| H1 Newsweek Beyond Bush How to Restore America's Place in the World By Fareed Zakaria Cheney vs. Rice: A Foreign-Policy Showdown Rice has steered the administration back toward diplomacy, but she's still being harried by hard-liners. New York Times With Korea as Model, U.S. Ponders Long Role in Iraq For the first time, the Bush administration is publicly discussing basing American troops in Iraq for years. Commanders Say Push in Baghdad Is Short of Goal An internal military assessment offers the first comprehensive look at the progress of the effort to stabilize Baghdad with the heavy influx of additional troops. An Enemy We Can Work With By BARTLE BREESE BULL Moktada al-Sadr offers the rhetoric of the dispossessed and the actions of an heir to power. Iraq’s Curse: A Thirst for Final, Crushing Victory No faction has been able to secure absolute power, and that has only sharpened the hunger for it. Washington Post Editorial After the Surge It's time for the president and Congress to begin talking about a smaller, more sustainable mission in Iraq. Attacks on U.S. Troops Grow in Complexity Iraqi insurgents are using increasingly sophisticated and lethal means of attack, resulting in a greater number of American fatalities. The 'Blame The Iraqis' Gambit By Robert Kagan If the United States is driven out of Iraq, it will be by al-Qaeda, not by the flaws of the Iraqi people. Before War, CIA Warned of Negative Outcomes Analysts in 2002 Described Worst-Case Scenarios, Including Anarchy in Iraq, Global Antipathy to U.S. Guardian Russia's missiles to target Europe Kremlin warning on eve of G8 as gulf widens over US defence shield plans. Financial Times Putin threatens to target missiles at Europe Russian president Vladimir Putin has raised tensions over controversial US plans to install a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic by threatening to target Russian missiles at Europe. Editorial What the G8 must achieve Let the G8 do something significant this year: achieve progress on the two big issues it confronts and embark on reform of its composition. ANALYSIS: Great powers present and future try to keep it casual The G8 is forging closer ties with big emerging economies but neither side is anxious to formalise the relationship. Strains grow over strategy to rein in Iran The international strategy to deal with Iran’s nuclear programme is coming under increasing strain, diplomats and officials acknowledge Weekly Standard Dangerous Illusions Peace-processing our way to disaster. by Reuel Marc Gerecht The New Old Thing The return of the Iraq Study Group. by Frederick W. Kagan The Annotated Iraq Study Group Recommendations What makes sense, what made sense then but doesn't now, and what never made sense. by Frederick W. Kagan Juan Cole On the False Analogy Between Iraq and South Korea The Observer Europe shivering in the new Cold War Tensions are rising between Moscow and the West as the Russian giant flexes its muscles again in the old territories of the Soviet empire. Jason Burke reports. (By Stephen Biddle, If President Bush is committed to fighting on in Iraq, then he needs a fundamentally different military strategy -- one that offers the only realistic chance of compelling a ceasefire between Iraq's warring factions Sunday Times British Iraq pull-out plan drawn up British commanders in Iraq have drawn up plans to allow Gordon Brown to withdraw almost all UK troops by the end of the year Blair reinvented the Middle Ages Do politicians think the public cannot see through the cynicism that passes for foreign policy? Simon Jenkins Los Angeles Times No exceptions, America By William T. Vollmann From global warming to torture, there's a new, uncomfortable truth for Americans: Yes, the rules apply to us too. Remaking the world in six days By Michael Oren Though it failed to bring peace, Israel's 1967 military triumph saved the country and changed the global landscape. Ghosts of the Holocaust By Ian Buruma Are ghosts of the Holocaust driving the idea of using force to further human rights? Independent on Sunday Moqtada al-Sadr: The man America has in its sights The US wants to talk to Moqtada al-Sadr. He thinks they want to assassinate him. In this rare interview, the Shia cleric tells us why Robert Fisk: Can the Lebanese army fight America's war against terror? Wall Street Journal 'Re-Arming' Europe The Old World needs an intellectual revolution to meet the challenges ahead. By PASCAL BRUCKNER Bilderberg 2007 Final Report, part 1 World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007 Direct to Full Text (178 pages; PDF) Helena Cobban More on the Iraq- South Korea analogy WP The Specter of 'Hamastan' More Must Be Done to Counter Islamist Gains in Gaza By Dennis Ross William Arkin The Caliphate Scare We tend to think about Iran in terms of two ticking alarm clocks, one nuclear, and the other democratic. Which will ring first?... more» Weekly Standard The Other War
by Michael Fumento Afghanistan is winnable, but victory can't be taken for granted.
Ha’aretz - Zvi Bar'el: Israel must follow U.S. example, talk to Hamas
The Assad legacy Syrians don't expect Assad's son and successor to bring back the days of Hafez senior. Rubinstein: For Palestinians, '67 wasn't a war, but a conspiracy US can forget about winning in Iraq: top retired general IHT U.S. faces tough sell for missile shield
By JUDY DEMPSEY President George W. Bush faces public hostility and tough negotiations in Central Europe this week over U.S. plans to deploy elements of a missile shield in the region. Daily Telegraph Leader Kick the Russians out Membership of G8 bestows a credibility on the increasingly dictatorial Putin regime which its actions no longer merit. The Times Leader Menace from Moscow Western leaders should listen to Putin and tell him where he is wrong | H2 FT US warns Turkey not to invade Iraq Newsweek Morton Abramowitz, Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey: The Question Of Islam’s Role Türkiye giderek bölünüyor Morton Abramowitz Pentagon chief urges Turkey not to hit Iraqi Kurds Hilterman Kürtlerin dostu ABD değil, Bush Robert Pollock 'Türklerin Amerikalılara Karşı Tutumu Negatif' Gates Warns Turkey Not to Invade Iraq Rice: Operasyon istikrar getirmez Le Monde Le sursaut des petits-enfants d'Atatürk, par Sophie Shihab Otoriter laiklerin istediği, gücü elde tutmak
Sophie Shihab Le Monde: Hiç kimse AKP kadar iyi yapamaz After Defeats, Eurofighter Renews Push in Turkey DefenseNews.com Kuzey Irak'tan Türkiye'ye: Sorunları diyalogla çözelim Kurds in a vice between militants, Turkish army Turkey should not burn bridges in the region, says Lord Patten Sınır ötesi harekât PKK başarısıyla sonuçlanabilir
MarK Lattimer FT Turkish parties' merger talks fail Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media “… strengthening ties with the Kurds makes us reliant on a land locked semi-state as a giant lily pad to launch operations from” Sıcak takip mi? Erdal Güven Sınır ötesi harekât kimseye yaramaz Henri J. Barkey Ardan Zentürk Kürdistan: Savaşın tank sesleri... Mensur Akgün Sizden rica ediyorum kamuoyunda beklenti yaratmayın Eser Karakaş Kuzey Irak ve Türkiye İlnur Çevik Do we want to solve issues or create havoc? Barzani: Türkiye sınırı bombaladı Reuters: Türk topçusu Kuzey Irak'ı yarım saat bombaladı Osmanlı demek sınır ötesi takip demek AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Yavuz Baydar The issue of northern Iraq: the path to tricks and trouble 'Hata yaptık, Türk askerinden özür diledik' Barzani'ye haddini nasıl bildirdi? Gülay Göktürk Savaşa hayır! Fikret Ertan The issue of northern Iraq: the path to tricks and trouble [Yorum - Doç.Dr.Melih Can] Sınır ötesi harekât, peki nereye kadar? 'Türk askerine taciz'de Dışişleri Bakanlığı devrede 'Türk ordusu Irak'ta kuvvet kullanmasın' Kerkük-Bağdat bağlantısı uçtu Possible attack on PKK in Iraq would hurt regional economy DTP says Zana won’t run for Parliament KURDISTAN SIGNS SECURITY ACCORD WITH US ' Türk askeri Irak'ta operasyon yapıyor' ABD Savunma Bakanı: Türk ordusu K.Irak'ta kuvvet kullanmasın Barzani: Askeri yöntemle çözülmez
Rice: Yığınaktan çok endişeliyiz ABD’ye ‘gerekeni yapın’ mesajı 10 bin yeni korucu alınıyor MGK'da sınır ötesi yetkisi istenmemiş 'Özel kuvvetler' 12 yıldır Irak'ta "TSK Kürt bölgesini bombaladı"
KYB: Türk askeri top ateşi açtı
Washington ve Bağdat, sınır ötesi operasyona karşı tavrını sürdürüyor DTP'nin bağımsız adayları 'Türkiye'ye sözümüz var' dedi Türk gazeteciler K.Irak'tan sınırdışı edildi! Turkish Army Says Confronting Barzani Forces a Possibility
DefenseNews.com Bağış'tan, Öymen'e cevap... South and North, Iraqi Kurds Squeezed Kurdish officials ask Iraqi central government to honor commitments Kürt liderlerden diyalog çağrısı ABD'den Dışişleri'ne "taciz" yanıtı MHP'den Erdoğan'a: "Mehmetçiğin önünden çekil" Turhan Çömez TÜRK SEMALARINA METAL ÇUVAL MI? Emin Pazarcı Operasyon gerekli; ama... Chirol Kurdistan: Rebalancing the Middle East The Virtual State of Kurdistan by Zenpundit An Overview of Kurdistan by Steve DeAngelis
The Kurdistan Problem (Part II and Part III) by Progressive Historians PKK Vows to Resist Any Turkish Incursion Talabani kiloları ile geri döndü UMUR TALU Bana her şey seni hatırlatıyor! Peşmergeye üç yalanlama Abromowitz: 'Türkiye bölünüyor' SOLİ ÖZEL 6 gün Bora Bayraktar - HAMAS Mahir Kaynak Farklıyız Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Türkiye-AB Troykası'nın gündemi, yeni açılacak fasıllar ve reformların devamı Şahin Alpay The meaning of Sarkozy Türkiye, AB ile yeniden masaya oturuyor Ankara’da Kuzey Irak ve AB Gündemi Almanya, PKK'yı 'muhbir'lerle bitirdi Avrupa, sorumlu davranıp Türk halkını küstürmemeli Sözümüzü tutuyoruz ilerlemeye devam... Putin’s energy moves: Checkmate for Turkey’s interests? BTC 620 milyon dolar kazandırdı... Ankara üç PKK'lıyla görüşen Davis'e tepkili Gereken yapıldı Barzani’yi korku sardı
AB, Kuzey Irak için uyaracak Rauf DENKTAŞ Kıbrıs Türk Alayı Rehn’den AKP’ye destek ‘Turkish and European radicals are encouraging each other’ Croatian secretary of state: Turkey and Croatia do not have the luxury of losing time - Soner Yalçın Gün olur, alır başımı giderim!.. Fikret Ertan Bilderberg ne imiş?.. Wolfowitz’in Boğaz sefası [Yorum - Mustafa Armağan] Türk(çe)iye evrenselleşirken... 50 yıl sonra en büyük petrol umudu Niğde Bor'da Masonlar büyük üstadını seçti, yarışı ihraç edilen Paşakay'ın adayı kazandı Gates Cautions Turkey Not to Conduct Raids in Iraq Artık o silahlarla ilgili haber yasak More people die from stray bullets in Turkey than US soldiers in Iraq Çiller'in sağ kolu Erdoğan'ın yanında 'Bilderberg'cilerin Boğaz keyfi "İmam Hatip dışındaki okullarda fuhuş var" Büyükanıt’a gideceğim In Turkey, It's First Down and Miles to Go
New York Times Land of the tree Guardian Unlimited Twenty-five years ago, Olympos was a small village with long stretches of unspoilt beach, a smattering of ancient ruins and no concrete hotels. It still is Marshall Plan Speech, June 5, 1947 | Türkçe Bu köyün erkekleri oturmaktan yoruluyor Loca darbesine 'derin' rövanş ABD'de yaşayan Meluncanlar: Türk kardeşlerimizle kucaklaşmak istiyoruz Niğde'de petrol sevinci yaşanıyor [MONDAY TALK]
Exchange program helps rights the wrongs Süleyman Demirel'in oturduğu sokakta şüpheli paket paniği Hangi araştırma şirketi kimin? BBC 4 Haziran 2007 Basın Özeti Atatürk’ün sansürlenen fotoğrafları | H3 Yasemin CONGAR Büyükanıt, Bağdat, Barzani Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Amerika'yla 'İncirlik dili'nde konuşmak ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Kuzey Irak yazı olacak
Taha AKYOL Kuzey Irak ve asker Gündüz Aktan 'Türkiyelilik' saçma bir tanımlama Can Dündar Kuzey Irak'a bölgeden bakınca... Kuzey Irak ile diyalog şart ÖMER TAŞPINAR Vatan İşte son seçim anketi Ömer Taşpınar The e-coup and Washington Harekât değil savaş tartışılıyor
Erdal Güven Semih İDİZ Kuzey Irak tatsız olaylara gebe Derviş Türkiye'deki siyaset çok sert ve acımasız Baskın Oran M. Kemal gelse, bu Kemalistleri sopayla kovalar İlhan Kesici Dokuz yıldır nadastayım Dönek mi? [KALEIDOSCOPE] Turkish tanks in northern Iraq: an unlikely solution for suicide bombers Fatih Çekirge Dünyanın en geniş havaalanı Erbil’e Süleymaniye özrü Kuzey Irak'tan niye uzak durmalıyız? Sıddık Arslan Cüneyt Ülsever ABD Büyükelçisi’nin görüşleri Büyükanıt’a Rus misafir
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Baykal'dan Demirel'e iki teklif MAHMUT ÖVÜR Baykal Demirel'le ne konuştu? Fikret BİLA Ankara'da merak uyandıran temaslar Yeni Susurluk mu? Kazanın ardından Körfez Savaşı altınları çıktı Taha Kıvanç Güzel bir tavır Fehmi Koru Birleşelim derken… HAKAN ALBAYRAK
“AKP kapatılsın, halı saha yapılsın!” KÜRŞAT BUMİN Ciddiyetten uzak bir kanun teklifi [Yorum - Ergun Özbudun] İki Türkiye var mı? [Yorum - Mümtaz'er Türköne] Rutin dışına çıkan yargı NAZLI ILICAK Ertuğrul Özkök Ahmet Hakan Namazın dostu düşmanı M Ali Birand Partiler Anayasa'yı değiştirecekler mi?
Tarhan Erdem Nazif Okumuş - Bilderbergci İslamcılar Yüksel Söylemez The ups and downs of democracy in Turkey A solution that has fed all our problems: the 1982 Constitution
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Gül’e gelen iki kritik telefon Şakir Süter Muhasebe yapabilmek Özdemir İnce Müslüman Kardeşler Milli Görüş ve AKP (2) Serdar Turgut AKP’ye ne oldu YAVUZ DONAT Abdüllatif Şener olayı
MUHARREM SARIKAYA
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Derya SAZAK Sancılı seçim Mehmet Metiner Başbakan laik mi dindar mı?
Emin Çölaşan Pişman olacaklar ama... Aman ha! Oylarınızı mutlaka Genç Parti'ye verin Hasan Celal Güzel 2. CHP’de liste depremi! CEVDET AKÇALI Müstakbel başbakanlar ve iç koalisyon dönemine doğru KORAY DÜZGÖREN Bir yandan yeni vitrin öte yandan polis devleti İhsan Yılmaz What is new about the ‘new’ middle class? İhsan Dağı What does the security establishment really want? Doğu Ergil Political grooming or fear of democracy? Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN
CHP ve Baykal'ın rolü Eser Karakaş Askere ‘mahallenin delisi’ muamelesi yapmak Mustafa Erdoğan Cumhurbaşkanı seçimi, parlamenterizm ve demokrasi Nasuhi Güngör Şener’e ‘küçük’ etkiler Mesut Yılmaz, Mumcu'ya savaş açtı; Anavatan'ı boşaltıyor Referandumu 45 güne indiren teklif yasalaştı Mesrop Oyumuz AKP'ye ERDAL ŞAFAK Bir siyasi öykü Demirel’e göre Mumcu kesilip atılacak kanserli kol Şükrü Küçükşahin Şener’inki kategorik ayrılık Liste savaşında son viraj Aleviler bu kez sağlı sollu Meclis yolunda Mumcu Çocuk değiliz AKP’de vitrin krizi ANAP'lılar CHP diyor Alevilerin en zor seçimi Bahçeli Washington’a gitmeden Ankara’da iktidar olacağız Sami Selçuk Hukukçuları sınıflandıran bakışlar Demirel’e göre Mumcu kesilip atılacak kanserli kol MHP lideri Bahçeli ince eleyip sık dokuyor Lütfullah Kayalar'dan son dakika sürprizi CHP'den aday oluyor DP ittifakı, millî iradeye çelme takma projesiydi AKP'de liste tedirginliği Ağar'dan Fethullah Gülen'e övgüler Adaylıktan vazgeçti, Baykal'a yüklendi: Bazı isimleri vitrin için kullanıyor 'Şener, gel biraz daha oturalım' Baykal Baba’dan görüş aldı Kulislerde "Demirel" senaryosu CHP'de 60 vekil liste dışı CHP'li Tomambay'dan Baykal'ı kızdıracak sözler DP: Tek başına seçime gireceğiz Bayar ve Keçeciler CHP'de... Bahçeli: Brüksel'den önce, Kandil'e bak İşte tüm partilerin adayları! Nasuhi Güngör Kavgası olan adam İlnur Çevik Are the elections under any threat? 31 Mayıs 2007, Karanlık Savaş'ın ilk günü H. Gökhan Özgün OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Ampul yanıyor, yıldız sönüyor Deniz bey ve yeni sol Mahfi Eğilmez Otobüs devrilmeden Haluk Şahin İnanç ve düşünce Murat Belge Mumcu'dan çifte özür Arıboğan adaylıktan çekiliyor
Center-right marriage ends in smoke Ali Saydam Erkan Mumcu’nun ‘bir bildiği’ var mı? Ekrem Dumanlı Okulda mescit tartışmalarından çıkarılacak en önemli sonuç Yiğit Bulut Kesici, CHP’de Derviş’in açtığı yaraları kapatabilecek mi Yaman TÖRÜNER Paramızı bize verip faiziyle her şeyimizi alıyorlar Güngör URAS 4 fabrika 700, 1 arsa 800 milyon dolar Salih Neftçi Yaşanan çekişmeler ve piyasaların tepkisi Yıllık enflasyon mayısta yüzde 9'un altına düşebilir Fatih Özatay Ercan Kumcu Erdal Sağlam Erdoğan artık AKP’de tek adam Deniz Gökçe Kötümserlik mümkün mü? Ekonomik konsept değişiyor...
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| An Enemy We Can Work With By BARTLE BREESE BULL Moktada al-Sadr offers the rhetoric of the dispossessed and the actions of an heir to power. Iraq’s Curse: A Thirst for Final, Crushing Victory No faction has been able to secure absolute power, and that has only sharpened the hunger for it. Editorial Dick Cheney Rules Mr. Cheney has privatized the job of vice president of the United States with his secrecy, impatience with government regulations, backroom dealings and disdain for accountability. 4 Accused of Plot to Blow Up Facilities at Kennedy Airport THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Our Green Bubble You could very comfortably drive a Hummer through the gap between our words and deeds when it comes to energy issues. Malicious Boycotts Who would respect the judgment of a scholar who selects or rejects colleagues on political grounds? PAUL KRUGMAN Obama in Second Place The Obama health care plan is better than I feared but not as comprehensive as I would have liked. | H5 Washington Post Editorial After the Surge It's time for the president and Congress to begin talking about a smaller, more sustainable mission in Iraq. Attacks on U.S. Troops Grow in Complexity Iraqi insurgents are using increasingly sophisticated and lethal means of attack, resulting in a greater number of American fatalities. The 'Blame The Iraqis' Gambit By Robert Kagan If the United States is driven out of Iraq, it will be by al-Qaeda, not by the flaws of the Iraqi people. Before War, CIA Warned of Negative Outcomes Analysts in 2002 Described Worst-Case Scenarios, Including Anarchy in Iraq, Global Antipathy to U.S. The Specter of 'Hamastan' More Must Be Done to Counter Islamist Gains in Gaza By Dennis Ross William Arkin The Caliphate Scare The Tortured Lives of Interrogators Veterans of Iraq, N. Ireland and Mideast Share Stark Memories Insurgents Hit Bridge North of Baghdad The blast destroyed a major bridge from Baghdad to northern Iraq affecting many civilians including already frustrated business owners Iranian Flow Of Weapons Increasing, Officials Say: Arms Shipments Tracked To Iraqi, Afghan Groups N.Y. Airport Target of Plot, Officials Say 3 Held in Alleged Plan to Bomb JFK Russia's Apolitical Middle By Masha Lipman , Among the Russian middle class, apathy is growing as fast as spending. The Ideas Engine Needs a Tuneup By David Ignatius Technology is about taking risks. Government bureaucracy is about avoiding mistakes. This is a problem. Fledgling independent television stations broadcast minute-by-minute coverage of president's suspension of Pakistan's chief judge. Stay-the-Course Plus Obama, Romney and Foreign Engagement on Steroids By Fred Hiatt, Life in the Inferno of Baghdad By Terry McCarthy, Political reconciliation will take years. Cleansing Baghdad's soul will take generations. Attacks Kill 14 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq: Dozens Sickened by Gaseous Cloud in Bombing Outside American Base Watching Our Welcome Mat By Jim HoaglandThe rancorous American debate over changing U.S. immigration law does not end at the water's edge. Editorial More War on AIDS Mr. Bush proposes to double America's commitment In N.H., Democrats Focus on Iraq Clinton, Obama reject criticism from Edwards that they lack strong leadership to end war. What Voters Want: Competence By George F. Will, This presidential election, competent conservatism may amount to pragmatic conservatism when it comes to abortion. Backers of Immigration Bill Get More Optimistic Senate architects say momentum is building behind one unifying theme: Today's immigration system is too broken to go unaddressed. Editorial Immigrants Equal Growth . . . Reform isn't just humane. It's self-interest. | H6 Guardian Russia's missiles to target Europe Kremlin warning on eve of G8 as gulf widens over US defence shield plans. Lula rejects Bush climate talks
Brazil's President insists countries must come to agreement at UN. Blair can no longer deny a link exists between terrorism and foreign policy Tariq Ramadan: Rather than insisting on Muslims' own duty to integrate, British society must reconcile itself with its self-professed values. 14 US soldiers reported killed in Iraq
President Bush orders more troops into war zone as Pentagon announces deaths of 14 soldiers. Israeli ministers discuss British boycott threats
Israeli groups to launch counter-boycott of UK in response to boycotts proposed by British unions. Brown's defining moment
Max Hastings: As leader, his toughest challenge will be energy - specifically winning the nuclear debate. A commission for Iraq Asim Siddiqui Jun 03 07, 11:00am: Britain, despite all that has happened in Iraq, can still play a mediating role in framing a multilateral approach. Mirror images Nina Khrushchev Jun 03 07, 03:00pm: Presidents Putin and Bush will meet at G8 next week. But they have much more in common than they think. The Observer Europe shivering in the new Cold War Tensions are rising between Moscow and the West as the Russian giant flexes its muscles again in the old territories of the Soviet empire. Jason Burke reports. Brown plans tough terror laws Chancellor sends a powerful signal that he will take a harder line on terrorism than Tony Blair. Lebanon moves in for the kill
A new emboldened Beirut government is forcing an end to a 10-day stand-off as negotiations fail. My search for the West Bank's 'invisible' town
Sarah Helm set off by car to see Palestinians in Jenin but soon found that her road map was of no use. In the four decades after the Six-Day War, a labyrinth of walls, unmarked roads and checkpoints has arisen, hiding whole towns from Israeli eyes. Infighting splits US war protesters
The Democrats' retreat on Iraq sparked a rethink of anti-Bush strategy, reports Joanna Walters. |
| We tend to think about Iran in terms of two ticking alarm clocks, one nuclear, and the other democratic. Which will ring first?... more» Weekly Standard The Other War
by Michael Fumento Afghanistan is winnable, but victory can't be taken for granted. Bilderberg 2007 comes to an end By Deroy Murdock For a first-rate solution to Iraq's problems, just ask a second-tier presidential contender. Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, Wisconsin Republican, proposes that Baghdad open personal oil-revenue accounts for every Iraqi. First pre-emptive war? (Paul Greenberg) NRO - CLIFFORD D. MAY: How do we prevail in Iraq? “Defeating a Superpower” Weekly Standard Who's Cherry Picking Now? A less than useful report from the Senate Intelligence Committee.
by Gary Schmitt The Great Globalization Debate | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq US can forget about winning in Iraq: top retired general Insurgent amnesty eyed to forge unity ) The U.S. ambassador to Iraq yesterday hinted that the United States was open to granting amnesty to Islamist insurgents who have fought it in Iraq. BBC New Cold War?
Under the surface tensions between the US and Iran escalate
UPI Analysis: Hopes high for Lebanon tribunal Iraqi Papers Mon: Government Talks to Ba'this
Iraqi PM Says No Talks Yet on Long-Term US Bases | H9 Ha’aretz - Zvi Bar'el: Israel must follow U.S. example, talk to Hamas The Assad legacy Syrians don't expect Assad's son and successor to bring back the days of Hafez senior. Rubinstein: For Palestinians, '67 wasn't a war, but a conspiracy A 40-year journey to a low point Uzi Rubin: Would it be better for Israel to reoccupy Gaza? Rosner: Obama prepares for peace, Romney for war Iran and Egypt to hold talks on renewing full ties Israel rejects Amnesty report urging end to West Bank fence Israel to ask U.S. to slow down, soften benchmarks initiative Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Tony Karon How the 1967 War Doomed Israel Amnesty challenges Israel to end Palestinian suffering
Report commemorating "40 years of occupation in the West Bank" says security fence, checkpoints, settlements are against int'l law. Diplomacy: Exhausting efforts on Iran Yedioth Ahronoth Amnesty report slams Israel
New report on West Bank accuses Israel of 'destroying Palestinian hope' with checkpoints and calls security fence 'Wall of Death'; in exclusive interview with Ynetnews, report's author claims her analysis is balanced Another Yom Kippur? The 40-year Palestinian tragedyby SHLOMO BEN-AMI* BBC Mid-East watershed
Six days of war, 40 years of conflict - the impact of 1967
40 years later, peace still elusive |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor THE MONITOR'S VIEW A clean slate of world leaders A new set of political leaders could strengthen US-Europe ties and make their mark on the world. JFK plot derailed Charges in an alleged plot at JFK airport show FBI emphasis on intelligence-gathering. GOP senators feel the heat of a fiery immigration debate Two Rebublican lawmakers, South Carolina's Graham and Arizona's Kyl, take a calculated risk in backing the Senate bill. Climate debate heats up G-8 President Bush's new global warming plan greeted with skepticism at this week's world summit in Germany. ASIA Into Africa (By Joshua Kurlantzick, As China becomes a major influence in Africa, it faces mounting resistance and a profound dilemma: How does a nation devoted to nonintervention become a global power? BBC China puts economy before climate
China's first climate change plan says the priority in tackling climate change is economic development. From Foreign Policy, Japan is on the cusp of a constitutional revolution. To an overstretched West, a newly muscular Tokyo promises stability in a rapidly shifting region. Yet, in its rush to overturn six decades of official pacifism, the Japanese government is stifling the serious national debate required in a modern democracy. Is anyone paying attention? Why are there so many suicides in Japan? Christopher Beam investigates. A review of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. by Roland Kelts. From The New Atlantis, Jeff Kueter, president of the George C. Marshall Institute, on China's space ambitions — and ours. A review of The Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st century by Will Hutton (and more). Newsweek China’s Inflation Fears A review of India After Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha. World's longest bridge to trigger eastern China economic boom U.S. Commitment to Asia Is Unwavering, Defense Secretary Declares | H11 IHT U.S. faces tough sell for missile shield
By JUDY DEMPSEY President George W. Bush faces public hostility and tough negotiations in Central Europe this week over U.S. plans to deploy elements of a missile shield in the region. EU to resume enlargement talks with Serbia Roger Cohen: The Blair effect By ROGER COHEN Neither poodle nor lackey, Tony Blair has been point man and link. EUROPE European press review Eastern Europe a victim of its own successes (William J. Kole) Western Intelligence Services Focus on Albania's Islamist Groups ... From Der Spiegel, it used to be that residents of southern Spain would head to Germany as guest workers. Now, the region hosts guest workers of its own — from Morocco. The program may become a model for migrant labor across the European Union. Forced labour is widespread in Europe. But until policy makers recognize the need to manage the demand for migrant workers, there will continue to be a market for those prepared to risk exploitation. A review of The Future of Europe: Reform or Decline by Alberto Alessina and Francesco Giavazzi | H12 RFE/RL Russia Culture Of Fear Back With A Vengeance Fear, intimidation, and coercion are back in vogue as tools of the Kremlin's policy, both at home and abroad BBC Putin warns Europe in missile row Russia may point missiles at Europe if the US goes ahead with its missile defence plans, President Vladimir Putin says Google News Azerbaijan Weekly Standard Putin's Oily Politics
by Irwin M. Stelzer Newsweek Putin: The G8’s Scary Guest Exclusive: Putin threatens to target Europe with missiles Russia-US: Another Cold War with Russians at G-8 summitby By SARAH BAXTER & MARK FRANCHETTI |
| H13 The Times Plus ça change, Gordon Mr Brown’s greatest liability is that he lacks Mr Blair’s charisma. Voters see him as too severe William Rees-Mogg Leader Menace from Moscow Western leaders should listen to Putin and tell him where he is wrong ‘Airport plot would have made 9/11 look small’ An alleged plot to blow up the pipelines that feed jet fuel to New York's JFK airport was apparently thwarted at the weekend Putin: I’m the only absolute democrat left Vladimir Putin tells our correspondent that he is Gandhi’s true heir and warns against hypocrisy on human rights Putin raises spectre of nuclear war in Europe President Putin has warned the US that its plan for a new anti-missile network across Europe could trigger nuclear war Sunday Times British Iraq pull-out plan drawn up British commanders in Iraq have drawn up plans to allow Gordon Brown to withdraw almost all UK troops by the end of the year Blair reinvented the Middle Ages Do politicians think the public cannot see through the cynicism that passes for foreign policy? Simon Jenkins People power is at our core We must ensure that Conservative values and beliefs benefit all, not just some of the people David Cameron Chechnya: video evidence of torture President's militias have been accused of abducting, torturing and executing opponents with impunity The tragedy that scarred her first years in the White House ‘No, no, no’: why Israel is still at war On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the six-day war, stances taken back then still loom over the Middle East peace process Islamist groups don al-Qaeda’s clothes The Johnston video proves an alarming trend: the rise of Gaza Islamist groups and radicalisation of Palestinian society Hunt for missing JFK 'terror cell' suspect Analysis: Caribbean link to Islamic terror Wall Street Journal 'Re-Arming' Europe The Old World needs an intellectual revolution to meet the challenges ahead.
By PASCAL BRUCKNER CSI: Nukes
A catalogue of international atomic samples could help deter a nuclear 9/11.
By JOE BIDEN Muslim Melting Pot
What Europe can learn from the U.S. to avoid a civil war.
By IRSHAD MANJI | H14 Financial Times Putin threatens to target missiles at Europe Russian president Vladimir Putin has raised tensions over controversial US plans to install a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic by threatening to target Russian missiles at Europe. Editorial What the G8 must achieve Let the G8 do something significant this year: achieve progress on the two big issues it confronts and embark on reform of its composition. ANALYSIS: Great powers present and future try to keep it casual The G8 is forging closer ties with big emerging economies but neither side is anxious to formalise the relationship. Strains grow over strategy to rein in Iran The international strategy to deal with Iran’s nuclear programme is coming under increasing strain, diplomats and officials acknowledge FT REPORT - THE FUTURE OF EUROPE: Sarkozy rekindles debate on the integration of the union FT REPORT - THE FUTURE OF EUROPE: Transatlantic climate shift The US and China emit more than 40 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions which may cause more hot air at the upcoming G8 summit. Missile plan key point of Bush visit The US’s already tense relationship with Moscow will be tested by his visits to the Czech Republic and Poland, where a proposed missile defence shield is highly controversial. President aims to display softer side of power Blair backs Merkel on climate targets Leader A fight that must go back to the landThe six day war was a disaster. Forty years of missed opportunities later, the consequences have been calamitous. COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Into battle Fatah al-Islam has added to tensions in a country still reeling from years of war. But how did the militants gain a foothold? Clashes at second Lebanese camp NATIONAL NEWS: Troops in Iraq 'will be cut to 2,000 this year' COMMENT: How God's banker met his maker COMMENT: China is shouldering its climate change burden Beijing hopes developed countries can take the lead in providing technological support to developing countries, writes Ma Kai, development and reform minister COMMENT: Obama can remedy an ailing healthcare system The US spends twice as much as western Europe for little benefit, writes Brad DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California ‘JFK plot’ said to highlight shift in threat Cloud over US-India nuclear accord Talks to seal a civil nuclear deal between the US and India have failed to resolve outstanding differences, narrowing the scope for Bush and Singh to settle the issue at the G8 summit COMMENT: Italian politics needs to get over the rainbow Many public sector employees never turn up for work – and yet are fully protected against dismissal, writes Wolfgang Munchau. COMMENT: What Merkel can win in the coming battle with Bush G8 riots erupt in Germany Germany's worst riots in decades left almost a thousand people injured and overshadowed Berlin's preparations for this week's Group of Eight wealthy nations' summit. European companies are being exposed to cut-price dumping by foreign rivals because of a secret change in trade policy in Brussels, 10 big industries have claimed | H15 Los Angeles Times No exceptions, America By William T. Vollmann From global warming to torture, there's a new, uncomfortable truth for Americans: Yes, the rules apply to us too. Remaking the world in six days By Michael Oren Though it failed to bring peace, Israel's 1967 military triumph saved the country and changed the global landscape. Ghosts of the Holocaust By Ian Buruma Are ghosts of the Holocaust driving the idea of using force to further human rights? Editorial |
| H16 American Politics BBC Democrat hopefuls spar over Iraq The war in Iraq divides Democratic presidential contenders during a TV debate in New Hampshire. Democrats debate politely — except on the war MORE THAN half a year before New Hampshire voters will cast the first primary ballots in the 2008 presidential election, last night's debate by the Democratic candidates saw the two front-runners -- Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama -- already trying to gloss over differences within the party on the Iraq war and run as though the general election were ... (By Scot Lehigh, Globe Columnist) THERE WERE no big winners last night, but there were two figures who managed to stand out on a stage cluttered with candidates: Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Man who should be king
Interview: Is Al Gore considering a last run at the presidency? By Suzanne Goldenberg. Clinton, Giuliani Maintain Leads, But GOP Shows Signs of Shifting Portrait of the Candidate as a Young Climber By Carl Bernstein A piece adapted from the author's forthcoming book, 'A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton.' realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas Swamp Sunrise Daybook The Bush economic expansion The juxtaposition of the growth of the U.S. economy and the increase in its national debt has afflicted the Bush administration since it entered office following a substantial decline in the national debt in 2000 and before the onset of an imminent recession.
Fineman: GOP Runs Far From President Bush Samuelson: The Quagmire Of Inequality Number of Republicans in U.S. Hits New Low, Number of Democrats Also Decline | H17 Daily Telegraph Leader Kick the Russians out Membership of G8 bestows a credibility on the increasingly dictatorial Putin regime which its actions no longer merit. Putin in nuclear threat against Europe President Vladimir Putin has sent a chilling message to world leaders on the eve of the G8 summit with a threat to aim Russian nuclear missiles at European cities for the first time since the Cold War. You don't have to be Red to be Green Daniel Hannan and Douglas Carswell asks: Why not extend the concept of ownership to cover air and water purity? Brown has the right touch on terrorism Mr Brown's proposals are proportionate to the menace we face, rather than to the desire of ministers to look as though they are doing something. Cover up or die, Palestinian women told Women on Palestinian television have been ordered to not walk alone in the street after radical Islamists threatened to kill them if they don't dress in religious garb. Sunday Telegraph UK troops out of Iraq within a year MoD plans full exit by next May. US shells al-Qaeda village hideout America has bombarded targets in a remote village in north-eastern Somalia, after reports that Islamic terrorists linked to al-Qaeda had set up a base there. Pakistan is at a highly dangerous crossroads Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali fears his home country is being "Talibanised", with Christians persecuted and the government appeasing Islamist clerics. Brown revives 90-day terror detention plan Chancellor to introduce raft of controversial terror measures when he becomes PM. Africa has always generated hot air From Wilberforce to Blair, Africa has always been good at generating hot air, observes Niall Ferguson. Particularly from the mouths of evangelically inclined Englishmen What if Israelis had abducted BBC man? Had Alan Johnston been kidnapped by Jewish fanatics, the Israeli government would have been widely and immediately condemned, argues Charles Moore. | As leaders of the world's richest countries meet, this is the proof that they could do much more Steven Rose: Why pick on Israel? Because its actions are wrong Putin: Russian missiles will be aimed at US bases Brown talks tough on terrorism with plan to increase 28-day limit Gordon Brown has promised new tougher measures to combat terrorism, but he immediately ran into opposition over his proposals to increase the 28-day detention of terrorist suspects without charge Sicko? The truth about the US healthcare system Johann Hari: Iraq's mercenaries - with a licence to kill Independent on Sunday Moqtada al-Sadr: The man America has in its sights The US wants to talk to Moqtada al-Sadr. He thinks they want to assassinate him. In this rare interview, the Shia cleric tells us why Robert Fisk: Can the Lebanese army fight America's war against terror? Geoffrey Lean: The world must isolate Bush over climate change The Tory leader and his wife open their door to show an eco-life begins at home. But Mr and Mrs Brown want to be in on the act too The security industry: Britain's private army in Iraq War in Afghanistan: No safe billet for Prince Harry as deaths mount in Helmand Gazprom v BP: Russian roulette - and next stop, Libya Economic View: Self-interest will do more to cut carbon emissions than all the low-energy light bulbs in the world |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism JFK AIRPORT PLOT Alleged plotter had ties to radical Muslim leader
One of the men charged with plotting to blow up fuel tanks at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport had ties to a radical Muslim leader in Trinidad. But some experts doubt that the plot, even if carried out, would have caused catastrophic damage. World: Border Controls Need New Technologies, Better Collaboration JFK plot is 'tip of the iceberg' US officials claim there were more terror plots to come. NON-CITIZEN SOLDIERS Why Won't We Let Them Fill the Ranks? By Brigid Schulte Willing and able potential military recruits are being turned away, casulities of the battle over immigration. U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism
124 pages. CRS Reports: Terrorism and National Security (PDFs)
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+ Homeland Security Department: FY2008 Request for Appropriations
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+ Treatment of “Battlefield Detainees” in the War on Terrorism
+ Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options M-16s replace AK-47s for some Iraqi troops
By Scott Canon, McClatchy Newspapers
The U.S. military in Iraq has begun issuing American M-16 rifles to some Iraq troops in exchange for their AK-47 rifles, a step that some hope will end the seepage of government weapons to insurgents and militias. To be sure, U.S. officials insist Iraqi soldiers are photographed with their new rifle's serial number. Analysis: Nuclear waste terrorism debated | H20 Slate Little Clashes in New Hampshire: The Democrats spar in their second debate John Dickerson Innovative Employment Approaches and Programs for Low-Income Families
Urban Institute Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources
OECD Inside the Murdoch-Dow Jones Courtship | H21 Read Any Good Books Lately? We asked a handful of writers what books they’ve enjoyed most over the last few months, and why. Their choices — from best sellers to poetry collections to a philosophy of science — are idiosyncratic and instructive. Iranian minister backs temporary marriage
Minister urges revival of Shia practice of temporary marriage to give young people legitimate access to sex. Where is US journalism headed? A review of The Rise of the Blogosphere: American Backgrounds by Aaron Barlow. Can Murdoch pass the stink test? Assessing the mogul against the standards of the Dow Jones code of conduct. A review of Love, Life, Goethe: How to be Happy in an Imperfect World by John Armstrong. A review of The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company by Charles G. Koch If we think carefully about our decisions, we’ll wind up living better lives, right? Jean Kazez asks this question in response to three recent books about happiness Tom Nairn is one of the world’s great thinkers about nationalism and globalisation. His radical, vigorous, and incisive work continues to ignite and provoke. openDemocracy contributors reflect on what makes a friend and colleague forever young. Keep your curtains closed - or Google will take a peep Has Google gone too far? That was the fear being expressed online yesterday after the internet giant launched Street View, which can zoom in so closely that individual lives are captured and offered up to a global audience. Growing Up in Public The conventional wisdom has it that younger people will one day regret disclosing so much personal information online. But the conventional wisdom's wrong Amazon and eBay - now available on Carlow high street A pioneering wi-fi project makes the town one of the first in the EU to offer open-air web access. Microsoft Live Books Improves International News and Problems with the News Media’s RSS Feeds Flynt offers $1m for sex scandals
Hustler boss tries again to bring down big US political names. COMMENT: There are lessons to learn from rejection |
