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H1 Foreign Policy A World Without Islam By Graham Fuller (pdf) Newsweek Can Obama Go the Distance? New York Times U.S. Considers New Covert Push Within Pakistan A plan that could authorize more aggressive operations follows concern that Al Qaeda and the Taliban hope to destabilize the Pakistani government, officials said Sunday Times Israel to Brief Bush on Iran Strike OptionsIsrael is said to have information on Iran having started up its nuclear weapon programme, abandoned during the Iraq war Sunday Times For sale: West’s deadly nuclear secrets A whistleblower claims senior US officials have helped a spy ring get its hands on key technology for unstable states (Sibel Edmonds) Report: Israeli agents in US gathering nuclear intelligence Ha'aretz By Yossi Melman Nukes, Spooks, & the Specter of 9/11: J. Raimondo Washington Post Strains Intensify in Pakistan's Ethnic Patchwork Bhutto's assassination has inflamed the uneasy balance between ethnic groups in diverse nation As Bush Heads to Mideast, Renewed Questions on Iran Israeli, Arab Leaders Doubt U.S. Resolve U.S. Officials Review Approach in Pakistan Fight Against Al-Qaeda May Intensify Why Is Oil So Pricey? It's a Conspiracy! By R. James Woolsey Ha’aretz Bush: We'd Defend Israel in Event of Iranian Strike Bar’el There's a partner, and he's American It seems Israel seeks conditions that will become the permanent policy of the U.S., regardless of who its president may be A transcript Hadley’s remarks on Bush’s Mideast Trip Middle East: Of Braveheart and Bush - Max Boot, Hope over experience Wall Street Journal IHT Is this trip necessary? By MARK A. HELLER With all the hoopla surrounding primary elections, it's sometimes difficult to remember that George W. Bush is still president of the United States. One good way for him to remind people of that fact is to go on a foreign trip. Poland signals a shift on U.S. missile shieldForeign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that Poland was not prepared to accept U.S. plans to deploy part of its controversial antiballistic missile shield in Poland. NYT Book Review The Islam Issue ESSAY; The Clash By FOUAD AJAMI I doubted Samuel Huntington when he predicted a struggle between Islam and the West. My mistake. Financial Times Analysis: Iraq surge brings a lull in violence but no reconciliation An accord between Shia and Sunni is needed if security improvements are to prove sustainable Bush sees Mideast peace deal this year Editorial Stabilising Georgia For the west, the lesson of the past few weeks is to give somewhat less support to Mikheil Saakashvili and rather more to a range of democratic leaders and institutions Backing autocrats: the backfire policy The insight that it is collusion with tyranny – especially when this appears aimed at Islam as well as freedom – that incubates terror, is as valid as ever Likeability ticks the right boxes Almost all the US presidential candidates catered to Iowa’s tastes. Yet it is questionable to what extent such pandering is rewarded, says Edward Luce A fiscal stimulus is needed The case is compelling for the president and Congress to create a programme of stimulus to the US economy, argues Lawrence Summers VIDEO: Hillary Heated Response At Debate... WP Impeach George W. Bush Why I Believe Bush Must Go Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse. By George McGovern Don't Be Afraid of Humility The Best Change the Next President Can Make By Madeleine K. Albright, The most precious gift the next president could bestow upon America is an end to the politics of fear. Jerusalem Post The Region: The president's last year in office [ BARRY RUBIN Exit the 'Axis of Evil'? - Chicago Tribune Iraq's Unknown Economy Michael O'Hanlon, Washington Times Independent Leading article: A belated awakening to Middle East obligations
Tom Barnett Resetting the clock on Bush watch Brian Whitaker: The view that support for human rights around the world is tantamount to imperialism is based on a series of misconceptions NYT Ghosts That Haunt Pakistan By JOHN F. BURNS Throughout history, violent death has rewritten the country’s political map. Next-Gen Taliban By NICHOLAS SCHMIDLE Pakistan’s younger Islamic militants are bringing the jihad waged in Afghanistan back home: breaking with senior mullahs, renouncing elections and killing police officers, soldiers and, perhaps, Benazir Bhutto. Los Angeles Times All eyes on the Iraqi army "PAKISTAN AFTER THE ASSASSINATION": Interview with Pervez Hoodbhoy | H2 FT Spotlight: Abdullah Gul – Outsider smooths US relations When Abdullah Gul, Turkey’s president, arrives at the White House on Tuesday for his first official meeting with US President George W. Bush, he is sure to get a warm welcome Washington Times Editorial Washington, Ankara and the PKK US, Turkey anticipate harmonious talks Sunday Times For sale: West’s deadly nuclear secrets A whistleblower claims senior US officials have helped a spy ring get its hands on key technology for unstable states (Sibel Edmonds) ABD'nin sırlarını Türk ajanlar satmış Faruk Loğoğlu The Manama Dialogue: Gulf security and Turkey [MONDAY TALK] Sanberk: Turkey won't accept EU's limes strategy PostGlobal - Soli Özel Dear Candidates: Earn the World's Consent Iraqi Kurdish PKK Head Says Turkish Military Operation Failed FBI WHISTLEBLOWER: GOV'T AIDED SPIES The European Union, Turkish Limitations, and American Disinterest ABD'nin nükleer sırlarını Türkler nasıl sattı? PKK'nın Türkiye'yi geriletmesi önlenmeli ABD ile ilişkiler yeni boyut kazandı Turkey's Terror Problem Is Ours NYT THE OSCARS; A Hand That Links Germans and Turks Turkish Paper Views Iraqi Leaders' Statements, US Stance on Kurdish Question Turkish Minister Says Nuclear Power Plant to Be Ready in 5-6 Years Gül, yeni dönemin devamı için ABD'de 'Fast food' diplomacy for Turkey in Washington? Cengiz ÇANDAR Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Kürtçe eğitim Tarhan Erdem Kürdlerin Türklerle Tarihsel Dansı Başkan Barzani: ”140. madde 6 ay içinde uygulanacak” İhsan Yılmaz Kurdish diaspora in the post-PKK era [Yorum - Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu] Türkiye, kendi gölgesinden korkmamalı Başbakan Diyarbakır'da söz verdi: Teröre karşı inadına yatırım Siz başbakan olsaydınız ne yapardınız? İlnur Çevik Turk should be the last person to be indicted Ömer Lütfi Mete Asıl güvenilmez olan - Gülay Göktürk Bombalardan değil, siyasi hatalardan korkun – Nabi Yağcı Yaklaşan tehlike, Türk-Kürt yurttaş kavgasıdır Iraqi PM Interviewed on Reconciliation, Awakening Councils, Kurdish Issues Iran Kurd Rebels Vows to Engage in Suicide Missions Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 06 Jan 08 Iraqi Kurd Official Delegate Detained at Turkish Airport Pumping oil from Kirkuk to Turkey's Ceyhan still ceased – source US Foreign Policy and the Relationship with Turkey By Goran Sadjadi Diyarbakır’ın kamerası 15 aydır ihaleye takıldı 'Çok sayıda terör eylemi önlendi' Demokrasi daha da kuvvet bulacak Erdoğan’ın Kürdçe eğitim istemine cevabı:”Türkiye’de sadece Kürtler yok…” Talabani irks Iran, then makes U-turn Er Ramazan Yüce, ‘PKK'ya yardım ve yataklık’tan beraat etmiş Kurdish Militant Surrenders to Security Forces in Southeastern Turkey Öğrencileri bile bile katlettiler Mehmetçik kar ve fırtınada mayın aradı Dağlıca rehinesi PKK'ya yataklıktan yargılanmış Emin Pazarcı Mütevazı Genelkurmay Talabani Denies Kurd Coalition Plans to Quit Maliki Govt Kurds are not barbaric, their enemies are! Iraqi President, Kurdistan Region Leader Meet; Other Developments 5 Jan UPI Kirkuk debate continues over vote Iraq's Parliament and the oil-rich Kirkuk provincial council are divided on a constitutional referendum to decide the province's fate. DTP: Operasyonlardan vazgeçilmelidir Son patlama Murat Belge Diyarbakır emniyeti şüpheli araç alarmında Teröristin eşkali ve parmak izi belirlendi [Fbis] OSC: Al-Iraqiyah Roundup: Kurdistan Alliance Not To Withdraw From Govt; Update 5 Jan [Fbis] OSC: Turkish General Staff: 'Terrorists' Escaped To Syria After Clashes on Border Deniz Baykal’dan Diyarbakır’da inceleme "Terör örgütü zihniyet değiştirdi" Van’da Hizbullah operasyonu: 37 gözaltı İran, Türk vatandaşı PKK'lıyı idam etti Suriye sınırında teröristlerle çatışma İran'dan Kuzey Irak'a 4 kilometrelik duvar Güneydoğulu kanaat önderlerinden iade-i ziyaret Van'daki bombalı aracın hedefi batıda bir kentti Bombalı saldırı, vahşetin ispatıdır Iraqi Refugees in Turkey Seek Move to US Türk güvenlik firmaları Irak'ta kaçak eleman çalıştırıyor Iraqis Move to Kurdish North to Escape Baghdad Violence Syria, Turkey Sign Five Cooperation Agreements Kosovo, Kurdistan and 'Israeli Arabs' [HABER ANALİZ] Ortadoğu'da taşlar yerinden oynuyor Fikret Ertan Dördüncü ülke... Islamist Vakit: “MOSSAD Reports, Turkish Security Makes Arrests” Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Yavuz Baydar Make or break for all Cypriots Şahin Alpay No excuses for failing to pursue reforms Mensur Akgün 21 pare top, Sarkozy ve terör Turkey is the main obstacle to a Cyprus solution AHI Sends Letter to President Bush Regarding January 8 Meeting ... Ata Atun Cyprus’ history from 1960 to 1974 (6) Arslan Bulut Genelkurmayın "Ali, Rodos'a bak!" mesajının sebebi! OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Özdemir İnce Avrupa Birliği’ni kızdıracak işler Türkiye yüzünden kapıya koyacaktı Bartholomew: We don’t want to be like the Vatican Almanya'da ırkçı partiler kafayı Türklerle bozdular Halaçoğlu: Ermeniler 410 bin insanı katletti 'Ankara, Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi'ne katılımı askıya aldı' [TUFAN ERGÜDER] Uyuşturucuya bağlı intihar ve cinayetler artacak Sexual abuse alla Turca Mustafa AKYOL Alevilerden Çamuroğlu'na tepki Dışişleri, Alevi dizisi için devrede Çatlı'nın arkadaşı çete dosyasında Fatih Altaylı yönetiminde üç yeni gazete çıkaracak 'YÖK Başkanı’nı asistan yapmaya bile tereddüt ederdim' Spor kamuoyunda askerlik tartışması Alkolik ve kumarbazın maaşı eşine Sami Kohen: Gazeteci Haluk Şahin Demiryolları özel sektöre açılıyor Yabancılar, Türkiye'de üniversite kurmak için sıraya girdi Türkiye yeni yılda yeni cezalarla tanışacak Ankara Barosu Başkanı: "Askeri yargı kaldırılmalı" Soner Yalçın Dünyanın en büyük silah tüccarı ticarete İstanbul genelevinde atıldı [NEWS ANALYSIS] Foreign skilled workers report work permit woes From textile to laundry: Foreign hands in Turkey NYT THE OSCARS; A Hand That Links Germans and Turks Fikret BİLA Demirel: Hediyede takdir Gül'e aittir Güngör URAS Bizans Sarayı'na Sayın Erdoğan ilgisiz kalamaz Aleviler: Muharrem yas ayı, ziyafet vermek ayıp Eski albayın eşi 28 Şubat mücadelesini kazandı 'Başı açık erkekler' demokrasi istemiyor! Hasan Karakaya'nın gözüyle medya Fazıl Say: Öyle bir gidiş olmayacak Yıldırım: Marmaray project will be completed by 2011 Sir Peter Laurence Sir Peter Laurence, who has died aged 84, was British ambassador to Turkey from 1980 to 1983. Hugely intelligent, reliable, likeable and courageous, he learned Turkish before his appointment Erdoğan: "Resim ve müzik dersleri kalkmayacak" ’Çalışan kadın aldatır’ diyen imam görevden Özel dershaneler çok yakında tarih olacak | H3 Alirıza Gül, Beyaz Saray’a 2009’da gitmeliydi Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Gül'ün düşman çatlatan ziyareti Türkiye'den beklenti yüksek Ömer Taşpınar New optimism in Turkish-American relations Kadri GÜRSEL Davutoğlu'nun AKP'den farkı ERGİN CELASİN:HAVA KUVVETLERİMİZ DÜNYANIN İLK ÜÇÜNDE Metehan Demir Büyük hesaplaşma Semih İDİZ Gül, Washington ile yakalanan ivmeyi sürdürüyor Cumhurbaşkanı Gül ABD'ye gidiyor [NEWS ANALYSIS] Outlawed PKK’s leadership seeks to be pardoned Mehmet Metiner Kürdistan Federe Bölgesi Meclis Başkanı Adnan Müfti: “Türkmenler için özerklik düşünüyoruz!” ECEVİT KILIÇ Cevat Öneş Diyarbakır bombası PKK'nın intiharıydı Şamil Tayyar Dağlıca’daki üç komutana suç duyurusu Selçuk Gültaşlı [BRÜKSEL] 'Yine Kürdistan'ı bombalıyorsunuz' Cevdet Aşkın PKK'nın Talabani'ye öfkesi, Diyarbakır'ın yeni anayasa umudu Direnselerdi bu kadar çok şehit verilmezdi Bartholomew: We don’t want to be like the Vatican Ferai Tınç Neden PKK’yı terk etmek zorunda kaldılar Serdar Akinan Barzani saf dışı kalacak Farklılıklar zenginliğimiz değilmiş meğer Mustafa Mutlu Başbakan, Fethullah Hoca’yı ziyaret etti mi? Saldırı, reforma engel olmamalı Mustafa Karaalioğlu Köşeye sıkışan terörün sunduğu fırsat Hasan CEMAL Barışa bir şans vermek, bütün söylediğimiz bu! DP, neye muhalefetin ifadesiydi? AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Timsahın gözyaşları - Hasan Celal Güzel Sadi Somuncuoğu PKK vahşeti ve Başbakanın klavuzu SOLİ ÖZEL Başkan adayı Müslüman mı? 301’de değişiklik Meclis’e geliyor İftarda KKTC ve ABD temsilcisi İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık - Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Taha Kıvanç Önemli bir ziyaret başlarken Fehmi Koru Yeni paradigmaya yeni üslup gerek Determined to be wrong and wrong again YASİN AKTAY Çözüm halkın PKK'dan bıkması değil Mustafa Akyol Yedinci Ok: Korkutmacılık KÜRŞAT BUMİN Diyarbakır'daki vahşeti nasıl okumalı? TAMER KORKMAZ Forrest Gump Bin Ladin'le tokalaştı mı? TAMER KORKMAZ “Ateş Hattı'ndaki Pakistan” Fotoğrafını Doğru Okumak! KÜRŞAT BUMİN'Mecidiyeköy bombacısı' hakkında yeni sorular Ölümün nesi varmış? Yıldırım Türker Ali Bulaç İşin sonu Şükrü Küçükşahin AKP’deki değişik kıpırtılar Eyvah, büyük uzlaşma! H. Gökhan Özgün Mümtazer Türköne Engizisyonun son mahkûmu: Nur Vergin Ahmet Hakan İslami basın bunu da yaz Hasan’a şefkat Enis Berberoğlu Fail-i meçhul yorum Oktay Ekşi Çiçek mi gönderelim? Loisaida İsmet Berkan Mehmet Yılmaz Terror Neged Terror Hilmi Yavuz Laiklik mi, müsamaha mı? İsmail Küçükkaya Mehmet Tezkan Türkiye gerçekten Vahhabileşiyor mu.. MUHARREM SARIKAYA Tasfiye mi tesviye mi? ERDAL ŞAFAK Devlet adamları Avrupa'da yaşamak Umur Talu Köleleşmenin şartı, körleşme HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Yeni-yine laiklik tartışması NAZLI ILICAK Ömerli'de yolsuzluk dalgası MAHMUT ÖVÜR Terörü lanetlemek yetmez! YAVUZ DONAT YÖK Başkanı 'gaza basmaya' hazırlanıyor YÖK’ün ’kara kutusu’ Hürriyet’e konuştu Mustafa Ünal 'Canlı yayında' bir Cumhurbaşkanı Kırat'a Çiller destekli süvari Nur Vergin’e yapılan klan baskısı! Mehmet Barlas Amerikalılar da eski siyasi düzenden galiba bıktılar… Andrew Finkel Dressed to rule Mahir Kaynak Horoz dövüşü Mehmet Altan Zenciler... Ekrem Dumanlı 'Kürt sorunu'nun çözümü bu fotoğrafta! Homojenizasyon ve tahammüllü olmak Fatih Çekirge Gereği yapılacak Ağar: e-muhtıra siyasetin zeminini altüst etti Eser Karakaş DP kongresi ve fikr-i takip [HABER YORUM] DP kongresinde, Tansu Çiller faktörü etkili oldu Ak Parti artık bir dünya markası "Taşrada dinsizlikle suçlanıyoruz" DP'nin yeni lideri Süleyman Soylu Başkan 5 yılda Devr-i Alem yaptı İhsan Dağı Between conservatism and libertarianism ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Yabancının Türkiye'de en kârlı 6 yılı Ercan Kumcu Düşündürücü görüntüler Doğrular ve yanlışlar Erdal Sağlam İlk enerji özelleştirmesi fiyaskoyla sonuçlanmasın [NEWS ANALYSIS] Slowing economy calls Ankara to action OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Global investment flows and climate: How can Turkey perform better? Sosyal güvenlikte 'kara delik' tartışması Hedefleme enflasyonu Mahfi Eğilmez Kriz öncesindeki likidite bolluğu neden büyümeyi hızlandırmadı? Osman ULAGAY Küresel ısınma mı, toplumsal patlama mı? Yüksek faiz, düşük kur politikası uygulanmadı Fatih Özatay Deniz Gökçe Biraz insaf ! Hasan Ersel 2008'de üretici fiyatları yüzde 5 dolayında artabilir Sosyal Güvenlik Reformu Ocak sonu FT Bidders line up for Turkish store chain İBRAHİM KAHVECİ 93,7 milyar dolar Sabancı ve Carrefour, Migros’tan çekildi Biyoetanol kullanımı % 5 olsun, petrol ithalatı 670 milyon dolar düşer |
H4 New York Times U.S. Considers New Covert Push Within Pakistan A plan that could authorize more aggressive operations follows concern that Al Qaeda and the Taliban hope to destabilize the Pakistani government, officials said. ESSAY; The Clash By FOUAD AJAMI A Year in Iraq By ADRIANA LINS DE ALBUQUERQUE and ALICIA CHENG For those in uniform, 2007 was the deadliest year since the invasion. Ghosts That Haunt Pakistan By JOHN F. BURNS Throughout history, violent death has rewritten the country’s political map. Editorial Conspiracy and Democracy in Pakistan Real democracy will take a long time to build in Pakistan, but it’s the only path to stability. And it needs to start now. Next-Gen Taliban By NICHOLAS SCHMIDLE Pakistan’s younger Islamic militants are bringing the jihad waged in Afghanistan back home: breaking with senior mullahs, renouncing elections and killing police officers, soldiers and, perhaps, Benazir Bhutto. U.S. Prison Grows Beyond Capacity in Afghanistan Efforts to scale back the U.S. detention center at the Bagram military base are failing while conditions at the facility have drawn a strong complaint from the Red Cross. In Musharraf’s Shadow, a New Hope for Pakistan Rises Arab League Backs Plan to End Lebanon Stalemate Israel Says It Will Toughen Response to Longer-Range Fire Poland Signals Doubts About Planned U.S. Missile-Defense Bases on Its Territory Georgia’s President Narrowly Wins Vote Observe Early and Often By EDWARD P. JOSEPH The United Nations should establish a monitoring unit devoted not to elections, but to the work of election commissions Qaeda Urges Meeting Bush With Bombs Deadly Bombing Mars Iraqi Celebration WILLIAM KRISTOLPresident Mike Huckabee? After the last two elections, Americans — even Republicans! — are ready for a likable regular guy. Huckabee seems to be that Stirred, Not Shaken By MICHAEL KINSLEY Americans say they want change, and think they want it, but there is room for doubt. PAUL KRUGMAN From Hype to Fear The opponents of change, those who want to keep the Bush legacy intact, are very good at the fear thing. Retracing Steps, McCain Is Feeling Rejuvenated Sharp Clashes in Hectic Days Before Primary The presidential candidates rushed into a final weekend of compressed and often harsh campaigning as they presented new themes to New Hampshire voters. In This Race, Independents Are the Prize The presidential race is for the next few days largely in the hands of voters who identify with neither party Cruel and Far Too Usual Punishment We believe that the death penalty, no matter how it is administered, is unconstitutional and wrong At Debate, Two Rivals Go After Defiant Clinton John Edwards and Senator Barack Obama attacked Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as never before. Transcript: The Democratic Debate Afghan Clerics Warn Karzai Against Missionaries ROGER COHEN New Day in the Americas The next president of the United States should make looking south a priority, with Brazil as pivot for intensified engagement. Editorial Economic Policy for Tough Times Lawmakers must come up with a stimulus package that addresses the country’s clear and present threat of recession. No Country for Old Hatreds By BINYAVANGA WAINAINA Our Kenyan identity, so deliberately formed in the test tube of nationalist effort, has over the years been undermined by our leaders. | H5 Washington Post Strains Intensify in Pakistan's Ethnic Patchwork Bhutto's assassination has inflamed the uneasy balance between ethnic groups in diverse nation As Bush Heads to Mideast, Renewed Questions on Iran Israeli, Arab Leaders Doubt U.S. Resolve U.S. Officials Review Approach in Pakistan Fight Against Al-Qaeda May Intensify Bush Prepares for Mideast Visit President intends to use first extended tour of region to urge international pressure against Iran Don't Be Afraid of Humility The Best Change the Next President Can Make By Madeleine K. Albright, The most precious gift the next president could bestow upon America is an end to the politics of fear. Vote in Georgia Produces a Thin Margin Saakashvili's Opponents Seen Likely to Challenge Presidential Election Results GOP Doubts, Fears 'Post-Partisan' Obama Too Cold to Win? By Robert D. Novak For Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton, tomorrow could be a defining day in New Hampshire. Clinton, Romney on Offensive As Pivotal Contest Draws Near Editorial A Last Hurdle for Obama? By David S. Broder, New Hampshire could serve as Obama's coronation and Huckabee's undoing. Obama's Iowa Victory Fits Democratic Trend According to conventional wisdom, front-runners win presidential nominations. Democrats and Republicans who start the race for a presidential nomination with the largest amount of money and the best poll numbers are supposed to be the ones most likely to walk away with victory months later. Impeach George W. Bush Why I Believe Bush Must Go Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse. By George McGovern U.S. Relying on Two in People's Party to Help Stabilize Pakistan Bush administration relies on two politicians, one seen as nearly powerless and the other charged with corruption, to help lead country It's Troubled, But It's Home By Mohsin Hamid, Pakistan is far from the chaotic disaster many Americans assume it is. Why Is Oil So Pricey? It's a Conspiracy! By R. James Woolsey, Iraqi Soldier Accused Of Killing U.S. Troops Two Servicemen Slain During Joint Patrol OPEC Not to Blame For High Oil Prices, Its President Says Democracy Gets Small Portion of U.S. Aid Documents Show Much of the Money Helps Entity Controlled by Musharraf Into Africa Without a Map By David Ignatius, Is greater involvement by the U.S. military the answer to Africa's challenges? Nuclear Credulity By Carolyn Leddy, Permitting excuses, loopholes and missed deadlines isn't the way to keep North Korea in line. Hijabs and High Heels Pamela Windo | Young Muslim women torn between faith and fashion remind me of my own good girl/bad girl struggles. U.S. Aid Will Help in Detecting Tunnels, Congressman Says In a Shorter War, the Numbers Might Have Added Up About six months before the United States invaded Iraq, then-White House economic adviser Lawrence B. Lindsey famously estimated that the war would cost between $100 billion and $200 billion. The prediction ended up being way too low: As of Sept. 30, congressional analysts recently estimated, the... Obama's Rise Dismays Clinton's Supporters Underdog Clinton Goes After Obama What's Tearing Kenya Apart? History, for One Thing. By Caroline Elkins As tens of thousands of Kenyans flee their homes and hundreds lie dead, part of the blame rests with Britain and its imperial legacy | Brian Whitaker: The view that support for human rights around the world is tantamount to imperialism is based on a series of misconceptions An Obama victory would symbolise a great deal and change very little Anger at Georgian 'vote-rigging' Mikhail Saakashvili appears close to winning a second term as president of Georgia amid scenes of protest Brown can no longer afford to treat Britain's war casualties so shoddily Max Hastings 10,000 police to guard Bush in Israel Israeli officials to deploy more than 10,000 police officers for the first US presidential visit in a decade Life goes on behind curtains Al-Qaida's new line: videos for mobile phone In an effort to extend its influence and its message, Al-Qaida is reissuing video recordings in new formats French president may marry ex-model The Observer Bhutto gunman also bomber, say security officials At the heart of Pakistan, life keeps a normal beat Benazir Bhutto's assassination is just a news item on the teahouse TV Brown: my vision for 2008 The truth is out: X-Files go public The winds of change are set to blow away the American right Michael Crowley: In the first of his dispatches, our new American columnist argues his country's heartland is moving away from conservatism Wounded Clinton takes fight to New Hampshire The former Democrat frontrunner battles for her political life, while the Republican race is in turmoil. Paul Harris reports from Concord Big business should look beyond the online society The increasing migration of services online, with the best deals available to digitally empowered, is reinforcing social exclusion |
Barack Obama's American Exceptionalism by Christopher Preble The Top Eleven Myths About Iraq, 2007 by Michael Schwartz The Geography of Persia Through History Stand by for U.K. Diplomatic Surge - David Miliband, London Times Muriel Mirak-Weissbach of Quebec’s Centre for Research on Globalization sees the NIE as a ‘preemptive strike’ on the war party of Cheney, et al. [ANALYSIS] Are we running out of oil? Pakistan Rejects US Covert Action Plan Suggestion of covert U.S. mission stirs angerPakistan reacted angrily yesterday to reports that President Bush is considering covert military operations in the country's volatile tribal areas bordering Afghanistan BBC Musharraf queries how Bhutto died Musharraf says Benazir Bhutto may have been shot dead, contradicting official accounts.
Pakistan is Troubled, But It's Home - Mohsin Hamid, Washington Post In Defense of Musharraf - Jonathan Powers, Toronto Star Why Not Fatima Bhutto? - Jemima Khan, London Daily Telegraph Benazir's Hopes for Democracy Can Live On - Asif Ali Zardari, The Independent Newsweek What People Will Die For by Fareed Zakaria
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Boston Globe Condoleezza Rice's lessons from Lebanon WITH THE Annapolis conference and the Paris fund-raising effort to aid the Palestinians behind us, the Middle East peace process is now in need of constant vigilance. President Bush will visit the region this week, but it is Condoleezza Rice who will be looked upon to provide a guiding hand. (By Daniel Levy, Boston Globe Iraq's Unknown Economy - Michael O'Hanlon, Washington Times
Economist: Syrian Economic Outlook for 2008-09 The Regional Lebanon Deal: What Does it Mean? Iraq's Middle Class Is Languishing Attacks End Lull in Baghdad Violence Iraqi Former PM Discusses Expected Formation of New Political Trend BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 6 Jan 08 Al Hayat Sarkozy And The Syrian Regime Randa Takieddine - The French president tied the formation of the international tribunal with pressures on Syria since he is aware that this remains Damascus’s obsession. Sarkozy wastes no time since he is in haste to find solutions, to implement his reforms, and to get what he was promised. He has no appreciation for those who are dishonest with him, or disappoint him or obstruct his efforts | H9 Ha’aretz – Bush says U.S. would defend Israel in event of Iranian strike Report: Israeli agents in US gathering nuclear intelligence Barak to lay out Israel's position on Iran's nuclear program to Bush PM to assure Bush he will dismantle illegal outposts Peace and the nation-state By Eyal Chowers Jewish and Palestinian nationalism have both proven to be virulent and overbearing. Any agreement that does not aim to reduce this nationalism - and does not create the dams and levees necessary to halt its gushing flow - might be nothing more than a very temporary modus vivendi. Citing security, state refuses to release data on settlements Shin Bet: PA has arrested 250 Hamas men over past month Outposts / Status quo is just fine Bar’el There's a partner, and he's American It seems Israel seeks conditions that will become the permanent policy of the U.S., regardless of who its president may be Akiva Eldar - Settlements are an obstacle to ZionismThe settlement in the heart of the territories has for 40 years denied freedom to millions of people, including the freedom of movement The Houdini of Israeli politics It is hard not to admire the political maneuvering of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert The U.S. president / A friend to Olmert indeed Gideon Levy: Bush is hostile and indifferent toward Israel Israel plans homes on 'absentee' Palestinian land in E. Jerusalem Percent of world Jewry living in Israel climbed to 41percent in 2007 Biden & Dodd: Expertise in foreign policy can only take you so far Olmert, Abbas to meet Tues. ahead of Bush visit Second Lebanon War probe findings to be released Jan. 30 All's fair in politics and war Jerusalem Post The Region: The president's last year in office BARRY RUBIN Livni: Israel-Diaspora link weakening "We're becoming more an 'Israeli people,' and less 'the people of Israel,'" says foreign minister. Making Annapolis irrelevant Bush's warm reception will be mixed with the impact of tensions in the US-Israel security relationship Olmert: Every solution will be painfulFull text of the prime minister's exclusive interview with the Post. Winograd report to be released Jan. 30 'Bush moving peace process forward' Arab League chief hopes to see concrete developments during US president's Middle East trip. Yedioth Ahronoth Israel to present 'Iran file' Senior forum at Prime Minister's Office convenes for special discussion ahead of US president's upcoming visit. Defense Minister Barak to brief Bush on Israeli interpretation to intelligence information on Tehran's nuclear program European hypocrisy could result in support for future Arab-Israeli uprising, Eldad Beck writes Israel accused ahead of Bush trip Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat blames Israel for stepping up attacks ahead of the US president's visit. Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine [Fbis] OSC: Syria's Speech at HAMAS 20th Anniversary Celebration Salutes HAMAS, Calls For Unity Interview with Brigadier General (Ret.) Shimon Naveh by Matt Matthews of the US Army Combat Studies Institute Keeping Palestine in Mind - Arnaud de Borchgrave, Washington Times The AIPAC Spy Trial: A Case of Prosecutus Interruptus Anne Frank's diary to be made into a musical The Diary of Anne Frank will take centre stage next month when a Spanish musical opens in Madrid |
H10 Christian Science Monitor New look at foreign fighters in Iraq An analysis shows that the bulk of them come from countries allied with the US. As economy lags, pressure builds for US to act The government's options are narrower than they were for the last US recession. In Georgia, elections offer stability The pro-West president called Saturday's snap polls after being criticized for authoritarianism. With early results giving him 48 percent ofthe vote, opponents protest fraud. Baghdad book market revives after devastating bomb A correspondent who often visits the popular Mutanabi market finds it to be a useful gauge of hope in the Iraqi capital. Stakes high for New Hampshire primary The Democratic contest is more likely to be decisive. ASIA CSM The Olympics in China: a moment for pride - and world scrutiny Chinese officials are treating the Games as proud confirmation of their country's emergence as a global force to be reckoned with. The Game to Watch What a 'Dissident President' Would Do at the Games By Ellen Bork When President Bush travels to Beijing this year for the Olympics, he should make time to visit with Chinese dissidents. NYT 1977 Exam Opened Escape Route Into China’s Elite Afghan Paper Describes Rivalries By Foreign Powers in Region • 'Delhi: Between Tehran and Washington' by P. R. Kumaraswamy, Middle East Quarterly The Talibanization of South Asia: Can it Be Stopped? India and Pakistan quietly share nuclear secrets WP Editorial Democracy Delayed, Again Hong Kong is told it must wait until 2017 -- at least -- for a direct vote on its government. Nuclear Credulity By Carolyn Leddy, Permitting excuses, loopholes and missed deadlines isn't the way to keep North Korea in line. China Telecom Firm Looks to U.S. Huawei Technologies seeks to expand in American market, but specter of foreign access to U.S. telecommunications infrastructure raises hackles in U.S. Congress. LA Times China eases up on executions Mindful of its image as Olympics host, Beijing aims to "kill fewer, kill carefully." Activists call for more legal reforms. Are there lessons for africa from China’s success against poverty? Demographic Crisis, Robotic Cure? Rejecting Immigration, Japan Turns to Technology as Workforce Shrinks N. Korea: Eine Kleine Nuke Music - New York Post Editorial North Korea: Nuclear Credulity - Carolyn Leddy, Washington Post
| H11 IHT Is this trip necessary? By MARK A. HELLER With all the hoopla surrounding primary elections, it's sometimes difficult to remember that George W. Bush is still president of the United States. One good way for him to remind people of that fact is to go on a foreign trip. Poland signals a shift on U.S. missile shieldForeign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that Poland was not prepared to accept U.S. plans to deploy part of its controversial antiballistic missile shield in Poland. Georgia president is narrowly re-electedPresident Mikheil Saakashvili receives enough votes to avoid a runoff, but the main opposition candidate refuses to concede and several thousand people protest peacefully in Tbilisi. German economic outlook suddenly turns risky for MerkelThe German chancellor looks vulnerable to accusations of economic mismanagement and complaints that many people did not profit from an upswing under her watch. EUROPE European press review Combating International Crime in an Enlarging European Union: What is the Role of Europol? (PDF; 56 KB) Military expenditure of NATO members surges Sex, lies and DVDs scandal rocks Greek gov’t GREECE: Government is avoiding pension reform again Greece hit by strong earthquake Man and monarch New migration after EU relaxes border control Thousands of asylum seekers are on the move across Europe as a result of the relaxation of border controls. German diplomat expelled by Iran A German diplomat is told to leave Iran over what Tehran describes as "non-diplomatic activities". | H12 RFE/RL In Preliminary Results, Saakashvili Leads, but Opposition Candidate Claims Victory Opposition candidate Levan Gachechiladze declared his victory in GeorgiaÕs presidential polls on January 6, despite initial unofficial reports that incumbent Mikheil Saakashvili won the race by a healthy margin. While international observers have largely condoned the conduct of the election, opposition leaders maintain that the official results were falsified. International Observers: Georgia's Vote a "Triumphant Step" for Democracys BBC Georgian president 're-elected' Mikhail Saakashvili has been re-elected president of Georgia, preliminary official election results suggest. Poll fallout FT Russian growth is stalked by inflation demons Markets ignore several factors – most likely transitory – that have underpinned Russia’s recent very strong economic performance, writes Desmond Lachman Google News Azerbaijan |
H13 The TimesSuicide bomber wrecks Iraqi army celebration An old man gave flowers to Iraqi soldiers on a day of pride and hope for the future. Two minutes later they were all dead The Republicans in freefall? Don’t believe it Sarkozy plans to marry in haste The Elysee Palace has not denied the February nuptials which pollsters say helps explain a seven-point approval rating drop Sunday Times For sale: West’s deadly nuclear secrets A whistleblower claims senior US officials have helped a spy ring get its hands on key technology for unstable states Report: UK living standards beat US Standards in UK outstrip America's for the first time since 1800's. Soldierly virtues – honour, courage, comradeship, patriotism – are now sniffed at in some quarters Expelled British envoys tried to turn Taliban chief Two of the most experienced political officers in Afghanistan have been expelled over meetings with a Taliban commander Boston Globe Editorial The $100 oil plateau | H14 Financial Times Analysis: Iraq surge brings a lull in violence but no reconciliation An accord between Shia and Sunni is needed if security improvements are to prove sustainable Georgia’s Saakashvili scores poll victory Mikheil Saakashvili, the Georgian president, looked likely to have won an outright victory in snap presidential elections in the troubled former Soviet republic, election officials said Editorial Stabilising Georgia For the west, the lesson of the past few weeks is to give somewhat less support to Mikheil Saakashvili and rather more to a range of democratic leaders and institutions, Bush sees Mideast peace deal this year George W. Bush has predicted a peace deal this year between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of his most extensive visit yet to the Middle East Backing autocrats: the backfire policy The insight that it is collusion with tyranny – especially when this appears aimed at Islam as well as freedom – that incubates terror, is as valid as ever Clinton in scramble to rescue campaign Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney are scrambling to rescue faltering presidential campaigns as opinion polls showed momentum continuing to shift against them ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary Likeability ticks the right boxes Almost all the US presidential candidates catered to Iowa’s tastes. Yet it is questionable to what extent such pandering is rewarded, says Edward Luce A fiscal stimulus is needed The case is compelling for the president and Congress to create a programme of stimulus to the US economy, argues Lawrence Summers Speculation over Bloomberg candidacy grows Michael Bloomberg, who is expected to decide sometime in the next eight weeks whether to launch an independent bid for the US presidency, is meeting leading members of both main political parties who have expressed deep frustration with the state of the campaign - WORLD NEWS: Russian move on Nigerian gas sector bodes ill for west UK faces dangerous year, says Brown Gordon Brown on Sunday warned Britain’s economy faces a “dangerous” year ahead as he battled against rising energy prices and higher pay awards that he fears could undermine his pledge to “break the back of inflation”. Credit revolution looks to the long-term While the short-term outlook for securitised credit does not look favourable, the future looks a lot brighter, writes Wolfgang Munchau A generation that is too sick for work The problem with the UK approach to welfare reform is it only addresses the numbers coming on to benefit. The slowdown in flows coming off is the reason claimant numbers have risen Russian growth is stalked by inflation demons Desmond Lachman on a market blind spot | H15 Los Angeles Times All eyes on the Iraqi army How the US Seeks to Avert Nuclear Terror Editorial Iowa's upside Editorial: One thing is certain after the caucuses: The field will still be wide open for the Feb. 5 primaries. |
H16 American Politics Whose Century Is It Anyway? The general election for president is still a ways off, but the New Hampshire primary campaign is providing a preview of the ultimate contest. So far, it’s not looking so good for the Republicans Heartbreak ahead for Hillary Clinton? Hillary advisers fear N.H. loss Obama catches Clinton, McCain on top in New Hampshire NYT We Agreed to Agree, and Forgot to Notice Barack Obama may have rediscovered an old truth: Partisan politics do not mean a partisan people. Democrats in Sync, Mostly By MICHAEL POWELL The candidates agree on goals but not necessarily on how to reach them. Can You Count On These Machines? After the 2000 election, counties around the country rushed to buy new computerized voting machines. But it turns out that these machines may cause problems worse than hanging chads. Is America ready for another contested election? Clintons press for N.H. comeback Hillary Clinton retools her campaign efforts and has already begun playing up the importance of other states. Questions for David Frum Right Hand Man Interview The conservative author and former Bushite talks about why he’s afraid for Republicans, why rich societies are obsessed with the environment and who coined the phrase ‘‘axis of evil.’’ ABC News: The N.H. Democratic Debate
The Race is Now Obama's to Lose - David Broder, Washington Post Huckabee & Edwards Have Common Delusions - George Will, Union Leader There Will Be Blood - Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, New York Post Clinton Machine Shaken by Setback - Karen Tumulty, Time Time The Triumph of Hope Over Experience By Joe Klein If Hillary Clinton watches this Frank Luntz focus group, she's got to be tearing her hair out. To my ears and eyes, she had the substance part of the program knocked, but Obama seemed more presidential. Classic contest of style v. substance. The Feud Behind the Feud at the GOP Debate - Byron York, NRO Obama's Time Has Arrived - Richard Wolffe, Newsweek
Deep Breath Before We Crown Obama - Robert Caldwell, San Diego UT The Republicans' Huckabee Problem - Howard Fineman, Newsweek
FRANK RICH They Didn’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow There was a palpable sense that our history was turning a page whether or not Barack Obama or his doppelgänger in improbability, Mike Huckabee, end up in the White House. MAUREEN DOWD Voting for a Smile The Obama revolution arrived like a balmy promise, propelled by a visceral desire among Americans to feel American again Iowa's Histrionic Hucksters By George F. Will, John Edwards and Mike Huckabee share an unfortunate, curdled populism. A Last Hurdle for Obama? By David S. Broder, New Hampshire could serve as Obama's coronation and Huckabee's undoing. No Longer Unimaginable By Eugene Robinson, Barack Obama may not be elected president, but it's impossible to deny that what we are witnessing is something new. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp | H17 Daily Telegraph Muslims call for bishop to resign But senior church figures back him. UN seeks to halt Hizbollah build-up UN forces in Lebanon have stepped up patrols with the country's army to intercept weapons shipments by Hizbollah to the border with Israel. Pakistan rejects 'covert action plans by US' Iran expels German diplomat in row In government, small used to be beautiful Simon Heffer bemoans interventionist government, which seeks to justify its existence by having a finger in every pie Multiculturalism is breeding intolerance The Bishop of Rochester has questioned the impact of a growing Muslim population in Britain. Philip Johnston praises him for pointing out the elephant in the room Sunday Telegraph Britain changes but values must endure There is much to celebrate in Britain's diversity. But does it pose a threat to the tradition of unified laws based on a liberal political outlook? Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-MuslimsBishop Nazir-Ali accused of "scaremongering" over warning about strict Muslim ideology. Michael Nazir-Ali: Why extremism flourished | H18 Independent Remember him? Bush begins Middle East tour He is the forgotten leader, scorned by his people, disowned by his party. This week George Bush has a last chance to undo the damage done by his presidency as he begins a Middle East tour Leading article: A belated awakening to Middle East obligations Iraq death rate belies US claims of success Georgia President re-elected as monitors declare poll 'fair' 'Santa empty-handed' for Christmas in Gaza Muslim anger at bishop's 'ghettoes' attack Muslim leaders reacted angrily to a claim by the Bishop of Rochester that Islamic extremists have created "no-go" areas in many cities. Obama-mania in New Hampshire as new poll shocks Clinton camp Senator Barack Obama has been catapaulted by his Iowa victory into a sensational lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, just three days before the state's primary |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Military expenditure of NATO members surges Rebuilding the CIA - Donald Gregg, Miami Herald Madeleine Sauer / ABCNEWS: American Al Qaeda Leader To Bush: ‘We Will Be Waiting For You’ | H20 Slate the undercover economist Measuring the effectiveness of foreign aid.
USA — Breaking a lethal habit: A look back at the death penalty in 2007
A Social Psychology of Cultural Dynamics: Examining How Cultures Are Formed, Maintained, and Transformed Services trade and growth | H21 Opinion: Actually, happiness isn't withinSome cultures are simply better at producing happy citizens than others American Dialect Society has chosen "subprime" as its word of the year. Breakthrough for TV on the Web @ play | This may be the year when techies stop talking about Web TV and folks start watching it. Those people What if our prejudices could be transformed into a force for good? A Harvard scholar suggests a new way to think about social relations. (By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow) Cruise is second most powerful Scientologist, Morton claims Global Media System, Public Knowledge and Democracy Report: UK living standards beat US Standards in UK outstrip America's for the first time since 1800's. Mailer’s honey-toned flirt with Madonna The lifelong correspondence of Norman Mailer has been made public, revealing the flirtations, friendships and feuds |
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