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3 December 2007

December 03, 2007

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H1 Newsweek The Gates Keeper The man in charge of America's warmaking machinery is also the best insurance it won't be used against Iran.

New York Times Party’s Triumph Raises Question of Putin’s Plans As President Putin has been accumulating power and popularity, he has been stirring deep uncertainty about his intentions, creating a new era of political instability for Russia.

Financial Times Beijing backs new sanctions against Iran China’s move breaks UN deadlock over nuclear plans

Russia pulls out of arms treaty US declares the move a ‘mistake’

Ha’aretz – Study: U.S., Israel should begin planning Iran strike

Al Hayat The Limits of Iranian Anger over Damascus' Participation in the Reconciliation of Annapolis Raghida Dergham

Guardian Iraqi insurgents regrouping, says Sunni resistance leader Key insurgent leader tells the Guardian that certain groups are waiting out American surge

Musharraf will soldier on Dilip Hiro: The president has stepped out of uniform, but make no mistake: power in Pakistan stays with the army

NYT Middle East Peace Through Anxiety By MICHAEL B. OREN In spite of its glaring handicaps, the Annapolis conference must be deemed a triumph — not of peacemaking, but of girding the Middle East for conflict.

Nonstop Theft and Bribery Are Staggering Iraq There is a growing sense that Iraq has slipped to new depths of lawlessness even as security has improved.

Iranian Pushes Nuclear Talks Back to Square 1

Washington Post The Road From Annapolis By David Ignatius, What comes after the modest but real success of the Annapolis peace conference?

Sunni Bloc Ends Boycott of Iraqi Parliament

Sarkozy's Grand Bargain By Jim Hoagland, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pushing a strategic reorientation of the defense relationship between Europe and Washington.

Calculating the Risks in Pakistan U.S. War Games Weigh Options for Securing Nuclear Stockpile

5 Myths About the Bomb and Us By Jeffrey Lewis, The Bush Administration says not to worry about our nukes. Should we believe it?

Independent Warlords replace Army in Basra

Leading article: Kyoto is a hard, but not impossible, act to follow

LA Times In Iraq, US Shifts Its Tone on Iran Officials have backed off the accusations of arms smuggling and agreed to talk. It could be each side needs the other.

Pakistan's Dr. Doom By Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins Thanks to scientist A.Q. Khan, the world can look forward to a string of nuclear nightmares.

US Warns Iraq to Speed Up Political Progress

Preparing the Army for Stability Operations: Doctrinal and Interagency Issues Source: RAND Corporation

The Economist The panic about the dollar A full-blown dollar collapse would be disastrous. Thankfully, it need not happen

The falling dollar Losing faith in the greenback How long will the dollar remain the world's premier currency?

Newsweek The Sunni Civil War They're fighting with words, not bullets. But the rift is still dangerous

Caught in the Middle: Simply Holding Office in Iraq Can Be Deadly

Christian Science Monitor Is the U.S. now ready for talks with Syria? Washington appears to back Lebanese presidential contender favored by Damascus

Landslide looks certain for Putin's United Russia party Four parties - only one of which has a consistent opposition record - will likely gain enough seats to enter Russia's parliament.

Opinion: For Mideast peace, think bigger Regional stability involves more than the Israelis and Palestinians. By Helena Cobban

Sanctions weighed again on Iran 'Disappointing' talks between Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and the EU's Javier Solana prompt concern.

EurasiaNet Azerbaijan: Evaluating the Radical Islamic Security Threat The recent arrests of suspected Islamic radicals in Azerbaijan have spurred concern about possible terrorism incidents. Political analysts in Baku tend to downplay the threat. Meanwhile, moderate Islamic religious leaders contend that government security sweeps have created an "atmosphere of fear" among mainstream believers

The Economist Nagorno-Karabakh The risk of a thaw

Newsweek On Ability And Responsibility

by Aluf Benn

Daily Star Reviving the cold war in the Middle East?
By Robert Freedman

Drezner What are Russia and China's end game on Iran?

Newsweek Old Friends Of Tehran Washington's economic sanctions have pushed Iran closer to trade partners like Russia and China.

Helena Cobban Post-Annapolis score: Israel/Cheney - 1; World - 0?

Washington Institute Prospects for Annapolis: Assessing US Policy and the Peace Process

Geopolitical Diary: Putin, Chavez and the Asian Tigers
Stratfor

Time Has Obama Changed Politics, or Has It Changed Him? In his new, more combative mode, the challenger has begun to dislodge the idea of Hillary Clinton's inevitability. But does going on offense put him on the defensive about changing politics as usual?

George W. Bush: Diplomat
It's true; in the waning of his presidency, he has discovered some of his dad's old tricks

Der Spiegel The Dollar Nosedive: Why America's Currency Is the World's Problem

Heritage Foundation Combating Insurgencies: Past, Present, and Future

by Honorable Thaddeus McCotter

What I See Every Day in Iraq - Michael Totten, New York Daily News

Can We Save the World by 2015? - Bryan Walsh, Time

It's Time to Declare Victory in Iraq & Get Out - David Gompert, SF Chron

H 2 Operasyon kararlılığı: Gereği neyse yapılacak, noktaysa nokta, virgülse virgül

İstihbarat ortaklaşa darbe Mehmetçik’ten Amerika ile kurulan “kırmızı telefon”la anlık istihbarat sağlanacak, Mehmetçik de nokta operasyonlar düzenleyip, üssüne dönecek

Operasyon durursa çatışmalar durur

Osman Öcalan says PKK camps in N. Iraq taken over by PJAK

PKK Sets Terms for Renouncing Violence Against Turkey

Fareed Zakaria Talks with Qubad Talabani

Chicago Tribune Booming Kurdistan rethinks independence Turks' recent threat to invade tells many they need Iraq

A Kurdish state would ruin the future of our peoples, says Türk

IraqSlogger Iraq Papers Mon: Arab-Kurdish Accord in Kirkuk

Cohen: 'Operasyon Hata Olur'

ABD Eski Savunma Bakanı Türkiye’nin PKK konusunda sabrının taşmakta olduğunu anladığını ve terör örgütüne karşı yeterli adım atılmadığını söyledi

Turkey To Restructure Utility Helicopter Program DefenseNews.com By BURAK EGE BEKDIL and UMIT ENGINSOY

Iraqi Kurdish Official: PKK in Northern Iraq Wants to Destroy Us

Real-time intelligence involves fighter usage as necessary

Germany Sends PKK Suspects to Turkey, Wants Turkey to Return Al-Qaeda Suspect

PKK’nın yeni yuvası Kafkasya

ABD’den Iraklı Kürtlere PKK uyarısı

Kerkük'teki referandum 2008 yılına kalıyor

PKK'ya balistik füze sürprizi

[Chicago Tribune] Operasyon tehdidi, Kürtleri bağımsızlıktan soğuttu

Sıfır noktasında ‘kırmızı’ alarm!

PKK’nın yeni yuvası Kafkasya

Kürt yönetimi: PKK bizi tehdit ediyor

Independent Turkish Cypriots favour a permanent split with south

TESEV Algılar, Zihniyet Yapıları ve Kurumlar: Yargı Kurumu tıklayınız

NYT Turkey Says It Attacked Kurdish Fighters in Iraq

Iraq's Kurds, PKK Say No Turkey Attack, No Casualties

PKK leader acknowledges Turkey strike

"Kürt devleti yaratılması mümkün değil"

Güneydoğu için ekonomi zirvesi

Kerkük'teki referandum 2008 yılına kalıyor

ABD: Kerkük referandumu bu yıl yapılamaz

Kuzey Irak’ta ilk operasyon

Kaç kez gerekirse

ABD'den operasyona destek geldi

Ordu yetkiyi aldı ve vurdu

A Kurdish state would ruin the future of our peoples, says Türk

İlk nokta operasyonu

Operasyonun ardından askeri hareketlilik arttı

Kürt yönetimi: PKK bizi tehdit ediyor

'Rakamlar doğruysa AK Parti'ye oy veririm' diyen DTP'li vekil iddiayı kaybetti

ABD: Kerkük referandumu bu yıl yapılamaz

Çiçek: Operasyonun benzerleri yapılabilir

Gül: "Gerekli görüldüğünde verilen yetkiler kullanılır"

Reports: Turkish Military Kills Four Rebels in Iraqi Territory

Turkish Army Arrests 60 PKK Fighters

Kurds challenge Kirkuk oil rights

ABD'den nokta operasyona destek: Türkiye'nin kendini savunma hakkı var

'Otorite silahla sağlanmaz' diyen Laçiner: Güneydoğu'nun sokaklarını şenlendirin

Turkey Reaffirms Army's Right to Act In Iraq

Gül'den dost Pakistan'a çağrı: Birliğinizi bozmayın

Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring

Turkey Reports Heavy Casualties on PKK in Iraq

Kürt Teali cemiyetinden PKK'ya AVNİ ÖZGÜREL

Kerkük'te yeni bir savaş istemiyoruz KAMURAN KARADAĞİ

'Washington-Ankara İlişkilerinde yeni bir sınav'

Cenazede Türk-Kürt gerginliği

US Withholds Comment on Turkish Operations in Iraq

Sınırda karartma başladı

Kurds Reportedly Claim Kirkuk Oil Field

UPDATE:Iraq KRG Oil Min: To Sign 20 E&P Contracts By Early '08
CNNMoney.com

PKK Reportedly Planning Move to Azerbaijan

EU, US oil firms’ uneasy gamble in Northern Iraq - NEW EUROPE

Hakkari’de olaylı DTP mitingi

Eruh'ta üst düzey 2 terörist öldürüldü

K.Irak'ta bulunan Türk okullarındaki kardeşlik, görenleri şaşırtıyor

DTP yönetimi, partinin kapatılmasını istiyor

İsveç Büyükelçisi: Ahmet Türk, duymak istediğim şeyi söylemedi!

Şahin: DTP'nin kapatılmasını hem kendileri, hem de PKK istiyor

Türkiye Atilla Selek'i İadeye Hazırlanıyor

Güneri CIVAOĞLU
Ortadoğu'da savaş baltalarını gömmek

30 yıl sonra İran ile Irak arasında ilk uçuş

Turkey: Q&A with Mufti of Istanbul Mustafa Cagrici

'Musul Barajı Her An Yıkılabilir'

Germany hands over two PKK terrorists to Turkey

ABD: PKK'ya karşı işbirliği artıyor

Öcalan ve Hasan Bildirici

Sedat Sertoğlu
Peki biz bu işten ne anladık?

Müşerref, Gül'ü havaalanında karşıladı

Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Annapolis ve Rice Ana

İhsan Dağı From Annapolis to two Palestinian states

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber

Independent Turkish Cypriots favour a permanent split with south

Merkel imtiyazlı ortaklıkta ısrarlı

FT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Bolkestein's questionable arguments against Turkey

Almanya'daki Türkçe konuşma yasağı ters tepti

‘Don’t blame the self, blame the EU’ and the Turkish communication strategy by LUCIE TUNKROVA*

Turkey is hot in the American academy by JOSHUA W. WALKER*

AB yolunda tıkandık kaldık

Kosova'da patlama: 7 yaralı

Fransa’dan “ahlaksız teklif”

FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS AND TURKEY BACK ECONOMIC ZONE IN CAUCASUS

[MONDAY TALK]
Jörg Dehnert: EU should help Turkey more in its fight against terrorism

Ata Atun The fall of the federal solution with Papadopoulos

AB ile uğraşırken Çin'i ihmal ettik

Türklere göre ABD en büyük global tehdit

Ömer Tapınar Muslim France, Black America

"Türkiye'nin çektiklerini daha iyi anlıyoruz"

AB'den yapı denetim uyarısı

Putin operasyona 'yeşil ışık' yaktı

'İpek demiryolu' adımına karşılık, İran'dan yeni proje

İsveç'in KKTC baskısı Rumları kızdırdı

Akil adamların başkanlığına Letonyalı aday

HAKAN ALBAYRAK

Kosova ve Bosna-Hersek'e dikkat!

YASİN AKTAY

Seninki benden kara

Armenia promises to close Soviet-era nuclear plant

Nükleer karşıtlarına tepki gösterdi: Nehirler denize aksın diye insanlığın emrine verilmedi

Ankara'da doluluk oranı yüzde 0'larda

Stalin, Ermenileri kullanarak Kars ve Ardahan'ı almak istemiş

Fethullah Gülen'in sağlığıyla ilgili haberler gerçeği yansıtmıyor

Serdar Turgut
Komplonun adı: ATLAS silkindi

G3 efsanesi sona eriyor; yeni tip silahlar için düğmeye basıldı

TAI, F-35 görünmez savaş uçağı hazırlıklarını başlattı

Komplo teorilerinde gerçeklik payı var

İstanbul'da kan davası katliamı

Rahip Daniel: Ben fidyecileri affettim

3 Aralık 2007 Basın Özeti

H3 İmha bitene kadar nokta operasyon

Şamil Tayyar 61 maddelik işte o derin plan

Lider kadro, Bağdat-Mansur’da...

Türbanın hızlı yükselişi AKP yönetiminde geçen son dört yılda başını örtenlerin oranı yüzde 64.2'den 69.4'e, bunun içinde başını türbanla örtenler yüzde 3.5'ten 16.3'e çıktı

Alevi 'Önce hak' diyor Aleviler üzerine hazırladığı doktora teziyle Harvard'da üstün başarı derecesi alan Erdemir, 'Aleviler önce kucaklaşma değil, haklarının verilmesini istiyor. Kadro vermek patron-yanaşma ilişkisi olur'

Gül’den YÖK Başkanı yorumu Özgürlükçü olmalı

[Ahmet Türk'ten çarpıcı açıklamalar] Etnik siyaset tehlikeli ve tuzaklarla dolu

’Çekingenlik şehit sayımızı artırdı’

Olay sadece operasyon değil, çok yönlü

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Kürtler ve milliyetçilik, dün ve bugün

Fatih Çekirge Kabahat kimde!

Kürt kökenli vekillere sordu: Eve dönüş yasası neden işlemedi? Mahkeme mi başarısız, Meclis mi?

Mustaf Akyol Orada bir Kürdistan var uzakta...

Barzani’yi muhatap almalıyız
Eski Washington Büyükelçisi, ASAM Başkanı Faruk Loğoğlu

Şerafettin Elçi Bahçeli'ye eğilen Türk Kürtleri rencide etti!

Cengiz Çandar

[YORUM - Doç. Dr. Mazhar Bağlı] Büyükelçinin sofrası ve Kürt sorunu

Soli Özel| Rusiya

Ferai Tınç Bağımsız Kosova’nın riskleri

SOLİ ÖZEL İslamabad'dan YÖK'e mesaj: Sistem değişmeli

Semih İDİZ Cumhurbaşkanı Gül'ün hassas Pakistan ziyareti

Korkunç iddia: Kaptan simülatör eğitiminden geçemedi

İkinci rapora göre de pilot hatalı bulundu

Secular apartheid at work
Mustafa Akyol

İlnur Çevik AK Party's Kurdish campaign is wrong

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 Uçaklar tehlikeli değildir, hayatlar tehlikeli

Fehmi KoruSahici siyaset zor değil

In pursuit of a problem-free Turkey

KÜRŞAT BUMİN

'Tarih'in böylesini -gerçekten- özlemişiz

Gazda rekabet fiyatı Murat Yetkin Rus Büyükelçi: Amerika Türkmenlere kazandırdı, fazla faturayı herkes öder

Mensur Akgün Şimdi sıra yargıda

Durmuş Hocaoğlu Büyük Manevra: VI

Ertuğrul Özkök

Ahmet Hakan Başbakan’a en yakın işadamlarını tanıyalım Bu bürokrata dikkat

M Ali Birand

Cüneyt Ülsever Yetki neden bu kadar gecikti?

Enis Berberoğlu Sihirli sözcük anlaşıldı

Oktay Ekşi Yargının zaptı yakın...

Özdemir İnce Tuzağa düşenler

Ferai Tınç Klişeleri kıran kazanıyor

AKP'nin Alevi açılımı Haluk Şahin

Hükümetin Alevi açılımı mı?
İsmet Berkan

Şahin Alpay Is official recognition of Alevism impending?

Fadime Özkan Alevi sorununu çözenin elini öperim

Gene bir anket Murat Belge

Mustafa Erdoğan Devletlü Aleviliğe doğru

Kalkınmada yeni yaklaşımlar
Tarhan Erdem

MUHARREM SARIKAYA Ağar: Cindoruk emanetçi değil

ERDAL ŞAFAK Mülkün temeli

ERGUN BABAHAN

EMRE AKÖZ "Rüyalarını dahi" Türkçe gören Kürt

Umur Talu

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Kürtler ve milliyetçilik, dün ve bugün

NAZLI ILICAK Kınalı kuzular ve kazalar

MAHMUT ÖVÜREmanetçilikten abiliğe Cindoruk

Ali Bulaç Tarihî arka plan

YAVUZ DONAT

İsmail Küçükkaya Gül’ün şerhsiz imzası...

Serdar Akinan Ararat’a selam olsun

Mehmet Barlas Köşe yazarları olmasa gazeteler daha iyi mi olurdu?

Kadri GÜRSEL Kitap yasaklamakla daha çok Müslüman olunmuyor

Semih İDİZ Bir diplomat, bir gazeteci ne yapar?

Tuncay Özkan CHP’de 2. adamlığa soyunuyor

Nasuhi Güngör Uçak kazası ve nükleer gelecek

Mümtazer Türköne Cindoruk'un üçüncü emanet dönemi

Mustafa Ünal Operasyon yetkisi askerde

Ahmet Kekeç Ben gerçekleri söyleyeyim de...

Şükrü Küçükşahin Ah Dışişleri vah Dışişleri

EKREM DUMANLI - Gazeteci dediğin, özür dilemesini bilecek

YÖK'ün 'eşi çarşaflı' dediği aday bekar çıktı

Mehmet Altan Duydunuz mu?

Eser Karakaş Atak başladı, darısı devamında

H4 New York Times Party’s Triumph Raises Question of Putin’s Plans As President Putin has been accumulating power and popularity, he has been stirring deep uncertainty about his intentions, creating a new era of political instability for Russia.

Editorial The Climate in Bali and Washington The days ahead will tell a lot about whether the world, and especially the United States, is prepared to do more than just talk about the problem of global warming.

Middle East Peace Through Anxiety By MICHAEL B. OREN In spite of its glaring handicaps, the Annapolis conference must be deemed a triumph — not of peacemaking, but of girding the Middle East for conflict.

Nonstop Theft and Bribery Are Staggering Iraq There is a growing sense that Iraq has slipped to new depths of lawlessness even as security has improved.

Iranian Pushes Nuclear Talks Back to Square 1

Climate Talks Take on Added Urgency After Report

U.S. Urges Iraq to Take Advantage of Lull

New U.N. Envoy in Iraq Sets Out Strategy to Revive Hopes Crushed in 2003 Attack

Peace? Sure, I’ll See What I Can Do By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG U.S. presidents heed the Mideast siren song, but dance to different tunes.

Where Living in Fear Starts at the Top Last week Lebanon appeared closer to resolving a crisis over choosing a new president, so why do its politicians see assassination as a real threat?

Pakistan’s Slow-Motion Emergency By ALI SETHI We will go to the ballot box, if only in the hope that some kind of reconciliation among the powers that be will bring us out of these “emergent” and “extraordinary” times.

Dark One-Liners Shine a Light on the Mood of Serbs

Venezuela Hands Narrow Defeat to Chávez Plan

Frank Rich Who’s Afraid of Barack Obama? Were Barack Obama to win the Democratic nomination, he may prove harder for the Republicans to rally against and defeat than the all-powerful Clinton machine.

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The People We Have Been Waiting For While the Bush team will leave office having done nothing significant to mitigate climate change, I’m heartened that our country is increasingly alive on this challenge.

PAUL KRUGMANInnovating Our Way to Financial Crisis The financial crisis that began late last summer, then took a brief vacation in September and October, is back with a vengeance.

ROGER COHEN The Limits of 21st-Century Revolution Here are eight rules of modern political life as seen from President Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela.

H5 Washington Post Putin Win Central to Ambitions Russian president secures a convincing victory in parliamentary election and, allies say, "moral authority" to influence state after he steps down

The Road From Annapolis By David Ignatius, What comes after the modest but real success of the Annapolis peace conference?

Sunni Bloc Ends Boycott of Iraqi Parliament

Wanted: Protection in a Dangerous Place The Shiite-run Iraq Ministry of Interior headquarters complex, located outside the Green Zone in Baghdad near Sadr City, continues to be a dangerous place for outside contractors to work, despite recent security gains after the buildup of U.S. troops, according to the American joint command.

Sarkozy's Grand Bargain By Jim Hoagland, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pushing a strategic reorientation of the defense relationship between Europe and Washington.

Calculating the Risks in Pakistan U.S. War Games Weigh Options for Securing Nuclear Stockpile

5 Myths About the Bomb and Us By Jeffrey Lewis, The Bush Administration says not to worry about our nukes. Should we believe it?

Present at the Creation By Donald Rumsfeld, Here's the smart way to beat tyrants like Chávez

A Non-Story Remakes the Race

» Peter Beinart | With casualties down the Iraq issue takes a back seat.

Fuses in Gaza Jackson Diehl

| The biggest roadblock to peace remains Palestine's democratically elected legislature and their rockets.

Putin's Party Wins Parliamentary Elections

Pro-Kremlin United Russia party wins an overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections

Hugo Chávez Loses Constitutional Vote Venezuelan president suffers a stinging defeat in a vote on constitutional changes that would have let him run for re-election indefinitely.

Eco-Economics at the Bali Talks

Ban Ki-moon| Framing the climate change agenda around this convenient truth: There's a lot of green in going green. We have read the science. Global warming is real, and we are a prime cause.

Musharraf's Emergency Rule Abounding in Contradictions

Crackdown Has Veered Between Cruelty, Leniency

Rigging Pakistan's Election?

» Robert D. Novak Is President Bush's endorsement of Musharraf undermining the democratic process?

U.S. Envoy, After Tour of Iraq, Seeks End to Political Impasse

Sunni Bloc Ends Boycott of Iraqi Parliament

Only Margin Is in Question in Russian Vote With Party's Victory, Putin Will Gain Validation of Policies, Assurance of Future Power

Editorial Saudi Whiplash A regime that inflicts medieval punishment on rape victims is celebrated in Annapolis.

Principles Amid the GOP Pack By David S. Broder, John McCain and Mike Huckabee have been notable for their clarity, character and, yes, simple humanity.

None of The Below By George F. Will, Must we choose for this lot of candidates?

Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat Religious Message

In Shift, Clinton Assails Obama With new poll showing her losing ground in Iowa, Clinton raises questions about Obama's character

H6 Guardian Dirty tricks help Putin to landslide Millions coerced into voting for Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, in parliamentary elections
Analysis: Luke Harding

Iraqi insurgents regrouping, says Sunni resistance leader Key insurgent leader tells the Guardian that certain groups are waiting out American surge

Musharraf will soldier on Dilip Hiro Dec 02 07, 03:00pm: The president has stepped out of uniform, but make no mistake: power in Pakistan stays with the army

What breakthrough would best advance the fight against climate change? Bali conference: As delegates gather in Indonesia to seek a new deal, leading thinkers nominate the big boost needed in the face of a rapidly warming planet

Antidote to nationalism Peter Preston: To avoid war in Europe we must give the Balkans hope, rather than hold the ring with troops

Hope and fear in Bali Climate change summit: The science of climate change is clear. The politics of the world's response are still murky, as the Bali summit, which begins today, will show. Even the most optimistic bets as to the outcome of the two-week meeting fall short of what scientists say is needed

Google is watching you Internet: The American search engine is under simultaneous investigation by the US and European anti-trust authorities. Both are probing whether its acquisition of DoubleClick, whose technology puts adverts on the web, is against the public interest

Chávez gamble hangs in balance
Venezuelans vote in referendum on extending president's powers

The Observer Cholera crisis hits Baghdad Iraqi capital fears an epidemic as the rainy season arrives

A killer on the loose Why has Radovan Karadzic escaped justice after being indicted for war crimes?

Leader The shadow of Stalin that hangs over Mr Putin Britain has little choice but to deal with Russia. But we must be under no illusions about the sort of state and the sort of man we are dealing with

Let me share the secret of the world's best diet with you Will Hutton: Our entire economic and social system will have to shift if obesity is ever to be checked

H7 Al Hayat The Limits of Iranian Anger over Damascus' Participation in the Reconciliation of Annapolis Raghida Dergham - Monitoring developments in the Syrian-Iranian relationship in the coming days and weeks is necessary and important in order to anticipate what will happen to Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq.

Syria to Send Envoy to Tehran to Explain Attendance at Annapolis

Syria Reassures Iran on Mideast: Official

BBC Key climate summit opens in Bali A key UN summit to thrash out a deal on the future shape of a global climate agreement opens in Indonesia

Daly Star A trans-Atlantic divide exists on Muslim integration By Marcia Pally

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Good news presents a “problem” for Democrats. “The Looking-Glass War in Iraq”

THE Economist The Annapolis peace summit Much to be modest about

The Arab-Israeli summit in Annapolis Big turnout, small result

Time Iran's "Nuclear Problem" and a "Doable Deal"

From The National Interest, Graham Allison, Joseph Cirincione and William Potter respond to John Mueller, who argued that the threat from nuclear proliferation was exaggerated

An interview with Stephen Krasner on the greatest threats to the stability of the international system

The Global War on Terrorism: A Religious War? SSI This 24-page US paper examines the root causes of Islamist terror and offers proposals for countering radical Islam

How to Build a More Equitable World By: James D. Wolfensohn | The Moscow Times
The notion of a divide between the rich North and the poor South has long been a central concept among economists and policymakers. From 1950 to 1980, the North accounted for almost 80 percent of global gross domestic product but only 22 percent of its population.

Beware, the Global Economy Has Lost Its Moral Bearings By: Michel Rocard | The Daily Star
The most recent Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting in October was an utter failure. The only thing that they agreed on was to admonish China to revalue its currency

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

BBC US calls for Iraqi reconciliation The US says Iraq's leaders must take advantage of the improved security to make progress to reconciliation.

Deal on Lebanon presidency
Lebanon's ruling coalition approves the country's army chief as a compromise candidate for president.

Sunnis return to parliament as Negroponte asks for political progress

Powers 'to seek Iran sanctions'
The six countries dealing with Iran's contested nuclear programme agree to start work on a new UN resolution

New sanctions?
Prospect of fresh penalties for Iran after nuclear talks fail

Questioning Iran's 'Urgent Need' For Nuclear Energy BY FARANGIS NAJIBULLAH Over the past week, senior Iranian officials have repeated the claim that Iran, despite its massive reserves of natural gas and oil, desperately needs to develop nuclear energy. It's an argument that some independent energy analysts find bewildering.

US to Rely More on Iraqis' Measurements of Violence

Diplomat: Major Powers to Seek Sanctions Against Iran

Iran's Use of Oil Weapon Cuts Two Ways

US Sees 'Mixed Picture' From Syria on Mideast Cooperation

Iraq: the country of two rivers without water

Daily Star Reviving the cold war in the Middle East?
By Robert Freedman

Losing ground to Syria in the bazaar
By Rami G. Khouri

GCC members have a chance to better their own lot - and the wider region's

Vicar: 90 Percent of Iraqi Christians Have Fled or Been Murdered

US Air Force Shifts From Dropping Bombs to Training Iraqi Pilots at Saddam-Era Air Base

SyriaComment Lebanon Presidential Politics and the Brammertz Report

Is the Notion of Syria Getting Back the Golan a Pipe Dream?

H9 Ha’aretz – Study: U.S., Israel should begin planning Iran strike

One PA - with Hamas Waging a war against Hamas would resemble a Lebanese attempt to wage war against Hezbollah - it would be impossible without completely shattering Palestinian society.

Analysis / Barak coos like dove

Jerusalem PostJordan's king urges Israel to 'withdraw from Arab land'

Abdullah II calls on Palestinians to "unite ranks;" vows to continue fighting "campaign of distortion" waged against Islam.

Yedioth Ahronoth

'End of conflict near' Jailed Fatah leader Barghouti tells MKs visiting Hasharon Prison that Palestinians, including those in Hamas-controlled Gaza, will back peace deal with Israel; says expected release of 400 prisoners on Monday 'a joke' Full Story . . .

Settlers weigh compensation
Barak's intent to discuss arrangement for voluntary evacuation in exchange for monetary compensation stirs controversy among settlers. 'I had my fill of wars; I want a better future for my kids,' Karnei Shomron resident says
Full Story . . .

Another slip of the tongue?

Shaul Rosenfeld wonders what possessed PM to say we have no future without 2-state solution

Two states for one people Uri Orbach

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

BBC Israel hits Gaza amid fuel fears srael kills a Palestinian militant in Gaza, as medics in the territory warn they are beginning to run out of fuel.

The Israeli Settlements - The Greatest Threat to Zionism

H10 Christian Science Monitor Is the U.S. now ready for talks with Syria? Washington appears to back Lebanese presidential contender favored by Damascus

Landslide looks certain for Putin's United Russia party Four parties - only one of which has a consistent opposition record - will likely gain enough seats to enter Russia's parliament.

Opinion: For Mideast peace, think bigger Regional stability involves more than the Israelis and Palestinians.

By Helena Cobban

Sanctions weighed again on Iran 'Disappointing' talks between Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and the EU's Javier Solana prompt concern.

The candidates on energy: hot topic, diverse views

Voters and US presidential candidates look at how to handle energy.

In Bali, new urgency for a climate change accord As negotiators prepare to discuss a new emissions framework in Bali, environmental damage continues to exceed expectations.

ASIA

Asia Times China's show of strength ups military ante
Beijing's recent military muscle flexing in naval and air exercises was aimed primarily at Taiwan and the US, but covered a wide swath of the Pacific, including some islets claimed by Vietnam. They also ruined Thanksgiving holiday plans for the 8,000 US sailors aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. While it was a mighty show of force, it also revealed coordination flaws between China's party, government and military, and put a chill on US Defense Secretary Robert Gates' recent upbeat talks in Beijing. - Willy Lam

CER China is losing its EU friends

THE Economist The EU-China summit The world does not shake China

Commentary My Short March Through ChinaGary Rosen From the December issue of COMMENTARY: managing editor Gary Rosen reports on China's economic growth and political stagnation

From Prospect, the giant city of Hefei is almost unknown outside the country, but it aspires to be China's Silicon Valley by 2020, and its aspirations are emblematic of China's future.

America's emobyte deficit: China’s youth surpass their American rivals online.

Many of the products shoppers buy are made in China. How do workers there feel about efforts to curb consumerism — and the market for their goods?

Afghanistan's Economy: On the Right Road, but Still a Long Way to Go USIP

Deadliest Year Yet for Troops in Afghanistan

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Indian Ocean and the Maritime Balance of Power in Historical Perspective

H11 IHT Roger Cohen: The limits of 21st-century revolutions By ROGER COHEN An oil-rich country bent on humbling the United States is an instructive place from which to view the world.

Putin signs law suspending Russia's participation in Europe armed forces treaty Putin's action, two days before national elections, moved Russia a step closer to carrying out its threat to stop abiding by the accord on Dec. 12. U.S. and Russian arms control experts said they would step up negotiatons over the coming days.

EUROPE European press review

German foreign policy The company she keeps Why Chancellor Angela Merkel is having a spat with her foreign minister

The first chapter from The Europeanization of the World: On the Origins of Human Rights and Democracy by John M. Headley

Shaping Europe's Defence Debate SDA A 70-page study analyzing the quality of debate on the future course of ESDP

NRO DENIS BOYLES: What are we doing in the Balkans? “The Africanization of the Balkans”

Fearful Serbs Ready to Flee an Independent Kosovo

Time Kosovo: Into the Unknown

Kosovo inches toward independence, exposing dangerous divisions within Europe, between the West and Russia, and inside the province itself

Nov 30 SD# 1776 - Bin Laden's Message to the Europeans

A review of Religion in an Expanding Europe, ed. Timothy A. Byrnes and Peter J. Katzenstein.

Italy paralysed by worst strikes in 25 years

Belgium impasse after PM designate resignsAfter 175 days of negotiations, Yves Leterme has abandoned his second attempt to form a federal government amid disagreements in the would-be coalition over state reform

Analyze This: How to break up a country [ CALEV BEN-DAVID

Coalition talks collapse in Belgium
The Liberals and Christian Democrats have still not managed to form a government in Belgium

Belgium's survival in question as 'next PM' quits Yves Leterme throws in the towel after months of bad-tempered wrangling over a new government

No reason to be smug David Cronin Dec 02 07, 01:00pm: The EU has gradually watered down its commitment to reducing emissions and can no longer claim global leadership on the issue

H12 RFE/RL

BBC Putin party closes on big victory President Vladimir Putin's party wins more than 60% of votes in Russia's general election, partial results show

Azerbaijan: Evaluating the Radical Islamic Security Threat
BY ROVSHAN ISMAYILOV
The recent arrests of suspected Islamic radicals in Azerbaijan have spurred concern about possible terrorism incidents. Political analysts in Baku tend to downplay the threat. Meanwhile, moderate Islamic religious leaders contend that government security sweeps have created an "atmosphere of fear" among mainstream believers

The Economist Nagorno-Karabakh The risk of a thaw

Vladimir Putin controls state security, oil and gas money, and the media. What’s left? Time to take over the art world... more»

The Russian Parliamentary Elections Do Matter
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies

Google News Azerbaijan

Gorbachev Is in Tough Position on Putin

As Putin chips away at democracy in Russia, longtime supporter Mikhail Gorbachev is caught in a tough position. Openly attacking Putin would be a ticket back to political Siberia. Defending him jeopardizes Gorbachev's legacy.

• Interview: Gorbachev on Russia

H13 The Times Vladimir Putin storms to victory Party plans to declare him National Leader amid claims of foul play and vote rigging

Leader Russian Roulade Putin is in danger of believing his own publicity

What is the point of troops in Iraq, ask MPs

Troop reductions make it impossible for British forces to carry out meaningful function

Hugo Chavez asks for more power

Venezuelans woken by fake cannon fire, sirens and bugles as Government tries to get them to vote to overhaul constitution

Sunday Times Israelis hit Syrian 'nuclear bomb plant' ISRAEL'S top-secret air raid on Syria in September destroyed a bomb factory assembling warheads fuelled by North Korean plutonium, a leading Israeli nuclear expert has told The Sunday Times.

US says it has right to kidnap British citizens — AMERICA has told Britain that it can "kidnap" British citizens if they are wanted for crimes in the United States.

Putin's party on course to win crushing majorityUnited Russia set to win over 60 per cent of vote in Russian parliamentary elections marred by complaints of cheating

Analysis: back to the future with Putin

Russians told: vote for Putin’s party ... or else

Gun-shy America is losing the best chance to stop Iran

John Bolton, the hawkish former US ambassador to the UN, says Tehran’s nuclear threat is growing and it will have to be halted by force

A failure to confront radical Islam We’re locked into a battle for hearts and minds the core of which is a battle for the essence of Islam Shiraz Maher

Wall Street Journal Death, Taxes and Mrs. Clinton
Death, Taxes and Hillary Clinton: Only two of them are inevitable, says Peggy Noonan.
By PEGGY NOONAN

H14 Financial Times Putin’s party sweeps Russian vote Putin’s United Russia party swept parliamentary elections, partial results showed. Opposition parties condemned the poll as the most heavily manipulated since the collapse of the Soviet Union

Beijing backs new sanctions against Iran China’s move breaks UN deadlock over nuclear plans

Russia pulls out of arms treatyUS declares the move a ‘mistake’

Editorial America holds the key to climate talks If Kyoto does not continue in some form, another global accord could take a decade or more to negotiate. Politicians must reach a consensus

COMMENT: Memo to Obama: win Iowa or lose the race Karl Rove gives advice to Obama on how to beat his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, ‘a hard-nosed competitor with a tough and seasoned staff

Full transcript: Hillary Clinton interview

Eta members shoot dead civil guard Members of Eta fatally shot a Spanish civil guard and critically injured a second in France in an attack that has united Spain’s main political parties in condemnation of the group

Clinton doubts benefits of Doha revival Scepticism over open global economy

Editorial comment: From Annapolis towards peace ush must seize this rare opportunity – possibly the last – to act as an honest and determined broker and help create a viable Palestine

Guantánamo rights Bush has sought to cast a cloak of spurious legality over his actions in the anti-terror crusade. Repeatedly, the Supreme Court has pierced that cloak

Wolfgang Munchau: Rate cutting will not get us out of this mess Lower interest rates insure us against the risk of a slowdown, but we are paying a price by accepting new risks, writes Wolfgang Munchau

Saudis say oil demand is ‘OK’ Saudi Arabia said that the outlook for oil demand was sound – in spite of US economic weakness – thanks to the seasonal boost provided by the arrival of the northern hemisphere winter

It's all about the economy for Clinton Conventional wisdom says that if the US economy takes a nosedive it would benefit the Democratic nominee in next year's presidential election. As the Democratic...

Iraq detains leading Sunni’s associates

The US military and Iraqi troops have detained dozens of people lnked to senior Sunni Arab politician Adnan al-Dulaimi in connection with the discovery of a car bomb near Mr Dulaimi’s office

Spotlight: Ban Ki-moon - A mission that transcends Nations

H15 Los Angeles Times Russian voters turn out for Vladimir Putin Early results show pro-Kremlin party sweeping parliament, a result that could pave the way for Putin's continued rule

Kyoto's failure haunts U.N. talksNegotiations begin this week in Bali for another treaty to curb global warming.

Editorial A leader for Lebanon

Beirut's top general, who has ties to Syria and Hezbollah, is in line to be president. Will democracy follow?

The KGB's mole master By David Wise The death of Vladimir Kryuchkov recalls the darkest chapter in the history of U.S. espionage.

In Iraq, US Shifts Its Tone on Iran Officials have backed off the accusations of arms smuggling and agreed to talk. It could be each side needs the other.

Pakistan's Dr. Doom By Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins Thanks to scientist A.Q. Khan, the world can look forward to a string of nuclear nightmares.

Good news on Bush's watch?

By Rosa Brooks How should we react to recent signs of hope from Iraq, Pakistan and the Israel-Palestinian talks?

Venezuela's president and public enemy No. 1 Despite his anti-U.S. rhetoric and ambitions, the only country that Hugo Chavez really threatens is his own.

Negroponte calls on Iraqis to pass key legislation

New arms for a new Iraqi army

Security crews ponder future in Iraq

Negroponte warns Iraqis of 'falling back'

Insurgents kill sleeping Iraqi villagers

H16 American Politics

The Economist Foreign policy and the presidential race The world in their hands

Obama pulls ahead for Democrats in Iowa Poll

Business Lobby Presses Agenda Before ’08 Vote

By ROBERT PEAR

Lobbyists are racing to secure a wide range of health, safety, labor and economic rules before President Bush leaves office.

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

Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp

H17 Daily Telegraph Landslide predicted for Vladimir Putin's party

The United Russia party swept towards victory in an election that critics have called "the most dishonest" in post-Soviet history.

A blast of hot air in Bali

The Bali climate change summit represents much of what is wrong with the green movement, in that it elevates intentions over results.

H18 Independent Warlords replace Army in Basra

Leading article: Kyoto is a hard, but not impossible, act to follow

Eta raises stakes by killing guard on French soil

Putin's party headed for landslide win

Expanding tropics 'a threat to millions' Scientists have warned that the Earth’s tropical belt is expanding dramatically, with potentially grave consequences.

America the key as delegates arrive for Bali conference

Independent on Sunday Peace Summit: 'If these talks fail, we will all be in deep trouble'

Briefing: Opec gathers to decide on oil targets

H19Military Intelligence Terrorism

Preparing the Army for Stability Operations: Doctrinal and Interagency Issues
Source: RAND Corporation

Admiral Cebrowski's Legacy is Not Iraq

Intelligence Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies

“Wars may be fought with weapons,” Gen. George Patton said, “but they are won by men.” Men, not robots... more»

From the US Army War College's Parameters, an article on propaganda: Can a word decide a war?

"Evaluation of the Process Leading to the President's Morning Intelligence Reading Package," memorandum for Henry A. Kissinger from A.W. Marshall, March 18, 1970 (13 MB PDF file).

June 7, 1972 Memo from Saunders to Kissinger Subject: Message from Shah on Kurds

The Global War on Terrorism: A Religious War?
Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College

Security Cooperation: A Key to the Challenges of the 21st Century SSI This 19-page US paper examines the role of security cooperation in the emerging security environment

AAA Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communities: Final Report (PDF; 151 KB)
Source: American Anthropological Association

Perspectives on Embedded Media: Selected Papers from the U.S. Army War College
Source: U.S. Army War College

AFRICOM’s Dilemma: The “Global War on Terrorism” “Capacity Building,” Humanitarianism, and the Future of U.S. Security Policy in Africa
Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College

Major U.S. Arms Sales and Grants to Pakistan Since 2001 (PDF; 38 KB)
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)

Dangerous ground
Why states don't always agree about landmines

H20 Slate

The World's Most Deprived IFPRI This 148-page discussion paper examines the characteristics and causes of extreme poverty and hunger Download in sections or as full report (PDF: 3.1 MB).

Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost?
Source: McKinsey & Company

Behind the Numbers: Assessing Indices of Peace, Conflict and Instability
Source: United States Institute of Peace

Uefa investigates match-fixing

Police are handed a list of 26 suspect football matches.

Immigrants in the United States, 2007: A Profile of America’s Foreign-Born Population
Source: Center for Immigration Studies

H21 The preface to Roger Scruton's Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged.

Saul Bellow on God: An excerpt from Do You Believe?

From TLS, novel thoughts: Neuroscience is helping us to understand how art works – and it may offer us a way out of narcissism

For Ellen Dissanayake, the artistic impulse is a trait so ancient, universal, and persistent that it is almost surely innate... more»

From Commentary, a review of The Stillborn God by Mark Lilla and The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea by Remi Brague.

A review of Evolving God: A Provocative View of the Origins of Religion by Barbara J. King.

Social Science PhDs - Five+ Years Out

Google and Its Enemies
by Jonathan V. Last

Google News / Slate Today's Papers/ Editorialist / The Ag memeorandum / antiwar.com - political theory / Media Roundup / University Channel / DocuTicker / Arts & Letters Daily/ PolicyPointers / cursor / realclearpolitics / Drudge Report| raw story OpinionSource truthout / Dayan Current Contents / Blogometer - Wikipedia technorati / Slate's Today's Blogs Stratfor ABC’s The Note / eurointelligence

IraqSlogger Global Power Barometer Juan Cole - Kevin Drum - Belgravia Dispatch - washington realist - Tom Barnett - democracy arsenal - - Josh Marshall - Daniel Drezner - Laura Rozen - the washington note - David Corn - SyriaComment - William Arkin - Phil Carter - Helena Cobban - MatthewYglesias - Oxblog - Brad DeLong - coming anarchy / Wonkette William Arkin Tom Hayden -

PostGlobal - AmericaAbroad -The Corner - Passport - huffingtonpost / Pajamas Media / Open University / nytcolumns CounterterrorismBlog Today in Iraq / OutSide the Beltway - InstaPundit - winds of change Kausfiles - Becker Posner-andrewsullivan.com - Registan - armscontrolwonk - IsraPundit Regime Change Iran – Martin Kramer - Dani Rodrik

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