| H1 Washington Post White House Gives Iraq Mixed Marks in Report Assessment of Progress Is to Be Released Today CIA Said Instability in Iraq Seemed 'Irreversible' Last November, CIA Director Hayden painted a far bleaker portrait of Maliki's government than Bush described in meetings with the Iraq Study Group. Bob Woodward U.S. Warns Of Stronger Al-Qaeda Administration Report Cites Havens in Pakistan Editorial Wishful Thinking on Iraq President Bush isn't the only guilty party A Consensus Waiting to Happen By David Ignatius The Way Out: A roundtable discussion of our options for exiting Iraq, with Flynt Leverett, Suzanne Nossel, Charles A. Kupchan, Lawrence J. Korb and Peter W. Galbraith. Experts Discuss 'Soft-Partitioning' of Iraq By: Andrew Tully | RFE/RFL If partitioning Iraq is inevitable, then don't waste time resisting it. New York Times Bush to Declare Progress in Iraq on Some Benchmarks The White House report says most progress has been in the military realm, and will chide the Iraqi government for failing to capitalize on additional U.S. troops. After Mosque Battle, Musharraf’s Troubles Persist The 'Quit Iraq' Caucus - Ralph Peters, New York Post Iraq Four Years after the U.S.-Led Invasion: Assessing the Crisis and Searching for a Way Forward Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Full Document (PDF; 150 KB) US Intelligence Chiefs Grim About Iraq's Future Global Security Assessment for the House Armed Services Committee Dr. Thomas Fingar (pdf) Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis Office of the Director of National Intelligence Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: U.S. Weaknesses Spell Possible Iranian Concessions over Iraq Why the Iraqi Resistance to the Coalition Invasion Was So Weak
Source: RAND Corporation Summary (PDF; 152 KB) + Full Document (PDF; 947 KB) Success or Failure? Iraq’s Insurgency and Civil Violence and US Strategy: Developments through June 2007 Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Paper (PDF; 1.06 MB) Financial Times Greenback humbled by concerns over US economy The dollar’s slide this week to multi-year lows against a number of currencies has come amid a fresh wave of concerns about US economic growth and the sustainability of foreign investor appetite for US assets. Investors’ flight from risk picks up pace Investors in European and US credit markets accelerated their flight from risk as the turmoil from the US mortgage markets continued to spill over into other asset classes. Bush says US budget deficit set for big fall The Times Is the puny dollar a sign of US decline? Surely this is the ultimate vote of no confidence in the economy by the people best placed to know? Anatole Kaletsky Leader Musharraf’s Moment The world cannot afford a failed state in Pakistan UN chief faces criticism after mixed start Ban Ki Moon believes he has shown he is ‘middle of the road and close to everybody’ in his first months as Secretary-General McClatchy Intelligence report: Al Qaida at renewed strength in Pakistan The al Qaida terrorist network has rebounded and is at its greatest strength since it was expelled from Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a new top-level U.S. intelligence assessment concludes, U.S. officials said Wednesday. New U.S. intelligence assessment casts doubts on Bush's Iraq policy Few Iraq benchmarks have been met, McClatchy analysis shows US Official: Al-Qaeda 'Thriving' in Iraq After Secret Israel-Syria Negotiations By: Ben Judah | ISN Security Watch
After their groundbreaking secret talks were leaked to the press, Israeli diplomat Alon Liel and Syrian-US businessman Ibrahim Suleiman speak to ISN Security Watch about their peace plan. Guardian The new drumbeat on Iran Stephen Kinzer: The Bush team's latest rationale for bombing Iran is even lamer than all the previous ones. But hey, Joe Lieberman buys it. Comforted? Is the US Responsible for the Death of a Million Iraqis? BBC United nations?
What are the best policies for global peace? Women in Islamist Movements: Toward an Islamist Model of Women’s Activism
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Full Document (PDF; 144 KB) Continuing Challenge of Building the Iraqi Security Forces Report of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee IHT A case of selective memory By RICHARD BULLIET / Agence Global European historical memory selectively focuses on past violence perpetrated by Muslims and forgets Europe's cultural borrowings from Muslim societies. As euro hits new high, Sarkozy calls for new EU accord on exchange rates The dollar sank to its lowest level ever against the euro Wednesday as fears about a steeper economic downturn in the United States intensified. In Europe, the French president sought changes in the way the EU manages the euro. Adrian Hamilton: How we can help Washington to leave Iraq The Big Question: After the Red Mosque siege, what does the future hold for Musharraf? Partitioning of Iraq cannot be Soft
Middle East Online The Jamestown Foundation: The Father of the Taliban: An Interview with Maulana Sami ul-Haq
CSIS: The Uncertain “Metrics” of Afghanistan (and Iraq) Stanley Foundation: Course Corrections in America's War on Terror CSIS: Iraq, the Gulf, Afghanistan: The Way Ahead PINR: Afghanistan's Role in Iranian Foreign Policy President Bush's Speech in Cleveland, July 2007 Washington Institute British Counterterrorism Efforts: Implications for the United States USIP Suicide Bombers in Iraq
| H2 Turkey Weighs Abandoning IMF Guidance Wall Street Journal EU-ISS Crisis in Turkey: just another bump on the road to Europe? Walter Posch Full Text PDF Version Middle East Bulletin - Turkey’s Pivotal Role in the Middle East Turkey to Delay Attack on Iraq If Baghdad Labels PKK Rebels Terrorists - Paper Turkey: US Weapons in Guerrilla Hands Juan Cole Turkey and Islamic Politics: On The Turn UPI Ambassador: Kurd terrorists have U.S. arms Constructive Dialogue is the Only Answer to the PKK-Turkey Conflict Rauf Naqishbendi American Chronicle Ambassador: Iraqi Kurds Backing Separatist Militants in Turkey
DefenseNews.com Turkish ambassador to US notes Iraqi Kurds support PKK ABD silahlarını PKK'ya Barzani veriyor Kurds Speak Out Against Key Oil Law Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Shortcoming in professional fight against terrorism: Psychological training Erdogan Courts Wine-Drinking Muslim Minority in Re-Election Bid Bloomberg Most Turks want direct vote for president: poll | International | Reuters Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring PKK konusunda Irak ile heyet bilmecesi Irak'lı generalden Ankara'ya sır ziyaret Turkish Press Speculates Rebel Kurds, State Security Exchange Information Baydemir: Sözlerimin arkasında duruyorum Kurdish Official Says Iraqi Draft Oil Law Changed 'Substantially' ‘Asker cenazelerine tepki görmemek için katılmıyoruz’ Tuğluk Şehit cenazesine katılmak isterdik Güler Kömürcü Türkmenler ve son gelişme... Emin Pazarcı Eyleme seçim molası Tunceli'de PKK'lılara sıcak takip Turkey to Delay Attack on Iraq If Baghdad Labels PKK Rebels Terrorists - Paper Number of Refugees From Iraq in Turkey Growing - UN Official Iraq: Turkish Incursion Into Northern Iraq Could Backfire Iraklı Kürtler petrol yasa tasarısını kabul etmiyor PKK maden ocağı basıp 8 araç yaktı PKK'lılar maden ocağını bastı Yeni Otobüste PKK filmi!.. DTP’LİLERE SORUŞTURMA.. Batman'da AKP'ye 3 bin katılım Rizgari 'Türk medyası ülke çıkarlarını göz önünde bulundurmalı' One-sided Kirkuk Conference in the Brussels Parliament
Parochial Politics: Ethnic Preferences and Politician Corruption Source: Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Faculty Research Working Paper Series This paper examines how increased voter ethnicization, defined as a greater preference for the party representing one’s ethnic group, affects politician quality. If politics is characterized by incomplete policy commitment, then ethnicization reduces average winner quality for the pro-majority party with the opposite true for the minority party. The effect increases with greater numerical dominance of the majority (and so social homogeneity). Full Paper (PDF; 408 KB) Unveiled Gender Bias By: Nadine Hoffman | The Washington Times
In Northern Iraq, Gula cries quietly as she tells her story. Sometime soon, she will be sent to live with a husband she has never met. She was sold into the relationship by her uncle, the head of her household because her father divorced her mother when she was a baby. Askerden 'Çuval'a inceleme Suriye'nin atıkları Hatay sahillerinde Taha AKYOL Pakistan ve İslam Sami KOHEN Müşerref'in açmazı İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Gerçek suçlu kim? Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber AB'den Ankara'ya 'sürece asılın' çağrısı Avrupa Birliği, seçimler, müdahaleler ve siyasi manevralar yüzünden aksayan müzakerelerde kararlı bir yaklaşım sergilenmesini istiyor. Faruk Şen Almanya'da hazırlanan göç kanunu kanayan yaraya tuz biber oldu Four Turkish Associations Pull Out of German Integration Summit Türk toplumu Merkel'i boykot ediyor Avrupa Birliği'yle ilişkiler yeni iş alanları yaratıyor Gurbetçiler Merkel'e 'uyum zirvesi' resti çekti AB araştırdı: Türk halkının yüzde 71'i hükümete güveniyor 'Papadopulos'a rakip çıkması Kıbrıs'ta çözüm için umut' ‘Patrikhane 6. asırdan beri ekümenik’ C. Cem OĞUZ KKTC'deki dostluk maçı Rum engeline takıldı Mahçupyan: Ermeniler AKP'ye oy verecek Rauf DENKTAŞ Sayın Moller’e sesleniyoruz F-16 savaş uçakları, ileri teknolojiyle donatılacak Türksat'tan genelkurmaya operasyon desteği! Turkish General Staff Announces Relocation of SEEBRIG From Romania to Istanbul Turkish Aerospace Industries to Equip F-16s With High-Tech Weapon System Sipahioğlu suikastçısı tahliye edildi Atina'da 1994 yılında öldürülen Türk diplomat Haluk Sipahioğlu cinayetinin faillerinden, 17 Kasım terör örgütü üyesi Sotiris Kondilis serbest bır... Oray Eğin Elbette Kezban! Devlet Bahçeli niçin evlenmedi? Vatanseverler MİT'e uzandı ‘Vatansever’ dosyası MİT’e ‘Kürt Fevzi’ cinayetinde TİT parmağı
Paşa huzurunda kuvvacı ittifak! Muzaffer Tekin Üstün Hizmet Ödülü almış Tümgeneral elinden skandal ödül Şemdinli Davası'na 'reddi hâkim' kilidi Özelleştirme İdaresi Başkanı için soruşturma izni 'Mitinglerin parasını nasıl buldun' sorusu Şemdinli sanıklarının tutukluluk hali sürüyor Şemdinli davası avukatları Hakkari Valisi'ni şikayet etti Neo-nationalistic gang members are terrorists, prosecutors say 12 Temmuz 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Erdoğan'ın 'son kararı': En iyisi halkın seçmesi Baykal, Köşk için AKP'li adaya kapıları kapayınca Erdoğan tepki gösterdi: Şimdiden mızıkçılığa başladı. En ideal, en yakışıklı olanı millete gitmektir CHP'nin tutumu Başbakan'a fikir değiştirtti Cengiz Çandar “Meclis dışından” ve “siyaset dışı” bir Cumhurbaşkanı’nın anlamı… Belirsizlik ortamında dış politika ÖZDEM SANBERK - Güngör URAS Dolara yılda yüzde 38.8 net getiri verdik Fikret BİLA Baykal, Erdoğan'ı nereye çekiyor? Erdoğan, Gül ve Baykal'ın arasında Murat Yetkin M. Ali BİRAND AKP kazanacak da, kaç farkla kazanacak? ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Hiç politika konuşulmadı
Şakir Süter D.Bahçe uzlaşma ve yüzde 40 Ahmet Taşgetiren Elitler, CHP ve iktidar Burak BEKDİL Geniş çaplı bir kamuoyu yoklaması Mehmet Acet MHP Köşk oylamasına katılacak mı Baykal: Artık AK Parti'li bir isim Çankaya'ya çıkamaz [Yorum - PROF. DR. ZÜHTÜ ARSLAN] Tam demokrasi için rota: Sivil Anayasa! [Yorum - ERGUN ÖZBUDUN] Şimdi ne olacak? Şahin Alpay Hatalardan dönmek erdemdir MHP'li dostlara önemli bir tavsiye
Hasan Celal Güzel Semih İDİZ Irak sorunu sadece PKK'dan ibaret değil 'Referandum kadük kalır' tartışması... Güneri CIVAOĞLU 'Kadük'ü hafife almayın 1. Başbakan, Hakan Uzan’dan ne istedi? 2. Ak Yatırım’ın seçim anketinden de tek parti hükümeti çıktı Can Dündar Bahçeli'nin sırları İbrahim Kalın Ready for power sharing? İsmail Küçükkaya
Bundan sonra neler olacak? Kulislerdeki köşk adayları
Ertuğrul Özkök Ne bekliyorsunuz Sayın Başkan Ahmet Hakan Baykal: Ne ehlikeyfi meyhaneye bile gitmem Cüneyt Ülsever AKP’de uzlaşma neden ön plana çıktı? Seçim, Köşk'e kilitlendi HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN AKP'nin yarını, yarının AKP'si İbrahim Kalın Tony Blair ve Üçüncü Yol'un sonu SOLİ ÖZEL Şerif Bey
Mümtazer Türköne Çoğunluk azınlık ile nasıl uzlaşır?
BAHÇELİ, CHP’YE SICAK BAKIYOR.. Süleymancı kardeşlerin biri AKP'li, diğeri DP'li Hüseyin Gülerce Gülen, bir partiyi destekler mi? Gülen cemaatinin oyu AKP'ye değil Paşa huzurunda kuvvacı ittifak! Muzaffer Tekin Üstün Hizmet Ödülü almış İstanbul için alarm vakti
İstanbul'da geçen yıl yüzde 81 seviyesinde olan barajlardaki doluluk oranı dün yüzde 33'e düştü. Kentin 113 günlük suyu kaldı. 10 ana su kaynağından dördünün dibi göründü Taha Kıvanç Fehmi Koru Washington ne yaptığını biliyor mu? YASİN DOĞAN MHP-CHP tek yumurta ikizi gibi ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU CHP ve faşizm… NAZLI ILICAK Ya güven sarsılırsa 'Türk Baasçılığı' Nuray Mert Bağımsızların yararı çok Tarhan Erdem Derya SAZAK Gül'ün hedefi Hasan Ersel Seçmenin akılcılığı ve AKP'nin oy oranı Oktay Ekşi Sorun fındıkta değil... Mehmet Yılmaz AKP zirvesinde çatlak belirtisi mi? Yalçın Doğan 2 milyon 700 bin insan sahipsiz Doğan HEPER Seçim ve bölünmüş haritalar Abdullah Gül: Erdoğan, "Herkes seni istiyor, arkadaş" dedi, böyle oldu bu iş MUHARREM SARIKAYA Türk halkının hükümete güveni yüzde sekiz arttı ERDAL ŞAFAK IMF'nin yeni patronu
EMRE AKÖZ Şu işkence meselesi MAHMUT ÖVÜR Uşak'ta AK Parti ve CHP yarışı Yeni merkez sağda 'sürpriz' toplantı Ekrem Dumanlı N'olacak bu solun hali? İhsan Dağı The roots of the AK Party’s strength Yusuf KANLI Interesting polls by DHA İlnur Çevik When a daily decides to play the role of God Turkish Baathism searches for new synthesis by MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE Explaining the emergence of nationalism by Dr. CENAP ÇAKMAK* Nuh Gönültaş Bu seçimin “En”leri... Yılmaz: Mumcu'yu yerime düşündüm Baykal: Oğlun gemisine mazotu kaça alıyor? Şener: Baykal'ın 'saygın' nitelemesi bence yeterli CNNTürk "Meclis'ten C.başkanı çıkar" TBMM Başkanı Bülent Arınç, yeni Meclis'in 11'inci Cumhurbaşkanı'nı seçebileceğini belirterek, "Aralık ayının sonunu veya ocak ayının başını beklemektense, yeni Meclis tablosundan bir cumhurbaşkanı çıkabilir önerisinin kabul edilmesi halinde, bu seçim yapılmalıdır" dedi. "Şimde Köşk'te benim olmam lazımdı" [NEWS ANALYSIS] Presidential poll debate heats up on eve of elections Erdoğan "Sınır ötesi operasyon gündemde yok" Hadi Uluengin Aktan, Schmitt MHP (II)
Gökhan Çapoğlu 'Seçimden Sonra Referandum Yapılamaz' Erhan Çelik CHP’nin Cumhurbaşkanı Adayını Biliyorum. O İsim… Mustafa Erdoğan Milliyetçilik ve akıl Darbeyi ABD emperyalizminin emrinde olanlar yapar Hadi Özışık Bayar’a göre, AK Parti’nin yaptığı devrim! Eser karakaş CHP programına baktınız mı? Mehmet BARLAS Eğreti hastalıklar, eğreti demokratlar ve eğreti iktidarlar OSCE team in Turkey not for observation but for assessment Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN
Hani hepimiz Ermeni'ydik 70'lik çiftçiye Arınç'tan azar Ağar Bası acıkla kapalı aynı sırada okumalı
Türk halkının yüzde 71’i hükümete güven duyuyor
Gökçek'in verdiği son anket sonucu Mumcu Cumhurbaşkanını halk seçsin AKP'ye teşvik faturası çıkacak Partiler ve finansal küreselleşme
Korkmaz İlkorur Güngör URAS Dolara yılda yüzde 38.8 net getiri verdik Otomatik istikrar sağlayıcı Fatih Özatay Siyaset dipte, borsa zirvede
Mahfi Eğilmez Mazot ve Faik Öztrak İsmet Berkan Mazot 1 YTL olacak diyenler temelsiz konuşuyor. Bu vaadi savunan Eski Hazine Müsteşarı CHP'li Faik Öztrak, krizde ödediğimiz bedeli iyi biliyor. Murat Turan Birçok sektörde sorun var Şükrü Kızılot Milli gelir gerçekte kaç dolar Survey results boost optimism in markets Ertürk'ün isyanı SABAH ve atv ile ilgili hukuk sürecini anlatan TMSF Başkanı Ahmet Ertürk "Yürütmeyi durdurma kararı doğru değil" dedi. Emin Çölaşan İbret belgesi rakamlar Metin MÜNİR Petkim: İki şeyin dini olmaz ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ercan Kumcu Risklerin göz ardı edildiği bir dönem Deniz Gökçe Seçime giderken trendler değişiyor! Salih Neftçi Piyasalardaki son çalkantının bir analizi İbrahim Öztürk Özelleştirme ve yabancı sermaye: Neler oluyor? Exchange rate, inflation and interest rate interactions in Turkey Erdal Sağlam Meclis, cumhurbaşkanını seçmekte zorlanmaz Yabancı sermaye seçime bakmadı MELİKŞAH UTKU Küresel dünyada Türkiye'nin yeri Yiğit Bulut 'Ekonomik anomali' önce parlar, ya sonra Demirçelik firmaları inovasyonla ihracatta zirve yaptı |
| H4 New York Times Bush to Declare Progress in Iraq on Some Benchmarks The White House report says most progress has been in the military realm, and will chide the Iraqi government for failing to capitalize on additional U.S. troops. Man Arrested in Spain Planned to Bomb a Building, Official Says A Nuclear Ruse Uncovers Holes in U.S. Security Investigators set up a bogus company and obtained a license that would have allowed them to buy the radioactive materials needed for a so-called dirty bomb. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF ‘Inspiring Progress’ on Iraq? When Iraqis are begging us to leave, it’s remarkably presumptuous to overrule their wishes and stay indefinitely | H5 Washington Post White House Gives Iraq Mixed Marks in Report Assessment of Progress Is to Be Released Today CIA Said Instability in Iraq Seemed 'Irreversible' Last November, CIA Director Hayden painted a far bleaker portrait of Maliki's government than Bush described in meetings with the Iraq Study Group. Bob Woodward U.S. Warns Of Stronger Al-Qaeda Administration Report Cites Havens in Pakistan Editorial Wishful Thinking on Iraq President Bush isn't the only guilty party A Consensus Waiting to Happen By David Ignatius IRAQ STUDY GROUP AT A GLANCE White House Isn't Backing Iraq Study Group Follow-Up Opposition to War Grows in the Senate But None of the 4 Proposals to Withdraw Troops From Iraq Has Enough Support for Passage McCain Faces Finance Woes On the Stump Senator's Few Options Carry Big Drawbacks U.S. Military Calls Al-Qaeda in Iraq 'Principal Threat' Government In Denial No Branch Is Prepared For a Decapitating Strike By Norman Ornstein, The recent car-bomb threats in Britain were stark reminders that terrorists continue to probe for ways to attack us -- and not every attempt will fail or be repelled. Can McCain Come Back? By Robert D. Novak Is it possible to revive John McCain's comatose presidential candidacy? Sting Reveals Security Gap at Nuclear Agency Agents Obtain Nuclear License Undercover investigators posing as businessmen get license with almost no scrutiny from the NRC. | H6 Guardian The new drumbeat on Iran Stephen Kinzer: The Bush team's latest rationale for bombing Iran is even lamer than all the previous ones. But hey, Joe Lieberman buys it. Comforted? The rules change when dictators serve US interests Imran Khan: The mosque siege reveals Musharraf's desperation to appear tough in the war on terror. But in truth he is a friend to terrorists. Does Zawahiri matter? Jason Burke Jul 11 07, 06:00pm: Heard today threatening Britain for honouring Salman Rushdie, the influence of Osama bin Laden's deputy is often underestimated. Who is running the IMF? Larry Elliott Jul 11 07, 07:00pm: Alistair Darling was right to take a stand over Dominique Strauss-Kahn's nomination for the top IMF job. It is time for fair and open selection. Reading the Ban Ian Williams Jul 11 07, 09:30pm: Ban Ki Moon needs to put some distance between himself and Washington: John Bolton could help - by attacking him. In Brazil I glimpsed a possible future in which there is only one race Timothy Garton Ash: By its own definition it is a mixed country, but extreme poverty and violence occur mainly at one end of the spectrum. China's one-party monopoly of power is coming to an end
Isabel Hilton: Increasing numbers are speaking up against local tyrannies and corruption, and no longer can the state silence them. Leader Good sense but no surprises
Legislative programme: Nothing in Brown's legislative programme was fully new, but by talking much more about some issues (housing) than others (crime) he underscored his desire to take the government down fresh paths. Sarko's stitch-up International Monetary Fund: The International Monetary Fund is a global development institution with 185 members and resources of £158bn, so why is Nicolas Sarkozy treating it as his own personal fiefdom? 21/7 bomb plotters under control of al-Qaida, says judge Britain to Be By: Martin Kettle Yesterday's pronouncements by the Labour and Conservative parties point to a fascinating contest on the future shape of Britain. |
| H7 BBC United nations?
What are the best policies for global peace? Washington Times Editorial Baghdad on the Potomac It's time for benchmarks and it is time to seriously consider a cutoff of funding. This quagmire has gone on for far too long, and the nation is suffering. We're referring to this incapable, riven, sectarian, promise-breaking U.S. Congress The Return of Al Qaeda - Michael Isikoff & Mark Hosenball, Newsweek Daily Star Remembering the war, and the decades of Israeli aggression that preceded it Yes to an international force, but only to defend against Israel By Akram Baker Mostly, a divine victory for disinformation By Michael Young A sustainable US policy can avert an Iraqi bloodbath By David Ignatius The New Orientalism: Recent best-selling books are distorting the West's view of the Muslim Middle East. Guidelines for Approaching Iran
CEIP This 6-page US policy outlook examines the factors that should guide any attempts to engage with Iran and influence its policies Navy Readies a Pullback in Persian Gulf New York Sun By ELI LAKE LRB - In Princes’ Pockets Tariq Ali: Saudi Oil America’s Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier by Robert Vitalis - Contesting the Saudi State: Islamic Voices from a New Generation by Madawi Al-Rasheed The Nation Bush's Pakistan Paradox He invaded Iraq, which had no connection to WMDs or terror threats against the US, while coddling Pakistan's military junta, which was guilty on both counts, Robert Scheer writes. Go figure. USA Today Britain's War Against . . . Well, You Know - Melanie Phillips Avoiding the M-word By: Jeff Jacoby | The Boston Globe
Is radical Islam connected to terrorism? Political correctness is no strategy for victory. Islamic fascists will not hate us less if we avoid all mention of the theology that inflames them Is There Any Hope Left for Darfur? By: Thilo Thielke and Volkhard Windfuhr | Der Spiegel
For four years, governments in the US and Europe have looked on as genocide unfolds in Darfur. Now, a joint African Union and United Nations peacekeeping force is to be deployed in the region. But will it end the killing? Al Awsat Where is the Muslim March against Terrorism? | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Thursday: Report Card Day for Iraq Iraqi Papers Thur: The Government's Men
Pentagon: U.S. troops shot 429 Iraqi civilians at checkpoints Analysis: Olmert invites Assad, raising peace hopes Poll: Most Iranians Want US Ties, Recognize Israel Time The Limits of an Iraq Tribal Strategy Analysis: Iran Media Under Pressure Tilts in Favour of Government Gen. Casey: Limiting Tours to 15 Months Can’t Be Guaranteed UN concerned over US Iraq policy UN chief Ban Ki-moon tells the BBC he is concerned about where US policy on Iraq might be heading. Iranian union leader 'abducted' A prominent trade union leader, Mansour Osanlou, is seized by unidentified men from a bus in Tehran. The Nation Lebanon's Bloody Summer Mohamad Bazzi | Rocked by violence and sectarian hatred, Lebanon faces its presidential elections in paralysis, bound to a political system that's no longer viable and stymied over what kind of country it wants to be. Iraqi PM's Campaign Against Al-Sadr "Necessary Step" - Article BBC Amnesty seeks probe on Lebanon Amnesty International urges the UN to probe alleged war crimes committed in Lebanon, a year on from the conflict. Sectarian struggle hampers Iraq's progress Violence, corruption and sectarian loyalties are all contributing to the Iraqi government's failure to meet a series of congressionally mandated benchmarks. Jerusalem Post Analysis: The Red Mosque and the future of Pakistan Muslims, Evangelicals explore better relations Islam(s) and politics: post-traumatic states in Algeria, James McDougall
Syrian Papers: France's Mediation In Lebanon Unfair
| H9 Ha’aretz - Amnesty Int'l: Neither Israel,Lebanon looked into war crimes charges At conference on future of Jewish people, delegates ask why peace is off the agenda Spoiling for a fight It is doubtful that Hamas will succeed in taking over the West Bank as well, but there is no doubt that without Hamas, there isn't going to be any diplomatic agreement here. Benn What remains of the big bang? There is no argument about the political results of last summer's war: It destroyed the 'big bang,' which promised to redraw the map of Israel's political parties but ended in a whimper. Kaplinsky: IDF does not foresee war with Syria this summer Jerusalem Post Analysis: Hamas won the battle, and maybe the war DEBKAfile Exclusive: Hizballah faces Israel on first anniversary of Lebanon War with 50% more rockets and an air defense system Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine After Secret Israel-Syria Negotiations By: Ben Judah | ISN Security Watch
After their groundbreaking secret talks were leaked to the press, Israeli diplomat Alon Liel and Syrian-US businessman Ibrahim Suleiman speak to ISN Security Watch about their peace plan. 'Hizbullah even stronger' Nasrallah's No. 2 says his organization ready 'to withstand any Israeli aggression' Analysis: Israeli army one year after war with Hezbollah “Mediterranean Union” : Can Israel survive it?
Then We'll Know Why Our Policies Are Failing By: Richard Cohen | Miami Herald
Tidying up the other day, I came across an old newspaper and, flipping through it, saw a picture on page 22 that made my heart stop. It showed Palestinians, most of them young, all of them males, reacting with glee to a particularly heinous terrorist attack. The date was Sept. 12, 2001. Why I'm Not Joining the Party By: Geoffrey Alderman | The Jerusalem Post
Excuse me while I do not raise my champagne glass to toast the release, unharmed, of BBC Gazastan correspondent Alan Johnston. Excuse me while I do not endorse UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown's encomium of Mr. Johnston as "a fearless journalist" whose voice was "silenced for too long." Recapturing Legitimacy in Palestine By: Michael Meyer-Resende and Michel Paternotre | The Daily Star |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor ASIA Guardian China's one-party monopoly of power is coming to an end Isabel Hilton: Increasing numbers are speaking up against local tyrannies and corruption, and no longer can the state silence them. Getting China Right: Cutting Through the Myths of Economic Growth CIS A US article highlighting misunderstood aspecects of China's economic growth India-U.S. Relations
CRS A 57-page updated U.S. report overviewing key aspects of the US-Indian relationship DT China's toxic system China's failure to embrace political reform is catching up with it as a global trader. Its corrupt system is giving it a bad name Asia's Superficial Economic Recovery By: Joshua Kurlantzick | The New Republic
Across Asia, in fact, the financial crisis, which started a decade ago this month with the collapse of Thailand's currency, seems like a long time ago. But beneath the gold-plated surface, many of the problems that caused the crisis have not been resolved. Pakistan's Post-mortem By: Syed Saleem Shahzad | Asia Times
While the military solution to the problem of the radical Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad has earned the praise of U.S. President George W. Bush, senior people in Pakistan who were involved in trying to prevent the bloodshed are bitter. The death of the deputy head of the mosque, Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, is particularly upsetting, and conspiracy theories abound. Asia Times $10bn scramble for India's fighter deal India's rush to ramp up its military includes the purchase of 126 multi-role jet fighters in a deal worth almost US$10 billion - the world's biggest single fighter contract. The prospect has manufacturers from the US, Russia, Sweden, France and a European consortium salivating. Their competition will be intense, as there will be only one winner of the contract. But if India's past arms procurements are anything to go by, there will also be many Indian winners - the notorious middlemen and agents whose palms have to be greased. - Siddharth Srivastava | H11 IHT A case of selective memory By RICHARD BULLIET / Agence Global European historical memory selectively focuses on past violence perpetrated by Muslims and forgets Europe's cultural borrowings from Muslim societies. As euro hits new high, Sarkozy calls for new EU accord on exchange rates The dollar sank to its lowest level ever against the euro Wednesday as fears about a steeper economic downturn in the United States intensified. In Europe, the French president sought changes in the way the EU manages the euro. Germans debate terrorism threat By MARK LANDLER Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany's top security official, has pushed the country into a raucous dispute over how to deal with the threat of terrorism. EUROPE European press review BBC Into the unknown
An expert surveys Europe's next big challenges Mardell's Euroblog
Do young federalists really want a country called Europe? New UN Resolution Sidesteps Kosovo Independence Norway can claim the most millionaires in the world... Washington Times Editorial Another Srebrenica? The murder of up to 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men by Serbian militias, which occurred 12 years ago this week, should serve as a warning to those senators who think they can split the difference by "redeploying" troops out of Iraqi cities to "safe havens" and border areas where the soldiers can't get hurt. Albania Struggles to Elect a President By: Erlis Selimaj | Southeast Europe Times
As another round of voting for a new president is scheduled for Tuesday evening, the parties remain split. The majority wants the opposition to accept its conditions, while the opposition is pushing for early elections. Lisbon II, Two Years On: An Assessment of the Partnership for Growth and Jobs
CEPS African Migration to Europe CFR | H12 RFE/RL Central Asia: Hizb Ut-Tahrir Gains Support From Women Russia's Strategic Choices CEIP IHT Azerbaijan creats diplomatic academy Hoping to drum up business for its nonoil sector, and to improve its image, Azerbaijan has more than doubled its diplomatic presence abroad since 2004, opening 32 new embassies in the last three years in capitals from Athens to Tokyo.
Google News Azerbaijan Democratization and Human Rights in Central Asia CEPS EU Policy in the South Caucasus: A View from Azerbaijan
CEPS Bush's Strange Romance By: Cathy Young | Reason
But for the President of the United States—who, whatever one may think of him personally, holds the highest office in the most powerful country of the free world—to embrace the president of today's authoritarian Russia as a friend is to give moral sanction to a regime that shows blatant contempt for democratic and civilized norms. |
| H13 The Times Is the puny dollar a sign of US decline? Surely this is the ultimate vote of no confidence in the economy by the people best placed to know? Anatole Kaletsky Leader Musharraf’s Moment The world cannot afford a failed state in Pakistan UN chief faces criticism after mixed start Ban Ki Moon believes he has shown he is ‘middle of the road and close to everybody’ in his first months as Secretary-General Britain risks clash over Litvinenko Britain and Russia are heading for a serious breakdown in relations over the man wanted for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko Russian lessons: my secret plan As with many accents, caricature is key. I picture myself as a stage baddie tipping polonium into some ex-KGB colleague’s drink Robert Crampton Hundreds feared killed in Pakistan mosque siege Relatives of those missing from the Red Mosque siege converged on morgues and a stadium, desperately seeking loved ones Wall Street Journal The 'Benchmark' Excuse Crocker and Petraeus speak some truths, if Senators are listening. McCain's Misfortunes
Iraq doesn't explain his fall in the polls. What Iranians Really Think - Ken Ballen Close to 70% of Iranians favor normal relations and trade with the U.S. | H14 Financial Times Greenback humbled by concerns over US economy The dollar’s slide this week to multi-year lows against a number of currencies has come amid a fresh wave of concerns about US economic growth and the sustainability of foreign investor appetite for US assets. Investors’ flight from risk picks up pace Investors in European and US credit markets accelerated their flight from risk as the turmoil from the US mortgage markets continued to spill over into other asset classes. Bush says US budget deficit set for big fall President George W. Bush predicted that the US budget deficit would
drop to less than half its 2004 peak by the end of the current fiscal year but warned Democrats against loosening constraints on federal spending. COMMENT: A strange silence over the Fund's leadership They are allowing the EU to dig a deeper grave for the multilateral financial system, writes Raghuram Rajan Merkel rounds on Paris over euro and ECB German chancellor ended her political honeymoon with Nicolas Sarkozy when she warned the French president to stop undermining the euro and the European Central Bank LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The politics of oil could make the world poorer Reliving the horrors of a Serbian atrocity While the survivors of the massacre in 1995 mourn again, Srebrenica is at the centre of political arguments in the ethnically divided country Business highlights financial talent shortage A growing shortage of qualified accountants and other finance professionals, especially in eastern Europe and Asia, will limit efforts to outsource corporate financial functions, an international survey by Deloitte Consulting has found. Paris and Algiers discuss N-power France and Algeria are discussing co-operation in the civil nuclear field as the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, attempts to give life to his ambition for a union... Leader Brown breaks tradition to announce planned bills What will be linger from his list of planned legislation is not what Mr Brown said, but the fact that he said it ANALYSIS: Follies rise amid the ruins of a puzzled Afghanistan A botched project to build a solar-powered fountain in Kabul highlights problems with the international aid effort. ANALYSIS: The iron currency The two-dollar pound may not last, but it crowns a time during which business and consumers have gained COMMENT: The role of the rich in Asia's financial crisis The links between tycoons and politics should be broken, but there’s little sign of that, writes Victor Mallet COMMENT: Drop the myth of the apolitical judge The most important issues that come before the Supreme Court are unavoidably political – and unavoidably divisive, writes Clive Crook. Good governance Saviour or wrecker? Views on controversial regimes such as those run by Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed Thai prime minister, or Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's populist... Editorial See beyond the turmoil and Poland’s story looks good Like many terrible governments, the Polish administration teeters between comedy and outrageousness COMMENT: Stop picking holes in America's social safety net America’s anti-poverty programmes work remarkably well. They must not be cut, writes Janet Currie. Lebanon’s divide hampers war reparation The Lebanese government estimates direct damage to infrastructure at $3.6bn (£1.77bn, €2.6bn) and that about 107,000 houses and shops were damaged or destroyed. | H15 Los Angeles Times U.S. mission in Iraq falls short of benchmarks With major goals out of reach, the White House emphasizes other plans - some of which are less ambitious. War-weary Republicans push for change but no drawdown Privilege has its limits Editorial: It would behoove President Bush to compromise with Congress in the U.S. attorneys probe. GOP front-runners not wedded to 'surge' U.S., Iran Do Persian Gulf Squeeze By: Borzou Daragahi | Los Angeles Times
The stakes are big and the waterway is small, so communication between the two sides is a must to keep a lid on tensions. U.S. expects stepped-up attacks by Iraqi militant group |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism CLASSIFIED REPORT: AL QAEDA AT PRE-9/11 STRENGTH USIP Suicide Bombers in Iraq Washington Institute British Counterterrorism Efforts: Implications for the United States 'Eta plot to bomb Plymouth ferry foiled' Spanish police have foiled a plot by Eta terrorists to blow up a ferry carrying thousands of British tourists, officials said. Senate Intelligence Committee report on the FY 2008 Defense Authorization Act, Senate Report 110-125, June 29. From Human Rights and Human Welfare, a roundtable on Outsourcing the War. A review of The Pentagon: A History. A review of Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner. We don’t really need to plunge into the arcana of imperial Rome to appreciate what America’s doing wrong. But it’s fun watching Cullen Murphy try (and more). CRS "The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress," updated June 11, 2007. "Conventional Warheads For Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress," updated June 19, 2007. "War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance," updated June 12, 2007. Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security CEIP A 281-page US blueprint for rethinking the nuclear nonproliferation regime Missile Defense Collision Course Arms Control Association A US article commenting on the US proposal for siting misile defence facilities in Eastern Europe From drug dealer to bomber in weeks Everything from carjacking to credit card fraud can be presented as a noble weapon in 'the war' Camilla Cavendish Asia Times Death from above From Dresden and Tokyo to Hanoi and now Iraq's Baquba and Afghanistan's tribal villages, the US military has been "hooked on air power". The addiction will only grow stronger as US ground troops gradually withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan, increasingly leaving civilians, not insurgents, to continue to take the heat. - Tom Engelhardt A fallacy that bombs - literally
US and Israeli reliance on air power to fight urban guerilla warfare has unintended consequences. Dead civilians, decimated homes, schools and hospitals strengthen and unify opponents and portend an ominous future for US geopolitical goals. Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty Study: Failure of US Public Diplomacy Is Not About Packaging But About Widespread Support For Jihadist Message Shaping the US Army’s Future Combat Systems network
| H20 Slate TAPES RELEASED: Nixon wanted to be seen as 'nicey-nice'... 'They Keep Changing Their Minds': Murdoch Frustrated About Dow Jones Talks... Business and Human Rights: The Evolving International Agenda
Source: Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Faculty Research Working Paper Series The Free Society: Foundations and Challenges
| H21 Eric Hobsbawm stuck with the Party for many years after the Soviets crushed Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Was this diehard Communist right?... more» Cant, n. Expression of conventional, trite, or unconsidered ideas, opinions, or sentiments; esp. insincere use of pious phraseology. Laugh if you will, but... more» An American For All Seasons
By Daniel McCarthy George Kennan: A Study of Character by John Lukacs A real turn-off is a lack of marriageable men We won't begin to reverse the decline in marriage unless we address the crisis in masculinity, argues Boris Johnson.
|
