| H1 Brookings A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future Daniel L. Byman, View Full Testimony (PDF—64kb). The Way to Go in Iraq By Bush and his band of backers won't admit that -- but their strategy is already defined by the specter of American defeat. By Peter Galbraith Iraqi Withdrawal: Seven Scenarios
Human Events - by Austin Bay Foreign Policy Seven Questions: Step on Iraq, Break Your Party’s Back
Insurgent groups want to create a united front - and a political platform. Seumas Milne talks to some of their leaders in Damascus Tim Garton Ash IRAQ IS OVER. Iraq has not yet begun. America is just starting to wake up to the awesome scale of its Iraq disaster The American public has decided that its boys should come home, but the ghosts of Baghdad will return with them. Consequences from a disaster we could have avoided will plague the world long into the future. New York Times Pullout Bid Lost, Democrats Stop Debate on Iraq Democratic leaders on Wednesday abruptly halted consideration of a major Pentagon policy measure, heading off the introduction of competing Iraq plans. Cleric Switches Tactics to Meet Changes in Iraq Moktada al-Sadr is reaching out to Iraqis on the street while distancing himself from the increasingly unpopular government. By MARK HELPRIN If Israel and the Palestinian Authority can pursue a strategy of limited aims, they may accomplish something on the scale of Anwar Sadat’s extraordinary démarche of 30 years ago. Editorial Observer: When the Bear Cries Wolf: Trying to Understand Vladimir Putin By SERGE SCHMEMANN Vladimir Putin mirrors the contradictions, aspirations and insecurities of Russia. He also represents a real authoritarian drift, and a clear nostalgia for lost empire. McClatchy US Threatens Intervention in Pakistan Washington Post Editorial Facing al-Qaeda With the terrorists growing stronger, their sanctuary in Pakistan must be eliminated. The Myth of Inevitable Progress - James Surowiecki, Foreign Affairs Salon A "safe haven" for al-Qaida in Pakistan A conversation with Buzzy Krongard, the executive director of the CIA from 2001 to 2004, about the new National Intelligence Estimate and al-Qaida's resurgence in Pakistan.
By Alex Koppelman Iraq’s Sunni Insurgents: Looking Beyond Al Qa’ida Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Paper (PDF; 297 KB) Al-Qaeda Leadership Council Meets Regularly in Iran - Eli Lake (New York Sun) Wall Street Journal The Bush Doctrine Lives The president isn't selling out Israel or relaxing his call for Palestinian democracy. By MICHAEL B. OREN IHT Are they leaving?
By HUSSAIN ABDUL-HUSSAIN To many Iraqis, none of the withdrawal scenarios seem encouraging. CRS Reports on Iraq Bush's Unshakable Confidence on Iraq - David Brooks, New York Times Salon Latest NIE cooks the intelligence, again By Sidney Blumenthal Asia Times Al-Qaeda regrouping points to US attack
Al-Qaeda has focused on promoting worldwide unity among jihadi groups - Sunni and Shi'ites - more in recent months than at any other time since the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US. There has been demonstrable progress in achieving this Islamist unity, which al-Qaeda wants in place before its next attack. - Michael Scheuer Independent Afghanistan Leading article: International help is needed to rescue this failing mission Financial Times Stop training local forces in Iraq In effect we are arming different sides in a civil war, write William Odom and Lawrence Korb. It is no way to secure the country Yale Israel Journal The Islamist War on the International System. By Charles Hill U.S.: Top al-Qaeda in Iraq leader captured Study group chair: Hit al Qaeda in Pakistan Independent Blair's road map to redemption? Former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, confronts history of failure in new role as Middle East envoy How Murdoch had a hotline to the PM in the run-up to Iraq war Guardian Revealed: Blair's talks with Murdoch on eve of war Tony Blair spoke to Rupert Murdoch three times in 10 days in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq The Consequences of Quitting Iraq By: Jeff Jacoby | The Boston Globe The drums are beating for an American retreat from Iraq. No longer is declaring the war unwinnable and leaving Iraqis to sort out their own problems a prescription taken seriously only on the antiwar fringe. Washington Times After Iraq Thomas Sowell "And then what?" That is the question which should be asked of those who are demanding that we pull out of Iraq now. Iraq’s Sunni Insurgents: Looking Beyond Al Qa’ida Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Paper (PDF; 297 KB) A Conversation About Iraq with NYT's John Burns - Charlie Rose Show U.S. Military: 2007 Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL)
Edited by Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria, II. EIU Oil and other industrial commodity prices will remain high in 2008 Eating, drinking, smoking – comparative price levels in 37 European countries for 2006
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Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Ha’aretz – Saving PM Olmert /The 'good, the bad and the ugly' test Melman Inside intel /Without fuel, the reactor won't work Palestinians Lacking a Coherent Body Politic - Shlomo Avineri (Daily Star-Lebanon) Geopolitical Diary: Russia Tries to Re-Treaty the Present Stratfor Giuliani Stacks Campaign Staff With a Who's Who Of Mideast Hawks Forward – Iran is trying to exploit Syria
Gulf News - By Amir Taheri Global Warming: Forecasts by Scientists versus Scientific Forecasts Source: Energy and Environment (forthcoming) Full Paper (PDF; 333 KB) Comparative Real Gross Domestic Product per Capita and per Employed Person, Sixteen Countries, 1960-2006 Text Version ||| PDF Version (18 pages; PDF) BBC No future?
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Congressional Research Service has produced several newly updated reports on Iraq for congressional consumption. CRS does not make its publications freely available to the public. But the following reports were obtained by Secrecy News (all pdf). "Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security," updated July 13, 2007. "Iraq: U.S. Military Operations," updated July 15, 2007. "Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance," updated June 25, 2007. "Post-War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction," updated June 18, 2007. "Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties," updated July 12, 2007. "U.S. Embassy in Iraq," updated July 13, 2007. "Iraq: Milestones Since the Ouster of Saddam Hussein," updated June 19, 2007. "The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq," updated June 12, 2007. "Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks," updated July 13, 2007. "The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11," updated June 28, 2007. Conference The Free Society: Foundations and Challenges | H2 FT Editorial A contest to decide Turkey's future This Sunday's general election in Turkey is historic. Elections put credibility of Turkey's institutions at stake The AKP has become the chosen path to modernity of the conservative, religiously observant heartland of Anatolia Independent The Kurdish mountain army awaiting the next invasion of Iraq Jerusalem Post Analysis: Turkish army on Iraqi border just 'saber-rattling' Washington Institute July 2007 Turkish Elections: Winners and Fault Lines Soner Cagaptay and H. Akin Unver File Size: 1.3 MB Cagaptay How Will the Turkish Military React? MEMRI Jul 19 IA# 375 - The Upcoming Elections in Turkey (2): The AKP's Political Power Base Ümit Enginsoy Turkey may face sanctions if Iran gas deal goes forward Guardian Comment is free: Divided by the veil by Elif Shafak Global Terrorism Analysis Massoud Barzani Conducting Dangerous Games in Northern Iraq Turkey's Elections on Sunday: We Have a Dog in the Fight Huffington Post Sarkozy'nin Türkiye'ye ihtiyacı var Alexandre Adler TEPAV urges Turkey to be more proactive in Iraq BBC Mardell's Euroblog
Is Turkish talk of invading Iraq linked to the coming election? CFR Turkey’s Existential Election C. Cem OĞUZ Turkey's granary disaster Guardian Unlimited, Friday July 20 2007 Guillaume Perrier Le Monde Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Difficulties await Turkey in filling gas deal with Iran Turkey: A major regional power to engage or confront Iran (1) by MEHMET ÖĞÜTÇÜ* The Independent: AK Parti'nin tek başına iktidarı, uluslararası yatırımcılar için ideal sonuç Turkey Poll Unlikely to Deliver Many More Women MPs Young Turks Battle on Internet For Votes Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network - Bob Livingston: HR 106: "Armenian Genocide?" Turkey: Conscientious Objector’s Case Focuses Spotlight on Military’s Role in Society Turkey Bombards Northern Iraq, Iraq Says DAR AL HARB/ISLAM - TURKEY: WILL INFIDELS CONTINUE TO POUR JIZYA INTO THE COFFERS OF ANOTHER MOSLEM STATE?!?!? WHEN WILL THE STUPID DHIMMIS CEASE ?!? FT Personal comment: After financials, energy is next up for investors Elif Bilgi Zapparoli Legislative elections in Turkey: what to expect TURKEY Independent candidates; a thorn in the Turkish government’s side - Asia News New Humanist Blog: The rise of Turkish Islamism Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Taha AKYOL Güneydoğu oyları Fikret BİLA DTP'nin Meclis'teki çizgisi Zana: Bu eli son kez uzatıyoruz Tuğluk Muhtırayla yetinmezler İlnur Çevik Wait till Kurds enter the Parliament and…
Iraklı Kürtlerden Kerkük planı Kerkük'e peşmergeye itiraz PKK'lıyı bırakan Viyana'ya tepki Gönül K.Irak'a girme hazırlığı tamam Miting sonrası parti binalarına taşlı saldırı Turkey bombards northern Iraq, Iraq says American Footprints Barzani'nin sınırdaki şeytani planı In Favor of an Independent Kurdistan
By Shir First parliamentary budget debate in Kurdistan ABD silahlarına İsrail izahı! "Kuzey Irak'taki sorunlar 'sert güç'le kökten çözülemez" Mor mitinge 40 bin katılım Mustafa Erdoğan Kürt sorunu, seçimler ve DTP Trench Proposed Around Kirkuk By: Tina Susman | Los Angeles Times
U.S. and Iraqi officials Tuesday announced a ban on truck traffic into Kirkuk and proposed digging a trench around the northern city, where a series of bombs killed at least 76 people a day earlier. CRS "The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq," updated June 12, 2007. K.Irak sorunu sadece güç kullanılarak çözülemez Irak Kürt yönetimi: Altun, Erbil'de değil Arap ve Türkmenler peşmerge istemiyor Hakkári’de yine mayın 2 er şehit Sadak: Dağdaki çocuklar bizim çocuklarımız, askerler bizim çocuklarımız, polisler bizim çocuklarımız ABD silahları PKK’ya nasıl gidiyor? Görmezden geldiğimiz Kürt Hakkı Devrim The Inevitability of Iraq's Breakup into Three Countries American Chronicle What Demon Chases the US with such Perseverance and such Passion?
American Chronicle Barones kulak çekti: Bölücülük yapmayın DTP’li bağımsızlar: AKP’yle anlaşmadık DTP'liler ve MHP'liler arasında gerginlik çıktı Ağrı'da MHP'ye Batman'da CHP'ye saldırı Irak Türkmen Cephesi'nin ABD Ziyareti ve Türkmeneli Tuğluk: Meclis'te uzlaşma arayacağız Patlamaya karşı frekansı bilmek şart Hakkari’de hain pusu Korkutan kavga İdam için AİHM’yi beklemek zorunda değildi
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Taliban attacks Turkish diplomatic convoy near Kabul Faciayı zırhlı araç ve timler önledi Türklerin hedef alınması, Taliban içinde tartışmaya yol açar Taliban ilk kez Türklere saldırdı Gül: Yardıma devam edeceğiz Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Sarkozy'nin Türkiye'ye ihtiyacı var Alexandre Adler C. Cem OĞUZ Turkey complains to Austria over PKK leader’s escape PKK'lı teröristi tutuklamayan Avusturya'ya Ankara'dan sert tepki Avusturya’yı kınadı Avusturya'ya Rıza Altun için nota Ermeni lobisi harekete geçiyor Karabağ'da yasadışı bir seçim daha Referandum 'dengeyi bozar' MUHAMMED NUREDDİN AB'de ekonomik durumu algılama paradoksları Karabağ'da Türkiye'yi kızdıran seçim Özkök konuştu: 'Özgeçmiş çok büyütülüyor' Ragıp Duran Böyle bir satın alma gerçekleşemez! Cavit Çağlar'ı zaman aşımı kurtardı Gül: Sezer Burcuoğlu’nu uygun görmedi Doğan Gazetecilik'e yabancı ortak geliyor Oray Eğin Hep çok para kazanmak ve patron olmak istedi Andrew Finkel The sounds it makes Siyasette bir centilmen Turkey is Typing...Moving: The Physical and Political Yüzde 10'luk baraj yeniden AİHM'de "Çocuğunu seviyorsan oylamaya girme" Çağlar'a zaman aşımı müjdesi Güncel ve tartışmalı konulara kitapla cevap verdi TURKEY: CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR'S CASE FOCUSES SPOTLIGHT ON ... MİT'te iç çekişme entrikaya yol açtı 19 Temmuz 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Radikal AKP % 48'e dayandı
CHP % 20'nin altında Tarhan Erdem yönetimindeki KONDA'nın, altı ay içinde yaptığı dokuz araştırma, AKP'yi tek başına iktidar, CHP'yi ana muhalefet gösteriyor. MHP ise barajı geçen üçüncü parti Seçimi etkilemek Murat Yetkin PKK'ya giden silahlara ABD soruşturması Gül: ABD’li askerlerin karıştığı yolsuzluk var İşte hurriyet.com.tr farkı İzmir'de cephane gibi otomobil
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Fikret BİLA DTP'nin Meclis'teki çizgisi Sami KOHEN Seçim sonrası dış politika Semih İDİZ Time'daki kız üzerine bir tartışma Hurşit GÜNEŞ Küreselleşme, yoksulluk ve sosyal politikalar Hasan CEMAL Ekonomide yeni şeyler yapma zamanı! Ertuğrul Özkök Baykal'a oy verir miyim Ahmet Hakan Türkiye’nin en ballı insanı M Ali Birand AB: Tamam mı, devam mı? Cüneyt Ülsever MHP Cengiz Çandar ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Yabancı basın AK Partili MGK'ya yeni aday Sinirlioğlu MGK'ya Feridun Sinirlioğlu ismi Kâbil'de Türk konvoyuna canlı bomba! [Yorum - Etyen Mahçupyan] Seçim değil referandum! Randevu şartı AK Parti'nin seçim sonrası bağımsız DTP'lilerle koalisyon yapacağı iddialarına Başbakan Erdoğan'dan sert yanıt geldi: "DTP, PKK terör örgütü için bir ara 'Bizim arka bahçemizdir' diye bir ifade kullandı. Bunu reddetmelidir, 'PKK, bir terör örgütüdür' demelidir." HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN
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| H4 New York Times Pullout Bid Lost, Democrats Stop Debate on Iraq Democratic leaders on Wednesday abruptly halted consideration of a major Pentagon policy measure, heading off the introduction of competing Iraq plans. Cleric Switches Tactics to Meet Changes in Iraq Moktada al-Sadr is reaching out to Iraqis on the street while distancing himself from the increasingly unpopular government. By MARK HELPRIN If Israel and the Palestinian Authority can pursue a strategy of limited aims, they may accomplish something on the scale of Anwar Sadat’s extraordinary démarche of 30 years ago. Editorial Observer: When the Bear Cries Wolf: Trying to Understand Vladimir Putin By SERGE SCHMEMANN Vladimir Putin mirrors the contradictions, aspirations and insecurities of Russia. He also represents a real authoritarian drift, and a clear nostalgia for lost empire. Candidates Shift as G.O.P. Field Alters The decline of Senator John McCain’s campaign and the rising profile of Fred D. Thompson are prompting Republican candidates to rewrite their strategies. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Cheney’s Long-Lost Twin Could Dick Cheney and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s president, be twins separated at birth? U.S. Says Insurgent Leader It Couldn’t Find Never Was Gaza’s Economy, Already Fragile, May Collapse Unless Crossings Are Reopened, U.N. Reports Pentagon Seeks $1.2 Billion for Trucks Made to Withstand Roadside Bombs Iran Suggests That Detainees Were Part of Plot Transcript Shows Doctor Cooperated With Australian Investigators Japan Nuclear-Site Damage Worse Than Reported Socialist Quits French Left to Join Right New Glimpse at Players in Cheney Energy Task Force GAIL COLLINS McCain’s Double Feature The senator has been dividing his time between the American mission in Iraq and his presidential campaign, and they are going equally well. | H5 Washington Post Editorial Facing al-Qaeda With the terrorists growing stronger, their sanctuary in Pakistan must be eliminated. Democrats Won't Force War Vote Effort Halted After GOP Blocks Proposal Al-Qaeda in Iraq Figure Is in U.S. Custody Detainee Details Insurgent Group's Structure, Ties to Bin Laden, Military Says Senate's Iraq Debate Is More Slumber Than Party William Arkin Standing Up to Pakistan? Iranian TV Airs Video of Jailed American Scholar My Mother's Interrogators In an Iranian Propaganda Broadcast, the Real Guilty Party Is Clear By Haleh Bakhash, In an Iranian propaganda broadcast, my mother showed she had more dignity than those who were asking her questions. Putin Critic Alleges Plot To Kill Him in London Berezovsky Says Hit Man Was Arrested, Deported N. Korea Nuclear Talks Resume After Shutdown of Main Reactor, More Hard Tasks Ahead Bush's Middle Eastern Folly Wealth and Taxes By David Ignatius, Why are billionaires opposed to fair taxes? Trade and Labor By Robert D. Novak, Why are Democrats in Congress opposed to free trade? McCain's Legacy By George F. Will, John McCain's presidential campaign may become a victim of the restrictions on campaign finance he helped pass into law. The McGovern Landslide By David S. Broder, Page A19 George McGovern's may have suffered one of the worst defeats in presidential campaign history, but he also created one of the most admirable legacies. | Insurgent groups want to create a united front - and a political platform. Seumas Milne talks to some of their leaders in Damascus Alternative realities Roger Howard America is concentrating on the perceived danger of Iran and failing to recognise that there is a bigger nuclear threat - from Pakistan. Power, politics and poppies Robert Fox The Commons report on Afghanistan reaches some straightforward conclusions, but there are bigger questions that need to be addressed. We are failing in Afghanistan Comment: The costs of losing this war far outweigh those of Iraq. We must change the approach, says Paddy Ashdown. This isn't like 1997's euphoria at all John Harris: The optimism in Labour has stronger foundations than it did a decade ago. Egypt cracks down on Islamists
Obsession with Muslim Brotherhood deals blow to multiparty politics Closed crossings pushing Gaza into disaster, says UN · Agency asks Blair to visit Hamas-controlled strip · 68,000 Palestinians lose jobs in one month US academics admit aiding Iran democracy drive Two Americans detained by Iran for alleged spying admitted involvement in US-backed pro-democracy projects. Japanese nuclear plant may be on quake fault line · Leak during tremor worse than originally admitted · IAEA calls for openness in investigation of errors Believing what you see
BBC television: The Queen grabbed the headlines, but of the two incidents, a news programme playing fast and loose with the truth surely puts a far bigger dent in the trust the public traditionally places in the BBC. Good news, for a change
North Korea: The words foreign policy and disaster seem to have become inseparably entangled, but a meeting took place in Beijing yesterday which confounded the trend. |
| H7 The Consequences of Quitting Iraq By: Jeff Jacoby | The Boston Globe The drums are beating for an American retreat from Iraq. No longer is declaring the war unwinnable and leaving Iraqis to sort out their own problems a prescription taken seriously only on the antiwar fringe. Washington Times After Iraq Thomas Sowell "And then what?" That is the question which should be asked of those who are demanding that we pull out of Iraq now. What Could Happen if US Pulls Troops Out of Iraq Iraq’s Sunni Insurgents: Looking Beyond Al Qa’ida Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Paper (PDF; 297 KB) A Conversation About Iraq with NYT's John Burns - Charlie Rose Show BBC No future?
Why the World Bank's problems didn't end after Wolfowitz left
Global 'elders' launch new alliance Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, and others formed a group to articulate new approaches to global issues. MEMRI Jul 18 IA# 373 - Controversy Among Reformists in the Arab World Over Dialogue With Islamist Groups Richard A. Clarke / NY Daily News: Bush made them stronger — New intel report ignores 3 inconvenient truths about terror Maria Bartiromo / Business Week: A Resolute Condoleezza Rice Andrew J. Grotto, "Smarter Sanctions for Iran," CAP Article, July 12, 2007 FPIF Our Man in Pakistan? Today, an Indian child consumes one ninetieth of the energy of her American counterpart. Such comparisons discredit the consensus that it is simply the mass activity of "man" which is responsible for global warming. From The American Conservative, the Bosnian Connection: Brendan O'Neill on the civil war that inspired both liberal hawks and Islamist jihadis Past partitions in region have led to bloodshed Galileo: Europe's great leap outward
Despite its partnership with China, the European Galileo Satellite System may need substantial infusion of public money if it is to survive. The US, protective of its own Global Positioning System, has been opposed from the beginning, fearing China will use the technology to upgrade its military. Meanwhile, Galileo is facing competition from Russia and an indigenous Chinese system | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Thursday: The Man Who Wasn't Basra Politicians React to GB Pull-Out Report Daily Star We should learn from the current diplomatic jamboree in the Middle East A minefield ahead for Bernard Kouchner By Michael Young Pakistan and the aftermath of the Red Mosque attack By Faryal Leghari Asia Times US presence fuels Iran-Bahrain tension
An Iranian newspaper editorial questioning the legitimacy of Bahrain's independence has raised hackles in both countries. But beneath old arguments over disputed territories and national sovereignty lies a deeper reason for the dig: Bahrain's support for the US military machine. Daoud Shirian - Iran is prepared to deal with each GCC country on an individual basis, but not ready to deal with a unified Gulf position.no part of Iran’s political rhetoric indicates that Iran recognizes the GCC. The strange thing is that the GCC states deal with this matter in silence, or ignore it altogether. U.S.: Top al-Qaeda in Iraq leader captured Study group chair: Hit al Qaeda in Pakistan Head of Islamic State of Iraq an invention, U.S. military says Analysis: Bush's failed Mideast policy Commentary: Egypt likely to keep Hamas at arm's length NATO Says Iranian-Made Explosives Found in Afghanistan Dems Proposal Leaves Troops in Iraq, but They Don't Know How Many Iraqi Base Shortages Herald Big Problems “SYRIA: Regime survival depends on Hariri outcome,” by Oxford Analytica US Skeptical About French Fence-Mending Trip to Syria Libyan Liberalization: Roadblocks, Dead Ends and Detours By: Ronald Bruce St. John | The Daily Star
Following three decades of socialist experimentation, Moammar Gadhafi initiated a major shift in economic policy at the turn of the millennium. When early efforts at economic liberalization produced limited results, he stepped up the pressure in June 2003, declaring the public sector a failure, calling for the privatization of the economy Kuwait: Politics in a Participatory Emirate Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Full Paper (PDF; 152 KB) BBC Detained US-Iranians interviewed Iranian TV airs interviews with two Iranian-American academics who have been detained in Tehran since May. Congressional Research Service has produced several newly updated reports on Iraq for congressional consumption. CRS does not make its publications freely available to the public. But the following reports were obtained by Secrecy News (all pdf). "Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security," updated July 13, 2007. "Iraq: U.S. Military Operations," updated July 15, 2007. "Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance," updated June 25, 2007. "Post-War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction," updated June 18, 2007. "Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties," updated July 12, 2007. "U.S. Embassy in Iraq," updated July 13, 2007. "Iraq: Milestones Since the Ouster of Saddam Hussein," updated June 19, 2007. "The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq," updated June 12, 2007. "Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks," updated July 13, 2007. "The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11," updated June 28, 2007. | H9 Ha’aretz – Saving PM Olmert /The 'good, the bad and the ugly' test Melman Inside intel /Without fuel, the reactor won't work Benn Keeping the Palestinians out of sight Keeping the Palestinians out of sight To be continued The assasination of Rafik Hariri embodies the past and future of Lebanon's political crisis. Majadele seeks post of goodwill envoy to Syria The unprotected home front Publication of final Winograd report likely to be delayed by several months What are the implications of the report for the next war? The assassin came from a dry climate Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine McCain: Keeping Troops in Iraq Could Ensure Safety of Israel CEPS A propitious moment for the EU to assert itself in the Palestinian occupied territories? NPR How Do You Solve a Problem Like Hamas? US has evidence of Syria arms transfers UN envoy says weapons going to terror groups in Lebanon, including Hizbullah Analysis: Time to work, not to fight
[ YAAKOV KATZ, JUL A review of Jews and American Popular Culture Abbas calls for early elections after 'coup' BBC Fresh war inquiry blasts Olmert Israel's state watchdog blames the authorities for failing to protect civilians in the 2006 war in Lebanon. Mid-East diary
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor THE MONITOR'S VIEW The West still needs arms control Hamilton: Time for US to get tough on war-on-terror allies The former co-chair of the Iraq Study Group said the US's relationship with Pakistan needs to be reevaluated. US draws new Iraq-Al Qaeda link The US military says it caught the man who ties Osama bin Laden's network to Iraq. New life for Iraq Study Group's plan? It's attracting new interest on the Hill, being less divisive than other war policy options. Strategy behind Iraq war vote An amendment to set a timetable for US troop withdrawal was defeated Wednesday. National Intelligence Estimate: Al Qaeda stronger and a threat to US Report points to war in Iraq and Pakistan's tribal areas as allowing Al Qaeda to regroup. Rising violence tests Musharraf Pakistan's president may strengthen his grip by exploiting recent attacks in Islamabad and the tribal areas, but the opposition wants elections. Accidents dim hopes for green nuclear option The recent earthquake in Japan and accidents at two German power plants raise questions on the safety of nuclear energy as a cleaner alternative. Opinion: The other half of the immigration equation In Africa, an island of democracy asks: Where is US help? Somaliland, a breakaway republic of Somalia, considers itself a model for the region. ASIA The Boom Beyond Our Borders By: Matthew Rees | The Wall Street Journal
Anyone interested in the marvel of modern-day China and India routinely encounters a host of "gee whiz" factoids that illustrate each country's high-octane growth. But can China and India maintain their sizzling growth rates? Joseph Cirincione, "China's Proliferation Policy and Practices," Testimony to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, July 12, 2007 We Just Can't Get Enough By: John Vidal | The Guardian
In China we are witnessing the mass poisoning of a people and the ecological devastation of a nation -- and it raises ugly questions for us. | H11 IHT Are they leaving?
By HUSSAIN ABDUL-HUSSAIN To many Iraqis, none of the withdrawal scenarios seem encouraging. ECB defends its independence as war of words escalates with Paris By CARTER DOUGHERTY
The European Central Bank on Wednesday flatly rejected as "unacceptable" new French attempts to secure greater political influence over monetary policy. Life in the 'red zone' By ANNE NIVAT Day after day, morning till night, residents of Baghdad are confined in an oppressive state of waiting. EUROPE European press review Murdering Freedom By: Paul Belien | The Washington Times
Italy has 1 million Muslims out of a population of 58 million people. According to a recent survey, the country could count almost 7 million Muslims by the end of the next decade. The Italians, however, have a way of dealing with illegal immigrants. They transform them into legal residents. Brussels Tells Macedonia to Secure Rights of Ethnic Albanians By: Ekrem Krasniqi | EU Observer
The European Commission has told Macedonia it needs clear results on safeguarding the rights of ethnic Albanians as well as undertaking other reforms, before the country can open EU membership negotiations with Brussels. WSJ The 'Strong' Euro
A mercantalist lesson from the experts: the French. Innovative enterprises and the use of patents and other intellectual property rights
8 pages; PDF. Statistics: Europe: Highlights of the Panorama of Transport 1990-2005 | H12 RFE/RL Nagorno-Karabakh holds elections People in the breakaway region of Azerbaijan vote in the hope their bid for independence will be boosted Separatist poll
Fighting and divisions leave a bitter legacy in Nagorno-Karabakh Secretary of Russian Security Council resigns President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Igor Ivanov and appointed Ivanov's little-known deputy, Valentin Sobolev, as acting secretary. Kissinger’s Secret Meeting With Putin Google News Azerbaijan EDM KREMLIN WOULD RE-WRITE OR KILL CFE TREATY
- DISTINCT CHILL SETTLES OVER U.S.-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
- RUSSIA PRODS CHINA TO PAY FOR SIBERIAN PIPELINE
A Chill From the East The Economist
Talk of a “new cold war” is overblown, but Western relations with Russia are worsening. Kosovo is Russia's Latest Victim Der Spiegel Russia seems to be doing all it can these days to flex its foreign policy muscles. The ethnic Albanians of Kosovo have become the most recent victims of Moscow's posturing against the West, according to German papers. Vladimir Putin has rejected another draft treaty for Kosovar independence, and commentators wonder what Russia wants. The New Stalins Must Be Kept in Check By: Alex Goldfarb | The Daily Telegraph
As Britain awaits Russia's retaliation for the expulsion of four of its diplomats, all the talk is of a return to the Cold War. Britain must stand firm and not let the polonium constituency get away with murder. Family Fight Leaves Kazakhstan's Power Couple on the Outside By: Peter Finn | The Washington Post
According to Kazakh politicians and analysts, a single object lesson has emerged from the family debris: Kazakhstan has one, and only one, center of power, the 67-year-old Nazarbayev. "Everything in this country depends on the decision of one person, the president," said Amirzhan Kossanov, an opposition leader. "Rakhat forgot that, and now he pays the price." |
H13 The Times 'Time running out' for US exit from Iraq Iraq Study Group co-chair Lee Hamilton tells The Times the Presidential veto is the only thing in the way of an Iraq pull out Blair’s new mission lies at the heart of Middle East peace Must we treat Muslims as Muslims? Why does the State still deem the religious affiliation of Muslims the most important thing about them? Dean Godson Vladimir Putin’s regime has been characterised by thuggishness and obstructionism Oliver Kamm Iran poked a finger in the eye of the White House with footage of two detained academics admitting they had links to US groups Times correspondent Zahid Hussain says the Red Mosque siege has provoked open confrontation with Pakistan's extremists The attacks are the latest to beset Pakistan's troubled North Waziristan region, where resurgent al-Qaeda forces have regrouped Police confirm man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder before being deported back to Russia by immigration Fault line threat to Japanese nuclear plants Plant hit by quake sits above faultline, despite previous denials, in revelation that threatens other nuclear sites Wall Street Journal The Bush Doctrine Lives The president isn't selling out Israel or relaxing his call for Palestinian democracy.
By MICHAEL B. OREN Terror Estimate
Safer than we were, but not safe yet. Delusions of Honesty By: Theodore Dalrymple | The Wall Street Journal
Tony Blair's domestic legacy is of corruption and the erosion of liberty. The Counterterrorism Club
More and more liberal democracies are having a "Patriot Act moment."
By THANE ROSENBAUM The Other Iran Crisis
The world appears not to be watching.
By NIR BOMS | H14 Financial Times Stop training local forces in Iraq In effect we are arming different sides in a civil war, write William Odom and Lawrence Korb. It is no way to secure the country High oil prices threaten to linger As the cost of crude hovers near record levels, there is unease about tight conditions in a market where demand is growing Hitched to the old bandwagon Whoever wins their party’s presidential nomination, the Democrats are preparing to fight the next election on a platform of left-leaning populism, says Clive Crook. As his time runs out, Bush returns Palestinian peace to the agenda Iraq debate leads to sleepless night on Capitol Hill Fed chief acknowledges credit fears Ben Bernanke acknowledged for the first time that credit concerns were spreading beyond the subprime mortgage market as investors showed their worries with a flight to quality US claims to hold top Iraqi al-Qaeda leader US military officials said they had caught the top Iraqi operative in al-Qaeda’s Iraq network, and that the man previously believed to have held that distinction was a fictional creation. EU backs Britain’s stance on Russia Brussels demands ‘urgent’ co-operation from Moscow over the UK investigation surrounding the murder of Alexander Litvinenko Berezovsky alleges Putin murder plot EU ‘should vet state-funded bids’ Angela Merkel has said Europe should adopt a common approach for vetting corporate acquisitions by foreign state-controlled investors, saying she favoured a US model for joint EU action A wasted chance to cheer Indian democracy Barring a political earthquake, the country will for the first time elect a woman as president and head of state. But few are celebrating, writes Jo Johnson Libya funds saved medics, says Europe Diplomats say it was Tripoli that provided the $460m compensation to families of HIV-infected children, earning a reprieve for the six foreign medics from a death sentence Daniel Pearl’s widow sues al-Qaeda The widow of US journalist Daniel Pearl is suing Pakistan’s biggest bank and terrorist organisations, including al-Qaeda, for the 2002 kidnapping, torture and murder of her husband | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Rereading the terror report The National Intelligence Estimate reminds that the war on terror isn't just about Iraq. Bush the albatross Ronald Brownstein He's not running in '08, but history shows his bad ratings can swamp the GOP. |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, shifting money among the military branches, has come up with another $1.2 billion to supply troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with special armored vehicles that are built to withstand explosive devices and mines. » read more Tracking the Weapons of Homeland Terrorists By: Derrick Z. Jackson | The Boston Globe
There is new talk of tracking cars for terrorism. There is international praise for tracking terrorists with cameras. This would logically lead to a tracking program for the most violent weapon in the United States. The Terrorists in Our Midst By: Hugh Cortazzi | The Japan Times
It will not be easy to persuade Islamist residents of Britain that they owe a duty to country and that religion must not override that duty. See "Defense Nanotechnology Research and Development Program" (pdf), April 27, 2007. "Command and Control" (pdf), Air Force Doctrine Document 2-8, June 1, 2007. Special Operations Command Governmental Purchases
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General | H20 Slate Global Warming: Forecasts by Scientists versus Scientific Forecasts
Source: Energy and Environment (forthcoming) Full Paper (PDF; 333 KB) Openness and Technological Innovation in Developing Countries
IZA A 59-page discussion paper examining international technology transfers using firm-level data across 43 developing countries Pandemic Flu Plan Brief OECD Health Data: specialists outnumber GPs in most OECD countries Comparative Real Gross Domestic Product per Capita and per Employed Person, Sixteen Countries, 1960-2006 Text Version ||| PDF Version (18 pages; PDF) Rush to Corn Ethanol Is No Farm or Fuel Solution
Source: Food & Water Watch, Network for New Energy Choices, and Vermont Law School Institute for Energy and the Environment Fast-Track Trade Promotion Authority and Its Impact on US Trade Policy | H21 The Myth of Inevitable Progress - James Surowiecki, Foreign Affairs Open Library Imagine a library that collected all the world's information about all the world's books and made it available for everyone to view and update. We're building that library. BBC phone-ins
chose fake winners The BBC faced a grave crisis of public trust after admitting that a series of flagship children's and charity phone-in programmes had deliberately deceived viewers. The Big Question: How old is humanity, and where did 'Homo sapiens' come from? WSJ Breaking In: Hackers favor Web ads to distribute viruses over the Internet. Regulating Older Drivers: Are New Policies Needed?
Source: RAND Corporation Eating, drinking, smoking – comparative price levels in 37 European countries for 2006
8 pages; PDF. U.S. Living Standards in an Era of Globalization
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace A New Balance Between Rome and Jerusalem |
