| H1 Time How to Avoid a New Cold War U.S. ties with Russia are ominously bad, partly because of the disastrous wars both nations have launched. Washington needs to tread wisely in the days ahead By ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI Washington Post Nominee to Oversee War Offers Grim View on Iraq General Sees Few Gains on Violence or Political Fissures Al Awsat Forget the 1967 War! Think of This Summer's War : Amir Taheri Financial Times Putin calls US bluff with base offer Vladimir Putin seized the initiative in the dispute over US plans to site anti-missile defences in central Europe by suggesting instead a joint plan to base part of the system at a former Soviet radar station in Azerbaijan. COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Cold front US plans for a nuclear ‘shield’ in eastern Europe are seen as a step too far by a Russia. Yet there is scope for compromise. COMMENT: The Democrats still live in the long shadow of Vietnam Presidential candidates dare not admit disengagement from Iraq will be bloody, costly and deeply damaging to US power, writes Philip Stephens. Israeli-Syrian ‘war’ may be cover for peace Israeli headlines have been dominated in recent days by warnings of a possible summer war with Syria, an alarming prospect for a public still coming to terms with the consequences of last year’s conflict in Lebanon COMMENT: How state capitalism could change the world WORLD NEWS: Sarkozy proposes 'middle way' for Kosovo The Prospect What Luttwak didn't say Charles Glass Edward Luttwak is right that the middle east is not important enough to fight over. That's why the US should withdraw from Iraq and stop providing aid to Israel. Accommodating Reality in Iraq By: Sonni Efron | Los Angeles Times
There are two schools of thought in Washington about how to make peace in Iraq: the Bush administration's, and almost everyone else's. With the war in its fifth year and the troop-surge strategy for the moment producing more U.S. casualties than progress, some have the humility to admit that their plans for fixing Iraq may not work. Los Angeles Times Nominee hints at Iraq policy shift Bush's move towards a new "war czar" could directly affect U.S. strategy abroad. What the New U.S.-Russia Fight is Really About By: Robert Farley | The American Prospect The dispute over missile defense reflects a deeper conflict over influence in Eastern Europe -- and the need to take Russia seriously again as a regional power. Guardian In Iraq's four-year looting frenzy, the allies have become the vandals Simon Jenkins: British and American collusion in the pillaging of Iraq's heritage is a scandal that will outlive any passing conflict. The west has to accept that there is no military solution Jonathan Steele: The honest way forward in Afghanistan is to understand the south is lost and refocus efforts on Kabul and the north. Independent The Big Question: Is Israel heading for a peace deal with Syria - or another war? Geopolitical Diary: Understanding Putin's Missile-Defense Offer
Stratfor – Ha’aretz – Why Israel does not engage with the Saudi initiative Carlos Strenger: For sake of peace, Israel must accept its role in Palestinian Nakba Heritage Foundation Putin’s Missile Defense Proposal Leaves Key Questions Unanswered CEPS From Marx and Mao to the Market: The Economics and Politics of Agricultural Transition
Between Jerusalem and Athens, a Muslim 'Third Way' By: Dalia Mogahed | The Daily STar
One of the foremost experts on what he refers to as Islamic democracy, Noah Feldman, explains in his book "After Jihad: America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy" how the Western paradigm has focused on two diametrically opposed models of government, each tracing its origin to one of two ancient cities: Jerusalem, the birthplace of Christianity, and Athens, the birthplace of democracy. International Crisis Group Georgia’s South Ossetia Conflict: Make Haste Slowly Tbilisi is taking imaginative steps towards solving the Georgian-Ossetian conflict but its new strategy may backfire, and frequent security incidents could degenerate into greater violence, unless it proceeds cautiously and engages all actors. Pentagon's 'Surge' Turns Into Escalation VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: In the face of an utterly savage enemy, American never gave up. “Lessons from Normandy” EDM PLAYING CATCH-UP WITH RUSSIA ON CASPIAN ENERGY TRANSIT | H2 NYT Editorial A New Danger in Iraq A Turkish invasion of the Kurdish-administered northeast would embarrass the United States and add a whole new and even more dangerous dimension to the mess in Iraq. The Economist Turkey and its army Military manoeuvres The Turkish army continues to play a big role in the country's domestic and foreign politics—too big, say its critics Turkey and northern Iraq To go or not to go The Turks ponder a cross-border incursion into northern Iraq WSJ Editorial Turkish War Drums
Someone in Turkey is playing a dangerous game. FT WORLD NEWS: Turkey to beef up security on Iraq border US Papers Friday: The View from Turkey
From the Archive Secrecy News Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) 2005 U.S. Army field manual (excerpt, pdf). Los Angeles Times Don't delay democracy in Kirkuk By Najmaldin O. Karim Postponing a vote on making the city part of Kurdistan could imperil the U.S. mission in Iraq. Kuzey Irak ABD'nin Türkiye'ye tuzağı mı? HOŞENK OSE Turkey Weighs Cost of Military Action In Northern Iraq: Analysts - DefenseNews.com ) Big Turkey incursion in Iraq would be US nightmare Reuters CSM Tensions on Iraq border rile Turkey Hitting Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq carries political risks for Turkey. RFE RL Turkish Troops Near Border Spark Invasion Reports Iraq: Kurds, Shi'a Lash Out At National-Unity Project French President Sarkozy to propose strategy to end Turkey's EU membership bid ---e ESI New report: Sex and power in Turkey. Feminism, Islam and the maturing of Turkish democracy Background information: Sex and power in Turkey Big Turkey Incursion In Iraq Would Be U.S. Nightmare Big Turkey Incursion In Iraq Would Be U.S. Nightmare Iraq Rejects Turkish Call to Curb Kurdish Rebels Estimated 250,000 Turkish Troops Massed Along Iraq Border Tensions on Iraq Border Rile Turkey Dünyanın gözü Türk ordusunda Sarkozy to propose strategy to end Turkey's EU membership bid A Different Path in Turkey By Michael Gerson Even in secular Turkey, religious liberty is the most disputed and troublesome of freedoms. AKP'nin asıl sınavı seçimden sonra
MICHAEL GERSON From the Archive Turkey Losing a Staunch Friend TIME Magazine Nov 4, 1991 US diplomats on Turkish elections 1973 NARA - AAD - Fielded Search - Electronic Telegrams, 1/1/1973 - 12/31/1973 ABD Dışişleri sözcüsü'nden Yunan gazeteciye: Sınırı aştın, densiz soru Büyükanıt için 'diktatör' diyen Yunan gazeteciye ABD azarı Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media ERDAL ŞAFAK Empati üstüne
Patlayıcılar Irak'tan geliyor Büyükanıt: Mahalle kabadayısı değiliz Operasyon bilmecesi
Kuzey Irak'a operasyon haberi yalanlansa da yankısı sürüyor. Irak'taki sınır köyleri boşalıyor. Barzani ve Talabani: Müdahaleyi kabul edemeyiz Tension remains high as security on Iraq border maximized Talabani ve Barzani, Ankara’yı uyardı Kuzey Irak’a yoğun top ateşi 'Operasyon sadece askeri olmayacak' ABD destekli yolsuzluk düzeni Çukurca'da yoğun top atışı sesleri PKK ile Savaşmak istemiyoruz Barzani: PKK'yla savaşmamız mümkün değil Are the Turkish Militarists Opening A New Front in Regional Islamist
Kurdish Aspect
Büyükanıt: Harekât için siyasi direktif gerekir Ben bir kabile reisiyle görüşmem Siirt’te mayın pususu: 3 şehit KORAY DÜZGÖREN Operasyonlar gölgesinde demokratik seçim!.. Alişer Delek Ver elini Memet kardeş, Kandil’e gidelim... ‘An over-the-border operation’ but up to what point? (2) by Assoc. Prof. MELİH CAN* Yalçın Doğan Orası şimdi daha sıkı bir bölge Hakan Aygün Geçici güvenlik bölgesi ilanından hükümetin haberi yok muydu? 'Geçici güvenlik bölgesi ılımlı OHAL gibi' Sınırda 'sıkı-hal' YILMAZ ÖZDİL Kırmızı çizgi Askerden teröre karşı kırmızı hat Yusuf KANLI Nothing new on Turkey front! Geçici güvenlik bölgesi bir ay önce ilan edildi
Mayın tuzağı: 3 şehit 6 yaralı PKK'dan ‘Berdel’ gibi ceza Aşiret oyları yine belirleyici olacak Kandil Dağı'ndaki köyler boşaltılıyor Turkurdistaney Sampson says Turkey and the US has same concerns on terrorism Talabani: Any incursion spells an attack on all of Iraq 'Aysel Tuğluk Nereye Koşuyor' haberi ile ilgili açıklama
Amerika: Operasyona dair hiçbir gösterge yok ABD'nin Türkiye'ye 'PKK' mesajı Iraq Gas Could Use Azeri-Turkish Route:US (07/06/2007) Güneydoğu'da miting gerilimi Siverek’te 5 ayda 39 intihar girişimi 'İsrail-Suriye, Ankara üzerinden görüşüyor' Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber 'Üyeliğe alternatif önerim olacak' Türkiye AB’den asker desteğini çekti Zeynel Lüle Kıbrıs'tan kim söz ediyor TÜSAD'dan ayrıcalıklı üyeliği itiraz
Rehn Türkiye o ekspresten indi Rehn's book published in Turkish Rauf DENKTAŞ Geçişler... Sarkozy Türkiye'yi engellemekte kararlı Bu bölünmüş yapıyla AB'ye üye olunamaz Rumlar, Türk evlerini yıkıp taşlarını satıyor Turkey, EU military relations suffer blow Sarkozy, 'Türkiye cephesi'ni hazirandan sonra açacak Papadopulos, Annan Planı'na destek sözü vermiş Ermenistan'da Taşnak gizli iktidar Turkish Fishing Villages Blame Pipeline for Dwindling Catches YUSUF KAPLAN Amerika izlenimleri: Akademi, sistem ve kilise Berat Özipek Totaliterizme karşı mizah Aleviliğin televizyonla imtihanı Gayrimüslimler yarışın dışında Erdoğan: Tehdit telefonu alıyorum Genelkurmay'dan 'alt seviyede protokol' haberine sert tepki: TSK yıpratılmak isteniyor 8 Haziran 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Genel Kurmay Basın Açıklaması / 13 Irak sınırında tansiyon yükseldi Türk askeri kabadayı değil 'Siyasi direktif gerekir' Washington: PKK'ya karşı Türkiye'nin yanındayız Baykal Köşk ısrarı kaybettirir 'AKP eğer uzlaşmazsa bedelini çok ağır öder' Koç "Türkiye Batı'dan koparılmak isteniyor" Ali H Aslan Under the influence of Perle? ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM
Artık en önemli risk Kuzey Irak mı?
Panik başladı... Operasyon yaparsanız AB müzakereleri durur Kandil’den kaçış Taha AKYOL Seçimden sonra kriz mi?! Cengiz Çandar Arap-İsrail 1967 Türkiye-Kürtler 2007 (?) Ferai Tınç Terörle mücadelede siyaset nerede? ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Asker Kuzey Irak'ta kimi vuracak? Yeni sivil Anayasa yapacağız AK Parti'den tam demokrasi ve özgürlükçü anayasa vaadi CHP’nin 12 seçim vaadi 'Büyük koalisyon' olur mu? Haluk Şahin Listelerde merkez rüzgârı!
İsmet Berkan 1950 ruhu mu, yoksa yeni bir durum mu? Murat Yetkin Fikret BİLA Merkez sağ tersten dalınca... Hasan CEMAL Sağ mı, sol mu, yoksa... Sami KOHEN 'Yanınızdayız' demek yetmez! MAHMUT ÖVÜR Bu liste, AK Parti'yi nereye götürecek? Güngör URAS Irak sinirleri geriyor İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Kuzey Irak savaşı başladı! O artık CHP'nin bir bileni Baykal Terörü himaye eden bedelini öder arkadaş
Taha Kıvanç Bir süreç böyle geçti Fehmi Koru Hazin gerçekler NAZLI ILICAK Demirel'le sohbet Gülay Göktürk “Mahalle baskısı” ve Ak Parti (1) Nuray Başaran Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi iktidara hiç bu kadar hazır olmamıştı Güler Kömürcü Bu nasıl bir ekip?! ERGUN BABAHAN Çankaya, uzlaşma ve dayatma Ertuğrul Özkök Bir medya tabusunu yıkmak M Ali Birand Güneydoğu’ya OHAL geri dönüyor... Ertuğ Yaşar Anti militer Asker ve AKP yöntemleri M.Ali Kışlalı Serdar Turgut Tutarlı politika Sağda 'sol' formülü Sağda ittifak tamam
AK Party manifesto pledges respect for all lifestyles Oktay Ekşi Hesabını kim verecek? Mehmet Y Yılmaz AKP, merkez partisi olur mu? Güneri CIVAOĞLU Çiller-Erdoğan-Demirel Listeler arasında gezinti Hasan Celal Güzel Murat Çelik Ayrılığın perde arkası Anavatan, grup kuracak kadar vekil istiyor; DP boş yerleri teklif ediyor Mehmet Metiner AK Parti’de tasfiye mi değişim mi? Benzersizlik özlemi Murat Belge İlnur Çevik Same old story before early polls Mehmet Barlas Mühendis olmak yetmez, hukukçu da olmak şart… Tufan Türenç TV’lerdeki haberler artık sinir bozuyor Nasuhi Güngör 27 Nisan’ı aşmak Tamer Korkmaz Erol Taş'ın CHP'sinde asgari Önder Somer olmak gerekir! Emin Çölaşan Bu yama dikiş tutar mı? UMUR TALU Hesap masada! Özdemir İnce Cumhuriyet, Demokrat Parti ve Zafer Çağlayan Hurşit GÜNEŞ Ömrü biten program ve siyasal partiler Mustafa Ünal CHP'nin hâli Hüseyin Gülerce Alma demokrasinin ahını, çıkar aheste aheste... Mümtazer Türköne Şehit kanıyla siyaset Nuh Gönültaş S.Demirel gibi olmayın da nasıl olursanız olun! İsmail Küçükkaya
Baykal’ın yorumları... Anavatan ve DP'de liste krizi aşılamadı, Mumcu topu Ağar'a attı
Mensur Akgün G8 zirvesi, gerilim, kutuplaşma ve Türkiye [Yorum - Doç.Dr.Zühtü Arslan] Siyasi ideolojiler öldü mü? [Sivil toplum örgütleri ne kadar sivil-1] 'Demokrasiye bağlı' sivil örgütler nerede? Gila Benmayor Mecliste yüzde 10 kadın olsa bile 126’ıncı sıradayız Ercan Kumcu Varlık fiyatları enflasyonu ABD için Türkiye Rusya'dan daha önemli bir pazar Amerikan Ticaret Bakan Yardımcısı David Sampson Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN
Ekonomide AKP bilindik CHP donanımlı MHP deneyimli Maliyeti Hazine’ye çıkar IMF'siz Türkiye mümkün mü? Güven Sak Yoksa siyasetçilerin hiçbir şey yapması gerekmiyor mu Kredibilite için adım Uğur Gürses Cari açık neden geriledi? Deniz Gökçe Erhard piyasaya inanırdı! Turkey calls for more US investment Eser Karakaş KDV meselesi Bir boncuk da çiftçiye Ekmeklik buğdayın tonuna, yüzde 4'lük 2007 hedef enflasyonunun üç buçuk katı (yüzde 13-14) zam yapıldı. Bakan Eker, desteklemeler hariç maliyetin yüzde 18 üzerinde kâr verildiğini söyledi Bringing innovation to the Turkish market Salih Neftçi Rakamlar şu anda nerede? COMPANIES UK: Cadbury in Turkey gum acquisition |
H4 New York Times Putin Presents Bush With Plan on Missile Shield The Russian president suggested that instead of building radar defenses in the Czech Republic, the U.S. should use an existing system in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. British Contractor Paid Saudi, Reports Say India, Said to Play Down AIDS, Has Many Fewer With Virus Than Thought, Study Finds U.S. Compromise on Global Warming Plan Averts Impasse at Group of 8 Meeting Protests Rage Against Musharraf; Aides Criticize Justice He Ousted Secret Prisons in 2 Countries Held Qaeda Suspects, Report Says Italy Braces for Legal Fight Over Secret C.I.A. Program To Gain Among Muslims, Indonesia Offers to Mediate Middle East Disputes New War Czar Wins Praise, but White House Is Faulted At Haditha Hearing, Dueling Views of a Battalion Commander Bombs and Gunmen in Iraq Kill at Least 22 and Wound 55 After Key Arrest by Serbia, European Union Is to Reopen Talks PAUL KRUGMAN Lies, Sighs and Politics If early campaign reporting is any guide, the bad media habits that helped install the worst president ever in the White House haven’t changed a bit. Don’t Ask, Don’t Translate By STEPHEN BENJAMIN More than 58 Arabic linguists have been kicked out since “don’t ask, don’t tell” was instituted. How much valuable intelligence could those men and women be providing today to troops in harm’s way? Editorial | H5 Washington Post Nominee to Oversee War Offers Grim View on Iraq General Sees Few Gains on Violence or Political Fissures Putin Offers to Join Missile Shield Effort G-8 Leaders Retreat on Emissions Cuts Rice: U.S. Foreign Policy is 'American Realism' William Arkin Gates Is Wrong: Europe Should Go Its Own Way Senate Committee Approves Bill for Detainee Hearings G-8 Leaders Back 'Substantial' Cuts In Gas Emissions Bush Prevails Against Binding Targets Pakistan Suspends Media Restrictions Crackdown Was Widely Criticized; Musharraf Lashes Out at Allies in Parliament Saudi Reportedly Got $2 Billion for British Arms Deal Suicide Attacks, Bombings Kill Dozens in Iraq College Professors, Journalist Among Shooting Victims European Report Addresses CIA Sites Prisons in Poland, Romania, It Says Israelis, Palestinians Join Forces on Barrier With strong economic ties created by necessity, a number of communities have turned to each other to prevent impending division Two Years of Humble Pie By Charles Krauthammer, We have turned the presidential campaign into a pleasingly degrading ordeal -- pleasing, that is, to the electorate. A Defining Choice for The GOP Loyalty to Libby or The Rule of Law? By E. J. Dionne Jr., Page A19 The argument among Republicans over whether President Bush should grant Scooter Libby a quick pardon amounts to a battle between the past and the future. Immigration Bill Fails to Gain Senate Approval Compromise to overhaul nation's immigration laws collapses when senators from both parties refuse to cut off debate and move to a final vote A Different Path in Turkey By Michael Gerson Even in secular Turkey, religious liberty is the most disputed and troublesome of freedoms. | H6 Guardian In Iraq's four-year looting frenzy, the allies have become the vandals Simon Jenkins: British and American collusion in the pillaging of Iraq's heritage is a scandal that will outlive any passing conflict. The west has to accept that there is no military solution Jonathan Steele: The honest way forward in Afghanistan is to understand the south is lost and refocus efforts on Kabul and the north. Shrines devastated as militants target Iraq's ancient heritage CIA 'ran secret prisons in Europe' Official inquiry finds evidence of prisons where terrorism suspects could be interrogated. Musharraf suspends media curbs Analysts fear emergency rule may be imposed as anger grows on streets and in ruling party. Leader Princely sums BAE Systems: Twenty-two years have passed since the allegation first emerged in October 1985 that a commission was paid to the Saudis for Britain's biggest ever arms contract. Without principle George Monbiot: Allegations about BAE's slush fund show the UK has no right to lecture anyone else on corruption The spoilers who threaten Somalia's peace hopes World briefing: Hopes of replacing violence with dialogue in Somalia are focusing on a much-delayed national reconciliation congress now expected in Mogadishu next week, says Simon Tisdall. A qualified welcome Tony Juniper Jun 07 07, 06:50pm: The G8 agreement on climate change is vague and wishy-washy, but if it leads to a new UN deal with real targets, it could still be meaningful. |
| H7 Crackdown in Iran By: H. Abrishami | The Nation When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced a $75 million appropriation to support Iranian civil society in February 2006, she made the regime's job far easier. Suddenly, everyone became a potential spy or recipient of US funds. State desperate for envoys to learn Arabic The State Department, in an unprecedented move highlighting its desperate need for Arabic speakers, is allowing U.S. diplomats to curtail their current assignments anywhere in the world and begin Arabic language training in September Gvosdev Clarifying the "Obama-Zakheim" Plan "operating at the borders" in Iraq The Wrong Rap on Rice
Huffington Post Boston Globe Climate change conversion (By Adil Najam) PRESIDENT BUSH claims that his sudden and dramatic about-face on climate change is motivated by the emergence of new scientific findings. I would like to believe that it is so. However, I suspect that things are not as simple as that. BBC G8 climate deal
Agreement comes, but it's a fine line between success and failure
G8 under pressure on Africa aid G8 leaders turn their attention to Africa on the final day of their summit, under pressure to honour aid commitments Asia Times Iran revisits the Khomeini legacy
This year's commemoration of the passing of ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 18 years ago has been interlaced with a heightened official attempt to reaffirm Iran's "Khomeinist" credentials, even as some in the country's complex system of governance seek dialogue with the "Great Satan", the US. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Iran forces the issue in Afghanistan Iran's deportation of more than 100,000 Afghan refugees in the past six weeks - more than 1,000 a day are still streaming across the border - is a carefully calculated move. On the one hand it relieves pressure in Iran's restive Sunni province, while on the other it helps the Taliban reopen a front in northwestern Afghanistan. The US has another pressing reason to speak to Tehran. - Syed Saleem Shahzad New Republic Is Bob Zoellick the next Paul Wolfowitz?
Bush's popular nominee to head the World Bank could fall prey to the same problems that doomed his predecessor. by Bradford Plumer William Kristol Lincoln's Wisdom (Commentary) He saw how time erodes the memory of our battles against tyranny. Are we ignoring the lessons now?
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor New Iraqi front to reform political process Winning Over the Palestinian Card By: Michael Young | The Daily Star
It is a coincidence, but a useful one, that on the 40th anniversary of an Arab-Israeli war that prompted the Palestinian national movement to break free from the stifling embrace of the Arab states, that effort is repeating itself in Lebanon, albeit with uncertain success. There is much the Lebanese state can do to sustain the effort, to its own advantage. BBC Saudi prince 'was paid arms cash' A Saudi prince received secret payments from the UK's biggest arms dealer, a BBC investigation reveals. Peston's picks: Saudi sandstorm Timeline: BAE corruption probe Profile: Prince Bandar Rafsanjani: New Middle East War Possible
Al-Sadr radio interview decries U.S. presence in Iraq McClatchy Newspapers In a rare appearance on state-operated Iraqi television, radical anti-American Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Thursday called the U.S.-backed government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki "neglectful" and sectarian and blamed Iraq's problems on the U.S. presence in the country. The tone of his statements weren't surprising. Al-Sadr has been consistently anti-American since his Mahdi Army militia first rebelled against the U.S. presence in 2004. He's also grown increasingly critical of al-Maliki, who came to office last year largely on the strength of al-Sadr's support, and last month al-Sadr withdrew his backers from al-Maliki's government. War czar nominee says Iraq government unprepared to make reforms McClatchy Insurgent group steps up its campaign against Baghdad's Christians | H9 Ha’aretz – Why Israel does not engage with the Saudi initiative Carlos Strenger: For sake of peace, Israel must accept its role in Palestinian Nakba Marcus Five comments on the situationWhat those now denouncing the 40th anniversary of the occupation do not understand is that the Six- Day War was the most justified war Israel ever fought - because it knocked out of the Arabs' heads the idea that Israel could be destroyed by force. Samet Will there be a war? One day, two declarations Oren Chronicle of a war foretold Ze'ev Schiff: Hamas defeated Israel in the battle for Sderot Israel won't try to change UN mandate on Golan The Jewish Conspiracy Report: Syria Doubts Israel Wants Peace Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine BBC Heart of the matter
The on-going struggles that shape everyday life in Jerusalem Rogue state? A Russian view of the spat over America's anti-missile plans Renewed anti-Semitism is a global problem (Gregg J. Rickma) Syrian official: Damascus wants to renew talks with Israel
Experts Assess Progress Four Decades After Six-Day War USS Liberty Veterans Demand Investigation |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Schorr: Bush plan: US troops in Iraq permanently In shift, Bush draws NATO into controversial missile-shield plans Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to cooperate if the radar system is based in Azerbaijan instead of the Czech Republic G-8 summit isolates US on climate change As Bush pushes for voluntary measures, other members endorse goal of halving greenhouse emissions by 2050. ASIA Playing the New Great Game in Asia and Beyond By: The Japan Times | Brahma Chellaney A nifty new enterprise to discuss security dangers in the Asia-Pacific and evolve a coordinated approach — the Quadrilateral Initiative — has kicked off with an unpublicized first meeting. U.S., Japanese, Indian and Australian officials, at the rank of assistant secretary of state, quietly met recently on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) gathering in Manila. U.S.-India Nuke Deal Could Hinge On Behind-the-Scenes G-8 Meeting By: Manik Mehta | World Politics Review Officials in the United States and India appear hopeful that the issue is going to get a renewed push from the highest political level this week when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President George W. Bush meet on the sidelines of the Group of 8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. China to oppose US missile defense shield plans in Asia And they call China a threat ...Though hyped by various alarmists, the latest Pentagon assessment of China's military, read dispassionately, is reassuring. It paints a picture of a country gradually modernizing its Mao Zedong-era armed forces into a more modern striking force. But as a global threat it is still barely in the same league as the old Soviet Union. - David Isenberg | H11 IHT Looking for leadership in Heiligendamm The most urgent issue before the Group of 8 is Iran. Where's EuroArnold?
By TIMOTHY EGAN Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governator of California, should have been invited to this week's Group of 8 summit. Sarkozy says he and Blair agree on reforming the EU Comment communiquer le projet européen, par Thomas Ferenczi EUROPE European press review The Economist Spain and ETA Ceasefire no more Charlemagne The think-tanks that miss the target Is London's future Islamic? (Time Out)
US Missiles in Europe: Beyond Deterrence to First-Strike Threat
Romanian Democrats Call Non-Confidence Vote to Oust Premier By: Adam Brown | Bloomberg News
Romanian lawmakers loyal to President Traian Basescu called a vote of non-confidence in an attempt to bring down his main rival, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu, and trigger early elections. Zapatero at Bay The Economist
On May 27th his Socialists fell behind the opposition People’s Party (PP) in local elections, notably in Madrid, where anti-Zapatero feeling runs high. An even more crushing blow fell when ETA, the Basque separatists, went back to the business of violence. BBC Europe's seas face 'bleak future' Europe's seas are in serious decline as a result of coastal development, fishing and pollution, warn scientists. Italy set for CIA rendition trial
A trial over the CIA's extraordinary rendition of a terror suspect to Egypt opens in Italy on Friday. Bush's visit to Albania will thank a country loyal to his policies France to 'shock' economy French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government yesterday announced details of a $15 billion master plan to "shock" the economy back to life, the first part of his ambitious economic and social reform drive. | H12 RFE/RLRussia: Ethnic Tensions Mounting In Restive Stavropol Putin suggests alternate site for missile defense system Heritage Foundation Putin’s Missile Defense Proposal Leaves Key Questions Unanswered Putin counterattacks with conciliation Armenia: A Coalition Government Amidst Conflict PLAYING CATCH-UP WITH RUSSIA ON CASPIAN ENERGY TRANSIT
- GATES VISITS BISHKEK, BUT PRO-MOSCOW MOOD PREVAILS IN KYRGYZSTAN
- KREMLIN, ABKHAZ, SOUTH OSSETIAN LEADERS DELIBERATELY AMBIVALENT ABOUT KOSOVO
Tony Karon Putin Calls Bush’s Bluff Google News Azerbaijan U.S Diplomatic Rescue Mission Secures Military Base, for Now By: Brad Macdonald | The Trumpet
Desperation in recent negotiations reveals America’s vulnerability in Central Asia. The Good Czar By: Cathy Young | Reason Whether Yeltsin’s legacy will amount to anything more than another Russian fantasy of the “good czar” who will protect the people from its oppressors is something only history will tell. Russia: The Beggar Becomes the Belligerent By: Bridget Kendall | New Statesman From threats over weapons systems to blame for the Litvinenko murder Putin is adopting a hostility towards the U.S. and Europe not seen since the end of the Cold War Putin's Popularity By: Dilip Hiro | The Guardian Russian voters crave stability and security, which is why Vladimir Putin's quasi-authoritarian system continues to score an enviable approval rating. What the New U.S.-Russia Fight is Really About By: Robert Farley | The American Prospect The dispute over missile defense reflects a deeper conflict over influence in Eastern Europe -- and the need to take Russia seriously again as a regional power. U.S. intelligence chief says Russian spies at 'Cold War levels'... |
| H13 The Times The Democrats can’ t lose For all the party’s political advantages, the character of Democrat leaders still troubles voters Gerard Baker Stop behaving like a banana republic BAE stands accused of covertly paying hundreds of millions of pounds to Prince Bandar bin Sultan Oliver Kamm Leader Open and Shut Both London and Riyadh must be more transparent and accountable G8 leaders agree Baltic Pact The groundbreaking agreement by G8 leaders in Germany paves the way for greenhouse gas emissions to be halved by 2050 Leader A Change of Climate The G8 moves slowly but in the right direction Let’s share the missile system, proposes Putin President Putin has wrong-footed President Bush in the row over US interceptor missiles by proposing the base be in Azerbaijan Wall Street Journal Fallen Soldier
Mr. President, do not leave this man behind. By FOUAD AJAMI '68 Redux An improving counterinsurgency plan. An oblivous press corps. Iraq is looking more like Vietnam.
By ROBERT MCFARLANE Invasive and Ineffective The Senate immigration bill won't protect our borders. It will make life miserable for every employee and employer in America.
By EDWIN MEESE III The Infantile Prime Minister
Spain's Zapatero trusted ETA, and is paying the price.
By BY RAMON PEREZ-MAURA Dollar vs. the euro By Richard W. Rahn Do you think the U.S. dollar will continue to fall against the euro? | H14 Financial Times Putin calls US bluff with base offer Vladimir Putin seized the initiative in the dispute over US plans to site anti-missile defences in central Europe by suggesting instead a joint plan to base part of the system at a former Soviet radar station in Azerbaijan. COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Cold front US plans for a nuclear ‘shield’ in eastern Europe are seen as a step too far by a Russia. Yet there is scope for compromise. COMMENT: The Democrats still live in the long shadow of Vietnam Presidential candidates dare not admit disengagement from Iraq will be bloody, costly and deeply damaging to US power, writes Philip Stephens. Israeli-Syrian ‘war’ may be cover for peace Israeli headlines have been dominated in recent days by warnings of a possible summer war with Syria, an alarming prospect for a public still coming to terms with the consequences of last year’s conflict in Lebanon US war ‘tsar’ to take up fight in Iraq General Douglas Lute, nominated to be the Iraq war ‘tsar,’ faces a tough job. He will assume the newly created position – which was turned down by several retired four-star generals – as the surge increases resistance COMMENT: How state capitalism could change the world WORLD NEWS: Sarkozy proposes 'middle way' for Kosovo COMMENT: Sarkozy can teach Labour to be tough on terror COMMENT: Towards a true price for energy The proper reply to threats from Opec against the development of biofuels is to tell the oil producers’ cartel to take a running jump, writes Samuel Brittan. Editorial An arms deal that stinks of hypocrisy The stench of hypocrisy in BAE’s Saudi contract is overpowering. It can only be dispelled by a thorough judicial inquiry. WORLD NEWS: Biofuels pose no threat to Opec, says IEA WORLD NEWS: Decision on development aid set to disappoint Africa NATIONAL NEWS: Claims frustrate efforts by Houseof Saud ANALYSIS: As stocks falter, Beijing mulls the chances of an investor backlash Further sharp market losses could provoke discontent among the middle class and harm the government’s plans for reform COMMENT: How state capitalism could change the world Rather than seeking refuge in protectionism, the west should use the growth of state funds to force positive changes in investing countries’ home markets, writes Gerard Lyons. Editorial Global inflation Editorial A backwards step In its way, it is quite an achievement. Two years ago in Gleneagles the Group of Eight wealthy countries pledged to increase annual aid levels by $50bn by 2010. MARKETS AND INVESTING: Opec insists crude supplies are sufficient Construction jobs cloud US productivity | No pardon for Libby No matter how much his advocates argue otherwise, he committed a crime and should pay the price. Editorial U.S. Muslims' views The findings of a Pew survey signal that the Bush administration needs to deal with a credibility gap. |
| H16 American Politics Immigration divides GOP Republican presidential hopefuls show little party unity over the immigration bill in Senate The Libby lobby's pardon campaign
Salon - By Sidney Blumenthal. BBC Senate kills US immigration bill An immigration bill stalls in the US Senate, dealing a blow to President Bush's hopes of reform before his term ends Time The Case For Amnesty (The Well / Nation)
It has emerged as the pariah term in the immigration debate. But here's why legalizing aliens makes sense realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas Swamp Sunrise Daybook | H17 Daily Telegraph Putin wants to split Europe from the US The meek chiding of Russian President Vladimir Putin is a far cry from the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, when the Soviet Union brought the world to the brink of a nuclear holocaust, argues Con Coughlin. Leader More grandstanding than progress It would be as well to take the declaration that the agreement on climate change represents a "major, major step forward", with a pinch of salt. US agrees to join global warming battle President George W Bush has dramatically changed his stance on the environment by agreeing for the first time to include America in a global campaign against climate change. Blair refuses to order fresh BAE arms inquiry Tony Blair was struggling to defuse a new row after claims that £1bn of "sweeteners" was paid to a Saudi prince in an arms deal. Charming Saudi prince with an influential role Prisoners vanish after CIA detention Secret detention must end, rights groups tell US. Fury at Blair deal over Lockerbie Row errupts over secret deal between Blair and Gaddafi. Days of Yes, Minister are numbered Gordon Brown is signalling a revolution in Downing Street, writes Denis MacShane. He is preparing to trust the professionals. | H18 Independent Deal or raw deal? Bush refuses to commit to climate change target Tony Blair was claiming a breakthrough in the battle against climate change yesterday after President George Bush agreed that the United States would "seriously consider" a global target to halve emissions of greenhouse gases Dominic Lawson: The summit designed to breathe new life into the Kyoto process has seen it expire Inside the Dark World of Rendition The Big Question: Is Israel heading for a peace deal with Syria - or another war? Bandar The diplomat who schmoozed his way through Washington Matthew Norman: The special relationship is a sad joke Belgrade's new 'commitment' to war tribunal helps restart EU talks Palestinians face more restrictions than ever Sarkozy marriage mystery deepens as Cecilia goes missing Goldsmith faces claim he concealed £1bn 'secret' payment to Saudi prince The Attorney General faces questions over allegations he ordered British investigators to conceal from an international corruption watchdog the existence of secret payments to a Saudi prince |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism U.S. intelligence chief says Russian spies at 'Cold War levels'... What if Our Mercenaries
Turn on Us?
by Chris Hedges A new issue of the United States Army's Soldiers is out. Seduced by War: An interview with Andrew J. Bacevich, author of The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War. A review of Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War by Jean Bricmont. CRS "Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress," June 4, 2007. "Constitutional Limitations on Domestic Surveillance". | H20 Slate There is a price to pay for our DNA The new genetics could draw all of us, healthy or not, into the medical net - at great cost for all, but uncertain benefit except for a few, suggests Steve Jones. From Arts & Opinion, is Islam the problem, or can it be part of the solution? Phyllis Chesler on secular Islam; and an interview with Rawi Hage on the long journey into secularism. From Policy Review, How the West Really Lost God: Mary Eberstadt on a new look at secularization. A review of The Cambridge Companion to Atheism. Is anti-Semitism good for the Jews? Eugene Volokh says yes, but only when expressed in moderation. From Jewcy, Who’s Afraid of Paul Berman? How the Terror and Liberalism author gets Islamism wrong — again. Innovative Employment Approaches and Programs for Low-Income Families Urban Institute This 118-page US report profiles approaches and programmes for improving the economic success of low-income parents Joe Klein: Bullying Tone of Intolerance Has Overtaken Left-Wing Websites... | H21 From the International Social Science Review, a review of Herbert A. Simon: The Bounds of Reason in Modern America by Hunter Crowther-Heyck From Policy Review, Lawrence Chickering (Hoover) and P. Edward Haley (Claremont): Strong Society, Weak State; and Peter Berkowitz reviews Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew who Gave us Modernity by Rebecca Goldstein. Stanley Rosen remembers Leo Strauss in Chicago. Bill Gates Goes Back To School (Time Exclusive)
Harvard's most famous dropout returns for his diploma, 30 years late. His final exam: Can he save the world? The Economist Technology Quarterly From Cosmos, there's nothing quite like Einstein and his theories of relativity to bring out the doubters, the cranks and the outright crackpots. Do they have a point? Was Einstein a fake? Given what is happening in Babylon (Iraq) and biotechnology today, we may be witnessing the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. a review of Knowing Capitalism by Nigel Thrift. From Truthdig, an interview with Christopher Hitchens on how religion poisons everything. Here's the video of the Hitchens vs. Hedges debate on religion. A review of The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason and Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris; The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins; and Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam by Michel Onfray. From Cosmos, Sexual Chemistry 101: Looking for love? Use the power of science to give you the edge in the dating game, with the top 10 lab-tested tips for finding the perfect mate. On a losing streak Smug, empty and unpleasant, Ocean's 13 puts another dent in the reputations of its cast and director, says Peter Bradshaw.
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