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H1 New York Times White House Said to Debate ’08 Cut in Iraq Troops by 50% Internal deliberations described by senior officials are the first indication that the Bush administration is considering what happens after its troop increase. U.S. Military Leader in Iraq Talks of ‘Thinning the Lines’ Shiite Cleric Ends Absence From Iraq With Fiery Speech Senate Democrats Say Bush Ignored Spy Agencies’ Prewar Warnings of Iraq Perils The Senate Intelligence committee releases a new part of its Phase II investigation (.pdf): Report on Prewar Intelligence Assessments about Postwar Washington Post Analysts' Warnings of Iraq Chaos Detailed Months before war, intelligence agencies predicted sectarian fissures, al-Qaeda opportunism, and an emboldened Bush's draft dodge By Lawrence J. Korb and Max A. Bergmann The president doesn't support a draft, but our Army isn't built to fight a war such as Forward With Islamic Militancy Rising, Syria’s Baath Regime Finds Religion While Israel and Jerusalem Post Bush authorized CIA to carry out 'soft revolution' in Iran "Non-lethal" plan reportedly includes large-scale global economic measures and undermining the regime on a local political level. Syrian overtures stir interest in J'lem Column One: Statecraft in the absence of statesmen Ha’aretz – Former U.S. defense chief: Israel must not attack Iran Ze'ev Schiff: Deals with the Palestinians have no value It's obvious that the Palestinians do not want to, or are not capable of, keeping agreements. Assad Grows into Role of Syria's Iron Ruler - Hassan Fattah, IHT Steve Clemmons More on Bush-Cheney White House Intrigue on US-Iran Policy Strategic Studies Institute Strategic Competition and Resistance in the 21st Century: Irregular, Catastrophic, Traditional, and Hybrid Challenges in Context Venus Approaching Mars? The EU as an Emerging World Power ATASP A 32-page German draft paper analyzing the nature of the EU's emerging world power The Times Democracy - you just can’ t trust it My final problem with democracy is that through ignorance or folly, the public may simply be wrong Matthew Parris Hawks and Realists Splitting White House - James Klurfeld, Newsday Financial Times US and Berlin clash on G8 climate text Tensions between the US and Germany over climate change have worsened sharply, with Washington threatening to no longer ‘tread lightly’ in negotiations ahead of the G8 summit next month. COMMENT: Sarkozy will drag the French back on to centre stage There is a feeling that since the No there is less France in Europe and that the new president must reverse this, writes Dominique Moisi. Europe must now stand up to Russia over Kosovo The European Union’s responsibilities will begin rather than end with recognition of independence for Kosovo, writes Philip Stephens NYRB A New France? Asia Times Tehran ignores the bluff and bluster Dialogue amid rattling sabers How Damascus can help US find its lost keys The US administration is searching for solutions in Lebanon because there seemingly is no light in Iraq - the real place where it should be looking for its "lost keys". And the first place to go for help in its hunt is Damascus: Syria wants to be seen as part of the solution to the Middle East, rather than as part of the problem. - Sami Moubayed Weekly Standard Congress Gives InOn War Funding Now can we fight the enemy?
The Army We Need by Tom Donnelly We can't fight The Long War with the forces we have. Looking for a Mediator to Fill an American Vacancy By: Daniel Kurtzer | The Daily Star U.S. failures in the peace process during the past decade or more have given rise to the possibility of a gradual but fundamental reassessment by the US of its primary mediating role. If this gradual shift proves real, it will have profound consequences for Arabs and Israelis. Gaza: The Jailed State By: Zaki Chehab | New Statesman The world cannot afford to stand by while the Israeli army and Palestinian militias fight their unwinnable and bloody war. Already, al-Qaeda is exploiting any power vacuum. UN Official: Iran Bomb Possible by 2010 Independent Secret memo shows Israel knew Six Day War was illegal BBC Disenchanted ASIA Pentagon Details China's New Military Strategies By: Bill Gertz | The Washington Times Is the sky falling? Books by liberals assure us our "empire" is kaput. Conservatives are just as glum. But our rivals are weaker and America is far stronger than many think. Bush's Amazing Achievement By Jonathan Freedland One of the few foreign policy achievements of the Bush administration has been the creation of a near consensus among those who study international affairs, a shared view that stretches, however improbably, from Noam Chomsky to Brent Scowcroft, from the antiwar protesters on the streets of San Francisco to the well-upholstered office of former secretary of state James Baker. This new consensus holds that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was a calamity, that the presidency of George W. Bush has reduced America's standing in the world and made the United States less, not more, secure, leaving its enemies emboldened and its friends alienated. Paid-up members of the nation's foreign policy establishment, those who have held some of the most senior offices in the land, speak in a language once confined to the T-shirts of placard-wielding demonstrators. Asia Times Iraq's Sadrists follow Hezbollah's path The ill-disciplined and fragmented Sadr movement in Iraq led by Muqtada al-Sadr is worlds apart from the iron-clad discipline and sophistication of Hezbollah, through which Iran exerts extensive influence in Lebanon. Despite these challenges, the Sadr movement can be used by Tehran to consolidate its influence in Iraq and to manage hostilities with the United States. - Mahan Abedin Seven Questions: A Walk On The Dark Side Amnesty International | H2 NYT Turkey’s President Vetoes Bill Allowing Direct Elections A Turkish Move Into Iraq? TIME Turkey at the crossroads Al-Ahram Weekly FT Turkish president vetoes direct electionAhmet Necdet Sezer vetoed an amendment that would have led to the direct election of his successor in the latest move to keep a former Islamist from becoming head of state Türkiye'nin hızını ulusalcılar kesiyor Washington'daki Türkiye Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Müdürü Prof. David Cuthell Turkey not preparing to send troops to Iraq-formin CIA Received Recent Detainee From Turkey, Al-Qaeda Says By: Karen DeYoung | The Washington Post Turkey president vetoes vote plan News Turkey, Prof. Huntington, Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, and the Antichrist Turkish Media Ramps Up Anti-Kurdish Attacks The Conservative Voice Turkey's glorious past, uncertain future Turkey leader backs idea of attack on Kurdish rebels in Iraq Turkey: Pawns in the presidential game AB Türkiye'yi hiçbir zaman kabul etmeyecek Türkiye'nin eski şeytanları dönüyor AKP'nin sırrı halkı laiklerden daha iyi anlaması H. D. S. GREENWAY Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media US says unilateral military action into Iraq will solve nothing Today's Zaman Bilici Northern Iraq polemic in Ankara The Kurdish National Assembly of Syria fights for Federal Democracy Teröristbaşını Avrupalı heyet inceledi CPT, PKK'nın talebi üzerine İmralı'da U.S. once again warns against Turkish military action inside Iraq Bakan Gül: Sınır ötesi için talep yok DTP to strenghten position in large cities by working with leftist ... Yüksek Mahkeme'den DEP'lilere emsal karar Hollanda’da PKK eylemine katılmış Turkey slams the kidnapping of Palestine lawmakers International students summer camp in Kurdistan Emniyet Müdürü beş saniyeyle kurtuldu Abdullah Gül: Askerden operasyon talebi yok Polise terör yetkisi veriliyor Simdi Kuzey Irak Türkiye’ye girdi Ege'de Kuzey Irak harekatı Iraq aims to ramp up capacity of northern pipeline Oil Well Explosion in Kirkuk Highlights City's Struggle Kurdistan: The Next Zionist Cause? WSJ on Iraq's Northern Oil War of words increases as Kirkuk referendum approaches (Kurdish Globe) Baghdad's response to note not satisfactory for Ankara Iraq oil law talks ongoing, no progress El Kaide, Türkiye’yi hedef gösteriyor Sadi SOMUNCUOĞLU Gül: Askerden yetki talebi yok Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Ankara to host Turkey-EU Troika meeting amid domestic turmoil Sarkozy Tackles Turkey Question During Diplomatic Tour Deutsche Welle, Turkish reaction to PACE report 'normal' Barçın Yinanç Fransa Türkiye'yi AB konusunda ahret sorularıyla terletiyor Piskoposlardan AB’ye Türkiye uyarısı Atat Atun ‘Our enemy is Ankara, not the northern Cypriot Turks’ Greece tells Turkey to respect history Türk askeri Kosova'da komutanlık üstleniyor Belçika Başbakanı: Müzakereler sürmeli Semih İDİZ Sarkozy sorunu kemikleşiyor Taha AKYOL Yargı ve futbol hakemi Terör can alıyor onların derdi çay Başbakanlık: Tek kuruş çay parası ödetmedik | Operasyona izin şart mı? İsmet Berkan Gül: "Şu anda tezkere hazırlığı yok" ABD Irak sınırında Türk askerini izliyor Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri’nin Türkiye - Irak sınırı boyunca PKK'ya yönelik yürüttüğü operasyon Amerikan askerlerinin de takibinde Gül: Kuzey Irak konusunda önemli gelişmeler olacak 7 şirketin seçim anketi sonuçları Abdülhamit Bilici Kuzey Irak'a nasıl girilir? Türk F-16'lardan Kuzey Irak'ta keşif uçuşu Amerika'dan sınır ötesi operasyona kırmızı ışık Sami KOHEN Operasyonun "sınırı" Kişi laik olur mu? Gündüz Aktan Referans Büyük iller sosyal gelişmede hız kesti AK Parti zorlanacak Güven Sak Türkiye haritanın neresindedir M Ali Birand Kimse müdahale kararı vermek istemiyor PKK ve silahlı mücadele Murat Belge Fikret BİLA Sezer'in veto ettikleri ve etmedikleri Hasan CEMAL Terör ve iktidar savaşı! Cengiz Çandar Ya seçim kampanyası; Ya savaş hali... Is the world really flat? (Burak Bekdil ) Osman Sert Kürtlere küs, ABD'yle konuş, Bağdat'a kız... Ali Bulaç Müdahalenin maliyeti İlter Türkmen Terördeki tırmanma ve Irak Anafartalar çarşısını kana bulayan patlayıcı RDX çıktı US says unilateral military action into Iraq will solve nothing Ege Cansen Mitingler AKP’ye yaradı MAHMUT ÖVÜR Bu seçimi 'adaylar' kazandıracak! AKP'nin niyeti Murat Yetkin 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 Şifreler kırılıyor Fehmi Koru Neyi tartıştığımızı bilelim ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU KÜRŞAT BUMİN Ertuğrul Özkök Başbakan'ın yazmadığım cümlesi Enis Berberoğlu CHP’ye Uzan telefonu Mahir Kaynak Farklı bir yaklaşım Kuzey Irak'ta harekat tartışması ve Ankara saldırısı Şener Erdoğan'a ters düştü Veto gerekçesini, Sezer yerine kim yazdı? Can Ataklı İktidarın yanlış tavırları ulusal güvenlik sorununa dönüşüyor ERGUN BABAHAN Güvenlik ve hukuk Polise süper yetkiler Yabancı cehaleti M.Ali Kışlalı DP'den bağımsız aday olacak ama 5 kontenjan istiyor Mehmet Kamış Sauna, Atabeyler, Danıştay... İlnur Çevik Cross border operation is not a political game HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Türkiye'de laikliği asıl 'laikçiler' mi ihlal ediyor? [Yorum - Doç. Dr. Mustafa Şentop] Meşruiyet sorunu asıl kimde? [Türk Ocakları Başkanı yazdı] 27 Mayıs'ı okumak şimdi daha önemli Anavatan Sezer'e sert çıktı: Rejim değişecek, demokrasi gelecek Yalçın Doğan Erdoğan Caddesi’ne çıkan sokak Murat Çelik Ralston’un mahmur başarısı! MİT: "El Kaide sorumlusunu teslim etmedik" Kissinger to attend conference in Istanbul Şakir Süter Yılmaz ve Karadeniz ŞAHİN ALPAY - Terörle mücadelenin dersleri 'AK Parti'den aday oluyor' diye mühendisler derneğinden atılıyor Serdar Turgut TÜSİAD’a ne oldu? Reevaluating Terror’s Purpose by MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE Turkey beefs up home security after blast HAKAN ALBAYRAK MEHMET ŞEKER İsmail Küçükkaya Siyasetin cilvesi Mehmet Y Yılmaz ’Sayısı az olanlar’ bugünden sorumlu değil Hazır ol kerata! Savaşa! Perihan Mağden Ahmet Kekeç İyi adamın kötü işleri... Otoriter demokrasiye doğru Erol Katırcıoğlu Erdal Sağlam Hükümet ekonomik program uyguladığını unuttu IMF: Vergi indirimi taahhütlere uymuyor Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN Yaman TÖRÜNER Bütün suç global likiditede Güngör URAS Tarımda alternatif politikaları tartışmaya mecburuz Likidite bolluğu Taner Berksoy Unakıtan: Economy more resistant to external shocks IMF: Ekonomik performans etkileyici, hükümeti kutlarız ABN Amro: Artık 2001 krizinin yeniden olması mümkün değil |
H4 New York Times White House Said to Debate ’08 Cut in Iraq Troops by 50% Internal deliberations described by senior officials are the first indication that the Bush administration is considering what happens after its troop increase. U.S. Military Leader in Iraq Talks of ‘Thinning the Lines’ Shiite Cleric Ends Absence From Iraq With Fiery Speech Senate Democrats Say Bush Ignored Spy Agencies’ Prewar Warnings of Iraq Perils A Quiet Revolution in Algeria: Gains by Women In a tradition-bound nation, women are emerging as an economic and political force unheard of in the rest of the Arab world. WHITE HOUSE MEMO; Winning on Iraq, Bush Turns to Immigration Clinton and Obama Face G.O.P. Attacks for War Vote U.S. Rebuffs Germany on Greenhouse Gas Cuts Israel Hits Hamas Posts in Gaza With Airstrikes Battle Over Control of Troops Escalates Political Crisis in Ukraine A Tough 5 Months, but Democrats Cite Successes THE SATURDAY PROFILE; Within 25 Miles of New York, Iran Offers a Congenial Glow My Life as a Diplomat By NURUDDIN FARAH Why the conflict in Somalia has become so difficult to solve and why the transitional government, backed by the United States and with the support of Ethiopia, is probably doomed to fail. | H5 Washington Post Analysts' Warnings of Iraq Chaos Detailed Months before war, intelligence agencies predicted sectarian fissures, al-Qaeda opportunism, and an emboldened Iran, Senate committee reports. Sadr Reappears With Nationalist Ambitions Pentagon Warns That China Is Adding Missiles and Building Capacity to Fight Abroad Naval Academy Graduates Get Civics Lesson From Gates Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates encouraged the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2007 yesterday "to remember the importance of two pillars of our freedom under the Constitution: the Congress and the press." China's Reform Debate Surfaces in 2 Essays U.S. Military Aid Begins to Reach Lebanon William Arkin A Bloody August Could Precede the Fall Top Talent Could Lose Fast Track to U.S. Under Bill, Foreign Luminaries Would No Longer Skip Immigration Line Would America open its doors for the next Albert Einstein? Under the new immigration bill, the answer is maybe, but maybe not. U.S. Rejects G-8 Climate Proposal Germany Urges Limiting Emissions, Temperature Increase Making History in Scotland By Sean Connery, The Scottish National Party is making independence a reality for Scotland. | H6 Guardian US rejects all climate proposals Embarrassment for Blair and little hope of any deal at summit in two weeks. Throw a pebble at Goliath: don't buy Israeli produce Yvonne Roberts: The 'boycott movement' forces the issue of Israel's disregard of Palestinian human rights into the public arena - where it is too little aired. US sends arms to Lebanese troops Left in Lebanon Adla Massoud May 25 07, 08:30pm: The recent fighting in Lebanon may have focused attention on the Palestinian crisis, but no one seems to be offering a serious solution. Paul McLeary May 25 07, 09:30pm: Information dominance is one of the most important fronts in the fight against terrorism - and it's a battle that America is losing sorely. No return to the cold war Unsuitable, unsustainable |
H7 Is the sky falling? Books by liberals assure us our "empire" is kaput. Conservatives are just as glum. But our rivals are weaker and America is far stronger than many think. BBC US 'opposes' G8 climate proposals The US has "fundamental concerns" at German plans to curb G8 emissions, a leaked document shows. US seeks G8 climate text changes Climate change around the world Washington Institute 'Bad Veils' and Arrested Scholars: Iran's Fear of a Velvet Revolution Fear of a popular revolution along the lines of those that overturned dictatorships in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia is leading the Iranian regime to take increasingly repressive measures, including holding U.S. citizens as political prisoners. From Guernica, an interview with Stephen Kinzer, author of Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change State Failure Revisited I: Globalization of Security and Neighbourhood Effects Lebanon Fighting: A Kaleidoscope of Modern Middle East Conflict By: Frida Ghitis | World Politics Review By Any Other Name? By: James S. Robbins | National Review From The Weekly Standard, liberal hawks, an endangered species: What Iraq has done to the interventionists of the Democratic party (and a response by Jon Chait). Human Wrongs and the Activists Who Love Them By: Ralph Peters | New York Post US Must Co-opt Syria in Iraq | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq US Papers Sat: Insiders Debate 2008 Troop Cut Forward With Islamic Militancy Rising, Syria’s Baath Regime Finds Religion While Israel and America rank high on the list of Syria’s enemies, it is the rising tide of militant Islam within the country that ultimately might pose the greatest challenge to the staunchly secular, Baathist regime of President Bashar al-Assad BBC Sadr calls for Sunni co-operation Radical Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr backs a peace plan with Sunnis aimed at ending sectarian violence Powers make IAEA Iran complaint Four major power protest to UN nuclear chief Mohammed ElBaradei over remarks about Iran's nuclear programme. Hezbollah head warns against raid The leader of Hezbollah says Lebanon's government should not storm a refugee camp taken over by Islamists. Boston Globe Editorial Pakistan's political hurricane PAKISTAN AND its president, Pervez Musharraf, are passing through turbulence. The causes may be traced to clashes between religious extremists and civil society; conflicts with autonomous regions or with Afghanistan and India; and Musharraf's autocratic style of governing. But if policy makers in the Bush administration have learned anything from their past blunders, they will refrain from imposing their own ... SYRIA: External economic relations evolve slowly From The Nation, The Secret Air War in Iraq: Bombs from American planes are killing tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, and no one in the mainstream media is talking about it; and Iraq has prompted the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world, and it's threatening to destabilize the entire region. Betting It All on the Maliki Government By: Daniel Levy | The American Prospect an interview with Ali Allawi, author of The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace McClatchy Intelligence agencies warned Bush about challenges of Iraq invasion U.S. intelligence agencies warned the Bush administration before the invasion of Iraq that ousting Saddam Hussein would create a "significant risk" of sectarian strife, encourage al-Qaida attacks and open the way for Iranian interference. Al-Sadr reappears to call for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq Militants in Lebanon 'ready for confrontation' An Islamist militant group holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon will fight to the death, a spokesman said Friday, adding that newly arrived military aid from the United States and other countries to the Lebanese army don't faze the fighters. Al Qaeda in Lebanon?
The Palestinians & the Need for Reconsideration Maher Othman - The Palestinians have developed a desperate need for a deep, comprehensive reconsideration of the methods used to attain their national goals and restore their legitimate rights in their historic homeland. This stop is now necessary for reasons including not only the lack of progress toward achieving those goals, but also Israel's continued, and daily, aggression against the Palestinians, their rights and their lands by means of force and war in various guises Al-Qaeda Rears its Head in Lebanon Patrick Seale - The immediate danger is that demonstrations and disturbances will spread to the dozen Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and even to the Sunni Muslim 'street' uneasy at the army's heavy-handed tactics, further undermining the government's popular base. | H9 Ha’aretz – Former U.S. defense chief: Israel must not attack Iran Ze'ev Schiff: Deals with the Palestinians have no value It's obvious that the Palestinians do not want to, or are not capable of, keeping agreements. Israel has no choice but to continue to seek agreements with them, but it also must insist on maintaining broader margins of security Israel, U.S. views on Syria talks unchanged Meshal learns that life is no picnic A dialogue of Qassams and air strikes Yossi Melman: Israel to blame for Pollard's harsh sentence Rosner's Guest: GOP candidates pander to the religious right The Jewish Man of the Year Award goes to... BBC Moveable frontiers Jerusalem Post Bush authorized CIA to carry out 'soft revolution' in Iran "Non-lethal" plan reportedly includes large-scale global economic measures and undermining the regime on a local political level. Syrian overtures stir interest in J'lem US Affairs: Exhaust-pipe dreams Israel Needs Continuous PR By: Nachman Shai | Haaretz Just when it seemed that the intifada had ended, a war erupted in the North and turned out to be the second longest of all Israel's wars. This reality has forced Israel to be prepared to fight on five fronts: military, diplomatic, economic, legal (in the international arena) and hasbara (public diplomacy). All five are interconnected and influence one another. They need a single strategy that can be carried out in different ways. Looking for a Mediator to Fill an American Vacancy By: Daniel Kurtzer | The Daily Star Gaza: The Jailed State By: Zaki Chehab | New Statesman The world cannot afford to stand by while the Israeli army and Palestinian militias fight their unwinnable and bloody war. Already, al-Qaeda is exploiting any power vacuum. Dear Hamas By: Uri Dromi | The Miami Herald Gaza: Israel's Bad Choices By: Barbara Opall-Rome | New York Post Independent Secret memo shows Israel knew Six Day War was illegal Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Former UN official: Jihadis searching for nuclear technology to create massive destruction |
H10 Christian Science Monitor US supplies Lebanese Army for fight against Fatah al-Islam American involvement underscores complexity of Lebanese politics, intra-Arab conflicts. ASIA Pentagon Details China's New Military Strategies By: Bill Gertz | The Washington Times China wants dialogue, Is U.S. Ceding 'Master of the Universe' Status? By: Caroline Baum | Bloomberg China is trying to slow its breakneck pace of economic growth. The U.S. could use a little of what China has too much of. Are the two countries working at cross purposes? The notion of a global growth cycle, with countries taking their cues from the U.S., is being challenged as Asia's developing economies continue to boom amid a slowdown in the U.S. Fears of New 'Nixon Shock' By: Ralph Cossa | The Japan Times Chinese Officials Extol Benefits of U.S. Relations By: Steven R. Weisman | The New York Times Hard Facts on 'Soft Arrests' in China By: Brad Adams | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) The Problem is Beyond Musharraf By: Husain Haqqani | International Herald Tribune CHAN AKYA | H11 IHT The world needs a stronger World Bank EU asks Google to explain data retention policies Studying anthrax in a Soviet-era lab - with Western fundingU.S. and European concerns about bioterrorism have led to new funding for old Soviet research institutes like the Eliava biological institute in Tbilisi, Georgia. Yushchenko places Ukraine's interior troops under presidential command EUROPE European press review BBC Disenchanted Venus Approaching Mars? The EU as an Emerging World Power ATASP NYRB A New France? | H12 RFE/RL Hudson Institute Russian-American Security Cooperation After St. Petersburg: Challenges and Opportunities Guardian Tensions rise in Ukraine Ukrainian State in Meltdown By: Vladimir Solovyev | Kommersant Google News Azerbaijan |
H13 The Times Democracy - you just can’ t trust it My final problem with democracy is that through ignorance or folly, the public may simply be wrong Matthew Parris Mahdi Army chief shot dead in Basra The killing of Abu Qadir in a British-Iraqi operation caused armed militiamen to take to the streets of Iraq’s second city Saddam’s Shia victims turned into killers While the political Sadrist wing has entered parliament the Mahdi has infiltrated the police, army and Government US dashes hopes for ‘Kyoto II’ deal Plans to tackle climate change at the G8 summit are in disarray after strong US objections to timetable to cut CO2 emissions Have you got Google under your skin? The question Google's users must urgently ask is how far they trust it to protect their information Wall Street Journal Congress and Iraq The end of Hillary as security hawk. Dealing With Iran Israel's former -- and future? -- prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, talks about the threats to peace. Slow Down and Absorb Chávez Tries Mind Control By: Rep. Tom Lantos | The Miami Herald | H14 Financial Times US and Berlin clash on G8 climate text Tensions between the US and Germany over climate change have worsened sharply, with Washington threatening to no longer ‘tread lightly’ in negotiations ahead of the G8 summit next month. Anti-US cleric renews Iraq withdrawal call Powerful anti-American Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr appeared in public for the first time in months and renewed demands that US troops get out of Iraq WORLD NEWS: Embattled Lebanese fear second summer of woe EU urges Ukraine rivals to avoid violence President seeks control of troops COMMENT: Sarkozy will drag the French back on to centre stage There is a feeling that since the No there is less France in Europe and that the new president must reverse this, writes Dominique Moisi. Europe must now stand up to Russia over Kosovo The European Union’s responsibilities will begin rather than end with recognition of independence for Kosovo, writes Philip Stephens. US under fire over Afghan poppy plan Commanders fear boosting Taliban Postwar Iraqi conflict ‘was predicted’ The US intelligence community predicted before the Iraq war that an invasion would probably encourage al-Qaeda to increase terrorist attacks and attempt to regroup in Afghanistan, a key report found Diversifying China This week's talks between Hank Paulson, the US Treasury secretary, and a Chinese delegation produced movement, but not much progress. China gave the US a little of... Beijing upgrades nuclear arsenal ‘Comprehensive transformation‘ of military COMMENT: Who was the worst of all? Few presidents succeed. There are two ways in which they fail, writes Christopher Caldwell: corruption and incompetence. FT WEEKEND MAGAZINE - NON-FICTION: The empire strikes back Are We Rome? The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America COMMENT: EU probes Google grip on data Google's search policy puts the user in charge Google believes that the responsible way to handle this privacy issue is to ask users if they want to opt-in to the service, writes Peter Fleischer, global privacy counsel for Google. ANALYSIS: The $2,500bn question As China and the rest of the world seek to get a better return on swollen forex reserves, investors are asking where the money will actually be deployed. COMMENT: An economist on Fantasy Island The alarmists might have a case. There is a whiff of ‘The Last Days of Pompeii’ in the atmosphere, writes Samuel Brittan. Google's elder statesman Eric Schmidt, the articulate chief executive who is becoming the public face of the search giant, may struggle to charm corporate America. MARKETS AND COMMENT: Blackstone jumps the queue in China | H15 Los Angeles Times Mideast nations move toward nuclear programs Iran's suspected weapons program has sparked a chain reaction of nuclear interest among its Arab rivals Bush's draft dodge By Lawrence J. Korb and Max A. Bergmann The president doesn't support a draft, but our Army isn't built to fight a war such as Iraq without one. Sadr demands U.S. pullout from Iraq Warnings on Iraq prove to be true Agencies twice warned the White House of issues related to establishing democracy 7 U.S. troops die as May toll nears 100 EditorialLebanon's latest war It's unacceptable to shell a refugee camp, but terrorist havens have no claim to sovereignty either. |
H16 American Politics Weekly Standard Days of Their Lives Two Hillary Clinton biographies create gossip storm in Washington The Democrats' Iraq Infighting - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek BBC Money for troops Prosecutor urges prison for Libby Ex-White House aide Lewis Libby should spend years in jail for blocking the CIA leak inquiry, the prosecutor says realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas Swamp Sunrise Daybook | H17 Daily Telegraph US 'rebuffs' carbon cuts plan Tony Blair has failed to win over George Bush on climate change, environmentalists claimed last night, after a leaked draft of a G8 summit proposal disclosed US concerns. Ukraine's president takes over the troops Political crisis in Ukraine deepens as both president Viktor Yushchenko and interior mininster Vasyl Tsushko claim control of the country's forces. US warns of China's military build-up Pentagon warns that China is developing long-range nuclear missiles that have the capacity to hit America. | H18 Independent Secret memo shows Israel knew Six Day War was illegal A senior legal official who secretly warned the government of Israel after the Six Day War of 1967 that it would be illegal to build Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories has said, for the first time, that he still believes that he was right. The Six-Day War: Forty years on Sadr uses dramatic reappearance to deliver blast of anti-US rhetoric Congress gives Bush his Iraq money, but President faces mounting opposition to war Attacks on UK forces feared as Basra's Shia leader is killed |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Pentagon Details China's New Military Strategies By: Bill Gertz | The Washington Times The Pentagon's forthcoming annual report on Chinese military power will reveal a growing threat from Beijing's new forms of power projection, including anti-satellite weapons and computer network attack forces. Analysis: U.S. warning on Chinese buildup New Technology in the Armed Forces Source: Infosecwriters Full Paper (PDF; 76 KB) BBC Under suspicion GEN Petraeus' Chief Counter-Insurgency Adviser on "Iraqi Narratives" Newly Nasty The Economist 'War czar' requires scrutiny Mexico to Boost Tapping of Phones and E-mail with U.S. Aid By: Sam Enriquez | Los Angeles Times | H20 Slate Stasi secrets | H21 Undercover Economist: Under the hammer Online experiments show the problem with auction theories: we’re not rational enough |
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