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H1 Can the War on Terror Be Won? - Philip Gordon, Foreign Affairs

IHT Actually, Iran is not so tough By MARTIN VAN CREVELD / TMS Iran is weak, but this doesn't mean the U.S. or Israel should now go ahead and attack.

Washington Post U.S. to Set New Iran Sanctions In unprecedented move, administration to declare a foreign military branch a sponsor of terrorism

We’ll Always Have Putin By LEON ARON In the light of what we know about Vladimir Putin, he is more likely to find a way to continue in office as Russian President Putin.

Financial Times EU papers reflect new realism on Russia The EU has backed away from labelling Russia an opponent but still expects Moscow to pursue tougher policies before coming elections, internal documents show

Supreme leader has eye on Ahmadi-Nejad Iranian politicians and analysts warn that, despite his apparent victories, the Iranian president’s consolidation of power could backfire

IHT Sarkozy's proposal for Mediterranean Union leaves questions unanswered When President Nicolas Sarkozy of France unveiled his proposal this week, he was clear on one issue: any country with a Mediterranean coastline can join. Even supporters criticized him as being too ambitious and too vague.

The Times US rebuffed over appeal for Afghanistan troops

The US appeal to Nato defence ministers was rejected by Germany and other nations were reluctant to boost their numbers

Taleban with nukes’ ? No

This has been a bleak week for Pakistan, but not one that condemns it to being a failed state Bronwen Maddox

Who's Afraid of an Iranian Bomb? - Victor Davis Hanson, RealClearPolitics

Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:

Bomb Iran? U.S. Requests Bunker-Buster Bombs

Iraq, Afghan wars could cost 2.4 trln usd by 2017 - report

Independent Hamish McRae: America's lifestyle is paid for by savers in poorer nations – but for how long?

The Economist Globalisation

Small is beautiful An index of globalisation

Who’s the boss in Iran? The tea-leaves of an Iranian resignation

DEBKAfile discloses developing Bush-Putin deal to Iran’s detriment. A US concession on Europe-based missile shield - in return for Russian withdrawal of nuclear aid to Iran and backing for tough sanctions

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Damascus states willingness for early talks with Washington on Golan and “other issues,” denies Israeli attack targeted a Syrian nuclear reactor

Guardian Ulster's lesson for the Middle East: don't indulge extremists David Trimble: Northern Ireland is too often invoked as a model for resolving conflicts, but it does show conditions must come before talks

Leader Images that shock
Gaza: Gaza is a wound that is being left to fester. Fatah, Israel, the US and the international community have different motives for leaving half of the Palestinian people to rot in this prison, but they are all, for the moment, united in their attempt to isolate Hamas

UPI Analysis: U.S. vs. Russia on all fronts

REPORT: 'World at peak oil output'...

Terror Watch List Swells to More Than 755,000

American Conservative Phantoms Over Syria
by Philip Giraldi

Sadr Says Militia's Military Freeze Remains in Force

tpmtv: Rudy's Four Horsemen

H2 WP Turkey Intensifies Border Operations Airstrikes Said to Target Sites Used by Rebels Based in Iraq

Independent Kurdish fighters defy the world from mountain fortress as bombing begins

Turkish Planes Bomb Iraq Village, No Major Incursion

Turks Ponder Problems of Iraq Incursion

FT Ankara to hear Iraq plans to combat PKK Turkey expects ‘concrete proposals from Iraq as its defence minister arrives in Ankara in a last ditch attempt to assure Turkey that it is ready to clamp down on the activities of the PKK in northern Iraq

Bush Offers to Bomb Kurds

Bağımsız Kuzey Irak 'riski', bölgesel savaştan yüksek William M. Arkin

Ordu PKK'yı 'kullanacak'
Daniel Vernet

McClatchy Maliki can't stop PKK attacks, officials say

The Times Turkey bombs PKK bases after deadly ambush

Guardian Turkey attacks Kurdish rebels Turkish military steps up operations close to the border with Iraq by deploying warships and helicopters.

'Ermeni soykırımı tasarısı' 2008'e kalacak

Dünyanın konuştuğu pazarlık

Turkish Planes Bomb Kurdish Rebel Positions

Iraqi Leader's Office Denies Pledge to Turkey on PKK Leaders

Iraqi Kurdish Press Roundup on Turkey-PKK Crisis 24 Oct 07

Regional Press Debates PKK Crisis

IntelliBriefs: Turkey's New Strategy in Northern Iraq

Asia Times Iran looms over Turkey crisis diplomacy Looming over this extraordinary diplomatic activity is a shadow bigger than Turkey's Kurdish crisis: that of Iran. Erdogan may have jetted to London wondering if the world war that Bush recently warned about had already begun. - M K Bhadrakumar

No end in sight for the Kurdish fight
Drawing revenue from Kurdish businessmen and narcotics trafficking, and sourcing weapons from around the world, Kurdistan Workers' Party militants have sustained terrorist operations against Turkey for nearly three decades. When they talk of a ceasefire, therefore, Ankara has reason to be skeptical. - Sami Moubayed

Guardian Bush's blind eye

Dilip Hiro : The US is keen to suppress terrorists on the Pakistani border but not, apparently, on Turkey's border with Iraq.

Hassan Lasjerdi ABD-Türk gerilimi sorunlara gölge düşürüyor

NYT Turkish Warplanes Attack Kurds Near Border

TIME - Behind Turkey's Kurdish Problem

JINSA The Kurds, the Turks and the PKK

EDM AKP GOVERNMENT CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE ON RESPONSE TO PKK ATTACK

Defeat in Peace, Victory in War: What Does the PKK Want? - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

Turkey attacks Kurdish rebels on Iraqi border Guardian

The season for invading? Winter a challenge for Turkey; Harsh weather may halt rebel attacks.

The Times Turkish PM Threatens Iraq Action 'At Any Time'

BBC Turkish raids along Iraqi border

'Türkiye'nin baskısı sonuç veriyor'

Parris, Former Ambassador, Says Turkey Has Limited Oil (Bloomberg On The Economy)

PKK Yet to Attack Pipelines as Threatened

Gates: Hold Off on Attacking Kurds

Turkey May Take Unspecified Economic Action Against PKK in Iraq

US Says It Can Offer 'Actionable Intelligence' Against PKK in Iraq

Turkey Kills 34 Kurdish Fighters in N. Iraq

The PKK-Kurdistan Trap Radio Utopie

'No solution to PKK without Iraqi Kurds'

RFERL Iraqi Kurds Hold The Keys To Turkey's Dilemma

With Turkey threatening military moves into northern Iraq, Iraqi Kurds are in a pivotal -- and ironic -- position. They can help Ankara by moving to end attacks by Turkish Kurdish militants. But will Ankara pay the price for their cooperation?

Turks tell Americans, Iraqis: Squash Kurd rebels or we will :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World

Security organization slams Kurdish party

NYT Turkish Warplanes Attack Kurds Near Border

Turkey Ignores US Restraint Request

Erdogan: Turkey Won't Wait Forever on Kurds

Kurdish Guerrillas Parade Turkish Hostages

Turkish Warplanes, Ground Troops Attack Northern Iraq Positions - Al- Jazeera

BBC Turks discuss attacks inside Iraq

Rice to visit Turkey, Middle East early November

Gul appeals for calm as anti-Kurd tension rises

Turkey showing remarkable restraint - NATO chief | World | Reuters

Talabani muamması

Stay out of this dispute :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Commentary

Iraq, Turkey Pledge to Suppress Kurdish Rebel Group

PKK sorunu Irak'a saldırarak değil, reformla çözülür ABDULLAH İSKENDER

Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring

FACTBOX: Tension over Kurds on Turkey-Iraq border Reuters

Iraq pledges to confront Kurdish rebels - Los Angeles Times

EurasiaNet Armenia: Iranian President’s Abbreviated Visit
The fact that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cut short a visit to Armenia is not a reflection on the state of Armenian-Iranian relations, Armenian leaders say. Ahmadinejad’s visit laid the groundwork for an expansion of economic relations, officials in Yerevan contend.

Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament Meets to Debate Turkish Measures

Egyptian Radio Examines Ways of Ending Turkey-PKK Crisis

Diyarbakır'ın meselesi iş!

Bombalar da Amerikan malı çıktı

Gabar saldırısını yapanlar belirlendi

İki partiden PKK'ya 'silah bırak' çağrısı

Threat to Iraqi-Turkish oil and gas pipelines overstated - head of ISPAT - Forbes.com

Zaho’da elektrik kesintileri endişelendirdi

Iraqi Kurdish Town Protests Against Possible Turkish Incursion

Iraq Leader "Alludes" to Handing Over PKK Leaders to Turkey - TV

Turkish Special Teams Reported in North Iraq for Rescue Operation

PKK'nın Şemdinli baskını püskürtüldü

Yusuf Kanlı Lynching culture and the DTP

Turkey's Kurdish party calls on rebels to release Turkish soldiers

Report: Israel marring Turkey-US ties

Saudi TV Talk Show Discusses PKK Crisis on Iraq Border

DTP Askerleri bırakın

Talabani, PKK'lı teröristleri isteyen Türkiye'ye Kandil'i adres gösterdi

Russian Senator Margelov on Turkish Invasion of Iraq

Iraqi Security Delegation to Visit Turkey to Discuss Border Crisis

Kürt Parlamentosu Talabani ve Barzani'ye tam destek verdi

Talabani'nin PKK dansı bitmiyor

Sınıra baraj kurulup doğal engel yapılacak

Daha iyi bir dünya için...
MAHMOOD AYUB -

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber

Olli Rehn: 'EU understands Turkey’s need to protect its citizens'

An error of seismic proportions Albena Simeonova Oct 24 07, 07:00pm: The European commission will be risking Bulgarian lives if it gives the go-ahead to build nuclear reactors in an earthquake zone.

'Sınırlı olsun' mesajı

EU urges 'substantial changes' to Turkish law restricting freedom of speech - International Herald Tribune

European Parliament refuses recognizing so-called Armenian genocide

Journalist Sarıibrahimoğlu defends herself at article 301 hearing

'Sınırlı olsun' mesajı

AP Genel Kurulu Türkiye raporunu kabul etti

KEİ Konseyi bugün Ankara'da toplanacak

DTP’ye çağrı: PKK’ya mesafe koyun

AB'den Türkiye'ye İnsan Hakları Uyarısı

Brüksel'de terörü protesto eden Türklere gözaltı

Ermeni tasarısı erteleniyor

Rehn 'Sınır ötesi meşru müdafaadır'

Rumlar çıldırdı: Belgeye nasıl KKTC yazarsınız!

Demokratlar: Ermeni tasarısı Meclis'e gelmez

Turkish EU Hopes Depend on "Peaceful Solution" to PKK Crisis - Portuguese Daily

Soykırım iddiasını karara sokturmadı

European Parliament - News - Press service - Info - European Parliament debates EU-Turkey relations

The Armenian Genocide Resolution: The Other Side Gets Not So Equal Time

Is the Armenian genocide being used as a smoke screen by the powerful Armeno/Russo lobby?

Congress aims to build bridge by burning another

Gülen Movement’s role on London conference agenda

Pamuk'tan alaycı yorum

Medya İslam konusunda klişeye takılmış durumda

New measures introduced to fight global warming

25 Ekim 2007 Basın Özeti

H3 Rice: Sakın girmeyin

Ertuğrul Özkök O gece ses duvarı aşılmalıydı

2 Kasım'a kadar harekat yok

Rice'tan Ankara'ya sürpriz ziyaret

Zebari: Türk-Kürt krizinde ABD utanır

Sadece Kuzey'e ekonomik yaptırım gündemde

'K. Irak'a Yaptırım Güneydoğu Halkını Etkiler'

Tarihi MGK'da Irak'a yaptırım tavsiyesi

MGK'dan ekonomik ambargo kararı çıktı

Fikret BİLA Mesud Barzani hedef mi?

Şensoy: Sınırdaki 5 PKK kampı kapatılmalı

Serpil YILMAZ Kuzey Irak ambargo soluyor

ABD'li komutan: Operasyon çözüm değil

'Operasyondan Bilgimiz Yok'

Semih İDİZ İbre Türkiye'den yana ama...

Güneri CIVAOĞLU Müdahalede çare tükenmez

İTİLAF ÇETESİ!

[CROSS-BORDER OPERATION]
Military set to deal fatal blow to PKK

PKK'ya karşı laf bol

Türkiye Suriye üzerinden ticareti özendirecek

SOLİ ÖZEL 'Tavuk şahinler'

Ruşen Çakır| ABD’nin dediğini de yaptığını da yapma

A Turkish-Kurdish-American opera buffa Burak BEKDİL

Zap Kampı yerle bir

İnlerinde vuruyoruz

300 asker vurdu

Bilal Çetin Üç aşamalı plan...

Barzani'den PKK'ya 4 maddelik uyarı

Barzani’ye 400 milyon dolarlık darbe planı

ABD: 8 asker için operasyon 'sınırlı' yürütülmeli

Rice: Bazı adımlar için harekete geçiyoruz

MGK’dan ekonomik yaptırım kararı çıktı

Irak heyeti geliyor

Rice: Bazı adımlar için harekete geçiyoruz

Cengiz Çandar İngiltere, adı değişse de PKK'yı terörist sayacak Dışarıda yeni 'stratejik ortak'; İçerde bildik iktidar mücadelesi...

Ankara kulaklarını tıkadı, kartlarını açtı Murat Yetkin

Laf ne zaman bitecek?
İsmet Berkan

Dikkat! Kürtler kardeşimizdir
Hasan Celal Güzel

PKK bozguna uğradı

DTP’den PKK’ya çağrı: Askerleri bırakın

Erdoğan: İradeyi zamanında ortaya koyarız

Fırıldak Talabani

Olası operasyonun bazı sakıncaları ÖMER GÖKSEL İŞYAR

Talabani krizden 'bağımsız' çıkabilir
Tim Butcher

İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Türk-Kürt savaşı Türk-İran savaşı

Suat Kınıklıoğlu Kurdish cats and ticking clocks

Rice: Türkiye ile çok zor bir 72 saat geçirdik

Ekrem Dumanlı What is the PKK up to?

Mehmet Tezkan Gafletin faturası..

Washington: Öfkenizi anlıyoruz

PKK'nın esas finans kaynakları Türkiye'de

Barzani'den gece yarısı açıklaması

Gül’ün görev süresi 5 yıl

Yazıcıoğlu: Parliament should convene on special terrorism agenda

Sansür tartışması

Medyaya getirilen yayın yasağının başlattığı tartışmalar

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası

Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri -

Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700

VOA TSİ 06:30 Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit

Taha Kıvanç

Fehmi Koru Yalanın panzehiri doğrudur

Anger management

ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU

Ödenen bedeller ve milliyetçi öfkeler

AKİF EMRE Türkiye'nin imaji ve 'garabet siyaseti'

YASİN DOĞAN Bakalım kimler devreye girecek?

Taha AKYOL Medya ve terör

Hasan CEMAL Başkan Bush'un fazla zamanı kalmadı!

Sami KOHEN Terörle mücadelede örnekler...

Andrew Finkel The enemy within

İhsan Dağı Turkey's role in the making of a nation-state

Can Ataklı

Barzani’nin yatırımları şimdi akla geldi

3000 Özel Harekátçı sınırda

Konuşulmaz yapılır

Büyükanıt İsrail’e gitmiyor

Karakol basmaya kalkışan PKK bozguna uğradı

NATO: Türkiye’nin arkasındayız

US says it can offer ‘actionable intelligence’ in Iraq

Mehmet Yılmaz Değişen havadan yararlanmalıyız

Ahmet Hakan Milyonluk sessiz bir yürüyüşe ne dersiniz

M Ali Birand Devlet iletişim yerine sopa gösterdi

Cüneyt Ülsever Erkan Mumcu’nun görüşleri

Enis Berberoğlu

Oktay Ekşi Akıllanıyorlar mı?

Yalçın Doğan Terörü önlemek için gidenlerin terörü

Şükrü Küçükşahin Makara yeniden sarılamaz

Ardan Zentürk Erdoğan’ın ihtiyacı: Manevra alanı...

Ahmet Kekeç Sistem istediğini almadan PKK terörü bitmez...

Mustafa Erdoğan Savaş çığırtkanlığı, akıl ve vicdan

Yalçın Bayer Amerika hiç iyi niyetli değil

Muhalefet savaş (mı) istiyor?
Tarhan Erdem

MGK’dan ekonomik yaptırım kararı çıktı

İşte Barzani'yle ilişkili 7 şirket

Ne uyarı ne tezkere 8 F-16 ABD ile Irak’a yetti

MGK'da açıklanan gizli rapor ne?

Eyüp Can Terörün görünmez eli

Mehmet Barlas Bu çağda haber yasağı da toplum baskısı da, doğru olanı örtmemeli

Kürtleri Türklerle terbiye etmek
Nuray Mert

ABD'de çalışan, derin devlet uzmanı bir Türk'ün «sınır ötesi»ne dair düşünceleri
Hakkı Devrim

Hadi Özışık PKK neden panikledi?

Bekir Coşkun Sansür şart...

Dolu kalkıp boş dönüyorlar

Başkan'dan Çorum, K. Maraş uyarısı

Referandumda Sadece Çankaya 'hayır' dedi

Terrorism and Pavlov's dogs
C. Cem OĞUZ

[Yorum - Altan Tan] Tezkere nereye koşuyor?

MUHARREM SARIKAYA

ERDAL ŞAFAK Örtülü savaş

ERGUN BABAHAN Sivil generaller

EMRE AKÖZ PKK'nın silah bırakmasını 'aslında' istemeyenler...

Umur Talu Sansüre açık tavır!

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMANTürkiye Avrupa, PKK

NAZLI ILICAK Anaların "kuzucukları" ölüyor

MAHMUT ÖVÜR

YAVUZ DONAT Baykal kitapçıda

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Kurumsal kredilerde döviz hâkimiyeti

Prof. Dr. AYDIN AYAYDIN
Merkez Bankası ekonomik terörist mi?

MELİHA OKUR
Haydi, ekonomik seferberlik için ileri!

Ercan Kumcu İzlenimler

Erdal Sağlam 5.5’lik FDF mali disiplin maddeleriyle desteklenecek

MGK, Kuzey Irak'a ekonomik ambargo için düğmeye bastı

Seyfettin Gürsel 2012’de Türkiye ekonomisi

Hurşit GÜNEŞ
İç talep durağanlaştı, yüzde 5 büyüme zor

IMF'nin mesajları Mahfi Eğilmez

Mervyn King-TCMB- BDDK-TMSF..(2)
Korkmaz İlkorur

Dalgada sürüklenmek
Fatih Özatay

Bir kişilik istihdam yaratma maliyeti 190 bin YTL

Murat Turan 2008 bu bütçe ile zor geçecek

İBRAHİM KAHVECİ

Nükleer güç güçlendirecek

Mahir Kaynak'tan şok açıklama: Barzani TÜSİAD üyesi olabilir

Irak’ın kuzeyine nokta atısı ekonomik ambargo

Organizasyonların kültürü olur mu

H5 Washington Post U.S. to Set New Iran Sanctions In unprecedented move, administration to declare a foreign military branch a sponsor of terrorism

Turkey Intensifies Border Operations Airstrikes Said to Target Sites Used by Rebels Based in Iraq

A Nation Of Mideast Hostages By David Ignatius,

BEIRUT -- Here's a Lebanese group snapshot, taken in the land where politics is an extreme sport:

U.N. Report Suggests Syrian Role in Arming of Hezbollah, Other Groups

Iran Becomes an Issue In Democratic Contest

Clinton Moves to Counter Rivals' Criticism

Chinese Satellite Heading for Lunar Orbit Showcases Ambitious Space Program

Military Training Units Seen as Career Detours

Teams Are Called 'the Way Out' of Iraq

Bush Vows to Stay the Course On U.S. Policy Toward Cuba

Hard-Line Posture Increasingly Draws Questions

State Dept. Ousts Its Chief of Security

Waxman a Tenacious Watchdog Inclined to overturn rocks, House Oversight chairman seen as White House nightmare

Editorial Not Another Katrina

Wildfire response shows why California is the gold standard

H6 Guardian Ulster's lesson for the Middle East: don't indulge extremists David Trimble: Northern Ireland is too often invoked as a model for resolving conflicts, but it does show conditions must come before talks

Leader Images that shock
Gaza: Gaza is a wound that is being left to fester. Fatah, Israel, the US and the international community have different motives for leaving half of the Palestinian people to rot in this prison, but they are all, for the moment, united in their attempt to isolate Hamas

An error of seismic proportions Albena Simeonova Oct 24 07, 07:00pm: The European commission will be risking Bulgarian lives if it gives the go-ahead to build nuclear reactors in an earthquake zone.

The business press and me: a case of unrequited love
Naomi Klein: Finance journalists have attacked my book, but I remain devoted to their papers. After all, they supplied the facts I used.

If our political parties did not exist, would we ever need to invent them?
Timothy Garton Ash: From Poland to Italy, democracies struggle to create mass parties that will last longer than a speed-dating session.

H7 Asia Times Ahmadinejad, Iran's Putin? Russian President Vladimir Putin caused some "tremors" during his recent visit to Iran. At the same time, he provided the Islamic Republic with an example of a political power structure that has clearly benefited Russia and aspects of which could be replicated in Iran. Changes in Iran's nuclear negotiating team could be a step in the direction of more power flowing to the executive branch headed by the president. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi

Face-Value Iraq War Cost Nears $500 Billion

China to sell planes with Israeli technology ... to Iran

Iran's New Chief Nuclear Negotiator Close to Same Apocalyptic Splinter Group as Ahmadinejad –

Fresh Ways of Turning the Economic Screws on Iran -

The Iran Wedge by Paul Starr

Daily Star Why Morocco receives nuclear help and Iran receives threats

Reducing the Arab institutional deficit
By Sufyan Alissa

A groundbreaking event in Muslim-Christian solidarity
By Claude Salhani

An attack on Iran would help Ahmadinejad at home
By Mehdi Khalaji

BBC Washington diary
Matt Frei on the ups and downs of that 'special' UK-US bond

H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor

Iraq Revokes Security Contractors' Immunity

Missing: $1.2 Billion to Train Iraqi Police

US Plans Military Aircraft Sale to Egypt

BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 24 Oct 07

New Crackdown On Dissidents 'Seeks To Create Despair’ The arrest of critics in Iran is hardly new, but authorities have cast their net wider in the latest wave of detentions, in what some are calling an attempt to silence political dissent ahead of parliamentary elections.

DEBKAfile discloses developing Bush-Putin deal to Iran’s detriment. A US concession on Europe-based missile shield - in return for Russian withdrawal of nuclear aid to Iran and backing for tough sanctions

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Damascus states willingness for early talks with Washington on Golan and “other issues,” denies Israeli attack targeted a Syrian nuclear reactor

Official quits over Iraq security

A senior US state department official resigns after criticism of how private security firms in Iraq are supervised.

Firm blamed for Baghdad embassy flaws gains new jobs

H9 Ha’aretz – Livni: Iranian nuclear weapons pose little threat to Israel Haaretz magazine article details foreign minister's thoughts on Iran, work relationship with Olmert

Rice raises fears two-state solution may be in jeopardy

Report: Syria was preparing itself for air force strike

UN: Hezbollah has increased military strength since 2006 war

The voice of the old Bush The new Bush is going to Annapolis, but the voice of the old Bush is issuing from the mouths of Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, and in effect from all the top-shelf Republican candidates with the exception of Senator John McCain of Arizona

Olmert: Russia Won't Supply Nuclear Fuel to Iran

U.S. official: PA not able to police W. Bank cities

Some EU countries seek to use trade to up pressure on Iran

Amira Hass: Israel expects the PA to assist the occupation

Era of interim accords has passed, former US envoy says

Republican leaders aren't happy with Bush's peace process

Is Haaretz really better than the New York Times?

"Muting the Alarm over the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The New York Times versus Haaretz, 2000-06" Journal Article, International Security, volume 32, issue 2, pages 84-120

IS3202_pp084-120_Slater.pdf (169K PDF)

WTR: A Syrian nuclear plan has a kind of logic

PINR "Intelligence Brief: Israel's Current Strategy in the Gaza Strip" Full text of report

Guardian Google Earth used to target Israel
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade say they use website to determine targets for rocket strikes.

Jerusalem Post Jerusalem mufti: Western Wall was never part of Jewish temple Ikrema Sabrin claims Kotel was part of a mosque, says if Jews want real peace, they "must not do anything" to try to pray on Temple Mount.

US to speed up stealth fighter delivery Top defense official: "Plane can fly into downtown Teheran without anyone even knowing about it."

Annapolis blues [ DANIEL PIPES

Analysis: Dreaming of NATO

Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine

John Podhoretz at Commentary:
'Neo-nepotism'? NYT.

Analysis: Israel eyes bolstered military
Published: Oct. 24, 2007 at 11:43 AM
By JOSHUA BRILLIANT
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Israeli military intends to spend some $62.5 billion in the coming five years to cope with an array of enemies from Palestinian militants to Iranians. In doing so, it hopes to redress major mistakes that surfaced during last year’s monthlong Second Lebanon War.

H10 Christian Science Monitor

Levin: Time-limited funding best hope to change US war policy

Bush's $46 billion request for Iraq and Afghanistan offers an opening, says the head of the Senate Armed Services committee.

In Blackwater shootings, Iraqis search for justice

The US Embassy in Iraq is now offering to pay relatives of those killed in a shooting involving the American security firm.

What's behind Asia's moon race?

China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday. Japan sent an orbiter up last month. India is close behind. It's an economic competition with military undertones.

Israel moves to further isolate Gazans

The country prepares to cut power to Gaza, hoping that residents will turn against Hamas.

ASIA

American Enterprise "Asia 2012: Security Challenges and Opportunities for Development."

China launches lunar explorer
· Beijing to put astronaut on moon by 2020 · Military implications of mission concern US

Pakistan-U.S. Relations CRS

"India Rediscovering East Asia" Full text of report

Walker's World: Is India slowing down? By MARTIN WALKER Looking at the stock market, it has been boom and bust in India over the past week. After more than quadrupling in value in the last four years, it soared past 19,000, to collapse by more than 700 points last week when the financial authorities moved to put some controls on "hot" money coming in from overseas.

H11 IHT Actually, Iran is not so tough By MARTIN VAN CREVELD / TMS Iran is weak, but this doesn't mean the U.S. or Israel should now go ahead and attack.

Sarkozy's proposal for Mediterranean Union leaves questions unanswered When President Nicolas Sarkozy of France unveiled his proposal this week, he was clear on one issue: any country with a Mediterranean coastline can join. Even supporters criticized him as being too ambitious and too vague.

Iranian nuclear negotiators meet with European leaders

Poland votes to rebury the past

By WILLIAM PFAFF / TMS

For the EU's other members, the past is a force that could destroy the new Europe

EUROPE European press review

H12 INTERVIEW 'Nobody wants a new cold war' US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Whether it is perceived threats from a new Russian security architecture or the emerging influence of power blocs including Russia and the China, Gates plays down the issues. "Nobody wants a new cold war. And I don't think the Russians do, either," he says. And on the contentious issue of a US missile shield in Europe, Gates puts himself at odds with his president by saying that the program could be delayed should no real threat (such as Iran) emerge.

Asia Times US, Russia can build on 'cold peace'Just because they aren't getting along too well does not mean that Russia and the United States can't cooperate in reducing nuclear arsenals, preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction and combating terrorism. - Stanley A Weiss

RFE/RLRussia: Judicial Reform Under Way, But For The Right Reasons?

Russia: From Electric Shocks To The European Court

Afghanistan: U.S. Unhappy With NATO Allies' Troop Contributions

BBC Monitoring Quotes From Russian Press Thursday 25 October 2007

Google News Azerbaijan

CAN UZBEKISTAN COME IN FROM THE COLD?

H13 The Times US rebuffed over appeal for Afghanistan troops

The US appeal to Nato defence ministers was rejected by Germany and other nations were reluctant to boost their numbers

Taleban with nukes’ ? No

This has been a bleak week for Pakistan, but not one that condemns it to being a failed state Bronwen Maddox

Stop the conviction talk

Mr Brown should remember politicians are judged not on convictions but competence Anatole Kaletsky

Wall Street Journal

Top Investor Quits Dollar After Declaring Recession...

H14 Financial Times EU papers reflect new realism on Russia The EU has backed away from labelling Russia an opponent but still expects Moscow to pursue tougher policies before coming elections, internal documents show

Supreme leader has eye on Ahmadi-Nejad Iranian politicians and analysts warn that, despite his apparent victories, the Iranian president’s consolidation of power could backfire

Saudis raise higher learning Saudi Arabia is turning the home of one of its older industries into a symbol of what the kingdom hopes is its future, higher education

Energy: Gas dependency is a cause of some concern

Beijing’s difficulty in translating ‘democracy’ Richard McGregor on the party’s dominance

Europe and Russia need positive energy The fundamental nature of the gas trade between the EU and Russia is changing fast, and both parties should begin to depoliticise what is essentially a commercial relationship that requires confidence, write Daniel Yergin and Simon Blakey Confidence is key, say Daniel Yergin and Simon Blakey

Omni-president Sarkozy seeks a fourth way The worry is that his piecemeal changes might never achieve the critical mass needed to succeed, writes John Thornhill John Thornhill says tinkering might not be enough

The high cost of cheap foodCheap food is an open-ended fiscal commitment – once in place it is politically impossible to withdraw – that can play havoc with a budget

No more time for energy omissionsThe EU should aim at low-carbon energy targets, including nuclear, rather than pure renewables – pragmatism on renewable and persuasion on nuclear energy, rather than ideology, will be the key to low-carbon power

A leftward lurch With important regional elections early next year, Germany’s main parties are both playing to the anti-reform mood in the country. In the longer run that puts competitiveness and jobs at risk

Sarkozy goes green before appearing with Gore The French president, who will appear alongside the Nobel winner, is to give a speech marking the end of an unprecedented four-month negotiation on environmental policy

US war costs could hit $2,400bn

The cost of the US’s operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, together with wider efforts in the ‘war against terror’, could reach $2,400bn (£1,175bn, €1,700) over the next decade

Sales fall as US housing recession deepens The US housing recession deepened last month as demand fell to a record low and the value of Americans’ homes slid amid tightening lending conditions

H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial

H16 American Politics

Bush is the biggest spender since LBJ

Clinton and Obama Are Vulnerable on Iraq - Tom Oliphant, The Guardian

End of the Anti-War Movement? - Eli Lake, New York Sun

Clinton Rejects 'Bush-Cheney Power Grab' - Joe Conason, NY Observer

Obama: Gore to be 'involved in our administration in a very senior capacity'...

realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin

Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp

H17 Daily TelegraphGlobal over-population is the real issue

Overpopulation, rather than global warming, is the biggest single challenge facing the planet, says Boris Johnson. It's time to have a grown-up discussion about it

Afghanistan is lost, says Lord Ashdown Nato's failure to stabilise Afghanistan could provoke a regional sectarian war "on a grand scale", the former UN representative says.

Where are our allies in Afghanistan? The failure of many Nato states to provide sufficient numbers of combat troops in Afghanistan is hindering the country's reconstruction.

Investors warned of slide in shares

The credit crisis is far from over and British shareholders are at serious risk of becoming its next victims, the Bank of England warns.

Bin Laden calls for jihad on Darfur force

H18 Independent Hamish McRae: America's lifestyle is paid for by savers in poorer nations – but for how long?

Adrian Hamilton: Let's not overestimate the threat from Ahmadinejad

US claims photos show Syrian nuclear reactor

H19Military Intelligence Terrorism

Terror watch list swells to more than 755,000 names —

Gov. Bill Richardson / The Huffington Post: Where is the National Guard?

General: Bush Gave 'Marching Orders' on Aggressive Gitmo Interrogation

H20 Slate Consumption Taxes: The Way of the Future? OECD

Higher Education and Regions: Globally Competitive, Locally Engaged
OECD

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