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H1 McClatchy What would President McCain's foreign policy be? Can the World Afford a Middle Class? By: Moisés Naím | Los Angeles Times The middle class in poor countries is the fastest-growing segment of the world's population. While the total population of the planet will increase by about a billion people in the next 12 years, the ranks of the middle class will swell by as many as 1.8 billion -- 600 million just in China FT The dynamism and the danger of ObamaThe senator from Illinois is like a giant political magnet who attracts new voters to the polls in droves, says Edward Luce Russia forced into ‘new arms race’ Russia will develop a new generation of high-tech weapons in retaliation for Nato expansion and the US deployment of missile defence systems on its border, Vladimir Putin said America's Pro-Israel Vote: Disappointing Conspiracy Theorists By: Frida Ghitis | World Politics Review If you believe the claims of conspiracy theorists, you probably think supporters of Israel have already held their secret meeting -- picture a dark room and flickering candlelight -- to decide who they will anoint as the next president of the United States. New York Times 6 Guantánamo Detainees Are Said to Face Trial Over 9/11 A sweeping case against suspects in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, would bring new scrutiny to the system of military commissions. Bush Urges G.O.P. Unity; Party Set to Focus on Security The president sought to unify his party behind its presumptive nominee and said the election would present a stark choice Guardian EU gas supplies at risk if Ukraine does not settle bill Russia has threatened to reduce the supply to Ukraine unless Kiev settles its debts Human Development Report 2007/2008 UNDP The 31-page summary of a UN report focusing on the threat to human development posed by climate change AP Poll: Fix Economy by Leaving Iraq Daily Star Iraqis didn't ruin their own country, but they aren't fixing it either Arabs between Bush and bin Laden By Rami G. Khouri The US is progressing with both hard and soft power By David Ignatius The pitfalls of the Alliance of Civilizations project By Shlomo Ben-Ami Asia Times Iran shakes pillars of nuclear accord The standoff over Iran's nuclear capabilities continues to raise awkward questions about the efficacy of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the justification for sanctions on Tehran. At the same time, the US could have to revise its approach to Iran's nuclear dossier because the "coercive" course isn't getting anywhere. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi US-Russia deal upstages Iran A cartel is in the making in the highly lucrative nuclear fuel trade and Washington and Moscow are getting in on the ground floor. But US-Russia trade is never about money alone. Washington is all for Russia's proposed uranium-enrichment centers, but only if it stops nuclear operations in Iran. Tehran, on the sidelines, is seething. - M K Bhadrakumar Israel's Attack on Syria Sarah Brown interviews Seymour Hersh Hersh: Israel Pressed Me to Agree Syrian Site Was Nuclear After Iraq - Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic IHT U.S. set to press Europe for help in conflict zoneshe United States is expected to ask European governments to shoulder more of the burden in conflict regions beyond Afghanistan at the annual Munich security conference on Saturday. Iraq: Politics Unfrozen, Direction Still Unclear USIP McClatchy Pakistan is now the central front in America's war on terror Justin Raimondo 2/08/2008 Let's Fight Al-Qaeda Together, or Lose to it Separately By: Fidel Ramos | The Daily Star Olmert's Mission in Berlin By: Benjamin Weinthal | Haaretz Kosovo independence seen likely for Feb. 17 (By Dusan Stojanovic) Wall Street Journal Let's Avoid Another Kosovo Crisis | H2 Washington Post Time for Kurdish Realism By Michael O'Hanlon and Omer Taspinar The U.S. has partially repaid its debt to the Kurds. They should help us stabilize Iraq. NYT THE SATURDAY PROFILE; Under a Scarf, a Turkish Lawyer Fighting to Wear It BBC Turks set to ease headscarf ban Turkey's parliament prepares to change the constitution to ease the ban on Islamic headscarves in universities. EDM POLL SUGGESTS MILITARY STILL THE MOST TRUSTED INSTITUTION IN TURKEY NABUCCO PROJECT APPROACHING A REAL START
Reactions: Turkey's headscarf ban Turkey at Odds over Headscarf Ban FT WORLD NEWS: Germany and Turkey seek to quell anger over fire deaths Lift of Hijab Ban in Turkey "Victory for Islamic World" - Iranian Friday Imam Turkish-Iranian Trade Exchange Reaches 8bn Dollars In secular Turkey, parliament to vote to lift ban on Islamic head ... Demokrasi türbandan ibaret değil Noah Feldman – Turkey selects US ITT electronic warfare system for F-16s Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Asharq Al-Awsat Interviews Deputy Iraqi Premier Barham Saleh Kurdistan Defies Iraqi Authorities on Oil Contracts Emin Pazarcı PKK'nın yerel seçim korkusu İran'dan doğalgaz akışı yeniden durdu Avukat Ergin Cinmen: Asker de Kürt sorununa çözüm istiyor Iraqi Kirkuk Governor Defends His Administration of the City Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga Ministries to Merge Iraqi Kurd Editorial Criticises Baghdad Handling of Budget Issue Iraqi Kurd Academic Calls for Independent State Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 7 Feb 08 Menzil tarikatının köyüne yol tartışması F 16'lar Hakurk'u bombaladı iddiası Writer Urges Support for Free Reporting in Iraqi Kurdistan DTP'nin 1 aylık ek süresi doluyor Operasyonlar ne zaman bitecek? Iraqi Kurd MP Considers Future of Kurdish Language Iraqi Deputy PM Says Government Needs to Correct Course Editors Critical of Iraqi Kurd Party's Decision to Respond to Media Reports Ezidi Spiritual Leader Supports Article 140 - Iraqi Kurdish Paper Example of US Diplomacy Alienating Iraqis [Michael Rubin] Kürt sitesi: Hakurk yine bombalandı Can Dündar Londra'da 'sıcak' bir akşam Serpil YILMAZ Gül'ün sınır ötesi harekâtı Iraq, Kurdistan continue row over oil contracts Oil & Gas Journal ‘Turkey keen on free trade pact with India’ Indian Vice-President, Turkish Foreign Minister Discuss Bilateral Relations Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Eğitimli insanlar ülkesi Semih İDİZ Akdeniz projesinde kilit ülke Türkiye Yaman TÖRÜNER Turkish Cypriots Pessimistic About "Imminent Solution" in Cyprus - Poll [Yorum - Yard. Doç. Dr. Savaş Genç] Türk ve Alman medyası Ludwigshafen'de neleri yaktı? Turkey : intellectuals in twilight Türban tartışması Almanya’ya sıçradı Kim seçilirse seçilsin altın çağ yaşanacak Kıbrıs için çapraz oylama önerisi Nuh Gönültaş Almanların entegrasyondan anladığı... KKTC'de AB ve BM'ye güven azalıyor Kıbrıs için çapraz oylama önerisi Costa Carras 'Fehriye Erdal cezasız kalmayacak' ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı'ndan Sunday Times'a 'casus' yalanlaması Türkiye'nin AB üyeliği için verilen sözün arkasındayız
Alman basınından övgü: Erdoğan, öfkeyi yatıştırdı
Almanya programının son gününde Köln'de 20 bin gurbetçiye seslenecek
Emine Erdoğan, Türklere eğitim veren meslek okulunu ziyaret etti
Merkel: Kültürünüz harika, Almanlar da Türk geleneklerini öğrenmeli
Münih Güvenlik Konferansı'nda gözler Türkiye'de The ‘black sheep’ in anti-terror war US urges Iraq-Turkey cooperation to eliminate PKK Turkish judges to receive training on European court, Article 301 Erdoğan bugün Münih'te, yarın Köln'de
Hrant Dink davasında ses ve görüntü kaydı alınacak Danıştay lojmanlarında tehdit yazısı Meral TAMER Küreselleşmeyi Çinli çok hızlı, Türkler çok yavaş buluyor FT MAGAZINE - BOOK REVIEW: Fiction - Skylark Farm: A Novel The story follows an Armenian family in a provincial Turkish town. One of their kin, Yerwant, is about to return from Venice...as a doctor. Plans are being made for a grand reunion, but Turkish nationalism and the first world war intervene. Oray Eğin Oray Eğin gerçeğe aykırı yazmaya ve gerçekleri çarpıtmaya devam ediyor! OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Hacer GEMİCİ | H3 Toplumun yüzde 80'i yasağın kalkmasını istiyor Cengiz Çandar Ludwigshafen yangınından geride kalanlar Cevdet Aşkın ABD 'siyasi çözüm' baskısını artırdı Talabani Ankara yolunu Kerkük'te açtı Ahmet Taşgetiren Fatma Nine'nin saçının teli M.Ali Kışlalı - PKK'ya Petraeus taktiği ŞAHİN ALPAY - "Devlet, derin devlete karşı" mı? Murat Yetkin - İki farklı Erdoğan Ertuğrul Özkök Kara gözlüklü aşirete iltica M Ali BirandErdoğan, Almanya’da doğrusunu yaptı... Merkel'in türbanlı öğrenciye tavsiyesi Enis BerberoğluÜç soruyla Pirus zaferi Ruşen Çakır Government to kick off reform of local administrations Taha AKYOL YÖK Başkanı'na açık mektup Özbudun'dan son dakika uyarıları Harsh opposition to scarf freedom gives Baykal upper hand over party rivals Fikret BİLA Teziç: Teklif edilemez hükmü, iptal nedeni 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 Fehmi Koru: Dönmeyelim tamam da, hangi Ortaçağ'a dönmeyelim?
Ali Bayramoğlu: Ergenekon ve 'bazılarının' suskunluğu
Kürşat Bumin: Gelinen nokta...
Taha Kıvanç: Deniz Bey doğru yolda, ama...
Hakan Albayrak: Evet, yalnızsınız!
Ayşe Böhürler: Almanya'da şüpheli olmak
Özlem Albayrak: Türban riyakarları
Fikri Akyüz: Hürriyet “Vay şerefsiz” derken utanmadı mı?
Yasin Aktay: Hindistan'dan bakınca
M. NEDİM HAZAR - Jakoben damıtma!
ALİ BULAÇ - Laiklik ve başörtüsü
İsmet Berkan - Ya değişiklik yetmiyorsa?
Türker Alkan - Churchill diye biri yaşadı mı?
Haluk Şahin - Bravo gazetecilere
Hakkı Devrim - Hunhar cinayetin haberi
Murat Belge - 'TSK suç örgütü değildir'
Taner Berksoy - Bahçeşehir'de Ekonomi araştırmaları Serdar Turgut AMAN DİKKAT Path cleared for new constitution by MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE
Path cleared for new constitution
Meaning is in our heads, not on our heads by Jenny White* Yalın Bayer Türbanla ilgili üç farklı bakış Tufan Türenç Tarihten ders alamayanlar Özdemir İnce ’E si coprano i seni d’un velo’ Mehmet BarlasEn tarafsız yargıç hem bekar ve hem de erkek mi olmalıdır? Mehmet Y Yılmaz Hediyeye boğulmuşlar! Yalçın Doğan Milletin Meclisi millete kapalı ERGUN BABAHAN Tuzla, ölümler ve SABAH EMRE AKÖZ Yüz kızartıcı bir davranış Metin MÜNİR NAZLI ILICAK Ömerli'den açıklama var MAHMUT ÖVÜR Fethullah Gülen 97'den bugüne değişti mi? Özel sektör için yasa mı gerekli? 09:00 Deniz Baykal Almanya'ya gidiyor
04:00 Bölükbaşı'ndan Küçük'e yanıt
04:00 'Diyalog ortamı olmadı yanlışlar var'
04:00 Atatürk, Baykal'ı kapıdan atardı
04:00 Cumhuriyet felsefesine bağlıyız
04:00 Ankara'da bugün laiklik mitingi var
04:00 AKP'lilerin meydan kavgası
04:00 Egemen Bağış'ın sözleri kayıtlı Danıştay lojmanına tehdit mesajı yazıldı
Ertuğrul Özkök üst üste maddi hatalar yapıyor
Anayasa için ikinci tur oylama bugün
Özgürlüğe 3 bin 549 akademisyen imzası
Kurbanların ailelerini ziyaret etti
Ergin Yıldızoğlu Küreselleşme, Devlet ve Emperyalizm Erdal Sağlam Körfez’de en büyük şans müteahhitlikte Ege Cansen Oskar, moskar Nobel, mobel Güngör URAS İhracatçının sınırı kalktı ama ya kara para trafiği... OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU |
H4 New York Times 6 Guantánamo Detainees Are Said to Face Trial Over 9/11 A sweeping case against suspects in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, would bring new scrutiny to the system of military commissions. Bush Urges G.O.P. Unity; Party Set to Focus on Security The president sought to unify his party behind its presumptive nominee and said the election would present a stark choice BOB HERBERT Where’s the Big Idea? What’s missing in this presidential campaign is a bold vision of where the U.S. should be heading in these important early years of the 21st century Facing Free Software, Microsoft Looks to Yahoo Internet-centered programs that compete with Microsoft’s core products are an overlooked driver of its bid for Yahoo. Old Friends Say Drugs Played Only Bit Part in Obama’s Young LifeBy SERGE F. KOVALESKI Barack Obama has admitted to using illegal drugs as a teenager, but others remember him as a model of moderation. In Venezuela, Faith in Chávez Starts to Wane Bhutto’s Party Disputes Scotland Yard Report on Her Death The Saturday Profile: Under a Scarf, a Turkish Lawyer Fighting to Wear It Gates Says Anger Over Iraq Hurts Afghan Effort Canada Talks of Extending Afghan Role, With a Catch Israel Reduces Gaza’s Electricity as Rocket Attacks Continue G.I. Tells of Ordering Execution of Unarmed Iraqi Pentagon Assesses Strain on Military | H5 Washington Post History and Necessity Unite Bush, McCain Old Rivals Need Each Other to Unify GOP And Maintain the President's Iraq Policy Putin, in Speech, Accuses U.S. of Setting Off 'New Arms Race' Pakistani Militants Teaming Up, Officials Say Sarkozy Offers Plan For Immigrant Areas Education, Jobs, Security Emphasized British Team Says Blast, Not Bullet, Killed Bhutto Bush's Little Lovefest President Bush's approval rating has sunk to such depths -- a new Associated Press poll found it at a record-low 30 percent -- that he could just about fit all of his supporters into one room. CLINTON VS. OBAMA Campaigns Prepare for a Long Haul Who's Next After Him? Colbert I. King | Forget about the presidential campaign. The race to succeed Dick Cheney has already begun. Editorial Easy Stimulus Will Congress ever get to the hard part of fixing the economy? | H6 Guardian Leader The simplicity complex Public life: It is not the usual breakfast reading at Lambeth Palace, but Dr Rowan Williams could hardly avoid seeing yesterday's Sun, with the sneering headline What A Burkha plastered above his mugshot A noble, reckless rebellion Williams defiant over Islam speech Archbishop insists his remarks on sharia law were 'well-researched' amid mounting criticism Misjudgment that made martyrs of others Forget beheadings, and think of marital disputes Jewish Beth Din model could be the way forward News blog: Visionary archbishop or silly old goat? Clinton braced for Obama to take lead Hillary Clinton's campaign team is bracing for Barack Obama to take the lead later this month Bhutto killed by blast, not a bullet, Scotland Yard concludes Israel reduces power supply in move to 'disengage' from Gaza · Olmert hitting back after Hamas rocket attacks The debt delusion Thomas Palley Feb 08 08, 10:30pm: The US economy relies upon asset price inflation and rising indebtedness to fuel growth - and this contradiction has global implications Let the new knowledge in |
H7 Daily Star Iraqis didn't ruin their own country, but they aren't fixing it either Arabs between Bush and bin Laden By Rami G. Khouri The US is progressing with both hard and soft power By David Ignatius The pitfalls of the Alliance of Civilizations project By Shlomo Ben-Ami After Iraq - Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic Iraq: Politics Unfrozen, Direction Still Unclear USIP McClatchy Pakistan is now the central front in America's war on terror Understanding the Islam-West divide Justin Raimondo 2/08/2008 Let's Fight Al-Qaeda Together, or Lose to it Separately By: Fidel Ramos | The Daily Star Iran is Reported to Test New Centrifuges to Make Atomic Fuel By: David E. Sanger and William J. Broad | The New York Times The Re-Liberators By: Rich Lowry | New York Post 'Greeted as liberators" has become one of the most scoffed-at phrases of the Iraq War, a symbol of glib assurances of success belied by reality. But a top US general here plays on the phrase in describing security gains during the past year Lebanon's Fateful Showdown By: Amrir Taheri | New York Post Weekly Standard Hitler and Ahmadinejad - Joseph Loconte | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Report: US Shouldn't Provoke Iraqi Militia BBC Iraq 'Shia militia leader' held US troops in Iraq say they have arrested a suspected leader of a Shia militia group allegedly backed by Iran Iran to hold Iraq talks with US Iran will hold talks with US officials on resolving the violence in Iraq, an Iranian minister announces. Inside Iraqi politics – Part 2. A look at executive branch progress Outside View: Lift ban on Iran opposition By LORD DHOLAKIA (UPI) -- On Jan. 24, the Iranian regime's Interior Ministry announced that more than 2,000 so-called reformists had been disqualified from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections, effectively ensuring that allies of the regime's ultra-conservative president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would retain and perhaps strengthen their hold on the 290-seat Parliament come March 14. Iraq Press Roundup The Kurdish Al Taakhi newspaper on Friday carried an editorial titled "Has the U.S. OK'd Turkish airstrikes on northern Iraq?" Waiting for battle Iraq blasts kill 5 U.S. soldiers More Bombing Creates New Enemies No Local Allies in Wings for Mosul Fight America's Sunni Allies Go on Strike in Iraq's Diyala Province Muslim Backing of Al-Qaeda Wanes By: Walter Pincus | The Washington Post The violent attacks by al-Qaeda and by the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq have led people and religious groups in the Muslim world to reduce their financial support for Osama bin Laden's terrorist network and to question its leadership, senior U.S. intelligence officials told Congress yesterday. Al Hayat Syria and Lebanon between the French Presidency and Foreign Policy Randa Takieddine - Official circles were aware of the dispute that had until recently been out of the media. The US had repeatedly raised questions about Gueant’s relation with Syria and Arab ministers have referred to the dispute between the minister of foreign affairs and the secretary general of the presidency In Egypt, High-Risk Blogging By: Jeffrey Fleishman | Los Angeles Times | H9 Ha’aretz – Olmert's Mission in Berlin By: Benjamin Weinthal | Haaretz Jerusalem Post Rocket attacks from Gaza continue, army strikes back Kassam lands next to w. Negev kibbutz, another falls near junction, none hurt; IDF hits rocket launching cell; Gillerman complains to UN. · · AIPAC's mystifying behavior [ CAROLINE GLICK McCain likely to keep Israel policy Regarding Israel, he doesn't oppose party's conservative base. Refugees say they may not excersize 'right of return' Critical Currents: The commission of inquiry trap |
Pakistan: Musharraf allies' election prospects fadeMany cite economic woes as campaigning for the Feb. 18 election picks up Friday ASIA India Growth Slows for First Time in 3 Years By: Jo Johnson | Financial Times India’s economy, an increasingly important engine of global growth, is slowing rapidly for the first time in three years, according to government statistics released on Thursday, prompting economists to cut forecasts for the coming year CHAN AKYA Missing genius BBC US says Mullah Omar 'in Pakistan' Taleban leader Mullah Omar and al-Qaeda commanders are living in Pakistan, says a senior US official. Asia Times REVOLT IN PAKISTAN'S TRIBAL AREAS, Part 1 Could NATO Lose in Afghanistan? Al Hayat NATO's Afghan Quagmire Patrick Seale - The Afghan war was misconceived from the very start. It was decided in rage and haste by Washington, without proper thought or planning, in response to al-Qaida's 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States. Interview: Lee Kuan Yew -- Part 2 Interview: Lee Kuan Yew -- Part 1 A recent report by the Atlantic Council, chaired by retired Gen. James Jones, former NATO supreme allied commander, outlines what it says are enormous difficulties in pacifying and reconstructing Afghanistan (PDF). China : Human Rights Watch reports that the Chinese government is cracking down on dissent ahead of the Olympic Games this summer. Pakistan Beyond Bhutto - London Times editorial Bhutto's party rips Scotland Yard report
Behind the Great Firewall of China Any day now China will have more web users than the US, but the net has been tamed by Beijing's iron grip The Six-Party Talks: A Good Platform for Broader Cooperation in Northeast Asia Afghanistan: Prosecutor Suggests "Some People" Cannot Be Tried | H11 IHT U.S. set to press Europe for help in conflict zoneshe United States is expected to ask European governments to shoulder more of the burden in conflict regions beyond Afghanistan at the annual Munich security conference on Saturday. Some candid public diplomacy from U.S. defense chiefefense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that many Europeans were confused about NATO's security mission in Afghanistan and that they did not support the alliance effort. Sarkozy pledges aid, and more police, for French suburbsresident Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday unveiled a broad plan aimed at tackling the problems besetting the nation's immigrant suburbs, vowing to send in 4,000 more police officers EUROPE European press review Olmert's Mission in Berlin By: Benjamin Weinthal | Haaretz Kosovo independence seen likely for Feb. 17 (By Dusan Stojanovic) CSM With independence looming, Kosovo to pick a flag The province, expected to declare statehood in coming days, is also drafting a constitution and will choose an anthem Kosovo May Soon Assert Independence By: Maggie Farley | Los Angeles Times Kosovo plans to unilaterally declare independence from Serbia on Feb. 17, European and U.S. diplomats at the U.N. said Thursday Let's Avoid Another Kosovo Crisis - Ruth Wedgwood, Wall Street Journal Serb head in stark Kosovo warning Serbian President Boris Tadic warns of more conflict if Kosovo declares independence as expected later this month Afghan re-think? France Mulls Increased Afghan Role By: Paul Ames | The Associated Press Berlusconi seizes the initiative by enlarging his Italian alliance Two months away from a general election forced on the country by the collapse of Romano Prodi's unwieldy coalition, the left and right in Italy were doing their best yesterday to make a virtue of necessity and bring some coherence to a fragmented political scene in chaos. Sarkozy 'Marshall plan' for poor suburbs falls short | H12 RFE/RL Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan Up For A Fight, But Armenia Unbowed Georgia: Church Shows The Way Toward Warmer Ties With Moscow The all-but-certain Russian presidential successor Dmitry Medvedev talks a respectable game when it comes to democracy. But can any official raised in the Putin ranks ever truly break with tradition? Armenia: OSCE Concerned By Election Campaign Google News Azerbaijan Putin accuses U.S., NATO of reviving an 'arms race' (By David R. Sands) Big Threat to Society By: Mikhail Trepashkin | The Moscow Times Armenia: Ter-Petrosian Files Suit That Could Postpone Presidential Election Amid assurances from President Robert Kocharian that Armenia’s upcoming presidential poll will meet international standards, leading opposition candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian, alleging unfair campaign conditions, has filed a complaint that could lead to a postponement of the February 19 election. Armenia: Little Noticed Judicial Reforms Could Have Role in Election Russia Disappoints the World By: David Howell | The Japan Times Putin Says Strong Russia Will Spend on Arms Race Agence France-Presse Kremlin Making Mischief in the Balkans By: Morton Abramowitz | The Japan Times How Russia reacts to Western backing for Kosovo's coming declaration of independence will test how far we have come since the Cold War |
H13 The Times Williams is dangerous. He must be resisted The Archbishop's ideas on Sharia and autonomy for faith communities are badly misguided Matthew Parris A Devalued Faith The Archbishop of Canterbury is damaging the standing of his Church Beyond Bhutto How she died matters less than what happens next Clinton rival to seize ‘bragging rights’ Barack Obama has the chance to begin chipping away at Hillary Clinton’s lead in delegates for the Democratic nomination All aboard for hope on the Basra express The reopening of the daily train service from Baghdad to the south of Iraq provides a glimmer of light in a shattered country Ministry 'hacked into newsroom computers' Dutch Government accused of using stolen information in a scandal that has shaken claims to a free press in the country Wall Street Journal Let's Avoid Another Kosovo Crisis By James Taranto Democratic Race May Ride on Two States Democrats in four states weigh in this weekend. But in a primary season full of twists, consider this: Florida and Michigan, which don't have a single vote at the August convention, could determine who is elected president. | H14 Financial Times Debt fears heighten in US and Europe Fears about corporate and commercial property debt reached new heights in the US and Europe as investors liquidated holdings in a sign of spreading credit turmoil The dynamism and the danger of ObamaThe senator from Illinois is like a giant political magnet who attracts new voters to the polls in droves, says Edward Luce Russia forced into ‘new arms race’ Russia will develop a new generation of high-tech weapons in retaliation for Nato expansion and the US deployment of missile defence systems on its border, Vladimir Putin said Kosovo awaits nod on independence The country is waiting for Brussels and Washington to give the go signal for the historic parliamentary vote that will allow it to formalise its independence on February 17 Political honeymoon is over for Sarkozy President Nicolas Sarkozy is suffering his first serious political troubles since coming to power, amid mounting criticism from inside his party, dissatisfaction over his economic policy and plunging opinion poll ratings Israel reduces power supply to Gaza Further reductions are planned in the coming weeks to pressure the territory’s 1.5m residents to halt rocket attacks by Palestinian militants on southern Israel Bush urges party to focus on the prize George W. Bush urged US conservatives to unite behind the Republican presidential nominee in November to prevent Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama seizing the White House US plays down hope for Nato Afghan forces The US administration is not expecting Nato allies to provide large numbers of additional soldiers for Afghanistan in the coming months G7 finance chiefs wary of overreaction Finance ministers will discuss a co-ordinated regulatory response to weaknesses in the financial system, but will resist a common prescription for shoring up their own economies EU warns against protectionism The EU should not adopt protectionist policies out of fear of the rise of imperfectly democratic countries such as China and Russia, says the top EU trade official UK on a tightrope It may be possible for British house prices to fall without devastating the rest of the economy and that would help the medium-term prospects A pathetic petition It is against the sun that manufacturers of candles need to be protected. Europe can save these great industries, by legislating perpetual night Muddled response to multiculturalism The Archbishop of Canterbury would have done better to have adapted and repeated his call for Christians (and Muslims) to engage with public life Why Kerviel is so unsettling The Société Générale trader’s behaviour reveals problems not just in capital markets, but in modern society, writes Christopher Caldwell Man in the News: Jerry Yang With Microsoft breathing down his neck the Yahoo chief must realise he is in danger of being pushed out of an internet business he helped to invent Yahoo discusses plan of action Board mulls Microsoft’s unsolicited bid FT MAGAZINE - BOOK REVIEW: A crisis of testosterone Martin Amis blames the events of September 11 on manliness and male insecurity | Super delegates' hour may have come The Dems' nomination is poised to fall to 796 party insiders and casts a new focus on Florida and Michigan. Grass-roots organizing is Obama's edge Editorial Greatest Show on Earth By: Timothy Garton Ash | Los Angeles Times Sarkozy's 'Marshall Plan' for France's ghettos The president promises more police, schools, job training and public transportation to help disaffected youths in suburbs. Pakistan's perilous campaign trail By John M. Glionna Running in elections, let alone stumping, is akin to a death wish in the violence-plagued nation. Yet voters expect nothing less. British dissent over Islamic law remark |
H16 American Politics McClatchy What would President McCain's foreign policy be? Advantage Obama? realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp How Romney squandered an excellent brand - his own He shed his pinstripes and donned a Tarzan suit, which never quite fit. By ELLEN GOODMAN The biggest-ever Super Tuesday was supposed to end up with a pair of nominees. Why Romney fell short in '08 presidential race By bowing out now, the GOP conservative leaves his options open for 2012. Exclusive: Conservative leader says 'I'm not sure conservatives trust' McCain WSJ Dobson's Choice | H17 Daily Telegraph Sharia is all or nothing - you can't have a bit It would be hard to think of two public figures more dissimilar than Dr Rowan Williams and President Sarkozy, but if they meet at Mr Sarkozy's state visit next month they will have a surprising amount to talk about, says Charles Moore. Get off your knees, archbishop The Church of England loves to genuflect not just to God, but to any threat to the culture of which we all thought it was a central part, writes Simon Heffer. Hundreds of lawyers 'bugged on visits' The full scale of a policy to bug British jails has been disclosed after a whistleblower revealed that hundreds of lawyers and prison visitors had been secretly recorded. Adams' chauffeur exposed as spy Embarrassment for Sinn Féin as driver outed as informer Putin heralds start of 'new arms race' President Vladimir Putin has declared the onset of a "new arms race" and vowed to expand Russia's military strength to ward off predatory foreign powers Such Surveillance Tactics Only Harm - London Daily Telegraph editorial Barack Obama: Only I can win McCain fight John McCain's new status as near-certain Republican presidential candidate has been seized on by Obama. Sarkozy's police pledge to suburbs President promises 4,000 more police for deprived French suburbs as part of ambitious plan to end lawlessness. | H18 Independent Putin: 'A new phase in the arms race is unfolding' Vladimir Putin has used one of the last major speeches of his presidency to accuse the West of unleashing a new arms race that has left Moscow no choice but to retaliate in kind. Anne Penketh: A statement of long-term aggression Church moves to the defence of Archbishop The Anglican Church stepped in to defend the Archbishop of Canterbury last night after he faced fresh criticism over his comments that the adoption of parts of sharia law in Britain was "unavoidable". Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: What he wishes on us is an abomination Deborah Orr: Don't be fooled... the archbishop wants to beat extremists at their own game Leading article: The archbishop has stepped into a political and intellectual minefield Inquiry into Bhutto's death fails to satisfy supporters The controversy surrounding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has been reopened after British detectives concluded the Pakistani opposition leader was not killed by a gunshot wound. Critics try to expose McCain on economy Obama appeals to crossover voters |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism New approach for US army manual The US Army drafts a new manual, which puts as much emphasis on winning hearts and minds as it does on force Eurofighter Meltdown - Reuben Johnson, Weekly Standard War(s): Who Pays? - Cal Thomas, Washington Times
Interrogation Then and Now By: Peter Weiss | Miami Herald CIA Likely Let Contractors Perform Waterboarding By: Siobhan Gorman | The Wall Street Journal The CIA's secret interrogation program has made extensive use of outside contractors, whose role likely included the waterboarding of terrorist suspects, according to testimony yesterday from the CIA director and two other people familiar with the program US Army Shifts Focus to Nation-Building War Demands Strain US Military Readiness Deep Background: Where is al-Qaida's American? — Where is accused terrorist Adam Gadahn? Contractors Lead 'Enhanced Interrogations' at CIA Black Sites | H20 Slate Is the International Diversification Potential Diminishing for Foreign Equity inside the U.S.? (PDF; 1.5 MB) Source: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (via Knowledge@Wharton) 2008 Environmental Performance Index EPI A 4-page executive summary of the 2008 Environmental Performance Index, measuring the environmental performance of each country A paper from Chatham House, a British think tank, offers recommendations on how to improve forest governance and how to design an effective carbon credit system to avoid deforestation activities. | H21 Scientists warn of psychological scars caused by having to smile The Big Question: Is time travel possible, and is there any chance that it will ever take place? In his new book Tim Harford argues that people are more, rather than less, rational than we thought Sue Palmer Study after study finds that testing children at an early age hinders their learning. But the government ignores them Lunch with the FT: Theodore Zeldin This historian is France’s favourite Englishman You don’t have to be a Christian to know that while Islam spread by the sword, Christianity mainly spread by precept, example, and peaceful persuasion... more» Today’s single young men hang out in a hormonal limbo between adolescence and adulthood. If these unfinished people would just grow up... more» Failure In Need of A Theory |
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