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7 November 2007
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H1 FT Change ‘war on terror’ policy, says study Whoever succeeds Bush as the next US president should no longer treat the ‘global war on terror’ as the centrepiece of US foreign policy, according to a bipartisan report

CSIS Commission on Smart Power Report A Smarter, More Secure America. Richard Armitage and Joseph Nye chaired a high-level commission that aimed to provide a diagnosis of America's declining standing and influence in the world, and to offer a set of recommendations for how the next president of the United States can implement a Smart Power approach to America's global engagement Read More | Video | Listen to the Event | Smart Power

New York Times High-Priced Oil Adds Volatility to Power Scramble The prospect of triple-digit oil prices has redrawn the economic and political map of the world.

Christian Science Monitor U.S., Iran dial down tensions in Iraq The US military announced Tuesday that it would release nine Iranians

Washington Post 2007 Deadliest for U.S. in Iraq Military reports 852 killed in Iraq this year, highest annual toll since the war began in 2003. But Fatalities Have Plummeted Since the Summer

In Pakistan, Echoes of Iran By David Ignatius Like Iran three decades ago, Pakistan has suffered from too much U.S. intervention.

Recession's Hidden Virtues By Robert J. Samuelson, The business cycle hasn't been repealed, and so another recession is inevitable. Perhaps sooner than later

Exposing Bush's Weakness

Iran Proposes International Security Force to Take Over in Iraq

Geopolitical Diary: The Recent Iranian Proposal for Iraq
Stratfor

BBC US 'to release' Iranians in Iraq The US military says it will release nine Iranians being held in Iraq including two who Iran says are diplomats.

US Faces Dilemma in Targeting Iran's Oil

Americans are roughly evenly divided on whether to strike Iran, a new USA Today/Gallup poll has found

New Satellite Surveillance System Was Key Israeli Tool In Syria Raid ABC News

Picking Up After a Failed War on Terror By: Andrew J. Bacevich | Los Angeles Times The Bush administration is no longer engaged in a principled effort to address the threat posed by violent Islamic radicalism. In lieu of principles, the administration now engages in crisis management, reacting to problems as they pop up.

Guardian Coalition of the unwilling Richard Norton-Taylor: Nato's whole mission is in doubt if its members won't provide necessary support in Afghanistan

Pakistan Gets My Vote for a Black Swan Event By: Frederick Kempe | Bloomberg What to watch is whether the emergency measures, which Musharraf's opponents say are aimed more at personal than national preservation, reverse extremist forces or merely push them underground to explode in the coming days and weeks. For now, what has died is a peaceful evolution toward secular, democratic rule through a power-sharing arrangement between the military- led regime and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Time's Up By: Joshua Kurlantzick | The New Republic The time for mere condemnation is over. It's time for America to cut the cord on Musharraf and throw in entirely with the country's democratic forces.

Foreign Policy Seven Questions: Musharraf’s Martial Plan

PINR "Iran Strengthens its Role in the Caspian Sea and Central Asian Regions" Full text of report

Ha’aretz MI: If Annapolis fails, Abbas likely to step down PA chairman reportedly views Mideast conference as last opportunity to resuscitate peace process

Rosner: Should U.S. Jews help shape Israel's policies?

Editorial If not Annapolis, then what?

Financial Times COMMENT: Why plutocracy endangers emerging market economies A capitalism that generates vast wealth, partly on the back of political connections, and rewards those who resist competition is likely to generate social and political drawbacks, writes Martin Wolf

For how long will oil reserves last?
Gulf News - By Amir Taheri

Der Spiegel Washington's Pakistan Problem Musharraf was never a model democrat. But his assumption of emergency powers puts his American ally in a tough spot. When it comes to fighting terrorism in the region, the strong-arm leader is the only game in town more...

Good news and bad news from Abizaid By Rami G. Khouri

New Republic The Strings the U.S. Needs to Attach to the Saudi Arabia Arms Deal
by Shadi Hamid and Stephen McInerney

America in 2008: the next realignment? , Godfrey Hodgson

Britain’s empire: a moral audit, Piers Brendon

Gvosdev Competing Bush Doctrines in Action

Iran Sanctions Fact Sheet

H2 Avrupa Komisyonu Türkiye İlerleme Raporu ve Strateji Belgesi (nihai orjinal tam metin)

FT Editorial LEADER: Turkish horizons Turkey should keep its eyes on Europe It would be a mistake if Turkey dismisses the annual report card from Brussels on its stormy negotiations on European Union membership

NYT Turkish-Bred Prosperity Makes War Less Likely in Iraqi Kurdistan

Turkish President: Decision Made on Kurdish Rebels

Turkey retains military option after US pledges support against PKK

Turkish Troops Poised on Iraq Border

FT COMMENT: More than just a debate about the headscarf Turkey needs a new constitution, says Katinka Barysch

EU threat to Turkey over penal code Turkey should be blocked from joining the European Union unless it revises a much-criticised article of its penal code that makes it a crime to insult Turkish national identity, the European Commission has recommended

The Times Ban on free speech keeps Turkey out of EU Its failure to end torture, improve minority rights or guarantee freedom of expression were highlighted as stumbling blocks

Independent Leading article: A patronising and mistimed report The timing of the European Union's latest assessment of Turkey's application to join the EU could not have come at a worse time, just as Turkey is on the brink of war in Iraqi Kurdistan. But then the tone of the EU report could not have been more inappropriate either.

Guardian Repression blocking talks on EU bid, Turkey told
EU warns Ankara's talks on joining the EU are being jeopardised by the prosecution of writers and journalists.

BBC Turkey moves to change speech law

Iraqi PKK-Linked Party Head Disappears - Paper

Iraqi Kurd Press Roundup on Turkey-PKK Crisis 6 Nov 07

Asia Times Bush's Turkey shoot
The astute Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, knew before he set foot in Washington that a sound bite would be about all President George W Bush would have to offer on the explosive Turkey vs Kurdistan Workers' Party crisis. Now Erdogan will wait - for just a little while - and if nothing moves, Turkey will strike northern Iraq, hard, without consulting Washington

EurasiaNet Turkey is Winning the Battle, but Can It Win the War?
BY NICHOLAS BIRCH Slenderly built, his face wrinkled from years of sun and a diet of locally-grown tobacco, Irfan Gur doesn’t look like the sort of person who would give the Turkish state a headache. The photos on his wall tell a different story

EDM MAJORITY OF TURKISH MEDIA CLAIMS BUSH GAVE TURKEY GREEN LIGHT FOR MILITARY OPERATION

Border Conflict Part of Complex Turkey-Iraq Relationship Voice of America

'Bush zavallı bir devin temsilcisi'

In Iraqi Kurdistan, sympathy for the PKK

PKK retreats into Iran to avoid attack by Turkish army
Today's Zaman

Remarks By President Bush And Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan Of Turkey After Meeting, Washington, D.C. (November 5, 2007) | Türkçe

CSIS Statesmen's Forum: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Listen to the Event | Video | Turkey Project

Geleceğin savaş alanı uzay olacak

Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring

Iraqi Kurd Official Criticises Iranian Minister's Comments on Kirkuk

Kuzey Irak'ta PKK'ya abluka

Al-Jazeera TV Interviews Iraq's Kurdistan Islamic Union Member on PKK

Turkey's PKK Leader Comments on Feud With Turkey, Iraq Incursions, Prisoners

Turkey to Take Own Steps Against PKK - Premier

Kurdish Roj TV Shows Pro-Ocalan Demonstration By Kurds in Syria

Iraq sees smaller chance of big Turkish offensive

Turkish Prez: Decision Made on Rebels

Turkish PM says N.Iraq offensive planned-report

Cross-border operation still on table after Bush’s assurances of support

Turkey’s Kurdish tightrope , Safa A Hussein

Iraqi Kurd Press Roundup on Turkey-PKK Crisis 6 Nov 07

Iraqi PKK-Linked Party Head Disappears - Paper

Iraqi Kurds' Envoy Suggests Russia As Mediator Between Turkey and Kurds

Kirkuk Turkoman Official Defends Turkey Over Moves on PKK

Iraq Kurd Paper Deplores Turkey's Attempt to "Turkify" Istanbul Conference

Turkish PM says N.Iraq offensive planned | Reuters.ca

Iran Opens Consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurd Premier "Appreciates" Launch of Iran Consulate

Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 6 Nov 07

Irak'a Kürtçe yayın yapalım

PKK’yı kınama tasarısı

Response to Turkish Unintelligent Units

KRG signs new oil deals ... Kurds say Turkey is after Kirkuk, not PKK
Iraq Oil Report

Local Kurds anxious about Turkish intent

Whose side will Russia take in Kurdish issue?

K.Irak Kürt yönetimi Ruslara sarıldı

'Teşekkür bekliyorduk'

Kürt sorununun çözümünü dışarıda aramak büyük hata
MUHAMMED NUREDDİN

Kriz sadece PKK'yla ilgili değil Halİd Salİh

DTP'nin yeni adayı, partinin 'şahin' kanadından

DTP'li vekilin eşi PKK'lı çıktı

Sınırdaki köprüler korucu denetiminde

The Times PKK Irak'tan çıkarılmalı

Saygun: Üçlü mekanizma yok, kırmızı telefon var

Sınırda PKK'ya karşı Bağdat devreye girdi

Nagehan Alçı Rojda, Berfin ve Mirzan ne düşünüyor?

The Turkish Are Coming! Oh, They're Already Here - TIME

Turkey, the PKK and Regional Stability By: Ahmet O. Evin | The Daily Star What new approaches might Turkey adopt once the crisis is hopefully over and the tensions are cooled? The first and foremost would be a serious effort to recognize and promote the citizenship and affinity of its Kurdish citizens.

For Turkey, the War is Real By: James Carroll | The Boston Globe
As viewed from Turkey, American responses throughout this crisis range from duplicity to double standards. The cautionary message that Rice conveyed to her foreign ministry counterparts here, and that Bush is expected to echo, defines the exact opposite of policies pursued to this day by the Bush administration itself.

Kazakh Authorities Deny Village Placed Under Curfew Following Pogrom of Kurds

Turkish Speaker, Israeli Envoy Discuss Israeli President's Visit

Israel, Palestinian presidents to visit Turkey

Tunceli'de silahlı saldırı: 1 asker şehit oldu

‘Fight against terrorism should be at a global level’

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber

EU: Time to refocus on reforms for Turkey

Rehn: Time has come to regenerate reform process

Rapor hayal kırıklığı yarattı

Eser Karakaş AB İlerleme Raporlarının düşündürdükleri

Amanda Akçakoca Turkey is making slow progress, but so is the EU

[Graham Watson, Zaman'a konuştu] AB, taahhütlerine saygı göstermeli

Türkiye, cumhurbaşkanlığı krizinden güçlenerek çıktı, reformlara hız verilmeli

Avrupa verdiği sözleri tutsun Türkiye reformları hızlandırsın

EU applicants | Is this the right key? | Economist.com

Ankara moves to amend ban on insults to Turkey

Rehn Operasyon sınırlı olsun

Turkey to change speech law

Kendilerine ‘derin devlet’ süsü vererek her türlü kirli işi yapan...

Nükleer santrallerle ilgili yasa görüşülecek

7 Kasım 2007 Basın Özeti

H3 Fikret BİLA Gül: Artık askeri safhadayız

Yeni stratejiyi açıkladı: Diplomasi bitti, artık askerler konuşacak

Ruşen Çakır Operasyondan geri dönme ihtimali yok

Ahmet Taşgetiren Kürt realitesi

Ahmet Taşgetiren İnisiyatifi asker kullanacak

Sadi Somuncuoğlu Beka meselemize nasıl bakmalı?

Sonuç: Kontrollü müsamaha

Başbakanlık BASIN AÇIKLAMASI

Tamamı

ABD uçakları teröristleri böyle görüntüledi

APO'yu bulan kulak devrede

Türkiye, pilotsuz uçakları PKK'yla mücadelede kullanacak

'Böyle istihbarat olmaz, değil mi paşam?'

Artık askerler konuşsun

Sınırda uçan kuşun resmi anında Ankara'da olacak

Hükümet tezkereyi kullanmakta kararlı

Teröristler karakola saldırdı: 1 asker şehit

ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU 5 Kasım sonrası Kürt sorunu nerede duruyor?

Serdar Akinan 5 Kasım’dan önce 5 Kasım’dan sonra...

'Kürtçeye ağır yasak koyduk ama hataydı'

PKK'lı Murat Karayılan: Askerleri DTP'lilere verdik

İBRAHİM KARAGÜL PKK artık Türkiye'yi değil İran'ı vuracak!

Taha AKYOL ABD gezisi başarılı mı?

Kocamdan haberim yok DTP'li Fatma Kurtulan, "Eşiniz dağdaki teröristlerden biri mi" sorusuna "Ondan haberim yok" yanıtı verdi

Eşi Akdeniz sorumlusuymuş

Kurtulan’ın eşi 9 yıldır dağda

Eski MİT Müsteşar yardımcısı kaza geçirdi

Org. Saygun: Kırmızı telefon hattı gibi

Paşa ’Tatmin başka’ yanıtını Roma’da açtı

Oval Ofis’ten örtülü mesajlar

Cengiz Çandar Beyaz Saray’dan çıkan sonuç: PKK’nın tasfiyesi süreci

Hasan CEMAL Yeni bir dönemin koşulları

Öcalan faktörü Avni Özgürel

Siyasi heyete askeri Erdoğan istedi
Murat Yetkin

Şamil Tayyar Gül’ün yoğurt yiyişi

Sami KOHEN Eylem süreci başlıyor

Ertuğrul Özkök Bir sabah aniden bir paket

Ahmet Hakan ’Hamdolsun’ mu?

M Ali Birand Bush, Türkiye’yi gözden çıkaramadı

Cüneyt Ülsever 1 Mart’tan bugüne...

[PKK'NIN İÇİ-DIŞI /1] Pkk'nın içindeki batılılar

Serdar Turgut Zirve sonrası

Mustafa Akyol Erdoğan, Washington’dan eli dolu dönüyor

3. ABD uçakları teröristleri böyle görüntüledi

TSK'nın asimetrik savaşı M.Ali Kışlalı

Serdar Turgut Gerekirse çakacaksın abi

İsmail Küçükkaya Beyaz Saray’da neler oldu?

Bakü’yle stratejik işbirliği beyannamesi

301. madde yeniden gündemde

PKK’nın iddiası: DTP’lilerin gelmesi şarttı

Zebari "Büyük operasyon olmaz"

Cevdet Aşkın Bush çizgiyi çekti: Sağlam istihbarat yoksa vuruş da yok

Operasyon: Gerçeğe dönüş
İsmet Berkan

Abdülhamit Bilici Beyaz Saray'dan ne çıktı?

Aksiyon SINIRIMI ATTIRMA! - Muhsin Öztürk

Mustafa Ünal Gül'ün mesajı

Ali Bulaç Beyaz Kürtler

Bahçeli Suriye-İran’ı ikna et, gir

Mehmet Tezkan ABD elini taşın altına soktu

Baykal görüşmeden memnun

Baykal'dan hükümete çağrı: Gereğini yap

Mensur Akgün Operasyon fetişizmi

Güneri CIVAOĞLU Sözün bittiği yerde 'nokta'

Pentagon'la kırmızı hat..

Can Ataklı AKP’li 75 Kürt kökenli milletvekili “PKK bir terör örgütüdür” desin

Hakan Aygün PKK niye İran’a kaçıyor?

Türk heyetini terleten sözler:"Erdoğan sürekli bizle konuşuyordu"

07:10 ABD uçaklarından PKK kampları üzerinde gece keşif uçuşu

Ağır cezada yargılanacak

Erdoğan'ın arkadaşı Remzi Gür hakkında, CHP milletvekiline rüşvet teklif ettiği iddiasıyla dava açıldı

Ankara'dan Kafkaslar'da ekonomik bölge atağı

İdris Bal Bush-Erdoğan görüşmesi ve beklenen sınır ötesi harekât

Mehmet Kamış 'Kırmızı çizgimi çizdim' dönemi bitti

The Critical Rendezvous
ORHAN KİLERCİOĞLU

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 Cep telefonu, hem de 'koşer' cinsinden

Fehmi Koru Teemmül bekleyen bir soru

HAKAN ALBAYRAK

Gülen Hareketi'ne muhabbet

Enis Berberoğlu

Oktay Ekşi Washington’dan ne aldık?

Nasuhi Güngör İngiliz sınırları mı, kardeşlik mi?

Hadi Uluengin ’Biz’ olarak Kürtler

Bekir Coşkun Pozitif duygular içinde...

Tufan Türenç Sizce Amerika sözünü tutar mı?

Mehmet Yılmaz Bakan Bey çok üzülmüş!

Özdemir İnce Sanki onlar bilmiyor mu?

Yalçın Doğan Oval Ofis’teki küre

Mehmet Barlas Washington’da anlaşmazlık değil dayanışma sergilendi…

Fare fare doğurdu Haluk Şahin

Bu kadarı çok ayıp Doğu Perinçek Antalya'da düzenlediği basın toplantısında şunları söyledi: "Ben hükümet olsam PKK'nın elinden 8 askeri almam. Alınmalarına sevinemedim. Keşke şehit olup tabutlarıyla gelselerdi de bu manevi zarara uğramasaydık. Millet de bunu söylüyor. Bir asker babası olsaydım aynı şeyi söylerdim."

Nuray Başaran Ve o gün geldi

Sami Uslu Irak'a ambargo ne getirir, ne götürür?

Mehmet Altan Sekiz asker...

Melih AŞIK PKK'dan korunma

MUHARREM SARIKAYA Sınır berisi...

Doğu Ergil Into Iraq we go

Sebahattin Önkibar Fiyaskonun kamuflajı üçlü mekanizma!

ERDAL ŞAFAK PKK'nın finansmanı

ERGUN BABAHAN 301 ve yorumu

EMRE AKÖZ PKK sinecek mi?

Umur Talu Peki Bush ne istedi?

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Türkiye 'blok' mu yapıyor?

Yavuz Baydar Promises and prospects

Beril Dedeoğlu Diplomatic quest for the Middle East

Bülent Keneş Barzani test for Erdoğan-Bush meeting

NAZLI ILICAK ABD'nin hedefi

MAHMUT ÖVÜR

Ali Bayramoğlu Erdal İnönü'ye ve sola dair...

YAVUZ DONAT Demirel'den "Erdoğan Bush" yorumu İ,

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Beşiktaş'ta Çarşı asıl buna karşı çıkmalı

Ercan Kumcu Bu filmde macera çok

Erdal Sağlam

Ege Cansen Tuzcu baba ve cinci hoca

İBRAHİM KAHVECİ Ekonomi modellerimiz: Kurbağacılar ve kaplumbağacılar

Hurşit GÜNEŞ Ah kur bir yükselse!

Salih Neftçi YTL nereye gidiyor?

Güngör URAS Doğunun derdi başka, batının derdi başka

Enflasyondaki hızlanma Mustafa Aysan

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=126484

OECD ve Türkiye'de Ar-Ge Metin Ercan

Enflasyonda 'dur-kalklar' Uğur Gürses

Deniz Gökçe
Bu yatırıma saygı duyun!

İ.Hüseyin Yıldız
Enflasyonda gelişmeler ve faiz oranları

Emekli astsubaylar: BDDK, Oyakbank'ın satışını onaylamasın

H4 New York Times High-Priced Oil Adds Volatility to Power Scramble The prospect of triple-digit oil prices has redrawn the economic and political map of the world.

Pakistan’s General Anarchy By MOHAMMED HANIF Faced with increasing demands to give up his position as military chief, Gen. Pervez Musharraf decided to topple President Musharraf

Musharraf’s Martial Plan

By BENAZIR BHUTTO The moment has come for the Western democracies to show in their actions, and not just in their rhetoric, which side they are on.

Pakistani Lawyers’ Anger Grew as Hope for Changes Withered Disappointment turned to fury after Gen. Pervez Musharraf scrapped the Supreme Court and the Constitution, prompting more protests among Pakistani lawyers.

Deadly Fires Reveal Flaws in Russia’s Resurgence Respect for law, safety and public health still lag far behind the Kremlin’s restored sense of self.

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

The Dawn of E2K in India The key to winning E2K business will be to show global companies how becoming more energy efficient can actually be a strategic move that makes money.

MAUREEN DOWD Mushy: Handsome in Uniform On this day, when we celebrate the wisdom of our Constitution, we must remember: constitutions don’t work for everyone. It’s not a one-size-fits-all type deal.

H5 Washington Post In Pakistan, Echoes of Iran By David Ignatius Like Iran three decades ago, Pakistan has suffered from too much U.S. intervention.

2007 Deadliest for U.S. in Iraq Military reports 852 killed in Iraq this year, highest annual toll since the war began in 2003.

U.S. Says It Will Release Nine Of 20 Iranians Captured in Iraq

Recession's Hidden Virtues By Robert J. Samuelson, The business cycle hasn't been repealed, and so another recession is inevitable. Perhaps sooner than later

White House Hails Renewed Ties With Europe Four years after then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's dismissive comments about European opposition to the war in Iraq, "Old Europe" is back -- and the White House is trumpeting strengthened transatlantic ties.

French and German Leaders Are Visiting

A Chance for Nuclear Leadership Deepti Choubey

William Arkin What $10 Billion Has Bought in Pakistan

A Deepening Sense of Anxiety In Pakistan, mass arrests mark unprecedented assault on civil society, students and activists say

Afghan Bombing Kills Dozens At least five members of parliament killed in deadliest attack since fall of the Taliban in 2001.

Meet The Press By Ruth Marcus The front-runners for 2008 have studiously avoided tough media encounters

H6 Guardian Coalition of the unwilling Richard Norton-Taylor: Nato's whole mission is in doubt if its members won't provide necessary support in Afghanistan

50 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Five MPs among victims after bomber targeted crowd gathered at sugar factory in northern Afghan town

Oil heads for $100 a barrel Crude futures hit record $97.07 as traders fear sharp fall in reserves.

Case not proven Terror laws: The government continues to hint that it will extend the time for which suspects can be imprisoned before they face any charge.

These fear factory speeches are utterly self-defeating Simon Jenkins: The scare tactics used by the MI5 chief this week may win a few headlines to help the state, but do grave longterm damage.

Brown's in a deep hole - and here's how he should get out of it
Jonathan Freedland: In the Queen's speech, the prime minister set out not a vision, but the tangible things he wants to get done.

Warning shots turn into lethal new development as violence drifts north

A widening gulf Khaled Diab Nov 06 07, 08:00pm: The controversial visit to Britain by the Saudi monarch highlighted the need for a more equitable alternative to the client state model.

H7 Good news and bad news from Abizaid
By Rami G. Khouri

Pakistan Gets My Vote for a Black Swan Event By: Frederick Kempe | Bloomberg What to watch is whether the emergency measures, which Musharraf's opponents say are aimed more at personal than national preservation, reverse extremist forces or merely push them underground to explode in the coming days and weeks. For now, what has died is a peaceful evolution toward secular, democratic rule through a power-sharing arrangement between the military- led regime and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Time's Up By: Joshua Kurlantzick | The New Republic The time for mere condemnation is over. It's time for America to cut the cord on Musharraf and throw in entirely with the country's democratic forces.

Besieged Musharraf plays for time Having opened a can of worms by declaring a state of emergency, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf is now in a fix over what to do next. With public opinion inflamed by thousands of arrests and the curtailing of civil freedoms, he can't risk further action against militancy. The best he can come up with is to buy some time. - Syed Saleem Shahzad

How Bush Saved Iran's Neocons By: Barbara Slavin | Foreign Policy
Not long ago, Tehran’s hardliners were just one faction among many. But a series of diplomatic blunders by the Bush administration has put these guardians of Iran’s Islamic Revolution in the driver’s seat — and made war much more likely.

Catastrophe or a Last Chance in Pakistan? Brookings Instiution

Is Musharraf's power play the beginning of the end?
By Hassan Abbas

Islam and the West: Keep your yardstick to yourself
By Yasser Khalil

Pakistan Peril: Another Blow for Bush - Rich Lowry, National Review

Options Fade on Iran Nukes - John Bolton, New York Post

Boston Globe Musharraf clinging to power

US nightmare: Will Pakistan chaos let Qaeda get nukes?

Al Awsat The United States and Iran: No War before the Elections : Huda al Husseini

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

2007 Deadliest for US Troops in Iraq

BBC US 'to release' Iranians in Iraq The US military says it will release nine Iranians being held in Iraq including two who Iran says are diplomats.

US Faces Dilemma in Targeting Iran's Oil

Americans are roughly evenly divided on whether to strike Iran, a new USA Today/Gallup poll has found

PINR "Iran Strengthens its Role in the Caspian Sea and Central Asian Regions" Full text of report

Paper Says a Weakened Iran is US Goal in Middle East

'Fatwa Chaos' Bewilders Muslims on Sex and Suicide By: Daniel Williams | Bloomberg News A century ago, the fatwa department at Cairo's Al-Azhar University issued fewer than 200 edicts a day. Now it turns out about 1,000.

Iran Official Sees Moderation in US Stance Waiting for Formal Request Over Iraq

BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 06 Nov 07

Syrian President Receives Letter From Putin on Regional Issues, Ties

U.S. to release 9 Iranians it seized in Iraq

Operation Iron Hammer pursues al-Qaida U.S. military officials say coalition and Iraqi forces launched a major offensive Tuesday against al-Qaida in northern Iraq called Operation Iron Hammer.

Poll: Americans Still Want Troop Cuts in Iraq

Turkish President: Israel, Syria Missed Many Chances for Peace

BBC UN chief and Pakistan envoy clash The UN Secretary General and the Pakistani ambassador to the UN clash over Pakistan's emergency rule.

Policy dilemma
Will the US put stability or democracy first in Pakistan?

Washington Times Mubarak's heir sees U.S. ebbing CAIRO — The man widely seen as Egypt's next leader is adopting a harsh tone toward the United States, saying Washington's influence in the region has decreased significantly because of Bush administration policies in the Middle East.

Egypt slides into danger

Meera Selva Despite a booming economy, the country's infrastructure is in chaos and nepotism seems to be prevailing over democracy.

Al Hayat Lebanon: Regarding the Syrian Intervention? Abdallah Iskandar - Syria does not see in its position toward the Lebanese presidential election intervention. It is closely connected with the security of the regime, and therefore it becomes a kind of natural right

The Middle East Peace Conference: Rice's ' Hail Mary Pass '?

Henry Siegman - The upcoming Middle East peace conference scheduled for later this month in Annapolis, Maryland will be a hail Mary pass for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She desperately would like to come out of the conference with an Israeli-Palestinian joint statement that launches a serious negotiation within parameters agreed to by the parties.

Der Spiegel Nuclear Ambitions: Inspired by Iran, Arab Countries Pursue Atomic Energy

H9 Ha’aretz MI: If Annapolis fails, Abbas likely to step down PA chairman reportedly views Mideast conference as last opportunity to resuscitate peace process

Rosner: Should U.S. Jews help shape Israel's policies?

Editorial If not Annapolis, then what?

Barak: Israel to retain control of passage between W. Bank, Gaza Defense minister: Israel's response to Iranian nuclear threat measured in action rather than rhetoric

Livni to Egyptian FM: Put a stop to weapons smuggling into Gaza

Prodi: Iran has every right to develop a nuclear program Italy: Military action against Iran could destabilize Mideast; Germany reaffirms commitment to new sanctions

Israel to remove Jordan, Egypt from list of 'dangerous states'

Is Israel About to Attack Hezbollah?

The 2008 candidates and the lies of "change" No leading candidates, whether Republican or Democrat, can guarantee their voters real change, meaning an end to the war

DEBKAfile Exclusive: The Golan Heights at issue between Israel and Syria is tagged onto the Annapolis peace conference agenda - over Israel’s head

DEBKAfile: Hizballah commando units slip back into South Lebanon – with upgraded missiles, new Iran-built military highway network. No Israeli response

Jerusalem Post 'Removal of illegal outposts unlikely before Annapolis' Despite US hope for confidence-building measures, Israeli sources say move can't be done; prisoner release still possible.

The problem with road maps

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BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Palestinian Press 6 Nov 07

Picking Up After a Failed War on Terror By: Andrew J. Bacevich | Los Angeles Times The Bush administration is no longer engaged in a principled effort to address the threat posed by violent Islamic radicalism. In lieu of principles, the administration now engages in crisis management, reacting to problems as they pop up.

The Annapolis Summit By: Ziad Asali | The Washington Times Annapolis is the last realistic hope for a two-state solution and the possibility of peace it offers. This is a sobering thought that should focus the attention of leaders involved and that of all global forces interested in peace. The worst players in the Middle East, on every side, are waiting and rubbing their hands in glee in anticipation of its failure.

Justin Raimondo 11/05/2007
AIPAC, Espionage, and Legal Sabotage

WSJ Lobbyists or Spies?
Why are two Israel supporters being prosecuted for things journalists do every day?
By GABRIEL SCHOENFELD

H10 Christian Science Monitor U.S., Iran dial down tensions in Iraq The US military announced Tuesday that it would release nine Iranians

Olmert pushes peace

Israel's prime minister is pressing for an agreement with Palestinians ahead of a US-hosted summit.

Massive suicide attack strikes northern Afghanistan

The attack on a sugar mill killed five Afghan members of parliament.

Opinion: One-on-one with Iran's opposition A noted dissident says Iran is closer to a nuclear bomb than we think

US-France relations warm up as Sarkozy visits

French President Sarkozy's US visit symbolizes a return to a more balanced and interdependent relationship.

Lebanon's militias rearm Weeks ahead of presidential elections, black market weapons sales are soaring as factions prepare for street battles.

Opinion: Wall Street must learn from the boss's downfall

A greener US energy bill: who will pay?

Conservation measures may lead to most fuel savings since 1970s.

With news banned from TV, Pakistanis find it on Web

Musharraf's crackdown on news and dissent has managed to miss a vibrant Internet community.

ASIA

Inequalities in Asia’s Giants

Asia Power Project to Link Four Countries By: Raphael Minder | Financial Times
Four countries are expected to give the green light this month to a project that would lead to the first significant electricity transfer from central Asia and help resolve seasonal power shortages in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Moving China on Darfur By: R. Scott Greathead | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
China has a reputation for being impervious to outside pressure. But perhaps even this mountain can be moved. A pointed question posed to Steven Spielberg in an op-ed published in these pages may be influencing Beijing's foreign policy.

The revolution that never was
Burma's protesters discover global attention spans are short.

Afghanistan: Karzai Administration Needs to Remember that All Politics is Local
BY TERRY FRIEL
Record drug harvests, a weak government, a flagging economy and mounting civilian deaths are stoking support for Islamic militants in Afghanistan. To reverse the current trend, President Hamid Karzai’s administration, along with its foreign supporters, must do a better job in delivering basic social services on the grassroots level, experts and politicians say.

H11 IHT The Pakistan mess

General Pervez Musharraf has pushed nuclear-armed Pakistan further along a perilous course.

A lazy, simplistic analogy

The term 'Islamofascist' is being carelessly wielded as a blunt weapon in a left-right debate.

European Union to dismantle more border postsEuropean justice and interior ministers are preparing to agree that eight ex-Communist nations plus Malta are ready to join Europe's Schengen system.

Czech, U.S. officials report progress in missile defense talks

EUROPE European press review

A Friend in France - Finally By: Peter Brookes | New York Post
During a two-day visit, Sarkozy will meet with President Bush, go to George Washington's home at Mount Vernon and - following in the footsteps of Marquis de Lafayette - address a joint session of Congress, becoming the eighth Frenchman to do so. Let's just say, we've come a long way since freedom fries . . .

BBC Sarkozy begins Washington visit President Sarkozy of France begins his first official US visit, sealing a rapprochement between the two nations.

French flavour
Sarkozy's trip to the US signals renewed Franco-American ties

Airlines told they must reveal passenger data
· Plan among series of EU anti-terrorism measures
· Package will not work, say civil liberties groups

Mardell's Euroblog
Does Europe need special penalties for terrorist crimes?

Uncontrolled immigration unsettles Italy Europe completely underestimated the scale of the exodus from Romania after the country’s accession to the European Union this year, according to Romano Prodi, Italy’s prime minister

QUENTIN PEEL - BETWEEN THE LINES: Danish voters fascinated more by the maths than the issues

H12 RFE/RL

Google News Azerbaijan

Putin's Network Positions Him to Retain Post-Presidential Power By: Henry Meyer and Patrick Henry | Bloomberg News
Vladimir Putin is doing his best to make sure he'll have friends in high places to help him wield power after he gives up Russia's presidency in May. In addition to his recent appointment of longtime friend and former aide Viktor Zubkov as prime minister, Putin has placed allies -- many with links to each other -- at the head of key government agencies and state-owned companies.

Vladimir Putin, Part Two By: Christopher Granville | The Japan Times
What matters now is how this "Putin system" will work, which will depend on institutional frameworks and practices. At stake, both for Russia and the wider world, are stability and legitimacy, hence the prospects for steady political and economic modernization.

Strategic Studies Institute The Eastern Dimension of America's New European Allies Without a realistic prospect for NATO and EU accession, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Georgia will become sources of domestic and regional instability and objects of Russia’s neo-imperialist ambitions that will undermine American and European strategic interests. by Janusz Bugajski

In Russian renaissance, safety takes backseatRespect for law, safety and public health still lag far behind the Kremlin's restored sense of self, as evidenced by the scale at which Russia's population suffers from fires.

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- NATO TREADS WARILY IN KAZAKHSTAN, AS RUSSIA WATCHES

- PRESIDENT’S PARTY IS WEAKEST LINK IN ORANGE COALITION

Weekly Standard The Cool Peace?
Resolved: Russia is becoming our enemy again.

The History of Islam in Russia—and Its Current Threat
by Leon Aron

H13 The Times Leader Pakistan's Path

Musharraf must move swiftly to restore democracy while restraint lasts

Vision or Focus?

A Queen's Speech which puts faith in agencies, commissions and committees

Khan vows to stir Pakistan's youth into uprising

Don't panic and break the 28-day detention barrier

Is the threat we face so great that we are forced to take extreme measures, including further eroding civil liberties?

Magnus Linklater

Offer some governing alternatives

Mr Brown cannot avoid the immigration question: not just controls on non-EU entrants

Peter Riddell

Diana crash 'impossible to engineer’

Crash investigators tell the inquests the fatal collision in Paris was 'virtually impossible' to have been deliberately set up

Wall Street Journal

Waterboarding and Hiroshima
Awful things must be done to be spared greater harms.
By BRET STEPHENS

US Candidates Grapple With Pakistan Crisis
Wall Street Journal

DOLLAR CONTINUES RECORD SLIDE...

H14 Financial Times COMMENT: Why plutocracy endangers emerging market economies A capitalism that generates vast wealth, partly on the back of political connections, and rewards those who resist competition is likely to generate social and political drawbacks, writes Martin Wolf

Change ‘war on terror’ policy, says study Whoever succeeds George W. Bush as the next US president should no longer treat the ‘global war on terror’ as the centrepiece of US foreign policy, according to a bipartisan report

Pentagon pressure adds to Bush quandary Islamabad’s tendency to make high-profile arrests whenever it is under international pressure speaks volumes about the quandary in which the US administration now finds itself

COMMENT: Biofuels can match oil production It is the future, says Ricardo Hausmann

Comment: History lessons on quitting a war

US to free nine Iranians held in Iraq The US military said that it would release nine Iranians being held in Iraq, including two of the so-called ‘Arbil five’ arrested in January on suspicion of supporting armed militia in the country

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Brown lays out a lukewarm list Brown says he wants a stronger and fairer UK, meeting the growing aspirations of the British people. But his programme is too familiar to sound convincing

H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Pakistani coup de grâce

Musharraf has never been either a democrat or a reliable ally against the Taliban. So why bankroll him?

Musharraf shows dictators how it's done

By Mona Eltahawy

The Pakistani president uses the Islamist boogeyman to tighten his grip on power and quell an independent judiciary.

2.3 Million Iraqis Reported Displaced By: Doug Smith and Ned Parker | Los Angeles Times
Iraq's displaced population has grown to 2.3 million people, the Iraqi Red Crescent Society said Monday on the heels of a warning by another humanitarian aid group that border tensions are exacerbating the plight of those who fled north to escape sectarian violence.

H16 American Politics

Why Obama Matters - Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic

realclearpoliticsABC’s The Note US News Political Bulletin

Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp

Rudy Giuliani has rebuffed calls to disclose details about the clients and dealings of Giuliani Partners. He could face questions about his business ties if he wins the Republican nomination.

Could Ron Paul Be the Nader of 2008? - John Podhoretz, Contentions


Edwards's Strategy Could Benefit Obama - Peter Canellos, Boston Globe

Is It The Economy, Stupid? - Charlie Cook, National Journal

Ron Christie / The Hill:
The Impeachment of Vice President Cheney

As crude-oil price soars, prepare to pay more to stay warm

By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers

With the price of oil approaching all-time highs, the cost of home heating this winter is expected to soar. Experts say it's not a question of whether it will be a bad winter for consumers, just how bad

America in 2008: the next realignment? , Godfrey Hodgson

H17 Daily Telegraph Gaza doesn't need aid: it has a gas field

If Tony Blair is serious about his mission to develop a sustainable Palestinian economy, he could help get the Gaza gas project off the ground, argues Tim Butcher.

Why Sarkozy is Bush's new best friend

Nicolas Sarkozy adores the US for its energy. And amazing though it is to say it, George W Bush needs him more than the other way around, writes Alex Spillius.

Pakistani town seized by militants

President Musharraf's claim that he imposed emergency rule to fight terrorism is undermined as armed extremists capture Pakistani town and regime frees key militant

H18 Independent A financial crisis that began in US is coming to a home near you

As American banks admit the billion-dollar scale of their losses, Bank of England Governor warns that the worst is still to come in UK

Hamish McRae: The money's there - but it's not in the West

Vision off menu as PM puts bread-and-butter policies first

Gordon Brown sought to get his government back on track yesterday by putting flexible working, affordable housing and education at the heart of his first legislative package as PM

Leading article: No surprises, but a focus on the business of government

Pakistan clashes after Chaudry urges 'sacrifice'

This year is deadliest yet for US soldiers in Iraq, military admits

Leading article: Sarkozy l'Americain

'Sarkozy the American' secures warm welcome in Washington

Maajid Nawaz: We must stop giving fodder to the fanatics

H19Military Intelligence Terrorism

Open-Source Warfare By: Robert N. Charette | IEEE Spectrum
Terrorists are leveraging information technology to organize, recruit, and learn — and the West is struggling to keep up.

Rand Building Partner Capabilities for Coalition Operations Army resource gaps can be filled by building partner capabilities for coalition operations

Transformation Under Fire: A Historical Case Study with Modern Parallels
Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College

Arming the Heavens: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons (PDF; 691 KB)
Source: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture (PDF; 190 KB)
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists

A Conversation with Robert S. Mueller III

H20 Slate

BBC Burning question
Can the US make oil from coal an eco- friendly energy policy?

Welcome to 'Richistan' Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich
By Robert Frank
Crown, 277 pp., $24.95

Salon Battle of the Bushes The battle lines between father and son were drawn. In the balance hung policies that would kill and maim hundreds of thousands of people and change the global balance of power for years to come.
By Craig Unger

Clapton is not God The legendary guitarist's autobiography is an exhausting, but ultimately moving, journey through a dazed life.
By Gary Kamiya

H21 In praise of ... the Unfinished Symphony What do Frank Merrick, Gerald Abraham, Brian Newbould and Anton Safronov all have in common? The answer: each has attempted to finish the most famous of all unfinished symphonies, Franz Schubert's 8th, in B minor, whose two original movements date from 1822.

Love at first sight 'is just sex and ego'

· Attraction is a narcissistic response, report claims · Cues such as eye contact and smiling crucial

Could this be Earth's near twin? The discovery of a giant alien world circling a distant star has led astronomers to believe

The Internet is making us stupid

Content is Dead, Community is King?

Research discovers 'generosity hormone'

The wisest fools in Christendom

Daniel Davies Nov 06 07, 06:00pm: There are too many 'geniuses' in public life, whose reputation for being incredibly clever seems unrelated to what they actually do or say.

YouTube asked to curb terror videos YouTube facing calls to crack down on videos promoting violence after it emerged it was being used to post footage of Islamic fighters with guns and rocket launchers.

I, Google For consumers, provided there is nothing nasty in the small print, Google’s new Android platform for mobiles is a welcome new entrant

Fake news, the new standard

Jonah Goldberg: TV journalism is increasingly playing to the Colberts and Stewarts to attract younger viewers.

The Not-Google Phone Google’s plan to develop a new open software standard for mobile phones could result in a more richly and fully integrated universe of mobile devices

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