| H1 USIP Report: Ayatollah Sistani and the Democratization of Post-Ba'athist Iraq
Briefing: The Iraq Hydrocarbon Law: How and When? Ten Commandments for Mideast Peace By Daniel Levy, Ghaith al-Omari, New America Foundation with Robert Malley, Middle East Program Director, International Crisis Group Strategic Studies Institute Rethinking Insurgency Authored by Dr. Steven Metz Financial Times Hawks swoop to exploit policy vacuum The deterioration in US-Russian relations has come as hardliners in both countries seek to exploit the looming lame-duck status of their presidents after a period in which a weakened Bush administration has let policies drift, say analysts and insiders in Washington. Tehran talks raise faith visit hopes New Statesman 50 ideas for Brown's Britain We ask the five leading think tanks of the left to suggest ten-point plans for the Brown premiership. Why not read them and then add your suggestions underneath? COMMENT: Why progressive taxation is not the route to happiness The new ‘science’ of happiness has failed to conquer classical Anglo-Saxon liberalism, says Martin Wolf The Brookings Institution creates a special project designed to inject ideas into the 2008 presidential debate, with papers on nuclear proliferation, the budget deficit, U.S.-Muslim world relations, and more. The Great Globalization Debate Why Iraq Isn't Korea By: Bill Powell | Time The Administration is now kicking around the idea of Iraq as Korea. White House spokesman Tony Snow made the comparison publicly last week as the Administration acknowledged that it was looking into keeping long-term bases in Iraq. As someone who has spent a lot of time over the years in South Korea, as well as some time in Iraq, let me try to explain why this analogy is so ludicrous. Christian Science Monitor Shiites Rising: Islam's minority reaches new prominence Shiite Muslims are leading an 'axis of resistance' that unnerves Sunnis and challenges the US and Israel. Part 1 of two. Is There a Nationalist Solution in Iraq? By: Robert Dreyfuss | The American Prospect The ethnic and sectarian conflict engulfing the country has gotten the most attention. But under the radar, a rough coalition of nationalist political elements in Iraq has been emerging. A Conversation with Zbigniew Brzezinski
State Dept. Faces Staffing Crisis, a Report Says G-8 Interview with Vladimir Putin: 'I am a True Democrat' - Der Spiegel National Interest The Democracy Crusade Myth Thomas Carothers Guardian 1967: Israel cannot make peace alone We must pursue a comprehensive solution with energy and vision, writes Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert. 1967: Our rights have to be recognised Israel must recognise our basic entitlements if it is serious about peace, writes Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh. This Russian risk could yet dwarf our blunder on Iraq Simon Jenkins: Putin's belligerence is the upshot of inept western diplomacy. Following cold war with cold peace may prove a historic error. Washington Post Editorial Message for Mr. Putin Western leaders should tell him that a return to Soviet-style diplomacy won't help Russia. The Korean Analogy By Harold Meyerson, Desperate times breed desperate analogies. Enter South Korea A new Cold War in the offing?
Gulf News - By Amir Taheri Weekly Standard Putin's Oily Politics
Energy in the executive, Kremlin-style.
by Irwin M. Stelzer Bilderberg and the Corporate Media, part 1 Palestinians and Israelis: a political impasse | Fred Halliday
The meaning of peace in the 21st century | Shirin Ebadi American Conservative Iran:
Past the Paranoia by Peter Hitchens The Pentagon's Blank Check
by Robert Dreyfuss and Tom Engelhardt Report: Al-Qaeda No. 3 in Iran - Eli Lake (New York Sun) Ha’aretz - PM aides fear talks with Syria could harm U.S.-Israel ties Saeb Erekat: Arab plan could be last chance for peace MI: Syria preparing for war, but won't initiate it Assad believed working in tandem with Iran and Hezbollah, security cabinet to discuss possible war in north David Simonyan: Surrender of territories to Azerbaijan: strategic consequences for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh Armenia cannot constantly “bluff” in the regional geopolitical game: Armen Ayvazyan interview Why Bush Is Pushing Missile Defense TIME Independent Blair and Bush: the final reckoning On the eve of his last G8 meeting, Tony Blair has made a last-ditch appeal to President Bush to repay Britain's loyalty over Iraq Hamish McRae: Here's how to build a bridge to Russia Kosovo's Likely Future Cuts Two Ways By: Tracy Wilkinson | Los Angeles Times Ethnic Albanians would welcome independence, but displaced Serbs say it would end their hopes of returning there. Gvosdev World Order, Kosovo and Palestine US News How the Six-Day War Reshaped the Mideast - Fouad Ajami Alon Ben Meir 40 Years of Deadly Delusions
Egypt: Taking a Backseat in the Middle East Stratfor From Commentary, Norman Podhoretz on Jerusalem and the Scandal of Particularity: Thinking about the future of Israel's capital city—and about the mystery of Jewish survival. Iran's practical nationalism
Revolutions tend to bury the past. Iran's revolutionaries were no different from Russians, Chinese and others in demonizing previous regimes. But Tehran's new rulers are resurrecting Iran's Achaemenid Empire to buttress nationalism. This appeal to the imperial past indicates that nationalistic feeling is as strong as Islamic fervor. - Dmitry Shlapentokh Al Hayat How to Engage Syria, If You Really Have to Emile El-Hokayem Heritage The G-8 Summit: Putting US-Russia Relations Back On Track
'The EU: Identity, Confidence and Foreign Policy in a Multi-Polar World' Analysis: The Growing Influence of the Emerging World William Arkin Live by the Cold War, Die by the Cold War | H2 Woodrow Wilson Center TURKEY, THE US, AND COOPERATION FOR TRANSFORMATION IN THE NEW
BLACK SEA REGION. Ozdem Sanberk. RFERL Iraq: Analyst Examines Possible Turkish Cross-Border Attack Michael Rubin The Economist Turkey Trouble with Kurds Tough talk raises fears of more conflict An Islamic Test for Turkey By Michael Gerson Washington Post The 'deprivatization' of religion has caused strains in Turkey, the most resolutely secular of nations.. The War Over the War Karen DeYoung A Turkey-Iraq War? - Peter Brookes, New York Post Washington Times Turkey, Kurds and Paris Hilton By Tony Blankley Turkish-Kurdish war comes closer Politis Türkiye jeopolitik çemberde Eurasianet Turkish Military Presses for Offensive Against Militant Bases in Iraq From the Archive ABD-İran Gerginliği ve Türkiye Mayıs 2006 - (ppt) Türkiye’deki çölleşme National Geographic’de EDM CASPIAN ENERGY PROJECTS: “TIME TO ADVANCE FROM TALKING TO ACTING”
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Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media Taha AKYOL Terör ve siyaset [Yorum - Doç. Dr. Melih Can] Harekâtı kimler, niçin istiyor? 'Peşmergeler Türk tırına el koydu' Nuh Gönültaş Erlerimiz savaşıyor, subaylarımız nerede? [INSIDE NOTHERN IRAQ-3]‘We are training the future leaders of Kurdistan’ 50 bin askerle, Güneydoğu'da büyük operasyon K.Irak'ta Kürt devletini desteklemiyoruz Doğu ergil Mismanaged realities Olli Rehn:"Kürt devletini desteklemiyoruz" ERDAL ŞAFAK Şakası yok!
Weakened PKK resorts to old strategy TURKISH MILITARY PRESSES FOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST MILITANT BASES IN IRAQ
EurasiaNet Ormancıları öldüren PKK'lılar yabancı uyruklu Ağar'a suikast planlayan PKK'lı hakim karşısında Mehmet Altan Karakolları kim korur? Doğu'daki bağımsız aday bolluğu DTP'yi vuracak
Sınıra yığınak sürüyor Payoff Turkey By James D. Miller FT Harekât isteği meşru değil Operasyon dünya basınında
Muhtar ve imam PKK'ya yardımdan tutuklandı Kuzey Irak'ta konsolosluklar artacak Irak sınırına askeri sevkiyat sürüyor Kirkuk Status May Hold Up Oil Law Ateş düştüğü yeri fena yaktı 'Anne ben gidiyorum öleceğimi biliyorum' KÜRŞAT BUMİN Bir kere daha: 'Yas tutmayı yasaklayan medya' 60 asker son anda kurtuldu G.Kurmay: Helikopterde hasar yok Kurds See Pressures Mounting on Kirkuk By: | The New Anatolian Kurdish leaders say they are against any delays in the proposed referendum for the future of Kirkuk and are "totally opposed to the moves of some forces in Baghdad to change article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution" that would eventually bring the province under the jurisdiction of the Kurds. Çelikkol’dan Arabistan’a gizli ziyaret Emin Çölaşan Yedi ’kelle’ daha Kurdistan ranked highest landmine region )Iraq Development Program Neo-nationalists attack workers wearing Kurdish T-shirts Iraqi Kurdistan: Security Accord Network behind Arbil's recent bombings arrested -Kurdistan ... Kurdish Flag Hoisted Over Regional Parliament in North Iraq Assyrians Need a Safe Haven in Iraq 'Canlı bomba' kafasından vurularak öldürüldü Danıştay'da PKK operasyonu Kirkuk issue main concern of Iraq leaders Crunchy Con: Turkey and us - Rod Dreher, Conservative blog, Beliefnet conservative politics and religion blog Hadi Uluengin 1967 harabeleri (II) Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Olli Rehn Devre arasındayız Gila Benmayor Paris ile Ankara arasında ’kırmızı hat’ Sami KOHEN AB ile kısa bir "time-out" Rehn Orkestra susmamalı Beril Dedeoğlu Elections without the EU? Rehn: Reformların ritmini Türkiye belirler
Amanda Akçakoca Bringing stability to the Balkans: The role of the Turkish military Babacan: Turkey must choose EU or Third World [ENERGY TRANSPORTATION-1] Turkey: A regional energy hub, gas power Maria Beat Rusya'dan gaz gelmezse Nabucco'yu hayata geçirmek zor Military reports violation of territorial waters by Greece Ban, Kıbrıs taraflarının görüşmelere başlamalarını istedi Georg Boomgaarden:'Türkiye-AB müzakereleri yoluna girdi' [Yorum - Herkül Millas] Siyah-beyaz masal dünyamız Güler'den AB'ye 'Doğalgaz Fiyatı' eleştirisi KKTC'deki komisyondan ilk anlaşma Yunanistan'dan Ege'de ihlaller Aracımı eski özel harekátçılar kurşunladı Mini Susurluk'ta yeni iddialar Undisclosed Georgian-American Secrets: History Has More to Tell ... Pigeon love and hate in Turkey
It seemed like a reasonable request: protect the famous Ayasofya Mosque in Istanbul from destruction by pigeons. But noting that the proponent was a Greek - until 1453, the mosque was the church of Hagia Sophia - the Turks smelled a rat in the cote. Fazile Zahir relates this and other tales of pigeon wars in modern Turkey Ekonomide fark yok
AKP, CHP, MHP ve DP'nin ekonomi programları serbest piyasa esasına dayanıyor. Programlar arasındaki ayrım; tali konulardaki vurgularında OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Partilerin ekonomi vitrini de yenilendi ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM
Kadına ve merkeze baktılar ekonomiyi ise unuttular Deniz Gökçe Enflasyon düşerken... MB: Enflasyonda düşüş sürecek, gıdaya dikkat Ercan Kumcu Enflasyon üzerine gözlemler Seyfettin Gürsel İhracat artık ithalatan hızlı artıyor Güngör URAS Ticarette siyaset, siyasette merhamet olmaz Servet Yıldırım Partilerin enflasyon politikalarına dikkat Hurşit GÜNEŞ Bankacılık çok mu kârlı? Salih Neftçi Piyasaya özgü psikolojinin son örneği... İ.Hüseyin Yıldız Üretim gücümüz artıyor mu? Ege Cansen Ölçme sorunları Seçimler ve kur politikası Mustafa Aysan Turkey's Clothing Exports are Rebounding Country Report | H3 Türkiye'de de tartışılan başkanlık sistemine yakından bakış BİNNAZ TOPRAK Dev anketten çarpıcı sonuçlar [HABER ANALİZ] Anketin en can alıcı sonucu... Cengiz Çandar Merkez-sağda çöküntü, siyaset mühendisliğinde iflas Ertuğrul Özkök Gecenin sırrı çözülmeye başladı Burhan Ayeri Nazlı Ilıcak ve Elkatmış'ın ipi Dolmabahçe'de çekildi Ahmet Hakan Milli Görüş’e büyük tırpan Seçim sonrası kâbusu İsmet Berkan Irak'a kör uçuşu Murat Yetkin PKK, Türkiye'yi Irak bataklığına çekmek mi istiyor? Şamil Tayyar Seçim yolu tuzak dolu 23 Temmuz'da neler olur? Avni Özgürel İBRAHİM KARAGÜL “Kürdistan'ı işgal” ve Türk tehlikesi! M Ali Birand Bilderberg’de Türkiye sorusu… Cüneyt Ülsever Mehmet Ağar’a açık mektup! AKP’de deprem ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ AK Parti'de gömlek çıkarma Erdoğan'ın ince ayarı
AKP'de Gül'e yakın isimlere veto Mustafa Karaalioğlu Erdoğan’ın hamlesi Baykal’ın yığınağı Erdoğan rötuşu Olli Rehn Devre arasındayız Gila Benmayor Paris ile Ankara arasında ’kırmızı hat’ Ekonomide fark yok
AKP, CHP, MHP ve DP'nin ekonomi programları serbest piyasa esasına dayanıyor. Programlar arasındaki ayrım; tali konulardaki vurgularında CHP’den ikinci 367 başvurusu More US-European rivalry under way for Turkish fighter market MUSTAFA AKYOL Cephe genişliyor kaynıyor M.Ali Kışlalı [ENERGY TRANSPORTATION-1] Turkey: A regional energy hub, gas power Maria Beat Yusuf KANLI Turkey must build a deterrent image Taha Kıvanç Daldan dala, oradan Güneş'e Fehmi Koru Listelerin anlamı ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Aday listelerini nasıl okumalı? NAZLI ILICAK Azmi Ateş neden yok? Fikret BİLA Kişisel kayışlar açılım sayılır mı? ERGUN BABAHAN Listeler ve gerçek UMUR TALU Mayının iki yüzü Ferhat Boratav 23 Temmuz ve unutulan seçim Enis Berberoğlu Oktay Ekşi Listelerin ışığında... MUHARREM SARIKAYA
Tek hedef oy olunca... Mustafa Ünal Liste dili! DP'li Keçeli: İktidara gelirsek Mesut Yılmaz'ı cumhurbaşkanı yapacağız Yalçın Bayer DP ve ANAP'a uyarımdır...'Siyaset muhtırası' Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN
Siyaset 'merkez'ileşiyor Tufan Türenç Gül ya bilmiyor ya da saptırıyor Yalçın Doğan AKP’nin özü yine Milli Görüş Şener: The basic principles of the republic are ones we can all say in unison by HASAN KANBOLAT* Meclis’in yarısı dışarıda kaldı
İsmail Küçükkaya
Listelerin analizi Mehmet Y Yılmaz Kim doğru, kim yanlış zaman gösterecek! Bağımsızlar geliyor Haluk Şahin Askeri kızdıranların hepsine çizik atıldı
AKP'den balans ayarı
Kesici: Bu cereyan herkesi carpar
SALİH TUNA Mitingleri niçin yapmıştınız? Nasuhi Güngör Yeni dönem, yeni siyaset Mehmet BARLAS Eksikli ve aksak olsa da bir demokrasimiz var ya...
Seçilmesi garanti adaylara basit sorular! Emin Pazarcı Partiler ANAP’lılaştı Gülay Göktürk Siyasetteki “Truva Atları” Eser Karakaş Bu kavga neyin kavgası? Özdemir İnce Hukuk devleti ve Başbakan AKP teşkilatında liste şoku yaşanıyor Erdoğan parti içinde 'balans ayarı' yaptı AK Parti'de Özal modeli Barajı aşacak mı? Aday transferlerinde sessiz kalan MHP'nin stratejisi Merkeze hücum ANAP'ın eski yıldızları CHP adayı, solcular AKP listesinde Meclis'te kadın Seçimlerde kadınlar yeterince temsil edilebilecek mi? Baykal: "Çok dengeli bir aday listesi hazırladık" Bahçeli titizlendi dengeler değişti CHP takes constitutional changes to court ‘Mainstream' parliament on the way Kadınların seçimi Kadın dernekleri öfkeli Sivas'ta Genç Parti üyeleri topluca MHP'ye geçti MHP faces crisis over nominees Şakir Süter
İki meçhul “zirve” var! Bahçeli'den sürpriz veto AKP’de liste şoku, küskünler seçimleri erteletecek mi? Erdoğan pushes for center, purges National View camp Başkentte yeni gündem 'küskünler hareketi' Ali Abi'den buruk veda: Bunu hak etmedim 2. İşte Erdoğan'ın 4 rakibi Yavuz Baydar Candidate lists: Mistaken identities, new roles Sizce kabahat kimde? İşte cevap ANAP kökenliler tüm listelerde
DP'de Ankara depremi Günay, Başbakan'ın ekibinde Lider sultasından kurtulamadık AKP'de küskünler toplantı yaptı Asker kökenliler listelere giremedi Diyarbakır’ın oy pusulası 2.15 metre Seçimden sonra onlara 'dokunulacak' Mensur Akgün G8 zirvesi, gerilim, kutuplaşma ve Türkiye Hakan Aygün Ağar yoluna devam eder! BBC 6 Haziran 2007 Basın Özeti Bülent Keneş Countries improve as press becomes freer |
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN What a Mess If America can talk to Iran, Israel can talk to Hamas. Editorial Gitmo: A National Disgrace The detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was created on a myth, built on a lie and organized around a fiction. It is time to get rid of it. Libby Given 30 Months for Lying in C.I.A. Leak Case The sentence was expected to prompt supporters of I. Lewis Libby Jr. to accelerate calls for a pardon from President Bush. Editorial Jail Time for Scooter Libby The jail sentence and fine imposed on Scooter Libby are an appropriate and necessary punishment for his obstruction of justice. Anniversary of 1967 War Highlights Lasting Divisions By ALEJANDRO TOLEDO Latin America cannot remain indifferent to President Hugo Chávez’s threats to close media outlets in Venezuela MAUREEN DOWD Can He Unleash the Force? Like all young superheroes, Barack Obama has to learn to harness his powers. | H5 Washington Post Editorial Message for Mr. Putin Western leaders should tell him that a return to Soviet-style diplomacy won't help Russia. The Korean Analogy By Harold Meyerson, Desperate times breed desperate analogies. Enter South Korea Russia Has 'Derailed' Its Reforms, Bush States Guantanamo Ruling Renews The Debate Over Detainees Bush Policy Faces New Hill Challenge Pakistan Arrests Hundreds From Opposition Parties Libby Given 21/2-Year Prison Term Former White House Aide 'Got Off Course,' Judge Says Modernizing a Zealous, Feudal Pakistan
William Arkin Live by the Cold War, Die by the Cold War
The Democrats' Leap of Faith By Ruth Marcus, The Democratic party is on a mission: to make inroads on Republicans' ability to attract and turn out religious voters Bush Faces Question of Whether to Pardon Libby Prison sentence puts President Bush in a difficult position: Pardon a convicted perjurer or let former White House aide sit behind bars for 30 months Pakistan Arrests Opposition Workers Government-led crackdown against the news media and the political opposition intensifies, with hundreds of party workers arrested and TV stations bracing for raids. Lebanese Military Has No Deadline: Time Not an Issue In Siege of Camp, Commander Says | H6 Guardian OK, let's have a Britishness test. But it must be for everyone, migrant or not Jonathan Freedland: National identity can't just be magicked up, but however it is defined it has to include the native born and newcomers. 1967: Israel cannot make peace alone We must pursue a comprehensive solution with energy and vision, writes Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert. 1967: Our rights have to be recognised Israel must recognise our basic entitlements if it is serious about peace, writes Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh. This Russian risk could yet dwarf our blunder on Iraq Simon Jenkins: Putin's belligerence is the upshot of inept western diplomacy. Following cold war with cold peace may prove a historic error. 1967: The price of victory Martin Woollacott: It was Israel's stunning success in the 1967 war that led to many of the Middle East's problems today. 1967: The Jewish Mecca Seth Freedman: The capture by Israel of Jerusalem's Old City in 1967 was of immense religious and spiritual significance to Jews 1967: A fragmented existence Abdel Razzaq Takriti: The lives of Palestinians in different places show the continuing repercussions of the 1967 war. Europe's future: which way forward? David Clark: The Robin Cook Europe Debates launch this week with a roundtable discussion on Europe and Islam. Post your questions for the panel here. Bin Laden 'alive and well' Searching for a solution Brian Brivati Jun 05 07, 07:00pm: What questions about the future of British policy in Iraq would you like put to the Iraq Commission? I can persuade George Bush on climate change - Blair In an interview on the eve of the G8 summit, PM claims US will agree to greenhouse gas target. Leader Tony's final talking shop
G8 summit: An 'increasingly outmoded talking shop of the complacent rich' was how one newspaper this week characterised G8 summits. Warm words won't save us Chris Huhne: The G8 must show Bush that on climate change compromise is futile. 'Scooter' Libby jailed for 30 months Bush relaunches campaign for democracy Blair tries to defuse tension over missiles |
| H7 Morale slumps at State under Rice, war strain Morale at the State Department has suffered under Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, mainly because of the strains Iraq has put on the agency's resources, a bipartisan group of former diplomats and foreign-policy specialists said in a report released yesterday. American Conservative Iran:
Past the Paranoia by Peter Hitchens The Pentagon's Blank Check
by Robert Dreyfuss and Tom Engelhardt Report: Al-Qaeda No. 3 in Iran - Eli Lake (New York Sun) Former generals slam Iraq-Korea comparison US Policy: Back to the Future
American Enterprise Institute From Stars & Stripes, a special report on The Evolving Enemy: Multiple enemies complicate Iraq insurgency, once thought the work of a few, involves a diverse array; and from Time, an article on being careful of your friends in Iraq The End of the Kyoto Protocol
Stratfor – Paul: Middle East involvement 'had to do with oil' Praise at UN for a New US Envoy’s Inclusive Tactics and Convivial Style Washington Institute Middle Eastern Investment in the United States: Avoiding Another Dubai Ports World Controversy Middle Eastern Agenda for President Bush in Europe Asia Times Yes, Rambo, you get to win this time The truth about the Vietnam War has been flushed down an Orwellian "memory hole", and now it's time to win a war. Hey, everybody, let's get Iraq! Weekly Standard Who, Me?
Bush evades his responsibility with respect to Libby.by William Kristol Salon The end of Bush's kangaroo courts? | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Fighting Exposes Rift Between al-Qaeda, Iraqi Groups Iraq Papers Wed: 'Allawi's Mysterious Front Iraqi Papers Tues: 'Allawi Under Fire McClatchy IRAQ: In Baghdad neighborhood, US military, local fighters team up against al-Qaida Meeting to Discuss Hydrocarbon Legislation organized by the Council of Egypt: Taking a Backseat in the Middle East Stratfor Ansar Al-Sunnah Strike Strategic Oil Pipeline In Mosul; Attack US ... Syria Calls on Iran to "Coordinate Confrontation Against Israel" – Middle East Times Commentary: Don't mess with Sadr Commentary: The challenge of US, Arab fundamentalism Joshua Muravchik Asia Times The Resolution Threatens Syria's Stability : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed The Iraqi Dilemma: Lessons from Algerian Reconciliation : Sayyed Wild Abah Syria Draws Distinction Between Hariri Murder Trial and Probe Anger builds in besieged Fallujah
A recent spike in attacks against Iraqi and US forces in and around the city of Fallujah has prompted harsh measures by the US military, including a curfew. And as has become the norm in Fallujah, civilians continue to pay a high price despite the security measures that are supposed to protect them. - Ali al-Fadhily Iran's practical nationalism
Revolutions tend to bury the past. Iran's revolutionaries were no different from Russians, Chinese and others in demonizing previous regimes. But Tehran's new rulers are resurrecting Iran's Achaemenid Empire to buttress nationalism. This appeal to the imperial past indicates that nationalistic feeling is as strong as Islamic fervor. - Dmitry Shlapentokh SyriaComment The Presidential Plebiscite and Pageantry: What does it Mean? | H9 Ha’aretz - PM aides fear talks with Syria could harm U.S.-Israel ties Saeb Erekat: Arab plan could be last chance for peace MI: Syria preparing for war, but won't initiate it Assad believed working in tandem with Iran and Hezbollah, security cabinet to discuss possible war in north Israel's awakening from the illusion of Egyptian influence over the Palestinians has been taking place for seven straight years, from the Camp David summit in 2000 to the anarchy on the Egypt-Gaza border under Hamas rule From Commentary, Norman Podhoretz on Jerusalem and the Scandal of Particularity: Thinking about the future of Israel's capital city—and about the mystery of Jewish survival. Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Robert Wright & Gershom Gorenberg: The Six-Day War, 40 Years Later The 'Six-Day War' That Never Ends - Richard Chesnoff, NY Daily News What if Palestinians Protest for Peace? By: Gershon Baskin | The Jerusalem Post
During the week of June 5 marking 40 years of occupation, dynamic and determined Palestinians are working with Israeli counterparts to organize a campaign not only against the occupation but also for full peace with Israel on the basis of two states for two peoples. This new Palestinian peace campaign could be quite significant. US News How the Six-Day War Reshaped the Mideast - Fouad Ajami Alon Ben Meir 40 Years of Deadly Delusions Israel-Palestine: how peace broke out | Tony Klug
Seeing Eye to Eye: A Survey of Jewish American and Arab American Public Opinion Jerusalem Post Israel to ask Washington for limits on Saudi missile deal 'Post' learns Israeli, US officials to meet on sale of satellite guided "smart bombs;" MOD, Pentagon rekindle arguments over F-35. IDF holds simulation of war with Syria Peretz: IDF ready for the possibility of war, but Israel will not initiate it. Yedioth Ahronoth Israel watches Syria
Security officials to present National Security Cabinet with findings of surveys of actions by Hizbullah in Syria, Lebanon; Prime minister worried ministers’ ‘babbling’ may lead to misunderstanding, military action by Syria 'Move US embassy to J'lem' On Six Day War anniversary, House approves bill calling on Bush to move embassy to capital Six Day War - 40 years on Ynetnews presents special features, op-eds on the war that changed the face of Israel Vision for the Jewish people Israel's Lost 40 Years By: Meir Shalev | Los Angeles Times
Forty years have passed, and Israel has indeed choked. The country is busy dealing with one matter: the occupation — the territories, the Palestinians, terror, holy sites, the establishment and evacuation of settlements. Forty years have passed, and Israel has neglected everything that the Israel of 1948 wished to occupy itself with: education, research, welfare, health. No Pyrrhic Victory By: Bret Stephens | The Wall Street Journal
Whatever else might be said for the land-for-peace formula, it's odd that the people who are its strongest advocates are usually the same ones who bemoan the apparent completeness of Israel's victory in 1967. Three for Thought: What you need to read about the Six-Day War. Forty years ago next week, Israel and its Arab neighbours went to war. Harvey Morris explores the causes and the consequences. The introduction to Barriers to Democracy: The Other Side of Social Capital in Palestine and the Arab World by Amaney A. Jamal. 40 years on, Israel remains a prisoner Worldstage by Emma Williams By Arnaud de Borchgrave The Six-Day War in 1967, waged 40 years ago this week, was a spectacular victory for Israel -- and a humiliating defeat for three Arab countries. It changed the geopolitical map of the Middle East and its impact is felt to this day.
Commentary If Israel Ceased to Exist Hillel Halkin The Jewish state, the Jewish Diaspora, and the Jewish future—a meditation. |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Shiites Rising: Islam's minority reaches new prominence Shiite Muslims are leading an 'axis of resistance' that unnerves Sunnis and challenges the US and Israel. Part 1 of two. The origins of Shiite Islam THE MONITOR'S VIEW Retrograde Russia ETA separatists end cease-fire Basque militant group rearming prompts fears of an 'imminent' attack in Spain. Why the detainee trials got snagged over a single word Guantánamo detainees were never designated 'unlawful' combatants. Does it matter? Hughes: America's public diplomacy needs a boost Opinion: Optimist economist Algerians' awkward embrace of France As economic forces push them toward a former ruler, they struggle to redefine their identity. Brazil eyes ethanol as fast track to power Brazil aims to double its production of ethanol in 10 years as the high price of oil and growing concerns over climate change spark a demand for biofuels. ASIA China warns U.S., Japan against missile ... (Edward Lanfranco) India caught in a ring of fire
India's neighborhood has been described as being "on fire". From Pakistan to Sri Lanka, from Bangladesh to Nepal, political uncertainty is the order of the day. With regard to Kathmandu, Delhi has chopped and changed, from opposition to the Maoists to supporting their new constitutional role. Critics say it's time to make up its mind. - Dhruba Adhikary Geopolitical Diary: Death and an Opportunity for Hu
Stratfor Commentary How China and Russia Threaten the World Gordon G. Chang While professing to oppose nuclear proliferation, the two powers are its prime perpetrators. Currency Trap
China is printing too much money.
By MICHAEL PETTIS | H11 IHT The West Bank cage By H. D. S. GREENWAY / The Boston Globe The occupied areas have become a "well-guarded zoo." Basque separatist group announces end to 15-month cease-fire U.S. pushes for peace force in Moldova A multinational force could replace Russian troops based in Moldova's separatist Transnistria region in defiance of the Moldovan government, said a senior State Department official. Politicus: How long before Bush pushes Russia back? By JOHN VINOCUR While the U.S. describes its policy toward Russia as one of cooperation and push-back, an increasingly aggressive Russia is doing most of the shoving. EUROPE European press review Breaking the Constitutional Deadlock: Proposals for the European Council | Speaker: Sebastian Kurpas, Research Fellow, CEPS; Stefano Micossi, Director-General, Assonime, Member of the CEPS Board of Directors
SWP: Circular Migration: A Sustainable Concept for Migration Policy? (By Michael Heise) FRANKFURT FOR YEARS, Americans have been hearing about economic stagnation in Europe, as well as stubbornly high unemployment, inflexible labor markets, and a deep-rooted aversion to reform. Stabilizing Serbia by Gordon N. Bardos Kosovo's Likely Future Cuts Two Ways By: Tracy Wilkinson | Los Angeles Times Ethnic Albanians would welcome independence, but displaced Serbs say it would end their hopes of returning there. BBC Failed peace
Little sympathy for Eta as it abandons Spanish peace process Basque Separatist Group ETA Calls Off Cease-Fire The Associated Press
The armed Basque separatist group ETA said Tuesday it has called off the cease-fire it declared last year, setting the stage for a resumption of attacks. Bush Pushes 'Freedom Agenda' in Eastern Europe By: Mark Silva | The Chicago Tribune Crisscrossing Eastern Europe this week, President Bush plans to turn several postcommunist-era nations into a stage for advancement of a common yet controversial theme—what the White House calls "the freedom agenda." Geopolitical Diary: Spain's ETA Ends Cease-Fire Stratfor Europeans' flight from Europe (Paul Belie) The G-8 Summit (Helle Dale) Climate costs
Europeans pay for carbon credits to cut China's gas emissions
EU: Brussels Must Be More 'Decisive' In Supporting Dissidents Middle East: Egyptian Democrat Optimistic About Region's Democratic Prospects Ahmadinejad Tells West Not to Play With 'Lion's Tail' Sarkozy Seeks Fast Splash on World Stage | H12 RFE/RL David Simonyan: Surrender of territories to Azerbaijan: strategic consequences for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh Armenia cannot constantly “bluff” in the regional geopolitical game: Armen Ayvazyan interview OSCE Chairman Sees Progress On Karabakh BBC US-Russia row looms over G8 talks Leaders from major industrial powers are in Germany for a G8 summit overshadowed by US-Russian tensions. G8: Issues and Controversies Who are the protesters? Q&A: US missile defence A new Cold War in the offing?
Gulf News - By Amir Taheri Weekly Standard Putin's Oily Politics
Energy in the executive, Kremlin-style.
by Irwin M. Stelzer Hudson Institute Russia’s military-industrial complex Washington Times Editorial Putin's menacing behavior Much is on the table at the Group of Eight (G-8) Summit, which opens today in Germany, but casting a shadow over the official agenda are simmering tensions and worsening relations between Russia and the West.. Emerging From 'An Obsession With Personality' American novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux has been to many exotic places, but perhaps none so unusual as Turkmenistan Google News Azerbaijan Putin is Trying to Reform Russia's Military-Industrial Complex By: Richard Weitz | The Daily Star
Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has launched a comprehensive program to restructure its defense industry, which has shrunk dramatically since the Soviet era. This process has achieved some progress, but fundamental structural problems persist that lead Russia to export large quantities of advanced weapons to conflict-prone regions, placing the Kremlin at odds with Europe, the United States, and other countries. Kyrgyz Pressuring U.S. Over Air Base By: Bagila Bukharbayeva | The Associated Press
Small, poor and politically unstable, Kyrgyzstan is nevertheless being aggressively courted by three major powers -- Russia, China and the United States. Kyrgyzstan: Have US Forces Worn Out Their Welcome? Stratfor |
| H13 The Times Russia's threats are running on empty Putin's most powerful weapon is oil; Russia's greatest vulnerability is that the price may fall Bronwen Maddox Leader Summit Fever Bush must deal with Russian grandstanding and also Moscow’s wounded pride Bush attacks Putin's record on democracy US President inflamed tensions with Vladimir Putin by declaring that Russia was denying its citizens basic freedoms Is Putin the Bully Leading Russia Into Fascism? By: Michael Binyon | The Times of London
There is a nasty smell of Weimar in Russia nowadays. All the talk is of Russia’s need to reassert itself and show the world it is still a great power. On the streets, skinheads and racists beat up foreigners and attack dark-skinned Caucasians. Gays are attacked, liberals jeered and opposition protests forcibly disbanded. Crisis at Pentagon after terror trials collapse Dismissal of war crimes charges against two Guantanamo detainees throws Washington's terror policy into turmoil Basque separatists announce return to terror The armed group Eta has announced an end to its 15-month ceasefire, dashing hopes of resolving four decades of violent conflict The six days that rocked the world 40 years ago the road between the Jewish settlement of Ma’ale Adumim and the Palestinain village of Abu Dis was at the crossroads of history Wall Street Journal Warfare on the Installment Plan By: Niall Ferguson | The Wall Street Journal
The U.S. today is far from overstretched by the costs of its military commitments. Indeed, seldom in the past 50 years has being a superpower been cheaper. That observation may surprise those readers who have seen alarmist estimates of the total cost of the war in Iraq, like the $2.2 trillion figure recently calculated by the economist Joseph Stiglitz. Yet even Mr. Stiglitz's figure, which is a projected total for the entire period from 2003 to 2015, is dwarfed by the vast size of the U.S. economy. An Independent Newspaper
The Bancrofts and a century of "free people and free markets." Russian Diplomacy
Putin salutes his G-8 dinner partners. | H14 Financial Times Hawks swoop to exploit policy vacuum The deterioration in US-Russian relations has come as hardliners in both countries seek to exploit the looming lame-duck status of their presidents after a period in which a weakened Bush administration has let policies drift, say analysts and insiders in Washington. Tehran talks raise faith visit hopes First steps by the US and Iran to establish a direct dialogue last week could smooth the way for a ground-breaking visit to Tehran by an inter-faith delegation, including an American cardinal, Theodore McCarrick, who hopes to establish contact with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader Zapatero warns Eta as truce ends Spain was braced for renewed terrorist violence after Eta, the outlawed Basque group, called off a 15-month truce and said it would resume fighting for an independent state. Bush rebukes Russia over reforms President George W. Bush rebuked Russia for backsliding on democratic reforms but dismissed fears that the west was slipping into a new cold war with Moscow WORLD NEWS: Bush risks deepening chill with Russia NATIONAL NEWS: Meeting of elite nations riddled with uncertainty COMMENT: Why progressive taxation is not the route to happiness The new ‘science’ of happiness has failed to conquer classical Anglo-Saxon liberalism, says Martin Wolf COMMENT: Brown must set out his vision for Europe The future UK prime minister needs to come up with a coherent policy, writes Derek Scott, vice-chairman of Open Europe. NATIONAL NEWS: Brown appoints first of inner circle WORLD NEWS: Democrats' White House hopefuls call on the Almighty Global warming baton passes to leadersThe task of drafting a joint strategy for the world's eight richest nations to tackle climate change passes to their leaders today after top negotiators failed to... Drive on biofuels risks oil price surge The Opec cartel has warned western countries that their efforts to develop biofuels as an alternative energy source to combat climate change risked driving the price of oil ’through the roof’. Mladic capture forecast ‘within weeks’Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb wartime army commander accused of genocide, could soon be arrested, says the chief prosecutor at the UN tribunal in The Hague. Libby sentenced to 30 months in CIA case Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the former chief of staff to the US vice-president, became the highest ranking government official since the Iran-Contra scandal to face imprisonment after a judge jailed him for two and a half years for perjury and obstruction of justice. Bernanke fuels hopes for US economy Ben Bernanke fuelled market expectations of a vigorous bounce-back in US growth in the second quarter following very weak first-quarter growth. Dissent greets Guantánamo ruling The White House expressed its disagreement with rulings by military judges at Guantánamo Bay that dismissed cases against the first two prisoners brought before newly constituted military commissions. Moscow accuses UK of deepening rift Russia has hit out at Britain for bringing other European Union countries into the dispute over the killing in London of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko. COMMENT: Hedge funds and regulators can work together Senate vote to test Prodi again The survival of Italy's ruling centre-left coalition rests on a parliamentary vote today triggered by opposition allegations of government interference with the... IMF urges regulatory role for ECB Europe's ability to cope with a financial crisis would be hampered by its fragmented supervisory regimes, the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday in a report... | H15 Los Angeles Times Israel's lost 40 years By Meir Shalev Since the Six-Day War, the country's future has been consumed by the problems of the occupation. Staffing crisis at U.S. foreign service Immigration's bad guys Jonah Goldberg: Those who seek to enforce the law and halt the flow of illegals are not anti-immigrant or racist. Afghan leader expresses support for Iran Bush seeks to improve U.S.-Europe ties |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Bin Laden 'alive and well' ODNI Document Suggests a Larger Intelligence Budget
Secrecy News, The Paradox of Missile Defense By: James Carroll | The Boston Globe
One man picked up a club, and the other answered with a stone. A knife was parried with a sword. The shield followed, then the spear, the mace, the longbow, the fortified wall, the catapult, the castle, the cannon. Across eons, every warrior's improvement in defense was followed by a breakthrough in offense. Stuart Taylor Jr. on how not to make terrorism policy. By James T. Hackett All of a sudden, we face more new missiles since the end of the Cold War. Net Attack By: Aaron Mannes and James Hendler | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
The age of cyberwar has arrived. The attacks on Estonian government and commercial Web sites following the relocation of a Soviet World War II memorial in Tallinn in late April made news around the world. Yet these were not the only, or even the most significant, such assaults this year. Muslim South America By: Jonathan Schanzer | National Review
Where there are moderate Muslim populations, we're bound to find a few radicals. Troubling Roots By: Stephen Schwartz | New York Post
One of the most disturbing aspects of the JFK terror plot is its Caribbean roots. The four men named in the case don't come from the Middle East or any other majority-Muslim area. Rather, they are products of Muslim minorities in the Caribbean. | H20 Slate Line in the Sand: Have the Guantanamo judges soured on the president's war tribunals? Dahlia Lithwick
Freedom's Just Another Word: Bush's deluded speech to the world's oppressed.Fred Kaplan
Six Days of Incompetence: The Six-Day War was first and foremost about the international community's failure to stand up to an aggressor.Shmuel Rosner History Boys: George W. Bush's Legacy - George Packer, The New Yorker | H21 FT COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Goalmouth scramble As revenues soar, there is talk of all 20 Premiership teams coming under new ownership by 2008. A review of Artificial Happiness: The Dark Side of the New Happy Class by Ronald Dworkin and The Happiness Myth: Why What We Think is Right is Wrong by Jennifer Michael Hecht An authentic, workable Marxism will break with unfettered production – surplus for surplus’s sake – and organize society in line with human needs... more» One in six Britons is a 'problem drinker' |
