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H1 Washington Post U.S.-Iran Talks Unlikely at Conference By Robin Wright Bush Keeps Vow to Veto War Funding Bill President Says Pullout Deadline Is 'Date for Failure' New York Times Bush Vetoes Bill Tying Iraq Funds to Exit The president called the bill a “prescription for chaos and confusion,” setting up a further battle with Congressional Democrats. THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The Hail Mary Pass Instead of sending Condoleezza Rice to the regional conference on Iraq, President Bush should go and give the following speech. Editorial A Harsh, Healthy Verdict in Israel You have to admire the work of the investigating commission appointed to analyze Israel’s botched war in Lebanon last summer. Britain: Blair Gives a Nod to Gordon Brown News Analysis: After Chirac, Questions on French Foreign Policy CFR Makovsky: Olmert ‘A Dead Duck’ Politically Ha’aretz – PM fate hangs in balance; Livni to tell him to resign Yossi Sarid: Throw out Ehud Olmert and Amir Peretz and save Israel Guardian Olmert's legacy could yet be the failure that forces something better Jonathan Freedland: The crisis triggered by Israel's report on its war with Lebanon may end up putting the Arab League initiative centre stage. Leader The wrong confession Washington Times Post-war Iraq Start formulating policy now Democratic presidential candidates' positions on Iraq An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom - Sen. John McCain, Hoover Institution Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy - Christopher Preble, Reason CNN Is al-Qaeda in Iraq Fighting a Sunni Backlash? IHT What price failure? Should Olmert resign because of the Winograd report? McClatchy Rice hopes to enlist neighbors to stop Iraq from fracturing Asia Times Baghdad up close and personal ABCNews Iraq War Architects, Four Years Later Independent The Big Question: Could MI5 have done more to prevent July 7, and do we need an inquiry? Al-Qaida in Iraq Leader Dead? Don't Count Your Chickens Just Yet... Financial Times Risks and rewards of the world economy’s golden era The right response to current balmy economic conditions is not complacency, but to treat them as an opportunity for action, writes Martin Wolf. | H2 NYT Turkish Court Blocks Islamic Candidate Supporters of Abdullah Gul said the decision was simply an attempt to hold on to power by Turkey’s secular elite. Don't Misread Turkey's Generals by Zeyno Baran Download PDF (69.3 KB) Turkish Turmoil Imperils US Efforts for Mideast Democracies - Bloomberg Blair'den Türk siyasetçilerine çağrı Seçim kararının ABD'de yankıları Democracy cannot be compromised by GRAHAM WATSON* Analysis: Turkey: 1-0 for the Military and CHP BBC Turkey PM to ask for early poll Turkey's PM says he will ask parliament to approve an early general election when it meets on Wednesday. HAVE YOUR SAY Secularism or Islam in Turkey? IHT Turkish membership in EU in balance Turkish court ruling soothes a bruised lira FT Erdogan calls for early general election Turkey’s prime minister said he would seek an early general election in an attempt to break a political deadlock after a court annulled the first round of voting for a new president. Blair intervenes in Turkish crisis 'Ordunun evcilleşmesi' krizi sürecek ZÜHEYR KUSAYBATİ NYT ABD darbe karşıtlığını açıkça ifade etmeli After Protest, Turkish Court Annuls Vote For President Turkey faces early polls, PM looks to end crisis Independent Laik endişe haksız değil Eurasianet Turkey: High Court Invalidates Presidential Vote The Times Country at crossroads has a chance to take third way Better that Turkey stays democratic than that it jettisons its constitution at the thought of a president with a wife in a headscarf Bronwen Maddox Analysis: Ruling likely to mean early election Times correspondent says Turkish crisis is much more than just a battle between secularists and Islamists Turkish court ruling triggers early election Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will seek elections after court annulled a parliamentary vote to elect the next president Guardian Return to Taksim Square Maureen Freely The protesters are right to question Turkey's ruling party and right to defend secularism. But the real threat is the army. Turkish court rules presidential vote invalid · Secularists hail decision against former Islamist· 700 arrested at violent protests in Istanbul Jerusalem Post Will Turkey become an Islamist state?
Turkish court blocks Islamist's bid for presidency
Emerging markets weather the storm hitting Turkey Daily Telegraph Turkey poll halted over Islamic fears Political crisis looms after a court halted the presidential poll. LA Times Quiet Turkish protest turns violent Reuters Top Court Rules Turkish President Poll Invalid Orhan Pamuk'tan İtalyan gazetesine Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimi yorumu 'Ordunun evcilleşmesi' krizi sürecek ZÜHEYR KUSAYBATİ 367 kararına dünyadan tepkiler Time to start talking Turkey Los Angeles Daily News TURKEY: HIGH COURT INVALIDATES PRESIDENTIAL VOTE EurasiaNet On the Sidelines of the Turkish Crisis Europe concerned about Turkey unrest Dhimmis for Islam American Spectator Can Turkey Build an Indigenous Tank? Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media Kurds Will Oppose Oil and Gas Law Kurdistan in the Making: Challlenges and Opportunities for Turkey ... K.Irak PKK karargâhı Washington yönetimi, yaklaşık 3 bin 500 PKK'lının Kuzey Irak'ı üs olarak kullandığını, saldırıları buradan koordine ettiğini belirtti Irak Konferansı'na Bakan Aydın katılacak DTP heyeti Celal Talabani ile bir araya geldi DTP'liler, Talabani'yle Kuzey Irak'ta görüştü US reaffirms PKK headquarters in N. Iraq, presence in Greek Cyprus Full Text Of US State Department's 2006 Country Report On Terrorism Turkish Press, KYB: Türk askeri Irak'ta Kürt köyünü bombaladı Iraq: Kirkuk in the Balance UNPO Dana Gas: Kurdistan deal is 'good' THE KURDISH EXAMPLE FOR PALESTINE Iraq’s oil law architect confident draft will pass Kurdish-Iraqi Oil Minister Spat Escalates Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber KKTC'yi dinamitliyorlar KKTC Cumhurbaşkanı Mehmet Ali Talat, 23 Nisan'da halkla birlikte alternatif kutlama yapan askeri kanada, 'Kimse bize milliyetçilik dersi veremez' diye sert çıktı»Klerides STELYO BERBERAKİS S-300 crisis: Revelation about a routine tension in our neighborhood Excerpt from forthcoming book by Glafkos Klerides Amanda Akçakoca Mutiny in Ankara LA Times 'Never again' for Armenians, too By Daniel Sokatch and David N. Myers Several American Jewish groups abandon their anti-genocide zeal when it comes to Armenians. Ruanda sergisi 'Ermeni izleri' silinmeden açıldı Turkish Man Arrested After Group Disrupts Book Reading Talat: Türkiye ile aramızın açılması felaket olur OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU TİM: Köşk seçiminde tek adres Meclis Ege Cansen Zübük-o-konomiks Ercan Kumcu Sıkı para politikası ne denli sıkı Ekonomi zarar görüyor Mustafa Aysan | H3 Yüksek Mahkeme'den Çankaya seçimine: Dur Erdoğan: Anayasa'yı değiştirelim Çankaya'yı halk seçsin, 5+5'e varız, seçim 4 yılda bir olsun. Başbakan Erdoğan dört hamleyi birden yaptı Hasan CEMAL Derhal erken seçim! Ahmet Hakan Muhtırayı yazdığı iddia edilen köşe yazarı kim Enis Berberoğlu Ön seçim, seçimi sonbahara bıraktırır Erken seçim 24 Haziran veya 1 Temmuz'da Çifte sandık geliyor Baykal'dan Erdoğan'a rest CHP lideri, Başbakan'ın önerilerine karşı. 24 Haziran tarihinin seçim için geç olduğunu belirtti ve ekledi: "Yarı padişahlik sistemine mi geçeceğiz!" Geceyarısı görüştüler mi? Ankara'da alttan alta süren bir başka tartışma daha var. Erdo-ğan, Büyükanıt'ı telefonla aradı mı? Asker, cümle koydurdu mu? ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Güven Sak Erken seçim neden çözüm değildir Darbeye karşı dik duruş İsmet Berkan Erdoğan: Değişmeyen gitsin Murat Yetkin Cengiz Çandar Demokratik rejimi tehlikeye atan milat Askeri anlamak M.Ali Kışlalı Güngör URAS Ordunun derdi 'iktidar' değil 'çağdaş Türkiye' Gül 'Bana güvenmeyecekseniz kimlere güveneceksiniz' Ben Türkiye'nin en gizli evraklarına vakıf insanım MİT'e talimat: Olayların ardında kim varsa bulun Cüneyt Ülsever Olası karara yorum Güneri CIVAOĞLU Ankara'da hâkimler var Ertuğrul Özkök Kábe ve Çankaya Kim kazanacak? Avni Özgürel Bilal Çetin Anayasa Mahkemesi “Uzlaşma şart” dedi... Tüsiad Hükümet de Genelkurmay da hatalı Şamil Tayyar Bu da demokrat astsubayların muhtırası "Erdoğan'ın aradığını teyit edemeyiz" Mehmet Tezkan Köşk savaşında kim kazandı, kim kaybetti.. [Haber Yorum - Mehmet Kamış] Yargıtokrasi! Osman ULAGAY 'Az darbe, az irtica, az demokrasi' formülü Deniz Gökçe Çelişkiler... El Kadı bombası Dışişleri Bakanlığı’nın yıllık terör raporunda, Türkiye ile ilgili şu unsurlar yer aldı: ERDAL ŞAFAK Darbe değil devrim ABDÜLHAMİT BİLİCİ - Türkiye için gözyaşı TAMER KORKMAZ - Pek Yakında: '367 Sabih' 550 istemek zorunda kalacak! Nuray Başaran Ankara’daki kapılar kilitli Seyfettin Gürsel Temeldeki zaaf Nasuhi Güngör Krizi siyaset çözecek Muhalefet aracı olarak Anayasa Mahkemesi KASIM AKBAŞ – MUHARREM SARIKAYA Yüksek Mahkeme'den Çankaya seçimine: Dur Gül: Erken değil en erken seçim Kanadoğlu O farklı düşünüyor Yeni tartışma Görev süresi 16 Mayısta dolacak olan Cumhurbaşkanı Sezer’in yerine yeni cumhurbaşkanı seçilememesi halinde bu görevin kimin tarafından yürütüleceği tartışma konusu oldu. Bülent Arınç'tan iğneli açıklamalar 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 Uyandırma zili Fehmi Koru Söylentilerle yaşanmaz NAZLI ILICAK Erken seçim kaçınılmaz ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Devletin hukuku ve ufuktaki seçimler MEHMET OCAKTAN Bu karar, rejimi sıkıntıya sokar… İBRAHİM KARAGÜL İç savaş mı istiyorsunuz! M Ali Birand Türk düşmanları çok memnun Sami KOHEN Bir de kendimiz uzlaşsak... DYP lideri Mehmet Ağar orduyu eleştirdi KÜRŞAT BUMİN Çağlayan'da bu mevzuu için de toplanalım ERDAL ŞAFAK Darbe değil devrim Gülay Göktürk Neyin korkusu? Mensur Akgün Demokratlığın turnusol kâğıdı Şimdi de Sezer’in ’Görev süresi uzar mı’ tartışması Uzan Demirel’le görüştü Orta sınıfın itirazı Haluk Şahin Yusuf KANLI Shall we have twin polls in July? YAVUZ DONAT Bir siyaset ya da şehir efsanesi Ahmet Kekeç e-muhtıra, e-Baykal, e-solcu... [Yorum - Doç. Dr. Mustafa Şentop ] 'Yargıçlar iktidarı' Oktay Ekşi Rol çalmayalım Tufan Türenç İktidar gözleri kör eder Emin Çölaşan Varan 3-Fezleke Uzayda kıble nasıl bulunur? Anayasa Mahkemesi de dahil Abbas GÜÇLÜ Tandoğan mitinginin perde arkası Mehmet Y Yılmaz Krizin sorumlusu Erdoğan’dan başkası değil! Rauf Tamer Önce hukuk... Nuh Gönültaş Adı Hürriyet ama, hep aynı sakat zihniyet! Yavuz Baydar The senseless joy of self-destruction Emin Pazarcı Cilalı demokrasi Bülent Keneş A portrait of a fascist provoker İşte o Özal manşetleri / Fotogaleri Serdar Turgut Eeeeee, yetti be! Hadi Uluengin Laik ve sivil Ağar: Halk seçerse yeni yapılanma şart Baykal: Türkiye’de bir DSP-CHP bütünleşmesini sağlamamız gerekir Ağar'a göre gece yarısı bildirisi hükümete itibar kazandırdı Başsavcılık seçiminde ince hesap sürprizi Vali: Vatandaşın sıkıntısı bizi üzdü |
H4 New York Times Bush Vetoes Bill Tying Iraq Funds to Exit The president called the bill a “prescription for chaos and confusion,” setting up a further battle with Congressional Democrats. THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The Hail Mary Pass Instead of sending Condoleezza Rice to the regional conference on Iraq, President Bush should go and give the following speech. Editorial A Harsh, Healthy Verdict in Israel You have to admire the work of the investigating commission appointed to analyze Israel’s botched war in Lebanon last summer. Britain: Blair Gives a Nod to Gordon Brown News Analysis: After Chirac, Questions on French Foreign Policy U.S. Jailer in Iraq Admits Mistakes, Investigator Says Iraqi Officials Say Top Qaeda Leader May Have Been Killed Elections in Britain Reveal a Scottish Line in the Sand Former World Bank Officials Detail Discord Over Wolfowitz Olmert Facing Effort in Party to Oust Him Over ’06 War As Funding Increases, Afghan Forces Range From Ragtag to Ready Editorial Spying on Americans President Bush has submitted a bill that would enact enormous, and enormously dangerous, changes to the 1978 law on eavesdropping. MAUREEN DOWD Better Never Than Late Instead of teaching at Georgetown University, George Tenet should be taught there. | H5 Washington Post U.S.-Iran Talks Unlikely at Conference By Robin Wright Bush Keeps Vow to Veto War Funding Bill President Says Pullout Deadline Is 'Date for Failure' The Price Of 'We Know Best' By David Ignatius, Paul Wolfowitz has failed at the World Bank because he treated the organization itself as an enemy. A Case Against Cheney By Richard Cohen, What Dick Cheney has done is not impeachable. It is merely unforgivable. Iraqis Say Insurgent Leader Is Dead U.S. Cautious About Report A Loss For All Of Us By Richard Holbrooke, When we met in Saigon in May 1963, David Halberstam was only 29, but he was already the dominant figure among an influential group of journalists who reported what they observed even when it contradicted the version of the war put out by the military. Editorial Missile Test Congress moves to inject some sense into the Bush administration's favorite defense project. Seeking Sense on Immigration By Robert J. Samuelson, Our stalled immigration debate needs more common sense and more common decency. Ronald Reagan, In His Own Words Portrait Emerges in Diary Excerpts Intelligence Chief Decries Constraints Update of Surveillance Law Urged Calls Mount for Olmert to Step Down Blistering Critique of Israel's Role in Lebanon War Shakes His Governing Coalition Democratic Field Seeks New Moves to Halt War Clinton and Obama More Cautious Than Rivals In Baghdad, Survival Depends on Simpler Ways Commuting by River Dinghy Among Adjustments to War At Hearing in Iraq, U.S. Colonel Is Cast As Flouter of Rules | H6 Guardian Olmert's legacy could yet be the failure that forces something better Jonathan Freedland: The crisis triggered by Israel's report on its war with Lebanon may end up putting the Arab League initiative centre stage. Leader The wrong confession Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal plan Minister quits as pressure grows on Olmert Israeli cabinet minister resigns as pressure mounts on prime minister Ehud Olmert to step down. Besieged by Winograd Yossi Alpher: The Israeli government will struggle to maintain effective leadership after yesterday's commission findings. Russia's new tyranny John Lloyd: Increasingly, the Putin government regards human rights as a weapon that the west uses in an effort gain advantage. The stench of defeat Jonathan Fenby If Ségolène Royal is to have any hope of winning on Sunday she must sharpen her blade and go for Sarkozy. The measles of the human race is moving centre stage Simon Jenkins: Having reshaped the political map of Britain, nationalism offers hope to those who have lost faith in tiered democracy. France agog as Sarkozy's wife goes awol Paris is asking why Cecilia Sarkozy has not been seen in public with her husband. France's Reagan has learned the lessons of American spin Serge Halimi: The favourite to win the French presidency is the chief executives' darling, but presents himself as an outsider battling the elites Hanging in the balance Clive Stafford Smith: Amnesty's new report says that state-sanctioned killings are declining, but China, the US and Pakistan still have questions to answer. Order to shoot students 'revealed' |
H7 McCain Favors a 'League of Democracies' — PINR "Intelligence Brief: Saudi Arrests Demonstrate Threat to Energy Markets" Full text of report UPI Commentary: The rewards of proliferation Uncovering the Gadhafi trail George Tenet In an exclusive interview with TIME, George Tenet says the Bush administration has yet to take responsibility for its mistakes on Iraq Khalilzad Middle East is "Defining Challenge of Our Time," U.S. Envoy Says “Kenneth Rogoff decides to write a satirical memo in Wolfowitz's name for ForeignPolicy.com.” The News Stew in Iraq By: W. Thomas Smith Jr. | National Review Iraq may well be one of the strangest places on earth — certainly the strangest place I’ve ever been. It’s strange, not because it is a foreign country with a history and culture so seemingly alien to ours; and not because it is a nation at war. It’s strange because — aside from being embroiled in one of the worst conflicts of the 21st century (and firefights, bombings, and attempted roadside bombings are taking place there every day and night) — there is a strange sense of normalcy throughout much of the country. Confessions of a former fanatic: A review of The Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I Left by Ed Husain. Allan Massie reviews People of the Book: the Forgotten History of Islam and the West by Zachary Karabell. ConflictsForum The political implications of the Hamas electoral victory from Islamist, regional and Western perspectives | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq US Papers Wednesday: Timetables Struck Down Congress Looks to Next Steps After Veto; Doubts about al-Masri Death Iraqi Papers Wednesday: "The Iron Lady" Al-Qa'ida Leader Killed Over a Week Ago, Newspaper Claims Al Qaeda in Iraq leader killed: Interior Ministry BBC Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal bill Bush vetoes a Congressional bill linking Iraq war funding to a timetable for troop withdrawal. Wielding the presidential veto Democrat hopefuls unite on Iraq Tehran dress code Washington Times Syrians bolstered by visit of 'good American' Pelosi Democracy in the Middle East, no matter who wins the elections, is a winning strategy for the West. From the Carnegie Council, here are remarks by Ali A. Allawi, author of The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace. Nobody really knows how much crude oil is being stolen by corrupt corrupt Iraqi and U.S. officials because, four years after the invasion, the oil meters haven't been fixed. The Quartet's Aims, or U.S. Policy by Another Name By: Chris Toensing | The Daily Star The Palestinians have long sought, and Israel has long resisted, the internationalization of efforts to construct a process that would lead to a durable and comprehensive peace. Independent advocates for a just peace have echoed this call out of the realization that the near monopoly of Washington on stewardship of Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy has hindered - and even obstructed - meaningful progress. Never has this fact been more glaring than during the two administrations of US President George W. Bush. Tribal Pakistan: Complexity, Fragility By: Shaun Waterman | ISN Security Watch | H9 Ha’aretz – PM fate hangs in balance; Livni to tell him to resign Yossi Sarid: Throw out Ehud Olmert and Amir Peretz and save Israel Ari Shavit: Olmert doesn't even have the integrity to resign Ex-CIA chief: U.S. must revive Israel-PA peace process Olmert-Livni tensions flare up over Winograd PM slams what he terms FM's 'active role' in efforts to oust him; Livni associates say she may resign Haaretz poll: 40% want elections, 68% say Olmert should resign Report: IDF over-dominant in decision making, Foreign Ministry not sufficiently included during war in Lebanon. DEBKAfile Exclusive: For Ehud Olmert it is over. His party is now fighting to survive him Livni, Peres, Mofaz Lead the Field to Replace Olmert as Prime Minister Salon Israel's wounds of war By Aluf Benn Yedioth Ahronoth 'Olmert waiting until summer' 'How I foiled Pollard release' If spy's release were included in Hebron deal, ex-CIA Chief Tenet would have been out of a job BBC Chorus of blame J Post Kadima rebellion against Olmert gathers pace NSC, Foreign Ministry praise suggestions Jerusalem Post Analysis: The three sphinxes - Livni, Netanyahu and Barak Livni has finally reached the rung of the ladder at which stage, it's up to her. Daily Alert.org - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel – Time for a Change at the Top By: Moshe Arens | Haaretz With all due respect to Judge Winograd and his committee members, the conclusions being published in the committee's interim report - after months of hearing witnesses and working intensively - are the very conclusions that most of the Israeli public had reached by the end of the Second Lebanon War. Some people even reached these conclusions in the first days of the war. Olmert's 'Oops' By: John Podhoretz | New York Post They didn't know what the hell they were doing. That, in a nutshell, is the finding of an official Israeli investigation into the Jewish state's 32-day war against the terrorist group Hezbollah last summer. UPI Realpolitik: Time for national unity in Israel Time The End of a Zionist Idyll ( Postcard) Nearly 100 years after its establishment, Israel's oldest kibbutz has voted to shed its socialist principles. Why life on the communal farm was not all it was cracked up to be |
H10 Christian Science Monitor THE MONITOR'S VIEW For the next president, a key test Each candidate must give clearer visions of a post-Iraq-war world and why she or he should be the one to lead it. Britain foils many terror plots, but missed major one Terror trial reveals that two of the July 7 subway bombers were tracked before the attack. Global terror report: steep hike in attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan US analysis shows sharp increase in 2006 casualties, with Iran as chief sponsor. Egypt targets Web-savvy opponents Activists say Abdel Moneim Mahmoud was arrested because he's a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and has a popular blog. Key Army ranks begin to thin The reenlistment rate for mid-grade enlisted soldiers dropped from 96 percent in 2005 to 84 percent in the first quarter of this year. ASIA Asia Times CHINA AND APPEASEMENT, Part 3 China's misguided 'experts' on the US IHT Abe flounders in finding a role Japan seeks more space on the world stage, but is hemmed in by its ties to Washington. State’s Negroponte Optimistic on U.S.-China Relations Geopolitical Diary: Fighting Meltdown on the US-Indian Nuclear Deal Stratfor Japan’s Rhetoric Masks Energy Policy Failure By: David Pilling | Financial Times Behind the rhetoric lies the failure of Japan’s recent energy strategy. Projects intended to wean Japan off traditional Gulf suppliers have come unstuck. Japan to Import 30% of Uranium from Kazakhstan Asahi Shimbun People’s Republic of China: The Olympics countdown – repression of activists Source: Amnesty International From press release: From Japan Focus, history wars: Revisionist academics and best selling authors fuel a revival of nationalism that is poisoning Japan’s relations with neighboring nations. | H11 IHT What price failure? Should Olmert resign because of the Winograd report? France will miss Chirac's experience on global stage The most dramatic change in France's foreign policy in a new presidency may not be the arrival of either Nicolas Sarkozy or Ségolène Royal, but the departure of the current president. Germany sees economic promise in French election Berlin hopes that the next French president will be strong enough to implement economic reforms that could strengthen France's role in Europe and reinvigorate the Franco-German relationship. EUROPE European press review Germany Rediscovers the US as a Partner Der Spiegel German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reoriented Germany away from Russia and toward the United States. Expanded economic ties are just one area of renewed cooperation. But could Germany get burned like the British did? Ségolène Royal: A Candidacy for the Current Media Age By: Alexander Pigman | World Politics Watch Trumping policy differences, the results of the French election may actually be decided on the strengths of two very different political styles: the first, Sarkozy's, rooted in the political machinery of the past, and the other, Royal's, an as-yet untested strategy tailor-made for the current media age. U.S. Praises Indicted Former Kosovo P.M. By: Tom Hundley | The Chicago Tribune The day after Ramush Haradinaj resigned as Kosovo's prime minister, Sen. Joseph Biden, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised him as a patriot and a statesman. Economic growth drives down German unemployment Germany announces that unemployment has fallen below the four million mark for the first time in almost five years. A vote for a change Gulf News - By Amir Taheri, | H12 RFE/RL U.S./EU: Summit Presents United Front On Missile Defense, Iran CAUCASUS/EU: Poor regional ties undermine integration Ukraine's crisis of governance | Andrew Wilson Google News Azerbaijan IHT The gods that failed EDM ARMENIAN SECURITY SERVICES SUSPECTED OF SPYING ON OPPOSITION LEADER
Nazarbayev Flexes Diplomatic Muscle During Visit to Kyrgyzstan Political standoff seen as a 'temporary,' internal issue The bitter power struggle in Kiev has not endangered Ukraine's political and economic reforms and should be resolved without outside help, new Ukrainian Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in an interview yesterday. |
H13 The Times A decade of spin and error For all its faults, old Labour had a soul; new Labour only has sound-bites and apparatchiks John Major The past decade a disaster? Don’t be so ridiculous Both the election of David Cameron as party leader and everything that he has done since then are a tribute to Mr Blair Peter Riddell Olmert on brink over war failure as deputy attacks Tzipi Livni, the Foreign Minister and Ehud Olmert’s second in command, reportedly said the Prime Minister should resign Shame of a Government in thrall to over-mighty military Leader Israel’s Dilemma Agonising over the responsibility for flaws in the Lebanon war Al-Qaeda leader ‘killed by Iraqi insurgents' Abu Ayyub al-Masri, dubbed by the US as public enemy No 1, has been killed in a battle with a rival Sunni group, Iraqi officials claim Ségo and Sarko face last fight Ségolène Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy will tonight battle it out in front of an estimated television audience of 20 million The real darkness at the heart of Islamist terror The West’s misguided interventions in the Muslim world is what inflames hearts with righteous anger Leader Split Ticket The best way for Scots to maintain the Union and advance their own prosperity Wall Street Journal Will Iran's Next Hostage Be Europe? Immigration Spring No deal is better than one that ignores labor realities. | H14 Financial Times Risks and rewards of the world economy’s golden era The right response to current balmy economic conditions is not complacency, but to treat them as an opportunity for action, writes Martin Wolf. Georgia open to talks on missile shield Georgia has said it will consider hosting parts of a US missile defence shield on its territory. Increased public spending in the UK has reduced poverty and improved services, but the rich-poor gap is widening. Heated words have no place in a post-cold war world Putin’s countrymen know his version of ‘stability’ has come at a price. But they still resent constant lectures from foreigners, writes Rodric Braithwaite. There are signs the early movers have saved money, learnt skills and are going home, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah. Lord Browne’s case shows UK privacy law needs review Even before Tuesday’s events, Lord Browne’s lustre had dimmed. But his vision, strategy and acumen played a role in turning BP from a straggler into a star. Lord Browne has made mistakes, and he has paid a heavy price. Pressure builds on Olmert to step down | H15 Los Angeles Times Bush vetoes war funding bill, calls it irresponsible Four years after declaring major operations ended, the president likens a withdrawal timeline to "setting a date for failure." Violence continues as parliament takes up oil revenue Officer may have stashed data An Army officer accused of aiding the enemy in Iraq stored "extremely sensitive" top-secret materials. Between Tenet's lines Jonah Goldberg No matter what the ex-CIA chief reveals, his book will sway neither hawks nor doves When is an army broken? Are the U.S. armed forces 'broken,' 'basically fine,' or some other descriptor? Editorial Gitmo: still a 'legal black hole' The White House should stop hampering lawyers working for Guantanamo Bay detainees, and Congress should provide habeas relief. Karzai, Musharraf Agree to Share Intelligence By: Laura King | Los Angeles Times Often at odds in recent months over how to deal with Taliban insurgents, the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed Monday on an intelligence-sharing plan meant to erode the power of extremist groups on both sides of their common border. By Gustavo Arellano This year's marches will lack last year's size, but only because immigrants have made political progress. |
H16 American Politics Veto Leaves Iraq Strategy Uncertain - J. Bresnahan & C. Budoff, The Politico
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H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Exploiting Al-Qaida's Weaknesses - Austin Bay, RealClearPolitics Al-Qaida in Iraq Leader Dead? Don't Count Your Chickens Just Yet... Heritage Stopping Surprise Attacks: Thinking Smarter About Homeland Security CSM Key Army ranks begin to thin The reenlistment rate for mid-grade enlisted soldiers dropped from 96 percent in 2005 to 84 percent in the first quarter of this year. Homeland Security is to use an Interpol stolen-passport database two years after it became available. Delay was called "inexcusable." Congress scoffs at more wiretaps Spy chief: New law would stop China, Russian economic spying. Iraq probes false death of terror leader Pentagon, State struggle to define nation building roles GovExec.com Passion, probability, and policy each play a role in war, said Carl von Clausewitz. Any understanding of war that ignores these elements is flawed. Consider Iraq... more» | H20 Slate What Americans Can Learn From the Winogard Report: All wars are alike, and so are all investigations of failed wars. NYT Study of N.B.A. Sees Racial Bias in Calling Fouls A study suggests that a racial bias found in other parts of American society also exists on the basketball court. Max Blumenthal on The Contrarian Delusion: How Hitchens poisons everything A review of Politics Without Sovereignty: A Critique of Contemporary International Relations. A review of The Pursuit of Glory: Europe, 1648-1815 by Tim Blanning. Having failed to predict the collapse of communism, our political experts now prefer to forget about its cruel system of violence... more» | H21 A review of The Happiness Myth: Why What We Think Is Right Is Wrong: A History of What Really Makes Us Happy. A review of The Atheist Manifesto: the case against Christianity, Judaism and Islam by Michael Onfray. Gullibility fuels faith: A review of Against All Gods by AC Grayling. A marxist preaches the gospel of love: Kenan Malik reviews The Meaning of Life by Terry Eagleton. The BBC: cool and objective in its regard for the news and issues of the day. It reports, you decide – uh, just like Fox News... more» On the rise in American cities: the car-free zone Pedestrians, bicyclists, and joggers are king of the road - at least sometimes - as more US cities ban autos from parks or designated districts. |
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