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29 May 2007

May 29, 2007

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H1 Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: The Hurdles to US-Iranian Progress on Iraq

US Papers Tuesday: US, Iran Meet. Now What?

Washington Post The Case for Talking to Syria By Darrell Issa, A lack of dialogue denies us a platform to articulate to the world Syria's continued failures.

U.S., Iran Open Dialogue On Iraq Diplomats Call Meeting Positive; More Talks Likely

Bush, Putin Agree To Continue Talks On Kosovo's Future U.S. Missile Defense Plan Also at Issue

US Must Lead for Middle East Progress By Mara Rudman and Brian Katulis

Los Angeles Times Military leaders seek to redefine Iraq success Officers doubt that top goals set by the White House will be achieved before the September assessment.

Financial Times Russia calls meeting over arms pact Russia called for an emergency conference to discuss the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty, stepping up pressure over failure to fulfil the key arms control agreement.

Guardian Leader Jaw to jaw
US and Iran: Even if the US and Iran start to regulate their relationship, Iran is only one factor in the destablisation of Iraq.

Al Awsat Syria: Sleeping with the Enemy : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed

Al Hayat The Iranian 'Solution' Without An Alliance with Syria Zuheir Kseibati - The features of Iran's offer: tempting Sarkozy by asking him to play a pioneering role by proposing his mediation in the crisis over Iran's nuclear program; reviving France's role in the Middle East by offering the cake of 'fruitful cooperation' with the Islamic Republic; proposing a four-point project for Lebanon that may ease the pressure on Syria.

Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS: Labor at crossroads in wake of Peretz's defeat

Iran and the U.S. /Axis of Evil meets the Great Satan

Jerusalem Post Editorial: Call Assad's bluff

Analysis: Lebanese infighting could spill over border

PINR "Moscow Achieves Success with Kazakh Oil Deal" Full text of report

EDM MOSCOW CONFRONTS THE WEST OVER CFE TREATY AT OSCE

McClatchy First U.S.-Iranian talks in 27 years barely break the ice

Helena Cobban US and Iran: A welcome diplomatic opening

Bushites and Iraq: Plan B and more realism?

Can Islam be reformed or transformed?

Daily Telegraph 'Cordial' and crucial Despite the caveats, it would be a mistake to underplay the significance of yesterday's meeting between America and Iran. It may have been largely symbolic, but in this part of the world symbolism matters.

The Times Leader Forked Tongues America talks to an Iran that is still bent on its humiliation in Iraq

CSM Opinion: A condominium solution for Jerusalem Both Palestinians and Israelis should have sovereignty over the holy city.

Syrians vote for a sense of security

President Bashar Assad quashes dissent, opens the economy, and wins Sunday's referendum for another seven-year term.

CFR Can US Invoke ‘Hot Pursuit’ in Syria?

Can the Muslim World Be Re-Branded? - Thomas Fuller, IHT

What Said didn't get...
about the West. Robert Scruton.

FT COMMENT: Four practical steps to climate control It is much easier for governments to make and keep commitments to policies they can control than to outcomes they cannot assure, says Lawrence Summers

COMMENT: Energy wisdom is knowing that you do not know The right approach to forecasting on fuel is not to peer more carefully into the crystal ball: there is nothing to see. Acknowledge unc ertainty, says John Kay.

The Conservative Mind - Peter Berkowitz, Wall Street Journal

Reviving the evil empire Niall Ferguson THERE IS NO such thing as the future. There are only futures, plural. Historians are supposed to confine themselves to the study of the past, but by drawing analogies between yesterday and today, they can sometimes suggest plausible tomorrows.

IHT Let's talk about the U.S. missile shield By KURT BECK The missile defense p[roject is inflicting great harm on the current climate between Russia and NATO, just when we need a new phase of détente.

Russia and the West By CHRISTOPHER MARCISZ / The Boston Globe Some important points about Russia's history are too often overlooked in the West.

H 2 Turkey Tests Whether Islam Can Coexist With Democracy - US News and World Report

First Things An essay on Turkey, Islam and Pope Benedict. by Mustafa Akyol

Washington Times What will Ankara do? By Tulin Daloglu Turks want campaign against Kurd terrorists in Iraq

Guardian Turkish MPs in punch-up after vote MPs vote in favour of bill to allow country's president to be elected by popular vote, rather than by parliament.

The Times Fists fly as Turkish MPs clash Punches were traded during a debate on constitutional reforms that would create democratic elections for the presidency

AP U.S. Jets Cross Into Turkish Airspace

Reuters Two U.S. Warplanes Infringe Turkish Airspace

Turkey Takes Over NATO Leadership in Kosovo, Blocks Greek Cypriot Participation

American Chronicle: Fareed Zakaria: the Embodiment of Misinformation on Turkey

Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media

Kerkük'te uzlaşma Kürtlere de yarar

Taha AKYOL Kürtler ve seçim

Pilotlar şaşırmış

Güler Kömürcü Barzani’nin Türkiye’deki şirketleri...

Hüsnü Mahalli Zor karar

Iraqi Kurdish Region to Take Charge of Own Security

Hadi Uluengin Irak sorunu mu Kürt sorunu mu?

ABD'den şok teklif 1 Mart tezkeresi için görüşmeleri yürüten Deniz Bölükbaşı’dan tarihi açıklamalar: ABD, 'bizimle Irak’a gel ama PKK’ya dokunma' dedi

Ağar Silahla gelen silahla gider

MUHARREM SARIKAYA
Kitlesel bir nefret yaratmak istiyorlar

Sıfır noktasındaki radar kuş bile uçurtmayacak

Turkey should recognise the real threat
Kurdish Aspect

Mahmur Kampı'nın kapatılması başka bahara kaldı

'Irak'a kuzey cephesi açılabilir' işareti Ecevit döneminde verildi

Türkmen gazeteci öldürüldü

Aysel Tuğluk'u okur musun! Hakkı Devrim

Arınç anlattırmadı

"ABD PKK terörü konusunda somut adım atmalı"

Irak'ta üç şehrin güvenliği Kürtlerin

Canlı bombanın PKK itirafçıları ile ilişkisi var mıydı? -

Hasan Ünal Haydi Kuzey Irak’a; ama nasıl...

4 dakikalık mesaj

Bağış'tan Bölükbaşı'ya tepki

Murat Çelik Bağış ve Zapsu’dan Bölükbaşı’ya cevaplar

Anafartalar’ı görüp vicdanını dinledi

ABD heyetinden Türkiye'ye destek

Erhan Çelik Edip Başer'in gizli hastalığını açıklıyorum!

Ahmet Türk’ten “top secret” açıklamalar...

Genelkurmay'dan talep gelmedi

Yeni Bir Kerkük Tapusu Daha!

At Arbil arts festival, 'Iraq is more than blood'

Eski polise soruşturma

Iraq urges Turkey to resolve Kurdish PKK issue politically

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber

Türk birliği Kosova'da bugün komutayı üstleniyor

Sarkozy tavrını 22 Haziran'da belirleyecek

Do some in Europe believe in 'terrorism with a human face?'
Sylvia Tiryaki

Unbearable arrogance of the EU
Ali KÜLEBİ

YORUM-Dış İlişkilerde sinerji ihtiyacı,ve Sezar'ın hakkı Sezar'a

Sarkozy: Türkiye'yi aralıkta görüşeceğiz

CEO'ların en çok okuduğu 20 yazar

Türkçeyi Dünyaya Sevdiren Öğretmenler

Evrenin merkezi artık ABD değil

Bilderberg'e kimler katılacak?

[Yorum - M. Şükrü Nişancı] Fethin konuşulmayanları!

Fatih, fetih ve Bizans Mahfi Eğilmez

Hurşit GÜNEŞ Yabancı yatırımcıların düşünceleri

TÜSİAD Ağar'ı ağırlıyor

Ercan Kumcu Vergi politikası

Erdal Sağlam

Meral TAMER AKP iktidarı, istatistiklerimizi çorba etti

Güngör URAS IMF'nin diğer müşterileri durumlarını düzeltti

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM
Siyaset dönüm noktasında ya ekonomi?

Asaf Savaş Akat Cinnet, panik ve çöküş

Yiğit Bulut Hangi parti veya partiler çıkarsa piyasa uçar

Haluk Bürümcekçi Bindiğin dalı kesme

Şakir Süter TOBB, Demirel ve Genç Parti

Deniz Gökçe Genç Parti’ye göre bile popülistler!

H3 Sezer referanduma götürür mü? İsmet Berkan

Hükümetle asker konuşmuyor mu? Murat Yetkin

Taha AKYOL Kürtler ve seçim

ABD: "Biz konuyu kapanmış sayıyoruz"

Wilson: Hava sahası ihlali kazaydı

Gazeteciliğin sınırları Gündüz Aktan

BW 12 - ABD, 27 Nisan sürecine, seçimlere ve sınır ötesi operasyon tartışmasına nasıl bakıyor?

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN
Ordu-AKP-Irak-ABD

M Ali Birand Türkiye, Kuzey Irak tuzağına düşecek mi?

Fikret BİLA Ağar'ın DP'ye biçtiği misyon

Gül Eşimin farklı bir üslubu olurdu

Cevat Öneş Sınır ötesi operasyon ABD'siz olmaz

Ali Bayramoğlu Çare darbeye direnmek

ÇELİŞKİLİ AÇIKLAMALAR

'Yanlışlığı' kabul etmek zorundasınız

Güneri CIVAOĞLU DP küçük ortak

ABD F-16’ları 80 km girmiş

Ankara ABD’yi uyaracak

ABD, ihlalin Genelkurmay'ın sitesinde yeralmasından rahatsız oldu

Derya SAZAK ABD ile çatışmak

Atılgan Bayar ABD'ye garanti mi veriliyor?

Cengiz Çandar 'Demokrasi zamanı'nda 'polis devleti' rotası

[Yorum - Prof. Dr. Ergun Özbudun] Etrafta uçuşan Anayasa senaryoları

Aksiyon Anafartalar katliamında cevapsız sorular

Canlı bombanın PKK itirafçıları ile ilişkisi var mıydı? –

Güler Kömürcü Barzani’nin Türkiye’deki şirketleri...

Hüsnü Mahalli Zor karar

Ahmet Taşgetiren Müslümanlığımızı önemsemek

Dayatmalar altında zor bir seçim
Hasan Celal Güzel

Mustafa Karaalioğlu Türkiye’yi tahmin edememek

Sami KOHEN Sinirler daha gerilmeden...

Mehmet Altan Kuzey Irak üzerinden gerginlik mi?

MAHMUT ÖVÜR Baykal'dan Demirel'e adaylık teklifi

Hasan CEMAL Tank sesi, postal sesi!

ABD uçaklarıyla ilgili gerekeni yapacağız

Türkiye’nin canı sıkılıyor Ferhat Kentel, 1,5 yıllık araştırması sonucunda toplumda ‘milliyetçilik’ kavramının karşılığı olmadığı kanaatine ulaşmış. Ona göre siyasi, sosyolojik ve ekonomik olarak kıstırılmış hissedenler, sözde milliyetçiliğe sığınıyor

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası

Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni

Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700

VOA TSİ 06:30 Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit

Taha Kıvanç Amerika dikkatli olsun

Fehmi Koru Tabloyu doğru okuyalım

ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Uyardık, uyarmaya devam ediyoruz…

KÜRŞAT BUMİN Günay ve Kouchner, amaçlar aynı mı?

İBRAHİM KARAGÜL İç savaşa mı yoksa bölgesel savaş mı?

NAZLI ILICAK Gölgeli demokrasi

Yabancılaşmıyor, kendini buluyor
Murat Belge

Cüneyt Ülsever Abdullah Gül, cumhurbaşkanı olabilir miydi?

Enis Berberoğlu Savaş kabinesine başkan

İlter Türkmen 1 Mart tezkeresinden bugüne

Kuzey Irak'a bakışlar Turgut Tarhanlı

HAKAN ALBAYRAK Askeri yönetimde Atatürkçülük dersi

Seyfettin Gürsel AKP'nin sosyal demokrat adayları

AKİF EMRE Türk Baasçılığı

Ağar Demokrasi, kan kalkarsa gelişir

Nuray Başaran Bir 23 Temmuz hayali

AK Parti 'B Planı'nı uygulayacak

Bilal Çetin Yılmaz: Türkiye’nin caydırıcı gücü aşındırılıyor

War Fears Turn to Cyberspace in Estonia The removal of a statue of a World War II-era Soviet soldier in Estonia prompted cyberassaults that nearly crippled the country’s digital infrastructure.

Iraqi Refugees Turn to the Sex Trade in Syria As a group, prostitutes represent one of the most visible symptoms of an Iraqi refugee crisis that has exploded in Syria in recent months.

Japan Cabinet Minister, Facing Scandal, Hangs Himself

China Urges Western Nations to Enter Extradition Treaties

Barak in Runoff to Lead Israeli Labor Party

Spain Arrests 16 North Africans Accused of Recruiting Militants

Rise in Violence in North Shows Afghanistan’s Fragility

Kazakhstan Issues Warrant for President’s Son-in-Law

Russia Seeks Meeting With U.S. and Europe on Arms

DAVID BROOKS The Vulcan Utopia Al Gore’s imperviousness to reality is not the most striking feature of his new book. It’s the chilliness and sterility of his worldview.

Editorial Make a Bad Bill Better The problems with the restrictionist provisions of the Senate immigration bill are serious and many.

H5 Washington Post The Case for Talking to Syria By Darrell Issa, A lack of dialogue denies us a platform to articulate to the world Syria's continued failures.

U.S., Iran Open Dialogue On Iraq Diplomats Call Meeting Positive; More Talks Likely

Bush, Putin Agree To Continue Talks On Kosovo's Future U.S. Missile Defense Plan Also at Issue

Bush Looks To Intensify Pressure On Sudan

Economic Measures, U.N. Sanctions Planned

Israel's Labor Party Ousts Leader Primary election has implications for durability of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's governing coalition

Outlook: Iraq Casualty, Protestor Father Both Doing Their Duty Andrew J. Bacevich

Editorial China's Games The Olympics are only a year away, but Beijing's human rights record isn't getting any better.

Losing Focus Why Does This Presidential Field Seem So Blurry? By Eugene Robinson Why do so many of the presidential candidates of both parties seem to get progressively fuzzier and less distinct?

Bush the Neoliberal By Richard Cohen, George W. Bush is more liberal than you might think.

Window of Opportunity By E. J. Dionne Jr.,

The immigration bill before the Senate is a source of great agony and a fountainhead of opportunity.

H6 Guardian Leader Jaw to jaw
US and Iran: Even if the US and Iran start to regulate their relationship, Iran is only one factor in the destablisation of Iraq.

Iran and US see 'positive' steps in first formal talks since 1980Tehran urged to stop arming Iraqi militias.

Explainer: US-Iran talks

Israeli Labour party set for leadership run-off after Peretz loses vote Likely cabinet reshuffle may shake up politics after former PM and newcomer knock out current leader.

The madness of Maliki Spencer Ackerman May 28 07, 05:30pm: Sectarian violence in Iraq won't decline as long as the US supports PM Nouri al-Maliki, a thug who rules as a Shia first and an Iraqi second.

Brown risks isolation if he plays veto politics in Europe
David Clark: The Hammer of Brussels needs to build political capital, not squander it by brandishing the national interest card.

No 10 Turn On Campbell's Memoirs

Pope backtracks after Muslim outcry
· U-turn quietly reinstates council for inter-faith talks · Earlier decision to dissolve body had fuelled mistrust

Fascism and America Sasha Abramsky: Comparisons between Nazi Germany and today's US government are glib, inaccurate and unworthy.

UK asks Moscow to extradite polonium murder suspect Request for extradition of man suspected of murdering former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London.

From Russia with hate Senior diplomat becomes latest Briton to fall foul of thugs.

H7 Al Awsat Syria: Sleeping with the Enemy : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed

Al Hayat The Iranian 'Solution' Without An Alliance with Syria Zuheir Kseibati - The features of Iran's offer: tempting Sarkozy by asking him to play a pioneering role by proposing his mediation in the crisis over Iran's nuclear program; reviving France's role in the Middle East by offering the cake of 'fruitful cooperation' with the Islamic Republic; proposing a four-point project for Lebanon that may ease the pressure on Syria.

An excerpt from Islamic Imperialism: A History.

an interview with Augustus Richard Norton, author of Hezbollah: A History

Pervez Musharraf's Uncertain Future - Ian Bremmer, RealClearPolitics

Nixon in Egypt: If Richard Nixon were still President of the United States, would he enter into dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood?

Daniel H. Nexon and Thomas Wright (Georgetown): What’s at Stake in the American Empire Debate pdf

New Republic Who's afraid of Tariq Ramadan? The Islamic philosopher's writings argue for Islamism's compatibility with Western values. But a closer look at his books and speeches reveals disturbing ideas and influences. by Paul Berman

H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq

McClatchy First U.S.-Iranian talks in 27 years barely break the ice

Helena Cobban US and Iran: A welcome diplomatic opening

Bushites and Iraq: Plan B and more realism?

Bush's Alternate Reality on Iraq Opinion

McClatchy Reporters in Iraq on 'Fictional Achievements'

Can Islam be reformed or transformed?

US warns Iran over arming Iraqis

Iran says it willing to arm, train Iraqi military

Gas shows Iran weakness (Sebastian Abbot)

Iran Must Halt Support for Militant Groups in Iraq, U.S. Says

Fatah al-Islam Military Commander: We Are "Ready to Blow Up Every Place in Lebanon"

Fighting in Lebanon - Latest Analysis

Attempts to Marginalize the Muslim Brotherhood's Role in Egyptian Political Life : Muhammad Al-Sayyid Habib

SyriaComment News Round Up (28 May 2007)

H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS: Labor at crossroads in wake of Peretz's defeat

Mediation could prevent invasion

Iran and the U.S. /Axis of Evil meets the Great Satan

Jerusalem Post Editorial: Call Assad's bluff

Analysis: Lebanese infighting could spill over border

Our World: Sitcom politicians in wartime
[ CAROLINE GLICK

BBC Peretz loses Israeli party vote Amir Peretz loses the Labour Party leadership, putting the future of the Israeli government coalition in doubt.

Growing dissent in Israeli ranks

Israel 'must explain' war probes

In detail: Israeli political parties

Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine

Yedioth Ahronoth Winning is the easy part

Hamas pays price for victory/ Waked

CSM Opinion: A condominium solution for Jerusalem Both Palestinians and Israelis should have sovereignty over the holy city.

A review of Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life by Sari Nusseibeh.

From New Statesman, an article on Gaza, the jailed state: 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.

A review of Peace in the Promised Land: A Realist Scenario, ed. by Srdja Trifkovic.

How Nicolas Sarkozy Could Destroy Hizbullah - Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson (New Republic)

Israeli Economy in Longest Ever Expansion (Globes) The Israeli economy grew by an annualized 6.3% in the first quarter of 2007, after growing by 7.3% in the preceding quarter

From Logos, is there a new anti-Semitism? An interview with Raul Hilberg; and

Lawrence Davidson on Israel's Palestine: Apartheid not Peace.

A review of Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the God of Life.

Elusive dreams of peace fade in Mideast

(By H.D.S. Greenway)

H10 Christian Science Monitor

After historic talks, US seeks action by Iran Security in Iraq was the focus of the first US-Iran talks in nearly 30 years on Monday.

THE MONITOR'S VIEW Iran, US talk on Iraq: now what?

Opinion: A condominium solution for Jerusalem Both Palestinians and Israelis should have sovereignty over the holy city.

Syrians vote for a sense of security

President Bashar Assad quashes dissent, opens the economy, and wins Sunday's referendum for another seven-year term.

Pakistan losing territory to radicals

The rise of a powerful cleric exposes economic and political failures in a government- administered area. Part 1 of three.

ASIA New Republic Will China dominate the world? A TNR debate, Day 2 by Joshua Kurlantzick & Peter Navarro

Washington Times Buildup in Beijing China's ability to project its military power is increasing and has implications for both the regional and international strategic dynamic, according to the Pentagon's latest yearly assessment of China's military.

Most Americans Think China Will Gain Economic Parity, Poll Says

Weekly Standard Bull in a China Shop Secretary Paulson and Congress try to get China to agree to fair trade policies. by Irwin M. Stelzer

China's Focus on Aircraft Carriers - Richard Halloran, RealClearPolitics

WP In China, a State Job Still Brings Benefits And Bragging Rights

China Embraces Nuclear Future: Optimism Mixes With Concern as Dozens Of Plants Go Up

China: Perceived Arms Buildup Troubles Washington

U.S. Officials Call for Greater Openness by Chinese Military

H11 IHT Putin calls for emergency meeting on European arms treaty he request for an unscheduled meeting, which Russia requested for mid-June, appeared to be a step toward scuttling the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe, known as CFE.

Let's talk about the U.S. missile shield By KURT BECK The missile defense p[roject is inflicting great harm on the current climate between Russia and NATO, just when we need a new phase of détente.

Russia and the West By CHRISTOPHER MARCISZ / The Boston Globe Some important points about Russia's history are too often overlooked in the West.

Democracy à la carte
By FELIX G. ROHATYN On both sides of the Atlantic we will seek political freedom, economic fairness and the creation of wealth. However, the roads we take may well be different.

Can the Muslim World Be Re-Branded? - Thomas Fuller, IHT

Prodi backs Sarkozy on 'simplified' European treaty

With a measure of caution, Europe joins the biofuel gold rush ncouraged by generous subsidies, bioenergy crops have now replaced food as the most profitable crop in a number of European countries.

EUROPE European press review

BBC 'No to bases'
US plan to build radar base triggers protests by Czechs

an article on Ian Buruma, Euroislam and the Enlightenment fundamentalists: An international debate;

Switzerland's reputation as a haven of tolerance for immigrants has been undermined in recent weeks by calls for a ban on new minarets, a mysterious synagogue blaze and neo-Nazi threats.

In Sarkoland: William Pfaff on the New France; and how long will Kouchner stay in his post? Is his appointment just a move by Sarkozy to destabilise the left ahead of parliamentary elections? Bernard-Henri Levy investigates.

Debating the Constitution: Between Realism and Revival EPC A 4-page policy brief examining the alternatives for breaking the impasse over the European Constitutional Treaty

Washington Times Who's our next best friend? By Wess Mitchell News of Prime Minister Tony Blair's imminent retirement has led to a rash of speculation about who America's new best friend in Europe is likely to be.

H12 RFE/RLRussia Calls For Conference On CFE Treaty

PINR "Moscow Achieves Success with Kazakh Oil Deal" Full text of report

EDM MOSCOW CONFRONTS THE WEST OVER CFE TREATY AT OSCE

- RUSSIAN TROOPS IN MOLDOVA -- MAIN REMAINING OBSTACLE TO CFE TREATY RATIFICATION

- CSTO SEEKS WAYS TO BETTER SECURE CENTRAL ASIA

Google News Azerbaijan

H13 The Times Leader Forked Tongues America talks to an Iran that is still bent on its humiliation in Iraq

Great Satan sits down with the Axis of Evil Iran and the US put aside their disputes in an attempt to help the Iraqi Government to put an end to the daily bloodshed

US looks at option to reduce Iraq troops

Wall Street Journal The Conservative Mind
The American right is a cauldron of debate; the left isn't.
By PETER BERKOWITZ

H14 Financial Times Russia calls meeting over arms pact Russia called for an emergency conference to discuss the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty, stepping up pressure over failure to fulfil the key arms control agreement.

US tells Iran to stop backing Iraq militias The US and Iran held their first talks on the security crisis in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, with the US side describing Iran’s public policy statements as encouraging but also demanding that it halt its armed support of Sunni and Shia factions.

WORLD NEWS: Murder and oppression will not earn Russia respect

COMMENT: Four practical steps to climate control It is much easier for governments to make and keep commitments to policies they can control than to outcomes they cannot assure, says Lawrence Summers

COMMENT: Obama and the comforting myth of political consensus Despite his recent calls for bipartisanship, the candidate’s record reveals that political courage is often shown by those willing to take an unpopular stand, writes Gideon Rachman.

Israel's Labour set to oust Peretz

Sarko’s honeymoon France’s new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, must choose his enemies with care as he seeks his vision of a stronger ‘political Europe’.

Zoellick emerges as World Bank frontrunner Decision expected this week in Washington

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Political wrangles dim the prospect of a deal with India

ANALYSIS: On the edge Pervez Musharraf’s attempt to railroad through his re-election as president has been met with bloodshed, leaving his country’s future in the balance.

Leaders meet to end Lebanese violence Palestinian religious leaders met with the Islamic group holed up in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon in an attempt to find a solution to end more than a week of fighting.

Merkel seeks 'deliverables' for G8

US and Germany split on climate change Attempt to end stand-off on emissions

BP’s Russian venture braced to lose licence Gazprom expected to win new tender

COMMENT: Sarkozy's cabinet lessons for Brown A bold remaking of the cabinet would see Miliband sent to the Treasury and seven or eight new entrants, writes Philip Stephens.

Gonzales farce US president George W. Bush has derided the proposed Senate vote of no confidence in Alberto Gonzales, his attorney-general, as "pure political theatre".

ECB signals end to use of ‘code words’ The European Central Bank will overhaul its communication strategy and stop using “code words” to signal interest rate changes, according to a member of its governing council.

H15 Los Angeles Times Military leaders seek to redefine Iraq success Officers doubt that top goals set by the White House will be achieved before the September assessment.

U.S., Iran meeting 'businesslike,' positive

Progress in Iraq likely to miss target

GOP senator expects a troop reduction

Editorial Lebanon's latest war

It's unacceptable to shell a refugee camp, but terrorist havens have no claim to sovereignty either.

Musharraf's follies

When will the U.S. hold the Pakistani president accountable for his abuse of power?

H16 American Politics

Democrats in Washington want to keep impeachment off the table

realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin

Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas Swamp Sunrise Daybook

H17 Daily Telegraph 'Cordial' and crucial Despite the caveats, it would be a mistake to underplay the significance of yesterday's meeting between America and Iran. It may have been largely symbolic, but in this part of the world symbolism matters.

US and Iran hold bilateral talks

Ambassadors agree first steps on a way forward for Iraq.

Peretz ousted as Israel party leader

Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz has been ousted as leader of the Labour party after his bungling of last summer's Lebanon war.

H18 Independent Human rights in Iraq: a case to answer

Revealed: How Lord Goldsmith advised Army chiefs to deny detainees 'full' legal protection

Shami Chakrabarti: We risk the values that make Britain worth defending

Leading article: A blot on our integrity

Iraq is the only topic of conversation as the US and Iran finally meet

Iran and the United States have begun face-to-face talks that both sides described as a "positive" first step in the search to stabilise Iraq.

The big question: How do we tackle the crisis over migrants desperate to reach Europe?

H19Military Intelligence Terrorism

A review of The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World by Rupert Smith

Campaign Puts New Strain on Secret Service

Big Field and Early Start Force Cuts in Other Efforts

H20 Slate

The French Correction:

The principled new foreign minister shows how much France has changed of late.

Christopher Hitchens

Social Security: The Chilean Approach to Retirement

H21 Plagiarism is still regarded as “the capital intellectual crime” by writers, teachers, and scholars. But times do change... more»

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“Amateur historian” may sound vaguely derivative and second-tier. But the phrase can refer to people of high achievement... more»

The Da Vinci chapel echoes to sound of Saturn

As if there were not enough mysteries involving the medieval chapel that featured in The Da Vinci Code, the plot has thickened

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