| H1 USIP Briefing: Constitutional Reform in Iraq McClatchy Report: Surge hasn't cut attacks on Iraqi civilians Citing data from the Pentagon and other U.S. agencies, the Government Accountability Office found that daily attacks against civilians in Iraq have remained "about the same" since February, when the United States began sending nearly 30,000 additional troops to improve security in Iraq. GAO & Iraqi Govt Benchmarks (pdf) Salon Bush's new friends: The Sunnis As plans to stabilize Iraqi politics go nowhere fast, experts warn that the latest U.S. tactics could lead to greater civil war Weekly Standard What's Wrong with the GAO Report Measuring failure--or the failures of measuring.by Frederick W. Kagan Sustaining the Surge Bush has more options than people think.
by Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: The Shift in Iran and Rafsanjani's Rise
Advisers Tell Bush to Stand Pat on Iraq Asia Times SPENGLER
Western grasshoppers
and Chinese ants Unlike Americans, Asians are great savers, and in recent years they - especially the Chinese - have chosen to put their savings into the once-great US economic engine. But US financial engineering has tried to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, and it is a purse that still goes "oink" when opened. If the US wants to remain the magnet for world capital flows, it will have to allow the savers of the world to become partners in the US economy, that is, to buy into its first-rank companies. Washington Post ELUSIVE GOALS: ESTABLISHING STABILITY No Relief From Fear Despite U.S. Buildup, Families Still Fleeing Baghdad Homes As Violence, Rivalries Loom Over Paralyzed Iraqi Government ELUSIVE GOALS: SHARING THE OIL WEALTH Missteps and Mistrust Mark the Push for Legislation ELUSIVE GOALS: PROMOTING RECONSTRUCTION U.S. Efforts May Work Against Iraqi Self-Sufficiency Military Officials in Iraq Fault GAO Report Editorial Rogue Regulator Mohamed ElBaradei pursues a separate peace with Iran. How to Gain A Climate Consensus By George P. Shultz We in the United States -- and we as global citizens -- live in what is, in many respects, a golden moment. Economic growth is globally strong, and, if security threats can be contained, this expansion Ex-President Back in Spotlight in Iran, as He Wins Leadership of Council The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt Asia Times Basra crisis is Iran's opportunity In the US's worst-case scenario, Shi'ites in Basra descend into anarchy-driven factional strife following the withdrawal of British troops, opening the door for Iran to draw southern Iraq further into its sphere of influence. Iran's interests, however, are far better served by a peaceful transfer of power, although the specter of its intervention is something Tehran can use to reduce the chances of a US military strike against Iran. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Selling War with Iran: Next Week at AEI Washington Times Dueling realities in Iraq Michael O'Hanlon In the forthcoming testimony of Lt. Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, a likely main story line has already emerged: Iraq's military situation is improved, but its national political situation is not. With the Islamist regime in Tehran making clear that it has no intention of complying with U.N. Security Council resolutions on its nuclear weapons program, U.S. policy-makers appear to have yet come up with a clear response (judging from the public record.) Reconciling Iraq (Harlan Ullman) How to Understand and Defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq By: Frederick W. Kagan | The Weekly Standard Because the members of al Qaeda in Iraq are overwhelmingly Iraqis -- often thugs and misfits recruited or dragooned into the organization (along with some clerics and more educated leaders) -- it is argued that al Qaeda in Iraq is not really part of the global al Qaeda movement. Over the past four years, the war in Iraq has provided abundant evidence to dispute such assertions (By Samuel R. Berger and Eric P. Schwartz) William Arkin Sunni Rule Again in Iraq? Foreign Policy The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Backing Sunni groups is reaping big gains on the ground in Iraq, but it may be unleashing forces the U.S. military cannot control. UPI Analysis: Adding centrifuges to the fire New reports from Iran say the Islamic republic is running more than 3,000 centrifuges, an announcement that is certain to augment fears in Washington and Western European capital cities that Iran’s nuclear program is intended for military, rather than civilian use, as insists Iran’s leadership. Daily Star The law applies to all, or only to some?
By Rami G. Khouri BloggingHeads Reza Aslan & Eli Lake: Who's Afraid Of AIPAC?
Iranian shakeup a setback for hardline leader USA Today The Times US may take over Basra if UK troops withdraw The US military has drawn up contingency plans to send American troops to Basra if the entire British force is pulled out Beijing denies cyberspace attack China denies hacking into the US Defence system amongst growing concern about Beijing's attempts to disrupt foreign computer networks Analysis: militants strike at heart of power Today's bombings have put President Musharraf under huge pressure, says Zahid Hussain, Times Correspondent in Islamabad Guardian It is not the end, but the first chapter of the war in Iraq is drawing to a close Jonathan Freedland: The British exit from Basra palace, remarks by the US defence chief and fledgling peace talks are all telling signs of change. Leader Helping the needy Financial markets: One might need a keen ear and a specialist dictionary to understand them, but our bankers are starting to lobby hard. And, however silkily they put it, what they want is a helping hand from the rest of us. IHT The APEC forum lacks a meaningful role By PHILIP BOWRING The summit meetings of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have become meetings of characters in search of an author. Christian Science Monitor A quieter Anbar Province rebuilds As security concerns recede, Iraqi tribal chiefs turn to US for more mundane community needs. Leading article: Peace and reconciliation could happen even in Iraq Hamish McRae: The greatest boom the world has ever seen Barnett Rubin Iran War Rollout Starts: Link to Iraq Troop Reductions? The Israel Lobby May Yet Get the War It Wanted
by David Bromwich Justin Raimondo 9/05/2007
More Money for Israel? Los Angeles Times GAO: Gains in Iraq may not last The comptroller general tells lawmakers that the environment has improved, but questions whether it's "sustainable." Moving the Goalposts On Iraq - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Political Exit Strategy For Bush - Jonah Goldberg, USA Today Iraq Inspection - Ralph Peters, New York Post Juan Cole On How al-Anbar isn't that Safe and on How its "Calm" is Artificially Produced FT Climate change debate needs revolution It will take a revolution of society and “some sort of crisis” before governments feel they have the political mandate to tackle climate change, says business group WBCSD Guardian Ice-free Arctic could be here in 23 years Arctic ice cap collapsed at unprecedented rate this summer and region's sea ice levels are at record low, say scientists Brookings Security, Displacement and Iraq: A Deadly Combination View Full Paper (PDF—123kb). Afghanistan Watch: Bridging the Expectations Gap in Afghanistan The Nation Institute: Iraq By The Numbers: Surging Past The Gates of Hell BloggingHeads Reza Aslan & Eli Lake: Who's Afraid Of AIPAC? NRO LENNY BEN-DAVID: Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer are back, and still unoriginal. “Echoing the Moans of Anti-Israel Ghosts The Israel Lobby in US Strategy
Stratfor Stratfor: US interests rather than Israel lobby drives policy Yale Global Blue Skies for Globalization?
Foreign Policy The List: The World’s Largest Hedge Funds
Lowy Institute World public opinion on foreign policy Republicans trashed the Biden plan they now back
Foreign Policy Passport | H2 Daily Telegraph Turkey is vital to Europe's future If Turkey can play a role as a member of the European Union, the prize for Turkey, for Britain and for Europe as a whole is immense, writes David Miliband. THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT: Turkey politics: Who's afraid of the AKP? Ed Koch The Turkish Puzzle 'Türkiye Avrupa için hayati önemde' Reuters - Next flashpoint in Turkey: constitutional overhaul Should the US back the generals or accept an Islamist Turkey? World Tribune Abramowitz: 'Türkiye'nin AB Yolunda İlerler' Burns'den Türkiye'ye eleştiri Ankara gündemi Yeni dönemde İngiltere-Türkiye ilişkileri nasıl bir seyir izleyecek? Turkey displays rockets ‘co-developed with China’ TURKISH MILITARY BRACES FOR NEW BATTLE OVER CONSTITUTION - Eurasia Daily Monitor NPQ Don't Disarm Secularism The Image of the Veil, Not the Veil Itself! (Asharq Alawsat Newspaper) Understanding a Gul Presidency: The End of Turkey As We Know It?
The Moderate Voice Blatant corruption (By Tulin Daloglu) Joshua W. Walker Qadi Erdoğan Al-Qaeda AKP AK Party Islamist Turkey » AKP Watch Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ DTP'yi ne yapalım?
Fikret BİLA Belediye adı altında merkezi otorite tartışması Halkı istismar etme laf değil iş üret İttihatçı tez: Kürtlerin Türkmenliği FUAT DÜNDAR MUHARREM SARIKAYA Diyarbakır savaşı... Nasuhi Güngör Sistemin kalesi, DTP’nin kalesi Barzani'den Kürtlere 'güvenlik' uyarısı Güneri CIVAOĞLU Kükreyen fare Hakan Aygün AKP-DTP savaşı başladı! Mensur Akgün DTP'nin zamana ihtiyacı var Nuray Başaran TSK, cumhurbaşkanı, DTP ve yeni dönem Diyarbakır, gerginlik istemiyor
Laf üretmeyi bırak, iş üret Başbakan'dan Baydemir'e sert yanıt DTP mevsimlik işçiler için yasa istiyor DTP: Çizmeyi aşmaya devam edeceğiz Başbakan Erdoğan: 5.5 milyar dolar yatırım yaptık İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Türkiye-Irak sınırına duvar inşa edilecek!.. Bağış'tan ABD'ye: Bıçak hâlâ kemikte DTP: Aç insanlarla nasıl barış sağlayacaksınız? Mehmet BARLAS AK Parti ile DTP'nin polemiğe değil diyaloga ihtiyaçları var… Tuğluk: Kaleyi düşürmeyiz ABD İran'la doğal gaz anlaşmasından rahatsız Karadaghi: Iraqi Kurdish leaders face problem of how to get rid of PKK Iraqi Kurdish Leaders Face Problem of How to Get Rid of Turkish Kurd Militants Oil minister: Iraqi crude oil flowing through Turkey Dinar News - Kurdistan develops its oil industry independently ABD’de Kürt lobisi uçak kazasıyla sarsıldı Iraqi Kurdistan President Briefs Parliament, Urges Iran, Turkey to Stop Shelling Bombardımana gerekçe olarak PKK ve PJAK gösteriliyor. Biz buna kesinlikle inanmıyoruz
Kürtler...Devleti ve dostu olmayan halk
İran’dan, Doğu ve Güney Kürdistan sınırına tampon bölge Iraqi Turkomans Ask for Moral Support at Conference in Azeri Capital Iraq Kurdish Media Should Follow BBC Objectivity Model - Article Terrorism Propaganda Trial Opens in East Turkey North Iraq Fears Pullout [Yorum - Prof. Dr. Beril Dedeoğlu] Irak'a acil dış düşman aranıyor (1) Turkey Brings in Measures Against Cholera at Border With Iraq Turkish, Syrian Red Crescents Deliver Aid to Iraqi Refugees Exports From Southeastern Turkey Up ABD'deki kazazedelere Diyarbakır'da taziye Aile: PKK ile ilişkimiz yok, havaalanı yapacaktı ABD’deki Kürtleri yasa boğan kaza Maliki Türkiye’yi Bush’a şikâyet etti
DTP’li başkan PKK’lı teröristi ‘şehit’ yaptı Teröristlere gıyabi cenaze töreni Teröristin mayını kendi ailesini yok ediyordu Birdal Baydemir barışçı Tuğluk ve Ata’nın yargısı sürecek
Mardin’de gergin anma Elektrikçi Türk'e terörist sorgusu Halabja: the truth hurts, Adel Darwish
Turks, Israelis and Palestinians to hold cooperation conference Letter from Iraqi Kurdistan
Kurdistan Regional Government Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber M. Ali BİRAND Sarkozy'den, ilginç bir Türkiye mesajı ERDAL ŞAFAK Ayrılıp birleşmek Sami KOHEN Kıbrıs'ta son tango! Ankara gündemi
Yeni dönemde İngiltere-Türkiye ilişkileri nasıl bir seyir izleyecek? Kıbrıs'ta bölünme yeni fırsatlar doğurur James Ker-Lindsay David Miliband Ankara'da Talat ve Papadopulos bugün görüşüyor Talat-Papadopulos buluşması bugün AİHM'de KKTC yemini krizi
Analysis of foreign and EU affairs in the government program Cengiz Aktar ‘Not a single Turkish Cypriot sees the Turkish army as an invader’ Washington Times "1915 olayları soykırım değildi" Talat ve Papadopulos bugün masaya oturuyor Tarih siyah-beyaz değil
Lenny Ben-David HÖH lideri ajanlıkla suçlandı
ABD'li Yahudi Komitesi'nden Gül'e kutlama mesajı Qantara.de - Islam and Muslims in Germany - The Changing Image of Turks in Germany There are plusses to Turkey's more Islamic political landscape - an editorial - cleveland.com İsveç Başbakanı özür diledi Tourists 'flocking to Turkey' Turkish girls missing out on education, says report Plansızlık kuraklığı Türkiye'nin batı bölgelerindeki barajlar kurudu kuruyacak. İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir gibi şehirler ise susuzluktan kırılıyor. Uzmanlara göre sorunun nedeni plansızlık. Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı, kurak bölgelerden su taşımayı planlıyor» Kişi başına düşen su yarı yarıya azalacak verimli kullanım şart Otobüste namaz baskısı Işıkara yine uyardı: Hastaneler depremde yıkılır Alman Kardinal, İslami motife savaş açtı Diyanet’ten uluslararası sözleşme çağrısı Diyanet'ten dünya kamuoyuna çağrı İhsanoğlu: Karikatür provokasyondur Abbas GÜÇLÜ Santralistanbul, Özerdem ve vakıf üniversiteleri Yeni Şafak'ta antisemitizm Kanal 1 Ciner'e kalıyor, Sabah ve atv 1,1 milyar dolara satışa çıktı TMSF Sabah'ı kaç liraya satıyor? Yeni Sabah ve atv'nin satışı 7 Kasım'da
5 Eylül 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Diyarbakır'da kim haklı? Cengiz Çandar Erdoğan-Baydemir: Galibi olmayacak kavgaya davetiye... ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ DTP'yi ne yapalım?
Fikret BİLA Belediye adı altında merkezi otorite tartışması KRİTİK İFADELER TASLAKTAN ÇIKTI Arınç Hükümete vurmaya korkanlar bana vuruyor Ege Cansen Yeni Osmanlılık Kısa anayasa, uzun anayasa İsmet Berkan Makama saygı göstermek Murat Yetkin Nabi Yağcı Risk almaktan kaçınan program ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Kemalistlerin ve Özkökgillerin anlamadığı… Hurşit GÜNEŞ Kişi başına 10 bin dolar diyen hesap biliyor mu? Mustafa Karaalioğlu CHP değişmek zorunda olduğunu kabul etmeli İsmail Küçükkaya Hükümet programı daha iddialı olmalıydı Şamil Tayyar MHP rejimin sigortası oldu Gül ve Erdoğan Avni Özgürel Tehlikeli tahrikler M.Ali Kışlalı Hasan CEMAL Ayinesi iştir kişinin! Yalçın Doğan Ha Kraliçe, ha Cumhurbaşkanı Ertuğrul Özkök Bizim mahallenin ülküdaşları M Ali Birand Sarkozy’den, ilginç bir Türkiye mesajı Cüneyt Ülsever Türban ve başörtüsü Enis Berberoğlu Köşk, Beyaz Saray gibi halka açılacak Serdar Turgut Baş döndüren mutluluk
Gül has no immediate plan to visit United States Gül, Köşk'e genel sektererini atadı Yalçın Bayer Sipariş anayasa Kültür Müsteşarı İsen Köşk’e Genel Sekreter Gül'ün ilk resmi daveti Gül ekibi topluyor Erdoğan: Yüzde 10'da ısrarlı değiliz Boykot değil mazeret İlk davet bugün asker mazeretli
Gül, komutanların gelmeyeceğini biliyormuş 16 ihtisas komisyonu için seçim TBMM'de güven oylaması yapılacak Torpilin belgesi Hurşit GÜNEŞ Kişi başına 10 bin dolar diyen hesap biliyor mu? İşsizliğe çare için yeni önlem paketi Eser Karakaş Yeni hükümetin ekonomik öncelikleri Dış ticaret açığının yarısı iki ülke kaynaklı Kayıtdışı ekonomi Mustafa Aysan Maliye politikasına ne oldu? Uğur Gürses Anka Batık banka delikleri kapatılamadı ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Kişi başına gelir 10 bin $ olur mu? Ertuğ Yaşar Bu 'take off' değildir Ercan Kumcu Açıklar yeniden artmaya başladı HAKAN ALBAYRAK Dışişleri Bakanı Ali Babacan'a Açık Mektup Hudson’dan Konya’ya terfi Dehşet senaryosunun konuşulduğu Hudson toplantısına katılan Washington Askeri Ateşesi Nogaylaroğlu, 3. Ana Jet Üssü komutanı oldu Erdoğan ile Bahçeli beraber yürüyecek Taha Kıvanç Fehmi Koru Mücahit gazeteciler ve basın özgürlüğü - Haluk Şahin CHP 'biat basını' için genel görüşme istedi Oktay Ekşi Arınçlı günler... Bekir Coşkun Yoğun değişkenlik... Tufan Türenç Sivil anayasadan sivillerin haberi yok Mehmet Yılmaz Ayaklı kartvizit dönemi başladı! Yalçın Doğan Hangisi gerçek Tayyip Erdoğan [Demokratikleşme Açısından Yeni Hükümet ve Programı /2] İktidarın önündeki iki yol Ahmet Hakan Dinle küçük adam Yılmaz Özdil Teykof poziyşın... Melih AŞIK Türbanın zaferi Fourth wave of democratization by PROF. BÜNYAMİN DURAN* Gülay Göktürk Ders kitaplarına askeri denetim MUHARREM SARIKAYA Diyarbakır savaşı... ERDAL ŞAFAK Ayrılıp birleşmek ERGUN BABAHAN Tarihe kısa bir not düşelim NAZLI ILICAK Muhalefet kulisinde YAVUZ DONAT Baykal: Neden konuşmadım?
Hurşit GÜNEŞ Kişi başına 10 bin dolar diyen hesap biliyor mu? İşsizliğe çare için yeni önlem paketi Eser Karakaş Yeni hükümetin ekonomik öncelikleri Dış ticaret açığının yarısı iki ülke kaynaklı Kayıtdışı ekonomi Mustafa Aysan Maliye politikasına ne oldu? Uğur Gürses Anka Batık banka delikleri kapatılamadı ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Kişi başına gelir 10 bin $ olur mu? Ercan Kumcu Açıklar yeniden artmaya başladı IMF’nin geleceği Erdal Sağlam Gözler Şimşek’in yapacağı atamalarda MB: Gıda ve enerjide risk sürüyor Wheat breaks records on both sides of Atlantic Turkey, the world's third- largest jewellery maker, reported a 40 per cent jump in gold imports for the year. Salih Neftçi Eylül ayı kritik dönemeçlerle dolu Servet Yıldırım Ağustos ayı enflasyonu süpriz yapmadı Volkan Akı Ekonomide, Başbakan’ın kontrolü daha da artacak İ.Hüseyin Yıldız
Enflasyonda beklentiler Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN
İhracat rekorunu TİM değil, kuraklık kırdı! Abdullah Gül'ün çağrısı iş dünyasını memnun etti |
| H4 New York Times Hard Times Help Leaders in Iran Tighten Their Grip Iran’s increasing economic and political isolation is helping leaders to hold back what they see as corrupting foreign influences Ex-President Back in Spotlight in Iran, as He Wins Leadership of Council As Americans and Iraqis continue to die, President Bush stubbornly refuses to recognize that what both countries need is a responsible exit strategy for the United States. I saw many contradictory things on my visit to Iraq. Let me share three scenes that had an impact on me. Independent Audit Finds Progress Lacking in Iraq | H5 Washington Post ELUSIVE GOALS: ESTABLISHING STABILITY No Relief From Fear Despite U.S. Buildup, Families Still Fleeing Baghdad Homes As Violence, Rivalries Loom Over Paralyzed Iraqi Government ELUSIVE GOALS: SHARING THE OIL WEALTH Missteps and Mistrust Mark the Push for Legislation ELUSIVE GOALS: PROMOTING RECONSTRUCTION U.S. Efforts May Work Against Iraqi Self-Sufficiency Military Officials in Iraq Fault GAO Report Editorial Rogue Regulator Mohamed ElBaradei pursues a separate peace with Iran. How to Gain A Climate Consensus By George P. Shultz We in the United States -- and we as global citizens -- live in what is, in many respects, a golden moment. Economic growth is globally strong, and, if security threats can be contained, this expansion, with some ups and downs, can be sustained. Musharraf Faces Limited Options State of Emergency Possible, Adviser Says Rafsanjani to Lead Key Iranian Panel Iran Rejects Search for Traces of Ex-FBI Agent, U.S. Says Israeli Court Orders Rerouting of Barrier Decision Backs Palestinian Villagers New Book Details Cheney Lawyer's Efforts to Expand Executive Power Asians Say Trade Complaints Bring Out the Bully in China Australian Leader Endorses Iraq Policy Bush in Sydney for Economic Summit Importing Poverty By Robert J. Samuelson The War on Poverty Michael Bloomberg brings his ideas to the battle. The Torment of Teresa By Michael Gerson What are we to make of Mother Teresa's letters, which reveal decades of spiritual depression, loneliness and doubt? Army Exceeds Recruitment Goal For August by 528 The Magic Touch? Winfrey Lends Her Brand and Her Empire in Support of Obama's Presidential Bid New Chapter in Drug Trade In Wake of Colombia's U.S.-Backed Disarmament Process, Ex-Paramilitary Fighters Regroup Into Criminal Gangs | H6 Guardian Petraeus hints at Iraq rollback Surge may be reversed by next March, says US commander. It is not the end, but the first chapter of the war in Iraq is drawing to a close Jonathan Freedland: The British exit from Basra palace, remarks by the US defence chief and fledgling peace talks are all telling signs of change. Leader Helping the needy Financial markets: One might need a keen ear and a specialist dictionary to understand them, but our bankers are starting to lobby hard. And, however silkily they put it, what they want is a helping hand from the rest of us. Rafsanjani election ups political stakes in Iran · Rightwing efforts to thwart former president fail · Victory lays ground for clash with supreme leader Titan Rain - how Chinese hackers targeted Whitehall · Foreign Office among departments hit
· Military involvement suspected China flexes muscles of its 'informationised' army Pentagon attack is the biggest success in long-running effort to breach US networks
Army sets sights on targets in space and cyberspace Saudi prince criticises monopoly of power in kingdom
A prominent prince plans to form a political party in Saudi Arabia and invite jailed reformists to join. Two sides of sanctions Hossein Derakhshan Iran and the US both deploy sanctions against each other's citizens; Iran is criticised but the US seems to get away with it. A step in the right direction Máirtín Ó Muilleoir The coalition forces in Iraq repeated every mistake the British made in Northern Ireland - and more. The talks in Finland can only be a good thing. Military spies among 25 killed in suicide blasts
Two attacks on doorstep of Pakistan's army killed 25 people and injured more than 70 including intelligence officials. Palestinians celebrate rare victory over hated barrier Supreme court vindicates weekly protests and forces Israel to re-route security fences and roads.
Case study: legal challenges
Interactive: mapping an occupation Ice-free Arctic could be here in 23 years Arctic ice cap collapsed at unprecedented rate this summer and region's sea ice levels are at record low, say scientists Ask Blair: it's personality, not policy, that wins elections
Simon Jenkins: Cameron's plethora of programmes is winning him few friends. To beat Brown, he needs humour, aggression and charm Picking the right fight Conservatives: David Cameron has reacted to the growing band of malconents in his ranks by giving new emphasis to the traditional themes of Europe and migration, forgoing the clarity of his modernising pitch Spotlight on Lebanon Mai Yamani Sep 04 07, 08:00pm: Free trade and elections in Lebanon mean little to a population without healthcare, education or social services, the EU should note. Dear Mr Miliband ... Asim Siddiqui: A letter to the foreign secretary, following his request for views on Britain's priorities abroad. Red carpet dusted off for Bhutto
Supporters hope for end to exile after officials hint at deal with Musharraf. |
H7 Washington Times Dueling realities in Iraq Michael O'Hanlon In the forthcoming testimony of Lt. Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, a likely main story line has already emerged: Iraq's military situation is improved, but its national political situation is not. With the Islamist regime in Tehran making clear that it has no intention of complying with U.N. Security Council resolutions on its nuclear weapons program, U.S. policy-makers appear to have yet come up with a clear response (judging from the public record.) Reconciling Iraq (Harlan Ullman) How to Understand and Defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq By: Frederick W. Kagan | The Weekly Standard
Because the members of al Qaeda in Iraq are overwhelmingly Iraqis -- often thugs and misfits recruited or dragooned into the organization (along with some clerics and more educated leaders) -- it is argued that al Qaeda in Iraq is not really part of the global al Qaeda movement. Over the past four years, the war in Iraq has provided abundant evidence to dispute such assertions (By Samuel R. Berger and Eric P. Schwartz) UPI Analysis: Adding centrifuges to the fire
New reports from Iran say the Islamic republic is running more than 3,000 centrifuges, an announcement that is certain to augment fears in Washington and Western European capital cities that Iran’s nuclear program is intended for military, rather than civilian use, as insists Iran’s leadership. Daily Star The law applies to all, or only to some?
By Rami G. Khouri Iranian shakeup a setback for hardline leader USA Today | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Rafsanjani Elected As New Speaker of Iran Leadership Body - Website Iran TV Studies Impact of UK Withdrawal, Bush Visit to Iraq US calls for 'reasonable' Iran nuclear talks Iran Shuffles Revolutionary Guards Leadership Diplomats: No Proof Iran Running 3,000 Centrifuges US General: Mahdi Army 'Lying Low' US Papers Wed: 'No Relief from Fear' for Iraq
Oil Law (Still) Coming Soon Iraqi Papers Wed: the Parliament Reconvenes Pro-Reformist to Head Iran's Powerful Assembly UPI Analysis: Iraq oil law (still) coming soon
The question is simple enough on the third and final day of a major Iraq energy conference where hundreds of hungry oil men and women broke bread with Iraq’s industry chiefs, politicians and technocrats: when will Baghdad set the ground rules for the international oil community’s long-awaited venture into the largest oil prize on earth? Al Hayat El Baradei's Mistakes on the Iran Issue Raghida Dergham - The danger of the role being played by the IAEA and Dr. Baradei lies in the possibility of a provocation, which comes as a military response to the efforts at bringing the sides together, which is hoped for by the IAEA and its director general, will speed up military actions to stop Tehran’s nuclear efforts and head off its regional objectives. Where three states meet: the ambition of a people or conflicts by mediation? Iranian Baluchistan: the center's interest in development following security challenges By Hassan Fahs Provincial Reconstruction Teams Are Improving Lives in Iraq | H9 Ha’aretz – Winograd panel's final report may be delayed until spring Defense Min. to examine cutting electricity to Gaza Rosner: Why you should never trust my predictions ever again Jerusalem Post Checkpoint checking
By SETH FREEDMAN Checkpoints are a source of Palestinian humiliation which in turn breed the next generation of bombers. Yedioth Ahronoth IDF 'prepared to operate'
Senior military officials estimate Gaza's terror organizations possess rockets with longer range than Qassams, such as Grad missiles. 'A military operation alone cannot lead to a complete halt in terror activities,' sources say DEBKAfile Exclusive: In a warning to Egypt, Israel states new situation leaves no option but military action to halt weapons flow to Gaza Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Post-Oslo Gaza (By Joel Mowbray) Rules of attraction Alex Stein: Intermarriage is a sensitive topic in the Jewish community - and lazy stereotypes aren't helpful, however humorous the intended effect. UPI Atlantic Eye: A deceptively quiet Golan
A tour bus perched atop the Golan Heights waits for tourists taking pictures of UN Peace-Keeping forces below. A young man hugs and kisses his girlfriend as someone takes their photo. All seem oblivious to the Israeli troops massed one kilometer to the South facing a Syrian army just over the hill and out of site to the North. Welcome to the Golan Heights where all is not as it seems. Colombia, Israel and Rogue Mercenaries By: John C. K. Daly | ISN Security Watch Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos has acknowledged that Bogota had quietly hired a group of former Israeli military officers to advise local defense officials on their counter-insurgency tactics against leftist Fuerza Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerrillas, the Colombian daily Semana newspaper reported on 10 August. The Israel Lobby May Yet Get the War It Wanted
by David Bromwich Justin Raimondo 9/05/2007
More Money for Israel? Islamization of Gaza
Sharia principality. Walt, Mearsheimer 'naive' Mark LeVine from left. The Battle for Eretz Yisrael-the Land of Israel’s Identity |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor A quieter Anbar Province rebuilds As security concerns recede, Iraqi tribal chiefs turn to US for more mundane community needs. Opinion: Are CEOs worth that much more? Bush recasting the war as not just about Iraq His recent speeches cite Iran and Al Qaeda as reasons the US must not pull out. ASIA Asia Times SPENGLER
Western grasshoppers
and Chinese ants Unlike Americans, Asians are great savers, and in recent years they - especially the Chinese - have chosen to put their savings into the once-great US economic engine. But US financial engineering has tried to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, and it is a purse that still goes "oink" when opened. If the US wants to remain the magnet for world capital flows, it will have to allow the savers of the world to become partners in the US economy, that is, to buy into its first-rank companies. CSM China ready to leap from industrial to information-age economy Can its creativity and innovation be centrally planned? IHT The APEC forum lacks a meaningful role
By PHILIP BOWRING The summit meetings of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have become meetings of characters in search of an author. China flexes muscles of its 'informationised' army
Pentagon attack is the biggest success in long-running effort to breach US networks
Army sets sights on targets in space and cyberspace Japan nervous over North Korea's nuclear 'deal' Japanese fearful that North Korean nuclear talks with the US will neglect the fate of those abducted during the Cold War UPI Walker's World: APEC's golden eggs
Security is “the oxygen of prosperity” in the Asia-Pacific region, says Australia premier, hosting this week's APEC summit. But the military buildups and the growing strategic rivalries are ,making that security into a problem. After two years of negotiating a civil nuclear deal with the United States, India could hardly have expected a sweeter deal. Hailed as the centerpiece of President Bush's new strategic relationship with India, India won concessions on securing a supply of nuclear fuel. Now, its politicians are crying foul. FT Although standards are rising, manufacturers complain of strong price pressure from the big western groups they supply China flexes its limited muscles Questions remain about the military’s capabilities as it evolves into a more technically advanced force, writes Drew Thompson Amid violence, Pakistan is in a period of reinvigoration
By Nasim Zehra YaleGlobal India’s Third Liberation
American Prospect India's Exit Lessons for Iraq Why the enigmatic Japanese do what they do: A review of Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose by Kenneth B. Pyle. Analysis: China now holds military advantage over Taiwan The Rogue That Plays by the Rules: The question is not what's wrong with the Chinese system, but how does it keeps it making progress? Some Ideas to Alleviate China's Environmental Nightmare By: Christine Loh | The Daily Star
The U.S. and China remain aloof from global efforts to create a new post-Kyoto framework on climate change. Fifty years ago, the rest of the world might have carried on with remedying the problem of conventional and greenhouse gas emissions and let China and the U.S. stew in their own waste U.S. Digs in Deeper in the Philippines By: Noel Tarrazona | Asia Times
While the war against the Abu Sayyaf has apparently reached a successful conclusion, Washington and allies in Manila want to use the struggle with separatists as a wedge to permit permanent U.S. bases in violation of Philippine law. Luring Darfur By: Paul Moorcraft | The Washington Times
Washington often rails against what it depicts as China's amoral foreign policy, especially in Africa. But China is in many ways a diffident international player. Thailand’s Political Flying Circus is Back By: Daniel Ten Kate | Asia Sentinel
Thailand's old political bosses are on track to bring back buffet democracy: a little for you, a little for me. The horse-trading of cabinet portfolios that defined the short-lived governments of the 1980s and 1990s is back and bigger than ever now that Thailand's military junta has freed up political activity and scheduled an election for December 23 | H11 IHT The APEC forum lacks a meaningful role
By PHILIP BOWRING The summit meetings of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have become meetings of characters in search of an author. EUROPE European press review Der Spiegel Atomic Exports: German Technology Ends Up in Iranian Nuclear Plant Sarkozy Offends in Africa By: Gwynne Dyer | The Japan Times
Why does French President Nicolas Sarkozy use such patronizing language when talking about Africans? Is he really as shallow as he seems? Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: Lessons for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Source: World Bank Full Report (PDF; 1.97 MB) Lisbon II, Two Years on: An Assessment of the Partnership for Growth and Jobs | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Afghan Bridge Exposes Huge Divide By: M.K. Bhadrakumar | Asia Times
A U.S.-built bridge now connecting Tajikistan and Afghanistan reveals much about America's ambitions in Central Asia, particularly Washington's determination to undercut the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and isolate Russia. Gearing Up for the News Season By: Alexei Pankin | The Moscow Times
Anna Politkovskaya's death made less of an impression on people in Moscow than it did in the West. Few appreciated the noble mind of that heroic journalist. Britain's role in the new cold war: For years the Soviet Union and the US managed an uneasy balance of power. Now Russia is challenging Bush's dreams of full spectrum dominance. And, as the rhetoric heats up, a corner of Yorkshire finds itself on the front line Asia Times Russia rains on
Bretton Woods parade
Russia may have scored a foreign-policy success by nominating a former Czech central banker to head the International Monetary Fund. The move signaled Moscow's intent to act as a leader of the developing world, and buttressed the widespread call for institutional reform in the Western monopoly over global economic institutions. - Zorawar Daulet Singh 'Executioner' Looks Positively Presidential By: Andrei Piontkovsky | The Japan Times
In the latest interview given by Andrei Lugovoi, the man Britain wants Russia to extradite for poisoning the dissident Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium in London last fall, there was a remarkable moment that has not been fully appreciated Indonesia Trip May Be Worth $10 Billion By: Anatoly Medetsky | The Moscow Times
President Vladimir Putin will visit Indonesia for the first time on Thursday, looking to open the way for billions of dollars of Russian investment in the country's oil and aluminum industries. Discussions during the visit, which follows a trip to Moscow by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in December, could generate deals worth as much as $10 billion. Amid violence, Pakistan is in a period of reinvigoration By Nasim Zehra Difficulties Arise in Probe Of Russian Reporter's Death |
| H13 The Times US may take over Basra if UK troops withdraw The US military has drawn up contingency plans to send American troops to Basra if the entire British force is pulled out Beijing denies cyberspace attack China denies hacking into the US Defence system amongst growing concern about Beijing's attempts to disrupt foreign computer networks Analysis: militants strike at heart of power Today's bombings have put President Musharraf under huge pressure, says Zahid Hussain, Times Correspondent in Islamabad Ex-IRA chief at Sunni-Shia secret talks Martin McGuiness, former IRA chief who is now Deputy First Minister, was one of 30 participants at seminar in Finland Rockets and chaos confront Blair Tony Blair returns to the Middle East as an international peace envoy as Israel threatens to cut off Gaza power Wall Street Journal | H14 Financial Times ‘Heart attack’ markets face test Acid test for 'heart attack' markets Capital markets face a critical period, which will determine how the financial system copes with this summer’s credit sector ’heart attack’, a senior international banker has warned Do not play politics with the military Petraeus should give an impartial statement of the facts and refuse to judge the surge, writes Bruce Ackerman Regulation may fall between hard and impossible. It is why financial institutions must never be too big to fail, writes Martin Wolf Editorial Europe's funk over its neighbours Countries such as Ukraine need the perspective of eventual membership, however distant, not least as a lever for reform It will take a revolution of society and “some sort of crisis” before governments feel they have the political mandate to tackle climate change, says business group WBCSD Bush aims to shift debate on Iraq George W. Bush’s dramatic move to bring his war cabinet to Iraq this week highlighted the stakes his presidency faces in its final 16 months Iran’s new central bank governor has mentioned a plan to eliminate interest rates on loans, arousing worry among bankers and economists about government interference Iran's influential Assembly of Experts elected Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as its chairman yesterday in a move that could strengthen the pragmatic former president's... Syria is to introduce strict regulations on the entry of Iraqi refugees, blaming a lack of support from the Iraqi government for tightening one of the few exits from Iraq Financial upheaval hits US factories US economic conditions appeared to be worsening slightly as the
upheaval in global credit markets hit the US manufacturing sector and the housing downturn spread COMMENT: The best answer to Gazprom is faster reform Truly competitive markets would allow strong pan-European energy companies to emerge, which would be the best way to deal with the likes of Gazprom The current crisis is as unprecedented as the passage of the seasons, writes Tim Bond of BarCap Recent weeks on the interbank market show banks have very little trust in other banks, writes John Authers Truly competitive markets would allow strong pan-European energy companies to emerge, which would be the best way to deal with the likes of Gazprom Kazakhstan says it will seek $10bn of compensation for economic damage from escalating cost and late development of the Kashagan oilfield, led by Italy’s Eni Indonesia and Russia in deals on arms and oil Up close and personal: Does our insatiable appetite for books on politicians’ private lives help us understand politics? A review of The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries by Alastair Campbell and The Darlings of Downing Street: The Psychosexual Drama of Power by Garry O’Connor. | H15 Los Angeles Times GAO: Gains in Iraq may not last The comptroller general tells lawmakers that the environment has improved, but questions whether it's "sustainable." Parliament reconvenes in Iraq Editorial |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Strategic Studies Institute Right Sizing the People's Liberation Army: Exploring the Contours of China's Military This volume addresses how the leadership of China and the PLA view what size of PLA best meets China’s requirements.
Colombia, Israel and Rogue Mercenaries By: John C. K. Daly | ISN Security Watch
Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos has acknowledged that Bogota had quietly hired a group of former Israeli military officers to advise local defense officials on their counter-insurgency tactics against leftist Fuerza Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerrillas, the Colombian daily Semana newspaper reported on 10 August. The Virtuous Spy: Privacy as an Ethical Limit
Source: The Monist: An International Quarterly Journal of General Philosophical Inquiry, forthcoming Full Paper (PDF; 112 KB) | H20 Slate A Second Look at Primary Colors What can it tell us about Hillary '08?
Charles Taylor New Republic What Dostoevsky Can Tell Us About Iraq
by Irshad Manji (By Maryanne Wolf) AS PARENTS invest in the latest academic software and teachers consider how to weave the Internet into lesson plans for the new school year, it is a good moment to reflect upon the changing world in which youths are being educated. In a word, it is digital, with computer notebooks displacing spiraled notebooks, and Web-based blogs, articles, and e-mails shaping ... | H21 From Harvard Magazine, Stephen Greenblatt on Writing as Performance: Revealing "the calculation that underlies the appearance of effortlessness". New iPod 'will let users listen to digital radio' Apple is set to reveal the long-awaited "sixth generation" iPod at a secretive press conference in San Francisco today. The wiki way The author of Wikinomics tells Oliver Burkeman how the internet will transform everything from gold mining to motorcycle manufacturing. Aims to exploit strength in devices Google News redirects wire search traffic Can Wikipedia handle politics? A close reading of how it plays the Plame Game Elvis to Eminem: quantifying the price of fame through early mortality of European and North American rock and pop stars (PDF; 122 KB)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health A review of Comrades! A World History of Communism, by Robert Service The great persuader: Eric Hobsbawm's essays on today's politics are unconventional and astringent. Hardly surprising for a world-famous historian whose communism provoked decades of controversy. A review of Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, From the Great War to the War on Terror By Michael Burleigh From Mclean's, fact check: Do boys really learn better from female teachers?; and a growing body of evidence suggests grades don't predict success — C+ students are the ones who end up running the world. |
