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| H1 Rand U.S. Policy Options for Iraq - Summary (PDF; 160 KB) Full Document (PDF; 540 KB) FT LEADER: The markets need clarity and calm Central banks should provide short-term liquidity as needed but should not be panicked into interest rate cuts IHT Don't rule out Putin's initiative Putin's initiative to link NATO and Russian warning systems could be - or could be made - an historic initiative in dealing jointly with issues that threaten all countries simultaneously. McClatchy Cheney urging military strikes on Iran By Warren P. Strobel, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef A debate has accompanied a growing drumbeat of allegations about Iranian meddling in Iraq from U.S. military officers, administration officials and administration allies outside government and in the news media. It isn't clear whether the media campaign is intended to build support for limited military action against Iran, to pressure the Iranians to curb their support for Shiite groups in Iraq or both. Slate Remembering PartitionThe parallels between India '47 and Iraq '07. Daily Star Amid the mortgage defaults, America's day of reckoning By Joseph E. Stiglitz The Economist American politics Is America turning left? Probably—but not in the way many foreigners (and some Americans) hope The Economist Russia's new assertiveness Ships, subs and missiles Independent Russian bombers play war games with US Stratfor Russia: A Potential Mediterranean Move New York Times Facing a Furor, Pakistan Rejects Emergency Rule Musharraf, backed away from declaring a state of emergency after a gathering storm of media, political and diplomatic pressure. Guardian Leader State of many emergencies President Pervez Musharraf's announcement that he was committed to holding free and fair elections in Pakistan was not so much meaningless as ominous. Pakistan's people want an end to the nightmare Tariq Ali: Declaring a state of emergency would only prove Pervez Musharraf's inability to break from a brutal, shabby legacy. James Ker-Lindsay Partition of Kosovo may be an obvious option, but no one wants to be the first to put it up for discussion. Tehranophobia Dilip Hiro George Bush's pronouncements on the relationship between Iran and Afghanistan lower his credibility even further. Simon Tisdall Vladimir Putin's belligerence towards the west threatens his country's strategic alliances as part of the SCO Washington Post U.S. Seeks U.N. Help With Talks on Iraq Administration turns to the United Nations to help enlist Iraq's most influential neighbors, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, in stabilizing the country. Roubini Worse than LTCM: Not Just a Liquidity Crisis; Rather a Credit Crisis and Crunch Boston Globe A ticking clock on Kosovo's status (By Chris Patten) IT TOOK SERBIA 20 years of civic unrest, a devastating war, and eight years of an international protectorate over a chunk of its territory, but Premier Vojislav Kostunica finally claims to have a plan for dealing with Kosovo. The only problem is that no one seems to know what it is. Christian Science Monitor Opinion: America, stop waving the nuclear threat at potential adversaries The US should use its nuclear arsenal for deterrence only and preserve the 'taboo' on nuclear weapons use. By Jack Mendelsohn The Economist France and Germany Disillusion across the Rhine After a bright start, some bumpiness emerges in a close bilateral relationship London Review of Books The Middle East Peace Process Scam Overhauling Intelligence By: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell | Foreign Affairs Independent British losses soar as they prepare to leave Basra city Two more British soldiers were killed in southern Iraq yesterday, raising the death toll in the UK's least successful military campaign since Suez in 1956 Forward Push for Mideast Peace Plan Gains Momentum Ahead Of Upcoming Summit Israel Signals New Willingness To Discuss Final-Status Issues The Situation in Iraq CEIP A 6-page US House testimony assessing US options in Iraq New: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Annual Report, 2006 The Times General descends into his labyrinth Pakistan desperately needs a leader who can retrieve the features that resemble a normal country Bronwen Maddox Leader Musharraf on the Brink Declaring a state of emergency would be a disaster for Pakistan Daily Telegraph 'Forget Iraq, think Afghanistan' In the six weeks since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister, the government has changed the entire focus of its campaign to defeat global terrorism, says Con Coughlin. Leader Musharraf must look for a successor Like many dictators before him, President Musharraf evidently considers himself essential to his country's stability, and that belief has until recently been fostered by the West. But several factors have conspired to dent his reputation. Global warming will surge in 2014 The first computer model of the World's climate predicts that global warming will be held in check for a few years, before coming roaring back before 2014. China's Secret Arms Dealings FT Lost in Iraq: the illusionof an American strategy US commanders’ largely evidence-free blaming of serial setbacks on Iranian forces is a bad case of denial, writes David Gardner COMMENT: How oil majors can thrive in an age of state monopolies Gazprom had no alternative to choosing a partner – except to leave the Shtokman gas in the ground, writes Pierre Noël RFE/RL Russia: Dark Horses Emerge In Presidential Transition Eurasia: U.S. Security Expert Talks About SCO Exercises, Summit Iraq's high summer, Paul Rogers Ha’aretz - Yoel Marcus: Mideast summit is Bush's last chance in war on Islamic terror Beilin: Government must reach deal with Hamas before Mideast summit Hoyer wants to hear Israeli point of view on Iraq Change on Iraq? Ask the Israelis Guest: What Jewish American voters want Der Spiegel Poverty and Riches in Booming India: Tomorrow's World Power Turns 60 | H2 Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs - The Turkish Strategic Challenge After the July Elections by Ariel Cohen Ha'aretz This is the way to build a state The Kurds are prepared to delay the declaration of the establishment of a state of their own until such time as they can enjoy economic success and show the world that they do not constitute a danger. By Zvi Bar’el WSJ The Pipeline Game Europe's search for new energy routes comes to Turkey. By KYLE WINGFIELD Enerji oyunununda Türkiye Avrupa'nın umudu olamaya...Kyle Wingfield, The Wall Street Journal Europe / Yorum FT Turkish parliament elects new speaker Turkey’s parliament elected a new speaker at the first attempt in a move that initiates the more important and potentially more divisive process of choosing the country’s new president Asia Times Turks take no delight in Iraqi visit During his visit to Turkey this week, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki assured his hosts he is working against Kurdish militias launching terrorist attacks from Iraqi territory into Turkey. The Turks remain skeptical, given that Maliki's job is hanging by a thread and the only allies he has left are the Kurds in Iraq. Sami Moubayed EDM IRAQI DIPLOMACY LIKELY TO FORESTALL TURKISH INCURSION FT Turkish regulator blocks bank sale 22 Temmuz Türkiye'yi önemli bir yol ayrımına getirdi – Turkey and democracy in the Muslim world ISN Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Iraqi Kurdish Officials Say Peshmerga Will Not Fight Turkey's Kurd Rebels Ferai Tınç Maliki, PKK ile mücadele gücüne malik mi? Böyle anlaşmadık, PKK terörist değil Iraqi Kurdistan Faces Trouble on Two Fronts Kurdish Politician Opposes Maliki’s Anti-PKK Agreement Mutabakat muhtırasına tepki gösterdi: PKK'lılar terörist değil 'Kürdistan' sözünü kullanmak Bulanık'ta serbest, Viranşehir'de suç! Osman: PKK terörist değil, Türk terörüne karşı çıkıyor Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 9 Aug 07 Party Official Censures Iraqi-Turkish Agreement to Fight PKK - Al- Jazeera Iraq Sunnis Scholars Denounce Kurdistan Parliament's Oil and Gas Law Shi'I, Kurdish Media Concerned at Bid to Form "Secular" Iraqi Front ABD: İki ülke yeni adımlar atmalı DTP grup yönetimi belirlendi, Türk grup başkanı oldu Israel appoints Turkey-born Levy as ambassador in Ankara DTP leader counters Bahçeli, rules out links to violence Iraqi implications of Turkish parliamentary elections US Must Postpone Kirkuk Refrendum Ancient Kurdish City Seeks to Become Tourist, Business Mecca AMS urges foreign companies not to conclude oil deals in Kurdistan ... Reviving a dead horse Al-Ahram Weekly In Kirkuk, US commanders and a visiting State Department official met Turkmen and Arab blocks to discuss the situation Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Ankara slams US bills on Cyprus troops Ankara, Kıbrıs'ta petrol aramak için TPAO'ya yetki verdi Rauf Denktaş İrade meselesi Türkiye Rumlarla aynı bölgede petrol arayacak Oil dig row heats up East Med waters Turkey complains to UN over Austria's neglect on PKK 'İslamileşme'ye karşı gösteri yapacaklar STELYO BERBERAKİS Casus, Yunan istihbaratının başıymış Greek Cypriot ships dodging ports ban investigated Der Spiegel Teen Sex Trial: Small Victory, but Long Wait for German in Turkish MİT, İstihbarat Uzman Yardımcısı olacak Yeşil'le Antalya'da randevu Polise göre Yeşil yaşıyor ve Antalya'da yakalanan kumarhaneci Yaşar Öz ile ilişkisi va... Berat Özipek Çete davaları umut vermiyor Anjiyo yapılan Ergün P. yeniden cezaevinde 'Atabeyler'e askerî mahkemeden 5 ay hapis Emin Çölaşan Büyük vurgun Gökçek Ankara'yı nasıl susuz bıraktı? DSİ defalarca uyardı. Susuzluğu önleyecek proje ihale bile edildi. Ancak 'Kaynak yok' diyen Gökçek, ASKİ'nin parasını yol ve kavşaklar için harcadı Belediye istese DSİ gerekeni yapardı Micro credit project opening new windows Dönerci Türk YouTube'la Şöhret Oldu Turkey's education system introduces a weighty generation - Turkish Daily News Aug 09, 2007 Pakistani lawmakers incensed at "Turkish flag" on banknote - South Asia Turkish police arrested a Ukrainian man the U.S. has accused of being a leading identity thief. 'Kadınlar camide namaz kıldırabilir' | H3 Erdoğan: Millet iradesini bir kenara koyamayız Ahmet Taşgetiren Erdoğan topu Meclis'e atmalı, çünkü... Asker ve yeni dönem M.Ali Kışlalı Başbakan'ın danışmanından ''U'' dönüşü Ruşen Çakır AKP’ilerden ‘Gül olsun’ diyen çok ‘kesin olur’ diyen yok Toptan’s election paves way for Gül presidency Şamil Tayyar İşte o kritik çarşamba Taha Kıvanç Rodos Şövalyeleri saldırıyor… Fehmi Koru Demirel'in kulakları çınlasın YASİN DOĞAN'Niyet okuyuculuk'tan bıktık… Cengiz Çandar “Sınav”, Tayyip Erdoğan’ın... Üç önemli nokta İsmet Berkan Tamer Korkmaz Malum Medya, Bu Millet'in yüzü Gül'ecek diye çıldırıyor! Toptan'ın adaylığı, Gül'ün adaylığı Etyen Mahçupyan The military wants Gül! Fikret BİLA Erdoğan gerginlik istemiyor Gruplar halkın verdiği yetki kadar konuşur Hasan CEMAL Erdoğan, Gül ve asker abiler! Taha AKYOL Kemalizmden anayasaya Ertuğrul Özkök Bu cevap beni tatmin etmedi Ahmet Hakan Gül ehline birkaç soru M Ali Birand Erdoğan, ofsayttan kurtulamadı Güneri CIVAOĞLU Merkez simgesi K. Toptan Serdar Turgut Türban dengesi mi? Türkiye zirveye oturacak ismi tartışıyor AKP'DE YENİLİKÇİ-GELENEKÇİ YARIŞI Gözler Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçiminde Köşk seçimi için süreç bugün başlıyor Why Turkey is the homeland of modern Islamophobia - II Mustafa Akyol Yusuf KANLI Turkey must talk to Bush, Iraq's real sovereign Ali H Aslan A few humble suggestions to Westerners Oray Eğin Muhalif yazarların gücü nerden geliyor? H.Çelik, Erdoğan’ın önerisini geri çevirdi 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 KORAY DÜZGÖREN Gül seçmen iradesine rağmen jest yapabilir mi? Oktay Ekşi Oy vermenin de bedeli var Derya SAZAK TBMM Başkanı Toptan AKP'nin olgunluk sınavı H. Gökhan Özgün Mustafa Ünal Toptan tamam, sıra Çankaya'da [Yorum - Doç. 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| H4 New York Times Facing a Furor, Pakistan Rejects Emergency Rule Musharraf, backed away from declaring a state of emergency after a gathering storm of media, political and diplomatic pressure. Jordan Yields Poverty and Pain for the Well-Off Fleeing Iraq The Iraqi middle class who fled to other parts of the Middle East are now finding it difficult to make ends meet. PAUL KRUGMAN Very Scary Things What’s been happening in financial markets is something that truly scares monetary economists: liquidity has dried up. Mortgage Losses Echo in Europe and on Wall St. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 387 points after the European Central Bank and the Fed took action to ease the tightening credit markets. Indexes fell more than 2 percent across Asia in early trading Friday. Memo From Dubai: U.S. Promotes Free Elections, Only to See Allies Lose Analysts See ‘Simply Incredible’ Shrinking of Floating Ice in the Arctic Shiite Pilgrims Converging on Baghdad Shrine Are Protected by Improved Security U.N. Warns of Dire Results if Main Gaza Crossings Stay Shut Editorial Harassing Germany’s Media Germany’s prosecutors should drop their attempts to intimidate their nation’s journalists. DAVID BROOKS The Straw Poll Man I suspect the Romney campaign would do even better if it let the real Mitt Romney out to play. | H5 Washington Post U.S. Seeks U.N. Help With Talks on Iraq Administration turns to the United Nations to help enlist Iraq's most influential neighbors, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, in stabilizing the country. Musharraf Backs Off Emergency Plan: Reassurances Follow Criticism at Home, Pressure From U.S. ( U.S. Troops Caught in Midst of Blood Feuds South of Baghdad, soldiers navigate more than a dozen battle zones straddling the fault lines of sect and tribe. Dow Loses 3.5 Percent, Credit Market Tightens Global markets tumble as U.S., European central banks pump more than $150 billion into financial system to keep it running smoothly. Russia Says U.S. Intercepted 2 of Its Bombers Over Pacific Editorial 'One World, One Dream' Counting down to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Bankrolling Iran The World Bank's Largess Is Undermining the U.N. and the West By Mark Kirk A Date Certain on Darfur By Michael Gerson, After four years of brutal raids, ethnic cleansing and systematic rape in Darfur, Sudan -- and nearly three years after the Bush administration declared this a genocide -- the U.N. Security Council has finally approved a credible peacekeeping force. The Baghdad Fabulist By Charles Krauthammer, For weeks, the veracity of the New Republic's Scott Thomas Beauchamp, the Army private who has been sending dispatches from the front in Iraq, has been in dispute. Just Another Vacation From Reality By Eugene Robinson You might have thought that now isn't the most opportune time for the elected leaders of both the United States and Iraq to pack up and head to the beach, ranch or villa for a nice long vacation. Silly you. Why the Democrats Caved By E. J. Dionne Jr., Shortly before noon last Saturday, about 20 House Democrats huddled in Speaker Nancy Pelosi 's office to decide what to do about a surveillance bill that had been dumped on them by the Senate before it left town Bush Rejects Gas Tax To Fund Bridge Repair, Decries Hill Spending. | H6 Guardian Musharraf resists state of emergency Pakistan president cools speculation that an authoritarian crackdown was imminent. Pakistan's people want an end to the nightmare Tariq Ali: Declaring a state of emergency would only prove Pervez Musharraf's inability to break from a brutal, shabby legacy. Leader State of many emergencies James Ker-Lindsay Partition of Kosovo may be an obvious option, but no one wants to be the first to put it up for discussion. Dilip Hiro George Bush's pronouncements on the relationship between Iran and Afghanistan lower his credibility even further. Simon Tisdall Vladimir Putin's belligerence towards the west threatens his country's strategic alliances as part of the SCO Musharraf fights back Simon Tisdall True colours David Cameron knows that the modernising path is the only route back to power, despite the oligarchs who have recently tried to bully him from it by withholding political donations. Unseen by western hysteria, Darfur edges closer to peace The tribal leaders' talks to end Sudan's crisis are being driven by internal politics, not the intervention of the west. MoD issues gag order on armed forces Exclusive: Sweeping new guidelines introduced, barring military personnel from speaking publicly about their service. UK officer calls for US special forces to quit Afghanistan hotspot Concern over US tactics as increasing civilian casualties undermine support for alliance troops. Nicolaus Mills Bush and Petraeus v FDR and Gen Marshall: lessons from the second world war tragically unlearned and ignored by today's leaders. American tactics all up in the air Matthew Yglesias A New York Times report on British commanders' protests against US air strikes in Afghanistan raises the stakes on counter-insurgency failures. Soumaya Ghannoushi |
| H7 Asia Times How to get real regime change in IranThe US has promoted regime change through military invasions, coups d'etat and other kinds of violent seizures of power. But the best hope for democratic change in Iran comes from its own people, who, despite the repression, are quite capable of eventually bringing down the regime and establishing a more just and democratic society. - Stephen Zunes Dialogue is not a dirty word The American path to jihad The Cult of Petraeus by Jeff Huber Washington Times Strategic patience For all the strategic and operational mistakes Washington has made, our tyrant and terrorist enemies' mistakes have been worse. Daily Star How the United States makes Pakistan more radical Rights and Security: A Broad View CIS A lecture on civil rights in Iran and US policy towards that country Rethinking Economic Reform in Jordan: Confronting Socioeconomic Realities CEIP Kuwait: Politics in a Participatory Regime CEIP From Monthly Review, the revolt against U.S. hegemony in Latin America in the opening years of the twenty-first century constitutes nothing less than a new historical moment Mechanistic Destruction: American Foreign Policy at Point Zero by Gabriel Kolko | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Fri: 'We Are in the Middle of It' Bush Warns Maliki Against Ties With Iran BBC Iran urges US pull-out from Iraq Iran's vice-president tells visiting Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki a US troop withdrawal will improve Iraq's security. Anbar 'Turnaround' Undercuts War Rationale Neighbors Unlikely To Help Much Iraq's government has convened several key meetings this week with neighboring states aimed at improving security. But will anything change? Paper Sums Iraqi Working Paper, Syrian Memo to Security Conference in Damascus Iran Foils Terror Plot in Restive Province (Arab News-Saudi Arabia) The Economist The Gaza Strip Staying alive Egypt A summer of discontents Iran Culture and Islamic guidance Syria Reveals Army Deaths From Militant Campaign Security tight for Iraq pilgrims Security for a price in Baghdad As lucrative contracts are issued for Baghdad residents to begin repairing the al Doura neighborhood's dilapidated infrastructure, the Americans cannot be sure that some of the money isn't going straight to the enemy. New Afghan police terrorized by Taliban New strategy announced to combat Afghan opium (By Brian Blackwel) Libya 'tortured' Bulgarian medics | H9 Ha’aretz - Yoel Marcus: Mideast summit is Bush's last chance in war on Islamic terror Beilin: Government must reach deal with Hamas before Mideast summit Hoyer wants to hear Israeli point of view on Iraq Change on Iraq? Ask the Israelis Guest: What Jewish American voters want Don't Relinquish the Road Map - Dov Weisglass (Ynet News) Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine 'No peace deal imminent' The Economist America, Israel and the Palestinians A modest ambition BBC UN warns on Gaza economic woe The UN says Gaza will soon become totally dependant on aid because of Israeli border crossing restrictions. Inside story WINEP Undercutting a Culture of Militancy: Designating Hamas Charities as Terrorist Organizations - Matthew Levitt Inching Toward Jerusalem ISA Israel's Embarrassing History LRB Our Second Biggest Mistake in the Middle East Alastair Crooke: The Case for Hamas |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Opinion: America, stop waving the nuclear threat at potential adversaries The US should use its nuclear arsenal for deterrence only and preserve the 'taboo' on nuclear weapons use. By Jack Mendelsohn THE MONITOR'S VIEW Rev up America's energy future Afghan business thrives on Iran's border Herat's business success has become a model of what Afghanistan can become. Rifts emerge between Musharraf and allies as rumors of emergency swirl Opposition leaders say such a move would only deepen the country's political crisis. ASIA FT LEADER: Diverging dragon Leader Mao Zedong was worried about a “serious tendency toward capitalism” among China’s rich peasants. Today’s leadership needs to worry about popular unrest among the poor IHT Japan plays it safe Asia markets fall after US losses Markets in Asia falter a day after New York and London suffer major losses amid fears of a global credit crunch. Minority report Strengthening China’s technological capability Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Paper (PDF; 649 KB) Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry (PDF; 416 KB) Source: Harvard Business School Working Papers Odds in Democracy's Favor By: Gwynne Dyer | The Japan Times | H11 IHT Don't rule out Putin's initiative Ending an African standoff The United States is expanding its military presence in the Horn of Africa in an attempt to counteract terrorist groups in the region Would-be migrants must undergo classes in what it means to be French Keeping peace abroad a tough sell in Germany The Social Democrats have put peacekeeping on the agenda of their annual conference in the autumn. The public, too, is uneasy. In a recent survey by the Forsa polling institute, more than 65 percent of respondents said they wanted all 3,400 German military personnel withdrawn from Afghanistan. Diplomats to visit Kosovo, seeking new talks But politicians and diplomats in the region say they are skeptical that an agreement can be reached. EUROPE European press review Asia Times GERMANY, THE RE-ENGINEERED ALLY The Economist France and Germany Disillusion across the Rhine After a bright start, some bumpiness emerges in a close bilateral relationship Bulgaria and the European Union EUphoria, for now Much harder work is needed to tackle organised crime and corruption Charlemagne For your eyes only Why do so many European leaders favour unintelligibility? BBC Fresh talks over Kosovo's status Envoys from the US, the EU and Russia are to begin a new effort to find a solution to Kosovo's political status. Boston Globe A ticking clock on Kosovo's status (By Chris Patten) IT TOOK SERBIA 20 years of civic unrest, a devastating war, and eight years of an international protectorate over a chunk of its territory, but Premier Vojislav Kostunica finally claims to have a plan for dealing with Kosovo. The only problem is that no one seems to know what it is. EU Envoy: Kosovo Independence Plan Still Alive This “Statistics in Focus” describes (12 pages; PDF) and analyses the expenditure and the receipts of Social Protection in different European countries | H12 RFE/RL Russia: Dark Horses Emerge In Presidential Transition Eurasia: U.S. Security Expert Talks About SCO Exercises, Summit Gap Grows Between Rich And Poor In Russia The Economist Russia's new assertiveness Ships, subs and missiles Google News Azerbaijan Russian bombers taunt US pilots Encounter over Guam is first since the Cold War. Russia boasts buzzing U.S. base in Cold War-style assertiveness (By Andrew Borowiec) Russian bombers play war games with US Riding high again Boston GlobePutin's young 'brownshirts' (By Cathy Young) A COUPLE of months ago on an Internet forum I frequent, a discussion of human rights in Eastern Europe turned to the brutal suppression last May of a demonstration in Moscow protesting the city's ban on a gay pride march. Asia Times Nations scramble EurasiaNet Further Questions Dog Georgian Missile Attack EDM RUSSIAN ADMIRAL ANNOUNCES AMBITIOUS NAVAL BUILD-UP
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| H13 The Times General descends into his labyrinth Pakistan desperately needs a leader who can retrieve the features that resemble a normal country Bronwen Maddox Leader Musharraf on the Brink Declaring a state of emergency would be a disaster for Pakistan Record crop hits anti-drug effort in Afghanistan The British-led counter-narcotics operation has been exposed as a failure as the UN is set to reveal Afghanistan's record poppy crop Ruined poppy farmers join ranks with the Taleban Monty Python approach to diplomacy It looks clever when you stiff your unpopular friends in public and reassure them you like them in private Abbas rules out talks with Hamas Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, will not hold talks with Hamas until it returned Gaza to his Fatah party Wall Street Journal U.S.-Arab Alliance Aims to Deter Terrorism, Iran - Jay Solomon Fair but Unbalanced Sovereign Wealth to the Rescue | H14 Financial Times Central Banks' aggressive moves stun markets LEADER: The markets need clarity and calm Central banks should provide short-term liquidity as needed but should not be panicked into interest rate cuts Lost in Iraq: the illusionof an American strategy US commanders’ largely evidence-free blaming of serial setbacks on Iranian forces is a bad case of denial, writes David Gardner COMMENT: How oil majors can thrive in an age of state monopolies Gazprom had no alternative to choosing a partner – except to leave the Shtokman gas in the ground, writes Pierre Noël Tension rises in Clinton nuclear dispute Hillary Clinton faced scrutiny over her attitude towards the use of nuclear weapons, amid a deepening foreign policy dispute with Barack Obama, her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination LEADER: Diverging dragon Leader Mao Zedong was worried about a “serious tendency toward capitalism” among China’s rich peasants. Today’s leadership needs to worry about popular unrest among the poor ECB injects €95bn to help markets The European Central Bank scrambled to head off a potential financial crisis by pumping an emergency €94.8bn into the region’s banking system after liquidity in the interbank market started to dry up Investment funds hit by volatility Goldman, BNP rocked by turmoil Russia and Georgia lock horns over missile Russia and Georgia are locked in a war of words with both sides blaming the other for an incident early this week when a military aircraft trespassed on Georgian airspace and dropped a missile near the border of the breakaway region of South Ossetia COMMENT: Markets abhor the vacuum left by derivatives Investors have almost no way to know how much exposure an institution has to subprime markets, writes Frank Partnoy Carriers forced on to the back foot by their cable rivals believe internet protocol television offers them the chance to fight back | H15 Los Angeles Times The US president says that if the Iraqi leader doesn't agree Tehran is a danger, he will have a 'heart to heart' talk with him. Editorial Use the Olympics to pressure China Beijing couldn't care less about human rights, but it does care about its image. The world should speak up Bipartisanship is good for both sides By Anne-Marie Slaughter Blowback: A Princeton University dean critiques a recent Times Op-Ed on centrist Democrats. By Jeremy Rifkin Global warming enabled Russia's Arctic land grab, and now it could get worse Global markets tumble as Dow loses 387 points Central banks work to calm investors after a French bank freezes funds that invested in sub-prime mortgages Bush opposes gas tax increase for bridge repairs without careful priorities Immigration crackdown to beginGroups denounce the White House plan to raise fines, require a verification system and add thousands of border agents. |
| H16 American Politics The Economist The American right Under the weather America's creaking infrastructure A bridge too far gone Energy policy A flurry of good intentions Lexington Partners and power realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp CSM Opinion: Election questions for everyone Presidential candidates are constantly grilled, but are we, the electorate, as well versed about the key issues? Rupert Cornwell: Why America is warming to Hillary Clinton American dream falters Second generation immigrants' financial progress slows. How to pay for US road and bridge repair? Some lawmakers put a hike in the gas tax on the table, but Bush dismissed the idea on Thursday. Competence over ideology The transcript of the Republican presidential debate shows that ideology once again seemed to take precedence over something the voters might consider of greater importance in next year's election. More Than 300 Counties Now “Majority-Minority” | H17 Daily Telegraph 'Forget Iraq, think Afghanistan' In the six weeks since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister, the government has changed the entire focus of its campaign to defeat global terrorism, says Con Coughlin. Leader Musharraf must look for a successor Like many dictators before him, President Musharraf evidently considers himself essential to his country's stability, and that belief has until recently been fostered by the West. But several factors have conspired to dent his reputation. Global warming will surge in 2014 The first computer model of the World's climate predicts that global warming will be held in check for a few years, before coming roaring back before 2014. | H18 Independent British losses soar as they prepare to leave Basra city Two more British soldiers were killed in southern Iraq yesterday, raising the death toll in the UK's least successful military campaign since Suez in 1956 Musharraf's woes spark fears of state of emergency The government of General Pervez Musharraf last night backed away from imposing a state of emergency amid a dramatic flurry of reports and speculation that highlighted the mounting political crisis facing Pakistan's leader Hamas and Fatah power deal 'key to Mid-East peace' ECB injects €98bn but markets are gripped by panic A President in denial, a nation denied hope Thabo Mbeki's stance on Aids has left South Africa with the world's worst HIV epidemic. Yesterday, he silenced the woman fighting to end the suffering of millions |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Overhauling Intelligence By: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell | Foreign Affairs From National Journal, if Guantanamo Bay closed today, what would we do with the suspected terrorists we capture tomorrow? US Counternarcotics Strategy for Afghanistan The Road to Rightville: The essays in the anthology Why I Turned Right offer a tantalizing clue as to how conservative pundit-intellectuals manage to connect so unfailingly with a mass audience. Commentary: Congress escapes leaving NSA to eavesdrop freely Narco-Insurrection By: Ralph Peters | New York Post | H20 Slate Remembering PartitionThe parallels between India '47 and Iraq '07. David Greenberg discusses what George W. Bush's legacy will be. As British taxes target gas guzzlers, sales of greener cars double. Driving a big car in London could set you back $10,000. Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States Gold, Silver, and Brazen By: Paul Sonne | Foreign Policy The Puzzle of Policy Diffusion: The first chapter from Bounded Rationality and Policy Diffusion by Kurt Weyland. Pt 1 - History Textbooks and the Profession: Comparing National Controversies in a Globalizing Age | H21 Warming 'to rise after 2009' British scientists produce detailed forecast of global warming's impact on weather around the world. COMMENT: What have cities ever done for us? Nearly half murder victims are black... Downloading Wisdom from Online Crowds Source: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (via SSRN) See also: Predictions and Perceptions: Downloading Wisdom from Online Crowds (Knowledge@Wharton) The Economist Globalisation and health The maladies of affluence Neuroscience Blossoming brains Exactly how mental maturity develops—and the anatomy responsible for its emergence—is being revealed Wake up! The bees are on their knees Bees are dying in vast numbers: they are trying to tell us something and we had better listen Discuss race honestly? We’ ll stick to our prejudices What really bedevils any debate about race, culture and crime is that many participants are happy to stay in their trenches The Big Question: Are rap artists responsible for the explosion of gang culture? Black boys 'need role models to not rap' Black youngsters need a new generation of role models, drawn from the legal profession, business and education, to counter under-achievement and involvement in crime. Poll: U.S. public sees news media as inaccurate Laptop Lockup: FTC Offers Tips for Laptop Security |
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