| H1 Davos WEF Webcasts The Evolving Security Situation in Iraq: The Continuing Need for Strategic Patience Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Full Report (PDF; 4.4 MB) The Times Resolution could sting Iranians into action The gamble behind the United Nations Security Council resolution is that Iran will be alarmed by the unanimity of the members Bronwen Maddox Guardian One practical way to improve the state of the world: turn G8 into G14 Timothy Garton Ash: As power shifts from the old west, it is absurd that the world's economic top table has a seat for Italy but no place for China Leader A broken society Gaza: If you bottle up 1.5 million people in a territory 25 miles long and six miles wide, and turn off the lights, as Israel has done in Gaza, the bottle will burst Only a full inquiry can avert another disaster like Iraq Jonathan Steele: The government must open up to find out why it could not foresee - and barely considered - the outcomes of occupation Salon Will whites vote for Barack Obama? The Iranian Nuclear Program After the National Intelligence Estimate Brookings Institution Philip H. Gordon Foreign Policy Seven Questions: Martin Feldstein on the “R” Word Pakistan and the War on Terror: Conflicted Goals, Compromised Performance Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Full Document (PDF; 3.1 MB) Iraq: The War Card Source: The Center for Public Integrity Keyword searchable database of transcripts and documents (380,000 words) Financial Times Gulf tipped to ride wave of soaring prices Arab states could invest more than $3,500bn into the international economy by 2020 as they take advantage of the coming oil windfall, says new research OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA) (OPEC) earned $675 billion in net oil export revenues in 2007, a 10 percent increase from 2006. Saudi Arabia earned the largest share of these earnings, $194 billion, representing 29 percent of total OPEC revenues. On a per-capita basis, OPEC net oil export earning reached $1,147, a 8 percent increase from 2006. OPEC net oil export revenues could be $850 billion in 2008 and $783 billion in 2009 Most Reformists Appear Purged From Iran Ballot BBC Tension at the top
Are Iran's clerics losing patience with the president? A Serious Political Blow to Ahmadinejad or an Election Maneuver? Iraq: the politics of the local, Charles Tripp IHT Profligacy is America's problem By PHILIP BOWRING Instead of addressing the cause of the economic troubles, U.S. policymakers are addressing the symptoms. Developing Economies Face Reckoning as US Stumbles
Wall Street Journal - BitterLemons Syria-Israel: the regional and international context New Construction at Syrian Site ISIS A 5-page report containing satellite images of new construction at the suspected nuclear site in Syria bombed by Israel in September 2007 Ruy Teixeira & Ross Douthat: The Future of the Republican and Democratic Parties (video) Washington Post DEFINING THE U.S. PRESENCE Democrats Attack Iraq Security Proposal A Pro for the Pakistani Army? Ashfaq Kiyani May Do What Pervez Musharraf Couldn't By David Ignatius With a new chief of staff, Pakistan at least seems to have ended its state of denial about the seriousness of its problems. Washington Times NATO must succeed in Afghanistan (By Stanley Kober) CEPS The European Union as a Normative Foreign Policy Actor Independent Robert Fisk: A lesson in how to create Iraqi orphans. And how to make their life worse It's not difficult to create orphans in Iraq. If you're an insurgent, you can blow yourself up in a crowded market. If you're an American air force pilot, you can bomb the wrong house in the wrong village Iranian people fear new wave of sanctions Walker's World: The Fed and the Dutch boy By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- The world's stock markets reel, the Fed slashes rates. What comes next? Going bankrupt: The US's greatest threat - Chalmers Johnson
Young Democracies in the Balance: Lessons for the International Community CGD Generation Putin By: Yelena Biberman | Foreign Policy The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and the Russia left in its wake has long since moved past the bad old days. Or has it? Rare survey data from the four main universities that feed Russia's Foreign Ministry reveals that the next generation of Russian diplomats may not turn out to be as “post-Soviet” as you think. | H2 AKP'nin Beşir'le işi ne?
Morton Abramowitz Beşir, Türkiye'de yanıtlanmayan sorular Morton Abramowitz Nationalist arrests seen as test for Turk democracy | Reuters Türkiye-ABD nükleer işbirliğinde bir adım daha Bush pushes US-Turkey nuclear cooperation Israeli-Turkish relations tense after Erdogan says Qassams don't kill
Ha'aretz İsrail'den Erdoğan'a 'terör' hatırlatması NYT In a 49-Year First, Greek Leader Visits Turkey BM, Kerkük referandumuna hazırlık için bölgeye geliyor [Yorum - Amanda Akçakoca] Kuzey Irak'taki krizin önüne geçmek ve gerçeklerle yüzleşmek AFP Turkey Greece desire further rappochment, but differences remain AP Greek Premier Makes Historic Turkey Trip Greece calls for new Turkey start
Karamanlis urges a new start with Turkey, on the first visit by a Greek leader in nearly 50 years Erdogan Moves to End Ban on Islamic-Style Headscarf in Turkey İnsan Hakları İzleme Örgütü: Üniversite ve kamu kurumlarında başörtüsü takılabilmeli Turkey should participate in multilateral nuclear mechanisms Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes: Turkey plans 5 GWe $10 billion nuclear build Bush'un Ankara ile nükleer işbirliği planı Kongre'de Iraqi Turkoman Official Calls for Independent Kirkuk Region Poverty Haunts Turkey's Kurds Guardian Bombing the villagers Kerim Yildiz The actions of Turkey in northern Iraq will not solve the 'Kurdish problem' and should be roundly condemned by the US and EU TURKEY EMERGES AS MEDIATOR IN TURKMENISTAN-AZERBAIJAN DISPUTE Eurasia Daily Monitor Turkey makes the best use of its geographical position for energy projects: Valentin Kanev The move by one of Ankara's most influential lobby groups in the United States to elect a businessman as its president has given political circles hope for change … AKP’li Türkiye dünyaya örnek oldu
Turkish nationalists plotted to kill Nobel winner BBC Monitoring Quotes From the Turkish Press 23 Jan 08 Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Iraqi Kurdish Writer Discusses Kurds' Waning Influence in Baghdad Kürt sorunu için acil eylem planı TUNA BEKLEVİÇ - 'Onlarca terörist, örgütten kaçarak kayıplara karıştı' 150 PKK'lı pişmanlıktan yararlandı İngiltere'den PKK itirafı DTP'li başkanın 'Öcalan halk önderidir' ısrarı Hakkari savaş alanına döndü PUK Official Urges Iraqi Kurds to Unite Against "Enemies of Article 140" Commentary Questions Iraqi Kurdish Leadership's Commitment to Article 140 Iraqi Turkoman Official Calls for Independent Kirkuk Region Military's account of operations Iraq Makes Good on Kurd Oil Blacklist By: Ben Lando | The Associated Press
Iraq's Oil Ministry has reportedly cut current and will block future deals as part of a blacklist of firms that have signed oil contracts with the Kurd region. Are Baghdad-Kurd talks on oil issues about to start again?… Neocon uzman Barzani’yi kızdırdı Kürd sorunu akutlaştı ve Türkiye'nin Sovyet coğrafyasındaki siyasi ve ekonomik olanaklarını sınırlandırdı Mehmet Agar and Moshe Dayan: ’Illumination’ and the aftermath
Turquie Européenne 16 yıl önce kaçırılan askerin sırrı Sur mayor appeals to European court on language row Musul ve Kerkük'te 20 Ölü Kurds to protest against Turkish military actions in N.Iraq Juan Cole [Michael Rubin] Former PKK leader jailed in Germany The first Kurdish Republic-62 years later Kurdish Globe 'Doğu'ya yardım etmeyin' tehdidi... Mosul PUK Chief Discusses Casualties, Relations With Other Iraqi Kurdish Groups New Flag to Be Raised in Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 22 Jan 08 Why Prose hasn't been written in Kurdish? Northern Iraq apartment blast kills at least 12 Gaziantep'te El Kaide çatışması: 1 polis şehit The International conference on higher Education, Erbil, Kurdistan ... Sahwa or Mercenary Umarız El Beşir’e doğru mesaj verildi Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Still No Frontrunner in Greek Cyprus Ballot Ankara-Atina hattındaki yumuşamaya Türk halkı daha sıcak bakıyor YASİN DOĞAN Karamanlis: Kıbrıs ile yakınlaşın An historical step in the relations between Turkey and Greece
Courrier International Hadi Uluengin Yarım asır sonra Lack of enthusiasm in Greece over Karamanlis visit Rauf Denktaş Seçimlerden sonra! Türkiye ile Yunanistan, yeni bir sayfa açtı
C. Cem OĞUZ
Ruhban Okulu’nun açılmasını isteyen Karamanlis’e yeşil ışık Patrikhane AB pasaportu AİHM'nin rekortmeni Türkiye
Nikos KONSTANDARAS
Alexis PAPACHELAS
Yassu Kosta* Hoş Geldin Kostas İlnur Çevik Karamanlis is here as a friend
İki şartlı destek Bir daha 49 yıl beklemeyelim Leyla Şahin kararının arkasındayım ‘Soykırım var’ diyen Demirer’e 301’den dava İki lider dostluk mesajları verdi A timeline of Turkish-Greek relations Improvement of Greco-Turkish relations to benefit Cyprus [IN THE PAPERS OF...(2)] Is Turkey doing enough in its relations ... [IN THE PAPERS OF...(3)] A Turkish perspective on EU-Turkey relations Turkey, Russia worst human rights offenders: Euro court table Europe's human rights court faces huge case backlog; Turkey worst ... France keeps ties with Turkey positive Cyprus question tops electioneering debates Nabucco mulls 7th partner with gas supplies Yeni yargıçtan türban uyarısı Turkish-Greek Dispute Rocks the Boats By: Fazile Zahir | Asia Times
Greece and Turkey just can't agree about islands, and those in the Aegean are the most hotly disputed, particularly the uninhabited rock known as Kardak to the Turks and Immia to the Greeks. Ümraniye soruşturmasında yeni gözaltılar Sorgular sürerken operasyon genişliyor 15 yıl geçti, Mumcu cinayeti aydınlanmadı Türkeş'in koruması Çekiç operasyonunda gözaltına alındı 28 Şubat'ın aktörlerinden Ümit Oğuztan gözaltında Aselsan 'kozmik' Paşaya emanet Emniyet müdürleri Ankara yolcusu İlahi temizlik günleri
Perihan Mağden BTP'nin ağır topu Bakü'de hapiste Kurusıkıyı 80 YTL’ye kimliksiz aldım Serpil YILMAZ
Kadın raporunu Başbakan mı tartışacak? Türkiye adına söz Pamuk'ta Çalışan kadın aldatır vaazına üç ayrı ceza 869 belediyeye kilit vuruluyor Dink Vakfı’na ölüm tehdidi Youtube yasağı kalktı Nar ve webcam enflasyon sepetinde Smoke-filled Turkey cracks down on widespread habit ) Cafe Milano'dan Köşk'e özür mektubu 24 Ocak 2008 Basın Özeti
| H3 Ergenekon'un beş lideri Ergenekon'un hedefi kaos Taha AKYOL Çete kültürü Darbeci Ergenekon İsmet Berkan Hasan CEMAL Çeteler tasfiye edilmedikçe, demokrasi ve hukuk olmaz! Fikret BİLA Baykal'a göre gidiş din devletine doğru Baykal: "Anlaşılıyor ki Türkiye laiklikten sıkıldı" Türbanı çözen 3 madde MHP teklife soğuk Unakıtan'ın açık mikrofonundan ilginç diyaloglar Pamuk'u öldürtmek için 2 milyon YTL ve Glock Ergenekon’da eşcinsel tetikçi Pamuk’a suikast 2 milyon YTL Gaziantep'te El Kaide operasyonunda çatışma: 1 polis şehit El Kaide operasyonu Eski talepleri masaya koydu M Ali BirandKaramanlis’in cesareti … Daha önceleri neredeydiniz? Murat Yetkin Gülen hareketinin sosyolojik portresi Hangi Milliyetçilik? Hasan Celal Güzel Cüneyt ÜlseverTürban kavgası mı sınıf çatışması mı (II) SOLİ ÖZEL Ziyaret Fantezilerle dış politika yapılmaz. Hayalinizdeki çerçeveye göre dış politika uygulamak isterseniz ... Semih İDİZ Beşir'in ziyareti Türkiye'ye yakışmadı Şahin Alpay AKP ve TSK AKP'den belediye darbesi Ahmet Taşgetiren MHP ve başörtüsü Sebahattin Önkibar MHP’nin türban politikası doğru mu? Erdoğan’dan MHP’ye ‘acil’ türban teklifi ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Adı üstünde: Ergenekon Terör Çetesi… Serdar Turgut Türban acilciliği Cengiz Çandar Cevdet Aşkın PKK'nın umudu kara harekâtında Paralı üniversite ezberi Nuray Mert Ecevit'in 12 Eylül'deki başörtüsü uyarısı!.. Derya SAZAK Kod adı Ergenekon Burak BEKDİL Taha Kıvanç Fehmi Koru Sonu iyi gelsin TAMER KORKMAZ İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Hedef darbeydi İsmail Küçükkaya
Türban tartışmalarının fotoğrafı Mustafa Karaalioğlu Sadece o ifade bile yeter Ekrem DumanlıÇete davasında gözler yargıda Mümtazer Türköne MHP'nin çelişkisi Turkey determined to purge its Gladio Ex-Anti-terror General Charged with Coup Attempt Başbakan türban için sabırsız, teklif MHP'de Anayasa'nın 3 maddesinde değişiklik önerisi AİHM farklı düzenlemede türbanı yeniden ele alır Ömer Lütfi Mete Hukuk ve kolluk dengesi Kurumsal mutabakatı sağladığımıza inanıyorum
AKP'nin AİHM'de türban manevrası Peki MHP, AK Parti'den ne istiyor? Ertuğrul Özkök Patolojik bir vakanın aklı Ahmet HakanKapüşonunu sevdiğim Nuh Gönültaş Ergenekon sadece efsane değilmiş! Enis Berberoğlu Oktay EkşiTemel sorunu konuşalım Yalçın Doğan Davos’tan soru: Ne giyeceksiniz? Hüseyin Gülerce Yarım demokraside yarım adalet bile olmaz Özdemir İnce
Beklenen ama gelmeyen sihirli (!) formül Güneri CIVAOĞLU Dönüşü olmayan nehir 'Şeriat isteriz!' Türker Alkan Ardan Zentürk ‘Bu masadakilerden ölen olabilir...’ Mustafa Erdoğan ‘Partiler üstü’ demokrasi! Mehmet BarlasBizim kafalarımızda ‘istifham’ mı yoksa ‘izdiham’ mı var? Mehmet Y YılmazDemek ki ’Değiştim’ demekle olmuyor MUHARREM SARIKAYA ERDAL ŞAFAK Umudumuz AİHM ERGUN BABAHAN Özgürlükler ve yasaklar EMRE AKÖZ Söylesem tesiri yok sussam gönül razı değil Umur Talu Çatışma ve mutabakat HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN NAZLI ILICAK "Başörtüsü derdi herkesi gerdi" MAHMUT ÖVÜR Sıra 'ruhsatlı çete'lerde...
YAVUZ DONAT Köksal Toptan'da "son nokta" Engin Ardıç Hem Enverci hem Kemalci olamazsınız! [Hizmet alan-hizmet veren ayrımı üzerine] "Başörtülü kamu hizmeti verilmez" demek, ayrımcılıktır (2) Okulda ibadet Anayasa’ya uyar mı? AK Parti, başörtüsü teklifini MHP'ye sundu, öncelik 'eğitim hakkı'nda ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Deniz Gökçe Şimdi ne yapmalıyız?
Seyfettin Gürsel Küresel sarsıntının etkilerini sınırlamak mümkün Murat Turan Amerikan İmparatorluğu yok olabilir mi Ercan Kumcu Amerika ve Avrupa’da faiz politikası TÜSİAD'ın 38. Genel Kurulu başladı Eyüp Can Nazım Ekren'in kriz yorumu İBRAHİM KAHVECİ Erdal Sağlam MELİHA OKUR
Resesyon korkusu Vietnam sendromu! Sürekli dalgalanma Mahfi Eğilmez Türkiye nasıl etkilenecek? Fatih Özatay İstanbul, TCMB, UFM Korkmaz İlkorur Metin MÜNİR
Ekonominin ensesindeki soğuk rüzgâr Osman ULAGAY
ABD durdu, umut Çin'de mi? Güngör URAS
Ayşe Hanım Teyzem doları soruyor İBRAHİM ÖZTÜRK - Krizden fırsat devşirmek
Davos’ta bu yıl yüzler gülmüyor Turkish Finance Chief: No Need to Panic Unakıtan: "Gelişmeleri izliyoruz, paniğe gerek yok" OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Patrona ödünç işçi takviyesi yapılacak |
| In Kabul, Shattered Illusions By JEAN MacKENZIEAs the enemy melts away only to regroup, we are expected to believe that this time, surely, they will stay put in their hideouts. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOFChina’s Genocide Olympics China’s leaders are tarnishing their own Olympiad by abetting genocide in Darfur and in effect undermining the U.N. military deployment there. GAIL COLLINS Editing Hillary’s Story It’s almost never a good idea for the boss to bring a husband/wife into management. | H5 Washington PostGazans Stream Into Egypt As Border Wall Is Breached Editorial Breach in Gaza As thousands stream across the border to Egypt, Hamas blockades the peace process. DEFINING THE U.S. PRESENCE Democrats Attack Iraq Security Proposal The leading Democratic presidential candidates and their allies on Capitol Hill have launched fierce attacks in recent days on a White House plan to forge a new, long-term security agreement with the Iraqi government, complaining that the administration is trying to lock in a lasting U.S. military... A Pro for the Pakistani Army? Ashfaq Kiyani May Do What Pervez Musharraf Couldn't By David Ignatius With a new chief of staff, Pakistan at least seems to have ended its state of denial about the seriousness of its problems. Supporters at Home and Abroad Backing Away From Musharraf Retired Military Group in Pakistan Tells President to Step Down U.S. to Step Up Training of Pakistanis Wall St. U-Turn Pulls U.S. Stocks Out of Nosedive Some in Party Bristle At Clintons' Attacks Anti-Obama Ad Heightens Unity Fears William Arkin Hollow Army, Hollow Patriotism Editorial There You Go Again Another angry and pointless debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Slowly, but Surely, Pyongyang Is Moving By David Albright and Jacqueline Shire The finger-wagging, told-you-so naysayers in and out of the Bush administration should take a deep breath. | H6 Guardian One practical way to improve the state of the world: turn G8 into G14 Timothy Garton Ash: As power shifts from the old west, it is absurd that the world's economic top table has a seat for Italy but no place for China Leader A broken society Gaza: If you bottle up 1.5 million people in a territory 25 miles long and six miles wide, and turn off the lights, as Israel has done in Gaza, the bottle will burst Only a full inquiry can avert another disaster like Iraq Jonathan Steele: The government must open up to find out why it could not foresee - and barely considered - the outcomes of occupation Davos 08: Reasons to be anxious Julian Glover The conference centre is full of people worrying about all sorts of doom: economic, environmental and political Davos 08: The Condi show Julian Glover Condoleezza Rice's keynote speech was a huge draw, and her attempted defence of the neocon worldview was a plea for sympathy, if not an admission of failure Ahmadinejad to challenge US influence with visit to Iraq President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to become the first Iranian leader since the revolution to visit Baghdad A blind eye to Iran's realities Arshin Adib-Moghaddam It isn't a mature democracy, to be sure, but ignoring the political progress being made there distorts the basic facts about the Islamic Republic The market price Larry Elliott: The Fed's interest rate-slashing response to this inevitable crisis is flawed and fraught with risk Davos 08: What a difference a year makes Larry Elliott: Everyone at the World Economic Forum expects the global economy to slow down - the only dispute is by how much Dark cloud hovers over Davos What are the global experts meeting in Switzerland predicting for the US economy? Permission to pollute
Oscar Reyes: Far from tackling climate change, the EU's timid plans are rewarding those on the wrong track EU's new climate change package Blueprint's binding targets for 27 member countries, with Brussels keen for deal with US, China and India Leader Europe goes light green
Climate change: The new energy plan is a far more serious and ambitious bid than any made so far by Europe; yet it does not go far enough Labour facing humiliation on terror bill Rebellion over 42-day detention as threat of legal challenge looms Raids foiled Barcelona bomb plot, says judge Islamist militants arrested in Barcelona were planning suicide bomb attack on city's public transport system Palestinians pour into Egypt
Thousands stock up on supplies as closure of crossings deepens crisis Soros: UK cannot escape recession Hungarian-born financier issues stark warning about British economy in face of Fed rate cut The optimism filter Michael Clarke: Defeat in Iraq? Washington's planners quashed intelligence reports that did not fit and boosted those that did. Squabbling over the wreckage James Denselow Defeat in Iraq? We should not get carried away with short-term improvements in this deeply fragmented country Davos: 08 Climate Change Is Out of Fashion By: Julian Glover | The Guardian The United Nations official who led the Bali climate change talks has an uncompromising message for the World Economic Forum.,, Kerry denounces Obama 'lies'
Party's former presidential candidate targets Clintons as Senator Obama defends slum landlord link |
| H7 BBC Tension at the top
Are Iran's clerics losing patience with the president? The NIE Report Keeps Spreading Its Influence
by David Isenberg Boston Globe Editorial A message for Tehran The West's Orwellian Monopoly on Morality by Paul Craig Roberts The Danse Macabre of US-Style Democracy by John Pilger
Russia plays down Iran sanctions Russia plays down reports a draft UN resolution on Iran's nuclear programme calls for new sanctions. BitterLemons Syria-Israel: the regional and international context New Construction at Syrian Site ISIS A 5-page report containing satellite images of new construction at the suspected nuclear site in Syria bombed by Israel in September 2007 Iraq 2011 by Brian Doherty Walker's World: The Fed and the Dutch boy By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- The world's stock markets reel, the Fed slashes rates. What comes next? Going bankrupt: The US's greatest threat
A "guns over butter" mentality entrenched in the US political system since the start of the Cold War is starting to cause havoc in the nation which has the largest defense budget in the world, as well as having the largest trade deficit. The US's short tenure as the world's "lone superpower" is over and most of the damage can never be repaired, although trimming the US$1.1 trillion expected to be invested in the Pentagon this year would be a start. - Chalmers Johnson Young Democracies in the Balance: Lessons for the International Community
CGD World Economic Forum Report Ranks Islam and West Relations
Source: World Economic Forum Full Report (PDF; 2 MB) A Russian Advantage That Syria Would Do Well to Exploit By: Vitaly Naumkin | The Daily Star
Russia's approach to a Syrian-Israeli peace process is very much a function of developments in Russo-Syrian relations. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Russo-Syrian ties have been making good headway in quite a number of fields. Testing the Takeyh-Gvosdev Thesis
Iraq: How Fear Turns to Resolve - Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor
Remarkable Progress in Iraq - Helle Dale, Washington Times
Iraq Tunnel Vision Hampers Broader Fight - Adam Smith, Seattle Times
A Workable Strategy - Harlan Ullman, Washington Times
Tehran, Havana and Caracas - Washington Times editorial
Stopping Iran - Norman Podhoretz, Wall Street Journal
Petraeus '12 - Spencer Ackerman, The American Prospect
Bad News Bears - Peter Brookes, New York Post
Chomsky on World Ownership Der Spiegel 'A Total Disaster': Critique Mounts against Biofuels AMIR TAHERI: Oil speculators latter-day pirates Intelligence and the Prevention of Conflict: The NIE Process and Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb Iran?
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US Experts See Rare Chance for Stability in Iraq Rice Offers Iran Prospect of Normal Ties Asia Times Concerned Iraqi citizens shoot straight In Diyala province north of Baghdad, "concerned local citizens" - mostly Sunnis - are proving resilient backup for US operations against al-Qaeda. Comprising former resistance fighters, the popular forces now enjoy a respect that the Iraqi army and police never had. - Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail US War Costs in Iraq Accelerate Petraeus: Another 6 Mos. to Determine Success Congress Sends $696 Billion Military Budget to Bush Sadr Rebuffs US Dialogue Pentagon Tries to Cool Talk on Petraeus Iraq Delays Registration for Oil Deal Bids Head of Iraq's Al-Tawafuq Front Bloc Discusses Ministers' Return to Government Disputes Stall Iraq's 2008 Budget in Parliament Iraq: Parliament Approves New Flag, But Only Temporarily Al Awsat Arab Print Media: The Gateway to TV News Channels Impunity in Sudan - Los Angeles Times editorial Study: False statements preceded war A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks. US General: Al-Qaeda in Iraq Has Constant Ability to Re-Emerge Disputed Iraqi archives... find home at Hoover. CHE Blair's 'Dodgy Dossier' on Iraq Set to Be Revealed LA Times War Over in Lebanon, but Battle Persists Lebanese Opposition to Turn Up Heat With Protests: Security Source Morocco's Elections: The Limits of Limited Reforms Brookings Institution A 15-page US paper examining Morocco's elections from the perspective of the future of democratization in the Arab world | H9 Ha’aretz – 200,000 Gazans flood into Egypt as border breached Analysis: Gaza border breach shows IDF who is in charge Planned destruction of wall demonstrates Hamas is exponentially more sophisticated than PLO Editorial Opportunity in Gaza Humanitarian crisis? In Gaza? Hezbollah, the only party in Lebanon PM: I don't regret my decisions during the war in Lebanon Speaking at annual Herzliya Conference, Olmert says calm in north since war is longest in 25 years Source: Hamas planned Gaza wall blast for months Defense establishment angry at Egypt over Gaza border breach Dutch Foreign Minister: Israel Unfairly Singled Out for Criticism by UN DEBKAfile Exclusive: Hamas’ seizure of Northern Sinai from Egypt sends Washington, Jerusalem and Cairo into tense consultations By playing into Hamas's hands, the UN is strengthening the forces it claims to wish to isolate Analysis: Proving the Egyptian alternative By YAAKOV KATZ
Without even knowing it, Egypt helped Israel on Wednesday to complete the disengagement from Gaza. After meeting him, I felt he was not entirely forthright with his thinking. More Arabs performing national service Number of Arab Israeli youth performing national service more than doubled this academic year Yedioth Ahronoth 'No regret over war decisions'
Prime minister defends wartime leadership, says Israel's north experiencing peace not seen for 25 years. Speaking at Herzliya Conference closing session, Olmert also slams detractors of negotiations with 'weak' PA government Siege on Gaza to continue Government rules Gaza blockade to remain but approves entry of humanitarian aid, diesel fuel In Arab media: Israel = Nazis Arab newspapers toe Hamas line in coverage of Gaza siege, compare Israel to Nazi Germany The real disengagement Palestinian ‘invasion’ into Egypt marks Gaza’s true detachment from Israel, Alex Fishman says Another Hamas victory/ WakedFirst it was ‘green revolution’ in Gaza; now, Hamas able to end Israeli siege Will Olmert survive? PM prepares to face Winograd Report, but may not be grasping deep national rift EU Official: Gaza Siege Not a War Crime – Peres: UN Must Denounce Hamas, Not Israel Yaalon: No Progress Possible Without Palestinian Reform Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Pressure point
How Rafah crossing became a symbol of Gaza's isolation
Israel's Statement to the Security Council: The Situation in Gaza and Sderot - Charge d'Affaires Gilad Cohen (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) [Fbis] OSC: Syria: Palestinian National Conference Kicks off; Participants, Others Comment Times of London: Exclusive: Hamas ‘spent months cutting through Gaza wall in secret operation’ Gaza embargo 'will not be crisis' Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says he will not let his country's blockade of Gaza turn into a humanitarian crisis. Barack Obama's Middle East Expert American Thinker The Peace Dividend By: Tony Klug | The Guardian Change the world: It is not certain that hope could survive another breakdown in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, let alone prosperity. Saudi Prince Offers Israelis a Vision of Peace By: Paul Taylor | Reuters
A senior Saudi royal has offered Israel a vision of broad cooperation with the Arab world and people-to-people contacts if it signs a peace treaty and withdraws from all occupied Arab territories. Globe and Mail Blame It on Hamas - Editorial |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Renewed impetus to sanction Iran Security Council members, plus Germany, agree Tuesday on the outline of a third UN resolution. Gaza busts out of its blockade A new hole opens in the Arab-Israeli peace strategy of isolating Hamas,, Can Europe cut carbon without cutting growth? Radical goals for 2020 boost renewable energy and cut emissions sharply. THE MONITOR'S VIEW Europe gets serious on climateIts plan may be flawed, but at least Europe is taking action. What is the US willing to do? Economic outlook dims sharply A slump seems inevitable, many experts now say. But they differ on its duration. Costs of climate change spur greening of business Climate concerns are pushing corporates to do good by doing well. Meanwhile, new research puts a number on the ecological impact of rich country lifestyles on poor ones ASIA China-India Summit Shows Improving Relations, but 'Trust Deficit' Persists By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review
Manmohan Singh undertook the first visit by an Indian prime minister to China in five years. The summit showcased improving Sino-Indian economic ties, but did not appreciably reduce the two governments' political-military "trust deficit." A Roadmap for East Asian Monetary Integration KIEP Washington Times Retired military officers urge Musharraf to resignAn influential group of retired officers from Pakistan's powerful military has urged President Pervez Musharraf to immediately step down, saying his resignation would promote democracy and help combat religious militancy. US Commander Orders Plans on Pakistan Enter the dragon By Amit Baruah
Hindustan Times China has recognized India's strengths as a nation and is now ready to do bilateral business on a range of issues from trade to climate change. Both countries want a fair international energy order to cooperate in the civil nuclear energy arena and to build a pan-Asian economic architecture. So, says Baruah, India now has the right to depart from the old phobia and engage China not with suspicion, but through the prism of equality of exchange. Link to full text in primary source. US Conspiracy to Destablize Pakistan? Although the US continues to reaffirm its faith in Pakistan's ability to safeguard its strategic assets, many people suspect that maintaining a certain degree of calculated ambivalence will help the US to exercise greater influence in Islamabad. Pakistani assets are believed to be widely dispersed, which further heightens Western fears of their falling in the wrong hands. But, says Pirzada, they are dispersed in the first instance not because of the fear of India or jihadis, but rather because of the US and the West.
Link to full text in primary source. FT Analysis: Western donors wrestle with contradictions of rising India How much aid to give a country with more billionaires – and more poverty – than any other in Asia? FT REPORT - AFRICA-CHINA TRADE 2008: Using the continent as a training ground Newspapers thriving? Yes – in Asia.Seven of the 10 bestselling dailies are in Asia, a result of rising incomes and literacy levels. China: Warmer Ties With India Won't Affect Pakistan Relations Beijing to evict 'undesirables' before Games
Olympic chief orders 'social cleansing' operation to clear city of beggars, hawkers and prostitutes China The Probability of an Imported Soft Landing in 2008 Is Rising India Braces for Revolutionary Impact of $2,500 Car By: Jason Motlagh | World Politics Review
Priced at $2,500 before taxes, the four-seat Nano has been widely hyped as a "people's car" that will open the automotive market to a new class of consumer. But many environmentalists say it may be more of a menace than a miracle for developing countries already coping with severe pollution and poor infrastructure. Secret papers revive India rebel's death mystery Newly released documents rekindle debate over the death of Subhas Chandra Bose, India's would-be fascist leader Economic crisis threatens Pakistan's leader False Choices for Tokyo By: Brad Glosserman | The Japan Times
The Democratic Party of Japan's victory in Upper House elections in July plunged Japan into uncharted territory. The DPJ is determined to seize the moment and force a general election, fighting the government on every issue. This has resulted in virtual political paralysis. | H11 IHT Profligacy is America's problem By PHILIP BOWRING Instead of addressing the cause of the economic troubles, U.S. policymakers are addressing the symptoms. Prodi survives Italy confidence vote, but wounds may prove fatal
The prime minister easily won the first of two confidence votes, but pressure mounted for him to resign as Italy's leader.
10 charged in Spain with plotting suicide terror attacks in BarcelonaSpain's national court Wednesday charged 10 men, most of them Pakistanis, for their alleged role in plotting suicide attacks against Barcelona's transport system. EUROPE European press review Le grand plan
French proposals to boost economy challenge Sarkozy Europe Will Be Able to Bounce Back By: Holger Schmieding | Financial Times Can Europe brave the storm? While the US economy is skirting recession, the eurozone is struggling with shocks ranging from the strong euro to persistent financial turbulence and a severe spike in oil and food prices. Rice Urges Europe to Move on Kosovo By: Lucia Kubasova | EU Observer
US state secretary Condoleezza Rice has warned Europe against further delays in resolving the status of Kosovo CEPS Assessing Globalisation: What do China and India mean for the EU and the US? Russia Downplays Kosovo’s Domino Effect Britain's Voluntary Apartheid - Herbert London, Washington Times Italy's PM under pressure to quit Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is under pressure to resign ahead of a confidence vote in the Senate. Italy: Problematic Corruption Charges By: Eric J. Lyman | ISN Security Watch Charges against Italy's now former justice minister may not rouse a public familiar with political scandal, but the controversy is shaking up parliament and putting Prodi's majority at risk Slovakia Spurns US Missile Shield in Europe | H12 RFE/RL Generation Putin By: Yelena Biberman | Foreign Policy The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and the Russia left in its wake has long since moved past the bad old days. Or has it? Rare survey data from the four main universities that feed Russia's Foreign Ministry reveals that the next generation of Russian diplomats may not turn out to be as “post-Soviet” as you think. EDM PUTIN’S SUCCESSOR LAYS OUT AMBITIOUS PLANS, BUT CAN HE DELIVER?
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A Russian Advantage That Syria Would Do Well to Exploit By: Vitaly Naumkin | The Daily Star
Russia's approach to a Syrian-Israeli peace process is very much a function of developments in Russo-Syrian relations. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Russo-Syrian ties have been making good headway in quite a number of fields. RAF Scrambled Over Russian Missile Test By: Tony Halpin | The London Times RAF fighters scrambled to track Russian long-range bombers joining a naval task force yesterday as Moscow practised strike tactics off the coast of France and Spain and test-launched nuclear-capable missiles. U.S. plan to shepherd former Soviet scientists goes off course The effort set up after the fall of the Soviet Union to hire its former weapons scientists, to keep them from selling their know-how to nations seeking nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, is now paying people who were never weapons scientists Google News Azerbaijan Kazakhstan: Officials Jubilant Over Oil-Field Renegotiation Deal The renegotiation of a deal covering the development of the Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan indicates that the balance of power in the Caspian Basin energy game is tipping US-Uzbekistan Relations: Another Step Toward Rapprochement?
Admiral William Fallon, head of the US Central Command, is expected to stop in Uzbekistan during his Central Asian tour. The visit marks an intensification of US efforts to block Russia from strengthening its energy position in Central Asia. Copper Controversy Haunts Armenian Town
An increase in birth defects in the northern Armenian town of Alaverdi has prompted a debate about the operations of one of the town’s largest employers, the Armenian Copper Program. Russian attacks NATO on enlargement Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in unusually tough language, said Wednesday that the alliance's military expansion toward the borders of Russia was a throwback to the Cold War that only served to cause antagonism. [Fbis] OSC: South Ossetian separatist leader calls for direct talks with Georgian president [Fbis] OSC: Georgia says cease-fire document offered by Russia 'unacceptable' [Fbis] OSC: Armenian ex-president's supporters stage rally in Yerevan The Bully in the Communal Apartment By: Yulia Latynina | The Moscow Times The scandal of Russian authorities' efforts to close two branch offices of the British Council happened to coincide with another event, in Japan. A rather insignificant Japanese bureaucrat was arrested and charged with attempting to pass confidential documents concerning the activities of the prime minister's office to a Russian diplomat. Medvedev Says Would Support U.N. and Iran By: David R. Sands | The Washington Times
Russian presidential heir apparent Dmitry Medvedev, in his first major campaign speech yesterday, said he would seek to boost the power of the United Nations and would not sever Moscow's ties to "problem states" like Iran, despite Western pressure. Yushchenko Strives to Dominate Tymoshenko Government By: Pavel Korduban | Eurasia Daily Monitor
The political honeymoon between Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko appears to be over. Yushchenko has thwarted Tymoshenko’s planned visit to Moscow, torpedoed planned appointments to her government, disagreed with her privatization plan, and come up with a package of bills aimed at diminishing the role of the prime minister and the Cabinet. |
| H13 The Times Resolution could sting Iranians into action The gamble behind the United Nations Security Council resolution is that Iran will be alarmed by the unanimity of the members Bronwen Maddox Our economy isn’t manic depressive George Soros’s doom laden proclamation ignores a powerful force in human nature: rationality Anatole Kaletsky Hamas 'spent months cutting through wall' Hamas used oxy-acetylene torches for months on the 12km Rafah border wall to ensure as much as two-thirds fell down Q&A: European Commission climate change laws How Britain will cut down to meet the ambitious target of producing 15 per cent of its total energy from renewables by 2020 Enough Clinton Incorporated The ageing pitbull sinking his teeth into Barack Obama needs to be restrained Gerard Baker Green Light The EU's climate change plan is seriously flawed, but serious Wall Street Journal Developing Economies Face Reckoning Developing economies are less fragile than they were a decade ago. But they're not strong enough to escape the pain of a slowdown in the industrialized world because many emerging markets are reliant on exports to rich countries. The Giuliani Tax Cut
By Steve Forbes The Case for the Candidate: Rudy's economic plan is clearly the best US shares make stunning recovery US shares rebound sharply on fresh government plans to steady the US economy, after UK shares fell earlier. Analysis: Global Economic Outlook: From thriller to horror movie - risk of stagflation "U.S. Financial Condition and Fiscal Future Briefing," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the National Press Foundation, in Washington, D.C. GAO-08-446CG, January 17, 2008 Bernanke's Big Gamble - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018 (PDF; 85 KB)
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Source: Congressional Budget Office Widening federal deficit looms over stimulus talks | H14 Financial Times Gulf tipped to ride wave of soaring prices Arab states could invest more than $3,500bn into the international economy by 2020 as they take advantage of the coming oil windfall, says new research Rice offers conciliatory message to Iran US Secretary of State, in an appearance at Davos, offers the prospect of a ‘more normal’ US-Iran relationship should Tehran end its uranium enrichment programme FT REPORT - CORPORATE FINANCE 2008: Middle East looks to Asia for grand investments WORLD NEWS - DAVOS: Goldilocks gives way to the sombre bears WORLD NEWS - DAVOS: Zoellick calls for fight against hunger to be global priority SWFs face growing US pressure US Treasury is stepping up efforts to persuade powerful sovereign wealth funds to be more transparent and accountable to counter unease about their investments in the country’s banks and other businesses Soros accuses Fed of panic rate cut Reaction to the US Federal Reserve’s 0.75 percentage point cut in interest rates ranged from the hostile to lukewarm as policymakers, businessmen and economists chewed over the move at the World Economic Forum Presidential rivals vie over economy The faltering economy took centre stage on the presidential campaign, with Democrats duelling over the relative merits of their stimulus plans and Republicans debating how much emphasis to put on temporary stimulus relative to permanent tax cuts LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Effect of war cost still to be felt French PM eyes five-year spending freeze France is planning to freeze public spending for five years under its biggest programme of social and economic reform since late 1960s, according to François Fillon Prodi urged to consider resigning Romano Prodi, prime minister of Italy’s imploding centre-left government, was considering resigning on the advice from allies that he was unlikely to win a vote of confidence in the senate Sarkozy backs liberalisation planPresident Nicolas Sarkozy has given his backing to a far-reaching plan to liberalise the French economy and raise its trend rate of growth to 3 per cent within five years EU proposes sweeping climate change fight The European Commission proposed far-reaching measures to combat climate change, including national targets for renewable energy usage and the obligatory purchase by companies of carbon emission permits Analysis: Are carbon taxes just protectionism? Initiatives to control emissions and impose tariffs on imports from countries with lower regulatory standards have led to charges of protectionism Sino-German relations restored Germany and China said their bilateral relations had returned to normal after severe tensions following chancellor Angela Merkel’s meeting last September with the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader Palestinians break through Egypt border Tens of thousands of Palestinians made a brief escape from the poverty and violence that has engulfed the Gaza Strip, after militants blew up vast sections of the barrier separating the embattled territory from Egypt. The intransigent face of the Chinese superpower The nation’s rulers have successfully used its economic power to stifle international criticism. But this situation cannot last, writes Victor Mallet Globalisation or decoupling? You can believe in one or the other, but not both, says Stephen Roach of Morgan Stanley, after a session on the global economy Davos Bill risks tarnishing his global brand Bill Clinton, the quintessential Davos man, could lose many fans over his tactics while on his wife’s campaign trail, writes John Gapper COMMENT: Bernanke's Fed shows that it can be nimble Too many targets The EU is criticised for dirigisme, just as Britain’s Labour government is afflicted by ‘targetitis’. Climate policy is too important to be victim to either A perfect storm for the UK economyThe Bank of England will need to take interest rates lower – a cut of another 25 points is the least that is needed to keep the ship on course Has US politics trumped economics? Global risk, impossible questions, freezing studios and (non) partisan politics is all in a Davos day for Ian Bremmer of Eurasia Group Spitting for Britain Gideon Rachman: The theme of Davos 2008 is meant to be ”collaborative innovation”. But my theme seems to be spitting COMMENT: More is needed to unblock the arteries of credit | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial Impunity in Sudan The U.N. must either stand up to the Sudanese thugs now or pack up its peacekeepers and go home. A fix for the economy? The stimulus package will certainly win big at the polls. Hopefully it'll help pocketbooks too. Racism in 'post-racial' America By Uzodinma Iweala Silence about race in the presidential campaign underscores the problem A national near-death experience By PATT MORRISON We're getting closer to the light -- the one at the end of the George Bush tunnel. War over in Lebanon, but battle persists The army routed Islamic fighters months ago, but the country remains beset by violence, threats and political deadlock. Six-nation pact takes aim at Iran The U.S. and other world powers lay the groundwork for a new U.N. resolution likely to tighten sanctions |
| H16 American Politics What Does It Mean To Be the Pro-Israel Candidate? | The American Prospect. Bill Clinton gets upset with CNN reporter — (CNN) - Bill Clinton became visibly upset Wednesday over comments by a prominent South Carolina Democrat that compared the former president's actions on the trail to those of infamous Republican strategist Lee Atwater Dick Morris / Real Clear Politics: How Clinton Will Win the Nomination by Losing S.C. — Hillary Clinton will undoubtedly lose the South Carolina primary as African-Americans line up to vote for Barack Obama. And that defeat will power her drive to the nomination. — The Clintons are encouraging the national media …,, Republicans' Mike Duncan highlights polls unfavorable to Clinton Democratic Debate Transcript, South Carolina Golden State worrier Michael Tomasky Jan 23 08, 06:50pm: US elections 2008: If Barack Obama wants to win the Democratic nomination, he must foil Hillary Clinton in California Poll: Giuliani slips to third in Florida Hunter endorses Huckabee Obama mired in claims over link to 'crooked landlord' realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp From Christianity Today, a look at how the leading Democratic candidates are trying to win evangelical votes | H17 Daily TelegraphHamas can't be ignored Odious as it may seem, some kind of agreement with Hamas will be necessary if Israelis and Palestinians are to live in peace | H18 Independent Robert Fisk: A lesson in how to create Iraqi orphans. And how to make their life worse It's not difficult to create orphans in Iraq. If you're an insurgent, you can blow yourself up in a crowded market. If you're an American air force pilot, you can bomb the wrong house in the wrong village Iranian people fear new wave of sanctions Rivals compete to show off economic nous It's the economy all over again, stupid. America's presidential candidates may have thought this election race was going to be about Iraq or terrorism or healthcare, but the US Federal Reserve's three-quarter point interest cut earlier this week has confirmed what was already becoming obvious: that the deepening economic crisis will dominate everything until November Black voters – rich and poor – divided over Clinton and Obama Johann Hari: Don't be fooled by the myth of John McCain Freedom for Gaza (but for one day only) Hundreds return to Gaza from Egypt finally in possession of items a seven-month Israeli blockade had gradually denied them Adrian Hamilton: This crisis can only be solved at a global level |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Asia Times US MILITARY BREAKS RANKS, Part 2 Troops felled by a 'trust gap' Many in the military are unclear who's in charge or what the overall strategy is. This lack of faith in the nation's most senior commanders - such as in Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Navy Admiral Michael Mullen, who would be czar - by those who actually have to give the orders that send soldiers to their deaths has created a "trust gap". And it is this, not the Iraqi insurgency, that is killing the American military. - Mark Perry This is the conclusion of a two-part report. The Complex Crux of Wireless Warfare Moral principle vs military necessity. The problem is as old as the Greeks, but a history professor at Columbia was first to write a modern code of conduct in war... more» Advisory Guide to Address Nuclear Terror Threat
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (via UN Pulse) FRUS Foreign Relations, 1950-1955, The Intelligence Community Congress Sends $696 Billion Military Budget to Bush Top Western Military Officials: First Strike Nuclear Attacks 'Indispensable' Against WMD US Lobbies NATO to Expand U.S. Military Confident in Armored Vehicles After Iraq Fatality By: Ed Johnson | Bloomberg News
The U.S. Defense Department said it is more confident than ever in the performance of its blast- resistant troop carriers in Iraq and Afghanistan, after a soldier was killed in the first fatal attack on one of the vehicles. Petraeus '12 Will Be Hard to Stop - Spencer Ackerman, American Prospect USAF: Chicken Little Is Right - Donnelly and Schmitt, Weekly Standard Bomb-Making Factory Found in Brooklyn Apartment of Columbia Professor | H20 Slate How Obama Can Win He can escape his electoral ghetto by playing the race-blind card.
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Source: Business Software Alliance Lost & Found: A Smart-Practice Guide to Managing Organizational Memory (PDF: 8 MB) | H21 Googling the New York Times Dan Kennedy Jan 23 08, 09:30pm: What would you get if the powerful internet company bought America's leading newspaper? A new-media powerhouse, that's what TLS Islamic science and the long siesta Did scientific progress in the Islamic world really grind to a halt after the twelfth century? Harper's, is the bookworm an endangered species? look at how rich nations' environmental footprints tread heavily on poor countries. Adam Smith was very, very wrong about the wealth of nations. A review of Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them by David Anderegg. A solid B+ for prediction: Novelist H. G. Wells offered visions of the future in a number of books; his predictions weren't flawless, but they often hit close to the mark What everyone should know about their own minds: 6 introspective insights from psychology Don't Let Texting Get U :-(By Michael Gerson In fact, the Internet, and texting in particular, has led to the return of writing. He was both vindictive and considerate, scummy and courtly – and he was a singer of genius. Frank Sinatra... more» Obesity crisis: get paid to lose weight Fat people will be offered cash incentives to lose weight and take regular exercise under a radical Government strategy announced to tackle the obesity epidemic. Slimmer and SmarterThe anti-obesity strategy should stick to the basics and do them well Johannes Brahms: “a great baby, gifted enough to play with harmonies that would baffle most grown-up men, but still a baby”... more» |
