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H1 McClatchy Iraq pullout could create chaos U.S. troops could withdraw from Iraq within months, but if Iraq's government remains politically deadlocked, it probably would collapse and the nation would descend into chaos, a war game organized by the U.S. Army concluded earlier this month Middle East already planning for Bush's departure Sunday Telegraph US to plug hole left by British forces America plans to pour thousands of troops into Iraq. NYT Iraqi Premier to Hold Talks in Search for Compromise Editorial Wrong Way Out of Iraq If anyone outside the White House truly believes that the U.S. can stay in Iraq in reduced numbers, while ignoring the civil war and expecting Iraqi forces to impose order, the British experience demonstrates otherwise. Editorial Irresponsible Threats It is stupefying that some Chinese officials have been talking of using China’s enormous cache of American Treasury bonds as an economic weapon. BBC Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit Prime Minister Nouri Maliki calls Iraq's main political factions together to try to break the political paralysis. BBC Kosovo partition 'on the table' An EU envoy says the division of Kosovo could be acceptable if it breaks the deadlock over the province's future. Washington Post Waiting for Petraeus By Jim Hoagland Washington waits in mixed dread and hope for an Army general to say whether to continue the war in Iraq. What Would Gates Think? By William S. Cohen A former Defense Secretary speculates on what is going inside the head of his successor. Musharraf's State of Emergency By Ahmed Rashid The general needs to shed his uniform, hold elections and declare that he is not a candidate for president. Meet the New Face of Terror The New Face of Terror May Be Female By Peter Bergen and Paul Cruickshank We need to come to terms with the fact that female participation in jihadist groups is growing. New York Times Democrats Say Leaving Iraq May Take Years Even as they call for an end to the war, Democratic presidential candidates are setting out positions that could leave the U.S. engaged in Iraq for years. How a ‘Good War’ in Afghanistan Went Bad At key moments in the fight for Afghanistan, the Bush administration diverted scarce resources to Iraq. Jerusalem Post IDF assessment: Syria thinks Olmert wants to launch war MI: Syria nearly finished deploying rockets which can hit Tel Aviv, IDF installations; IDF officials: Thwarting such an attack problematic. Ha’aretz – Jerusalem source: Syria worried by Iran's bear hug DEBKA-Net-Weekly: Iran plots with Syrian military to overthrow Bashar Assad American Conservative How to Win in Iraq by William S. Lind A stable Iraqi state would constitute a strategic victory—and the only one still possible. New Republic Should The U.S. Attack Al Qaeda in Pakistan? How to turn up the heat without destabilizing Musharraf's regime.
Financial Times COMMENT: Nuclear weapons in the age of al-Qaeda Central banks seek to unblock markets Central banks are expected to continue intervening in the money markets in an effort to unblock the financial system after last week’s turmoil China affirms dollar’s global reserve status Beijing sought to repair fallout from reports it could use its $1,330bn foreign exchange holdings to put pressure on Washington and the dollar COMMENT: A little bit of style is no sin, Mr Brown Coherent policies make it easier to win an argument with the European Union, but they may not be enough, writes Charles Grant Europe, US try to maintain united on Kosovo The US and Europe are struggling to maintain a united front over the future of Kosovo after Russia blocked attempts at the United Nations to move the province towards independence from Serbia The Observer Fatigue cripples US army in Iraq Exhaustion and combat stress are besieging US troops in Iraq as they battle with a new type of warfare. Some even rely on Red Bull to get through the day. As desertions and absences increase, the military is struggling to cope with the crisis. Los Angeles Times Insurgents establish new footholds in Pakistan Musharraf's campaign against the country's militants may affect the war in Afghanistan and U.S. relations. Editorial Fencing with Tehran A U.S. military strike would be disastrous. But far more must be done to contain a cocky Iran By Yasmin Khan Carving up volatile regions with arbitrary borders has often ended in a blood bath. Wars within wars in Iraq By Richard Engel Forget Washington's simplistic view. The conflict is really a mosaic of different groups fighting for a variety of goals. Sectarian 'cleansing' in Baghdad U.S. and Iraqi military officials say such violence has eased, but the killings continue in two battered neighborhoods Secularism confronts Islam by Olivier Roy Sunday Times Army warns on Basra deaths US Officials Worry About Possible 'Tet Offensive' in Iraq Salon The Truth Behind the Pollack-O'Hanlon Trip to Iraq by Glenn Greenwald Washington Post The Pain, and Gain, of the Subprime Meltdown By Sebastian Mallaby, The meltdown in financial markets may seem scary or mysterious, but it's part of a time-honored story. Maliki Aims To Reconcile With Cabinet Iraqi Premier Plans Summit This Week to Address Crisis Taking Exception Not the Way to Intervene By Paul J. Saunders Ivo Daalder and Robert Kagan are frustrated that the United States has not been able to count on the U.N. Security Council to provide legitimacy for American military action, and they want the world's democracies to decide when intervention is appropriate Asia TimesUS diplomacy with Iran is working By any impartial analysis, the US-Iran meetings in Baghdad are bearing fruit in terms of enhanced cooperation on the nuclear issue and Iraqi security. But that's probably the last thing leftover neo-cons want to hear, since it undercuts their rationales for war. The fact that diplomacy is working, slowly but surely, requires the two things the White House apparently lacks: time and patience. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Guardian Military families live in dread, while the rest of America is busy shopping Gary Younge: With the army stretched by Iraq to the brink of restoring the draft, US politicians rely on the distraction of a tax cut. Time to talk to Hamas Mike Gapes: By engaging with the rulers of Gaza, Tony Blair could achieve an impact akin to Nixon's in China. Independent on Sunday Dilip Hiro: Are Midnight's Children heading for partition again? At 60, India prospers while Pakistan bleeds, and the Taliban is rubbing salt into the wounds Newsweek Iraq: Can American Military Stop Deadly IEDs? OECD Composite Leading Indicators signal continued positive outlook for major global economies (PDF; 62 KB) Newsweek Zakaria: Duke CEO on Dirty Coal and Climate Change | H2 Bryza: Tartışmalı aday gerginliğe neden olur Ha’aretz U.S. and the Kurds / Washington has forgotten them by Zvi Bar’el Kurds build an island of calm in Iraq's inferno Moat around northern Iraqi town of Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, protects region from suicide attacks AKP'nin demokrasi anlayışı çelişkili VAHİD ABDULMECİD Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring [Yorum - Sadık Yalsızuçanlar] Kürtlerin ateşle imtihanı Semih İDİZ Irak sorunu sadece PKK değil İlnur Çevik Will Maliki be able to deliver on the PKK? PKK's Iranian arm not on US terror list, but monitored for potential entry Tezkere alan askerlere hain tuzak Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 12 August 07 Iraqi Kurdish Web Monitoring Report 28 Jul to 11 Aug 07 Turkey's Kurdish Rebels Urge Iraqi PM Not to Participate in "Military Plan" Kurdish Party Slams Iraqi Premier's Visit to Turkey - Kurdish TV Guardian Holidays in Iraq, no armoured car required Kürt yönetimi: "Türkiye sorunun bir parçası" Barzani'nin sözcüsü: PKK'yı terörist olarak görmüyoruz 'Meclis'te Kürtçe yasağı kalksın' NATO görevlisi Türk'ten PKK'ya destek PKK sets off roadside bomb in Siirt, 13 wounded Irak Meclis Başkanı: "Maliki sözünü tutamaz" DTP’li Kışanak’tan AKP’ye suçlama Turkey: Pro-Kurdish Party Discusses Election Results 'MHP ile tokalaşmak ilkesizliktir' 'Kürt sorunu Ankara'nın sorunudur' Turkey Agrees to Put Off Incursion as Iraq Agrees to Subdue PKK in Phases Barzani'nin temsilcisi: PKK terör örgütü değil Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 11 August 2007 Iran, Turkey cement commerce, energy ties Rizgari Böyle dostlar olunca!.. Ya da böyle Kürtler olunca!.. Ankara, Barzani'ye ve öncelikle de Amerikalılara kin duyuyor DTP'lilerle el sıkışan Bahçeli'yi övdü: Olgun ve sabırlı DTP özeleştirisine yanıt: Nadir görülen bir erdem Mustafa Mutlu DTP’den takdir edilecek tavır! DTP ve MHP’nin olduğu Meclis ülke için şans Korkmuyor, adalete güvenmek istiyorum Iraklı Kürtlerden PKK'ya tam destek Beril Dedeoğlu The northern Iraqi problem MIDEAST UNDERNEWS: THE TURKISH FACTOR IN IRAQ OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Ferai Tınç BM ile Irak’ta siyasi çözüm Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber The July elections and negotiation with the EUby ALİ YURTTAGÜL* ABD Kongresi'ndeki tasarılar için bastırıyorlar Rum Yönetimi, petrol arama krizinde de veto tehdidini kullandı Yüksel Söylemez Blacksea basin an area of competition or cooperation? Leaders of Cypriots prepare to meet Rumların petrol ihalesinde başvuru bilmecesi 'Veto' tehdidi savuran Rumlara Ankara'dan cevap Ata Atun Federation wars in Greek Cyprus Armenia for the resumption of talks on Karabakh: Turkey versus principle of ‘double jeopardy’ in Ülke case [NEWS ANALYSIS]How to continue German integration after the Turkish boycott Kıbrıs Rum Başpiskoposu Türkiye'yi kınadı İslam ülkelerinin Kıbrıs Türklerine desteği büyüyor ‘İslam karşıtları radikalleşiyor’ OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU FT WEEKEND MAGAZINE - FICTION: The shipping blues Panos Karnezis' first novel, The Maze, told the story of the retreat across Anatolia of a bedraggled Greek army at the end of the war against Turkey in 1922. Early in Karnezis' new book, The Birthday Party, we see the same sorry expeditionary force in ignominious flight from the Anatolian port of Izmir. People’s verdict: Ankara drought manmade Melih Gökçek ve Ankara'nın su sıkıntısı Hasan Celal Güzel Turkey rapidly heads toward desertification Tufan Türenç Atatürk’ün başkentinde Gökçek felaketi... Yılmaz Özdil Bidon kafa... 'Gökçek afeti' diplomasiyi vurdu Başkentte günün sorusu: Teyemmüm şartı oluştu mu? İki orgeneral, Erdağı kararına şerh koymuş 'Hava Kuvvetleri generallerinden YAŞ kararlarına istifalı protesto' iddiası İki generalden protesto istifası İsteyince oluyormuş Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Sosyal Bilimler Lisesi mezunu, yurtdışında istediği üniversiteye başvurabilecek, bu okullarda burslu okuma şansına sahip olacak Statistics: İstanbul’s population 11.8 million 'Mafyayım' diye tehdit eden, 5 yıl hapis yatacak Sonr Yalçın Ünlülerle yapılan özel anketler Şehirlerin yok olduğu çağda su aramak G. GÜRKAN ÖZTAN Get fell in for a history lesson Türk korsanlar BM sitesini ’hack’ledi Dünyanın ilk 500'ünde beş Türk üniversitesi OKUR TEMSİLCİSİ Karadeniz öyküsü Diyanet: Din dersleri kalsın, içerik değişsin German bank lends a hand to solve Turkey's water problems - Turkish Daily News Aug 13, 2007 Global ekonominin ikinci fay hattı da kırılmak üzere Hasan Ersel Küresel ekonominin değişkenlerine göre yeni bir enflasyon hesabı şart ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Dalgada güvence döviz hesapları Ercan Kumcu Para denen şey neyin nesidir Eser Karakaş Cumhurbaşkanlığı, kurlar ve vade meselesi Salih Neftçi Geçmiş yazıları kaçırmış olanlara bir özet... Erdal Sağlam Bor türevleriyle büyük pazarlar kazanılıyor 'Kriz büyürse Türkiye'yi koruyamayız' Sudan sonra yeni sorun elektrik Deniz Gökçe Kim basıyor mangırları? Yiğit Bulut Dua edin; dünya piyasaları çökmesin Şimşek: Temeller sağlam, dalgalanma az etkiler ABD tutsat (mortgage) piyasası Deniz Gökçe İbrahim Öztürk Türkiye'de neden kriz çıkmayacak? Yiğit Bulut Başbakan’a açık mektup Yaman TÖRÜNER Yeni kapitalistler Güngör URAS Vahap Munyar BDDK, başka ülkelerdeki bankaların yönetim kurulu üyelerini soruşturabilir mi OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU | H3 Köşk seçiminde kader haftası... Erdoğan taktik geliştiriyor Ankara'daki son Köşk senaryosu Hilmi Özkök: Eşi türbanlı birinin Çankaya’ya çıkması yanlış olur Gül’s presidency will fade Turkey’s apartheid, not secularity Türkiye kuraklıkla savaşı öğrenmeli Kişi başına düşen yıllık su miktarı, azalan yağışla birlikte 1000 metreküpün altına düşecek. Hiçbir devlet görevi, kuraklıkla mücadeleden önemli değil Uzlaşırsa askeri müdahalenin önünü açarlar 'İkinci Cumhuriyet' kavramının fikir babası Prof. Mehmet Altan: "Kemalistler egemen pozisyonlarını ve kuralsızlıklarını sürdürmek istiyorlar. Hukuka bağlı yaşamak istemiyorlar." NEŞE DÜZEL METEHAN DEMİR Yanıt bekleyen 7 soru Şamil Tayyar Gül’e üç seçenek Fehmi Koru Tamtam sesleri Taha AKYOL Türkiye elden gidiyor! Bir tek asker anladı, kuraklığın milli güvenlik sorunu olduğunu! Mehmet Yılmaz Galiba halka sormak en iyisi olacak Erdoğan, 'Gül' demezse ne olur? Fikret BİLA Baykal: Tavşan adaya gerek yok Hasan CEMAL Korku duvarı yıkılsın! AK Party adopts Spanish model for Turkey’s civilian constitution Ahmet Taşgetiren Seçimler, Din, AK Parti, CHP AK Parti, alternatif adayları tartışıyor Ertuğrul Özkök İntikamcı ev ödevleri Ekrem Dumanlı Acaba 22 Temmuz hiç mi yaşanmadı? Ali Bulaç Cumhurbaşkanlığı ve başörtüsü Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Gül ile dünyada yeni ufuklara Emre Uslu Abdullah Gul and the TSK Tezkere alan askerlere mayınlı tuzak: 3'ü ağır 12 mehmetçik yaralandı [Korkut Özal] Abdullah Gül, Sezer'den daha tarafsız bir cumhurbaşkanı olur İslamcı siyasetin kırkıncı yılı AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Ferai Tınç Bize nasıl bir cumhurbaşkanı lazım Başörtüsüyle 'uzlaşmak' gerekiyor ÖMER TAŞPINAR Ömer Taşpınar The roots of Turkey’s frustration with west İsmail Küçükkaya Çözüm “çoklu aday formülünün” içinde Semih İDİZ Irak sorunu sadece PKK değil Üç bakandan Gül'ün adaylığına destek Gözler Salı günü yapılacak AKP Grup toplantısında Yavuz Baydar The political rationale speaks exclusively for Gül Sami Selçuk Atatürkçülüğe yaklaşım yöntemi AK Parti'de Çankaya için geri sayım başladı Gülay Göktürk Gül harcanıyor mu? [NEWS ANALYSIS] Tayyip beyin aklındaki tilkiler Kimler aday olacak? Erdoğan, 'Köşk için birden çok aday olabilir' dedi, kulisler hareketlendi Serdar Akinan Erdoğan Gül’ü sat(a)mazdı... Satmadı. Serdar Turgut Sabetay-Tur sunar Çankaya için gözler AK Parti'de Şükrü Küçükşahin Rakip değil yedek aday Mümtazer Türköne Çankaya'nın işaretleri, simgeleri, sembolleri Nabi Yağcı Gül değil yeni anayasa tartışılıyor Mehmet Tezkan Erdoğan’ın oyun planı Köşk için üç aday göstermek mi? Uzlaşma adayına bir bakın 'Kriz büyürse Türkiye'yi koruyamayız' Yeni vekillerde türbanlı eş azaldı Turkey heading toward electricity crisis at full speed 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 Suyu iktisatlı kullanalım Fehmi Koru Tamtam sesleri Serdar Turgut Oyun fazla uzadı artık 'Cumhurbaşkanı adaylarına ipotek konulan bir rejimin adı demokrasi olamaz' Ankara'daki asıl kriz Haluk Şahin Ertuğrul Özkök'ün 8 Ağustos tarihli tarihi yazısı... H. Gökhan Özgün Şahin Alpay President should be elected with broad consensus İhsan Dağı A constitution without Kemalism Ahmet Hakan Eşber Abi’ye bin selam İki ’Mata Hari’ tesettür otelinde Emin Çölaşan 2-1 kim kazanacak! Yılmaz Özdil Çevreye vereceğimiz rahatsızlık nedeniyle şimdiden özür dileriz Connotations of the center and Turkey’s regimeby PROF. MUSTAFA ERDOĞAN* [Yorum - Atilla Yayla] AK Parti'nin demokrasi sınavı Election lessons for the AK Party and the CHPby PROF. ATİLLA YAYLA* Engin Ardıç Özdemir İnce Halil İnalcık, ’Atatürk ve Demokratik Türkiye’ Engin Ardıç Makarna şoku atlattı Mustafa Ünal Başkentte neler oluyor? Conciliation or imposition?by Dr. ADNAN KÜÇÜK* AliBulaç Gül'ün adaylığı ve yanlış hesap Mehmet BarlasSorumsuz ve etkisiz bir cumuhurbaşkanı bulmak için mi uzlaşma aranıyor? Mehmet Tezkan Türbana başörtüsü diyen demokrat mı oluyor? MUHARREM SARIKAYA Çankaya için yeni formül... ERDAL ŞAFAK DSK'nın dünya turu THY sınavı KORAY DÜZGÖREN Askeri vesayet sadece Ankara'da değil EMRE AKÖZ Abdullah Gül'ün sigortası Hakan Aygün Çok aday arasından Gül seçilecek! [CAFE CAPITAL]SMS mails’ impact on Toptan’s nomination NAZLI ILICAK Nifak çabaları Aynı hikâye, farklı sonuç MAHMUT ÖVÜR Demokrat Parti üzerine 'ince' hesaplar! Islamophobia in Turkey: A kind of self-hatred? Bakan Şahin: Ay sonuna kadar cumhurbaşkanımızı seçeceğiz Ardan Zentürk Gül’ün adaylığı: MHP tam kadro mecliste olacak... Eser Karakaş Cumhurbaşkan- Mahir Kaynak İlham Milliyet, Erdoğan'ın metin yazarı mı oldu? Nevval Sevindi DP Genel Başkanlığı'na aday Erdoğan’ın yeni yardımcısı Tanrıverdi ANAP ve DYP'nin kilit isimleri Meclis yönetiminde buluştu [Röportaj - Ali Çimen] Türkiye artık şaha kalkabilir İHSAN Yilmaz Turkish media’s transparency and accountability Doğu Ergil The way ahead: a civilian constitution Andrew Finkel A disaster waiting to happen Çankaya adaylarına ipotek konulması, demokrasiye aykırı |
H4 New York Times Democrats Say Leaving Iraq May Take Years Even as they call for an end to the war, Democratic presidential candidates are setting out positions that could leave the U.S. engaged in Iraq for years. How a ‘Good War’ in Afghanistan Went Bad At key moments in the fight for Afghanistan, the Bush administration diverted scarce resources to Iraq. Iraqi Premier to Hold Talks in Search for Compromise Editorial Wrong Way Out of Iraq If anyone outside the White House truly believes that the U.S. can stay in Iraq in reduced numbers, while ignoring the civil war and expecting Iraqi forces to impose order, the British experience demonstrates otherwise. Editorial Irresponsible Threats It is stupefying that some Chinese officials have been talking of using China’s enormous cache of American Treasury bonds as an economic weapon. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Delaying the Inevitable As we struggle to extricate ourselves from Iraq, it’s useful to look at how the Soviet Union handled a similar position in the 1980s. Then we should do the opposite. PAUL KRUGMAN It’s All About Them Will we elect another narcissist in chief? Road Bomb in Iraq Kills 5, Including a Governor Beijing ’08: Let the Politics Begin By JIM YARDLEY Look for protests and China-bashing to be medal sports next summer. Editorial The Great Arctic Oil Rush To the extent that ownership of potentially huge deposits of natural resources can be determined, it will not be decided by planting flags in the seabed. FRANK RICH Shuffling Off to Crawford, 2007 Edition The White House’s public relations strategies for the war in Iraq are again gathering steam to America’s peril. An Atrocity That Needs No Exaggeration By SAM DEALEY No matter how noble their intentions, there’s no need for advocacy groups to kill more Darfuris than the conflict itself already has. In China, a High-Tech Plan to Track People Security experts describe China’s plans as the world’s largest effort to meld the latest computer technology with police work. Editorial World’s Best Medical Care? The disturbing truth is that America lags well behind other advanced nations in delivering timely and effective health care for its people. Hamas and Fatah Disagree on Whether They’re Talking Iranian Official Says Inquiry Into U.S. Scholars Has Ended In Talks on Kosovo, Partition Becomes an Option Afghan Rebels Find Aid in Pakistan, Musharraf Admits U.S. Market Seen for Iraqi-Made Clothes | H5 Washington Post Waiting for Petraeus By Jim Hoagland Washington waits in mixed dread and hope for an Army general to say whether to continue the war in Iraq. What Would Gates Think? By William S. Cohen A former Defense Secretary speculates on what is going inside the head of his successor. Musharraf's State of Emergency By Ahmed Rashid The general needs to shed his uniform, hold elections and declare that he is not a candidate for president. The Pain, and Gain, of the Subprime Meltdown By Sebastian Mallaby, The meltdown in financial markets may seem scary or mysterious, but it's part of a time-honored story. Maliki Aims To Reconcile With Cabinet Iraqi Premier Plans Summit This Week to Address Crisis Taking Exception Not the Way to Intervene By Paul J. Saunders Ivo Daalder and Robert Kagan are frustrated that the United States has not been able to count on the U.N. Security Council to provide legitimacy for American military action, and they want the world's democracies to decide when intervention is appropriate Editorial Carbon Challenge To do something real about climate change, a price on emissions is a must. Meet the New Face of Terror The New Face of Terror May Be Female By Peter Bergen and Paul Cruickshank We need to come to terms with the fact that female participation in jihadist groups is growing. A War You Win By Not Shooting By Nathaniel Fick If we change our tactics we might just win the war in Afghanistan. Editorial The Refugee Crisis Helping Iraqis who helped us U.S. Pays Millions In Cost Overruns For Security in Iraq The U.S. military has paid $548 million over the past three years to two British security firms that protect the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on reconstruction projects, more than $200 million over the original budget Blast Injures U.S.-Allied Sunni Cleric Hours After Baghdad Attack, Two Officials Killed in South A General Call for 'Strategic Patience' in Iraq, Plus Discomforting Specifics How the Spying Fight Was Won White House used terror threat to resurrect Cold War-era wiretap powers over Democrat objections. Kazakh Newspaper Supplanted Weekly Caught Up in Presidential Family Fight Takes New Form A War Over War Stories By Phillip Carter Every soldier has a story. Some are even true. As soldiers, we learn to hide our worst stories from people outside the brotherhood of the close fight | H6 Guardian Military families live in dread, while the rest of America is busy shopping Gary Younge: With the army stretched by Iraq to the brink of restoring the draft, US politicians rely on the distraction of a tax cut. Time to talk to Hamas Mike Gapes: By engaging with the rulers of Gaza, Tony Blair could achieve an impact akin to Nixon's in China. Plot to ship rifles to Iraq uncovered Italian anti-Mafia investigators arrest four men over alleged shipment of 105,000 rifles. Cross-border meeting 'ushers in era of love' say Afghans and Pakistanis Musharraf flies into Kabul for closing ceremony of peace conference to discuss Taliban insurgency. Don't need no intervention Coming clean on going green Revealed: cover-up plan on renewable energy target Government officials have briefed ministers that Britain has no hope of getting near EU target The Observer Fatigue cripples US army in Iraq Exhaustion and combat stress are besieging US troops in Iraq as they battle with a new type of warfare. Some even rely on Red Bull to get through the day. As desertions and absences increase, the military is struggling to cope with the crisis. Civilian death toll rises in the bloody battle of Helmand Leader It's time to tell the truth about Europe David, the EU's here to stay, so join in |
H7 Newsweek Iraq: Can American Military Stop Deadly IEDs? National Review THE EDITORS: The $20 billion Saudi arms deal that is getting criticized from both the right and the left is a net benefit to our national security. “The Saudis and Us” Asia Times Taliban a step ahead of US assault Almost overnight, dozens of Taliban and al-Qaeda bases and training camps in Pakistan have become deserted. Key commanders have relocated to other parts of Pakistan and to Afghanistan ahead of an expected attack by US and Pakistani forces. The Taliban are ready for a fight, but on battlegrounds of their choosing. Islamabad does not relish the prospect. - Syed Saleem Shahzad US diplomacy with Iran is working By any impartial analysis, the US-Iran meetings in Baghdad are bearing fruit in terms of enhanced cooperation on the nuclear issue and Iraqi security. But that's probably the last thing leftover neo-cons want to hear, since it undercuts their rationales for war. The fact that diplomacy is working, slowly but surely, requires the two things the White House apparently lacks: time and patience. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Al Hayat Damascus and Washington: An Impossible Exchange Hassan Haydar - Syria’s cards in Lebanon have proven less than effective. One example is its ally Michel Aoun’s contesting the recent by-elections in the name of the opposition – to which he has provided Christian cover and which in turn has ultimately been forced to recognize the legitimacy of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora’s government. Whirlwind in the Fall Maher Othman - We are facing three leaders, each of whom suffers from a paralyzing weakness: Olmert, who was so bitterly criticized for his conduct of the war on Lebanon; Abbas, whose forces in he Gaza strip were defeated by Hamas; and Bush, who has lost popularity in his country and the majority in the Congress. Washington Times Editorial Stopping the genocide Like any progress toward ending the genocide in Darfur, U.N. Security Council Resolution 1769, which authorizes a joint United Nations-African Union force for western Sudan, is welcome news. It's important that the Security Council was able to pass a unanimous resolution, even a diluted one. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Iraqi Papers Mon: Maliki Calls for Summit US Papers Mon: 'It Wasn't Targets Anymore' BBC Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit Prime Minister Nouri Maliki calls Iraq's main political factions together to try to break the political paralysis. Top Sunni Claims 'Genocide Campaign' Iraq Attacks Target Anti-al-Qaeda Sunnis Iran, Iraq Sign Oil Pipeline Deal Iran and Iraq to negotiate deal for new pipeline to carry 200,000 barrels a day of southern Iraqi crude to Iran’s refineries Shi'ite Militia Grows Bolder in Iraq Italy halts Iraq-bound weapons Ailing economy enables al Qaeda Years of economic-policy mistakes after the fall of dictator Saddam Hussein left unemployed young Iraqis easy targets for recruitment by al Qaeda and other insurgents, a U.S. Defense Department official said yesterday. “UNIFIL – Peacekeepers in the Line of Fire,” by Timur Goksel Oil companies mapping strategies for dynamic Iraqi situation Sunni decries Shi'ite-led 'genocide' (By Steven R. Hurst) Maliki wants summit of top Iraqi leaders UN Staff Forced Back Into Iraq to Provide 'Fig-Leaf Cover' for US Faction-War Fears in Iraq City After Convoy Attack Mosul's Christians Live in Fear Iran Oil Minister Replaced, Caretaker Picked Analysts: Iran's Political Situation Repels Investors Running Out of Gas in Iraq Musharraf in anti-Taleban pledge | H9 Ha’aretz – Jerusalem source: Syria worried by Iran's bear hug Blog and Poll: Is the US leaving Iraq? Not so fast... Bush's Iraq troop surge garners surge in polls Special Winograd report slams Foreign Ministry's lack of policy Report: Ministry doesn't have authority, minimum requirements or skill to deal with national security matters. Eldar Barak and the 19 dwarfs No, Barak couldn't be trying to undermine the initial signs of a diplomatic process because he fears that someone else may succeed where he failed Harel Israel and Syria / Mercury's rising WTR: Opposing the Saudi deal from right and left Arafat's doctor: There was HIV in his blood, but poison killed him Editorial Restrain the defense minister If Olmert sees Abbas as a partner and seriously intends to strengthen the Abbas camp, he must restrain the defense minister. Avineri Superfluous Israeli advice Even if right now it is difficult for Israel to progress toward peace with the Palestinians, it must not come across as the driving force behind Washington's bullying obduracy that is unaware that it has reached the end of the road in Iraq. Lantos warns against early roadblock removal U.S. House Foreign Affairs Cmte. chair: Terror may erupt without checkpoints; PMO: Decision to be made soon. Report: Hezbollah buying up lands in southern Lebanon Gideon Levy: Failure to uproot Hebron settlers is the real crime Hamas announces formation of new naval coast guard unit Jerusalem Post IDF assessment: Syria thinks Olmert wants to launch war MI: Syria nearly finished deploying rockets which can hit Tel Aviv, IDF installations; IDF officials: Thwarting such an attack problematic. Abbas to call elections within 6 months Editorial Donors beware Rep. Lantos Visits Israel to Slam Peace Moves Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Israelis buy rescue insurance for their globetrotting youngsters What could make a dedicated Holocaust scholar, cry? By Walter Reich Raul Hilberg, witness to catastrophe. |
H10 Christian Science Monitor Trouble grows in Iraq's Shiite south Assassinations and party rivalries roil economically vital southern Iraq as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki bids to solve a national political rift in talks this week. Russia flexes military muscle, evoking cold war posturing Russia and Georgia spar over a missile firing. The US responded in muted fashion after Russian bombers flew over Guam. Opinion: Making peace using the principles of war Sun Tzu's 'Art of War' can guide the UN's latest peacekeeping mission to success in Darfur. By P. Surdas Mohit Europe's youth take complex view of US Its 'Iraq generation' moderates harsh views of US policy with admiration of American creativity and 'coolness.' Credit crisis has Main Street watching Wall Street The financial credit crisis could affect US consumers. US terror interrogation went too far, experts say Reports find that Jose Padilla's solitary confinement led to mental problems. ASIA Asia Times CHAN AKYA Daily Telegraph Special report: India at 60 Economic reforms are creating a newly rich middle class. Newsweek Asia Is Winning the Fight on Terror Thailand's Muslim Insurgency Is Failing China, Filling a Void, Drills for Riches in Chad China is investing heavily in poor African countries like Chad, raising Western concerns. Islamist dream The human cost of the Games: Standing up to the Beijing bulldozers | H11 IHT From India, a cautionary tale EUROPE European press review BBC Kosovo partition 'on the table' An EU envoy says the division of Kosovo could be acceptable if it breaks the deadlock over the province's future. Hamburger lunch Kosovo Tells Envoys Expects Independence in 2007 UK 'damaged' by Lebanon war delay The UK's reputation suffered when ministers delayed calling for an early end to the Lebanon war, MPs say. Poland heads for early vote | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan BBC Anger at Ukraine poll 'exclusion' Ukranian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko says her bloc has been barred from the parliamentary election. |
H13 The Times A problem, but not a catastrophe The sub-prime crisis is not likely to provide the climax of the present boom William Rees-Mogg I take the elephant over the dragon India may yet win the struggle for economic supremacy in the East Bush to Bolster Surge as Dem Opposition Fades Sunday Times Army warns on Basra deaths Rescue plan to stem market crisis Central banks are preparing to launch fresh interventions in money markets this week to avert a full-blown credit crisis Brown turns his back on the people to embrace a corrupt EU treaty Is there any case for this U-turn? There has been no national emergency and no change of government The simple Basra truth: our troops must get out quickly The grim reality for Gordon Brown is that as the British drawdown proceeds, the dangers for our soldiers multiply Michael Portillo Is President Musharraf doing enough — or fomenting civil war? Super-Sarko frightens the Germans The new French energy has brought Sarkozy into conflict with Germany, where he is beginning to get on nerves Wall Street Journal Another Kosovo Crisis? Russia is blocking independence. The West must stand firm. On the Road to Jalalabad Don't believe the naysayers. Afghanistan is doing as well as anyone has a right to expect. By ANN MARLOWE WHILE WALL STREET is hoping for a rate cut to ease the strains in the markets, skeptics worry that would encourage people to speculate even more. The Fed's response will affect whether this crisis passes without lasting damage or deepens. | H14 Financial Times COMMENT: Nuclear weapons in the age of al-Qaeda Central banks seek to unblock markets Central banks are expected to continue intervening in the money markets in an effort to unblock the financial system after last week’s turmoil China affirms dollar’s global reserve status Beijing sought to repair fallout from reports it could use its $1,330bn foreign exchange holdings to put pressure on Washington and the dollar COMMENT: A little bit of style is no sin, Mr Brown Coherent policies make it easier to win an argument with the European Union, but they may not be enough, writes Charles Grant Europe, US try to maintain united on Kosovo The US and Europe are struggling to maintain a united front over the future of Kosovo after Russia blocked attempts at the United Nations to move the province towards independence from Serbia Editorial Kosovo questionsFor now, in its search for a solution about Kosovo’s independence, the west must put a premium on unity – and a bit of ingenuity COMMENT: Banking bail-out sows seeds of future crises There is a sense that too many institutions will be let off and that the problem has been intensified, writes Paul de Grauwe Hamas boycott criticised in UK A committee of MPs said the international community was partly responsible for the violent clashes between Fatah and Hamas militants in the Gaza strip in June 'Brown bounce' fuels talk of spring election COMMENT: Why North Korea continues to defy the world Putin increases missile defence rhetoric The war of words between Moscow and the west over missile defence intensified as Russia’s president, declared a new radar station near St Petersburg to be ‘the first step in a large-scale programme’ Kosovo waiting for funds International assistance worth €1bn was put on hold after a donor conference led by the EU and the World Bank was postponed indefinitely US bill for Iraq private security grows Two British companies providing security to US army engineers on reconstruction duty in Iraq were paid by the US military more than $200m more than was agreed in their original contracts Age-old risk is the big new threat to stability Policymakers and investors have been obsessed in recent years about the potential for a hedge fund collapse to spread financial panic. But it seems one of the biggest... COMMENT: What Google can learn from Apple As the iPhone shows, innovation will do more than anything to change the rules of the game in the mobile internet, writes Richard Waters Party barred from Ukraine poll BYuT, the leading opposition bloc, is to challenge a ruling by the election commission preventing it from taking part in September’s snap parliamentary election | H15 Los Angeles Times Insurgents establish new footholds in Pakistan Musharraf's campaign against the country's militants may affect the war in Afghanistan and U.S. relations. Editorial Fencing with Tehran A U.S. military strike would be disastrous. But far more must be done to contain a cocky Iran By Yasmin Khan Carving up volatile regions with arbitrary borders has often ended in a blood bath. Wars within wars in Iraq By Richard Engel Forget Washington's simplistic view. The conflict is really a mosaic of different groups fighting for a variety of goals. Sectarian 'cleansing' in Baghdad U.S. and Iraqi military officials say such violence has eased, but the killings continue in two battered neighborhoods. U.S. sends mixed message on climate By Shashi Tharoor The carnage of 60 years ago has given way to a nation that embraces its plurality and reveres its democracy. |
H16 American Politics By Ronald Brownstein The coming election could be dangerous for the GOP's moderates and mavericks. No, It Wouldn’t Happen. Couldn’t. No Way. By PATRICK HEALY A Clinton-Giuliani race would be entertaining. Just remember to duck. Romney Wins Iowa's Republican Straw Poll Romney wins Iowa Republican straw poll Pots of money aside, one factor above all helped bring victory to Mitt Romney in Saturday’s informal Iowa “straw poll” of Republican presidential candidates – a reputation for competence THE ART OF THE CAMPAIGN The Race to Frame 2008 Is On, and the Winner Could Take It All By Anne E. Kornblut, Will Congress shield the media? The recent jailings of US journalists for refusing to name their sources has rocked the industry. But a federal bill could put an end to subpoena season. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp By David S. Broder, Page B07 Democratic pesidential candidates are vying to see who can be most irresponsible on trade issues. NOVAK: Dem insiders don't take Hillary poll lead seriously... | H17 Daily Telegraph Let's drag Britain into the 21st century The UK is running out of road, train seats, reservoir capacity, flood defence, and airport space... John Redwood puts forward his proposals for modernising Britain. Leader Russia's mental state Germany's dependency on Russian energy, combined with the timidity of some of its neighbours, has helped smother European protests at Putin's behaviour. Exodus of officers hits war on terror The military's ability to fight global terrorism hampered by an exodus of officers from the Intelligence Corps in the past three years. Libya stalls on vow to destroy uranium Nuclear experts claim that Libya is sitting on a stockpile of almost 200 barrels of uranium despite agreeing in 2003 to dismantle its nuclear programme. Sunday Telegraph US to plug hole left by British forces America plans to pour thousands of troops into Iraq. Hizbollah buys land to attack Israel The militant Lebanese group rebuilds its defences in preparation for war, The Sunday Telegraph has been told. When the troops leave should we cheer? Gordon Brown will soon announce withdrawal from Iraq, but our problems may only be beginning, argues Sean Rayment. In the financial world the jitters can prove highly contagious, and the news that the London stock market plummeted by almost £56 billion last Friday has led investors to suffer attacks ranging from mild to severe. Kazakhstan poll a 'foregone conclusion' Officials admit political system is a 'work in progress' rather than full democracy. Sarkozy crosses Atlantic twice for Bush lunch | H18 Independent Islamists rally to demand creation of Muslim state Musharraf tries to shore up government as domestic problems grow deepen Global credit turmoil piles pressure on central banks Independent on Sunday Dilip Hiro: Are Midnight's Children heading for partition again? At 60, India prospers while Pakistan bleeds, and the Taliban is rubbing salt into the wounds |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Strained US Military Widens Door for High-School Dropouts UK's Afghanistan Soldiers Have 1 in 36 Chance of Dying The Coming Urban Terror - John Robb, City Journal The Observer Fatigue cripples US army in Iraq Exhaustion and combat stress are besieging US troops in Iraq as they battle with a new type of warfare. Some even rely on Red Bull to get through the day. As desertions and absences increase, the military is struggling to cope with the crisis. Washington Times Built-in scandal potential By giving U.S. intelligence agencies unfettered, unsupervised access to the overseas telephone calls and e-mails of Americans, Congress has set the stage for a major scandal. If history is any indication, and it generally is, that scandal comes when someone discloses — or leaks, if you will — that the electronic spying is far more invasive than originally presented, despite assurances to the contrary. Two Alleged U.S. Spies Killed In Northwest Pakistan Recent/Updated CRS Reports: National Security | H20 Slate US tumbles down world ratings list for life expectancy UN website hacked by protesters... Video Surfaces of Cheney, in 1994, Warning That An Invasion of ... Why Thailand's Generals Will Root for Manchester United | H21 Too down to earth Google: Google's decision to dispatch vans across major US cities to take street-level photographs for its mapping service has opened up fresh controversy about the limits of privacy in the digital age. Newsweek SPECIAL REPORT: GLOBAL EDUCATION NYT In Study Abroad, Gifts and Money for Universities As overseas study has become a prized credential of the undergraduate experience, a competitive industry has emerged. American Conservative A Righter Shade of Green By Roger Scruton Scandal of filthy hospital kitchens Personal robots Basic Instinct This is just a hunch, but intuition may be more powerful than you think Richard Dawkinstrails the fakes Astrologers, psychics, dowsers and homoeopaths beware, the tireless Richard Dawkins is on your trail... 'Darwin’s rottweiler' is growling again Who Are You? Old friends? We must be. You’re delighted to see me. I’m delighted to see you. But who are you? In a yearlong group exchange, a therapist and several troubled couples examine whether a crumbling union can be put back together again. Not Being There By CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL Internet anonymity can foster fantasy — or mask a manipulative, sock-puppeting C.E.O. Yes, a Lot of People Died, but ... Stalin has undergone a number of transformations of his historical image in Russia. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' By J. K. ROWLING J. K. Rowling has won imperishable renown for creating a world apart, and populating it as well as illustrating it in the mind. |
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