| H1 National Intelligence Estimate: Prospects for Iraq’s Stability: Some Security Progress but Political Reconciliation Elusive (PDF; 180 KB) Source: Office of the Director of National Intelligence (via New York Times) Key judgments McClatchy A new intelligence report paints a bleak picture of Iraq Washington Post NIE Cites 'Uneven' Security Gains, Faults Iraqi Leaders The Iraqi Convergence By Charles Krauthammer After months of surreality, the Iraq debate has quite abruptly acquired a relationship to reality. Warner Calls for Pullouts By Winter GOP Senator Suggests Move Would Prod Iraq Christian Science Monitor An intensifying US campaign against Iran Amid US charges of Iran's hand in Iraq's instability, some counsel caution Guardian The advocates of partition in Iraq only make things worse Jonathan Steele: However misguided were Bush's remarks this week, at least he didn't further fuel ethnic conflict by calling to split the country. Los Angeles Times Pace likely to call to cut troop levels across Iraq The outgoing chairman is expected to warn that keeping a force in excess of 100K would strain the U.S. military. Stratfor Al Qaeda: The Split Between the Apex and the Franchises Geopolitical Diary: Rethinking the Mission in Iraq Conference Petroleum: Prospects and Politics WSJ Another Vietnam?
President Bush's analogy to Iraq is not inaccurate, just incomplete. By MAX BOOT
Guardian This is a war for credibility Martin Woollacott: His motives are suspect but in certain crucial respects Bush is right to compare Iraq to Vietnam. Putin's powerplay Anna Matveeva Russia's military expansion may not be as threatening as it looks. We might even end up grateful for its rebalancing of the world order. Juan Cole Military Coup Planned for Iraq? Helena Cobban Planning a thoroughly modern coup PostGlobal An Israeli Perspective on Partition Kevin Drum The Surge
The Next War in Iraq - Joe Klein, Time If President Bush took the time to study the real lessons of Vietnam, he would not be so eager to lead America deeper into the quagmire he has created in Iraq. Did the Iranian government encourage a fleeting era of reform in order to identify its opponents so as to come after them? By CAMELIA ENTEKHABIFARD Al Awsat Iran's Revolutionary Guard: Monolith or Jigsaw? : Amir Taheri Jerusalem Post Fearing Syrian missile onslaught, IDF boosts Arrow defenses in North
Top IDF officer to "Post": Next war will see missile barrages, and lots of them; says "neighbors" training for repeat of Second Lebanon War. So, is real debate over Israel possible on the Hill? By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER Walt-Mearsheimer book sparks new round of finger-pointing. Understanding the U.S.-Israel Alliance: An Israeli Response to the Walt-Mearsheimer Claim - Dore Gold (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) The Next War with Hizbullah - Andrew Exum (Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Asia Times Welcome to Hillary's wars With her eye on the US presidency, Hillary Clinton is jockeying for a macho political position. Whether she means it or not, the reality if she becomes president is that she knows the US powers-that-be, even if they are in decline, will never accept a majority-Shi'ite Iraqi government aligned with an Islamic Republic of Iran. - Pepe Escobar Der Spiegel ARMENIAN TUG OF WAR A Country Searches for Balance between Moscow and Washington Armenia stands out from its Caucasus neighbors because of its close ties with protector Russia. But the United States is also working to establish a beachhead in the small but strategically located country Ha’aretz – Editorial Summit wisdom As the regional summit sponsored by the U.S. president approaches, signs are growing that Israel's senior political leadership wants the initiative to succeed. Rosner The Walt-Mearsheimer book: a preemptive strike Rosner Them and U.S. Even if the United States had five CIA's, it would not be able to get the high-quality information it received from Israel. That's what General George Keegan, a retired U.S. Air Force intelligence chief, said in 1986, in the midst of the Cold War. Giora Rom: Factors to consider when waging a war against Syria Reopen the U.S. Embassy in Tehran If the United States were to relaunch the embassy in Tehran, it could bring in talented economic analysts and political officers to track the currents of discontent. Alon Liel A conference of cowboys President Bush is about to perpetuate the division of our region into 'cowboy' and 'Indians,' in accordance with the list of those invited to the party. Critics brand them a unified radical force, but studies point to a diverse group looking for a better life, more concerned with domestic bread-and-butter issues than with Iraq by Simon Kuper Analysis: World economy confronted by liquidity paradox In large parts of the financial system market liquidity is in scarce supply. The supply of credit is tightening and the price of risk is going up. But at the macroeconomic level, liquidity remains abundant LEADER: Speedy Sarko'sfirst 100 days After 100 days in office, Nicolas Sarkozy’s ratings make him France’s most popular president since General de Gaulle The Economist Russia's government Putin's people The former KGB men who run Russia have the wrong idea about how to make it great Russia under Putin The making of a neo-KGB state Political power in Russia now lies with the FSB, the KGB's successor Central Asia Not quite the pact that was China, Russia and the countries sandwiched between them can stage a fine military show—but they are not about to merge into a new monolith Daily Telegraph Leader Iraq's domino effect Mr Bush and his successor will have to fashion a coherent exit strategy, for an Iraq engulfed by civil war will be a considerable threat to Western security Ahmadinejad Held to Election Promises By: Kimia Sanati | Inter Press Service President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who came to power two years ago, winning 62 percent of the popular vote, is rapidly losing popularity for failure to make good on election promises to improve the lives of ordinary people by sharing Iran's vast oil revenues with them and respect their private lives. We've Been Stupid Daily Star Editorial America's armchair generals get another reality check in Iraq Try 'multi-bilateralism' for Bush's international conference By Elie Podeh The Times A bit of a crisis does us no harm The current problems with the global markets show us how brilliant capitalism is at reinventing itself Gerard Baker The path to 9/11 (By Michael F. Scheuer) Time Basra After the British Washington Post For Now, the Maliki Primary By E. J. Dionne Jr Maybe Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki should just enter our primaries next year and Americans could vote up or down on whether he should remain in office. Bush's Vietnam Blunder By Jim Hoagland Desperate presidents resort to desperate rhetoric -- which then calls new attention to their desperation. Forward The Wrong Guys Critics of Israel often complain that when they try to speak out on the Middle East, they are effectively silenced: Jewish organizations and individual Jewish activists target them for public scorn and blacklisting, denying them an audience and delegitimizing them. The message put out is that those who fail to toe the official pro-Israel line are labeled as enemies and cast out. The World Health Report 2007 - A safer future: global public health security in the 21st century
Source: World Health Organization full report (PDF; 4.15 MB). How long can Musharraf hang on? | H2 IHT Tolerance and tradition in Turkey By Husain Haqqani Under a Gul presidency, Turkey could open the way for secularism in the Islamic world. Turkey and Europe: A muddle with global ramifications By KIRSTY HUGHES If Islam and democracy can go hand in hand, so can Islam and Europe. Turkey Is Central on World War IV's Frontline: Frederick Kempe Bloomberg Morgan Stanley Turkey The Education of Tayyip Erdogan UPI Analysis: Turkish power struggle not over Ha'aretz Turkey presses Israel over ADL's recognition of 'Armenian genocide'
Turkey, Israel in bid to contain damage after ADL move Today's Zaman The Economist Turkey and Iran Too energetic a friendship An attempt to bypass Russia annoys the United States
Ha'aretz The politics of hypocrisy Abraham Foxman has become a menace to his own legacy. That is a shame because it is a good and decent legacy. Evan R. Goldstein
Israeli, American and Turkish armed forces wrap up joint exercise
Jerusalem Post Turkey's Gul Set to Clinch Presidency Next Week Denying the Armenian genocide By JEFF JACOBY / The Boston Globe The Armenian genocide is an incontestable fact of history. Shame on anyone who refuses to say so. Time Israel & The Armenian Genocide Second time lucky for Gul?
Al-Ahram Weekly Becoming president is the easy part -- the real difficulties still lie ahead, says Gareth Jenkins Gül'den laik rejime bir zarar gelmez SEYYAR EL CEMİL AKP Washington için tam bir ikilem The Battle for the Soul of Turkey
The Moderate Voice Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Sivil Anayasa’da ‘Kürtçe eğitim’ adımı Bağdat, su garantisi istiyor ABD'nin yeni Irak raporu: Türkiye'nin sınır ötesi operasyon ihtimali sürüyor Irak su paylaşımı için Türkiye'den garanti istedi Haşimi’den Ankara’da mutabakat mesajı Kandil’de tansiyon yükseldi
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Ankara bastırdı ADL, geri adım attı Soykırımda geri adım ADL ve AJC, 'Ermeni soykırımı' konusunda konferans istiyor *İran'la ortak operasyon iddiası Yahudi lobisini İran’la enerji flörtü mü etkiledi
İlişkilerimiz bozulur Gül, İsrail Elçisi'ne 'şoke oldum' dedi Akdeniz'de İsrail'le ortak tatbikat! Peres'den Erdoğan'a: Girişimde bulunacağız 'Soykırım var' diyen Yahudi lobisinden ifade özgürlüğüne darbe Iran Shells Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Mobilizes Forces on Border Re-opened Iraqi Pipelines Lead To Nowhere Analysis: Kurd oil law drives Iraq oil
United Press International Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 23 Aug 07 Zebari: ABD erken çekilirse Irak çöker The long road to Kirkuk A Kurdish official claims that it is impossible to implement Article 140 within five months. Kurdish oil prospects rise as DNO receives offer for license Turkey steps in to help defuse political crisis in Iraq Telefonla görüştü DTP’s request FOR ÖCALAN sparks reaction Iraqi Kurdish Official Quoted as Saying Iran Launched Full-Scale War Barzani'den MİT'e suçlama Terör olaylarında Türklerin izi Umur Talu Halklar birbirinin kurdudur!
Tarihin bir dönemi, İran'ın Iraklı Kürtleri, Irak'ın ise İranlı Kürtleri destekleyip kullanmaya uğraşmasıyla geçmişti. ... Self-Immolation: The Dark Secret of Iraqi Kurdish Women Turkish Premier, Israeli President Discuss Importance of Relations Telefonla görüşüp, ADL krizini masaya yatırdılar Hakkari'de iki terörist yakalandı Mayın trafiği PKK'lılar otobüs yakmaya hazırlanırken yakalandı Turkish-Iranian Business Council Team to Visit Tehran Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Beril Dedeoğlu Avrupa'da çok konuşulacak 'Türkiye' raporu Cypriot President Wants No Preconditions for Meeting With Turkish Cypriot Leader The Economist Greece's elections Bartholomeos savcılığa çağrıldı Expert Says Russia, Armenia May Conclude Large Arms Contracts Koçaryan, Soçi'de Putin ile buluştu Ermenistan, Rusya'dan silah alıyor CHP tahmini: Seçim AKP lehine % 10 değiştirilmiş Orgeneral Cömert'ten 'demokratik olgunluğumuzu pekiştirelim' çağırısı Danıştay davası Ümraniye'yi bekliyor Danıştay’da karar Ümraniye’ye takıldı
TSK’dan ‘Türk milleti ordusunu sever’ afişi 'Aziz Nesin'in MİT'ten aldığı maaşı ben götürüyordum' Türkiye’nin tartıştığı Zeyno Baran evlendi Prof. Halaçoğlu’nun tezleri dış basında 'Doğan ihaleye giremez, Ciner'le helalleştik' Alevilerden Halaçoğlu hakkında suç duyurusu Abbas GÜÇLÜ YÖK ve Bilim Bakanlığı Mümtazer Türköne Çomar | H3 Fikret BİLA Orgeneral Büyükanıt: Dükkân temelli kapalı değil Org. Cömert Birbirimizi anlayalım ‘Son mesaj’ sürprizi
Org. Cömert: Demokratik olgunlukla bütün problemlerin üstesinden geliriz Yeni hükümet programı Yeni Anayasa taslağında neler var? Anayasaya son halini verecek ekip belirlendi ’Yerindelik’ şifresiyle yargıya 367 çalımı AKP formülü: Siyaset, şirket ve yardım ağı Sencer AYATA Cengiz Çandar Yahudiler de 'soykırım' derse dış politikada zor tercihler
Ruşen Çakır Türkiye’den çok İsrail kaybeder Cumhurbaşkanlığı için ikinci tur oylama bugün Sizde PKK terörüne karşı niyet yok Taha Kıvanç 'Liste var, haberiniz olsun…' Radikal Devlet o listeyi etnik ayrımda kullandı mı? Başbakan'dan yanıt bekleniyor: TTK Başkanı'nın 'dönme Ermeni listesi'nin amacı ne? Kökeni sorgulananların görevleri değişti mi? Liste yok edilecek mi? [HABER ANALİZ] ADL kırılması, Kongre'yi tetikleyebilir Ankara'da soykırım şoku Murat Yetkin İBRAHİM KARAGÜL 'Soykırım' uyarısı ve medya ihaleleri Taha AKYOL Soykırım ve Yahudi lobileri Ferai Tınç Lobi fetişizmi Kamhi Yahudi lobisine mektup yazıp kafalarına vurdum Mehmet Ali Birand Ya değiş veya kabul et… Yine soykırım meselesi
İsmet Berkan Jews in US let the cat out of the bag
New Anatolian Ergun Babahan İsrail, Türkiye'yi gözden çıkarır mı? ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Gül, kimin cumhurbaşkanı olacak? Ertuğrul Özkök Aldatılmışlık duygusunun çığlığı Ahmet Hakan Benim olmayan cumhurbaşkanları ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ
Gül ders almalı M.Ali Kışlalı 'Kurucu' parti olmak Murat Belge Hurşit GÜNEŞ Yeni bir sol tartışması Sivil anayasa tümüyle 'yerli' olacak Atilla Yayla Kim demiş gazeteciler imtiyazlıdır diye? Sezer: Yaşlı hakimler yasalara uyumda zorlanıyor, süre tanıyın Sebahattin Önkibar Bahçeli ABD ilişkilerinde cevap arayan sorular? Başbakan kabineyi 31 Ağustos'ta sunacak Kavram salatası mı, 12 Eylül anlayışı mı? Başbakanlık Sözcüsü’nün “Seçilmiş bir cumhurbaşkanını reddetmenin vatandaşlık hukuku bakımından mümkün olmadığı, saygı göstermenin de demokratik ve yasal bir zorunluluk olduğu” sözünü hukukçulara, gazetecilere, siyasetçilere sorduk. Cumhurbaşkanı'nı sevmek...
Hasan Celal Güzel M Ali Birand Bugün artık, Baykal kavgası günü değil Mustafa Ünal CHP saldırdıkça MHP büyüyor! Oktay Ekşi Kuşkudan kurtulmak için Yalçın Bayer İşte, YSK’ya ilk iptal başvurusu Bekir Coşkun Açıklamanın açıklaması... Tufan Türenç Şu medya da çekip gitse ne güzel olur Mehmet Yılmaz CHP kendisini eleştirmeli Yalçın Doğan Sayın Başbakan o gerekçeyi unuttunuz mu Özdemir İnce Türban ve göstergebilim Yılmaz Özdil Kız sen vatanın neresindensin... Mehmet Barlas Siyasetin gözlemcileri sevginin ve nefretin ölçüsünü kaçırmamalıdır Derya SAZAK 12 Eylül dersleri Hakan Aygün Gül’ün Köşk’e çıkmasındaki tek sakınca! Mehmet Metiner Dükkan kapalı... Bülent Korucu Türkiye ne zaman normalleşir? Tamer Korkmaz Gizli Amerikan Tüfeği! Hüseyin Gülerce MHP, baba muhalefet MUHARREM SARIKAYA Yeni anayasada memur devrimi... ERDAL ŞAFAK Tarih yazmak! EMRE AKÖZ Eş bulamayan türbanlı HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN NAZLI ILICAK "Göbeğini kaşımayanlar" Coşkun'dan yana Ahmet Taşgetiren Hürriyet üslubu: Çölaşan'ı biç, Coşkun'u kutsa! MAHMUT ÖVÜR Türkiye'nin üç öcüsü: Komünizm, şeriat, bölücülük YAVUZ DONAT Uzlaşı olmadan asla!.. Serdar Akinan Başbakanlar neden özgür olamaz? Nasuhi Güngör Halaçoğlu ve meydan okuma Serdar Turgut Bekir Coşkun’un yaptığı da iş mi?
Bekir Coşkun da Erdoğan'a "Arabistan'a git" demiş Berat Özipek İfade hürriyeti her eve lazım! Metin MÜNİR AKP'den 1200 yıl önce Güler Kömürcü Önleyici vuruş... Normalleşelim dediysek, bu kadar da demedik
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ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Toparlanma geçici mi kalıcı mı? Ercan Kumcu Küresel para politikası esir oluyor Wave of strikes threatening economy Seyfettin Gürsel Türkiye ne kadar sarsılır Ertuğ Yaşar Sosyal kavga Güven Sak Bilinmeyen alacak paketinden uzak durma dönemi Deniz Gökçe
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H4 New York Times Report Raises Strong Doubt About Iraqi Government A stark assessment released Thursday gives a dim prognosis on the likelihood that Iraqi politicians can heal deep sectarian rifts before next spring Editorial The Problem Isn’t Mr. Maliki If President Bush took the time to study the real lessons of Vietnam, he would not be so eager to lead America deeper into the quagmire he has created in Iraq. Fooled by Winds of Reform Did the Iranian government encourage a fleeting era of reform in order to identify its opponents so as to come after them? The Bush administration’s refusal to comply with open-government laws is ultimately more important than any single scandal. | H5 Washington Post The Iraqi Convergence By Charles Krauthammer After months of surreality, the Iraq debate has quite abruptly acquired a relationship to reality. Warner Calls for Pullouts By Winter GOP Senator Suggests Move Would Prod Iraq NIE Cites 'Uneven' Security Gains, Faults Iraqi Leaders For Now, the Maliki Primary By E. J. Dionne Jr Maybe Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki should just enter our primaries next year and Americans could vote up or down on whether he should remain in office. Bush's Vietnam Blunder By Jim Hoagland Desperate presidents resort to desperate rhetoric -- which then calls new attention to their desperation. PLAYERS Dell Dailey: Soldier, Counterterrorism Warrior By Robin Wright Pakistani Court Authorizes Return of Musharraf Rival Exiled Former Prime Minister Predicts That President Is on His Way Out U.S. Falters In Bid to Boost Iraqi Business Few Products Sold To American Firms For a Man in the Middle on Iraq, Church Provides No Sanctuary New Photos Indicate Arms Flow to Darfur | H6 Guardian The advocates of partition in Iraq only make things worse Jonathan Steele: However misguided were Bush's remarks this week, at least he didn't further fuel ethnic conflict by calling to split the country. This is a war for credibility Martin Woollacott: His motives are suspect but in certain crucial respects Bush is right to compare Iraq to Vietnam. US intelligence reveals concerns for Iraqi government Republican senator urges Bush to start Iraq exit by Christmas US intelligence agencies publish bleak assessment of chances of progress in Iraq in next 12 months British troops on verge of long-awaited pullout from Basra US predicts further nuclear development in Iran Dressed to kill Brian Whitaker The Taliban government in Afghanistan banned images of the human form, but a collection of photos show a less familiar side of the regime. Putin's powerplay Anna Matveeva Russia's military expansion may not be as threatening as it looks. We might even end up grateful for its rebalancing of the world order. A model friend Martin Kettle Gordon Brown must be ambitious in building a good relationship between Britain and Germany - together they can take Europe in a positive direction. Our intervention in Afghanistan has nothing to do with jingoism
Response: Progress may take decades, but we must stay the course for the sake of the Afghan people, says Kim Howells Yes, George Bush does recall a British wartime PM: Chamberlain Lynne Olson: However much the president may mould himself on Churchill, he has far more in common with the great appeaser. Drowning in liquidity Melvyn Krauss Punishing the financial institutions behind the current market turmoil would end up hurting ordinary people, rather than rogue investment bankers Sudan expels western diplomats Khartoum declares two diplomats persona non grata as it faces international pressure over Darfur. BBC scandals stoking crisis of distrust, say Paxman and Marr Democracy's new dawn is on CCTV: the security state as infotainment Naomi Klein: So keen are America's leaders to hear dissent they're videotaping the dissenters. Welcome to a world of total surveillance. |
H7 Ahmadinejad Held to Election Promises By: Kimia Sanati | Inter Press Service
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who came to power two years ago, winning 62 percent of the popular vote, is rapidly losing popularity for failure to make good on election promises to improve the lives of ordinary people by sharing Iran's vast oil revenues with them and respect their private lives. Out with the old, in with the old
Al-Ahram Weekly The "new" coalition government in Iraq looks the same, only more sectarian, suggests Nermeen Al-Mufti Daily Star Editorial America's armchair generals get another reality check in Iraq Try 'multi-bilateralism' for Bush's international conference
By Elie Podeh An educational warning shot for Arabs
By Raja Kamal The flawed options for a Darfur peacekeeping force
By Richard Weitz As Oil Revenues Boom, Islamic Banking Goes Global By: Lee Hudson Teslik | World Politics Review
After decades on the economic backburner, flush oil revenues are giving Middle Eastern companies and investors new prominence on the global financial stage Britain's Retreat From Iraq By: Gwynne Dyer | The Japan Times
Most senior British Army officers have known for some time that the Iraq war is not one they should be fighting or one they can win. Juan Cole Pitching the Imperial Republic Bonaparte's French Egypt and now Bush's American Iraq: both invoke the spirit of liberty, security … Jim Lobe Iraq: Still No Light at Tunnel's End Seemingly blind to the historical realities he cites, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, US President George W Bush continues to urge support for his "surge" strategy in Iraq and its beleaguered prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki. It's apparent that even with pressure from some of his fellow Republicans to change course, Bush has no intention of considering an exit strategy before he leaves office Asia Times Maliki's options rapidly shrinking Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's recent two-day fence-mending trip to Syria did little to endear him to the Sunnis and his other opponents, though an olive branch of sorts offered by members of the disbanded Iraqi Ba'ath Party calling for "dialogue" is an offer he would do well to consider. - Sami Moubayed Globe and Mail Growing Muslim Movement Offers Alternative to Hamas – From Dissent, No Refuge Here: Iraqis flee, but where? WSJ How a Gulf Petro-State Invests Its Oil Riches Kuwait's new chief has begun pursuing more modern investments, putting the oil-rich nation's "sovereign-wealth fund" at the forefront of far-reaching change in how the oil wealth of the Persian Gulf is deployed. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Fri: NIE lands, paints gloomy view
Iraq Report Arrives Just in Time to Keep Surge Going BBC Top Republican urges Iraq pullout An influential Republican senator calls for some 5,000 US troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by the year's end British Troops Argue Iraq Is 'Unwinnable' Bush Seems Likely to Prevail With Congress on Iraq US General Warns of Bloody Ramadan Attacks in Iraq BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 23 Aug 07 BBC Monitoring Quotes From Iranian Press 23 August 2007 Syrian TV Interviews Iraqi PM on Political Process, US Policy, UN Role Former Iranian Guards Chief Says Sanctions Will "Isolate the US" Iraqi Oil to Reach Jordan Soon, Minister Says Kabul Paper Comments on Iran's "Unilateral" Economic Presence in Afghanistan Iran Buys Five Russian-Made Cargo Planes Condoleezza Rice to Visit Libya in October Yedioth Ahronoth Iran on anti-racism committee
Islamic Republic selected by United Nations for 'leading position' to plan anti-racism conference. 'Exponents of anti-Semitism continue to be provided a global platform at the UN,' says editor at New York-based watchdog agency A Plight in Tunisia By: Nasser Weddady | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) Franz Kafka could hardly have devised a more absurd fate for one of his protagonists: In early 2005, Tunisian lawyer Mohammed Abbou penned an article for an online journal decrying the state of his country's prisons. He was arrested that March, and the next month was sentenced to four years in jail for "defaming" the state. | H9 Ha’aretz – Editorial Summit wisdom As the regional summit sponsored by the U.S. president approaches, signs are growing that Israel's senior political leadership wants the initiative to succeed. Rosner The Walt-Mearsheimer book: a preemptive strike Rosner Them and U.S. Even if the United States had five CIA's, it would not be able to get the high-quality information it received from Israel. That's what General George Keegan, a retired U.S. Air Force intelligence chief, said in 1986, in the midst of the Cold War. Giora Rom: Factors to consider when waging a war against Syria Reopen the U.S. Embassy in Tehran If the United States were to relaunch the embassy in Tehran, it could bring in talented economic analysts and political officers to track the currents of discontent. Alon Liel A conference of cowboys President Bush is about to perpetuate the division of our region into 'cowboy' and 'Indians,' in accordance with the list of those invited to the party. Abbas denies West Bank-Gaza route in land swap plan So dynamic, the dynamics of revival Both Zionism and radical Islam have been able to reach back to motifs, stories and beliefs preceding modernity, which were at the core of the identities of the people to whom they wished to appeal. Jonathan Spyer Eldar The key is constructive ambiguity Poll: Palestinians prefer Fatah gov't to Hamas-led cabinet Fading stars from the East The emptying from the top political ranks in Israel of leading politicians from the Mizrahi communities (Jews of Middle Eastern or North African descent). Jerusalem Post Fearing Syrian missile onslaught, IDF boosts Arrow defenses in North
Top IDF officer to "Post": Next war will see missile barrages, and lots of them; says "neighbors" training for repeat of Second Lebanon War. So, is real debate over Israel possible on the Hill? By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER
Walt-Mearsheimer book sparks new round of finger-pointing. Russia confirms Soviet sorties over Dimona in '67
Israeli authors: This is proof USSR deliberately engineered 6 Day War to destroy nuclear program. France helping Arab states with nuclear programs
Paris official to "Post": We are in favor of a civilian nuclear buildup in order to move away from oil. Arabs here to stay 'Population exchange' leaves Arab-Israelis no choice but to seek world's help, Ali Haider says The price of ignoring Russia Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Understanding the U.S.-Israel Alliance: An Israeli Response to the Walt-Mearsheimer Claim - Dore Gold (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) The Next War with Hizbullah - Andrew Exum (Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Arming Israel Lessens Nuclear Danger - Ariel Ilan Roth Brookings Iran and the Hamas Takeover in Gaza - Bruce Riedel CAMERA God's Jewish Warriors - CNN's Abomination
Israel to Buy Advanced U.S. Patriot Anti-Missile System Iran's Revolutionary Guards Sidestep UN Sanctions (Jerusalem Post) Iran Has Remote-Controlled Launch Pads - Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post) Group cancels forum on book about Israel lobby Chicago Tribune Pipes: Confront Saudi Arabia Kingdom banned 'bibles, crucifixes, statues and the Star of David'. From The Washington Monthly, forget neocons and theocons. It’s the money-cons who really run Bush’s Republican Party: A review of The Big Con The secret world of a Mossad agent
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor An intensifying US campaign against Iran Amid US charges of Iran's hand in Iraq's instability, some counsel caution. President Bush prepares way for key Iraq assessment The President bucks up war's supporters with eye to keeping GOP senators from siding with antiwar Democrats. How to Challenge Iran's Militancy Without Using Arms By: Marc Gopin and Gregory Meeks | The Christian Science Monitor
Iran is not Al Qaeda. We need to isolate the ruling elite and radical clerics by reaching out to the Iranian people directly. Padilla sues US officials over confinement Despite his conviction on terror conspiracy charges, his lawyers say he suffered 'psychological abuse' during military detention ASIA Mega Indian welcome for Japan
On the eve of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India, Delhi formally approved the massive US$100 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, in which Japan, as an official partner, is to contribute $30 billion in loans and investments. And there's more on the table for Japanese investors, notably in the nuclear energy sector. - Siddharth Srivastava As US sinks, Asia
unable to swim The pending US economic crisis will drag Asia down with it, despite life-saving measures Asian countries could take, such as China allowing full convertibility of the yuan. China's conflicting political and economic systems make such a scenario unlikely, and the region remains vulnerable to an oncoming economic tsunami from the other side of the world - Walter T Molano The Long Road to Pyongyang By: Michael Mazarr | Foreign Affairs
At first glance, the outcome of the North Korean nuclear standoff might appear to be a positive one for the United States. But, in fact, it offers a case study of the Bush administration's feckless foreign policy. BBC Age dilemma
How China's one-child policy is causing the elderly problems
India Tiff Over Nuclear Pact Heats Up By: Henry Chu | Los Angeles Times
The political tussle in India over a landmark nuclear cooperation deal with the United States has reached a fevered stage, prompting warnings that the dispute could topple the Indian government and force early elections. China is the world’s leading producer of both carbon dioxide and air pollution. Does it have the will to clean itself up? Or must greed prevail?... more» With all of the fear, loathing, and envy directed by Americans today toward China, it’s hard to recall that a few years ago we were all afraid of Japan. Japan?... more» Independent China's wall of money Chinese investors may soon have a dramatic impact on world stock exchanges. By Sean O'Grady China Tightens Grip on Tibetan Buddhism By: Frank Ching | The Japan Times
It is odd that the atheistic Chinese Communist Party should give itself the authority to decide when reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism is valid. The Economist The America-India nuclear deal Worse will come The army-backed regime unravels; but there is nothing to replace it Thailand's referendum | H11 IHT Letter from Germany: Bickering between NATO and EU hampers training of Afghan police The lack of coordination is a complication that could cost many lives, especially if the police come under attack from the Taliban or other fighters. Gazprom plans to re-route controversial European pipeline The shift by the Russian state-owned energy monopoly would help minimize environmental concerns but could cost Gazprom, the Russian state-owned energy monopoly an additional €1 billion. Insurgents kill Russian forces in volatile Caucasus region The attacks were the latest in a series of insurgent actions this summer in the overwhelmingly Muslim republics adjacent to Chechnya. Critics brand them a unified radical force, but studies point to a diverse group looking for a better life, more concerned with domestic bread-and-butter issues than with Iraq by Simon Kuper CSM Sarkozy pushes Mediterranean Union The French president sees support for plans that would group nations as diverse as Libya and Spain EUROPE European press review If It Comes to Partition Serbs Would "Have to Leave Kosovo" - Ex-PM Russian Official Rules Out Possibility of Kosovo's Independence Kosovo Commentary Calls for Unification of Albanians If Serbs Push for Partition Agency Analyses Belgrade's Anti-NATO Rhetoric, Hardened Stance on Kosovo Pressure Grows for EU to Act on Kosovo Der Spiegel
The international community has for years been trying to hammer out an agreement on Kosovo's final status. But according to a new think tank study, the time has come to abandon those negotiations -- and for the EU to lead Kosovo to independence Le Monde Renaissance allemande Security Council Sees No Indications of Serious Threats to Macedonia's Security The Times Germany starts recovery from €2,000bn union The German economy records a budget surplus for the first time since the fall of the Iron Curtain and the 1990 reunification A Model Friend By: Martin Kettle | The Guardian
Gordon Brown must be ambitious in building a good relationship between Britain and Germany -- together they can take Europe in a positive direction. | H12 RFE/RL Armenian, Russian Presidents Meet In Sochi Media Watchdog Says Kazakhstan 'Unfit' To Head OSCE Der Spiegel ARMENIAN TUG OF WAR A Country Searches for Balance between Moscow and Washington Armenia stands out from its Caucasus neighbors because of its close ties with protector Russia. But the United States is also working to establish a beachhead in the small but strategically located country Rekindling the Cold War? ISA
Russia is engaged in saber-rattling over a proposed U.S. anti-missile system in Eastern Europe, re-launching long-range bomber patrols, withdrawing from a key agreement governing troop deployments, and threatening to counter any unilateral U.S. move Google News Azerbaijan Summary of Russian Press for Thursday 23 August 07 Azeri Expert Rules Out Closer Relations Between Baku, Tehran Azerbaijani Press Takes Mixed View of Iranian President's Visit Kremlin sells Putin's muscles and tough love to Russians Banks have borrowed too much on international markets, Russia’s top bank supervisor warned, raising potential risks for the country’s consumer lending boom amid a global credit crunch One Way to Measure a Nation's Greatness By: Georgy Bovt | The Moscow Times
Russian newspapers almost never write about events in the Darfur province of Sudan, where bloody fighting between government forces and Muslim rebels has dragged on for years. |
| H13 The Times A bit of a crisis does us no harm The current problems with the global markets show us how brilliant capitalism is at reinventing itself Gerard Baker Bush ally: start pulling troops out by Christmas President Bush appears to have lost one of his most crucial allies on Iraq after Senator John Warner demanded troops come home Bush experts: Iraq leader can’t govern effectively Why Democrats dread the V-word Probably the only American politician who can talk about Vietnam is the war hero John McCain Rosemary Righter Wall Street Journal BBC Migrating money
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| H14 Financial Times Bush urged to start Iraq pull-out John Warner, the most influential Republican senator on military affairs, called on President George W. Bush to bring some troops home from Iraq by Christmas Critics brand them a unified radical force, but studies point to a diverse group looking for a better life, more concerned with domestic bread-and-butter issues than with Iraq by Simon Kuper Analysis: World economy confronted by liquidity paradox In large parts of the financial system market liquidity is in scarce supply. The supply of credit is tightening and the price of risk is going up. But at the macroeconomic level, liquidity remains abundant The Iraqi government will continue to ‘struggle’ to achieve political reconciliation over the next year despite prospects for a moderately better security environment,... ANALYSIS: Democrats caution against complacency COMMENT: Iraq, Mexico and the whims of history ANALYSIS: Heading south Trends that helped the Grand Old Party hold on to power for much of the past 40 years seem to have run their course A voice Bush cannot ignore After nearly 20 years of public deficits, Germany generated a budget surplus in the first half of the year, consecrating the country’s transformation from fiscal delinquent to champion of financial rectitude LEADER: Speedy Sarko'sfirst 100 days After 100 days in office, Nicolas Sarkozy’s ratings make him France’s most popular president since General de Gaulle COMMENT: Iraq, Mexico and the whims of history The administration's apparent preoccupation with history. After four years of high living, the industry can expect leaner times. But is this short term or the beginning of a lasting slump? COMMENT: Reclaim power from the ratings agencies Ratings agencies simply respond to incentives in the regulatory use of ratings, say Charles Calomiris and Joseph Mason COMMENT: The ozone treaty can do much more for the planet During its 20 years, the Montreal protocol has become the world’s best environmental agreement, writes Mario Molina The European Union is poised for a showdown over plans to bolster energy market competition, after failing to agree on how to loosen the grip of some big electricity... COMMENT: Spain must exorcise the demons of the Francoist era A politician’s hesitation over shaking hands gave a lamentably accurate snapshot of a descent into incivility of Spanish public life, writes David Gardner President Hugo Chávez’s tightening grip over Venezuela’s economy is generating distortions that economists fear could, paradoxically, eventually lead to a loss of control | EditorialThe misleading Vietnam analogy Bush needs to look no further for killing fields and refugees than modern-day Iraq, even without a withdrawal. Journalism bloggers actually do By Jay Rosen Blowback: A New York University professor critiques a recent Times Op-Ed questioning the journalistic value of blogs. |
| H16 American Politics Republicans Squeezed From Both Sides on Iraq The Economist Evangelicals in America The bond between God and power Bring back Lincoln-Douglas By Newt Gingrich His challenge to candidates: Dump the talking points and ground rules, and say something meaningful. PEW Clinton and Giuliani's Contrasting Images
Views of Leading '08 Candidates From The Washington Monthly, forget neocons and theocons. It’s the money-cons who really run Bush’s Republican Party: A review of The Big Con realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Democracy's new dawn is on CCTV: the security state as infotainment Naomi Klein: So keen are America's leaders to hear dissent they're videotaping the dissenters. Welcome to a world of total surveillance. | H17 Daily Telegraph Leader Iraq's domino effect Mr Bush and his successor will have to fashion a coherent exit strategy, for an Iraq engulfed by civil war will be a considerable threat to Western security. US: Iraq democracy is not essential Chemical Ali threw men out of helicopter Iran's hangmen silence all opposition Diplomats were alarmed to find two criminals hanging from cranes outside their office windows, writes Con Coughlin. Afghanistan: Return to the lair of bin Laden Six years after US troops failed to capture the al-Qa'eda leader, they are again scouring the mountains of Tora Bora. Saddam's party to aid US withdrawal Saddam Hussein's political heirs claim that the reduction in British troops in Iraq would be a major blow for American-led coalition. Labour revolt over EU referendum Gordon Brown faces a growing insurrection over his refusal to allow a referendum on the controversial EU treaty, it has emerged. The EU doesn't trust its voters Eurocrats are too close to their final objective to let democracy stand in their way. They no longer ask our approval; they demand acquiescence, claims Daniel Hannan. Sarkozy's dark side revealed in diary French president is ego-driven 'genius'. | Another worrying milestone on a nation's journey deeper into debt Uneven distribution of borrowing is the real problem Exiled former Pakistan PM wins right to return Photos show Sudan breaking Darfur arms ban |
