| H1 stratfor geopolitical diary Geopolitical Diary: Talk of More US-Iranian Talks Political, Military, and Economic Dynamics in Iraq: A Graphic Overview Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Document (PDF; 3.2 MB) Washington Post 'A Way Out' for Iran By David Ignatius The United States must avoid a situation in which its only options are to accept a nuclear Iran or go to war. Top Iraqis Pull Back From Key U.S. Goal Iraqi leaders argue that sectarian animosity is entrenched in the structure of their government and national reconciliation is not a realistic goal Departing Bush Staffers Wonder About Legacy The cumulative exodus of so many key people at once has transformed the White House as it heads into the dwindling months of the Bush presidency 5 Myths About Sick Old Europe By Steven Hill, In the global economy, today's winners can become tomorrow's losers in a twinkling, and vice versa. Not so long ago, American pundits and economic analysts were snidely touting U.S. economic superiority to the "sick old man" of Europe. What a difference a few months can make Who Made Hillary Queen? By Geoffrey Wheatcroft, One question from England: Why on Earth should Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton be the front-runner for the presidency? Chill out. Stop fighting over global warming -- here's the smart way to attack it. By Bjorn Lomborg, Stop fighting over global warming ¿ here's the way to attack it P.W. Singer: Outsourcing War is Bad Business Charge It to My Kids THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The tooth fairy leaves money at the end of every month under Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson’s pillow. And what a big pillow it is! How Congress Forgot Its Own Strength By MARIO M. CUOMO The Democrats should announce that no money will be appropriated for any military action against another nation without a proper declaration of war. By JON MEACHAM The founders wanted faith to be one thread in the country’s tapestry, not the whole tapestry Editorial On Torture and American Values Is this a nation that tortures human beings and then concocts legal sophistries to confuse the world and avoid accountability before American voters? Newsweek Can the English-Speaking Powers Stay on Top? Why the Anglo-American alliance manages to blunder on Fineman: Democrats Divided Over Iran Policy Iraq: With U.S. Help, Warlords Gain New Power Neocons Converge Around Giuliani Campaign White House Insiders Fought Over Interrogations Fineman: Intel Community To Release 'Three Iran Reports' To 'Slow Down' Bush's Warmongering A Decent Outcome for Iraq - Fouad Ajami, US News & World Report
Biden: Ahead of His Time? - George Packer, Interesting Times
Sunday Telegraph Once our leaders had real power The traditional sovereigns of the political world are starting to look about as powerful as professors, argues Niall Ferguson. Gordon Brown 'will back Iran air strikes' PM has agreed to support US air strikes if the Islamic republic orchestrates large-scale attacks against British or American forces. Troops face decades in Afghanistan The commander of UK troops in Helmand has warned that British troops face a 30-year "marathon mission" against the Taliban. Sunday Times Suicide bombers head to Iraq Articulate, middle-class men are leaving Damascus and preparing to die for Bin Laden Bush’s gift of victory to Iran’s hardmen With its every move in Iraq, the US strengthens Iran's hardmen Guardian Leader The turmoil continues Pakistan: The election of General Pervez Musharraf as president on Saturday has done little to end the constitutional and political crisis consuming Pakistan. Financial Times ANALYSIS: Battered caravanserai Shop shelves are full in Tehran but inflation is adding to the woes of a populace facing the prospect of conflict with the west Editorial Finding a job for the First Laddie Keeping Bill Clinton at a distance during his wife’s campaign seems wise. Once the election is over, the need to repair relations with other nations and show a friendlier face to the world demands that his remarkable talents be used McClatchy Change in Iraqi province obvious in rare drive A few months ago, no American would have been foolish enough to do what I had just done: drive from Baghdad west through Iraq's Anbar province, long the hotbed of the country's Sunni Muslim insurgency, and into Jordan. But western Iraq has changed, and the drive last Sunday was proof of that. BBC Least bad option?
Democracy once looked invincible - now it faces challenges Ha’aretz – WTR: Israeli deterrence can not last forever Matt Brooks: Clear difference between Republicans and Democrats on challenges related to Israel What will be the most difficult Israeli/Palestinian issue to overcome Report: US Hesitance Delayed IAF Syria Strike Los Angeles Times The Darfur deception By David Rieff In trying to spur action, some humanitarian groups are oversimplifying the conflict Rival Shiites in Iraq agree to truce Two Shiite Leaders in Iraq Reach a Peace Agreement PDPBR for October 5-7, 2007 CFR After Musharraf Victory, Rough Ride Remains Global Attitudes: Challenges For The Next Administration? [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service] SIPRI Yearbook 2007: summary versions in 8 languages | H2 CNN Turkey weighs response over attack Ha’aretz Turkey FM, in J'lem: Israel must explain IAF strike Turkey's Ali Babacan tells Peres in Jerusalem visit he wants explanation of September air strike on Syria FT WORLD NEWS: Turkey awaits economic blueprint WORLD NEWS: White House fears Turkey backlash over Armenia bill The Bush administration has warned that Washington’s relations with Turkey could be endangered and US troops in Iraq put at risk because of congressional legislation that denounces the mass killings of Armenians more than 80 years ago as genocide Assistant Secretary Dan Fried: Administration Opposes Congressional Armenian Resolution Assistant Secretary Fried’s Full Statement
Letter from the Former Secretaries of State to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Kara Çarşamba için Ankara alarmda Semih İDİZ Pelosi'nin Ermeni açmazı Turkey Puts Up Buffer Zones Along Iraq Border Kadri Gürsel PKK'nın tankı mı? İran'ın atom bombası mı? Turkey Shells Iraqi Kurdish Border Towns; Political, Security Update Iran to Reopen Border With Kurdish-Run Area of Northern Iraq Turkish Artillery Shelling of Cross-Border Regions in Zakho AP Turkey warns U.S. not to pass Armenian genocide bill Turkey assures Syria on Israeli strike Washington Post Turkey's Jewish Islamists By Mustafa Akyol A Turkish writer's creative -- and popular -- sequel to 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion': He's dreamed up a conspiracy theory about a Zionist plot to create an Islamist state.. Türk-Arap ilişkilerinin düzelmesi İran'ı durdurur CİHAD FADIL Avcılar'da patlama: 5 yaralı Jesuralem Post: Ermeni tasarısı geçerse Israil-Türkiye ilişkileri de gerilir Şükrü Elekdağ: Diasporayı Ermenistan yönetiyor Ankara'da Gözler ABD Kongresi'nde Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Kurdish Rebels Kill 13 Turkish Soldiers Katliam yerini inceleyen vekillerin kafası karıştı Iraqi Army to From Two Divisions in Kurdistan Region Barzani'den 'petrol anlaşmalarına devam' sinyali Güneydoğu'da güvenlik bölgeleri genişletildi Talabani Supports Proposal to Divide Iraq Into Three Regions Yazıcıoğlu'da 'sınır ötesi' dedi Turkey, Iran resolve to deepen energy ties PKK kadroları Murat Belge HAKAN ALBAYRAK PKK meselesine devam… Kuzey Irak'ı dışlamak PKK'ya yarar SAMİ ŞURUŞ Kuzey Irak 51. eyaletimiz olmasın Matan Chorev Irak'ın bölünmesi daha fazla çekişmeye yol açar
ABDURRAHMAN ERRAŞİD - Ardan Zentürk DTP’nin hedefi, Öcalan’a düğümlendi... Holbrooke İran'a müdahale için geçerli sebep yok Şırnak'ta 13 şehit İran'a yapılacak askerî bir harekât felakete yol açar Kış operasyonunu 'mavi bereliler' yapacak Talabani: Kürt devleti olursa Türkiye saldırır Hunt Denies His Political Ties Aided Kurdish Pact Şam'a garanti verdi, İsrail'den açıklama istedi Talabani: "Bağımsız Kürt devletinin kurulması imkansız" Kürtler yeni milis gücü oluşturuyor
BBC PKK attack kills 13 Turk soldiers
Walid Sharika: the Referendum in Kirkuk will be Held in Mid-November Erdoğan: 'Terörle mücadelemiz artık çok farklı olacak' Yüreğimiz yanıyor Köylüler: Katliam PKK'nın intikamıydı PKK'nın eylemleri son anda önlendi Doğuda yasak bölgeler
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Babacan, Gül'ün mektubunu Esad'a iletti Iraq Kurdistan: Second Phase of Kirkuk's Article 140 Under Way Peşmerge yetmedi yeni ordu kuruyorlar Senior Kurdish Official Discusses Role of MPs, Other Parliamentary Issues Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 7 October 2007 Iraqi Kurdistan: Socialist Party Head Supports US Senate Resolution Kurds Tackle 'Honor Killings' of Women Şam, Ankara'ya bir adım daha yaklaştı Term contracts sought by Iraq for selling Kirkuk crude
Halilzad Türkiye, Irak'ta Birleşmiş Milletler'e öncülük edebilir 'Ortadoğu'da güvenlik, her ülke için olmalı' Kürtlerin iki petrol anlaşması daha yolda Org. Başbuğ: Çanakkale'ye baksınlar İran Kuzey Irak sınırını yeniden açtı Cudi Dağı'nda operasyon Babacan Beşşar Esad ile bir araya geldi İstanbul'daki yasadışı gösteride 14 gözaltı İsrailli büyükelçi: Türkiye birinci vatanım JTA Turkey's foreign minister visited Israel to diffuse regional tension over last month's air strike against Syria. Nabi Yağcı Geçmişten, yalnız DTP değil herkes ders çıkarmalı PKK’lı ’Glock’cu Babacan, Başar Esad'a Gül'ün mektubunu iletti Öcalan'ın yeğeni cezaevine konuldu DTP’den, Öcalan'ın yeğeninin tutuklanmasına tepki ABD silahları, PKK’ya götürülürken yakalandı Terörist çadırını ziyaret eden DTP'li başkan tutuklandı Babacan’dan Şam’a hava sahası garantisi Kozan'da PKK'ya lanet yağdı Iranians, Iraqis Welcome Re-Opening of Borders - MP Gül'den Beşar Esad'a davet Hasan Kanbolat What can Bush do against Iran in his last year? Barzani, petrol anlaşmalarını savundu Khalilzad underscores Turkish role in Iraq Namık Tan: İsrail'in soykırım iddialarına yaklaşımını takdir ediyoruz İsrail'in yeni Ankara büyükelçisi: Türkiye birinci vatanım Kerkûk Konferansı Davası son aşamada
Samarra and Kirkuk: A Strategic City Update Taking the Lead on Iraqi Oil
Wall Street Journal - By NECHIRVAN BARZANI Turkey to finance $3.5b Iran gas projects Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Rehn: "İlerleme raporu adil ve dengeli olacak" Bildt 'AB ülkeleri gibi hareket edin' Hasan Kanbolat [WHAT IS THE PROBLEM BETWEEN TURKEY AND ARMENIA] Should the border-gate with Armenia be opened? 6 vekil 'soykırım' iddialarına dair bilgi verecek Anayasa oylaması ABD heyetini 3 vekile indirdi Ermeni tezine karşı adam adama markaj Clinton Kardak krizinden çok şey öğrendim ‘KKTC’de siyasi kirlilik aşılacak’ AB’nin yüzde 30’u bizi AB’de sanıyor [WHAT IS THE PROBLEM BETWEEN TURKEY AND ARMENIA] Should the border ...
Today's Zaman Bakan Babacan: 301 sorunu yeni anayasayla çözülecek Yaman TÖRÜNER
Avrupa'ya onların gözüyle bakmalı Turkey's Greatest Reward Yunanistan'dan Türkiye'ye Suçlama Kumuçakos'tan Türkiye'ye suçlama İspanya Dışişleri Bakanı Müslümanlara karşı ayrımcılık önlenmeli Toptan, Pelosi'yi 'tasarı' için uyardı Tasarıdan İsrail ve ABD endişeli Gila BENMAYOR Armenian youth complain elders imposing ‘chosen trauma’ on them Babacan 301, Levi’s 501 oldu 404 gibi bize yapıştı Ferai Tınç 301’i kim marka yaptı? Mensur Akgün Ya niyet yok ya da hala karar alınmadı Swedish Web sites targeted by Turkish hackers after publication of Muhammad drawing - International Herald Tribune 'Belene'nin hesabı sorulsun' Yüce Divan tartışılıyor
'Yüce Divan yolu, kurumları yıpratıyor' Türk hackerlardan 5000’den fazla saldırı Toptan'ın yeğenleri polis dövdü Seviyeli 1 düşünür sevdim mahalleden Perihan Mağden Nükleer Yasası yeniden Meclis'e geliyor Hastanelere merkezî randevu sistemi geliyor Dayakçı üsteğmenin görev yeri değiştirildi Is manliness about being the breadwinner or being a good father? Dayakçı üsteğmen görevinden alındı Serpil YILMAZ Bakalım Sabah-atv maçını kim alacak? Tıp fakültesinde 'uygarlık çatışması' Bazı tıp öğrencilerinin inançlarına aykırı bularak alkol ve cinsel ilişkinin yol açtığı hastalıklar ile ilgili derslere girmedikleri ve bu hastalıkları tedavi etmeyi reddettikleri bildirildi» Hasankeyf için söz verdi KORAY DÜZGÖREN İnsan Bakan da olsa biraz tutarlı olmalı Bakanlıktan Londra'da ''Fethullah Gülen''li Mevlana tanıtımı 'İstanbul'un 2050 yılına kadar su problemi olmaz' Biri Köşk’ü gözetliyor "Toptan'ın akrabalarına polis dayak attı" iddiası Kışlaya SIM kart sokan onbaşıya bir yıl hapis Erdoğan'dan gözdağı: Yolsuzluk yapanı bana bildirin Türk polisinin ’hizmet’ tarifesi Mason Locası kurullarının iptali istendi 'Yaratılış' teorileri insan haklarına tehdit Ayşe Kulin: Başörtülü kadın, kamusal alanda da olmalı! Katil genç ruhlar Yıldırım Türker Şiddet, intikam ve sanal âlemde faşizm G. GÜRKAN ÖZTAN Turkey explores uranium reserves for future nuclear power stations AKP'li kadın vekilin elini sıkmadılar AKP'li Cemal Öztaylan yine konuştu! Başesgioğlu: hiçbir ülkede devlet bu kadar sporun içinde değil Serdar Akinan Büyük fikirler Fehmi Koru Those were the days, my friends 8 Ekim 2007 Basın Özeti
| H3 Şırnak'ta hain saldırı: 13 asker şehit oldu PKK terör örgütünden Şırnak'ta hain saldırı: 13 asker şehit Tasarı geçerse ABD'ye 6 misilleme yapılacak Turkey mulls measures for the day after Wilson Bize göre Türkiye laik bir demokrasi Ömer Taşpınar Time to bargain with Washington Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Dönülmez akşamın uf kunda Ermeni tasarısı Fatih Çekirge Askerinizin lojistiğini keseriz Terörle Mücadele Yüksek Kurulu toplanıyor Erdoğan: Terörle mücadelemiz bundan sonra çok farklı bir şekilde devam edecek Bahçeli: Sınır ötesinde sıcak takip hakkı doğdu Tarihçi Kemal Karpat, AKP yönetimini uyardı: Yüzde 47'yle gelen yüzde 7'yle gider Cüneyt Ülsever Türkiye-ABD ilişkileri nereye gider? Taha AKYOL Başbuğ ve etnik milliyetçilik Lice'de askere hain pusu: 1 şehit ERDAL ŞAFAK Öncelikli reform Enis Berberoğlu Bush’la telefon protokolü Şamil Tayyar Gül, Erdoğan’ı kızdırıyor mu? Cengiz Çandar Türkiye referandum kültürüne alışmalı İsmail Küçükkaya İşte Başbakan’ın “referandum konuları” SOLİ ÖZEL Korkular AKP referandumda ısrarlı
Bülent Keneş The costly bill awaiting us all the day after 21 Ekim'de 'Evet' çıkarsa Gül'ün görev süresi 5+5 Mustafa Akyol Başörtülüler daha az vergi ödemeli Emre Aköz: 'Merkez medya' din cahili Anayasanın iki temel ilkesi
Tarhan Erdem 'Tasarının geçmesi İslamcılara yarar' Fikret BİLA Org. Başbuğ'un tespiti ve DTP'nin tutumu Cumhurbaşkanı'nın özel uçağındaki basın rejimi! Son söz YSK'nın Cinayetten 17 yıl sonra gelen bakan itirafı Özel Harp Dairesi, 1952'de NATO öncülüğünde Rus işgaline karşı kurulmuştu. Adı pek çok karanlık olaya karıştı. Ecevit döneminin İçişleri Bakanı Hasan Fehmi Güneş, Çetin Emeç cinayetinin bu olaylardan biri olduğunu ima etti. ... Avcılar'da bomba patladı biri polis 5 kişi yaralandı Demirel: 12. cumhurbaşkanını halk seçsin, laiklik tehdit altında değil Türban eylemleri AKP hükümetleri döneminde ara verilen türban eylemleri, anayasa tartışmalarının ardından yine başladı. Antalya, İzmir ve Diyarbakır'da türban yasağına karşı çocuklara slogan attırıldı» Çiçek: Uzlaşma için hazırız
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Ceyda Karan Bilimsel araştırmadan çıkan acı gerçek: Üniversitelerde korku hakim Hasan CEMAL 'Sayın Öcalan!' Uzan Bu ailede tek patron benim Bakan Şimşek 'çifte vatandaş' 'Sarı zarf'a sahip çıkan olmadı ABD'nin ekonomik sorunları yapısal
ÖMER TAŞPINAR Nasuhi Güngör Erdoğan ve İlker Başbuğ Gül’ün Cumhurbaşkanı olarak ilk MGK’sı Taha Kıvanç Kitaplar ve dergiler arasında Fehmi Koru Halkın dediği olacaksa… Demirel "12'nci cumhurbaşkanını halk seçmeli" Şahin Alpay Reminders concerning Turkey’s ‘constitutional accident’ Laiklik tehdit altında değil Referandum, bayramda da siyasetin gündeminde olacak Meclis Gül ile ilgili 2 maddeyi kaldıracak Ertuğrul Özkök Ahmet Hakan CHP’de oyun bitmez Başbakan Erdoğan’a Kaz Dağları mektubu M Ali Birand Hey Sam amca, ayağını denk al!
Hasan Celal Güzel İhsan DağıDo liberals support the AK Party? Oktay Ekşi Şecaat arz ederken... Özdemir İnce Demokrasi yıldızı Adnan Menderes Tufan Türenç Bir araştırmanın düşündürdükleri Mehmet Yılmaz Türban, Erdoğan’ın başına dolanacak gibi
Cumhurbaşkanı Gül ‘şah’ dedi muhalefet ringe havlu attı.. Ferai Tınç Sahnede üç sandalye vardı Mehmet Barlas Elif Şafak Madrid yerine İstanbul’da konuşsaydı ne değişirdi ki? AKP'de hırsızların yeri yok Selçuk Gültaşlı [BRÜKSEL] Cezayir, Türkiye'ye nasıl model oldu? Eser Karakaş TCK 301 ve AKP KÜRŞAT BUMİN Açıklama kaç bin, evrak kaç milyar dolarda gelir MUHARREM SARIKAYA Türkiye-Çin ve N'leven ERDAL ŞAFAK Omerta yasası Öncelikli reform ERGUN BABAHAN Türkiye'nin son markası EMRE AKÖZ Üniversite değil marangozhane Umur Talu 13 şehit ve çok önemli soru HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN NAZLI ILICAK Ahlâklı bir hayat için MAHMUT ÖVÜR Sol, iktidar olabilir mi?
YAVUZ DONAT Kullanılmayan bilgi kafaya yük Hızlı tren Mustafa Erdoğan Laiklik ve demokrasiye destek azalıyor mu? Sami Selçuk Hukukun uzak amacından / temel özgörevinden uzakta yaşamak Abdurrrahman Dilipak Türkiye bize bırakılamayacak kadar önemli bir ülke! İlnur Çevik Those questions are tough for a military democracy Doğu Ergil The problem: common history and particular identity Deniz Gökçe Yeni kırılganlıklar yaratmasak! Headscarf and social gender discriminationby HAKAN ATAMAN* Mahir Kaynak İhmal edilen Şahin: 19. madde fiilen uygulanmaz Mehmet BARLAS Akıl akıldan üstündür ve bir anlamda dün bugündür de... İhsan Yılmaz Hopes of reaching contemporary civilization, neo-Turkish diaspora, MHP and Gen. Özkök Serdar Turgut Özal’a sevgi
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TOBB: "2009'da enerji açığı krizi olabilir" İhracatçının andı Baran Tuncer Sosyal Güvenlik Reformu tümüyle elden gecirilecek Bakan Şişşek, IMF ile görüşecek Botaş alarm veriyor
Botaş'ın kamu kurumlarından alacağı 10.5 milyar YTL'ye ulaştı İBRAHİM KAHVECİ İşte Atam, dövizimiz 155 milyar dolar Kiradaki evini satana ‘vergi’ sorusu Türkiye 2006'da rekor sermaye çekti TÜSİAD, verdiği vergi kadar konuşsun Asım Erdilek In defense of the central bank’s independence Ertuğ Yaşar İllüzyon Baturalp Candemir Olumlu enflasyon rakamları faiz indirimlerine hız verebilir Tüzmen: En fazla ihracat artışını, gelişmiş ülkelere gerçekleştirdik Streamlining and diversifying Turkish Tourism investments Fed'in olası tavrı Fatih Özatay Yoksul ülkelere Türkiye örneği
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By TONY JUDT In a democracy, war should always be the last resort. “To jaw-jaw,” as Winston Churchill reminded Dwight D. Eisenhower, “is always better than to war-war.” Charge It to My Kids THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The tooth fairy leaves money at the end of every month under Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson’s pillow. And what a big pillow it is! How Congress Forgot Its Own Strength By MARIO M. CUOMO The Democrats should announce that no money will be appropriated for any military action against another nation without a proper declaration of war. Stanley Fish offers 10 questions about democracy. By JON MEACHAM The founders wanted faith to be one thread in the country’s tapestry, not the whole tapestry Editorial On Torture and American Values Is this a nation that tortures human beings and then concocts legal sophistries to confuse the world and avoid accountability before American voters? By KIRK SEMPLE and TIM GOLDEN American officials have found some supporters within President Hamid Karzai’s administration of their push to spray herbicide on opium poppies, officials said. By JASON T. SHAPLEN and JAMES LANEY As long as it has its plutonium, North Korea remains a threat. Having read about Carol Ann Gotbaum, I did something I rarely do. I went back and read my mother’s suicide note. The Bush administration and Congress should work to avoid mass foreclosures. Meanwhile, bankruptcy reform would give borrowers a shot at keeping their homes. PAUL KRUGMAN President Bush hasn’t strayed from the path of conservatism. On the contrary, he’s the very model of a modern movement conservative. | H5 Washington Post 'A Way Out' for Iran By David Ignatius The United States must avoid a situation in which its only options are to accept a nuclear Iran or go to war. Top Iraqis Pull Back From Key U.S. Goal Iraqi leaders argue that sectarian animosity is entrenched in the structure of their government and national reconciliation is not a realistic goal Departing Bush Staffers Wonder About Legacy The cumulative exodus of so many key people at once has transformed the White House as it heads into the dwindling months of the Bush presidency 5 Myths About Sick Old Europe By Steven Hill, In the global economy, today's winners can become tomorrow's losers in a twinkling, and vice versa. Not so long ago, American pundits and economic analysts were snidely touting U.S. economic superiority to the "sick old man" of Europe. What a difference a few months can make 'Federalism' and the Fate of Iraq As Lebanon Goes . . . : The Case for Fixing Beirut First Jackson Diehl, Lebanon has long been described as a theater where the larger tensions and conflicts of the Middle East are played out in miniature, and in the past three years its drama has seemed particularly representative. Who Made Hillary Queen? By Geoffrey Wheatcroft, One question from England: Why on Earth should Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton be the front-runner for the presidency? Chill out. Stop fighting over global warming -- here's the smart way to attack it. By Bjorn Lomborg, Stop fighting over global warming ¿ here's the way to attack it P.W. Singer: Outsourcing War is Bad Business Playing Politics With Blackwater By Robert D. Novak A Dutch Retreat on Speech? By Anne Applebaum, And now we come to what may be a truly fundamental test, maybe even a turning point, for that part of the world generally known as the West. Pakistan's Musharraf Sweeps Presidential Vote Victory to Remain in Doubt Until Supreme Court Resolves Question of His Eligibility Petraeus Says Iran Stoking Iraq Violence Sadr's Militia Blamed for Deadly Karbala Attack Attack's fallout could further splinter Iraq's ruling political alliance and diminish U.S. prospects for bringing stability to the country. Editorial More Torture Memos The Bush administration's secret legal decisions defy Congress and the courts Iraq Embassy Cost Rises $144M Shoddy workmanship, internal disputes and poor planning hinder construction in Baghdad A Land of Mystery By Jim Hoagland, There are two questions about the new nuclear-weapons agreement reached by the U.S. and North Korea: Why has a secretive government turned to negotiations and compromise -- and why has North Korea done the same? A Tougher Line on Government Contracting: Blackwater Fallout May Ripple Through Industry Talk Is Cheap Couldn't the U.S. Do More to Pressure Burma's Junta? By William Kristol, So much for President Bush's warning against harshly suppressing the peaceful protests for freedom and democracy Iraqi Probe Faults Blackwater Guards 17 People Killed Without Provocation At Baghdad Square, Officials Conclude Russians Honor a Crusading Journalist Small Crowds, Overseen by Police, Gather at Memorials on Anniversary of Slaying As War Dragged On, Coverage Tone Weighed Heavily on Anchors (By Howard Kurtz, Patent Fight Why a bill on reforming protection of inventions is worth watching | H6 Guardian Leader The turmoil continues Pakistan: The election of General Pervez Musharraf as president on Saturday has done little to end the constitutional and political crisis consuming Pakistan. US blames Tehran for escalating violence in Iraq Gen Petraeus claims a leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard is in direct charge of policy in Baghdad. Brown fightback begins as aides admit mistakes Beleaguered PM to make pledge on Iraq asylum places in bid to appease critics. How a killer question ended poll plans Brown to make deep cuts in troop numbers Pakistan insurgents step up fight
Political system in limbo after Musharraf's controversial election win. The Observer Crisis for Brown as poll ruled out · PM under fire as snap poll is ruled out · No election until at least 2009 · Cameron attacks 'humiliated' PM Musharraf wins but faces fight for power Pakistan's president has secured another five years in office, but life for half his countrymen remains a daily battle for survival. Brown aide plays down Iran threat
Brown's special security adviser warned that US claims about Tehran's military capability should be taken 'with a pinch of salt'. A woman's right? We'll judge that
American Supreme Court judges take what may be the first step towards outlawing abortion. Leader Brown will pay for his unwise gamble
Retreat is humiliating, even when it is the most prudent course of action. Our weasel words betray these decent Iraqis Nick Cohen: No one talks about the murderous psychopaths who kill the people brave enough to help us. Be careful when rewriting history
Tristram Hunt: Claiming that a Muslim navy helped England to defeat the Spanish Armada is not the way to promote harmonious multiculturalism. The case for keeping inheritance tax
Will Hutton: Ignore the bold Tory promises and Labour's shameful inaction. Paying death duties is vital for social mobility and opportunity. Brown will pay for his unwise gamble
Retreat is humiliating, even when it is the most prudent course of action. |
| H7 McClatchy Change in Iraqi province obvious in rare drive A few months ago, no American would have been foolish enough to do what I had just done: drive from Baghdad west through Iraq's Anbar province, long the hotbed of the country's Sunni Muslim insurgency, and into Jordan. But western Iraq has changed, and the drive last Sunday was proof of that. BBC Least bad option?
Democracy once looked invincible - now it faces challenges
A ROSY GLOW surrounds the memory of American economic dominance in the 1950s and 1960s, when US companies could invest easily anywhere there was an agreeable government, and few foreigners had the resources to buy American assets. Today the world economy is much stronger, and it is no surprise that foreigners are buying up American companies, several of them in ... A dispatch from inside the soft sell Iraq exit logistics (Arnaud de Borchgrave) Newsweek Does Blackwater Play By Its Own Rules in Iraq? Princess Diana's Murder and Islamoparanoia - Mark Steyn, OC Register Washington Institute Similar Threats, Similar Approaches: Improving Transatlantic Counterterrorism Ties Shifting perceptions that U.S. and European counterterrorism efforts have been at odds since the September 11 attacks is critical for the future of transatlantic cooperation against the shared terrorist threat. Syria's Strategic Weapons ProgramsThe September 6 Israeli airstrike against Syrian weapons facilities raises broader questions about the status of Syria's strategic weapons programs, which would likely play a crucial role in any future confrontation with Israel. New Yorker Greenback Blues by James Surowiecki The dollar drops, but nobody feels it. Commentary: Pro-war liberals come in from the cold | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Shi'ite factions to halt rivalry (By Kim Gamel) BBC Iraq's new friends
Why some Shias are concerned about a US-Sunni alliance British pullout tests Iraqis Iraq president: 100,000 US troops could leave soon Analysts Warn Syria Risks Wrath of al-Qaeda With Ties to Iraq's Ex-Ba'athists Secularism and Islamism in the Arab world
US Papers Monday: Iraq's New Tale of the Gun Iraq Papers Mon: Maliki Threatens to Sue
Iran envoy 'elite force member' The US military commander in Iraq, Gen Petraeus, accuses Iran's ambassador of being a Revolutionary Guard. Blackwater 'killed 17', says Iraq The Iraqi government says guards from US security firm Blackwater killed more people than previously thought. BLACKWATER SHOT UNPROVOKED, IRAQ CONFIRMS 80 Killed in North Waziristan Battles Gvosdev Power Sharing for Pakistan?
“Ticking Clocks and ‘Accidental’ War,” BY Alastair Crooke Two Iraqi Shi'I Leaders Sign Agreement to Safeguard "Islamic Interests" - TV Saudi Talk Show Discusses US Senate Resolution on Iraq Division
General election
Has Pakistan's Gen Musharraf outfoxed his political enemies?
Shi'I Leader Ammar Al-Hakim Discusses Future of United Iraqi Alliance Army-controlled Darfur town razed A Darfur town controlled by the Sudanese government has been burned down and looted, the UN says. Official Saudi website for fatwas
Saudi Arabia launches a website to publish Islamic fatwas giving prominence to authorised rulings. 20 Egyptian newspapers halt publication in protest Four Million Iraqi Refugees Struggle to Survive in an Increasingly Hostile Region Iraq Rejects Testimony by Former Anti-Graft Chief Casualties From Kirkuk Blast Rise to 12 | H9 Ha’aretz – WTR: Israeli deterrence can not last forever Matt Brooks: Clear difference between Republicans and Democrats on challenges related to Israel What will be the most difficult Israeli/Palestinian issue to overcome Report: US Hesitance Delayed IAF Syria Strike ABC News says U.S. asked Israel to postpone strike on Syria Livni: Israel shouldn't rush into concessions for sake of summit Rosner: Was Archbishop Tutu comparing Israel and Hitler? Syria paper urges return of Golan 'by any means' Jerusalem Post Security and Defense: Goodwill gesture or kiss of death?
By YAAKOV KATZ As the ME parley draws closer, the PMO and the defense establishment are growing farther apart. Analogy is no substitute for analysis
[ ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL Analogies aren't reliable guides to action, and hysteria is not a policy. Beyond the slogans, there needs to be a more robust debate within the Jewish community about America's options toward Iran. And this isn't about what "they" will think - that Jews and Israel are pushing America into another war. "They" think that anyway. If we want to be taken seriously as activists and advocates, we must get past the slogans and anti-Ahmadinejad cartoons. We must ask serious questions. 'Syria Won't Hesitate to Start a War With Israel to Regain Golan' Yedioth 'J'lem fate to be discussed' Vice premier hints in cabinet meeting that fate of Israel's capital will be discussed in international peace conference in the US; says anyone thinking conference will address structure of PA institutes "is fooling himself" The Iranian bear hug Arabs must form united front to counter Iranian threat before it's too late, Zaki Shalom says Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Palestinians launch longer-range rocket into Israel... Proposition: Israel must die...
at Oxford Union. RE: "The Israel Lobby" and It's Critics |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor ASIA La Times Don't blame China for Myanmar By Kerry Howley Neither China nor any other nation has much sway over the ruling junta. China evacuates one million Tropical storm hits China's southeast coast during holiday Newsweek Zakaria: Sanctions Aren’t the Answer for Burma New Crop of Leaders Could Radically Alter China FT COMMENT: How to tear down Burma's bamboo curtain Japan’s policy of constructive engagement is bankrupt and serves as a fig leaf for business as usual, writes Jeff Kingston | H11 IHT Merkel's coalition threatened by dispute among Social Democrats
By JUDY DEMPSEY Old divisions inside the Social Democrats have resurfaced over labor-law changes introduced by their former leader, Gerhard Schröder Poland threatens to reject EU treaty Warsaw wants the treaty to contain a voting mechanism that would allow a country like Poland to delay a decision, even if it did not have enough votes to block one. Terror and personal demons By ROGER COHEN History happens, but only just. The lives of individuals, as of nations, may hinge on a millimeter's difference in the trajectory of a bullet, a road not taken on a whim, or the random spray of shrapnel. Armed group of ethnic Albanians tries nerves
By NICHOLAS WOOD
The appearance of an armed ethnic Albanian group, reportedly patrolling near Kosovo's boundary with Serbia, has tested the nerves of politicians and international officials in the region. EUROPE European press review NYT Immigration, Black Sheep and Swiss Rage An extreme right-wing party has taken a hard line on foreigners and helped turn Switzerland’s election campaign in to a debate over the place of immigrants. Time France's Sarkozy: Honeymoon's Over "The E.U. Appoints New Counter-Terrorism Coordinator" Basque raid 'declaration of war'
A top leader of Basque separatists Batasuna says the arrest of 23 members is a "declaration of war". Swiss far-right rally sparks riots
Leftwing rioters wreck election campaign of Swiss People's Party FT ANALYSIS: Sweden sees its pristine image tarnished by a bank scandal Serbia’s brinkmanship with Brussels over Kosovo means the risk of turning away from the western world for the long term A Macedonian misnomer? (Nick Larigakis) | H12 RFE/RL Will Scandal Tarnish Democratic Image? Concerns are rising in Georgia that a scandal prompted by allegations the president ordered political killings could tarnish the country's image as a "beacon of democracy." Leaders Discuss Caspian Transport Corridor The presidents of Kazakhstan and Russia discuss a planned Caspian transport corridor that would include railroads, highways, and a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Russia via Kazakhstan. Putin 'Unifies' A Party System On Life Support President Vladimir Putin's surprise announcement that he will head a pro-Kremlin party's list of candidates in December parliamentary elections seems likely to scuttle his administration's efforts to develop at least the appearance of a pluralist political system. Central Asia: Solana Visit To Focus On Energy, Drug Trade Google News Azerbaijan Newsweek Russia Enters the Race for Africa's Riches Azerbaijan president says his country plans to buy stakes in German and other European companies as it searches for safe and high-yielding investments for its oil revenues The Nation The Courage of Anna Politkovskaya
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| H13 The Times Sunday Times Suicide bombers head to Iraq Articulate, middle-class men are leaving Damascus and preparing to die for Bin Laden Bush’s gift of victory to Iran’s hardmen With its every move in Iraq, the US strengthens Iran's hardmen Suicide bomber's video confession blames Iraq war Kremlin faithful prepare for second coming of President Putin Former KGB officers want Putin to serve as president for at least another eight years and possibly until 2023 Our troops' plight goes unnoticed Only Brown’s opportunistic Baghdad visit during the Tory conference brought the war into political focus Simon Jenkins Fear of offending is killing our culture The orthodoxy now is that multiculturalism has been a divisive failure. Integration is the new big thing Minette Marrin Wall Street Journal Another U.N. Power Grab
What would Reagan do? On the Law of the Sea Treaty, we know the answer.
By WILLIAM P. CLARK AND EDWIN MEESE Plan to Sell Iraqis M-16s Triggers Controversy The U.S. has quietly begun converting the Iraqi army over to the M-16, the main rifle for U.S. soldiers for over 50 years. The move is stoking a debate about how the new army should be rebuilt and equipped. Newsweek Samuelson: Lessons From
the 1987 Crash | H14 Financial Times ANALYSIS: Battered caravanserai Shop shelves are full in Tehran but inflation is adding to the woes of a populace facing the prospect of conflict with the west Editorial Finding a job for the First Laddie Keeping Bill Clinton at a distance during his wife’s campaign seems wise. Once the election is over, the need to repair relations with other nations and show a friendlier face to the world demands that his remarkable talents be used European Union member states are increasingly confident that a contentious treaty to modernise the bloc’s institutions will secure approval at a summit in Lisbon on October 18-19 The administration of President George W. Bush could face a further challenge to its anti-terrorism policies from the Supreme Court, which is expected to say whether it will take up a case involving US secret prisons overseas COMMENT: Europe's decade of reform draws to a close I have yet to meet one politician in a large continental country with a plausible economic reform strategy, writes Wolfgang Münchau Eurozone politicians may fret about the euro rising to record levels but businesses in the 13-country region, while concerned, are not panicking – and can even see positive benefits FT REPORT - FUND MANAGEMENT: Iran's Islamic banking model faces challenges BACK PAGE - FIRST SECTION: John Bolton is no neo-con COMMENT: Brown is in need of a strategy after this humiliation Strategy without tactics, the Chinese general Sun Tsu said 20-odd centuries ago, is the slowest route to victory. A prime minister’s discretionary power to call an election has never looked less justifiable after Gordon Brown’s choreographed lead-up to electoral battle led nowhere COMMENT: Posturing will not save the planet How capitalism broke politicsFerocious competition and global integration are on the rise at democracy’s expense, says a former US labour secretary – but he offers few alternatives, writes Clive Crook Grassroots Republicans are concerned about the growth in government spending during the the Bush presidency as the race to succeed him focuses on fiscal conservatism | H15 Los Angeles Times The Darfur deception By David Rieff In trying to spur action, some humanitarian groups are oversimplifying the conflict Rival Shiites in Iraq agree to truce Editorial I survived Blackwater By Janessa Gans A former U.S. official received the security company's services -- and witnessed its disregard for Iraqi lives |
| H16 American Politics Why Is This GOP Strategist Smiling? By David S. Broder, How could the GOP be happy with their current standing? The answer: The Democrats are also looking like dogs. DES MOINES REGISTER POLL: Clinton takes lead for Dems...
Romney tops GOP, Thompson moves into 2nd; Rudy Slips...
The Observer Why the American odds still favour Rudy over Hillary
US is perfectly capable of voting Republican again. Far from looking ahead to a Clinton White House be prepared for a Rudy Giuliani one. What Would GOP Do Without Hillary? - Mike Allen, The Politico Sunday Times Bush smooths path for Hillary Administration officials are paving the way for a smooth transition to a possible Democratic presidency Chasing bucks
Clinton's people hope to book a White House job by raking in dollars
HOLY OBAMA: 'WE CAN CREATE KINGDOM ON EARTH' A values agenda for the next president McClatchy As campaigns near, GOP lawmakers restless on Iraq Republican lawmakers anxious about their 2008 election prospects are growing increasingly frustrated by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's failure to unify his fractured country and reach the political benchmarks set by Congress. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp (By Christopher Shea) A growing group of scholars from both left and right say the nation's highest court is out of control. Cut back its power, they argue, and the country will be better off. Sick: The great American con trick By Andrew Stephen Opinion polls in the US show that many believe health care, not the Iraq War, is the nation's biggest problem. The middle classes now realise they have been duped. Obama is allowing us to forget how he inspired us
Michael Tomasky: Hillary Clinton's young rival for the American Democrats' presidential nomination needs to get back to being different. Are voters ready for a Mormon president?
Despite a costly campaign, many Americans are still suspicious of Mitt Romney. Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online: Is America Now South Asia? — No developed country in the world actually bestows political office on women because they were once the wives of presidents. It has tended to happen in South Asia - Sri Lanka, India, the Philippines - but certainly not in modern, developed, Western societies. | H17 Daily Telegraph Brown struggles after election postponment The Prime Minister will attempt to pick up the pieces of his premiership after a disastrous 48 hours during which he was forced to call off the general election Pakistani militants gain ground in restive areas While the political elite squabble, Pakistani militants have extended their territory beyond their stronghold in the lawless tribal areas. Insurgency fighting on Iraq's beaches US Marines in have taken the battle against al-Qa'eda to the unlikely setting of a beachside resort. Afghanistan 'puts Nato's future in peril' Commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan warns that alliance is at risk. Britain in talks with US on missile defence Disposable income in ten year slump Researchers say disposable income is at its lowest level for a decade, as taxes, housing costs, phone bills and travel expenses eat into salaries. Sunday Telegraph Once our leaders had real power The traditional sovereigns of the political world are starting to look about as powerful as professors, argues Niall Ferguson. Gordon Brown 'will back Iran air strikes' PM has agreed to support US air strikes if the Islamic republic orchestrates large-scale attacks against British or American forces. Troops face decades in Afghanistan The commander of UK troops in Helmand has warned that British troops face a 30-year "marathon mission" against the Taliban. Gordon's colour now will be yellow Mr Brown will be presented as a man frightened of a leadership contest, an EU referendum and an election. He only has himself to blame, says Matthew d'Ancona. Taliban 'to bomb Bhutto on return' Militants vowed to launch attacks against former PM. Immigrants head for the countryside Eastern European immigrants make up as much as one in eight workers in parts of rural England. Iraqi officers want UK patrols back | H18 Independent Leading article: A shambolic episode and a self-inflicted wound Johann Hari: There is a major design flaw in our democracy Poland threatens to block EU treaty in bid for more power 'Depleted' Taliban steps up suicide bombings Britain and US in 'safe return' deal for Bhutto Gordon Brown is engaged in a fight for his credibility after he dramatically ruled out an autumn general election, ending weeks of speculation that he would launch a three- week campaign on Tuesday Pakistan election: A charade masquerading as democracy Behind the scenes, Bin Laden raises the stakes In an Atlantic storm should you head for the Asia Pacific? Moazzam Begg: We have to negotiate with al-Qa'ida Kremlinology: So what is 'Prime Minister' Putin playing at now? |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism SIPRI Yearbook 2007: summary versions in 8 languages Revealed: Secret Report on Britain's 'Rusty' Spy Planes AFRICOM Commentary
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies For U.S. military families, Iraq war can't end short of victory | H20 Slate New Data: Top 1% Pay Greater Dollar Amount in Income Taxes to Federal Government than Bottom 90%
Source: Tax Foundation By MICHAEL POWELL A historical view of the peculiarly circumscribed world of a White House adviser illuminates the political art of holding your tongue while thinking your piece. By SIMON ROMERO Fallen dictators can no longer count on a comfortable haven abroad, safe from extradition. By BRIAN C. ANDERSON “The hubris of the secular religions was to think that they had solved ‘the political problem.’” The True Cost of Copyright Piracy to the U.S. Economy
Source: Institute for Policy Innovation The Globalization of R & D and Innovation, Pt. III: How do Companies Choose Where to Build R & D Facilities? | H21 The relative efficiency of UEFA Champions League scorers (PDF; 276 KB) Source: Munich Personal RePEc Archive The mass media, the football supporters and other experts in many countries are often engaged in the ranking of football players. Given the heterogeneity of various leagues or series in which players play, such a comparison is almost impossible. On the other hand, the performance of players in international tournaments, like the FIFA world cup at the national team level, or the UEFA Champions League at the European Club level, can be measured, if we rely on “objective” measures and statistics. Obviously, since various positions of players are evaluated by different criteria, the heterogeneity is still apparent. In this paper we attempt to evaluate a small subset of a team’s players, namely its scorers, using UEFA:s official match-play statistics from the Champions League tournament 2006/07 ‘War and Peace’: New Versions Worth the Read Newsweek In recent months scientists have generated a torrent of new discoveries on the genetic bases of common diseases, shattering old notions of genes and inheritence. By Lee Silver Can science really save the world? Ahead of a major report on 'geo-engineering' we reveal the six big ideas that could change the face of the Earth. A woman's right? We'll judge that
American Supreme Court judges take what may be the first step towards outlawing abortion. Fayed demands Diana phone tapes Diana inquest lawyers call for 1,034 pages of secret papers believed to have come from princess's phone call recordings Report blames boredom for bullying Terry Eagleton The ageing punk of lit crit still knows how to spit First man to circle world on muscle power Number of Obese Growing on Global Scale
Give marriages an expiry date Time to lose the rose-tinted specs and have a hard, realistic look at how best to help marriage to survive India Knight Militant atheists: wrong By Lee Siegel A flurry of literary attacks on God may also be closing the book on imagination. WHAT'S NEXT for computer search engines? Google has put facts at the Web-surfing world's fingertips with searches based on keywords and page ranks. But new engines are emerging, and they're out to understand more about what people really want to know. Facebook revolution By Fred Vogelstein The Internet megahit may be growing into the biggest, most valuable database in the world Senate Bill Aims to Define Who Is a Journalist Blogger News Network: Is Italian soccer on the decline? - by Ian Rose As Baby Boomers’ taste buds slowly die of old age, so do the sales of hot sauces increase across the land... more» |
