| H1 Washington Post Big Boost In Iraqi Forces Is Urged A Top General Sees Years Before U.S. Ends Security Role - Fixing security problems will require reform and a boost in Iraqi manpower on the order of 50,000 soldiers and police, Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey says Getting Real in Iraq By Marina Ottaway Palestinian Battles Raise Fears of Coup And Civil War The End Of Cheap Credit? By Robert J. Samuelson, The most important price in the American economy is not the price of oil, computer chips, wheat or cars. It's the price of money -- interest rates. When rates move, they ultimately affect the price of almost everything else. Which poses some intriguing questions. Is the era of low interest rates ... Attacks Escalate as Palestinians Fight for Power Gunmen of rival factions Hamas and Fatah sharply escalated their fight for supremacy in what is beginning to look increasingly like a civil war. CEPS Political Islam in Syria Forward Top Bush Adviser: Push for Peace 'Just Process' to Keep Europe Happy BRZEZINSKI ON IRAN: The Full Blair Speech: 'The media is a feral beast, tearing people to pieces' IHT Russia calls for major changes in European arms control treaty With relations between Russia and the United States at a post Cold-War low, Russia urged changes to a treaty that was forged when the Soviet Union held sway over all of Eastern Europe and NATO and the Warsaw Pact confronted each other. Jerusalem Post Analysis: Hamas's Gaza and Fatah's West Bank "The two-state solution has finally worked. All our enemies have good reason to celebrate." Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS: Re-occupation of Gaza - is it the only way out? Palestinian civilians say they're fed up with PA internal violence, say want to see return of Israeli occupation. Civil War / Hamastan, Fatahstan Barak takes Labor chair, vows to focus on defense "American realism" in the alleys of the Gaza strip According to Rice's interpretation, Bush is the person thanks to whom a 'great bulk' of the Israeli and Palestinian public today wants to see the fulfillment of the two-state vision. Wall Street Journal Our Common Struggle America had its civil war. Why expect freedom to come easy to Iraq? By NOURI AL-MALIKI Financial Times COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Why we must be firm with Moscow We cannot separate Russian foreign policy from the assault on fundamental freedoms in Russia itself, writes John McCain. Editorial Russian realities Some 6,000 delegates attended the St Petersburg economic forum in Russia last weekend, including more than 100 chief executives of leading global companies COMMENT: Who are the villains and the victims of global capital flows? There are two alternative explanations for the state of the world economy, writes Martin Wolf: a money glut and a savings glut. Guardian Brown's bane will be getting dragged into an American attack on Iran Jonathan Freedland: If he is not going to suffer Blair's fate with Iraq, his most important foreign policy task will be dissuading Washington. Mission unusual Ian Black Syria and Israel should be encouraged to overcome their deep mutual suspicions and return to the negotiating table Leader Breaking away Kosovo: A UN plan for Kosovo, offering the country a status which is halfway between statehood and a protectorate, is the shrewdest one yet devised to end the simmering conflict Chill descends on US-China relations Simon Tisdall: The Bush administration's efforts to counter China's rise as an economic and military power have not been entirely wise. The emperor has spoken Neil Clark: His support for Kosovan independence exposes Bush's naked Balkan ambitions for all to see. LA Times Post-traumatic Iraq syndrome By Christopher J. Fettweis The war is lost. Americans should begin to deal with what that means. Los Angeles Times Editorial Peace talks now With no evidence that the surge is succeeding, it is time to try for a cease-fire in Iraq. The U.N. can help. Iran resorts to psychological warfare
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The Islamic Republic's top brass apparently don't share Ahmadinejad's belief that a duel with the United States would be short and sweet, let alone that it would end with Tehran's victory. Will a Row over a British Arms Deal Affect Saudi Politics? The Economist The fresh allegations with respect to the Al-Yamamah weapons deals signed with the UK in the mid-1980s have potentially important implications for the balance of power within Saudi Arabia, as well as for the upcoming Eurofighter deal and for the kingdom's relations with the UK. Insurgents in Iraq Turn on Each Other By: Bernhard Zandt | Der Spiegel The Sunni insurgency in Iraq is splitting, with loyalists to the old Baathist regime now fighting al-Qaida-backed Islamists. Could it be a turning point in the country's civil war? Debka DEBKAfile Exclusive: Moscow supplies Iran’s Bushehr reactor with long-withheld nuclear fuel DEBKAfile’s Military sources: Iran and Syria are the winners of Hamas’ military coup against Fatah in Gaza Strip Geopolitical Diary: Washington and the Musharraf Administration's ... Stratfor Heritage Foundation American Interests in Pakistan Are Larger than One Man New State Department center aims to counter terrorists' messages By Warren P. Strobel, McClatchy Newspapers A long-awaited Bush administration public diplomacy strategy, intended to counter the steep decline in America's global image, calls for the creation of a new State Department center aimed solely at countering the spread of terrorist ideology. PDF | U.S. National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication The Black Swan - Thinking the Impossible?
NRO THE EDITORS: Mohamed Atta wasn’t a combatant, according to the Fourth Circuit. “Courting the Enemy” WSJ Terror War Legal Edifice Weakens Bush has been stymied in his bid to supersede U.S. legal protections during the war on terror, a new court ruling suggests. CFR United States and International Law, Speech by John Bellinger Gvosdev The Gabala Gambit Amitai Etzioni proposed trading missile defense based in Poland and the Czech Republic for greater Russian cooperation on the Nunn-Lugar program. Nikolas Gvosdev examines Putin’s proposal for an Azerbaijan-based missile defense system and what to make of America’s reaction. CSIS Iraq's Draft Hydrocarbon Law READ MORE | | H2 FT France in threat to Turkey’s EU hopes France is threatening to block part of Turkey’s membership bid to join the European Union this month in the first concrete sign President Nicolas Sarkozy is serious about pushing Ankara into an arms-length relationship with Europe. Kurdish rebel group confirms 'unilateral cease-fire' NYT Turkish Premier Opposes Move on Militants in Iraq Turkey: The PKK Cease-Fire and Iraqi Kurds' Ambitions EurasiaNet Questions Cloud Turkish-EU Energy Cooperation BY YIGAL SCHLEIFER Turkey’s heartland of Anatolia – the massive plateau that serves as a natural land bridge between Asia and Europe – is dotted with the remains of 13th century inns, built by the Ottoman Turks’ predecessors to host the caravans that once traversed the fabled Silk Road from China. Terörle nasıl bir mücadele? ABD'li uzman Steven Cook'un yorumu 'Kararan Kuzey'
Newsweek'e yazan Rajan Menon'a göre Kuzey Irak sıkıntılara gebe Le Monde: Türkiye tampon bölge kurmak istiyor Time Dead Quiet in Kurdistan American Chronicle: Turkey’s Critical Choices. Part I. Self-criticism NATO chief urges Turkey for 'maximum restraint' on Iraq Eubusiness Ankara'dan Tahran'a sürpriz ziyaret Rebel Kurds Declare Cease - Fire in Turkey AKP askeri değil siyasi çözüm yanlısı SAMİ ŞURUŞ PM Says Fight Against PKK Is In Turkey, Not Iraq AP’ye göre PKK ateşkes ilan etti PKK new tactics against Turkey PKK seçimlere kadar yine ateşkes ilan etti ABD, PKK'ya karşı etkin mücadele kararını yineledi Google News Kurdish Kurdish Media Kürtler şiddetten zarar görüyor... [Yorum - Ali Rıza Taşkale] Kürt anasını görmesin! Sadi SOMUNCUOĞLU
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İsmet Berkan Dış politika yapmak, Türkiye'yi yönetmek Genelkurmay'ın işi mi? Bu ülkenin bir parlamentosu ve bir hükümeti yok mu? Toplantı öncesi samimi itiraf Murat Yetkin Fikret BİLA Erdoğan'ın verdiği mesajlar EMRE AKÖZ Ya 'ateşkes' olursa? Bildirileri kim kaleme alıyor? Avni Özgürel M Ali Birand Demek ki, 7 yılı boşa harcamışız Cüneyt Ülsever Sınırötesi harekát Türkiye’ye zarar verir MUHARREM SARIKAYA Kabine'nin "Ordu" kararı ERDAL ŞAFAK Gizli diplomasi Darbeci lider İstihbaratçı Orakoğlu’ndan şok iddialar: Bir parti lideri 6 ay önce bana hükümetin düşürüleceğini, kendisinin de başbakan olacağını söyledi Hükümeti devirme karşılığında MİT müsteşarlığı teklif edilmiş Nabi Yağcı Kürt sorunu için de önce demokrasi Gülay Göktürk Teröristle mücadele nasıl yapılmalı? Tamer Korkmaz "Arzın Merkezine Seyahat"e cesaretiniz var mı?
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AK Parti ince ayar yapacak CHP yeni program açıklayacak Taha Kıvanç Sol bu işe ne diyor (2) Fehmi Koru Yanlış üstüne yanlış NAZLI ILICAK Bahçeli samimi mi? ALİ BAYRAMOĞLUKumanda cihazı kimin elinde? HAKAN ALBAYRAK“Ordumuza izin ver!” Baykal Terör Irak'tan beslendiği için bizi ilgilendiriyor Ertuğrul Özkök Şövalyeler mücadelesi Serdar Turgut Türkiye bu gerilimi kaldıramaz
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İsmail Küçükkaya Başbakan Erdoğan 'psikolojik harekat' dedi Abdülhamit Bilici İlginç bir başarı öyküsü! Nuh Gönültaş Muhtırayı verirken de mi Başbakan’a sordunuz paşam! Kekeç Mehmet Ağar’la merkez sağ olmaz... Mumcu'dan Ağar'a: Herşeyi açıklayalım Anavatanlı vekiller: Köşk oylamasına katılsaydık başımıza bunlar gelmezdi Tuğcu emekli oldu, yeni başkan, İdare Mahkemesi'nin kararına göre seçilecek Eser Karakaş Bir toplumsal mühendislik hikayesi Nasuhi Güngör Terörle mücadele ve ayrışma ‘So-called’ and ‘real’ civil society organizations by LEVENT KÖKER* [BAŞBAKAN'A KULAK VERME ZAMANI] Demokrasiye terör oyunu Mehmet Barlas Siyaset fazla konuşuluyorsa bir şeyler yanlış gidiyordur… Erdoğan: 367’nin bedeli ağır olabilir Emekli generaller: Erdoğan aynaya baksın Necdet Pamir Enerji ondan sorulur CHP iktidarında, üç yeni bakanlık geliyor ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM
AK Parti ince ayar yapacak CHP yeni program açıklayacak Ercan Kumcu Siyasi istikrardan ekonomik istikrara Erdal Sağlam Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN
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| THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Between Dust and Deliverance Bin Laden and the jihadists are responsible for killing more Muslims than anyone in the world today. MAUREEN DOWD A Tale of Two Tonys, Exiting Tormented Tony Blair fears the feral beast. Tony Soprano is the feral beast. Editorial Silence in the Senate That so many Senate Republicans supported an attorney general that they cannot bring themselves to defend shows that politics is behind the insistence that he stay. | H5 Washington Post Big Boost In Iraqi Forces Is Urged A Top General Sees Years Before U.S. Ends Security Role - Fixing security problems will require reform and a boost in Iraqi manpower on the order of 50,000 soldiers and police, Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey says Palestinian Battles Raise Fears of Coup And Civil War William Arkin A New Chairman's Power Point? The End Of Cheap Credit? By Robert J. Samuelson, The most important price in the American economy is not the price of oil, computer chips, wheat or cars. It's the price of money -- interest rates. When rates move, they ultimately affect the price of almost everything else. Which poses some intriguing questions. Is the era of low interest rates ... Blair Likens News Media to 'Feral Beast' British Leader Says Competition Has Pushed Press to Focus on the Sensational Israel's Labor Party Picks Barak, Again Ex-Prime Minister Edges Ayalon in Runoff Iran Set to Finish Probe and To Charge or Free Detainees Allies Cited for Human Trafficking State Dept. Adds Arab Nations to List of Worst Offenders Two Parties Fleeing the Center By Michael Gerson, Among the presidential candidates, Bushism is under siege. So is Clintonism. And there is no reason to celebrate the downfall of either. Atypical Evangelical A GOP Hopeful's Unexpected Notes The presidential candidate was talking about the threat of outsourcing and the immorality of corporate chief executives getting huge bonuses while workers' pension plans go bust. Editorial Ms. Clinton, Thinking Small The candidate fails a test of leadership on trade. The Selling of 'McCain 2.0' In 2000, He Dreamed Up Attack Ads Against the Senator. Now, He's Working for Him. Berlin's Lake of the Unimaginable By: Richard Cohen | The Washington Post
In Iraq, about 3,500 deaths appall us. But before coming to Berlin, I went to Normandy, where Allied forces invaded during World War II and where, by the end of that battle, the United States alone had lost about 30,000 lives. Could we do that today? I wonder. I don't wonder, though, about the possible need to do so. | H6 Guardian Brown's bane will be getting dragged into an American attack on Iran Jonathan Freedland: If he is not going to suffer Blair's fate with Iraq, his most important foreign policy task will be dissuading Washington. Mission unusual Ian Black Jun 12 07, 07:00pm: Syria and Israel should be encouraged to overcome their deep mutual suspicions and return to the negotiating table Leader Breaking away Kosovo: A UN plan for Kosovo, offering the country a status which is halfway between statehood and a protectorate, is the shrewdest one yet devised to end the simmering conflict SECRET UN REPORT CONDEMNS U.S. FOR MIDDLE EAST FAILURES... Chill descends on US-China relations Simon Tisdall Jun 12 07, 09:00pm: The Bush administration's efforts to counter China's rise as an economic and military power have not been entirely wise. The emperor has spoken Neil Clark: His support for Kosovan independence exposes Bush's naked Balkan ambitions for all to see. Who exposed this colossal bribery? Why, the feral beast Simon Jenkins: In any honest country the al-Yamamah participants would be in jail. Blair might ponder this when he next attacks the press. Reaching a compromise Peter Singer: Can we achieve substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and allow China and India the right to proceed with industrialisation? Leader Right sermon, wrong preacher Politics and the media: There is an easy response to Tony Blair's lecture on the failings of the media, and some will seize on it. It is to accuse the prime minister - the master (some will say) of half truths, evasion and spin - of breathtaking hypocrisy and an almost clinical lack of self-awareness. The Afghans are sick of our armies killing their people Leo Docherty: The scale of civilian casualties at the hands of British and US forces is losing us the war - as I know from experience. Blair still doesn't get it Peter Wilby: The prime minister grossly underestimates the role of politicians in changing media coverage. Right to Be Suspicious By: William Gumede | The Guardian Just as skewed global trade and political systems stack the deck against developing countries struggling to escape the poverty trap, it also limits their scope for effective action on climate change. Blair's message for the media Martin Kettle: The prime minister's speech should be taken seriously by anyone who cares about the quality of public and political life in this country today |
Washington Times Call the clock If America's unsustainable economic imbalances are to be unwound in an orderly way without inflicting major damage upon the U.S. and global economies, Harvard economist Martin Feldstein says that the value of the dollar will have to fall considerably. Reap the bounty (John D. Negroponte and Gordon England) Boston Globe Pakistan's struggles (By Beena Sarwar) GIVEN THAT Washington's enemy number one is Islamic militancy, one would expect America to support the emergence of a mass secular movement in Pakistan. But what if the movement is pitted against the country's president and army chief who is Washington's key ally in the war on terror? New Republic Al Gore's new theory
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Foreign Policy The List: The World’s Worst Currencies Remembering Charles William Maynes Three-Way Ties By: Tulin Daloglu | The Washington Times Until Washington decides whether or how it will prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, there will be no clear action against the PKK. So far, Washington seems intent on using the Kurds to create unrest in Iran and Syria. Evidently, the United States may not want to hurt Turkey, but it may do it out of necessity.
Musharraf's Party is Over By: Hassan Abbas | National Interest
The hundreds of thousands of ordinary Pakistanis euphorically chanting in the streets in support of Iftikhar Chaudhry, the suspended chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, demonstrate that Pakistan has outgrown Pervez Musharraf’s transitional leadership. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Wednesday: "Ghost Personnel"
Iraqi Papers Wednesday: Cut and Run? Negroponte's Unannounced Visit to Baghdad Attacks Beyond Baghdad Rise With 'Surge' Al Awsat Is Syria Ready for Peace? : Tariq Alhomayed Syria, Israel and the Forgotten Peace : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed SyriaComment News Round Up (13 June 2007) Weekly Standard A Mubarak Dynasty?
It's looking more and more likely. But the United States can still push for democratic reforms. by Jeffrey Azarva Serious problems continue to plague training of Iraqi forces Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, who's been in charge of training police and soldiers in Iraq for nearly two years, gave no indication at a congressional hearing Tuesday that the Iraqis are performing well enough to start letting some American forces go home. Iran uses fronts to avoid U.N. sanctions By David R. Sands Iran is using newly created front companies in a bid to frustrate U.S. and United Nations sanctions on its suspect nuclear programs, according to records and information supplied by a leading Iranian exile dissident group. Mideast allies on U.S. blacklist The Bush administration yesterday added seven nations, including several key U.S. allies in the Middle East, to its human-trafficking blacklist for failing to halt what it called the scourge of "modern-day slavery." US warns firms trading with Iran
The US threatens tough penalties against international energy companies that do business with Iran. How's the economy going, Mahmoud? Iran: Poker-Faced Amid Allegations Of Interference In Afghanistan Doing Nothing Is An Option - Assad Can't Reform Syria Or He'll Lose His Regime Daily Star Jordan's top priority is creation of a Palestinian state By Saad Hattar Change through the prism of Nahr al-Bared By Rami G. Khouri Morgan Stanley Middle East/North Africa Living with Gorillas | H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS: Re-occupation of Gaza - is it the only way out? Palestinian civilians say they're fed up with PA internal violence, say want to see return of Israeli occupation. Civil War / Hamastan, Fatahstan Barak takes Labor chair, vows to focus on defense 10 dead as Hamas seized Fatah security HQ in northern Gaza "American realism" in the alleys of the Gaza strip According to Rice's interpretation, Bush is the person thanks to whom a 'great bulk' of the Israeli and Palestinian public today wants to see the fulfillment of the two-state vision. Olmert mulls int'l force to stop Rafah arms smuggling Danny Rubinstein: We didn't want Hamas in Gaza, but got Al-Qaida Boycotting Hamas could create something worse Syrian official: We are ready to resume peace talks with Israel Close race expected between Peres and Rivlin for presidency Analysis / Interest versus sentiment Occupation under the guise of self government Court: Yom Kippur War MI chief leaked identity of Mossad agent Clashes between Hamas, Fatah intensify in Gaza Jerusalem Post Analysis: Hamas's Gaza and Fatah's West Bank "The two-state solution has finally worked. All our enemies have good reason to celebrate." Analysis: It all comes back to Iran
[ YAAKOV KATZ, Press rewind, stop at May 15, hit play and you'll reel from a sense of déjà vu Is it time for UN peacekeepers in Gaza?
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The optimism of '67 is gone. Fierce nationalists on both sides have thwarted every peace initiative. Syria ready to discuss land for peace
Deputy FM stresses Syria's determination to regain the Golan Heights. CFR Toward the Brink in Gaza The Candidates on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Loewenstein: Equality, Not Zionism, Will Save Israel No monopoly on wisdom/ Segev Divest from Teheran - Now By: Michael M. Rosen | The Jerusalem Post
La Mesa, California is a long way from Teheran. So it may seem unlikely that this San Diego suburb is the point of origin of a measure that could significantly affect the way Iran does business. |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Tensions rise over talk of possible military strike on Iran US and Israeli officials raise the possibility of a attack as Tehran warns it will defend itself. Gaza violence prompts call for outside help Fighting between Fatah and Hamas escalated Tuesday, leading some to consider the deployment of a multinational force to police the volatile territory. Hughes: Indonesia: an Islamic force for peace and progress Opinion: Israel's mixed feelings about 1967 Sudan's legendary Islamist takes a moderate view Hassan al-Turabi invited Osama bin Laden to stay in Sudan in the 1990s. Now he pushes for reform. ASIA IHT Communist capitalists
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The Chinese relationship between Communist party power and wealth accumulation. Cheap Money Will Bite Asia if Wages Don't Slow By: Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg
Cheap money is fast becoming an expensive habit for Asia. Easy liquidity has already pushed some asset prices out of kilter. Chinese stock markets are clearly overheated. And while the fallout from a collapse in share prices in Shanghai and Shenzhen may have limited economic impact, bigger trouble is brewing elsewhere: in the labor markets. China's Defence Spending Races to Match U.S. By: Paul Koring | The Globe and Mail
China's military spending soared last year, vaulting Beijing into second place by some measures in the global arms bazaar, but still lagged far behind the United States Indonesia holds extremist leader Indonesian police say they arrested Abu Dujana, alleged leader of the group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings. China warns of countermeasures if US Congress passes trade bill | H11 IHT Russia calls for major changes in European arms control treaty With relations between Russia and the United States at a post Cold-War low, Russia urged changes to a treaty that was forged when the Soviet Union held sway over all of Eastern Europe and NATO and the Warsaw Pact confronted each other. Turkish leader shifts stance on raid against Kurds in northern Iraq An 'oil-for-food' program for Darfur
By RICHARD GOLDSTONE An oil embargo on Sudan, even if imperfect, could have a dramatic effect. EU nations refuse to split up refugee burden By DAN BILEFSKY
Appeals by Malta and Sweden for help in sharing the burden of thousands of African and Iraqi refugees streaming into the EU were rebuffed Tuesday. EUROPE European press review Changing strategic landscape of the Balkans The World From Berlin: Cracks Appear In Germany's Grand Coalition Geopolitical Diary: France Changes Direction Stratfor The Economist Riding the wave Nicolas Sarkozy’s commanding lead Washington Times Editorial France's change agent? After the first round of voting on Sunday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy appears well on his way to "make a break with the ideas, the customs and the behavior of the past." PINR "Intelligence Brief: Kosovo's Opportunity for Independence" Full text of report The Accidental Country
Belgium is a useful test case for other multiethnic European states. Analysis: A macroeconomic survey of Europe, January 2007 Serbia's New Government: Turning From Europe
| H12 RFE/RL Emergency Meeting On CFE Treaty Opens In Vienna Russia: Is Moscow Prepared To Make Stand On Kosovo? Talks On Azerbaijani Radar Could Begin In July Global Arms Spending Up By One-Third In Past Decade Putin's missile-defense gambit (Harlan Ullman) EDM BOUCHER EXPLORES DEPTH OF KAZAKHSTAN’S SECURITY TIES WITH U.S.
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H13 The Times Change is afoot behind Cabinet Office façade When a change is presented as a strengthening of Cabinet government, watch for the not-so-hidden hand of 10 Downing Street Peter Riddell Leader The Medium is the Message Journalists should be able to take as much criticism as they dish out US must conquer fear of new arrivals The greatest loss of Bush's Immigration Bill is its plan for more flexible visas for skilled workers Bronwen Maddox Government on brink as Gaza civil war looms The Palestinians' rival leaders are both targeted as increasingly brutal factional fighting is pushing Gaza towards the abyss Wall Street Journal Our Common Struggle America had its civil war. Why expect freedom to come easy to Iraq? By NOURI AL-MALIKI Putin's Missile Gambit Azerbaijan is no substitute for Poland. The Evils of Holocaust Denial By: Abdurrahman Wahid and Israel Lau | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Long a hobbyhorse of the neo-Nazis and other figures from the fringe, Holocaust denial is gaining currency among millions of people who are either ignorant of history or are being misled by their media, their governments or -- sad to say -- their own religious authorities. | H14 Financial Times COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Why we must be firm with Moscow We cannot separate Russian foreign policy from the assault on fundamental freedoms in Russia itself, writes John McCain. Editorial Russian realities Some 6,000 delegates attended the St Petersburg economic forum in Russia last weekend, including more than 100 chief executives of leading global companies LEX COLUMN: Russia's new oil order COMMENT: Who are the villains and the victims of global capital flows? There are two alternative explanations for the state of the world economy, writes Martin Wolf: a money glut and a savings glut. Fatah freezes role in unity coalition With its Hamas partners gaining the upper hand in the latest round of factional fighting in the territory, Fatah’s central committee decided to suspend the party’s government activities until a ceasefire was secured Ahmadi-Nejad’s policies dog economy The government of Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, Iran’s president, was accused in a letter sent by almost 60 economists of putting ‘short-term welfare above long-term sustainable development’. Editorial Blair's take on a decade of spin How very apt that the last of Tony Blair's "legacy" speeches deals with one of his worst legacies: the culture of spin. US warned over backing for Musharraf Leaders of Pakistan’s opposition urged the US to push for the restoration of democracy, warning that Washington risked an intensification of anti-American sentiment if it continued to back the military rule of President Pervez Musharraf. COMMENT: The square root of all the European Union's problems The real long-term threat to Europe will not be solved by a reheated constitution, no matter how it is packaged, writes Gideon Rachman. NATIONAL NEWS: Clout with the old, in with the new Oil demand 'rising faster than expected'... Bucharest and Sofia urged to enact reforms Bulgaria and Romania are expected to escape European Union sanctions this month in spite of their failure to crack down on corruption and organised crime since joining... Europe's errant entrants Once Bulgaria and Romania were allowed to join the European Union, they lost their strongest incentive to reform. Brown appoints prime ministerial advisers Bush revels in tour of 'New Europe' Lebanon army fights islamist refugees Heavy fighting erupted between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian camp which has been the battleground for Lebanon’s bloodiest internal violence since the civil war. COMMENT: Google's market power warrants an inquiry As the gateway to the internet for more than 1.1bn people around the world, search companies wield enormous power. European police to share DNA profiles Police in the European Union will have rapid access to DNA profiles held by authorities by other EU member states in a deal to help fight crime Bush asks GOP to break immigration impasse COMMENT: Between markets, competition is all | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Peace talks now With no evidence that the surge is succeeding, it is time to try for a cease-fire in Iraq. The U.N. can help. Post-Traumatic Iraq Syndrome By: Christopher J. Fettweis | Los Angeles Times The endgame in Iraq is now clear, in outline if not detail, and it appears that the heavily favored United States will be upset. Once support for a war is lost, it is gone for good; there is no example of a modern democracy having changed its mind once it turned against a war. So we ought to start coming to grips with the meaning of losing in Iraq. Iraqi Legislators Agree on One Thing: Speaker Must Go By: Tina Susman | Los Angeles Times Iraq's legislators, under pressure from Washington to produce political progress that might expedite an end to the war, demonstrated Monday their determination to take up issues important to them: They voted to oust their speaker for rude behavior. No need for public schools Jonah Goldberg: Government should subsidize education for needy students then get out of the way. |
| H16 American Politics The Economist UNITED STATES: American politics What have the Democrats achieved? Weekly Standard Hawks for Thompson
Thompson puts together a foreign policy team. by Stephen F. Hayes Republican '08 hopefuls seek distance from President Bush For lower-tier candidates, bashing Bush may seem like the only option. Top-tier candidates may find it too risky. Political dynamics By Bruce Bartlett The reality is that blacks and Hispanics are natural political rivals. Since both groups belong overwhelmingly to the Democratic Party, one's gains will tend to come at the other's expense. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas Swamp Sunrise Daybook Disgrace on the Gonzales vote Marcy Wheeler Jun 12 07, 06:30pm: Republicans love to call themselves the party of law and order. After what they did on yesterday's no confidence vote, they'd better find another label. US food prices spike upward The rise in grocery costs is up more in the first six months of 2007 than in all of 2006. | H17 Daily Telegraph Hamas bids for total control of Gaza Hamas is pressing a fierce offensive, laying siege to the Fatah-dominated security services, aiming for complete control of the Palestinian government. UK could quit Iraq sooner than expected The Defence Secretary Des Browne hinted yesterday that there could be an accelerated withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Blair's last enemy: freedom of speech To seek to bring the press under statutory regulation could only impair freedom of speech, despite Mr Blair's protestations to the contrary. Brown's world view The Prime Minister-in-waiting has made a clear distinction between the way Blair handled the Iraq war and how he would react in office if a similar situation arose India snubs West on climate change India will not curb its greenhouse gas emissions as long as the West continues to treat it as a "second class global citizen", a senior Indian environment official has said Economists attack Iran president TLS Bye-bye Blair Michael White
An intellectual-as-courtier and an armchair freedom fighter give their verdicts on the outgoing Prime Minister | H18 Independent Simon Kelner: Would you be saying this, Mr Blair, if we supported your war in Iraq? Most days The Independent speaks for itself. We like to think that we do our little bit to make sense of an often bewildering world. But today is different: our editorial approach, and the values that underpin it, have come under attack from the Prime Minister, Tony Blair The Full Speech: 'The media is a feral beast, tearing people to pieces' Hamas seizes Fatah base as bloody battles push Gaza towards civil war The fate of the increasingly powerless Palestinian national unity government was hanging by a thread last night after another day of brutal fighting between the two main factions in Gaza brought the two-day death toll to at least 36. Leading article: A struggle for power and a people betrayed First he conquered the press. Then it rebelled Poland threatens to dig in over revised EU treaty Race for the White House: Could a latter-day Reagan save the Republican party? Believe It or Not, Israel Attacked Egypt by Robert Fisk Hamish McRae: Can the UK car industry survive as China races into pole position? The Big Question: Why has Lech Walesa published the files kept on him by Polish police? |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism New State Department center aims to counter terrorists' messages By Warren P. Strobel, McClatchy Newspapers A long-awaited Bush administration public diplomacy strategy, intended to counter the steep decline in America's global image, calls for the creation of a new State Department center aimed solely at countering the spread of terrorist ideology. PDF | U.S. National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication NRO THE EDITORS: Mohamed Atta wasn’t a combatant, according to the Fourth Circuit. “Courting the Enemy” WSJ Terror War Legal Edifice Weakens Bush has been stymied in his bid to supersede U.S. legal protections during the war on terror, a new court ruling suggests. Pentagon Wants Ability to Bomb Anything on the Planet Within 60 Minutes International Military Officers Value U.S. Defense Education US Military Riding the Perfect (Sine) Wave by William S. Lind Admiral breezes through confirmation hearing on special ops forces Vice Adm. Eric Olson, a highly decorated Navy SEAL, sailed through a low-key Senate Armed Service Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday on his nomination to head the Special Operations Command. FBI Director Predicts Terrorists will Acquire Nukes By: Jerry Seper | The Washington Times FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III yesterday said that it was only a matter of time and economics before terrorists will be able to purchase nuclear weapons and that the world's law-enforcement community must unite to prevent it | H20 Slate Crisis of Confidence: The latest terror ruling suggests that the courts do pretty well in a crisis. Dahlia Lithwick | H21 Richard Rorty, American thinker of depth and originality, is dead at the age of 75... NYT ... WP ... AP ... Todd Gitlin ... NYSun ... John Seery ... Chron Higher Ed ... First Things ... Last words ... Chris Hayes ... LAT ... TNR ... Jürgen Habermas GOOGLE agrees to changes on privacy; limit search data... Google Does Site Specific Performance, One Step Closer... FIGHT OVER EDITORIAL CONTROL: WSJ/Bancrofts to outline limits...
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