraq Study Group report. Here are a dozen worth considering. Editorial About Those Other Problems Along with its effort to salvage Iraq, the Iraq Study Group offers President Bush some advice: Government officials should not lie to the public or each other, especially in matters of war. Iraq’s Biggest Failing: There Is No Iraq By ROGER COHEN The U.S. wants to hand over a nation to a people loyal first to a tribe or sect. Iran Ties Role in Iraq Talks to U.S. Exit DAVID BROOKS After the Fall In fall 2007, the United States began to withdraw troops from Iraq, and so began the Second Thirty Years’ War. Report on Iraq Exposes Divide Within G.O.P. As Crowd Demands Change, Lebanese Premier Is Puzzled Arab Nations Plan to Start Joint Nuclear Energy Program Iraqi President Denounces U.S. Strategy on Security Sunni and Shiite Insurgents Remain Mystery to U.S., Iraq Report Charges Israel Is Not Linked to Iraq, Except That It Is Taking from the James A. Baker III Middle East playbook, Ehud Olmert is reaching out to the Palestinians and Iraq’s neighbors as Israel becomes more concerned about Iran. When an Ex-K.G.B. Man Says They’re Out to Get Him... FRANK RICH The Sunshine Boys Can’t Save Iraq By prescribing placebos, the Iraq Study Group isn’t plotting a way forward but delaying the recognition of our defeat NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The Muslim Stereotype I find the common American stereotypes of Islam profoundly warped. Abbas May Call Palestinian Vote, but Hamas Says He Lacks the Power News Analysis: Interests Drive U.S. to Back a Nuclear India Pulling Out Combat Troops Would Still Leave Most Forces in Iraq Pulling Out Combat Troops Would Still Leave 75% of Forces in Iraq Nobel Peace Prize Winner Will Urge Banks to Lend to the Poor Shiites Rout Sunni Families in Mixed Area of Baghdad Iraq Is Failing to Spend Billions in Oil Revenues Black-Market Weapon Prices Surge in Iraq Chaos Rising prices have encouraged the migration of army and police weapons from Iraqi armories to black-market sales. Intrigue Over Spy’s Death Spreads to Germany Augusto Pinochet, Dictator Who Ruled by Terror in Chile, Dies at 91 Editorial The Dextrous Dictator The central puzzle of the dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, who died yesterday at the age of 91, was that until recently he retained admirers in Chile and abroad. BOB HERBERT The Time Is Now The United States lacks resolve when it comes to Iraq. It is time to pull the troops out of harm's way. PAUL KRUGMAN Outsourcer in Chief Privatization through outsourcing is one reason the Bush administration has failed on so many fronts. | H5 Washington Post Hawks Bolster Skeptical President The Right Rages Over Group's Plan Even If We Leave Now, We'll Be Back By David Rothkopf Editorial An Unlikely Offensive The Iraq Study Group imagines a Middle East that doesn't exist Meanwhile, Reality In Iraq By Jim Hoagland, Bush has finally heard some realistic, even brutal, ideas about finding a path out of Iraq. But few of them came from the Iraq Study Group's report. Training Iraqis May Pose Risks For U.S. Congress Told of Dangers to Troops What Motivates Syria? By Imad Moustapha, No party should feel defeated or excluded. All stakeholders in the future of Iraq should feel that it is in their own interest to help stabilize the situation. The Great Divide Over Iraq By David S. Broder Our 'Messianic Impulse' By Robert Kagan, Today many hope and believe that the difficulties in Iraq will turn Americans once and for all against ambition and messianism in the world. History is not on their side. How Quickly Bush ForgotBy Jackson Diehl, Some people suppose that President Bush's freedom agenda was buried last Wednesday by the report of the Iraq Study Group. In fact, history will show that the administration largely smothered its own baby. What I've Learned By Kofi A. Annan, Against such threats as nuclear proliferation, climate change or terrorists, Americans, like the rest of humanity, need a functioning global system. The system works poorly when the U.S. remains aloof. Cracking the Currency PuzzleInternational Rules Have a Lot to Say About Trade but Provide No Clear Way to Pressure China on Weak Yuan By Sebastian Mallaby, Conflict Closes in on Iraq's SunnisMixed Neighborhoods Unravel as Shiite Militiamen Expand Violence A Broad Dialogue With China By Henry M. Paulson, A market-based economy in China, with sustainable economic growth and full participation in rules-based international trade, is in our best interest -- and in the interest of the Chinese people. No Rift With Administration, Baker and Hamilton Say Lebanon's Shiites Grapple With New Feeling of Power Despite Gains, Sense of Vulnerability Persists - Through protests, community break a system that appears to be buckling under stress of country's most acute crisis since civil war ended in 1990 Rumsfeld Visits Troops in Iraq Sunni Arabs Flee Homes in Baghdad Mahdi Army Gunmen Launch Attack on Families in Mixed District; at Least 2 Dead Abbas Ponders Call For Early Elections Aim Is to End Crisis; Hamas Opposed Like Nation, Military Families Divided on Iraq Loved Ones Remain Resolute or Doubtful In Aftermath of Study Group's Report Years After War in Kosovo, Land Mines Scar Albania Poisoning Inquiry Extends to Germany Traces of radiation in two apartments in the Hamburg area connected to a Russian businessman who met with ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in London. Googling for Iran Intelligence Chilean Dictator's Dark Legacy | H6 Guardian A rogue 51st state Peter Preston: Israel already looks to be intent on scuppering the Iraq Study Group plan for Middle East peace. Talabani hits out at Baker report Leader Accounting House The fabulous Baker boys Robert Zelnick The ISG's belief that the US must press for a settlement of the Arab-Israeli dispute is the fools gold of Middle East diplomacy. There is no middle ground Stephen Biddle Either we pour troops into Iraq, or we withdraw completely. Anything else will lead to disaster. Women's hour Ralf Dahrendorf Will the possible presidencies of Hillary Clinton, Ségolène Royal and Angela Merkel create a new style of domestic politics and international relations?Labour has sped along the American highway but we would be happier taking Europe's gentler path Larry Elliott Glee and grief as Pinochet dies At least in America they understand the notion of cultural difference Gary Younge: The US is not free from Islamophobes, but nor is it a racially monolithic culturally static state like Tony Blair's Britain. We may yearn to be green, but we can't afford to be gullible Afghanistan's opium poppies will be sprayed · Calls for herbicide use follow record harvest · Fears sensitive move will boost support for Taliban Pope backs public display of Christian symbols Pope Benedict XVI stepped into an increasingly international debate on the display of religious symbols at the weekend. The Observer Britain stops talk of 'war on terror' Foreign Office asks ministers to ditch the phrase invented by Bush to avoid stirring up tensions within the Islamic world. After Baker, what next for the war in Iraq? He is under pressure after last week's report. But Bush is likely to disappoint his critics by pouring in more troops. Leader Bush may have failed but Iraq still needs democracy The attempt to export the virtues of the American system to Iraq was terribly flawed in the execution, but the aspiration was a good one. Blunt truths about Britain's security from an old soldier Andrew Rawnsley: General Jackson was warning not just Tony Blair but all politicians that the defence of the realm cannot be done on the cheap. Now we must face the facts and talk to the Taliban in Afghanistan Jason Burke: One immutable law of insurgency warfare is that, while conventional armies need to win, insurgents need only to avoid losing. Darfur's dispossessed need money, not pity Antonio Guterres: The world seems paralysed when called upon to make the really big gesture. Backlash over return of looted art Just who do we think we are? Peter Beaumont: Rather than belittling foreigners, the British should realise that our supposed moral superiority is a sham. |
H7 Time Talking to Iran About Iraq: A Non-Starter for Bush Iran Reacts Favorably to the Baker-Hamilton Plan NYT 'The Best Intentions' By JAMES TRAUB Reviewed by JOSEF JOFFE Kofi Annan’s career as United Nations secretary general. Newsweek How the Baker-Hamilton Report Changed Bush The Perils of the Pentagon's New Iraq Strategy William Hess: Why the Denis MacShane: After Bolton, Jonathan Alter: Bush’s Shortcomings Time How to Avoid Iraq Syndrome Viewpoint: Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, warns against letting the failure in Iraq cause America to lose sight of its global role NRO ANDREW C. MCCARTHY: Welcome back to September 10th. “Negotiate with Iran?” JONAH GOLDBERG: Sometimes it’s preferable to be wrong in a group than to be right alone. “It’s a War, Not a Buffet” Becoming What We Despise by Robert Scheer A Civil War – and Worse by Andrew J. Bacevich Ivo Daalder Our Moral Responsibility in Iraq Time Advice and Grudging Consent (Letter From Washington) The Iraq Study Group has its say. Now Bush has to figure out what to do next In ISG's wake Well, the ISG -- the Illustrious Seniors' Group -- have released their 79-point plan. How unprecedented is it? Still Looking for Realistic Iraq Approach - Michael Barone, RealClearPolitics
Let's Not Lose the Next War - Michael Goodwin, NY Daily News No Way to Win a War - Eliot Cohen, Wall Street Journal | H8 Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Talks Under Way to Replace Iraq PM 2 Million Protest Lebanese Government Washington Times Iran-Saudi proxy war in Iraq feared The Business, in an editorial reported that when it is clear that Iran has the bomb (or is close to it), the Saudis will respond by buying one from Pakistan, a fellow Sunni state Saudi King: Arab world waiting to explode... McClatchy Sunni Muslims increasingly look for American troops to shield them Weekly Standard Radio Free Iran Daily Star NATO may soon fail amid the Afghan opium fields By Joseph S. Nye Will the region become 'Davos vs. the militias?' By Rami G. Khouri Iraqi President Calls Panel’s Report 'An Insult to the People of Iraq' Weakened Bush Still Calls Shots on War Sunni Area Focus of Sectarian Cleansing Lebanon's President Refuses to Endorse Hariri Tribunal Accord, Returns It to the Cabinet Why Iraq's Shi'ite Militias Are So Brutally Effective Sadr Condemns Maliki Govt, Demands Foreign Troops Leave SyriaComment “The Case For Engaging Syria,” by Joshua Landis “Concentrate on the Syrian-Israeli issue,” by Murhaf Jouejati Rice Skeptical Of Engaging With Iran, Syria Washington Times Foreign policy ingenues The more one looks at the report produced by Jim Baker, Lee Hamilton and the rest of the Iraq Study Group (ISG), the more incoherent it appears. US Made Hezbollah Stronger, Analysts Say Sudanese envoy says Nasrallah has accepted a deal Yedioth Ahronoth Lebanon deal in works Modern day Gog and Magog/ Ehrlich Daily Star On Iraq, time is short for Tony Blair By Michael Glackin Jerusalem Post What's the chance of war with Syria? Top IDF officers appear confused The Region: Baker's stale ideas | H9 Ha’aretz - MI officer: Syria preparing army for war with Israel Says Al-Qaida may be planning attack on UNIFIL; IDF aiming for high level readiness in north by summer. IDF: Syria not planning for war with Israel in summer Kaplinsky: Iran to have nuclear arms 'in near future' Gulf states commission study for possible shared nukes program Ze'ev Schiff: Why did Gates blow Israel's nuclear cover? Haniyeh in Tehran: Iran gives us 'strategic depth' Bar’el Passing the Iraqi buck The Iraq War began unrelated to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, despite the un-based arguments justifying it as a tool for advancing peace in the region. Burston No Palestinians, no problem Eldar More important than Baker-Hamilton Jimmy Carter: Israel's apartheid policies worse than S. Africa's Peretz: Saudi initiative must serve as basis for talks with Palestinians Iraq, Syria ties thawing as embassies slated to re-open Monday Meital Why Egypt won't renege on peace Israel should hold talks with Syria: Israeli official Daily Alert.org - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel – Jerusalem Post France to operate UAVs in attempt to stop IAF overflights Israeli source: French initiative also meant to showcase French UAVs for global market; IDF: We will not stop overflights. There couldn't be a more perfect time Olmert Wants 'Dramatic Measures' Against Iran Yedioth Ahronoth 'Unfaithful can't be citizens' Minister Lieberman tells Saban Center for Middle East policy in Washington, 'He who is not ready to recognize Israel as a Jewish and Zionist state, cannot be a citizen in the country'; adds: This applies to Jewish extremists also J'lem key to end Iraq fiasco/ Haber Record Israeli arms sales irk US Debka A Deterrence Strategy to Replace Israel’s Lost Nuclear Ambiguity Print Baker-Hamilton Consensus Tactic Raises Question of Who Will Now Call the Shots in Washington on Iraq Print Israel Needs to Save Itself, U.S. is Leaving - Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post |
H10 Christian Science Monitor Bush and Iraq Study Group: Competing Mideast visions The president talks of Iraqi democracy, but the report stresses regional stability. US economy chugs ahead despite slumps in auto and housing jobs It appears to be avoiding dire predictions of a sharp rise in unemployment and a loss of business confidence. Darfur crisis spreads to neighboring countries Violence threatens to drag Chad and the Central African Republic into a regional war. Geopolitical Diary: India's Nuclear Negotiations Enter a New Phase Asia Times India's 'nuclear liberation' Final US congressional approval of legislation enabling the Indo-US nuclear deal brings it one more step closer to fruition. When fully implemented, the deal not only will free India from decades of nuclear bondage, but also meets two of India's strategic objectives - breaking nuclear parity with Pakistan and establishing strategic equivalence with China. - Sudha Ramachandran | H11 IHT About those other problems Along with its effort to salvage Iraq, the Iraq Study Group offers President Bush some advice: U.S. government officials should not lie to the public or each other, especially in matters of war. Higher education in Asia: Really old school For all the talk about the rise of Asia, are the continent's countries ultimately constrained in their potential to be great nations by their lack of top-flight systems of higher education? Schröder, in memoir, goes on the offensive Microcredit pioneer criticizes globalization at Nobel ceremony Concern rises over possible use of polonium in a 'dirty bomb' Czechs, in a political impasse, suddenly find democracy a puzzle Newsweek Reveling in the Euro's Power Forget the U.S. dollar. Up, down--who cares? If America catches a cold, Europe barely sniffles | H12 RFE/RL Russian Nuclear Chief Holding Talks In Iran Kazakhstan Democracy, Energy, And Ambiguity Doubts about democracy and increasing hydrocarbon clout are poised to determine the country's position on the international arena. How comfortably can they coexist? Armenia Arrests Head Of Organization On Coup Suspicion BBC High turnout in Nagorno-Karabakh People in the former Soviet territory of Nagorno-Karabakh vote in a referendum on a proposed constitution. EurasiaNet Georgia, Russia Jockey over Separatist Territories Google News Azerbaijan Moscow Times NATO Expansion May Prove a Fateful Error |
H13 The Times Spy's murder prompts fears over plans for dealing with 'dirty bomb' attacks Secret codes clash may sink £140bn fighter dealA British defence minister arrived in Washington in an attempt to save a collaborative deal with the Americans on the £140 billion Joint Strike Fighter Mass Beirut sit-in stokes fears of renewed civil war Holocaust deniers ban dissenting voiceAn international gathering will question whether six million Jews were actually slaughtered by the Nazis in the Second World War Sunday Times A realistic America is the silver lining of this great Iraqi darkness There is no government in Iraq, not the Americans, the British or the Iranians or Syrians, let alone Nouri al-Maliki’s regime, which barely rules its own office Secret American talks with insurgents break down The meetings, hosted by Iraq's former prime minister brought insurgent commanders and the US ambassador to Iraq, together for the first time Tears of Bush Sr testify to US torment Abbas in election threat to Hamas GENERAL SIR MIKE JACKSON DON'T CALL ME GENERAL HYPOCRITE Now I’m a civilian. I’ve retired. You have a very clear constitutional position Wall Street Journal Whose War Crimes? Evidence from Lebanon about how terrorists use civilians. Complete the Mission Five Macroeconomic Myths | H14 Financial Times Oil producers shun dollar Oil producing countries have reduced their exposure to the dollar to the lowest level in two years and shifted oil income into euros, yen and sterling, according to new data from the Bank for International Settlements Editorial Attacking Iran would compound Iraq fiasco Gulf Arabs weigh joint nuclear programme The decision to order a study, announced at the end of a two-day summit in Riyadh attended by leaders from the Gulf Co-operation Council, could heighten proliferation concerns in the oil-rich region. Iraq Study Group report ‘unfair and unjust’ Iraqi leaders railed against the Iraq Study Group amid mounting alarm that a change in US policy risks forcing the dominant Shia and Kurds into concessions towards the Sunni Arabs. Hizbollah leads mass protest in Beirut COMMENT: Only fairness will assuage the anxious middle
Abbas considers fresh elections COMMENT: Eurozone policymakers must prepare for the worst Like a supertanker, the eurozone can pick up and maintain speed, but it is not built for sudden changes of direction, writes Wolfgang Munchau COMMENT: A partisan look at the shadow presidentThe authors of Vice, which deals with Dick Cheney’s years in power, do not shed enough light on the man who has triggered a ‘constitutional crisis’, writes the FT’s White House correspondent. Editorial Paulson's China task Hank Paulson, Treasury secretary, must strike a delicate balance when he leads a high-level team to Beijing this week for the first US "strategic economic dialogue" with China COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: New-model nation: why China faces fresh tasks on trade Beijing can be pleased at the outcome of five years of WTO membership but, as its industries move up the value chain, it must also decide how active a role to take in managing globalisation Editorial Bemused Bernanke Most people would agree that, 10 months into the job, the new chairman of the Federal Reserve has not had the smoothest of rides. COMMENT: Chinese voices that oppose reform grow louder Whether through dialogue, negotiation or dispute settlement, China must be held to its commitments to reform, writes Susan Schwab, the US trade representative LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Plaudits to Brzezinski for timely criticism of Iraq policy FT REPORT - GERMANY: Big chance to reinforce new status FT REPORT - GERMANY: The long and ageing road . . . NATIONAL NEWS: Russia presses to question Berezovsky US examines Abramovich ties to Kremlin Security review of $2.3bn bid for Oregon Steel COMMENT: Debt vultures have time on their side COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL: Likely successor to Coca-Cola's throne is not without his rivals COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL: Deadline near for rivals to make final bids for ProSiebenSat.1 | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Russia's poisoned democracy No matter who killed Litvinenko, Putin's Russia is a killing zone for journalists. The bubble boy in the Oval Office Jonathan Chait Try to mend Iraq all you want; just don't tell Bush the war was a mistake. U.S. targeting Shiite militia strongholds The next horror in Somalia By Garrett Jones Radical Islamists are preparing to take control of the impoverished country and start a regional war in East Africa. |
H16 American Politics Zogby poll: Bush's approval at 'all time low' of 30 percent Time The Perils of Being a Frontrunner McCain was a straight-talking upstart in the 2000 presidential election. Now he's poised to be the G.O.P. favorite for 2008, but at what cost? Profile: The Power and the Story The Christian Coalition Fights to Stay Relevant NYT The Pattern May Change, if ... After a 217-year march of major presidential nominees who were, without exception, white and male, the 2008 campaign may offer voters a novel choice: a woman or an African-American. Why Giuliani Is the Man - Richard Brookhiser, New York Post In a new NEWSWEEK poll, Americans say they back the Baker-Hamilton report and want President Bush to alter his course in Iraq Boston Globe Who gives A new book appears to show that religious folks, mostly conservatives, are more charitable than secular liberal types -- until you look closely at the numbers realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note - Early Bird GovExec WP Road to the White House May Be Lined With Books Giuliani v. Baker New York Sun | H17 Daily Telegraph Analysis: Why Pinochet still divides Chile Family breakdown is destroying us Absent fathers to be named and shamed Sunday Telegraph Another interpretation is 'Stay but don't screw up' It sounds like the Iraq Study Group says 'get out of Iraq', right? I'd say it sounds more like "stay in Iraq". Only this time, don't screw up, argues Niall Ferguson. Iraqi president attacks Baker report The question is: do we stay or do we go? The Iraq script is the same, but the audience has lost interest. And the President and Prime Minister are politicians enough to know that this is the case, says Matthew d'Ancona. Why the generals have to speak out The rotten heart of Russia Frustration and intimidation (and increasingly extortion) have become the norm for anyone doing business in Russia. Wounded soldiers to be awarded millions Hundreds of troops injured in Afghanistan and Iraq are to be compensated after ruling finds they are victims of crime not war. Christmas terror attack 'highly likely' John Reid says 30 major conspiracies are being monitored. | H18 Independent Augusto Pincohet 1915-2006: He took his crimes to the grave Leading article: Death of a dictator Iraqi leader calls ISG report an 'insult' Robert Fisk: Revolution in the air as Lebanon's rift widens Hamas threatens violence if President calls early election Kosovo follows risky path with plan to give EU sweeping powers Bruce Anderson: America cannot walk away from its own mess The day Straw let his old enemy off the hook The general willing to kill his people to defeat communism US spies 'were bugging Diana when she died' Independent on Sunday Patrick Cockburn: The Americans don't see how unwelcome they are, or that Iraq is now beyond repair Ali Ansari: Why should the Iranians help? Here's why Rupert Cornwell: Out of America David Cameron: The world must act to stop these atrocities The assassin A prisoner, a soldier, a CIA hitman, and now a fugitive Racist: A damning report on our schools A high-level official report has found a compelling case that Britain's schools are "institutionally racist", but ministers are refusing to accept that conclusion CIA is undermining British war effort, say military chiefs Iran's denial of Holocaust harms Arab cause, Palestine activist tells president Russia threatens Shell with 'unlimited fines' in new Sakhalin deal |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism UPI Bin Laden said to be alive and plotting attacks Seeking Iran Intelligence, US Tries Google Should We Worry about the Rising Inequality in Income and Wealth?--Posner | H20 Slate The Observer US bugged Diana's phone on night of death crash News of the World NO ASSASSINATION, NO COVER-UP, NO BABY... Newsweek How Jewish Family Values Shaped Christianity LA Times Don't colonize the moon A manned moon mission doesn't make sense. Robots are better -- just look at their success on Mars. Why Does Spam Thrive? Easy: It Works Time How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century The world has changed, but the American classroom, for the most part, hasn't. Now educators are starting to look at what must be done to make sure our kids make the grade in the new global economy | H21 NYT The 10 Best Books of 2006 NYT Magazine The 6th Annual Year in Ideas New York Times dynasty comes out fighting Whatever happened to the heroes? 'The Architecture of Happiness' By ALAIN DE BOTTON Reviewed by JIM HOLT My 'Public Interest' by Irving Kristol |
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