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H1 New York Times White House Is Gaining Confidence It Can Win Fight in Congress Over Iraq Policy Washington Post Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals GAO Draft at Odds With White House Sadr Orders 'Freeze' on Militia Actions Iraqi Cleric's Edict Comes After Killings At Shiite Festival Bush's Lost Iraqi Election By David Ignatius, The CIA had a plan to counter Iran's meddling in the 2005 vote, but Washington blinked. NYT Sadr Suspends Militia’s Military Operations The surprise declaration was widely taken as a tacit acknowledgment of the damage done to the Mahdi Army’s reputation by two days of Shiite in-fighting. MCClatchy Maliki: I won't resign, can't be forced out In a 50-minute interview Maliki strongly defended his tenure and said that he doesn't expect to be forced out. He said his efforts at national reconciliation, not the surge of additional U.S. troops or actions by Iraqi security forces, are responsible for improved security WP Musharraf Agrees to Resign as Army Chief Step by Pakistani President Is Part of Deal With Political Rival Benazir Bhutto Asia Times New steps in the war dance over Iran In an almost choreographed tango Bush and Sarkozy have lashed out at Iran, both warning of dire consequences over its supposed pursuit of nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Association, meanwhile, is much more sanguine over Tehran's nuclear progress, but it is not the one calling the shots in what Sarkozy labels a looming clash between Islam and the West. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi The Times Despite the rhetoric, Iran is amenable The puzzle is why the US imagines that Iranian involvement in Iraq will melt away if it protests angrily Bronwen Maddox Leader Iran’s Choice Tehran’s meddling is a threat to the region RFE/RL Putin May Go, But Can 'Putinism' Survive? Analysts say there is a question even more important than who is president after Vladimir Putin -- and that's what comes after him. Slate Should We Be Worried About Russia and China Ganging Up on the West? Probably not. Here's why. Sorry, Mr. President, You're All Out of Troops But maybe France can help solve the Iraq mess. NYT Editorial Abu Ghraib Swept Under the Carpet The need to be honest about Abu Ghraib and correct the abuses at military and C.I.A. prisons is not only about upholding the law and American values Study: Troops Could Leave With Little Risk CAP How to Redeploy: Implementing a Responsible Drawdown of U.S. Forces from Iraq Read the full report (PDF) IHT A November deadline for Mideast peace The Bush end game is going to see a push for a resolution of the mother of all conflicts. By Roger Cohen Christian Science Monitor Opinion: Four views on Islam and the state Can Islam support a secular, democratic government? GAO: Little progress on Iraq goals 13 of 18 benchmarks to measure surge of troops are unfulfilled. Financial Times Editorial LEADER: European muscle More bang for Europe’s buck Nicolas Sarkozy should be applauded for making a coherent foreign and security policy one of the main purposes of the French EU presidency COMMENT: Sarkozy can bring us 'la strategic revolution' Others think we French are arrogant, but we are barely aware of our economic potential, writes Laurence Parisot Wall Street Journal BERNANKE IS SHOWING signs of a break with Greenspan by distinguishing between the Fed's two main roles of maintaining financial and economic stability Mahdi Militia Stymies U.S. Security PushU.S. commanders say the Mahdi Army increasingly is interfering with their effort to build a capable Iraqi security force and government American Conservative Can We Win the Ideological War? - America has ideals; bin Laden has goals.Pat Buchanan Why We Need a Draft - Cpl. Mark Finelli, Newsweek NY Sun Walt/Mearsheimer Review 2 Professors Fail To Clean Up Their Act By IRA STOLL stratfor geopolitical diary Move and Countermove: Ahmadinejad and Bush Duel Geopolitical Diary: Iraq's Fractional Step US Analysts See Sadr Move Aimed at Mahdi Army Rogues UPI Commentary: The next war? After a brief interruption of his New Hampshire vacation to meet President Bush in the family compound at Kennebunkport, Maine, French President Nicolas Sarkozy came away convinced his U.S. counterpart is serious about bombing Iran's secret nuclear facilities. That's the reading as it filtered back to Europe's foreign ministries. By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE Asia Times Bush's brand-new poodle With former British prime minister Tony Blair put out to new pastures, US President George W Bush has a newer, leaner, meaner, adrenaline-packed "Made in France" version of his favorite ally in all things "war on terror". President Nicolas Sarkozy has wasted no time in joining the demonize-Iran campaign, and is taking trans-Atlantic entente to new levels. - Pepe Escobar Israel urged US to attack Iran - not Iraq Once US intentions to invade Iraq became clear, alarmed Israeli officials made it abundantly clear to the Bush administration that Iraq was not the enemy - Iran was. The neo-conservatives would not hear of it, despite also being warned of severe destabilization of the region should Iraq be attacked. - Gareth Porter Congressional Research Service "Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Transformational Diplomacy," August 23, 2007. BBC Squaring up Guardian Beyond the bravado Martin Woollacott It would be foolish to discount the dangers of a clash between the US and Iran, but they are more remote than the words of their leaders would suggest. Dilip Hiro George Bush's policy on Iraq and the Middle East is full of contradictions, particularly where Iran is concerned. Ha’aretz – Editorial A realist at the Elysee Palace Sarkozy's election stirred expectations in Israel for a change in French foreign policy, one that would be characterized by closer ties with Washington and a lessening in the tensions between Israel and the European Union. Hass: Israel, PA agree impoverishing Gaza will topple Hamas Rosner's Mailbox: In favour of Prof. Walt's earlier thesis Yedioth Ahronoth Tension with Syria gone? Level of tension with Damascus has dropped; how did this happen? Ron Ben YIshai asks Countering Iranian threat Shlomo Ben-Ami EurasiaNet Analysts: Chances Slim for US-Russian Radar Station BY ROVSHAN ISMAYILOV Over two months have passed since Moscow’s surprise proposal for joint use of Azerbaijan’s Gabala radar station with the United States. Trilateral talks are scheduled for Baku in early September, with follow-up discussions between Russia and the US to be held in Moscow. But despite the activity, some local Azerbaijani analysts now contend that the chances are slim that Gabala will ever be used as part of a shared US-Russian missile defense system. Geopolitical Diary: Russia Attempts to Redefine Regional Relationships Justin Raimondo 8/29/2007 War With Iran Daily Telegraph Leader Cool the war of words over Iran The potential consequences of a war between the Islamic Republic and America are so daunting as to make diplomacy, backed by military action inside Iraq and sanctions at the UN, the most likely course. Don't Toy Around With Sino-U.S. Relations By: Tom Plate | The Japan Times Overly ambitious U.S. politicians seem bent on destroying what the Bush and Clinton administrations have achieved in relations with China. The Chips Are Down By Claude Salhani China takes warfare to the final frontier. CFR The IMF’s Leadership Search Helena Cobban Bush fiddles, world warms, China 'rises' Kevin Drum Preempting Petraeus William Arkin Keeping a Low Political Profile at the Pentagon Josef Joffe If Iraq Falls Time Behind the Karbala Clashes The Iran Dossier (pdf) - Kimberly Kagan, Weekly Standard | H2 FT Erdogan limits ministerial shake-up Turkey’s PM confounded expectations by naming a new cabinet with few significant changes beyond those he was obliged to make due to resignations and Gul’s elevation PBS Newshour Soner Çağaptay and Bülent Alirıza on Gul’s Election text audio Ionian Vision: Greece in Asia Minor, 1919-22 Michael Llewellyn Smith stratfor geopolitical diary Envisioning an Islamist Turkey NYT U.S. Weapons, Given to Iraqis, Move to Turkey Serial numbers on pistols and other weapons in Turkey match those originally given to Iraqi security forces. Turkey's politics | Sliding from the secular | Economist.com BBC Treading carefully UPI Walker's World: Turkey's big surprise It may be time for Europeans and Americans to forget what they though they knew about Turkey, since it appears that the conventional wisdom -- and the fears of the Turkish military that the country was lurching towards Islamism -- may have been wrong. UPI Analysis: Turkey's EU bid strengthened? Taking Ataturk's Chair By SOLI OZEL El Kadı ile Erdoğan Wall Street'te manşet WSJ Separating Friend From Foe The difficulties that Washington and the West face in separating friend from foe in the Islamic world are highlighted by the case of Yassin Qadi, a well-known multimillionaire, founder of a large Turkish supermarket chain and a close friend of Turkey's premier. Pinhas Avivi AK Parti İsrail ile aynı zamanda Araplarla da iyi geçinebileceğini anladı Robert Fisk’in soykırım mektubu sahte çıktı Le Monde Abdullah Gül, nouvelle ère en Turquie, par Sophie Shihab Ha’aretz - Jerusalem Post Turkey leads toward democracy Turkish elections bring Arab silence [ SAAD EDDIN IBRAHIM & MENSUR AKGUN In the medium and the longer term, the AKP has managed not only to become solidly mainstream in Turkish politics but also, through its own example, it paved the way for other Muslim Democrats, in a manner akin to Christian Democrats in the West. Testing Israel's diplomacy Let Turkey Be Times of India Guardian Gul sworn in as Turkey's president Muslim democrat vows to remain neutral in his new role. Independent Turkey's new President renews campaign for EU membership WSJ Editorial President Gül Ankara may finally be able to resume politics as usual. Gul's election consolidates Turkey's transformation Daily Star - By Soli Ozel Asia Times New president has Turkey holding its breath BBC Turkish leader approves cabinet Turkish President Abdullah Gul approves a cabinet led by his former boss in the Islamist-rooted AK Party. Q&A: Turkey's presidency battle AP New president of Turkey approves cabinet of Islamists and secularists Turkey Gets a Pro-EU, Reform Cabinet Dünya Gül’ü konuşuyor US Congratulates President Gul read statement... Alman basını Gül'ün cumhurbaşkanı seçilmesiyle ilgili yorumlarda bulundu Leaders from East to West queue up to congratulate Gül Türkiye'nin Ortadoğu'daki rolü daha da artacak Dünya liderleri Gül'ü kutladı: Türkiye'nin bölgedeki rolü artacak A new Turkish Parliament, a new security agendaby ÖZGE GENÇ & LAURIE FREEMAN Türkiye demokratik dengesini nihayet buldu Laik vizyonda büyük değişim Bronwen Maddox Laiklik ve İslam'ın kesişiminde bir cumhurbaşkanı Türkiye'de kültür devrimi gerçekleşti DT Laik Türkler ve Batı Gül'e bir şans vermeli Der Spiegel Gül, AKP ve Türkler olgunluk sınavında Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Iraqi Kurdish Paper Urges Turkey's Kurds to Be Wise As Gul Elected Iraqi President Denies Attempt on His Life By Turkey Orduevi önünde canlı bomba yakalandı Kürtleri korumak için 8 bin asker 'ABD, K. Irak'ta 8 bin asker bıraksın' Pentagon, PKK'daki ABD silahlarını doğruladı ABD'den itiraf: PKK'daki silahlar bizim Siirt'te çatışma: 8 PKK'lı öldürüldü Saudi King, Turkish PM Discuss Cooperation on Telephone Talabani'den Gül'e: Mutluluk duydum Palestinian Hamas Says New Turkish President Reflects "Trend Toward Islam" "PKK üyesi bir kadın Elazığ'da yakalandı" Iranian President Congratulates Turkish President on Election Jordan's King Telephones, Congratulates New Turkish President Saudi King Congratulates New Turkish President Egyptian Leader Congratulates New Turkish President Kuwaiti Speaker Congratulates New Turkish President Turkish Military Do Not Invite Pro-Kurdish MPs to Victory Day Reception Kazakhstan Deprives 12 People of Citizenship for Involvement in Kurdish Group Iraqi Kurdistan Official Reacts to Turkish, Iranian "Shelling" Iraqi Kurdish MP Defends Kurdish Political Leaders After US Criticism Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 28 Aug 07 Turkish Foreign Ministry Says Iraqi Leaders' Meeting a "Step Forward" Pakistani Leader Congratulates Turkish President, Hopes for Stronger Relations “Nükleer soykırım” ve uçuk senaryolar Zebarî: 'Sorunu Bağdat’ın çözmesi, Kürdistan Bölge Hükümeti’nin çıkarına olacak' Kuzey Irak’ta kolera 4 bin kişiyi vurdu Lost without translation Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Fransa: "Türkiye ile 30 fasıl ele alınsın" Türkiye ile 30 faslın açılması konusunu destekliyor Şensoy: Ermeni Tasarısı geçerse ABD ile ilişkimiz etkilenir "Armenian Genocide Crisis Tests Tight Ties Between Turkey and Israel - Forward.com" Almanya'da yargı, anadil ayıbına onay verdi Kaleağası: Article 301 poisons Turkey-EU ties Erdoğan Eylül sonunda ABD'ye gidecek 'ADL Ermenilere 'cici' görünme derdinde' Abraham Foxman's "Turkey-Hunting season" Yüzde 10'luk baraj yeniden AİHM'de AB Irkçılığı izleme raporu: Türklere ayrımcılık var Kızılay: Yunanistan bizden yardım almalıydı STELYO BERBERAKİS Turkish Parliament Speaker to Visit Northern Cyprus Halaçoğlu: Tartışmak isteyenler buyursun Halaçoğlu: Fotoğraflar soykırımı kanıtlamaz Bazı işaretler almaya başladık bile German Leaders Congratulate New Turkish President Putin Congratulates New Turkish President Turkish Businessmen Want to Establish Lobbies in European Countries Turkish President Calls for "Resolute March" Towards EU Membership Can Dündar Genelkurmay sitesinde Sezer hâlâ cumhurbaşkanı Yavuz Semerci Su tüketimini düşürmenin radikal yolu... Su Kaynakları ve Küresel Isınma Okullardaki ilk ders küresel ısınma BM'den Türkiye'ye 'nükleer enerjiye yönelin' tavsiyesi 'Ekümen Bartholomew 1' ibaresine takipsizlik kararı Türk Telekom ve Havelsan'dan stratejik işbirliği Gülen Tebrik ilanı verdi | ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Askere açık mektup: Peki siz kim oluyorsunuz? Serdar Turgut Asker uzlaşmalı Büyükanıt cephe selamı vermedi Fikret BİLA Gül'ün dikkati ve TSK'nın tutumu Yeni değil takviye kabine Murat Yetkin ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ "Muhafazakâr" kabine Ruşen Çakır Arınç kabine dışında ama parti ona emanet Uzmanlar, Gül'ün laiklik tanımını tartışmaya açtı Askerin töreninde Gül’e ince tavır Genelkurmay'dan Gül'e yazılı tebrik Muhtıra mı, halka karşı direniş mi? NTV Siyaset Danışmanı Ruşen Çakır’ın yorumu Cengiz Çandar “Ayaklar baş olunca”... “Sembolizmler”... Taha Kıvanç Gazetecilik güdüsü Fehmi Koru Türkiye'nin seçimi Şamil Tayyar 60. Hükümet’in röntgeni Seyfettin Gürsel Demokrasi deklarasyonu El Kadı ile Erdoğan Wall Street'te manşet DTP'den Büyükanıt'a çok ağır sözler Nuray Başaran Köşk koltuğu ne kadar rahat olur Ertuğrul Özkök Kayseri şövalyeleri Ahmet Hakan Yeni kabineden çizgiler M Ali Birand “2’inci Cumhuriyet’in 1’inci Cumhurbaşkanı" Cüneyt Ülsever Cumhurbaşkanı ve atamalar Milliyet 11. Cumhurbaşkanı'nı bekleyen sınav İsmail Küçükkaya Mehmet Şimşek 'Uzun Soluklu Çözümler' Bakanlığın ışıkları gece 4'e kadar yanacak Yeni hükümet programı Tarhan Erdem Ekrem Dumanlı Ya Gül seçilemeseydi? 'Gül devri' ve yeni dönem Hasan Celal Güzel Şahin Alpay "Sosyal Demokrasi, Kemalizm ve CHP" Semih İDİZ Karamsarlığın ülkeye hayrı yok ERGUN BABAHAN Galip takım bozulmaz EMRE AKÖZ Abdullah Gül'den taleplerimiz var HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Taşlar ve kurbağalar MAHMUT ÖVÜR 1'inci Cumhuriyet'in 'son' cumhurbaşkanı... Cumhurbaşkanı Gül’le komutanların ilk teması KKTC’nin tanınması için AB’de ilk adım ! Ahmet Taşgetiren Kadın ve siyaset: derinden akan sorun Gül'ün damga vuracağı atamalar Burak Bekdil Everything comes up roses for 'Uncle Tayyip' Büyük Zafer'i anlamak İsmet Berkan [HABER ANALİZ] Erdoğan 'istikrar' dedi DSP - CHP'nin boykotunu eleştirdi: Seçilmiş cumhurbaşkanına saygı gösterin [HABER YORUM] Erdoğan, mavi boncuk dağıtmadı Aksu ve Arınç yok flaş transferler var Atatürk'ün gizli kalan röpörtajı Taha AKYOL Cepheden anneye ve sevgiliye Ekrem Dumanlı Abdullah Gül’s election: a new message to the world 'Çok ama çok zor bir dönem' Güneri CIVAOĞLU Çankaya galerisi Can Ataklı Genelkurmay Başkanı’nı görevden alma gücüne kavuşan ilk hükümet Bilal Çetin Gül ilk gün hangi Türkiye ile kucaklaştı? Mehmet Tezkan Başbakan Erdoğan tek adam, Arınç bakan değil gören oldu.. İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri - Dış Basında Güncel Türkiye Bülteni Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Cumhurbaşkanımız Abdullah Gül! Nabi Yağcı İlk kez sivil anayasa heyecanı YAVUZ DONAT Abdullah Gül: "Zorluğun bilincindeyim" Mehmet BARLAS Geçmişteki ziyan edilmiş yıllarımız bize yetmiyor mu? Mensur Akgün Türkiye'nin 11. cumhurbaşkanı Andrew Finkel He who laughs last Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu A new era to determine Turkey’s destiny İhsan Dağı What is to be expected of President Gül? İbrahim Kalın Gül’s challenge [Yorum - Doç Dr. Mazhar Bağlı] Gutenberg Galaksisi vatandaşlığı mı, köylülük mü? Farklı kimliklerin eşitliği ve uzlaşı Mustafa Erdoğan Gidenin ardından Ardan Zentürk Çankaya ‘iç tehdit unsuru’ değildir... Serpil YILMAZ Ülker'in yaptığını Cumhur Gül yapamaz mı? Güler Kömürcü Vatandaş ‘Hayret ve de Gayret bey’in düşü... Güngör Mengi Bu vatan hepimizin Necati Doğru Zenciler, beyaz oldu! Asaf Savaş Akat Cumhurbaşkanı Gül Ben de zorunlu din dersine karşıyım TOBB: Öncelikle Anayasa değişmeli Cumhurbaşkanı rektörleri değiştirecek Sezer, Büyükanıt ve bir sual Gül’s presidency is a great chance: Now it is time to take off!by MUSTAFA ACAR* Mehmet Şimşek 'Uzun Soluklu Çözümler' Ekonomi Ekren ve Şimşek'e emanet OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Hükümet ve memurlar uzlaşamadı ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Nitelikli sanayi göçünü durdurmak yeni hükümetin misyonu mu? Servet Yıldırım IMF’li mi, IMF’siz mi Hurşit GÜNEŞ 2006 Mayıs ve 2007 Ağustos dalgalanmaları farklı Ekonomi kabinesi iş dünyasından güvenoyu aldı Ekonominin yeni bakanları Uğur Gürses Sağlık harcamaları, ekonomik büyüme ve körebe oyunu 18 Eylül'e dikkat Mahfi Eğilmez 'Bu satırların yazarının' tedirginliği Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN Dalgalanma devam eder, ama... 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H4 New York Times White House Is Gaining Confidence It Can Win Fight in Congress Over Iraq Policy Sadr Suspends His Militia’s Military Operations Iranians Seized in Baghdad Freed by U.S. After a Day Qum Journal: For Iran’s Shiites, a Celebration of Faith and Waiting Editorial Abu Ghraib Swept Under the Carpet The need to be honest about Abu Ghraib and correct the abuses at military and C.I.A. prisons is not only about upholding the law and American values Editorial No Time for Threats The United States and its allies need to be stepping up their efforts to resolve the serious dangers posed by Iran through comprehensive negotiations ROGER COHEN A Return to the Mother of Conflicts The Bush administration’s refusal to get serious about the Israel-Palestine conflict has ranked high as a source of global frustration. Musharraf Said to Agree to End His Army Role Gen. Pervez Musharraf would resign as army chief and serve another term as president and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto would return to Pakistan. Marines’ Trials in Iraq Killings Are Withering If prosecutors’ past legal problems are repeated, none of the marines charged with killing civilians in Haditha, Iraq, in 2005 will be convicted. Clinton Donor Under a Cloud in Fraud Case Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign said it would give away thousands that it received from a Democratic donor who is considered a fugitive in California. Terror’s Purse Strings By DANA THOMAS Most people think that buying a fake luxury bag is harmless. But the counterfeiting rackets are run by crime syndicates that also deal in narcotics and weapons. | H5 Washington Post Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals GAO Draft at Odds With White House Sadr Orders 'Freeze' on Militia Actions Iraqi Cleric's Edict Comes After Killings At Shiite Festival Bush's Lost Iraqi Election By David Ignatius, The CIA had a plan to counter Iran's meddling in the 2005 vote, but Washington blinked. Musharraf Agrees to Resign as Army Chief Step by Pakistani President Is Part of Deal With Political Rival Benazir Bhutto Report Accuses Hezbollah of Indiscriminate Attacks on Civilians in '06 War Terrorism Policies Split Democrats Anger Mounts Within Party Over Inaction on Bush Tactics Reprimand Is Sentence For Officer at Abu Ghraib A Deregulator in Paris By George F. Will, PARIS -- "We," the finance minister says, "have a terrible past." She also says: "In a way, we've had it too easy." Christine Lagarde is correct on both counts. The Washington Clock Runs Down By Kyle Teamey In early 2005, Americans still seemed interested in the war in Iraq. If I mentioned that I had been a soldier there, they wanted to learn more about the country and how our troops were faring. By the end of 2005, as the violence continued to rise, they began to seem less interested, and by mid-20... Victories Come Slowly in Cleanup Of Soviet Bloc Nuclear Materials Small Shoes at Justice By Robert D. Novak, | H6 Guardian Mahdi army calls six-month truce Iraqi militia leader calls truce after fighting with rival Shia Muslim group in Kerbala left more than 50 dead. Beyond the bravado Martin Woollacott It would be foolish to discount the dangers of a clash between the US and Iran, but they are more remote than the words of their leaders would suggest. Dilip Hiro George Bush's policy on Iraq and the Middle East is full of contradictions, particularly where Iran is concerned. Bhutto close to deal with Musharraf President agrees to quit army and drop graft charges against exiled leaders. Deals and dangers for three rivals Leader Power without the people Pakistan: Pakistan's fundamental problem is that it is dominated by a military establishment that combines unrealistic and expensive strategic ambitions in its region with a vice-like hold on the extensive privileges it has built up at home. A Marshall plan for the Middle East? Nicolaus Mills George Bush could salvage something for his reputation if he used the rest of his term to encourage co-operation in the Middle East, by using George Marshall as a model. Another militant bites the dust Brian Whitaker The burgeoning literary genre of political/religious recantations has a new, internet-based addition: welcome to the world of The Islamicist. The great global coal rush puts us on the fast track to irreversible disaster John Harris: The dirtiest fossil fuel of all is on the resurgent, dressed in climate-friendly garb. We'd be wise not to flirt with it. The need for an old foe Basil Markesinis: If chaos is to be averted in the Middle East, Washington must give Russia a more active role. Naomi Wolf: Hillary Clinton is right to warn that a new terrorist attack on the US would help Republicans. Fear and trumped-up threats can be used to gain power. Now we see what the return of Tory Britain would be like No milk, no madeleines |
H7 Congressional Research Service "Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Transformational Diplomacy," August 23, 2007. BBC Squaring up The reconquest of America Sergio Aguayo QuezadaChina, Iran, Spain - and Islam - are arriving in Latin America as the US pays for its Iraq folly Iran Nuke Pact May Be a Breakthrough By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch With the upcoming IAEA meeting, speculation abounds on the details of an agreement with Iran and the impact it will have on the UN Security Council in its quest to convince the Islamic Republic to forego its nuclear plans. The Role of Broadcasting in U.S. Public Diplomacy toward Iranians 28 pages; PDF. The Future of Iraq - Michael Totten BBC ICRC highlights world's 'missing' The Red Cross says not enough is done to locate those missing as a result of conflicts and other violence Al Hayat Will Sarkozy Get a Syrian Response? Elias Harfouch - A transformation in the Syrian attitude will turn the tables on those in Lebanon, Syrian allies or otherwise, who are looking forward to an open confrontation. Political realism characterizes Sarkozy’s prescription for Lebanon: a president who represents all Lebanese. Opium Licensing in Afghanistan: Its Desirability and Feasibility IsraPundit Back to the future in the Middle East? Foreign Policy Seven Questions: How to Deal with Irrational Exuberance Commentary: An Israeli perspective on the Second Lebanon War Commentary: What Syria learned from the 'July War' Global Warming and the Political Economy of Cities “The uneven pattern of liberalisation in Syria’s key services sectors,” by Oxford Analytica | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Thu: GAO Iraq Report Harshest Yet Iraq/Arab Papers Thur: Mahdi Army "on Hold" Cleric suspends his Mahdi Army militia after day of mayhem Upbeat Bush Hints at More Iraq Troops US Military: Capture of Iranian Delegation 'Regrettable' Iran's Oil revenues hit USD 51bn Shi'ite leader declares cease-fire Anti-American Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr yesterday ordered a six-month "freeze" of activities by his Mahdi Army militia, a force accused of attacking U.S.-led coalition forces and operating "death squads" targeting the country's Sunni Arab minority. BBC Iraq welcomes Mehdi Army 'freeze' Iraq welcomes Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr's freeze on the activities of his Mehdi Army militia for six months. BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 29 Aug 07 Saudi Arabia Might Attend Mideast Peace Conference Israeli Paper Saudi Extremist in Iraq Linked to Wahhabi Clerics - Salah Nasrawi UN: Cholera outbreak in Iraq Al-Jazeera Reports Arrest, Release of Iranian Delegates By US Forces in Iraq For $12,000 a book, few works of literature are translated into Arabic and Kurdish. Karbala Fighting Raises Specter Of Broader Shi'ite Clashes Violence is on the rise in southern Iraq just as the British forces there are implementing a pullback. Iran: Campaign Against Discriminatory Laws Marks First Year | H9 Ha’aretz – Editorial A realist at the Elysee Palace Sarkozy's election stirred expectations in Israel for a change in French foreign policy, one that would be characterized by closer ties with Washington and a lessening in the tensions between Israel and the European Union. Hass: Israel, PA agree impoverishing Gaza will topple Hamas Rosner's Mailbox: In favour of Prof. Walt's earlier thesis U.S. coordinator plans five new West Bank battalions Hezbollah to file lawsuits against Israel for war damage Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine NY Sun Walt/Mearsheimer Review 2 Professors Fail To Clean Up Their Act By IRA STOLL Zealous for Zion by Michael Brendan Dougherty Jerusalem’s most pious defenders aren’t Israeli—they’re not even Jewish. IMF increases Israel's per capita GDP to $31,767 Yedioth Ahronoth Tension with Syria gone? Level of tension with Damascus has dropped; how did this happen? Ron Ben YIshai asks Countering Iranian threat Shlomo Ben-Ami Jerusalem Post Exclusive: Abbas's new Jerusalem adviser wants to reopen Orient House Appointment of Adnan Husseini is evidence that Jerusalem is 'back on the table' in bilateral negotiations, PA official says. Breeding the dogs of war Arab daily: Hamas offered Abbas renewal of unity gov't Analysis: Where did this summer's war go? [ HERB KEINON Full Gas in Neutral? - Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post) Independent Kosovo seen as threat to Israel Israeli Army Ends "War Readiness" on Syrian Border - Paper Missing the Point - Ben Fishman Religious vandals? |
H10 Christian Science Monitor Opinion: Four views on Islam and the state Can Islam support a secular, democratic government? Iraq's 'Chemical Ali' tribunal overshadowed by Shiite infighting Clashes at a pilgrimage in Karbala distract from a tribunal for killings of Shiites in a 1991 uprising. Colombians buy state oil shares Colombia this week put 10 percent of Ecopetrol on sale in a move counter to the Latin American trend toward state control. ASIA Don't Toy Around With Sino-U.S. Relations By: Tom Plate | The Japan Times Overly ambitious U.S. politicians seem bent on destroying what the Bush and Clinton administrations have achieved in relations with China. The Chips Are Down By Claude Salhani China takes warfare to the final frontier. CSM To China's migrants: Stay west, young man Rising wages on China's more prosperous eastern coast are pushing some factories inland where labor is cheap. UPI Analysis: India plans counterintelligence India to hold army exercises in Russia FT COMMENT: If you are Chinese, try very hard not to be ill A country can still prosper and indeed become a superpower without a fair health system, as the US shows, writes Richard McGregor Japan and India: The Making of a New Alliance? By: C. Raja Mohan | RSIS Malaysia at 50: So Far, So Good By: Philip Bowring | International Herald Tribune There is much celebration in Malaysia this month to mark the day 50 years ago when the new nation was born out of the British-ruled states of the Malay peninsula. But was it? "U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients," updated August 22, 2007. "The Role of National Oil Companies in the International Oil Market," August 21, 2007. Chinese official steps down over sex scandal Man who has overseen China’s economic boom quits following an affair with the mistress of another Communist Party official Stock market seen as insiders' playground Rivalries split Indian coalition (By Martin Arostegui) China's Slipping Happy Mask By: Giles Merritt | The Guardian U.S. optimistic on Rice meeting this fall Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could meet with her North Korean counterpart and other regional foreign ministers as early as October if talks to end the Korean nuclear crisis make progress in the coming weeks, a top State Department official said yesterday | H11 IHT A November deadline for Mideast peace The Bush end game is going to see a push for a resolution of the mother of all conflicts. By Roger Cohen EUROPE European press review At Last, Some Leadership In Europe - Investor's Business Daily Greek Police Drop Arson Charges Against Two Albanian Children Greeks protest over fire response Thousands of Greeks protest against the political response to recent wildfires, which have killed 63 people. Europe's Jackboot Progressives By: Paul Belien | The Washington Times Kosovo's Grim Future By: David Binder | The Washington Times Is the French left ready to be led by an openly gay politician? Statisics: Biotechnology in Europe - Patents and R&D investments Kosovo: Albanian Writer Says 'Every Nation Has A Right To Ask For Its Freedom' | H12 RFE/RL Putin May Go, But Can 'Putinism' Survive? Analysts say there is a question even more important than who is president after Vladimir Putin -- and that's what comes after him. Google News Azerbaijan EurasiaNet Analysts: Chances Slim for US-Russian Radar Station BY ROVSHAN ISMAYILOV The West Lost Russia By: Gordon M. Hahn | The Moscow Times Ahmadinejad Visits Baku as Azerbaijan Attempts to Balance U.S.-Iran Relations By: Shain Abbasov | World Politics Review Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad paid his first official visit to northern neighbor Azerbaijan last week (Aug.21-22), aiming to counter growing U.S. influence in the oil-rich country and forestall further advances on a move to allow American use of the Russian-operated Gabala Radar Station in Azerbaijan. Geopolitical Diary: Russia Attempts to Redefine Regional Relationships Another Putin opponent may have fled to London Billionaire oligarch Mikhail Gutseriyev wanted by the Kremlin for tax evasion. Putin the Terrible - Charlie Gillis, Macleans It's Not the West That Should Worry About Putin By: Andrei Piontkovsky | The Japan Times |
H13 The Times Despite the rhetoric, Iran is amenable The puzzle is why the US imagines that Iranian involvement in Iraq will melt away if it protests angrily Leader Iran’s Choice Tehran’s meddling is a threat to the region Musharraf agrees to quit army and share power Pakistani President strikes a deal with Benazir Bhutto that paves way for his political rival to return from her exile in London Iraq warns of bloodbath if British leave Basra Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told The Times Britain must not 'run away' from its responsibilities to his country Time to forget the war on drugs To tackle crime on British streets we must do something bold and previously unthinkable Anatole Kaletsky Disasters, not Masters, of the Universe I don’t know much about high finance. But I am beginning to fear that nor do some of its high priests Wall Street Journal BERNANKE IS SHOWING signs of a break with Greenspan by distinguishing between the Fed's two main roles of maintaining financial and economic stability There Is Only One Executive Brad DeLong / Grasping Reality with Both Hands: | H14 Financial Times Editorial LEADER: European muscle More bang for Europe’s buck Nicolas Sarkozy should be applauded for making a coherent foreign and security policy one of the main purposes of the French EU presidency COMMENT: Sarkozy can bring us 'la strategic revolution' Others think we French are arrogant, but we are barely aware of our economic potential, writes Laurence Parisot WORLD NEWS: Sadr calls on Mahdi Army to stop fighting COMMENT: If you are Chinese, try very hard not to be ill A country can still prosper and indeed become a superpower without a fair health system, as the US shows, writes Richard McGregor Russian energy faces EU barriers Russian energy companies’ ambitions to expand in the EU may be curbed by European Commission plans to restrict foreign companies’ access to the region’s energy sector Greece steps up aid effort ahead of elections The conservative government, which has faced criticism over the slow response to the fires, is pouring funds into the two hardest hit regions in an attempt to rally voters Iraq seeks joint ventures Iraq’s ministry of industry and minerals plans to open up all 65 of its state-owned enterprises to joint ventures with international investors by the end of the year US steps up probe of EU banks The US justice department and other authorities have stepped up investigations into several large European banks for violating US sanctions against Iran, Libya, Cuba and Sudan Saudi Arabia continues ban on newspaper Saudi Arabia banned the distribution of al-Hayat, a leading Arab newspaper, for a third consecutive day as the government attempted to pressure the paper into dropping a columnist who has criticised the administration, journalists said. Wall St rallies after Bernanke pledge Wall Street stocks rallied strongly after Ben Bernanke offered reassurance that the Federal Reserve was ‘closely monitoring developments’ in financial markets and was [prepared to act’ if required Bankers try to piece together subprime puzzle Leading central bankers gather for the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium to discuss financial markets turmoil and what this means for monetary policy European and US stocks bounce back New subprime fears fail to dent rebound COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Justice is not blind obedience Six years after the attacks of 2001, the US has no real consensus or legal policy on fighting the ‘war on terror’, writes Clive Crook FRONT PAGE - COMPANIES AND MARKETS: THE SHORT VIEW The bursting of China’s bubble would not have the negative fallout some once feared, writes John Authers MARKETS AND INVESTING: There can be no return to 'normality' of a freakish bubble The change in mortgage markets can hardly fail to prompt an economic slowdown, writes John Plender | H15 Los Angeles Times Shiite cleric orders his army to stand down Shiite militias clash in Iraq, killing 50 Editorial Death penalty system faces staggering backlog The average wait for execution in the state is 17.2 years. One jurist has called capital punishment an "illusion." |
H16 American Politics Washington Times Defense vision MIA? Not enough attention has been paid to whether any of the major Democratic candidates offers a vision of U.S. foreign policy substantially different from that set out by the Bush administration. Lame-duck lesson from the Gipper Ronald Brownstein: Reagan salvaged the last years of his presidency by finding common ground with Democrats. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Bush greeted by anger in New Orleans Two years after Hurricane Katrina disaster triggered a plunge in his approval ratings, President Bush returned to New Orleans The legacy of Katrina Michael Tomasky: The events in New Orleans exposed the Bush administration as callous and incompetent. And neither the city nor the administration have recovered in the two years' since. Clinton proves favourite across the Atlantic Europeans overwhelmingly support Hillary Clinton in her bid to become the next US president, according to a poll.
Conservatives shun Craig after men's room affair By Nick Gillespie The GOP should abandon the culture war that makes conservative Sen. Larry Craig a hypocrite. | H17 Daily Telegraph Leader Cool the war of words over Iran The potential consequences of a war between the Islamic Republic and America are so daunting as to make diplomacy, backed by military action inside Iraq and sanctions at the UN, the most likely course. Bhutto charges 'to be dropped' Gen Musharraf allows exiled PM to return to Islamabad. Sadr announces ceasefire in Iraq British commanders in Basra reacted cautiously to claims by radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr that he has ordered his militia to suspend operations for six months. Teheran fury as US soldiers arrest Iranians | H18 Independent Sadr calls six-month ceasefire to prevent civil war Adrian Hamilton: Bush's increasingly tenuous hold on reality |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Pentagon: Officers May Disagree With Bush on Iraq Limit Troops Abroad, 8-Nation Poll Says Desperados By: Mario Loyola | The Weekly Standard Why We Need a Draft - Cpl. Mark Finelli, Newsweek One-Child Foreign Policy By James Kurth Declining birth rates will result in smaller armies, but fewer wars won’t necessarily mean a safer world The Chips Are Down By Claude Salhani China takes warfare to the final frontier. P.L. 110-55, the Protect America Act of 2007: Modifications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act," August 23, 2007. "The War Crimes Act: Current Issues," updated July 23, 2007. Bombs Away, For Good By: Linton Brooks | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) Defending Nationals Abroad: Assessing the Lawfulness of Forcible Hostage Rescues | H20 Slate Should We Be Worried About Russia and China Ganging Up on the West? Probably not. Here's why. Sorry, Mr. President, You're All Out of Troops But maybe France can help solve the Iraq mess. Understanding Government Spying. Is wiretapping at embassies off limits now? Congressional Research Service "Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Transformational Diplomacy," August 23, 2007. "Manipulating Molecules: Federal Support for Nanotechnology Research," updated August 2, 2007. Thriving in a Global Economy: The Truth about U.S. Manufacturing and Trade Sameer Lalwani / The Washington Note: | H21 Treating each patient as a unique case will increase errors. Jerome Groopman fails to grasp that medicine needs more science and less art... more» Bergman and Antonioni are cast down together into purgatory. “Karma is truly a bitch,” Antonioni says, “much like yourself, Herr Bergman”... more» James Wood’s immensely learned, barbed essays, utterly unbowed by conventional wisdom, have earned him ardent followers – and the ire of some novelists... more» Leo Strauss, “an exotic plant” and maybe “an acquired taste.” But he was friend of liberal democracy – at least at the end... more» Triumph or Travesty? Golden Ohuruogu is a true heroine for our time Christine Ohuruogu is a world athletics champion today after a long struggle with adversity. Yet the one-year ban she recently served for repeatedly missing drug tests casts another shadow over the credibility of international sport A saint's dark night |
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