| H1 Washington Post Global Governance: To Strobe Talbott, it's inevitable. To John Bolton,... Dems Set to Vote in S. Carolina Polls show Obama holding a slight lead in an electorate polarized along racial lines Daily Star Hebrew and Palestinian history, in reverse By Rami G. Khouri It was not exactly the Red Sea parting to allow a persecuted, enslaved people to flee to safety, but it was pretty close as far as political symbolism goes Financial Times Slow but sure Recent events on nearly every continent give cause for concern to those who dream of a world governed by the ballot box rather than the bullet. Democracy appears to be in retreat, but Niall Ferguson says it would be rash to prophesy its death Los Angeles Times Iran reformists threaten to boycott voteThey have appealed a hard-line council's disqualification of hundreds of candidates for parliament Helena Cobban Gaza scenarios... William Arkin Secret Operations: Supporting or Undermining the War on Terroism? Time Can the World Stop The Slide? The U.S. is heading into its first recession in a truly globalized world. Here's what to expect --and why it will be different this time Surging to a Stalemate By: Steve Chapman | Reason Are we really winning in Iraq? When it comes to the Bush administration's strategy, the Republican presidential candidates all seem to be auditioning for the lead in a remake of "Pollyanna." In their eyes, it has been the greatest triumph since the liberation of Paris RFE/RLRussia: Gazprom's Advance Into Europe Continues Another day, another energy coup for Russia's state gas giant. Gazprom has been cutting deals and buying up infrastructure in Europe at a furious pace. Is Russia's total dominance of the European energy market a fait accompli? EurasiaNet Azerbaijan: US Trying to Shore Up its Diplomatic Position in Caspian Basin The United States is reinforcing its diplomatic standing in Azerbaijan in hopes of making a "spring offensive" in the Caspian Basin. New York Times Mosul Bombings Prompt Promise of New Offensive Around the World, the U.S. Campaign Is Close to Home From Berlin to London to Jakarta, the presidential candidates’ destinies have become hometown news in a way that commentators cannot recall. Guardian An unstable marriage Jonathan Steele Defeat in Iraq? The paradox of Baghdad is that a fundamentally anti-western government is umbilically linked to US occupation Leader Of risks and rogues
Financial markets: A week that started with a trading-room tsunami streaming right round the planet closes with at least the possibility that the whole thing was unleashed by a single 31-year-old with a passion for judo Asia Times Forget about war with Iran? While some Beltway pundits are applauding the George W Bush administration's apparent rethinking of its plans to bomb Iran, their cheers may be premature. What if Israel got the "yellow light" and the US backed its faithful ally? Stranger things have happened - like two planes flying into the World Trade Center. - Leon Hadar Daily Star Another assassination in Lebanon: What does this one mean? Al Hayat The Struggle for Lebanon Patrick Seale - It does not look as if the long-running Lebanese crisis will be resolved any day soon. The main reason is that the election of a Lebanese President is not a purely Lebanese affair. Washington Times Tireless Sarkozy promises the moon A visiting Arab potentate compared him to a "racehorse that has to be reined in" but President Nicolas Sarkozy continues galloping through issues, plans and projects showered on France with unprecedented profusion. Foreign Affairs: "Public Footprints in Private Markets - Sovereign Wealth Funds and the World Economy" by Robert M. Kimmitt In Time, founding Slate Editor Michael Kinsley explains why a stimulus package is the wrong way to fix the ailing U.S. economy. In a country where people spend more than they have, Kinsley equates the recently proposed congressional stimulus package to curing a hangover by pouring yourself another cocktail.— Asia Times THE ROAD TO HYPERINFLATION Fed helpless in its own crisis The US Federal Reserve, desperate to prevent the home mortgage crisis from infesting the whole economy, is trying to inject funds into financial institutions - a counterproductive response to a credit crisis caused by years of excess liquidity. Hyperinflation lies down the road. - Henry C K Liu
This is the first part of a series Jerusalem Post Six powers propose new Iran sanctions Plan includes bans on travel, sale of equipment that could be used for Teheran's nuclear industry CER A new phase in EU-Iran diplomacy
| H2 Quiet bridge-building Washington Times - By Soner Cagaptay A Greek-Turkish partnership could build linkages between Europe and the Middle East. Stratfor Turkey: Reversing the Headscarf Ban | Stratfor Turkey's Brave New World -- Part II Turkey is a country in transition, attempting to rationalize its internal political system while seeking an opportunity for external projection. After securing internal political stability, Ankara's next step in looking beyond its borders is figuring out where its challenges lie, and that starts with Greece. Der Spiegel Angering the Secular Elite: Turkey to Lift University Head Scarf Ban Iraqi Official Says Kirkuk Referendum Can Be Completed Within 45 Days - Paper Kıbrıs masasına Rum ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı’ndaki Kıbrıs masasına Rum kökenli bir memurun atanması, Washington’un adadaki taraflara adil yaklaşımı konusunda soru işaretleri yarattı Babacan signals new policy over ‘ecumenical' row, Babacan: Ekümenikliğe biraz farklı bakmalıyız EDM AKP’S ISLAMISM ONE OF VALUES AND IDENTITY RATHER THAN SHARI’A Murat Çelik Ankara'daki görüşme ve El Kaide operasyo... El Kaide zanlılarını CIA de sorguluyor CIA ajanları Gaziantep’te Abdülhamit Bilici Erdoğan’s new approah on ecumenical patriarchate Karamanlis'in Türkiye ziyareti Yunan basınında FT'den türban yorumu: Ordu muhakkak ki tutumunu belli edecek NYT: Türkiye'de demokrasinin geleceğini dindarlar belirleyecek Clinton da Ermenilere Destek Verdi Soykırımı tanıyacağım İsrail'den Erdoğan'a e-bültenli yanıt FT MAGAZINE: First Person - Kazim Erdogan: 'I help Turkish men to westernise' Why Bush Wants to Legalize the Nuke Trade with Turkey Tehran-Yerevan-Moscow axis formation vital PanARMENIAN.Net Turkish Official Says Al-Qa'Idah Was Preparing "Sensational Attacks" Turkish president backs lifting of headscarf ban | International | Reuters BBC Monitoring Quotes From the Turkish Press 25 Jan 08 Türbana izin, gerilim tırmanacak Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Turkey installs hundreds of infrared cameras on Iraq border Türkiye Dohuk'un elektriğini kesti PKK'ya İngiliz darbesi İran'dan PJAK'a ağır darbe A Democratic Coup D'etat in Turkey? Ümraniye’de 9 araç kundaklandı 'Talabani'nin ziyareti için bir talep gelmedi' Kurdish Frustration With Maliki Grows
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DTP milletvekiline göre AK Parti bitti Iraqi Kurd Brigade in Diyala to Be Replaced - Paper Report: Iraq's north exports restarted Ambassador David Satterfield, US Coordinator for Iraq, Is Interviewed on NTV (January 18, 2008) İsrail'in uygulamalarına Türkiye'den protesto Iran Foreign Minister Confers With Turkish Minister on Gas Export Turkey should remain in Western fold while making impact in the ... Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Dismisses Reports of PKK Bases Armenia Admits PKK Bases Operate in Karabakh Region - Azeri Paper Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 24 January 2008 [Fbis] OSC: Turkey: DTP Deputy on Threats Received From Ergenekon Members Türkiye, ihlalden sorumlu Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Almanya'da siyasal mimari ve Türkiye BAHADIR KALEAĞASI HASAN ÜNAL Karamanlis niye geldi? Semih İDİZ Türk-Yunan ilişkilerinde 'ortak çıkar paydası' büyüdü Sami KOHEN İş yolu ile yakınlaşma ‘Independence of Kosovo can't be taken hostage to Cyprus problem’ KKTC Dışişleri Bakanı 30 Ocak'ta Lordlar Kamarası'nda Türk-Yunan ilişkileri
Yunan Dışişleri Bakanı Türkiye ziyaretini BBC'ye değerlendirdi Key visit inspires hope but far from concrete outcome Turkey, Greece change scope from politics to economy Sadi Somuncuoğlu Şu saldırgan Yunanistan İstanbul’dan küçük değil mi? Rauf Denktaş Değerlendirme Turkey to go nuclear as Bush pushes Turkish-US nuclear cooperation ... Erdoğan: Yunan yatırımı zenginliğimizin bir parçası Bağımsızlığımızı Kıbrıslı Rumlara rehin bırakamayız KKTC'ye Haçlı zulmü Geri adım ve jest mutabakatı Hacer GEMİCİ Satrançta hamleyi hep Rusya yapıyor Nabucco'da Fransızlar 'out' Almanlar ' in' İşte ikiyüzlü İngiliz: İnsan hakları baskısıyla Türkiye'de teröriste 72 saat sorguyu bile çok bulan Londra, kendi teröristi için hem de 42 gün gözaltı yasası çıkarıyor Ata Atun Cyprus’ history from 1960 to 2008 (11) Babacan: Görüşmelerimiz çözüme odaklı Karamanlis’ten İzmir Expo 2015 jesti AB, Ermeni sınırının açılmasını isteyecek Batı kendisini ahlak tekeli sanıyor
Paul Craig Roberts 'Köşeye sıkıştırma' taktiği uygulanmadı NYT: Demokrasinin geleceğini dindarlar belirliyor "Türkiye'nin işkence ile anılması utanç verici" Hatred Against Christians Has Escalated in Turkey Armenian killings: Leave its discussion to another day. (Cleveland Jewish News) TURKEY In Tarsus, where for Christians "unity in diversity" is a daily reality - Asia News Istanbul's new Greek faces - Turkish Daily News Jan 25, 2008 ‘Temiz Eller’in mimarı Boyalı DDK Başkanı oldu İşte rüşvetin belgesi! Ergenekon’da ilk tutuklanan emekli asker oldu 'Burada vuracaklardı' teşhiri 'Kızını kalkan yapıp ateş etti' YouTube'a süresiz erişim yasağı Turkish university planning courses in Armenian, Greek and Hebrew Famous ski center Uludağ to become ‘Turkish Davos’ Sivasspor determined to stay distance
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M.Ali Kışlalı Bekir Coşkun Cinnah’a veda... | H3 Ahmet Taşgetiren Hangi "derin"likle boğuşuyoruz? ( 26.01.2008 ) Kayıt konmazsa burkalı da bikinili de girer İlk tutuklama isyana tahrikten Dinleme tartışması Hedef, memura türban izni AKP'li vekilden geri adım "Hedefimiz kamuda da türban yasağını kaldırmak" açıklamasıyla tartışma başlatan AK Parti Konya Milletvekili Hüsnü Tuna, sözlerine açıklama getirdi. Yeni bir 367 kararına doğru mu?
İsmet Berkan Taha AKYOL Türkiye'yi yargı yönetsin! Fikret BİLA Türban atağının Güneydoğu boyutu TESEV ‘Gov’t should support reformist wing within police’ Yazıcı: 42. Maddede Değişiklik Yeterli Cengiz Çandar Ergenekon terör çetesi: Tarihten bilinenler-bilinmeyenler Cevdet Aşkın PKK'dan İsrail'e tehdit, DTP'den bölgesel özerklik çalışması Dilin altındaki bakla Murat Yetkin Ergenekon zanlıları kilisede buluşmuş Ajandalarından kimler çıkacak? Tam teşekküllü terör örgütü Tehditle para toplayıp Susurluk'u hortlatacaklardı Sebahattin Önkibar Kiralık katil arayan tabancasız derin devlet! Ruşen Çakır| Gaziantep El Kaide için neden önemli? Mehmet Altan Sarıkız mı, Ayışığı mı? Telefon kayıtlarına cevap veremedi Pamuk suikasti nasıl önlendi Adliyede 'Ergenekon terör örgütü' mesaisi 'Kutlu Savaş devlet sırlarını ele verdi' Ergenekon investigation gets deeper Ergenekon karargáhı Patrikhane’de çıktı Eyleme geçeceklerken operasyona başlandı Hakim ve savcıya mülakat Yüksek Mahkeme’de El- Kaide saldıracakmış MHP’s new strategy to focus on one topic per month İşte türbanın sınırları AİHM'NİN TÜRBAN KRİTERLERİ Başı açıklar için düzenleme gerek Kadınlardan uyarı: Kaygılıyız Kanadoğlu: Türban parti kapatma nedeni TÜSİAD’a yanıt Zapsu’dan Conservative modernization and lifting the headscarf banby MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE ABDÜLHAMİT BİLİCİ - Erdoğan'ın yeni ekümenik yaklaşımı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Gila Benmayor GAZOPEC elektrik faturamızın daha da artması demek Ertuğrul Özkök Anayasa'nın 'yalan' maddesi Güneri CIVAOĞLU
Savcı ve şeytan üçgeni Ahmet Hakan M Ali Birand Çete için bu ne biçim yasak Cüneyt Ülsever Enis Berberoğlu Oktay Ekşi Çare mi acaba? Özdemir İnce Usta darbeci, acemi ihtilalci Murat Belge Mustafa Erdoğan ‘Sivil Anayasa’ya ne oldu?
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Umur Talu HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Laik dindarlar laikliği NAZLI ILICAK Şırnak ve vatan sevgisi MAHMUT ÖVÜR MHP şaşırtıyor! YAVUZ DONAT Eren'in karnesi Ege Cansen Döviz ipliğine bağlı bir ekonomi ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ercan Kumcu Metin MÜNİR GE, Garanti hisselerini neden sattı? Osman ULAGAY Piyasalarda psikolojik savaş Güngör URAS Porto Allegre'ciler Davos'çular karşısında pes etti, dağıldı Labor reform package delayed due to high costs Tez test edildi, gündem değişti
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Erol Katırcıoğlu Erdal Sağlam Kriz olursa türbanlılar da yoksullaşacak Şükrü Kızılot Bütçe sonuçları 2006’yı arattı Prof. Ökten ve Ekonomik Kriz Turkey drafting new letter of intent for IMF No support from Turkish politicians for business tycoons in Davos |
| ‘Rogue Trader’ Is Remembered as Mr. Average Until Jérôme Kerviel was charged in an unprecedented banking fraud, there was nothing superlative about him. GAIL COLLINS Heeere’s Rudy! When a presidential candidate confides to his audience that he could give his speech in his sleep, it may be time for him to consider another line of work. | H5 Washington Post Global Governance: To Strobe Talbott, it's inevitable. To John Bolton,... Maliki Sending Troops to Mosul Premier Promises Action Against Al-Qaeda in Iraq Insurgents Secret Operations: Supporting or Undermining the War on Terroism? Early Warning | Even semi-autonomous units need to understand that popping some bad guy could hinder far larger objectives. Spy vs. Spy: They had Robert Hanssen. We had Sergei Tretyakov. Russia and Serbia Tighten Their Ties With Multibillion-Dollar Energy Deal An Afghan Province Points the Way David Ignatius, Reaching for a Place in History Lou Cannon and Carl M. Cannon A Conversation With Ehud Barak | The Israeli defense minister talks about Iran, Pakistan and the peace process. Russian Anti-Americanism in Kazakhstan» Amar Bakshi | Independent Kosovo? This Kazakh says no. Dems Set to Vote in S. Carolina Polls show Obama holding a slight lead in an electorate polarized along racial lines. 'Dear Palestinian Brothers . . . Please Return to Gaza' Blast Kills Lebanese Terrorism Investigator Who Was Probing Assassinations Senators Push to Expand Economic Package Shrugging off plea from president to keep $150B stimulus bill as is, senators from both parties say they will examine House bill and make additions Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring Intelligence Agencies to Track Intrusions Kremlin Uses Military Draft To Curb Foes, Activists Say Billary's Adventures in Primaryland What else to call Bill and Hillary Clinton as they tag-team Barack Obama with alternating blows above and below the belt? Colbert I. King | H6 Guardian An unstable marriage Jonathan Steele Defeat in Iraq? The paradox of Baghdad is that a fundamentally anti-western government is umbilically linked to US occupation Leader Of risks and rogues
Financial markets: A week that started with a trading-room tsunami streaming right round the planet closes with at least the possibility that the whole thing was unleashed by a single 31-year-old with a passion for judo Berlusconi reborn Italy: The collapse of Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition ... could herald the return of one of Italy's most scandal-ridden prime ministers, Silvio Berlusconi - an awful prospect Power, parties and saving the world How a sleepy Swiss skiing resort becomes the centre of global politics during the Davos summit Obama '08? It's Clinton '92 all over again. With one small difference ... Barack Obama would probably be cruising in another year. But this time he faces a twin-headed candidate White voters desert Obama Minister signals inquiry into invasion Gazans foil moves to close border Egyptian soldiers deploy rolls of barbed wire as they start to close the Gaza/Egypt border Ian Black on Mubarak's woes Davos 08: an end in sight for Doha? Larry Elliott This year a new world trade pact may actually be agreed, after years of interminable wrangling A criminal ideaJames K Galbraith Attacking other countries to stop them acquiring nuclear weapons repudiates a key principle of international law With friends like that Jonathan Freedland US elections 2008: The mighty New York Times is backing John McCain for the Republican nomination. You'd think he would be pleased Davos 08: Tackling radical Islam is my priority David Cameron The politicians I spoke to from Pakistan, Jordan or Iraq all agree we have a huge problem in the UK Great expectations game Thomas F Schaller US elections 2008: Barack Obama is well-positioned to win Saturday's South Carolina primary - but at what price? We're all Keynesians - again Mark Weisbrot When the US faces a recession, suddenly even conservatives think the economy is too important to be left to ideologues Beirut car bomb kills five
Blast in Christian suburb targeted vehicle of senior police official, reports say The ominous lesson of Tet
Mike Marqusee: The Vietnamese death toll after America's defeat 40 years ago is a terrifying pointer for the Iraq retreat |
| H7 Daily Star Hebrew and Palestinian history, in reverse By Rami G. Khouri It was not exactly the Red Sea parting to allow a persecuted, enslaved people to flee to safety, but it was pretty close as far as political symbolism goes Afghanistan is about creating a safe state of mind By David Ignatius America – A Bankrupt Empire: Justin Raimondo Asia Times Forget about war with Iran? While some Beltway pundits are applauding the George W Bush administration's apparent rethinking of its plans to bomb Iran, their cheers may be premature. What if Israel got the "yellow light" and the US backed its faithful ally? Stranger things have happened - like two planes flying into the World Trade Center. - Leon Hadar Progress requires partnership says Brown Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has stated that increased partnership between private and government sectors is necessary if the Millennium Development Goals are to be met. Brown offered this negative assessment of development progress in a session on corporate global citizenship at the Annual Meeting. He praised the input that business has had on specific projects by way of highlighting the efficaciousness of private-public sector cooperation.
Link to full text in primary source. Running out of water Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, informed participants at the Annual Meeting that water shortages must be made an urgent priority for 2008. He explained how the world is running out of water and praised private sector engagement as a means of solving the problem. The Secretary-General stated that "business is becoming part of the solution, not part of the problem," but urged participants to be aware of the immediate need to effectively deal with the crisis. He concluded that the world's fresh water is running out and that politicians, business, and industry leaders all need to adjust to this reality. Link to full text in primary source. Dems' Intel Lapse By: Vito Fossella | New York Post
Following 9/11, all Americans vowed to never allow ourselves to be so vulnerable again. But now the Democratic Congress is allowing a key law to lapse -- removing a key tool in our defenses. The Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act. How to Talk Foreign Policy By: Matthew Yglesias | The American Prospect If the Democrats want to emerge from this primary ready to face Republicans in the general election, they need to find a cohesive, defensible way to talk about their foreign policy and how it differs from that of Republicans. Surging to a Stalemate By: Steve Chapman | Reason Are we really winning in Iraq? When it comes to the Bush administration's strategy, the Republican presidential candidates all seem to be auditioning for the lead in a remake of "Pollyanna." In their eyes, it has been the greatest triumph since the liberation of Paris Surge Brings Only Stalemate - Steve Chapman, Baltimore Sun Darfur's Best Hope: The Ballot Box By: Nathaniel Myers | The Christian Science Monitor
This weekend's revelation that Sudan had appointed a notorious janjaweed militia leader to a senior government post was, as Human Rights Watch rightly called it, "a stunning affront to victims" of the violence in Darfur. Radical Islam: New True Believers - Clifford May, National Review | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Iraq moves against Mosul al-Qaeda Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki announces the start of a major offensive against al-Qaeda militants in Mosul. Some Sunni Muslims won't salute Iraq's new flag Iran's 2008 Parliamentary Elections: Slogans and Stakes Iraqis: 'US the Biggest Producer of Terror' Iraqis chase al Qaeda for 'decisive' win Shaken by two days of deadly bombings, the government said yesterday that it would dispatch several thousand more security forces to Mosul in a "decisive" bid to drive al Qaeda in Iraq from its last major stronghold. Beirut bomb kills top policeman
A senior Lebanese police intelligence officer and three others die in a powerful car bomb in east Beirut. Daily Star Another assassination in Lebanon: What does this one mean? Al Hayat The Struggle for Lebanon Patrick Seale - It does not look as if the long-running Lebanese crisis will be resolved any day soon. The main reason is that the election of a Lebanese President is not a purely Lebanese affair. Lebanon terrorism prober killed A car bomb ripped through east Beirut yesterday, killing Lebanon's top terrorism investigator as he returned from a meeting about the probe into the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, authorities said. Three others also died in the blast. The Economies of the Middle East US Coordinator Says Iraqi Progress "Fragile"; Security, Political Update
Muslim Scholars: Iraqi, US Troops Responsible for Mosul Bombing Iraq Ready For "Final" Battle With Al Qaeda: PM Time Syria: Who Needs Annapolis? BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 24 Jan 08 Iraqi PM announces Mosul offensive Iraq seeks investment in southern oil province | H9 Ha’aretz – Egypt forces retreat after failing to seal Gaza border McCain using support for Israel to court Jews - and Christians Hamas' success / /Checkmate in three moves A sociology of neoconservatism [ JOSHUA KIRSCHENBAUM Is Livni the answer? [ CAROLINE GLICK Diplomacy: Prime suspect? [ HERB KEINON Al-Jazeera's Gaza 'reality show' and Bolton's uncut remarks Between the Lines: Much of the military echelon doesn't get that you also have to spin wars to win them. Mubarak offers to broker PA-Hamas talks Hamas: Mashaal ready to accept, Abbas less eager; Syrian radicals call to end power struggle. Yedioth Ahronoth Powers seek new sanctions
Five permanent Security Council members and Germany agree to step up sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. New sanctions to require countries to ban entry of individuals involved in atomic works Poll: Another Shoah possible Staggering 82% of Israeli high school students believe Holocaust could happen again The calm after the storm Olmert boasts about quiet northern border, but seems to forget about the war, Uri Orbach says Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Embattled Gaza: A Propaganda Coup for Hamas By: Frida Ghitis | World Politics Review Much of the recent news coverage of Gaza has carefully concealed that, as many in the Arab world point out, responsibility for the current crisis lies squarely on the shoulders of Hamas, the extremist organization that runs Gaza. Solving Gaza: what the experts advise Border dilemma
Crisis puts pressure on Israel over relations with Gaza The Gaza 'Tea Party' By: Sami Moubayed | Asia Times
Israel's crippling siege of the Gaza Strip has infuriated the Arab world. From Casablanca to Baghdad, it's believed that the US is using Israel to annihilate Hamas, as 1.5 million civilians slowly suffer and starve. Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence Egyptian security forces pull back from the border with Gaza after apparently failing to reseal it. Crisis key to Gaza's future Open Border with Egypt Allows Free Flow of Terrorists and Weapons into Gaza (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center) A rough guide to Hebron: The world's strangest guided tour highlights the abuse of Palestinians Yehuda Shaul is a religious Israeli who served in the army. Now he runs guided tours highlighting the abuse of Palestinians. It's controversial and dangerous work – so hy does he do it? Donald MacIntyre finds out on a unique tragical history tour Israel Says It Wants No Ties with Gaza Gaza into Egypt - Martin Kramer NY Sun A Farewell to Gaza? – Editorial Face to faith Remembering the Holocaust can't change history, but it can change us, says Stephen Smith |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor ASIA Japan: The Deployment Dilemma By: Axel Berkovsky | ISN Security Watch After a halt in operations, Japanese ships are resuming the Indian Ocean refueling of ships for the war in Afghanistan, but the government had to bulldoze its way through parliament to win the battle. We Must Not Ignore the Wild Gyrations of Asia's Traders By: Bill Emmott | The Guardian
The booming economies of China and India are not invulnerable -- as the experience of Japan in the 70s demonstrates. France and India deepen defence ties Samore: North Korea May Delay Nuclear Treaty Implementation Until 2009
Shanghai's Quiet Revolt Unofficial protests, often started by text messages, are part of middle class battle against officials. Washington Ponders a Policy Shift Toward Pakistan In light of increasing instability in Pakistan and the apparent decline of President Pervez Musharraf’s influence, American analysts say the United States needs to broaden its approach toward Pakistan to include aid not just to its army, but to civil society organizations, political parties, the court system and police. Can India Grow Greener? By: Randeep Ramesh | The Guardian
Western leaders pressurize India on climate change, but they had the luxury of getting rich first, then clean. China's divorce rate has risen by nearly 20 percent in the last year. Taiwan: A new paper from the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a U.S. think tank, discusses the policy implications of Taiwan’s recent parliamentary elections. FT MAGAZINE: Defining Moment: Democracy Salons and the Road to Tiananmen Square Pakistan bans international observers from conducting exit polls for election Sharif picked to tame Pakistan's militancy
Both the Pakistan government and the United States admit to "gaps in intelligence" about militants, to the extent Islamabad fears an imminent country-wide clash between security and extremist forces. The remaining political hope to address the problem is former premier Nawaz Sharif. The race is now on to broker a deal between Sharif and his nemesis, President Pervez Musharraf. - Syed Saleem Shahzad | H11 IHT EU prepares new controls on visitors Advancing its effort to combat terrorism on the Continent, the European Union next month will propose tough measures on non-EU travelers entering and leaving the 27-member bloc, including the collection of fingerprints and other biometric information. EUROPE European press review Tireless Sarkozy promises the moon A visiting Arab potentate compared him to a "racehorse that has to be reined in" but President Nicolas Sarkozy continues galloping through issues, plans and projects showered on France with unprecedented profusion. EU far-right groups to form party Far-right political leaders from four EU nations unveil plans to form a pan-European "patriotic" party. [Fbis] OSC: Germany: German Editorial Decries European Central Bank Inaction State elections a test for Germany's left Members of former East Germany's ruling communist party could emerge as a powerful force in Sunday polls. Eastern Europe: Intelligent Life, a lifestyle magazine produced by the Economist, has a new article reflecting on EU efforts to minimize delays for people crossing national boundaries in Eastern Europe. | H12 RFE/RLRussia: Gazprom's Advance Into Europe Continues Another day, another energy coup for Russia's state gas giant. Gazprom has been cutting deals and buying up infrastructure in Europe at a furious pace. Is Russia's total dominance of the European energy market a fait accompli? Georgia: Opposition Mulls Options Medvedev, Military Promote Different Outlooks for Russia By: Pavel Felgenhauer | Eurasia Daily Monitor
As Vladimir Putin's term as president draws to a formal end, Russia's future political lineup is less clear than ever. Google News Azerbaijan Resurgent Russia Poses Rising Challenge - USA Today editorial Media Scuffle Marks Start of Armenia’s Presidential Campaign With the official start of Armenia’s presidential election campaign this week, candidates are taking to the airwaves to make a broad array of political promises. Azerbaijan: US Trying to Shore Up its Diplomatic Position in Caspian Basin The United States is reinforcing its diplomatic standing in Azerbaijan in hopes of making a "spring offensive" in the Caspian Basin. RUSSIA PURSUES POLITICAL, ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT WITH UZBEKISTAN Russia Signs Serbia, Wins "Pipeline War" With EU US Provides Armenia With De-Mining Equipment |
| H13 The Times Afghanistan crisis as Karzai blocks UN super-envoy Karzai objected when Lord Ashdown, who headed international efforts in Bosnia, insisted on far-reaching powers Analysis: Karzai's search for an envoy to rent Musharraf demands more troops in Afghanistan Clinton calls for calm as Obama attacks continue Hillary Clinton is taking the role of 'good cop' but her husband will continue to play 'bad cop', aides have confirmed Egypt battles to turn the tide in Gaza Egyptian police use water cannons in an attempt to prevent thousands of Palestinians crossing the border to buy supplies Security chief assassinated in Lebanon The latest Beirut explosion killed a member of the police intelligence unit investigating the spate of car bomb attacks Eggs fly as German Right faces defeat A clear division is emerging in the German regional elections between the Left and a disorientated, conservative Right Doubt over genius claims for €5bn fraudster Jerome Kerviel was no Machiavelli but a fantasist and poor financier left to flounder out of his depth, it is claimed Who Knew What and When? The mystery of Jerome Kerviel's massive financial losses Prodi Agonistes Goodbye to a shreds and patches Italian Government, hello to uncertainty Wall Street Journal A Global Fed As the dollar falls, the rest of the world goes its own way. Review & Outlook Assassination Central
The murder of Syria's opponents continues. Review & Outlook Justice for Lebanon
By Michael Young
The Weekend Interview:
Former U.N. prosecutor Detlev Mehlis says the Hariri murder investigation must not wither on the vine. Don't Short-Circuit the Surge
By Kimberly Kagan
Proponents of early withdrawal need to be specific about which brigades are no longer needed The Bush Plan for Climate Change
By James L. Connaughton and Daniel M. Price Developing countries must cut emissions too.,, Stimulus Spurred by Backlash Fears Washington's speed in hashing out the stimulus package was driven by the drumbeat of bad economic news and fears of a backlash among voters. The question now: Did lawmakers and policy makers go too far? U.S. Firms Woo Sovereign Wealth U.S. money managers are courting foreign governments in hopes of managing their money in return for lucrative fees. , Sovereign Wealth: A new working paper from the Peterson Institute for International Economics suggests new ways the World Trade Organization can monitor investments from sovereign wealth funds. A new CFR.org Backgrounder takes an in-depth look at sovereign wealth funds and their policy implications. Foreign Affairs: "Public Footprints in Private Markets - Sovereign Wealth Funds and the World Economy" by Robert M. Kimmitt In Time, founding Slate Editor Michael Kinsley explains why a stimulus package is the wrong way to fix the ailing U.S. economy. In a country where people spend more than they have, Kinsley equates the recently proposed congressional stimulus package to curing a hangover by pouring yourself another cocktail.— Asia Times THE ROAD TO HYPERINFLATION Fed helpless in its own crisis The US Federal Reserve, desperate to prevent the home mortgage crisis from infesting the whole economy, is trying to inject funds into financial institutions - a counterproductive response to a credit crisis caused by years of excess liquidity. Hyperinflation lies down the road. - Henry C K Liu
This is the first part of a series CHAN AKYA The rogue and the pogue
The trader who lost Societe Generale US$7 billion is a kindergarten brat compared with the chaps heading the world's major central banks, whose actions cost the world economy a few trillion dollars, give or take. That said, he might well have forced the Federal Reserve's hand this week, complete with consequences that include upward pressure on Asian currencies. Commentary: Globaloney predators By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE (UPI) -- America's predatory lenders and subprime mortgage brokers combined forces to blind the monetary sentinels and give America's democratic capitalism a bad name. | H14 Financial Times Slow but sure Recent events on nearly every continent give cause for concern to those who dream of a world governed by the ballot box rather than the bullet. Democracy appears to be in retreat, but Niall Ferguson says it would be rash to prophesy its death Evolution of economy will tell whether Fed overreacted Critics were hammering the Fed for being “behind the curve”. Ben Bernanke still believed it had made the right decisions in late 2007 but a sudden spate of negative economic and financial data convinced him that it needed to change course. But when? Gas exporters set to hold 'gas Opec' talks Sikhs urge Sarkozy to lift turban ban French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is visiting India at the head of a large trade delegation, is coming under pressure to exclude the Sikh turban from the ban on ostentatious religious symbols in France’s schools Egypt battles to hold back Gaza tide Resealing the border may be difficult. It would leave Hosni Mubarak open to charges across the Arab world of colluding with the Israeli authorities in punishing the population for the rocket attacks of militants on nearby Israeli towns Beirut car bomb kills officer The attack comes amid increased unrest and sporadic clashes as anti- and pro-Syrian parties remain deadlocked over the election of a new president Developing tastes Rising food prices are the consequence of the growing appetite for a western diet in fast-developing nations. These changes are so big – and so swift – that their impact is being felt all over the world Party spirit survives at DavosWorried European and US financiers were surrounded by others from Asia and the Middle East flush with cash, writes John Gapper The Clintons get down and dirtyBill Clinton’s reputation is his to trash and if he feels he owes a debt to his wife – and longs for a renewed lease on the White House – then so be it The start of the great unwinding Banks and their like need to do more to show they can be trusted, and that the public’s gain from hyperfinance is at least as great as their own Berlusconi’s return could be held up Opinion polls give Italy’s richest man a comfortable lead, but Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano wants an interim government to reform the electoral system first Pressure grows for SocGen answers The rogue trader scandal that is convulsing French bank Société Générale prompted demands from Europe’s top central banker for a major strengthening of banking controls | H15 Los Angeles Times Iran reformists threaten to boycott voteThey have appealed a hard-line council's disqualification of hundreds of candidates for parliament Gates offers troops for joint efforts with Pakistan The change in the U.S. position in part reflects growing concern about militant attacks since Bhutto's assassination Editorial Apocalyptic politics By Philip Jenkins The religious right has splintered, but hard times could bring it back. |
| H16 American Politics Time The Resurrection of John McCain (The Well / Cover Story)
Rising from the ashes again, John McCain may be the GOP's only hope for winning the White House in November. But he still has to convince Republicans that he's one of them Todd Gitlin on eight questions reporters should ask Clinton. Clinton or Obama? interview with Allen Raymond, author of How to Rig An Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative (and a review). NBC confronts Hillary with pic of her and slumlord Bill Clinton: McCain And Hillary Are 'Very Close'... NOONAN: Bush destroyed the Republican Party... The Hispanic Impact on American Politics and Government Ezra Klein / American Prospect: CLINTON TRIES TO REINSTATE MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA'S DELEGATES. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Giuliani's Missed Opportunities One-time GOP front-runner's failure to personally reach out to voters has proven costly to campaign Obama Needs Big Carolina WinObama is expected to win South Carolina's primary, according to polls, but he may have to win by a double-digit margin for voters nationwide to perceive South Carolina as a real victory. Sunshine Showdown Rudy Giuliani's daredevil election strategy faces a make-or-break test in the Florida primary on Tuesday. But the candidate seems calm: After a lifetime of doing the unconventional, he is comfortable with being unconventional now, both in his personality and his political tactics. The calm after the storm Olmert boasts about quiet northern border, but seems to forget about the war, Uri Orbach says | H17 Daily Telegraph We must not forget the Holocaust Imagine, Remember, Reflect, React: together, these words define Holocaust Memorial Day, writes Gordon Brown. Railroading democracy One reason the Government gave for not fulfilling its promise over a referendum on
the new EU treaty was that its ratification would be extensively debated. | H18 Independent Egyptian riot police try to stem tide of Palestinians Egyptian security forces tried yesterday to begin the process of closing the border with Gaza after a two-day breach which allowed tens of thousands of Palestinians to pour through. Robert Fisk: Visions that come to men as they sleep For many extreme Muslims, dreams are a serious affair. Osama bin Laden is a dream-believer BBC bids to suppress study on Middle East 'bias' One man's battle to force the BBC to disclose an internal report on its coverage of the Middle East has been dealt a further blow. 'New York Times' backs Clinton for key Carolina vote Barack Obama enjoyed a comfortable lead in the polls as South Carolina Democrats prepared to vote today, but his opportunity to savour victory may prove shortlived as his main rival Hillary Clinton gains momentum. |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism COIN of the Realm: U.S. Counterinsurgency Strategy (Seminar Report) - Dr. Steven Metz and Ralph Wipfli. New F-16 Goes Fast US Air Force Bomber Modernization Plans
Development and Reform of the Iraqi Police Forces - Major Tony Pfaff. Arkin In the Ideological War Against Terrorism, the Military Has No Mission MESH Are we winning the financial war on terror? Air Power Kills Insurgents, Creates New Ones - Charles Pena, The Bulletin CIA: Hackers shut down entire cities Computer hackers have managed to shut down power to entire cities by breaking into the systems of electricity companies and then demanding money, the CIA claim. We Need a New GI Bill By: Jerome Kohlberg | The Wall Street Journal
Government assistance to U.S. soldiers hasn't kept up with the rising cost of education U.N. Peacekeeping Evolves - Aida Akl, Voice of America
Rumsfeld Calls for U.S. Propaganda Agency - Sharon Weinberger, Wired
UK troops are 'poorly trained for insurgency' Long-awaited report into abuse of Iraqi detainees by British soldiers says forces were ill-prepared for violent insurgency $5m reward for failed 9/11 tip-off The flight instructor was praised for alerting officials about the "20th hijacker" despite not preventing the attacks COMPANIES - INTERNATIONAL: Lockheed and Boeing plan to collaborate on new bomber Dogs of War: Here to stay By DAVID ISENBERG (UPI) -- Through human history just about every nation that went to war has hired someone other than their own countrymen to pick up a weapon and fight on their behalf. State Actors in Criminal/Terrorist Pipelines
Analysis Shows Possible Pattern in Missing White House Emails Factfile: alleged abuse of Iraqi civilians Five cases in which British soldiers have been accused of abusing Iraqi civilians have resulted in prosecutions Officials: US Cannot Manage Contractors in Wars 'Ask Zawahri' Web Forum Draws al-Qaeda-Curious Germany: Deutsche-Welle examines national intelligence and phone-tapping efforts in Germany, noting new rulings by German courts that German police can step in when an attack is being planned anywhere in the world, not just on German soil. From Harper's, while John Yoo cites Clausewitz, he seems to have another German thinker in mind: Carl Schmitt. The Economist Intelligence Unit looks at violence among drug cartels in Mexico. The piece says the struggle to combat these cartels should be understood as a long-term proposition and that more collaboration will be needed between Mexico and the United States. | H20 Slate Barack to the Mountaintop The unfulfilled promise of Obama's response to the Clintons. John Dickerson Gaza: The Basics Some history and background on the Gaza Strip. human nature Assembly Required Constructing the first artificial life form. William Saletan Toward More Rational Discourse about Marriage
CFR The Post-Bali Road G8’s Gradual Move toward Post-Kyoto Climate Change Policy Levi: The Next President's Role on Climate Change What Do Non-Governmental Organizations Do? (PDF; 141 KB)
Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge The Political Economy of “Natural” Disasters
Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge A Resource Belief-Curse: Oil and Individualism
Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge The Fifth Columnist: A look at how Bill Kristol landed that Times gig. interview with Allen Raymond, author of How to Rig An Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative (and a review). | H21 From Time, an article on why we love. Scientist Creates Life — Almost ( Craig Venter has built the first man-made genome. Soon those genes may cause a cell to come alive. This tiny organism will be Venter's own — and that's just the start Arnold Schoenberg reinvented music with atonality. After a century, we’re still trying to figure out what comes next... more» Preparing for the Worst Oil Shock Troubled by the theory that the world's oil production is about to peak, thousands of people are spurning cars, buying local produce and working from their homes as they gird for the looming crunch. HITWISE: INTERNET NEWS RACE: YAHOO OVER CNN.COM; GOOGLE PASSES NY TIMES... MORE... See No Evil: When We Overlook Other People’s Unethical Behavior
Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge Full Paper (PDF; 197 KB) “The printing press hit tribal man like a hydrogen bomb. Now we’ve been blitzkrieged by TV.” Yes, Marshall McLuhan had an idea or two... more» Cash for answers Two centuries ago, prizes spurred inventors to discover technological breakthroughs. Then grants took over. Tim Harford asks, is it time to turn back the clock? Can evolutionary psychology validate the idea of a free market? Maybe, but free markets create moral problems of their own... more» In defence of the right to offendNo right is unimaginable and no tradition too venerable to be revisited with the mischievous testing of boundaries, writes Christopher Caldwell Schmidt faces charges for defying smoking ban Helmut Schmidt, Germany's 89-year-old former chancellor and its most renowned and inveterate nicotine addict, became the first prominent victim of his country's new anti-smoking laws yesterday and faced the prospect of court action for lighting up in public. The all-seeing stylist At 85, Nobel laureate José Saramago has turned his gaze to death. Is he going gently into the night or mounting a futile rebellion against the injustice of mortality? Fasten your seatbelt. Yes, YOU By GEORGE BIBEL What's the point of listening to the safety instructions given by flight attendants? If there's a crash, everybody dies, right? Recycling sewage is safe and efficient, so why aren't we doing it?
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