| H1 Washington Post Post-Iraq Strategy By David Ignatius Frustration with Iran helps explain the growing U.S. disillusionment with Iraq's Maliki. A Potentially Winning Tactic, With a Warning Walter Pincus New York Times White House Memo: A Familiar Strategy to Help Stay the Course Should the United States run Iraq like Gen. Douglas MacArthur in postwar Japan or seek a local leader like Hamid Karzai and operate behind the scenes? Guardian US pressure forces Iraq reconciliation · Shia, Sunni and Kurdish parties achieve consensus · Deal may not be enough to end boycott of cabinet Iraq withdrawal will not hand victory to Bin Laden Michael Lind: Bush is wrong to equate Iraq with Vietnam. The jihadists will be defeated if the US is prepared to collaborate with its allies. The Ongoing Hunt for Osama bin Laden - Evan Thomas, Newsweek Reuel Marc Gerecht: U.S. Must Be Firm With Iran Jerusalem Post The Region: 'Come, and let us reason together' [ BARRY RUBIN Campaign Planning Primer 2007 (PDF; 500 KB)
Source: U.S. Army War College Geopolitical Diary: Iraq's Fractional Step Stratfor FT COMMENT: How the west can win again in central Asia The US and EU must boost efforts to compete for energy resources with a resurgent Russia and an assertive China, writes Stefan Wagstyl Challenging the Generals - Fred Kaplan, New York Times Magazine America’s junior officers are fighting the war on the ground in Iraq, and the experience is making a number of them lose faith in their superiors. Yedioth Ahronoth 'Deal possible before fall' In interview with Tokyo newspaper President Shimon Peres outlines two- track policy for peace, says principles for Israeli-Palestinian agreement can be reached before peace conference in November Los Angeles Times The Revolutionary Guard steps up Iran's legendary people's army has its hand in activities ranging from dentistry to travel, controlling upward of $12 billion. Editorial Don't dump Maliki The underperforming Iraqi leader's departure won't help. Reconciliation remains the best U.S. exit strategy. Vietnam's real lessons By Andrew J. Bacevich The war is indeed relevant to Iraq -- but not the way Bush thinks. Misinterpreting the Mideast By Moshe Ya'alon Until they get past their mistaken assumptions, foreign envoys can do little to calm the region. The Times 1.14m Iraqis displaced by violence The number of Iraqis who have fled their homes in fear of sectarian violence has more than doubled since January Ungoverned Territories: Understanding and Reducing Terrorism Risks Source: RAND Corporation Summary (PDF; 187 KB) + Full Document (PDF; 4.73 MB) Boston Globe A nation of outlaws (By Stephen Mihm, Scourge of the free world! Peddlers of poisonous foods! Pirates of literary works! Counterfeiters of medicine! A century ago, that wasn't China -- it was us Sunday Times Call Putin's bluff: save Russia Only pressure on the Kremlin will make it possible to re-establish a constitutional form of government Boris Berezovsky Putin’s strategy for a new superpower Vietnam historians give Bush reason to stay in Iraq As the prospect of victory in Iraq has receded, the lessons of Vietnam have provoked intense discussion among historians The Observer To invoke Vietnam was a blunder too far for Bush Christopher Hitchens: The Presidents's crass comparison between Iraq and war in south east Asia was the most ludicrous misreading of history. A dark cloud looms over the Prime Minister's honeymoon Stryker McGuire: So far, relations with America have been stable since Gordon Brown came to power. But all that is set to change. Five rules for politicians who want to be winners Robert McCrum: Sometimes, it seems, everything in public life aspires to the condition of fiction. But making it up is hard to do well and good words in the right order come at a premium. Getting your story straight, in art and politics, is surprisingly difficult. 'Islamism' has no place in terror's lexicon Jason Burke: It took many years to establish a vocabulary that was broadly accepted to adequately describe the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Finding an equivalent set of terms for the threat posed by bin Laden and others will take longer still. Curb the greedy global financiers
Will Hutton: While obeisant governments bail out dodgy plutocrats, it's ordinary people who foot the bill. Cornering Al Qaeda in Al Anbar - Ralph Peters, New York Post Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warns: United States may be heading into recession... Ha’aretz – Shin Bet: Hamas in Syria ordered a major attack inside Israel Independent Iraq: British retreat descends into chaos as Shia militia occupy police centre Leading Article: The damage now extends to British-US relations Johann Hari: Need Iraq suffer more if we pull out? IHT What France can do in Iraq By BERNARD KOUCHNER
After years of debate over the U.S. presence in Iraq, it is time to turn attention to the Iraqis themselves. Roger Cohen: How the Iraq mess was made By ROGER COHEN The little miracle of Zalmay Khalilzad's free-thinking life is just one example of the positive transformations the U.S. can fashion when coordination shapes policy, not precipitous whim. Rereading Vietnam - Robert Kaplan, The Atlantic Christian Science Monitor Why is Greece on fire? As at least 170 wildfires spread, many say that a lack of environmental protection is to blame. Russia-Georgia dispute escalates Last week, Georgia fired at an intruding Russian fighter, it claimed. The incident is the latest in a murky air war that both sides say is an intentional effort to spoil ties. Jerusalem Post Top IDF officers: Terrorist groups have learned our defense systems Six youths caught trying to sneak into Israel; 2 more suspects in Saturday infiltration arrested; South resident: Wall doesn't protect us. Israel, AIPAC won't parry Walt-Mearsheimer book Government officials say firing back would "play into their hands" and "help the sales of the book." Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has begun setting up a 35,000-strong security force to protect its oil infrastructure from potential attacks Republican stakes ahead of 2008 While Republicans remain unwilling to back a loser or give up, the Democratic nominee faces a battle Policy Review Declinism by Alan Dowd (repeat) Substantive Plan for Ending the Iraqi War Arab News - Newsweek How Data Mining Is Replacing Intuition Geopolitical Diary: Psychological War Games with Iran
Stratfor Juan Cole Lessons from Past Western Incursions in the Middle East
Mossad increasing its presence in western Iraq Negotiation in the New Strategic Environment: Lessons from Iraq
Source: Stratetic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College Full Paper (PDF; 484 KB) Waiting for the Economy to Unravel - William Greider, The Nation How the U.S. is Defeating al Qaeda in Iraq - Mario Loyola, Weekly Standard A Tale of Two NIE's
Two Snapshots Show Progress from January to August.
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by Matthew Continetti When Ways of Life Collide: Multiculturalism and its Discontents | H2 Newsweek Turkey: An Army in Retreat Abdullah Gul's ascent was expected to trigger military unrest. So why is Turkey so quiet? Soner Cagaptay: Turkish Secularism is Withering Washington Post Muslim Democracy in Action By Jackson Diehl, The notion that democracy and Islam are fundamentally incompatible is about to get a resounding rebuke, just at the moment it is threatening to congeal as conventional wisdom in Washington. Jerusalem Post Israel must get US Jews to back down, Turkey's envoy tells 'Post' Exclusive: Turkey concerned Abe Foxman's decision would enable a Congress resolution saying Turkey committed "genocide" against Armenians. Ha’aretz Who needs ideology? By Zvi Bar'el As president, Gul - along with Erdogan - will stick to the guideline that Turkish policy has followed for the past five years, that states that ideology, including religious ideology, is a luxury. The national interest comes first. Erdogan, Gul Widen Army Rift, Gain Freer Hand on Turkish Sales
Bloomberg Türkiye ABD'yle soğuk savaş mı yaşıyor? YASER EBU HİLALE ‘Gül’ün eşinin türbanı sorun edilmemeli’ AP Turkey at odds over prospect of presidential first lady clad in Islamic dress AFP'nin analizi: Kutuplaştıran eski İslamcı Gül Ha’aretz Peres to Turks: Our stance on Armenian issue hasn't changed İsrail'den ABD'deki Musevi örgütlerine uyarı ‘ADL pişman oldu konu kapandı’
Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Iraklı Kürtler'den ABD'ye Kerkük için heyet PKK'lıları kendi çektikleri görüntüler ele verdi HAKAN ALBAYRAK Büyük bir imkân olarak DTP (1) Kürt Alevi yoktur Türk mü Ermeni mi? Kürtleşen Türkmenler 'Kürtler... Türkiye'nin kanayan yarası'
IsraPundit Secret Iranian war plan captured by Kurds
Kürt yönetimi Türkiye ve İran'a tavır belirleyecek Ferai Tınç Irak’ta muhatap sorunu DTP destek için Gül'den açıklama bekliyor Kandil Dağı, Yahudi lobisi, İran ve komple komplolar Suat Taşpınar DTP: Meclis'in uslu çocuğu olmayacağız Iraqi Kurdish delegation to visit Washington for Kirkuk lobbying Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 26 Aug 07 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Official Strongly Protests Against Iranian Shelling US Strike Kills Four Iraqi Kurdish Policemen "Mistakenly" Şırnak'ta operasyon: 10 PKK'lı öldürüldü Maliki Türkiye ile İran'a çattı 'Türkiye de bombalıyor' Bu kez Kürtlere dost ateşi Umur Talu Düğünden hemen sonra ölümden hemen önce İsrail'deki Türk Yahudileri de öfkeli DTP’den Hayrünnisa Gül'e türban desteği Kahramanlar Maliki: Turkey’s bombardment violation of Iraq’s sovereignty Propaganda için hain saldırılarını çekmişler
2 soldiers martyred, 10 terrorists killed in clash in Southeast Özel Tim'den terör örgütüne büyük darbe KDP, DTP'den arabuluculuk istedi İstanbul'da PKK üyesi 9 kişi adliyeye sevkedildi Kurds' struggle threatens Turkey's EU hopes DNO ASA Provides Update on the Tawke Field in the Kurdistan Region ... Serpil YILMAZ Ambargoya rağmen ABD ve Avrupalılar İran'da cirit atıyor Ardan Zentürk Batı’nın düşman arayışı: İslam kurtuluyor!.. Doğu Ergil Iraqi predicament G E V E Z E TSK Barzaniye kira ödüyor mu? Turkey’s FNSS to upgrade Saudi M113 armored vehicles Pakistan hayalet seyir füzesi denedi Şırnak'ta PKK'ya darbe İran'a karşı 'geleceğe dönüş' stratejisi savaşı kızıştıracak
David Ignatius – Efraim Zuroff, tarihi gerçekleri söylemek gibi bir zorunluluğumuz var F.Irak Yurtdışı Temsilcileri ve Büyükelçileri 2.Kongresi Oil Committee in Kirkuk to sell a part of its crude oil Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - ‘Moderation leads to progress and prosperity’ Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber anjapartanen: Arzu Toker:'.. thousands of modern Turkish women in Germany who pretend to be Spaniards or Italians and are ashamed to say they are Turkish, because.. İlk hedefi Avrupa Birliği 24 Ağustos 2007
Kıbrıs'ın güney ve kuzeyinde okutulan tarih müfredatı "KKTC'de Erdoğan'ın izinden gideceğim" Türkiye AB için hayati önemde Kirsty Hughes Ankara'nın AB yerine 'Akdeniz Birliği'ne üye olması mantıklı
NİZAM MARDİNİ Marcoullis insists Cyprus resolution up to Turkish army Avrupa Birliği'nden bölgesel kalkınmaya 524 milyon euro Portekiz: AB, Kıbrıs sorununu çözemez Amado: Cyprus resolution not in European Union’s hands Rehn: Ekümenik unvanı özgürce kullanılabilmeli Ata Atun When will the Greek mercenaries and settlers go back? Yunanistan yas tutuyor KKTC'den bir açılım adımı daha: Üsküp'le kültür protokolü yolda Yusuf KANLI Facing history August 26: Jews must stay away from this controversy | Jerusalem Post STELYO BERBERAKİS
Komşuda yangın trajedisi: 51 ölü Raging fires in Greece kill 46 Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis declares state of emergency as police arrest arson suspect Yunanistan'da Sabotaj Şüphesi Başbakan Karamanlis, Perşembe'den beri bu kadar çok yangın çıkmasının raslantı olamayacağını söyledi Bryza'nın evliliği Ermenileri rahatsız etti İspanyollara İstanbul yazısı
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Peloponez yanıyor. Ispartalılar'ın yurdunu alevler yutuyor. Ve her saat Antik Çağ'ın bir tanığı daha sonsuza kadar kayboluyor. ... Fikret Ertan Russian naval revival
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AK Parti’li Ayşe Böhürler yerini sorguluyor Dünya ikincisi oldu, tur atacak Türk bayrağı bulamadı Soner Yalçın İşte Cumhurbaşkanı adayı Gül’ün 600 yıllık soyağacı Genelkurmay Kocatepe'yi ulusalcıların elinden aldı Erdoğan’dan kuraklığa karşı yatırım sözü Türkiye’nin deprem haritası değişiyor ASKİ’nin belgeleri Gökçek’i yalanlıyor
MEB bu yıl da ücretsiz ders kitabı dağıtacak Hasan CEMAL Hayrünnisa Hanım'ın türbanı... Ümit Meriç Türbanı modernleştirmek maskaralıktır! İlanla ’peruk taksın’ önerisi Ferai Tınç Türban çelişkim | Yüzde 30, şeriat tehlikesinden çekiniyor 22 Temmuz sonucunu doğru tahmin eden TARHAN ERDEM Milliyet için araştırdı Halkın yüzde 57.6'sı Sezer'i seviyor, yüzde 68.4’ü Gül’ü destekliyor Baykal: Gül seçilirse saygı duyarız Milliyet CUMHURBAŞKANI SEZER'E 16 AÇIDAN BAKIŞ Fehmi Koru Hepimiz komplocuyuz Baykal: Gül seçilirse kriz politikası izlemeyiz Bakan Unakıtan yeni dönemle ilgili ipuçları verdi: Ekonomide IMF denetimi sürecek Çeteden Bakan'a kameralı tuzak! Kritik bakana iğrenç tuzak ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ Bilmeyenler ülkesi
Yasemin CONGAR Kendimize söyleyebilsek SOLİ ÖZEL ADL, Ermeniler, Kongre YAHUDİ LOBİSİ 'SOYKIRIM'I NEDEN KABUL ETTİ? Şükrü Elekdağ kararın perde arkasını Habertürk'e anlattı. Bu tavırlarla 'soykırım'dan kaçış yok ÖMER TAŞPINAR Ömer Taşpınar – Time to say new things on the ‘genocide’ issue [NEWS ANALYSIS] What Anti-Defamation League statements put at stake Emine Kart Semih İDİZ Ermeni iddiaları için önerilen hukuk yolu Sezer dönemi biterken İsmet Berkan Sezer'e veda ediyoruz... Enis Berberoğlu Çankaya değiştirir İlk hedefi Avrupa Birliği Can Dündar "Bayan Cumhur"un sancılı yolculuğu Yeni sivil anayasa taslağında neler var?
Yeni anayasada demokrasinin korunması? Tarhan Erdem Some food for thought for the new government in a possible 2007-2012 eraby MEHMET ÖĞÜTÇÜ* Murat Belge CHP yeni 28 Şubat bekledi Taha AKYOL Abdullah Gül'e dokunulmazlık Kadınlara 'pozitif ayrımcılık' geliyor Anayasacılar anayasayı tartışıyor Erdoğan: Halkın oyladığı değil, onayladığı bir anayasa olacak Baykal'dan şaşırtan Köşk çıkışı Ahmet Necdet Sezer veda ederken
İsmet Berkan KORAY DÜZGÖREN AKP sistemle uzlaşır mı? Anayasa taslağında orduya dokunulmadı
[Yorum - Alev Alatlı] 'ADL'nin derdi ne? (1) Mümtazer Türköne O kimsenin Cumhurbaşkanı değildi! Taha Kıvanç “Liste, liste” derken… Erdoğan ABD yolcusu Mahir Kaynak Casus var! Çankaya bir seçkinci grubun değil ki Fikret BİLA Gül: Zırha ihtiyacım yok Cengiz Çandar Baykal "Laiklik kayboluyor" Baykal Erdoğan'a tepkili, Bahçeli'ye kızgın Murat Yetkin Ahmet Hakan Gülcü müsün, Sezerci misin Sami Selçuk Atatürk ne totaliterdi ne de dine karşıydı Ece TEMELKURAN Dik ve dikine! OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
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Could a masked ball turn into a chance for social peace? Başbakan, bir sosyalist parti lideri gibi konuştu Erdoğan'a dün bir haller oldu Esrarengiz uçak Rusya, Gürcistan'ın bir Rus savaş uçağını düşürdükleri iddiasını yalanlarken Abhazlar, düşen uçağın Türkiye hava sahasından gelen bir Amerikan casus uçağı olabileceğini belirtti» Halaçoğlu Bölücülere yanıt verdim Durmuş Hocaoğlu Halaçoğlu'nu linç edelim; TTK'nın başına Taner Akçam'ı getirelim Week critical in shaping Turkish political scene
Esas mesele: Kişiyi devletten korumak... Hasan Celal Güzel ‘Badem bıyıklılar memura baskı yapıyor’ Atatürk’ün kurumları Anayasa’dan çıkıyor Yalçın Bayer ’Hassas sorular’a Sun’dan yanıtlar YSK, İzmir'deki 'oy hırsızlığını' incelemeye aldı Anayasada türbana tepki SERDAR Turgut Türban meselesi Eser Karakaş AKP’yi bekleyen en büyük tehlike Süleyman Yaşar Sivil Anayasa'nın ekonomik hükümleri nasıl olacak MUHARREM SARIKAYA Karadeniz'de petrol ağa takıldı
METEHAN DEMİR 40'tan fazla tabanca kime hediye edildi? Dış politikanın ağırlık merkezi Çankaya'ya kayacak Ankara'da Sarkozy harekâtı Şükrü Küçükşahin 82’ye ve Evren’e tepki anayasası Hanioğlu: No risk of Iranian-style regime in Turkey Sezer’i de severiz Gül’ü de destekleriz 1. CHP’ye Yüce Mahkeme yolu kapanıyor!.. Gazeteci Şakir Süter vefat etti Fehmi Koru CHP ile medya: Bir büyük benzeşme Temyizli Yüce Divan yolda AKP'ye sunulan 'sivil anayasa' taslağına göre, Yüce Divan yetkisi Anayasa Mahkemesi'nden alınıyor ve yeni bir kurul oluşturuluyor. Yüce Divan kararlarına karşı temyiz yolu da açılacak Erdoğan: Gayri meşru, mafyaydı, çeteydi hiçbirine prim vermeyeceğiz 'Kimseyi markalamayız' Baykal: Tek yaptırım Meclis'e girmemektir Her adımda, imzada ensesinde olacağız CHP'ye Anayasa engeli Erdoğan: Her şeyi Ankara'dan beklememek lazım İsmail Küçükkaya
“Dindar Cumhurbaşkanı” söyleminin tehlikesi Serdar Akinan
Anayasa işini fazla abartıyoruz ADL Murat Belge Kamhi 'Bana karşı birkaç suikast girişimi oldu' Kamhi Museviler sanıldığı gibi zengin değil Mensur Akgün Soykırım paradigmasını değiştirmek Ertuğrul Özkök Sevgili Genel Yayın Yönetmeni Ekrem Dumanlı Ayıp, ayıp; çok ayıp Ahmet Hakan Abdullah Gül’ün çok sevdiği gazete Oktay Ekşi Ne aldanmak, ne de aldatmak Mehmet Yılmaz Abdullah Gül, Hürriyet’e kızmış! Özdemir İnce Laikçilik ve kalpazanlık Tuan Türenç Sezer’den sonra Abdullah Gül dönemi Vekillere ’Bana dokunun’ hakkı Hasan PULUR ABD haracı... Yılmaz Özdil Pazar yazısı... Üskül Atatürkçülük karşıtı değilim
Mustafa Ünal Gül devri... Yavuz Baydar Taste, quality, solidarity Ali Bulaç Korkular Nasuhi Güngör BİAT dersine ihtiyacımız var Şahin Alpay Halaçoğlu is practicing racism Bülent Keneş Gül era in Çankaya and expectations İhsan Yılmaz Creative foreign policy in the Gül era İhsan Dağı Recalling President Sezer’s election and performance Ulusalcılardan Sezer'e: Başımıza geç Ertuğ Yaşar Süresi bitti gidiyor Nabi Yağcı Normalleşmiş bir CHP’ye de ihtiyaç var YASİN AKTAY Tarih Kurumu ve vatandaşlık
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Bakan Unakıtan yeni dönemle ilgili ipuçları verdi: Ekonomide IMF denetimi sürecek ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Beceri ve kazanç dövizi hangi düzeyden sattığında
Bankacılığı tamamen yabancı hakimiyetine bırakmak doğru değil İbrahim Öztürk Yeni dönemin en büyük savaşı verimlilik ve istihdam alanında Asım Erdilek Turkey’s attractiveness as a services offshoring destination Ercan Kumcu Kamu finansmanına dikkat Türkiye iyi not aldı Erdal Sağlam ’Temkinli yerli’ yabancıyı finanse etti Memur teklif bekliyor
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THY'de anlaşma sürprizi AK Party aims to raise agriculture to a higher class Unakıtan: Yeni dönemde esnafa ayrı yer vereceğiz Yaman TÖRÜNER Bulutay ve ekonomide yaşananlar Salih Neftçi Belirsizliği yüksek bir döneme giriyoruz Eleman bulamayan armatörler gemilerden Türk bayrağını indiriyor World's Top Turkish Contractors |
| Should the United States run Iraq like Gen. Douglas MacArthur in postwar Japan or seek a local leader like Hamid Karzai and operate behind the scenes? The problem with using historical analogies to make foreign policy Maybe Ben S. Bernanke is seeing the light that capitalism without financial failure is not capitalism at all, but a kind of socialism for the rich. THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Swift-Boated by bin Laden Dive into a conversation about America in the Arab world today and it won’t take long before the words “Abu Ghraib” and “Guantánamo Bay” are thrown at you. Iraqi Prime Minister Assails Democratic Critics Editorial The Spy Chief Speaks Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, finally unburdened himself in an interview. It would have been nice if he had really enlightened the public. Why the agency classifies so much stuff that you already know. By NOAH FELDMAN Religion can have a place in public schools. It just can’t be for believers alone. PAUL KRUGMAN A Socialist Plot We offer free education because giving every child a fair chance is the American way. And we should guarantee health care to every child, for the same reason | H5 Washington Post Post-Iraq Strategy By David Ignatius Frustration with Iran helps explain the growing U.S. disillusionment with Iraq's Maliki. Iraqi Leaders Reach Accord on Ex-Baathists After several days of meetings, Iraq's top five political leaders also agree to release thousands of prisoners being held without charge A Potentially Winning Tactic, With a Warning Walter Pincus Behind Bush's History Lesson Michael Abramowitz, Lobbyists Hired to Press Maliki, Former Premier Says Many Take Army's 'Quick Ship' Recruit Incentive Thousands accept a $20,000 bonus to leave for basic combat training by the end of September, putting them into uniform almost immediately Maliki Lashes Out at Detractors Iraqi prime minister issues ripostes against U.S. officials who have criticized his leadership. A Quiet Battle for Rights in Iran By Fotini Christia, Iran's activists are adamant that for all the gratitude they may feel for their Western supporters, they would prefer that we keep our distance. What Sarkozy Won't Change By George F. Will Sarkozy succeeded an intensely unpopular two-term president of his own party (Jacques Chirac) by promising bold reforms. Perhaps. Dissent Threatens U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Deal Delhi Parties Say Pact Limits Sovereignty Iraq's Endangered Minorities By Nina Shea, A conversation with Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan's opposition party leader Bhutto describes why she refuses to distance herself from Gen. Perez Musharraf. An Iraqi Goes to Washington Covering Your City Is a Joy. Mine Is a Different Story. A Dissident's Courage Five years in a Chinese prison did not change Yang Jianli's commitment to democracy | H6 Guardian US pressure forces Iraq reconciliation · Shia, Sunni and Kurdish parties achieve consensus · Deal may not be enough to end boycott of cabinet Displaced Iraqis double despite US military surge Iraq withdrawal will not hand victory to Bin Laden Michael Lind: Bush is wrong to equate Iraq with Vietnam. The jihadists will be defeated if the US is prepared to collaborate with its allies. Pakistan PM: Government can ride out political crisis · No plans for state of emergency, Guardian told
· President's woes grow as exiled rival plans return Editorial The drugs don't work
Afghanistan: Destroying the poppy crop - now the main livelihood of whole communities - appears to be increasingly incompatible with the real purpose of the mission of permanently defeating the Taliban in Afghanistan. A crisis of conscience Mark Braund Can a caring society exist in a market economy? A new book suggests the values of social consciousness have been steadily eroded. Richesse oblige Jeffrey Sachs It is time to make good on a basic global commitment that everybody should have access to basic health services. Flawed options Richard Weitz Any major peace operation in Darfur would soon lead western governments to consider regime change in Khartoum as the most viable exit strategy. Looney Tunes in Caracas Rory Carroll Aug 25 07, 05:00pm: Hugo Chavez is an outsize and colourful character. But that is no excuse to treat him and events in Venezuela like a cartoon. Poll warning to Brown over October election gamble PM could lose majority if he goes for early vote as Cameron takes lead on law and order. Larry Elliott: Cameron should count on happiness Leader: The new north-south divide The Observer To invoke Vietnam was a blunder too far for Bush
Christopher Hitchens: The Presidents's crass comparison between Iraq and war in south east Asia was the most ludicrous misreading of history. A dark cloud looms over the Prime Minister's honeymoon Stryker McGuire: So far, relations with America have been stable since Gordon Brown came to power. But all that is set to change. Five rules for politicians who want to be winners Robert McCrum: Sometimes, it seems, everything in public life aspires to the condition of fiction. But making it up is hard to do well and good words in the right order come at a premium. Getting your story straight, in art and politics, is surprisingly difficult. 'Islamism' has no place in terror's lexicon Jason Burke: It took many years to establish a vocabulary that was broadly accepted to adequately describe the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Finding an equivalent set of terms for the threat posed by bin Laden and others will take longer still. Curb the greedy global financiers
Will Hutton: While obeisant governments bail out dodgy plutocrats, it's ordinary people who foot the bill. America divided over Iraq surge
Clinton and Obama say that new tactics are showing signs of working. Leader Allow the police to reclaim the streets Crime across Britain is not out of control. We are not, as Conservative leader David Cameron suggested last week, descending into anarchy. Most of Britain's streets are safe. But that is not the public perception. Tough lessons for a BBC going through tough times Like any organisation threatened by changes brought on by the internet, the BBC will have to consolidate, cut costs, invest wisely and focus on its most durable product - high-quality, public-service broadcasting. |
| H7 Time Allawi Challenges Iraqi PM In Magazine Interview, President Clinton Has Praise for Bush's Foreign Policy They Wait For Us to Run Again - Mark Steyn, Orange County Register Al Awsat If Only Nasrallah Would!
Tariq Alhomayed | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Mon: Maliki to Democrats: Butt Out! Iraqi Papers Monday: Scapegoating Maliki
Bush says new offensive in Iraq just beginning... Iraqi leaders sign unity accord US Envoy: Maliki's Fall 'Might Be a Good Thing' Troops withdraw from Basra base Saddam Hussein's palace is the only British base in Basra after troops withdraw from police headquarters. For second time, Maliki responses to criticism For the second time in a week, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki on Sunday expressed agitation with U.S. politicians who say they are frustrated with his government's lack of political progress, this time targeting two prominent U.S. senators. Shi'ites Begin Pilgrimage To Karbala Ahead Of Festival France calls for new Iraq prime minister Iraq Body Count Running at Double Pace Indefinite vehicle curfew in Baghdad... McClatchy Has Iran paused its uranium enrichment program? Iraqi prime minister's isolation growing Iran has stepped up flow of weapons to Iraq in past 30-60 days, says US Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno DEBKAfile Exclusive: Assad is willing to talk to Olmert without involving Washington - but not to abandon absolute commitment to Tehran More... Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post | H9 Ha’aretz – Shin Bet: Hamas in Syria ordered a major attack inside Israel IDF says Hamas targeting troops, civilians near Gaza Report: Hamas mulls returning seized security posts to Fatah Bar’el A summer that lasts too long Suddenly, it seems that everything is permissible because "there is a summit." Rosner's Mailbox: Walt-Mearsheimer; Darfur; Education Editorial Outposts and peace don't mix Responsibility for the failure to implement the decision to evacuate the outposts rests with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the government as a whole Yedioth Ahronoth 'Deal possible before fall' In interview with Tokyo newspaper President Shimon Peres outlines two- track policy for peace, says principles for Israeli-Palestinian agreement can be reached before peace conference in November 'Hamas planning mega-attack' Deputy Shin Bet chief tells cabinet Palestinian organization instructed by headquarters abroad to carry out mass casualty attack in Israel; says arms smuggling, shooting incidents and rocket attacks have increased 'Speed up nuclear power plan' Following announcement of intentions to develop peaceful nuclear program, Jordan's King Abdullah stresses need for alternative energy source to generate electricity, desalinate water in face of rising costs of imported energy Protecting the homeland Gaza pullout harmed IDF's ability to protect homeland, Israel's liberty, Ron Breiman says Ministers irked by new rules Cabinet secretary's new procedures include reducing number of people attending meetings Jerusalem Post Top IDF officers: Terrorist groups have learned our defense systems Six youths caught trying to sneak into Israel; 2 more suspects in Saturday infiltration arrested; South resident: Wall doesn't protect us. Israel, AIPAC won't parry Walt-Mearsheimer book Government officials say firing back would "play into their hands" and "help the sales of the book." Hard-hitting critique or deadly lies?
Abraham Foxman seeks in his new book, The Deadliest Lies, to refute the Walt-Mearsheimer thesis. The Region: 'Come, and let us reason together' [ BARRY RUBIN The EU precedent If rocket attacks continue Israel will be left with no choice but to cut electricity just like the EU. IDF: PA cracking down on Hamas in Bethlehem
Move precedes anticipated arrival of some 120,000 tourists to Bethlehem during September, October. Daily Telegraph Palestinians back caliphate over politics Hizb ut-Tahrir, who reject democracy in favour of pan-Islamic rule, are recruiting thousands disillusioned by fighting between secular Fatah and Islamist Hamas. Aim of Hizb ut-Tahrir religious party is 'unity' DEBKAfile: The 200 American AMRAAM air-to-air missiles on sale to Israel designed for F-15 and F-16 warplanes in IAF use Israeli cabinet warned: Hamas on West Bank is ordered from its Damascus HQ to prepare large-scale suicide attack in Israel Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine BBC New priorities
UK envoy to Mid-East presses Israel to do more for peace
In India, a Jewish Outpost Slowly Withers: After Many Emigrated to Israel, Once-Thriving Community on Southern Coast 'Is Dying Out' New Mossad chief to be appointed |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Why is Greece on fire? As at least 170 wildfires spread, many say that a lack of environmental protection is to blame. Russia-Georgia dispute escalates Last week, Georgia fired at an intruding Russian fighter, it claimed. The incident is the latest in a murky air war that both sides say is an intentional effort to spoil ties. Joseph Biden: a frank and abiding faith How Catholic ideals of fighting the abuse of power have shaped the life and politics of the presidential hopeful. Opinion: German even the Germans don't like Opinion: Myths about Congress's war powers Rumors about the role of the US Congress in starting and stopping America's wars needs grounding in fact. ASIA Global Value Chain Self-Assessment Tool: Overview of Results for China
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Is the Chinese Growth Miracle Built to Last? Source: Institute for the Study of Labor China’s threat to Russiaby ANDREI PIONTKOVSKY* Newsweek Sumit Ganguly: The Politics of India's Nuclear Deal Dozens killed by bomb blasts in Indian city Three bomb blasts just minutes apart kill 38 people and injure more than 70 in southern Indian city of Hyderabad. India blames Pakistan agents for bombings Politicians blamed the Pakistani secret service for "meticulously planned" bomb attacks in Hyderabad that claimed 38 lives
China offers travel advice: don't shout, don't fight Newsweek Japan: The Unraveling Yen Carry Trade | H11 IHT What France can do in Iraq By BERNARD KOUCHNER
After years of debate over the U.S. presence in Iraq, it is time to turn attention to the Iraqis themselves. Roger Cohen: How the Iraq mess was made By ROGER COHEN The little miracle of Zalmay Khalilzad's free-thinking life is just one example of the positive transformations the U.S. can fashion when coordination shapes policy, not precipitous whim. Fires tear through tinder-dry Greece A state of emergency is declared; scores are dead after flames trap villages. EUROPE European press review Le Monde La Belgique en danger Newsweek Europe's Frustration with Sarkozy French Foreign Minister on Iraq, U.S. Relations BBC Merkel to tackle trade in China Trade and climate issues will top the agenda as German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins a visit to China. Sarkozy: France is Back - G. Chamberlain & K. Willsher, Sunday Telegraph Heritage Is Europe Doomed to Continued Economic Stagnation?
By Sally McNamara A book about Nicolas Sarkozy’s pursuit of the presidency, told through the eyes of France’s most celebrated playwright, is caught up in a media frenzy. Excerpts From ‘Dawn Evening or Night’ On the twisted trail of a child rapist let loose Paedophile Francis Evrard had spent most of his adult life behind bars. Last month on his release, he struck again, sparking fear and outrage across France. Jason Burke traces his path in one of the country's most deprived regions. Greek fires threaten ancient city Fires that have killed about 50 people and devastated much of Greece near the ancient ruins of Olympia. | H12 RFE/RL Russia: Is Russian Language Dying Out In Former Soviet Republics? Google News Azerbaijan BBC Fraud fear for Ukraine elections Ukraine's opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko says she fears September's elections will be rigged. FT COMMENT: How the west can win again in central Asia The US and EU must boost efforts to compete for energy resources with a resurgent Russia and an assertive China, writes Stefan Wagstyl The president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, is to visit the west for the first time since taking power when he attends the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York next month War - Torn Region Gets A Lift From Armenian Exiles UK oil firms cheating, says Russia Regulator alleges that some British-listed energy and mining companies are exaggerating reserves. Russia: A New Way of Censoring Critics Tamerlane's Old Capital Samarkand Fetes 2,750 Years |
| H13 The Times 1.14m Iraqis displaced by violence The number of Iraqis who have fled their homes in fear of sectarian violence has more than doubled since January Iran threatens foes with new bomb Iran has vowed to use a 2,000lb (900kg) 'smart' bomb against its enemies and announced mass production of the new weapon Blood on a budget: soldiers betrayed Our soldiers understandably object to having to fight without equipment, support, and clear objectives William Rees-Mogg Wall of flame threatens to engulf southern Greece Firefighters battled to save the site of ancient Olympia, in the third day of devastating forest fires that have left 56 dead Countdown begins for real in US Although the race to succeed Mr Bush has been in full swing for a year, Labor Day marks the real start of the campaign New US ‘allies’ in hostages threat Tthe Islamic Army in Iraq resents the way the Americans have tried to turn their infighting with Al-Qaeda to their advantage Leader The Race Has Begun The world’s most responsive democracy prepares for renewal Sunday Times Call Putin's bluff: save Russia Only pressure on the Kremlin will make it possible to re-establish a constitutional form of government Boris Berezovsky Putin’s strategy for a new superpower Vietnam historians give Bush reason to stay in Iraq As the prospect of victory in Iraq has receded, the lessons of Vietnam have provoked intense discussion among historians Abandon Iraq and see a Vietnam horror show A man who saw the hell Vietnam descended into after America left, warns against inflicting the same disaster on Iraq Wall Street Journal Alfred Tella When the minutes of the Federal Reserve's Aug. 7 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting are released Aug. 28, Fed watchers will scrutinize them for insights into the thinking of committee members. However, FOMC minutes are sedate and selectively edited summaries of deliberations, leaving out flavorful items that markets and the media would savor. Unfortunately, and despite its advances in transparency, the Fed doesn't release verbatim transcripts of meetings until five years later. | H14 Financial Times COMMENT: How the west can win again in central Asia The US and EU must boost efforts to compete for energy resources with a resurgent Russia and an assertive China, writes Stefan Wagstyl Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has begun setting up a 35,000-strong security force to protect its oil infrastructure from potential attacks Republican stakes ahead of 2008 While Republicans remain unwilling to back a loser or give up, the Democratic nominee faces a battle Nouri al-Maliki called on senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin to ‘come to their senses’ and stop treating Iraq as if it were ‘one of their villages’ Frank-Walter Steinmeier took his first big step towards what many observers see as a bid for the German chancellorship when he completed a five-day tour of his possible future electoral constituency in one of the country’s poorest regions Angela Merkel will use a visit to China starting to press Beijing to take on greater international responsibility concerning intellectual property rights, climate change and human rights in Africa. WORLD NEWS: Reshuffle displaces Iran bank governor COMMENT: Collusion over who runs global bodies must stop The means for managing the world’s financial system is out of date and in need of reform, writes Yegor Gaidar ANALYSIS: Doomed to repeat it? Financiers who normally eschew history are hitting the books to learn the lessons of past downturns, slumps and panics COMMENT: This is where Fannie and Freddie step in With borrowers facing higher mortgage payments, authorities should not be discouraging the provision of credit, says Lawrence Summers Scores die as Greek fires rage NATIONAL NEWS: Total cost of conflict in Iraq hits £6.6bn Obituary: Raymond Barre, who died on Saturday at the age of 83, was the favourite French politician of the world's financial and business elite, where the rotund Mr Barre was a familiar and well-liked figure and a strong believer in liberal economics and in the inescapability, even desirability, of market forces The rock-star revolutionary of Caracas Editorial After the Poles When the UK government introduces its planned points system for economic migrants next year, it should focus on selecting the individuals most likely to prosper The president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, is to visit the west for the first time since taking power when he attends the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York next month | H15 Los Angeles Times The Revolutionary Guard steps up Iran's legendary people's army has its hand in activities ranging from dentistry to travel, controlling upward of $12 billion. Editorial Don't dump Maliki The underperforming Iraqi leader's departure won't help. Reconciliation remains the best U.S. exit strategy. Vietnam's real lessons By Andrew J. Bacevich The war is indeed relevant to Iraq -- but not the way Bush thinks. Misinterpreting the Mideast By Moshe Ya'alon Until they get past their mistaken assumptions, foreign envoys can do little to calm the region. The secret CIA outing By David Wise Why aren't we hearing more about Director Michael Hayden's outing of a top spy? Editorial Obama's right on Cuba The candidate's call to end the U.S. ban on travel and remittances to Cuba should go even further. |
| H16 American Politics Democrats Strip Florida Of Its 2008 Delegates With nominating process unraveling, DNC rejects pleas from state party leaders and penalizes state for scheduling a Jan. 29 presidential primary. Religion and the Presidential Vote: A Tale of Two Gaps
Source: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Where will Bush rank in presidential history? If Harry S Truman did it, why can’t George W. Bush? Truman came back from the political abyss to become regarded by historians as one of the nation’s top 10 presidents. Will history really give Bush the Truman bounce? Obama Names Republicans He'll Work With...
D.C. whispers: Chertoff may replace Gonzales Bloomberg-Hagel in 2008? - David Broder, Washington Post The Left Shudders, and Bush Leads - William Kristol, Weekly Standard Obama and Edwards Step Up Attacks on Front-Runner Clinton By THOMAS E. MANN, MOLLY REYNOLDS, and PETER HOEY The Democratic Congress’s legislative harvest this year has been bountiful compared with that of its Republican counterpart in 1995. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp From MySpace to the White House? The upcoming live online Q & A sessions with 11 presidential contenders spotlight how a new medium can change candidate-voter connections. Imperfect people and high office
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Ought a twice-divorced man to become US president? | H17 Daily Telegraph Social erosion has nurtured gang culture What has happened to working-class communities, argues Janet Daley, is that they have had the notions of discipline, adult authority, and "right" and "wrong" pulled out from under them. British Armed Forces staff shortage crisis The Ministry of Defence has faced heavy criticism for failing to provide troops with technology that could help prevent "friendly fire" incidents after three soldiers died when an American jet dropped a bomb on them Pay and equip soldiers properly We can make do and mend to a certain extent, but the reservoirs of expertise are slowly being drained. It is a vicious circle: as gaps develop, the remaining staff are exposed to ever more danger. Sunday Telegraph Is this the thanks we get, Mr President? Iain Martin warns that Britain's "special relationship" must not be placed in jeopardy by Bush's bungling and US generals' sniping. Referee! This EU treaty is way off-side Britain will soon be paying over £5 billion or so to an organisation that has failed to produce a clean set of accounts for the last 12 years, notes Patience Wheatcroft. Terror label 'paves way for air strikes' Designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation is intended to cover the US if it launches military strikes on the Islamic republic, says former CIA officer. Hamas honeymoon ends with torture Gaza rulers launch brutal new crack down on opponents. Brown attacked over Forces funding The Prime Minister has come under fire on both sides of the Atlantic for leaving British troops struggling to fight on two fronts. | H18 Independent Iraq: British retreat descends into chaos as Shia militia occupy police centre Leading Article: The damage now extends to British-US relations Johann Hari: Need Iraq suffer more if we pull out? Maliki accuses US politicians of meddling in Iraq Cut and run or stay the course? The debate among American generals Jenny Jones: A political party with a leader? How 20th century Spying row overshadows Merkel's visit to Beijing African Union talks peace but Sudan's tribal leaders remain divided My first visit to Darfur was in 2004. It changed the way I needed to live my life. I have just returned from my seventh trip to the region. I don't think I have the words to adequately represent what I have seen and heard there. Princess Diana: The people whose lives continue to be defined by her almost 10 years after her death Bruce Riedel: My fellow Americans should not blame the Brits Putin's Cold War fishing trip: what's he playing at? Business View: Private equity may have passed its peak Our increasing reliance on pills has resulted in a 27 per cent rise in prescriptions written by doctors in just five years. It's costing the NHS £10bn a year, £200m of which is wasted on drugs that are never used Anthony Seldon: Don't worry, be happy |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Ungoverned Territories: Understanding and Reducing Terrorism Risks
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Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College | H20 Slate Dan Drezner Some very quick August book recommendations The Rise in U.S. Household Indebtedness: Causes and Consequences (PDF; 148 KB)
Source: Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Divisions of Research & Statistics and Monetary Affairs, Federal Reserve Board | H21 Crisis looms as 18 million Chinese can't find a wife China is planning to tighten punishments for sex-selective abortions amid concerns that its widening gender imbalance will lead to wife trafficking, sexual crimes and social frustration. Scientists' plea on hybrid embryos
Britain's leading scientists have made a final plea for the right to create the first animal-human embryos for medical research using eggs taken from dead cows. Moustached men of America fight back The American Moustache Institute is vowing to restore well-tended facial hair to the status it enjoyed in the 70's. A case of moustache discrimination Sam Leith points out compelling evidence of discrimination against men with moustaches: more than half of American women said that they would refuse to kiss one. By WILLIAM BOYD The problem with French winemaking is that there is far too much wine made, and far too much of it is mediocre or worse. By DREW WESTEN Reviewed by DAVID BROOKS Why have Democrats been losing? Because, Drew Westen says, they appeal to the rational part of the mind The many sides of Dylan In new biopic, six actors - including a woman - portray superstar's life. How violent taboos were blown away Bonnie and Clyde shocked and thrilled the world when it was released in 1967. But the legacy of this savage classic is that it opened the floodgates for all forms of screen violence over the next 40 years. By Philip French. Action stations! Hollywood goes to war A barrage of Iraq inspired war films is finally coming hot out of Hollywood. Are audiences ready for the onslaught? China's army is force of enlightenment The British Museum’s director Neil MacGregor on why China’s terracotta army is best seen nose to nose Is the good life killing you? Sun, sex, booze and food – our modern appetite for fun comes at a price: the alarming rise of lifestyle cancers Newsweek Global Education: Is the West Losing Its Lead?
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