| H1 New Yorker Shifting Targets The Administration’s plan for Iran. by Seymour M. Hersh Financial Times Iran ready to work with US and stabilise Iraq Iran is ready to help the US stabilise Iraq if Washington were to present a timetable for withdrawing its troops from the country, Tehran’s top security official has told the Financial Times Hersh on CNN: Bush will hit Iran, saying they are protecting US troops in Iraq Sunday Telegraph US trains Gulf air forces for war with Iran The US air force is working with military leaders from the Gulf to train and prepare Arab air forces for a possible war with Iran Prepare for the clash of the generations Perhaps the great global division of this century will not be between East and West, but simply between the Old World and the Young World, suggests Niall Ferguson. US to Reward Iran for Ending Iraq Arms Supply Los Angeles Times Deal with Iran aims to stem arms flow to militia Gen. Petraeus says Tehran's pledge to Iraq may have led to dip in attacks associated with Shiite militants. 9/11 Is Over I honor and weep for those murdered on 9/11. But our reaction to 9/11 has knocked America completely out of balance, and it’s time to get things right again. IHT Prolonging the honeymoon By ROGER COHEN
The next American president must switch from the politics of anxiety to the politics of confidence. Der Spiegel – Seymour Hersh 'The President Has Accepted Ethnic Cleansing' The Observer Democracy: the 10 big questions More than a form of government, democracy has become a hallowed ideal. But can we agree about what it really means? We posed 10 questions to leading thinkers, politicians and activists. Who's who on our panel
Meet our panel of experts made up of journalists, film-makers, academics, artisits and many more.
1. Are dictators ever good?
2. Are women more democratic?
3. Who rules the world
4. Is democracy good for everyone
5. What would make you start a revolution?
6. Can politicians solve climate change?
7. Who would you vote for as president of the world?
8. Can terrorism destroy democracy?
9. Why bother to vote?
10. Is God democratic? Sunday Times Neocon 'godfather' tells Bush: bomb Iran One of the founding fathers of neoconservatism urges bombing Iran rather than allowing it to acquire nuclear weapons Secret US air force team plan for Iran strike Snatched: Israeli commandos ‘nuclear’ raid Report: Israel Unhappy With US Plan for Iran Independent on Sunday Black gold turns grey as Western giants prepare to draw from the wells of Iraq New York Times U.S. Tries to Allay Anger Over Iraq Partition Plan Jerusalem Post Officials in Syrian site deny IAF attack Arab research center says it's astonished by the "lies and fabrications," invites press to visit. The Region: Ahmadinejad's agenda [ BARRY RUBIN WIRE: Military deaths in Iraq lowest in 14 months... Petraeus Admits to Rise in Iraq Violence Iraq wants 'last extension' of force mandate (By Sinan Salaheddin) 'Terrorist' tag eyed for CIA, U.S. Army LA Times Iraq rebuffs power-sharing pushThe country's leaders are united in their opposition to a Senate-backed resolution urging sectarian-dominated regions. Editorial The business of war The Blackwater fiasco reveals the perils of applying the corporate model to managing national security. Religion as a force for good By Ian Buruma As the Burmese rebellion shows, it's often the faithful who are inspired to do great things. Washington Times Trends in Iraq Michael O'Hanlon Are things really improving on the battlefields of Iraq, or not? WSJ: How Economy Could Survive Oil at $100 a Barrel... de Borchgrave: Al Qaeda on the ropes? FT WORLD NEWS: Iran at 'gateway' of industrial scale nuclear enrichment COMMENT: Lessons on quitting a conflict from Ike and Dick The next US president should learn the lessons of previous campaigns when it comes to pulling out of Iraq, write Kurt Campbell and Vikram Singh COMMENT: How not to tackle the volatile euro/dollar An exchange rate policy to improve the eurozone’s competitiveness, which is what Nicolas Sarkozy suggests, is utterly impractical, writes Wolfgang Munchau Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq are pursuing a new philosophy that aims to empower municipal officials to help the economy grow and create jobs Iraq Seeks Long-Term U.S. Security Pact Washington Post A Small Outbreak of Mideast Hope By Jim Hoagland, Circumstances may be just desperate enough for reason and good will to break out suddenly. 'The IED problem is getting out of control. We've got to stop the bleeding.' 'The single most effective weapon against our deployed forces' By Rick Atkinson A Costly Two-Year 'Learning Curve' Part 2 | Frustration mounts in 2004 and 2005 as various efforts fail to stop roadside bombs. And a new menace appears on the battlefield: the EFP, or explosively formed penetrator. UPI New world order emerges in resurgent Asia A qualitative reordering of power in Asia is challenging strategic stability and reshaping major equations. A new Great Game is under way, centered on building new alliances, ensuring power equilibrium, gaining greater market access and securing a larger share of energy and mineral resources. By Brahma Chellaney Washington Post FOREIGN AFFAIRS | CHINA A Country on the Edge An expert sees danger in China's weakness, not its strength. Reviewed by John Pomfret, CHINA Fragile Superpower By Susan L. Shirk Oxford Univ. 320 pp. $27 CFR Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Washington Times Nagorno-Karabakh Breakaway state still struggling for recognition By Levon Sevunts Three years after a wave of guerrilla and terrorist attacks in Russia’s war against Chechen separatists, the republic has fallen almost fully under the control of the Kremlin. | H2 Irak "Hamle"sinin Muhasebesi Eylül 2007 Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri - Yeni Dönemin Gündemi Eylül 2007 13 killed in Turkey's bloodiest rebel attack in years Kurdish Rebels Kill 12 in Turkey Turkey keeps energy ties with Iran
Tehran Times ABD'nin PKK koordinatörü istifa etti Stratfor Counterterrorism Talks: A Turkish Foot in Iraq's Door DEBKAfile Exclusive: Iranian delegation visits Ankara with a warning and bid for information on Israeli air force’s Sept. 6 attack in Syria
Washington Times Turkey pushes revised Iraq border deal (Andrew Borowiec) US baffled by Erdoğan’s accusations of tanks in PKK hands ‘Atatürk yaşandı’ sözüne yalanlama Ermeni tasarısı geçecek Holbrooke Beni Amerika anladı, Türkiye anlamadı Erdoğan'a Hillary'den jest Clinton'la iftar neşesi Koordinatlar kayıp generalden Erdoğan ve Hillary Clinton iftarda konuştu Atatürk 'happened!'* Başbakan Erdoğan ''Atatürk yaşandı'' demedi "Türkiye darbeler ülkesi değil" "Diaspora menfaat şebekesi" 'Niçin ABD Kongresi'nde bir Türk olmasın?' Bülent Keneş A new lobbying style Turkey fine tunes missile shield tender for Russian Turkey: A teacher to the region, and beyond Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Şırnak'ta minibüs tarayan teröristler 12 kişiyi katletti Sırrı Sakık 1921 Anayasası referans alınırsa Kürt sorunu çözülür! TERÖR UZMANLARI SALDIRIYI YORUMLADI Çözüm ortak projede Köylerine su getirmek için kanal kazmaya gitmişlerdi Bari oruç açalım dedik, taradılar
Güneydoğu'da cenaze ve operasyon Aysel Tuğluk 'Kürt sorununun çözümü anayasal olacak' Newsweek Peter Galbraith: The Kurdish Border Poses an Explosive Threat Kürtçe savunma anayasaya giriyor
Yılmaz Özdil Kürt sorunu... DTP Şırnak’taki saldırıyı kınadı DTP: Hükümetin çatışmaları önlemeye yönelik çabası yok DTP İl Başkanı: Genel af çok önemli Kürt Konferansı'nda silah bırakma çağrısı "Biz PKK'nın legal temsilcisi değiliz" Kürt konferansında, PKK'ya 'şiddeti bırak' çağrısı Diyarbakır'da Kürt sorunu ve çözüm önerileri tartışıldı Ağıtlarla uğurlandılar Terrorists target civilians, regional calm Beytüşşebap'ta PKK'ya lanet Yakalanan Polonya silahları ABD'nin mi? Islands of Instability within a Region of Instability: the Great Game of the 21st Century Threat of Arabs, Persians, and Turks toward the newest democracy in the Middle East
ABD, Irak ve Kürtler 'PKK, El-Kaide ile işbirliği yapıyor' Diyarbakır'da Kürt sorunu tartışıldı... Iraklı Kürtler: Anlaşmanın asıl tarafı biziz [HABER YORUM] Bölgenin huzuru, birilerini huzursuz ediyor ISN Security Watch - Tricky transition in Kurdish Turkey Öymen: Anlaşma yumurtasız omlet Nasuhi Güngör Şırnak’taki saldırı kime? 'Kosova'dan sonra Kürtler de bağımsız olur' Zebari: İstanbul toplantısı çok önemli 'Dağdaki Gençler'in marifeti Tom Barnett Interesting to see this sort of thinking emerge on Kurdistan Askerî operasyonda örgüt sığınaklarına büyük darbe Twenty Kurdish Rebels Killed by Turkish Army During Past 15 Days Gül Hiçbir güç bütünlüğümüze zarar veremez Musul’da aynı günde 3 sünni imam öldürüldü Hakkari'de 2 terörist ölü ele geçirildi Senatonun kararına ABD Bağdat Büyükelçiliği'nden sert eleştiri Erdoğan 'tank'ta geri adım attı Tunceli'deki ölüme Taksim'de protesto 15 günde 37 terörist etkisiz hale getirildi Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 30 September 2007 Iraq Kurds on Security Alert Against Iran Intelligence Activity - Paper
İran ile enerjide işbirliği sürecek Israel Matzav: Turkey tells Iran to butt out Beni Amerika anladı, Türkiye anlayamadı Emniyet, ABD'li şirketin Irak katliamını sezmiş Coup anniversary revives painful memories of Diyarbakır prison Turkey puts an end to water wars thesis Zebari: İstanbul meeting will be most important ever Iraqi Oil Minister Says Kurds' Oil Deals Violate National Sovereignty Independent Turkish troops kill two Kurdish guerrillas after deadly ambush Yol kenarı bombaları Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber KADRİ GÜRSEL AKP, AB'ye niyetli değil AB Kürtler için bir fırsat Önerge bombardımanı Avrupa Parlamentosu'nda Hollandalı parlamenterin hazırladığı Türkiye karar tasarısına 236 değişiklik önergesi verilmesi, AP'de Türkiye tartışmasının uzun yıllar süreceğini ortaya koydu» Rehn Türkiye AİHM'ye saygılı olmalı Dışişleri: AB’ye vizesiz seyahat mümkün değil Ata Atun Why not two independent states in Cyprus? Hakan Aygün Telekom'da Sağır Oda "Agos'u havaya uçuracaklardı" Ayşe Arman Nuray Mert röportajı Dink cinayetinde yeni soruşturma ATAMA RÜZGÂRI Soner Yalçın Kim daha iyi Türk, gelin kafatasınızı ölçelim Meral TAMER THY uçağındaki cübbeli yolcu, yanına kadın oturtmadı
Beş yıl önce ‘Zenci Türk’tüler.. İktidara yerleşince ‘Yeşil Türk’ oldular.. Tufan TÜRENÇ : Laila ile Şahhane ve bazı gerçekler Oray Eğin Gazeteciler taraftar olmaya da takım kurmaya da meraklı Apronda namaza inceleme Pervasız Türk polisi Perihan Mağden Can Dündar 'Ali topu Agop'a at!' Mehmet Altan Neyi duruşacağız? Terfi gibi atama! Dink cinayeti haberlerine soruşturma Pamuk’a ‘Hayal’ ürünü ‘dikkat ölürsün’ tehdidi Yavuz Baydar The same old ground Sağlık reformuna ikinci eylem planıyla devam eden Sağlık Bakanı Prof. Recep... İşkenceye sıkı takip Hrant davasında savcılardan deliller saklanıyor Mensur Akgün Bugün Türkiye yargılanıyor Dink davasında 2. celse yarın Iftarda Gülen panigi talkturkey: Hillary, Turks, and Turkey 'Annen başörtülüyse üniversitemizde ders veremezsin' İftarda Gülen paniği
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Yıldırım Türker Muhteşem geceden dünyaya örnek mesajlar Din inancının menşei nedir? Yıldırım Aktuna kansere yenildi Gezmiş'in arkadaşı yıllar sonra konuştu
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MUHAMMED LUTFİ EL CUMEYRİ – [Yorum - Ahmet Kurucan] ABD Kongresi'nde iftar ve dar görüşler, dar düşünceler İndirime rağmen dizüstü bilgisayar Türkiye'de ABD'den daha pahalı Serdar Turgut Bu bir life style yazısıdır Devletin hakkını savununca 'deli' raporu verdiler Mevlana’ya dillere destan kutlama Dying in a foreign land: Remembering Turkey’s exiled children The day I swam all the way to Asia Türk Telekom'dan VDSL müjdesi ABD, Türkiye'de zırhlı Hummer avına çıktı 01 Ekim 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Taha AKYOL İrticayı bırak, Kürtçülüğe bak Fikret BİLA Hilmi Özkök Tezkerenin geçmemesi bir anayasal kazadır Gül Anayasayı çıkmaz sokağa götürmeyin Hükümeti yöntem konusunda uyaran Gül, 'Taslak ham haliyle açıklanıp herkesten görüş alınmalı' dedi Tank, top ve Amerikan düşmanlığı
Murat Yetkin Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Sivilleşen dış politikamız ve ABD Sırrı Sakık 1921 Anayasası referans alınırsa Kürt sorunu çözülür! Yeni yasama yılı bugün başlıyor ABD kimi sevindirecek? Murat Yetkin Fikret BİLA PKK'nın eline ABD tankı nasıl geçer? ERDAL ŞAFAK Kandil'deki kirli oyun Kosova ve Irak Semih İDİZ Irak'ta akıntıya karşı kürek çekiyoruz Fatih Çekirge ABD’nin Türkiye planı Fehmi Koru Bu mahallede baskı olmaz Serdar Turgut Amerika ile ilişkiler Ömer Taşpınar Soft partition of Iraq Yaman TÖRÜNER Büyük başarı kazanıldı! [NEWS ANALYSIS]OYAK: An untouchable military conglomerate? Hayrünnisa Gül resepsiyona katılmayacak Barçın Yinanç TSK'dan Kıbrıs, Vakıflar Kanunu ve 301'de 'frene basılsın' uyarısı Meclis yoğun gündemle açılıyor Meclis açılıyor, asker yine İstanbul’da Cengiz Çandar ALİ BULAÇ - Türkiye İslamı Şamil Tayyar Özkök’e havale ettim Bahçeli: Taslakla ilgili konuşmak için erken Şahin Alpay What does the draft constitution signify? Taha Kıvanç Fehmi Koru Yeni medya düzeni KÜRŞAT BUMİN Görüldüğü yerde ezilecek bir akım: 'Postmodernite' Özbudun Malezya olmayız Kanadoğlu: Anayasa taslağı sivil darbe Yargıtay'ın anayasa yaklaşımı
Tarhan Erdem Türk-İş Anayasa taslağına destek vermeyiz Ergin: 'TÜSİAD'ın eleştirileri haksız' AKP içinden anayasa tepkisi Derviş Kadının statüsü hâlâ ciddi sorun Sami Selçuk Tartışmalar yersiz yasak meşru değil Bakan Şahin: Kanadoğlu muhatabım değil Eser Karakaş Yargıtay, hukuk ve temel ilkeler Sivil anayasayı Özbudun'a hazırlatmak büyük icraat Ceza Kanunu'nu yüzlerce kuruluşa gönderdik; ama görüş gelmedi Gül’den Meclis’e laiklik güvencesi Günay Anayasayı köpeklerin salındığı bir ortamda mı yapacağız! US should understand Turkey is changing, says deputy AKP'nin kadın sınavı Korkudan korkalım! İsmet Berkan Haluk Şahin Babıâli makulleri değil, teneke çalanları sever EKREM DUMANLI - Mahalle maçı Serdar Akinan Başbakan Erdoğan kimden yana? Ertuğrul Özkök Ahmet Hakan M Ali Birand Cüneyt Ülsever Bir iftar yemeği Enis Berberoğlu ABD ziyaretinde kayıp ve kazançlar Ferai Tınç Irak ile anlaşma ve köpürtme politikaları Oktay Ekşi Gözlemler Şükrü Küçükşahin AKP’li kadından ilginç mahalle baskısı örneği Mehmet Yılmaz Bankacıların maaşları Başkan’a dert oldu Vedat Bilgin, Türkiye, kabuğunu kırdı, artık kapalı devlete dönüş olmaz Bekir Coşkun İlan... Özdemir İnce Adnan Menderes ve Demokrat Parti Ali Bayramoğlu Varsa, İkitelli mahallesinin baskısı var Mehmet Barlas Gördüğünüze mi, yoksa görmek istediğinize mi inanırsınız? Şener Hükümet ortada yok Şahin: Laikliği zayıflatmayız Dili kopasıca, eli kırılasıca medya!
Hasan Celal Güzel Doğu Ergil Row over the constitution [Yorum - M. Naci Bostancı] Türkiye Malezya değil, kendisi olacak Yazıcıoğlu Türkiye'yi Malezya'ya benzetenin aklından şüphe ederim Günay: 82 Anayasası'na mecbur kalmayalım Eser Karakaş Hukuk, bizim hukukçular ve matematik Mustafa Erdoğan Türkiye ‘otoriteryenizm’e mi gidiyor? Sami Selçuk Hukuk ve yeni Anayasa [Yorum - Yard. Droç. Dr. Bekir Berat Özipek] Mahalle baskısına 'hayır' devlet baskısına 'evet' mi? İsmail Küçükkaya
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MAHMUT ÖVÜR Solda kim ne yapıyor? YAVUZ DONAT Meclis resepsiyonunda komutanlar olmayacak SOLİ ÖZEL Ayna
Fatih Çekirge ’Platin’ elçi Mehmet Barlas Vatandaş olmak “Bilen kazanıyor” türü bilgi yarışmasına mı bağlansın? Meclis nihayet mesaiye başlıyor The point on which ‘forbidders’ are mistakenby FEHİM ÜÇIŞIK* [CAFE CAPITAL] Media’s candidate and grassroots’ candidate Ahmet Hakan Baykal’ın rakibi Haluk Koç’un artıları, eksileri MUSTAFA ÖZELAnadolu'da muhacir senayici, girişimci Güngör URAS Dolar 1.20 YTL Dış ticaret açığı 8 ayda 40 milyar dolar (Yabancılar Türk tahvilini kapışıyor!) ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Faiz indirimi enflasyon artışına kadar sürer mi? OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Kim, kime kur yapıyor? Asım Erdilek Global financial instability Ercan Kumcu Sermaye piyasasında güven Gelişmiş ekonomilerde eğilimler Erdal Sağlam Siyasetteki aşırı güven ekonomiye yansırsa IMF ile yeni düzenleme Mahfi Eğilmez Vahap Munyar New York Times ekibi Kayseri’ye neden çanta dolusu bisküvi götürdü Metin MÜNİR
Parayla değil, dedim kendi kendime Hisarcıklıoğlu'ndan 'Merkez' sürprizi! Çapanın sözlük anlamı mı değişti?
Fatih Özatay 'Yeni çapa!' konusuna devam
Fatih Özatay ŞELALE KADAK
Türkiye bu dalgayı fırsata çevirir Deniz Gökçe Dış ticaret paradoksu? Deniz Gökçe Kendi işimize bakalım! Erdoğan, fon patronlarıyla buluştu Özince: Kayıtdışının olduğu yerde mahalle de baskı yapar, sermaye de YASED: Türkiye sözüne güvenilir bir ülke imajını güçlü şekilde ortaya koymalı
İBRAHİM ÖZTÜRK - Sermaye çevreleri faturayı kesecek adres arıyor
Ertuğ Yaşar 100 milyar dolar Süleyman Yaşar Türkiye için risk nedir
09:35 Hisarcıklıoğlu'ndan 'Merkez' sürprizi! |
| Iraq Seeks Long-Term U.S. Security Pact THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN 9/11 Is Over I honor and weep for those murdered on 9/11. But our reaction to 9/11 has knocked America completely out of balance, and it’s time to get things right again. ROGER COHEN The Politics of Confidence The unpopularity of George W. Bush has led many to believe global America-hating will ebb once he leaves office. That’s a dangerous assumption. The fact that American diplomatic activity in Iraq nearly came to a halt when Blackwater was grounded for a few days shows how much American operations have come to depend on mercenaries. PAUL KRUGMAN Countrywide Financial, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, made more questionable loans than anyone else — and its postbubble behavior stands out. | H5 Washington Post A Small Outbreak of Mideast Hope By Jim Hoagland, Circumstances may be just desperate enough for reason and good will to break out suddenly. 'The IED problem is getting out of control. We've got to stop the bleeding.' 'The single most effective weapon against our deployed forces' By Rick Atkinson A Costly Two-Year 'Learning Curve' Part 2 | Frustration mounts in 2004 and 2005 as various efforts fail to stop roadside bombs. And a new menace appears on the battlefield: the EFP, or explosively formed penetrator. Cairo Moving to Cripple Muslim Brotherhood: Government Seen Eliminating Opposition as Transition Looms President's Allies Ahead in Ukraine: Exit Polls Show Slim Margin; Key Rivals Both Claim Victory Muzzling in the Name of Islam Some of the world's most repressive governments are attempting to use a controversy over a Swedish cartoon to provide legitimacy for their suppression of their critics in the name of respect for Islam Israel Submits Nuclear Trade Plan Move May Complicate Efforts to Win Exemption for India What We Owe the Burmese » Fred Hiatt | Tell China it can have its Olympics or its regime in Burma, not both. A Democratic Transition at Treasury » Robert D. Novak | Bush's Treasury is looking a lot more like Hillary Clinton's future team Editorial Dangerous Logjam on Surveillance By David Ignatius, When a nation can't solve the problems that concern its citizens, it's in trouble. Echoes of Tiananmen Square By Yang Jianli, My memories of Tiananmen came rushing back as I watched the junta's bloody crackdown in Burma . U.S. Won't Block Libya's U.N. Bid Decision on Security Council Campaign Angers Tripoli's Critics | H6 Guardian US sticking to diplomacy on Iran, says UK envoy Go for that early election, Gordon, this is as good as the economy is going to get Ex-US ambassador to UN attacks withdrawal of troops by Brown An illogical Armageddon Peter Preston: The new nuclear age has been made more chilling by a state of mutually assured incomprehension. Atheists arise: Dawkins spreads the A-word among America's unbelievers Lost in France: the Iraqis seeking a new life in Britain Can terrorism destroy democracy? Vox pop Sep 30 07, 10:30am: Why democracy? Answers from Beth Ditto, Naomi Wolf, John Pilger and more. What would make you start a revolution? Vox pop Why democracy? Answers from Sam Duckworth, Lynne Segal, Andrew Roberts and more. Can politicians solve climate change? Vox pop Why democracy? Answers from Peter Tatchell, Ariel Levy, Rizwan Ahmed and more. Who would you vote for as president of the world? Vox pop Why democracy? Answers from Peter Tatchell, Saffron Burrows, Guido Fawkes and more. The Observer Democracy: the 10 big questions More than a form of government, democracy has become a hallowed ideal. But can we agree about what it really means? We posed 10 questions to leading thinkers, politicians and activists. Cameron faces poll meltdown
· Observer poll reveals Tories trailing
· Brown trusted on key election issues This is not the time for an election, Mr Brown
There is a faction within the Tory party which clings to the belief that Britain is fundamentally a conservative country. According to this view, voters were mesmerised by New Labour but will one day, like volunteers on stage at a hypnotist's show, snap out of their trance, look around bewildered and embarrassed and retake their conservative seats. How Junta stemmed a saffron tide
The military crackdown on Burma's monk-led opposition has emptied the streets and removed hope of regime change ... for now. But dissent continues to seep out via the internet and from the army rank and file. |
H7 Washington Times Trends in Iraq Michael O'Hanlon Are things really improving on the battlefields of Iraq, or not? There is plenty of room for debate about American policy even after we reach a clear answer to this question Boston Globe Academia in the crosshairs (By Joel E. Cohen and Leslie C. Berlowitz) POLITICAL AND sectarian violence has not only paralyzed Iraq's economy and destabilized its government, it has brought the nation's once thriving educational system to the brink of collapse. Iraqi academics and teachers face daily threats to their lives. Daily Star Iraq's chance to reconfigure itself may touch raw nerves elsewhere UPI Analysis: Iran stops accepting payments in dollars RFE RL As Tensions Rise, So Does Rhetoric The growing drumbeat from the West might signal looming conflict over Iran's nuclear program. On the other hand, it could serve many interests, including avoiding conflict altogether U.S. Plans Base Near Iraqi-Iranian Border The U.S. military is launching an intensified effort to stop what it says is Iranian support for insurgents in Iraq. Helena Cobban Washington's month in Iraq/Iran Newsweek Blackwater: The Confidential Iraqi Incident Report Becker-Posner Blog Universal National Service is a Tax, and a Bad One –Becker Universal National Service--Posner
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Papers Mon: IEDs: A Deadly Learning Curve
Iraq Papers Mon: Opposing the Division of Iraq
Iraq Seeks Action From Allies at Meeting WIRE: Military deaths in Iraq lowest in 14 months... Petraeus Admits to Rise in Iraq Violence Iraq wants 'last extension' of force mandate (By Sinan Salaheddin) Feuding Iraqi factions unite against US move 'Terrorist' tag eyed for CIA, U.S. Army Iran's parliament yesterday approved a nonbinding resolution labeling the CIA and the U.S. Army "terrorist organizations," in apparent response to a Senate resolution seeking to give a similar designation to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. 'Iraq Will Not Be Base to Attack Iran or Syria' New Well-Financed Group Pushes for War With Iran US Says Iranian-Made Missiles Found in Iraq UK's Brown Prepares for 'Significant' Troop Withdrawal From Iraq France in the Middle East: fresh ideas and new risks By Claire Spencer Killing the brain
How Iraq's violence forces the brightest to flee abroad Jordan calls for Iraq to stay united The King of Jordan has called for the preservation of Iraq’s territorial integrity after talks with the Iraqi Vice-President By James Palmer Islamic militants are increasingly targeting Christians, especially in the Iraqi capital, forcing an exodus that has cut deeply into the long-standing minority community. Jordan King, Iraqi Vice-President Discuss Reconciliation Efforts, Refugees Al Awsat The Syrian Tragedy and the Lebanese Comedy : Hussein Shobokshi Pentagon launches Africa command
The US opens a new military command centre for Africa it says will help poor states without launching wars “How to Bring Liberty to Syria,” by Ford Prefect
| H9 Ha’aretz - Israel worried PA will harden its stance ahead of Int'l summit PA to seek int'l body to oversee deals with Israel Syria denies report of military activity at Dir al-Zur farm Syria says site allegedly hit by IAF used for agricultural research only, denies September raid took place Livni to tell UN: Iran nuclear problem will not solve itself Lebanon A Middle Eastern microcosm Levy: Why must Israel destroy the homes of Palestinian families? Rosner's guest: Ruth Wisse discusses the politics of Jews Hamas renews its call for cease-fire with Israel in the Gaza Strip UN to wait for IAEA report before voting on Iran sanctions Jerusalem Post Bolton calls for strike on Iran and 'removal' of Ahmadinejad "The US once had the capability to engineer the clandestine overthrow of governments. I wish we could get it back," says former envoy. Officials in Syrian site deny IAF attack Arab research center says it's astonished by the "lies and fabrications," invites press to visit. The Region: Ahmadinejad's agenda
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UN: Cuts in energy, fuel from Gaza Strip could create severe hardships and humanitarian crisis Yedioth Ahronoth Bolton calls for Iran strike
Former US ambassador to UN draws cheers from British Conservatives, saying that diplomacy has failed to halt Tehran's nuclear program. 'We are very close to the point where we have to make that choice on military force,' he adds En route to confederation Process of national disintegration in Mideast accelerating; is it good for Israel? Who really rules Israel? 'Senate declared war on Iran' Hizbullah's spiritual leader slams vote to label Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terror organization After the bomb In 10 years we may feel Ahmadinejad should have been detained in NY, Uri Orbach says Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Many contestants in latest 'space race' to the moon China, Japan, India, Europe, the US, and Russia are poised to probe Earth's satellite - some with the expectation of extracting lunar resources for national gain Ukraine's democracy is increasingly rare light in ex-Soviet bloc In the run-up to Sunday's elections, Ukraine saw open competition between sharply differing political parties, a wide spectrum of media coverage, and little direct state interference. West eyes China to influence Burma's junta Asian nations are critical, but they may not take strong action. China has long had a policy of noninterference ASIA UPI New world order emerges in resurgent Asia A qualitative reordering of power in Asia is challenging strategic stability and reshaping major equations. A new Great Game is under way, centered on building new alliances, ensuring power equilibrium, gaining greater market access and securing a larger share of energy and mineral resources. By Brahma Chellaney Washington Post FOREIGN AFFAIRS | CHINA A Country on the Edge An expert sees danger in China's weakness, not its strength. Reviewed by John Pomfret, CHINA Fragile Superpower By Susan L. Shirk Oxford Univ. 320 pp. $27 The Observer Leader As Burma suffers, China must be forced to act Concerns that the Games will be politicised - that they will become a platform for democracy campaigners to highlight China's human-rights abuses - have already proved a significant factor in nudging Beijing away from stalwart defence of the Burmese junta. China's economic tentacles make headway in Latin America
By Enrique Dussel Peters Newsweek Pakistan: Musharraf's Likely Successor China Learns The Power Play Guardian The Burmese monks' spiritual strength proves religion has a role in politics
Pankaj Mishra: Buddhism and its values have inspired a tradition of non-violent protest more powerful than secularists understand. More than words
Burma: The big fear of the Burmese monks who have risked their lives to demand change is the gradual onset of silence. The Times Warning the Junta Burma’s neighbours should use their leverage to force change in a cowed nation Who will win? Can the world help? What can the world do about the situation in Burma? Will it make any difference? Who, if anyone, can really have an influence? China celebrated the 2,557th birthday of Confucius with sacrifices, speeches, dances and recitations in the northern town of Qufu FT WORLD NEWS: Talks halted as nuclear reactor plan studied WORLD NEWS: West expects India to lead on democracy | H11 IHT Prolonging the honeymoon By ROGER COHEN
The next American president must switch from the politics of anxiety to the politics of confidence. Blogging Ahmadinejad
By TOM PARKER Excerpts of what Iranian bloggers had to say about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Columbia University. EUROPE European press review Ha’aretz I am the state The French people are under the impression that Sarkozy has conducted a coup, albeit through democratic means, and has taken control of their lives. Washington Times Sarkozy brings 'new tone' on role in NATO New hints that France may rejoin NATO"s military wing after a 41-year absence underscore a stunning foreign-policy shift under new President Nicolas Sarkozy UPI Analysis: Germany seeks solutions to home-grown terror The biggest threat to France? The Soviet Union, once, and before that Germany. But if we think back to Waterloo... more» Edmund Stoiber, premier of Bavaria since 1993, quits national politics, leaving the state’s future in the hands of the country’s toughest law-and-order politician LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Greece has work to do on governance Bank’s chief economist says the region’s economies have weathered turbulence in financial markets ‘very well’, but growth will slow in the longer term as credit costs rise | H12 RFE/RL Washington Times Nagorno-Karabakh Breakaway state still struggling for recognition By Levon Sevunts Independent Leading article: The Orange revolution: faded, but not finished The battle of the Viktors brings on voter fatigue in Ukraine Kasparov to stand for Russian presidency Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov is the candidate for Russia's beleaguered opposition. BBC Pro-West blocs 'win' Ukraine vote Russian-leaning PM comes first in Ukraine's election, but pro-Western parties say they will form a coalition. Q&A: Ukrainian election A pro-Western democratic coalition appeared headed for victory in parliamentary elections yesterday, dominating a vote that will decide finally whether the country aligns itself with Russia or the West. Google News Azerbaijan The Observer Wave of killings fuels fear of a second Chechnya
Muslim gunmen are murdering ethnic Russians in Ingushetia as security forces take their own toll. Q&A with Garry Kasparov BBC Georgia crisis
Sensational allegations give leader his biggest challenge yet
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| H13 The Times Sunday Times Neocon 'godfather' tells Bush: bomb Iran One of the founding fathers of neoconservatism urges bombing Iran rather than allowing it to acquire nuclear weapons Secret US air force team plan for Iran strike Snatched: Israeli commandos ‘nuclear’ raid The political parties are dying Thatcher and Blair neutered the conferences turning them into adjuncts of the politics of charisma Simon Jenkins Leader Go for it, Gordon An increased Labour majority would finish off Mr Cameron, leaving a rudderless party with no obvious successor Wall Street Journal Surveillance Showdown "Privacy" zealots want America to forgo intelligence capabilities during wartime.
By DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. AND LEE A. CASEY Washington Times Violence mars Pakistan campaign Courtroom decorum gave way to a huge street brawl between police and lawyers yesterday when both groups — armed with sticks — formed impromptu battle lines and began swinging away in the shadow of Pakistan's Supreme Court in Islamabad. Trigger-Happy Journalists
Some of our finest special-op soldiers serve companies like Blackwater.
By BEN RYAN The weaker dollar stings consumers, but it's helping stave off a deeper economic slowdown by making exports more competitive. Mixed with other factors, its impact on companies varies | H14 Financial Times Iran ready to work with US and stabilise Iraq Iran is ready to help the US stabilise Iraq if Washington were to present a timetable for withdrawing its troops from the country, Tehran’s top security official has told the Financial Times WORLD NEWS: Iran at 'gateway' of industrial scale nuclear enrichment COMMENT: Lessons on quitting a conflict from Ike and Dick The next US president should learn the lessons of previous campaigns when it comes to pulling out of Iraq, write Kurt Campbell and Vikram Singh COMMENT: How not to tackle the volatile euro/dollar An exchange rate policy to improve the eurozone’s competitiveness, which is what Nicolas Sarkozy suggests, is utterly impractical, writes Wolfgang Munchau Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq are pursuing a new philosophy that aims to empower municipal officials to help the economy grow and create jobs COMMENT: The era of empires is over in the global economy Belonging to a particular nationality should not be the decisive factor in choosing candidates for key IMF and World Bank posts, writes Alexei Kudrin WORLD NEWS: Troika flexibility hints at IMF reform deal UBS is expected to announce the departure of its investment bank head as it warns that it has written off billions of dollars on fixed-income assets Big gains for Tymoshenko in Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko appeared to have made big gains in the country’s parliamentary election, boosting her position in a three-way power struggle with President Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovich, prime minister BOOK REVIEW: Where capitalism trumps democracy Universal coverage is feasible, desirable and overdue. Those calling for reform, however, need to think harder about costs A new road for American unionism Clive Crook asks if a recovery of union power is a good answer to the economic strains and insecurity of which so many Americans complain By the time the next banking crisis comes around we need to have simplified the system so it is clear who is in charge, and given them enough discretion to act Sep | Editorial The business of war The Blackwater fiasco reveals the perils of applying the corporate model to managing national security. Religion as a force for good By Ian Buruma As the Burmese rebellion shows, it's often the faithful who are inspired to do great things. Iraq rebuffs U.S. push for power-sharing Cairo struggles to remain a city of action Our disgraceful refugee score card By Anna Husarska Why does the U.S. take in far fewer refugees -- especially Iraqis -- than it should? Sputnik's warning By Matthew Brzezinski Moscow got to space first to display military might in the face of U.S. provocation. Fifty years later, it's a point well taken. |
| H16 American Politics LA Times GOP field is no answer to prayer Christian conservatives haven't found a candidate they can get behind, and that could benefit a social liberal: Giuliani. Questions for Obama By George F. Will, Is it audacious to hope for more clarity from Barack Obama than he has so far supplied? NEWSWEEK Poll: Obama leads in Iowa among likely caucus goers...
Christian Conservatives Consider Third-Party Effort realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Bill Clinton leapt to his wife’s defence after Barack Obama implied she was nothing more than a cynical political insider Richardson: Enormously Unwise to Attack Iran Before Leaving Iraq The Observer Time running out for the making of a black President
Barack Obama's campaign has stubbornly failed to gather momentum, while Hillary Clinton powers ahead. Paul Harris in New York on the man from Illinois who stalled in the polls. Clinton's Game of Dodgeball By David S. Broder Can Hillary Clinton get away with saying little or nothing for the next three months? Religious Right May Blackball Giuliani - Michael Scherer, Salon | H17 Daily Telegraph There is nothing wrong with being Right When political parties of the Right abandon their natural ground, they leave a vacuum which parties of the Left can fill, or pretend to fill, writes Janet Daley. Afghanistan: No peace with terror The Taliban remain our sworn enemies, and Afghanistan will not be safe until they have been convincingly defeated Sunday Telegraph Prepare for the clash of the generations Perhaps the great global division of this century will not be between East and West, but simply between the Old World and the Young World, suggests Niall Ferguson. US trains Gulf air forces for war with Iran The US air force is working with military leaders from the Gulf to train and prepare Arab air forces for a possible war with Iran Neocons seek to justify action against Iran | H18 Independent Stephen King: The great American economic horror story Independent on Sunday Black gold turns grey as Western giants prepare to draw from the wells of Iraq |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism America's Response to Terrorists' Threats Securing the Bomb: 2007
Full Text 187 pages; PDF. See Also: Executive Summary (12 pages; PDF) Source: Nuclear Threat Inititative and
Project On Managing The Atom
Belfer Center For Science And International Affairs
John F. Kennedy School Of Government
Harvard University US Is Top Arms Seller to Developing World Boston Globe The shadow army (By Janine R. Wedel) IF THERE is a quagmire in Iraq, it was created more than a decade ago when the United States instituted a flawed system governing the use of contractors to perform governmental functions. Now, despite Iraqi fury at Blackwater USA, some of whose employees are accused of fatally shooting Iraqis, Washington is so reliant on the firm that it dare not ... 185,000 Wounded Vets From Iraq Seek Govt Help Need some surface-to-surface missiles? In the market for grenade launchers or plastic explosives? Manufacturers and customers meet every two years in London for the world's largest arms fair. In the age of terror, business is booming in the secretive sector This week, House Democrats say they plan to hold hearings on a misguided bill that would grant habeas corpus rights to terrorist detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. 10,000 East Germans Spied for the West UPI Analysis: Germany seeks solutions to home-grown terror Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group: Final Report to Congress (PDF; 7 MB)
Source: National Archives | H20 Slate The Most Polluted Cities in the World Managing Health Care in an Ageing World: Policy Brief No. 2
2 pages; PDF. Creative Class and Regional Growth – Empirical Evidence from Eight European Countries (PDF; 876 KB)
Source: Jena Economic Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University/Max Planck Institute of Economics | H21 Greed will be the death of football Will Hutton: The Premier League is under threat from buccaneering foreign ownership. Are Religious People Happier? - Arthur Brooks, Wall Street Journal (By Paul R. Abramson, Why universities shouldn't prohibit relations between teachers and students Microsoft steps up battle with Google V.S. Naipaul was raised in a disorderly, inefficient, and self-deceiving society. He longs for order and clarity... more» ... more» Tabby or not tabby Some academics envisage that super-intelligent machines will one day keep human beings as pets Anjana Ahuja
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