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H1 White House State of the Union Washington Post Editorial Final State Rather than review a troubled record, President Bush aims for some last-year achievements. Asia Times A China base in Iran? With the French setting up a small military base in the United Arab Emirates and with the US's presence in the Persian Gulf well established, growing Iran-China cooperation on the energy and trade fronts is bound to spill over into more meaningful military cooperation. The first step would be to allow Beijing a base at one of Iran's Persian Gulf ports or on one of its islands. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi New York TimesBush Speech Focuses on War and Taxes Facing an unstable economy and an unfinished war, President Bush used his final State of the Union address to call for passage of his tax rebate package and patience in Iraq. Text: The Address | The Democratic Response News Analysis: A Defiant Look at What Little Lies Ahead In Turkey, a Step to Allow Head Scarves DAVID BROOKS The Kennedy Mystique Something fundamental has shifted in the Democratic Party, now that a throng of Kennedys has endorsed Barack Obama. Financial Times The battle for food, oil and water The costs of food and energy are rising fast. The availability of water is also becoming an issue, from Australia to Africa. The struggle for these three basic commodities – food, energy and water – came up repeatedly for discussion in Davos, writes Gideon Rachman. And the biggest driver of increased prices is growing wealth in China and India Iran warns against hasty security resolution Tehran urges the UN security council to wait for the next report from the international nuclear watchdog before adopting a third resolution, saying it would respond ‘seriously’ to hasty action From the Archive The Israeli "art student" mystery - Salon.com For almost two years, hundreds of young Israelis falsely claiming to be art students haunted federal offices -- in particular, the DEA. No one knows why -- and no one seems to want to find out. Iran’s new order, Nasrin Alavi Guardian Putin's Balkan mischief Morton Abramowitz A diplomatic offensive needs to be launched to undercut Russian opposition to independence for Kosovo EurasiaNet The Iranian-Turkmen Gas Row: And the Winner is ... Russia No way to avoid Hamas now Excluding the militant group won't secure peace in the Middle East. Los Angeles Times A Cold War redux is seen on the horizon Though the U.S. plays down tensions, some observers say Russia sees advantages to being an enemy Asia Times Neo-cons shaken, but not deterred Washington's foreign policy "realists" are on the rebound against their battle-hardened neo-conservative rivals. The hawks are down, but far from out, writes lapsed neo-con author Jacob Heilbrunn in a new book about what he refers to as a "mindset". Neo-cons are now scrambling to detach themselves from President George W Bush and Iraq and entrench themselves ever more deeply into institutional Washington. - Jim Lobe IHT KOSOVO, CHINA AND TAIWAN Whose problem is it? By DREW THOMPSON AND NIKOLAS GVOSDEV Faced with indications that the United States and most member-states of the European Union will recognize Kosovo - while Russia will not - China will have to decide where its interests most closely lie. West dithers as Iran goes it merry wayJohn Vinocur on the weakness of U.S. policy toward the nuclear aims of Iran. The Times How to crush the terrorists The West must change course and treat Afghanistan and Pakistan as one struggle Amir Taheri Daily Star The teething pains of US-Iran conciliation The door has closed on Syrian-Israeli negotiations Al Awsat How Did Egypt Fall Into the Trap? : Tariq Alhomayed MEQ Eyal Zisser, Where Is Bashar al-Assad Headed? Slate The Man Who Learned Too Little In his final State of the Union, Bush makes more empty promises. Iraqi Security Forces: A Strategy for Success Cordesman plagiarism? | H2 NYT In Turkey, a Step to Allow Head Scarves Turkey's Brave New World -- Part III | Stratfor Washington Institute Sarkozy's Policy on Turkey's EU Accession: Bad for France? Debka PKK on the Run from US Intelligence-Driven Turkish Air Strikes Guardian 'Plot to kill' Nobel laureate Pamuk Thirteen arrested in Turkey over reported coup plot and plan to kill award-winning writer Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Turkish security pursues new tactics to trace terror groups 'Türkiye ikinci dünyanın öncü gücü' AP Turkey: Plan to Lift Ban on Head Scarves Turkey seeks to acquire used Cobras from United States Turkey Smashes Alleged Murder Network TIME - Saygun, PKK için ikinci kez ABD’de Turkish Media Continue to Be Hounded Under Laws That Need to Be Changed Iraqi Kurdish Paper Reports Iranian Forces' Deployment on Border Turkey jails academic for insulting Ataturk Türkiye, küresel dalgalanmayı Körfez sermayesi ile aşar Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Ethnic Tension Rises in Oil-Rich Kirkuk EDM KURDISH MPS CALL FOR FREEDOM FOR THEIR BELIEFS 8 askere arabuluculuk yapmamız siyaseten bize çok şey kaybettirdi DTP'li Kaplan, ROJ TV'nin konuğu oldu: Türban serbest, Kürtçe yasaklanıyor İlnur Çevik Kurdish leaders pushed on all sides Kurdologist van Bruinessen: Turks and Kurds Must Trust Each Other MHP atakta, DTP neden tribünde? Orgeneral Saygun ABD'ye gidiyor Orgeneral Ergin Saygun Washington'da Kurdish PM Demands Iraqi Government Apologize to Kurds Over Anfal Top general heading to US for anti-terror talks this week Hüsnü Mahalli Ümit Fırat: Kürt meselesi bir aşk acısı değil ki zamanla küllenir diye bekleyelim! The Rise of Nationalism in Turkey during the EU Accession Process Iraqi Kurdistan, Iranian Delegations Discuss Ties, Border Security Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 28 Jan 08 Iraqi Kurdish Paper Reports Iranian Forces' Deployment on Border Kurds send aid to Mosul in wake of bombing Crackdown Stepped Up in Northern Iraq, Explosives Found 25 suspected al-Qaeda militants interrogated DTP'li vekiller devlet koruması istemiyor DTP'li Tuncel devletin verdiği korumayı ilginç bir gerekçeyle reddetti? Çetelerin ölüm listesinde yer alan DTP'nin önde gelen isimleri koruma polisi istemiyor K.Irak'taki insanların terörle alakası yok, sahip çıkalım Iraq halts exports to South Korea in wake of 'illegal Kurdistan deal' Prime Minister Barzani addresses Anfal conference Açık İlköğretim, Güneydoğulu kızların umudu oldu Tuğluk’un dosyaları TBMM’ye gönderildi Hasan Kanbolat Turkey and Sudan: Darfur and trade Palestinian envoys to meet in Ankara to review foreign policy Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Ali Babacan'dan AB'ye Kıbrıs resti Gila Benmayor Attali: Rapor uygulanırsa Fransa üç yılda şaha kalkar Fener Rum Patrikhanesi ve ekümeniklik Bartholomeos: A man of peace and tolerance in an age of conflict [Yorum - Herkül Millas] Kahve ve tarih ortak, anlamı farklı Un-understandable logic behind the visit Sylvia TIRYAKI The move of Karamanlis Karamanlis's visit shows no easy settlement at hand Prof. Halaçoğlu: Ermeniler salgın hastalıktan öldü Halaçoğlu: "Ermeniler buraya göç ederken birçoğu salgın hastalık ve açlık nedeniyle öldü� French-German peace may inspire Turk-Greek ties Ermeniler 'ikna odası'na Baskın Oran'ın kızını almış Hadi Uluengin Bir Patrikhane ki! Cengiz Aktar Karamanlis, Ömer El-Beşir, Kültürel ittifak arayışları Batı Balkanlar için iyi bir gelecek AB üyeliğinde yatıyor Olli Rehn Ermeniler 'ikna odası'na Baskın Oran'ın kızını almış Türkiye karşıtı başpiskopos öldü Babacan'dan Merkel ve Sarkozy'ye mesaj: Tam üyeliğimizi tartışmayız Ermenistan'da, cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimi öncesinde siyasi gerginlik artıyor PACE rapporteur to visit Turkey for minority talks Armenian imposition on Canadian education Özay MEHMET Terim'in maaşı Gül'ün 8,5 Erdoğan'ın 15 katı Ergenekon Savcısı bırakılanlara itiraz etti Ümraniye: 9 kişinin serbest bırakılmasına itiraz 3. rekatta kalp krizi 4. rekatta müdahale Müdür Bey raydan çıktı Uzmanlar bas bas bağırıyor: Tren kazasının olduğu bölgede 20 yıldır yol bakımı yapılmıyor Onlar hep görev başında Mason locasını ziyaret ederek tarihe geçecek El Kaide operasyonuna 19 tutuklama El Kaide şikáyeti: Polis bizi izliyor Yayla’ya Kemalizm eleştirisinden 1 yıl 3 ay hapis Tıp fakülteleri iflasın eşiğinde O.S.'nin hesabında trilyonlar var Eğitim bütçesi 3 katına çıkarılacak Doğan'dan Çölaşan'a 'sırrımızı ifşa etti' davası Emniyet müdürleri zirvesi ertelendi AKP'li Erdem: Yemek ve traş olmak için Meclis'e gelenler enngellenmeli 24 Turkish hotels among the world’s 99 best, consumers say Serdar Turgut | H3 Türbana ’çene altı’ formülü Orta yol bulundu: Anayasa ve YÖK Kanunu değişiyor AKP ve MHP türban için anlaştı Ergenekon'un çok yönlü terör bağlantısı Ergenekon�da yine şaşırtan bağlantılar Seyfettin Gürsel Askeri darbenin ekonomi politiği Türban tartışması 22 Temmuz ürünü Taha AKYOL Türban üzerine notlar Fikret BİLA Türban devrim yasalarına uygun mu? Cevdet Aşkın Ankara-Bağdat trafiği hızlanıyor, PKK'da İsrail rahatsızlığı artıyor Ruşen Çakır| El Kaide operasyonları hayra alamet değil Ahmet Taşgetiren Ya bu çeteye ne dersiniz? Hakan Aygün AKP kendi Ergenekon’una dikkat ets... Super judges needed in fight against Gladio-like deep gangs Murat Çelik Canlı bomba iki gün sonra patlayacaktı Hocanın MSN'inde örgütün şifreleri Pamuk’u halledince trilyoneriz oğlum! Bakan Çiçek: Ucu nereye giderse gitsin, Ergenekon'un üzerine gideceğiz Hasan CEMAL Devletin içinde de iz sürmek gerekiyor! Her sorunu yasayla çözmek Jakobenizmin son çırpınışları Ergenekon'un darbe planı: Askerde örgütlen, işsiz gençleri eylemde kullan Polis Ergenekon'a yedi yıl önce ulaştı El bombalarında Ergenekon izleri Coup planner Ergenekon gang ‘involved’ in drug trafficking [The ‘deep state’ & gangs] How does a Turkish gang survive? by Faruk Mercan* Connecting the dots... by Emre Uslu & Önder Aytaç* Güler Kömürcü 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 Türbandan birine inceleme diğerine jet disiplin yolu Açık lisede türbanlı sınava soruşturma Ertuğrul Özkök Bir ziyaretin gayri resmi tutanakları M Ali Birand AKP ve TSK’nın tutumu ne olacak? M. Ali BİRAND Cüneyt Ülsever Aleviler ne olacak? Enis Berberoğlu TC’ye isyan hakkı Yalçın Bayer Ergenekon, türban ve turpun büyüğü heybede Oktay Ekşi Başbakan’a açık mektup Ahmet Taşgetiren Atatürk ve Laiklik yorumu Ali Bulaç Aydınların muhafazakarlığı Erhan Çelik Derin devlet dandik çıktı! Andrew Finkel The shallowness of the deep state Kerim Balcı Label gangs and Him Güneri CIVAOĞLU Ne "türbanla" ne "türbansız" Mehmet Tezkan Bilal Çetin Mustafa Mutlu O belgeleri kimler, neden sızdırıyor? '2009�da kıyamet gibi kan akacaktı' Murat Belge�ye göre Ergenekon Terör Örgütü�nün gene üstü örtülecek! Türban, şalvar ve peruklu sınav Bakanlık: Açık lisede türban yasağı yok Mehmet Barlas Önce kargaşa yaratır sonra da darbe yaparız projesi’nin tehlikeleri… Laiklik, tesettür, Türkiye ve din istismarcılığının geleceği ÜNAL ÜNSAL Mehmet Y Yılmaz Orası üniversite değil ibadethane olur! 'Başörtüsü üzerinden yandaş kazanma yarışı' Yalçın Doğan Kar altında cuma namazı Abbas GÜÇLÜ Harp okullarında da türban takılacak mı? Özdemir İnce Madrabazlık, dolandırıcılık, kalpazanlık Türbanda AKP-MHP anlaşması tamam Nuray Başaran Ergenekon nedir, ne değildir MUHARREM SARIKAYA Özgürlük tercihi... ERGUN BABAHAN Çeteler, hedefteki isimler ve 301 EMRE AKÖZ Sanki eskiden çok ahlaklıydık! Umur Talu Bu bombalar nasıl gitti? NAZLI ILICAK Laiklik elden gidiyor! MAHMUT ÖVÜR Ergenekon son olacak mı? YAVUZ DONAT Cumhurbaşkanı'ndan hükümete Çözüm: Daha çok demokrasi CHP kongresi ve aday adayları Serdar Turgut Tehlikeli süreç Sistem her şeyin çaresine sahip, telaşa gerek yok Korkunun Bekçileri Perihan Mağden Rektör Hilmioğlu: Türban kaos yaratır AK Parti ve MHP türbanda anlaştı Prof. Dr. Yayla'ya söylemediği söz için 15 ay hapis cezası Herkes kendine göre Atatürk kurguluyor, Prof. Yayla'yı iki yıl uzman denetleyecek Yargı mensupları rejim muhafızı gibi davranıyor ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Herşeye rağmen borsa düşüşleri kontrolsüz değil Ergin Yıldızoğlu Kriz, “sermaye” ve insan Ercan Kumcu Açık finansman politikası 'Kıdem tazminatı'nda üç alternatif Erdal Sağlam Teşvikte değişim için ürkek söylemler Güven Sak Riskini yönetemeyen, krizini yönetir Güngör URAS Kendi ekonomimizi unuttuk, ABD için dertliyiz (!) Eyüp Can Oğuz Satıcı’nın karavan kapitalizminden Bill Gates’in yaratıcı kapitalizmine http://www.sabah.com.tr/okur.html Türkiye ne kadar ve nasıl etkilenecek? (1) Korkmaz İlkorur Hurşit GÜNEŞ Başbakan kızmazsa, enerjide söylenecek söz var Funda Özkan |
H4 New York TimesBush Speech Focuses on War and Taxes Facing an unstable economy and an unfinished war, President Bush used his final State of the Union address to call for passage of his tax rebate package and patience in Iraq. Text: The Address | The Democratic Response News Analysis: A Defiant Look at What Little Lies Ahead In Turkey, a Step to Allow Head Scarves DAVID BROOKS The Kennedy Mystique Something fundamental has shifted in the Democratic Party, now that a throng of Kennedys has endorsed Barack Obama. Europe Offers Serbia Deal to Sway Vote China Allows U.S. Port Call in Hong Kong Gorbachev, Rebuking Putin, Criticizes Russian Elections Iran Reports Receiving Nuclear Fuel From Russia An American Builder’s Failures in Iraq Are Found to Have Been More Widespread Egypt Presses for Abbas to Control Border Editorial The State of the Union Monday night’s address made us think what a different speech it might have been if President Bush had capitalized on the unity that followed the 9/11 attacks to draw the nation together. Video: Bloggingheads: Romney and McCain Is John McCain any further to the right than Mitt Romney on foreign policy? Francis Fukuyama, above, appraises the two. Florida’s Phantom Democrats It is extraordinary how enthusiastic about this primary vote Florida’s voters appear to be. The Faith to Outlast Politics By DAVID KUO and JOHN J. DIIULIO Jr. Politicians from both parties have come to realize that faith-based programs are indispensable even if they are not miraculous Acrimony Reigns in G.O.P. On Eve of Florida Vote Mitt Romney and John McCain traded attacks in a state that could produce a Republican front-runner before a virtual national primary next week. Illegal Globally, Bail for Profit Remains in U.S. Bail bondsmen, who post bail for people accused of crimes in exchange for a fee, are all but unknown in the rest of the world. High Enthusiasm Propels Democratic Voters Democratic turnout has far exceeded the Republican showing in the contests so far, but the meaning for the November election is a matter of dispute | H5 Washington Post Bush Touts Iraq Progress, Economic Plan State of the Union Reflects New Focus on Money Matters ANALYSIS Final Year's Realities Push Big Ideas Into Background Editorial Final State Rather than review a troubled record, President Bush aims for some last-year achievements. William Arkin Don't Open a Third Front in Pakistan Five U.S. Soldiers Are Killed When Convoy Is Hit in Mosul Northern Iraqi City Is Growing Concern as Insurgent Base The Fed In the Echo Chamber By Robert J. Samuelson The present panicky climate results, at least partly, from all the invective heaped on the Fed. Cards From a Worn-Out Deck By Eugene Robinson, Playing the race card against Barack Obama didn't work out quite the way Bill Clinton had hoped. Hobbled by Hubby By E. J. Dionne Jr., Democrats increasingly worry that Hillary Clinton will have great difficulty in escaping the negative aspects of her husband's legacy Little Trace of Slowdown For Defense Contractors By: Stephen Manning | The Washington Post Global markets may be writhing and the U.S. economy teetering at the brink of recession, but for many of the nation's largest defense firms, the good times keep going. Staying The Coarse By George F. Will, Last week even some Democrats noticed the distinctive cloud of coarseness that hovers over the Clintons, seeping acid rain Beauty and the East By Anne Applebaum What open socities have done for beautiful women from Eastern Eurpoe, they may also do for other talents Senate to Offer Own Stimulus Package Almost All Would Get $500 Rebate Obama Ready on 'Day One,' Kennedy Says Rice: New UN Resolution Against Iran to Pave Way for 'Other Action' Jordan Islamists: US Responsible for Bloody Downturn in Lebanon Iranian Leader to Visit Iraq in March | H6 Guardian Putin's Balkan mischief Morton Abramowitz A diplomatic offensive needs to be launched to undercut Russian opposition to independence for Kosovo Bush struggles for relevancy in last state of the union President overshadowed by race to chose successor attempts to reassert his primacy UK needs new terror plan: Musharraf Pakistani president tells prime minister Brown he must crack down on homegrown extremists Leader Autumn of the patriarch Foreign Dictates? By: Brian Whitaker | Faced with complaints about its human rights abuses, Egypt is sheltering behind specious arguments about religion and national sovereignty. The new JFK Theodore Sorensen US elections 2008: Barack Obama is the political heir to my former boss, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Catching Obama fever Michael Tomasky: US elections 2008: Ted Kennedy's endorsement helps Barack Obama win over two critical groups: Latinos and older Democratic voters Chris Hamnett: Instead of buying up overseas assets at knock-down prices, Wall Street's titans are now selling stakes to China, Singapore and the Middle East The US economy, Pravda style Dean Baker: The Washington Post and the rest of the DC establishment are willing to blithely airbrush history to conceal their economic policy errors Rebel from a bygone era Population growth is a threat. But it pales against the greed of the rich Kate Allen: When he meets the president of Pakistan, Gordon Brown must show some courage and address the issue of fundamental freedoms in the country Forget filling the coal shed: cost of keeping warm is a flight to the sun Britain is now a society transfixed by the delights of leisure and travel, new figures show |
Daily Star The teething pains of US-Iran conciliation The door has closed on Syrian-Israeli negotiations By Itamar Rabinovich Al Awsat How Did Egypt Fall Into the Trap? : Tariq Alhomayed MEQ Eyal Zisser, Where Is Bashar al-Assad Headed? Iraqi Security Forces: A Strategy for Success Saudi Arabia: Nervously Watching Pakistan More Neocon Military Advice Kazakhstan's Economic Nationalism Could Set Precedent for Other Oil States By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review On Jan. 15, the government of Kazakhstan ended months of uncertainty in world energy markets by announcing that KazMunaiGaz, the country's national oil and gas company, would assume a lead role in developing the Kashagan oil field, one of the world's largest Democracy Is not a Panacea By: Hugh Cortazzi | The Japan Times Foreign Dictates? By: Brian Whitaker | The Guardian Oil Wealth: The McKinsey Quarterly examines the new role oil wealth plays in the global economy, noting its impact on interest rates and the pricing of global assets. The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals (PDF; 119 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) Going Around in Circles on Peace By: Khader Khader | The Daily Star The Red Phone By: Hooman Majd | The New Yorker At the entrance to City Hall Park. They set up a folding table and laid out four old-fashioned red telephones, which were marked with the numbers one through four. They unfurled a banner that read, “U.S. and Iran: It’s time to talk!” Another banner, draped across the front of the table, announced, “Direct lines to Iran.” Enemy in Iraq on the Ropes - Steve Russell, New York Daily News The War Over the War - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard Don't Move Dave Petraeus - Roger Carstens, Human Events A bitter taste to Iraqi reality | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor US troops killed in northern Iraq Five US soldiers are killed when their patrol is hit by a roadside bomb in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Iraq's Sadrists Seek to End Cease-Fire Iran Sanctions Vote at UN Seen Weeks Away Iran to Announce Date of Next Round of Talks With US on Iraq Beirut tension Daily Star Lebanon's opposition leaders have a duty to put out the fire 5 U.S. soldiers die in Iraq in 2nd-deadliest attack this year Iraqi Accord Front Negotiating to Return to Government; Other Events Iran's Industry Investment in Syria Stands at 950m Dollars - Assistant Minister [Fbis] OSC: Iraqi Deputy PM Says US Troops Still Needed 'for a Certain Period' in Iraq Tax Evasion a Reason for Staggering Inflation in Iran - Economist DEBKAfile: Five US soldiers killed in Mosul, N. Iraq. Private militia of Qaddafi’s son is suspected Qaddafi Drops Seif al-Islam as Successor, Promotes Fourth Son | H9 Ha’aretz – Israeli commissions: Like no other in world Sources: Olmert rejects talk of early elections Laborites predict potentially damning Winograd report due Wed. will prompt Barak bid to push up elections IDF worried Lebanon war probe report will damage its image Haaretz finds many systemic governmental failures outlined in partial Winograd report have been fixed Changing organizational culture 'doesn't happen overnight' Editorial The report on the second war While the country waits for the Winograd Committee's full report on the Second Lebanon War, we should not ignore the "interim report" made public last week on another war the prime minister has been waging: that against the judiciary Bradley Burston: What if the Hillary haters were right all along? Iran close to renewing long-cut ties with Egypt Obama: Opponents trying to weaken my support among Jews Lieberman: Why McCain's the man for Israel-lovers New Guest: Diaspora Jews need to be heard on Jerusalem. Border Control / Olmert's man in Ramallah Israeli official: Bolton accused Rice of caving on terms of cease-fire Jerusalem PostBush: The time has come for peace in the Holy Land In his final State of the Union address, US president reiterates commitment to ME peace, says Iran must come clean about nuclear intentions. Analysis: Olmert's flak jacket PM playing to an "anything but Netanyahu" sentiment and peace process to deflect Winograd C'tee fallout Our world: Grimacing to victory and grinning to defeat[ CAROLINE GLICK , Hamas's PR debacle [ BARRY RUBIN Analysis: Egypt's hard choices on the Rafah debacle Yedioth Ahronoth Obama rejects right of return Presidential candidate presents views on Mideast in talk with Israeli, Jewish journalists Egypt’s inaction in face of Palestinian terrorism comes back to haunt it, Gilad Sharon says Olmert must go/ Uzi Dayan PM lost moral authority to lead Israel in light of war conduct, attitude to Winograd report Siege doesn’t work Boosting pressure on Gaza Strip does not mitigate suffering of Sderot residents Bush: US will defend itself Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine International Law and Gaza: The Assault on Israel's Right to Self-Defense - Abraham Bell (Institute for Contemporary Affairs/Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) • COMMENT: James Lindsay on Gaza into Egypt Despite Break, Crisis Builds in Gaza By: Richard Boudreaux | Los Angeles Times Palestinians may have shopped in Egypt, but services such as power and water deteriorate amid Israeli blockade. Salon Bush's delusions die in Gaza The mass jailbreak of Gazans into Egypt revealed the bankruptcy of both Israel's policy of collective punishment and Bush's attempt to make Mideast peace. Cairo's options Palestine: the pursuit of justice, John Strawson Rosemary Bechler JTA: Obama tells Jews: ‘I never practiced Islam’ Study: Israelis feel less secure since end of war DEBKAfile: Iran and Saudi Arabia step into Gaza crisis on Day 6 of Palestinian rampage in Sinai Fresh efforts to seal Gaza border Egypt cuts off supplies to its border zone with Gaza to discourage Palestinians from pouring into the area. Analysis: Gaza -- What if? By CLAUDE SALHANI (UPI) -- Some 700,000 Gazans oozed through barriers set up by Israel to keep them and their weapons apart, assuming walls can do the job in the absence of peace. Jerusalem diary No Easy Solution While Hamas Keeps Warring - Fania Oz-Salzberger First Fatah Congress in 18 Years Planned Terrorism's Christian Godfather: George Habash Dies - Scott MacLeod (TIME) Factions struggle for reins at border Frustrated Palestinian Authority officials say they want to restore authority over the ruptured border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt but cannot because Hamas security forces control the area. Fertile Ground for Radicalism By: Daoud Kuttab | Miami Herald Blame Hamas for the Suffering By: Frida Ghitis | Miami Herald |
No way to avoid Hamas now Excluding the militant group won't secure peace in the Middle East. Fed's tough call: how far to cut interest rates A week ago, analysts expected a 0.5 percentage point trim. Now they're not so sure. GOP race in Florida is Romney vs. McCain The two candidates are running neck and neck before the Republican primary Tuesday. Pro-Muslim tilt in Malaysia's courts Observers say civil courts often defer to Islamic courts on key issues As dollar falls, migrants feel pinch Their earnings don't stretch as far for family overseas, so many are working extra hours. In US, historical revision challenges memorials to South's heroes Recent moves seek to modify statues and plaques to reflect racist past. The dangers of collaboration Environmentalists risk undercutting their mission. Not-so-benevolent strongmen The passing of Indonesia's Suharto offers an opening for the country to judge his past. ASIA Boston Globe An Asian Century? WHEN THE World Economic Forum ends its annual meeting here, the high-test clientele drains away from this mountain town surprisingly quickly. This year they left an impression that the power and influence of Europe and North America were draining away too, inexorably shifting from the West eastward toward Asia. The structures that the United States had established after ... (By H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe) Asia Times India's vision blurs over China China Isn't Blazing a Path for Anybody By: Tom Plate | The Japan Times Weak Dollar Fuels China's Buying Spree Of U.S. Firms By: Ariana Eunjung Cha | The Washington Post Pakistani Army Chief Kayani Asserts Independence From Musharraf By: James Rupert | Bloomberg News Some Thoughts on How to Curb Pakistani Militancy By: Abdullah M. Adnan | The Daily Star Top US Agents in Secret Trip to Pakistan Bad News Makes Headlines: Security Challenges Posed by Pakistan IPPR US diplomat's body found in Pakistan An American General’s Upbeat Afghan Assessment By: Hamish McKenzie | Asia Sentinel Straight Talk on Pakistan - Ralph Peters, New York Post Suharto: President of Region and Times - The Australian editorial
Suharto's Legacy - Hugo Restall, Wall Street Journal Farewell to Jakarta's Man of Steel - Greg Sheridan, The Australian Suharto's Reign Came at Cost - Sara Webb, Sydney Daily Telegraph Suharto: Our Model Dictator - John Pilger, Guardian Suharto: General Havoc - Tom Fawthrop, Guardian India: A new paper from the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, an independent think tank, examines the competitiveness of the Indian auto industry following the much-publicized release of an Indian automobile that will retail for $2,500. | H11 IHT KOSOVO, CHINA AND TAIWAN Whose problem is it? By DREW THOMPSON AND NIKOLAS GVOSDEV Faced with indications that the United States and most member-states of the European Union will recognize Kosovo - while Russia will not - China will have to decide where its interests most closely lie. West dithers as Iran goes it merry wayJohn Vinocur on the weakness of U.S. policy toward the nuclear aims of Iran. State votes said to signal change in German politicsThe country faces the prospect of more grand coalitions or unwieldy coalitions involving smaller parties that could prove too unstable and ideologically diverse to pursue bold economic or political reforms, analysts said Monday. EU links Serbian membership to presidential voteThe European Union on Monday sent a clear signal to Serbia that its path to membership would be opened if it rejected a nationalist, pro-Russian candidate in the presidential runoff Sunday Getting bankers to hit the brakes By EDUARDO PORTER Financial institutions have proved unable to curb their appetite for risky assets. EUROPE European press review Embracing reforms is a vote for Italy's future THE RESIGNATION of Prime Minister Romano Prodi and the continuing uncertainty dominating Italy's political and economic landscape underscore Italy's fundamental need for electoral and structural reform and greater deregulation. The necessity to boost competitiveness and growth is indispensable to the nation's future. (By Marco Vicenzino, Boston Globe) Report: Islamists Planned Attacks Across Europe Sarkozy's Aggressive ME Push ISA Walker's World: Europe's Green wars begin By MARTIN WALKER UPI) -- Europe's new targets against global warming have provoked strikes, outrage and dismay, even among environmentalists. Welcome to the the era of Green civil wars Dutch to Block Serbia's Bid for EU Trade Pact, Balkenende Says By: Chris Burns and James G. Neuger | Bloomberg News EU offers Serbs trade and travel deal before poll Trade and travel pact offered in attempt to secure victory for a pro-western democrat in election Kosovo's Shaky Economy Shows Signs of Autonomy Deutsche Welle The EU's enlargement commissioner says it's too early to consider Serbia's membership, i.e. before the country's presidential election is over and a key war-crimes suspect has been handed over. Popular Greek Orthodox priest who used the media to energise his Church and relished attacking its secular enemies Berlusconi invokes Mussolini in threat to march on Rome Silvio Berlusconi will meet President Giorgio Napolitano this morning to explain why he has threatened to put "millions of people on the streets of Rome" if a general election is not scheduled immediately. The Big Question: Is Silvio Berlusconi poised to return to power in Italy, and can he be stopped? | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Kazakhstan's Economic Nationalism Could Set Precedent for Other Oil States By: Richard Weitz | World Politics Review On Jan. 15, the government of Kazakhstan ended months of uncertainty in world energy markets by announcing that KazMunaiGaz, the country's national oil and gas company, would assume a lead role in developing the Kashagan oil field, one of the world's largest EurasiaNet Central Asia: Looking at Language Politics BY RICHARD WEITZ Media Scuffle Marks Start of Armenia’s Presidential Campaign Russian Presidential Candidate Booted From Race By: Megan K. Stack | Los Angeles Times The most outspoken opposition politician vying for the Russian presidency was thrown out of the race Sunday, accused by elections officials of forging tens of thousands of signatures. Good WTO News for Yushchenko By: Andrew McChesney | The Moscow Times Russia’s Got a Substitute for Transdniestria Leader By: Vladimir Solovyev | Kommersant Asia Times US, Britain stung by an Afghan temper The United States is making progress in getting Uzbekistan back on side - US Central Command badly needs Tashkent's cooperation to operate a second air corridor to Afghanistan. But at the same time, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has spectacularly rebuffed Washington's and London's plan for Lord Paddy Ashdown to go to Afghanistan as a special envoy. This, and timely backing from China, strengthens President Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan. - M K Bhadrakumar BBC Eager partner Strikes, Protests and Gridlock at the Poland-Ukraine Border By: Siobhan Dowling | Der Spiegel Gorbachev criticizes Russian electoral systemThe last leader of the Soviet Union has called for extensive reforms to the electoral system that has secured power for President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle. BBC Russia to limit election monitors Russia will limit foreign election monitors at its March presidential poll to 400, half the observers in 2004 EDM RUSSIA CAPTURES SERBIA’S ENERGY SECTOR
- SEMYON MOGILEVICH’S ARREST – A BLOW TO MEDVEDEV, OR A FAVOR? |
H13 The Times How to crush the terrorists The West must change course and treat Afghanistan and Pakistan as one struggle Amir Taheri A time of split-screen politics What we see on the surface of the presidential race has little connection with reality Hiding behind a political veil Muslims make up about 3 per cent of the population yet we seem to be obsessed with them An inexcusable appeal to the baser instincts in American politics US envoy accused of sabotaging Ashdown · FO officials suspect Khalilzad played key role Lebanon in mourning after night of violence Anti-government street demonstrations in Beirut have left eight people dead and sparked fears of a new civil war Wall Street Journal Bush's End Game Even a lame-duck President has more power to influence events than anyone else on the planet The Gaza Breakout The U.N.'s Human-Rights Sham Wiretrapped Let's Get Real About the Economy By Steven Rattner Holocaust Inversion - Manfred Gerstenfeld Tax-Happy Brazil Hits the Wall By: Mary Anastasia O'Grady | The Wall Street Journal Listening to the Enemy By: Roger Pilon | The Wall Street Journal John Fund / Wall Street Journal: Winging It — John McCain has a golden opportunity to make peace with conservatives. Will he take advantage of it? New Yorker The Minsky Moment | H14 Financial Times The battle for food, oil and water The costs of food and energy are rising fast. The availability of water is also becoming an issue, from Australia to Africa. The struggle for these three basic commodities – food, energy and water – came up repeatedly for discussion in Davos, writes Gideon Rachman. And the biggest driver of increased prices is growing wealth in China and India Iran warns against hasty security resolution Tehran urges the UN security council to wait for the next report from the international nuclear watchdog before adopting a third resolution, saying it would respond ‘seriously’ to hasty action Hizbollah criticises Lebanese army over killings Lebanon’s army draws rare criticism from the powerful Shia Hizbollah movement, a day after protesters were killed in some of the worst civil unrest since the 1975-1990 civil war Inquiry verdict puts Olmert in line of fire A critical report from the high-profile Winograd committee on the disastrous war in Lebanon is expected to challenge the Israeli prime minister’s embattled tenure EU offers to monitor Gaza border The European Union said yesterday it was ready to resume monitoring the crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, which it abandoned when Hamas, the Islamist group,... Citi signs China banking agreement Western banks rush to establish footholds Iraq and economy centre of Bush address President George W. Bush struck an optimistic tone on progress in Iraq and the long-term outlook for the US economy as he delivered his final State of the Union address Kennedy puts the establishment behind Obama Ted Kennedy delivered the most ringing endorsement possible for Barack Obama’s presidential aspirations, capping a nightmare few days for the | H15 Los Angeles Times A Cold War redux is seen on the horizonThough the U.S. plays down tensions, some observers say Russia sees advantages to being an enemy. 'Unfinished business' is the state of the union, and the presidency Baghdad's housing boomWith violence down, home prices are up as displaced Iraqis flock back home. For many, however, the cost is too steep. Gates calls for bipartisan work on IraqThe Defense secretary says presidential candidates should be thinking ahead about the war on terrorism Bomb kills 5 U.S. soldiers in Iraq EditorialFrom Ft. Sumter to Obama South Carolina, cradle of the Confederacy, made another kind of history by choosing Barack Obama for president. Gregory Rodriguez The Clinton campaign's assertion that Latinos historically haven't voted for black candidates is divisive -- and false. By Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kerry Kennedy She stands for Democrats and for the nation, these family members say. |
H16 American Politics Bush addresses US economy fears President Bush uses his last regular State of the Union address to try to shore up US economic confidence. In quotes: State of Union reaction Excerpts: State of Union address Watch: State of the Union McClatchy Bush lays out a modest agenda for his final year President Bush used his final State of the Union address to launch what the White House called "a sprint to the finish," but his modest agenda made it clear that his dismal political standing and a wary Democratic Congress prohibit grand ambitions for his final year in office The dismal state of George W. Bush Help for a Multistate Battle 1 million early and absentee ballots cast in Florida... NOVAK: Black vs. Brown Risky For Clinton... The dismal state of George W. Bush In his last annual speech to Congress, the president used Osama bin Laden to justify Iraq, bravely denounced pork-barrel spending and waxed realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Kennedy backs Obama and snipes at Clintons Backing from Edward Kennedy is a huge prize for Barack Obama, providing him with momentum ahead of Super Tuesday Giuliani ends Florida campaign before dwindled crowds Economic woes | Phones tapped at the rate of 1,000 a day Britain is in danger of becoming a "surveillance state" as authorities including councils launch bugging operations against 1,000 people a day. Karzai had to hang tough on Ashdown If Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai is to survive, writes David Blair, he must have powerful Afghan allies. Yet this causes immediate tension with his Western supporters | H18 Independent Robert Fisk: Eight dead, and echoes of Beirut's bloody history reverberate around its streets Five US troops killed in al-Qa'ida heartland Obama takes up mantle of JFK at Washington rally The mantle of President John F Kennedy was taken up by Barack Obama in Washington yesterday in front of three generations of the political clan. Kenya: a nation in turmoil 'They killed our people, so now we will do likewise. We are just revenging' Four days of appalling tribal violence have left at least 100 people dead and many more homeless in the tourist idyll of Lake Naivasha, as Kenya slides towards civil war. Richard Dowden: The seeds of mistrust were sown decades ago, but this will not explode into genocide Leading article: A lethal failure of political leadership |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism From the Archive The Israeli "art student" mystery - Salon.com For almost two years, hundreds of young Israelis falsely claiming to be art students haunted federal offices -- in particular, the DEA. No one knows why -- and no one seems to want to find out. Little Trace of Slowdown For Defense Contractors By: Stephen Manning | The Washington Post Global markets may be writhing and the U.S. economy teetering at the brink of recession, but for many of the nation's largest defense firms, the good times keep going. U.S. Air Force Bomber Modernization Plans: An Independent Assessment Training a “Hybrid” Warrior at the Infantry Officer Course SIPRI Update: Global Security & Arms Control The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals (PDF; 119 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) Pentagon Wants Another $70 Billion for Wars Negroponte Confirms Use of Waterboarding Commander Presses for US-China Hotline Intel vet: Who's minding the CIA? Nothing Happened in MAJ Today By: David French | National Review Al-Qaeda "Strapping Bombs to Children" in Iraq David J. Garrow / The Atlantic Online: Special Ops Fighting Each Other in the Sandbox? Jihad Watch Offers Questions for Candidates - Robert Spencer, Human Events CBS News: Interrogator Shares Saddam's Confessions Michael E. O'Hanlon, | H20 Slate The Man Who Learned Too Little In his final State of the Union, Bush makes more empty promises.
Remember Me? President Bush takes a final swipe at Congress.
Where Did All Those Gorgeous Russians Come From? The same place as the unglamorous assembly-line workers.
Fool Me Thrice It should be no surprise that the Clintons are playing the race card. International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing, 2006 (PDF; 201 KB) Entrepreneurial Philanthropy in the Developing World Migration and Remittance Factbook Why Ethanol Production Will Drive World Food Prices Higher in 2008 'Fighting Terrorism Since 1492' By: John C. K. Daly | ISN Security Watch From The Wilson Quarterly, the curse of generosity: The outpouring of tens of billions to improve global health seems like the most hopeful event of the 21st century, but the largess could make things worse Like Rorschach tests, a growing stack of Bush books reveals very different presidents—Evangelical Bush, Frat-Boy Bush, Weepy Bush—as authors try to explain his failure and his "success". From LRB, Eric Hobsbawm on life during the Weimar Republic. An article on piecing together the dark legacy of East Germany's secret police. An article on ten extraordinary literary suicides. | H21 With or without religion, good people will do good, and evil people will do evil. But for good people to do evil, that takes religion... more» Amazon’s top reviewer, Harriet Klausner, is a speed reader who can take on 45 books a week. And anyone cares?... more» Psycho-pharmaceuticals may make a new, more authentic you. Have no fear: there will be a pill for that too... more» “There is nothing harder than the creation of fictional character,” says James Wood. And there is nothing that can captivate us more in literature... more» Why reading is not fundamental A professor of literature extols the virtues of nonreading. Exercise Could Slow Aging Of Body, Study Suggests Physically active people have cells that look younger on a molecular level than those of couch potatoes, according to new research that offers a fundamental new clue into how exercise may help stave off aging. Resistance to Tamiflu found The European Centres for Disease Control has discovered a mutation associated with high levels of resistance to the influenza antiviral medicine marketed by Roche Mental Woes Linked to Head Trauma New research suggests that hidden traumatic brain injuries can cause social or educational failure, such as alcoholism or homelessness. If broadly verified, the findings could have a significant impact in dealing with these difficulties. |
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