| H1 Salon American empire, going, going... Great empires were extraordinarily pluralistic, argues Amy Chua, until they frayed into xenophobia and decline. Can the U.S. steer another course? BBC Iran eyes nuclear options abroad Iran says it is considering enriching uranium in a neutral country, thereby allaying fears about its nuclear aims New York Times Pakistan’s Collapse, Our Problem By FREDERICK W. KAGAN and MICHAEL O’HANLON We need to think — now — about our feasible military options in Pakistan, should it really come to that News Analysis: U.S. Pushes for Turnout at Middle East Conference THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Channeling Dick Cheney In engaging Iran, Barack Obama’s gift for outreach would be more effective with a Dick Cheney standing over his shoulder, quietly pounding a baseball bat into his palm. Editorial Two Sides of Mr. Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy will have to resolve the conflict between his enlightened trans-Atlantic overtures and his narrow protectionist vision for Europe U.S. Secretly Aids Pakistan in Guarding Nuclear Arms Debate is growing about whether an American classified program has done enough to help protect Pakistan’s nuclear weapons U.S. Says Attacks in Iraq Fell to the Level of Feb. 2006 Washington Post Editorial Iraq's Narrow Window Iraqis, and the Bush administration, risk squandering the political opportunity created by the surge. The Discipline Of the Dollar By David Ignatius What's ahead in this season when markets are repricing currencies and financial risks? Bush's Fortunes Finally Improve ANALYSIS | Shifting political fortunes may owe as much to lack of bad news as to presence of good. Deepening China-Iran Ties Weaken Bid to Isolate Iran: Tehran Increasingly Important in Beijing's Energy Quest Rivalry Between Iraqi Shi'ites at Danger Point Top Neocons Call for US to Invade Pakistan Financial Times LEADER: What Musharraf must do now No country can be called truly democratic with a puppet judiciary. The outside world should remind Pakistan’s president of this fundamental point Ha’aretz – Zvi Bar'el: The Annapolis summit is over before it began Yedioth Ahronoth 'You can't have it both ways' Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says establishment of Palestinian state could serve as national solution for Israeli Arabs as well. 'Arabs can't act from within against Jewish state's existence,' she stresses The End of the Bush Doctrine
Israel Insider Israel will gradually move from being perceived as a staunch American ally in the war on terror to a bargaining chip in the bazaar of Mideast diplomacy Officials: Drop in Iran-Related Attacks in Iraq a Puzzle Los Angeles Times Making the inevitable happen By Bernard Avishai and Sam Bahour Everyone knows the outlines of the Middle East peace accord. What's missing is the political will to achieve it. U.S. wants a payoff from all that aid to Pakistan Pentagon officials propose linking dollars to success in battling militants. They also want clear accounting China, India, Japan ... blastoff! By Times Staff Writers Asian powers see spaceflight as a ticket to global respect. The U.S. and Europe take notice — of China, especially. MEMRI Nov 16 SD# 1768 - Debate on Iranian Policies in the Middle East Helena Cobban Exciting Swiss diplomacy on Iran-nuclear issue Climate Change 2007 — the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (PDF; 6.7 MB) media advisory (PDF; 35 KB): UK Paper Predicts Demise of US Alliance With Iraq's Sunni Forces OPEC: Where Oil Markets Indeed are “Well Supplied” (PDF; 78 KB) Source: U.S. Congress, Joint Economic Committee Wall Street Journal Diplomacy in the Post-9/11 Era Henry Kissinger remains one of the country's most prescient observers of world affairs. By DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. The Democrats' Iran Dilemma - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times Newsweek Condi's Southern Strategy Michael Hirsh The secretary of State draws on her personal history to push Israelis and Palestinians together. [ BARRY RUBIN Guardian Britain is a US client state and should not forget it, says the neocons' oracle
Geoffrey Wheatcroft: As Brown reins in critical colleagues, one American stays refreshingly candid about the nature of the special relationship Editorial Snaking towards independence Kosovo: Even if they wanted to - and unfortunately some do - European governments cannot look in the other direction over Kosovo any longer Picking a policy on Russia Mark Leonard and Nicu Popescu Nov 18 07, 02:00pm: If the EU continues to sway between integration and containment, it will continue to appear to the Kremlin as weak and directionless Looking At Iraq In Macro-time - Michael Barone, U.S. News and World Repor CAP A Report Half Empty: Iran Needs to Level with the IAEA Europe`s Emerging New Energy Policy | H2 Newsweek Kurdistan Goes Sour As violence elsewhere in Iraq dies down, Kurdish frustration is up. Talabani: Sınır ötesi neredeyse kesin' ABD: Tüm parti suçlanmamalı CSM Opinion: How to erode Kurdish terror To reduce attacks, Turkey must treat its Kurds better. By Didem Cakmakli Iraqi Kurdish Writer Criticizes KDP, PUK Position on PKK Iraqi Kurdistan PM Urges PKK to Declare "Unlimited Cease-Fire" Iran Official Outlines Israeli Intelligence Agency's Role in Northern Iraq FT WORLD NEWS: Greece and Turkey open gas pipeline Iraqi Parliament Probes Kirkuk Vote Barzani: PKK Türkiye’nin iç sorunu Operasyon sınırlı olursa karışmayız [NEWS ANALYSIS]
Turkish courts wrestle with Kurdish problem under EU spotlight CIVIL SOCIETY VERSUS KURDISH SEPARATISM] How to deal with the neo-Kurdish separatismby MEHMET KALYONCU* Şükrü Küçükşahin Diyarbakır’da esnafın Gaffar Okkan mesajı Iraqi Kurds Flex Muscles Over Black Gold Reserves PKK krizi merkezi Irak hükümetini güçlendirdi ADİL SAAD Iraq Asks Turkey for Time to Take Steps Against PKK İki haftadır uğraşıyoruz bize zaman verin Turks to establish ‘peace university’ Erdoğan proposes union of Turkish-speaking states Dünyada bor tükeniyor, Türkiye 2012'de tekel olacak Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Iraqi Kurdish Writer Criticizes KDP, PUK Position on PKK Iraq Kurdish Paper Carries "First Press Interview" With Iran Consul in Arbil Şemdinli'de çatışma Zana: Filistin de masaya oturmuştu Bedir Tugayları'ndan tehdit: Kürtler, Kerkük'ü alırsa cehennemin kapıları açılır PKK'nın provokatörleri iş başında Kuzey Iraklı öğrenciler Türk Dili okuyacak İki ayrı noktada iki sıcak temas Kurdish rally dispersed in Turkey Paper Says US "Supporting" Anti-Iranian Group in Iraq For Kurds, Iraq Is a Distant Memory PKK'ya karşı tedbirlerimiz, 'peşmerge sınıra yığınak yapıyor' diye yansıtıldı Irak meclisi, Kerkük referandumunu soruyor - DTP'de yeni parti değil Avrupa turu gündemde EU to Press Iraq to 'Respect Turkish Border' 07:10 DTP ''mahalle baskısı'' nedeniyle toplanmadı DTP'linin otomobilinde 11 adet Glock marka tabanca çıktı İçişleri Bakanı Atalay, 11 ilin valisini Diyarbakır'da topladı; gündemde üç önemli konu var DTP'nin yanlışları var; ama kapatmak çözüm değil BBP Genel Başkanı Yazıcıoğlu: DTP'nin kapatılmasına karşıyız CHP, Kuzey Irak açılımı için kolları sıvadı Consequences of a Turkish Invasion into Southern Kurdistan
Kurdish Aspect Fear Grows among Kirkuk's Turkmen Population DTP tırmandırıyor Batman'da 20 gözaltı Basın açıklaması gösteriye döndü "PKK evimi işgal etti yardım edin" K. Irak heyeti: Operasyona karışmayız DTP mitinginde PKK propagandası: 28 gözaltı DTP mitinginde olay Kapatma davası
DTP davasında hukuki süreç ve siyasi partilerin tepkileri Can Dündar Diyarbekir'in Diyarbakır olduğu gün DTP'li Kurtulan: "Linçe davetiye çıkarılıyor" DTP'liler Batman'ı da karıştırdı Hakkari'de geniş çaplı operasyon başlatıldı 8 PKK'lıya müebbet hapis cezası verildi Batman'da olaylı DTP mitingi K. Irak heyeti: Operasyona karışmayız Doğu ve Güneydoğu valileri toplandı Arbil Security Closes Office of Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran Paper Criticizes Iraqi Kurdistan's Approval for Turkish Statement Kurdish Rally Dispersed in Turkey Reliance's Kurdish Dealings Lead To Iraq Blacklist Threat Warplanes: U-2s For Turks Against Kurds Mr. President: Kurdish Independence can not be granted by our enemies
Kurdish Aspect When Will Phillips Learn? Armenian Weekly Kerküki: “Parlamento Hiçbir Şekilde 140. maddenin geciktirilmesini kabul etmeyecektir”
Amerikan gazetesinden tuhaf öneri: Türkiye, Musul'u ele geçirmeli Turkey Must Take Mosul by Scott Sullivan Iraqi Kurdistan Village Fears Turkish Attack
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Erdoğan Karabağ'ı anıp Kıbrıs için şimşek çaktı – Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Honouring martyrs of Ottoman Empire: Turkey wants monument in Jerusalem Iraqi Kurds Outraged Over Delay of Executions Clinton: Türkiye'yi yeniden kazanacağız Deniz Gökçe
Önemli bir Türkiye-İsrail-Filistin projesi! 'Bölgeye barışı Türk şirketleri getirecek' HAKAN ALBAYRAK Ali Bulaç Arap düşmanlığı Ali Aslan Bush-Mush işleri Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber AB Dışişleri Bakanları, PKK terörünü masaya yatırıyor AB, sınır ihlallerine karşı Irak'a çağrıda bulunacak AB Dışişleri Bakanları PKK’yı görüşecek After the progress report: Use the momentum to reformby JOOST LAGENDIJK* Andrew Finkel The magnificent 7 (+20) Sarkozy'nin Türkiye politikasına eleştiri
First pipeline to provide Europe with non-Russian gas supply Ulusu: Sevr ile AP kararları aynı EuroNewsEuroNews : A pipe to soothe Turkey-Greece relations İlk gaz ihracına süper zirve AB PKK terörünü görüşecek Babacan: Sarkozy rahatsız ediyor AB'nin vanası elimizde Mustafa Ünal Bir haftada ikinci kez Bakü BTC'den 238 milyon varil petrol aktı Hatamızı düzeltiriz Matematik ulusal güvenliğe tehdit olur mu? İsmet Berkan Yüksek oya karşın YÖK'e takıldılar! Re-evaluating nuclear energy for Turkey Gendarmerie to relinquish role in prisons Osmanlıca geri dönüyor, geçmişin dili çözülüyor Rektör adaylarına YÖK'ten ince ayar İçişleri Bakanlığı, açıklamaları 'sözcü' aracılığıyla yapacak Eroğlu Özel şartları dikkate alarak imzalayabiliriz Cengiz Çandar Kırılma anı... 4. Demirel’in hiç uğramadığı ev 24 saat 6 polisle korunuyor 19 Kasım 2007 Basın Özeti | H3 Baykal 'operasyon'da ısrarlı Türkiye çok ağır bedel öder Şu 'kapsamlı çözüm planı'nı açıklayın artık İsmet Berkan Türkiye'nin bölgesel güç olmasına Kürt sorunu engel mi? Murat Yetkin Fikret BİLA Baykal: Ya kesin sonuç ya harekât Seçim 2007 Tarhan Erdem AKP'den "yeni anayasa taslağına" alternatifler Zana’dan ağır tahrik Gül'ün imza sıkıntısı Murat Karayalçın DTP'yi kapatırsanız sürgünde kurarlar Osman Pamukoğlu Terörü ancak özel birlikler çözer Şamil Tayyar Gomutanım Genelkurmay’a söyle... Osmanlı çözülmesi nasıl başladı? AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Üç Kuruşluk Tiyatro'ya devam
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Taha AKYOL DTP'yi kapatmak yanlıştır Soli Özel| Güneydoğu fotoğrafı Eser Karakaş DTP davası ve oyun teorisi Mustafa Erdoğan Ayrılma hakkı Seyfettin Gürsel CHP K. Irak trenine bindi 'Kapatma kararı DTP'ye kaybettiği tabanı kazandırır' CHP Kurultay'a genişletilmiş 'Kürt sorunu raporu'yla gidiyor General Holding Kadri GÜRSEL İran'ın atomu ve AKP'nin 'üç maymunu' Quasi-military security organization presses for more power Border modernization projects bring efficiency, security [Yorum - Etyen Mahçupyan] Atatürkçüler niçin tarih okumaz? Durmuş Hocaoğlu Panik Projeleri: III Panik Projeleri: IV Semih İDİZ Erdoğan'ın işaret ettiği yol en makul olanıdır AKP taslağı sahiplenmesin Türkiye ilk kez demokratik dinamiklerle anayasa hazırlıyor Yeni anayasa ve demokrasi kalitesi
MEHMET UĞUR Yazıcıoğlu "Bundan sonra operasyon işe yaramaz" [YORUM-Doç. Dr. Mazhar Bağlı] Birlikte yaşamanın ortak paydasını oluşturma çabasında Türkiye pratiği: Kanun yoluyla ötekileştirme PKK celladının halaoglu şehit!.. Türkiye doğalgaz köprüsü Türkçe Konuşan Devletler Topluluğu kuralım Dayanışmazsak bizi lime lime ederler ‘Yaşasın PKK, kahrolsun TSK' 'Ya dağ ya siyaset' Gül de resimden rahatsız oldu Amcası Bakan, kendisi PKK komutanı Paşalara sus emri M Ali Birand Hiç yakışmadı Yasak değil tedbir Genelkurmay: Konuşma yasağı yok Serdar Turgut Beyin fazlalığı Nasuhi Güngör Kapatma davası neden şimdi? Erdoğan'ın zor kararı Havelsan TSK’nın gözü kulağı olacak K.Irak için CHP yeni rapor hazırlayacak Mümtazer Türköne Abant pratiği: Yeni Anayasa [HABER İZLENİM] Katılımcı ve çok sesli tartışma Ferai Tınç Parti kapatmak ya da kapattırmak
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Sedat Sertoğlu DTP Sinn Fein’i mi oynamaya çalışıyor? AK Parti anayasa kampına giriyor Turkish anti-Americanism through eyes of Americans living in Turkey Anayasayı değiştirmek kolay zihniyetleri değiştirmek zor Mustafa Karaalioğlu Korumalardan korunduğumda isabetli olacak Mahir Kaynak Bireysel alan Taha Kıvanç Budala da kimmiş? (2) Fehmi Koru Bölmeye kalkanlar bizi güçlendiriyor Fatih Çekirge Iran’dan Erbil’e Kürt konsolos Ekrem Dumanlı Gazeteci tümgeneraller İ.Selçuk: Türbanlıların topu cehennemlik Ertuğrul Özkök Ahmet Hakan Çocuk patlatma meselesine giriş Mağrur olmamak Cüneyt Ülsever Malezyalaşmanın neresindeyiz? Enis Berberoğlu Cumhuriyetin ilk günlerini okuyor Ferai Tınç Çağın korkutan sırrı
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H4 New York Times Pakistan’s Collapse, Our Problem By FREDERICK W. KAGAN and MICHAEL O’HANLON We need to think — now — about our feasible military options in Pakistan, should it really come to that News Analysis: U.S. Pushes for Turnout at Middle East Conference Editorial Two Sides of Mr. Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy will have to resolve the conflict between his enlightened trans-Atlantic overtures and his narrow protectionist vision for Europe Diplomacy With the Devil By DANIELLE PLETKA On Israel and North Korea, President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are positively Clintonian. US Considers Enlisting Tribes in Pakistan to Fight al-Qaeda MAUREEN DOWD Shake, Rattle and Roll With so much at stake, Hillary Clinton used her voice, gaze and body language to such punishing effect that Barack Obama looked as if he had been brought to heel. FRANK RICH What ‘That Regan Woman’ Knows With the filing of a lawsuit by a vengeful eyewitness who was fired from her job, the Rudy Giuliani story may just have gained its own reincarnation of Linda Tripp Goldman Sachs Rakes in Profit in Credit Crisis Rarely on Wall Street, where money travels in herds, has one firm gotten it so right when nearly everyone else was getting it so wrong Editorial Remember the War on Drugs? The Bush administration’s proposed $1.4 billion counternarcotics aid package falls far short of what is needed to confront the problem of illegal drugs. | H5 Washington Post Editorial Iraq's Narrow Window Iraqis, and the Bush administration, risk squandering the political opportunity created by the surge. The Discipline Of the Dollar By David Ignatius What's ahead in this season when markets are repricing currencies and financial risks? Deepening China-Iran Ties Weaken Bid to Isolate Iran: Tehran Increasingly Important in Beijing's Energy Quest Bush's Fortunes Finally Improve ANALYSIS | Shifting political fortunes may owe as much to lack of bad news as to presence of good. The war in Iraq seems to have taken a turn for the better and the opposition at home has failed in all efforts to impose its own strategy. North Korea is dismantling its nuclear program. The budget deficit is falling. A new attorney general has been confirmed despite objections from the left. Musharraf Ties Pose Dilemma For Bush Close relationship, once seen as an asset for administration's "war on terror," now seen as a liability for leaders in D.C. and Pakistan What Does Iraq Cost? Even More Than You Think. To: President George W. Bush Subject: The Hidden Costs of Iraq by Tyler Cowen Shacked Up With the U.N., Kosovo Is Ready to Bolt By Maciej Zaremba, They've spent years shacked up with the U.N. Now Kosovo Is ready to bolt. Off Target By Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann We are losing Afghanistan, one civilian at a time. A False Choice for Pakistan By Salman Ahmad Pakistan Military Mobilizing Forces to Quell Violence A.Q. Khan's Atomic Vision How a petty postal inspector became the world's leading nuclear salesman.Reviewed by Douglas Farah After Chávez Exhorts OPEC to Flex Political Muscle, Saudis Object DISPATCH: AFGHANISTAN Dispatch: Afghanistan By Sarah Chayes What the Death of a Mullah Portends for the Future Pakistan's Lawyers On the Front Lines Court Boycotts, Protest Marches Underscore Anger Over Musharraf's Emergency Rule, Firing of Judges Emissions Growth Must End in 7 Years, U.N. Warns Report Lays Out Stark Choices to Avoid the Deaths of Species Outsmarted by Sudan By Jim Hoagland, Khartoum is not abouve using race, religion and centuries-old fears to keep Darfur in its grip. Debates in Need of Rescue By David S. Broder, All the world may be a stage, but one wishes candidates would offer substantive answers instead of sound bites OPEC to Put $750 Million Toward Climate Research: As Summit Ends, Iran's Ahmadinejad Attacks U.S. Policy; Explosion of Saudi Gas Pipeline Kills 28 Chavez and the King By Jackson Diehl State Dept. Tries Blog Diplomacy | H6 Guardian Britain is a US client state and should not forget it, says the neocons' oracle
Geoffrey Wheatcroft: As Brown reins in critical colleagues, one American stays refreshingly candid about the nature of the special relationship Editorial Snaking towards independence Kosovo: Even if they wanted to - and unfortunately some do - European governments cannot look in the other direction over Kosovo any longer Picking a policy on Russia Mark Leonard and Nicu Popescu Nov 18 07, 02:00pm: If the EU continues to sway between integration and containment, it will continue to appear to the Kremlin as weak and directionless Dollar denial Roman Frydman and Michael D Goldberg Nov 17 07, 05:00pm: In the face of the dollar's ongoing fall, policymakers have seemed paralysed as they believe that either nothing should or can be done Making the first move Seth Freedman Nov 17 07, 04:00pm: Given the utter imbalance between Israel as occupier and the Palestinians as occupied, peace between them must be initiated by Israel Processing peace Nicholas Blincoe Nov 18 07, 01:00pm: How will Tony Blair's experience in Northern Ireland and Condoleezza Rice's childhood in Alabama affect their approach at Annapolis? US Envoy to Musharraf Returns Home With Nothing A new holy alliance? Mai Yamani Nov 18 07, 03:00pm: The recent meeting of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and the Pope was an important display of unified traditional values The Observer We risk sleepwalking into another war in the Balkans
Andrew Rawnsley: Neither Gordon Brown nor David Cameron is talking about it, but there are darkening storm clouds over Kosovo and Bosnia Musharraf widens his sphere of punishment US envoy urges Pakistan's president to lift state of emergency as thousands more are detained Oil leaders' private debate televised by mistake 'Kill the cable, kill the cable,' shouted the security guard as he burst through the double doors into the media room in Riyadh We should never be afraid to intervene
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| H7 Newsweek Condi's Southern Strategy Michael Hirsh The secretary of State draws on her personal history to push Israelis and Palestinians together. America the Unwelcoming by Fareed Zakaria The United States is the only major country in the world to which travel has declined amid a tourist boom. OPEC Interested in Non-Dollar Currency Steve Chapman The end of President Bush's time in office is 14 months away. But already I can guarantee two things. First, the next president will be elected on a promise to lead the nation to energy independence. Second, the promise won't be kept. OPEC eyes dollar's dip Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that OPEC's members have expressed interest in converting their cash reserves into a currency other than the depreciating U.S. dollar, which he called a "worthless piece of paper." BBC Iran eyes nuclear options abroad Iran says it is considering enriching uranium in a neutral country, thereby allaying fears about its nuclear aims. Iran brands US dollar 'worthless' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls the US dollar 'worthless' at the end of the Opec summit Pakistan launches assault on militant stronghold Militants who have expanded their control of parts of Pakistan's rugged northwest during the past two weeks are facing their first challenge since President Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency Nov. 3. US tells Musharraf to step back A senior US envoy urges Pakistani President Musharraf to lift emergency rule and free opponents. Beware an Empire That Saves Souls at Sword Point
by James Levy Iraq is a Quagmire... for al-Qaida - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The War Costs More Than You Think - Tyler Cowen, Washington Post
McCain Could End the War with Honour - Andrew Sullivan, Sunday Time Al Awsat The OPEC Summit and Oil | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Officer Confirms US Strikes Killed Pro-US Iraq Fighters UK Paper Predicts Demise of US Alliance With Iraq's Sunni Forces Officials: Drop in Iran-Related Attacks in Iraq a Puzzle Stronger Iraqi Government Behind Drop In Violence: Iran Iraq Furor as US Apologizes for Another Shooting Sunni Scholar Talks of Awakening Councils "Plot"; Warns of Iraq Division BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 18 Nov 07 (Package B) Iraq Says Little Progress in Reconciliation Iraq: Iran Giving Less Help to Militants Powell: Iran Is a Long Way From Having Nuclear Weapon Announcing Creative Syria Forum’s November 2007 topic: Syria’s RegionalPolicies Doubts linger as Syria shows Iraq border security Seizure of Iranians Failed to Validate Bush Line Oil Leaders' Private Debate Televised by Mistake OPEC leaders discuss soaring oil price at rare summit... Poll: Most Americans Say Iraq Withdrawal Is Responsible Opec pledges reliable oil supply
Opec leaders pledge to provide reliable supplies of oil and fight global warming as their summit wraps up. BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 18 Nov 07 Saudi Gas Pipeline Fire Kills 28 ( Pakistan Troops Launch Major Assault on Militants U.S. struggles to restore drinking water to Iraqis Ba'Th Party Official Says Attempts to Isolate Syria Failed Al Awsat The OPEC Summit and Oil : Hussein Shobokshi | H9 Ha’aretz – Annapolis meet may end without joint declaration Beilin It's better to stay home The absence of a discussion at Annapolis of the core issues will leave us stuck in the intersection, exposed to extremists on both sides. Zvi Bar'el: The Annapolis summit is over before it began Kouchner to Haaretz: Not ruling out strike on Iran Ahmadinejad: Iran mulls plan to enrich uranium in neutral state Iran leader says he will consult with Arab nations on proposal to move work to country like Switzerland Survey: Majority of Americans still strong on Israel Livni: Palestinian state will benefit Israeli Arabs U.K. paper: Winograd to blame Olmert for IDF deaths FM: Palestinian state is solution for Israeli Arabs Minister Majadele: Citizenship of Israeli Arabs not up for debate; Arab MKs: FM reverting to extremist stance. Blair: PA, Israel to unveil plans to spur Palestinian employment Project to include road construction and Turkish-sponsored industrial park in W. Bank and Gaza sewage work Gideon Levy: The settlements - Israel's most criminal venture We Won't Negotiate at Annapolis Conference, Israel Insists Palestine demands freeze on settlement growth (By Wafa Amr) Yedioth Ahronoth 'You can't have it both ways'
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says establishment of Palestinian state could serve as national solution for Israeli Arabs as well. 'Arabs can't act from within against Jewish state's existence,' she stresses Iranian plant in Switzerland? Ahmadinejad says will discuss with Arab states plan to enrich uranium in 'neutral country' The real Iranian threat Nobel Prize laureate Aaron Ciechanover mostly concerned about Iran's educational supremacy Final diplomatic push
Olmert, Abbas to meet in J'lem in last-minute attempt to bridge differences as negotiations for joint statement remain deadlocked. Government stands to authorize release of 500 Palestinian prisoners as goodwill gesture to Abbas ADL study says at least 65% see Israel as an important ally; also say Palestinian plight fault of PA [ BARRY RUBIN Diplomatic officials: Chances for joint statement receding; Palestinians have "returned to square one;" separate statements a possibility. By CALEV BEN-DAVID Good news is that if operation fails, it may not be quite the disaster it was feared to be Bolton: Syrian 'Nuclear Facility' Built by North Korea, Financed by Iran Washington Times Israel setting tone for talks Israeli leaders have taken to using a new phrase loaded with hidden meaning ahead of a proposed conference this month in Annapolis — "two states for two peoples." The Winograd Committe's final report will likely blame Ehud Olmert for the Second Lebanon War's final 60 hours. Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Al Hayat Israeli Sabotage is a Deliberate Policy to Bring Down Palestinian Moderation Raghida Dergham - The Israeli attempts to cause the failure of the international peace conference before its presumed convening in 10 days’ time in Annapolis poses a fundamental question, namely: if Israel truly doesn’t want peace, what then? This question is faced by Israelis and Arabs as well as the Americans. Opposition Leader: Iran Far From a Nuke, Change Must be From Within |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor OPEC's lost sway over oil prices This weekend's summit focused mostly on poor nations, climate change, and the euro vs. the dollar. Merkel's jet-setting: what cost? Two years into office, the German leader is popular but her coalition is in a standoff. Immigration issue could make or break presidential candidates The touchy subject has become a political minefield for '08 contenders. In Pakistan, can Bhutto distance herself from Musharraf? As Bhutto tries to unify opposition to Pakistan's president, many wonder if past dealings will make her unpopular Pentagon scrambles to pay for war from its regular budget Secretary Gates says Congress's failure to fund war means furloughs likely ASIA Bbc Population crisis
Concern as Japan faces up to dramatic demographic change
Bangladesh cyclone death toll may reach 15,000... Technology in India and China: Running Fast
| H11 IHT Merkel is criticized over policy toward China and Russia
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Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, asserting himself as an opponent of the more critical policy stance toward Moscow and Beijing, warned the chancellor of growing diplomatic tensions Alarming UN report on climate change is too rosy, many say The bleak news in the UN report could not even take into account the most recent evidence of global warming, according to scientists and report authors Roger Cohen: Israel, Palestine, Annapolis By ROGER COHEN The Annapolis Middle East conference looks like a looming photo-op. Early tally gives edge to pro-independence party in Kosovo Belgians angered by political deadlock march to promote national unity EUROPE European press review BBC Uncertain future
Kosovo has voted - but the 10 December deadline looms Independence Loses Its Magic in Kosovo Vote BBC Ex-Kosovo fighter claims victory A party led by a former Kosovo guerrilla leader leads in the province's polls, unofficial results suggest. Battle ready Violence simmers beneath Kosovo's independence bid
Germany is the Soft Underbelly of Europe - Mark Helprin, Wall St. Journal Newsweek 'A Freeway To Europe' Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop Just a decade ago, tiny Croatia was in ruins. Now this star of the Balkans is on track to join the EU. | H12 RFE/RL'National Leader' Idea Gains Strength In Russia For Russia's political elite, keeping Putin in power has become a fixation. The latest plan is to grant the president an elevated mythological status as Russia's supreme ruler Google News Azerbaijan Kasparov: West Should Boycott Duma Elections
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| H13 The Times Musharraf rejects US call to end emergency Rift between America and Pakistan widens after Musharraf rejects call to end emergency rule and free his political opponents Sarkozy urged to defy strikers It's make-or-break week for Sarkozy with the industrial unrest that paralysed the country’s transport network set to spread What’s needed is focus Mr Brown should not waste time worrying about 'vision', he has to establish a clear set of principles Tim Hames Rumsfeld logic serves as guide America’s housing crisis is generally agreed to be the biggest risk for the global economy and financial markets today Anatole Kaletsky Quiet DiplomacyIt is time to revive Britain’s interest in the Commonwealth Sunday Times British hostages in Iraq to be ‘held for years’ Kidnappers demand release of Iranian-backed militia leader, warning that any rescue attempt will endanger hostages France rallies to Sarkozy over strikes Thousands gather in Paris to vent their fury over a public transport strike and to support the president's economic reforms Case unproven for 56 days A straightforward proposal by Brown to extend the limit for holding hostages to 56 days would mean almost certain parliamentary defeat It’s one small step from Brown’s paranoid state into a police one Brown initiated a sudden and extraordinary set of measures curbing liberty in the name of security Simon Jenkins Wall Street Journal Diplomacy in the Post-9/11 Era
Henry Kissinger remains one of the country's most prescient observers of world affairs.
By DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. CRUDE-OIL PRODUCTION could plateau, some industry leaders believe, setting the stage for a period marked by energy shortages and high prices. Musharraf is intensifying his campaign against the free-flow of information and a growing Islamic insurgency in Pakistan, and doesn't appear to have been persuaded to alter course during a visit from a senior U.S. diplomat. OPEC will create a committee to study the impact of the weakening dollar. Venezuela and Iran had teamed up to press for a debate on how the currency affects oil prices. Capital Flight and Other Policy Risks
The Fed needs to demonstrate to foreign investors that we will not let their assets decline further. By ETHAN PENNER On Setting an Example America being a "beacon to the world" is more challenging than it sounds, writes Peggy Noonan.
By PEGGY NOONAN Mark Steyn The pollsters tell us Americans have never been more pessimistic about the country's direction, expressing deep disapproval of its leaders and institutions at all levels of government. And heaven knows we've got some troubles that have stretched our patience, from the Iraq war to a sharply polarized electorate whose political leaders can't seem to agree about anything on behalf of the common good. | H14 Financial Times LEADER: What Musharraf must do now No country can be called truly democratic with a puppet judiciary. The outside world should remind Pakistan’s president of this fundamental point WORLD NEWS: Iran still under fire for 'arming militias' BACK PAGE - FIRST SECTION: What makes a hyperpower? FRONT PAGE - FIRST SECTION: Rifts over dollar widen at Opec summit WORLD NEWS - DOLLAR WOES: Opec looks at switch to strong currency Opec unites behind higher prices In spite of disagreements over strategy and politics, the cartel’s summit has united in defence of higher prices, while Saudi Arabia’s king has launched a $300m fund to research climate change Energy Filter: Saudi Arabia defends the dollar Analysis: Opec examines the benefits of boosting capacity Editorial comment: Rhetoric belies France’s rethink While the French president rails against the ‘religion’ of the free market, Sarkozy’s top-flight economic commission is stressing its benefits WORLD NEWS: Race to clear the air ahead of Middle East peace meeting WORLD NEWS: US remains captive to dilemma of its detainees WORLD NEWS: Rich nations quarrel over new Kyoto Fields of little glory: Nato begins to scale back its Afghan ambitions Some within the alliance are talking of a need for reconciliation with Taliban insurgents Book Review: A colourful chronicle of Germany’s past Joschka Fischer’s account of the first three years of the red-green coalition is bold in its assessment of its successes and failures, writes Bertrand Benoit WORLD NEWS: Lebanon's last-ditch hunt for president WORLD NEWS - DOLLAR WOES: G20 stay silent on impact for world markets The nervous wait before the plunge The US experience shows dizzying height and a rise in interest rates to modest levels are enough to trigger a fall in house prices. The UK has both those attributes in spades COMMENT: The case for patching up social security The argument for reform has little to do with fiscal arithmetic and everything to do with what President Bush has called ‘the ownership society’. Many Americans, especially the least well off, are going to be much more tightly squeezed after they retire than they expect, writes Clive Crook | H15 Los Angeles Times Making the inevitable happen By Bernard Avishai and Sam Bahour Everyone knows the outlines of the Middle East peace accord. What's missing is the political will to achieve it. U.S. wants a payoff from all that aid to Pakistan Pentagon officials propose linking dollars to success in battling militants. They also want clear accounting China, India, Japan ... blastoff! By Times Staff Writers Asian powers see spaceflight as a ticket to global respect. The U.S. and Europe take notice — of China, especially. Pakistan's top problem By Pervez Hoodbhoy Musharraf's military rule has damaged his country's ability to fight Islamist insurgents Are we safer? By David Cole and Jules Lobel A report card on the war on terror. Gotta save Darfur By James Kirchick A U.N.-African Union peacekeeping effort may fuel Muslim anger toward the West but the mission is imperative. |
| H16 American Politics NOVAK: Agents of Hillary claim 'scandalous information' on rival...
Obama: Don't 'Swift boat' me...
Clinton camp fires back over column... Newsweek How To Beat Hillary (Next) November Karl Rove Republicans who think she'll be easy to defeat are wrong. What they should do realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp WP Debates in Need of Rescue By David S. Broder, All the world may be a stage, but one wishes candidates would offer substantive answers instead of sound bites Clinton and Obama Campaigns Clash Over Report Columnist Asserts That Senator From New York Has Damaging Information About Her Rival Mormon smears turn Republican race sour The only Mormon in the 2008 presidential race, Mitt Romney, comes under attack for his religious beliefs NYT Black Americans: One Race, or More? According to a recent nationwide survey, more than a third of black respondents said that their community is now so diverse that it can no longer can be thought of as a single race. Books About Presidential Power Charlie Savage has written an examination of executive prerogative run amok; Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes provide a rallying cry for reining it back in.
| H17 Daily Telegraph Get a grip on migrants There is already a consensus that excessive migration is putting strain on public services and housing, yet the current situation shows that the number of would-be migrants will remain high for years to come. Pakistan rejects call to end emergency Sunday Times We are no safer for all this 'security' No functioning Western country can terror-proof itself against suicide bombers, writes Jenny McCartney. Down but not yet out in Paris It is no accident that our wistful nostalgia for the gentle pace of French life is coinciding with a new wave of realism by the French, writes Dan Roberts. Forces can't carry on like this, says Dannatt The head of the Army has warned that years of Government under-funding and overstretch have left troops feeling "devalued, angry and suffering from Iraq fatigue", The Sunday Telegraph can reveal A rising note of panic surrounds No.10 The man who wanted the top job for so long is finding it tougher than he expected. Cabinet and Whitehall insiders are worried, Iain Martin reveals. Brown's strategy has fallen to pieces Brown's open-mindedness is begining to look dangerously like diffidence, incompetence and indecision, writes Matthew d'Ancona | H18 Independent Iran considers Saudi plan to end nuclear impasse Leading article: Sparks that risk igniting another Balkan war Kosovo set for coalition after poor turnout at polls France faces another week of chaos Musharraf rejects US call to lift state of emergency Pollution in the seas is now speeding global warming, says a devastating new climate report Leading article: A global shift on climate change 'Washington is 200 per cent behind me,' Musharraf claims during crucial talks The cloning revolution: Ministers to back contro- versial change to law Within 10 years, doctors could transplant embryos created by three 'parents' - so eliminating genes that lead to life-threatening conditions – under plans to be debated by MPs |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism From the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, the paper "Dereliction of Duty Redux?" by Frank Hoffman, a retired Marine officer and long-time military scholar Pioneering 'heat wave' gun may be used in Iraq American commanders in Iraq are urging Pentagon chiefs to authorise the deployment of newly-developed heat wave guns to disperse crowds. UK Army Chief Warns of Overstretch Blackwater's New Weapon: Laser Dazzlers WP FBI's Forensic Test Full of Holes Lee Wayne Hunt is one of hundreds of defendants whose convictions are in question now that FBI forensic evidence has been discredited. Hundreds of defendants sitting in prisons nationwide have been convicted with the help of an FBI forensic tool that was discarded more than two years ago. But the FBI lab has yet to take steps to alert the affected defendants or courts, even as the window for appealing convictions is closing Army Desertion Rate Highest Since '80... Jack Reed and Michele A. Flournoy The men and women of our armed forces are risking their lives every day, doing a superb job to defend us. But today's Army is under enormous strain due operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Both the readiness of the force and its ability to recruit and retain quality volunteers are now at risk. Cluster bombs: realism and reality Thomas Nash Nov 17 07, 03:00pm: Despite opposition from the US, Russia and China, a global effort to ban cluster munitions is gaining ground Admiral Fallon: US Ready to 'Stand Up To' Iran | H20 Slate human nature Created Equal Race, genes, and intelligence. William Saletan Scandal M.A.D.! Has Hillary achieved sleaze deterrence? Mickey Kaus UN WARNING OF 'UNRECOGNIZABLE' EARTH... Climate Change 2007 — the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (PDF; 6.7 MB) media advisory (PDF; 35 KB): BBC Climate dilemma
Trying to square economic growth with fossil fuel reductions
Is the Bond Market the Best Predictor of the Outcome of a War?--Posner
The Cuban Missile Crisis in Retrospect
America's water war The southeastern United States is drying up and the Bush administration and FEMA don't want to consider what happens if a major city's faucets run dry.
By Tom Engelhardt | H21 LA Times What's ugly? By Umberto Eco Is it the flip side of beautiful? Depends on who's doing the looking. The Future of Reading Sunday Times Helping pupils starts with ABC The human brain is achieving marvellous things. And in the new world being created, brainpower will dictate our destiny The Sleep-Industrial Complex While you’ve been tossing and turning, research scientists, pharmaceutical companies and mattress designers have been hard at work on your eternal nocturnal problem. But what exactly is the problem? Patients Without Borders What do the uninsured in America do when they need health care? Some turn to a volunteer medical group that was set up to provide free services in third world countries. Freakonomics The Stomach-Surgery Conundrum By STEPHEN J. DUBNER and STEVEN D. LEVITT Why do obese people choose a drastic solution for a relatively simple problem? BBC to film all 37 of Bard's plays Boasting one of the greatest casts ever assembled and spanning more than seven years, the BBC's Shakespeare series 30 years ago was a defining moment in television history. DT 'Studio schools' for pupil malcontents Excluded and disaffected pupils will be sent to special "studio schools" under plans being drawn up by the Government Education does not need dogma Our politicians must be cautious when it comes to education, as there is a danger that in challenging the orthodoxies of the past, they will merely impose new ones |
