| H1 Independent on Sunday Military commanders tell Brown to withdraw from Iraq without delay Senior military commanders have told the Government that Britain can achieve "nothing more" in south-east Iraq Washington Post Warming Will Exacerbate Global Water Conflicts Changing weather patterns will leave millions of people without dependable supplies of water for drinking, irrigation, and power, a growing stack of studies conclude. Bush's Sweeping Push For Democracy Sinking President's vision of ending global tyranny stalls in a bureaucratic and geopolitical morass, say activists, officials and even White House aides. Iran Trains Militiamen Inside Iraq, U.S. Says Checklist for a Peace Pact By Ephraim Sneh New York Times Divided They Stand, but on Graves The Bosnia partition “worked.” But what a price. One Iraq hasn’t yet paid. By MARK LILLA After centuries of strife, the West has learned to separate religion and politics — to establish the legitimacy of its leaders without referring to divine command. There is little reason to expect that the rest of the world — the Islamic world in particular — will follow. News Analysis: Iraqi Premier Stirs Discontent, Yet Hangs On Talking to Iran - Michael Ledeen, Wall Street Journal (repeat) Financial Times Editorial Shanghaied by Russia and China The west should co-operate with political groups across central Asia to make democracy and liberalisation more attractive to the region Israel and Syria: The Military Balance and Prospects of War
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Paper (PDF; 2.66 MB) A Bittersweet UN Victory: The UN in Iraq Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Paper (PDF; 61 KB) There’s only one thing at this stage that would truly impress me, and it is this: proof that there is an Iraq. America needs progressive, pro-market leaders who will advance a legal and regulatory framework to reduce excesses in lending and derivatives. Sunday Times Britain faces Iraq rout says US Adviser warns that UK forces will have to fight out of Iraq in an 'ugly and embarrassing' retreat Army chiefs fear Iraq exit will be Britain’s Saigon moment Americans doubt ‘General Betraeus’ over troop surge Stop the hedge fund casinos Hedge funds have been operating huge financial casinos without having to disclose what they’re betting on, or why by Robert Reich Independent Muqtada al-Sadr: The British are retreating from Basra Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Psychological War Games With Iran
The Observer Lebanese await the inevitable return of war Mitchell Prothero: Lebanon has long been the playground for regional powers looking for a site for a proxy war. Now everyone finds it inevitable that war will begin. They just can't agree on the direction from which it will come. Yedioth Ahronoth Iran? That's your problem/ Bechor America's generous military package for Israel, Egypt and the Gulf states covers up the fact that the US has decided to abandon the struggle against Iran Uncle Sam forever? Israel must prepare for possibility that alliance with US will diminish, Gidi Grinstein says Jerusalem Post 'PA failed to keep Hamas from forming West Bank cells' Security officials: Group's armed wing "very active" in area despite crackdown; reports say Abbas aide held talks with Mashaal in Damascus. The region: The Middle East's titanic battle [ BARRY RUBIN, The Middle East is in a new era, very different from the politics and strategic situation we have been used to for so long. Washington Times New nuclear deterrents (Peter D. Zimmerman/ Hans Binnendijk) Daily Star Violence in God's name: the Islamists' debate By John L. Esposito The Challenge of Global Warming: Economic Models and Environmental Policy (PDF; 961 KB)
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A 48-page report offering a US perspective on the future of nuclear nonproliferation US foreign policy experts oppose Bush's surge How to tell an expert from an "expert" “The Great Middle East Peace Process Scam” by Henry Siegman Becker-Posner Blog Should Central Banks Intervene During This Financial Crisis? Becker Wall Street Journal Al Qaeda's Travel Agent Damascus International Airport is a hub for terrorists.
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Wall Street Journal By HUGH POPE Yedioth Ahronoth Turkey's regional ascension US should consider inviting Turkey to Mideast peace conference as major stakeholder Jonathan Adiri Jane's Ruffling feathers - will Turkey invade northern Iraq? (repeat)
Bölgenin yükselen gücü Türkiye Ferai Tınç Türkiye’ye yeni yaklaşım önerileri BBC Turkish power balance shifts Gul's way Changing fortunes
Second time lucky for Turkish presidential hopeful Abdullah Gul? Guardian First Lady seeks political redesign Turkey's first lady-in-waiting has commissioned a cutting-edge designer to 'modernise' her contentious headscarf. CSM Controversial Turkish foreign minister Gul relaunches presidential bid Norman Stone Amerikan yayınevi kitabını basmak için soykırımı şart koştu ABD Türkiye'nin Irak'taki rolünü tartışıyor Başkanlık yarışında Türkiye tartışması! Ha'aretz The Kurdish miracle İsrail, Türkiye-İran enerji yakınlaşmasını tehlikeli buluyor The Bayesian Heresy: Who's the Real Father of the Turks? Pilots and passengers foil hijacking of Turkish jet Report: Hijacker Went to al - Qaida Camp Turkish hijacking ends peacefully
Plane hijackers surrender in Turkey Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Kürt yönetiminden ABD'li büyükelçiye Kerkük tepkisi OSMAN: ''Crocker'in Kerkük referandumu açıklamaları Türkiye’yi ikna girişimidir” Kurdish Satellite Television and the Changing Relationship between state and media... The Kurdish Nationalism: Risks and Opportunities between Globalization, Islamization, and Localization I Emre Uslu Mehmet Metiner DTP’de çizgi savaşları Kurdish Problem and Politicsby PROF. DR. MUSTAFA ERDOĞAN * Nabi Yağcı DTP anahtar da olabilir kilit de [Yorum - Sadık Yalsızuçanlar] 'Gelin tanış olalım' Fehmi Koru DTP ve yeni dönem Türk seçim sonuçları ve bazı tesbitler, Diyap Ağa ile benzerlikler Bazı Kürtler geliyor, soyuna bakıyoruz Türk çıkıyorlar!.. DTP in Parliament, crushed between anti-Kurdish establishment and PKK TTK: "Kürtler aslen Türkmendir" Kürt Aleviler Ermeni kökenli Halaçoğlu'na tepki yağdı: Irkçılık yapma, istifa et Guardian Iraqi Kurds nervous over clashes Upsurge in fighting between Kurdish guerrillas and Iranian forces in remote border area of north-east Iraq. Iran’s military build-up raises Kurdish fears of incursion Iraqi-Turkish Memorandum Reduces Fears of Turkish Deployment in Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdish Paper Warns Premier Against Collusion With Turkey Turkish Officers Killed During Fighting With Kurdish Rebels in Iran - Paper Mutabakat muhtırası sadece sakinleştirici HALİD ELSERCANİ Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 19 Aug 07 Iraqi President Holds News Conference on Kurdish-Shi'I "Alliance" Bülent Keneş The DTP and the Kurdish issue in the new term 'İran, Kuzey Irak'a sınırötesi operasyonu hazırlanıyor' Iraqi Kurds play down US envoy's Kirkuk comments Iraqi Turkmens slam Kurdish-Shiite alliance UK-Based Arabic Paper's Editorial Views Latest Bombings in Northern Iraq Turkey has to wait its turn for UNIFIL command PKK yandaşları Gazi'de güpegündüz otobüs yaktı Oil-rich Kirkuk a thorny issue for Kurds
Chicago Tribune Mahir Kaynak Kimlik siyaseti İran Kandil'i bombalıyor Military does not trust US on PKK Iran & Turkey to build 3 power plants Güler: İranla karşılıklı hakların gözetildiği bir sistem kurmak istiyoruz DOĞAL GAZDA TÜRK-İRAN ORTAKLIĞI Enerji Bakanı Güler, İran'da Minister Güler in Tehran to consolidate energy ties Hakkâri doktora kavuştu ANOTHER U.S. WAR BREWING IN MIDEAST - Ex-aide to Dick Cheney spills the beans Kışladaki törende Kürtçe ağıt yakıldı Hakkâri'de çatışma:1 şehit, 3 yaralı Osmaniye'de teröristlerin açtığı ateş sonucu 1 er şehit oldu Şehidin kanı yerde kalmadı Köy korucularını alınlarından öptü Mehmetçik, Lübnan'da komutayı devralmak için en az 6 ay bekleyecek Ürdün Türk F-16'lara hazırlanıyor 'Pis Kürt' sözüne kızdı 26 yıldır Türkçe konuşmuyor
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İsmet Berkan Hükümetin atanması ertelenebilir mi? Tarhan Erdem Engin Ardıç Genelkurmayologlar M Ali Kışlalı Kışlaya haber almak için değil sohbet etmeye giderim Mehmet Ali Kışlalı: e-muhtıra hoşuma gitti diyemem Ömer Taşpınar What does the military think? Mithat Paşa mı Cevdet Paşa mı? AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Ekrem Dumanlı Neyin rövanşı? Bülent Korucu Cumhurbaşkanı dindar olmamalı mı? Ali Bulaç 'Bunlar değişemezler!' Şamil Tayyar Bir tek ben biliyorum Tuğçe Baran Bu ülkede başörtüsüne karşı çıkanlar Müslümanlıkla problemi olanlardır Yavuz Baydar Q and A over Gül and presidency Taha AKYOL Toplumsal dindarlık ve laiklik Güven Sak Güven bunalımı sona ermezse İsmail Küçükkaya Çankaya sonrası süreç ‘Government, not presidency, holds the key to Turkey’s future’ Mümtazer Türköne Ulus devletin cumhurbaşkanı Şahin Alpay Social democracy, Kemalism and the CHP Abdullah Gül Milli Görüş'ün yerlisi değil Hasan Ersel CHP reformlarda AKP'ye destek olmazsa ana muhalefet partisi rolü MHP'ye geçer İhsan Dağı Who is wearing the headscarf and why?
Bu dönemin adını ne koyalım.. Türbanlı demokrasi diyelim mi? Korsanlar eylemi El-Kaide adına yapmış Korsanlara karşı silahlı polis gündemde Komedi filmi gibi bir uçak kaçırma Taha Kıvanç Hayatı kolaylaştıralım Fehmi Koru DTP ve yeni dönem KORAY DÜZGÖREN Gül ne yapar, ne yapamaz?.. Ya Genelkurmay?.. YASİN AKTAY Temsilde tevazû olmaz Eser Karakaş Cumhurbaşkanlığı ve vizyon Mehmet BARLAS Türkiye'de gerçek ve zor siyaset bundan sonra başlıyor… Ertuğrul Özkök Ahmet Hakan Türbanlı bir kadının plaj güncesine dair Risotto destanı M Ali Birand Cüneyt Ülsever Enis Berberoğlu El Kaide modeli şirket Oktay Ekşi Çölaşan olayı ve biz... Bekir Coşkun Karga... Özdemir İnce Hürriyet Gazetesi yazarlar ve okurlar Yılmaz Özdil Korsan bu defa ucuz kurtuldu... Sizin maket kaç oda bi salon kardeş? Tufan Türenç Geriye doğru yöneliş Mehmet Yılmaz Sana ne lan benim haberimden? Yalçın Bayer Toplumsal kuşku Modern türban Türker Alkan MUHARREM SARIKAYA Öncelik anayasa değişikliği...
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Opportunities and risks in the new term-1by HALUK ÖZDALGA* Abdullah Gül and secular politicsby MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE Eser Karakaş Prof.Dr. Yılmaz Esmer’in ilginç araştırması Sami Selçuk Atatürk ve Atatürkçülük 'Savunmacı' Kemalizm Murat Belge İhsan Yılmaz Turkish lesson number one: centers and peripheries in Turkey Susurluk nereye kadar? Yıldırım Türker YAVUZ DONAT Batı'dan güzel bir haber Doğu Ergil The new constitution Gülay Göktürk Artık bitsin bu kriz tellallığı Siyaset muhabirleri iyice magazin muhabirlerine benzediler artık. Hadi, birçoğu diyelim... Ama sayıları kaç olursa olsun, gündemi belirlemeyi Andrew Finkel Çankayalogy Bülent Korucu Yeni dönemde muhalefet savaşları Mustafa Ünal Gül ilk turda seçilebilir mi? Leyla İpekçi Örtünme karşısında kadınların bin bir yüzü Fikret BİLA Solun Ecevit köprüsüne ihtiyacı var Meral TAMER Türkiye'de solcu politikacı var mıdır? YAVUZ DONAT Karaoğlan Ecevit'in mirası yerli yerinde , Yeni Meclis'te fırtına kopabilir
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| H4 New York Times Divided They Stand, but on Graves The Bosnia partition “worked.” But what a price. One Iraq hasn’t yet paid. By MARK LILLA After centuries of strife, the West has learned to separate religion and politics — to establish the legitimacy of its leaders without referring to divine command. There is little reason to expect that the rest of the world — the Islamic world in particular — will follow. News Analysis: Iraqi Premier Stirs Discontent, Yet Hangs On There’s only one thing at this stage that would truly impress me, and it is this: proof that there is an Iraq. We will never know just how much better the fight in Afghanistan might be going if it had been managed more competently over the past six years. America needs progressive, pro-market leaders who will advance a legal and regulatory framework to reduce excesses in lending and derivatives. By BUDDHIKA JAYAMAHA, WESLEY D. SMITH, JEREMY ROEBUCK, OMAR MORA, EDWARD SANDMEIER, YANCE T. GRAY and JEREMY A. MURPHY The claim that we are increasingly in control of the battlefields in Iraq is an assessment arrived at through a flawed, American-centered framework By ALISSA J. RUBIN An Iraqi reporter chronicles life, love and death in Diyala Province. FRANK RICH He Got Out While the Getting Was Good Karl Rove’s departure was both abrupt and fast. The ritualistic “for the sake of my family” rationale convinced no one NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF In Search of Cheney’s ‘Virtue’ Dick Cheney once scoffed that energy conservation can be a “personal virtue” but is no basis for an energy policy. Growing evidence suggests he had it exactly wrong. | H5 Washington Post Warming Will Exacerbate Global Water Conflicts Changing weather patterns will leave millions of people without dependable supplies of water for drinking, irrigation, and power, a growing stack of studies conclude. Iran Trains Militiamen Inside Iraq, U.S. Says The Imperiled Presidency Frustrated Ambition Bush's Sweeping Push For Democracy Sinking President's vision of ending global tyranny stalls in a bureaucratic and geopolitical morass, say activists, officials and even White House aides. Iraqi Leaders' Talks Yield Scant Results De-Baathification Law Under Review Risks in a Muslim Reformation By Diana Muir History shows that those who call for an an Islamic Reformation should be careful what they wish for. A Downturn We Don't Deserve Market Morality Plays Make for Bad Policy By Amity Shlaes, If the U.S. ecomomy falters, it will be due to bad policy, not cosmic revenge. Checklist for a Peace Pact By Ephraim Sneh, If the Middle East peace conference proposed by President Bush succeeds, it will be hailed as a milestone. If it fails, it will bring about increased despair and cynicism and mark the gravestone of peace efforts. The key lies in preparation. The Model That India Offers By Jim Hoagland Sixty years after independence, India boldly strides forward while Pakistan slides more deeply into the past. Democratic Rivals Caution Against Swift Iraq Pullout Bernanke Calm Amid Crisis Fed's measured response to market upheaval is consistent with its chairman's sense of caution. More U.S. Firms Denied Credit Time-tested practice of borrowing to make money at risk as business loans fall to '90s recession levels A Market Run on Rationality By Sebastian Mallaby The Lost War We've Spent 36 Years and Billions of Dollars Fighting It, but the Drug Trade Keeps Growing By Misha Glenny Has the War on Drugs defeated the War on Terror? Pakistan Showdown By Robert D. Novak NEW YORK -- Benazir Bhutto arrived in New York three weeks ago, shortly after meeting secretly in Abu Dhabi with Gen. Pervez Musharraf. She leaves this week without having heard again from Pakistan's military ruler. Defense Agency Proposes Outsourcing More Spying Contracts Worth $1 Billion Would Set Record A Deadly Clash at Donkey Island On a Routine Night Patrol Near Ramadi, U.S. Troops Stumble Upon a Camp of Heavily Armed Insurgents Poised to Retake the City How Rove Directed Federal Assets for GOP Gains Bush Adviser's Effort to Promote the President and His Allies Was Unprecedented in Its Reach Look Out. This Crunch Is Serious. By Edward Chancellor What to expect as Wall Street's woes spill over onto Main Street. Ruling Party Sweeps Kazakhstan Election, Official Count Shows Taliban Fighters Void Second Truce in Pakistan The Man Behind the Magic By Lou Cannon, Michael Deaver will be remembered as Ronald Reagan's magic man, the impresario who orchestrated presidential performances, ordered up the backdrops (usually blue) and carefully staged historical remembrances such as the splendid observance of the D-Day anniversary on the beaches of Normandy in 19... | H6 Guardian Iraqi Kurds nervous over clashes Upsurge in fighting between Kurdish guerrillas and Iranian forces in remote border area of north-east Iraq. Iran shells Kurdish villages in Iraq
Guerrilla clash with Revolutionary Guards threatens stability of region. Army chief: no 'Saigon moment' for Britain Bush is now the embarrassing uncle the Republicans just can't hide Gary Younge: With the departure of Karl Rove, the stench of failure hangs over the president - and his party wants to ignore the smell. Pakistan can work it out Roy Hattersley: Bhutto represents the country's best hope of taking its place among democratic nations. A dangerous acquiescence
Salim Lone: Once again, UN staff are being sent to Iraq in order to provide cover for predetermined US policy Wake up to reality - and sense Andrew Anthony: My book is a call to reconsider liberal values and to appreciate the achievements and benefits of liberal democracy. The cost of the bomb Randeep Ramesh The Indo-US nuclear deal is a landmark one - but the Indian prime minister is facing brickbats rather than bouquets. The Observer Leader Russia's muscle-flexing is dangerous posturing The diplomatic atmosphere between Britain and Russia has been getting sharply chillier since Moscow refused to extradite the man Scotland Yard accuses of the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko. Lebanese await the inevitable return of war Mitchell Prothero: Lebanon has long been the playground for regional powers looking for a site for a proxy war. Now everyone finds it inevitable that war will begin. They just can't agree on the direction from which it will come. Iran hangs 30 over 'US plots'
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| H7 Washington Times New nuclear deterrents (Peter D. Zimmerman/ Hans Binnendijk) Editorial Hitting Tehran where it hurts If the new sanctions imposed on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) by the Bush administration are to have any meaningful, positive effect on Iranian behavior, they have to be seen as a first step toward pressuring Europe and Japan to curtail their financial relationships with the Iranian regime. Already confusion has emerged through leaks to The Washington Post and New York Times about how far the sanctions actually go. Daily Star Violence in God's name: the Islamists' debate By John L. Esposito From Ovi, an essay on Western imperialism and the myth of secular salvation (and part 2). Immanuel Wallerstein on Nonproliferation: RIP. Profit or Principle? The West is back to engaging lucrative dictators. If you pay, we'll be sure to look the other way By Michael Young Djerejian What's the Frequency, Kenneth? | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Mon: US Accuses Iran over EFPs
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Managing Tehran continues to be a headache for the US Top Iranian judge criticises Ahmadinejad BBC Monitoring Quotes From Iranian Press 19 August 2007 Al Hayat Lebanon's Leaders in the Cote D'Azur Randa Takieddin - Syria is confident that the American administration’s failure in Iraq and in Palestine will enable it to be more resilient in defending its positions. Will international pressure succeed in forcing a conciliatory, independent candidate, and if so, which president would embody such a viewpoint? Hassan Nasrallah's "Road Map" Hassan Haydar - The fate of Lebanon, and seeing a cooling-off in this country, are linked to an understanding by Arab states with Syria and Iran, and not with any other party, including the Lebanese themselves. Al Awsat Damascus…Roaring or Moaning? : Tariq Alhomayed BBC Flooding back
Afghanistan's refugees return in droves, but to mixed fortunes
Syria Regrets "Baseless" Saudi "Allegation", Stresses Good Ties | H9 Ha’aretz – Future IDF force structure to focus on ground, not air Arab officials tell Israel that Syria is not planning to attack War of words between Syria and Saudi Arabia heats up Levy: Netanyahu, like Feiglin, also backs the racist occupation state Was Obama naive, will Clinton be Bush-Cheney lite? Iranian leader Ahmadinejad denounces Israel as 'flag of Satan' UNIFIL in Lebanon unlikely to get greater authority Eldar Give them the Temple Mount If Israel succeeds in imposing on the Palestinian leadership the two concessions that the Palestinian public is unable to accept - the rocket of the international summit will fall on our heads. Jerusalem Post 'PA failed to keep Hamas from forming West Bank cells' Security officials: Group's armed wing "very active" in area despite crackdown; reports say Abbas aide held talks with Mashaal in Damascus. Editorial Pressure Russia
Why would Russia, expecting to be a global leader, be selling weaponry to belligerent outlaw states? A year after war, the road to recovery stretches far [ MATTI FRIEDMAN The region: The Middle East's titanic battle [ BARRY RUBIN, The Middle East is in a new era, very different from the politics and strategic situation we have been used to for so long.
The vicissitudes of genuine Muslim moderates [ JONATHAN TOBIN
Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine BBC Gaza hit by power plant shut down The Gaza Strip's main power plant shuts down operations, after the EU halts financing of fuel deliveries. Daily Star Hamas is after an 'Afghan' victory
By Waleed Sadi What's Good for the Jews A scholar wrestles with Jewish power and powerlessness. Reviewed by Susan Jacoby JEWS AND POWER By Ruth R. Wisse Schocken/Nextbook. 231 pp. $19.95 Kirk Douglas, 90, more in touch with Judaism than ever I want YOU for the IDF
After years of squandering talents of foreign-born soldiers, the IDF is beginning to reach out to motivated new olim and Diaspora Jews Yedioth Ahronoth Iran? That's your problem/ Bechor America's generous military package for Israel, Egypt and the Gulf states covers up the fact that the US has decided to abandon the struggle against Iran Uncle Sam forever? Israel must prepare for possibility that alliance with US will diminish, Gidi Grinstein says 'Time to end violence'
Secretary-general of Indian Muslim organization representing hundreds of millions says Pakistan should establish relations with Israel. Addressing Hamas' charter; adds, 'I don't believe in anything that destroys another country' 'US sinking in whirlpool' Iran's supreme leader says Tehran's arch-enemy, its followers will 'sink deeper' in future 'UNIFIL must expand to Syria' Top Israeli official says int'l community not interested in securing Lebanon-Syria border, end arms smuggling to Hizbullah 'due to sensitivity on border'. Meanwhile, Israel tries to make amendments to UNIFIL's mandate document Full Story . . . Has PM overcome Lebanon?/ Sofer Israel vows ban on Darfur refugees · Sudanese sent back over border to Egypt · Asylum issue stirs row on Jews' stance on sanctuary |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Hamas's approach to jihad: Start 'em young The group takes a patient approach to deriving political support from religious conviction. Fed eyes rate cuts to calm market Central bank eased jitters, but analysts wonder if it's enough to avoid recession. Who resolves Arctic oil disputes? Antarctica provides a model for settling competing claims. Coast Guard joins Arctic oil rush US scientists will map part of the seafloor as nations vie for the region's oil and minerals. ASIA Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power is Transforming the World FPRI China: Attacks on Media Violate Olympic Commitments
Source: Human Rights Watch Newsweek Opinion: Don't Let Iran Get Between U.S., India Big Democracy Appreciating the miracle of India's triumph over chaos. Reviewed by George Perkovich, INDIA AFTER GANDHI The History of the World's Largest Democracy WORLD NEWS: Kazakhstan and China sign oil and gas pipelines agreement A Conversation with Benazir Bhutto (Audio) Speaker: Benazir Bhutto, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Presider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations Generals win popular vote in snub to Thaksin Indian Premier Seeks To Resolve Dispute Over Nuclear Deal India's Lower Castes Seek Social Progress In Global Job Market | H11 IHT Early election in Greece is keyed to economic overhaul Amid escalating violence in Afghanistan, rising opposition in Germany to military mission Roger Cohen: Easy credit, bubbles and betrayals By ROGER COHEN Here is a touching tale of how the struggling and affluent are linked, all the way across the Atlantic. The Iraq war as we see it
SEVEN U.S. SOLDIERS SPEAK
The claim that U.S forces are increasingly in control of the battlefields in Iraq is an assessment arrived at through a flawed, American-centered framework. EUROPE European press review Christoph Bertram on why Weak America = Weakened Europe. David Rieff on the Kouchner conversion. Sarko's Gift to the Wealthy: France's new president has launched an assault on the welfare state. Reason's cunning: Poland's populist parties share many of their characteristics with those in other European countries. The difference in Poland is that the government consists solely of populist parties. BBC French foreign minister in Iraq French FM Bernard Kouchner is in Iraq, the first ministerial visit since France opposed the 2003 US-led invasion. Washington Times Negotiating for peace in Kosovo (Dan Burton) The Relationsship between the CAP and Biodiversity IEEP
The 66-page report of a seminar held to discuss the relationship between the EU Common Agricultural Policy and biodiversity Why European Union Trade Sanctions Do Not Work
Source: Social Science Research Network (SSRN) | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Vladimir Putin rewrites Russia's history books to promote patriotism Kazakh vote is called a 'litmus test' President Nursultan Nazarbayev tightened his already considerable grip over Kazakhstan after weekend parliamentary elections in which his governing party won every seat that was contested. Kazakh poll gives all seats to Nazarbayev |
| H13 The Times Ministries lose private armies in clampdown The Iraqi government's security force is set to be regulated to lessen sectarian divisions between Shia and Sunni guards More Republicans quit as party faces disaster A spate of Republican resignations and a significant drop in public support suggests the Democrats are on track for victory Let Afghan Poppies Bloom The deadly opium exports could instead satisfy global medical needs Vote of No Confidence The case for proportional representation at Westminster is still unsound Sunday Times Britain faces Iraq rout says USAdviser warns that UK forces will have to fight out of Iraq in an 'ugly and embarrassing' retreat Army chiefs fear Iraq exit will be Britain’s Saigon moment Americans doubt ‘General Betraeus’ over troop surge Stop the hedge fund casinos Hedge funds have been operating huge financial casinos without having to disclose what they’re betting on, or why by Robert Reich Leader The market test There is much to admire in American capitalism but the system is prone to locking the stable door after the horse has bolted Rudy plays the security card: ID for all tourists All visitors to America, including holidaymakers, will be obliged to carry a biometric card issued at ports of entry Bush rocked as another key aide resigns Brain has left the building Karl Rove leaves behind an increasingly embattled President Wall Street Journal Al Qaeda's Travel Agent
Damascus International Airport is a hub for terrorists.
By JOSEPH LIEBERMAN American forces are tracking about 50 members of an elite Iranian force who have crossed the border into southern Iraq to train Shiite militia fighters. The French foreign minister arrived in Baghdad on a groundbreaking visit. An Obscure Economist Gains Currency Hyman Minsky, a little-known economist who was considered a radical during his lifetime, has suddenly become popular thanks to market turmoil. He argued that financial systems are inherently susceptible to bouts of speculation that can end in crises. The U.S. appetite for foreign money to finance the gap between what the country spends and what it earns has caused little worry thus far, indicating foreign investors' confidence in the U.S. markets and the dollar. Past May Offer Clues to Market's Fate Investors are looking to the stock-market crash of 1987 and the downdraft of 1998 as they try to gauge whether this month's financial-market turmoil is a passing storm or a more-lasting disturbance. | H14 Financial Times Editorial Shanghaied by Russia and China The west should co-operate with political groups across central Asia to make democracy and liberalisation more attractive to the region Editorial Running afoul of the arugula factor Barack Obama stands in a long line of brilliant but unsuccessful Democratic party hopefuls whose primary appeal was to fellow intellectuals The coming days will test whether the Federal Reserve's emergency action on Friday will be enough to arrest the spread of financial contagion and stop extreme... FT WEEKEND MAGAZINE - PAPERBACKS: Uberpower: The Imperial Temptation of America Asian stocks rally after Fed action Asian stocks rallied strongly after the Federal Reserve on Friday slashed a key U.S. bank lending rate, helping soothe jitters about a worldwide credit crunch WORLD NEWS: Headcount dispels lurid vision of 'Eurabia' WORLD NEWS: Religious fault line in Europe To work out what the Federal Reserve will do next to contain the crisis in financial markets, many forecasters are studying the central bank's response to a similar... Fears of further credit market turmoil COMMENT: The credit compass offers no direction Nobody quite trusts published accounts of financial institutions to offer much guide to subprime pain anymore, argues Gillian Tett Interview transcript: Malcolm Wicks ANALYSIS: Scramble for the Arctic A new era in exploration is unfolding as Russia, the US, Norway, Denmark and Canada stake their claims over a vast and potentially rich region French foreign minister makes a surprise trip to Baghdad to offer his country’s help as Iraq battles to resolve its latest political crisis COMMENT: Why a few bad laws do not kill freedom in America Fear-mongering has played a critical role in every important wartime episode in American history, says Geoffrey Stone COMMENT: German coalition turns to the enemy within Bertrand Benoit considers what is on the agenda for the coalition parties in the second half of their four-year term COMMENT: A (sub)prime argument for more regulation COMMENT: Calamities on the campaign trail Only 59 per cent of Britons thought it possible to be both a Muslim and a citizen of their country, a smaller proportion than in France, Germany, Spain, Italy or the US, according to a poll for the Financial Times Kazakh leader strengthens grip on power Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, strengthened his grip on power when the ruling Nur Otan party won an overwhelming parliamentary majority in snap elections Iranians kidnapped at gunpoint Twelve Iranians have been kidnapped from their cars in the restive south-east province of Sistan-Baluchestan WORLD NEWS: US military in political dogfight over drones The Arctic could face ‘irreparable damage’ unless tougher rules are made to curb the scramble by world powers for the region’s resources, a leading international environmental group has warned | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Bush sees reason to be encouraged by local-level progress in Iraq Quiet areas of Iraq attacked |
| H16 American Politics A Rush To Frame Views on Congress Ads Start Before Presidential Race Consumes Voters Juan Cole in Salon: The Poisonous Legacy of Karl Rove Obituaries Reagan Image-Maker Changed American Politics Michael K. Deaver Permanent Republican Majority? Think Again - A. Kohut & C. Doherty, W realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp McClatchy Backlash against illegal immigration grows Odds grow for recession, but lenders hold the key THE LARGEST surprise in Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign for president, so far, is her success in establishing herself as a viable commander-in-chief. By ROBERT D. NOVAK
Reviewed by JACK SHAFER The columnist Robert Novak describes his career and his modus operandi. WHAT'S A key difference between Republicans and Democrats? Republicans believe they can win, no matter what. Democrats doubt they can win, no matter what. Cooper Contradicts Rove: He's 'Dissembling' With 'Non-Sense' About The Plame Leak Rove says Democrats, Clinton maintain high negatives among Americans Obama defends himself against rivals who say he lacks experience Muslims eye America (By Mohammad Ali Salih) | H17 Daily Telegraph 'Cover-up' over Afghanistan casualties Government accused of hiding troop casualty rate in Afghanistan as it emerged that nearly one in two soldiers fighting on the front line has been wounded. Upsurge in rocket attacks on Basra airbase Rocket attacks on British troops sheltering at the airbase in Basra have "ramped up considerably" officers said yesterday. Sunday Telegraph Basra 'beyond control' of British forces US officials claim Britain's failure in Iraq could squander the progress of America's troop surge, and have long-lasting implications. Putin rearms his Cold War military Iranian Guards amass secret fortunes This financial crisis isn't over yet The melt-down of America's mortgage market now threatens the most serious financial crisis since 1987. There could be much worse to come writes Liam Halligan Leader Prepare to face the Russian threat Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, has cemented his growing reputation as a belligerent leader whose preferred method of diplomacy is confrontation. | H18 Independent Muqtada al-Sadr: The British are retreating from Basra The British Army has been defeated in Iraq and left with no option but to retreat from the country, claims radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Violent resistance and a rising death toll among UK troops has forced a withdrawal, he said in an interview with The Independent. Mehdi fighters 'trained by Hizbollah in Lebanon' Menzies backs demands for Army to leave Iraq Stephen King: Manias, panics and costly chain reactions Leading Article: The flight from truth about climate change Vladimir Putin rewrites Russia's history books to promote patriotism Gaza blacks out as border row blocks oil supply Independent on Sunday Military commanders tell Brown to withdraw from Iraq without delay Senior military commanders have told the Government that Britain can achieve "nothing more" in south-east Iraq, and that the 5,500 British troops still deployed there should move towards withdrawal Retreat & redeploy: The case for withdrawing from Iraq and taking the fight to the Taliban Leading article: The generals have spoken, Mr Brown Expert View: When the US calls China too capitalist, things are getting nasty Some of the most senior figures in the City of London called for calm yesterday, amid signs that the current share slump could worsen Business View: A financial disorder that could infect the world Birth of two nations: India and Pakistan: a parting of the ways |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Contractors in Iraq Have Become U.S. Crutch WORLD NEWS: US military in political dogfight over drones Tensions in the US military establishment have flared between the army, navy and marines and the air force over the latter’s push to take control of the unmanned aircraft programme RECENT AL QAEDA recruitment videos and foiled terrorist plots in the United Kingdom remind us that the effectiveness of terrorism is an issue of winning the hearts and minds of those with the proper skills to do serious harm. It would logically follow that it is reckless to allow terrorists to combine the critical elements of ideology, skills, and the ... BBC drops Casualty suicide bomb plot The BBC has dropped plans to screen a fictional terrorist attack by Muslim extremists in the new series of hospital drama Casualty. An interview with Mike Davis, author of Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb. A review of The Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I Left by Ed Husain. From PopMatters, a review of Instructions for American Servicemen in Iraq during World War II by The United States Army. Terrorist Threats in the Horn of Africa: A Net Assessment
Source: National Security Outlook (American Enterprise Institute) | H20 Slate Milton Friedman, Meet Richard Feynman How physics can explain why some countries are rich and others are poor. Tim Harford Cato Privatization versus Contracting Out How Managing Intellectual Property can Build and Sustain Competitive Advantage
Source: Deloitte Development LLC Threats from the Global Commons: Problems of Jurisdiction and Enforcement Source: Melbourne Journal of Interntional Law (via SSRN) Boston Globe The new dirty energy (By Drake Bennett It's big, it's growing -- and it's bad for the environment. Inside the other alternative-energy movement. Confessions of a BBC liberal: The BBC has finally come clean about its bias, says a former editor, who wrote Yes, Minister A summer expedition Some great authors are no longer read by ordinary readers. One of them is Thomas Carlyle William Rees-Mogg Rising levels of discontent Most scientific advance emerges out of novel techniques (such as verification) or out of novel technologies Terence Kealey Since moving The Atlantic Monthly from Boston to Washington two years ago (after vowing not to), David Bradley has sought out — with an open checkbook — some of the Beltway's best and brightest. Who Killed the Love Story? An article on the lost art of making a great romantic movie. People use the term "anarchy" recklessly. They might be surprised at what it actually means. A review of The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America by Allan M. Brandt Providing Long-Term Services after Major Disasters Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force Negotiating North America: The Security and Prosperity Partnership (PDF; 624 KB)
Source: Hudson Institute Long before Che Guevara shot his first counter-revolutionary, Garibaldi invented the idea of the modern freedom fighter. Unlike Che, he really liked freedom... more» | H21 What Britain's top brains eat
Are greens good for the grey matter, or will egg and chips do just as well? Tim Lewis asked our top boffins to reveal their eating habits. Angst, drugs and alcohol: that's opera
A Wagnerian tenor says singers are turning to stimulants because of commercial pressures. Materazzi reveals reason for Zidane head-butt Blogs: All the noise that fits By Michael Skube The hard-line opinions on weblogs are no substitute for the patient fact-finding of reporters. We're all doomed to be surprised Broadcasters and newspapers are set on a course of convergence. But with the outcome uncertain, flexibility is vital, says Alan Rusbridger. OMBUDSMAN A Dilemma Within Quotation Marks By Deborah Howell What reporters put between quotation marks isn't simply a quotation. It's a choice about what they believe the person said -- or should have said. COUNTING CLICKS I Really Need You to Read This Article. Okay? By Joel Achenbach Thanks to the web, readers now run the show. But is this good for journalism? Feeling UnderpaidMark McGoldrick earned about $70 million last year running one of Goldman Sach's most-profitable units, the secretive "special-situations group." Turns out it wasn't enough. Now, he's planning a hedge fund where he believes he can make even more money -- especially in the wake of the credit crunch. By JACK KEROUAC
Reviewed by LUC SANTE The novel that “On the Road” became was inarguably the book that young people needed in 1957, but the sparse and unassuming scroll is the living version for our time. Why did Woody stop making us laugh? Bill on Will: Bryson does Shakespeare Australia's PM-in-waiting caught in strip-club scandal Devout Christian and Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd struggles to explain trip to infamous New York strip club in 2004 How Hollywood fell out of love with romance If you survey summer’s big movies, it’s obvious studios will offer any kind of entertainment, as long as it’s not romance BBC FORCED TO REMOVE 'BASTARD' SLUR ABOUT JESUS FROM ITS WEBSITE... Maradona and Chávez laugh over 'hand of god' goal on chat show Argentine footballer tells audience in Caracas that he cheated in the 1986 World Cup quarter final. Forget eating your greens: red and blue foods are the cancer fighters · Pigment can slow growth or even kill tumour cells
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