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| H1 Summary of the Winograd Committee interim report Ha’aretz - ANALYSIS: Olmert and his gov't are unfit to run the next war The Winograd Committee's interim report indicates PM cannot lead the nation into the next war and win. Winograd seeks to change way gov't makes decisions Jerusalem Post - CSIS Iraq,Afghanistan, and the Emerging Challenge Key Challenges: Continuing threat from Neo-Salafi extremist groups; Risk of Sunni Shi’ite divide. Lingering uncertain “victory” in Iraq or forced withdrawal. Challenge of Iran in political terms, proliferation, asymmetric warfare. Problem of restructuring securing posture in the Gulf. Need for decisive action in Afghanistan. Pakistan as unstable ally. Regional impact of perceptions of war on terrorism, Iraq War and Arab-Israeli conflict Full Paper (PDF; 2.13 MB) U.S. State Dept Terrorism Report Highlights Global Challenge New York Times Why Congress Should Embrace the Surge By OWEN WEST How can we reconcile the military reality with the desire by the majority of Americans to reduce troop levels in Iraq? The current surge may provide an excellent opportunity. Olmert Rebuked by Israeli Panel on Lebanon War An Israeli government commission accused Minister Ehud Olmert of having decided hastily to go to war and neglecting to ask for a detailed military plan. Iranian-Saudi Ties Defy the Caricature Narrative By: Afshin Molavi | The Daily Star As Arab presidents, emirs and kings lined up alongside the United Nations secretary general and the Pakistani, Malaysian and Turkish heads of state in last month's Arab League summit in Riyadh, one key player was missing at the highest level: Iran. CFR Should US Pursue Regime Change in Iran? Recognize Shared Aims By: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald A crucial meeting Thursday and Friday in Egypt of leaders from Iraq and its neighbors will be attended by Condoleezza Rice and, maybe, by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. The reason it is so important: The American troop surge is only a tactic, which can't work unless it fits into a broader regional strategy. Daily Telegraph MI5 trailed 7/7 bombers for a year MI5 faced new questions last night over its failure to prevent the London bombings as it emerged that two of the suicide attackers were in their sights more than a year before the atrocity. Los Angeles Times What war? Niall Ferguson: At home, the economy soars and Americans let the good times roll. Meanwhile, Iraq burns. Niall Ferguson's empire Diplomacy at its Worst By: Nicholas D. Kristof | The New York Times In May 2003, Iran sent a secret proposal to the United States for settling our mutual disputes in a "grand bargain." The New International Institution Threatening U.S. Interests By: Suzanne Nossel | The New Republic Financial Times COMMENT: The global economy through rose-tinted glasses The fall in the number of people in extreme poverty since the early 1980s is due entirely to the fall in poverty in China, writes Robert Wade of the London School of Economics. EU-US still at odds over global warming The US and European Union agreed that climate change poses a “serious threat” with “global consequences” but remained at odds after their annual summit in Washington over how best to tackle the problem. Guardian Leader Olmert exposed Entente to Balance China By: Hisahiko Okazaki | The Japan Times The balance of power over China today is comparable to the relationship between Britain and Germany exactly 100 years ago, the period that led to World War I. Price tag for war in Iraq on track to top $500 billionThe bitter fight over the latest Iraq spending bill has all but obscured a sobering fact: The war will soon cost more than $500 billion. That's about ten times more than the Bush administration anticipated before the war started four years ago. Independent Blair's bloody legacy: Iraq On the 10th anniversary of Tony Blair's election as Prime Minister, 69 per cent of Britons believe that his legacy will be the bloody war in Iraq Revealed: how London bombers slipped through MI5's grasp MI5 faces calls for an inquiry into accusations that it made mistakes that could have prevented the London bombings of 7 July. Guardian How MI5 missed July 7 links | H2 NYT Editorial EDITORIAL; Secularism and Democracy in Turkey Both sides need to step back from the brink. Washington Post Editorial Turkey's Democracy Crisis The 'secular' opposition and military try to prevent the free election of a new president. FT LEADER: Turkey needs early elections, not army With passions at their current pitch, elections would, of course, be risky. But not as risky as the alternatives. WORLD NEWS: A tale of misunderstandings, snobbery, bruised egos and mutinous soldiers WORLD NEWS: A coup would set back the democratic cause for years by Quentin Peel In the long-run, perhaps, modernisation in Turkey is inevitable. In the medium-term, however, it is going to be a very bumpy process. Guardian A test for Turkish democracy The military may have overplayed its hand in challenging Abdullah Gul's candidacy for president. Simon Tisdall Independent Leading article: Torn between democracy, the military and Islam The Times Leader Turkish Turmoil The Prime Minister and Army must exercise restraint NYT Secular Parties Vow to Battle Prime Minister In Turkish Vote CSM THE MONITOR'S VIEW Untying Turkey's head-scarf knot WSJ Editorial Turkish Showdown The military endangers a Muslim democracy. Washington Times Editorial What would Ataturk say? The changes in Turkish politics and society, as well as foreign policy, do not receive the attention they warrant in Washington. Nor does the centrality of Turkey to U.S. strategic interests in the region. The pains of democracy What are Turkey's alternatives? THE Times Appeal for calm as Turkish markets plunge Turkey’s Prime Minister appealed for national unity after the stock market plummeted by 8 per cent upon opening Analysis: Turkish Court must set emotion aside Times correspondent says Turkish crisis is much more than just a battle between secularists and Islamists UPI Walker's World: Turks near coup FT Appeal for calm amid crisis in Turkey Turkey’s prime minister appealed for calm and national unity amid a political crisis and falling financial markets sparked by the country’s most serious clash between the military and government for a decade. FRONT PAGE - FIRST SECTION: Calls grow for general election in Turkey Global Overview: Turkish crisis fuels flight to quality FT MARKETS: Turkish military provokes retreat from assets COMMENT: The Turkish paradox and the prophets of Eurabia Once you start thinking of the Muslims in Europe as a single, hostile bloc, you open the door to racism, writes Gideon Rachman. BBC Turkish PM makes appeal for unity Army warning stirs Turkish press Guardian Generals' warning may prove positive Simon Tisdall The military may have overplayed its hand in challenging Abdullah Gul's candidacy for president.Erdogan plays economy card Independent Calls for unity as Turkey awaits fate of 'Islamic' poll candidate Der Spiegel Alarm Grows over Political Crisis in Turkey Reuters Turkish PM Calls for Unity Over Presidential Poll AP Turkish Stocks Fall on Political Strife LA Times Secular Turks draw a political line ABD: Anayasal sürece güvenimiz var Michael Rubin Gül'ün adaylığı için ne düşünüyor Ankara çok çabuk ateşleniyor SAMİ ŞURUŞ Guardian Türkiye bu işin içinden demokrasiyle çıkmalı Daily Telegraph Batılılaşma hükümete saygı gerektirir – Daily Star Ordu yine endişe yarattı – EurasiaNet Turkey’s Constitutional Crisis Deepens Al Hayat Secularism Wears the Headscarf Moustafa Zein - With Gul running for presidency Turkey enters a new era in its historic self-reconciliation. It is a new era where secularism goes hand in hand with the Islamic headscarf – worn by Gul’s wife. The "Rebel" As President Zuheir Kseibati - Neither the opposition nor the Republican People's Party in particular can use the headscarf of Dr. Gul’s wife to scare the Turkish people, which has underwent a great breakthrough on the road to economic stability. Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media Guardian Democracy's last stand Mark Lattimer: If oil-rich Kurdistan goes the way of Baghdad and Mosul, all hopes of Iraqi unity will go with it. ABD Terör raporunda PKK konusu geçiştirildi Ayrıntılar Maliki, Sonunda 'Kerkük' İmzasını Attı Will Turkey Join US-Iran-Kurdish Axis? The Conservative Voice Comments on "What is Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander" Europe prepares a Kurdish Genocide in Turkey American Chronicle Kurds will vote against oil law Iraqi Kurdistan, Kish FTZ ink MoU Kirkuk file needs regional intervention-legislator (Voices of Iraq) Kürt yönetimi, İran'a 3 sınır kapısı açmak istiyor Rizgari Federe Kürdistan hükümetinden sınır kapısı atağı İran yakaladığı PKK'lıyı teslim etti Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Avrupa Konseyi de uyardı: Askerler kışlasında kalmalı Turkey will be just fine Sylvia Tiryaki Council of Europe head tells Turkish military to keep out of politics NYT WORLD BRIEFING | UNITED NATIONS; Revised Genocide Exhibit Opens Hrant Dink iddianamesi arada kaldı Suikastçilerin vakıf bağlantısı Müşerref ile Karzai'yi Türkiye barıştırdı Kareye zor girdi Yüksel Söylemez In Memory of Umit Haluk Bayulken (1921-2007) Ahmet Taşgetiren Misyonerlik İslam’ın sorunu mu? ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Güngör URAS Kara pazartesi bekleyenler (ne iyi ki) yanıldı Metin MÜNİR Asker, hükümet, piyasa Anayasa ve piyasa Mahfi Eğilmez OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Eser Karakaş Muhtıra ve ekonomi Ercan Kumcu Erken ’erken seçim’ 2007 ve 2008 yıllarını kurtarır Erdal Sağlam Panik havası kimsenin işine gelmiyor Deniz Gökçe Belirsizlik devam ediyor! Türkiye'de iktisat öldü mü? Korkmaz İlkorur Dolarda trend yukarı döner mi? Yiğit Bulut | H3 ANKA RED ÇIKACAK Raportör terazisinin ret kefesi ağır bastı Taha Kıvanç Olanı anlamaya çalışırken… MİT Müsteşarı ile 5 günde 3 görüşme
AKP, seçimde 3 tarihi tartıştı Hükümetten erken seçime yeşil ışık Çıplak gerçekler Gündüz Aktan Sami KOHEN Türkiye'ye bakışta ABD-AB farkı US urges Turk reconciliation on basis of democracy, secularism, constitution Fikret BİLA Gerçeği olduğu gibi görmek Darbeden çıkış yolu İsmet Berkan Genelkurmay'ın bildirisi, yapılacak askeri darbenin önceden haber verilmesidir Başbakan Erdoğan, birlik ve beraberlik mesajı verdi Enis Berberoğlu Telefondaki üçüncü kişi Cengiz Çandar “Kriz”in çıkış yolu ve Türkiye’nin asıl çıkmazı... The post-April 27 -- the Emergence of a Two-Turkey Cengiz Çandar Even Gül is not moderate enough for the military Barçın Yinanç Berat Özipek Türkiye muhtıraya teslim olmamalı Anayasa Mahkemesi üzerine iki senaryo Murat Yetkin Anayasa Mahkemesi'nin kararı bekleniyor Nefesler tutuldu Bilal Çetin Seçimden başka çıkış yolu var mı? Ali Bulaç Talih kuşunu kara sinek sanma Yeni Şafak Seçmene göre Gül doğru tercih Taha AKYOL Mitingler ve orta sınıf Aksiyon Ankara yine nasıl Çankaya krizine girdi? [Yorum - Haluk Özdalga] ARTIK YETER [Katı laiklerin ve modernleşen İslam'ın hikâyesi -2-] Kim muhafazakâr kim değişimci? Joost Lagendijk Ertuğrul Özkök 48 saattir bekleyen cümle MUHARREM SARIKAYA Siyasetin Rus ruleti... Cengiz Aktar Demokrasi alakart değil fiks menüdür İlter Türkmen Demokraside çareler tükenir mi? M Ali Birand İşte bunun için AB’yi istiyorum… Ekrem Dumanlı Konuşan Türkiye, susan Türkiye Barroso: Türkiye Avrupalı olmak zorunda Sokak ve Cumhuriyet: 'Nümayişkâr' feminen darbe NİLÜFER GÖLE MUSTAFA KARAALİOĞLU İktidar benim olsun da ne olursa olsun, tablosu ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Demokrasi bir oyun değil! Demokrasiye sahip çıkalım Hasan Celal Güzel Seçimin koşullarını oluşturmak için de uzlaşmak gerek... Altan Öymen Mahir Kaynak Dönemeç Çağlayan'daki sosyal sınıf: Aleviler Pervez Müşerref darbeyi anlattı Ben darbe yapmadım demokrasi getirdim Cüneyt Ülsever Muhtıra ve Çağlayan Mitingi: İki gözlem Baykal çok memnun Gila Benmayor Çağlayan’daki milyonları hangi parti kucaklayacak? Güneri CIVAOĞLU Silahsız kuvvetler Can Dündar Çağlayan: Bir devir teslim töreni Hurşit GÜNEŞ Hem demokrasi, hem de cumhuriyet NTVMSNBC Forum: Türkiye’nin siyasi atmosferi Erken seçim ne değiştirir? Düşündünüz mü? KÜRŞAT BUMİN Nicelik mükkemmel nitelik sorunlu Engin Ardıç Benim adayım gene de Sami Selçuk’tur! e-muhtıra, f-darbe, g-askeri yönetim Perihan Mağden Yargıtay hakimi 'AK Parti'ye göz açtırmayacağız' demiş İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Taha Kıvanç Olanı anlamaya çalışırken… Fehmi Koru CHP ve sol çizgi NAZLI ILICAK 'Naftalinli' haberler ve Gül Tüyo Demirel'den mi? Şahin Alpay Laikliğin güvencesi demokrasidir Rauf Tamer Şunlar olabilir MEHMET OCAKTAN Baykal, Mumcu ve Ağar'ı 'darbe' mutlu eder mi… HAKAN ALBAYRAK Ordu hepimizin… Meclis de öyle! İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Komşuların Türkiye'deki rejim tartışmasına bakışı Emin Çölaşan Varan 2... Hayır, bu zat cumhurbaşkanı olamaz Abdullah Gül laiklik için ne dedi? Mehmet Tezkan Çağlayan’da toplananların Erdoğan’a teşekkür borcu yok mu? Gülay Göktürk Temelsiz korkularla baş edilebilir mi? Baykal ÇATIŞMA ÇIKABİLİR BBP 'Genelkurmay'a tek biz cevap verdik ' Mehmet Y Yılmaz Sol ayağı topal siyaset Mehmet Altan CHP’liler, Baykal içinize siniyor mu? Mitingler, kitleler Murat Belge Serpil YILMAZ 'Çağlayan'ın mimarından Sabancı'ya açık mektup Yalçın DoğanMuhtırayı asıl halk verdi EMRE AKÖZ 'Gerekirse kavga ettiririz!' “Don’t touch my First Lady!” by ELISABETH ÖZDALGA Güler Kömürcü ‘Laikçi avına çıkmak...’ Elif Şafak 2007 Anayasa Mahkemesi'nin tarafsızlığından kuşkum yok İlnur Çevik Erdogan has to face the realities Nuh Gönültaş Muhtırasında falan değilim... YAVUZ DONAT Kurtar bizi Anayasa Mahkemesi Neyi tartışıyoruz? Turgut Tarhanlı Şakir Süter Demokrasi ve birleşme Gelinen noktayı Prof Dağı ve Dr Ayata'yla tartıştık Arınç: Süreç başarıyla tamamlanacak Rezervim var diyerek ’Ya sen ya o’ dememiş "Arınç için söylenenler iftira" ERGUN BABAHAN Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN MAHMUT ÖVÜR Oktay Ekşi Tarih yazan kadınlar... Bekir Coşkun En iyi pozisyon... Mümtazer Türköne Karar anı: Muhtıra mı, değil mi? Can Ataklı Tayyip Erdoğan neler söylemişti? Harbiye Marşı’yla ulusa seslendi! Mahkeme falı, Baykal falı Siyasette yeni dönem, yeni oluşumlar Tamer Korkmaz Eski hal, muhaldir! Hüsnü Mahalli Problemli ABD! |
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H4 New York Times Why Congress Should Embrace the Surge By OWEN WEST How can we reconcile the military reality with the desire by the majority of Americans to reduce troop levels in Iraq? The current surge may provide an excellent opportunity. Olmert Rebuked by Israeli Panel on Lebanon War An Israeli government commission accused Minister Ehud Olmert of having decided hastily to go to war and neglecting to ask for a detailed military plan. Sunni Ministers Threaten to Quit Cabinet in Iraq The largest bloc of Sunni Arabs in the Iraqi Parliament threatened to withdraw its ministers from the Shiite-dominated cabinet on Monday. Terrorist Attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan Rose Sharply Last Year, State Department Says Editorial Secularism and Democracy in Turkey The long struggle between Turkey’s generals and the growing popularity of parties rooted in Islam has taken a dangerous turn. Both sides need to step back from the brink. 5 Britons Guilty in Bomb Plot; Tied to 2005 London Attackers Evidence revealed during the trial showed links between the five men and two of the attackers who blew themselves up on London’s transit system Why Wolfowitz Should Stay By NUHU RIBADU Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, helped change my country. ATUL GAWANDEThe Power of Negative Thinking We Americans believe instinctively in the power of positive thinking. But the real key is looking for, and sometimes expecting, failure. Senators Question Halliburton Executive About Dealings in Iran Bush Steps Up Effort to Persuade Putin on Missile Defense Plan Bill on Iraq to Be Delivered 4 Years After Bush’s Words Officer Testifies Against U.S. Military Jailer in Iraq Secular Parties Vow to Battle Prime Minister In Turkish Vote | H5 Washington Post Editorial Turkey's Democracy Crisis The 'secular' opposition and military try to prevent the free election of a new president. The Democrats' Foreign Policy Primary By E. J. Dionne Jr., Over the past week, the foreign policy dance by the three leading Democratic presidential candidates has produced some revealing moments. A Law Day Unto Himself Beyond Presidential Power, What Is Bush Upholding? By Ruth Marcus, An Education in Government NSC Post a Real-World Lesson for Cha April Toll Is Highest Of '07 for U.S. Troops Over 100 Killed in Month; Iraqi Deaths Far Higher U.S. Cites 91 Percent Rise In Terrorist Acts in Iraq Sarkozy's New Europeans By Anne Applebaum, The political and economic consequences of Europeans' new mobility could be quite profound. Official Panel Accuses Israeli Leaders Of Multiple Failures in Lebanon War Officers Testify Against Accused U.S. Colonel Maliki's Office Is Seen Behind Purge in Forces By: Joshua Partlow A department of the Iraqi prime minister's office is playing a leading role in the arrest and removal of senior Iraqi army and national police officers, some of whom had apparently worked too aggressively to combat violent Shiite militias, according to U.S. military officials in Baghdad. Fight Fire With Fire? By: Charles D. Ferguson | The Washington Post Ex-CIA Officers Among Tenet Critics Wolfowitz Says He Is Target of 'Smear' Tactics 5 British Men Guilty in Foiled Bombing Plot Republicans Buck Bush On Iraq Benchmarks | H6 Guardian Israeli PM refuses to resign Government inquiry holds Ehud Olmert responsible for 'very serious failings' over the war in Lebanon. Leader Olmert exposed The decision to respond to the capture of Israeli soldiers by Hizbullah on July 12 with an intensive military strike was not based on a detailed military plan. Other options were not considered. Five for fighting Daniel Levy Apr 30 07, 11:00pm: There are five lessons to be learned from today's report on Israel's war with Lebanon. In the interest of avoiding another conflict, we should take them to heart.Bush set to veto bill on Iraq withdrawal President set to veto bill that would bring in a timetable to begin withdrawing US troops from Iraq in October. 136 Taliban dead, says US, as Afghan clashes intensify British troops sweep into Taliban stronghold launching Nato operation in southern Afghanistan. Don't call it discrimination Nimer Sultany: Arab citizens of Israel have an inferior status and face a separate and unequal reality. Dress code rebels Dilip Hiro: Despite the crackdown on 'bad hijab' in Iran, the authorities are being careful not to antagonise too many women.Poles demand missile shield against Russia · European nations increase pressure on Americans · Czech Republic want legal guarantee over bases How MI5 missed July 7 links Free - man said to be plot leader The rich world's policy on greenhouse gas now seems clear: millions will die George Monbiot: Our governments have set the wrong targets to tackle climate change using outdated science, and they know it. A deer in the headlights James K Galbraith Apr 30 07, 09:30pm: First quarter US growth has slowed to a 1.3%. Again, one has to ask: does the Federal Reserve know what it's doing? A clear and present danger Yeltsin ended the dictatorship and avoided civil war Response: Despite his mistakes, this true Russian democrat deserves a proper defence, says John Morrison. Rich pickings Larry Elliott: The Sunday Times rich list shows that Britain has become a haven for the wealthy, but don't expect Tony Blair to trumpet that as part of his legacy. Star spangled banners Jonathan Jones: It may be the worst decade in US history, but America's greatness is still reflected in its art. |
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| H7 Foreign Policy The List: What Would You Do With One Trillion Dollars? Iranian-Saudi Ties Defy the Caricature Narrative By: Afshin Molavi | The Daily Star As Arab presidents, emirs and kings lined up alongside the United Nations secretary general and the Pakistani, Malaysian and Turkish heads of state in last month's Arab League summit in Riyadh, one key player was missing at the highest level: Iran. Recognize Shared Aims By: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald The New International Institution Threatening U.S. Interests By: Suzanne Nossel | The New Republic Robert Wright on The Neocon Paradox: You can empower people through democracy if you want. You can systematically antagonize them if you want. Doing both at once is ill advised. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq U.S. death toll exceeds 100 for April International Crisis Group Sudan Darfur: Revitalising the Peace Process Fouad Ajami reviews The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace. Riding shotgun with our shadow Army in Iraq: They've given Nir Rosen a machine gun and 180 rounds of ammo, and told him not to pee for six hours. US Papers Tuesday: Explosions Hit Green Zone | H9 Ha’aretz - ANALYSIS: Olmert and his gov't are unfit to run the next war The Winograd Committee's interim report indicates PM cannot lead the nation into the next war and win. Rosner First reaction to the Lebanon war report: Olmert's survival kit Eldar: To prevent Third Lebanon War, Olmert must go Jerusalem Post A blueprint for governing Israel Our World: What commissions cannot do [ CAROLINE GLICK Summary of the Winograd Committee interim report US to 'work for peace' despite Winograd Kadima in ferment following Winograd's damning critique Olmert vows to continue; party members refrain from 'on the record' comments; Labor and Likud unified in call for PM's resignation. Analysis: Shattering illusions The Winograd report should be required reading for all future leaders. The real earthquakes are yet to come The PM's future depends on his will power and on the government's cohesion, but above all on the public. Halutz was 'impulsive,' misled cabinet C'tee: Other generals should have warned about training, readiness deficiencies. In Washington: In praise of Tel Aviv Yedioth Ahronoth Rebellion brewing against PM Hizbullah 'Report proves Israeli defeat' For the sake of this country, public must show leaders the way out, Ariana Melamed says Daily Alert.org - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel – Boston Globe Olmert's failure of foresight Washington Times Arabian delusions The Region: The mystery of Israelis BBC Under pressure Vanunu convicted for media links An Israeli court convicts nuclear spy Mordechai Vanunu of violating a ban on speaking to foreign media. Martin Kramer Israel's summer wars |
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor Israeli leaders face scathing report on war Last summer's war on Hizbullah is now reaping critiques, led by the Winograd Commission. Britain's longest terror trial yields the country's biggest success yet But it also reveals that security services let two of the 7/7 bombers slip out of their net. How did Al Qaeda emerge in North Africa? In imams' airline case, a clash of rights, prejudice, security A lawsuit brought by six imams who were removed from a flight raises issues about other passengers voicing complaints. In heart of India, a little-known civil war Villagers are caught between two unforgiving sides: a communist insurgency that's left much of the country ungoverned, and a tough-as-nails 'peace movement.' ASIA Entente to Balance China By: Hisahiko Okazaki | The Japan Times The balance of power over China today is comparable to the relationship between Britain and Germany exactly 100 years ago, the period that led to World War I. India-U.S. Nuclear Pact Remains Stalled By: Henry Chu and Bob Drogin | Los Angeles Times The high-profile nuclear cooperation deal that lies at the heart of warming ties between India and the U.S. has run into serious trouble over the fine print. International Crisis Group After the North Korea Nuclear Breakthrough: Compliance or Confrontation? BBC Creating jobs | H11 IHT EUROPE European press review BBC US and EU agree 'single market' The annual US-EU summit takes steps to dismantle barriers to transatlantic trade and investment. Washington Times Merkel's promising initiative Given the interconnectedness of the various security threats of the 21st century endangering the West and global stability, a coherent, credible strategy by the leadership of the Euro-Atlantic alliance emerges as a necessity. Eastern Europe Becomes a Center for Outsourcing Some thoughts about the Western Sahara vote in the Security Council today (at National Interest online) and whether this has any tie-in with Kosovo. | H12 RFE/RLEU Eyes Georgia For Caspian-Energy Transit Georgia: Official Says Position Unchanged On Russian WTO Negotiations Requiem for a Democratic Bungler By: Anklesaria Aiyar | The Times of India The Gods that Failed By: James Carroll | The Boston Globe History was made in Moscow last week. For the first time since the funeral of Czar Alexander III in 1894, a Russian head of state was laid to rest according to the rites of the Orthodox Church. Google News Azerbaijan The East-West Security Showdown By: Simon Saradzhyan | ISN Security Watch Russia ups the ante in the tense security standoff with the US, ducking out of a pan-European security treaty and demanding a debate over US missile defense plans. Russian civil society: an appeal to Europe | Tanya Lokshina Der Spiegel Trying to Tame the Russian Bear: German Foreign Minister Warns against a New Cold War EDM IN FAREWELL ADDRESS, PUTIN DISTRIBUTES OIL MONEY
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| H13 The Times No judgment, no caution - no resignation A scathing report has concluded that Ehud Olmert led Israel into last year's war in Lebanon 'without a second thought' Tell us the truth about 7/7 blunders Throughout postwar history our big security failures have been followed by an independent inquiry David Davis The demonisation of Sarkozy Ségolène Royal has intensified her desperate final effort to tar her opponent Nicolas Sarkozy as a dangerous tyrant Socialists fear risky strategy as Royal courts the Centre Shame of a Government in thrall to military The highest casualty is not even in the report on Israel's war in Lebanon: Tony Blair, in essence, lost his job over the action Bronwen Maddox Verdict: Unsafe Britain needs better counter-terrorism, not a public inquiry All the answers will be on YouSpy John Reid says MI5 will answer questions on its website about the terrorist threat in the UK A generation of talented Scottish politicians have strutted their stuff on the British stage David Aaronovitch Brown on the spot over bank scandal The Chancellor is facing an early foreign policy dilemma over whether Britain should help to oust Wolfowitz from his job Wall Street Journal Mad TV | H14 Financial Times COMMENT: The global economy through rose-tinted glasses The fall in the number of people in extreme poverty since the early 1980s is due entirely to the fall in poverty in China, writes Robert Wade of the London School of Economics. EU-US still at odds over global warming The US and European Union agreed that climate change poses a “serious threat” with “global consequences” but remained at odds after their annual summit in Washington over how best to tackle the problem. Candidates add prime ministers to the election scales Olmert under fire in Israel war report PM’s leadership lacked ‘judgment’ INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Unpopular premier likely to cling to power Number of terror victims goes past 20,000 WORLD NEWS: Bush to mount counter-offensive over Iraq spending bill WORLD NEWS: Japan's Middle East rhetoric masks energy policy failure Five Britons found guilty in UK terror plot Links with July 7 bombers revealed COMMENT: Ten years on, a new set of rules If Labour is turned out at the next election, it will be because of exhaustion rather than incompetence, says Philip Stephens. INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Coalition casualties soar in April The dollar is weakening. The US economy is slowing down. US stock indices are rising. Are all these phenomena related, asks John Authers. Inside Tehran’s great bazaar Tehran bazaar has been at the centre of Iranian life for centuries. Gareth Smyth finds traders resilient in the face of change, and concerned but not alarmed at the prospect of further international sanctions Merchants of Tehran fear China above UN sanctions In the alleyways of Tehran's grand bazaar, conservatism among traders runs deep. The bazaaris are cautious in judging leaders and in assessing how business prospects... Wolfowitz decries ‘smear campaign’ World Bank chief lashes out at critics COMMENT: Property rights and the wrong path to democracy Top-down allocation of property rights leads to polarisation, dictatorship, short-run stability and violent disruption – Russia’s likely future, writes John Kay. Analysis: Bubble 2.0? Too much money is chasing too many copycat online video and social networking start-ups, but the fallout should prove less damaging than last time around. | H15 Los Angeles Times What war? Niall Ferguson: At home, the economy soars and Americans let the good times roll. Meanwhile, Iraq burns. Republican support for troop buildup wears thin ANALYSIS: Hoping to stave off GOP defections, the White House asks the top commander in Iraq to deliver a progress report by early Sept. - Case proceeding against Army commander - U.S. opens a new front in the war: cyberspace Warriors at the limit Does the United States need a bigger military? All this week, Phillip Carter and Austin Bay debate military preparedness. A critique of a recent Times Op-Ed defending the controversial World Bank president. Editorial |
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| H16 American Politics Debate reveals Democrats' change on Iraq warThey're still for expanding health care. They still don't like the Bush tax cuts. But there was one big difference in the Democratic Party when its top presidential candidates showed up at South Carolina State University last week for their first debate of the 2008 campaign. Boston Globe Editorial Beyond the Bush veto Conservatives for Hillary? - Bruce Bartlett, Creators Washington Times Tenet vs. Tenet "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own set of facts." That cardinal rule of the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan comes in for mention in George Tenet's memoir "At the Center of the Storm." realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Chris Nelson on Bush, Bunker Mentality and Wolfowitz CSM 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Video clips, passed around the Web, could amplify the impact on the candidates. BBC In a corner Alleged D.C. Madam Speaks Out Palfrey says strategy of disclosing clients' numbers to elicit names for defense witnesses is paying off. | H17 Daily Telegraph MI5 trailed 7/7 bombers for a year MI5 faced new questions last night over its failure to prevent the London bombings as it emerged that two of the suicide attackers were in their sights more than a year before the atrocity. Analysis: Olmert and Peretz will not survive Leader So much promised, so little delivered Never has a government enjoyed such a potent combination of electoral mandate and enormous public goodwill. And rarely has such soaring promise delivered so little. A chronic threat As Britain "sleepwalks into a surveillance society", the trade-off between public safety and personal freedom will become a recurring theme in our national life. Will the Tories reap the benefit of Blair's political legacy? In 1997, Mr Blair made Labour electable. In 2007, has he made the Tories electable instead, asks Rachel Sylvester. | H18 Independent Blair's bloody legacy: Iraq On the 10th anniversary of Tony Blair's election as Prime Minister, 69 per cent of Britons believe that his legacy will be the bloody war in Iraq Revealed: how London bombers slipped through MI5's grasp MI5 faces calls for an inquiry into accusations that it made mistakes that could have prevented the London bombings of 7 July. The Sussex Bomber: The men behind the terror plot Olmert fights to save career as inquiry cites 'serious failings' Beckett seeks review of relations with Iran after sailors' capture |
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| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism BBC Pressure mounts for UK terror inquiry Pressure is mounting for an inquiry into UK secret services following the end of the country's biggest terror trial. Men convicted over UK bomb plot Missile defense moves ahead Last Thursday, the U.S. Navy and the Ballistic Missile Defense Agency demonstrated the capability to simultaneously detect, track and destroy both a cruise missile target and a ballistic missile target. Al Qaeda is the problem Our real enemy in Iraq, the true source of all the murders, mayhem and instability, is not sectarian strife. And it's not the Sunnis or the Shi'ites, either. The real enemy we face in Iraq is al Qaeda. "U.S. SOCOM: Posture Statement 2007" (pdf), April 2007. Intelligence Oversight in Retrospect A review of The Changing Face of War: Lessons of Combat, from the Marne to Iraq by Martin Van Creveld From Der Spiegel, an article on how to balance freedom and security: The world after 9/11 has led many Western countries to rethink their security policies, but where does the limit lie between protecting citizens and eroding their civil liberties? | Why Didn't Tenet Just Resign? - Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post From Le Monde diplomatique, the French satirical paper Charlie-Hebdo has just been acquitted of publicly insulting Muslims by reprinting the notorious Danish cartoons featuring the Prophet. Is free speech really in danger worldwide? Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights, 2007 Political Economy at Any Speed: What Determines Traffic Citations? How Good People Turn Evil: the psychology of social influence | H21 BBC wins backing to screen shows online Viewers will soon be able to watch BBC programmes on the internet under the terms of the new iPlayer service. Robert Wright on Why Darwinism Isn't Depressing: Evolution has led to something outside itself -- to the brink of a larger, more widely illuminating love, maybe even to a glimpse of moral truth. An article on the science of cuteness: Humans are drawn to cute people and things. Can science explain why? Mick Fealty: The blogosphere doesn't 'do' decisions - even if politicians choose to draw on blogger-led insights, it is still their own judgment that counts in the end. Buruma's Flawed View of 'Openness' - Roger Kimball, Armavirumque Oxford tops Guardian university league tables Cambridge and Imperial are in second and third place. |
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