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| H1 Barack Obama's victory speech in South Carolina Iraqi Alliances: Shifting Sands Newsweek The World Bails Us Out by Fareed Zakaria The United States is in the beginning of a period of relative decline. This is not defeatism, it's math. The U.S. Economy Faces the Guillotine America is on the road to recession, and many predict a worldwide slowdown. But it's a new economic order, and the emerging markets could take the lead. By Daniel Gross Weekly Standard We Are Winning. We Haven't Won. America has a chance at a historic victory in Iraq, but only if we don't pull out too many forces too soon. by Max Boot NYT Editorial Too Easy to Refuse Just talking about better relations is clearly not enough to get Tehran’s attention. What is needed is a credible grand gesture. NATIONAL JOURNAL: State Of Disorder (01/25/2008) Iran confident of no attack, can survive sanctions From the Archive - Atlantic Monthly July/August 2007 China Makes, The World Takes A look inside the world’s manufacturing center shows that America should welcome China’s rise—for now by James Fallows Superiority Complex Why America’s growing nuclear supremacy may make war with China more likely by Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press Los Angeles Times Iraq urges limits on U.S. operations As the two governments work out a military agreement, Baghdad says the country must not be involved in any attacks on its neighbors. Iraq's No. 1 problem ,By Bing West and Max Boot Bush may have to withdraw his support for Nouri Maliki if the prime minister continues to slow progress. Super Tuesday could cut Obama down to size The South Carolina winner faces a multistate contest that does not play to his strengths, and three of the biggest states are on Clinton's turf Why the right loves a disaster By Naomi Klein Ideologues use times of crisis as an opportunity to foist their economic policies on desperate societies Why Congress didn't bring the troops home The Democratic majority squandered chances to work with Republicans unhappy with Bush and tried to bully their rivals. New York Times Pakistan Rebuffs Secret U.S. Plea for C.I.A. Buildup President Pervez Musharraf dismissed proposals to allow the United States greater latitude to operate in tribal territories where militants are active, officials said. A President Like My Father By CAROLINE KENNEDY We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960. We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Barack Obama. By ELAINE SCIOLINO Napoleon Bonaparte landed in Egypt. Charles de Gaulle left Algeria. Nicolas Sarkozy has nuclear plants to sell Ha’aretz – Bar’el Whose monopoly now? The feeling is that Egypt has become a true enemy state at last, Syria-style. Just as Damascus is perceived as responsible for the actions of Hezbollah, so Cairo will be the custodian of Hamas Source: J'lem will be last topic on peace agenda Capital may be last issue discussed with Palestinians due to concerns it will damage negotiations NYRB Olmert & Israel: The Change By Amos Elon Boston Globe The black box economy Behind the recent bad news lurks a much deeper concern: The world economy is now being driven by a vast, secretive web of investments that might be out of anyone's control. (By Stephen Mihm, Boston Globe) Washington Post Bush Hits a Wall in the Mideast By Jim Hoagland, There's not much Bush can do about Middle East peace. But he needs to be seen as doing something. Dan Drezner "The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy." Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft NYT Magazine Waving Goodbye to Hegemony By PARAG KHANNA Just a few years ago, America’s hold on global power seemed unshakable. But a lot has changed while we’ve been in Iraq — and the next president is going to be dealing with not only a triumphant China and a retooled Europe but also the quiet rise of a ‘‘second world.’’ (repeat) Mother Jones The Last Empire For years, America has pushed China to make its economy more like ours. Now the planet is about to pay the price. Independent Return to Fallujah Three years after the devastating US assault, Patrick Cockburn enters this besieged Iraqi city to find it without clean water, electricity and medicine, its streets looking as if the fighting had finished only a few weeks ago. Newsweek The Supplicant-in-Chief As America goes begging for foreign bailouts, get ready for the president's new role by Michael Hirsh Sunday Times Tip-off thwarted nuclear spy ring probe Al Hayat Trapped Between Humiliation And Bush's Visions Mostafa Zein - It becomes crystal clear for the Arabs that the Palestinian question is an Arab affair. They realized that the desire to put the Palestinian cause behind them and to ignore it in the name of realism, the inability to confront the Israel and the US, or the claim that Hamas has flipped against Palestinian Authority and joined the Iranian-Syrian project, changes nothing Iraq's Progress Report - Michael O'Hanlon, Washington Times Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, updated January 10, 2008 (PDF; 434 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) Making Up with Iran's Mullahs - New York Post editorial Iraq Moves Troops And Tanks to Northern City Mosul
How Bush Decided on the Surge - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard A year ago, we were losing in Iraq. Then the president made the most momentous decision of his presidency. Washington Post The Seven-Year Slide By Rahm Emanuel At the dawn of the 21st century, conventional wisdom was that America held unmatched cultural, economic and military power. Bush's Speech to Focus On Iraq War, Economy In State of the Union address, President Bush faces a steep challenge in persuading a skeptical public to follow his lead in his final year in office. Good and Bad Capitalists By Sebastian Mallaby Surveying the world's financial chaos, my colleague Robert J. Samuelson declared last week that "capitalism's most dangerous enemies are capitalists." This is the truth, but not the whole truth: There are constructive capitalists as well as dangerous ones No More Coups What Bush Must Tell Musharraf By Jackson Diehl, A Better Way to Grow NATO By Ronald D. Asmus, US Shift Seen to Pakistan, Afghanistan The Observer Gaza's falling wall changes Middle East map for ever Financial Times IMF head in shock fiscal appeal The intensifying credit crunch is so severe that lower interest rates alone will not be enough “to get out of the turmoil we are in”, warned IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Beyond fiscal stimulus, further action is needed Confidence would be well served by a comprehensive programme of measures that insures against a prolonged downturn, says Lawrence Summers Investors shift bets to oil slideInvestors are shifting their bets towards oil prices weakening in the near future as the slowdown in US economic activity damps energy demand growth WORLD NEWS: UN pressed to back fresh Iran sanctions Western states face an uphill task of persuading the Security Council that a third round of modest economic sanctions would force Iran to come clean about its nuclear ambitions Sovereignty Through Decentralization Foreign Policy In Focus The claim that decentralizing decision-making power to local communities can strengthen national governments may seem like a contradiction. After all, the common assumption is that power concentrated at the national level strengthens a country’s autonomy. Therefore, how could national sovereignty possibly be reinforced if the responsibilities for planning and managing development programs are distributed among local people? | H2 NYT 13 Arrested in Push to Stifle Turkish Ultranationalists Suspected in Political Killings Turkey Requests Used Helicopter Gunships From US Independent Turkey divided over headscarf ban decision A small square of coloured material returns to the centre of Turkey's political stage this week as the government prepares to end the controversial headscarf ban. Sunday Times Tip-off thwarted nuclear spy ring probe Türkiye-ABD savunma grubu toplantıları Saygun'un katılımıyla bu hafta yapılacak Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey - official Government warm to patriarch’s ‘ecumenical' title Turkey says US nuclear policy strengthens Iran El Kaide üyelerinin yurtdışı hattını, Çeçen asıllı Rus ayarlamış 9 killed, dozens injured in Turkish train derailment ABD sönecek AB devleşecek Türkiye süpergüç üyesi olacak!.. Legalizing the Nuke Trade with Turkey: J. Frank Türkiye'yle nükleer işbirliği neo-con'lar için mi? JOSHUA FRANK None Dare Call It Treason: Justin Raimondo Turkey's democracy under microscope m Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring DTP'li milletvekili Ayna konfederasyon istedi Meclis kapıları kapanırsa dağlarda siyaset yaparız DTP'li yönetici: Meclis kapıları kapatılırsa dağlarda siyaset yaparız Diyarbakır'da kimlik sorunu öncelikli değil, sorun ekonomik Iraqi Kurdish Paper Reports Turkoman Front Official's Stand on Article 140 OSC: Iraqi Kurd official says Kurds unequal US ally A Dialogue with a Turkish Professor Concerning The Kirkuk Issue Iraqi Kurds Not Optimistic About Implementation of Kirkuk Article - Poll Ferai Tınç Diyarbakır’ın planı hazır, ya sizinki Devlet Terörü ve PKK Karşısında İmtihana Hazır mısınız? Peyamner: Türk jetleri yine bombaladı Yeni Iraqi Kurdish Official Details Recent Talks in Tehran PKK'ya yönelik operasyonlar aralıksız sürüyor PKK’ya karşı Avrupa’yla istihbarat paylaşılacak Kurd Official Says Kirkuk to Sever Ties With Baghdad Over Status Law Kürtler’den İran sınırına duvar DTP kongresi, terör örgütü propagandasına dönüştü Kerkük-Yumurtalık hattına kardeş geliyor Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 26 January 2008 Radyo ve televizyonlara 'Kürtçe' ayarı The USA favours the brutal Turkish government over Kurdistan, but why? Gaziantep’te 25 zanlı gözaltında Ordu, 3 bin uzman komando alacak Sınırdaki terör operasyonları uyuşturucunun rotasını değiştirdi Kaynak: PKK kontrol edilen örgütlerin temsilcisi Türkiye, Irak doğalgazını Avrupa'ya taşıyacak ,, K.Irak'ta hak iddia eden Asuriler, İstanbul'da ofis açıyor The straight dope on Kurdistan What the Ottomans have done for Egyptby Ebtisam Hussein* History of the Arabs in the Ottoman Archives (Asharq Alawsat Newspaper) Fikret Ertan Gazze dramı ve krizi Ömer Taşpınar Farewell to the freedom agenda Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Hasan Ünal Adam boşuna gelir mi? Mehmet Yılmaz Petrosyan'ın dönüşü bir fırsat olabilir mi? Still losing momentum: Turkey and the EU Sinan ÜLGEN 'Türkiye ile nükleer işbirliği örtbas amaçlı' Mensur Akgün Lozan Antlaşması Rauf Denktaş İki tarafın kabul edebileceği... Clinton ve Obama'ya soykırım iddiası tepkisi En iyi büyükelçi Ekümenik Patrik! Erdoğan'ın 'soydaş' jesti Yunanlıları rahatsız etti [Photo of the week] No breakthrough in Karamanlis’ historic visit Karamanlis' visit: let's not be pessimist BARÇIN YİNANÇ Yunan halkının % 75'i Türkleri seviyor Papadopulos'un istediği oldu: Maraş Raporu geri çekildi İşte Kıbrıs'taki incirli mezar İlnur Çevik Peace in Turkey, peace in the world Murat Bardakçı Patrikhane'nin Lozan'da değil bahsi, adı bile yoktur İhsan Dağı Perpetual peace between Turkey and Greece Non-visa regime agreement is inked with Turkey - NEW EUROPE Ankara chides Clinton, Obama on ‘genocide’ Ata Atun Cyprus’ history from 1960 to 2008 (12) Turkey warns against EU 'club of Christians' Rehn: Türkiye’de işkence azaldı Türkiye, soykırım iddialarına çeviri eserlerle cevap verecek Töre cinayetini önleme terapisi Turkish court hears 'insult' case A Turkish professor faces five years in jail if found guilty of insulting Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey Fransa'daki Ermeniler, Türk siyasetçi için 'ikna odası' kurdu Türkiye için en iyi elçi Ekümenik Patrik olur Head of Greece's Orthodox Church Dies Avrupa sağından Müslüman karşıtı AB partisi Havada it dalaşı karada işbirliği Rusya'dan 5 milyon turist bekliyoruz Dolmabahçe'de süpriz ziyaret Ermeniler Araplara yöneldi Dink cinayetindeki 'Büyük abi' Veli Küçük mü?,, ’Eşref Bitlis’i kimin katlettiğini açıklayan generali tutukladılar’ Ergenekon’un karargahı Türk Ortodoks Kilisesi Ergenekon tarzı ilk cinayet babam Küçük'ün vazgeçemediği hastalığı... Ergenekon, akademisyenleri fişlemiş Özel Büro İstihbarat Grubu'nun şefi de tutuklandı Gizli belgeler Poyraz'a karargâhtan sızdırılmış Ümraniye soruşturması: 8 kişi daha tutuklandı Küçük ’isyana teşvikten’ tutuklandı Ergenekon soruşturmasında 2 zanlı serbest Gizli belgeler karakterimin yansıması ... Perinçek: Bunların darbe yapacak gücü yok Genç Siviller: Bunlar buzdağının görünen kısmı Mehmet Tezkan Allah kahretsin!.. O trende..Türbanlı da vardı.. Türbansız da!.. Örgütün karargâhı Ortodoks Patrikhanesi'ymiş Scientology tarikatı eski sorumlusu da Ergenekon soruşturmasında gözaltında Ergenekon tutukluları için son durak F tipi Oray Eğin Güler Kömürcü “olayı” Behiç Kılıç Güler Kömürcü ne yazmıştı? Muş'taki hastanın tomografisi, tele-tıp'la Ankara Numune Hastanesi'nde inceleniyor Hilmi Yavuz Osmanlı Arşivleri (1) Korsan kitap piyasasının cirosu 300 milyon YTL'ye ulaştı Kırmızı ışığı bir adım bile geçen sürücülere ceza Astsubay ve polislere 'tarihi eser' operasyonu Erzurum'da, YouTube'a süresiz kapatma cezası Asbestli gemi söküm işi Türkiye'ye kaydırılıyor Batman'da kuş gribi şüphesi: 200 kuş öldü 'Türkler Amerika'dan göç etti' Serpil YILMAZ El Kadı'nın Türkiye bağlantısı Forbes'ta Ferai Tınç Kıdemli Soner Yalçın Názım Hikmet’in bilinmeyen ziyareti Paris’te ‘Hrant Dink ile 6 saat’ Turkey's cabbies told to be nicer Türkler mi Kızılderili yoksa Kızılderililer mi Türk? Günay vows to make İstanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Hedo Turkoglu made perhaps his final push to be included in the NBA All-Star Game, hitting a 3-point buzzer-beating shot to give the Orlando Magic an 96-93 victory Sunday against the Boston Celtics, who entered the game with the league's best record. | Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Amerika'dan çetelere bakış Şamil Tayyar Darbe planı için neden 2009 seçildi? Örgüte kaos ve darbe icin 50 milyon dolar Fatih Çekirge Komutanın türban sessizliği Ümit Fırat Zana ile Tuğluk arasında fark yok her ikisinin lideri de Öcalan! Parayı İstanbul verdi yatırım Tunceli’ye gitti Referandum böler Mehmet Altan Veli Küçük’ün arkasında kim var? Dindarlaşma değil, şekilci din anlayışı yerleşiyor 'Devlete üniforma giydirmek yanlış' Mahkeme kararı hilafına anayasa değişebilir TBMM Başkanı Toptan'dan ''türban'' açıklaması Toptan ''Anayasa Mahkemesinin karar verdiği bir konuda Anayasa değişikliği yapılamaz'' dedi. Toptan: Anayasa'nın 1, 2 ve 3. maddelerini değiştiremeyiz AKP'de 'türbana sınır' tartışması Başbakan'a suikast planları Sevgi Erenol'un patrikhanesinde çıktı Kütahya'da tren faciası: 9 ölü Veli Küçük'ün büyükleri... [NEWS ANALYSIS] Gov’t, opposition face critical test over deep gangs Harbiye Nazırı yapılmayınca Anadolu'ya geçti Başörtüsü senaryoları Hasan Celal Güzel Fikret BİLA Siyasal tercih olarak türban Hasan CEMAL Bakalım, Başbakan Erdoğan bir istisna olabilecek mi? Osmanlı'dan günümüze çeteleşme AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Ekrem Dumanlı Ergenekon'dan gerçek çıkış ancak böyle olur! Röportaj Ahmet Hakan TSK'da korgeneralin sürpriz emekliliği... Kadri GÜRSEL Türkleştiremedikle Türbanlı belediye başkanı da olsun Kanadoğlu: Türban sorunu referandumla da çözülmez Toptan: Bizi sınırlayan pek çok hüküm var Cevdet Aşkın Kültürel haklarda açılım sinyali There are always gangs in this country, only their structures change Tren kazasıyla ilgili önemli iddia Örtülemeyen sorun: Türbanı ne yapmalı? Ömer Lütfi Mete Fiilen başyargı organı medya... Ali Bulaç Başörtüsü neyin simgesi (1) İsmail Küçükkaya Hopes shallow in fight against deep gangs Sabih Kanadoğlu'dan bir türban uyarısı daha Haşmet Babaoğlu Erdoğan teslim oldu Tarhan Erdem Tek kriterimiz var, o da insan olmak Sözleri AKP’nin sicil dosyasına Kaboğlu: 'Genel ahlaka uygun kız yaratma projesi' 301 değişikliği türbana takıldı Eşcinseller de eşitlik istiyor, verecek miyiz? AKP'li başkan da türbana kamuda serbestlik istedi İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık - Dış Basında Irak BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Dış Basında Türkiye Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey Turquie Türkei TurcoPundit Taha KıvançBöyle bir medya piyasası... Fehmi Koru Amerika da üzerlerini çizmiş olabilir mi? A new Turkey already KÜRŞAT BUMİN Hüsnü Tuna'nın görüşü de tartışılacak Sus, sus, sus: Kimseler duymasın! Başörtüsü ile ilgili yasa teklifleri Mustafa Ünal Çete değil terör örgütü [MONDAY TALK] Bayramoğlu: Dink would say ‘justice done’ Faruk Şen AB’ye duyulan tepki halkı İslam’a kenetledi OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Bir bilimkadınından türbanlı bir gelecek senaryosu Haluk Şahin Mehmet Altan Devlet ile ulus ayrışmalı mı? 'Devlete tuzak kuranların üzerine sonuna kadar gidilmeli' Erdoğan: Başı kapalı biri laik olamaz mı? Semih İDİZ Laiklik de Batı'dan aldığımız ahlaksız değerlerden mi? Yüksel Söylemez Turkey to go for nuclear energy The Turkish Leviathan under arrest? Mustafa Akyol [CAFE CAPITAL] Headscarf referendum on the way Mehmet Metiner "Başörtüsü sorunu" var mı? Eser Karakaş Basında Ergenekon Üniversitelerde verimlik sorunu Mustafa Akyol Vatandaşlar Cumhuriyet’in dekoru değildir,, Dünya süper liginde bir yükseköğretim Ergenekon'un ahlakı Yıldırım Türker Serdar Turgut Gül’ün üniversitesi Gedikli: Yüzde 70 türbanı laikliğe aykırı bulmadı Anayasa değişikliği sorunu çözecek mi? Fatih Altaylı İslamcı hareket Tayyip Erdoğan'ı da yer Ahmet Hakan Başbakan için Batı dersleri On üç maddede Batı ahlaksızlıkları Serdar Akinan Ahlaksız kim? Cüneyt Ülsever Kendine demokratların ülkesi Enis Berberoğlu Sıra sınırlara geldi Tufan Türenç AKP laik sistemi dilim dilim doğruyor Özdemir İnce Bülent Ecevit’e rapor Mehmet Barlas Aklın yolu birden fazladır ama çok fazla da değildir… 'Benzemez kimse sana' ama herkes diğerinden yararlanabilir Mehmet Y YılmazÇankaya’ya verdiğim rahatsızlık nedeniyle özür! İbadet özgürlüğü olmazsa, din ve vicdan özgürlüğü kâğıt üzerinde kalır MUHARREM SARIKAYA Türbana "yasak bölge" formülü ERDAL ŞAFAK Adadaki incir ağacının sırrı Dubcek ve Gates EMRE AKÖZ Türbanın yeni sınırları Yaman TÖRÜNER Radikal İslam korkusu Derin çeteler siyasi kimlik kazandı NAZLI ILICAK İçtihat tartışması MAHMUT ÖVÜR AK Parti 900 belediyeyi neden kapatıyor? YAVUZ DONATAbdullah Gül: Şeffaflık ve demokrasinin standardı... Bülent Kenes MHP-CHP difference in normalization process Mümtazer Türköne ‘Modernity is freedom’ Ece TEMELKURAN Başörtülü kız kardeşlerime... Mustafa Karaalioğlu Yasakçılık rolü AK Party, MHP agree; politics takes the initiative at lastby Mustafa Şentop* Emin Pazarcı Bir garip Ergenekon Başörtüsünde 'rejim tehdidi' gören Baykal Ergenekon sorusunu cevapsız bıraktı İktidar aşırı gurur içinde... Beyond loving and hating Atatürk! Nasuhi Güngör ‘Cumhurbaşkanı’nın ilgisi umut verici’ Türban kamusal alana TRT’den girdi Kromozomlar ve örtüler Murat Belge Hamdullah Öztürk Ergenekon'a bir de bu tarafından bakalım Mümtazer Türköne 'Çağdaşlık, özgürlüktür' Şükrü Küçükşahin DP’den 3D politikası Mehmet Tezkan 'Kamuda türban'a muhalefet tepkisi AKP zirvesinde Özbudun uyarısı Baykal: İstanbul'u almak ilk hedefimiz MHP: Türban sorunu, akılcı hamlemiz sayesinde çözüm sürecinde Parti içi demokrasiyi CHP'de ara ki bulasın! Yalçın Bayer Hedef var, heyecan yok Tuncay Özkan'ın Baykal'ı devirme planı ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIMPiyasalarda iyileşmenin devamı gelir mi? Ercan Kumcu Türkiye’nin yeni nüfusu Ekonomik durgunluğa politika tepkisi Aydın Ayaydın Babacan sees Turkey in top-10 class in 15 years Deniz Gökçe Düzeyli birliktelik Mahfi Eğilmez [NEWS ANALYSIS] Economists forecast stable macro environment in Turkey Dikkat! Ama lütfen dikkat: Bu seferki dalgalanma çok farklı ve de tehlikeli Fatih Özatay Osman ULAGAY IMF Başkanı'ndan ciddi uyarı İstanbul finans merkezi olursa IMF'ye gerek kalmaz Deniz Gökçe ABD gelişmeleri üzerine İyi bir seyirciyiz! Uğur Gürses İBRAHİM KAHVECİ Doların büyük gücüne euro direnebilecek mi? Asaf Savaş Akat Resesyon sohbeti Güngör URAS Piyasalar 'genç haydutlar'ın oyuncağı oldu, denetim yok OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Gila Benmayor Türk iş dünyası Davos’u sevdiBiz bu işi çok iyi yaparız Türk müteahhitler dünya zirvesine oynuyor |
| H4 New York Times Pakistan Rebuffs Secret U.S. Plea for C.I.A. Buildup President Pervez Musharraf dismissed proposals to allow the United States greater latitude to operate in tribal territories where militants are active, officials said. The Bush Who Got Away By JACOB WEISBERG George W. Bush’s final State of the Union address tonight will provide an opportunity to reflect on the kind of president he wasEditorial Too Easy to Refuse Just talking about better relations is clearly not enough to get Tehran’s attention. What is needed is a credible grand gesture. Races Entering Complex Phase Over Delegates The presidential campaign is entering a new phase as the campaign has turned into a possibly lengthy hunt for delegates for the first time in 20 years. In Bush’s Legacy, Weak Economy Moves Up Front President Bush’s final State of the Union address will focus on the economy, as Mr. Bush himself suggested Friday during a short preview of the speech at a Congressional Republican retreat A French Style of Capitalism Is Now Stained Société Générale, the French bank that earned the respect of it rivals, is now embarrassed by a rogue trader. Kennedy Chooses Obama, Spurning Bill Clinton Plea Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s endorsement of Barack Obama pits leading members of the nation’s most prominent Democratic families against one another. A President Like My Father By CAROLINE KENNEDY We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960. We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Barack Obama. A New France in the New Middle East: Forget Glory By ELAINE SCIOLINO Napoleon Bonaparte landed in Egypt. Charles de Gaulle left Algeria. Nicolas Sarkozy has nuclear plants to sell. GRAPHIC: 8 Decades, 7 Iraqi Flags In Iraq, the colors have endured through the decades, but the design has changed again and again — most recently last week — like chapter headings in a tempestuous history. Russia Bars Opposition Candidate From March 2 Ballot Briton Opposed by Afghans Won’t Take U.N. Post No Survivors After Night Attack at Home of Baghdad Ex-Official Beirut Violence Kills 7 and Wounds Dozens Israel Vows Not to Block Supplies to Gaza Merkel Party’s Edge Is Tiny in Crucial State 13 Arrested in Push to Stifle Turkish Ultranationalists Suspected in Political Killings In Death, Ex-Dictator Elicits Grief and Tributes Tehran’s Mayor Speaks of Making Iran Less Isolated Ex-Pakistani Official Says Policy on Taliban Is Failing Nuclear Arsenal Remains Secure, General Asserts Egypt Warns Hamas About Border Violence News Analysis: Israel’s Experimental Pressure Backfires NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The Age of Ambition Today the most remarkable young people are the social entrepreneurs, those who see a problem in society and roll up their sleeves to address it in new ways. O Wise Bank, What Do We Do? (No Fibbing Now) By GRETCHEN MORGENSON Restoring confidence in the big bad financial universe is not just a rate cut away. Obama Wins South Carolina Primary Senator Barack Obama’s commanding victory over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton amid record-setting turnout sets the stage for a state-by-state fight. Obama Weathers a Test of Mettle Senator Barack Obama proved he could endure all that the Clinton campaign threw at him last week. Editorial Unkept Promises in Darfur The world’s leaders say they care desperately about Darfur’s suffering. But caring is not enough. What is needed is a lot more diplomatic pressure on Sudan. Should Bankers Pay for Their Mismanagement? From the savings and loan meltdown in the 1980s to the current housing-led seizure, financial institutions have proved unable to curb their appetite for risky assets — blowing up the bank and spreading economic mayhem Editorial Beyond the Stimulus Package To be effective leaders, politicians need to explain that stimulus — which promotes spending — is the opposite of what is needed long term. FRANK RICH The Billary Road to Republican Victory Any Democrat who seriously thinks that Bill Clinton will fade away if Hillary wins the party nomination is a Democrat who, as the man said, believes in fairy tales MAUREEN DOWD It’s Not Giuliani Time in Florida I expected that Rudy Giuliani would rise to greater heights as he fell behind, that he would self-immolate in a dramatic way befitting a man who loves opera. NEWS ANALYSIS; Paulson’s Deal-Making Revives Treasury’s Relevance PAUL KRUGMAN Lessons of 1992 Has everyone forgotten what happened after the 1992 election? WILLIAM KRISTOL Desperate Husband Bill Clinton has been playing the race card, and doing so clumsily ROGER COHEN Obama's Youth-Driven Movement This election is about the past versus the future, not black versus white. Paying the Price for the Fed’s Success By JAMES GRANT I will offer a humble forecast: Inflation will make its way up from the bottom of the Federal Reserve’s worry list to the very top.Old-School Economics By CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL The transition to a new economy is over. Do our candidates know it? After Obama Victory, Clinton’s Camp Seeks Gentler Role for Ex-President McCain Emerges as the Unlikely Standard Bearer in the G.O.P. Race | H5 Washington Post Bush Hits a Wall in the Mideast By Jim Hoagland, There's not much Bush can do about Middle East peace. But he needs to be seen as doing something. The Seven-Year Slide By Rahm Emanuel At the dawn of the 21st century, conventional wisdom was that America held unmatched cultural, economic and military power. Bush's Speech to Focus On Iraq War, Economy In State of the Union address, President Bush faces a steep challenge in persuading a skeptical public to follow his lead in his final year in office. Good and Bad Capitalists By Sebastian Mallaby Surveying the world's financial chaos, my colleague Robert J. Samuelson declared last week that "capitalism's most dangerous enemies are capitalists." This is the truth, but not the whole truth: There are constructive capitalists as well as dangerous ones No More Coups What Bush Must Tell Musharraf By Jackson Diehl, A Better Way to Grow NATO By Ronald D. Asmus, The last year of a president's term can be a moment of opportunity. Liberated from political constraints, a president can do something controversial but right. But he can also cut corners while trying to score a final success and make a mistake. Obama Is Big Winner in S.C. Primary Democratic Race Continues With No Clear Front-Runner A Margin That Will Be Hard To Marginalize With S.C. Win, Obama Gains Vital Momentum Campaign says surge in black voter turnout is more than identity politics, it is the result of a strong grass-roots organization.
A European Climate Plan An intriguing approach that meshes well with bills on Capitol Hill Israeli 'Economic Warfare' to Include Electricity Cuts in Gaza An Afghan Province Points the Way By David Ignatius In Jalalabad, people have trouble remembering the last bombing. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, students are afraid to go to school Weak Dollar Fuels China's Buying Spree Of U.S. Firms Foreign Cash Ignites Political Concerns A Better Way to Deal With Downturns By Andrew A. Samwick, Let's drop the euphemism of 'stimulus package' and call this agreement by its proper name: 'deficit spending.' 7 Dead After Protests in Beirut Over Rationing Election Officials Bar Putin's Ex-Premier From Presidential Race Chávez's Favorite Pariahs By Douglas Farah The FARC, the hemisphere's oldest rebel group, is more of a criminal enterprise than a political movement. Editorial Primary Considerations Weighing the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates Clinton's Risky Gamble By Robert D. Novak, Sen. Hillary Clinton is relying on the big Latino vote as her firewall to prevent her losing the Feb. 5 primary in California, the most important of 22 states contested on the Democratic side on Mega Tuesday. But that reliance, both pro-Clinton and anti-Clinton Democrats say, is The GOP Strikes Up The Bland By David S. Broder, The closer the survivors of this shakedown process come to securing the nomination, the greater the pressure to smooth the edges of their beliefs and personalities. A Conversation With Hamid Karzai The East Berlin Tunnel: Whose Ruse? In Cold War Spy Games, a Coup for the CIA Wasn't All It Seemed Veto of Wiretap Measure Is Threatened Bush Wants to Add Immunity for Phone Companies No Country for Old People? It's a tough time for seniors these days, and getting tougher as the economy slumps. How can we enrich Americans' later years? By Marc Freedman Reaching for a Place in History By Lou Cannon and Carl M. Cannon, George W. Bush is s no Ronald Reagan, but on some things, he's close. Former Indonesian Dictator Suharto Dies Obituaries Indonesia's Despotic 'Father of Development' U.S. Ally, in Power for 3 Decades, Oversaw Bloody Purges as Well as Nation's Rise to Prosperity Value of U.S. House's Carbon Offsets Is Murky Some Question Effectiveness of $89,000 Purchase to Balance Out Greenhouse Gas Emissions The House of Representatives has presumably learned that money cannot buy love or happiness. Now, it turns out it's not a sure solution to climate guilt, either. | H6 Guardian Leader The race for Super Tuesday US primaries: The two leading contenders for the democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, have just 10 days to convince 22 different states holding primaries and caucuses on Super Tuesday Questions for Musharraf on missing terror plot suspect Karzai blocks Ashdown's Afghan role Search resumes for UN special representative after Kabul's concerns that Briton is too forceful Obama win closes the gap Clinton campaign has to deploy 'big dog' Bill with care as the Democratic contest continues Down to a delegate count as Hillary's gamble fails Giuliani needs a miracle as governor backs McCain Explainer: To Super Tuesday and beyond Hillary's biggest asset? Now Bill is looking like a liability Michael Tomasky: The interventions of former president Clinton are turning Democrats off his wife and raising constitutional questions Leader 21st-century oil World water shortage: The Swiss Alps have been gleaming whitely outside the windows of the World Economic Forum, where there have been seven different sessions on water scarcity, part of the summit's ambition of 'catalysing a new global collaboration' Can the rest of us cut the rope if the US touches economic void? Our model dictator John Pilger: The death of Suharto is a reminder of the west's ignoble role in propping up a murderous regime Balkans on the mend Olli Rehn: There is no need for gloom: the region has a great chance to achieve stability and prosperity Kremlin bars candidate from presidential poll The Kremlin kicks the only independent contender in Russia's presidential election off the ballot From buses to blogs, a pathological individualism is poisoning public life Madeleine Bunting: Our shared spaces have become a bear pit. This ever-crumbling civility risks our wellbeing and points to a bleak future Egyptian police frustrate Palestinian shoppers Dozens of policemen in riot gear at Egyptian checkpoints halt the relentless flow of Palestinians into Egypt The Observer Gaza's falling wall changes Middle East map for ever This exodus presents us Egyptians with a threat - and an opportunity Pundits in early rush to judge Bush's legacy This reckless greed of the few harms the future of the many Will Hutton: The government must act firmly to control an industry that destabilises all our lives with its naked pursuit of huge profits Jason Burke: I am, apparently, a hand-wringing sympathiser with suicide bombers and a mouthpiece for the 'war on terror' |
| H7 Al Hayat Trapped Between Humiliation And Bush's Visions Mostafa Zein - It becomes crystal clear for the Arabs that the Palestinian question is an Arab affair. They realized that the desire to put the Palestinian cause behind them and to ignore it in the name of realism, the inability to confront the Israel and the US, or the claim that Hamas has flipped against Palestinian Authority and joined the Iranian-Syrian project, changes nothing The week ahead Iraq's Progress Report - Michael O'Hanlon, Washington Times Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, updated January 10, 2008 (PDF; 434 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) Making Up with Iran's Mullahs - New York Post editorial
No Back-door Promises in Iraq - Boston Globe editorial
Tony Karon The Incredible Shrinking Davos Man How Bush Decided on the Surge - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard A year ago, we were losing in Iraq. Then the president made the most momentous decision of his presidency. A Bush Rally
National Review Iraq & Pentagon PETER WEHNER: A loss in Iraq would be a major loss for America in its epic struggle against militant Islam. “Reiding Rauch”
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Iraq Moves Troops And Tanks to Northern City Mosul 'Iran producing 300 tons of UF6' News agency: Isfahan producing Uranium Hexafluoride, gas capable of weaponizing uranium Seven killed in Beirut violence Seven people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence. Anger in Iran after law student dies Syria's Assassination Central - Wall Street Journal editorial BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 27 Jan 08 Former Iraqi Premier on Political Developments in Country Mixed Signals From Iran's Reformist Camps on Widespread Disqualifications Hezbollah Demands Clarifications From Army Over Beirut Shooting Iraqi Vice-President Comments on Amnesty Law, Kurd Accord, Unity Government Al Hayat Naming Names from Gaza to Damascus and All the Way through Lebanon! Raghida Dergham - There are times when naming names becomes inevitable because any reluctance to do so, whether in the name of diplomacy, politics or any other consideration, may terribly discredit the hesitant party and hurt the victims of harmful maneuvering, be they innocent civilians in Palestine or an entire generation in Lebanon. Greater Hizbullah power in Lebanese cabinet rejected Gaza Exodus Threatening Repercussions on Egypt's Future - By David ... | H9 Ha’aretz – Bar’el Whose monopoly now? The feeling is that Egypt has become a true enemy state at last, Syria-style. Just as Damascus is perceived as responsible for the actions of Hezbollah, so Cairo will be the custodian of Hamas Source: J'lem will be last topic on peace agenda Capital may be last issue discussed with Palestinians due to concerns it will damage negotiations Report: Barak met secretly with Pakistan's Musharraf last week Defense Minister expresses concern that Pakistan's nuclear weapons will fall into hands of extremists Anti-Semitic incidents rise in Germany, Australia, U.S. in 2007 Gideon Levy: IDF troops fell because of Israel's war of folly Olmert promises Abbas not to disrupt flow of aid into Gaza IDF reservists: Military must be kept out of political arguments Ben-Eliezer: Labor to demand PM quit if war report harsh; Ayalon: Public view of report will set PM's future Double threat to peaceAn immediate summit is needed between Egypt's president and Israel's prime minister, with or without a senior U.S. presence, to administer emergency treatment of the threats to peace Israel-Diaspora relations / Olmert snubs WJC after Lauder's open letter on Jerusalem Arens Exhausting all other alternatives It was Israel's great foreign minister Abba Eban who coined the aphorism that "democracies take the right decision only after having exhausted all other alternatives." This is not a universal truth but, unfortunately, it holds true all too frequently Where have all the reports gone? In February, 1983 the Kahan Commission released its report on the massacre of Palestinians in the Lebanese refugee camps of Sabra and Chatila. This was the only commission of inquiry to date that recommended removing a minister from his post. Olmert's war policy / What did Olmert and Peretz discuss? Jerusalem PostAnalysis: What if 500,000 Gazans marched on Erez? Giuliani to 'Post': Israel has to be able to defend itself Presidential candidate backs Israel's actions in Gaza; says pressure must be stepped up on Iran but military option also be maintained. Critical Currents: Olmert must go
Winograd will determine extent to which gov't retains public trust. US presidential hopefuls court Florida's Jews [ ELLIOT JAGER , Iran produces more than 300 tons of uranium hexaflouride gas; new UN sanctions expected It’s unthinkable for Israel to supply electricity, fuel used by Qassam terrorists, Effie Eitam says Barak secretly meets Pakistan president Barak: We think Iran’s nuclear program is much beyond the level of the Manhattan Project In rare visit to Cairo, top Iranian official offers to help Egypt deal with chaos on Gaza border Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine NYRB Olmert & Israel: The Change By Amos Elon Weekly Standard Ehud Olmert's Israel Olmert's future rides on report The final report this week of an inquiry into the handling of the 2006 war in Lebanon could determine the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government just as it settles into peace talks with the Palestinians Obama and Israel–It Gets Worse Cobban (Mis-)framing the Gaza-Israel conflict BBC Israel 'to resume Gaza supplies' Israel says it will resume fuel supplies to Gaza, 10 days after stopping shipments in response to rocket attacks Rocket militia George Habash, Palestinian Terrorism Tactician, Dies at 82 Palestinian radical group founder dies The founder of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), George Habash, dies. Israel drops Arab killings case Israel's attorney general says no police will be prosecuted over the killing of 13 Arab Israeli protesters in 2000. Newsweek Israel Doubts U.S. Intel on Iran Lally Weymouth Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak sharply disagrees with the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear capabilities Turmoil in Gaza - Abraham Rabinovich, Washington Times Getting the Real Story in Gaza - David Warren, Ottawa Citizen |
| Hamas gains edge as border crisis eases Palestinian militants and Egypt restored some order on the border Sunday, and Hamas gains leverage in negotiations. As global food costs rise, are biofuels to blame? Converting corn and soybeans into fuels is contributing to higher food prices. The dispute is how much. In State of the Union, Bush to begin framing legacy Monday's address is expected to highlight improvements in Iraq, but not reforms for immigration or Social Security. After South Carolina: Can Obama capture a wider swath of voters? The black vote was key to his decisive win Saturday. To compete Feb. 5, he'll need a broader coalition of support, analysts say Obama isn't 'the black candidate' Don't put public figures on the couch Americans should focus on the candidates' performance – not their psyche Pakistanis lobby U.S. against February elections Well-known politician Imran Khan argues that reinstating the judiciary is more important ASIA Asia Times Suharto leaves an iron-fist legacy Indonesia's always smiling second president Suharto, who died on Sunday, was a complex autocrat who skillfully wielded power with a recipe of introspection, impeccable timing and adroit personal connections. But his legacy remains a chaotic scramble to shake off years of paternalistic rule and to forge a workable democracy. Had Suharto seen the need for more openness and started the process of change earlier, Indonesia's transition would have been less painful. - Michael Vatikiotis IHT Suharto's legacy: Worry about the Future WSJ Dynasties Influence Vote in Pakistan Viewed from afar, Pakistan's election next month appears to be a clash over democracy. Yet national political issues are often muted in the countryside, where local landlords tend to win election after election, regardless of changing party affiliations. FT Leader LEADER: When a slowdown is a welcome relief China has reason to welcome a slowdown, which could deflate bubbles in real estate and equities, relieve pressure on resources and limit the trade surplus Wall Street Journal Suharto's Legacy Soldier, Savior, Strongman, Crook George Wehrfritz The death of Suharto, architect of Indonesia's authoritarian 'New Order,' draws a muted reaction from the nation he once dominated. U.S. Politicians Hammer The Chinese When The Global Economy Turns South. Turns Out They Have Some Good Reasons To. Share prices fall on Asia markets Share prices in Tokyo and Hong Kong fall sharply as anxiety continues over world economic prospects.
Our model dictator John Pilger: The death of Suharto is a reminder of the west's ignoble role in propping up a murderous regime Opaque legacy Disgraced and vilified, Suharto dies aged 86 Indonesia's former dictator Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia's communist movement and pushed aside the country's founding father to usher in 32 years of tough rule that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died today. He was 86. Indonesia's Suharto dead at 86 The brutal and corrupt former dictator ruled from 1965 until his ouster in 1998 and was a Cold War ally to the U.S. | H11 IHT Merkel's conservatives lose support in two state electionsHer allies were on the brink of losing power in Hesse and won re-election with diminished percentages in Lower Saxony. Sarkozy's policy is hard to make outHe's clearly something new, and full of energy and initiatives. But does the French president's dynamism add up to a coherent policy? In ex-Yugoslavia, Tito-era nostalgiaIn a trend known as "Yugonostalgia," young and old yearn for the past as they struggle with a legacy of bloody wars and economic hardship. French style of capitalism stained by bank scandal Briton withdraws bid to be UN envoy to AfghanistanPaddy Ashdown, the former UN high representative and EU special envoy for Bosnia, withdrew from the contest to be the United Nations' envoy to Afghanistan after Kabul said it favored a British NATO commander for the post. EUROPE European press review Independent Kosovo - Hashim Thaci, Wall Street Journal Newsweek France's New Western Idea Tracy McNicoll Sarkozy aims to create a novel kind of transatlantic leader, proudly Christian with warm Muslim ties. Ethnic tension surfaces in Germany Trader 'staked 50bn euros' Berlusconi promises the Blair touch as he plans comeback , Election blow for German premier Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats suffer a dramatic setback in regional elections in the German state of Hesse | H12 RFE/RL Newsweek The Kremlin Wises Up Owen Matthews After strong-arm tactics backfire, Moscow finds smarter ways to extend its influence abroad. Kremlin critic barred from presidential voteThe decision to reject the registration application of Mikhail Kasyanov, cleared a path for the Kremlin's candidate to run all but unchallenged Google News Azerbaijan BBC Kasyanov barred from Russian poll Russia's Central Election Commission bars opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running for president. |
| President Karzai and his allies must find a way to pull together The presidential race after South Carolina depends on whether Obama has got the 'Big Mo' William Rees-Mogg In the days after recapitalisations at Citibank and Merrill Lynch, it was clear market forces would not resolve this crisis Anatole Kaletsky George Habash Guerrilla who harassed Yassir Arafat and founded Palestine's largest Marxist nationalist group General Suharto: The Times obituary Indonesian dictator whose mission to forge economic progress was mired in corruption and brutality Sunday Times Tip-off thwarted nuclear spy ring probe Wall Street Journal Suharto's Legacy By Roger Pilon Rate Cut May Not Offer Big Fix Stocks' uncertain response to Fed rate cuts are increasing investor fears that the current problems are too big for a quick fix. Oil prices rose after hitting a three-month low last week, but the decline is expected to resume on U.S. economic concerns Newsweek The Market's Echo Chamber by Robert J. Samuelson Darker Days Ahead for U.S. Economy? Arlyn Tobias Gajilan Robert Reich warns a recession, or worse, could be coming. Goodbye to the Bulls? Fifteen key economists, policymakers and strategists weigh in on a week of volatility and economic turmoil. How will the world weather America's economic storm? Capitalists vs. capitalism? (By Lawrence Kudlow) Fact Sheet: Examples of How the Economic Growth Package will Benefit Americans (PDF; 60 KB) | H14 Financial Times IMF head in shock fiscal appeal The intensifying credit crunch is so severe that lower interest rates alone will not be enough “to get out of the turmoil we are in”, warned IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Beyond fiscal stimulus, further action is needed Confidence would be well served by a comprehensive programme of measures that insures against a prolonged downturn, says Lawrence Summers Investors shift bets to oil slideInvestors are shifting their bets towards oil prices weakening in the near future as the slowdown in US economic activity damps energy demand growth WORLD NEWS: UN pressed to back fresh Iran sanctions Western states face an uphill task of persuading the Security Council that a third round of modest economic sanctions would force Iran to come clean about its nuclear ambitions Analysis: Democrats set for trench warfare Barack Obama’s crushing victory over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina, where he received more votes than Mrs Clinton and John Edwards combined, will restore much of the momentum that he briefly enjoyed follow US economy brings worries for both parties Much as the slowdown may discredit the Bush administration, it does not automatically favour Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, writes Clive Crook When a slowdown is welcome China has reason to welcome a slowdown, which could deflate bubbles in real estate and equities, relieve pressure on resources and limit the trade surplus Sovereign wealth Multilateral guidelines governing the behaviour of sovereign wealth funds – and recipient countries – are in the interests of both WORLD NEWS: Empty shops stem flight into Egypt LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Concentrated force could have wiped out al-Qaeda ing his emphatic victory in Iowa FT REPORT - AFRICA: OIL & GAS 2008 - FRONT PAGE: The new scramble for Africa's resources FT REPORT - AFRICA: OIL & GAS 2008: Highly prized reserves in a tightening market Wolfgang Munchau: Resistance in the eurozone For as long as the money freely flows, do not expect the European Central Bank even to contemplate a rate cut, writes Wolfgang Munchau Turmoil as Berlusconi calls for elections Italy’s main parties have remained divided over the timing of parliamentary polls as the former prime minister’s coalition pressed their demand for snap elections Bush speech to focus on economic concerns George W. Bush will acknowledge growing concerns about the US economy when he delivers his final State of the Union address on Monday night, but the president will also offer reassurance that the foundations for long-term growth remain solid Stop the bitterness, says Clinton Hillary Clinton tried to draw a line under one of the bitterest phases of the Democratic campaign, a day before South Carolina goes to the polls in the last Democratic primary before “Super Tuesday” Davos blog: Time to leave town Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley: Economic optimism bounced back during Davos, but the US authorities have learned nothing from the latest bubble-induced implosion Paris and Berlin defend power giants The two states will move to prevent a forced break-up of their power companies with a proposal that aims to increase competition in their controlled electricity markets Paulson warns Senate on stimulus delays Hank Paulson, the US Treasury secretary, warned that adding direct spending measures to the $150bn economic stimulus package agreed last week would be “a slippery slope” that could derail the deal, urging the Senate to approve it quickly Kennedy to back Obama candidacy Ted Kennedy, the influential Democratic senator and torchbearer of the Kennedy dynasty, is set to endorse Barack Obama’s candidacy, in a move that could provide his Senate colleague with a critical boost a week ahead of Super Tuesday | H15 Los Angeles Times Iraq urges limits on U.S. operations As the two governments work out a military agreement, Baghdad says the country must not be involved in any attacks on its neighbors. Iraq's No. 1 problem ,By Bing West and Max Boot Bush may have to withdraw his support for Nouri Maliki if the prime minister continues to slow progress. Super Tuesday could cut Obama down to size The South Carolina winner faces a multistate contest that does not play to his strengths, and three of the biggest states are on Clinton's turf Why the right loves a disaster By Naomi Klein Ideologues use times of crisis as an opportunity to foist their economic policies on desperate societies Why Congress didn't bring the troops home The Democratic majority squandered chances to work with Republicans unhappy with Bush and tried to bully their rivals. Pakistan says its nuclear weapons are secure Radical Shiite cults draw concern in southern Iraq Bush plans modest final State of the Union speech Unity isn't all it's cracked up to be By Ezra Klein Even a consensus-building, problem-solving president can't solve political gridlock. Editorial For Democrats, the decision on Feb. 5 just isn't that important. Iraqi official alleges Kadafi's son aiding rebelsA son of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi is behind a group of foreign and Iraqi fighters responsible for a devastating explosion in northern Iraq, a security chief for Sunni tribesmen fighting insurgents said. |
| H16 American Politics Obama Still Lags in Big States Obama has fresh momentum after a win in South Carolina, but he lacks the time or resources for intensive campaigning in far-flung races. The race changes as candidates begin campaigning for Super Tuesday, when voters in 22 states will cast ballots with widely varying rules governing each contest. 1 GOP Candidates' Tough Choices Presidential hopefuls employ divergent strategies aimed at winning the most delegates on Feb 5 In Open Nomination, ‘Superdelegates’ May Hold Key to Victory Republican McCain Edges Into Florida Lead: Poll McClatchy Analysis: Obama's win sets up a long hard fight ahead Fired up? Is Obama set to transform American politics? Why Is The Democratic Establishment Sick Of The Clintons? realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp The War Over the War | Kennedys back Barack Obama over Hillary Gen Suharto's death divides Indonesia The former Indonesian dictator's death leaves countrymen struggling to define his legacy. Israel halts Gaza project backed by Blair Work on a Palestinian water treatment plant, backed by the former prime minister, is stopped after Israel refused to allow building materials into Gaza to finish the job. Germany's Merkel slumps in state poll Sunday Telegraph Ashdown rules out Afghan envoy role President blocks former Lib Dem leader's posting. Musharraf rejects CIA Taliban hunt US wanted greater role in struggle against extremists Lebanon war report: Olmert under fire The Winograd Committee report is expected to be highly critical of Israeli ministers and the military, and to put pressure on Ehud Olmert to resign. | H18 Independent Return to Fallujah Three years after the devastating US assault, Patrick Cockburn enters this besieged Iraqi city to find it without clean water, electricity and medicine, its streets looking as if the fighting had finished only a few weeks ago. 'If there is no change in three months, there will be war again' Merkel's conservatives face 'humiliating' election defeat Davos Diary: The schmooze of the world Extreme brainpower meets extraordinary wealth at the annual World Economic Forum. Sean O'Grady reports from the plutocrats' playground Lord Ashdown drops bid to be UN envoy in Kabul Olmert and Abbas fail to shut border Failure to recruit minorities adds to forces' burden A failure to recruit more troops from ethnic minorities because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is adding to the burden on Britain's frontline forces, a new report warns. Jubilant Obama wins Kennedys' endorsement Barack Obama took his campaign for the Democratic nomination across the Deep South yesterday after crushing Hillary Clinton in a racially polarised primary in South Carolina. Johann Hari: Beware the internet's looming class divide The greatest thing about the web is that we all plug and play on an equal basis. Independent on Sunday Big business says climate change 'rates very low ' Global warming ranks far down the concerns of the world's biggest companies, despite world leaders' hopes that they will pioneer solutions to the impending climate crisis, a startling survey will reveal. Beirut's assassins kill the detective on their trail The assassins of Beirut are getting personal. Yesterday morning, they killed the most important detective on their trail, the very man who is leading the Lebanese government's investigations into the murder – and attempted murder – of so many of the country's politicians, journalists and soldiers. Bennett: public schools should be abolished The History Boys author, a former grammar school boy himself, has launched a scathing attack on segregation in the British education system, calling for public schools to be abolished. |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Tom Barnett KnoxNews. War extends frontier on man-machine interface US warns out-of-control spy satellite is plunging to Earth In the Army, Strains are Showing - Boston Globe editorial • 'Development and Reform of the Iraqi Police Forces' by Tony Pfaff, SSI, US Army War College The War Against Jihadism George Weigel Why can't we call the enemy by its name? We're going to have to in order to win. Yemen’s Deals With Jihadists Unsettle the U.S. A dispute with the United States over a convicted terrorist underscored a much broader disagreement over how to fight terrorism in Yemen. MARK STEYN: By insisting on re-labeling terrorism committed by Muslims in the name of Islam as “anti-Islamic activity,” Her Majesty’s government is engaging not merely in Orwellian Newspeak but in self-defeating Orwellian Newspeak. “First They Came for Piglet”
In More Cases, Combat Trauma Is Taking the Stand Prosecutors, judges and juries are increasingly prodded to assess the role of combat trauma in crimes by veterans. The FBIIC/FSSCC Pandemic Flu Exercise of 2007 After Action Report (PDF; 1.7 MB) Pakistan Insists Nukes Are Safe Nuclear Power Plant Security and Vulnerabilities (PDF; 95 KB) The secret funding of American artists and intellectuals in the '50s and '60s. Reviewed by Michael Kazin, | Obama gets more white support than expected. Stern Report Attacked for “Advocacy” 116 U.S. Cities Make Up “Billion Dollar Markets” Did the Death of Distance Hurt Detroit and Help New York? The Economic Approach to Cities Deadly Stories 2007: IFJ Report on Journalists and Media Worker Deaths | H21 Probability theory has much to say about amazing coincidences, “miracles,” that people take as evidence for the existence of God... more» Pain, Pleasure and Thomas Schelling Online newspaper viewership reached record in 2007 The blind newsmaker, Tony Curzon PriceDid the market generate an ethic of professional, independent journalism or was it a historical accident? Probably an accident. And will the blogosphere deliver the material that this ethic produced? Probably not. de Tocqueville, Stephen Jay Gould and Walter Benjamin are marshalled to the challenges posed by the new economics of news. The arts build the sets for that interior theatre of the mind and fill the stage with vivid characters who mingle in memory with the people of our lives... more» NYRB The 'Problem of Evil' in Postwar Europe By Tony Judt Blogs By Sarah Boxer In praise of ... Daniel Barenboim FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD ALL THE MUSIC IN THE WORLD - LEGALLY... Desalination, camel reproduction, and falconry. Is that all Islamic science has had to offer the rest of the world?... more» What’s Cholesterol Got to Do With It? By GARY TAUBES The truth is, we’ve always had reason to question the idea that cholesterol is an agent of disease Tom Shakespeare Jan 26 08, 05:00pm: The artificial creation of, frankly, a rather dull chromosome, will not solve climate change or spark bioterrorism. Don't get so excited 'Sopranos,' 'Old Men' named best Fans' chance to help run arts and sport Visitors to sport, theatres and museums should aid in decision-making He wrote 'Money'. But is Martin Amis really worth £3,000 an hour? |
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