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H1 International Crisis Group New York Times Gates Offers Blunt Review of Progress in Iraq IraqSlogger US Papers Fri: Gates Blunt on Iraqi Politics From The American Interest, Francis Fukuyama on The Kings and I. Guardian Good news from Baghdad at last: the oil law has stalled Jonathan Steele: The panic and distraction of the security crisis should not be used as cover for handing Iraq's wealth to foreigners. Washington Post Maliki's Impact Blunted By Own Party's Fears Hussein-Era Secrecy Persists, Analysts Say Another Tour Ends Without Solid Plans On Mideast Peace Rice 'Encouraged' by Interest in Meeting Asia Times Iran feels chill of cold war tactics Just as the United States armed its authoritarian, at times bloodthirsty, allies in the name of anti-communism during the Cold War, the same logic now operates in the name of containing Iran. There is no doubt that Tehran feels strategically threatened, making it certain that it will not concede an inch in its talks with Washington over stabilizing Iraq. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi U.S. Has Lose-Lose Dilemma in Iraq By: Michael Schwartz | Asia Times From the way violence simply floods into areas just beyond the reach of new U.S. combat brigades to the perilously long supply lines on bomb-planted roads, a military "solution" to the Iraqi situation is worse than impossible: it guarantees the country's instability will be prolonged, with no end in sight. Ha’aretz – PlayStation Palestine Aluf Benn: Israel basing peace plans on imaginary reality The Israeli partner is also weak, and in the absence of a leadership that can force its policy on the operative level, the peace process will continue to be conducted like a virtual exercise in diplomatic conferences and dinners. Hurrah! The Saudis are coming! Guest: The thinly veiled anti-Semitism of American elite circles The Times Leaving now is not the way out of Iraq Colonel HR McMaster insists that stability is possible – eventually Christian Science Monitor Shifting politics bring Arabs and Israelis closer The possibility that Israel and Saudi Arabia may sit at the negotiating table together distinguishes this new chapter in peacemaking efforts from the failures of the past. Financial Times Europe warns US on Iran sanctions European governments are warning Congress that US legislation aimed at Iran could hit European energy groups, undermine transatlantic unity on Tehran’s nuclear programme and provoke a dispute at the World Trade Organisation. Leader Making Iran pay the nuclear price The world needs to be much more serious about sanctions – all the more so because the measures imposed to date have yet to impel Iran to change course. COMMENT: The general and the west: how Pakistan is being lost When Musharraf took power eight years ago, many dared hope for an end to decades of misrule. How naive that now seems, writes David Gardner COMMENT: The case for a top-down approach The time may have come for a degree of joint management of world monetary demand without new bureaucracy, writes Samuel Brittan ANALYSIS: Welcome to the club Washington is being accused of undermining non-proliferation in its efforts to cement a partnership with India The Economist America in the Middle East Arming its friends and talking peace Iraq A winning goal, then back to war Victor Davis Hanson: Back to the Future in the Middle East National Review THE EDITORS: Ultimately, reconciliation between the Sunnis and the Shiites is crucial. But it wasn’t going to happen in the next two months, whether the Iraqi parliament stayed in session or not. “Vacationing in Iraq” VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: The Middle East ought to grow up. “Their Western Ways” Daily Star Editorial By attending peace talks, Saudi Arabia will be putting its credibility on the line The Strait of Hormuz and the Threat of an Oil Shock (PDF; 469 KB) America's Last Successful Mideast War by William S. Lind Onward – Into Waziristan! by Pat Buchanan CSM In Iraq, death tolls often in dispute Disparities between official and eyewitness tallies lead some Iraqis to charge the government with downplaying attacks CSIS Facing the Hard Truths About Energy US China Relations Carla A. Hills UN Security Council Resolution 1769, Darfur Weapons of mass consequence, Paul Rogers O'Hanlon & Pollack: Guilty of Rose Colored Glasses? Foreign Service Pessimism vs. Brookings Optimism | H2 CSIS A Stronger Second Mandate for Erdogan and the JDP Soner Cagaptay Congressional Testimony Turkey after July 2007 Elections: Domestic Politics and International Relations Yasemin CONGAR 'PKK liderlerinin kellesi hedefti' Stratfor Iraq: The United States and Turkey Put Iraq's Kurds Under Pressure ABD ve Türkiye Kürdlere baskı yapıyor PKK'ya yönelik operasyonu engellediği için memnuniyet duyacak Robert D. Novak The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in WashingtonAugust 02, 2007Watch | Streaming MP3 | Save MP3 | Details The Economist After Turkey's election General displeasure The army refuses to retreat Buttonwood Cold Turkey The carry trade has also allowed some countries to get away with economic policies that they might never have dreamed of in the 1980s or early 1990s. PostGlobal : What Would Ataturk Do? Nikos Konstandaras PostGlobal : Mideast Needs Consensus Islamists Daoud Kuttab PostGlobal : Turkey's Election a Loss for Secularism? Natalie Ahn Secular or Islamist still on Turks' minds: Interview with Prof. Barry Rubin Making an Iraq of Kurdistan Three Wise Men: The PKK and Iraq's Kurds PKK and American policy By Peter Stitt Why the military didn't lose Turkey's election David MERAHN Boston Globe Editorial A genocide not to be denied THE ANTI-DEFAMATION League is caught in a controversy not of its making. Still, as an organization concerned about human rights, it ought to acknowledge the genocide against the Armenian people during World War I, and criticize Turkish attempts to repress the memory of this historical reality. Turkey: New Men in Town By: Ben Judah | ISN Security Watch Turkey's Continued Polarization is Biggest Challenge for New ... EDM REELECTED TURKISH PM SEEKS NEW, “EUROPEAN STYLE” CONSTITUTION Understanding AKP: Perceptions and Misperceptions in America Nick ... Turkey: Things are not what they seem : Mail & Guardian Online Qantara.de - Elections in Turkey - Beyond Kemalism Cigdem Cidamli, "Turkish Elections and After" New Statesman - Not quite a delight American Chronicle: How to oust Erdogan and his gang of Islamists Turkey rations water as cities hit by drought CSM Islamic creationist group launches glitzy, global blitz A household name in Turkey, the 'Foundation for Scientific Research' is now distributing its books - published in 59 languages including Chinese and Swahili - to 80 countries An ambivalent message from Turkey Empty-hearted secularism Türkiye'deki İslamcılardan çekinin Target Priorities for Turkey’s Secular Establishment Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Sakık ‘Kürt sorunu üniter yapı içinde çözülmeli’ YASİN DOĞAN DTP'nin açmazları… İBRAHİM KARAGÜL PKK'ya silah sağlayan Türkler kim? Kürt vekiller Türkiye için büyük şans FEVZİ EL ATRUŞİ DTP prepares for party congress Baykal calls for talks with Iraqi Kurdish leaders Biden: Kürtler bağımsız olursa Türkiye beklemez Referandum yaklaşırken 'Kürt oyunu' Tunceli'de PKK'ya karşı 5 bin asker Tunceli'de 6 terörist öldürüldü silahları yine M-16 Tunceli operasyonunda PKK'ya 'üst düzey' darbe Ferai Tınç Irak’a bir nafile çözüm daha "yumuşak bölünme" MAHMUT ÖVÜR 'Düz ovada siyaset' şansı İlnur Çevik Maliki coming to Ankara, Turkish expectations too high Profile of New Head of Iraqi Commission on Normalization of Kirkuk Status Iraqi President Urge Bolstering Kurdish-Turkoman Ties Paper Scrutinizes PUK MPs Walkout From Kurdish Parliament Over Oil Bill Debate Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 2 Aug 07 American Kurdish Friendship League Sami KOHEN Kurulu düzen mi, demokrasi mi? ‘Kurdish state would trigger regional war’ Türkiye'deki Son Seçimler ve Anlaşılmak İstenmeyenler! Turkish 'Nation-State' and the Kurdish 'National Identity' Akdeniz Birliği Projesi'ne bir destek de Mısır'dan Atina, tartışmalı tarih kitabını değiştiriyor Sebahat Tuncel için karar 11 Ekim’de Yine o karanlık silahlar Iraklı işadamları İstanbul'a akın ediyor... A new method for economic research: A product of Kurdistan Human rights violations in Iranian Kurdistan Barzani is involved in the sale of State Railways' land in Hatay ... Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Report: Sarkozy to call off Turkey referendum Zeynel Lüle CHP'nin Avrupa vizyonsuzluğu Lagendijk: Sarkozy, AB adına konuşamaz Lagendijk: "AKP sorumluluğunun farkında" Turkey-Greece gas pipeline launch delayed 'Büyükanıt lütfen politika yapma' Serge Sargsyan: Armenia open for talks with Turkey Greece revises school history book after protests from Orthodox church Greece's new press law angers Turkey Yiğit Bulut Bizi buraya “Avrupa Birliği senaryosu” getirmedi... Ruhat Mengi Avrupa Birliği “Teokratik Türkiye”yi tartışıyor! Avrupa'nın Müslüman Türkiye sınavı Turkey's Euro court candidates officially confirmed İsviçre'de Yaşarken Milletvekili Seçildi Turkey backs RWE for Nabucco project Türkleri 'iyi' gösteren ders kitabı değişti Prison population in Turkey breaks record, tops 80,000 'Antonov'un hayatını M. Ali Ağca mahvetti' İki kadın yazar arasında düello Güngör URAS Bizim 'Murdoch' WSJ'ı da satın aldı Komuta kademesi arasına iki 'Aslan' general katıldı TSK'dan 'Kitap Kurdu' komutan da ayrılıyor Kadınlar tartışıp anlaşmak istiyor Interview: Norman Stone has both entered history and written it Independent | H3 Şamil Tayyar İşte o kritik gün AKP'nin son dakika jokeri Başesgioğlu Ankara yine bunaldı Murat Yetkin
A post-Kemalist constitution? Tekstilde 600 bin kişi işsiz kalacak ihracat yüzde 20 düşecek Taha AKYOL Kürtlerde değişimin yönü Sakık ‘Kürt sorunu üniter yapı içinde çözülmeli’ YASİN DOĞAN DTP'nin açmazları… İBRAHİM KARAGÜL PKK'ya silah sağlayan Türkler kim? Kürt vekiller Türkiye için büyük şans FEVZİ EL ATRUŞİ DTP prepares for party congress Baykal'ın Köşk formülü: Ya uzlaşma ya çatışma! Bıraktığı yerden devam ediyor: Uzlaşma olmazsa çatışma çıkar Report: Sarkozy to call off Turkey referendum Şükrü Küçükşahin Mümtazcığım salon işini ağırdan al Tamer Korkmaz İtirafname! Dedikodular ABD'ye uzandı 'İmamlar kaybettirdi' Bilal Çetin CHP neyi tartışıyor? YAŞ’ta 2010’un komuta kademesi AKP'de yol ayrımı son 48 saat Savaş Süzal Atatürk yüzde kaç oy alırdı Sebahattin Önkibar Erdoğan, muhtırayı çok aday formülü ile geçiştirecek! Erol Mütercimler YAŞ'IN FARKLI ANLAMI Ahmet Kekeç CHP’nin de halkla uzlaşması gerekmiyor mu? BAŞBAKAN'IN ARKASINDAKİ 50 KİŞİNİN HİKAYESİ İÇİN TIKLAYIN Derhal yeni Anayasa Hasan Celal Güzel Özdemir İnce Anayasa’yı değiştirmeden önce 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 Beklenen oldu, ne olacak... Fehmi Koru 'Uzlaşma', ama nasıl bir 'uzlaşma'? ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Anayasa ve Kemalizm meselesi… Konuşma ayrıcalığı M.Ali Kışlalı Serdar Turgut Neyi tartışıyoruz? NAZLI ILICAK Sabah okurlarına merhaba Ertuğrul Özkök Dumanlı'nın odası Ahmet Hakan CHP suçluyu buldu: İkinci Cumhuriyetçiler Güneri CIVAOĞLU Baykal değilse kim? M Ali Birand Erdoğan Süpermen konumuna girdi … Mehmet Tezkan AKP yüzde 40’ta kalsa Erdoğan için hayat daha rahat olacaktı.. Bülent Keneş Abdullah Gül should become president because... Bülent Korucu Morbid end for the Mother Path project Etyen Mahçupyan Elections won by ‘secularization’ No alternative to Gül’s presidential bid Hüseyin Gülerce Erdoğan, Arınç ve Gül'e dair Meral TAMER CHP'li seçmene: Önyargıyı bırak, anlamaya çalış! Mehmet Metiner Asker niçin konuşmamalı? Nuh Gönültaş AK Parti Zafer Üskül'ün arkasında durmazsa... Gülay Göktürk Normalleşmek için Yusuf KANLI Boisterous Turkey! Oktay Ekşi Bu kafayla askere gidilir mi? Okay Gönensin CHP ne olur? Mustafa Ünal CHP kaldığı yerden devam Bekir Coşkun Eski dostlar... Ali Bulaç The religion factor İbrahim Kalın Is 47 pct too low? Then look to the Baathists Eser Karakaş Rejim ne demek? Nasuhi Güngör Anayasa değişikliğinde zaman kaybediyoruz Mehmet Yılmaz ’Para alsam seçime girerdim’ ERDAL ŞAFAK Atatürk ve Anayasa (2) ERGUN BABAHAN Sol, özeleştiri CHP ve Baykal EMRE AKÖZ Demirel'in yalan aşkı YAVUZ DONAT 30 yıl önce 30 yıl sonra [Yorum-Fahrettin Altun] Kanadoğlu nerede yanılıyor? [Yorum-Kazım Berzeg] Uzlaşma dayatması faşizme götürür! Anayasa'da Kemalizm tartışması Solun solması üzerine bir deneme 'Önce Türkiye, sonra parti' dediğimiz için Meclis'te olacağız Şener: Gerginlik sorun yaratır Bir Türkiye yorumu Murat Belge 'Demirel'in içinde olduğu projenin başarı şansı yok' Şakir Süter Erdoğan, AKP’yi merkez sağda görmüyorsa... DTP-MHP destek ama uzlaşma şart Sezer ve askerler törene gelmeyecek Demirel: Baykal'ın siyaset dışında kalması kayıp olur Fresh signs of MHP policies by Prof. NACİ BOSTANCI* Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN AKP'ye oy verenlerin 564 bin 117 nedeni var Berat Özipek Sahi nerede bu AK Parti seçmeni? [NEWS ANALYSIS] As water deprivation looms more, worries grow Dış ticaret açığının yüzde 58'i Rusya, Çin ve İran'dan... ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Yerlilerin dövize görülmemiş yatırımı nasıl sonuçlanıyor? Güven Sak Cari işlemler açığı artık daha mı önemli olacak? 60. hükümetin seçimi Uğur Gürses Yiğit Bulut Gül’ün adaylığı 'çanak-çömlek' patlatır mı Deniz Gökçe Manfred ne diyor? Volkan Akı Yeni ekonomi yönetimi “şok” programla başlamalı Salih Neftçi Yeni hükümet döneminde Merkez Bankası (I) Ertuğ Yaşar Temkinli olmak gerek Metin MÜNİR İbrahim Öztürk An economic crisis unlikely in Turkey Turkey's bid for 3 new refineries seen too many |
H4 New York Times Gates Offers Blunt Review of Progress in Iraq Rice Backs Appointed Palestinian Premier and Mideast Democracy Bush Sends Warning Meant for Syria: Don’t Meddle in Lebanon At Hussein Grave, Legend Lives as Fury Simmers Russians Plant Flag on the Arctic Seabed Editorial A First Step to Save Darfur World pressure, begun by grass-roots campaigners, but joined early on by President Bush and more recently by China and the Arab League, is finally being felt in Sudan’s capital. Editorial Stampeding Congress, Again Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration has repeatedly demonstrated that it does not feel bound by the law or the Constitution when it comes to the war on terror. DAVID BROOKS Being Old, Then and Now Now, elderly are richer, more active and more engaged than their cohorts of a century ago, but are they still living in a different dimension? | H5 Washington Post Maliki's Impact Blunted By Own Party's Fears Hussein-Era Secrecy Persists, Analysts Say Another Tour Ends Without Solid Plans On Mideast Peace Rice 'Encouraged' by Interest in Meeting Gates: U.S. Misjudged Iraqi Leaders' Discord Iraq Oil Sector Feeble, GAO Finds Clinton Demurs On Obama's Nuclear Stance She Says It Is Unwise to Rule Out Using the Arms Against Terrorists Young Russia's Enemy No. 1 Anti-Americanism Grows By Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber, Vladimir Putin's belligerent rhetoric and actions toward the United States and its allies have begun prompting pundits to debate whether a new Cold War is afoot. But how has the Russian president's message played to his home audience? Editorial Low Energy A House bill nibbles at the edges of a bigger problem. Minneapolis Bridge, Like Many In U.S., Was 'Structurally Deficient' Move to Amend FISA Sparked by Judge's Decision | H6 Guardian Good news from Baghdad at last: the oil law has stalled Jonathan Steele: The panic and distraction of the security crisis should not be used as cover for handing Iraq's wealth to foreigners. Musharraf's fight for survival Randeep Ramesh: It looks as though the president of Pakistan's days in power are numbered - but this military dictator remains the best bet for peace in the region. Robert Fox There's new military jargon in Iraq and Afghanistan but the problems haven't really changed Iraq veterans suffer stress and alcoholism Thousands of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are facing escalating mental health problems, alcoholism and family breakdown Brian Whitaker They still use the name Labour, but now only sneer at the working class Britain's Armed Forces Are Beset by Red Tape and Big Willy Syndrome By: Max Hastings | The Guardian All's war in love and fair trade Tim Watkin Brown is leading the way in counter-terrorist thinking Resolved to act Darfur: The British and French injection of energy into a fresh resolution showed, for once, that the international community could do more than watch slaughter take place before its eyes. |
H7 What explains the apparent paradox of America’s battered global image on one hand — and booming U.S. global earnings on the other? The Economist America in the Middle East Arming its friends and talking peace Iraq A winning goal, then back to war Conserving Damascus A road that is not straight Expect Oil to Hit $100 a Barrel and Beyond By: Gwynne Dyer | The Japan Times McClatchy Bush administration pursues Mideast peace, but time is running out A review of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy by Matthew R. Simmons. From The American Interest, Francis Fukuyama on The Kings and I. Islam: A Religion with Violence at Its Heart - Ayaan Hirsi Ali, On Faith From Open Democracy, responsibility and neo-liberalism: The triumph of neo-liberal globalisation is also the imposition of a new mode of governance of institutions and individuals, to which the idea of responsibility is central. Grahame Thompson examines this achievement and assesses what can be done to address it. a review of How Countries Compete: Strategy, Structure and Government in the Global Economy by Richard H.K. Vietor The two most powerful jobs in global economics - - leadership of the IMF and the presidency of the World Bank - - are still old-fashioned stitch-ups. An epidemic of white jeeps: Aid is well-intentioned and the recipient countries are truly needy, a curmudgeonly and heretical thought occurs: is this overkill? From YaleGlobal, an essay on Interrupting a History of Tolerance (and part 2 and part 3). Don't Worry, Be Happy: Things are not going as badly in the world as most people think. From Radar, an article on the the Most Powerful People You've Never Heard Of. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor 'Mistrust' among factions misjudged US Demanding Iran Restrain Shi'ite Groups Syrian Muslim: Why I Admire Israel - Farid Ghadry (Reform Party of Syria) Terrorism Thrives with Saudi Support - Stephen Schwartz (Weekly Standard) Iranian "Brain Drain" - Amir Taheri (New York Post) BBC Extended mission Envoys lured to Baghdad with promise of prime spots The State Department is offering some diplomats coveted postings in places like London, Paris and Prague if they first agree to serve a year in Iraq. Daily Star The conversion of Bernard Kouchner By David Rieff For youths in the Middle East, less optimism to go around | H9 Ha’aretz – PlayStation Palestine Aluf Benn: Israel basing peace plans on imaginary reality The Israeli partner is also weak, and in the absence of a leadership that can force its policy on the operative level, the peace process will continue to be conducted like a virtual exercise in diplomatic conferences and dinners. Hurrah! The Saudis are coming! 3 billion dollars aid to Israel? That's not much Guest: The thinly veiled anti-Semitism of American elite circles Hamas and Islamic Jihad Clash in Gaza Between Tehran and Jerusalem The liberal circles in the Arab countries understand very well that radical elements must not be allowed to dictate the agenda and the values of Arab society. It appears that these circles are expecting recognition and help from the Western countries and Israel, since only a joint struggle will enable the creation of conditions for dialogue, reconciliation and stability in the Middle East. Syria Plans War of Attrition in the Golan Heights – BBC Push for peace Yedioth Ahronoth Dealing with Hamas Efforts to contain Hamas successful so far, but what's the next step, Ephraim Halevy asks Golan: Syria plans war of attrition Bechor Assad got the message DEBKAfile Exclusive: Olmert approves American plan for big new Palestinian town on West Bank Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine BBC US in $80m Palestinian aid deal Rice signs a deal granting the Palestinians $80m to reform their security services. Time A Sort of Peace in Gaza ( Hamas controls the streets, but Israel's stranglehold remains as tight as ever Washington Times Preserving Israel (By Bennett Zimmerman, Michael L. Wise and Roberta Seid) Appeasement or 'Grand Strategy' (Diana West) Israel Land Bill Racist? ISA New England Methodists Weigh Divestment from Israel – To Tony Blair, institution builder From Zeek, if not now, when? And if now, why? A review of Jews and American Popular Culture. |
H10 Christian Science Monitor Shifting politics bring Arabs and Israelis closer The possibility that Israel and Saudi Arabia may sit at the negotiating table together distinguishes this new chapter in peacemaking efforts from the failures of the past. Meeting Rice, Palestinian president agrees to discuss 'declaration of principles' with Israel But despite the concession, it's unclear how much a US-promoted international conference this fall can accomplish. In Iraq, death tolls often in dispute Disparities between official and eyewitness tallies lead some Iraqis to charge the government with downplaying attacks Bridge collapse spotlights America's deferred maintenance About one-quarter of America’s 577,000 bridges were rated deficient in 2004. ASIA Time The New China Syndrome What the Japanese Election Really Means By: Tom Plate | The Japan Times Mass Murderers on Notice By: Sonni Efron | Los Angeles Times The Economist Japan Keeping his head just above water ASEAN Past it at 40? China's New Dam Passes First Test The engineers who run the Three Gorges Dam, world's largest flood-control and hydroelectric barrier, say 606-foot-high structure held up well when waters peaked. Asia a casualty of the Iraq war | H11 IHT Bush and Napoleon A new history lesson in Israel Globalization and the narcotics trade Free trade is not a zero-sum game Notes about competition EUROPE European press review The Economist Energy in Germany Nuclear fallout Terrorism in Spain A winning streak for Zapatero Charlemagne Smoke gets in their eyes Washington Times Kosovo as part of Russia's design (Janusz Bugajski) Kosovo 'Political Limbo' Must Be Resolved Soon, NATO Chief Says By: Ed Johnson | Bloomberg News The End of Tolerance in Amsterdam Central and Eastern Europe: Caught between the EU, US and Russia | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan EDM KREMLIN SABER RATTLING INCREASES AHEAD OF SCO SUMMIT Independent Russia claims North Pole Putin asserts his nation's ownership of 460,000 square miles of Arctic territory - and its huge reserves of oil and gas - after exploration feat of 'unimaginable difficulty' American Missiles Smash Through Treaty With Russia By: Konstantin Lantratov, Alexander Reutov, and Gennady Sysoev | Kommersant Russians Seeking Justice in European Court By: Uwe Klussman | Der Spiegel Gazprom hope for Belarus gas deal Russia's Gazprom says it hopes to keep full gas supplies to Belarus, as a deadline nears for a deal to be made. Pole position |
H13 The Times Leaving now is not the way out of Iraq Colonel HR McMaster insists that stability is possible - eventually Brown and Bush look to UN for an exit strategy Help is being sought to plug political holes in Iraq which, critics claim, were opened when Britain and the US invaded Israel to discuss creation of Palestinian state Russia launches mineral war at Pole Estimates suggest area claimed by Russia contains billions of tonnes of oil and gas reserves as well as other minerals Leader Arctic Role The world must reject Russia’s underwater land grab Shia cleric bans ‘honour’ killings Lebanon’s most senior Shia Muslim cleric has issued a fatwa banning 'honour' killings, calling the custom 'a repulsive act' Wall Street Journal 'Get Smart' in Washington Spectators to Genocide | H14 Financial Times Europe warns US on Iran sanctions European governments are warning Congress that US legislation aimed at Iran could hit European energy groups, undermine transatlantic unity on Tehran’s nuclear programme and provoke a dispute at the World Trade Organisation. Leader Making Iran pay the nuclear price The world needs to be much more serious about sanctions – all the more so because the measures imposed to date have yet to impel Iran to change course. Abbas and Israel nudged towards talks Condoleezza Rice, US secretary of state, says Israel is willing to discuss fundamentals and promises to return before a Middle East conference expected this autumn COMMENT: The general and the west: how Pakistan is being lost When General Pervez Musharraf took power eight years ago, many dared hope for an end to decades of misrule. How naive that now seems, writes David Gardner COMMENT: The case for a top-down approach The time may have come for a degree of joint management of world monetary demand without new bureaucracy, writes Samuel Brittan ANALYSIS: Welcome to the club Washington is being accused of undermining non-proliferation in its efforts to cement a partnership with India LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Terrorist plots are no more complex than international drug rings COMMENT: Cameron's tactics threaten to break up Britain If Cameron persists in playing the English card, he will play right into the hands of Scottish separatists, says Archie Brown COMMENT: Why the Democrats' Congress fell foul of the public The party has been stymied by filibustering Republicans and a lame duck president, writes Norm Ornstein COMMENT: America'ssubprime blues have historical echoes The US mortgage meltdown revives memories of the 1980s savings and loan crisis, writes Desmond Lachman LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: An instant British answer over Iran NATIONAL NEWS: IMF stands by bright forecast despite pain WORLD NEWS: Russia stakes claim to Arctic riches with flag on seabed Sarkozy’s reforms too tame for some The French parliament has frenetically adopted four big packages of legislation, but the new president is still being criticised by supporters for not reforming as boldly as he promised Pakistan warns US of Asia arms race Pakistan warned that the groundbreaking civil nuclear co-operation agreement between the US and India risked triggering an arms race in south Asia, in a statement likely to inflame already tense relations with Washington. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Brown should not have to choose either EU or US Moscow turns up heat on Sakhalin investors Belarus asks Chávez for help on gas debt Trichet signals EU rate rise next month China says ‘over 99% of exports safe’ China strongly defended the quality of its exports and said that it would work with the US to improve product safety in the wake of another substantial withdrawal of consumer goods made in China. Clinton backs ‘ambiguity’ on Taiwan policy Hillary Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, said she supported the US policy of maintaining “ambiguity” over whether Washington would defend Taiwan in a conflict with China EU hits at US plan to scan containers A US plan to have shipping scanned for security reasons would disrupt trade without diminishing the terrorist threat, says European customs commissioner László Kovács | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Iraq's two timetables Yes, the surge is showing signs of military success, but the politics component is failing Murdoch the meddler? The WSJ's reputation is the reason why people, including Rupert Murdoch, buy it -- and that's unlikely to change. Saudis confront U.S. on criticism over Iraq Maliki's party asks Sunnis to return to Iraqi Cabinet |
H16 American Politics Poll: Clinton, Giuliani Lead Pew Poll Three Top Democrats Share Lead In Iowa Poll Clinton, Obama, Edwards Are Tied The three stooges Salon By Sidney Blumenthal The Bush administration's code of silence Sidney Blumenthal Silence in the face of congressional investigations is the only thing holding the Bush administration together James Ridgeway Aug 02 07, 09:00pm: Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden may not become president, but they could get something else out of running. An Hour with Rudy Giuliani - Charlie Rose Show
realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Obama talks tough on terror From Commentary, Terry Teachout on Our Creed and Our Character. Creation Myth: A review of The Fourth of July and the Founding of America by Peter de Bolla. A review of Americanism: The Fourth Great Western Religion by David Gelernter. What does it mean for something to be "un-American"? The real questions are what do we want to be as Americans, and what do we want our country to represent? | H17 Daily TelegraphMove to boost role of UN in Iraq Britain and America circulated a draft proposal for the United Nations to play a dramatically wider role in Iraq. So Brown thinks UN can fix Darfur Before the Brownites get carried away, they would do well to consider whether this week's Darfur resolution will achieve tangible results on the ground, writes Con Coughlin. Explorers used to go to the Pole for reasons of endeavour: now it is about economics. Pakistan urges UK to talk to Taliban, then get out Sources within the Pakistan government have urged Britain and America to prepare an exit strategy from Afghanistan. | H18 Independent The West shivers at echoes of Cold War division Professor Peter Wadhams: A shrewd political move for a planet of finite resources Rice: Israel ready to discuss fundamental issues with Fatah Jeremy Laurance: A healthy dose of American belligerence |
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