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H1 The Economist Nuclear proliferation Has Iran won? Iran's ayatollahs have wriggled off the nuclear hook, but there is a way to put them on again Iran's nuclear programme As the enrichment machines spin on How America's own intelligence services have brought international policy on Iran to the edge of collapse IHT Putting Pakistan together again By SELIG S. HARRISON The Pakistani state is not likely to survive for long unless it is radically restructured Foreign Policy Ask the Author: Graham Fuller "In Search of Moderate Muslims" Dan Drezner Hegemonic decline, revisited The Washington Independent: Security Gains From 'Surge' Backsliding McClatchy U.S. casualties rise in Iraq after falling for 4 months Mosul, the next major test for the U.S. military in Iraq The Economist How jihad went freelance Al-Qaeda has evolved from a single group to an amorphous movement. Does that make it less dangerous or more so? The Times $3 trillion budget leaves little for Bush to bank on President Bush has reached a landmark spending figure but the proposals illustrate the tough choices that his successor will face Mission Seep Nato is in severe danger of letting Afghanistan slip away Iraqi oil production hits post-invasion record Better security means production is expected to pass the prewar level of 2.6 million barrels a day by the end of the year Martin Peretz / The New Republic: Can Friends of Israel—and Jews—Trust Obama? Guardian Infatuated with Sarkozy's infatuation, France is blind to his recklessness Simon Jenkins: The president is eager to give France a new world confidence, but he has so far proved impetuous in matters of heart and state Failing state Afghanistan: It is hard to be hopeful about Afghanistan. Sliding away from progress, the country has begun a fretful, violent descent towards calamity that all the efforts of Nato, aid agencies and Afghans seem unable to stop Bin Laden aide killed in US strike Demise of al-Qaida's 'director of communictions' Iraqi MP: US Oil Firms Offered $5 Million to Each MP to Vote for Oil Law Asia Times Bombs away over Iraq: Who cares?When, in April 1937, the German Condor Legion dropped 45,000 kilograms of explosives on the Spanish town of Guernica, international outrage followed, and Pablo Picasso was inspired to paint his now famous Guernica. When the US Air Force recently loosed 45,000 kilograms of bombs on a small Sunni farming district in Iraq, there was hardly a peep. These days, only "insurgent" suicide bombings warrant media attention, while the US's air "surge" is politely played down. - Tom Engelhardt Towards a new 'Suez crisis' Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007 - Friel, Cohen & Victor, Nat'l Journa Iraq War Killed a Million, Says Survey [Fbis] OSC: OSC Analysis: Iran -- Reformists Debate Future After Majles Disqualifications New Guide Outlines Iraq Government Structures, Responsibilities Source: RTI International A newly released handbook provides the first comprehensive overview of the organization and workings of Iraq’s government systems Republic of Iraq District Government Field Manual, Volume I, Version 1 — Operating Procedures (PDF; 1 MB) + Volume II: Resources — Operating Procedures (PDF; 1.3 MB) + Volume I, Version 2 (pocket edition) (PDF; 1 MB) Heritage The EU Reform Treaty: Why Washington Should Be Concerned Afghanistan Study Group Final Report, January 30, 2008 (PDF; 417 KB) Source: Center for the Study of the Presidency Iran's foreign minister to step down? Washington Times U.S. energy security (By S. Rob Sobhani) Ha’aretz – Top IDF brass: Winograd war report is an 'earthquake' Military advocate general: Report does not require delaying advancement of officers involved in the war Al Awsat A Temptation to Resist : Amir Taheri • 'Israel’s War With Hezbollah Was Not a Failure' by Martin van Creveld, Forward Jerusalem Post Analysis: 33 years after Agranat, the IDF is left to pick up the pieces again With enlistment numbers dropping, the top command will face many more challenges in the years to come Analysis: Decisions, decisions Financial Times Olmert is alone after Annapolis Most people want Middle East peace, but far fewer seem ready to accept the short-term risks unavoidable in the quest for long-term security, writes Philip Stephens Buyers, not savers, caused America’s deficit As Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan misunderstood the nature and seriousness of America’s current account deficit. Policymakers today must take heed, says Richard Duncan Washington Post The NATO Emerging in Afghanistan By Victoria Nuland, On-the-job training in how to fight a 21st-century insurgency. The McCain Divide? The GOP vs. Conservatives By E. J. Dionne Jr., Some on the right feel it would be less damaging to their cause to lose the 2008 election than to win with John McCain Clawing for a Legacy By Charles Krauthammer Obama's assessment is so obviously true: Reagan was consequential. Clinton was not. DAVID BROOKS The McCain Transition John McCain has to transition from being an insurgent to being the leader of a broad center-right coalition. McClatchy Clinton, McCain likely gain most from dropout candidates Arming the Middle East by Stephen Zunes The Economist Israel, Egypt and the Gaza Strip The shifting balance of power Time Voter's Guide To the Issues Why the Surge Worked A year after Bush sent 30,000 additional troops to Iraq, violence is down and al-Qaeda is in retreat. But the gains are still too fragile Daily Star The US should let Iran's contradictions play out y Mark Fitzpatrick Analysis: The Oil Paradox: A worldwide slowdown won't end the oil price boom anytime soon A worldwide slowdown won't end the oil price boom anytime soon. Campaign 2008: The Role of Foreign Policy
| H2 NYT Kurds’ Power Wanes as Arab Anger Rises Once in a position of enormous strength, Iraqi Kurds are now pursuing policies that are antagonizing other factions and uniting most Sunnis and many Shiites. CSIS US-Turkish Relations: Another Honeymoon? Read More Economist Turkey, the Kurds and Islam The AK government uses Islam to win over Kurdish support Wilson: Hava saldırıları PKK'ya önemli ölçüde zarar verdi Türk Amerikan İlişkilerinin Geleceği U.S.-Turkish Military Cooperation Deepens After Rough Patch By: John C. K. Daly | Eurasia Daily Monitor EDM TURKEY STILL HANGING ON THE MILITARY’S WORDS AND SILENCES FT Turkey rectors to block easing headscarf ban The influential figures at Turkey’s state universities are to meet in Ankara to unite against a government proposal to ease the ban on wearing the Muslim headscarf on campus Istanbul fireworks blast kills 20 Turkish Planes Bombard Iraqi Kurdistan Border Areas The return of the scarves Rural Kurds revive an old Armenian tradition Turkey warned over Iranian banks Turkish Islam and the headscarf BBC Monitoring Quotes From Turkish Press 31 Jan 08 Kurdish TV Airs Images of Hospital "Targeted", Hit in Turkish Iraq Air Strikes HRW’den Türkiye’ye ifade özgürlüğü uyarısı Dozens killed or injured in Turkey fireworks blast Ermeni lobisi ABD başkanlık yarışında Obama'yı destekleyecek Saygun, Washington'da PKK mesaisi yaptı Ross Wilson: Türban Türkiye'nin iç meselesi... Türk İslamcılar demokrasiyi sevdi ‘Finally, Turkish army is respecting democratic values!’ Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring İran'la 'gaz' imzası Şubat'ta atılıyor Iraqi Kurd Leader Demands Iraq Apology Over Anfal Türkmenlerden 'bizi koruyun' çağrısı ABD'nin dikkatini, sınırdaki 100 bin askerle çektik Talabani: Kerkük sorununa Türkiye karışabilir Köyden göç eden Kürt analara gidiyor
Iraqi Troops Mass for Operation in Mosul By: Alissa J. Rubin | The New York Times [Fbis] OSC: Al-Iraqiyah Roundup -- Iraqi President Talabani Meets Kirkuk Chieftains; Update Iraqi Kurdish Paper Criticizes President's Stand on Execution 08:25 Bombalı eyleme gelen terörist sınırda yakalandı Bianet :: Headscarf Debate Diverts Attention from Kurdish Issue and Economic Crisis Turkish PM: No objection to cooperation with Israel Kurds cry out against corruption (1): Whoever not corrupted in ... "Turkmen Conference" for Common Kirkuk Position Beneath the desert sands flows lifeblood of economic recovery ITC wants Turkmen force for protection against ‘genocide’ İslam dünyasının en büyük şirketleri Filming on the borders of fiction, documentary and identity EU, Iraq Pursue Closer Energy Ties Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber WORLD NEWS: CDU officials join racism row Avrupalı Sosyalistler CHP ile yine ters düştü: Başörtüsü yasağı kalkmalı Rumlar Schröder'in ziyaretine inanamıyor Fransa'da Türk Adaya Ermeni Baskısı Dış politikada bu tabu da yıkılmalı Headscarf Debate Diverts Attention from Kurdish Issue and Economic ... Balkans: Eager for results by HAJRUDIN SOMUN * Genocide; is it a question of national identity? Sözde soykırımı ders kitabina aldılar Atina Parlamentosu'nda hassas denge Güler'e 'Atom bombası yapacak mısınız' diye sordu 'İstanbul'a gelince türbanı görecekler' EU regulation challenges Turkish chemicals - Turkish Daily News Jan 31, 2008 Turkish Cypriots Set to Implement 12 EU Policy Chapters - Official Turkish Cypriot Parties, NGOs Establish Cyprus Peace Platform Turkish Cypriot Faults EU for Cyprus Entry in UK Parliament Dutch minister for EU affairs in Ankara for talks Turkey's EU membership a global peace project Ermeni katliamlarını belgeselde toplayacaklar Gila Benmayor Eğitim sistemimize Güney Kore modeli mi? Denetleme Kurulu kaza uyarısı yapmış Oy vermeyenlerin profili çıkarılıyor Ergenekon'u soruşturan başsavcılık, diğer çete davalarını da inceliyor Dağlıca'da kaçırılan 8 asker hâkim karşısına çıkıyor BBP Genel sekreteri Topçu: Biyogüvenlik komisyonu mutlaka kurulmalı 08:05 Erdoğan'ın Özel Kalem Müdürü istifa etti Ersever'in arşivi Küçük'te miydi? 8 askerin yargılanmasına başlandı Savunmanın devleri İstanbul'da buluşuyor 04:00 Oruç tutmayanlara yemek çıkarmayan 3 yöneticiye ceza | H3 Murat Yetkin - Sivil-asker dengesi yeniden mi kuruluyor? BÖLÜKBAŞI, TEZKERE FİYASKOSUNU VE ABD İLE MÜZAKERELERİ YAZDI Askerler de sorumlu GÜNDÜZ AKTAN'DAN TÜRBAN YORUMU:Bu tartışmaların içinde olmamak için ABD'deyim "Yasak tamamen kalkmaz. Çünkü Anayasa'mız buna müsait değil" diyen Aktan, türban oylamasına katılmama yönünde işaretler verdi Bahçeli'den TÜSİAD'a jet cevap: Millî konulardaki duruşunuz sicilinize kayıtlı Ruşen Çakır Türban sorununda “keşke”ler ve “gerçek”ler AKP’nin ‘yerel seçim’ manevrası Baykal Kelime-i Sehadet’in yerini türban almış Cengiz Çandar Talabani'ye Türkiye yolu açılıyor Ertuğrul Özkök El kaldıranlara ricam M Ali Birand MHP’nin türban için ince hesapları var … Oktay Ekşi Bahçeli’ye sorular... Ahmet Taşgetiren • Gülünçlüğü sorgularken... ( 01.02.2008 ) Taha AKYOL Üniversite, bilim ve din Fikret BİLA Özbudun'un Refah davasındaki görevi ve yaklaşımı Üniversite türbana karşı ayakta Hasan Celal Güzel - 'TSK bir suç örgütü değildir' Haluk Şahin - Türban sorunu böyle çözülmez Eser Karakaş 1908-2008: İttihatçılardan Ergenekoncular’a Nasuhi Güngör TÜSİAD, TSK ve gündem Şamil Tayyar ‘Çene altı’nın mimarı İlhan Paşa Hasan CEMAL Özgürlüklerden korkmayın, asıl yasaklardan korkun! 'Karşı devrim'le karşı karşıyayız It's About Freedom, Not Scarves By: Mustafa Akyol | Turkish Daily News MHP ile AK Parti arasında 'hain' tartışması Gila Benmayor Eğitim sistemimize Güney Kore modeli mi? Fera Tınç Türban, reformları sulandıracak Türban teklifi Komisyon'da görüşülüyor Hesabını kim verecek? Işıl Karakaş: AİHM'nin türban içtihadı belli Ergenekoncular İstanbul esnafını haraca bağlamış 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 AB diplomatladı: Türbanda geniş uzlaşı iyi olur Yalın Doğan Ya bizdensin ya düşman Özdemir İnce Nato kafa nato mermer Mehmet Barlas İktidarı eleştirirken mutlaka “Medya susturulmuş” da demelisiniz … Yalçın Bayer Madrid’deki turizm fuarında Büyükşehir’in türbanı çıktı Mehmet Y Yılmaz Hediyelerle ilgili bir ’ahlak’ sözleşmesi Tufan Türenç Arı kovanına çomak soktular Güneri CIVAOĞLU Bekir Coşkun Kültür Başkenti’nde patlama... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Babacan'dan söz: 301 çok yakında Ece TEMELKURAN MUHARREM SARIKAYAAnayasal değişim ERGUN BABAHANUtanmak ve hesap sormak EMRE AKÖZ Muhafazakâr-ataerkil aileler türbana özgürlük istiyor mu? HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMANTürban ilk kez resmen yasak/lanıyor! NAZLI ILICAKSarı Kız ve Ay Işığı MAHMUT ÖVÜRTürban konusunda "ulema" neden susuyor YAVUZ DONAT Türk-Alman üniversitesi Türban, başörtüsü, laiklik, laikçilik 'Her an sürprizle karşılaşabiliriz' Ercan Kumcu Bize bir şey olmaz edebiyatı Faiz indirimi çözer mi? Türk-İş'in zor günleri Hurşit GÜNEŞ Vahap Munyar 18 milyar dolar mortgage zararı yazan Citigroup Akbank’ı bırakır mı Merkez Bankası'ndan yerel seçim uyarısı OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU 2015 kadar 903 bin konuta ihtiyaç var 09:05 Ocak ayında borsa yüzde 23.12 değer kaybetti Güngör URAS Deniz Gökçe ScienceDirect - Economic Modelling : An analysis of regime shifts in the Turkish economy |
H4 New York Times Drawn and Quartered By SELIG S. HARRISON Given enough American pressure, a loosely united, confederated Pakistan could be preserved by reinstating and liberalizing the 1973 Constitution. One on One in Debate, Democrats Set Aim at G.O.P. Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama delivered their final arguments on who is better prepared for the White House. China’s Inflation Hits American Price Tags Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods, as well as the beginning of China’s rise from the lowest rungs of global manufacturing. In Report, Officers Call for Major Overhaul of NATO DAVID BROOKS The McCain Transition John McCain has to transition from being an insurgent to being the leader of a broad center-right coalition. Support for Israeli Premier Amid Calls to Resign Fireworks Explosion in Istanbul Kills 22 Chinese Blizzards Reveal Rail Limits Rights Group Says U.S. Is Too Eager to Endorse Suspect Elections China Accuses Online Activist of Subversion Suicide Attack in Mosque Kills an Afghan Deputy Governor US Seeks Deal for Broad Goals in Iraq As McCain Wins, Critics on Right Look Again The possibility that Senator John McCain may carry the Republican banner is causing anguish for the right Enlisting New Donors, Obama Reaped $32 Million in January Senator Barack Obama tapped 170,000 new contributors to rake in nearly double the highest one-month total for any candidate in this election cycle. Research Groups Boom in Washington Editorial Pakistani P.R. The cracks in Pervez Musharraf's sunny public-relations facade in Europe last week were not hard to see PAUL KRUGMAN The Edwards Effect The two Democratic candidates left standing are, to a large extent, running on the platform that John Edwards built | H5 Washington Post The NATO Emerging in Afghanistan By Victoria Nuland, On-the-job training in how to fight a 21st-century insurgency. Al-Qaeda Figure Is Killed in Pakistan Senior Commander Blamed in Bombing At U.S. Afghan Base The McCain Divide? The GOP vs. Conservatives By E. J. Dionne Jr., Some on the right feel it would be less damaging to their cause to lose the 2008 election than to win with John McCain Clawing for a Legacy By Charles Krauthammer Obama's assessment is so obviously true: Reagan was consequential. Clinton was not. Head to Head, Clinton, Obama Shelve Rancor Democrats Point to Differences -- Especially With Republicans Clinton, Obama Debate Change vs. Experience The candidates, five days before Super Tuesday, fall back on the paradigm that has defined the competition, but draw sharp policy differences Bush Signals Troop Level May Stay Stable Fears of Global Fallout Set In As the ripple effect of the U.S. subprime-mortgage collapse spreads around world, boom times end. Eltahawy: Change? Competence? Not In Egypt Power Barometer: Bad News for Gaza Rights Group Faults U.S. for Support of Autocrats A Matchup Starts to Take Shape By David S. Broder, Heading into Super Tuesday, a degree of order is finally emerging in the dramatic races for the presidential nominations of both parties. A Good Fight By Peter Beinart, The Clinton-Obama race is close, fierce and at times petty, but enduring the nastiness could actually help him or her in the general election. Is McCain a Conservative? By Robert D. Novak Describing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito as too conservative isn't the best way to convince skeptics What A.Q. Khan Knows How Pakistan's Proliferator Could Help in Pyongyang By Selig S. Harrison Editorial Four in the Forefront The departure of John Edwards and Rudolph Giuliani brings the presidential race into focus. 'Appalling Gap' Found in Homeland Defense Readiness National Guard, Reserve Forces Lack Sufficient Personnel, Training to Respond to Crisis in U.S., Report Says In North Korea, Process Over Progress By Michael Gerson By my count, at least five former high-level Bush administration officials are deeply disillusioned with the current policy on North Korea. The Electability Thing y Eugene Robinson, One could make the argument that all four of the leading candidates still remaining are potentially unelectable. 2009 Budget Seeks Spending Freeze Bush Looks to Cut Health Programs | H6 Guardian Infatuated with Sarkozy's infatuation, France is blind to his recklessness Simon Jenkins: The president is eager to give France a new world confidence, but he has so far proved impetuous in matters of heart and state Failing state Afghanistan: It is hard to be hopeful about Afghanistan. Sliding away from progress, the country has begun a fretful, violent descent towards calamity that all the efforts of Nato, aid agencies and Afghans seem unable to stop Bin Laden aide killed in US strike Demise of al-Qaida's 'director of communictions' Iraqi cleric threatens to end militia freeze Senior aides to Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warn US and Iraqi government to halt attacks on Sadr's followers Rivals debate Iraq, experience and healthcare - but strive for Democratic party unity McCain and Obama gain momentum Race tightens as candidates head to California With the Democratic contest now a one-on-one duel, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are venturing west Olmert absolved despite Lebanon UK and US accused of hypocrisy over despots · Human rights group says west ignores flawed polls Watched to Death By: Yvonne Roberts |
Arming the Middle East by Stephen Zunes The Economist Israel, Egypt and the Gaza Strip The shifting balance of power Gaza A Hamas hardliner Gaza and Kenya Young, alive but not very heaven Israel's war in Lebanon A prime minister gets away with it Lebanon Sliding back to civil war? Documentary: Arab unity Were They Really So Wrong? Is Iraq “the single worst strategic mistake in American history”? When it comes to mistakes, Iraq has a lot of competition, starting with Korea... more» Estimating Excess Mortality in Post-Invasion Iraq WINEP Setbacks in Arab League Mediation on Lebanon Daily Star The US should let Iran's contradictions play out | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Bush Signing Statement Waives Ban on Permanent Iraq Bases New Commander's Baghdad Strategy: 'Preserve Gains' US Teams Seek Progress in Iraq Provinces US Cool on Maliki's Vow of Final Drive Against Mosul Iran Conservative Coalition to Unveil Candidates Iraq 'set for oil price windfall' [Fbis] OSC: OSC Report: Lebanon -- Hizballah Hints at Withdrawing Support for Sulayman Bitter Winds Buffet Iraq's New Flag Ahmadinejad Sees Nuclear Energy in Iran by 2009 By: Nazila Fathi | The New York Times [Fbis] OSC: Iraq -- Al-Mahdawiyah Movement Accuses Clerics of Indulging in Mundane Affairs [Fbis] OSC: Iraqi Force Prevents Iranian Ambassador From Visiting Head of Al-Tawafuq Front [Fbis] OSC: Iraqi Interior Minister Al-Bulani Expects Further Reduction in Attacks in 2008 The Arab World's Exception: Women Are on the Rise in Algeria BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 31 Jan 08 Pentagon Official: US Arms for Iraqis Ending Up in Terrorist Hands Iraq Looks to Reclaim Tradition with Revival of Agricultural Sector Al-Ahram Weekly on Egypt and Gaza | H9 Ha’aretz – Top IDF brass: Winograd war report is an 'earthquake' Military advocate general: Report does not require delaying advancement of officers involved in the war Fall on the right swordIf Olmert thought he was going to be 'let off' by the Winograd Committee, like he got away from the large number of other investigations against him, he was mistaken Lebanon: Winograd sets scene for future war Winograd Report / In war's final days, Israel evaded painful concessions Who will trust him in the next warThe only reason Prime Minister Ehud Olmert must be replaced is his incompetence. An army run like a jungleDuring the Lebanon war it was clear the army was not delivering the goods the political leaders expected. But there was no room for Olmert and Peretz to be surprised. High-stakes rollerIf a report were to be written about the Winograd war probe report, it would discern "serious failures" in it. The Winograd report is one of Israel's wisest texts. Not despite Iraq - because of Iraq Haaretz-Dialog poll: Third of public calls for Olmert to stay Construction halted at site near J'lem despite pledge to Shas Israel's new TESCAR spy satellite transmits first top quality images 23:47 Netanyahu: Olmert is incompetent, not fit to lead state Senior Labor Party sources: Barak expected to stay in office Rosner's Guest: Too many Jewish organizations? Amnesty Int'l: Winograd report didn't tackle Israel's war crimes 01:51 Gunmen shoot at Israeli embassy in Mauritania Jerusalem Post Analysis: 33 years after Agranat, the IDF is left to pick up the pieces again With enlistment numbers dropping, the top command will face many more challenges in the years to come Analysis: Olmert survives again With one paragraph, Winograd took hale gusts out of any public outcry. Analyze This: Olmert must look beyond mere survival Each Kassam, terror attack, halt in talks with PA and illegal outpost will now exact a political price Defense minister will decide on... In wake of Winograd, Barak won't quit gov't or push for elections, but weighs pressing Kadima to replace... Mashaal: Schalit alive in good condition Says he's "astonished" Israel so worried about one soldier when it holds 12,000 Palestinian prisoners Why the Muslim Brotherhood is key to the 'Islamic universe'. We could do a lot worse than Livni [ DAVID KIMCHE Letter from Saudi Arabia to Caroline Glick H.A. , JAN Analysis: A small victory for Israel in UNSC Nasrallah: Winograd proves we won Yedioth Ahronoth End of democracy Winograd committee’s wish to outlaw mistakes would lead to paralysis, Yoram Kaniuk says Army needs reeducation Deteriorating IDF values more worrisome than technical aspects of poor performance Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Martin Peretz / The New Republic: The Economist The Gaza Strip Hamas won't go away BBC Egypt tightens Gaza border gaps Egypt stops Palestinians vehicles from crossing the Gaza border, as talks begin in Cairo to resolve the crisis. Israeli embassy in Mauritania attacked My Jewish Problem—And Ours Winograd views Gazans Want to Get Deeper Into Egypt Churchill and the Jews by Martin Gilbert Churchil's Promised Land by Michael Makovsky Reviewed by Hillel Halkin Abdul studies by day, but at night he builds bombs for the Islamic Jihad in Gaza. He and his friends can produce 100 every night... more» Gaza Strip will never be part of Egypt, says Mubarak - in another barbed comment against Israel Israel’s future defense concepts must apply maximum security to the home front Olmert's Shame By: Barbara Opall-Rome | New York Post Light Through the Wall By: Fida Qishta | International Herald Tribune A Barrage Against Israel By: Robin Shepherd | The London Times [Fbis] OSC: Israeli Poll: Majority Believe Olmert Should Resign, Netanyahu Top Choice for PM |
Fed's main task: Save the banks Aggressive moves to cut interest rates by America's central bank are intended to stave off a financial meltdown. ASIA China battles rising prices, snowstormsWith monthly inflation at 6.5 percent, Beijing applies its first price controls in 15 years China's Complicit Capitalists - Far Eastern Economic Review Kellee S. Tsai says the idea that Chinese capitalists will foster political reform is pure hokum. The Economist Suharto The death of Suharto Epitaph on a crook and a tyrant Afghanistan's tribal complexity In the dark Pakistan On edge Asia Times Russian turbulence for Indian airbase Mission creep in AfghanistanThe new-wave United States counter-insurgency approach looks a lot like old-school peacekeeping as the military reaches out to Afghanistan's younger generation. Troops on the ground tell Philip Smucker that taking the fight to the enemy these days is not simply a matter of firing off bombs and bullets What A.Q. Khan Knows By: Selig S. Harrison | The Washington Post Mission Creep in Afghanistan By: Philip Smucker | Asia Times Pakistani Taliban Warlord Arises as Terrorist Leader Karzai Doubts More Troops Would Help Afghan Situation New Bid to Control Pakistan’s Tribal Belt By: Paul Sappenfield | The Christian Science Monitor Have Asian economies really "decoupled" from the United States? The Financial Times takes a look at how the East is handling the U.S. economic slowdown. Calls Grow for Shift in Afghan Policy By: David R. Sands | The Washington Times From Virginia Quarterly Review, a special series of Dispatches from Afghanistan. Pakistan's Political Future: An Alternative Perspective Wild weather hits power supply Delhi's Tentative Step Into the 21st Century By: Jo Johnson | Financial Times Japan-China Relations: Building a Creative Partnership Requires Creative Approaches By: Fan Li and Qinghong Wang | The Japan Times U.S. Urges Fairness in Pakistani Election By: Robin Wright | The Washington Post Pakistan's New Breed of Ruthless Leaders By: Susanne Koelbl | Der Spiegel Spring rush Transport disruptions mean China’s migrant workers are being urged to party at the factory Say No to Nukes in the Arctic By: Daisaku Ikeda | The Japan Times Talibanization and nukes One wing of the Taliban movement, led by Baitullah Mehsud, who is said to have ordered Benazir Bhutto's assassination, wants to focus on the Talibanization of Pakistan. Has Defeat at the Polls Deterred Chávez? By: Marifeli Perez-Stable | Miami Herald Uncle Sam's Latin Challenge By: Peter Brookes | New York Post | H11 IHT Putting Pakistan together again By SELIG S. HARRISON The Pakistani state is not likely to survive for long unless it is radically restructured. Don't dump Olmert By URI DROMI Israelis prefer to carry on with their prime minister rather than rock the boat even further. Report calls for a radical overhaul of NATO group of former senior officers has called for a radical overhaul of the Atlantic alliance, which they say is paralyzed by cumbersome decision-making rules and inequitable funding arrangements. South Carolina, then and now y WILLIAM PFAFF Truman made the U.S. Army into the most important tool of black liberation since Emancipation. Inflation hits record pace in euro zone nalysts see the data as stiffening the European Central Bank's resolve to hold fast on interest rates next week Brussels warns France on protecting Société Générale Name-calling and shouting disrupt European Parliament EUROPE European press review A review of The Monopoly of Violence: Why Europeans Hate Going to War by James J. Sheehan (and more and more). A new Cold War face-off is looming in the Balkans Heritage The EU Reform Treaty: Why Washington Should Be Concerned Conservative Dissent on Kosovo Merkel’s CDU tries to cool racism row The German chancellor’s Christian Democrats have sought to deflect accusations of xenophobia that have seen support for the party plummet in a regional poll Slovenia heads EU as Balkan neighbors begin to stir Serbs vote Sunday in polls in which Kosovo independence is a central issue. Slovenia was once part of Yugoslavia Electoral reform tops concerns as Italy seeks new governmentAs economic woes mount, Italians want to make it more difficult for members of small coalitions to topple a government Italy's government Unsteady as she goes Inflation in the eurozone is at a 14-year high. Kosovo declaration 'not imminent' [Fbis] OSC: Basescu Says Romania To Refuse To Recognize Kosovo Independence Decoupling: Can Europe Avoid a Recession? CEPS The European Union as a Normative Foreign Policy Actor CEPS Book Launch: Preying on the State: The Transformation of Bulgaria After 1989 Biofuels and Development: Will the EU Help or Hinder? ODI Climate Change Meets Trade Ownership Unbundling in Energy Markets IFRI An overview of the European debate on the ownership and regulation of energy transport infrastructure in Europe Third man’s key role in Serbian poll With Serbia again on the verge of a historic election finale, Velimir Ilic’s loyal supporters can swing the run-off result on Sunday either way, analysts say | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Georgia's Future Path By: Alcee L. Hastings and Lloyd Doggett | The Washington Times Since 2003, little Georgia has played an outsized role in post-Soviet politics and history. It was here that the opposition first rejected a fraudulent election and mobilized a popular resistance movement that succeeded in ousting President Eduard Shevardnadze. [Fbis] OSC: Russia's Medvedev says state corporations are 'no sacred cows' Medvedev's Amorphous Political Agenda By: Georgy Bovt | The Moscow Times [Fbis] OSC: Ukraine's Yushchenko Expects WTO Membership To Provide 'Leverage' Against Russia Liberals Call for Friendlier Face Abroad By: Caterina Stewart and Anna Smolchenko | The Moscow Times Russia's Regression - Michael Weiss, Weekly Standard The Economist Russia's presidency The pseudoelection |
H13 The TimesMcCain's amazing bloodless coup What happened this week could have ramifications greater than a black or woman president Gerard Baker $3 trillion budget leaves little for Bush to bank on President Bush has reached a landmark spending figure but the proposals illustrate the tough choices that his successor will face Mission Seep Nato is in severe danger of letting Afghanistan slip away Iraqi oil production hits post-invasion record Better security means production is expected to pass the prewar level of 2.6 million barrels a day by the end of the year Iraq's lifeblood flows under the desert sands The success of a heavily guarded oil pipeline is welcome not just for Baghdad but for the world There is nothing wrong with making a profit, but Shell must stop drilling tar sands Obama fundraiser 'close friend' of corrupt Iraqi Tony Rezko was jailed over undeclared payment of $3.5 million from an Iraqi-British billionaire, The Times has learnt NATO's Afghan Failure Buried WMD Scoop The McCain Calculus Romney's Convictions Journalism Is Not a Capital Crime Asia Times Bernanke hits | H14 Financial Times Olmert is alone after Annapolis Most people want Middle East peace, but far fewer seem ready to accept the short-term risks unavoidable in the quest for long-term security, writes Philip Stephens Buyers, not savers, caused America’s deficit As Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan misunderstood the nature and seriousness of America’s current account deficit. Policymakers today must take heed, says Richard Duncan High time for all of us to ‘buck up’ It is far from obvious that we face a major worldwide recession, and there is no need to talk ourselves into one, writes Samuel Brittan Global investment forecast to drop Fed attacks in the face of uncertainty The Fed has more data than anyone on the state of the US economy, so the only choice is to trust it to run the risks it judges necessary Grasping the nettle arling could use this year’s Budget to launch a three-year plan designed gradually to tighten fiscal policy further by – say – £3bn-4bn a year Kremlin economics Putin’s drive to restore Russia’s lost great-power status through assertive foreign policy has widespread support. It may not change much under Medvedev Eurozone inflation soars to 14-year high A surge to 3.2 per cent has strengthened the European Central Bank’s case for resisting interest rate cuts even as the region’s growth slows Copy China and invest abroad, says MedvedevRussia’s most likely next president has urged his country’s business people to follow the Chinese example and go on a buying spree of foreign companies to bolster the economy Russian business must ‘win new markets’ Opec set to keep unchanged output Set to rebuff oil-consuming countries’ pleas US strategy on Taliban attacked The Bush administration faced domestic criticism over Afghanistan as legislators from both parties and a Nato general hit out at what they say is a failing effort to defeat the insurgents US developer in $1bn Dubai property test case Capital Partners is suing a quasi-governmental company, claiming its investment in a project in the emirate was unjustly cancelled amid a contractual dispute LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Government meddling will provoke resource wars WORLD NEWS: Bipartisan rift hits economic stimulus plans The McCain surge Clive Crook’s blog: For all the things they dislike about John McCain, Republicans seem to like his character. And above all, of course, they like his electability Economists’ Forum: Do we need to revise our view of what conventional monetary and fiscal policy ought to be, asks Robert Skidelsky Can the Fed cut stave off a recession? Forum: The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by a further 50 basis points. Will it be enough? FT.com / Comment & analysis / Comment - Stop behaving as whiner of first resort "The same voices that supported tough macroeconomic policies ... in east Asia, Russia and Latin America are today pushing for a significant relaxation in the US to deal with the so-called subprime crisis." German unemployment falls sharply The German economy continued to create jobs at a brisk rate in January, according to fresh statistics released by the Federal Labour Agency showing a seasonally adjust fall of 89,000 in the number of jobseekers | H15 Los Angeles Times Clinton targets Obama in run-up to Super Tuesday In Hollywood, the remaining candidates point to differences between themselves, and the Republicans Obamania in action Rosa Brooks His good judgment and experience are winning over party stalwarts. A gentler capitalism y David Callahan A sea change may be afoot in how American business views its role in society By Richard Fausset Jimmy Carter has brought together warring factions, but it's divisions in his own church that he can't seem to resolve |
H16 American Politics Clinton, Obama debate -- cordially The Economist America's election Once again, the greatest show on earth Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007 McCain's Unseen Adversary: Ageism Donors break record to back Obama Barack Obama said he had raised a record-breaking $32m in January, a powerful demonstration of his ability to stay in the race beyond next week’s Super Tuesday vote and all the way to the Democratic convention in August if necessary. Obama seeks Latino vote to win California Commercials promoting Barack Obama’s campaign for US president are in high rotation in California on Univision, the Spanish-language television channel that rivals the main US networks for viewer share in the southern part of the state Mike Huckabee: a conservative with a social gospel Obama on the record Candidate Barack Obama frequently promises to soar above partisan politics. But the theatrics of such declarations keep bumping into the reality of Mr. Obama's left-liberal record in Washington and the left-liberal record in Illinois state politics which preceded it. Looking to Super-Duper Tuesday Is Hollywood for Hillary? Are Arizona’s Jews for McCain? Will Massachusetts follow Ted Kennedy’s lead? The Forward staff offers a coast-to-coast survey of the national mood in the run-up to Super Tuesday Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008 — Bill Clinton: Clawing for a Legacy - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post The Republicans Goodbye, Rudy Tuesday Disowned by the Ownership Society - Naomi Klein, The Nation realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Recession fears WORLD NEWS: Democratic rivals eye Edwards' supporters | H17 Daily Telegraph The state of Gaza should shame us all We have invested our hopes in the promise of a renewed peace process, but this has allowed us to turn from the realities of the suffering, says Oxfam's Barbara Stocking A battle of experience v charisma Senator John McCain and Barack Obama make a fascinating contrast and, if nominated by their respective parties, the contest would be scintillating Clinton sets sights on the black vote Hillary Clinton has mounted a carefully choreographed appeal to black voters in Georgia in her bid to dent Barack Obama's popularity in the southern states. The temperature had dropped to minus 20, but the citizens of Kansas City were not to be deterred from keeping their date with Barack Obama, writes Con Coughlin. Basra has seared the British Army's soul Allan Mallinson believes the MoD report on abuse and death in custody of Iraqi civilians is even more damning than first appeared. Why won't bankers say sorry for mess? As headline follows headline of financial catastrophe today and economic doom tomorrow, there are plenty of villains to choose from, writes Martin Vander Weyer White boys are school 'underclass' | H18 Independent Robert Fisk: The curious case of the forged biography It arrived for me in Beirut under plain cover, a brown envelope containing a small, glossy paperback in Arabic, accompanied by a note from an Egyptian friend. "Robert!" it began. "Did you really write this?" Hillary courts Deep South vote in Obama's backyard An online glimpse of Putin's heir He enjoys endless coverage on state television, the personal backing of President Vladimir Putin, and polls say he is expected to win seven out of every 10 votes. Oil fields of plenty? Despite making £93m a day, Royal Dutch Shell has not impressed the markets, concerned by resource nationalism and rising extraction costs. Freedom Of Information: Government blocks access to secret military papers on Diego Garcia |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism "The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills," U.S. Army Field Manual FM 3-21.75, January 2008 (316 pages in a very large 28 MB PDF file). "Modern combat is chaotic, intense, and shockingly destructive," the document states. "In your first battle, you will experience the confusing and often terrifying sights, sounds, smells, and dangers of the battlefield--but you must learn to survive and win despite them." "The Warrior Culture, a shared set of important beliefs, values, and assumptions, is crucial and perishable. Therefore, the Army must continually affirm, develop, and sustain it, as it maintains the nation's existence." Sources: Al Qaeda's No. 3 man killed Did the CIA just pull off another Predator drone strike in Pakistan? Ministers face tough choices on weapons cuts Guardian Richard Norton-Taylor Ministers and officials are drawing up plans for sweeping cuts and delays in most of Britain's big weapons projects as they face the biggest crisis in the defence budget since the end of the cold war, according to government and independent sources. Huge orders for aircraft carriers, ships, fighter jets, and hi-tech vehicles are accumulating at a time when running costs are (...) Estimating Excess Mortality in Post-Invasion Iraq Modernize U.S. Reserve and Guard, federal panel says Deployments are up nearly fivefold since 2001, but they operate like a cold-war force. Israeli space satellites in danger? Al Qaeda commander in Pakistan reportedly killed in U.S. missile strike Averting jihad Final Report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense, January 31, 2008 400 pages; PDF. Hearing to Be Secret in KBR Iraq Case US military suicides reach record level | H20 Slate Britain looks to the sea for clean energy Britain is looking toward a 10-mile-long barrier to harness the tides and a landscape dotted with giant wind turbines in the headlong rush to keep its industrial wheels turning and its homes warm By 'bagging it,' Ireland rids itself of a plastic nuisancereland passed a plastic bag tax in 2002, and within a year nearly everyone bought reusable cloth shopping bags, which have made plastic bags socially unacceptable. Environment: The Anglo-German Foundation, a research institute focused on industrial policy, has a report discussing models for environmental tax reform (PDF) in the Germany and Britain. U.S. scraps ambitious clean-coal power plant Citing high costs of FutureGen, the Energy Department funds less ambitious projects. Restocking China's Environmental Tool Kit Divisive issue | H21 One million people commit suicide every year globally Research Groups Boom in Washington The Next Question: How Can We Improve the Lives of America’s Children? In praise of ... Martin Amis Power to the People by Michael Mandelbaum Reviewed by Arch Puddington The Man on Whom Everything Was Lost Joseph Epstein Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. led a charmed life; obliviousness, personal and political, helped. The Führer Myth: How Hitler Won Over the German People The severing of two undersea cables has disrupted Internet access to much of the Arab world and beyond, affecting 70 percent of Egypt's network and even 60 percent of India's. Web disturbances set to continue Disruption to internet services in south Asia and the Middle East continues after undersea cable damage. Sports, dictators and democracy By JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN Sports provide a convenient tool for one part of a nation to oppress the rest of it. How will technology change the way we shop, learn and entertain ourselves? A look ahead 10 years, and imagine a whole different world. AC Grayling reviews Counterknowledge: How We Surrendered to Conspiracy Theories, Quack Medicine, Bogus Science and Fake History by Damian Thompson (and more and more and more). Google profits disappoint Wall Street Share price plunges after disappointing profits raising fears over America's economic slowdown Unions brand Shell's profits 'obscene' Biggest annual profits in British corporate history cause storm of protest from trade union leaders Google Universal Search: 2008 Edition |
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