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| Washington Post The Partitioning of Iraq By Charles Krauthammer Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres . – Caesar Petraeus Open to Pullout of 1 Brigade Army general indicates willingness to consider drawdown of 3,500 to 4,500 U.S. troops early next year if recent success on ground continues. CSIS America’s Last Chance in Iraq by Anthony Cordesman Time Moment of Truth (Cover Story / Bush's top two men in Iraq are finally about to deliver a verdict on progress there. Here are the questions to ask about it Report of the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq Transatlantic Trends 2007 -- View the 2007 Key Findings Report What is the economic outlook for OECD countries? An interim assessment (PDF; 308 KB) Time Petro Showdown OxAn National Security Council: A Custom Fit BBC Most people 'want Iraq pull-out' Two-thirds of people across the world want US-led troops out of Iraq within a year, a BBC poll suggests. Guardian Website claims Bin Laden will release message to mark 9/11 Al-Qaida leader to address the American people on anniversary of attacks, claims Islamist website. Tension rises after Syria opens fire on Israeli planes Syria said it had opened fire on Israeli aircraft after they crossed into Syrian airspace, and 'dropped ammunition'. Bernard Kouchner and David Miliband The international community must act responsibility and resolutely to settle the status of Kosovo. Profile: General David Petraeus 'He is somebody who is sensitive to politics, cultivates the media, and who wishes to be seen as a man of ideas' Tears of an intellectual warmonger Linda McQuaig: Michael Ignatieff's apology for supporting the invasion of Iraq is a hollow attempt to avoid blame for the disaster. New York Times Petraeus, Seeing Gains as Fragile, Is Wary of Cuts Gen. David H. Petraeus wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq into next year, but could accept the pullback of an initial brigade beginning in January, officials say. A New Report on Iraq Lends Ammunition to Both Parties Ha’aretz - Israel mum on any IAF entry into Syria airspace Syria 'seriously considering' its response, calls reported incident flagrant aggression by the enemy. Jerusalem Post Analysis: The miscalculation we'd been dreading? Time Nicolas Sarkozy: A Grand Entrance The new French President is off to a dazzling start. But will he prove a great reformer or merely a gifted showman? TIME asks five experts what's next for Nicolas Sarkozy Christian Science Monitor US Army's strategy in Afghanistan: better anthropology Counterinsurgency efforts focus on better grasping and meeting local needs. Iraq's Maliki reaches out to Sunnis in Anbar Province The Shiite leader pledges $120 million in reconciliation move. Too little, too late? U.S. Democracy Promotion During and After Bush The Economist Belgium Time to call it a day Sometimes it is right for a country to recognise that its job is done Baghdad spin, Tehran war, Paul Rogers Financial Times Poll backs bigger world role for EU COMMENT: After the neocons: people will still vote for democracy Market economies produce middle classes, who want the protection of the law and a share of political power, writes Philip Stephens Pressure on Opec rises Washington Post The Partitioning of Iraq By Charles Krauthammer Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres . -- Caesar Los Angeles Times U.S. tip led to German terror plot arrests Communications detected last year referred to apparent terrorist activity and were specific and alarming. White House suffers legal setback Judge rules that investigators must get court approval for internet, phone records. Leave Pakistan alone By Rajan Menon U.S. involvement would taint any outcome to Musharraf's political crisis. Robert Wade on A New Global Financial Architecture? As the world economy shows growing signs of vulnerability, what mechanisms exist for averting repeats of the Asian or Mexican crises? IHT Top EU mediator warns against partition of Kosovo The mediator, Wolfgang Ischinger, said Thursday that a partition plan was not a viable route to a negotiated settlement and had been firmly rejected in both Serbia and Kosovo. Letter from Europe: Russia's demographic crisis Sixty years after World War II, Russians are dying younger in peacetime than their grandparents did under Stalin, and domestic and social causes are draining the country of its people The Times Rising tensions between allies in action There are half a dozen disagreements between Britain and the US over tactics in Afghanistan Bronwen Maddox British mosques under control of hardline sect An investigation by The Times has found that almost half of Britain’s mosques are controlled by a hardline Islamic sect The Economist America and Iran The other struggle in the Gulf What the rest of the world can do to stop America and Iran from talking themselves into a fight Strategy in Iraq Waiting for the general (and a miracle) America agonises over the pitfalls of staying in Iraq—and of leaving The Economist Nuclear power's new age A nuclear revival is welcome so long as the industry does not repeat its old mistakes Nuclear power Atomic renaissance America's nuclear industry is about to embark on its biggest expansion in more than a generation. This will influence energy policy in the rest of the world FTLEADER: Belgrade's chance If the Serbs reject the Ahtisaari plan, they should propose a viable alternative. If they cannot, then an imposed solution appears to be the only option LEADER: China bubbles as world goes crunch China’s market has doubled in 2007. The liquidity-driven boom has to end. The longer it is prolonged the more painful the subsequent crash will be Geopolitical Diary: Rumors of a Bin Laden Tape Stratfor The fall of Condi New Statesman The US secretary of state was feted as "brilliant" and "gifted", but her tenure is now acknowledged as a disastrous failure. National Security Council: A Custom Fit Forbes Al Awsat Iran: Muscle Power vs. Brain Power : Amir Taheri Al Sadr and the Militia Freeze Part Two : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Independent Leading article: Mr Blair's mission is hobbled, but not hopeless Author of secret Iraq report declares Iraqi government 'in collapse' --- the full report to Congress here. Lebanon: The Civil war Has Begun By: Ben Judah and Jonathan Tabet | ISN Security Watch William Arkin Six of Our Nukes Went Missing -- But Don't Worry Gvosdev USG and the SCO Preble Iran: A Grand Bargain Slate The Terror Presidency Law and judgment inside the Bush administration. What Congress Needs To Ask Petraeus and Crocker If we're staying in Iraq, we need to know why. Dead Certain A narrative of the Bush presidency. Two Decades of Decay By: Loren Thompson | Armed Forces Journal Staying, Leaving Not the Only Choices By: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald Barnett Rubin Update on Iran War Rollout Newsweek Update on Iran War Rollout Time The General vs. the Ambassador (The Well / Commentary) Geopolitical Diary: Petraeus' Perplexing Press Leaks CFR Meese: With Iraqis’ Help, Security Is Improving The Preparedness of Iraqi Security Forces Hear Walt, Mearsheimer... WSJ Anti-Semitism and the Anti-Israel Lobby Djerejian The Coming Iraq Extravaganza on The Hill Zogby poll: 42% of Democrats think Bush either caused 9/11 or let it happen (Allahpundit/Hot Air) | H2 The Economist Iraqi Kurdistan Does independence beckon? Le Monde diplomatique Andrew Finkel The Many Battles for Turkey's Soul Transatlantik Egilimler 2007 - Türkçe Turks become increasingly isolated Türkler sadece Türkleri seviyor Stratfor Turkey: Kurds, Iran and Prodding the United States Ermeniler 'soykırım tasarısı' için bastırıyor Turkey can become even colder about U.S. if genocide recognized, expert says FrontPage Turkish Antisemitism By Andrew G. Bostom "Between Friends: Turkish-American Diplomatic Relations" Photo Exhibit - Photos from 1922 to 2006 Illustrate Lasting Friendship Photo Gallery FT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Gul set to have extra impetus abroad EDM COLLAPSE OF CYPRUS TALKS DELIVERS ANOTHER BLOW TO TURKEY’S EU AMBITIONS [Yorum - Prof. Dr. Richard Falk] Irak'ın üçe bölünmesi ve Türkiye'ye düşen rol! A new Turkey? Al-Ahram Weekly The no-alternative secular ideology of Ataturk appears shattered at last in Turkey, writes Hassan Nafaa Independent Other Colours, by Orhan Pamuk, trans. Maureen Freely ZNet: Secularism and Islam: the Turkish experience link Closer to Russia, but more integrated with the West - Turkish Daily News Sep 06, 2007 ekathimerini.com | A new Turkey? Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Kürt sorunu, DTP, riskler ve asker Is the PKK worth protecting? MAHMUT ÖVÜR 'Tez AK Parti, antitez DTP' Güler Kömürcü Nasuhi Güngör Uyanma vakti Gülay Göktürk Tek cümleye kilitlenmek Mehmet Metiner Yeni bir şey söylemenin bedeli Emin Pazarcı Çadır tiyatrosu – Türkiye 2013 hedefine nasıl ulaşacak? Nuray Başaran Ahmet Türk için yargı yolunu açarız Kurdish Rebels' Statement on Clashes With Iranian Army, Casualties Karamehmet, Federe Kürdistan bölgesinde petrol buldu Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 6 Sep 07 Iraqi, Kurdistan Region Presidents Discuss Ties, Developments DTP'den Erdoğan'a Hamas'lı yanıt Habur sınır kapısında kolera önlemi İran ABD'yi PJAK'ı desteklemekle suçladı İsrail’in yeni Ankara Büyükelçisi Gabyy Levy Ben Bergamalıyım, birinci evim İsrail değil Türkiye American University of Iraq opens in Suleimaniya Kurdistan unemployment (Kurdish Globe) Bush Vietnam dersini iyi çalışmamış Immanuel Wallerstein Ali Aslan War of reports Turkish Islamist Press Highlights 6 Sep Fas'ın AKP'si birinciliğe koşuyor UK firms to masterplan war-torn Iraqi city (Kirkuk) Cities of refugeWorld Magazine Tony Blair, TOBB'un Filistin projesini sevdi, destek için Ankara'ya geliyor Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Hopes for progress in Cyprus talks vanish into thin air Ferai Tınç Hükümet programı AB hedefi Zeynel Lüle Avrupalılar Türkiye'nin üyeliğini bizden çok istiyor Papadopulos 'Dua et, seçimi ben kazanayım!' Yunanistan seçimlerinde gündemde Türkiye yok AP'den ekim ayında Türkiye raporu Talat: Rumlar bütünlüklü çözüme karşı AKP demokrasi yolunda ağır ama kararlı adımlar atıyor Simeon Soltarİdİs Miliband: AB üyeliği için ısrarcılık gerek İngiliz bakanı pişman eden soru ABD: "Kıbrıs halkı çözümü hak ediyor" Roundup of Turkish Cypriot Press Reaction to Leaders' Meeting AİHM, KKTC'li yargıçları dinledi Rauf Denktaş Akıllı Türkler de var Cypriot President, Turkish Cypriot Leader, Political Leaders Comment on Meeting Türk-Alman üniversitesi gelecek yıl açılacak Hıristiyan Demokratlar'dan CHP'ye 'aşırı milliyetçi' parti suçlaması İttihatçıların bile dile getirmediği tez: Alevi Kürtlerin Ermeniliği Miliband: Turkey’s Muslims want to be modernizers Orhan Pamuk: I’m a democrat, secularist and a westernization supporter Turkey looks to the Spanish mirror (2) by ANTONIO AVALOS, MARIEN DURAN* Yalçın Bayer Bulgaristan’da neler oluyor? Turkey season to kick off in Brussels, new resolution in European Parliament Şensoy'dan Musevi basınına açıklama Belçika'nın teröre desteği sürüyor İsveç Başbakanı'nın cami ziyareti İslam dünyasının takdirini topladı Bülent Keneş TUSKON building an efficient bridge between Turkey, Kazakhstan Cüppeli Adem Almanya’da terör saldırısı hazırlığında oldukları şüphesiyle tutuklanan üç kişiden biri olan Türk kökenli Alman vatandaşının, Frankfurt yakınlarındaki Langen kasabasında yaşayan Bayburtlu Adem Yılmaz (28) olduğu ortaya çıktı. Profesyonel komando için 12 bin başvuru Profesyonel komando olmak için 12 bin kişi başvurdu DSP, Başbakan'a sordu: 5 milyon yeşil kart iptal edildi mi? Mustafa Mutlu Polis sınavını bundan sonra ÖSYM yapacak Terör şüphelisinin adamı Türkiye'de CHP: Polis sınavı iptal edilsin Polis sınavına inceleme açıldı Hava korsanları için 751 yıla kadar hapis istemi Bir insan öldü, 18 gün geçti, hâlâ kapı duvar 20 Ağustos'ta polis kurşunuyla can veren Festus Okey'le ilgili soruşturmada gelişme yok. Savcılık delillere ulaşmakta güçlük çekiyor, yetkililer ise susuyor Yargıtay Başkanı Terörle mücadele meşru hakkımız Cumhuriyeti korumak Yargıtay'ın görevi Şirin: Yargıyı da uçuşa geçirin Erdoğan: Biraz da siz geçin Adli yıl açılışında sıcak buluşma Gül, davete ‘eşli’ çiçek gönderdi Köşk'ten tartışılan fotoğrafa açıklama Bu kez notlarında kanlı saldırı var 'Ümraniye' bombaları için bir tutuklama daha Denizin satışı ikinci bir emre kadar durduruldu Pamuk Hayat mutluluk merkezli olmalı Çetin Emeç'in heykeli parçalandı Yalanla, Milliyet'i yalanlamak istediler Karamehmet’e 300 milyon YTL ceza Gelecek 70 yılda Dünya'yı bekleyen 10 tehlike Altın tabancalı çeteciye hapiste suikast girişimi Askerlerin Tebrik ziyareti Güngör Mengi Pavarotti Ankara'dan geri gönderildi mi? Pavarotti 1963'te bir gece sahneye çıkıp beğenilmeyince geri gönderildi mi? İşte iddia ve yanıtı... | H3 Referans açıklıyor: AP'nin yeni raporunda soykırım yok, TSK ve Irak uyarısı var Vizyonu kim üretecek? İsmet Berkan Vizyon geliştirmek için daha fazla bilgi, daha fazla entelektüel derinlik, daha fazla yaratıcılık, daha fazla geleceği tahmin etme yeteneği gerekiyor Fikret BİLA Yeni anayasa tartışmaları Cengiz Çandar Yeni demokratik Avrupa Yeni demokratik Türkiye... 'Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi dersinin kaldırılması ciddi hata olur' Sami KOHEN Isı giderek düşüyor İlnur Çevik Even Israel trusts Gul but the CHP does not… Şamil Tayyar Genelkurmay’da ‘dinci’ tashihi Başbakanlık Müsteşarlığı için Efkan Ala ismi Asker araştırdı: 27 ülke Türkleri kötü öğretiyor Türkler "tecavüzcü, asalak işgalci" Türk'ün Türk'ten başka dostu yok! Türkler AB, ABD ve NATO'ya karşı soğuk "Türkiye'de ABD ve AB karşıtlığı artıyor" Mitingci STK’lara Köşk’ten davet yok Ali Külebi Türkiye bölgedeki çıkarını korumalı Demirel: Yüzde 47 kaygıları ortadan kaldırmaz Normalleştik mi? Haluk Şahin Dünyada ayıp karşılanan Murat Belge Batı'nın Türkiyesi M.Ali Kışlalı Daha doğrusu başlık 'Batı'nın görmek istediği Türkiye' olmalı. Mustafa Akyol An Open Letter To The Turkish Military Kıçınüstü düşüvermenin gerginliği Nuh Yılmaz Irak’ın kader haftası Meclis'te 'hassas denge'Milli Güvenlik Komisyonu'na DTP'li üye atanmasıyla dikkatler TBMM'nin ihtisas komisyonlarına çevrildi Şahin’in okuduğu ‘esrarengiz mektup’ 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 Taha Kıvanç Fehmi Koru Kürt sorunu, DTP, riskler ve asker Çankaya'da 'vefa' kabulü Murat Yetkin 'Anayasa açık olsun' Ertuğrul Özkök O uçağı birlikte kullanacaklar mı Ahmet Hakan Komünistlere kız vermek harammış M Ali Birand Asıl suçlu, bizler değil miyiz? Yalçın Doğan Beşir Atalay’ın el yazmaları Tufan Türenç Ülke için hepimizin sorumluluğu var Mehmet Yılmaz Heykele bakıp ’ayıp şeyler’ düşünmek Özdemir İnce Okumaya meraklı Cumhurbaşkanı’na laiklik konusunda... Serdar Akinan Ulusal kimlik ve ırkçılık Türker Alkan Yılmaz Özdil AKP’nin A’sı... Mehmet Barlas ‘Yorgun azınlık’ hem iktidara kızgın hem de kendi partisine güvenmiyor Berat Özipek Uğursuz bir günün yıldönümünde azınlık sorununu konuşmak Yerel seçimde AKP yüzde80 iddiası Ahmet Kekeç Karargahta pişer, manşete düşerse... Ali Bulaç Military is aware of need for change MUHARREM SARIKAYA Erken yerel seçim mi? ERDAL ŞAFAK Karamsar ve yapayalnız ERGUN BABAHAN 6-7 Eylül olayları ve bugüne bakış [Yorum - Alev Alatlı] Körle yatan... MAHMUT ÖVÜR 'Tez AK Parti, antitez DTP' YAVUZ DONAT İktidar olmak... Muktedir olmak... SALİH TUNA 40 yıl sonra Baykal, Ahmet Hakan, Özkök ve diğerleri YUSUF KAPLAN Milletin medyası mı? 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| H4 New York Times Petraeus, Seeing Gains as Fragile, Is Wary of Cuts Gen. David H. Petraeus wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq into next year, but could accept the pullback of an initial brigade beginning in January, officials say. That Voice: Warm, Urgent, Italian, Singular By ANTHONY TOMMASINI For sheer Italianate tenorial beauty, Mr. Pavarotti was hard to top Israel Is Officially Silent on Syrian Report It Entered Airspace A New Report on Iraq Lends Ammunition to Both Parties Bush, After Talks With China’s Leader, Accepts Invitation to Beijing Olympics PAUL KRUGMAN Time to Take a Stand Gen. David Petraeus has a history of making overoptimistic assessments of progress in Iraq that happen to be convenient for his political masters. In Plot Suspect, Germany Sees Familiar Face Interviews and documents sketch a picture of Fritz Gelowicz, the 28-year-old German charged in this week’s terrorist plot, as a troubled young man. Judge Voids F.B.I. Tool Granted by Patriot Act Suicide Bombing Kills 14 in an Algerian Town Germany Eyeing More Suspects in Plot Marine’s Defense Team Ends Haditha Hearing Abruptly Sudan Agrees to Darfur Peace Talks In India, Even Cared-For Populace Leaves for Work In the Indian state of Kerala, remittances from global capitalism are now a central part of the local economy. For Thompson, Goal Is to Don Reagan Mantle Fred D. Thompson is positioning himself as the ideological and stylistic heir of Ronald Reagan. DAVID BROOKS The New Social Contract The modern American health and pension system in which families received social protections through their employers is coming apart at the seams. | H5 Washington Post The Partitioning of Iraq By Charles Krauthammer Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres . – Caesar Petraeus Open to Pullout of 1 Brigade Army general indicates willingness to consider drawdown of 3,500 to 4,500 U.S. troops early next year if recent success on ground continues. U.S. Military Rejects Call To Disband Iraqi Police Negotiating With Terrorists Vivian Salama | Governments may make more progress by getting a foot in the door than by shutting terrorists groups out. Gen. Rorschach and the Iraq-Shaped Inkblot Which of the following best characterizes the situation in Iraq? Lawmakers Challenge Plan to Expand Spying Concerns Focus on Domestic Use of Satellite Technology and How U.S. Will Protect Civil Liberties Islamic Party Confident in Morocco Moderate Muslims Predict Big Gains in Today's Vote, New Role in Government Bush Urges Pacific Rim to Expand Free Trade President, Chinese Leader Discuss Product Safety, Olympics Israel Faulted in Deaths Of Civilians in Lebanon : Rights Group Cites Failure to Distinguish Targets Russia, Indonesia Set $1 Billion Arms Deal Moscow Seen Trying to Boost Clout in Asia Israel Faulted in Deaths Of Civilians in Lebanon Rights Group Cites Failure to Distinguish Targets Germany Widens Probe Into Bomb Plot At Least 7 More People Suspected In Anti-U.S. Plan Bin Laden to Release Video, Al-Qaeda Says Envoy Lauds China's Role In Diplomacy With Sudan Editorial Hedge Fund Power! It turns out that tax breaks for Wall Street moguls are a civil rights issue. Who knew? The Detainee Quagmire By Michael Gerson, If the Powers That Be want to see the Guantanamo Bay prison closed, why does it remain open? Editorial Enter Mr. Thompson A 'late' candidacy shakes up the Republican field. A Conservative for . . . 1994? By E. J. Dionne Jr., Fred Thompson , who proposes to be what Republicans need to overcome their malaise, may himself be part of the problem. | H6 Guardian Website claims Bin Laden will release message to mark 9/11 Al-Qaida leader to address the American people on anniversary of attacks, claims Islamist website. Tension rises after Syria opens fire on Israeli planes Syria said it had opened fire on Israeli aircraft after they crossed into Syrian airspace, and 'dropped ammunition'. Bernard Kouchner and David Miliband The international community must act responsibility and resolutely to settle the status of Kosovo. Profile: General David Petraeus 'He is somebody who is sensitive to politics, cultivates the media, and who wishes to be seen as a man of ideas' Tears of an intellectual warmonger Linda McQuaig: Michael Ignatieff's apology for supporting the invasion of Iraq is a hollow attempt to avoid blame for the disaster. Required reading Brian Whitaker 10 hunted over German terror plot Luke Harding As potentially the most devastating terrorist plot to hit Europe is discovered, Germans must acknowledge the global threat. Algeria suicide bomber kills 16 Shifting alliances raise tension with Moscow. A union that Britain needs Poll hopes for Moroccan Islamists New nuclear row as green groups pull out Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and WWF describe consultation as sham. Libya is surprise venue for Sudan peace talks · UN chief announces new bid to end Darfur carnage Ex-Pakistan PM tries to outwit Musharraf with flights |
| H7 The Economist Nuclear power's new age A nuclear revival is welcome so long as the industry does not repeat its old mistakes Nuclear power Atomic renaissance America's nuclear industry is about to embark on its biggest expansion in more than a generation. This will influence energy policy in the rest of the world From New Left Review, Regis Debray on Socialism, a Life-Cycle: The ecosystem of socialism, seen through the material forms in which its principles were transmitted — books, newspapers, manifestos — and the parties, movements, schools and men who were its bearers Robert Wade on A New Global Financial Architecture? As the world economy shows growing signs of vulnerability, what mechanisms exist for averting repeats of the Asian or Mexican crises? and a review of Capitalism Unleashed: Finance, Globalization, and Welfare by Andrew Glyn. A review of Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life by Robert B. Reich. From The Economist, rocky terrain ahead: How much will the credit crunch hurt the world economy? William Greider on Waiting for The Big One: Nobody knows if the current financial crisis could become the type of economic unraveling that makes history Lebanon: The Civil war Has Begun By: Ben Judah and Jonathan Tabet | ISN Security Watch Holding Khartoum Accountable in Darfur By: Eric Reeves | The Boston Globe Staying, Leaving Not the Only Choices By: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald Washington Times The long knives There's barely more than a week to go before Army Gen. David Petraeus arrives in Washington with his eagerly awaited assessment of progress in Iraq, and the Democrats are making their own war strategy abundantly clear. Adding centrifuges to the fire New reports from Iran say the Islamic Republic is running more than 3,000 centrifuges, which is certain to augment fears in Washington and Western Europe that Iran's nuclear program is for military, rather than civilian, use, as Iran's leadership insists | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US force levels in Iraq swell to all-time high... BBC Most people 'want Iraq pull-out' Two-thirds of people across the world want US-led troops out of Iraq within a year, a BBC poll suggests. BBC Bin Laden 'to issue 9/11 video' Osama bin Laden will release a video to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, an Islamist website claims. Iran Official Stresses Ties After Israeli Attack on Syria BBC Monitoring Pan-Arab TV Headlines 7 Sep 07 U.S. sends 16 Saudis home from Guantanamo Darfur hope U.S. Senator Calls For Full Funding For Iran Democracy Promotion Pakistan Urdu Press on Musharraf-Bhutto Deal's Impact on National Interests | H9 Ha’aretz - Israel mum on any IAF entry into Syria airspace Syria 'seriously considering' its response, calls reported incident flagrant aggression by the enemy. Russia calls on Israel to honor int'l law U.S. refuses to comment on Syria's claim of Israeli airstrike State Department says won't comment on 'speculation;' Iran: Israel spreading insecurity, offers help to Syria The only solution that will work By Gideon Biger Apparently in the context of a full agreement between the State of Israel and the Palestinian state there will be no escaping a similar agreement, in which territories populated by Jews will be transferred from the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority to Israel, and at the same time territories populated by Arabs from Israel will be transferred to the sovereignty of the Palestinian state. An option that doesn't really exist By Shaul Arieli Prof. Gideon Biger is once again suggesting the transfer of areas populated today by Israeli Arabs to a Palestinian state in exchange for the transfer of some Jewish settlements in the West Bank to Israel. When we examine the details of this proposal from a practical point of view and from the perspective of both international and Israeli law, it is revealed to be an impractical and dangerous idea. Let the settlers stay where they are The answer is simple. The settlers are right. They should stay right where they are. No matter what. Even if there is an eventual peace. Even if the land they live on is part of a Palestinian state. Lebanon calls on Syria to reduce arms smuggling across border Israel repeatedly accused Iran, Syria of supplying Hezbollah with weapons across Syria-Lebanon border. MarcusWatch out, it's a trap Now is the time to act from the head, not the gut. We must not, under any circumstances, allow ourselves to fall into the trap of a ground invasion of Gaza. Israel's deep, desperate South BENN Who cares about the public? Israeli forces kill 10 Palestinian fighters In the worst outbreak of violence in the Gaza Strip since Hamas' seizure of power, Israeli forces and helicopter warships killed 10 Palestinian fighters yesterday as Palestinian officials braced for a new wave of sectarian violence between Fatah and Islamic militants. BBC Bowen diary Rocket threat Yedioth Ahronoth 'IDF planes didn't attack' Study: US Jews indifferent to Israel Damascus' diplomatic ammunition Syria will attempt to make propaganda profit, but it is unlikely to turn alleged infiltration of aircraft into 'casus belli' Tehran's envoy to Damascus says violation of Syrian airspace by IDF aircraft is 'intolerable' Likud must declare it won't honor any deal signed between PM, Abbas, Yechiel Leiter says Prepare for diplomacy Despite President Bush’s tough talk on Iran, Iraq reality has his hands tied Jerusalem Post Israel 'prepared' for conflict after Syria alleges IAF flyover Assad's deputy: We don't want to be drawn into war; IDF brushes aside Syrian claims, tells northerners there's "no cause for concern." Analysis: The miscalculation we'd been dreading? Republican hopefuls debate Iran Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Pope may visit Holy Land next year... Israel-Jordan Project Aims to Save Dead Sea By: Samiha Shafy | Der Spiegel |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor US Army's strategy in Afghanistan: better anthropology Counterinsurgency efforts focus on better grasping and meeting local needs. Iraq's Maliki reaches out to Sunnis in Anbar Province The Shiite leader pledges $120 million in reconciliation move. Too little, too late? Syria says it was targeted by Israeli aircraft Damascus said it fired on an Israeli warplane early Thursday morning after it dropped 'munitions' in northwest Syria. US economy weathering credit crunch, so far The first economic data to emerge since last month's credit woes suggest a modest impact on business and consumers. THE MONITOR'S VIEW Iraq's Persian puzzle A new debate in Congress over Iraq requires it be clear about Iran's potential as a regional and nuclear power. Alleged Chinese hacker attack stirs fears of digital cold war President Bush may confront China over suspicions that its military hacked US defense computer systems. From our files: An interview with Luciano Pavarotti In 1972, the Monitor spoke with the legendary tenor, who died early Thursday morning in his hometown of Modena, Italy. ASIA FT LEADER: China bubbles as world goes crunch China’s market has doubled in 2007. The liquidity-driven boom has to end. The longer it is prolonged the more painful the subsequent crash will be WORLD NEWS: China puts Bush in summit shade WORLD NEWS: Bush and Hu agree to tackle crisis WORLD NEWS: Olympic push for democracy Independent The Big Question: Will APEC's climate-change deal amount to anything more than hot air? China's Image Sinking Fast By: Frank Ching | The Japan Times In Japan, Leadership at a Crossroads By: Herbert London | The Washington Post 'Two Indias," Debunked By: Roopa Purushothaman | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) China Takes Command of U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara By: Adam Wolfe | World Politics Review Thai Reshuffle Exposes Cracks in Military By: Shaw W. Crispin | Asia Times The Dark Side of Hyderbad's Success By: Sudha Ramachandran | Asia Times | H11 IHT Top EU mediator warns against partition of Kosovo The mediator, Wolfgang Ischinger, said Thursday that a partition plan was not a viable route to a negotiated settlement and had been firmly rejected in both Serbia and Kosovo. Letter from Europe: Russia's demographic crisis Sixty years after World War II, Russians are dying younger in peacetime than their grandparents did under Stalin, and domestic and social causes are draining the country of its people Momentum on North Korea Despite sniping from hard-liners, talks on North Korea denuclearization are gathering unmistakable momentum. EUROPE European press review The Economist Charlemagne Overweight but underpowered The European Union is an economic giant with surprisingly little clout McClatchy Germany considers increased spying on Muslims The Economist Belgium Time to call it a day Sometimes it is right for a country to recognise that its job is done BBC Treaty test Independent Switzerland: Europe's heart of darkness? Switzerland is known as a haven of peace and neutrality. But today it is home to a new extremism that has alarmed the United Nations Serbia Cautions U.S., EU Not to Recognize Kosovo, Jeremic Says By: Marie-Louise Moller and James G. Neuger | Bloomberg News | H12 RFE/RL Armenia: Polls Suggest Presidential Race Is Wide Open Georgia: OSCE Confirms Missile Incident, Without Blame IHT Letter from Europe: Russia's demographic crisis Sixty years after World War II, Russians are dying younger in peacetime than their grandparents did under Stalin, and domestic and social causes are draining the country of its people A Russian FBI -- In Theory By: Georgy Bovt | The Moscow Times Putin's Ambition By: Helle Dale | The Washington Times Google News Azerbaijan BBC UK jets shadow Russian bombers Britain and Norway send jet fighters to intercept eight Russian long-range bombers in the Arctic. Azerbaijan: Building Collapse Exposes "Chaos" in Baku's Urban Planning OXAN INTERNATIONAL: Russian INF threat is negotiating ploy POLITKOVSKAYA AND LITVINENKO MURDER CASES REMAIN CONTROVERSIAL |
| H13 The Times Rising tensions between allies in action There are half a dozen disagreements between Britain and the US over tactics in Afghanistan Bronwen Maddox UK risks fresh rift with US on Afghanistan British officials have bluntly told the US government that it is 'winning the battles but losing the war' in Afghanistan Lame duck throws away his crutches George Bush is about to score one of the most important political victories of his presidency Iraq police 'should be disbanded' Latest progress report on readiness of Iraq security forces says army making progress but police riven by sectarianism British mosques under control of hardline sect An investigation by The Times has found that almost half of Britain’s mosques are controlled by a hardline Islamic sect Leader Forked Tongues British Muslims should recognise the threat of Deobandi extremism Russian Bears force RAF to scramble RAF involved in biggest mid-air interception since Cold War after eight Russian bombers approach UK airspace Still waiting – the world’s most patient army China’s decision to send its ancient soldiers abroad is part of a new 'terracotta diplomacy', a desire to demonstrate openness to the world A financial crisis still matters The political and business worlds have seldom seemed further apart than in the last few weeks Wall Street Journal The Measure of Progress Iraq Drawdown: Dems and GOP could claim victory with withdrawal. Gen. Petraeus is likely to ask that elevated troop levels be maintained at least through November or December, when a withdrawal would begin Greenspan told a group of economists that the current market turmoil is in many ways "identical" to that which occurred in 1987 and 1998. McClatchy Treasury considers new lending rules Amid tightening credit, rising default rates on home loans and concerns that larger investors aren't sufficiently scrutinized, a top Treasury Department official told Congress on Wednesday that his agency is reviewing rules with an eye toward greater regulation of the financial services sector | H14 Financial Times Poll backs bigger world role for EU WORLD NEWS: Germans probe link to global network Knowledge of 'home-grown' terror increases NATIONAL NEWS: The path to becoming a radical COMMENT: After the neocons: people will still vote for democracy Market economies produce middle classes, who want the protection of the law and a share of political power, writes Philip Stephens WORLD NEWS: US panel urges partial Iraq troop pull-out Oil price tests an all-time high Pressure on Opec rises Kazakhstan seeks bigger role in Kashagan Hits at ‘inadequate’ foreign management COMMENT: Europe must get ready for a banking crisis Evidence suggests management of global banking crises by national agencies may result in a negative-sum game, writes Nicolas Véron LEADER: Belgrade's chance If the Serbs reject the Ahtisaari plan, they should propose a viable alternative. If they cannot, then an imposed solution appears to be the only option LEADER: China bubbles as world goes crunch China’s market has doubled in 2007. The liquidity-driven boom has to end. The longer it is prolonged the more painful the subsequent crash will be WORLD NEWS: China puts Bush in summit shade WORLD NEWS: Dispute over Iraq bloodshed COMMENT: Central banks must lean against the wind They should lend only against unimpeachable securities in which they maintain a liquid market, writes Raghuram Rajan MARKETS AND INVESTING: Emerging markets weather the financial turmoil WORLD NEWS: Democrats unveil plan for sweeping taxation reforms MARKETS AND INVESTING: Gold and oil rise on reports of Israeli attack Sentiment is ready ro change, according to two analysts who predicted the sell-off, writes John Authers | H15 Los Angeles Times U.S. tip led to German terror plot arrests Communications detected last year referred to apparent terrorist activity and were specific and alarming. White House suffers legal setback Judge rules that investigators must get court approval for internet, phone records. Leave Pakistan alone By Rajan Menon U.S. involvement would taint any outcome to Musharraf's political crisis. With Beijing Olympics looming, Bush warns China WORLD NEWS: Economists fear wave of evictions on way in US Editorial |
| H16 American Politics Poll: Probe Bush, Cheney 9/11 actions Time God as Their Running Mate (Commentary) realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Cheats can now prosper in the world of US politics | H17 Daily Telegraph Syria accuses Israel of entering territory Syria has claimed that it has fired on Israeli warplanes which had violated its airspace. Air defences engaged the Israeli jets, forcing them to drop munitions over the desert. Brown hopes EU question will go away Unlike Tony Blair, Gordon Brown will do whatever it takes to get the issue off his back, observes John Kampfner. | H18 Independent Israeli jets 'drop ammunition' in sortie over Syria Syria was considering its response last night after an Israeli warplane violated Syrian air space and was accused of dropping ammunition inside the country Britain 'backed US decision to disband Saddam's army' The man left to pick up the pieces in Basra Hizbollah 'did not use civilians as cover' Leading article: Mr Blair's mission is hobbled, but not hopeless Dominic Lawson: Even under Gordon Brown, the consensus created by Margaret Thatcher lives on Switzerland: Europe's heart of darkness? Switzerland is known as a haven of peace and neutrality. But today it is home to a new extremism that has alarmed the United Nations The Big Question: Will APEC's climate-change deal amount to anything more than hot air? Doctors accuse US of 'unethical practices' at Guantanamo Bay |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Two Decades of Decay By: Loren Thompson | Armed Forces Journal CSM US Army's strategy in Afghanistan: better anthropology Counterinsurgency efforts focus on better grasping and meeting local needs. From Foreign Affairs, did the Bush administration disregard military expertise before the Iraq war? Should military leaders have done more to protest in response? If Rumsfeld really wants people to read his book, here are just a few questions that he should answer. Challenging the Generals: 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. The private soldiers who die for America: A review of Blackwater: the Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill. A review of House To House: An Epic of Urban Warfare by David Bellavia. Shankar Vedantam on the insurgency's psychological component. FBI fails to add names of suspected terrorists to watch list Reforming Afghanistan’s Police (PDF; 749 KB) Base Structure Report (Listing of Facilities) Fiscal Year 2007 (PDF; 1.64 MB) ACLU Releases U.S. Army Documents That Depict American Troops’ Involvement in Civilian Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan | H20 Slate The Terror Presidency Law and judgment inside the Bush administration. What Congress Needs To Ask Petraeus and Crocker If we're staying in Iraq, we need to know why.
Dead Certain A narrative of the Bush presidency.
RIP Pavarotti The critical buzz on Luciano Pavarotti and Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. Was Pavarotti Still a Good Singer? At what age does a tenor reach his peak? Thirty years: difference in life expectancy between the world's rich and poor peoples Property Rights in the 21st Century: Don’t Steal This Paper or My Ideas (PDF; 409 KB) This new and peculiar pornography of grief Today's ersatz grief is stimulus by proxy, voyeuristically piggy-backing upon that which might otherwise be deemed personal and private | H21 Luciano Pavarotti, King of the High Cs, is dead at the age of 71... NYT ... Phil Inq ... Time ... Chic Trib ... London Times ... IHT ... BBC ... AP ... Telegraph ... WP ... Boston Globe ... LATimes ... SF Chron 'If it were all taken away, God and I would be even' "We've had a great run," said Luciano Pavarotti in his last interview, "but I don't listen to myself any longer." Italy mourns tenor with voice of platinum Outsize chairs and appetite for apple crumble Watch Pavarotti's greatest performances Blog: how will you remember him? Leading article: The voice of his generation An ordinary chap with a God-given voice Alexander Chancellor recalls his most treasured memory of Luciano Pavarotti 14 years ago, after a charity concert at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Are Books Passé? Brief: Google Book Search offers new ways to search books Search your own book library with Google Electronic downloads make us want our Pavarottis in person even more Murdoch tops Vanity Fair's power 100 for second year after media coup “Of the millions of things one might imagine, there’s evidence for trombones, pelicans, and electrons. But God?”... more» Be nice to tourists, New Yorkers told Mayor recruits Robert de Niro to soften the image of the Mean Streets. 40% of heart attacks could be prevented by routine screening Partners and relatives of victims more vulnerable. Depression 'more harmful than angina' Depression can do more physical damage to a person's health than several long-term diseases, according to a study. Zoe Williams: There are all sorts of inequalities within relationships, but nothing so unfailingly tickles the world as the woman being taller. In praise of ... teleworking In a country where its women exude style and its men boldly take mistresses, France has much to be arrogant about. A man who gets angry at work may well be admired for it but a woman who shows anger in the workplace is liable to be seen as "out of control" and incompetent, according to a new study. A letter on boredom and academia. Literary boredom: Why is academic writing so boring? Academics love a dull read |
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