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H1 New York Times Delay Decision on Major Cuts, Petraeus Says By MICHAEL R. GORDONGen. David H. Petraeus’s recommendations will likely lead to an earlier-than-expected start to troop reductions in Iraq, while deferring decisions on a wider withdrawal. New Yorker Planning for Defeat How should we withdraw from Iraq? by George Packer Washington Post Among Top Officials, 'Surge' Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting Bush's management of troop buildup has moved beyond battlefields and into clashes with his own administration, Congress and the Iraqi leadership The New Al-Qaeda Central Far From Declining, the Network Has Rebuilt, With Fresh Faces and a Vigorous Media Arm Washington Post The Bottom-Up Partition By Jackson Diehl, The benchmark-centered reports on Iraq agree: The "surge" has failed to achieve its most fundamental objective, which is to catalyze a political reconciliation among Iraqis. Buried in the data, however, is plenty of evidence that Iraq is slowly moving toward a new political order. The Iraq Report's Other Voice Ambassador's Appraisal May Carry a More Lasting Weight Petraeus Gives Exclusive One Hour Interview To Fox Geopolitical Diary: The Political Implications of Petraeus' Report ABCNEWS: Most Are Skeptical of Petraeus Report USIP Iraq: Assessing the Challenge New York Times At Street Level, Unmet Goals of Troop Buildup The U.S. troop “surge” has slowed, but far from stopped, Iraq’s civil war, repeated visits to Baghdad neighborhoods show. Editorial Hiding Behind the General Military progress without political progress is meaningless, and President Bush no more has a plan for unifying Iraq now than when he started the war. News Analysis: Redefining Goals: Less Talk of Victory Now Guardian The surge must go on, says Petraeus US commander in Iraq to launch new drive to defer any exit of troops until April 2008. Wall Street Journal Listening to Petraeus The president had the courage to change course on Iraq. Does Congress? By JOHN MCCAIN AND JOE LIEBERMAN Daily Telegraph.US 'delayed UK pull-out from Basra' The split between the UK and the US over Iraq grows after a senior British officer claimed troops could have left Basra five months ago if America had agreed. Los Angeles Times Petraeus' Iraq report may be short on surprises The general is widely expected to back the troop buildup and warn against a major withdrawal. Amid civil war, reports mean little By Steven Simon and Ray Takeyh Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds all want something that U.S. military strategy and 'reconciliation' can't accomplish in Iraq. Editorial Cross-examine Petraeus The general and Ambassador Crocker must do more than argue that the 'surge' is working; they must give Bush an exit strategy. A fading superpower? By David Rieff Like all empires before it, the U.S. will slip from the top of the heap. Let's start getting ready. The 'surge' is working By Max Boot Casualties are down and security is improving in Iraq; Washington must give the strategy more time. By Ezra Klein The stock market is just a single indicator that often has little do with the health of a very large economy. The region: Influence in the Mideast McClatchy Security in Iraq still elusive War testimony, while seminal, is unlikely to alter course Financial Times COMMENT: Petraeus cannot salvage a debacle The report will create space for a modest drawdown of US troops. It will not provide reason to believe the US has a coherent strategy in Iraq WORLD NEWS: Echoes of Westmoreland and Vietnam Independent Petraeus to offer token withdrawal of troops in pivotal report on war in Iraq Under siege: what the surge really means in Baghdad Independent on Sunday Wesley Clark: The military in Iraq are resolving nothing Retreat from Basra: the slow death of the Iraq campaign The surge for truth: America expects, but will General Petraeus deliver? NYT Books on the Mideast by Norman Podhoretz and Michael A. Ledeen Reviewed by PETER BEINART In “World War IV,” Norman Podhoretz is vague about exactly whom America is fighting; in “The Iranian Time Bomb,” Michael Ledeen is precise. A Values-Based Foreign Policy in a Dangerous World: An interview with Anne-Marie Slaughter A review of Security First: For a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy by Amitai Etzioni. The Other Path of Neoconservatism: A review of Francis Fukuyama's America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy. A review of World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism by Norman Podhoretz (and more and more). From Commentary, Max Boot on How Not to Get Out of Iraq. Immanuel Wallerstein on the Vietnam analogy. Robert Kaplan on how the Vietnam analogy looms ever larger in the debate over Iraq, but the U.S. military has memories of that conflict that the public doesn't. Is America on course to fall like Rome? Comptroller General of the United States David M. Walker wants to know. Bet on America: Forget the doom and gloom. In 50 years, the US will still be No. 1 Sunday Times Worst crisis for 20 years, say banks Hagel as SecDef or Ambassador to the UN Roubini The Coming US Hard Landing Rumsfeld Weighs In on Afghanistan, Iraq Newsweek The Brains Behind the Petraeus Iraq Report Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security (PDF; 415 KB) Al Qaeda's New Look The Weekly Standard Lessons learned from Germany's foiled terror plot. | H2 Iraqi Kurdish PKK Leader Karayilan Interviewed on Party's Objectives Financial Times COMMENT: Structural flaws in Miliband's Turkish bridge For all its very great achievements, the besetting weakness of the EU has been its undemocratic character, writes Geoffrey Wheatcroft [NEWS ANALYSIS] Turkish military urgently needs image change, says Western analyst Iraqi Parliament Extends Deadline for Law on Kirkuk - Website Yabancı basın asker düşmanı Köşk seçiminden önce ve sonra dış basında, TSK’ya karşı, tek merkezden psikolojik harekât yürütülüyor HASAN ÜNAL TSK’ya neden saldırıyorlar? Ha’aretz Turkey Wonders What Israeli Warplane Fuel Tanks Are Doing in Its Territory Posted by Abraham H. Foxman Turkoman Leader Says Turkomans Want Federal Regions in Stable Iraq Kurdish Paper Experts Discuss Creation of Kurd Nation at U. Utah Conference Daily Telegraph Kurdish guerillas launch clandestine war in Iran Kurdish guerrillas have launched a clandestine war in north-western Iran, as they seek Western backing to secure an ethnic homeland 'Turkey asked Israel for information' Jerusalem Post Ankara waiting for İsrael’s explanation on fuel tanks Suriye, İsrail'i Türkiye'ye şikâyet edecek Turkey Asks Israel About Fuel Tanks Suriyeli bakandan 'yakıt tankı' gölgesinde Ankara ziyareti Suriye, İsrail uçaklarıyla ilgili kanıtları Türkiye'ye sunuyor Olmert, gizli operasyonu kabul etti Ermeni tasarısı ilişkileri gerebilir Türk hava sahasına füze kalkanı Non-Turkish Misgivings (Asharq Alawsat Newspaper) Sunday Times All change As Istanbul transforms itself into Europe’s coolest capital, Our correspondent checks out the latest hot spots 12 Yahudi örgütünden, Ermeni tasarısını destekleme kararı 'İkinci cumhuriyet'e doğru adım adım FEHMİ HUVEYDİ AKP hükümetinin laikliği tehdit ettiği iddiası yersiz Mahİr Alİ – FORUM: Abdullah Gul, a Muslim modernizer - - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper Secularist, Islamist Labels Misleading in Turkey’s Latest Political Crisis Tensions Ahead as Ex-Islamist Becomes New Turk President DefenseNews.com ( By BURAK EGE BEKDIL And UMIT ENGINSOY Amid Squabbles, Turkish Military, Civilians Agree to Buy Locally Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Erdoğan ‘Kardeşleri kaç tane can aldı biliyor mu’ PKK’s Cooperation with the Greeks Dallas Oil Company Signs Deal With Kurds Türkiye-İran boru hattında patlama! Federe Kürdistan yönetimi, ABD petrol şirketiyle anlaşma imzaladı Ümit Fırat: Öcalan İmralı'da telefonla konuşuyor Iraqi Kurdish PKK Leader Karayilan Interviewed on Party's Objectives Turkoman Leader Says Turkomans Want Federal Regions in Stable Iraq Kurdish Paper Experts Discuss Creation of Kurd Nation at U. Utah Conference Iraqi Parliament Extends Deadline for Law on Kirkuk - Website İran Kürdistan Demokrat Partisi (İKDP): PJAK Kamuoyuna Açıklama Yapmalıdır Rally in Iraqi Kurdish North Condemns Iran, Turkey Shelling Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 9 Sept 2007 Kuzey Irak'ta ABD şirketiyle petrol anlaşması imzalandı Suriye Dışişleri Bakanı Türkiye'ye geliyor Murat Karayılan, AKP'yi Kürdleri kandırmakla itham etti KORAY DÜZGÖREN Gül'ün Güneydoğu gezisi ve mesajlar AKP Kürt sorununa öncelik vermeli HOŞENK OSE – Mehmet Altan Kürt sorununu insanileştirmek... İbrahim Güçlü Kürtler, Federal/Kimlikler Demokrasisi ve Yeni Anayasa PKK/ PJAK, “güney Kürdistan’ın güvenliğini” mi sağlıyor? Emin Pazarcı Ne dediysek o çıktı Arslan Bulut İsrail uçakları türbanlı mı idi türbansız mı? PKK'nın 'kepenk kapatın' baskısına destek yok Kürt tarihi Halaçoğlu'nu destekliyor mu? Ardan Zentürk Kürdistan: İran-İsrail savaşının yeni cephesi... Ferai Tınç Arap aydınları AKP’yi tartışıyor Gül'ün Güneydoğu programı bölgede bayram havası estirdi Fikret Ertan 'Irak haftası' Kuzey Irak'taki Kürtler'e pasaport şoku Zebari: Terör komşularımıza sıçrayabilir Köy muhtarının evine operasyon Dava düştü para Roj Tv'ye kaldı Ebu Garib’den beterdi 12 Eylül hesaplaşmasının odağında bu kez Diyarbakır Cezaevi var DTP'den Cumhurbaşkanı'na mesaj Yeni müsteşar Diyarbakır’ı sevindirdi Müsteşar olmam Doğu'ya verilen önemi gösteriyor DTP refuses to declare PKK terrorists Korea in dilemma over pullout of troops in Iraq ABD basını: İnternette Türk cihat propagandası artıyor Iraqi President Tells Iran to Stop Shelling, Rebels to Cease Armed Struggle Dutch police arrest PKK suspect on French request 3 köy muhtarına PKK'ya yardımdan tutuklama 'İsrail'in amacı Rusya'ya gözdağı vermek' PKK'lıyı Fenerbahçe sevgisi konuşturdu PKK'lıların döşediği 30 kg bomba imha edildi AK Parti ve DTP, Diyarbakır'dan önce Sur'da yarışacak YASİN AKTAY Siirt'in Gül Yetiştiren Adamları Fas'ın AKP'sinde hayal kırıklığı ‘Turkey should join East Asian Summit by 2010,’ says Malaysian lobbyist Mısır, 'Mübarek öldü' şayiasıyla çalkalanıyor Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Turkey’s EU accession and democratization processby DR. MURAT TÜMAY* New Europe and us Sylvia TIRYAKI AB Komisyonu'ndan yeni anayasa uyarısı Karamanlis'ten Batı Trakya Türklerine mesaj Last election week in Greece Karamanlis’ten Türkiye’ye Avrupa desteği EU presses Turkey for quick progress Çankaya Palace to host ICT delegation Snap poll threatens to backfire on Greek PM The New Democracy party’s lead over the opposition Socialists has shrunk from 3 percentage points to about 1, say party workers Babacan Gül reformlara ivme getirecek Mensur Akgün AB ile ilişkilerde Çin ve Rusya faktörü Ermenistan, Türkiye sınırında yeni nükleer santral kuruyor Turkish-American Leaders Have Found 'The Perfect Time' to Sue Each ... Sarkozy, AB'de Türkiye krizi çıkacağını anladı Turkey ready to reform and convince EU: foreign minister — EUbusiness.com Babacan: Anayasa çalışması İlerleme Raporu'na yansıyacak Ata Atun What happened to the old comrades in Cyprus Bakan Yazıcıoğlu: 'Önemli Olan Faaliyettir' 60. Hükümetin programında yurtdışında yaşayan Türklere yer verilmemesi şaşkınlık yaratırken, gözler şimdi yurtdışında yaşayan Türklerden sorumlu Devlet Bakanı Mustafa Said Yazıcıoğlu’nun faaliyetine çevrildi. Düzgün Yıldırım’a ihraç kararı Sarkozy'nin Akdeniz Birliği teklifine eski başbakandan ret Sarko’ya Akdeniz projesinde darbe Turkey goods flood Armenia despite tensions, closed border - Business - Middle East Times Sıddık Arslan Soykırımı iddiaları Ve Türkiye-Ermenistan ilişkileri Uras'ın sözleri Ermenileri böldü Bulgaristan'da ne değişti? Haluk Şahin Two countries to call home: Turks residing abroad Campaigning for Turks: more prestige, more quality Fransız Yargıtayı, Ermenilerin 'konsolos' davasını düşürdü Güngör URAS 23 milyon öğrenci 917 bin öğretmenle öğretim yılı başlıyor FİKRİ AKYÜZ Mümtaz'er Türköne kimdir?! Is it possible to reverse the Brain Drain phenomenon? Greek-Turkish pipeline to begin operation in weeks İstanbul’s transparent walls rising Andrew Finkel İstanbul 2010 -- city of cool Sağlık Bakanlığı'ndan devrim gibi yasa Yaşar Kemal 'doğa' için yazdı Bütün yüreğimle inanıyorum ki doğayı yok etmek suçların en büyüğüdür Hamili kart azarı Kardeşim niye böyle şeylere karışıyorsunuz Kadri Gürsel Amerikan hegemonyasının sonuna mı yaklaşıyoruz? ’12 Eylül Darbecileri Yargılansın’ mitingi Emniyet'ten Festus Okey açıklaması Second investigation launched into death of Nigerian at hands of police Gül’e ne tavsiye edersiniz? Soner Yalçın Paris’in en ünlü resim koleksiyoncusu bir Osmanlı paşasıydı Engin Ardıç Caro Luciano Yılmaz Özdil 9 Eylül... Doğan 'HİÇ BİR ŞEKİLDE İHALEYE KATILMAYACAĞIZ' Çankaya’daki türbanlının eşi enerji yolsuzu Yimpaş’a Terör örgütüne yardım sorgusu CHP'li milletvekiline "Sokakta ihtiyaç giderme" cezası Dünyanın geleceği için 'sessiz dua' 8. Öğretmenleri bu hale düşürenler utanmalı Organize sanayide Schubert senfonisi Medya anketi mi fişleme çabası mı? Turkish coffee chain stores to spread around the world - Turkish Daily News Sep 08, 2007 Liderlerden hidrojen için yanıt bekliyor Yimpaş'tan İran'a giden 1 milyon frank kayıp Kampus önlerinde yurt pazarlıyorlar Hidden depths Observer, The Fall of Troy by Peter Ackroyd. Vintage Books £7.99 Kaan Kural Geçen yıl Kerem Tunçeri, şimdi de Serkan Erdoğan. Sakatlıklar değil, Tanjeviç onları istemedi Powell'dan yeni dünya rekoruVideo | H3 İşte yeni anayasanın en çok tartışılan 2 maddesi Prof. Dr. Özbudun, laikliğe yeni tanım getirmediklerini belirterek zorunlu din eğitimini kaldırdıklarını, Cumhuriyet'in temel niteliklerini koruduklarını söyledi En büyük hak yaşamak OHAL ve sıkıyönetim dönemlerinde yetkili mercilere verilen öldürme yetkisi yeni taslakta yok. Yine OHAL dönemlerinde Bakanlar Kurulu'na tanınan 'sansür-sürgün' yetkisi de kaldırılıyor [Prof.Dr. Ergun Özbudun] Herkesin rahatlıkla kabul edebileceği bir sivil anayasa taslağı hazırladık! [MONDAY TALK] Paker: Class differences cause divisions, not the secularist debate Cindoruk Bir madde giderse Cumhuriyet biter Ümit Fırat: Öcalan İmralı'da telefonla konuşuyor Genelkurmay Başkanı Büyükanıt Gül'ü tebrik için Köşk'e çıkıyor İşte, yeni Anayasa taslağındaki laiklik DTP milletvekili Tuncel: Kardeşlerimizi terörist diyemeyiz ‘6 anayasacının fantezisi değil’ Fırat: Özgürlükte 1961 Anayasası geçilmeli Kuzu: AKP, anayasa için madde yazımına henüz başlamadı CHP: AKP, Anayasa değişikliğiyle rejimi mi değiştiriyor? 'Adli kapitülasyon gelebilir' eleştirisi Kuzu: AKP bakışı taslağa yansıyacak '15. madde kalkarsa Evren yargılanabilir' AB Komisyonu'ndan yeni anayasa uyarısı SOLİ ÖZEL İlk perde biterken (2) OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU AKP'nin İstanbul analizi Fatih Çekirge Cumhurbaşkanı sorunu çözebilir Ankara'nın siyasi gündemi yoğun Baykal bu kez galip! Seçim kazanamadığı için eleştirilen CHP lideri Baykal, Anıtkabir'e 170 bin kişiyle çıkarma yaptı. Sarıgül ise CHP'nin önünde 10 bin kişi toplayabildi Nabi Yağcı Demokrasi uzlaşma rejimi değildir Ali Bulaç Kaçıncı cumhuriyet? Cumhurbaşkanı Genel Sekreteri de mi 'sakıncalı'? Murat Yetkin Eser Karakaş Anayasa yapıcıya iki somut öneri Sami Selçuk Yeni anayasa girişiminde yanlışlar ve doğrular Mustafa Erdoğan Sivil Anayasa’ meselesi Taslakta AB Anayasası esin kaynağımız oldu Gül: Yargıya gidip aklanmak istiyorum Nasuhi Güngör ‘Aydın Doğan Anayasası’ yapalım Serdar Turgut Trajik bir figür: Aydın Doğan Nabi Yağcı TÜSİAD uzlaştırma görevi mi üstleniyor Osmanlı'nın anayasa yarışı AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Ali Bulaç Kaçıncı cumhuriyet? Gül ilk iftarını askerle açacak Kimlik sorunlarımız yalnızlaştırıyor Semih İDİZ AB konusunda hükümeti desteklemeliyiz Fikret BİLA TÜSİAD, sorunun özünü ortaya koydu Yalçındağ TÜSİAD'ı çatlattı İş dünyası, TÜSİAD'ın açıklamalarını yanlı buldu AKP'den TÜSİAD'a: Denetim yetkisi TBMM'ye aittir Yalçındağ’a eski başkanlarından tam destek Deniz Gökçe Arzuhan Hanım tercih yapmak durumunda! Sivil örgütler harekete geçti DİSK, KESK, TMMOB ve TTB'nin oluşturduğu 'Çağdaş Anayasa Hareketi'nin bilim kurulunda beş akademisyen yer alıyor Ömer Taşpınar Turkey: a lone wolf or bridge between civilizations? İhsan Dağı From isolationism to nationalism and then to authoritarianism? Engin Ardıç Şeriat gelmez Gül, orucunu Şırnak'ta askerle birlikte açacak Büyükanıt, Cumhurbaşkanı ile geziye katılmayacak Zeki Sezer'den yeni anayasa uyarısı Şahin Alpay The AKP and Alevis 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 'Adab-ı muaşeret' olarak modernleşme Murat Belge Atatürk türbana karşı çıkar mıydı? Hükümetten TÜSİAD'a ince eleştiri Erdoğan Belediyede at cambazı istemiyorum Erdoğan ile Bahçeli birlik mesajı verdi Büyük düşünüp bir olalım iri olalım, diri olalım OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU AKP'nin İstanbul analizi Yavuz Baydar Two grounds for the power struggle Şamil Tayyar 1.1’in altında asla satmam Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] ABD 'sathı müdafaa'yı kayıp mı ediyor? İsmail Küçükkaya Erdoğan ve Gül’ün kaderi Ahmet Hakan Bir ayıp, bir müdür ve bir inceden analiz Bir çizerin üç dönemi Cüneyt Ülsever Mahalle politikası ve hayat tarzı Enis Berberoğlu Kasabanın seçim sırrı Tufan Türenç 2007 Eylül’ü ve Manzar-ı umumiye Yılmaz Özdil Yazsana şimdi! CHP'de değişim Tarhan Erdem Mehmet Yılmaz Baykal artık gerçeği görmeli CHP's anniversary reveals deep split within [CAFE CAPITAL] Baykal reaps what he has sown Okay Gönensin CHP’de son kavga Güngör Mengi Değişimin çanları çalıyor Rauf Tamer Hoş bir gündü Serdar Akinan Gelecek, şimdi... Mehmet Tezkan Fanatizm mahalleye hakim oluyor! Can Ataklı Sevgili Güngör Abi hiç yorulma çünkü muhalefet havlu attı bile Yurtta laiklik, cihanda laiklik Mehmet Tezkan Tehlike irtica değil, köylüleşmek! MUHARREM SARIKAYA Yağcılara hapis Mahir Kaynak Siyasetin iki yüzü Mustafa Karalioğlu Kadın ve Cumhurbaşkanı Mümtazer Türköne Çekiç, çivi ve duvar Mustafa Ünal Çankaya mesajları Hilmi Yavuz Serinkanlılık Şahin Alpay The AKP and Alevis NAZLI ILICAK Anneannemin başörtüsü MAHMUT ÖVÜR Merkez sağ ayağa kalkabilir mi? Mehmet Barlas Demokrasi gemisi önyargılarla nasıl yol alabilir ki? Mehmet BARLAS Hem laik hem de demokrat olmak mümkün değil midir? Meral TAMER AKP'li kadın vekiller kendilerini mi kandırıyor? Last election week in Greece Erdoğan ile Bahçeli'den samimi görüntüler Erdoğan: Hükümet olarak sözlerimizin arkasındayız
Cumhurbaşkanı Gül, Erdoğan’ı ziyaret edecek Referandum için gümrükte oy verme işlemi salı başlıyor Cumhurbaşkanı Gül’den birlik çağrısı CHP'nin Anıtkabir yürüyüşü, arbede rezaletine dönüştü -video- CHP'yi muhaliflerden bu kez 4 bin polis korudu Doğu Ergil Save religion from the hand of the criminals: a case study İhsan Yılmaz Anglo-Turkish cooperation with a Mevlevi spirit Ekrem Dumanlı Eyvah; Ramazan geldi! Yiğit Bulut Yeni bir “11 Eylül” geliyor mu? Yiğit Bulut Kurtlar Vadisi dezenformasyona devam edecek mi? ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Durgunluk varsa faizler ne hızda inecek? Asım Erdilek Labor productivity around the globe and in Turkey Şimşek gibi başladı ilk temas IMF ile Merkez bankacıların kimyası bozuldu Amerikan ekonomisi sıkıntıları ve Türkiye Kamu finansmanı karmaşası Salih Neftçi İstihdam açıklandı, bu sefer çakıldık! Sallana sallana yola devam! Ekonomide kesintisiz büyüme rekoru Eser Karakaş Amerikan işsizlik verileri ve bizim piyasalar Unakıtan: IMF ile anlaşmamız 2008 Mayıs'ta bitiyor... Unakıtan: IMF politikasını hükümet belirler Asaf Savaş Akat 2012’de kişi başına gelir Enflasyon açısından belirsizlikler Statüko sürerse enflasyonda düşüş eğilimi devam edecek gibi görünüyor Yaman TÖRÜNER Hububat fiyatları artıyor Türkiye'de buğday üretimi nasıl canlanır? BATURALP CANDEMİR Enflasyon ve faiz beklentileri Güngör URAS Teknolojiyi seviyoruz (...Ama üretmeyi değil kullanmayı) KİŞİ BAŞI GELİR 7000 DOLARA DAYANDI Independent Small Talk: Turkish poll may open doors for nickel miner Bülent Keneş Pioneers carry Turkey to world Salih Neftçi Hafta hepimiz için zor... Ama birisi için daha da zor Çin,İran ve Hint otomobillerine izin çıktı, satış başlıyor AK Parti'nin ikinci döneminde KOBİ ’ler Yiğit Bulut 'Bize akıl verenler' hangi noktadalar? KOSGEB üzerinde 'küresel' mühendislik mi? |
H4 New York Times Delay Decision on Major Cuts, Petraeus Says By MICHAEL R. GORDON Gen. David H. Petraeus’s recommendations will likely lead to an earlier-than-expected start to troop reductions in Iraq, while deferring decisions on a wider withdrawal. At Street Level, Unmet Goals of Troop Buildup The U.S. troop “surge” has slowed, but far from stopped, Iraq’s civil war, repeated visits to Baghdad neighborhoods show. Editorial Hiding Behind the General Military progress without political progress is meaningless, and President Bush no more has a plan for unifying Iraq now than when he started the war. News Analysis: Redefining Goals: Less Talk of Victory Now Military Seen as Best Able to Guide War Americans trust military commanders far more than the Bush administration or Congress to bring the war in Iraq to a successful end, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll. Complete Poll Results (pdf) Europeans Get Terror Training Inside Pakistan At least five of the suspects in last week’s foiled terror plot in Germany received training at camps Pakistan, according to German officials. F.B.I. Data Mining Reached Beyond Initial Targets In terrorism investigations, the F.B.I. obtained data not only on the person it was targeting but also details on his or her contacts, bureau documents indicate. Germany on Tiptoe Over Terror By CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL A disrupted terror plot leads to a nationwide sigh of relief and a debate over rights and radicalism. Molding the Ideal Islamic Citizen By MICHAEL SLACKMAN Enjoy sex (in marriage), and abstain from dissent. Iran shapes a national identity. If the Federal Reserve is unable to prevent housing sickness from infecting the rest of the economy, will the Democratic and Republican parties make it to the 2008 elections without catching something? Editorial Observer: As One Bubble Collapses, Is Another Taking Shape? By TERESA TRITCH The Treasury secretary needs to safeguard against a flow of foreign government capital that, poorly regulated, could impair our national security. FRANK RICH As the Iraqis Stand Down, We’ll Stand Up The war in Iraq has gone on so long that perhaps President Bush has forgotten the price our troops paid the last time he taunted our adversaries to bring it on THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN What’s Missing in Baghdad Iraq teaches us that democracy is possible only when people want both pillars of it — liberty and self-government — and build both themselves. Promising Freedom, Hamas Pressures Journalists Group With Ties to Al Qaeda Says It Was Behind Blasts in Algeria Ex-Premier Returns to Uneasy Pakistan Pacific Rim Nations Adopt Nonbinding Emissions Targets Libyan Leader Says He Will Bring Rebels to Meeting on Darfur Germans Say U.S. Officials Helped to Foil Bombing Plot Our Man in Panama By EVERETT ELLIS BRIGGS Allowing the onetime dictator, Manuel Antonio Noriega, to return home would be one last way for the United States to bungle its dealings with him. Prisons Purge Books on Faith From Libraries By LAURIE GOODSTEIN In federal prisons, chaplains have been quietly carrying out a systematic purge of religious books and materials that were once available to prisoners in chapel libraries. | H5 Washington Post Among Top Officials, 'Surge' Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting Bush's management of troop buildup has moved beyond battlefields and into clashes with his own administration, Congress and the Iraqi leadership The New Al-Qaeda Central Far From Declining, the Network Has Rebuilt, With Fresh Faces and a Vigorous Media Arm The Bottom-Up Partition By Jackson Diehl, The benchmark-centered reports on Iraq agree: The "surge" has failed to achieve its most fundamental objective, which is to catalyze a political reconciliation among Iraqis. Buried in the data, however, is plenty of evidence that Iraq is slowly moving toward a new political order. The Iraq Report's Other Voice Ambassador's Appraisal May Carry a More Lasting Weight Bush Moves to Put Himself in a Position For Troop Drawdown Reduced U.S. Presence in Iraq Is Hinted At Editorial Accepting Iraqi Reality Both President Bush and Congress need to adjust to the mixed results of the 'surge.' Iraq Report Includes Troops Timetable Institute Supports Complete Exit in Five Years, Presses Factions to Negotiate Wide Skepticism Ahead of Assessment Poll Respondents Doubt Petraeus Will Give True Picture of Situation in Iraq Democrats' Struggle to Change Course in Iraq Has Produced Much Debate, Little Action Party leaders have so far failed to force a single, substantial change in U.S. policy in Iraq. Congress, White House Battle Over Iraq Assessment Opponents of War Suspect President's Stamp, Administration Says Democrats Refuse to Acknowledge Progress In Terrorism Fight, Wariness Tempers Optimism Poll Respondents Say Security Has Improved, But Many Fear Future Attacks Stand by Our Man in Pakistan By Anthony C. Zinni, We need to stop bashing Musharraf; He may not be a perfect ally but he's sacrificed a lot. Six Years Later Six Years After 9/11 and Three Years After the 9/11 Report, Is the U.S. Ready to Get Serious About Terrorism? Scarier Than Bin Laden By Bruce Hoffman, Thanks to Zawahiri al-Qaeda that has risen from the grave. Meet the new terrorist in charge. Can the Democrats Say Yes? By David Ignatius It's time to begin taking chips off this gambling table, where our costly bets about the future are little more than guesses U.N. Waits To Issue Its Report On Iraq Delay Stalls Debate On Human Rights Commerce Seeks Adviser for Iraq Oil Interests By Walter Pincus The United States is getting ready now for the Iraqi government to get its house in order and pass a detailed law that will govern the future handling of its vast oil fields, which contain the world's third-largest proven petroleum reserves. Iraqi Foreign Minister Tells Neighboring Countries to Stop Interfering Suicide Attacker Kills 15 in Sadr City U.S. Uses Drone To Bomb Insurgents In Northern Iraq Tony Blair vs. History By Jim Hoagland As special envoy to Israel and the Palestinians, Tony Blair confronts a challenge that may shred even his hardy historical optimism The Trade Paradox By Moises Naim Although trade may be booming, giving up on lowering the substantial trade barriers that still exist would be a historic mistake Hagel Is Expected to Quit Electoral Politics Nebraskan Reportedly Will Not Seek Senate Reelection or Run for President Enemy Within? Not Quite. By Dina Temple-Raston, What the FBI learned from six New York area Muslims who flirted with jihadism--but never dove in. Rove Replacement Seen as Highly Partisan Go-Getter U.N.: Most Afghan Suicide Attacks Start in Pakistan Editorial Energy to Burn Congress will get around to convening that energy-bill conference -- sometime. McCain Finds His Footing By David S. Broder John McCain is looking like his old self and reinvigorating his campaign in the process. Gore Endorsement -- Potent but Not Foolproof | H6 Guardian The surge must go on, says Petraeus US commander in Iraq to launch new drive to defer any exit of troops until April 2008. Washington's serious stars Michael Tomasky: US foreign policy experts who got the Iraq war badly wrong are still somehow holding sway Coalition 'out of the question', Greek PM says Prime minister Costas Karamanlis vows to call a fresh ballot rather than enter a coalition with a smaller party. Bye bye Belgium? Open Thread: The Economist says it's time to abolish Belgium, calling it "a freak of nature". What other countries should be wound up and relegated to the history books? The end of idealism Mark Braund If technology - such as the DNA database - keeps presenting short-term fixes to social problems, we will have no incentive to build a better society. The generals are still waiting in the wings Ian Bremmer With an army like Pakistan's, no amount of deals will guarantee calm on the political stage. Undermining peace Jimmy By abandoning nuclear arms agreements the US has been sending mixed signals to nations with the ability to create nuclear weapons. Morocco Islamists say vote unfair Sharif return prompts crackdown Pakistani officials take up positions at airport, political rallies are banned and hundreds are arrested. Israeli neo-Nazi ring unearthed Police uncover group responsible for vandalising synagogues and carrying out attacks on Jews. Give us a referendum on the EU Jackie Ashley: The proposed treaty is the constitution revived in all but name. Al-Qaida says it carried out Algerian bombings · Crowds condemn attacks that killed at least 52 Men who buy sex could face prosecution Women ministers back proposals intended to curb the demand for prostitution. Greens need to grasp the nettle: aren't there just too many people? Impartiality is a turn-off Peter Preston: The BBC needs to tackle the big issues of the day with courage if it wants everyone to tune in. The Observer Target Europe This phoney war is no substitute for government Bhutto: I will go back to basics 250 troops to leave Iraq in four weeks Lebanon tensions rise as siege ends Pregnant women get cash for food |
H7 VIEW: Nuclear steps undermine peace —Jimmy Carter Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly: THE CHAOS HAWKS.... His Toughness Problem—and Ours NYT Books on the Mideast by Norman Podhoretz and Michael A. Ledeen Reviewed by PETER BEINART In “World War IV,” Norman Podhoretz is vague about exactly whom America is fighting; in “The Iranian Time Bomb,” Michael Ledeen is precise. A Values-Based Foreign Policy in a Dangerous World: An interview with Anne-Marie Slaughter A review of Security First: For a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy by Amitai Etzioni. The Other Path of Neoconservatism: A review of Francis Fukuyama's America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy. A Reporter's Notebook: Mideast Update from Washington Janine Zacharia, Diplomatic Correspondent for Bloomberg News A review of World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism by Norman Podhoretz (and more and more). From Commentary, Max Boot on How Not to Get Out of Iraq. Immanuel Wallerstein on the Vietnam analogy. Robert Kaplan on how the Vietnam analogy looms ever larger in the debate over Iraq, but the U.S. military has memories of that conflict that the public doesn't. Is America on course to fall like Rome? Comptroller General of the United States David M. Walker wants to know. Bet on America: Forget the doom and gloom. In 50 years, the US will still be No. 1. The Nation Institute: Iraq By The Numbers: Surging Past The Gates of Hell Washington Institute Leaving Basra City: Britain's Withdrawal from Iraq The Moroccan Parliamentary Election: More Gains for Islamists? BBC World Service Global Poll on Iraq Refugees: the missing Iraq benchmark, Brian Katulis Anita Sharma Al Awsat The Return of Rafsanjani | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Mon: Petraeus: "Give Us More Time" Iraqi Papers Mon: Debating Iraq's Neighbors BBC Waning fortunes Iraq debate is sea of statistics Congress to hear report on Iraq The top US commander in Iraq is to deliver his crucial testimony on war strategy in Iraq to Congress. Petraeus buys time for strategy Petraeus moment Iraq chides 'meddling' neighbours Iraqi leaders criticise neighbouring countries for interfering into the country's internal affairs. Iraq carnage 'mastermind' killed Conflict fears Iraqi Tribal Shaykh Urges Confronting Iran's "Interference", Building Social Unity UK Arabic Paper Rejects Iran's Call to Fill Vacuum in Iraq After US Pull-Out Lebanese Kurdish Conditions "Extremely Bad", Leader Tells Iraqi Paper BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 9 Sep 07 BBC Monitoring Quotes From Iranian Press 9 Sep 07 Former Iraqi Premier on US-Ba'Th Talks, Iranian Leader's Remarks Iran, Iraq Review Expansion of Mutual Cooperation Al-Sadr overhauling his Shiite militia (AP) Rafsanjani Calls for Boosting Iran-Iraq Trade Cooperation How can the Arab left openly embrace the Muslim far-right? After all, says Hussein Ibish, such loving gestures are never returned except by a kiss of death... more» SyriaComment “OSyria 1″? China Replaced Japan As Iran's Biggest Trade Partner in 2006 - Kyodo | H9 Ha’aretz - Syria: Israel sent 'calming' message before flyover EU reportedly sent message from PM on intention to reduce troops in Golan; Syria: We'll file complaint with UN. Avraham Burg: Muslims as the Jews of the 21st Century Modern Jewry, with its victims and its lessons, must propose itself as a bridge on which Western Muslims and Christians can step as they go to meet each other, create a Christian-Muslim dialogue and institutionalize Western Islam Analysis: Syria fumes as the rest of the Arab world stays silent Damascus frustrated key Arab countries haven't denounced Israel for allegedly violating Syrian airspace Akiva Eldar: On Syria: Victory can't take place of accord Before being drawn into a war, all means to prevent it must be sought. And in any case, no military operation - not even a victory - can take the place of a political settlement. Al-Qaida chief criticizes Hamas for abandoning Jihad Iran seeks seat on UN Security Council Yedioth Government must decide now on IDF priorities in next war with Syria Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Jordan Paper Says Flights Over Syria Suggest Israel Not Serious About Peace Israel 'Air Attack' Against Syria Was to Regain Self-Esteem - Iran Commentator Syrian Paper Says Several Response Options to Israeli Overflight Who needs Israel anyway? Pat Boone WorldNetDaily ... |
H10 Christian Science Monitor ASIA Sharif plane lands in Islamabad The plane carrying Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lands at Islamabad airport. For China's Censors, Electronic Offenders Are the New Frontier | H11 IHT An American general's disquiet No time for chest thumping The United States and Canada need to stop posturing and begin to cooperate in their dealings on the Arctic. EUROPE European press review Mardell's Euroblog An Adeuquate EU Response Strategy to Address Situations of Fragility and Difficult Environments ECDPM Are Muslim Immigrants Different in Terms of Cultural Integration? Post-modern Nation - Montenegro one year after independence Eta warns violence will continue Eta says its campaign of violence will continue until it achieves self-determination for the Basque region. Pope demands respect for Sundays Pope Benedict XVI appeals for renewed respect for Sundays during his final day of his visit to Austria. A review of Testimony: France in the Twenty-first Century by Nicolas Sarkozy. The land of 246 kinds of cheese has not always been about liberté, egalité, and fraternité, nor even monarchy before that... more» | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan No Need for Iranian Gas Yet, Armenian Energy Minister Says Yushchenko accuses rival over referendum Ukraine’s president has reprimanded influential businessmen in prime minister Viktor Yanukovich’s party for backing a planned referendum, saying it betrays national interests Still Married, With Children, but in Russian Despite a drumbeat of anti-Americanism from the Kremlin recently, Russians have embraced imports of American television sitcoms. Uzbekistan: Stagnation and Uncertainty Crisis Group Security Challenges in Central Asia: Implications for the EU's Engagement Strategy In the first year of the German invasion of the USSR, the Red Army issued 800,000 death sentences to its own soldiers... more» Israel's Netanyahu Tells Winograd Committee Decision to Go to War "Hasty" |
H13 The Times Military leaders cross swords over ‘surge’ There are claims that deep divisions have opened up between US Middle East military commanders over America's Iraq strategy A ‘Sunni awakening’ Sunni and Shia families both say they will flee again the moment the US troops depart Martin Fletcher The first real war Just three weeks after finishing their training in Devon, fledgling Royal Marines found themselves on the front line in Afghanistan Leader Flight into Danger Now more than ever, Pakistan’s power brokers must show restraint Anatole Kaletsky Summer crisis will change things for ever If Wendy Alexander cannot stop Alex Salmond, the impact on Labour will be seismic Some Islamic scholars believe an embryo to be a human being only after the 40th day Anjana Ahuja Neo-Nazis cell in Israel smashed The gang of Israelis with a Russian background, aged between 16 and 21, attacked synagogues and religious Jews Sunday Times Musharraf 'will deport Sharif when he lands in Pakistan' Saudi Arabia intervenes over Nawaz Sharif Arrest of Israeli neo-Nazis shocks Jewish State US bribe insurgents to fight Al-Qaeda The tactic has boosted the efforts of American forces to restore some order to war-torn provinces around Baghdad Bush must accept bloody reality American and British governments need reasons for occupying foreign countries and face humiliation Simon Jenkins Only a referendum will do Britain is alone in pretending that this new EU treaty is different from the defeated constitution Gisela Stuart Wall Street Journal Listening to Petraeus | H14 Financial Times COMMENT: Petraeus cannot salvage a debacle The report will create space for a modest drawdown of US troops. It will not provide reason to believe the US has a coherent strategy in Iraq WORLD NEWS: Echoes of Westmoreland and Vietnam Interactive feature: Iraq surge FT.com’s interactive graphic presents the effect of the surge in numbers: US military deaths and wounded, US, coalition and Iraqi troop strength, and the death toll of Iraqi military and police. IMF chief sees hope in market turmoil Rodrigo de Rato says the dramatic repricing of risk in the financial markets should be healthy for the medium-term stability of the global economy Video: interview with Rodrigo de Rato WORLD NEWS: Tehran presses European governments to relent on sanctions FT REPORT - RISK MANAGEMENT: Get the best advice before you invest or invade FT REPORT - RISK MANAGEMENT: The importance of knowing your bedfellows LEADER: A choking hazard Concern over Chinese exports is legitimate but it should not distract policymakers from the greater task of tackling environmental damage WORLD NEWS: Bush urges Japan to keep up military support for US The R-word surfaces on Wall Street WORLD NEWS: Apec leaders issue promises on climate and world trade EU hopeful Polish vote will not hit reform Foreign ministers have expressed confidence the bloc will approve a treaty on institutional reform in spite of Poland’s decision to hold an early national election Democrats cast doubts on Petraeus Question impartiality of report on Iraq surge WORLD NEWS: Iraqis try to curb pressure on US to quit ,, The surprise decision by a Sunni Arab party to rejoin the Iraqi government at the weekend was one of several last-minute moves designed to curb domestic US pressure to... Ratings agencies operations under scrutiny Concern over potential conflict of interest Opec divided on boosting supply The cartel is concerned at the rapid fall in crude oil inventories ahead of the northern hemisphere’s winter season, according to officials COMMENT: Stability for the markets is just the start We might want to consider stopping the trend towards separating monetary policy from banking supervision, writes Wolfgang Munchau FT REPORT - FT FUND MANAGEMENT: Emerging markets resist turmoil FT REPORT - FT FUND MANAGEMENT: West's volatility to test Asian investors LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: EU's climate and energy policies are interdependent FT REPORT - DEFENCE INDUSTRY: Economic bastion prepares for slowdown FT REPORT - DEFENCE INDUSTRY: Oil rich states step up market presence FT REPORT - DEFENCE INDUSTRY: Emerging markets to outbid Pentagon FT REPORT - DEFENCE INDUSTRY: Conflict bruises forces and budgets COMMENT: Patience on debt can ease distress Buying can make you look good later because it shows bravery and discernment when others are losing their heads, writes John Gapper | H15 Los Angeles Times Petraeus' Iraq report may be short on surprises The general is widely expected to back the troop buildup and warn against a major withdrawal. Amid civil war, reports mean little By Steven Simon and Ray Takeyh Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds all want something that U.S. military strategy and 'reconciliation' can't accomplish in Iraq. Editorial Cross-examine Petraeus The general and Ambassador Crocker must do more than argue that the 'surge' is working; they must give Bush an exit strategy. A fading superpower? By David Rieff Like all empires before it, the U.S. will slip from the top of the heap. Let's start getting ready. The 'surge' is working By Max Boot Casualties are down and security is improving in Iraq; Washington must give the strategy more time. By Ezra Klein The stock market is just a single indicator that often has little do with the health of a very large economy. |
H16 American Politics New forces, new energies, and new values strain for expression and release in the American body politic. We have come at last to the liberal moment, argues E.J. Dionne... more» The Immigration Charade Citizen Gore By Michael Tomasky For a significant number of impatient citizens, there is one possible candidate who is, they would argue, the most electable of all. First, he's already won a presidential election; he was merely denied his rightful victory by an ethically compromised Supreme Court majority. Second, to the extent that foreign policy and terrorism remain potential Democratic weaknesses, he has extensive experience and expertise in dealing with both. Third, he was right on Iraq. And fourth and most importantly, he has reemerged in the Bush era as a completely different man from the cautious candidate, surrounded by too many consultants, we saw in the 2000 campaign. Newsweek How Does Hillary Clinton Make Decisions? A Talk With Sen. Clinton: What She Learned Edwards - A New Strategy Against Terrorism realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp NYT America’s Mayor Goes to America By MATT BAI Rudy Giuliani has staked his campaign on the idea that he will keep America safe from terror the same way he kept New York City safe from crime — with ruthless efficiency. Is there a method to his relentlessness? America's 9/11 candidate Fred Thompson, The Tennessee stud Republicans liken Fred Thompson to Reagan, not just for the acting career, says William Langley, but for his potentially devastating mix of charisma and common touch. Shadowy Money Trail of a Fugitive Fund-Raiser At the center of the Norman Hsu mystery is the question of how he evolved from a bankrupt swindler to a wealthy political donor. Conference calls and e-mail messages to Congress have mostly replaced antiwar demonstrations and street theater. But it’s not clear if that makes for a more effective protest movement. Onward, Secular Soldiers: Memo to candidates: There are more atheists, agnostics and skeptics out there than you think. How about sending us some love? In a First, a Candidate Forum in Translation Democratic Event on Latino Issues Is Exceptional More for Format Than Responses | H17 Daily TelegraphKurdish guerillas launch clandestine war in Iran Kurdish guerrillas have launched a clandestine war in north-western Iran, as they seek Western backing to secure an ethnic homeland. US 'delayed UK pull-out from Basra' The split between the UK and the US over Iraq grows after a senior British officer claimed troops could have left Basra five months ago if America had agreed. Pregnant women to get £120 for fruit Expectant mothers will be given £120 handouts to spend on fruit and vegetables to nourish their unborn children. David Cameron must now talk plans Everybody knows what is wrong with British life, says Janet Daley. We are now in danger of the British electorate becoming a dispensable extra unless we now focus on the 'how' of politics. Cameron must tell us his solutions. Israeli neo-Nazis attacked Jews Israel in shock after police reveal film of homegrown thugs. Sunday Telegraph China marches again, tyrannous and toxic The Chinese empire began with an army of terracotta soldiers, writes Niall Ferguson. But it is no coincidence that the effigies it now mass-produces are lead-painted dolls. Iran spy post heightens Gulf tension Iran's sophisticated spying operation at the head of the Arabian Gulf has heightened tensions in its standoff with the US. US loner helps bin Laden taunt Bush Californian heavy metal fan fingered as author of video. British troops are responding with great bravery and professionalism to the mortal threats they face in Iraq. Yet in spite of that, our servicemen continue to be shabbily treated by the Government. Israeli neo-Nazi gang attacked Jews Israeli police have broken up a gang of homegrown neo-Nazis who praised Adolf Hitler and attacked orthodox Jews. | H18 Independent Petraeus to offer token withdrawal of troops in pivotal report on war in Iraq Under siege: what the surge really means in Baghdad Serbia warns US over future of Kosovo Independent on Sunday Wesley Clark: The military in Iraq are resolving nothing Retreat from Basra: the slow death of the Iraq campaign The surge for truth: America expects, but will General Petraeus deliver? Road rage in the West as copycat cars from China start to make their marque overseas President Vladimir Putin: Should we be afraid of the ex-KGB man? Frankfurt bomb plot: Islamic centre had 'calamitous role' Expert View: Our sick markets need treatment – forget the 'moral hazard' |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Rethinking Transnational Counterterrorism: Beyond a National Framework US loner helps bin Laden taunt Bush Californian heavy metal fan fingered as author of video. Questions about Authenticity of Bin Laden Video Al-Qaeda is losing the war in Iraq, so it’s moving the jihad to Europe... more»... Embrace Islam, Osama says, and you’ll get a hefty tax cut! Don’t rely on the wire services, read it for yourself. Suicide Bombers in Afghanistan: A Study by UNAMA A New International Counter-terrorism Organization Makes Good Sense CFR Afghanistan Watch: Bridging the Expectations Gap in Afghanistan Army anthropology in Iraq | H20 Slate Enhancing Government Performance, Accountability and Foresight GAO A 10-page presentation on the role of supreme audit institutions in improving government Providing Energy Security in an Interdependent World Pax Mercatoria: Does Economic Interdependence Bring Peace? World Health Report 2007: A Safer Future 'Clean Coal' and Other Greenhouse Myths Melissa Thomas (SAIS): What Do the Worldwide Governance Indicators Measure? Andrew Rose (UC-Berkeley): Well-Being in the Small and in the Large. That empty-nest feeling: The World Bank, founded to fight poverty, is searching for the right role in places that need its help less and less. A new issue of the IMF's Finance and Development is out, on the March of the Cities, including essays on The Urban Revolution; Urban Poverty; Governance; and what is the biggest challenge in managing large cities? World-Wide Slum Growth: An excerpt from Planet of Slums by Mike Davis. Slavoj Zizek on Tolerance as am Ideological Category From Bookforum, After The Last Intellectual: Twenty years ago, Russell Jacoby’s The Last Intellectuals: American Culture in the Age of Academe mourned the death of the freelance thinker and examined its fresh corpse. But did we misread Jacoby’s autopsy? review of The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker. Holy @&%*! Author Steven Pinker thinks we're hardwired to curse. Are humans the only species to have moral feelings? Trade Policy for Development: Reforming US Trade Preferences Aid to Fragile States: Do Donors Help or Hinder? The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors (PDF; 242 KB) Economic Returns to Public Agricultural Research Reducing Risks From Global Imbalances (PDF; 1.32 MB) Higher Education: Chasing The Dream, Falling Behind | H21 Why We Aren’t as Ethical as We Think We Are: A Temporal Explanation DISPATCH: EUROBASKET They've Got Game -- and Tapas, Too By Tim Warren For sports fans like me European basketball is Hoops Heaven. NBA: Take notes. Brain study finds political divide Research shows that conservatives and liberals approach everyday decisions differently. A science of music: Why does music affect us like no other art? An American scientist thinks he can explain these "glorious illusions". “Truth,” Richard Rorty remarked, “is what your contemporaries let you get away with saying.” No wonder he was hated... more» Pitch perfect Luciano Pavarotti was a singer in the heavyweight class. He was also a man who delighted in sharing his gifts with the masses. In God we doubt John Humphrys went looking for God and ended up an angry agnostic – unable to believe but enraged by militant atheists A land where God is absent: A review of A Secular Age by Charles Taylor. Angels fly, Chesterton said, “because they take themselves lightly.” Maybe they provide an example Richard Dawkins could learn from... more» The French have their very own Diana Cécilia Sarkozy has been compared to Greta Garbo, Jackie Kennedy and Diana, the first lady of France is a mass of contradictions. But there is no escaping the truth, she is a time-bomb, asserts Celia Walden. Fun is our New Core Value! You will come to the office dressed as your favorite super hero! It’s the infantilization of corporate America!... more» Envisioning the Next Chapter for Electronic Books By BRAD STONE Two new offerings from Web giants this fall will test if consumers are ready to leave the paper book behind. Is obesity contagious? Could be. Just like the junk science that often passes for important medical research... more» |
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