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| H1 NYT News Analysis: U.S. Now Reaching Out to Those It Shunned Lobe 'Realists' Gain Bush's Ear, to Cheney's Chagrin The Trouble With 'Benchmarks' - Tony Karon, Time Wall Street Journal Move Over Olmert Will Tzipi Livni be Israel's next prime minister? By FANIA OZ-SALZBERGER Reporter: Fall 2007 could see an 'uptick' in US-Iran tensions Six Questions for Laura Rozen on Iran Weekly Standard Inadvertent Truths George Tenet's revealing memoir. American Interest MayJune 2007 Al Ahram An Iranian-Arab Alliance? - Ayman El-Amir Brussels Forum 2007 Multimedia Asia Times A careful look before a US leap Should it be attacked by the US or the Israelis, Iran's main and probably most effective response may well prove to be military action of a different sort - retaliation by the widespread use of terrorism, assassination and sabotage. Deep-cover networks across the world might already be in place for this eventuality. - Richard M Bennett US holds Iranians as bargaining chips - Gareth Porter Washington Post At Meeting on Iraq, Doubt and Detente Nations Manage to Find a Way Forward As U.S. Meets Briefly With Iran, Syria An Uphill Battle to Stop Fighters at Border Without Syria's Help, Iraqi General Says, Frontier 'Can't Be Controlled 100 Percent' U.S., Iranian Experts Meet at Iraq Talks U.S. Troops Lacking in Ethics, Army Reports Many soldiers support torture, other forms of abuse against Iraqi civilians and face higher rates of mental illness due to longer deployments. Could civil war in Iraq spread? Historian Niall Ferguson weighs the evidence Independent Divided nation: How the elections have fractured the political landscape of Britain In aftermath of bungled war, Israel embraces culture of criticismThe parallels between the United States' war in Iraq and Israel's war against Hezbollah last summer are striking: Both stemmed from surprise attacks, both were overwhelmingly popular at their start and both grew widely unpopular as more troops died and victory remained elusive. Ha’aretz The Winograd report does not address the effect of the Palestinian front on the war. Jerusalem Post Officials: Israel too unstable to discuss Saudi initiative Int'l leaders briefed on peace plan but hold off approaching Israel until country recuperates from Winograd report's findings. Christian Science Monitor Global warming fight is affordable, says new report Aggressively cutting carbon emissions would cost only 3 percent of world economic growth between now and 2030, says UN-backed study. The Times Leader The Post-Blair Era One political age is almost over; its successor is unclear | H2 FT Turkey’s Gul vows to run for president Gul intends to seek the post if it is put to a popular vote, a move that could initiate another clash with the country’s powerful secular institutions FT interview with Abdullah Gul Ambassador Ross Wilson Interview with NTV Newsweek Commentary: The Real Battle in Turkey The battle over the Turkish presidency is not just one between Islamists and secularists. What the struggle is really about US doesn’t expect Turkey to head for yet another coup Türkiye'de artık darbe yapılmaz Wilson İstanbul ve Ankara’daki mitingler iyi şeyler ABD Büyükelçisi Wilson: Türkiye'de darbe olmaz IHT The threat is secular fundamentalism Discussing ‘Turkey, the US and Iraq’ with William Hale Today's Zaman OpenDemocracy Turkey divided: politics, faith and democracy | Gunes Murat Tezcur Turkey's Gul: President Or Polarizer? - Forbes.com IHT Turkish ruling offers possible solution BBC Future tense? [Katı laiklerin ve modernleşen İslam'ın hikâyesi 4] Türk hukuku derin yara aldı American Chronicle: A Secular, Religious or Universal Turkey: An Analysis Head of Turkey's Military Holds Talks With Erdogan Amid Rift 'Türkiye'nin ruhu için mücadele' Economist: ‘Laiklik ile Demokrasi karşı karşıya’ Toppling Model Islamist Rule Could Spark Violent Conflict By: Salim Lone | Nairobi Daily Nation Turkey has turned upside down the Western debate on whether Islamists and democracy can co-exist. It has made clear that it is the secularists, in Turkey and in the West, who have also placed real limits on democracy in the Muslim world, as we have already seen in the comprehensive isolation that Hamas is suffering after its resounding electoral success. Schröder Erdoğan’layım Türkiye'deki çalkantılar sağlıklı SAAD MUHYU Daily Star Demokratikleşme sancıları... - Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media Kerkük: Ortadoğu'nun yeni Kudüs'ü mü? Ayşe Karabat “Kirkuk belongs to all of Iraq” Kürtçe ağıtla gömüldü Hakkari’de şehit olan Piyade Komando Onbaşı Sedat Karaçor’un cenazesi, İstanbul Edirnekapı Şehitliği’nde toprağa verildi. Talabani'nin gözü Türk toprağında "Iraklı Kürtler Türkiye sınırını istikrarsızlaştırabilir" As We See It We believe Biden has grossly underestimated the turmoil to be caused by establishing an independent Kurdish state (or even talking about one). Mission truly accomplished in Kurdish northern Iraq Rizgari Öcalan: Sarı Baran, Selim Çürükkaya, Süleymanlar ve Şemdin Sakık'la bu tasfiye çabaları sürdü Erdoğan Büyükanıt’la sınır ötesi harekatı mı görüştü? Irak Petrol yasası petrol yatakları anlaşmazlığını gidermeyecek! Romney: Kürtler sorun yaratabilir Clashes in Diyarbakır: 1 officer killed Kurdish Girl Stoned to Death for Relationship With Iraqi Sunni Boy Gelecek Irak konferansı Türkiye'de yapılacak TESEV Lübnan Krizi: Nedenleri ve Sonuçları ‘Siz de bize karışmayın’ mesajı Iraqi Kurdistan to boost relations with Iran's FTZ Threats and intimidation against Kurdish Journalists intensify Iraqi Kurdistan: Kurds Protest Iraqi Oil Law Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Rumlar, S-300 füzelerini 48 saatte Kıbrıs'a getirebilir Interview with Cypriot Foreign Minister Yiorgos Lillikas: 'Why Should We Adopt the Turkish Culture?' Spain to act as new mediator on Cyprus What went wrong in the 2004 Cyprus referendum Not all quiet on the Western front Zeynel Lüle YORUM-Kurtlar sisli havayı sever Mehmet Altan AB’ye bundan mı karşılar ? Zeynep Göğüş AB düşmanlığı hakkında Kıbrıs açıklarında Türk tatbikatı Sami KOHEN Fransa'daki seçimler neyi yenileyecek? Sarkozy, Fransa ve Türkiye Haluk Şahin Ali Kazancıgil, Fransa seçimini yorumluyor KKTC Başbakanı Soyer Almanya'da Hessen Eyaletinde temaslarda bulunuyor KKTC'den Güney'e balık ve bal geçişine yeşil ışık Lillikas: Gerilim çözümü azaltıyor Army meddling 'threatens Turkey's EU chances' Armenian Documentary Wins At Tribeca Festival Semih İDİZ Ümit Haluk Bayülken Erivan'a sert uyarı: Topraklarımızdan çekilin; aksi halde askerî yoldan alırız INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Report | Section on Turkey Piyasalar siyasi krizi tez atlatıyor Atilla Yeşilada Seçim yolunda piyasalar MELİHA OKUR TÜSİAD bakacak TOBB koşacak! Serdar Turgut Ekonomi politikası Deniz Gökçe Enflasyondaki düşüş sınırlı! Erdal Sağlam Piyasa referandumun yaratacağı gerilimden korkuyor Yara aldık Taner Berksoy Ege Cansen Şişmanları rahat bırakın | H3 Radikal AKP'liler yeni pakette her olasılığı düşünmüş Yeni bir sistem önerisi İsmet Berkan Büyük buluşmada neler konuşuldu? Türkiye'nin hukuksal karmaşası Erken seçim Eyül’e kayabilir. Referandum Ekim’de olabilir. Cumhurbaşkanı Aralık’ta seçilebilir Rumlar, S-300 füzelerini 48 saatte Kıbrıs'a getirebilir Sağda birlik için son dakika gelişmesi CHP'den Anayasa Mahkemesi'ne "Sürpriz" başvuru Gül yarın seçilebilir mi? Murat Yetkin The latest Jewish conspiracy: Turkey's 'moderate Islam' and the AKP MUSTAFA AKYOL Hasan CEMAL Süngü gölgesinde demokrasi olmaz! Vah medyam vah! 226 gazeteciyle yapılan araştırmanın sonuçları çarpıcı: Basına tamamen güvenenlerin oranı yüzde 3, televizyonlara güvenenlerin oranı ise yüzde 1 Cengiz Çandar Önce ve öncelikle demokrasi Enis Berberoğlu Merkezin adresi CHP Birand Solda birleşme olmayacak… MUHARREM SARIKAYA Yeteneksizliğin derecesi Gündüz Aktan AKP'nin kullanamadığı şans M.Ali Kışlalı Güven Sak Cumhuriyetimizin asıl beka sorunu dönüşümün mağdurlarıdır Bilal Çetin Cumhurbaşkanı adayları halka ne vaat edecekler? Kandoğan: Ağar da oturuma girmeyi düşünürken ertesi gün fikri birden değişti Cumhuriyet’in Gül haberlerine durdurma Yalçın Doğan İkinci sandığa veto ihtimali Fikret BİLA Krizden kriz üretmek Mensur Akgün Cumhurbaşkanını halk seçsin ama önce tartışalım İlter Türkmen Hukuk ve siyaset Sınırsız krizler ve demokratik onur CHP’den Anayasa Mahkemesi’ne 2. başvuru MAHMUT ÖVÜR Hangi partiden kimler aday olacak? Şahin Alpay Medya da kendine güvenmiyor Ali Bulaç 27 Nisan'ın ekonomisi Kandoğan: Ağar'ın fikri bir gecede değişti 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 Umumî arzu üzerine Fehmi Koru Çanlar kimin için çalıyor? ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU NAZLI ILICAK Cumhuriyet'i hediye etmemek için! 'Yalnız değilmişim Atam; dekolte tişörtümü beğendiniz mi?' KÜRŞAT BUMİN HAKAN ALBAYRAK Ümit ÖZDAĞ Türkiye’ye tuzak: AKP mağdurmuş!!!??? Can Dündar Türkiye'yi germeyin! Güneri CIVAOĞLU Birleşin muhtırası Coup D’etat by MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE İsmail Küçükkaya Şayet... Mehmet Kamış A portrait of a politician: Deniz Baykal [Yorum - Prof. Dr. Levent Köker] Geldiğimiz yer hukuk devleti değil, kaba kuvvet! Mahir Kaynak Seçim süreci Salih Neftçi Kötü siyasetçi... Duygusal siyasetçi 'Ne'den kurtarılacaksınız? Murat Belge YAVUZ DONAT Kapalı kapılar ardında... Abdülhamit Bilici Who is threat to democracy? Batı'daki yeni tartışma: Demokrasi için tehdit kim? 'Başbürokratlar' istifa hazırlığında Değişiklik paketinde 3 madde kabul edildi Danıştay saldırısı zanlısı savunmayı reddetti Bütün savunmaları reddetti ve sustu Erdoğan ve Büyükanıt’tan sürpriz görüşme İkametini naklet yazlıkta oy kullan Yeni partinin YSK listesinde adı yok Paket nasıl olsa Sezer’den döner Güçbirliği hemen şimdi Altan Öymen HINCAL ULUÇ Fedakârlık sırası Deniz Hocamda.. Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN Şakir Süter ‘Bir Bölen’ Bekir Coşkun Siz evde yokken... Emin Çölaşan Parti başkanlarına vatandaş uyarısı Mehmet Y Yılmaz ’İntikam için’ Anayasa değiştirilmez Hadi Uluengin Şark’ta muteber Yeni cumhuriyetçilik Erol Katırcıoğlu Bir siyasetçi portresi: Baykal Can Ataklı Seçimde çare güç birliğinde İlnur Çevik Let us concentrate on July 22 polls Faruk Şen Ankara is Burning, the World is Watching | |
| H4 New York Times In French Bid, Immigrant’s Son Battles Reputation as Anti-Immigrant Nicolas Sarkozy, the possible next president of France, has done as much, if not more, than any other French official to improve the status of minorities. The Saturday Profile: Challenging Saudi Arabia’s Powerful, One Caller at a Time Ukraine’s Quarreling Leaders Agree on Early Elections U.S. Forces Break Up Arms Smuggling Ring in Baghdad Iranian Tells Pope of ‘Deep’ Wounds News Analysis: U.S. Now Reaching Out to Those It Shunned U.S. Offers Modest Goals for Israelis and Palestinians to Pursue Many Detainees at Guantánamo Rebuff Lawyers A struggle between lawyers and their clients comes at the same time as a legal battle over the Bush administration’s detention policies. A Split Emerges as Conservatives Discuss Darwin By PATRICIA COHEN A dispute has cropped up on the right: Does Darwinian theory actually support conservative philosophy? | H5 Washington Post At Meeting on Iraq, Doubt and Detente Nations Manage to Find a Way Forward As U.S. Meets Briefly With Iran, Syria An Uphill Battle to Stop Fighters at Border Without Syria's Help, Iraqi General Says, Frontier 'Can't Be Controlled 100 Percent' U.S., Iranian Experts Meet at Iraq Talks U.S. Troops Lacking in Ethics, Army Reports Many soldiers support torture, other forms of abuse against Iraqi civilians and face higher rates of mental illness due to longer deployments. Britain Rebukes Blair in Local Votes Labor Party Edged Out in Scotland, Hurt in Council Elections in England Democrats' Momentum Is Stalling Amid Iraq Debate, Priorities On Domestic Agenda Languish A Welcome Face -- and A Question Obama Needs to Show Who's on His Team By Sally Quinn, The biggest problem that Barack Obama has is this: We don't know who he is. Analysis In GOP Presidential Debate, Religion Becomes Politics Cloudy Germany a Powerhouse in Solar Energy Neighbors Won’t Step Up Until US Gone Iraq Reimposes Freeze on Medical Diplomas In Bid to Keep Doctors From Fleeing Abroad | H6 Guardian Timing is everything Hillel Schenker Last night's protesters in Tel Aviv called for the resignation of Ehud Olmert. They should have been calling for more progress on the diplomatic front. France heads to the right Polls show Sarkozy moving further ahead as Royal clings to thin hope. Iran and US clash overshadows Iraq conference Iran and US clashed publicly over Iraq at an international conference convened to support Baghdad government. Saved by the bomb Terry Jones: Senator McCain has hit upon a solution to all the Republican party's woes: a nuclear war with Iran. UN warns time is running out This fatal complacency Scotland takes historic step Leader Three nations decide Iraq war strain leads troops to abuse civilians, survey shows | |
| H7 Could civil war in Iraq spread? Historian Niall Ferguson weighs the evidence Al Ahram An Iranian-Arab Alliance? - Ayman El-Amir NRO MICHAEL LEDEEN: James Jesus Angleton still reads. “(Self) Deception in War” CFR Parsi: US-Iran Talks May Not Make Headway Advice for the 44th President By: Trudy Rubin | The Miami Herald Know-Nothings By: Lawrence F. Kaplan | New York Post From Open Democracy, the notion of jihad is one of the most contested in the modern Islamic and political lexicon. In a four-part essay, Patricia Crone makes it comprehensible. Al Hayat Diverging US and Arab Views on the Sharm el-Sheikh Meetings Raghida Dergham - For the Iraqi government to succeed in the security, political, and economical plan, there is a need for a favorable and supportive regional environment geared in this direction. The Kissinger Connection | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq US Papers Sat: War Distracts Dems' US Agenda Iraqi Papers Saturday: al-Baghdadi Dead? US Commander: Enemy Surging in Iraq Expert: Bush Exaggerating Risks of Iraq Pullout US-Iran Diplomatic Dance Ends With Ice Cream Chat Rice Offers Incentive to Damascus BBC Iran FM attacks US policy in Iraq Iran launches a strong attack on US policy in Iraq, as hopes of US-Iranian high-level talks are dashed. Press writes off Iraq conference US official behind Iraq surge to quit Analysis: Syria-US meet at Iraq conclave Conference on Iraq lacks relief for debt A high-profile international conference on Iraq's future here ended yesterday with the Baghdad government voicing skepticism that promises made by other Arab states will be kept Rice Urges All Nations To Assume Responsibilities Toward Iraq Berber Leader: "There Is No Worse Colonialism Than That of the Pan-Arabists" (MEMRI) | H9 Ha’aretz – Egypt: Israeli gov't crisis delaying peace moves The Winograd report does not address the effect of the Palestinian front on the war. Jerusalem Post Officials: Israel too unstable to discuss Saudi initiative Int'l leaders briefed on peace plan but hold off approaching Israel until country recuperates from Winograd report's findings. Conference on Iran adjourns in deadlock Iran says Washington manipulating chairman to work against Teheran. Yedioth Ahronoth PM Livni? Are we crazy?/ Landau Hezbollah Prepared but Not Seeking New Israel War Daily Alert.org - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel In aftermath of bungled war, Israel embraces culture of criticismThe parallels between the United States' war in Iraq and Israel's war against Hezbollah last summer are striking: Both stemmed from surprise attacks, both were overwhelmingly popular at their start and both grew widely unpopular as more troops died and victory remained elusive. BBC US issues Mid-East security plan The US issues a detailed plan to Israel and the Palestinians for improving security and easing limits on movement. From LRB, Judith Butler reviews Hannah Arendt: The Jewish Writings, and more from The Jerusalem Post. How odd of God: A review of Jews and Gentiles by Milton Himmelfarb. A review of David Mamet's The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred, and the Jews. From Azure, Chaim Gans (Tel Aviv): Is There a Historical Right to the Land of Israel?; Michael Oren on The Second War of Independence: Fifty years later, the lessons of the Suez War are only now becoming clear; an essay on Circumcision as Rebellion: Why Judaism rejected the decrees of Nature, Fortune, and Rome; A review of Inside Hamas: the untold story of militants, martyrs and spies; Hamas: unwritten chapters; and Hamas: politics, charity and terrorism in the service of jihad. Palestinians’ hard choice: An interview with Sari Nusseibeh, a leading Palestinian intellectual and political figure. Wall Street Journal Move Over Olmert Will Tzipi Livni be Israel's next prime minister? By FANIA OZ-SALZBERGER Israelis call on Olmert to resign Book Review: A Palestinian Two-Step - Efraim Karsh Confronting Israeli Realities with Dutch Ones - Interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali by Manfred Gerstenfeld Fatah's Armed Wing Threatens to Hit Targets Outside Territories Unless Economic Embargo Is Lifted – Ignoring the Chaos By: Avi Issacharoff | Haaretz For several weeks now the Gaza Strip has been burning. This is not a matter of fighting between Hamas and Fatah activists or actions by the Israel Defense Forces, but battles between armed groups that for the most part are identified with large clans. Nearly every day for the past two weeks ,men, women and children have been killed in Gaza. | |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Global warming fight is affordable, says new report Aggressively cutting carbon emissions would cost only 3 percent of world economic growth between now and 2030, says UN-backed study. ASIA China today holds a colossal $1 trillion in foreign currency. Now, China is taking part of this money from under the mattress—making enemies and friends around the world in the process. What’s on China’s shopping list? The Empire of Lies: The twenty-first century will not belong to China. Japan-U.S. Summit Reaffirms Bilateral Security Ties By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Watch Asia Needs a Euro? It's Still a Laughing Matter By: William Pesek | Bloomberg Feeling Like a Trillion Dollars By: Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | The Washington Post From Time, a series of articles on The Best of Asia. From Economic and Political Weekly, a series of articles on women in India; and is India too poor to be green? pdf. A caste of millions: India's 160m Dalits, or untouchables, have turned to the internet to combat their mistreatment at home. An excerpt from William Dalrymple's The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857. Form India's Frontline, a review of Amartya Sen's Identity and Violence: | H11 IHT Sarko or Ségo? French face a critical choice France needs a radical makeover if it is it to remain competitive. The threat is secular fundamentalism Give moderate Islam a chance A rare Islamist party in Morocco focuses on political and economic reform. The Elephant and the Mouse The removal of the Bronze Soldier recalls the historic animosity between Estonia and Russia The torture of the grave Islam and the afterlife The Islamic view of death and the afterlife. EUROPE European press review From Transit, it is a mistake to think that religious and political radicalism among European Muslims is a mere import from the cultures and conflicts of the Middle East. It is above all a consequence of the globalization and Westernization of Islam, writes Olivier Roy. Banlieue Blues By: Shereen El Feki | Prospect Few residents of the French tower-block estates believe the result of the election will make any difference to their lives. The Black Hole that Ate Moldova The Economist Sleazy, expensive and indefensible—but ours, and we are bloody well going to hang on to it. That was West Berlin during the cold war, seen through NATO eyes. And it may also explain why Russia has supported Transdniestria, a narrow strip of land on the eastern bank of the Dniestr river that has broken away from Moldova, the poorest and most demoralised country in Europe. A review of God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis. | H12 RFE/RL Council Of Europe Concerned About Russia's Minorities Azerbaijani Court Sentences Two Journalists Turkmenistan Invites U.S. Firm To Work In Energy Sector EurasiaNet Armenia: Opinion Polls a Fresh Field for Political Battle Aiming to Reduce Russian Role in Caspian, Azerbaijan Builds Economic Ties with Asia BY STEPHEN BLANK Japan Promotes Multilateralism in Central Asia BY RICHARD WEITZ EDM TIDE SHIFTS IN PRESIDENT’S FAVOR IN UKRAINE CRISIS Google News Azerbaijan BBC Journalists jailed in Azerbaijan BBC The president's lads Azerbaijan’s president lifts the veil over Nagorno Karabakh negotiation process Time to back the Other Russia: Andre Glucksmann asks Europe to think less opportunistically and act more decisively towards Russia. Germany Keen to Relax Uzbek Sanctions Despite Crackdown By: Andrew Rettman | EU Observer | |
| H13 The Times Leader The Post-Blair Era One political age is almost over; its successor is unclear 'Global warming can be controlled if we act now' Technology which could prevent catastrophic global warming exists but the world needs to act quickly, the UN is told France set to pick Sarkozy over Royal The tough-talking Nicolas Sarkozy should cruise home against Ségolène Royal, the Socialist who promises caring reform Labour’s springboard to calamity These were dreadful results for the Labour Party. No ifs, no buts. Just dreadful Matthew Parris Wall Street Journal Move Over Olmert Will Tzipi Livni be Israel's next prime minister? By FANIA OZ-SALZBERGER The Iraq shadow is blotting out economic debate. That, however, can't and won't last. Microsoft's Deal Dance With Yahoo Microsoft and Yahoo held recent talks about a possible deal, amid unrest at Microsoft about how to compete with Google in the booming online-ad market. America Should Press Damascus to Let Go of Lebanon - Michael Young What's Going Right in Iraq By: John D. Negroponte | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) By now it goes without saying that sectarian conflict and extremism in Iraq cannot be solved by military means alone -- it will take national reconciliation, economic reform and development, and international support as well. And as a former ambassador to Iraq, I know how difficult it is to create an alternative to coercive violence in a country that has lived under these conditions for decades. | H14 Financial Times Iran skips high-level meeting with US Sarkozy would unleash violence, says Royal Bush backs Estonia in Russian dispute Estonia will not apologise to Moscow for the removal of a Soviet war memorial, the Baltic state’s president said as the US supported his stand Mad, bad or... a joker? Riddles remain despite The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran, a new portrait of the president of Iran EU-Asean to start talks on trade pact The European Union and south-east Asian nations agreed to begin talks that could lead to a comprehensive trade pact that would be among the world’s largest regional trade deals affecting more than 1bn people Republican frontrunners fail to thrill If Republicans had been hoping their first debate of the 2008 presidential election would restore enthusiasm to a demoralised party, they were probably disappointed Turmoil invokes nostalgia for Sharon The spectre of a weakened and unloved Ehud Olmert has inevitably prompted nostalgia in Israel for the more robust leadership of Ariel Sharon Casablanca breeds new wave of bombers The March 11 explosion triggered a chain of events that culminated in police raids and five other men blowing themselves up in Casablanca, rekindling memories of May 2003 suicide attacks that killed dozens. WORLD NEWS: Iraq creditors agree $30bn waiver Turkey’s Gul vows to run for president Microsoft and Yahoo in talks over deal Google’s runaway success in the search-engine business threatened to spark an upheaval in the online media world, as it emerged that Microsoft has made a tentative takeover approach to internet group Yahoo. Undercover Economist: What gives? How to ensure your charitable donation goes where you want it Editorial comment: The case for an independent media Reuters is protected from a takeover by a trust that can veto shareholdings above 15 per cent, Dow Jones and the New York Times by dual-voting structures that guarantee family control. But these defences are not as potent as they once were. Thomson in ‘friendly’ move for Reuters Follows Murdoch’s bid for Dow Jones Daniel Cohn-Bendit, the face of France’s May 1968 uprising, has called Nicolas Sarkozy a ‘Bolshevik’. How the world has turned, writes John Thornhill. The 76-year-old media mogul, owner of Fox News, MySpace and Harper Collins, remains hungry – as News Corp’s $5bn bid for Dow Jones shows. | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Stark choice, but still French Will it be Socialist Segolene Royal or slightly pro-American Nicolas Sarkozy? Sarkozy offers a recipe for change He aims to lean a bloated France, revive its stagnant economy and restore the nation's fading grandeur. Leaner, meaner military Was the digital/lighter force the right model? How has it worked out in recent operations? Shiite militias clash in Najaf, Iraq Lusting after the Wall Street Journal By Norman Pearlstine Murdoch is an old-fashioned media mogul, which is why he wants Dow Jones' paper. No Clear Winner Seen in Scotland Election By: Kim Murphy | Los Angeles Times Whether Labor or the separatist-minded nationalist party prevails, the victor will probably have to form a coalition government. | |
| H16 American Politics From USA Today, here are 5 reasons the GOP faces an uphill climb in '08. A 10-Way Tie for the GOP - Holly Bailey, Newsweek New Yorker Where is Barack Obama coming from? Hagel might run as Independent in '08 Parting ways with Bush, Brownback pushes plan to divide Iraq BBC War and evolution realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Barack Lieberman? Democratic Neocons - Jacob Aronson, TCS Daily | H17 Daily Telegraph Brown reeling amid ballot chaos The political map of Britain was reshaped dramatically after the SNP ended Labour's 50-year dominance of Scotland and cast a shadow over Gordon Brown's expected "coronation" as Prime Minister. A summit designed to bring stability to Iraq has ended in acrimony after Iran blamed the US for the crisis with its neighbour and called for a deadline for all foreign troops to withdraw. Choose between Sarko and the road to ruin Simon Heffer thinks the decision France has to take tomorrow is whether it finally has the courage to move out of the 1940s, or is determined to stay there to the point of utter economic destruction. Leader The real winners as Labour slides It wasn't the pundits Labour was running against; it was the Conservatives, who have won around 900 council seats while Labour has lost some 500. The governing party's collapse - including its eviction from large tracts of England - is no less dramatic for having been forecast. No mandate for an independent Scotland Alex Salmond is in a strong position to negotiate a deal whereby he becomes First Minister at Holyrood. Even if he achieves this, however, it does not follow that he has a mandate to push Scotland towards independence. | H18 Independent Divided nation: How the elections have fractured the political landscape of Britain Britain emerged from Thursday's elections as a divided nation after the Scottish National Party became the largest party in the Scottish Parliament and Labour lost ground in the south of England. Leading article: A messy election and a challenge for Gordon Brown Steve Richards: Blair's progressive coalition falls apart Climate change can be halted, UN concludes Global warming is solvable, United Nations climate change experts said in a landmark judgement yesterday. Leading article: Act, don't despair, on climate change Lady in red brings abrupt end to US-Iran gala dinner date Royal rallies, but Sarkozy is heading for the Elysée Palace Ukraine's premier and president agree on early parliamentary elections From New Statesman, a special issue on Tony Blair, 1997-2007: The Reckoning. What makes Tony Blair tick, and what he stands for, have eluded all his biographers. Will the prime minister, who rose without a trace, now leave none behind him? | |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Kevin Drum reviews The Infernal Machine: A History of Terrorism by Matthew Carr and The Matador's Cape: America's Reckless Response to Terror by Stephen Holmes. Londonistan Calling: From the shoe-bomber to the July 2005 suicide attacks, terrorism has an unlikely new player: the British jihadist. Returning to the London streets of his youth, Christopher Hitchens finds a breeding ground for Islamic radicalism, in a country that may have to rethink its multicultural ideals (and an interview). TNR Why is it that the U.S. has not been struck by al Qaeda or an al Qaeda group since 9/11? Hydra of War By: Raymond Ibrahim | National Review Iraq war strain leads troops to abuse civilians, survey shows Tighter restrictions on military blogs anger US soldiers · Ban aimed at curbing critics of Bush, say troops Northern Ireland loyalist paramilitary renounces violence UVF says it is assuming a 'non-military' role, though critics note it is not decommissioning. Iraq, Afghan Wars & US Military Readiness VOA 04 May 2007 -- The Iraq & Afghanistan wars have generated concern about strain on the US military The Crusaders : A look at how the Christian Taliban is running the Department of Defense. A review of The Deserter’s Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War In Iraq by Joshua Key. | H20 Slate From Rediff, an interview with Amartya Sen: Hunger is quiet violence. From Think Tank, is social science the God that failed? An interview with Seymour Martin Lipset and James Q. Wilson (1998). The introduction to The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies by Bryan Caplan. From LRB, Judith Butler reviews Hannah Arendt: The Jewish Writings, and more from The Jerusalem Post. How odd of God: A review of Jews and Gentiles by Milton Himmelfarb. A review of David Mamet's The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred, and the Jews. Swanning about: Tim Radford on how metaphors are dangerous, especially when you don't think about what they mean. 22% Believe Bush Knew About 9/11 Attacks in Advance | H21 Plays well with others? Spoilt, arrogant, lonely, ill-equipped for life...are just a sprinkling of the labels attached to only children. As their numbers increase, Miranda Green, an ‘only’ herself, sorts out the facts from the fiction. Television classics distilled to "minisodes" under radical editing Dandy with a taste for literary spats He mocks the cultural elite and defends George Bush - at 77, Tom Wolfe is as contrary as ever. Tony Feuds With His Favorite Jew Last week’s episode of the Sopranos featured a sudden feud between Tony and his favorite Jewish associate, Herman “Hesh” Rabkin. The Forward’s Ami Eden and Gabriel Sanders sat down to analyze the situation A laptop for every student was to be the key to success in schools for the 21st century. That’s what the experts told us... more» Firearms have become a vast cultural ideology, indeed, a cultural disease in America, says Robert Jay Lifton. He prefers to call it “gunism”... more» | |
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