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In Pentagon, a rift over U.S. troop cuts in Iraq While General Petraeus is in no hurry for more than five brigades to leave, Secretary Gates weighs a bigger drawdown Washington Post Editorial Fight in Afghanistan It's becoming clear that the war must be won by U.S. troops, and not by NATO. WINEP Bush's Middle East Trip: The President Embraces Rice's ApproachDavid Makovsky describes the potential risks and rewards for President Bush's decision to identify personally with his secretary of state's approach to Israeli-Palestinian relations New York Times Editorial Don’t Tie the Next President’s Hands America’s interests demand that President Bush’s successor has maximum flexibility to plot a course regarding the war in Iraq. [Fbis] OSC: OSC Analysis: Arab World -- President's Trip Fails To Temper Anti-US Attitudes Gates's voice moderating US policies Guardian There are great national anthems - now we need an international one Timothy Garton Ash: Spain struggles to find new words while Kosovo seeks a song of its own. La Marseillaise shows us how it's really done Many miles, no breakthroughs • '100 Years of Middle Eastern Oil' by E. Roger Owen for Crown Center Reconciling With the Ba'ath By: Amir Taheri | New York Post GAO Report Challenges Effect of Longtime US Sanctions on Iran GAO Iran Sanctions: Impact in Furthering U.S. Objectives Is Unclear and Should Be Reviewed Newsweek Long in the Tooth by Michael Hirsh Bush is pushing his policies hard in the Mideast, but he's also preparing the ground for his successor. McClatchy Bush departs Mideast with few apparent gains, experts say Redefining Success in Iraq By: Christopher Preble | The American Prospect Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the surge. The only real change has been the way politicians talk about what defines success in Iraq. But are the American people buying it? Kevin Drum reviews Fred Kaplan's Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power. Commentary: 2008 futurology By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE (UPI) -- Some 14 million U.S. government documents a year are classified confidential, secret and top secret for more than 29 million that are declassified -- at a total cost of $9 billion, up $3.5 billion since the al-Qaida attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Walker's World: Coupling and decoupling By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- Five months ago, when the subprime crisis began to bite, the Asian Development Bank was among the expert institutions that suggested that the U.S. financial troubles would not affect China. The fashionable word of the day was "decoupling." UK says Iran hoodwinked U.S.But asserts intel report makes American attack more likely USIP Event: Iraq's Mystery Men: Insurgent, Tribes and Sadrists | H2 Jamestown Foundation Turkey in Denial of al-Qaeda Threat By Rusen Cakir Despite several suicide car bombings tied to al-Qaeda and the threat of further strikes, Turkish counter-terrorism is overwhelmingly focused on the Kurdistan Workers' Party. Turkish public opinion remains unconvinced of the threat posed by al-Qaeda, with some even doubting its existence. Which makes Turkey, with its US-ties and secular underpinnings, perfect fodder for mayhem La Croix - Özdem Sanberk Le « non » n' est pas une réponse à la Turquie Getting our priorities right: Turkey and the EU by FARUK LOĞOĞLU Tom Barnett The straight dope on Kurdistan Ankara, Baku should stop ‘one nation’ rhetoric, says Bryza Bryza şaşırttı: Bir millet, iki devlet düşüncesi değişmeli Freedom House’un yayınladığı Dünya Özgürlük Raporunda, siyasi ve medeni haklar alanında, Türkiye, “kısmen özgür” olarak sınıflandırılıyor Turkish PM: Head Scarf Ban Can Be Lifted Sudanese Presidential Visit Renews Suspicions About Ideology By: Gareth Jenkins | Eurasia Daily Monitor [Fbis] OSC: Turkey: Kurdish Media Urge Youths To Torch Military Married Quarters ERDOGAN INADVERTENTLY REIGNITES HEADSCARF DEBATE - Eurasia Daily Monitor EurasiaNet Turkey: Murder Cases Underscore Troubles with Judicial, Police Reform CSM As tourism booms, a push for new models Two Turkish villages illustrate the impact of radically different approaches to development. Türk-Amerikan ilişkileri rayına girmeye başladı Remembering Hrant Dink by Vartan Oskanian* Ha’aretz Israel proposes crude pipeline from Georgia to Eastern Asia Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Kürt kökenli vatandaşıma 'azınlıksın' derseniz sizi tekme tokat dışarı atarlar "Kürtler asli unsurdur, aynı statüye sahibiz" "Kürtlerin talebi hesaba katılmadı" Dil ve din korkusu, Kürt kimliği Dağlıca haberlerine soruşturma Serdar Turgut Melek'in abisi... Cemil Çiçek: "Terör, dış politikanın parçasıdır" Türk: Kürt sorunu aslında Türk sorunudur Iraqi Kurdish Writer Wonders Why US President Not Visiting Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdish Sources Reported Saying Turkey Opened Artillery Fire Near Border US Congress members see first hand Kurdistan's progress Turkey Continues Operations Against Kurdish Rebels Analysis: Iraq oil flow actually lower 7. DTP’li Türk: En büyük tehlike PKK değil 25 Doçka sustu, mağara hastane yerle bir DTP, operasyon bölgesinde çadır kuracak Nuh Gönültaş Diyarbakırlıya iyilik yapmak istiyorsanı... Kurdish Congress Calls for Boycott of Turkish Media, Army Enlistment Kurds Torch Vehicles to Protest Leader Detention, Turkish Raids - TV Iraqi Kurdish MP Calls for Establishment of Anti-Corruption Committee BBC Monitoring Quotes From the Turkish Press 16 Jan 08 Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 16 Jan 08 AB, Arap dünyasıyla ilişkilerin alternatifi değil Gül ilk tuğlayı koydu, Kahire-Ankara ilişkilerine ticaret dopingi Mehmet Tezkan Arap ülkeleri neden bu kadar önemli? Dr.Fuad Hüseyin: Kürtlere karşı olan her ittifak başarısız olur”
Barzani: “140. maddeyle oynamak ateşle oynamaktır” Majadle: Turkey may mediate in Mideast conflict Hadi Özışık DTP’liler PKK’lı, onlara oy verenler AK Partili olmuş! İsrail'in ilk Arap bakanı: Yahudiler Filistin'e yerleşirken barış hayal Turkey starts Egypt's first private industrial park Kudüs komitesi Haremüşşerif'teki kazıyı onayladı; gözler hükümette Dooğu Ergil Iraqi Sunni groups and their power struggle Sünnetsiz kundakçı DTP adına kurban derisi toplamış Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Erdoğan’dan Merkel ve Sarkozy’ye: Yemeyiz Getting our priorities right: Turkey and the EU by FARUK LOĞOĞLU Rauf Denktaş AB-KKTC ilişkileri Masaya gelenden istediğimizi yeriz EU chair Slovenia backs Turkey talks Ali Bulaç Anayasa ve AB Mehmet Tezkan ‘2008 AB yılı olacak’ KKTC’de 6 milletvekili Meclis’ten çekildi KKTC'de DP vekilleri meclisten istifa etti KKTC's Avcı arrives in Ankara for talks with Babacan TRT, AB'nin gerçek yüzünü ifşa etti! 49 yıl sonra ilk kez başbakan geliyor 'Başörtüsü yasaklansın' taslağına AP'den ret 'Ermenistan PKK'ya para veriyor' Hakan Albayrak IPI (International Press Institute) :: IPI's Open Letter to the Turkish Government on Article 301 28 Şubat mağduru sağlıkçılara gizli kamera tuzağı
Hrant Dink için gönüller seferber Şövalye! Perihan Mağden 4 ilde suç örgütü operasyonu: 61 gözaltı Yargıtay: "Bıçak parası görevini kötüye kullanmaktır" 'Yeşil'in sağ kolu Zakir Selvi tutuklandı Kuru sıkı silahlara yasal düzenleme talebi Akıl almaz skandal AKP'li Ocaktan'ı yalanlayan belge Serdar Turgut Bakan Yazıcı: Gümrüklere yuvalanmış çeteler yok Andrew Finkel The cost of free education MİT için çalışan sanatçılar kim? | H3 Erdoğan'dan 'tekme tokat' çıkışı AK Parti yüzde 50 MHP yükseliyor CHP ise düsüyor Yeni F-16'lar için kritik karar günü Yeni 30 adet F-16'ya milli yazılım yerine, hazır cihazın takılması tartışılıyor. Erdoğan'la Büyükanıt'ın kararları sonucu belirleyecek 'Dış politika cumhurbaşkanı' Erdal Sağlam Nükleerde kavga büyüyecek Cumhurbaşkan Gül'den uçakta gazetecilere çarpıcı açıklamalar ABDÜLHAMİT BİLİCİ - Türkiye'nin yeri neresi ? Cengiz Çandar Hrant’a ne demeliyiz? Cevdet Aşkın DTP Öcalan'ın mesajını aldı,Barzani profil düşürdü Türbanda yeni açılım Tarhan Erdem Hadi Uluengin İki model, iki diyalog Erdoğan: Türbanı bir cümleyle çözeriz Gül: Terörde 5 yıl kayıp dönem Fırat: Mutabakat sağlanan anayasa 2008'de Fikret BİLA Haşim Kılıç: Anayasa değişikliği daha pratik olabilir Dağlıca ifadeleri geçersiz olabilir Sanayi stratejisi hazırlanırken... Sebahattin Önkibar ABD'ye eksen değişikliği blöfü ve Rus Genelkurmay Başkanının ziyaret iptali! Türkiye'ye gaz akışının ne zaman başlayacağı belirsiz Eleştirilen komutan sorguya da girmiş Baykal: Türban özgürlük değil, erkek dayatması Akıl almaz skandal Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Grafters the core problem in Turkey’s energy sector Ardan Zentürk İran doğalgazı: Siyasi risk! Bilal Çetin Türban tartışmaları 2009 seçimlerine kadar sürebilir... İbrahim Kalın Will the Alevi initiative share the destiny of the Kurdish initiative? 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 Fehmi Koru Reach out but don’t touch anyone Bundan sonrası çıkmaz sokak Tanımlamak değil, anlamak lazım... Ahmet Taşgetiren Çarpıtma ve kışkırtma Hasan CEMAL Sorunlar birikirken Merkez Bankası'yla uğraşmak hata! Ahmet Taşgetiren Sorunlar kangrene dönüşmeden... Türban faşizmi Hasan Celal Güzel Semih İDİZ 'Medeniyet barıştıran' Erdoğan'ın, antisemit ırkçılarla ne işi var? Mustafa Erdoğan Hükümetin ‘eylem planı’ toparlanma işareti mi? Bilal Çetin Bu simge Türkiye�yi gerecek...Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Askere Yüce Divan’a son anda hassas rötuş ’Yeni anayasa sıkıntı yaratır’ Reşat Petek Özgürlük için Anayasa maddesi şart Ayhan Belgen Yeni bir muhalefet diline ihtiyaç var Ömer Lütfi Mete Nükleer yolu mu, yolsuzluğu mu? Ekrem Dumanlı Hiçbir mesele böyle çözülmez Şahin Alpay Muharrem iftarının anlamı Mümtazer Türköne Velev ki, medeniyetin simgesi olsa! Hüseyin Gülerce Yeni Türkiye'nin yeni ikilisi Tayyip Erdoğan�a 11 türban sorusu... İster simge ister inanç nasıl isterse öyle giyinmeli insan... Reha Muhtar yazdı 'Başbakan Erdoğan 'bile' rezervini koydu' Baykal'a ansiklopedili başörtüsü cevabı Ertuğrul Özkök Eski gömleğe dönüş mü Ahmet Hakan Ben de Erdoğan gibi düşünüyorum ama M Ali Birand Mübarek: AB’de din tartışması olmaz Cüneyt Ülsever Başbakan kendi ayağına kurşun sıkıyor Oktay Ekşi Başbakan’ın tercihleri Toktamış Ateş Türkiye Aleviler ve talepleri Many more questions surface as Dağlıca probe deepens Mehmet Barlas Gerçek gündemi dağıtmaya türban konusu tek başına yetmez... Mehmet Y Yılmaz Türbanlı kızlar umurunda bile değil Güneri CIVAOĞLU Siyasetin türbanı Ulusalcılar, yerel seçimler için örgütleniyor ERDAL ŞAFAK Komşudan tarihi ziyaret NAZLI ILICAK CHP'nin alamet-i farikası MAHMUT ÖVÜR Mısır şans mı tehdit mi? Başörtüsü bireysel özgürlük, yasak acilen kalkmalı Gül, YÖK üyeliği atamasını bekletiyor Vetolu 'Vakıf Yasası'nı AKP aynen çıkaracak Alevi vekil: Cemevi, camiye alternatif olamaz Seyfettin Gürsel İşsizlikte dramatik artış MHP, Balkan göçmenlerinin sorunlarının araştırılmasını istedi Meral TAMER Erdoğan türbana demokrat, 301'e değil! MELİHA OKUR Türkiye Yakıt Bank için uygun mu? Oray Eğin Sevgili arsız liberal ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM 10 yıllık faiz resesyon diyorsa 100 dolarlık petrol ne diyor? Decoupling hipotezi Mahfi Eğilmez Turkish official unemployment figures confounding Gelişen ülkeler bizi de kurtarır mı? Ben iktidarım, Merkez Bankası'nın yerini ben belirlerim! Fatih Özatay Elektrikte zam oranı kesinleşti: Yüzde 19,5 Ercan Kumcu Dış ticarette hacim büyüyor fiyatlar artıyor Deniz Gökçe Meğer genetik soruna psikolojik tedavi imiş! Hurşit GÜNEŞ Greenspan'e göre, ABD durgunluğa girdi bile Cari açık uyarısı Dünya Bankası: Öğretmen maaşını düşürün WB official raises concerns over Turkeys current account deficit Türk işadamı deveyi iğne deliğinden geçirir bilesiniz Cari açık uyarısı | |||||
H4 New York Times Editorial Don’t Tie the Next President’s Hands America’s interests demand that President Bush’s successor has maximum flexibility to plot a course regarding the war in Iraq. Bush Avoids Criticism of Mubarak Sarkozy Uses French Clout as His Own Slips Cairo Memo: Egypt’s Problem and Its Challenge: Bread Corrupts Accords on U.S. Missile Shield Are Taking Shape, Czech Says Dispute Deepens for Russia and Britain U.S. Suggests Embassy Car in Lebanon Was Target South Korea’s Sunshine Policy Dims Account of C.I.A. Tapes Is Challenged U.N. Says Algeria Ignored Security Requests Before Bombing Woman Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Iraq Race and Politics The last thing Americans need is a loony debate over whether it is more important to choose the first woman or the first African-American nominee for president. Bernanke Is Said to Support Stimulus Measures The chairman of the Federal Reserve told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are temporary. GAIL COLLINS The Anti-Charm Offensive If the Republicans were a movie, they’d be one like “The Dirty Dozen” in which a bunch of oddballs get thrown together to accomplish a dangerous mission. ROGER COHEN A Center Called McCain Although John McCain is too conservative, and his temperament and age raise concerns, he is too honorable to dismiss at a moment so critical to America’s standing in the world. Mr. Right By ADRIAN WOOLDRIDGE John McCain is more likely than any of his rivals to offer conservatives what they want Even at Home, Backers Worry About Giuliani Even as Rudolph Giuliani plummets in some national polls, his rivals are encroaching on his own backyard. | H5 Washington Post Editorial Fight in Afghanistan It's becoming clear that the war must be won by U.S. troops, and not by NATO. U.S. Boosts Its Use of Airstrikes in Iraq In trend, U.S. military conducted more than five times as many airstrikes in Iraq last year as it did in 2006, targeting al-Qaeda safe houses and weapons stockpiles 47 Killed as Insurgents Take Fort in Pakistan Fighters mounted a brazen assault on a key fort in northwestern Pakistan, seizing it from security forces in a battle that left at least 47 people dead, military says. Army Chief May Shorten Tours In Iraq, Afghanistan by Summer Hawkish Party Leaves Israel's Ruling Coalition NATO Allies Bristle at Criticisms From Gates Democracy Activists Disappointed in Bush The Obama of 'Dreams' By David Ignatius Barack Obama's first memoir, 'Dreams From My Father,' deserves to be a modern classic on the subject of the moment -- race and identity. William Arkin Pakistan's Political Theater The Résumé Gap A Democratic Field Without an Executive By David S. Broder, It is stunning to realize that the three Democratic frontrunners have not a day of chief executive experience among them Misstep in a Liberal Minefield By George F. Will, The party that brought us sensitivity training is stepping on its own toes. A Tale of Abuse Was Jose Padilla, an American arrested in the United States, subjected to illegal torture? Congress should find out. | H6 Guardian There are great national anthems - now we need an international one Timothy Garton Ash: Spain struggles to find new words while Kosovo seeks a song of its own. La Marseillaise shows us how it's really done Many miles, no breakthroughs Michael Boyle Jan 16 08, 07:30pm: President Bush's trip to the Middle East was not an exercise in diplomacy. It was a travelling roadshow for America's failed policy in the region Gates: US allies do not know how to fight insurgents Deepening divisions within Nato over its military operations in Afghanistan emerge Michael Jacobson Jan 16 08, 05:00pm: UN sanctions are necessary to keep Iran's nuclear programme in check, but a monitoring team is needed to ensure that they are enforced Leader What Paddy did next Northern Rock has exposed the reality of the free market Russia standoff moves towards crisis Security services harass British Council staff while Kinnock's son is held on suspicion of drink-driving Background: the British Council Analysis: the Anglo-Russian chill Romney win splits Republican field Divided results mean fight may go beyond Super Tuesday as questions arise over ideological path Democrats laugh loudest at Republican outcome Spanish discord kills new anthem Proposed new lyrics for the Spanish national anthem withdrawn amid rightwing accusations I have a nightmare Al-Qaida US has little future in the franchise Crispin Black: The description of Europe as a possible 'platform' for a terrorist attack against the US by Michael Chertoff, the secretary for homeland security, is annoying, ironic and worrying Beyond the shock value British military action is the jihadis' call to arms The world according to Wall Street Ian Williams January 15, 2008 9:00 PM | |||||
McClatchy Bush departs Mideast with few apparent gains, experts say Redefining Success in Iraq By: Christopher Preble | The American Prospect Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the surge. The only real change has been the way politicians talk about what defines success in Iraq. But are the American people buying it? Kevin Drum reviews Fred Kaplan's Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power. Daily Star Only time will tell whether Bush's stated goals are genuine or not • '100 Years of Middle Eastern Oil' by E. Roger Owen for Crown Center, Global: the great power-shift - a fourfold critique (Perry Anderson) In Iraq, A Sunni-Shi'ite Detente? Bush in Arabia - Editorial (New York Sun) Iraq: Reasons for Fear, Hope - Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer Al Awsat Lebanon: An Arab Position is Necessary : Tariq Alhomayed Asia Times Stance on dress code stains Ahmadinejad From The Atlantic Monthly, Andrew Sullivan on the erosion of American values and reputation by the detentions at Guantanamo Bay (and a slideshow). Helena Cobban More on 'Filipino Monkey', need for hotline Nasser's complex legacy, Tarek Osman CRS "The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals," January 14, 2008. Bush Should Borrow a Page From Kennan By: Thomas J. Raleigh | The Moscow Times The Grave Iranian Threat to World Peace by Glenn Greenwald WINEP Bush's Middle East Trip: The President Embraces Rice's ApproachDavid Makovsky describes the potential risks and rewards for President Bush's decision to identify personally with his secretary of state's approach to Israeli-Palestinian relations Pressure GaugesBetter enforcement of existing sanctions against Iran's nuclear program -- as undertaken recently by the United Arab Emirates, for example -- can help raise the costs to Tehran of defiance of UN resolutions even in the absence of new UN sanctions Presidential Politics: Republican and Democratic Views on Middle East Policy Asia Times The 'war on terror' moves East The Pentagon is sending 3,200 marines to Afghanistan to help quell the upsurge in insurgent violence in the Pashtun-dominated southern and eastern provinces. The move is not without flaws and detractors in Afghanistan, where atrocities committed by marines are still fresh in the minds of many. Meanwhile, the US's decision to send 18 F-16 warplanes to neighboring Pakistan highlights the George W Bush administration's "skewed" approach to Islamabad. - Jason Motlagh and Jim Lobe | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor BBC Agencies see good year for Iraq The IMF and UN paint a bright picture of economic growth and political stabilisation in Iraq for the near future. Cycle of violence French move Navy Tells Bush Iran Incident 'Serious' Petraeus Says Iran Still Training Iraq Militants US Official: Iran Has Sped Up Missile Development Admiral: Pakistan OKs Bigger US Role Gates Faults NATO Force in S. Afghanistan Allies Irked by Reported Gates Comments Opium fields spread across Iraq as farmers try to make ends meet US Diplomat Casts Doubt on New Iran Nuclear Deadline US to Pursue New Iran Sanctions Syrian Officials Call on Arab Countries to Deepen Relations with Iran Syria says it has Lebanese allies, not 'tools' Why not the patriarch's moment? “Al-Qaeda in Lebanon,” by Nir Rosen Bush Avoids Criticism of Mubarak Egyptian Opposition Finds Common Ground Against Bush – Iraqi Arab Sunni MP Opposes "Narrow" Faction Alliances [Fbis] OSC: Lebanon's Nasrallah Addresses Beirut Rally on Bush's Visit, Lebanese Affairs [Fbis] OSC: FYI--Hizballah Political Council Head Delivers Ashura Speech, Terms Bush 'Liar' [Fbis] OSC: Iraq: Al-Ani Says Al-Hashimi, Al-Hakim 'Blessed' Voting for Accountability Law U.S. Court Orders Libya to Pay $6 Billion for Airline Bombing By: Michael Heath | Bloomberg News | H9 Ha’aretz – Top IDF source: If Hamas curbs fire, we will follow Start from the endWhile the IDF is preparing for the operation, the government must focus on preparing the ground for a political move at its conclusion. Until Ehud Olmert, Tzipi Livni and Ehud Barak do this, they must not send the IDF into the Gaza Strip Harel He has no core Diplomat: Israel and U.S. Differ on Interpretation of Bush's 2004 Letter to Sharon Jerusalem PostJoint US-EU-NATO security body mulled Retired military commander call for unified directorate - without Israel's participation. · Obama is not 'bad for Israel' What's "pro-Israel" and who appointed anyone to cast judgment on the issue? Middle East report card [ DANIEL PIPES · Rattling the Cage: The three Bibis [ LARRY DERFNER What's Mine Is Mine and What's Yours Is Mine – Editorial How Olmert Defies Gravity By: Caroline Glick | The Jerusalem Post Faith and Fantasy By: Cal Thomas | Miami Herald Yedioth Ahronoth Rocket salvo hits Sderot Left must not ignore leaders' failures even if they advance peace process, Eran Hermoni says Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Rice: Arabs Should Reach Out to Israel – Israeli Hardliner Ditches Olmert Forward Reckless in Gaza Ehud Olmert, Israel’s perpetually embattled prime minister, probably thought he was performing a daring display of political balancing this week. First he saw off the visiting President Bush with grand words of peace. Then he announced that he opposed any major ground incursion into lawless Gaza. The next day, his troops opened up the bloodiest day of Israeli-Palestinian fighting in more than a year. Push for Peace Now, Before Bush and Abbas Step Down Fresh Gaza air strike kills three Israeli forces carry out further raids on the Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinian civilians in an air strike. Nazi hunters run against time Jerusalem-based Nazi hunters, engaged in a race against time to find and prosecute World War II criminals before they die of old age, say they are frustrated that some European governments have not shown the same sense of urgency | |||||
In Pentagon, a rift over U.S. troop cuts in Iraq While General Petraeus is in no hurry for more than five brigades to leave, Secretary Gates weighs a bigger drawdown Amid peace talks, an Israeli faction balks Yisrael Beiteinu left Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's ruling coalition on Jan. 16. New research raises concern on biofuel safety Even as some states are mandating ethanol as part of the fuel mix, new research suggests that some biofuels are less ecofriendly than they Freedom takes a hit worldwide A new report says a clampdown on political rights made 43 countries 'not free' in 2007. Missing in 2008: a front-runnerRomney's Michigan win deepened GOP uncertainty before crucial upcoming contests. The inflation squeeze tightens Prices spiked 4.1 percent last year, the highest increase in 17 years. Mike Huckabee: a conservative with a social gospel In Nevada, a first test of Latinos' leanings in '08 race The immigration debate may tip them toward the Democrats. But which one? In Britain, Brown's take on organ donation boosts new credo Libertarian paternalism - 'framing' choices for people, but letting them opt out - is gaining traction among US and European leaders. Atomic power regains its glowGovernments must take a gimlet-eyed look. Nuclear's drawbacks haven't gone away ASIA Washington Times China's paths to hegemony Chinese armies won't march across international borders but rather Beijing seeks to acquire such political, economic and diplomatic clout that major decisions in every Asian capital will require Chinese approval. Boston Globe New wisdom from Asia's giants NOT LEAST because Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Chinese leaders hosting him this week in Beijing represent a third of the world's population, their pledges of peaceful cooperation come as a welcome display of moderation and good sense. (Boston Globe) China and India: New Vision, Old Tensions By: Dexter Roberts | Business Week Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first official visit to China resulted in agreement on many issues. But mutual suspicion lingers Gvosdev India/China: No Need to Panic, Yet America's Asian Opportunity AEI NYT Push for Education Yields Little for India’s Poor India faces the difficulty of educating its children in public schools that have sunk to spectacularly low levels. CFR Pakistan Confronts Economic Tremors CRS Pakistan-U.S. Relations," updated January 11, 2008. Advancing the Bhutto Legacy By: Husain Haqqani | The Boston Globe Boost Pakistanis' Confidence in Elections By: Lisa Curtis | Los Angeles Times IHT SUHARTO'S LEGACY The one that got away ... or not? By JULIA SURYAKUSUMA As a dictator fades into history, the truth about the 1960s massacres may emerge at last Partying in Russia By: Arun Kumar Singh | The Times of India The United States intervened to block South Korea from developing nuclear weapons in the 1970s, according to newly declassified Korean government documents. South Korea was seeking to acquire nuclear reactors from Canada and nuclear reprocessing technology from France in support of a weapons program, but U.S. pressure led to cancellation of the latter purchase. See "Park Sought to Develop Nuclear Weapons," Korea Times, January 15. Pan-Tonkin Gulf Cooperation By: Li Mingjiang | RSIS KMT Landslide The Economist Battle Over Suharto's Legacy a Test for Modern Indonesia By: Fabio Scarpello | World Politics Review Beijing, Beijing, it's a helluva town | By PERVEZ HOODBHOY As suicide bombings escalate, criticism of religious extremists remains taboo. Sarkozy packs up troubles in his suitcaseUnder fire at home, his marital status a mystery, the president of France is projecting French power in far-flung places and promoting himself as a global intellectual. Signing near for accord on U.S. missile shield, Czechs sayThe Czech Republic and the United States are within months of signing three framework agreements on the deployment of the Pentagon's missile shield, Karel Schwarzenberg, the Czech foreign minister, said Wednesday. Brown's guest list backfires with EU leadersBritish officials confirmed Wednesday that they were widening the guest list for what was to be one of the first European initiatives from Prime Minister Gordon Brown: an ad hoc meeting of just four leaders to be held in London. Britain shuts cultural center amid Russian pressureA British cultural organization at the center of a dispute between the Kremlin and Britain closed its office in St. Petersburg on Wednesday under pressure from Russia's intelligence service Ratan Tata should focus his talents on creating transportation that is both affordable and doesn't emit ever more greenhouse gases. Roger Cohen: McCain's comeback By ROGER COHEN Consistency on Iraq and a penchant for bucking the party line draws new support. By MAUREEN DOWD President Bush's message while puddle jumping through Arabia boiled down to: Iran bad, Israel good, Iraq doing better The truth is out there ... isn't it? By ALEX BEAM The main event in contemporary conspiracy-mongering is, of course, 9/11. EUROPE European press review The Encounter of Islam with Europe Europe Will Be Hard Hit by the Recessionary Storm Now Sweeping the US Dutch Defense Minister Summons US Ambassador Over Reported Gates Remarks BBC Is Europe becoming a platform for terrorists? National makeover Press president Serbia's choice: a prosperous future or an obsessive past? | H12 RFE/RL Georgia: Focus Of Political Turmoil Shifting To Parliamentary Vote IAEA Seeks Answers To Radioactive Seizure A week after Kyrgyz officials announced the discovery of radioactive material aboard a train bound for Iran, the UN nuclear agency is still waiting for Bishkek to reply to a request for more information on the incident. Experts say it appears unlikely smuggling was involved, but the case is a wakeup call to the threat of nuclear proliferation from former Soviet areas Former Taliban Commander Advises U.S. Ambassador When U.S. Ambassador William Wood paid a visit, ex-Taliban commander and Musa Qala district chief Mullah Abdul Salaam had a list of requests: greater reconstruction efforts, more security, and assurances that corruption won't block government aid Google News Azerbaijan BBC Russia warns Kosovo faces limbo Moscow says Kosovo will never be accepted as a state by the UN if it declares independence. EDM ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF RUSSIANS BELIEVE DEMOCRACY IS THE BEST POLITICAL SYSTEM Israel proposes crude pipeline from Georgia to Eastern Asia Russia Won't Rent Ukrainian Radar Kommersant Partying in Russia By: Arun Kumar Singh | The Times of India EurasiaNet Democratization Takes a Beating in 2007 - Report | |||||
H13 The Times US attacks allies over Taleban conflict The US Defence Secretary accused Nato countries fighting in southern Afghanistan of lacking experience to fight the Taleban Tide begins to turn against Sarkozy Negative ratings in the polls and criticism of his new romance have led the French president to get serious Russia steps up diplomatic war with Britain Russian police held the son of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock as part of an intimidation campaign against British staff Governments are going to have to bail out the banks; in return they must change their ways Anatole Kaletsky Fractured Republican caravan keeps rolling on The divided and disorientated party turns to South Carolina for a clear direction in its zig-zag course in the presidential fight Wall Street Journal Europe v. U.S. Business Antitrust as the new mercantilism. Review & Outlook By James Taranto By David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey New Fields May Offset Oil Drop Global oil-field output is declining at a rate of about 4.5% a year, a new study concludes. But projects in the works could make up for the decline McCain Courts Military Vote McCain is banking on the military vote to win South Carolina. Aides hope his rivals divide the evangelical vote to give him a victory in a state with a sizable population of active-duty military and Deal Fees Under Fire Amid Crisis The financial crisis shaking global markets has spurred a re-examination of how financiers get paid, and whether the incentives the pay structure creates need to be modified. The Dollar and Bush's Big Monetary Mistake - Steve Forbes, Forbes Well-Placed to Weather an Economic Storm By: Martin Gilman | The Moscow Times The Need for an Economic Stimulus Package CEPR | H14 Financial Times Israeli coalition begins to crumble Prime minister Ehud Olmert has lost the backing of his rightwing coalition partner after it quit the government in protest against peace talks with the Palestinians Gulf states’ foreign assets to top $2,000bn Net foreign assets of Gulf Arab states are set to rise to more than $2,000bn by the end of this year on rocketing oil prices Bush vows to ‘stay engaged’ with Middle East President George W Bush wound up his tour of the Middle East by calling on Egypt to provide more help for the Middle East peace process, and pledging to “stay engaged”. WORLD NEWS: Global demand for oil less than expected Lockheed Martin given F-22 reprieve The Pentagon will ask Congress for money to buy additional F-22 fighter jets, postponing the closure of the Lockheed Martin production line for stealth aircraft - Bernanke ready to support fiscal stimulus Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to offer his qualified support for the idea of a fiscal stimulus to support the US economy US annual inflation fastest since 1990 The underlying rate of inflation remained uncomfortably high in December, new data showed, highlighting the risk the Federal Reserve is taking as it turns its focus to fighting recession risk Truce had little impact on black vote The apparent ‘truce’ between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in their poisonous war of words over race, gender and other divisive identity questions had little impact on Michigan’s African-American voters Smooth New Europe’s entry to the euro Locking into the currency means that a country chooses more inflation but less exchange rate volatility, writes Marek Belka The country is on the cusp of a sustained expansion , to throw that away through reluctance to reform would be a pity Eastern Europe’s workforce goes west The EU’s new member states are finding posts hard to fill now that 5m have emigrated UK warns Russia as police hold top official The UK has warned Moscow to stop intimidating and harassing staff working for the British Council in Russia as a diplomatic dispute between the two countries escalated Europe outlook holds up despite global gloom Unlike in the US and the UK, there is little evidence the subprime fallout is hurting contin ental economies Barroso defends Europe’s economic strength Europe’s economy remains strong despite signs of an impending downturn, the European Commission said - Inflation rate rises half a point in December to 6.5% raising speculation whether the authorities will consider revaluing the riyal for the first time in 22 years - Detroit looks uneasily to the east The shift in the business world’s axis towards Asia was hard to ignore as troubled US carmakers gathered for their annual motor show, writes John Gapper. One sign of it was that the most discussed car at the Detroit show was not actually on display. It was Tata’s $2,500 Nano small car for the Indian market Big drug companies raided in EU probe Some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies were raided by European regulators investigating whether they conspired to keep up the price of drugs after patents expired Airbus warns of 50% fall in aircraft orders Expects peak in deliveries between 2010 and 2012 China’s state companies outgrow the ‘family’ Richard McGregor sees increasing autonomy | Editorial Abortions in U.S. show decline In the early 1980s, nearly one in three pregnant women chose abortion. Now it's closer to one in five, a study finds. | |||||
H16 American Politics From TAP, an article on the Democrats' strategic challenge; and let's not kid ourselves: Most of America votes largely on the basis of personality — and every candidate fits a stereotype From Taki's Top Drawer, Justin Raimondo on the Real American Right (and part 2 and part 3); Rove previews strategies against Clinton, Obama — Karl Rove told a group of state Republican officials Wednesday that while the GOP primaries “are far from over,” each of the candidates can beat the top two Democrats — and the former White House aide then outlined a strategy how. Dan Kennedy US elections 2008: realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp McCain is target of 'dirty tricks campaign' John McCain, the Republican presidential hopeful, has been accused of betraying fellow prisoners of war in Vietnam in what his aides say is a dirty tricks campaign. | Euro-federalists stoop to censorship The latest example of Eurocrats showing flagrancy for breaking their own rules, writes Daniel Hannan, puts the European Parliament morally and legally in the wrong | H18 Independent Resignation of hardliners leaves Israel coalition in disarray Hamish McRae: Sovereign wealth funds: the power barons who will change our markets Republicans are losers as Romney win leaves the race wide open Adrian Hamilton: What voters really care about is the same the world over Leading article: Now the right has its own primary race to savour Opium fields spread across Iraq as farmers try to make ends meet The Big Question: What is Scientology, and why have Tom Cruise's claims for it rebounded? As Islamic banking takes off, new courses are being set up in the universities | |||||
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism House Passes $696 Billion Defense Bill Military Reform: A Reference Handbook Slate: Why is the Army losing so many talented midlevel officers? BBC Is Europe becoming a platform for terrorists? A Web Q&A with bin Laden's No. 2: Questions for Al-Qaida The Cost of The Next 10 Years in Iraq Top Rumsfeld Aide Wins Contracts From Spy Office He Set Up From The Atlantic Monthly, Andrew Sullivan on the erosion of American values and reputation by the detentions at Guantanamo Bay (and a slideshow). Maritime Security (PDF; 892 KB) How the Pentagon planted a false story US spy chief pans FISA: Weak wiretap laws caused 9/11 What the CIA High-Profile Officer Nagl to Leave Army, Join Think Tank - Tom Ricks, Washington Post From Harper's, what do Putin, Bush and Hu have in common? They are the heads of the three most significant nations whose people live under "endemic surveillance". From Popular Mechanics, in the era of computer-controlled surveillance, your every move could be captured by cameras; proponents say it will keep us safe, but at what cost? Elites Lack Military Understanding - Peter Gudmundsson, Baltimore Sun Pentagon Tackles Controls on Unclassified Information Terror's financiers U.S. oversight needs to improve PAPER: Computer geek, son of diplomat, revealed as Al Qaeda's top cyber terrorist... U.S. Court Orders Libya to Pay $6 Billion for Airline Bombing By: Michael Heath | Bloomberg News Rate of Traumatic Stress Triples Among US Troops Report Says Iraq Contractors Operate With Impunity Military cohesion, social discord | · H20 Slate The Logic of LifeWhy divorce is good for women. More on Dani Rodrik's One Economics, Many Recipes. Study links corporate performance to employee enablement Companies seeking to improve their performance should focus more attention on their employees, giving them the tools, resources and autonomy they need to do their jobs well, suggests a new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Microsoft Direct to Full Text Climate change and the biosphere: As Earth's climate warms, the effects are showing up in the planet's biological systems, from the lowliest soil microbes to the grandest coral reefs. The sixth extinction event is under way. The Economics of Climate Change: Risk, Ethics, and a Global Deal 2008 Index of Economic Freedom Lost and Found CSPS Giovanni Arrighi (JHU): Historical Perspectives on States, Markets and Capitalism, East and West. The first chapter from The Next Great Globalization: How Disadvantaged Nations Can Harness Their Financial Systems to Get Rich by Frederic S. Mishkin BloggingHeads Steven Clemons & Nicholas Schmidle: The Deported
| H21 Just what is a think tank? A look at why dogs are ill-disposed to humanity. That Wilting Flower Hilary Mantel: The Lure of the Unexplained Eric Hobsbawm discovered himself in the strange and wonderful city of Berlin. It seemed like the capital of the 20th century – till the barbarians took over... more» From The Wilson Quarterly, Karol Boudreaux and Tyler Cowen on the micromagic of microcredit. Consciousness is “caused by and realized in” the brain. Explaining what that means is a life project for John Searle... more» The List: The World’s Top Social Networking Sites From Reset, dialogue or cold war: What stance should the Left adopt with regard to Islam and a multicultural society? Can rule by the people be reconciled with the sovereignty of Allah? | |||||
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