| H1 [Fbis] OSC: Israel: Final Winograd Report's Recommendations Published Winograd: missed opportunity
Yossi Klein Halevi, TNR. The National Interest A World Without the West Barma, Naazneen; Ratner, Ely; Weber, Steven( a debate on the article.) Los Angeles Times Downsizing our dominance By Fred Kaplan The next president will have to deal with a world in which U.S. hegemony is a thing of the past. Pentagon is split on Iraq withdrawals The Joint Chiefs chairman says the U.S. has not decided whether to stop reducing troop levels in July. The Colossus By: Paul Waldman | The American Prospect
U.S. economic dominance may be threatened by China, India, and the European Union, but when it comes to the instruments of war, nobody else is even close. And it will stay that way no matter who, Democrat or Republican, gets elected. Guardian Europe: The empire strikes back While Britain frets about EU expansion, Europe is overtaking its rivals to become the world's most successful empire. US scholar Parag Khanna on the rise of the new Rome
Asia Times How oil burst America's bubble The collapse of the great economic mega-bubble was caused as much by the US's costly "addiction" to imported oil as by improvident mortgages. Oil, in fact, will continue to drain the economy of wealth and vigor for years to come. - Michael T Klare Financial Times Nato chief fears split on Afghan forces Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the secretary-general, is worried that public efforts to expand the military contingent in Afghanistan are deepening divisions within the alliance The McCain surge His appeal to independents, his dogged authenticity and, above all, the Republicans’ desire to stop Mrs Clinton have brought McCain support across the party CFR Shikaki: Hamas’ Popularity on Rise in Gaza after Tearing Down Wall with Egypt Divisions Simmer Behind Iran’s Public Face
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USIP Briefing: Pakistan's Growing Instability Baker Institute US Energy Policy FAQ: The US Energy Mix, National Security and the Myths of Energy Independence World Report 2008: Democracy Charade Undermines Rights
Source: Human Rights Watch The established democracies are accepting flawed and unfair elections for political expediency Full Report (PDF; 5.4 MB) CFR Gwertzman Interview with Kenneth M. Pollack, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy: Bush's Iraq Plan Deserves Chance Expect No Relief From OPEC (PDF; 55 KB) Source: U.S. Congress, Joint Economic Committee - OPEC feels in control of the oil market right now. It sees no compelling reason to increase supply and lower the oil price at this time to address the economic slowdown, because (1) a recession neither is certain nor believed to impair world oil demand very much, and (2) it wants to avoid increasing supply just as demand declines, and a seasonal decline is approaching in the second quarter Washington Post U.S. Loses Jobs For First Time In Five Years Pressure Mounts to Pass Stimulus Plan Debate Grows on Pause in Troop Cuts U.S. Leaders Differ on Pace Of Withdrawals The End-of-the-World Economic Forum By: Christopher Dickey | Newsweek In this great age of denial, Davos may seem out of touch, but the Bush administration is so much worse. An Orchestra With a Grand Piano and No Conductor By: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald The World Economic Forum has proved to be an uncanny barometer of global trends over the 11 years I've attended. I usually write a column about which countries are in and out as political or economic stars. IHT A vote for more of the same By EDWARD P. JOSEPH AND VLADIMIR MATIC Serbia has lost years mired in anachronistic debates, most related to Kosovo. Stark choice for Serbs in presidential vote By DAN BILEFSKY A rally in Belgrade for Tomislav Nikolic, the nationalist candidate - including a lyrical tribute to Radovan Karadzic and speeches by former lieutenants of Slobodan Milosevic - underlined the harsh choice that Serbs face in the presidential vote on Sunday • 'Egypt Working to Contain Gaza' by Ehud Yaari, The Washington Institute William Arkin Afghanistan Lost? Homeland Insecurity? What Role Does the Brass Play? Taking China and India Seriously as Global Powers
2008 Global Economic Outlook: So Far, So Bad – What’s Next??
| H2 FT Universities split on Turkish headscarf row Turkey’s higher education establishment appeared split over a government attempt to ease a campus ban on the wearing of the Muslim headscarf ahead of a parliamentary debate next week [Fbis] OSC: Iraqi Kurdish website reports spy plane flying over Qandil area F-16'lara yerli değil ABD cihazı takılacak Analysis: Turkey embraces wind power 'Demokratlar, Türkiye'nin önemini anlamıyor' Turkish Foreign Ministry Denies Iraqi Deputy Premier's Remarks Turkish university deans warn lifting ban on Islamic head scarf would threaten secularism - International Herald Tribune BBC Monitoring Quotes From the Turkish Press 1 Feb 08 ERDOGAN'S INSULTING WORDS ABOUT OBAMA MAY HAUNT TURKEY AFTER THE ...
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Turkey asks Interpol for more vigilance against PKK escapees PKK, AB terör listesinden çıkmak için Avrupa Adalet Divanı'na başvurdu Güneydoğu'da ekonomik adım atılması gerekir İçişleri'nden DTP'nin 'sınır' eylemine izin DTP'den ‘çok dillilik' çağrısı DTP’de sınır ve seçim heyecanı
AKP'nin Güneydoğu stratejisi İkinci Cumhuriyet: Özgürlükçü Kürd Aydınlarını Yok Etmek Midir? Kürtler referandumu bekliyor
Iraqi Kurd Writer Says Article on Kirkuk Not Right Solution President heading to Qatar, LNG purchase on agenda Iraq National Council Member Discusses Turkoman Front, "Patriotic Reality" Ankara'dan Berham Salih'e yalanlama
Hamas’ın Dışişleri Bakanı Zahar, Time dergisine verdiği röportajda çarpıcı açıklamalarda bulundu DTP Eşbaşkanı Ayna: Türbanın gündeme gelmesi, din istismarı, oy avcılığı Report: Talabani may visit Turkey this month Enerjide alternatif kaynak arayan Türkiye, Katar gazının peşinde Bakan Ali Babacan, Cidde yolcusu Iraqi Kurdish Corruption Scandals Grow [Michael Rubin] "Four Kurdish parties call for reform in the state of Kurdistan..." Kurds Weigh into Turks Ex-diplomat reveals secret details of Iraq war negotiations with US Hükümet ve sivil toplumun Doğu açılımı Economist'te PKK'ya 'siyasî çözüm' tabirinden hoşlanmıyorum AKP, Kürtleri kazanmak için Gülen’i kullanıyor NOS reporter: “I was wrong. Kurdistan does exist” Kurds cry out against corruption (3): Kurdistan leaders, if we ... Two Rebels Killed in Turkish Air Strike on Hospital - Kurdish TV Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 31 Jan 08 Iraqi President Holds Talks With Kirkuk Figures; Security, Political Update Iraqi Kurdish Police Arrest Journalists Demanding End to Qandil Media Ban - TV HRW Report: Human Rights Trend is “Retrograde” Turkey's Assimilation of the Kurds Policy: Its Official! Kürtlerin gücü sabrı taşırdı Mardin'de 25 PKK'lı terörist yakalandı Talabani Türkiye'ye mi geliyor? Öcalan'a 'bilge insan' benzetmesi Berham Salih'e yalanlama Iraqi Kurd Article Discusses Turk Historian's Thesis on Origins of Armenians US Envoy Says Turkish Air Operations Against PKK "Successful" The Way of the Kurds Chinese Muslims in Turkey: The Story of Fatma Wang « Islam in China Babacan, Suudi Arabistan'a gitti Türk zanlı Pakistan’da öldürülmüş
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Turkey Needs to Lobby for UN Security Council Membership - Envoy 'Türkiye'de ifade özgürlüğü 2007'de geriledi' Mehmetçik hibesi Avrupa'nın KKTC'ye borcu var, AB serbest ticareti gerçekleştirmeli Azınlık vakıfları için düzenleme tamam Ermeni lobisi Aktan'ın konuşmasını engellemek istedi
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YORUM-Oy Vereceğin Zaman, Kanatlarını Kestiğin Güvercini Hatırla Schröder'in KKTC ziyareti Rum basınında geniş bir şekilde ele alınıyor Kuzey Kıbrıs'tan savunma
Dışişleri bakanı: Kaçakları saklamayız Rauf Denktaş Ters bakış ‘Ne Hillary, ne de Obama Türkiye’nin önemini anlıyor’
Kuzey Kıbrıs Dışişleri Bakanı: Bu yıl önemli Schroeder encourages direct flights to Turkish Cyprus Hastanede başörtülü avına RTÜK'ten ceza
Rights group criticizes Turkish judiciary Rum kesimine çağrı: "Dostluk şarabı için" Schröder: KKTC'ye saygıdan geldim Elçi değil CIA ajanı FT RWE to back Caspian pipeline The German energy group is to become the sixth company to join the consortium backing the proposed Nabucco pipeline that will bring gas from the Caspian region to Europe Schröder Rumlara rağmen KKTC’de Ersever’s top-secret archive found in general’s house Askeri yargı sansür kararı aldı Sedat Ergin: Türkiye, katiliyle övünen bir ülke Uçaksavar mermili çete tutuklandı
Glock marka tabanca Türkiye pazarına giriyor İzlemek serbest yazmak yasak Media ban imposed on Dağlıca hearings THY to sue producer of ‘I am Legend' OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Demirağ: Teftişi nasıl kapatırsınız? Zararsız: Konuşmayın, çıkın dışarı! Her yanımız 'bomba' dolu
Sanayinin yoğun olduğu bölgelerde sadece halk değil, esnaf da tedirgin. Tekstilci boyacıdan, boyacı plastikçiden, plastikçi tekstilciden korkuyor. Bir işçinin yaptığı özet: Mezarda yaşıyoruz!
Tutuklu 8 asker davasına bugün de devam Raydaki facianın faturası makiniste Hırsız hayır yapmak isterse hayır yapamazsın diyemeyiz Türkiye’nin geleceği için ’faili meçhul’ kalmamalı TÜİK: Önemli bir kesim seçmen kaydı yaptırmamış Çevre Bakanı: Susuzlukta işimiz Allah’a kaldı
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AKP'nin siyaset akademisi yarın başlıyor İstanbul - Londra seferi 27 Euro Kamuya 21 bin geçici kadro!
| H3 Formül geçti, CHP yalnız kaldı Hayır ODTÜ'de tarihi gün ÜAK: "Din devletine dönüşüm kaçınılmaz olur" Olur mu böyle olur mu Diyanet: Laikliği doğru anlayalım ’Dönmeyiz’ sözü Belki türbanlı öğrenciye hak ettiği notu vermeyeceğiz Devlet Bahçeli’den vekile türban markajı
Asker kökenli derneklerden, MHP'lilere türbandan vazgeçin mektubu Demokrat akademisyenlerden karşı bildiri: Başörtüsü ayıbı ortadan kalksın Meclis'te söz düellosu ‘Hedefimiz iç savaş silahlı birlik kolay’ Şamil Tayyar 28 Şubat’ın kötü kopyası 'Özgürlükçü'lük türbana kadarmış Cengiz Çandar 'Avrupa'nın hasta adamı' veya 'AB'li hukuk devleti' Taha AKYOL Söz konusu vatansa gerisi... Hasan CEMAL Darbe sevdalısını aday yap, mahkûm olana sessiz kal! Mustafa Karaalioğlu Korku siyasetinin ömrü tükendi Mustafa Akyol Cevdet Aşkın Arnavut-Sırp Türk-Kürt fark etmez Ahmet Taşgetiren • Laik şeyhülislamlar ( 02.02.2008 ) Enis Berberoğlu Arşiv dediğin patlar Bugün saat 2’de Anıtkabir’de Sebahattin Önkibar Türban ve Ergenekon, TSK'ya karşı psikolojik harekattır!
Sivil toplumdan tepki Arapça sözlük alıp ayetleri tefsir etmek baltayla saat tamir etmeye benzer 'Başörtüsü İslam'ın olmazsa olmazı değil! Özgürlüğe destek çığ gibi: İmza sayısı bin'e dayandı 'Yeni ilçe' krizi Dağlıca komutanı için suç duyurusu Fikret BİLA YÖK üyesi Serim'den sert tepki Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Böhürler: İçimizdeki laikliği keşfetmemizi sağladı Funda Özkan
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İsmail Küçükkaya Tehlikeli... Serdar Turgut Üniversitede sarsıntı Anti-scarf rectors resist change for freedom Scarf proposal sparks discontent among associations, covered students Mustafa Erdoğan Özgürlük korkusu Mehmet Altan Dağlıca’dan Davutpaşa’ya... Mahir Kaynak Yasak sorular Çiçek: Laiklikle ilgili bir problem yok Meclis komisyonunda türban tartışması değil, argo yarışı vardı Sebahattin Önkibar Sadi Somuncuoğlu Sıra "Türklüğe hakaret"te Arslan Bulut Fehmi Koru'ya; ABD, şu anda kimi kullanıyor? Şalom gazetesi ile kartel el ele Oktay Ekşi Göz dönünce... Özdemir İnce Tufan Türenç Türban, müzik ve dans Mehmet Barlas Türban sorun olmaktan çıkarsa siyasetçiler işsiz mi kalır? Güneri CIVAOĞLU Güvencede kara delik DP'li eski Diyanet İşleri Başkanı Yılmaz: Başörtüsü bireysel özgürlüktür Öğretim üyelerinden rektörlere kontr - bildiri Mehmet Y Yılmaz Gerçekten de önemli olan kafanın içidir Yalçın Doğan ’Ama hangi Atatürk’ Rauf Tamer Öneriler var Babacan: Tartışma ülkeyi zayıflatıyor 2 belediyede 2 türbanlı memur Alevi Federasyonu: Alevi açılımı dendi, türban çıktı Özgürlük için türban serbest kalmalı MUHARREM SARIKAYA ERDAL ŞAFAKKaosun eşiğinde ERGUN BABAHANSadece türbana değil her şeye karşı onlar Umur Talu HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMANSarkozy'nin 'bling bling' kültürü NAZLI ILICAKTürkiye laiktir, laik kalacak! MELİHA OKUR
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YAVUZ DONATHalim abinin uykusu neden kaçtı? [Yorum - Doç. Dr. Mazhar Bağlı] 'Kışla bekçiliği' ile rektörler arasındaki ontolojik akrabalık Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Yayla'yı kim mahkum etti? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türban tartışmaları: Eğitim özgürlüğü mü, İslam'a özgürlük mü? Lionslar başörtü özgürlüğüne karşı Erdoğan: Hayırlı olacak Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Hadi Uluengin Adam gibi adam Zeynep Göğüş Laikler ve sivil toplum Ege Cansen Her kriz, bir düzeltmedir ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ercan Kumcu Erdal Sağlam Öncelikli sorun türban mı kayıtdışı mı Taner Berksoy - Fed'in derdi Turkey to invite bidders for nuclear power plant auction in February Özelleştirme işsizlerine 21 bin 193 geçici kadro açıldı Deniz Gökçe
ABD gelişmeleri özeti! Güngör URAS Ekonomi yavaşlasa da ithalat artıyor (çünkü döviz ucuz) Meral TAMER Küresel finans krizinin neresindeyiz? Şahenk: Dalgalanmadan çok etkilenmeyiz Turk court mulls move to end foreigners' tax exemption Wal-Mart plan may help Turkey » Turkey Financial News Turkey's Exports, Imports, Trade Deficit Rise in 2007 Turkey's Debt to IMF Drops at End of 2007 Turkish Zorlu Enerji eyes new projects Turkey hotels boosting economy - 01-02-2008 Bilim adamları yoksulluğu konuşmak için toplandı IMF şimdi de İslami bankalara el attı |
| H4 New York Times Eyes on Google, Microsoft Bids $44 Billion for Yahoo If consummated, the deal would instantly redraw the competitive landscape on the Internet and escalate the battle between Microsoft and Google. C.I.A. Tells of Changes for Its Internal Inquiries Check Point: Clinton and the Iraq War Amendment Editorial Secrets and Rights Congress — which has allowed itself to be bullied on national security issues for far too long — may now be ready to push back. BOB HERBERT Lowering the Volume Those who may think that a woman or a black man will have an easy time winning the White House this year should switch from whatever it is they’re smoking. GAIL COLLINS A Voter’s Guide Barack Obama says that he and Hillary Clinton are friends forever. Which is actually more than we, the voters, require. The Melting Point By DOMINIQUE BROWNING How can we expect anyone to care about melting glaciers in the abstract when even in the face of their stupendous presence we remain careless? | H5 Washington Post U.S. Loses Jobs For First Time In Five Years Pressure Mounts to Pass Stimulus Plan Debate Grows on Pause in Troop Cuts U.S. Leaders Differ on Pace Of Withdrawals After Months of Relative Calm, 2 Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad Decline in U.S. Jobs Could Prove Costly to GOP Nominee Obama Is Racing Against the Clock Short Calendar Favors Clinton Germany Rebuffs U.S. On Troops in Afghanistan Refusal to Shift Deployment A Setback for NATO Effort U.S., Poland Closer to Deal on Missile Defense Rare Cable Rupture 'a Wake-Up Call' for India CIA Sets Changes To IG's Oversight, Adds Ombudsman Why I'm Backing Obama By Susan Eisenhower With so many young supporters, he'll have to defend their interests -- and the long-term interests of the nation Race Matters. So Does Hope. By Marjorie Valbrun, One solitary black man can't rid the country of its racial baggage. Microsoft Bids $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo Runaway Dominance Of Google Forces Offer U.S. Flu Outbreak Plan Criticized It Does Not Anticipate Strain on Hospitals, Local Health Officials Say | H6 Guardian Europe: The empire strikes back While Britain frets about EU expansion, Europe is overtaking its rivals to become the world's most successful empire. US scholar Parag Khanna on the rise of the new Rome
I'll be EU president if you give me the power - Blair Former PM consults old Downing Street allies on campaign for new EU role Rice jets in as Afghan crisis looms Row escalates over Nato troop reinforcements in Afghanistan, with Canada threatening to withdraw Obama catching up with Clinton Poll puts Democratic candidates just four points apart with only days left until Super Tuesday Microsoft launches $45bn Yahoo bid Merged online search and advertising group would challenge dominance of market leader Google Yahoo was king of the net. Then came Google Expert view: Victor Keegan Scores killed in Baghdad blasts
Bombs strapped to Down's syndrome women and set off remotely Democrat pair adopt polite approach in TV debate · Poll puts candidates just four points apart
· Sources say there's no prospect of 'dream team'
Video: Democratic debate Choosing a world leader John Kornblum: US elections 2008: If Europeans want a return to pragmatic, reliable American leadership, they should make their candidate preference known Why Republicans hate McCain Jeremy Lott: US elections 2008: Opposition to John McCain is so deep that even the threat of a Hillary Clinton presidency won't budge conservatives After a lifetime with Bush, only the hippest candidate will do Big won't win Jeff Jarvis Feb 01 08, 04:30pm: Microsoft's proposed purchase of Yahoo is really about old models of media and technology huddling together against the cold wind of the new The deadly few Paul Cruickshank Feb 01 08, 07:30pm: Al-Qaida may have thousands of supporters in the UK, but it's those who receive training in Pakistani camps who pose the real threat Alone on the left wing
Joe Queenan: Liberal America deserves a champion, yet the only candidate was too far out in the presidential race Reasons to be cheerful
Economy: Evidence of recession is everywhere except one place: the economic statistics themselves |
| H7 [Fbis] OSC: OSC Analysis: International Views on US Finance Woes Driven by Inflation Concern Outside View: West should back Iranians By BARONESS GOULD OF POTTERNEWTON (UPI) -- Iran under the mullahs is the only country in the world that continues to hang children, and it has an equally sinister track record over its treatment of women. Analysis: Jihad in Asia (UPI) -- A German terrorism expert in his new book warns not to ignore the Islamist terrorism in China and Russia. Drezner Human rights vs. democracy promotion Asia Times Taliban take a hit, but the fight goes on The killing of Abu Laith al-Libi in Pakistan by a US Predator drone deals the Taliban a severe knock. The al-Qaeda-linked Libyan, who fought shoulder-to-shoulder with his men, was the mastermind and inspiration behind most of the Taliban's successes in Afghanistan over the past few years. However, the key elements of the Taliban's spring offensive are already in place, including peace deals with the Pakistani security forces that leave the Taliban free to concentrate on the Afghan battlefield. - Syed Saleem Shahzad NATO winning battles, losing Afghanistan
A study on the US-led invasion of Afghanistan sees little hope of saving the state unless a strategic overhaul is enacted. The resurgence of the Taliban and the opium trade along with weak central government play against any battles NATO and US troops might win. Iran is a natural ally, but Washington's "axis of evil" stance makes any dialogue unlikely. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Twin bombs kill scores in Baghdad Two mentally disabled women were used to carry bombs that were detonated remotely in Baghdad, officials say. Envoy: US Troops to Be in Iraq Into '09 Pentagon Brass Split on Troop Cuts US Envoy: Iran Gained From US Invasions Quotes From AP Interview of Ryan Crocker Iraqi insurgents find female bombers can skirt security CNAS Online Commentary: Tet’s Echo and Iraq
Iraq Says It Rearmed Female Police By: Tina Susman | Los Angeles Times
Iraqi police officials have dropped plans to disarm policewomen and give their guns to male officers after an outcry from critics, who said the move was a sign of religious zealots' rising influence in Iraq. Al Qaeda use two 'Down's syndrome' women to blow up 73 people in Baghdad markets New cable cut compounds net woes A third submarine internet cable is severed in the Middle East, compounding global net problems. [Fbis] OSC: Iranian Ambassador: Urgent OIC Ministerial Meeting in Saudi Arabia 3 Feb 08 [Fbis] OSC: Iranian President: Bushehr To Become 'Global Petrochemical Hub' | H9 Ha’aretz – Hamas vows to prevent Egypt bid to reseal border [Fbis] OSC: Israel: Final Winograd Report's Recommendations Published Canadian probe blames IDF for UN observer deaths in Lebanon Report: Mauritania arrests three in Israel embassy shooting Egypt thwarts Hamas plan to attack Israeli tourists in Sinai Jerusalem Post Yedioth Ahronoth Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Whack-a-terrorist...
doesn't work. Raymond Ibrahim, MESH. Winograd: missed opportunity
Yossi Klein Halevi, TNR. Henry Siegman, still stuck...
in the same dead-end. Hillel Fradkin on himself...
and Muslim Brothers. Wall Street 'Sheikh-Up'
Arab spree. Jonathan Schanzer. Trust Obama on Israel?
NYSun begins to doubt. Malley advises Obama
Just not 'day-to-day'. [Fbis] OSC: Poll: Majority Still Favors Olmert, Baraq Resignation, But Opposition Declines What Next for Gaza? By: Daniel Levy | The American Prospect
The dire economic situation in Gaza, where there has been a lack of basic supplies and power, exacerbates an already precarious socioeconomic reality. Gaza: A Middle East analyst for al-Jazeera argues that recent events in Gaza put Israel in a better position to cut the enclave loose. "While Gazans got their short taste of freedom last week, a combination of Israeli policies, Arab weakness and internecine fighting may eventually see the fate of Gaza and that of Palestinians being determined by Israel, the US and, to a lesser extent, the Arab governments," he writes. Tough choices
Gaza raises complex problems for Israel and Egypt Egypt arrests militants from Gaza Egypt announces the arrest of 15 armed Palestinians near its border with Gaza, as talks in Cairo continue. Tony Karon Olmert: His Own Shlemiel, or Bush’s?
Asia Times All power to Hamas ...
By sharing all power with Hamas, Israel could force the group to share responsibility and probably keep it too busy with governance to lead a proper resistance. Israel could thereby tame one of its deadliest enemies by giving it the power its been asking for. - Sami Moubayed Israel Bolsters Space Espionage By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch
The launch of an advanced Israeli satellite-based radar imaging system has altered the strategic balance with Iran and continues a dramatic shift in the Indo-Israeli defense relationship Rudy’s Jews expected to back McCain |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor ASIA BBC China weather crisis 'to worsen' China's authorities warn that more of the bad weather which has crippled the country is on its way. Snow-hit China has 'new priority' Dismay as China grinds to a halt Nice Words No Match for Border Dispute By: Frank Ching | The Japan Times This month Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited China, but nice words can't replace accords on contentious issues such as the India-China border dispute. A Policy Options Paper by CFR's Daniel Markey looks at how the United States should respond to Pakistan's political crisis. [Fbis] OSC: Musharraf on Range of Issues, Responds to Gates' Special Forces Assistance Offer Snowstorms damage China's reputation (By David R. Sands) Get Out! Malaysia Tells Migrants. Again. By: Imran Imtiaz Shah Yacob | Asia Sentinel
The Malaysian government’s recent decision to send home at least 200,000 foreign workers by 2009 and to push more out of the country by 2015 hints at the deep divisions that the migrants, legal and illegal alike, have stirred in their host country. LEX COLUMN: Foreign banks in China Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile The Times of India
Pakistan on Friday successfully test fired the nuclear-capable Ghauri missile with a range of 1,300 km, capable of striking major Indian cities, as President Pervez Musharraf declared the country was capable of "thwarting all threats" to its nuclear capability. Suharto Puzzle Still in Play By: Kevin Rafferty | The Japan Times
Consideration of the legacy of the late former Indonesian President Suharto begs the question: How many people must die to allow a ruler to become a strong ruler? The Columbus Complex By: Aidan Foster-Carter | Asia Times
Entrepreneurs beware when it comes to exploiting the virgin commercial ground of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Others from Hyundai to Thai conglomerate Loxley have gone before; all failed. , Bad Omen From Beijing By: Isabel Hilton | The Guardian
The arrest of a leading Aids and environmental activist doesn't bode well for China's human rights record in the run-up to the Olympics. BOOK REVIEW One mainland, two systems Rural Democracy in China by Baogang He
An in-depth study of China's rural election system finds that the grassroots semi-competitive polls have given birth to a "mixed regime" that, despite contradictions, fortifies the Communist Party's supremacy. - Sreeram Chaulia | H11 IHT A vote for more of the same By EDWARD P. JOSEPH AND VLADIMIR MATIC Serbia has lost years mired in anachronistic debates, most related to Kosovo. Stark choice for Serbs in presidential vote By DAN BILEFSKY
A rally in Belgrade for Tomislav Nikolic, the nationalist candidate - including a lyrical tribute to Radovan Karadzic and speeches by former lieutenants of Slobodan Milosevic - underlined the harsh choice that Serbs face in the presidential vote on Sunday In Italy, the return of Berlusconi, the 'brutta figura' Silvio Berlusconi is threatening once again to take over the reins of the Italian government. That's good news for some, a headache for others Germany rebuffs U.S. on redeployment of troops to southern Afghanistan
By JUDY DEMPSEY
As a controversy over NATO's role in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan deepened, Germany rejected an appeal from Washington to deploy its troops in the volatile southern region of the country. Musharraf's cheery swing through Europe Unless pressed, it's hard to believe Musharraf would allow fair elections. EUROPE European press review Independence Near For Kosovo? By: Christine Spolar | The Chicago Tribune
One thought dominates all others in this provincial capital that dreams of independence: Almost nine years after the U.S. and NATO waged a bombing campaign on behalf of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority, when will the province make the risky decision to pull free of Serbia? CEPS Why is the language policy in the EU political dynamite?
BBC Poland 'agrees' to host US shield Poland has agreed in principle to allow an American missile defence system on Polish territory. Strong-arm tactics
Nato allies baffled at open US pressure on Afghanistan 'Undertaker' close to power in Serbia
Fears mount over return to isolation if nationalist contender is elected to power Czech President Klaus' Thirst for Power By: Jan Puhl | Der Spiegel
Czech President Vaclav Klaus persistently denies climate change is caused by people and rails against the European Union. Even though his fellow Czechs don't share all of his views, his prospects for re-election on Feb. 8 are good. [Fbis] OSC: German: Defense Minister Jung Rejects Combat Mission in South Afghanistan From Portal, a special issue on Contesting Euro Visions, including Damian Spruce (UT-Sydney): The Cosmopolitanization of the EU’s Borders? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
| H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Country Analysis Brief: Kazakhstan
Source: Energy Information Administration Kazakhstan is important to world energy markets because it has significant oil and natural gas reserves. After years of foreign investment into the country’s oil and natural gas sectors, the landlocked Central Asian state has recently begun to realize its enormous production potential. With sufficient export options, Kazakhstan could become a major world energy producer and exporter over the next decade Russia launches race for Kremlin Russia's presidential election campaign is set to begin, with Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev the clear favourite. CSM It's Russian election season. So where's the campaign? The race to replace Vladimir Putin officially starts Saturday, but Mr. Putin's handpicked successor has declined to campaign or publicly debate his opponents. Islamic terror leader seized in Kyrgyzstan Russian Rhetoric Serves Short-Term Goals By: Sergei Blagov | ISN Security Watch Russia's boast of its right to rely on pre-emptive nuclear strikes to defend itself , rhetoric backed up by a major armed forces display in the northern Atlantic, has immediate political objectives. [Fbis] OSC: Georgian, Russian ministers set to improve ties A New Cold War Face-Off Is Brewing By: Morton Abramowitz | The Daily Star Russia is again on a tear. This time, the Kremlin has stuck its finger in the West's eye over the long and painful effort to bring Kosovo to formal independence. Russia: Ahead of the end of President Vladimir Putin's term this year, Russia is increasing tough gestures. This week it held its biggest military drill in international waters since the end of the Cold War, reports ISN Security Watch. Misha One Percent By: Peter Rutland | The Moscow Times
Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, a vocal critic of the Kremlin, was barred on Sunday from running in the presidential election because of supposed irregularities among the 2 million signatures he collected in support of his candidacy. [Fbis] OSC: Armenian premier's campaign headquarters attacked by unknown people Big groups to lead Russian buying spree Energy and mining companies are expected to be the first to respond to the Kremlin’s call for new assets to expand the economy and boost Russia’s standing overseas Moscow sees ‘sabotage’ by OSCE office Russia has accused the watchdog of attempting to ruin plans for monitoring the presidential election amid a row that could prevent it from observing the upcoming poll |
| H13 The Times Palestinian Priorities Olmert and Abbas must seize this chance for peace Down’s syndrome bombers kill 91 in Baghdad Iraq's short-lived calm shattered horrifically when explosives strapped to two women with Down's syndrome kill scores Blair sets sights on peace settlement It is the region that harmed him most when PM. Now Tony Blair tells The Times he wants to end the Arab-Israeli conflict Frosty German reply to US call for Afghan help The American Defence Secretary wrote 'an unusually stern' letter to Berlin calling for help in southern Afghanistan Enough. Time to pack up and leave Britain's presence in Afghanistan is futile. The Foreign Secretary must act courageously Matthew Parris Day of reckoning as rivals go head to head The Democrats and Republicans each have clear fights between two contenders as they hurtle towards 'Super Tuesday' Wall Street Journal DECLARATIONS by Peggy Noonan A Rebellion and an Awkward Embrace Mettle of Honor
John McCain's energy is most controlled and effective when he's low in the polls, but volatile when he's up. Review & Outlook Who Was Hillary Clinton?She's running on her experience. So why can't the media see the records documenting that experience? Review & Outlook Microsoft as No. 3
Word of the software giant's $44.6 billion hostile bid for Yahoo was scarcely out and Democrats were already expressing their eagerness to "investigate." Review & Outlook McCain's Golden Opportunity
By Steven Greenhut
Cross Country: If he can win California, he can win the GOP anywhere Decline of the Angry Left
By Dan Gerstein
John Edwards's loss is the Democratic Party's gain. How to Lose $7.2 Billion Jérôme Kerviel knew the risks, and thinking he could beat them was his undoing. His unraveling has exposed the frictions within one of France's proudest and most elite banks. Microsoft Makes Grab for Yahoo Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo is a bold bet designed to help both companies catch against Google. A cash-and-share deal would be the biggest in Microsoft history and carry immense complexity. Yahoo soared 48%. What is a Recession, Who Decides When It Starts, and When Do They Decide? (PDF; 64 KB)
Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) Employment Recession Probability Index (PDF; 72 KB)
Source: U.S. Congress, Joint Economic Committee 2008 Industry Outlook: A look around the corner
Source: Deloitte & Touche USA LLP Full Report (PDF; 2.7 MB) A Hyper-Proactive Fed and the ‘Dollar Smile’ | H14 Financial Times Nato chief fears split on Afghan forces Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the secretary-general, is worried that public efforts to expand the military contingent in Afghanistan are deepening divisions within the alliance The McCain surge His appeal to independents, his dogged authenticity and, above all, the Republicans’ desire to stop Mrs Clinton have brought McCain support across the party LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Support for dictators gives lie to 'western values' Bipartisan allegiances US voters who want to try something new do not want to be belittled by their own party’s machinery, writes Christopher Caldwell WORLD NEWS: Threat by Opec triggers warning WORLD NEWS: Palestinian divide allows despair to rule FT MAGAZINE: Feature: 51st State Troopers Chaos in China The country needs to improve the energy efficiency both of its generating plants and of the industries, offices and homes that consume the electricity Seattle invades Yahoo’s Sunnyvale For Yahoo, a deal would be ignominious. Yet rather than enjoy a moment’s schadenfreude, Google should beware the next up-and-coming internet company Sarkozy and Kerviel chase a French-American dream It is a paradox that SocGen’s rogue trader has not been branded France’s public enemy number one, writes Paul Betts Race to become $1bn president The US presidential candidates are heading towards the $1bn mark in campaign fundraising, shattering records as Wall Street and corporate America pump cash into the race Dual bombs kill at least 70 in Baghdad Two female suicide bombers killed at least 70 people in Baghdad in the deadliest attacks in the Iraqi capital since the “troop surge” of US reinforcements began to make its presence felt last spring Fate of Israeli coalition in the balance The future of Israel’s shaky coalition government is set to be decided this weekend, with the centre-left Labor party expected to announce whether to withdraw its support for Ehud Olmert Let the bad times roll Instead of whining, the US should face the need for an adjustment – called a recession in less polite company – ‘with courage and reason, not fear’, writes Chrystia Freeland Microsoft offers $44.6bn for Yahoo Microsoft made a dramatic attempt to stifle Google’s growing dominance of the internet by going public with an unsolicited $44.6bn bid for Yahoo Man in the News: Silvio Berlusconi Even Italians are marvelling at how the media tycoon and leader of the centre-right opposition can seemingly be on course for a triumphant return to power, writes Guy Dinmore Dubai’s ruler names son crown prince Sheikh Mohammed has named his second son Hamdan bin Mohammed as the man most likely to succeed him as the head of state in a move that will ease concerns over succession Clinton accuses Obama of Republican tricks Hillary Clinton’s campaign accused Barack Obama of deploying the “Republican tactics” US suffers first drop in jobs since 2003 US employment fell for the first time since 2003, the Labor Department reported, with non-farm payrolls falling by 17,000 jobs in January against a backdrop of recession fears | H15 Los Angeles Times Downsizing our dominance By Fred Kaplan The next president will have to deal with a world in which U.S. hegemony is a thing of the past. Pentagon is split on Iraq withdrawals The Joint Chiefs chairman says the U.S. has not decided whether to stop reducing troop levels in July. EditorialJohn McCain Editorial: At a different moment in American history, we would hesitate to support a candidate for president whose social views so substantially departed from those we hold. But in this election, nothing less than America's standing in the world turns on the outcome. Given that, our choice for the Republican nominee in 2008 is sure and heartfelt. It is John McCain. Barack Obama Editorial: Either of the Democratic candidates would make a strong nominee. But just because the ballot features two strong candidates does not mean that it is difficult to choose between them. We urge voters to make the most of this historical moment by choosing the Democrat most focused on steering the nation toward constructive change: We strongly endorse Barack Obama. A viable challenge to Google? By Thomas S. Mulligan | 10:13 p.m. A Microsoft-Yahoo combo of technology, cash and content could spawn a potent rival. But leadership is key. Obama cultivates grass roots among Latinos His campaign hopes new activists in overlooked places will crack Clinton's grip on the Latino vote. The real Reagan By Michael Kinsley GOP candidates genuflect to his legacy. Trouble is, he didn't do what they say. McCain's doves By Matt Welch He's a hawk on the war, yet independent-minded voters who are sick of Iraq are voting for him anyway. It's torture; it's illegal The attorney general's evasions on waterboarding are repugnant, and set a dangerous global precedent. OPEC ignores pleas to increase oil supply, hinting at future cuts |
| H16 American Politics Obama Says He'd Be Better Against McCain L.A. Times Backs Obama, McCain Los Angeles Times: Barack Obama for Democratic nominee Newsweek When Republicans Endorse Obama
Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online: Waiting for Gore — It feels official: Barack Obama has momentum. He won a resounding victory in South Carolina. He just posted another astonishing fundraising total. Gallup reports that he's pulled to within four points of Hillary Clinton. And Ted Kennedy's endorsement Monday had the feel of history about it. Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008 — MOVEON ENDORSES OBAMA... McCain Courts Conservatives Self-sabotage political shadows By Victor Davis Hanson When Democrats and Republicans are not sabotaging each other's candidates, they're busy bashing their own. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Money trail
US presidential candidates chase cash, votes and momentum
The 'Billary' effect
Is Bill Clinton a help or hindrance to his wife's White House bid?
Romney's business smarts may not help in Washington With the struggling economy now issue No. 1 in presidential campaigns, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney points to his chief executive officer background to argue that he's best qualified to become the nation's chief executive. Wall Street donates millions to top presidential candidates CNN Dem Debate Most Watched in Cable History; 8.3 million total viewers... Bill Clinton's Kazakh connection No American should need to question what Mrs. Clinton's interests would be as president, if, in some future crisis, White House hotlines are burning over Kazakh uranium. The fat lady won't sing on Super Tuesday THERE'S A side of me that resists giving career advice to rich successful guys with good hair. That said, there's still hope, Mitt Romney. (By David Sparks, Boston Globe) How Edwards advanced the Democrats' debate THE WISPS of the John Edwards campaign were visible at the beginning of Thursday night's debate between Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Obama led off by saying that Edwards "did such an outstanding job elevating the issues of poverty and the plight of working families all across the country." (By Derrick Z. Jackson, Boston Globe) | H17 Daily TelegraphWhen corporations take over the world Reports of two multi-billion pound financial transactions have dominated the world's markets, including Microsoft offering an almost unimaginable sum to buy Yahoo. Obama: I'll see the world through your eyes Barack Obama tells Toby Harnden on 'Obama One' how his links to Africa and Muslim Indonesia would make him a better president. US claim Germany not fighting Taliban 1.9m on benefit told to 'go back to work' Up to two thirds of people claiming incapacity benefit are not entitled to the state handout, the Government's new welfare adviser is warning. | H18 Independent Germany rejects US demand to increase troop deployment A bitter diplomatic row between Germany and the United States deepened after Berlin flatly rejected demands from Washington that it deploy troops in southern Afghanistan Exxon Mobil gushes past $40bn mark to set new profit benchmark Frantic race around the US as rivals scramble for Super Tuesday votes America is now a passing blur for the four remaining candidates in the race for the White House. Lifeline for Pervez: Afghan Senate pulls back from death sentence The Afghan Senate has withdrawn its confirmation of a death sentence on Sayed Pervez Kambaksh, the student convicted of blasphemy for downloading a report on women's rights from the internet. |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Israel Bolsters Space Espionage By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch The launch of an advanced Israeli satellite-based radar imaging system has altered the strategic balance with Iran and continues a dramatic shift in the Indo-Israeli defense relationship “Strategic Design Considerations for Operations in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas: Dust-up along the North-West Frontier.” Al Qaeda use two 'Down's syndrome' women to blow up 73 people in Baghdad markets A paper from the Center for Strategic and International Studies takes a look at India's space program and the notion of an Asian space race between China, India, and Japan. Report: Defense Science Board Task Force on Directed Energy Weapons (PDF; 3.6 MB)
Source: Defense Science Board Final Report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense, January 31, 2008 400 pages; PDF.
Source: Commission on National Guard and Reserves A review of The Faces of Terrorism: Social and Psychological Dimensions by Neil J. Smelser. From Parameters, Carl Ceulemans (RMA): The Moral Equality of Combatants; and an essay on rethinking morality in war. MI6 chief fears for the ageing Bonds Fading force?
Colombia insists tough tactics are working against Farc rebels
Advancing the US Air Force's Force-Development Initiative | H20 Slate Battle of the Hypotheticals Either Obama or Clinton beats Romney, ties McCain.
Mark Blumenthal and Charles Franklin Delegating Their Authority The New York Times Magazine on how the tight presidential-nomination races could depend on superdelegates. Web 2.Over What Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! means for the economy and for Google. Yahoo! Can't Say No The logic of Microsoft's brilliant bid.
Henry Blodget The Energy Crisis: Is It Solvable? The Purpose and Profitability of Microfinance
Plug-In Hybrids: The Future of Cars | H21 The method in our madness In his new book Tim Harford argues that people are more, rather than less, rational than we thought Study finds happiness lowest at midlife Outside Edge A new study says human happiness, plotted on a graph, is U-shaped, with the best times at the beginning and end. Tunku Varadarajan is pleased to differ FT MAGAZINE: Feature: Lost in translation By Simon Kuper Tonics for the aging brain: stay curious and keep learning, writing, going to talks and classes, gardening, and reading this very website... more» A critic of sublime ferocity James Wood gambled on what he called the ‘romance of living by the pen’ If James Wood is intolerant as a critic, it is an intolerance for writers who in their fiction do not acknowledge the messiness of being human... more» Life is full of coincidences, but how do you work out if something is really as unlikely as it seems? Reinventing '24' Against the real-life backdrop of global terror, "24" at its peak found millions of fans. But as opinion about the Iraq war soured, the show suffered serious blowback over its depiction of torture. Now, the show's producers are trying to reconcile Jack Bauer with the new public mood. Poor returns Muhammad Yunus believes that investors will be happy to give up profits for social benefits. Is his idea too altruistic for its own good? Turning Back The Clock Umberto Eco’s new essays warn us that we are leafing backwards through history’s pages The Neurosciences of Religion: How the neurosciences explain religion or not. Surgeons' success rates 'must be public' Britain's 6,000 surgeons must be more open about what they do and accept assessment of the outcomes of their operations to guarantee patient safety, according to the leader of their professional body. |
