H1 New York Times DAVID BROOKS Present at the Creation Why is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spending her remaining time in office banging her head against the Israeli-Palestinian problem? News Analysis: A Detour From a Battle Against Terror While Gen. Pervez Musharraf justified his emergency rule decree as helping him combat terrorism, it could end up weakening his ability and generating instability. IHT Fallout among allies By PHILIP BOWRING America's ties with Japan, India and Turkey are all being damaged as domestic politics in those countries upsets shared national interests. Facing the real threat By RICHARD BULLIET Today's Pakistan is surely a far greater threat than tomorrow's Iran. Guardian Gloomy days for US influence Simon Tisdall ArmsControl Today A Witches' Brew? Evaluating Iran's Uranium-Enrichment Progress David Albright and Jacqueline Shire Ha’aretz - Akiva Eldar: Question of when, not if, Mideast goes nuclear Oren What is good for the head is bad for the government Israel will need a new National Security Council chief on Dec. 1 after Ilan Mizrahi, former deputy chief of Mossad, the silent and gray handler of agents, joins his frustrated predecessors. Should American Jews have a voice in shaping Israel's policies? Christian Science Monitor Why US sticks by Musharraf The Bush administration is not likely to break with the Pakistani general, given his backing in the fight against Islamic extremism. Opinion: Musharraf fears democracy, not extremism The West must not let this crisis spiral out of control. By Vali Nasr Iraqi Guns: Smugglers and Bunglers By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch With Iraq sliding into civil war amid repeated reports detailing the large-scale loss of US-provided weaponry, questions arise regarding the Pentagon's alleged relationship with international gun runners. Washington Post Editorial Working With a Dictator President Bush's feeble response to Pakistan's coup mocks the 'freedom agenda.' Guardian If Iraq hadn't happened? Tim Watkin: Turning points of history throw up intriguing alternatives. How would the world and the US be different if there had been no invasion in 2003? Washington Times Bush doctrine 2.0? By Frank Gaffney Jr. Richard W. Rahn Socialism always plants the seeds of its own destruction, and state-owned oil is no exception. Most people do not realize that about 90 percent of the world's liquid oil reserves are controlled by governments or state-owned companies Perils of PakistanArnaud de Borchgrave One of the world's eight nuclear powers, Pakistan is now a failing state out of control where Taliban, al Qaeda and their supporters have secured their privileged sanctuaries Financial Times COMMENT: The lure of false stability in Pakistan The western powers have to ask whether Musharraf is now part of the problem, rather than part of the solution, writes Gideon Rachman COMMENT: The silver lining in America's subprime cloud By George Shultz and John Taylor, BETWEEN THE LINES - QUENTIN PEEL: No answer in weak military government CFR Markey: Crucial To Hold Pakistan Elections on Time in January The TimesAt last, a sign of sense from Musharraf It is in character for Musharraf to try to pretend that it is business as usual, but it isn't Bronwen Maddox On Her Majesty's Secret Service The struggle against terrorism may be long but can be won Barnett Rubin Islamabad: Parting Thoughts on Policy Helena Cobban Bushites and Pakistan: Strategic erosion, diplomatic own-goals Gvosdev More on Musharraf: Did Succession Questions Play a Role Foreign Policy How Bush Saved Iran’s Neocons CSIS National Security and Global Climate Change
Salon Bush and Musharraf's grand illusion Democracy for Pakistan was never the deal -- and as Musharraf's latest power grab throws his nation into turmoil, Bush will gladly go along. By Juan Cole Iraq taught us nothing The U.S. establishment's acceptance of a possible war with Iran shows that the folly that led to Iraq still rules Washington. By Gary Kamiya | H2 The Times Leader Mandatory Restraint Skilled diplomacy has created an opportunity to tackle the PKK Washington Institute Turkey's Day by Dennis Ross NYT Bush Pledges to Help Turkey on Intelligence A transcript of remarks by Bush and Erdoğan is available on the White House Web site.
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Turkey's PKK Leader Comments on Feud With Turkey, Iraq Incursions, Prisoners UK Arabic Paper Interviews PKK Commander, Discusses Turkish Demands The Times Bush pledges US help for Turkey over Kurds crisis WORLD NEWS: Brussels threat to Turkey over its penal code Bush Says Turkey, U.S. To Expand Effort on Kurdish Terror Group Quentin Peel Musharraf's Atatürk impression falls flat Businessweek Will War Worries Hit Turkey's Economy? Q&A on Mounting Tensions between Turkey and the Kurds MEMRI Nov 06 IA# 401 - Turkey-U.S. Relations At a Critical Juncture Washington Times Kurdish teens drawn to rebels' ranks (By Nicholas Birch) Turkish Army Resists Push for Diplomacy Kurdish Rebels Fear Crackdown in Northern Iraq BBC US 'to help Turkey combat rebels' US President George W Bush promises Turkey's prime minister extra help in tackling Kurdish rebels in Iraq Strategic allies
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Border politics The choreographed release of rebel-held Turkish troops Türkiye Osmanlıymış gibi davranıyor Christopher Hitchens ''PKK silah bırakmak zorunda”
Time North Iraq Road Trip: Leaving Kurdistan Erbil Ankara'yla temas kurmaya hazır Neçİrvan Barzanİ Reuters Bush Says PKK Is An Enemy Of The United States Washington Times Turkey's unified front (By Tulin Daloglu) McClatchy Turkish premier says he's 'happy' with Bush's offer on Kurdish rebels Independent Bush Pledges to Stop PKK in Bid to Stave Off Turkish Attack on Iraq Daily Star Editorial Turkey is paying the price for Bush's serial debacles in the Middle East Turkey, the PKK and regional stability
By Ahmet O. Evin WSJ: "İttifak tehlikeye atılamayacak kadar değerli" Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Threat of Turkish Invasion Undermines Kurdistan Confidence Barzani dörtlü toplantı önerdi Komandolara 'pusu' pantolonu Turkey's PKK Leader Comments on Feud With Turkey, Iraq Incursions, Prisoners Iraqi Kurd Media Roundup on Turkey-PKK Crisis Iraqi Kurdish Corruption, Human Rights Media Report 22 Oct to 4 Nov 07 Iraqi Kurdish Leader Meets US Military Commander in Iraq Van Barış Girişimi: Silahları gömelim Iraqi Dialogue Front Head Says "High Percentage" of Kurds Do Not Want Partition PKK-Linked Party Blames Turkey for Office Closures in Iraqi Kurdistan Region Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 5 Nov 07 Kürt yönetimi denklemde yer istiyor 'PKK'lılar İran'a kaçıyor' WSJ: Türkiye-ABD ittifakı tehlikeye atılamaz Time: Amerika'nın demokrat görüşlü Erdoğan'a ihtiyacı var Iran to Inaugurate Consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan Region - Website Iraq's Kurdish Government Cuts Off Aid to PKK Rebels The Old Turks’ Revolt: When Radical Secularism Endangers Democracy Omer Taspinar, Foreign Affairs The incursion into northern Iraq: Déjà vu? by EBTISAM HUSSEIN* Bir annenin çığlığı PKK’nın futbolcu bombacısı Fikret Ertan Duraklama mı, gerileme mi? Türk: Milletvekillerimiz grup kararıyla gitti Sekiz askeri teslim alan DTP'li vekillere inceleme ANKARA'S GROWING IMPORTANCE FOR ISRAEL IN THE POST AMERICAN MIDDLE ... By Mehmet Kalyoncu Defence Minister Says No PKK Bases in Armenia Azeri Parties Call on Parliament to Aid Turkey's Crackdown on PKK Egyptian Radio Says US President to Work on "Calming Turkish Anger" ABD'den Irak'ın kuzeyinde El Kaide operasyonu ABD’li Komutan, Barzani’yle PKK’yı görüştü Barzani'nin 5 bakanı Türkiye sınırında İran'dan Erbil'de konsolosluk 3 DTP'liye inceleme ANALYSIS-Maliki's vow of action dependent on Kurds
Reuters 1996'da Ankara DGM 'amaç insani' demişti PKK saflarında bir Alman hemşire Komşu ülkelerin Irak'a bakışı değişmeli
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The Conservative Voice Kurdish PM Barzani proposes four-party talks on PKK incursions Rice: Anti-PKK fight mustn’t destabilize N. Iraq Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber
‘Edict’ hinders French from extradicting PKK militants Hüseyin Sümer PKK terörü, AB'yi unutturdu [Yorum - Herkül Millas] Siyasette misyonun sonu EDM EU REPORT TO PRESS TURKEY ON MINORITY RIGHTS Türklerin oluşturdugu HÖH 3. parti oldu (2) Yorum Suların kesilmemesi ‘Meslek sırrı’ymış! Latte Anyone? Turks Lose Taste For Tradition 6 Kasım 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Operasyona yeşil ışık PKK'ya nokta operasyonu İstihbarat verelim kampları anında vurun [HABER İZLENİM] Oval Ofis'ten vaat çıktı Ali H Aslan PKK'ya karşı yeni süreç Bush'tan güvence Erdoğan: Hamdolsun istediğimizi aldık
Erdoğan: Operasyon yapacağız Erdoğan: Operasyonun şeklini TSK bilir Ross Wilson PKK’ya karşı, üçlü mekanizma işlemeli PKK'ya karşı ortak cephe "Ankara çok istemese de Kuzey Irak’a sınır ötesi harekat düzenleyecek" Ruşen Çakır'ın analizi Kürt sorunu ve terör sorunu
İsmet Berkan Nokta operasyonlar gündemde
Murat Yetkin Zirveden ‘ortak mücadele’ mesajı çıktı Cengiz Çandar Beyaz Saray görüşmesi sonrası Şahin Alpay Kürt sorununda neredeyiz? Taha AKYOL 'Örgüt'ün siyasi partisi Fikret BİLA Org. Özkök: PKK sınır ötesi harekâtla bitmez Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu US seeks Turkish policy change on Iran Ekrem Dumanlı Bu ne yaman çelişki Canlı istihbarat Abdülmelik Fırat: Erdoğan'ın Diyarbakır konuşmasına ordu sert tepki verince, AKP Kürtler’i unuttu İlter Türkmen ABD ve Irak Kürtleri Barzani yalanları... Kandil yolunu peşmergeler tutuyor... Anında istihbarat nokta operasyon Erdoğan operasyonu Washington'da ilan etti: Tezkereyi kullanacağız ABD ile 3'lü mekanizma kuruluyor Irak devre dışı DTP’li vekilin kocası dağda mı 8 erin biri DTP'li Türk'ün yeğeni mi? İlerleme Raporu bugün açıklanıyor Aytaç Yalman ve Kürt sorunu
Murat Belge Kim Kürt? Kürt Kim? Namık Kemal Zeybek Serdar Turgut Krizi yönetme yöntemi
Mehmet Altan ‘Sıcak istihbarat’ yakacak mı? İsmail Küçükkaya İşte o görüşmenin perde arkası Eser Karakaş Aytaç Yalman Paşa anlatıyor Erlerin bırakılmasına Bakan Şahin sevinmedi 'Askerler Diyarbakır'da çarpraz sorguda ABD'den istihbarat açıklaması Mahir Kaynak İlginç gelişmeler ‘DTP’liler bu işten asla kârlı çıkamaz’ Mümtazer Türköne '24 yılın komutanları' Taha Kıvanç Fehmi Koru Halimiz duman KÜRŞAT BUMİN 'Yorum yaz' ama düşünerek yaz! İBRAHİM KARAGÜL O fotoğraf ve PKK ile masaya oturmak! İsrafil Kumbasar Büyük İsrail'in doğal sınırları içindeki Türkiye toprakları Ertuğrul Özkök Hayret, kimse sesini çıkarmadı Mehmet Y Yılmaz Barzani’ye yeniden güvenebilir miyiz? Ahmet Hakan M Ali Birand Türkiye, en riskli sürece girdi… Cüneyt Ülsever Bir heveskár lady Enis Berberoğlu DTP gitmese de PKK bırakacaktı Güler Kömürcü Tarikat tutkalı ve sinir ötesi operasyon Oktay Ekşi Bekir Coşkun Kırık gururlar... Hüsnü Mahalli
Bölgesel rol Cevdet Aşkın Ankara'nın tam saha presi radikal çözüm fırsatı yarattı Nuray Başaran Metal düğmeler Türkiye nasıl bir sınırda? Hadi Uluengin General ve Kürtler Yalçın Doğan Bu fotoğraf Bush’a armağan Leyla İpekçi Seçtiğimiz kimlikler, doğduğumuz kimlikler Bush da ABD Genelkurmay İkinci Başkanı'nı getirdi Özdemir İnce Mehmet Altan’ın yeni bir palavrası Sekiz askere 'milli müdafaaya hıyanet' soruşturması
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H4 New York Times DAVID BROOKS Present at the Creation Why is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spending her remaining time in office banging her head against the Israeli-Palestinian problem? | H5 Washington Post Editorial Working With a Dictator President Bush's feeble response to Pakistan's coup mocks the 'freedom agenda.' Abbas Sees Palestinian State Soon Achievable: Leader Says Success Possible in Bush Term Lawyers Take On Musharraf Thousands Demonstrate In Cities Across Pakistan Bush Urges Pakistani Leader to Hold Elections Number of Displaced Iraqis Has Soared, Aid Group Says William Arkin Pakistan's Failure -- and America's
Hitting the Mute Button on the Freedom Agenda China, U.S. Build Military Relations Libyan Oil Wealth Fuels Gaddafi's Vision Moammar Gaddafi still exhorts his people to greatness from billboards; but these days a different kind of command is driving Libya's transformation as the newly opened country taps into oil wealth: "izala," Arabic for "raze it to the ground The View From the Waterboard A former Justice lawyer did his homework -- and raised a red flag. Climate Is a Risky Issue for Democrats Candidates Back Costly Proposals Air Force Grounds F-15s After Crash Incident Raises Concern About Aging Jets' Safety Can McCain Make It Back? By E. J. Dionne Jr., To his competitors, the most vexing thing about John McCain's campaign for president is that it's supposed to be dead, but it isn't Rudy's Torture Talk By Richard Cohen, Rudy Giuliani's dismissive attitude about torture and cruelty damages his credibility. | H6 Guardian Gloomy days for US influence Simon Tisdall Western powers urge end to emergency rule in Pakistan Riot police fire teargas, thrash protesters and arrest thousands as west steps up pressure on President Musharraf If Iraq hadn't happened? Tim Watkin: Turning points of history throw up intriguing alternatives. How would the world and the US be different if there had been no invasion in 2003? Al-Qaida 'recruiting teenagers in UK' MI5 chief spells out scale of new threats in first public speech as terror cells plot from growing list of countries. Don't mention the war Crispin Black: The head of MI5 has made headlines with a speech warning of teenaged terrorists, but what's missing is any analysis of their motivation. This is no basis for talks Azzam Tamimi: The unrealistic terms being imposed upon Hamas are much harsher than those the IRA faced. The wary optimism of 1999 is lost. Today is only gloom
Kamila Shamsie: Musharraf's speech upon seizing power offered Pakistan some hope. His weekend address shows how far he has fallen. Friends in need Anita Inder Singh Nov 05 07, 06:30pm: Musharraf is a vital asset in the 'war on terror', and America will continue to support him while he controls Pakistan's military. Bloody crackdown in Pakistan
Riot police fire teargas as west urges end to emergency rule. Duff Diplomacy By: Simon Tisdall | The Guardian
Condoleezza Rice keeps pretty chirpy, but it was a gloomy weekend for US power and interests in the Middle East. Every way she looked during a flying visit to the region, hopes of progress turned to dust in her hands. From Pakistan to the occupied Palestinian territories, there is a sense of imminent unravelling born of misjudgment and long-term neglect. The western appetite for biofuels is causing starvation in the poor world
George Monbiot: Developing nations are being pushed to grow crops for ethanol, rather than food - all thanks to political expediency. When the music stops Banks: This week Mr Chuck Prince resigned from Citigroup, leaving his bank with total losses worth up to $17.5bn to write off - and the warning that more may be to come. Down with the dollar Dean Baker: Yes, the greenback is weak. But this time the culprit isn't George Bush and his tax cuts; it's the policy that led to an overvalued US currency. |
| H7 Washington Times Bush doctrine 2.0? By Frank Gaffney Jr. Richard W. Rahn Socialism always plants the seeds of its own destruction, and state-owned oil is no exception. Most people do not realize that about 90 percent of the world's liquid oil reserves are controlled by governments or state-owned companies Perils of PakistanArnaud de Borchgrave One of the world's eight nuclear powers, Pakistan is now a failing state out of control where Taliban, al Qaeda and their supporters have secured their privileged sanctuaries. Israel's Strike on Syria Still Raising Questions Imperial opportunities for US builders
The United States garrisons the globe in a way no empire has ever done - neither the ancient Romans nor the 19th century British. The multi-billion dollar garrisons are versions of "gunboat diplomacy" and colonialism all wrapped in one. They are functionally the country's modus operandi on the planet. - Tom Engelhardt Iraqi Guns: Smugglers and Bunglers By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch
With Iraq sliding into civil war amid repeated reports detailing the large-scale loss of US-provided weaponry, questions arise regarding the Pentagon's alleged relationship with international gun runners. The Iranian Challenge By: Trita Parsi | The Nation The ill-informed foreign policy debate on Iran contributes to a paradigm of enmity between the United States and Iran, which limits the foreign policy options of future US administrations to various forms of confrontation while excluding more constructive approaches. October 30, 2007 Quarterly Report to Congress Source: Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
From SIGIR Observations (PDF; 502 KB): Of Diplomats and Men By: William Kristol and Dean Barnett | The Weekly Standard On August 26, Al Qaeda in Iraq tried to abduct four American paratroopers on rooftop surveillance in Samarra. The plan seems to have been to hold the soldiers hostage and then behead them just as General David Petraeus was testifying before Congress. Showing an awareness of the American media that many political consultants would envy, al Qaeda hoped that the operation would become an Iraqi Tet, demoralizing Americans on the home front. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Enough of 'Enough' By: Barry Rubin | The Jerusalem Post If you want to understand the Middle East's path over the last decade and why the area is stagnating, at best, or entering an era of radical Islamist upheaval, at worst, consider the tale of Egypt's Kifaya movement. This is the kind of thing Western politicians, officials, academics, and journalists must comprehend to know how things really work. Saudi Arabia Is Hub of World Terror - Nick Fielding and Sarah Baxter (Sunday Times-UK) Iraq: Millions Trapped in Their Own Country BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 5 Nov 07 The Real Story Behind the Falling Casualty Rate in Iraq The Dynamics of Iraq's Media BBC US warns Pakistan over emergency US President George W Bush urges Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf to end his state of emergency. Crisis tests US policy Tourist's Guide to Baghdad's Green Zone Saudi King Abdullah arrives for historic meeting with pope... US Gulf Forces Drill Tactics to Avert Hormuz Closure Daily Star An attack on Iran is not justified
By Cesar Chelala | H9 Ha’aretz - Akiva Eldar: Question of when, not if, Mideast goes nuclear Oren What is good for the head is bad for the government Israel will need a new National Security Council chief on Dec. 1 after Ilan Mizrahi, former deputy chief of Mossad, the silent and gray handler of agents, joins his frustrated predecessors. Should American Jews have a voice in shaping Israel's policies? HAARETZ EXCLUSIVE: Bill Clinton remembers Yitzhak Rabin Jerusalem Post Rice aide: Annapolis parley to be held in last week of November Reut Institute says conference doomed to failure, Hamas will consequently take over W. Bank, int'l community will abandon peace vision. Yedioth 'ElBaradei helping Iran'
Aides to Minister Lieberman accuse head of UN nuclear watchdog of 'identifying with the Iranians and consciously working to cooperate with Ahmadinejad'. FM Livni tells EU officials that without sanctions, Tehran will obtain bomb 'Diplomacy to resolve crisis' Top Japanese envoy to Israel says his country supports tightening UN sanctions on Iran Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine City Journal:
Britain's Anti-Semitic Turn Olmert Backs Mideast Peace Conference By: Helene Cooper | The New York Times
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel issued his strongest and most vocal support yet on Sunday for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s efforts to forge a Middle East peace plan, raising the possibility of making peace with the Palestinians before the conclusion of the Bush administration Abbas optimism for Mid-East talks Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is upbeat about Mid-East peace after talks with US envoy Condoleezza Rice. No Exceptions By: Akiva Eldar | Haaretz What will Israel's policy -- or for that matter, America's -- be, if in Iran's upcoming elections, Ahmadinejad were to give way to a more moderate leader? Regimes come and go, but nuclear weapons are forever. |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Why US sticks by Musharraf The Bush administration is not likely to break with the Pakistani general, given his backing in the fight against Islamic extremism. Key leaders stay silent in Pakistan Amid protests, Bhutto walks a fine line as she weighs response. Israel puts Jerusalem on the negotiating table Ahead of an international peace summit, leaders say some areas could be ceded to the Palestinians Pakistan crackdown widens as Musharraf insists emergency rule needed to fight terrorism Police suppress lawyers' protests, shut down press, as reports suggest over 1,500 opposition activists have been detained. ASIA States of emergency Dilip Hiro Despite Indira Gandhi's suspension of India's constitution in 1975, democracy eventually overcame. Can the same happen in Pakistan? In China, better rich than red (By H.D.S. Greenway) Walker's World: A desperate Musharraf
Published: Nov. 5, 2007 at 10:23 AM
By MARTIN WALKER
UPI Editor Emeritus WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The declaration of emergency rule in Pakistan has not resolved the country’s deep political and constitutional crisis. It may not even long delay the inevitable climax. Geopolitical Diary: Pakistan and the United States' Bind
Stratfor Asia Times Musharraf plays his last ace
With the panache of a poker player, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has flung his ace on the table, silencing the judiciary and extending indefinitely his term as head of state and chief of the army. The opposition has some cards up its sleeve, though, while the US will want a massive crackdown on militancy in return for condoning the card trick. At stake is nothing less than the region's "war on terror". - Syed Saleem Shahzad Pakistan shakes off US shackles Over the past six years, President General Pervez Musharraf has craftily ingrained himself and the Pakistani military as indispensable allies of the Bush administration. Now, with a much-weakened Bush presidency entering a lame-duck phase, Musharraf is looking beyond this close association. - M K Bhadrakumar Washington Times Editorial Pakistan on the brink No one knows for certain where nuclear-armed Pakistan is headed. President Pervez Musharraf stepped closer toward the ledge yesterday following a "state-of-emergency" declaration by imprisoning thousands of political adversaries, sacking the supreme court and arresting lawyers and judges who refuse a loyalty oath. Boston Globe Musharraf clinging to power Bush Bets the Farm on Musharraf China Regional Disparities - The Causes and Impact of Regional Inequalities in Income and Well-Being Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Full Paper (PDF; 603 KB) Gates Hopes to Pressure China By: Julian E. Barnes | Los Angeles Times Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived in China on Sunday, intending to question top Chinese officials about the purpose of their military buildup and pressure them to stop providing arms to Iran. Musharraf's End? By: Sumit Ganguly | National Review
Pervez Musharraf has now managed to accomplish what many of his military predecessors had done: alienate vast swaths of Pakistani society and direct their wrath against an increasingly embattled military regime. Al-Qaedastan By: Stanley Kurtz | National Review
What is to become of Pakistan? In the wake of President Musharraf’s declaration of a state of emergency, any number of grim scenarios are imaginable. Before spinning some of them out, consider this true and timely confession from Stephen P. Cohen, one of America’s top Pakistan experts: “I don’t know what’s going to happen....I don’t think any Pakistan expert knows what will happen even tomorrow.” U.S. Aid to Pakistan Misses Al Qaeda Target By: Greg Miller | Los Angeles Times The Frontier Corps battling the militants is poorly trained and overwhelmingly outgunned, officials say. Funding instead goes to equipment more suited for conventional warfare with India PINR "Intelligence Brief: Musharraf's Rule Destabilizing Pakistan"
November 05 2007
Full text of report "Inflation and Overheating in China" McClatchy Musharraf's crackdown could fuel insurgency in Pakistan Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's suppression and arrests of thousands of opposition protesters could actually aid the growing insurgency and endanger U.S. congressional approval of a $750 million plan to help curb it. The surprise weekend resignation of Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the opposition Democratic party of Japan, exposes deeper Japanese flaws WSJ Pakistan's economy seems to have existed for months in a parallel universe to the country's turbulent politics. But emergency rule may be different. North Korea dismantles its nuclear reactor
North Korea has begun to disable its nuclear facilities, marking the biggest step it has ever taken to scale back its atomic programme. Militants Move Beyond Tribal Areas By: Anwar Iqbal | The Washington Times
Islamist militants, cited by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in his declaration of a state of emergency, are for the first time threatening the government outside their stronghold in the tribal areas along the Afghan border | H11 IHT Fallout among allies By PHILIP BOWRING America's ties with Japan, India and Turkey are all being damaged as domestic politics in those countries upsets shared national interests. Facing the real threat By RICHARD BULLIET Today's Pakistan is surely a far greater threat than tomorrow's Iran. The folly of using mercenaries in Iraq The Bush administration should withdraw private armies from Iraq EUROPE European press review Impact of globalisation on industrial relations in the EU and other major economies Source: Eurofound Full Report (PDF; 1.1 MB) The Continued Retreat of Democracy in Postcommunist Europe and Eurasia? FPRI
A US essay examining the progress of democracy in Postcommunist Europe and Eurasia, and the challenges to it. EU leaders will fly across Europe just to sign treaty
The European Union has agreed to split next month's summit between Lisbon and Brussels. Foundation findings - Mobility in Europe: The way forward
Source: Eurofound Sarkozy to address Congress
French president makes his first official visit to Washington Sarkozy, Merkel to meet Bush this week Analysis: Germany to stay in Middle East -- Germany is not presenting exit strategies for its stability missions in Lebanon and Afghanistan and Lebanon, despite worsening security in the region. The German public, it seems, will have to get used to several more years of military contributions in the region. Dangerous Rumblings in Bosnia By: Anes Alic | ISN Security Watch The passage of hard-hitting measures by the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina sparks mass protests by Bosnian Serbs, in a crisis that is threatening to escalate dangerously Serbs Up Stakes in Balkan-Wide Gamble Over Kosovo By: Ellie Tzortzi | Reuters
Serbia is reviving the kind of aggressive nationalism not seen since the Milosevic era in a bid to scare the West into abandoning support for the independence of Kosovo, analysts and diplomats believe. Italian Right Calls for Repatriation of Roma By: John Hooper | The Guardian
Rightwing leaders in Italy yesterday unleashed a flood of vitriolic anti-immigrant rhetoric and called for mass repatriation and the closing of the country's frontiers, amid a growing backlash against foreign workers in the country. German Flights Row Highlights EU-Russia Trade Tensions By: Mark Beunderman | EU Observer
German-Russian relations have come under pressure following a dispute over cargo overflight rights, in a situation seen as reminiscent of recent bilateral trade spats between Moscow and other EU capitals. WSJ Basques Bring Old Tongue to Life Basque separatists have been struggling for independence from Spain for 39 years. But lately, many have taken to wielding grammar instead of guns, experimenting with pushing the language Euskera into public life. | H12 RFE/RL Tracing the Origins of the Great Caspian Basin Energy Game
The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea By Steve LeVine
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| H13 The TimesAt last, a sign of sense from Musharraf It is in character for Musharraf to try to pretend that it is business as usual, but it isn't Bronwen Maddox On Her Majesty's Secret Service The struggle against terrorism may be long but can be won Red carpet treatment for Sarkozy France and the United States are to seal their new love affair with Nicolas Sarkozy due to be fêted in Washington today Bhutto threatens unrest as police use teargas The US and Britain have backed the former Pakistani PM's call for Musharraf to retire as army chief and restore democracy Pakistan: heart of a global crisis MI5 head: Children of 15 being groomed for terror In his first public speech, spy chief Jonathan Evans indicated the number of terrorist suspects has doubled to 4,000 Wall Street Journal Amid Crisis, the ECB Comes of Age Long derided for valuing consensus over decisiveness, the ECB surprised the world with its swift response to August's financial crisis. Critics called it reckless, but the move shored up confidence in the bank's ability to keep European markets functioning. Closing the Deal: IMF Reform in 2007
ODI Credit Crisis: The Sky is not Falling
Source: The Brookings Institution CALLS FOR CITIGROUP TO BE BROKEN UP... | H14 Financial Times COMMENT: The lure of false stability in Pakistan The western powers have to ask whether Musharraf is now part of the problem, rather than part of the solution, writes Gideon Rachman COMMENT: The silver lining in America's subprime cloud By George Shultz and John Taylor, BETWEEN THE LINES - QUENTIN PEEL: No answer in weak military government Not yet a walkover Despite her lead in the race for the nomination, Mrs Clinton is barely in front when tested head to head against her possible Republican rivals WORLD NEWS: Political leaders talk up Mideast peace hopes WORLD NEWS: MI5 chief says 2,000 people in UK are security risks Fears intensify for prolonged turmoil As big US and European banks come under pressure due to losses on US mortgage securities, fears are rising in the credit markets that the turbulence that has claimed the jobs of two of the biggest names on Wall Street could last well into next year Libyan group boosts al-Qaeda in Africa WORLD NEWS: Clinton vows to draw up Kyoto successor Q&A: What next for Iran? Wednesday: Quiz Tehran-based expert Bijan Khajehpour on the nation’s actions and the effectiveness of the international community’s response COMMENT: If he wants to win, Cameron must choose All banks, to some degree, have taken risks with their capital that seemed to pay off in the past few years but have now proved to be troubled | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Is Maliki's Corruption Worth American Lives? By: U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman | Los Angeles Times
Two truths have emerged from Iraq in recent months. First, corruption is so pervasive in Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's government that political progress in Iraq may be impossible. Second, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and our embassy in Baghdad are inexplicably neglecting this corrosive threat. |
| H16 American Politics A year before election, Clinton tops poll Ron Paul Raises More Than $4 Million in One Day Gerson: Republican Party Must Return to Ideals of Moral Conscience realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp | H17 Daily Telegraph Musharraf doesn't need more enemies It is never a clever idea to upset the world's leading superpower, writes Con Coughlin, particularly when you are supposed to be a key ally fighting a common enemy. Pakistan regime agrees to hold elections Pakistan's regime began to crack under international pressure last night when it conceded that parliamentary elections will be held on schedule in January. Quiet general who may succeed Musharraf Analysis: the world's most dangerous country Brown to launch house-building boom The Prime Minister will announce a house-building drive, creating a series of "eco towns" across Britain. MI5: Al-Qa'eda recruiting children Muslim children as young as 15 are being recruited by to wage "a deliberate campaign of terror" in Britain, MI5's head has said. The threat from within The sombre assessment by Security Service chief Jonathon Evans and the new Terror Bill will doubtless be used by ministers to justify a further curtailment of our liberty. | As lawyers in Pakistan take to the streets in fierce defiance of martial law, Iftikhar Chaudhry - the Chief Justice who sparked the crisis - issues a warning to Musharraf in an exclusive statement smuggled out from under house arrest Children as young as 15 are being groomed for terrorist acts in Britain by al-Qa’ida, says the head of MI5. |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism National Strategy for Combating Terrorism: Background and Issues for Congress (PDF; 133 KB)
Source: Congressional Research Service Special Operations Forces Aviation
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Report (PDF; 6.1 MB) October 30, 2007 Quarterly Report to Congress Source: Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
From SIGIR Observations (PDF; 502 KB): The Record on CURVEBALL Declassified Documents and Key Participants Show the Importance of Phony Intelligence in the Origins of the Iraq War Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects (PDF; 164 KB)
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) Ghosts of the Caliphate By: Jean-Pierre Filiu | Prospect
In October 2006, al Qaeda proclaimed the first online caliphate in Islam's 14 century-old history. Bin Laden's deputies in Iraq tried hard to make it look legitimate, with jihadi leaders and tribal sheikhs pledging allegiance to Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, appointed "commander of the believers." Fantasies of reviving the caliphate reveal a deep crisis of legitimacy within Sunni Islam Arming the Heavens
CSBA A 128-page US assessment of the cost and cost-effectivenss of space-based weapons Urgent: Letter from Intelligence, Military, Diplomatic, and Law Enforcement Professionals Global Uranium Supply and Demand | H20 Slate The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Global Climate Change
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Document (PDF; 2.1 MB) A U.S. Cap-and-Trade System to Address Global Climate Change
Source: Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Faculty Research Working Paper Series Full Paper (PDF; 1.1 MB) The Future of Coal: Options for a Carbon-Constrained World (PDF; 6.5 MB)
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Human rights, a tool for change (PDF; 595 KB) Source: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Kissinger Conspired with Soviet Ambassador to Keep Secretary of State in the Dark
U.S. State Department and Russian Foreign Ministry Publish Record of Dobrynin-Kissinger "Back Channel" Meetings, Based on First-time Access to Classified Soviet-Era Documents Revealed: how multinational companies avoid the taxman
· Elaborate structures to move profits offshore
· International investigation into banana firms | H21 A review of In Praise of Prejudice: The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas by Theodore Dalrymple. How the digital revolution is changing the way we discover, create and consume media
Men and women argue about everything from adultery to Zionism, but do so differently: submissive, passive, aggressive, abusive. Maybe... more» Forty years of work, millions spent on printing books and magazines, yet Lyndon LaRouche has had almost no effect on U.S. politics... more» Newspapers and coffee were joined from the start. The relation worked in the 18th century as it works for Starbucks today... more» 80% OF ADULTS NOW USE INTERNET From Popular Mechanics, a look at how brain scans could invade your private life. We're prejudiced, now what? Supermodel 'rejects dollar pay' City Journal:
Britain's Anti-Semitic Turn A new Earth? How close are astronomers to finding a planet that supports life? Ian Sample reports. Google enters mobile phone market People will be able to access Google maps and Google Earth on their mobile phones, the world's largest search engine announced |
