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H1 New York TimesClinton Is Victor, Defeating Obama; McCain Also Wins Clinton’s victory was a surprising show of strength after her loss in Iowa. John McCain reprised his 2000 primary win, beating Mitt Romney.

Washington Post Editorial The Comeback Grownups New Hampshire keeps the races nicely unsettled

Financial Times Bush must dispense bitter pills The US president needs to set out the framework for a fair peace between Israelis and Palestinians, letting them resolve details, writes Zbigniew Brzezinski

Challenges for the world’s divided economy The health of the global economy demands the survival of an open world. Whether the present crisis proves a blip or the end of an era depends on whether openness survives, writes Martin Wolf

Editorial Bush’s final chance in the Middle East The US president would need to demand an end to Israel’s expanding occupation of the 22 per cent of historic Palestine the Palestinians claim

Editorial Trickling down Although technology in poorer countries is well behind that of the rich, the gap is closing. For that, give globalisation in all its forms some credit

Illiberal capitalism: Russia and China Hopes that reform of communist economies would produce freedom have been shaken by Moscow and Beijing

Walker's World: Talking to Iran? By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- Gulf state leaders, awaiting President Bush's visit this week, are watching carefully for signs of a big shift in U.S.-Iranian relations.

WP A Surge Against Maliki By David Ignatius A new movement to oust Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is gathering force in Baghdad.

Guardian Those who talk democracy should listen to Iraq's people Seumas Milne: The surge has only bought time for the US in Iraq. There will be no reconciliation without complete withdrawal

Dubya's Real Mideast Agenda By: Amir Taheri | New York Post
But what is the visit for?

Bush of Arabia By: Fouad Ajami | The Wall Street Journal It was fated, or "written," as the Arabs would say, that George W. Bush, reared in Midland, Texas, so far away from the complications of the foreign world, would be the leader to take America so deep into Arab and Islamic affairs. He is the most consequential the Middle East has ever seen.

TNI Jacob’s Jottings: The Case of Fouad Ajami by Jacob Heilbrunn

Strategic Studies Institute The Interagency and Counterinsurgency Warfare: Aligning and Integrating Military and Civilian Roles in Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations

Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS: Bush can spur peace talks, but can't solve Gaza issue

Christian Science Monitor

Israel steps up warnings to Bush on Iran The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not be the only issue on his visit to Israel

In the Middle East, no time to spare Bush must push hard for a two-state solution. By George Moffett

Iran 1, USA 0 By: Ralph Peters | New York Post

Getting Out of a Mess in Georgia The Economist Notwithstanding the media’s bias in favour of Mr Saakashvili, the blurring of the line between his roles as the president and as a candidate, and reported cases of intimidation and pressure, the poll was “in essence consistent with most international standards for democratic elections” said the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Russia and the Future of European Energy Security

Asia Times US wants Pakistan to bite the bullet Pakistan has denied it will allow US troops to operate on its territory against militants, but this does not mean it won't happen

WINEP Bush to the Middle East: Previewing a Presidential Visit

Baby Steps by Dennis Ross

Suicide Bombers: Warriors of the Middle Class

Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review, January 5-7

H2 U.S., Turkey Discuss Comprehensive Solution to PKK

IHT Bush calls Turkey a "great strategic partner" after talks with Gul Bush met with President Abdullah Gul of Turkey in the White House just hours before the U.S. leader was scheduled to depart on a trip to the Middle East.

Bush Supports Turkey Bid to Join EU

President Bush Meets with President Gul of Turkey

Woodrow Wilson Center Regional Trends: The Turkish Perspective Abdullah Gül Read More |

Ankara, Washington cap strategic partnership in presidential talks

Avrasya Dosyası Şii Jeopolitiği

Şii Jeopolitiği ve İran Arif Keskin

Türk Dış Politikasında İran Kaynaklı Geleneksel Tehdit Algılamaları ve “Şii Jeopolitiği” Gökhan Çetinsaya

Erdoğan to talk to Ahmadinejad over gas crisis

Iraqi President Said to Mediate Between Turkey and PKK

AP: Gül'ün ziyareti iyileşmeyi yansıtıyor

PKK, barışı seven insanların düşmanı

SETA Turkey: Energy Status and Expectations

Perino: PKK'ya uzun dönemli çözüm zamanı

McCormack'tan İran doğalgazı yorumu

The Kurdish-American Honeymoon Has Ended Global Politician

Two Disputed Areas to Join Iraqi Kurdistan Through Political Decision - Paper

Seven suspects apprehended over Diyarbakır blast

ABD ile temas sıradanlaşıyor

Remarks by President Bush and President Gul of Turkey in Photo ...

IHT Turkish fright

Patriotic passions must not be allowed to overwhelm prudent statecraft.

Google News KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring

Başbakan’dan DTP’ye: Niçin korkuyorsun!

PKK siyasi örgütse size ne gerek var

Aysel Tuğluk Hanım..Ülkesine bağlı olan Kürde ve Kürt ülkesine bu düşmanlık niye?

İşte CIA'nin gizli Kürt raporu

Kürt sorununda yeni süreç

Beyaz Saray’dan ‘kapsamlı çözüm’ vurgusu

'Irak'la birlikte çalışın' mesajı

Dünya haritası masada

DTP'li Türk: Kürtler 4 bin yıldır bu topraklarda, azınlık değildir

Türk: Savaşa karşı canlı kalkan oluruz

Terör örgütleri toplumsal barış istemez

Komandolar yürüyünce DTP'liler vazgeçti

PKK utanmadan özür diledi

PKK saldırıyı TV'de üstlendi

O kalleşi ’cep’ sinyali ele verdi

Diyarbakır’daki bombayı patlatan yakalandı

Turkey's Kurds angry after blast

PKK’yı eleştiriye DTP’den onay alkışı

PKK mağarasında 640 kilo amonyum nitrat

Turks Round Up 38 Accused of Ties to al-Qaeda

Hakan Aygün Nihat Hatipoğlu Diyarbakır'ı fetheder!

Baskın Oran, DTP Grubuna katıldı: Milliyetçiliğin birbirinden farkı yok

A new climate for solving the Kurdish problemSemih İDİZ

Iraqi President Urges Kurds to Be Key in Government Decisions

Paper Says Al-Qa'Idah Members Heading to Iraqi Kurdish Areas

[Fbis] OSC: Turkey: Suspect in Diyarbakir Attack Captured, 'Terrorist' Trained in N Iraq Camps

Mensur Akgün Tanım zorluğu çekenler için

Kuzey Irak'tan Türk petrol şirketiyle anlaşma

ABD: İran'ın doğalgazı kesmesi iki ülkeyi ilgilendirir

'PKK'yla mücadelede karşılık beklenmiyor'

Mahsun Kırmızıgül'e kadraj fotoğrafla PKK'lı iması

High-Level Kurdish Delegation to Visit Baghdad Soon

Why PKK, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Killed School Children in ...

Kurdistan: Not a Friend to Freedom

Kurds fume over al-Maliki's weaknesses

Dershane parası için inşaatta çalıştı ama terör, okumasına izin vermedi

Baskın Oran’ın DTP’ye destek şartı

DTP'ye yürüyüş için izin yok

Pundit Views Turkish, US Expectations From President's Meeting With Bush

BBC Monitoring Quotes From the Turkish Press 08 Jan 08

Former Iraqi Premier Al-Ja'Fari Discusses Political Alliances, Kirkuk

Former Iraqi Premier Al-Ja'Fari Discusses Political Alliances, Kirkuk

News Website Launched in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraq's Deputy Premier Warns of Strife Over Fate of Kirkuk

Kara harekâtına ABD izin verdi mi

Ortak düşmanla savaşa devam

Iraqi President's Party Official Backs Reforms

DTP, kiracı ile ev sahibinin kavgasını provoke ediyor

Kurdish Minister Says Turkey’s Attacks Are Self-Defeating

Hamas lideri Gerçek Hayat'a konuştu

Sami KOHEN Bush'un Ortadoğu seferi

Analysis: Oil and Gas Pipeline Watch

M. ÇUBUKÇU / Pakistan: Yeşil kuşağın eseri,

Pakistan-Afganistan İstanbul'da buluşacak

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber

Turkey exports mostly to EU countries

Türk albaya ’casus’ diyen Yunan’a nota

TESEV ekibi kaza geçirdi: 1 kişi hayatını kaybetti

Kim bu rüşvetçi holding?

Biri bizi dinliyor!

OECD: "Türkiye rüşvetle mücadelede yetersiz"

PISA 2006 sonuçları ve Türkiye'de fen eğitimi İSA EŞME

Fikret BİLA İlaç ve tıbbi malzemede yeni uygulama

Mustafa Akyol Kabadayı’dan ahlak öğrenmek

4 vekilden 3'ü ABD sempatizanı

Tanpınar kokain bile kullanmış

Yatak odası bile dinlenmiş

Meral TAMER Çalışan kadın aldatır mı Sayın Çubukçu?

Şantaj CD'si de telekulağa takıldı

ASELSAN "cinayeti" ile ilgili sürpriz iddia

Serdar Turgut
Gül’ün gezisindeki muammalar

9 Ocak 2008 Basın Özeti

H3 Ortak düşmanı teyit ettiler

Gül: Bush’ta PKK hakkında tereddüt yok

Ahmet Taşgetiren İç denge ve ABD ile ilişkiler

Ruşen Çakır Bahar geldi ama henüz çiçekler açmadı

'Hesap vermedik'

Ortak düşman PKK'ya karşı işbirliğimiz sürecek

'Siyasi çözüm de konuşuldu' iddiası

PKK bitene kadar devam

Bush laikliği bilerek mi atladı?

Sedat ERGİN Ziyaret olumlu geçti

Erdoğan, Kürt sorunu ve terör
Murat Yetkin

Abdülhamit Bilici ABD ile ilişkiler neden değişti?

Baykal "Etnisite kavramı Anayasa'ya taşınmamalı"

Şamil Tayyar Gül, MHP’ye kazandırdı

İşte ABD ile masadaki 7 madde

YÖK Başkanı neden 'Paralı üniversite' önerdi?

Enerjide de koordinatörlük dönemi

Güngör URAS ABD'siz olmaz (...ama sadece ABD ile de olmaz)

Kimse azınlık değil İsmet Berkan

Kim bu rüşvetçi holding?

Guantanamo esiri hücre lideri çıktı

İsmail Küçükkaya İktidarın 2013 rotası

Cengiz Çandar Bush'un Amerika'sından Obama'nın Amerika'sına doğru

Bush iman tazeledi: PKK ortak düşmanımız

Saldırının 23 yaşındaki faili yakalandı

Erdoğan DTP'ye çok sert

ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU

Değişim taşımak ya da Kürt sorununu çözmek…

Mustafa Karaalioğlu Türkiye-ABD... Kötü hatıralardan arınmış yeni dönem

Ekrem Dumanlı [HABER YORUM] Gül'ün ziyareti ile ne değişir?

Erdal Sağlam İşte Gül'ün ABD'ye Enerji Bakanı ile gitmesinin sırrı

Ertuğrul Özkök O zalim aşireti açıklıyorum

Cevdet Aşkın Erdoğan DTP'ye yüklendi, hedef PKK ile makasın açılması

Yüksel Söylemez TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN 2007

Şahin: "221'inci maddeyle ilgili çalışma yok"

AKP’nin koordinatörü

Bush-Gül görüşmesinin perde arkası...

Değişen çok mu? M.Ali Kışlalı

M. Ali BİRAND AKP, krizi iyi yönetti...

Will we yearn for 2007? by MEHMET ÖĞÜTÇÜ*

Bülent Kenes New aspirations in Kurdish politics as post-PKK era draws near

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası

Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık - Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit

Taha Kıvanç Washington'da Türk sanatı

Fehmi Koru Doğru olan kazandı

Ahmet Hakan O Fransız haklıymış

M Ali Birand Irak harekatında ilk bilanço…

Cüneyt Ülsever Lafla peynir ekmek gemisi yürütenler!

Enis Berberoğlu

Ali Bulaç Dörtlü paket

Sadi Somuncuoğlu Etnik ayrışma için İdeolojik silah: "Demokrasi ve özgürlük"

Sebahattin Önkibar Asker AKP'ye karşı yarı dalgalı deniz gibi!

Can Ataklı Aman dikkat bu yolun sonu diktatörlük

Mustafa Mutlu

Başkanlık sistemine mi geçtik? Ya da Gül, kimin parasını veriyor?

Oktay Ekşi Laf iyi de...

Mehmet Yilmaz Cumhurbaşkanı’nın açıklamasına şaşırdım

Yalçın Doğan Meclis mi o da ne

Yalçın Bayer Nur Vergin’e sorularım

Hangi İslam? Avni Özgürel

İlnur Çevik Turkish-US relations will always survive

Rice'la ortak hedefleri, Cheney ile enerjiyi görüştü

Serdar Akinan Demokrasi mi? Hadi canım sen de..!

Nagehan Alçı Obama ve AKP

Serdar Turgut ABD’nin büyük oyunu

[Yorum - Doç.Dr. İdris Bal] Diplomasi, sadece tepki vermek değildir

'Dubai' hatırlatması

Baykal, ABD gezisini eleştirdi

Yavuz Baydar Remains of the ‘right’

Beril Dedeoğlu Abdullah Gül’s US visit

YÖK’te 11’e 10 dönemi

TSK: O sözler gerçekdışı

Emniyet’ten uyarı: Hizbullah hortladı

Baykal 'daha ileri demokrasi' istedi

Taha AKYOL Bir linç hikâyesi

İran vanayı kapatınca Tuz Gölü deposu yine tartışmaya açıldı

Mehmet Altan ABD İran’ı bombalar mı?

MUHARREM SARIKAYASiyasetin yorgunları

ERDAL ŞAFAK Korku perdesini yırtmak

ERGUN BABAHAN O ekip tasfiye oldu

EMRE AKÖZHaysiyet fukaraları

Gülay Göktürk Paralı eğitim

Umur TaluHem günah hem ayıp hem de yasak!

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMANLaik dindarlar laikliği

Abdurrahman Dilipak Azgın azınlık ya da elit klan baskısı

NAZLI ILICAK Kürtçe eğitimi

MAHMUT ÖVÜR

AKP, 301. maddede görüşbirliğine varamadı

301 iki bakanı gerdi

YAVUZ DONATDersin konusu konusu: TCK-301

Nabi Yağcı 301 taslağından ne çıkacak

Eser Karakaş 301 sadece 301 değil

Çiçek'in itirazı kabul görmedi, 301 haftaya Meclis'e geliyor

Bahçeli: 301'e sıcak bakmıyoruz

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIMNot artışı mümkün mü?

2008'de Türkiye ekonomisi durgunluğa girecek fakat fazla etkilenmeyecektir

Ercan Kumcu Sonunda olacak mı

Erdal Sağlam

Cari açık kasımda yüzde 9.11 arttı

Hurşit GÜNEŞ Tüketimdeki yavaşlama sürüyor mu?

İbrahim Öztürk Impact of supply side shocks on Turkish consumer price inflation in 2007

Programsızlığın kanıtı! Uğur Gürses

Finansal kiralamanın sonu
Mustafa Aysan

Turkey exports $3.7 billion in gold jewelry

Deniz Gökçe İnsaf (2)!

U.S. Attack in Iraq Is No Surprise to Many Insurgents With extraordinary secrecy, and even an information blackout aimed at most of their Iraqi Army comrades, American troops began a major offensive on Tuesday to drive Sunni insurgents from strongholds in Diyala Province

H5 Washington Post Editorial The Comeback Grownups New Hampshire keeps the races nicely unsettled.

Editorial Mr. Bush in the Middle East The president should make the rescue of Iraq the diplomatic focus of his last year.

A Surge Against Maliki By David Ignatius A new movement to oust Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is gathering force in Baghdad.

Major Offensive Targets Insurgents

5,000 Troops in Diyala, Hunting Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Find Few Fighters Still There

2 Rockets Hit Northern Israel

Katyushas Fired From Lebanon Cause No Injuries, Police Say

Clinton Defies Polls, Edges Obama in N.H.

Conventional Wisdom Hits the Reset Button The Front-Runner? Clinton. No, Obama. No, Wait . . .

President Calls Action of Iranian Boats 'Provocative'

Peril Posed by Tehran a Theme of His Mideast Trip, Bush Says

Promises They Can't Keep By Robert J. Samuelson The big lie of campaign 2008 -- so far -- is that the presidential candidates will take care of our children.

Clinton and McCain Rebound to Take N.H. Romney 2nd in GOP Contest; Iowa Winner Huckabee Is 3rd

McCain Rebounds, Deals Romney Second Loss

Can Obama Build a Movement? By Michael Gerson There are rare moments in politics when a candidacy crosses some line of purpose and enthusiasm and becomes a movement.

The Man Who Won't Go Away By Ruth Marcus,

We never seem to underestimate our ability to underestimate John McCain.

Chinese Media Lash Out At Government Censure

Media and Internet users erupt in criticism after officials travel nearly 500 miles to Beijing seeking to arrest a reporter who wrote critically about their local Communist Party leader.

Wary of Pakistani Officials, Bhutto's Son and Successor Urges U.N. to Probe Killing

H6 Guardian Those who talk democracy should listen to Iraq's people Seumas Milne: The surge has only bought time for the US in Iraq. There will be no reconciliation without complete withdrawal

Clinton fights back
Clinton and Obama in predicted dead heat in New Hampshire primary while McCain wins Republican vote
McCain wins Republican primary
High turnout in New Hampshire

Developing world to drive global growth

Over a barrel Paul Roberts Speculation and high demand for oil have given us the $100 barrel. So will a recession drive the price down? Not necessarily

Swooning Sarkozy hints he will wed Bruni French president says his relationship with Carla Bruni is 'serious' but he refuses to name a wedding date
Philippe Marlière: France falls out of love
Leader: A president in love

The democratic deficit David Cox: Democracy isn't a perfect form of government. We should hesitate before exporting it

Forget the stereotypes: Iran's women are active and organised

Over to the UN Cameron Duodu Too often national elections cause horrible violence or bitter disputes. What if they were all handed over to a UN election squad?

Loving Libya Tom Porteous 'Normal' relations with Colonel Gadafy risk glossing over real concerns over Libya's human rights record

Clinton fights back to take New Hampshire Clinton triumphs despite predictions while McCain wins Republican race

Alistair takes us back to the 1970s

Larry Elliott: Britain's 2008 economic outlook looks worryingly like that of 30 years ago - and the chancellor is offering little reassurance

H7 Al Hayat The Shadow of Tehran and Damascus on Bush's Tour Elias Harfouche - Bush has put labels for his tour: promoting peace between Israel and the Palestinians and containing the “hostile aspirations” of Iran. He will strive for rallying the largest number of regional forces for his plan and for standing up to the two disrupting forces that he considers to be at the heart of the problems that his allies are enduring

Asia Times Syria and the two Michels At the urging of the Arab League, the six-week presidential deadlock in Beirut has been broken by a new power-sharing pact that neatly divides influence between Lebanese adversaries. But on the sidelines, Damascus is beaming. Upcoming president Michel Suleiman is a pro-Hezbollah voice that many believe will block anti-Syrian legislation. In Tehran, the mood is more sombre - its man lost out. - Sami Moubayed

The dark side of Iraq war cheerleader One-time cheerleader for the Iraq war, for Vice President Dick Cheney and for Cheney's disgraced former chief of staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Middle Eastern scholar Fouad Ajami continues to dodge intellectual accountability. Despite being proven wrong on myriad counts, Ajami's reputation remains largely intact, even as he calls for a "darker" vision of how to deal with Muslim countries

Iraq security improving, top official says A top U.S. commander in Iraq says gradual improvements to the Iraq security forces have resulted in 28 straight weeks of declines in attacks.

Iran 1, USA 0 By: Ralph Peters | New York Post On Sunday, the U.S. Navy lost its nerve and guaranteed that American sailors will die at Iranian hands in the future. As three of our warships passed through the Straits of Hormuz, five small Iranian patrol craft rushed them.

Changing the Middle East (By Helle Dale)

TNI Rapid Reaction: Iranian Imbroglio by Nikolas K. Gvosdev

Tensions are rising after a confrontation between Iranian military speedboats and American warships in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Will the incident have serious implications for U.S. policy in the Middle East?

Iraq, Afghanistan: Conflict and Quagmire By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch
The Afghan and Iraqi conflicts have been marked by a number of important developments in 2007 that have provided indications as to the future trajectory of both conflicts without signaling a clear path toward conflict resolution.

Interview with Commander of Multi-National Forces, Iraq, General David Petraeus

Ibn Warraq on Edward Said
Interview, FPM.

Dolphins: Iran's weapon against the US - Kaveh L Afrasiabi

The $100 Barrel of Oil vs. the Global War on Terror: The Bush Legacy (Take Two) by Tom Engelhardt

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

Daily Star The time for mere talk of Palestinian statehood is well and truly over

Why we both love and hate America By Rami G. Khouri

As Bush lands in the region, can he make a difference? By Ghassan Khatib

From father to son, Arab despotism may have merit By Shlomo Ben-Ami

CAP Bush's Middle East Trip is Better Late than Never

DEBKA Exclusive: Fatah terrorist arm joins al Qaeda threats to Bush visit

Ahmadinejad Wants to Redistribute Wealth Ahmadinejad presented Iran's budget to parliament Monday, promising it would curb a sharp rise in inflation and redistribute Iran's abundant oil revenues among the country's 70 million people.

US releases Iran stand-off video

The US releases video of a US-Iranian stand-off in the Gulf, condemned by President Bush as "provocative".

Helena Cobban Calm in Lebanon?

IAEA's Iran probe moves into final stage: diplomat

BBC Monitoring Weekly Roundup of Iraqi Press 2-8 Jan 07

H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS: Bush can spur peace talks, but can't solve Gaza issue

Editorial Bush, accessory after the facts Bush's visit to Israel is meaningless as long as the outposts that keep expanding, clearly showing how unserious the Israeli government's declarations are, and to what extent the U.S. is collaborating with it.

Don't overlook the essentials Your mission, Mr. President, is to shake Palestinians and Israelis out of their self-defeating attitude, which accepts the current pathology as predestined

Makovsky The Lebanon red line It is important to restore the trust between the U.S. and Israel over how Israel would conduct peace negotiations with Syria. Coordination between Washington and Jerusalem does not guarantee Israeli success with Syria, but it is its prerequisite

Beilin An American headquarters for peace If all Bush intends to do is utter his usual platitudes about the hard work that needs to be done and the courage he sees in the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships, he might as well save the American taxpayers the airfare

Bush set to arrive for landmark visit in Israel

What does "change" mean for Israel?

2008 race: The marathon is far from over

Rosner's Guest: Israel at present is not a light unto the nations

Jerusalem Post Bush expedites arms deal to supply 'smart bombs' to Saudis Bush wants to be able to tell Saudis about progress during visit to Riyadh; Israel seeks more advanced version of JDAMS to maintain edge.

Why do we care about America?

We could have survived without the US. But not prosper or flourish.

Poll: US support for Israel at 5-yr high Over 60% of Americans now believe the US should support Israel, up from a low point of 23% in 2003

Rice: US entirely opposed to Har Homa Rice tells 'Post' Israel must honor Road Map commitments; President Bush en route to Israel

Pollard outraged over Bush itinerary Israeli tells 'Post' he's "shocked, disgusted" that former handler is having dinner with the president.

Bush's historical parallels[ CAROLINE GLICK

Le Monde Israël et l'ami américain, par Michel Bôle-Richard

Yedioth Ahronoth 'Syria ready for negotiations' Damascus not seeking military solution to tensions with Israel, says Syrian FM Muallem

Bush’s 5 objectives

US president aims to shape his legacy, achieve strategic goals via visit, Eytan Gilboa writes

Israel files complaint with UN

Jewish state says rockets fired at north from Lebanon constitute violation of Resolution 1701

Olmert to lay down red lines
US President Bush due to arrive in Israel on Wednesday. Prime minister to clarify Israel's non-negotiable terms; defense minister, foreign minister to brief president on situation in West Bank and Gaza, talks with Palestinians

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

Bush likely to seek removal of settler outposts

Are Israeli Settlements Legal? (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Israel Warns of Iranian Missile Peril for Europe

Dangerous Time for Middle East Visit - Miami Herald editorial

H10 Christian Science Monitor

Israel steps up warnings to Bush on Iran The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not be the only issue on his visit to Israel

In the Middle East, no time to spare Bush must push hard for a two-state solution. By George Moffett

In isolation, Gazans dismiss Bush's new push for peace

The strip's Islamist leaders have called for protests Wednesday against Bush's first trip to Israel and the West Bank.

Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?

In 2008, expect developing nations to play a more active role in negotiations for the post-Kyoto Protocol period.

Declassified study puts Vietnam events in new light

US signals intelligence during the war came up short in major turning points, according to an NSA history.

ASIA

China-Japan-U.S. Relations: The Big Chance for East Asia By: Morton Abramowitz | The Japan Times We are at the brink of a positive decade in great-power relations in East Asia if domestic politics do not foul it up -- but it's a big if.

India's Future May Depend on Eggs and Condoms By: Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg News Children younger than 6 years of age account for a sixth of India's population, and yet just 1 percent of the federal government's budget is spent on them.

FT India cannot take growth for grantedThe magnitude of the relative economic failure of India and China across the 19th and 20th centuries demonstrates that nothing is inevitable, writes John Kay

DT China to march into North KoreaPlan to send troops into North Korea in event of unrest.

IHT Tigers or Kittens ? By ESWAR PRASAD The answer about the shrinking of the economies of China and India depends on whether you care more about reality or hype.

India Walks a Long Road to China By: Pallavi Aiyar | Asia Times
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's three-day visit to Beijing is the first by an Indian premier in almost five years. But despite warming ties and increasingly common interests, the nations share almost as much friction as they do friendship. The real action will go on behind the scenes.

WP Chinese Media Lash Out At Government Censure

Media and Internet users erupt in criticism after officials travel nearly 500 miles to Beijing seeking to arrest a reporter who wrote critically about their local Communist Party leader.

Can China continue feeding itself ? the impact of climate change on agriculture Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Paper (PDF; 1.5 MB)

Asia Times US wants Pakistan to bite the bullet Pakistan has denied it will allow US troops to operate on its territory against militants, but this does not mean it won't happen. With the Pakistani Taliban consolidating supply lines to Afghanistan, and al-Qaeda cementing its bases in the tribal areas, the George W Bush administration is straining at the leash to take action. For President Pervez Musharraf, though, the country's internal security is at stake. - Syed Saleem Shahzad

Islamic parties lose support in Pakistan

OSC: Pakistani Papers React to NYT Story on Expansion of CIA Activities

Democracy Won't Die With Benazir in Pakistan By: Shashi Tharoor | The Times of India
The widely-expressed view that Benazir epitomised Pakistan's hopes for democracy, which have now perished with her, seriously overstates both what she represented and the implications of her demise.

Hudson The Musharraf Dilemma

Next-Gen Taliban: 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.

From The Economist, a cover story on Pakistan, the world's most dangerous place (and more).

From Time, an article on why Pakistan matters.

A review of The Nuclear Jihadist: The True Story of the Man Who Sold the World's Most Dangerous Secrets...and How We Could Have Stopped Him by Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins

From The American Interest, Borderline Insanity: Thinking big about Afghanistan; and an article on drugs and development in Afghanistan.

Joschka Fischer on Afghanistan and the future of NATO.

Do Taliban Represent Pashtun Identity? A Letter from Kurram

Westminster Notes (The Afghanistan Problems) Sir Cyril Townsend - Are we going to see Afghanistan become a failed state again, be a training camp for terrorists with all the consequences for London, for Amsterdam, for Brussels, and the United States?

H11 IHT Dynastic politics at work

By H. D. S. GREENWAY

The tradition of dynastic politics is as rife in America as it is in South Asia - from the Bhuttos to the Bushes to the Clintons.

Tigers or Kittens ? By ESWAR PRASAD The answer about the shrinking of the economies of China and India depends on whether you care more about reality or hype.

U.S. economic woes are a threat to Europe, France warns French finance minister, Christine Lagarde, said in an interview that the outlook for Europe had eroded rapidly as oil prices breached the symbolic $100 mark, credit markets remained nervous and prospects for the U.S. economy darkened.

Britain's decision on nuclear power could give new hope to industry Supporters say plans by a left-leaning government to replace aging nuclear plants would demonstrate a new era of pragmatism.

Jewish group criticizes campaign of Merkel ally
Inflaming an already highly charged regional election contest, the Central Council of Jews in Germany spoke out Tuesday against an anti-foreigner campaign promoted by Roland Koch.

EUROPE European press review

From Protecting Some to Securing Many UPI A 71-page report presenting a Finnish perspective on recent developments in NATO

GMF Sarkozy’s “policy of civilization”

Sarkozy calls for culture overhaul Brushing aside his latest drop in opinion polls, President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday announced a program for a "civilization revolution" that would reform most French institutions and the traditional approach to political and economic problems.

A review of Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? The Transformation of Modern Europe by James J. Sheehan

The Economics of Emissions: EU Considers Carbon Tariff on Imports

The Globalization Backlash: Is America Slouching Towards Protectionism?

The real fissure, it seems, runs not across the Atlantic, but across America between urban and rural spheres; those who argue that the transatlantic alliance is irreversibly drifting apart are doing little more than blowing smoke

H12 RFE/RL

[Fbis] OSC: OSC Report: Georgia -- Observers See Saakashvili Emerging Weaker From Election

Russia and the Future of European Energy Security

Google News Azerbaijan

Getting Out of a Mess in Georgia The Economist Notwithstanding the media’s bias in favour of Mr Saakashvili, the blurring of the line between his roles as the president and as a candidate, and reported cases of intimidation and pressure, the poll was “in essence consistent with most international standards for democratic elections” said the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

OxAn GEORGIA: Saakashvili tasks loom large post-re-election

The EU and Georgia: Time Perspectives in Conflict Resolution ISS-EU This 35-page paper examines the differences between the EU and Georgia in respect of policies for conflict resolution in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

BBC It's hammer time
How Russia is turning back the clock for Armenian business

Georgia opposition ups challenge Georgia's opposition ups its challenge to presidential election results, threatening a mass rally and a hunger strike.

Jonah Goldberg / USA Today:
Putin's role model

SPENGLER Putin for president ...
of the United States Forget Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. There's still time to amend the constitution, naturalize him as a citizen and elect the only sensible choice for the next US president - Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. He has restored Russia's battered economy and global stature and he used a divide-and-conquer strategy to subdue Chechnya. His ruthless means are worthy of Cardinal Richelieu and the US could do a lot worse

Atlantic Eye: A Georgian rose half-opened (UPI) -- "He is charming, but glib. Saakashvili needs to step up to the plate if the Rose Revolution is to meet its promise. It is not enough to want to be in the European Union. You have to meet standards of democracy. That is his challenge," a ranking Democrat wrote to me in response to the presidential election results in the Republic of Georgia.

H13 The TimesClinton wins New Hampshire, defying polls Hillary Clinton stages astonishing comeback, beating Barack Obama as John McCain takes the Republican vote

Gulf in Expectations Bush begins a potentially pivotal Middle East visit

Pentagon releases video of Iran speedboat ‘attack’

Dramatic footage shows how US warships were seconds away from opening fire on Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz

Georgia opposition abandons street protests Leaders turn to the courts for help in overturning re-election of pro-Western president, Mikhail Saakashvili

French Farce Sarkozy may come to regret inviting intrusion into his private life

All change: the Right knows it's wrong The world's conservatives see the need for radical moves because the old policies are not working Daniel Finkelstein

Wall Street Journal Clinton, McCain Win Primary; White House Race Is Wide Open

McCain, Clinton Bounce Back

Clinton defied pundits and polls to defeat Obama in New Hampshire and revive her campaign after her loss in Iowa. On the Republican side, McCain's victory marked an improbable comeback, while Romney's loss was a major blow.

H14 Financial Times Bush must dispense bitter pills The US president needs to set out the framework for a fair peace between Israelis and Palestinians, letting them resolve details, writes Zbigniew Brzezinski

Challenges for the world’s divided economy The health of the global economy demands the survival of an open world. Whether the present crisis proves a blip or the end of an era depends on whether openness survives, writes Martin Wolf

Editorial Bush’s final chance in the Middle East The US president would need to demand an end to Israel’s expanding occupation of the 22 per cent of historic Palestine the Palestinians claim

Editorial Trickling down Although technology in poorer countries is well behind that of the rich, the gap is closing. For that, give globalisation in all its forms some credit

Illiberal capitalism: Russia and China Hopes that reform of communist economies would produce freedom have been shaken by Moscow and Beijing

Tehran mayor silent on presidential bid Moderniser is seen as strong challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad and his every move is closely watched by the capital’s political circles

US accuses Iran of harassing navy vessels Washington warns Tehran against provocative military gestures that could flare out of control as it reveals how five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats had threatened to blow up three US warships in the Strait of Hormuz

Emerging markets 'to help ease downturn'

Clinton makes comeback in New Hampshire New Hampshire voters defied expectations and handed Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain upset victories in the primary elections on Tuesday night, setting the stage for brusing batles for the nominations of the two major parties

UAE reflects Bush’s new realism US president’s choice of Abu Dhabi as the setting for the main address of his first Middle East tour reflects a dramatic shift in priorities for his administration

UN peacekeepers injured in Beirut blast The peace of southern Lebanon was punctured on Tuesday by two violent incidents - a roadside bomb that injured two members of the UN peacekeeping force Unifil near the coastal city of Sidon and two rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel

India cannot take growth for grantedThe magnitude of the relative economic failure of India and China across the 19th and 20th centuries demonstrates that nothing is inevitable, writes John Kay

Sarkozy’s vision of a ‘BBC’ for France French television operators would be taxed to fund a public broadcaster similar to Britain’s BBC under a radical broadcasting shake-up announced by President Nicolas Sarkozy

Reduce the risk of nuclear investment Financing new nuclear power stations in liberalised electricity markets need not require subsidies or other forms of support, writes David Newbery

H15 Los Angeles Times We're voting for ourselves

Jonah Goldberg: The presidential race isn't about issues; it's a search for the person who validates us.

Editorial

A renewed push in Diyala

An Iraqi family's exodus

H16 American Politics Analysis: NH Primary Critical Moment

Even Conservative Media Chorus Sings Obama's Praises

Giuliani Sinks to Fourth in Florida

From CJR, Todd Gitlin on eight questions reporters should ask Obama

Ask Not: Why Obama is no JFK

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

Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp

Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:

HILLARY'S WIN....

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

The Return Of The Bradley Effect?

James Kirchick / The New Republic:

Angry White Man

McCain's Mojo
He'll need more than biography to unite the GOP coalition.

H17 Daily Telegraph

Bush's almighty Israeli traffic jam If Mr Bush's visit to Israel actually promised to contribute something to the Middle East peace process, says Tim Butcher, nobody would really mind the traffic chaos.

Obama offers inspiration not perspiration When discussing American politics, Daniel Hannan wonders why Barack Obama's detractors are troubled that he is longer on platitudes than policy.

Iranian boats 'did threaten' US ships Pentagon releases footage of incident.

China to march into North KoreaPlan to send troops into North Korea in event of unrest.

H18 Independent Hamish McRae: A mild recession could do America good

US releases footage of Iran boat incident

Bhutto's son faces press and a Paxman inquisition

Leading article: A revival of democracy

Barack Obama's incredible journey

H19Military Intelligence Terrorism

The Interagency and Counterinsurgency Warfare: Aligning and Integrating Military and Civilian Roles in Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations by Colonel Jay Boggs (USA, Ret) and Joseph Cerami.

Intelligence Issues for Congress (PDF; 164 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)

Suicide vests rise as threat to troops First came the rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and land mines, then the improvised explosive devices. More recently, U.S. forces in Iraq find themselves battling the growing use of perhaps the most horrific of al Qaeda's weapons, the suicide vest.

CSM Declassified study puts Vietnam events in new light US signals intelligence during the war came up short in major turning points, according to an NSA history.

U.S. Deploys Latest Weapon In Iraq: Anthropologists

Transcript of Iran-US Navy Clash

H20 Slate Hillarycare

How Clinton pulled it out in New Hampshire. John Dickerson

Too Tough To Die McCain gets the good news. John Dickerson

Bad Bet Why were the political futures markets so wrong about Obama and Clinton? Daniel Gross

Tipsy on Bipartisanship

Obama, Bloomberg, and the press get drunk on compromise, cooperation, and civility. Jack Shafer

H21 Do We Need Death? The Consequences of Radical Life Extension
Source: Cato Unbound (Cato Institute)

Academics find formula for 14 extra years of life

Google: A Tool for Searching Text in Images?

Literature is largely about memories, true and fallible, from Wordsworth’s “spots of time” to Proust’s tea-soaked madeleines... more»

The master of doubts and dreads that afflict us all Larkin's bleak but brilliantly entertaining view of the human treadmill struck a chord across the world and in the most unlikely souls Richard Morrison

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