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H1 New York Times In White House, Debate Is Rising on Iraq Pullback White House officials say that aides want to forestall Republican defections by announcing an intention to withdraw American troops. Editorial The Road Home It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organize an orderly exit. Why Terrorism Does Not Work (PDF; 209 KB) Source: International Security (MIT Press) Christian Science Monitor US strategy in Iraq shifting A report on the 'surge' could help determine momentum. NYT U.S. Aborted Raid on Qaeda Chiefs in Pakistan in ’05 Some top intelligence officials say the U.S. missed a significant opportunity to try to capture senior members of Al Qaeda. Showcase and Chimera in the Desert By JOHN F. BURNS Ramadi, Iraq, once an anti-American danger zone, is now a model for the tactic of courting moderate Sunni leaders, but will it catch on? Divide, Yes, but Conquer, Probably Not By STEVEN ERLANGER Palestinian infighting might seem to help Israel. But history begs to differ. Washington Post The Next Battle in Iraq? By Jim Hoagland Avoiding a Turkish invasion of Kurdistan should be Priority One for President Bush and for everyone working for him. White House Shaving Yardstick for Iraq Gains With Iraqi leadership unlikely to meet goals U.S. set in January, Bush plans to promote smaller strides in region in upcoming report to Congress. Getting the CIA We Need By David Ignatius, A culture of accountability is needed in U.S. intelligence, and it must begin at the White House. Mideast Policy in a Fantasy World By Jackson Diehl Our Clueless Intelligence System By Amy Zegart, We need to understand the organizational weaknesses that cause smart people to make dumb decisions. Who Runs the CIA? Outsiders for Hire. By R.J. Hillhouse The private spy industry has succeeded where no foreign government has: It has penetrated the CIA and is running the show. Leave Iraq and Brace for a Bigger Bloodbath By Natan Sharansky Transforming the National Security Council: Interagency Authority, Organization, Doctrine Los Angeles Times U.K. plots may show growing threat from Iraq It seemed Al Qaeda in Iraq was focused on carrying out attacks there. Experts now fear that's changing Sunday Times Car bombs are linked with Iraq’s Al-Qaeda At least one suspect quizzed over alleged plot to set off car bombs in Britain was in recent contact with Al-Qaeda Powell tried to talk Bush out of warThe former American secretary of state reveals that he spent 2½ hours vainly trying to persuade President Bush not to invade Iraq Campbell's secrets His diaries record what really went on at No 10 during the Blair years Blair wanted to quit before war A Lesson in Iraqi Illusion - Robert Malley & Peter Harling, Boston Globe NYT Magazine Her Jewish State By ROGER COHEN Israel is growing steadily more prosperous — and less secure. Where is its political center, and what is its future? If there is an answer, it may lie with Tzipi Livni: daughter of Zionist militants, ex-spy, foreign minister and rising political star. ‘Statecraft: And How to Restore America’s Standing in the World’ By DENNIS ROSS “[T]he practice of statecraft in U.S. foreign policy comes down to appreciating our power while also respecting its limits . . . ” Q&A with Dennis Ross The former Mideast envoy takes a hard look at Palestine, Tony Blair’s new mission, and the failure of American statecraft Sunday Telegraph A PM offering to reduce his powers?It is one of Gordon Brown's great talents to accumulate power even while appearing to give it away, observes Niall Ferguson. The Observer Will Gordon Brown really be prepared to offload power? Andrew Rawnsley: His ideas for modernising our democracy are both exciting and risky. Politicians can never be sure where reform will take them. FT COMMENT: This gentlemen's agreement fails Europe too Traditionally a European runs the IMF, but this is no longer appropriate for an institution that seeks a broader mandate, writes Wolfgang Münchau From The Chronicle, an APSA forum on The Future of the Jihadi Movement: a 5-Year Forecast Yedioth Ahronoth Lebanon 'to erupt in 1 week' Syria calls on citizens to evacuate Lebanon, reports say; Expert: Civil war possible Second Lebanon War inquiries fail to formulate new security doctrine, Ron Ben Yishai says Helena Cobban Benchmarks? What benchmarks? The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11 (PDF; 1 MB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Danger Room/Wired) Pakistan: Showdown at the Red Mosque Ha’aretz – Shmuel Rosner: Will the U.S. bomb Iran? Will Israel? Guardian Leader Facing up to failure Iraq The New York Times's leader column yesterday said, 'It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organise an orderly exit'. NYTU.S. Diplomat Hints at Delay for Kosovo Independence Newsweek Why Bush Gave Scooter Libby a Pass — Chicago Sun-Times CIA leak: Now it can be told The Next Question: How Do We Withdraw? Huffington Post White House Underestimates Iraq Dilemma - Robert Novak, Chicago ST Russia & China: Two Troublesome Powers - Michael Barone, US News & WR | H2 Washington Post The Next Battle in Iraq? By Jim Hoagland Avoiding a Turkish invasion of Kurdistan should be Priority One for President Bush and for everyone working for him. Washington Post: Rice, Gül'den kesin güvence alamadı FT AKP yet to win over wary business elite Turkey’s new ruling party will have to rely heavily on the support of the new financial establishment in Anatolia. Christian Science Monitor Turkey's Kurds still prepared to fight Attacks by Kurdish separatists have surged this year after several years of calm. What do parties promise on Turkey-US relations? Independent Turkey 'faces choice between democracy and dictatorship' Atina'ya 'harita' tepkisi Yunanistan Genelkurmay Başkanlığı tarafından düzenlenen bir seminerde, Türkiye'yi bölünmüş olarak gösteren bir haritanın açılmasıyla ilgili olarak, Yunanistan'ın Ankara Büyükelçisi Yorgo Yenimatas Dışişleri Bakanlığı'na çağrıldı. Kaynaklar, aynı yöndeki bir girişimin Türkiye'nin Atina Büyükelçiliği’nce yapılmasının da öngörüldüğünü bildirdiler. 'NATO, asker desteğinden daha fazlasını yapabilir' Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu [NEWS ANALYSIS] Will Turkey shoot before or after the elections? Irak'ın ilacı çekilme değil, diplomasi Henry A. Kissinger ABD Irak'ta Kürtlere 'oynamalı' Thomas L. Friedman Die Welt Yeni bir başlangıç OYAK rides the gravy train in northern Iraq Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Gül: Türkiye sınırötesi için izin almaz Hasan CEMAL Bir şans kapıyı çalıyor ama... Hasan CEMAL AKP 7-1 alabilir normali 6-1-1 Peşmergeler kendilerinden emin Peşmergeden, Türk siyaseti analizi Arslan BULUT Tuzhurmatı'ya saldırı Türkiye'ye saldınrıdır Kürt sorunu, 'parrhesia' ve Diyojen OSMAN ELBEK Kurds & Maliki suspect Turkish, Sunni Arab plot TSK uçağı Kerkük’e indi Erdoğan: Terörle beraber yaşamaya alışacağız 'Petrol anlaşmaları gözden geçirilsin' Irak Petrol Bakanı Hüseyin Şahristani, Irak'ın kuzeyindeki Bölgesel Kürt Yönetimi'nin imzaladığı petrol anlaşmalarının gözden geçirilmesi gerektiğini söyledi. İran ordusundan PJAK'a yönelik operasyon Kerkük'te tansiyon yüksek: 150 ölü, 250 yaralı Irak’ın kuzeyinde intihar saldırısı: 150 ölü Baykal: AKP'ye giden her oy PKK'ya gider KYB Temsilcisi: Tezkere çıkması olasılığı az Diyarbakır köylerini tercümanla dolaşıyor Galali: Operasyon ihtimali bulunmuyor Şanlıurfa'da PKK'lının cenazesinde gerginlik DTP'li adaylar genel siyasi af vaat etti Çitlioğlu Teröristler artık şık, meslek sahibi ve teknolojiye hâkim Irak'tan Türkiye'ye tehdit: Türkiye’nin müdahalesi sert karşılık bulur [Yorum - Bejan Matur] MHP-CHP koalisyonu ve 'işbirlikçi' Kürtler Yavuz Baydar War is a hot ball in messy politics [Yorum - Ahmet Kurucan] Güvenlik için teknoloji yeterli mi? 'Petrol anlaşmaları gözden geçirilsin' Iraqi Kurdistan: Islam and Kurdistan's Constitution Mehmet Altan Kürt sorununun ipi... Kerkük referandumu öncesi şiddet tırmanıyor Paper Reports Merger of Iraqi Kurdish Interior Ministries, Security Services PKK Official Threatens Vengeance If Turkey Attacks Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Panel Discuss Oil Bill, Need for National Consensus, "US Pressure" Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 7 Jul 07 Teröristin cenazesinde linç girişimi In The Shadows Of Iraq : Qubad Talabani (Part 8) PKK propagandacısı müdüre tutuklama Terör örgütü, kepçe operatörünü kaçırdı Gül: Sınır ötesi için izne ihtiyacımız yok Rizgari Anket/ Kürdistan Başbakanı görevinde kalsın mı, degişsin mi? Türkiye, Kuzey- güney Kürdistan sınırlarında tampon bölge kurmak istiyor Türk askeri Kurmayı, NATO’nun Federe Kürdistan’a girmesini istemiyor Nusaybin’de 36 Glock tabanca ele geçirildi Şırnak'ta mayınlı tuzak: 1 şehit Flaş Tahran bülbülü İstanbul’da ortadan kaybolan İranlı general Ali Rıza Askari’nin ülkesinin nükleer sırlarını ABD’li istihbaratçılara ifşa ettiği ileri sürülüyor. Ömer Taşpınar The West’s strategic failure in Palestine Ali Bulaç Gazze'de dram Title By "Yeni Safak" Columnist: Hamas is Turkish Army Nuclear stability in the Middle East: the doctrine of mutually assured destructionby CHRISTOPHER PKK uzantılarıyla koalisyona hazırlanıyor AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND TURKEY'S CULTURE OF IMPUNITY By Mizgîn In The Shadows Of Iraq : Qubad Talabani (Part 9) Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber German Commentary Criticizes Turks for Opposing Amendments to Immigration Law Papadopulos, Talat'a görüşme davetinde bulundu... [NEWS ANALYSIS] Turkey’s Greeks and their patriarch wait to be heard Europe’s non-European Europeansby GRIGORY YAVLINSKY & VICTOR KOGAN- YASNY Ankara'dan Atina'ya harita için çifte tepki 5 Milyon Türk Arasından 4 Aday Ata Atun The West’s strategic failure in Palestine Ermenistan:Türkiye sınırı açmıyor, milli gelirimizin üçte biri gidiyor Military vs. Government in Turkey Fikret Ertan Caspian themes Talat- Papadopulos biraraya gelebilir Talat ve Papadopulos bir araya geliyor Turkey to Intensify Oil Exploration Activities Bir harita krizi de AB'de yaşanıyor 'Sorun Türk olmam' Ligde üçüncü sıradaki Lokomotiv Plovdiv'i almak isteyen Nazifoğlu'na karşı bazı taraftarlar stadı bastı, ırkçı sloganlar yazdı. İmza aşamasındaki satış için Türk işadamı, 'Taraftarlarla toplantılar yapıyorum. İkna edeceğim' diyor. ... Rumlar da Türklerin haritasına kızdı... AB, Sarkozy'nin ''Avrupalı İslam'' fikrini benimsedi Genelkurmay'dan Atatürk çizgi romanı Nüfusun % 21'i internet kullanıyor CEMALETTİN GÜRSOY Sea Breeze-2007 tatbikatı başlıyor Alaska’da Red-Flag eğitimi alacaklar İncirlik'teki askerleri kim uyardı? 200 bin çam, 7 bin zeytin 3 denizin hákimi komutan eşine hákim olamayınca... Ordu kapısını İmam Hatipli'ye açıyor CHP'nin kadın şövalyesi (08.07.2007) "Kadına yönelik şiddette yüzde 76 artış var" Andrew Finkel A modest proposal İttihat Terakki'ye karşı Ahrar Fırkası AVNİ ÖZGÜREL - Armağan Kuloğlu Ordu sözcüsü değilim Siyasete girerken de doğru karar verdim, çıkarken de Selçuk, işkencecisiyle barıştığını açıkladı Türk kadını 3 dakikada bir şiddete uğruyor AİHM'nin Rusya umudu suya düştü, Türk yargıç Türmen görevinden ayrılıyor VKGB'nın 1 numarası Kundakçı mı? Ekrem Dumanlı Lütfen özür borcunuzu ödeyin Glimmer of hope on horizon over mystery political murders KORAY DÜZGÖRENBunlar sakın 'seçim çeteleri' olmasın? Hasan Kundakçı ile Vehbi Şanlı aynı masada "Emniyet'e 'önceden' bildirdim" | H3 Yasemin CONGAR İkinci büyük Irak pazarlığı Soner Yalçın Sınırötesi operasyon meselesini ’okuma kodları’ Fikret BİLA Cumhurbaşkanlığı düğümü nasıl çözülecek? Baykal ile ABD'nin METEHAN DEMİR Son uyarıyı alan Wilson şok oldu Semih İDİZ Sınır ötesi operasyon kolay mı? Her 12 gençten biri çete üyesi Atatürk laikliği İmam Maturidi'nin yoludur Gündüz Aktan: CHP, dini dışlıyor Atatürk'ün laikliği imam Maturidi'nin yoluydu, dini dışlamıyordu, CHP ise dışlıyor. Beş partili bir Meclis’e hazır olun! İsmail Küçükkaya Baykal: Türkiye'nin önünü açmak için gerekeni yaparız Baykal'dan şimdi de 'Meclis dışında uzlaşma' şartı [CAFE CAPITAL]Who will be the big partner in a CHP-MHP coalition? Danıştay tetikçisi Arslan, Muzaffer Tekin'in abisinin avukatı çıktı www.tsk.mil.tr’de Özkök trafiği Can Ataklı Bu pis oyunu bırakın lütfen Türkiye'de ABD karşıtlığının kökleri Ruşen Çakır ‘Bu meydana bölmek için değil, birleştirmek için geldik’ Yüksek yargı: Siyaset siyasetçinin işi Devlet, ordu ve 'imaj' H. Gökhan Özgün AK Parti'nin oyu arttı, MHP düşüşte İhsan Yılmaz Turkish foreign policy and strategic soft power İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Taha Kıvanç Hakkı olan kazansın… Fehmi Koru Ondan beklenir… Güneri CIVAOĞLU Enver Paşa sendromu Ahmet Altan 'Ordu AKP ile anlaştı ama uymadı' Ahmet Hakan Kampanyalara dair fazla kişisel notlar KÜRŞAT BUMİN AKP seçim beyannamesinden bir bölüm KÜRŞAT BUMİN Yine bir şeyler kaynatılıyor sanki Bu sandığın içindeki... Tarhan Erdem Abdera'da seçim komedisi Hasan Celal Güzel Bağımsız adayla başlarsak... Murat Belge Enis Berberoğlu Son karar YSK’nın ERDAL ŞAFAK O haritayı ciddiye alın EMRE AKÖZ Her an, her şey olabilir METEHAN DEMİR Turhan Çömez artık ne yapacak? Şamil Tayyar Bahçeli imzayı nasıl attı? Durmuş HOCAOĞLU Can Ataklı Yeni dönem için aritmetik senaryolar Kınıklıoğlu Türkiye pasta değil ki, bıçakla bölünsün MAHMUT ÖVÜR Erkan Mumcu: İstifa falan etmem! Mitingler, pankartlar ve posterler ne kadar etkili? Haluk Şahin Gülay Göktürk Yeniden yapılanma dönemi [Yorum - Doç.Dr. Serap Yazıcı] Köşk krizinde son perde Doğu Ergil Polls and representation Arınç'tan cumhurbaşkanı tarifi Arınç: Kapalı kapıları seçimle sandıkla açacağız Safranbolulu ne derse, Türkiye o! 1980'den bu yana kaç seçim yapıldıysa Safranbolu'dan çıkanla Türkiye'den çıkan sonuçlar aynı. Üç partiyi seçerse üç partili koalisyon oluyor; tek bir partiyi seçerse tek partili iktidar YSK referandum hazırlıklarına başladı Mehmet Tezkan Çelik çomak oyununa devam: Gül meydanlara çıkınca ne söyleyecek! Adalet reformunu hayal bile edemediler Yargı çevreleri, siyasi partilerin seçim bildirgelerindeki yargıyla ilgili vaatlerini değerlendirdi: Vaatler klişelerden ibaret, inandırıcılıktan uzak ve çok yetersiz Partilerin çevreyle ilgili vaatleri beğenilmedi Maksat seçmen çevreci zannetsin İyi haber: Küresel ısınma tehlikesi partilerin seçim bildirgelerine ilk kez girdi. Kötü haber: Çevreci örgütler partilerin vaatlerini inandırıcı ve tutarlı bulmadı MUSTAFA ÜNAL - MHP'nin Konya havası Serdar Turgut Rahatlatan adım MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - 'Düğümü yine halk çözecek' Sami Selçuk Karar(lar) sonrası karşıt Nasuhi Güngör Bahçeli, AB ve idam Mustafa Erdoğan Yeni Anayasa tarafsız olmalıdır FİKRET ERTAN - Avrasya Yahudi Kongresi ve lideri... Ahmet Hakan Beyaz imam hatipli gençlere bir kıyak Okay Gönensin İlhan Selçuk ve MHP Erdoğan Hakan Uzan'la ne görüştü? Güngör URAS İstanbul'u Melen kurtaracak Şükrü Küçükşahin Soldan sağa gidenlerin farkı Mustafa Karaalioğlu Bu sükuneti neye borçluyuz? Yaman TÖRÜNER Ülkeyi kim yönetecek? KORAY DÜZGÖREN Seçime yönelik fiili müdahaleler başladı Mehmet Barlas Şimdi bana kaybolan yıllarımı verseler… FİKRİ AKYÜZ Hürriyet, Gül'ün de kolunu koparır! Mehmet Yılmaz Önemli olan etnik kökenleri değil! İsmail Küçükkaya Erdoğan, memleketinde Sezer’i yuhalatmadı Serdar Turgut Memleketin haline bak Erkan Mumcu’dan ‘Gökçek’ açıklaması Mehmet Tezkan Cumhurbaşkanı adayı parti otobüsüne çıkacak mı? Zeynep Dağı: Demokrasiye müdahale edenler halkın ekmeğiyle oynuyor İhsan Dağı To democratize Turkey, first democratize the CHP Şakir Süter Bursa’da miting Eser Karakaş Yanlış hesap dönüyor ERDAL ŞAFAK Dünyanın Lanetlileri Ferai Tınç Yoksullar da İstanbul’da Fatih Çekirge 3 denizin hákimi komutan eşine hákim olamayınca... Hangi bayrağın altındaydınız? Uzan 'Erdoğan kardeşimle ne görüştüğünü açıklasın' Bülent Keneş Separatism with a discourse on unity Serdar Turgut Oyum İhracata dayalı büyümenizi, ama tüketiminizin artmamasını ister miydiniz? Fatih Özatay Serdar Akinan Torbacı ekonomisi Mahir Kaynak Soy düşmanlığı Ercan Kumcu 10 yıl sonra küresel riskler Erdal Sağlam Vitrin isimleri süs olarak kaldı Deniz Gökçe Üretim gerçektir! Salih Neftçi Seçimlerin piyasalar üzerindeki etkisi artacak... ‘Turkey repositioning itself in the global economy’ Asım Erdilek Capitalism around the globe and in Turkey (1) Brahim Öztürk CHP, Anadolu sermayesine karşı Babacan: Enflasyonda hedef yüzde 4 ATO'dan Türkiye - IMF araştırması... Serpil YILMAZ İhaleden önce Nazarbayev, Tamince ile tatil yaptı Babacan Türkiye koalisyonlar döneminde hep kaybetmiştir OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Güngör URAS |
H4 New York Times In White House, Debate Is Rising on Iraq Pullback White House officials say that aides want to forestall Republican defections by announcing an intention to withdraw American troops. Editorial The Road Home It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organize an orderly exit. Editorial The General in His Labyrinth Washington should hasten to disentangle itself from the sinking fortunes of Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan. U.S. Aborted Raid on Qaeda Chiefs in Pakistan in ’05 Some top intelligence officials say the U.S. missed a significant opportunity to try to capture senior members of Al Qaeda. Can We Repeat the Ramadi Example? - John Burns Mr. Cheney’s Minority Report By SEAN WILENTZ Part of Iran-contra’s legacy has now become a legacy of the Bush-Cheney administration. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Spineless on Sudan President Bush has been letting Darfur rhyme with Rwanda and Bosnia. Tribal Chief Says NATO Airstrike Killed 108 Afghan Civilians Leader of Pakistan Mosque Vows to Fight Sarkozy Backs French Socialist as I.M.F. Chief Israel Approves the Release of 250 Palestinian Prisoners U.S. Diplomat Hints at Delay for Kosovo Independence Terror in Glasgow? Scots Are Perplexed Severe Personality Shift Seen in Bomb Suspect Around 150, Death Toll in Iraq Attack Among War’s Worst Insurgents Kill Iraqi Couple Employed by U.S. Embassy Tehran Says Iranians Held in Iraq by U.S. Complain of Conditions Truck Bomb Levels Section of Iraqi Village, Killing 105 Partisan Disagreements Jeopardize New Trade Deals News Analysis: Behind a Siege in Pakistan, Rumblings of Wider Dissent Pakistani President Tells Militants: Surrender or Die As China’s Economy Roars, Consumers Lack Defenders British Identify Two ‘Principal’ Suspects Pope Eases Restrictions on Latin Mass Youth Groups Created by Kremlin Serve Putin’s Cause A youth movement seeks the ideological cultivation, some say indoctrination, of the first generation to come of age in post-Soviet Russia. Sensing a Shift, Reid Will Press for an Iraq Exit Senator Harry Reid and the Democrats are increasingly confident they can assemble majority opposition to administration policies. Can China Reform Itself? By JOSEPH KAHN After food and safety scandals, the country needs to go through its own version of the Progressive Era. THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Live Bad, Go Green Carbon offsets are symptomatic of the larger problem we face in confronting climate change: everyone wants it to happen, but without pain or sacrifice. FRANK RICH A Profile in Cowardice There was never any question that President Bush would grant amnesty to Scooter Libby. But who will pardon the president? For Libby, Bush Seemed to Alter His Texas Policy As governor, President Bush applied a consistent, narrow standard when issuing pardons and commutations. | H5 Washington Post The Next Battle in Iraq? By Jim Hoagland Avoiding a Turkish invasion of Kurdistan should be Priority One for President Bush and for everyone working for him. White House Shaving Yardstick for Iraq Gains With Iraqi leadership unlikely to meet goals U.S. set in January, Bush plans to promote smaller strides in region in upcoming report to Congress. Getting the CIA We Need By David Ignatius, A culture of accountability is needed in U.S. intelligence, and it must begin at the White House. Mideast Policy in a Fantasy World By Jackson Diehl A Vision to Match the Threat By Walter Isaacson, Sixty years ago, America faced a new and dangerous global challenge, the expansionist aims of Soviet communism. This threat arose rather suddenly, and it was clear that it could portend a long struggle. 'Scouting' the Hill on Iraq By Robert D. Novak, National security adviser Stephen J. Hadley visited Capitol Hill just before Congress adjourned for the Fourth of July. Meetings with a half-dozen senior Republican senators were clearly intended to extinguish fires set by Sen. Richard Lugar's unexpected break from President Bush's Iraq policy. Tunneling Near Iranian Nuclear Site Stirs Worry Our Clueless Intelligence System By Amy Zegart, We need to understand the organizational weaknesses that cause smart people to make dumb decisions. Who Runs the CIA? Outsiders for Hire. By R.J. Hillhouse The private spy industry has succeeded where no foreign government has: It has penetrated the CIA and is running the show. Leave Iraq and Brace for a Bigger Bloodbath By Natan Sharansky Taking Defense's Hand Out of State's Pocket The Pentagon has steadily tightened its grip over U.S. aid and foreign policy in recent years. Now, the Senate Armed Services Committee is trying to pry it loose. Suicide Attacks Kill 144; 8 U.S. Troops Die in Iraq Fatah Gunmen Assert Authority in West Bank Territory Becomes Mirror Opposite of Gaza PostGlobal Interdependent World Needs Even Turf Base to Bush: It's Over By Byron York Afghans Report 133 Civilians Dead In Recent Airstrikes Pakistani Leader Calls on Radicals To Surrender Fifth Day of Mosque Standoff Punctuated by Heavy Gunfire Suicide Attack Kills 23 Iraqi Army Recruits CONGRESS'S WAR OVER THE WAR On Iraq, No Simple Stands Congress's War Over the War Introduction | Rep. Boren | Rep. Schakowsky | Sen. Isakson | Sen. Snowe Suspects in Britain Bomb Plot Linked by Family, School, Work Editorial The General Under Siege Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf is running out of supporters -- except in Washington. Gates Cancels Trip to Attend Meetings on Iraq A Corny Cold War By William Saletan Just when you thought George W. Bush and Fidel Castro were dead -- one politically, the other literally -- they're back at it. DISPATCH: DAMASCUS In the Old City, a Bohemian Rhapsody Declaration of Dependence By George F. Will, How Franklin D. Roosevelt institutionalized big government. Alpha Company's Perilous Trek Baghdad unit's mission is to survive a four-mile route to attend a memorial service for a comrade who died while attempting to make the very same trip. | H6 Guardian Leader Facing up to failure Iraq The New York Times's leader column yesterday said, 'It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organise an orderly exit'. Campbell: cabinet had severe doubts on Iraq Former spin doctor's diaries reveal tensions in build-up to invasion. 'Media is trying to oust president' Campbell says book is good for politics Diary extract: the eve of the invasion of Iraq Iraq: the debate, the rebellion and the march to war Diary extract: the Northern Ireland peace process Iraq violence dents hopes for US plan · Second worst attack since invasion claims 150 lives · Critics plan no-confidence vote in Baghdad regime Salman Rushdie No fondness for the Pentagon's politics The language of war Seth Freedman Jul 08 07, 12:00pm: The cycle of conflict will go on forever if Israeli and Palestinian radicals maintain an 'us or them' mentality. Hearts and minds of young Muslims will be won or lost in the mosques The Observer Will Gordon Brown really be prepared to offload power? Terror suspect's jet bomb plot link Scores die in Iraq violence · Suicide attack in a market town kills 105 Iraqis and wounds 250· Two British soldiers killed during major operation Tap, tap, tap to wear down the terrorists Kenneth Roth: Gordon Brown must beware Tony Blair's mistakes if he wants to beat the bombers. We must help Poland to overcome its demons Denis MacShane: Poland's economic and civil society is booming, but its politics is troubling. Twins and a father and son typify the problem. Rockin' all over the world (but just watch your carbon footprint) |
H7 Al Hayat Victory for Bush and Federalism Advaocates Moustapha Zein - The oil bill submitted to the Iraqi Parliament sums up the whole US occupation issue and the approach of the US to dealing with the government of Nouri al-Maliki Washington Times Going global for good It is commonly said we live in a globalized world. Less well understood is that globalization is taking place in stages. We are in its second stage: the Age of Mobility. Cry for me, Pakistan (Arnaud de Borchgrave) ‘Statecraft: And How to Restore America’s Standing in the World’ By DENNIS ROSS “[T]he practice of statecraft in U.S. foreign policy comes down to appreciating our power while also respecting its limits . . . ” Q&A with Dennis Ross The former Mideast envoy takes a hard look at Palestine, Tony Blair’s new mission, and the failure of American statecraft Daily Star Yes, Bush has failed in Iraq - but why did he invade in the first place? Boycotting Israel: the pros and cons Israel should accept a regional peace conference Two wrongs don't make a right at the IMF and World Bank The Right's Dance with Islam - Cathy Young, Chicago Tribune
Newsweek The Changing Course of Libya | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Iraqi Papers Sunday: Political Tap Dance US Papers Monday: Remembering Sgt. Crow Iraq Papers Mon: Maliki Clashes with Sadrists US Papers Sunday: A Day of Blood and Carnage Deadly Saturday: 237 Iraqis, 9 Coalition Killed Iraq al-Qaeda Group Threatens Iran Iraq Falls Short of Key US Guidelines Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise departs Norfolk for 6-month Mediterranean-Persian Gulf tour, a deployment DEBKA-Net-Weekly 300 first revealed exclusively on June 1 Iraqis Urged to Take Up Arms for Defense Thamir Ghadhbahn on Iraq, Oil Sadr attacks Iraq PM in Shia rift Iraqi Shia leaders linked to radical cleric Moqtada Sadr attack their former ally, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. Iraq violence Al-Maliki says that Baathists have infiltrated al-Sadr movement Bomber kills 100 in Shi'ite town in Iraq Iraqi Panel Discuss Oil Bill, Need for National Consensus, "US Pressure" Iraq's Sadr back in Iran - US military sources Iran: Reformists Sound Alarm About Forthcoming Elections As legislative polls approach, reformists are warning that conservatives will "not agree to healthy elections." BBC Iraqi PM slams 'heinous' bombers Iraq's PM Nouri Maliki says Saturday's bombing in northern Iraq, which killed 130 people, was a "heinous crime". Iranians visit captives in Iraq Iraqi Lawmaker Quits Energy Panel Over Oil Law Afghan Civilian Deaths, True or False? Pakistani colonel killed in clash A senior Pakistani soldier is shot dead in fresh clashes with Islamist students inside an Islamabad mosque. | H9 Ha’aretz – Shmuel Rosner: Will the U.S. bomb Iran? Will Israel? Editorial: Talks stalled, settlements growing Zvi Bar'el: How can Israel and Abbas keep ignoring Hamas? Bradley Burston: Why can't Palestinians and Jews make peace? Eldar Paper tigress When the policy alleging that Israel has no partner to whom it can give back the territories causes Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayad's cabinet to collapse, burying the two-state solution under its debris, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni can say: 'I told you so.' Britain and Israel: Business as usual Government approves release of 250 Palestinian prisoners Alexander Yakobson: When is non-Jew an Israeli? Uzi Benziman: Is Barak in or out? New Guest: Aaron Hamburger on American Judaism Yedioth Ahronoth Lebanon 'to erupt in 1 week' Syria calls on citizens to evacuate Lebanon, reports say; Expert: Civil war possible Second Lebanon War inquiries fail to formulate new security doctrine, Ron Ben Yishai says 'Dual loyalty' charge must force US Jews to think about their commitments, Yehudah Mirsky says The demographic predicament Analysis: Blair needs to find consensus on Mideast policy Abbas turning into Arafat/Orly Noy 'Syria removing Golan checkpoints' View from America: Pandering instead of policy [ JONATHAN S. TOBIN BBC Palestinian PM holds Israel talks Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad meets Israel's foreign minister, ahead of a historic Arab League visit to Israel. Israel approves prisoner releases Palestinian rivals: Fatah & Hamas Justin Raimondo 7/09/2007 Lowy Institute After Gaza: how to salvage the two-state solution Experts say Israel pumping water from Golan Heights springs whose stream leads to Syria Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Pope's move on Latin mass 'a blow to Jews' The inclusion of prayers calling for conversions has led to sharp criticism of the Vatican. |
H10 Christian Science Monitor US strategy in Iraq shifting A report on the 'surge' could help determine momentum. Opinion: Tony Blair's Palestinian pickle Opinion: Don't be surprised by surprises No matter how hard we try, we can't plan for every curveball life throws at us. Live Earth: Was its message heard? Despite the overtly green theme of Saturday's global event, some concertgoers felt the main point was lost amid the music. With liberal economic policies and the US as its patron, Pakistan is seeing an investment surge ASIA NYT Can China Reform Itself? By JOSEPH KAHN After food and safety scandals, the country needs to go through its own version of the Progressive Era. An ancient road with a future. By Jonathan Yardley, SHADOW OF THE SILK ROAD By Colin Thubron HarperCollins. 363 pp. $25.95 | H11 IHT Kosovo independence will probably face delayA senior U.S. diplomat suggested that the plans that would enable the province to claim independence might not be acted upon by Western governments and Russia until next year. Live bad, go green Using rape as a weapon After terror plot, Scotland asks 'Why us?' EUROPE European press review From Cafe Babel, who's afraid of multiculturalism? Living together peacefully - long a European ideal. Positive discrimination and the question of national identity menace the multi-culti ideal, be it in the UK or France. Could ethnic quotas be the miracle remedy? Timothy Garton Ash on weaving a new identity: At 50, Europe is not one story, but many; and a cause to celebrate: European malaise? Where? Just say no to referendums: Despite appearances, referendums are not democratic. All they do is hand power and influence to malign media oligarchs | H12 RFE/RL Joint Black Sea Exercise To Start On July 9 NATO Chief Reflects On Ukraine-NATO Charter Google News Azerbaijan Russia: US building 'new Berlin wall' Turkmenistan TV erases face of former leader |
H13 The Times Leader Mutual Interests Israel must continue to reinforce the West Bank administration Recruit Muslim spies, urges security chief Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller said police must develop network of Muslim spies to gather intelligence on terror suspects For the US of Africa, read Cloud Cuckoo Land Africa’s political heavyweights know what Gaddafi is after. But they will not admit that pan-African unity is make-believe How many times must I tell you? Psychologists have found that, if you want the public to buy an opinion, you should persuade many people to voice it They haven’t told me the news today The idea that a news programme can replace Parliament is absurd Sunday Times Car bombs are linked with Iraq’s Al-Qaeda At least one suspect quizzed over alleged plot to set off car bombs in Britain was in recent contact with Al-Qaeda Powell tried to talk Bush out of warThe former American secretary of state reveals that he spent 2½ hours vainly trying to persuade President Bush not to invade Iraq Campbell's secrets His diaries record what really went on at No 10 during the Blair years Blair wanted to quit before war Analysis: Campbell diary full of omissions Brown’s brain and hand fail to connect Our new Prime Minister knows what needs to be done. Can he summon the courage to do it? Simon Jenkins Leader Drain the terror swamp Just after the second anniversary of July 7 attacks, what have we learned and what else should we be doing about terrorism? The challenge for peaceful Muslims Truth is said to be the first casualty of war; trust is one of the many casualties of terror Minette Marrin Brown calls for global terrorism register Al-Qaeda veteran led Johnston kidnap gang Mastermind behind kidnap can be named for the first time today as Qattab al-Maqdesy, a native of Gaza Wall Street Journal Republican Retreat Voters will give the GOP no credit on Iraq if it forces an ugly outcome. The Gitmo Distraction The Culture Gap Give the 'Surge' a Chance A Whistleblower's Tale Privatize Foreign Aid? | H14 Financial Times Miliband gives Iran nuclear warning UK will maintain tough stance on Tehran Interview transcript: David Miliband Gazprom close to Shtokman gas field deal Gazprom is ‘very close’ to a deal to develop the vast Shtokman gas field in Russia, making a concession to international energy groups by allowing foreign companies to be partners in the project, according to one of the company’s top executives COMMENT: Memo to No 10 on the threat of a bomb Hard-won freedoms are at risk from the civil servants who fail to point out to politicians what is at stake in the name of security, writes Ben Fenton Republican rebellion over Iraq escalates Blair had no doubts on Iraq, says ex-aide Tony Blair was the only senior government member to harbour no doubts about the Iraq war, and had considered resigning in 2002, says his former communications director. COMMENT: This gentlemen's agreement fails Europe too Traditionally a European runs the IMF, but this is no longer appropriate for an institution that seeks a broader mandate, writes Wolfgang Münchau Sarkozy threatens to upset his alliesLess than two months after his arrival in the Elysée palace, Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s new president, is ruffling feathers in Brussels and Berlin US gives Tehran access to detained nationals Iran has been given access to five of its nationals detained by US forces in Iraq since January, but Tehran said access to the officials was not enough, and that the detainees had complained about a lack of ‘minimum facilities’ Strauss-Kahn emerges as IMF favourite Sarkozy endorses long-term political rival EU eyes cool response to planet’s heat Removing ties may help climate change Lagarde defends French policy Trying to increase globalisation Editorial Supreme defeat for liberals The spirit of the US Supreme Court has been profoundly altered with landmark rulings 10 days ago repudiating integration in education and the right to choose abortion The Asian tigers must mind the gap ANALYSIS: The new melting pot More migrants are staying within their own region as economic prospects improve and traditionally xenophobic societies lower their barriers COMMENT: American business needs an election cash code Companies will risk trouble over funding for the presidential election because of weak codes of conduct, write Bruce Freed and Bennett Freeman | H15 Los Angeles Times U.K. plots may show growing threat from Iraq It seemed Al Qaeda in Iraq was focused on carrying out attacks there. Experts now fear that's changing The case for mistrusting Muslims By Theodore Dalrymple The latest terror plots are confronting tolerant Britons with uncomfortable choices. Justice and Gitmo Editorial: The high court's decision to weigh habeas corpus for detainees is a step toward restoring trampled freedoms. Editorial Hush-hush, sweet liberty The NSA's secret wiretap program, upheld by an appeals court, diminishes our democracy Cover yourself By Norman Pearlstine Memo to Murdoch: If you buy the Wall Street Journal, don't be afraid to let it take a tough look at your own empire. The dangers of dim sum history By Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom HISTORY HAS been trotted out recently by both domestic defenders and international critics of Chinese Communist Party rule. But while both groups have stressed the value of looking back roughly 70 years, they have drawn sharply different conclusions from what they see. |
H16 American Politics Boston Globe God and country (By Charles Marsh What it means to be a Christian after George W. Bush realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp NOVAK: Obama Aloof; McCain's Decline... Newsweek How Obama Is Shaking Up Campaign Obama asks voters to take a chance From the web to the White House LA Times Democrats' great rumpled hope A psychology professor is helping the party to connect emotionally with the electorate. Washington Times Editorial The Appeasement Caucus The contrast could hardly be more stark: While American troops are risking their lives (and achieving success on the battlefield) in places like Baghdad and Baqubah, Harry Reid and the senatorial circus return to Washington today to begin another week in which they will signal retreat and weakness again and again. A new declaration of liberty (By James Carroll) Voters Excited Over ’08 Race; Tired of It, Too Voters say the 2008 presidential campaign had become way too intense, way too soon. | H17 Daily Telegraph Terrible price of our porous borders It is crucial that Britain's borders, the first lines of defence against terror spawned by Islamic radicalism, are secure. But we scarcely have a clue who comes and goes. Brown's terror strategy is 'fatally flawed' The new crackdown on terrorism after the foiled car bomb attacks is "fatally flawed" amid fears of failings on immigration checks, the Government was warned. 'Israel behind secret land grab' Israel has been accused of orchestrating a deliberate land grab in the West Bank by allocating 11 times as much land to Jewish settlements as is needed. Historic Arab League visit to Israel 'Use children as medicine guinea pigs' Blair rejected third poll, says Campbell Tony Blair wanted to announce his resignation months before the Iraq war, according to Alastair Campbell's diaries. Leader: Prospering from defilement My life as the guard dog of Number 10 Tony coined the 'people's princess' Sunday Telegraph A PM offering to reduce his powers?It is one of Gordon Brown's great talents to accumulate power even while appearing to give it away, observes Niall Ferguson. Ahmadinejad silences his critics Iranian leader drops 'tolerance' in new crackdown. Nuclear alert by ex-head of MI5 Fight against terror could take 15 years With threat at 'greatest ever level', the new security minister urges 'un-British snitching'. Germany to stay nuclear in Merkel U-turn Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, is preparing to perform a major U-turn by scrapping plans to abandon nuclear power Muslims have to join this battle Britain's Muslims must take a leading role in the struggle to expose the terrorists for what they are: not "martyrs" but vicious and brutal mass killers. Matthew d'Ancona predicts Gordon Brown and David Cameron will each fight to present the other as a colossal fraud in their battle for a nation disgusted by spin. Campbell 'removed Brown from diaries' Alastair Campbell has defending publishing insider diaries of the Blair years as it emerged that references to Gordon Brown have been removed. Less than 300 merchant navy ships left Decline of the 'fourth arm' poses economic and strategic risks for Britain. | H18 Independent Campbell: We all had doubts about Iraq except Tony All of Tony Blair's closest aides had "severe moments of doubt" about his decision to join the American invasion of Iraq, Alastair Campbell reveals in his diaries Blair 'should not have attacked The Independent', says Campbell Storming Red Mosque will spark Islamic uprising, says rebel cleric Iraqi politicians call on civilians to arm themselves Leading article: Lessons in openness from the chief enforcer Kosovo plea on self-rule Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian leaders will not declare independence unilaterally this year without the backing of the US and the European Union Independent on Sunday Pop goes the planet Live Earth was watched by two billion people on a day when 20 million tons of carbon were emitted, a square kilometre of the Antarctic ice shelf was lost and a major new study revealed the damage we are doing worldwide. Leading article: An extraordinary day for the planet Musharraf warns Red Mosque militants: 'surrender or die' Jonathan Fenby: The great pall of China Afghanistan: Time to review our presence as two more soldiers die Richard Watson: The voice of the Muslim majority still goes unheard Newswweek Gordon Brown's Successful Debut |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Police now allowed web, email spying Court rules police don't need warrant to review suspects' Web usage. Russian authorities investigate a man for spying for Britain, the latest step in a row between the two countries From The Chronicle, an APSA forum on The Future of the Jihadi Movement: a 5-Year Forecast. Princeton economist Alan Krueger says lack of civil liberties, not poverty, breeds terrorism. From CJR, a cover story on Prisoner 345: What happened to Al Jazeera’s Sami al-Haj. UK 'failing to check terror database' · Citizens lives being put at risk, claims agency head · Minister calls on public to inform on suspects More Britons going to Bangladesh to train in terror WSJ The Terror Hunt Washington Times A win for terrorist surveillance Washington Post Job Vacancies at DHS Could Affect Response White House's failure to fill top leadership posts has created a "gaping hole" in U.S. preparedness for a terrorist attack, congressional report says. Newsweek A Patch That Could Threaten the Troops | H20 Slate Why Are Married Men Working So Much? The Macroeconomics of Bargaining Between Spouses Alexis de Tocqueville Books by Hugh Brogan and Joseph Epstein Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL Two new books on Tocqueville, who was an unlikely student of democracy, and an even less likely voyager to the American wilderness. From CJR, Bending to Power: How Rupert Murdoch built his empire, and how he uses it. The "most read" lists on news websites seem to tell us some bracing things about what really interests people. Could this become a substitute for the editor's judgment? 'More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics' By STEVEN E. LANDSBURG | H21 A matter of life and death Simon Hattenstone Jul 07 07, 12:00pm: As Clausewitz ought to have said, football is war pursued by other means. Discuss. Has the novel been murdered by the mob? Brilliant though it was, The Sopranos moved in to a place in US culture that used to belong to prose fiction. John Freeman wonders whether they have killed it off forever. A review of Not Remotely Controlled: Notes on Television by Lee Siegel. Whose side is Bart Simpson on? It's surprisingly hard to pin down the politics of America's favourite family. He Thinks, She Thinks: It’s not what you expect: Women are more resilient, men more focused. She navigates by landmarks, he by internal compass. Our differences are surprising—and profound From Discover, Your Body is a Planet: 90% of the cells within us are not ours but microbes' Is anyone faithful any more? It's official: these are the seven wonders of the modern world YouTube this! By Joe Queenan Will the Internet's all-seeing eye keep us all in line? Ask Bin Laden or the Mafia if they're worried about being embarrassed. Outsourcing and the International Market in Highly Skilled Workers--Posner's Comment The International Market for Talent-Becker |
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