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H1 New York Times News Analysis: With a Surge in Momentum, Obama Makes His Case Stratfor The U.S.-Iranian Negotiations: Beyond the Rhetoric Washington Post In Iraq, Don't Force the Issue By Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates A new agreement between Iraqis and U.S. forces is necessary. Congress should let the administration negotiate it. Editorial Good Sense on Iraq At last, a Bush administration defense secretary listens to his commanders Editorial The 9/11 Trials Their fairness should be indisputable. That's not likely under the current military commission system. Cracks in Clinton Coalition May Signal a Turning Point Senate Authorizes Broad Expansion Of Surveillance Act Putin Threatens Ukraine On NATO Russian Raises Issue Of U.S. Missile Shield NATO's Check-Up By: Ralph Peters | New York Post With Gates's shift on drawdowns, little reprieve ahead for U.S. Army in Iraq In agreeing to stop the post-'surge' drawdown in Iraq, Defense secretary keeps pressure on the service. Rift threatens U.S. antidote to Al Qaeda in Iraq Growing divisions among pro-US Sunni tribal chiefs threatens to unravel American gains against Al Qaeda. CFR Wisner: Russian Opposition to Kosovo Independence ‘Unbelievably Regrettable’ DT Russia in nuclear threat against Ukraine Russia will target the Ukraine with nuclear warheads if the former Soviet republic joins Nato and accepts the deployment of US anti-missile defences on its territory. McClatchy U.S. scrambled jets as Russian bomber neared carrier A Russian bomber flew at low altitude over a U.S. carrier battle group that was conducting exercises in international waters near Japan last weekend, the first time that such a low pass has taken place since the Cold War ended, U.S. military officials said Tuesday Jerusalem Post PA official: J'lem talks taking place 'on and under table' PA J'lem affairs advisor to 'Post': There will be no Israeli control over east J'lem, talks also addressing Arab claims in west J'lem Ha’aretz – PM: Major progress with PA possible on borders PM says issue of Palestinian state's borders should be solved first as it is simplest of three 'core issues'. Fatah undergoing democratic reform to compete with Hamas Reorganization could reduce fraud, result in first West Bank, Gaza leadership elections since 1989 Pause Means US Iraq Force Larger for Longer Is U.S. underestimating strength of Iraq's Mahdi Army? Iraq: Sunni Groups Vie For Control Of Western Region Financial Times Why Putin’s rule threatens both Russia and the westIn place of erstwhile hopes for the emergence of a democracy, we have proto-fascism: aggrieved nationalism; bullying of smaller nations; a cult of the strong leader; suspicion of enemies within; and resentment of foreigners, writes Martin Wolf A strategy to save Afghanistan Paddy Ashdown’s plan to stabilise the country Kremlin celebrates Gazprom’s power Until the Kremlin lets go of Gazprom’s reins, it will not be a commercial enterprise charging market prices and guaranteeing supplies to customers Reformist cleric refuses to budge It is unusual in Iran for a well-known cleric to establish a political party. It is even rarer that a turbaned politician would do so after a s erious failure Transcript of interview with Mehdi Karroubi Zbig heads for Syria Analysis: Nearly 30 years of Islamic rule By CLAUDE SALHANI (UPI) -- Monday marks the 29th year since the Islamic revolution overthrew the monarchy. What has been achieved in those 29 years as Iran tries to export its revolution? WSJ Iranians Scheme to Elude Sanctions Tough sanctions haven't brought Iran to its knees, but they're complicating how businesses finance operations, pay bills and ship exports. The restrictions have also had unintended consequences: They are strengthening business ties between Iran and some of its neighbors. USIP Briefing: Lebanon's Deadly Political Stalemate Islam, law and finance: the elusive divine , Fred Halliday William Arkin Pause in Iraq Doesn't Harm Afghanistan War EDM DOES MOSCOW BACK ARMENIA’S EMBATTLED LEADERS? Heather Hurlburt & Daniel Drezner: Foreign Policy Forecast | H2 BBC Kurdistan: A state in the making? Trouble brewing Yedioth Ahronoth Turkey urged to buy arms Defense Minister Ehud Barak meets with Turkish counterpart Vecdi Gonul in Ankara, calls on Muslim country to purchase more weapons from Israel, work to influence Jewish state's foes for sake of Middle East stability Barak discusses Syria, satellite sale in Ankara "The Kurdistan Region: Invest in the Future" The 194-page publication provides a detailed, sweeping guide to the politics, culture and investment opportunities available in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and includes a directory that contains a useful series of economic data, travel tips as well as contact information for organizations interested in operating in the region US start a new approach against PKK - Hürriyet İsrail’den 10 insansız hava aracı alıyoruz DEBKAfile Exclusive: Israel may sell Turkey an Ofek spy satellite ... Turkish diplomat: Ankara may deliver message from Assad to Barak Barak: Türkiye bölgede daha çok rol oynasın Barak urges Turkey to buy arms, curb Israel's foes Israel's Barak in Turkey to discuss defence cooperation ABD Genelkurmay İkinci Başkanı Ankara'da Barak urges Turkey to buy arms, curb Israel's foes Ynetnews FT View of the day: Turkish lira Norman Podhoretz Goldberg Vituperations “What’s a Kurd, anyway?” [Fbis] OSC: OSC Report: Turkey -- Secular Media React With Restraint to Headscarf Vote COMMENT: Insecure secularism —Ijaz Hussain Daily Times Küresel çağda türban yasağı modernleşmeye engel AYDA ELNECCAR COLUMN: Turkey moves forward in lifting the ban on head scarves Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring Kurds’ Frustration With Leaders Grows BBC Trouble brewing EDM KURDISH PARTY PRESENTS DEFENSE, WARNS OF CIVIL WAR Resettlement of Kurds in Azeri Lands Part of "Great Kurdistan" Plan - Paper 'Ergenekon'un 'en tepedeki adamı' kim?' Karayılan'ın korumasını öldürdüğü iddia edildi 09:30 Bakan Gönül: Operasayonlarda Israil'den kiralanan uçakların çok yararı oldu Zebari: Türkiye'nin operasyonları bölge halkı için tehdit oluşturmuyor
Gerçekte, PKK tek kişi için, yani Öcalan için var
Başkan Barzani, Türkmen heyeti kabul etti Iraqi Kurdish Corruption, Human Rights Media Report 29 Jan to 12 Feb 08 Iraqi Kurdistan Islamic Group to Launch Satellite TV Channel Military Bases in North East Iraq NDI-Sponsored Forum Advances Political Process In Kirkuk Iraqi Kurds court investors, not just oil Karayılan ölümden böyle kurtuldu Bölücü terör örgütü elebaşısı Murat Karayılan, TSK'dan ölümcül bir test sayesinde kurtuldu Türbancılarla urgancılar bir arada "Halep'te kahvaltı Şam'da yemek" İmralı yolunu açtı Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 12 Feb 08 Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights - Arabic 12 Feb 08 In pictures Turks' views on easing of headscarf ban Karayılan'ın koruması öldürüldü mü? Mesud Barzani Türkmenlere seslendi Erbil'de Türkmen Kongresi yapıldı Turkish Premier, Israeli Minister Discuss Relations, Middle East Peace Iranian Official Says Flow of Natural Gas to Turkey Not Stable Azeri President Says Turkish Envoy Helped Develop Relations Archbishop of Kirkuk: Iraqi Christians Remain Strong in Faith 04:00 Erdoğan'dan Gazze uyarısı Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber German Politician Questions Usefulness of EU Membership Talks With Turkey Poll Shows Two-Thirds of Germans Oppose Turkey's EU Membership 'Hollanda'da İslam karşıtlığı tırmanıyor' Sadi Somuncuoğlu 2008 "AB reform yılı"ymış!.. Aldatılan kim? Batı Trakya Türkleri Vakıflar Yasası'na tepkili Avrupa'da Türk imajını Umberto Eco belirleyecek Türkiye'ye açılan 3 dava karara bağlandı Amanda Akçakoca Nabucco: Keeping the dream alive Turkey Joins EU Competitiveness, Innovation Programme UN Delegation to Visit Cyprus, Greece, Turkey Zealous French mayor accuses Turkish consulate of provocation EU energy coordinator to press Turkey on Nabucco Armenia Sees No Reason for "Turkey to Keep Borders Closed" White House press Release| Nuclear partnership with Turkey Message to the Congress of the United States Turkish Cyprus says it's not a ‘crime haven' OSCE chief holding talks in Ankara Turkish Minister to Attend EU - Black Sea Meeting in Ukraine Armenian Presidential Candidate Sees No Benefit in NATO Accession Plans Lagendijk: Pandora'nın kutusunu açtılar Serbia: Kosovo Speaker, Turkish Envoy View Relations Soros, Türkiye'nin imajına el attı Turkey revenged on France for its position on the so-called Armenian genocide and EU membership Turkey keeps northern Cyprus basketball alive - Turkish Daily News Feb 12, 2008 Merkel's party warns Turkey of meddling in Germany's internal affairs German Politicians Criticize Turkish Premier's Call for Turkish Schools German Alevis Say Turkish Premier's Remarks on Assimilation Hypocritical Oskanian: Karabakh and Genocide holds Turkey back from opening border Turkish Authorities Foil Bombing 'Hayal'i yakalatma teklifim reddedildi' Dink family lawyer questions fairness of trial More Than 300,000 Illegal Migrants Intercepted in Turkey in Five Years Turkey's diehard smokers vow to defy ban Yağış gelmezse Eylül'de barajlarda su kalmayacak Turkey revives nuclear power plans Turkey to build first nuclear plant on Mediterranean coast: minister - Hürriyet Diyarbakırlı sosyolog Nobel’e aday gösterildi Erkekler bu yıl Kara Harp’e başvurabilecek Gazeteciler Katar'dan Genelkurmay'ı neden aradılar Dünyaca ünlü gezi dergisinde 116 sayfalık Türkiye eki Uyuşturucuyla mücadele için Meclis Araştırma Komisyonu | Cengiz Çandar Strateji tartışmak, Kerkük konuşmak 'Ergenekon'un 'en tepedeki adamı' kim?' M. Ali BİRAND MHP, AKP'ye istediğini yaptırabiliyor... Mustafa Karaalioğlu ‘Türban karşıtı Ergenekon’un üç darbe girişimi Şamil Tayyar Türban neyi örtüyor? Murat Yetkin - 'Bir kısım medya' mı? Ergenekon’a doçent imzalı iç savaş bildirisi Ahmet Taşgetiren MHP, ek 17’nci madde ve sınırlar Ruşen Çakır| Tehlikede olan laiklik değil demokrasi Ali Bayramoğlu: Koşullu özgürlükçüleri anlamıyorum…
Kürşat Bumin: 'Üçüncü yaklaşım'
Taha Kıvanç: Kim kimi öldürecek? Ertuğrul Özkök Meğer o cümle ciddiymiş Ahmet Hakan Ne susarsın türbanlı kalem Cüneyt Ülsever Başbakan’a çağrı! Mensur Akgün Davutoğlu'yla dünya turu ABDÜLHAMİT BİLİCİ - Kendine liberal! Telefon açmış ama rüşvet teklif etmemiş Türban karşıtı imza sayısı 5 bin 325'i buldu Scarf freedom raises reform impatience Kafalar karıştı Peçeyi önlemek için ek madde şart Üniversitede türban sıkıntısı derinleşiyor Hasan CEMAL Demokrasi oyununu kuralına göre oynamanın önemi... 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: Böyle lâiklik olmaz
İbrahim Karagül: Başörtüsü ve zorbalık: Bunlar çıldırmış olmalı!
Hakan Albayrak: Böylesine ağır bir azınlık zorbalığı… İsmet Berkan - Kanunla neyi yasaklayacağız?
Türker Alkan - Allah göstermesin!
Haluk Şahin - Başbakan ve medya
M.Ali Kışlalı - Tepkilere devam öğüdü
Avni Özgürel - Vatan elden gidiyor çetesi! (3) MEHMET KAMIŞ - Burası Türkiye, buradan çıkış yok
A. TURAN ALKAN - Memleketi kurtarmaklığım engellenemez!
ALİ BULAÇ - Özgür ve sivil eğitim NİHAL B. KARACA - Seküler AKP, kutb-u azam CHP Mustafa Akyol ‘Şimdi türbanın sırası mıydı?’ Türban ve özgürlük-1 Turkey’s test of democracy, from Ergenekon to the headscarf Ece TEMELKURAN Nalıncı keseri demokrasisi Mehmet Barlas Türbandan ürkenlerin de iktidarı olmayı başarmak meselesi... Biz STK’yız, devletin ne düşündüğü vız gelir Mehmet Y Yılmaz Aktif muhalefetin zamanıdır Güneri CIVAOĞLU Sağduyu zamanı Gülay Göktürk Devletin itibarına önem veriyorsanız İsmail Küçükkaya Söylemler sertleşiyor... Bomb found before Ankara rally tied to Ergenekon
’Devlete türban giydiremezsiniz’ How far can the neo-nationalists go? by Emre Uslu & Önder Aytaç*
[LETTER TO THE EDITOR] Turkey in 2008 through the eyes of a foreigner Politics and society in post-headscarf ban era Cengiz AKTAR Does the headscarf unveil a less liberal AKP? Karabekir AKKOYUNLU Yavuz Baydar The plot thickens Mehmet Altan Piyasanın türbanı... Nasuhi Güngör Devlet Bahçeli ve özgürlükler Eser Karakaş Vakıflar kanunu ve ırkçılık [Yorum - M. Naci Bostancı] Türban neyin sembolü?
[Yorum - Doç. Dr. Mustafa Şentop] Anayasa Mahkemesi son değişiklikleri nasıl denetleyecek? Gül: We should see differences as our treasure Bilal Çetin Gerilim siyaseti... Cengiz Aktar Türban sonrası siyaset ve toplum Mehmet Tezkan AKP, MHP’yi mi dinleyecek yoksa AKPCİ yazarları mı? MUHARREM SARIKAYA "Çene altı" düğüm de değişiyor ERGUN BABAHAN Milliyetçi Cephe ve bölünme EMRE AKÖZ'Çeneyi' bırakın: Kimliğini ispatlayan kampusa girer! Umur Talu Bana kankanı söyle... HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Modernlik ve türban NAZLI ILICAKLozan deliniyor mu? YAVUZ DONAT Söz Anayasa Mahkemesi'nde Engin Ardıç Liberalizm delikanlıyı bozar mı? Oray Eğin Ertuğrul Özkök yalakalığı Kanadoğlu'dan AKP'ye kapatılma uyarısı İlhan Döğüş Demokratları ayrıştıran başörtüsü mü? Öz vatanında hiç kimse kendini garip hissetmeyecek Mahalle baskısı tersine işledi Güngör URAS Mutlu olmanın yolu AKP'li olmak(...Veya mutlular AKP'li oluyor) İdam sehpası gösteren nasıl demokrat olur Baykal: Seni çarşafla görmek istemiyoruz Bu manşetler çıkar kavgasını örtmek için Darbe anayasasında Atatürk’ün damgası var Yargıtay'dan bildiri hazırlığı İTÜ Rektörü: Türban için Çankaya onayı yeterli değil Balıkesir ve Erzincan'da 'türbana hayır' eylemi ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Borsada milyar dolarlık yabancı satışının anlamı ne? Ercan Kumcu Bu parayla cenneti yaşamadan cehennemi görürüz Asaf Savaş Akat Benim enflasyonum ne olmuş? Hurşit GÜNEŞ Ocak ayı mali disiplini olumlu ama... Metin MÜNİR Her Türk ekonomik krizi tadacaktır Turkey finds there's danger in unrestrained economic growth İ.Hüseyin Yıldız Ekonomi ne zaman gündeme oturacak? Turkish coal power privatisation bill sent to PM | Deals | Mergers & Acquisitions | Reuters İBRAHİM KAHVECİ İşte bu tehlikeli durumdur! Siyaset ve ekonomi IMF ile yedinci gözden geçirmenin tamamlanması Mart'a kalıyor 04:00 Yergin: 2008'de sektörden umutluyuz |
H4 New York Times News Analysis: With a Surge in Momentum, Obama Makes His Case Editorial Unnecessary Harm The trials of six detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, will proceed under deeply flawed procedures that violate this country’s basic fairness Editorial Putin Strengthens His Legacy Restoring political and economic stability in Russia does not justify the setbacks to the rule of law and the systematic hounding of rivals and critics. Obama and McCain Sweep 3 Primaries Barack Obama extended his winning streak over Hillary Rodham Clinton, while John McCain succeeded in countering recent victories by Mike Huckabee. Totally Spent By ROBERT B. REICH The only way to keep the economy going over the long run is to increase the wages of the bottom two-thirds of Americans Senate Votes for Expansion of Spy Powers The vote, a major victory for the White House, would also give legal protection to phone companies that cooperated in a program of warrantless eavesdropping. Australia Says NATO Needs New Strategy in Afghanistan Presidents Resolve Ukraine Gas Dispute U.N. Weighs a Ban on Weapons in Space, but U.S. Still Objects Warmth for Americans in Once Hostile Tehran Spielberg Drops Out as Adviser to Beijing Olympics in Dispute Over Darfur Conflict MAUREEN DOWD A Flawed Feminist Test As a possible first Madame President, Hillary Clinton is a flawed science experiment because you can’t take Bill Clinton out of the equation. Buffett Offers Aid on Bonds, but at a Price The billionaire investor made clear that his offer of a lifeline to three insurance companies battered by the subprime crisis would not come cheap. | H5 Washington Post In Iraq, Don't Force the Issue By Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates A new agreement between Iraqis and U.S. forces is necessary. Congress should let the administration negotiate it. Editorial Good Sense on Iraq At last, a Bush administration defense secretary listens to his commanders Editorial The 9/11 Trials Their fairness should be indisputable. That's not likely under the current military commission system. Cracks in Clinton Coalition May Signal a Turning Point Senate Authorizes Broad Expansion Of Surveillance Act Putin Threatens Ukraine On NATO Russian Raises Issue Of U.S. Missile Shield Russian Warplane Flies Over U.S. Carrier Israel to Add Homes in East Jerusalem Palestinians Say Plans for Disputed Area Represent a Threat to Peace Talks 'No Change' From Israel, Fayyad Says Palestinian Cites Settlements, Roadblocks The Fight Over the War By Michael Gerson, In Afghanistan, NATO is either winning slowly or losing slowly -- it is hard to tell which. The Numbers Racket By Robert J. Samuelson The only way President Bush could balance the budget would be by not following President Bush's policies. The Democrats' Undemocratic System By Ruth Marcus Superdelegates could be bad for both Democrats and democracy. White House Pushes Waterboarding Rationale Administration May Be Trying to Shore Up Prosecution of Terrorism Suspects Don't Let '08 Be Like '68 By Harold Meyerson, In a battle among core Democratic constituencies for the future of the party, the only winner would be John McCain. Panel Cites Drop in U.S. Attention to Nuclear Arsenal B-52's 2007 Flight With Warheads Prompted Review | H6 Guardian Unanswered questions Leader: Miliband is either brave or foolhardy to say Iraq and Afghanistan shouldn't cloud the moral imperative to intervene This zeal for intervention is imperialism in new clothes Simon Jenkins: The foreign secretary speaks as part of a political generation with no experience of war and little sense of history Legal challenge to 9/11 tribunals Civil rights lawyers to fight decision to try al-Qaida suspects at Guantánamo military tribunal Smoke, mirrors and American justice Victoria Brittain: Six key Guantánamo detainees are to undergo trial by military commission. But having been tortured, how can they expect a fair trial? Autocracy on the march Simon Tisdall General Motors to axe 70% of American workforce General Motors to make 74,000 US workers redundant after $38.7bn (£19.7bn) loss in 2007 Action man hits the buffers Jonathan Fenby: France sorely needed Nicolas Sarkozy's energy when he became president last year. But it has been severely dissipated by his desire for populism We didn't stop that war, but may have stopped the next Andrew Murray: Five years ago, the biggest political protest in our history served to explode the myth of public apathy Obama sweeps Potomac primaries Barack Obama becomes frontrunner for Democratic nomination after wins in three more primaries Michael Tomasky: Hillary in dangerous territory Clinton heads for Texas to shore up crucial Latino vote amid signs of dip in support Religious right turn Tim Watkin US elections 2008: Evangelicals aren't the conservatives they used to be, and many now care more about poverty and peace than abortion and gay marriage CBS journalists kidnapped by gang of masked men in Basra Putin threat to Ukraine over Nato bid President says Russia could target missiles at neighbour if US missile shield deployed there The archbishop adapts to survive Andrew Copson It's no surprise that Rowan Williams wants other religions to be accorded the same sense of privilege as the Church of England Miliband's contradiction in terms Brendan O'Neill The foreign secretary's narcissistic new mission to 'spread democracy' around the globe will make people even less free Philip Honour: In the run-up to the Olympics, and as an emerging world power, China must stand by its obligations in Darfur |
Zbig heads for Syria Iran's Defense Spending Per Capita Among Lowest in Mideast Analysis: Nearly 30 years of Islamic rule By CLAUDE SALHANI (UPI) -- Monday marks the 29th year since the Islamic revolution overthrew the monarchy. What has been achieved in those 29 years as Iran tries to export its revolution? WSJ Iranians Scheme to Elude Sanctions Tough sanctions haven't brought Iran to its knees, but they're complicating how businesses finance operations, pay bills and ship exports. The restrictions have also had unintended consequences: They are strengthening business ties between Iran and some of its neighbors. Al Awsat Consequences of a Nuclear Middle East : Huda al Husseini Lebanon: The Only Option Left is War : Tariq Alhomayed IRAN: Traditional conservatives to win Majlis election Asia Times Iraq's broken pieces don't fit together The cat's pause US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in a tough spot. Caught between an Iraq-obsessed president unwilling to jeopardize a semblance of security and the US military establishment which thinks US troops are dangerously overstretched - what's a Pentagon chief to do? Defer, that's what, and risk turning the military into a "hollow force". - Jim Lobe Iraq's Tribal System Is Vital for National Stability By: Jaber Aljaberi | The Daily Star In the history of Iraq, presidents and occupying powers alike have sought to minimize or eradicate the role of the tribes. None succeeded. Until 1958 when the monarchy was disbanded, tribal law ruled the land. Arab League endorses limits on satellite channels Daily Star The Federal Reserve is peddling a debt delusion Confronting Iran? by Jonathan Power Arab TV stations to face curbs Venezuela-Iran oil deal raises concern (By Steve Hirsch) US-Iran Relations in Holding Pattern - Baltimore Sun editorial Battle to Restore Order Could Hurt NATO - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Pause Means US Iraq Force Larger for Longer Is U.S. underestimating strength of Iraq's Mahdi Army? Iraq: Sunni Groups Vie For Control Of Western Region Parliament may be dissolved The speaker of Iraq's fragmented parliament threatened yesterday to disband the legislature, saying it is so riddled with distrust that it appears unable to adopt the budget or agree on a law setting a date for provincial elections Iraq's Speaker Threatens to Disband Parliament Over Budget Iraq Confident Iranian Leader Will Visit in March Sadr Keeps Them Guessing Over Cease-Fire Renewal Sadr Yet to Decide on Militia Truce [Fbis] OSC: Al-Sharqiyah Roundup: Al-Sadr Trend Member Calls for Dissolving Parliament [Fbis] OSC: Al-Sharqiyah Interviews Iraqi Officials on 'Differences' Between Al-Maliki, IISC [Fbis] OSC: Syria News: One Person Killed in Damascus Car Explosion; Official Media Silent Iraqi Finance Minister Visits Jordan; Discusses Debts, Oil Exports BBC Monitoring Weekly Roundup of Iraqi Press 5-12 Feb 08 Iranian Provincial Press Menu (Publications to 10 February 08) Public hangings Daily Star More divisiveness can only render a disservice to Hariri's legacy Dissolve the Palestinian Authority | H9 Ha’aretz – PM: Major progress with PA possible on borders PM says issue of Palestinian state's borders should be solved first as it is simplest of three 'core issues'. Fatah undergoing democratic reform to compete with Hamas Reorganization could reduce fraud, result in first West Bank, Gaza leadership elections since 1989 Barak says ministerial calls for action in Gaza are 'dangerous' Visiting Turkey, defense minister says military action, when it comes, 'won't be one-day or two-day operation Obama is gaining momentum - also among Jews Majadele: New Arab city will bolster our sense of belonging Sderot as Stalingrad - Bradley Burston Jerusalem Post PA official: J'lem talks taking place 'on and under table' PA J'lem affairs advisor to 'Post': There will be no Israeli control over east J'lem, talks also addressing Arab claims in west J'lem 'Israeli security needs must be met' PA Prime Minister Fayad talks to 'Post' during Washington visit to bolster Palestinian position. Analysis: Germany's economic relations with the mullahs |
With Gates's shift on drawdowns, little reprieve ahead for U.S. Army in Iraq In agreeing to stop the post-'surge' drawdown in Iraq, Defense secretary keeps pressure on the service. Rift threatens U.S. antidote to Al Qaeda in Iraq Growing divisions among pro-US Sunni tribal chiefs threatens to unravel American gains against Al Qaeda. Pakistan's political future? It's all in the family. Three political clans introduce the next generation of leaders. China's economic growth can soften U.S. slump Emerging economies are now big enough to help but not save Western giants. Hungary's anti-Roma militia grows Targeting the criminal activity of the country's minority Roma population, the Magyar Garda style themselves protectors of ethnic Hungarians. ASIA Pakistan at crossroads Pakistani nuclear scientists 'abducted' The Growing Military-Industrial Complex in Asia by John Feffer and Tom Engelhardt A New Course for the U.S. and Pakistan By: Frederick Barton | The Boston Globe As Pakistan faces two near-term crises, parliamentary elections on Feb. 18 and increasing extremist violence, the United States has an opportunity to build a new and constructive relationship with the country. Spielberg walks out on Beijing games Film director resigns as artistic adviser to 2008 Olympics in protest at 'ongoing crimes' in Darfur Patents: The Chinese news agency Xinhua reports that China authorized 30 percent more patents in 2007 than in 2006 as part of an effort to liberalize its patent policy. ‘Arranged’ Marriage, Co-Residence and Female Schooling: A Model with Evidence from India Russia and India edge closer to multi-billion dollar major nuke deal South Asia's Democratic Gambit By: Chietigj Bajpaee | Asia Times | H11 IHT Danish police say arrests foiled plot to kill Muhammad cartoonistTwo Tunisians and a Dane were arrested in an alleged plot to kill a cartoonist behind the caricatures that sparked fury two years ago. Ukraine and Russia end dispute over gas EUROPE European press review Walker's World: Shariah for Europe? Islam, Britain (By Helle Dale) SPIEGEL ONLINE Interview with Jyllands-Posten Editor: 'I Don't Fear for My Life' Can Kosovo survive on its own? EU Warned Against Turning Kosovo Into a 'Protectorate' By: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer With Kosovo set to declare independence on Sunday (17 February) and the EU expected to send a police and civilian mission there shortly, a well-known Balkans analyst has warned the 27-nation bloc against turning the province into an EU "protectorate", whose self-governing powers would be almost non-existent. Deutsche-Welle reports on Kosovo’s economic prospects should the Serbian province declare itself independent in the very near future, as it is widely expected to do. The article says Kosovo would have to rely heavily on coal deposits but questions whether that can sustain its population. Emerging nation Newspapers defy fanatics to support artist Denmark’s main newspapers take provocative step to reprint cartoon by Westergaard which triggered riots in 2005 Romania/Moldova: Bucharest Has 'Moral Duty' To Help Moldova's EU Ties Russia Issues New Warning Over Kosovo Independence | H12 RFE/RLNo Checks, Little Balance President Putin has said Russia could redirect its missiles to target Ukraine if Kyiv joined NATO. According to RFE/RL guest authors Christopher Walker and Robert Orttung, that kind of talk is representative of an increasingly truculent foreign policy, which goes largely unchallenged by Russia's political elite. Russia: Putinism's Impact On The Neighbors Russia in nuclear threat against Ukraine Russia will target the Ukraine with nuclear warheads if the former Soviet republic joins Nato and accepts the deployment of US anti-missile defences on its territory. U.S. scrambled jets as Russian bomber neared carrier A Russian bomber flew at low altitude over a U.S. carrier battle group that was conducting exercises in international waters near Japan last weekend, the first time that such a low pass has taken place since the Cold War ended, U.S. military officials said Tuesday Hayk Kotanjian: Azerbaijan: Anti-democratism and colonialism in the perspective of regional security EDM MOSCOW LOSES BRAZIL SUBMARINE DEAL TO PARIS
- KARIMOV COURTS MOSCOW AS TASHKENT WEIGHS NEW SECURITY ROLE IN CENTRAL ASIA Boston Globe Editorial The afterlife of Putinism Armenia's Western Evolution By: Alexandros Peterson | The Moscow Times The atmosphere in this frigid city is not as dynamic as in Baku or as vibrant as in Tbilisi, but talk around Republic Square is filled with unguarded enthusiasm theses days. Armenia’s Presidential Election: The View from Baku In Azerbaijan, official or public interest in Armenia’s upcoming presidential election is minimal. Few in Baku see the impending political transition in Yerevan as having much of an impact on efforts to break the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations stalemate. US Aid Budget to Eurasia: A Monument to "Inter-Agency Pettiness" Aid for almost every country in the former Soviet Union will be falling in 2008, under the current foreign affairs budget released by the US State Department. Much of the planned US assistance will go toward helping independent-minded states in the region resist Russian efforts to reassert its dominance in the Caspian Basin and elsewhere. Even so, some Washington experts lament the drop-off in aid, and describe the dwindling budgets in recent years as "monuments to weak analysis, inter-agency pettiness, and trite bureaucratic formuli." Kazakhstan to Investors: Increasing the State’s Role in Energy Development is the "Main Dimension" of Government Policy Nazarbayev used his state-of-the-nation address to confirm Kazakhstan’s new-found assertiveness in energy policy. He also indicated that, over the near term, the government will strive to strengthen the country’s relatively weak social safety net. Armenian President Names Deputy Police Chief Freedom and fear: a Russian paradox OPTIMISM is not an attitude one would expect these days from a human rights activist in Russia - not when, after rigged parliamentary elections in December, the country is in the middle of an even more farcical presidential "race"; not when media censorship is back and peaceful protesters are beaten and detained. (By Cathy Young, Boston Globe) Putin-3 Source: Russian Outlook (American Enterprise Institute) A review of The New Cold War: How the Kremlin Menaces both Russia and the West by Edward Lucas (and more and more). [Fbis] OSC: Gazprom CEO says Ukraine receiving Russian gas, explains new arrangements Russia in Ukraine missile threat Russia says it may target missiles at Ukraine if it joins Nato and deploys the US missile defence shield Putin 'will attend Nato summit' [Fbis] OSC: FYI -- Iran Revolution Rally: Ahmadinezhad Says No Withdrawal From Nuclear Rights Google News Azerbaijan Putin's Torture Colonies By: Bret Stephens | The Wall Street Journal Gas Talks Come Down to The Wire By: Miriam Elder | The Moscow Times Emergency talks between Gazprom and Ukraine failed to resolve a simmering debt dispute Monday as the possibility of a mid-winter shut-off of gas supplies to the country inched closer. Russian Aviation Overflies Its Limits By: Vasily Golovin | Kommersant Putin Warns Against "Immoral" Western Interference By: Pavel K. Baev | Eurasia Daly Monitor [Fbis] OSC: OSC Analysis: Ukraine Leadership's NATO Ambitions Alarm Opposition, Russians |
H13 The Times The world sees America in the dock From the start, Guantanamo has been a disaster. Sympathy for the US has dissolved Bronwen Maddox Feeding Frenzy Expensive food will make economic slowdowns a lot harder to manage Obama wins Virginia in crushing blow to Clinton Police search for Pakistan envoy The apparent abduction of the Ambassador to Afghanistan highlights the risks Pakistan faces as it prepares for elections Russia and Ukraine reach deal in gas disputeThe breakthrough came after four hours of talks between presidents of both states, and minutes before Gazprom deadline Assessing the GOP's Chances By Fred Barnes Time for Sovereign Wealth Rules The Phenom Obama's Wiretap Votes Greenhouse Affect That 'Stimulus' Nonsense Toleration and Islamic Law By: David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey | The Wall Street Journal | H14 Financial Times Why Putin’s rule threatens both Russia and the westIn place of erstwhile hopes for the emergence of a democracy, we have proto-fascism: aggrieved nationalism; bullying of smaller nations; a cult of the strong leader; suspicion of enemies within; and resentment of foreigners, writes Martin Wolf A strategy to save Afghanistan Paddy Ashdown’s plan to stabilise the country Kremlin celebrates Gazprom’s power Until the Kremlin lets go of Gazprom’s reins, it will not be a commercial enterprise charging market prices and guaranteeing supplies to customers Reformist cleric refuses to budge It is unusual in Iran for a well-known cleric to establish a political party. It is even rarer that a turbaned politician would do so after a s erious failure Transcript of interview with Mehdi Karroubi Iraq to consider reviving Saddam-era oil deal Iraq’s foreign minister said that Baghdad will consider reviving oil deals with Russian firms signed under the regime of deposed president Saddam Hussein Israel defies critics to build in Jerusalem In a move that is likely to darken the prospects of the peace talks, the Israeli government plans to build more than 1,000 new Jewish homes in and around East Jerusalem Putin to take Russian message to Nato The Russian president is to attend a Nato summit in Bucharest in April, the first time he has accepted an invitation from the defence alliance since 2002 US pushes EU to shut down Iranian banks The plan to take steps against Banks Saderat and Melli would build on a UN Security Council resolution that the US and the EU hope to push through this month EU ministers wary of carbon tariffsFinance ministers stopped short of threatening carbon tariffs to defend domestic companies supposedly vulnerable to rivals in countries with lower environmental standards WORLD NEWS: Britain sees 'mission' to spread democracy LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Many will agree that Europe does not deserve Blair WORLD NEWS: Bush scores victory on wiretap law A fiscal fiasco After the climbdown on taxes for non-doms, Alistair Darling must use the Budget to carry out repairs to the government’s damaged reputation Subprime chains Rather than impose cumbersome rules, regulators should work through the incentives of the banks and brokers involved to prevent another credit squeeze Russia breaks ties with gas middleman Russia and Ukraine agreed to cut out a controversial Swiss-registered trading company at the heart of a dispute between the two nations London to penalise gas guzzlers London is to make the most controversial change to its congestion charge scheme after the mayor decided to charge high-polluting vehicles up to £25 a day American companies are falling behind in technology Bob Suh on how new systems boost productivity Bankers, like gangs, just get carried away John Kay explores the impact of group behaviour Obama and McCain score triple victories Barack Obama easily won all three Potomac primaries, bringing his eighth consecutive win over Hillary Clinton since Super Tuesday and adding to the mounting view that the Democratic presidential nomination could be slipping away from her Analysis: Clinton looks to Texas and Ohio The outcome was widely forecast. But Hillary Clinton’s overwhelming defeat to Barack Obama in Tuesday night’s ‘Potomac primaries’ nevertheless stung badly and intensifies pressure on her to do something – anything – to forestall the Democratic nomination from slipping out of her grasp Analysis: McCain shifts focus to November Buffett bond plan puts heat on banks Leading banks were under renewed pressure to fast-track plans to shore up struggling bond insurers after Warren Buffett revealed he had offered to take over the high-quality portions of the insurers’ portfolios | H15 Los Angeles Times Serbia prepares to reject, in advance, Kosovo declaration for statehood Pentagon assessing Russian flyover The campaign's true colorsJonah Goldberg: Obama can win blacks and he can win whites; he just can't win blacks and whites. 9/11 suspects may face death penalty Editorial Out of order Evidence obtained through waterboarding would taint the 9/11 trials -- and our nation Pakistani militant's reputation grows Baitullah Mahsud is blamed for Bhutto's assassination, but his power may be greatly exaggerated. Pakistan elections to test president's might By Laura King As voting nears, polls indicate that Musharraf's party could face a thrashing even as allies point to solid support Israel plans to build in East Jerusalem Palestinians say the peace talks will be hurt by the move, which appears aimed at appeasing a religious bloc of Olmert's coalition government |
H16 American Politics Obama, McCain sweep Virginia, Maryland, D.C. The conservative revolt over McCain In November, many GOP voters may stay home – or even vote Democratic. Can Clinton Overcome Obama Wins? Clinton's Deputy Campaign Manager Steps Aside Analysis: Facing losses, Clinton recasts — ANALYSIS: In Virginia, White Men Boost Obama; Conservatives Drive GOP McCain: 'Anyone Who Worries About How Long We're In Iraq Does Not Understand The Military' realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp From Der Spiegel, an article on the three myths of the US election campaign. Huckabee: Republicans deserve a choice There's no Senate bid or third-party race in his future, Huckabee says at Monitor Breakfast. | H17 Daily Telegraph Kosovo's Serbs face a bleak future As Kosovo looks likely to soon come under UN supervision, Thomas Harding finds a city where a spiked mountain capped by an old Serb castle acts as a redoubt to the province's dispossessed and fearful Serbs Russia in nuclear threat against Ukraine Russia will target the Ukraine with nuclear warheads if the former Soviet republic joins Nato and accepts the deployment of US anti-missile defences on its territory. Although the Foreign Secretary's keystone statement on the future direction of the Government's foreign policy evaded the issue of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, its wider message is well-judged. Miliband risks US row over 9/11 trials David Miliband has risked a diplomatic row with Washington by admitting Britain has "concerns" about the US plan to try terrorist suspects before military tribunals. Anxiety of Queen over sharia law controversy The Queen is distressed by the row over Islamic law which she fears threatens to damage the Church of England. | H18 Independent The £30,000 question: Will proposed tax on britain's super-rich really force them to leave the country? Momentum gathers for Obama as voters turn out in strength Even the rich are revolting as Republicans abandon GOP The Big Question: Has the congestion charge been effective in reducing London's traffic? Miliband 'concerned' by Guantanamo trial David Miliband has admitted that Britain has "some concerns" about the move by the United States military to bring charges against six men suspected of orchestrating the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. Buffett offers $800bn bond lifeline Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor fêted as the "Oracle of Omaha", has emerged as a key player in negotiations to restore order to the municipal bond market in the US, a vital source of funds for US local government and a key plank of the financial system that has been threatened by the credit crisis |
H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Study: U.S. lacks counterinsurgency skill (UPI) -- A study commissioned by the Department of Defense says that U.S. capabilities for counterinsurgency are "seriously deficient and out of balance." Russia, China propose arms ban in space (By John Zarocostas and Nicholas Kralev) Cyberterrorism, Inc By: Peter Buxbaum | ISN Security Watch The Man on Both Sides of Air War Debate Fair trial pledge to 9/11 accused The US says Guantanamo inmates will be tried fairly over 9/11 but some groups criticise the use of military tribunals. Valerie Plame Wilson Describes Sibel Edmonds Disclosures as ‘Stunning’ Our 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. Lockheed to Build Massive Biometric Database Air Force: $144 Billion a Year Not Enough America At Risk (PDF; 119 KB) Analysis: Bush's plan for clearance reform (UPI) -- President Bush wants a plan from his top officials for a complete overhaul of the way the U.S. government does background checks and grants security clearances for employees and contractors who need access to classified information. Through the military, a path to citizenship ONE OF THE glaring missed opportunities of George W. Bush's presidency was his failure to begin rebuilding the US military immediately after 9/11. At that hour of national solidarity and resolve, the president should have called for expanding the armed forces that had been so sharply reduced during the holiday from history that followed the end of the Cold War. ... (By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe) | H20 Slate Creating Better Communities: A Study of Social Capital Creation in Four Communities True scale of CO2 emissions from shipping revealed Scale of climate change emissions from shipping is nearly three times higher than previously believed, says leaked UN report New Era Dawns for Rail Building For the first time in nearly a century, railroads are making large investments in their networks. Their campaign is altering the corridors of American commerce, more so than any other development since interstate highways spread to the interior. | H21 When Kissinger Met the Bloggers Aesop gave us hare and tortoise,wolf in sheep’s clothing, the lion’s share, sour grapes, squeaky wheels, and more. Do we really know him?... more» Your average journo would sooner take a pay cut than read a communication scholar’s book: a calculation of lesser pain... more» An excerpt from Fear of Enemies and Collective Action by Ioannis D. Evrigenis. A review of Explaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of Neuroscience by Carl F. Craver. US whites to lose their majority by 2050 Japanese men shout the oft-unsaid: 'I love you' The Japan Aisaika ("Devoted Husbands") Organization wants men to view marriage as a relationship, not a status. Internet helps Americans save more energy every year For every kilowatt-hour of power that Internet-linked computers use, they save at least 10 times that amount, a recent study finds. |
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