| H1 Guardian Old questions hang over new Kosovo Albanians and Serbs united in uncertainty as province prepares to go it alone NYT Russia Warns It May Back Breakaway Republics in Georgia CFR A Crucial Vote in Pakistan The perils of a weak dollar OVER THE last several months, the US economy has slowed, interest rates have been cut, and global demand for US bonds - setting those from the Treasury aside - has dried up. (By Brad Setser, Boston Globe) Washington Post Evolution Of a U.S. General In Iraq Tenure of No. 2 Commander Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno reflects new understanding of counterinsurgency doctrine, transformed Tactics New York Times Democrats Look for Way to Avoid Convention Rift Some senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to a tight contest. The Times No grandstanding on China, please We need a more mature approach to the whole issue of the Olympics and its host Mark Leonard Ha’aretz – Top Jihad militant, seven others killed in Gaza blast 40 wounded in blast at home of Ayman Atallah Fayed; Islamic Jihad blames Israel but IDF denies involvement Source: Syria detains suspects in Mughniyah assassination Lebanese security source: Suspects mostly Palestinians; Hezbollah appoints successor to terror chief WINEP Pakistani Elections and the Middle East Washington faces troubling alternatives in Pakistan's February 18 parliamentary elections: another Musharraf-dominated government that lacks political legitimacy, or a political crisis that could freeze Islamabad's counterterrorism measures USIP Working Paper: Pakistani Public Opinion Asia Times The door to Iraq's oil opens wide Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani is a singular man. He's been a top nuclear scientist, a political fugitive and a stubborn dissident who endured 10 years of torture and imprisonment. Now, Shahristani holds holds the key to the seemingly magical realm of Iraqi oil, and has become one of the most important and most sought-after statesmen in the world.
- M K Bhadrakumar Why Espionage Is Boring By: Michael Hirsh | Newsweek
Spying might have been the stuff of drama during the cold war (though even then its impact was exaggerated; the CIA and KGB essentially cloak-and-daggered each other into a standoff). But today's espionage mostly involves dull drones who seek to cull information from all sorts of places -- much of it from the public domain. Eurasianet Armenia: Governing Party Members, Dashnaks Defect to Ter-Petrosian’s Campaign With just three full days of campaigning left, the battle lines are deepening in Armenia’s presidential race, as two members of the governing Republican Party of Armenia, one member of the party’s parliamentary faction, and five members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation have voiced support for former President Levon Ter-Petrosian. Georgia and Azerbaijan: Partners in Pipelines, Antagonists in Energy Export Talks Though connected by two pipelines that convey Caspian Basin energy to Western markets, Georgia and Azerbaijan are having trouble working out a long-term gas-supply deal. Price appears to be a major sticking point.
Ha’aretz Neocons Search for 'Anti-Israel' Essays by Obama Advisers Asia Times IRAN VOTES
Factions and frictionThe once formidable line between hardliners and centrists is thinning. At the same time, a split in the camp of Ahmadinejad's supporters is a salient feature of the elections. As a result, it is not certain the outcome will be a "rubber stamp" Parliament for the government. However, developments on the international front over Iran's nuclear program could change all this. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi IHT Toward a true dialogue By MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT Peace requires new modes of thinking and the courage to make history. On eve of Kosovar independence, Serbia cools toward West, but doesn't fight As Kosovo prepared to declare its independence Sunday, the Serbian president, Boris Tadic, vowed he would never recognize an independent Kosovo, indicating that Belgrade would downgrade, but not necessarily break, diplomatic relations with any government that recognized Pristina Guardian Iraq envoy: Democrat plans won't work Ryan Crocker warns that security improvements could be jeopardised by setting a timetable for a pull-out Weekly Standard Remember Those Benchmarks?
Unheralded political advances in Iraq.
by Fred Barnes Death by Car Bomb in Damascus
A founding father of Islamic terrorism gets his just deserts.
by Thomas Joscelyn Unintelligence on Iranian Nukes
by Michael Rubin Appalling gamesmanship at the CIA. Did the NIE signal a secret deal with Iran? MESH • COMMENT: Adam Garfinkle on religion, ideology, and the Salafi Jihad Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. • 'Iraq the Place vs. Iraq the Abstraction' by George Packer, World Affairs Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. • COMMENT: Andrew Exum on Mughniyah and transparency in Hezbollah Christian Science Monitor Security a top concern for Pakistani voters in northwest city In Peshawar, where frustration is high over President Musharraf's inability to stop rising insecurity, law-and-order issues could shape the outcome of Feb. 18 election. Wall Street Journal The Neocons and Iraq By Peter Berkowitz
Neocons faced up, like few others did, to the rising costs of containing Saddam.
FT Learning from the Greenspan legacy Ben Bernanke, Fed chairman, should take note. Using a new supply of monetary candy to cure indigestion might cause even sharper pains tomorrow Iran’s Parliamentary Elections Near: Can We See the Lists Please? OpenDemocracy How to think about China, Jeffrey N Wasserstrom Sniping Intensifies On Campaign Advisers New York Jewish Week Barack Obama is being influenced by “anti-Israel” advisers, and pointing to one in particular: former Clinton administration official Robert Malley. In Baghdad, a Precarious Balance Between Sunni and Shiite Forces—With Americans in the Middle | The Social Dimension in Selected Candidate Countries in the Balkans - Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey: Synthesis Report EurasiaNet Cyprus Vote: Big Ramifications for Turkey’s EU Bid and NATO's Operational Capacity
The future of Turkey’s European Union bid could hinge on the February 17 presidential election in Cyprus. The prospect of a new Greek Cypriot leadership may offer the last chance for uniting the divided island, analysts say. Permanent division, experts add, would create a lasting source of political tension that not only could prevent Turkey’s EU accession, but also hamper the EU’s and NATO’s strategic capabilities. BBC Caught in crossfire
Civilians suffering in conflict between Turkey and the PKK US attorney general: PKK question needs more than one answer Turkey favors sending trainers, not combat troops
Flames engulf Turks’ houses in Germany, Austria FT Hardliner set to win Cyprus pollsTight three-way contest has thrown the issue of reuniting Cyprus into sharp relief as the incumbent Tassos Papadopolous holds narrow lead South Korea wins Kurdistan oil contract The world’s fourth biggest oil importer aggressively steps up its resource diplomacy with an agreement to explore and develop four oil fields in the northern region of Iraq POLICY AND PERSONALITY: A RIFT OPENS IN TURCO-GERMAN TIES Eurasia Daily Monitor EU coordinator says satisfied with Ankara talks on Nabucco Çantadan El Kaide çıktı Veiled Hostility TIME Will Muslim veil split secular Turkey?
RIA Novosti DT Cyprus vote may aid reunification US attorney general discusses Kurd rebels, Al-Qaeda in Turkey US attorney general: PKK question needs more than one answer What does the headscarf say about Turkey's role in the world? Babacan defends US envoy's meetings with lawmakers Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. PKK ile mücadelede işbirliği sürecek Washington'ın zirvesi Ankara'ya taşınıyor AKP'nin samimiyetine MHP gölgesi düştü Dick Cheney geliyor US Vice President to visit Turkey in March CLINTON: RELATIONS WITH TURKEY WILL PROSPER Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect BBC Monitoring PKK'da liderlik kavgası, 10 ölü Irak'ın Kürdleri için bağımsızlığın, hemen olmasa bile, kaçınılmaz bir yolda olduğu görülmektedir Sistani: Kerkük benim sarığımdır ABDÜLHAMİT BİLİCİ - Kürt lidere tarihî teklif The surge worked in Iraq -- and Turkey is happy about it ABD’den PKK’lıların iadesi için yeni formül Anlık istihbarattan sonra iadelerde de tam işbirliği Civilians losers in Turkey-PKK conflict BBC 1 Dead As Kurds Protest Rebel's Capture Kurds no longer like US President as they once used to PKK'nın elebaşıları birbirine düştü: 10 ölü Kuzey Irak'ta 'Kurmanci' yasağı Öcalan için kepenk kapatma eylemi Iranian Intelligence Planned Attack on Opposition Base in Iraq - Paper Azerbaijan: Washington, Baku Concerned About PKK Cells In Caucasus The role of charisma in Kurdish politics Terörle mücadelede ETA ve IRA örneği '9. yıl' gerginliği Kürtlerin yeni petrol anlaşması Iranian Group MKO Called for Attack on Iraqi President's Party - Kurd Politician Former Iraqi Premier Views Talks With Barzani, Criticizes Political Process US Attorney General: US to Cooperate With Turkey Against Rebels ... Is the United States a Good Ally?
Kurdish Aspect
PKK’dan 6 Şubat’ta kaçarak güvenlik güçlerine teslim olan ‘Ferhat’ kod adlı teröristin itirafı şaşkınlık yarattı PKK ve El Kaide ortak düşman Hakkari'de izinsiz gösteri: 1 kişi öldü Palestinian meeting raises expectations from Turkey Ministry changes conscription procedures after Dağlıca Turkey Sends Humanitarian Aid to Iraq KRG welcomes ratification of 2008 budget Batman mayor sentenced to 10 months for praising Öcalan DÜNYADA HİÇBİR MİLLET BU KADAR ÇİLE ÇEKMEDİ " IRAK TÜRKLERİ" Turkish justice system gives terror suspects Guantanamo treatment Kurdish success, Arabian anger Reports on “confirmation of PKK bases in Karabakh” ridiculous Telafer'de cuma çıkışı intihar saldırısı: 4 ölü Filistin'in Avrupa'daki büyükelçileri Çankaya'da Iraqi Kurds' Premier, South Korean President-Elect Discuss Energy Cooperation Turkish, Palestinian Ministers Discuss Mideast Peace Process Turkish-Iranian Business Council to Debate Trade Volume, Investments Turkish, UAE Ministers Sign Economic Cooperation Protocol Israeli, Palestinian Broadcasts Ignore Iran Reports of Al-Aqsa Wall "Collapse" South Korea: Ministry Advises 'Prudent Judgment' for Meeting With Kurdish Leader Cizre'de tehlikeli tahrik DNO seeks licence as operating profits hit Şırnak savaş alanına döndü Kurdistan PM says SK energy deal constitutional Kime nasıl hitap edeceğimi mahkemeler belirleyemez British parliamentary group calls for closer ties with Kurdistan ... Hasan Kanbolat Why do global centers perceive Islam as a threat? Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Candidates promise all but unity (By Andrew Borowiec) Semih İDİZ Erdoğan'ın AB'ye bağlılığı sorgulanıyor İlter Türkmen Kosova ve KKTC Sami KOHEN Putin KKTC'yi neden savundu? BARÇIN YİNANÇ Mensur Akgün Kıbrıs seçimleri ve Talat AKP, MKYK'da AB sürecine dikkat çekildi KKTC'ye emsal olmasın Almanya'da yine bir Türk evi yandı Erivan'da 'SOYKIRIM' iddiasının ağır gölgesi Eski Rum dışişleri bakanından tarihi itiraf Türklerin yaşadığı üç bina yandı Reflections on the Munich Security Conference By Liam Fox Güney Kıbrıs’ı karıştıran BM notu İşte Kosova'nın Türk yıldızlı bayrağı AB'nin gazında kilit Ankara'da Erdoğan:Samimi değiller 3’lü zirveden vazgeçtim German Police Detain Man in Connection With Fire in Turkish House Turkish homes burned in Germany Turkish, US Justice Ministers Discuss Terrorism, Extraditions Yine Türk bölgesi yine ’yakıldı’ şüphesi Barçın Yinanç 'Ada'da buzları kıran düğün Rauf Denktaş Görüşmeye hazırız! Zeynel Lüle Fransa Kıbrıs'a el atıyor Merkel, içeride ve dışarıda farklı 04:00 KKTC'ye emsal olmasın Talat: Bize hep çifte standart uygulanıyor Fransa hatasının bedelini ödüyor Greek Cypriots look to the future 'Seçimin sonucu kâhinlere kaldı' Türkiye AB’nin Kosova misyonuna katılıyor Fransız masonlardan başörtüsü fetvaları Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Papadopulos kaybederse çözüm şansı artar Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. AB için en kötüsü, Papadopulos'un tekrar seçilmesi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Taçi'den Batı'ya garanti: İslam devleti olmayız Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Almanya, yeni bir yangın faciasının eşiğinden döndü Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Talat:Putin'in Kuzey Kıbrıs ile ilgili söylediği sözler bir gerçektir Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. AB’de bağımsız Kosova hazırlığı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Rusya'dan bir Kosova uyarısı daha Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. AB, azınlık hakları konusunda daha şeffaf olmalı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları vize sorununu masaya yatırdı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Mısır:Türkiye'nin AB üyeliğini yüzde bin destekliyoruz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Le Figaro:Fransa Türkiye'de zemin kaybediyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Vuk Yeremiç:Ayrılıkçı dalgayı durduramazsınız AB, altı Güneydoğu iline hibe veriyor, vardır bir çapanoğlu
Funda Özkan French Official, Business Delegation to Visit Turkey Turkish Energy Minister Optimistic About Gas Pipeline Project Excerpt: The Volunteer: A Canadian's Secret Life in the Mossad National Post Chapter 9: The Road to Ankara Incirlik Üssü'nde cinayet skandalı İşte Eurovision şarkımız VİDEO 708 bin elektrik kaçağına af Meclis ‘Türkçe sorunu’nu çözebilir mi? Tufan Türenç Özkök’ün yaratısı: Arta Kalan Zamanda Sır dolu intihar girişimi Yargıçlar ve Hâkimler ve Savcılar ve hepsi Perihan Mağden Bu da Masonların 'başörtü' fetvaları Engin Ardıç Hoşçakalın Nagehan Alçı ‘Yorum Farkı’ neden bitti? Ulusalcı Rektör İngiliz! Yargıç ve savcılardan ‘evden adalete’ tepki | H3 Esas gündem: İşsiz ve ümitsiz Türkiye ABD arşivini açtı, darbelerin şifresi ortaya çıktı Gül'ün zor kararı Türban için beklenecek Erdoğan 3'lü AB zirvesinde yok Yağ lekesi gibi O inançlı Müslüman Kapalı kapılar ardında
Murat Yetkin Mustafa Karaalioğlu Bir savrulmanın analizi Mustafa Erdoğan Özgürlük koalisyonunun anatomisi Türbanın gölgesinde MGK 'Susurluk'ta Ağar'ı bekleyen ağır sorular Danıştay mahkûmu susturuldu mu? 'Yörünge değişiyor' Yalçın Doğan Eli kulağında iki senaryo Üniversitenin misyonu ve acil reform gereksinimiÜMİT KARDAŞ Seyfettin Gürsel Türban gündemindeki Türkiye ekonomisinde fırsatlar ve tehditler ABDÜLHAMİT BİLİCİ - Kürt lidere tarihî teklif Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. ŞAHİN ALPAY - Başörtüsü yasağı, insan hakları sorunu ALİ BULAÇ - Liberal aydınlara ne oldu? Cengiz Çandar Başörtüsünün gösterdikleri başörtüsünden görünenler Cevdet Aşkın Kuzey Iraklı Kürtler yine 'satış'a geldi Ahmet Taşgetiren Asla ve kat'a! Tartışıldı, soruşturuldu YÖK'e ikinci adam oldu Ulusalcı panelde hezeyan sözler: Hukuk dışına çıkılacak günler geliyor Hasan CEMAL Sayın Başbakan, Kürtler asimile mi, entegre mi? Fikret BİLA Mutabakatın arkasında durun Taha AKYOL Üniversite, reform ve statüko Fehmi Koru: Koalisyon çatladı, ama sorun bakalım neden çatladı? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ali Bayramoğlu: Demokrasi havuzu delik mi?
Diyarbakır’a alkol yasağı Can Dündar Mustafa hakkında her şey Hukuk dışına çıkmak ne demek Paşam! Askerlik soruşturmasına 'Dağlıca' ayarı! 'BBP'liler bize yardım edecekti' 'Mini eteklilere kezzap' haberini Mersin Valisi Aksoy da yalanladı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kürşat Bumin: İşsizlik Sigortası Fonu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Taha Kıvanç: Bunlar provokasyon mu? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tamer Korkmaz: “Ulusalcı Bomba” kardeşliği Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hakan Albayrak: Nuh Gönültaş, İsrail ezberimizi bozamadı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ayşe Böhürler: Beyler lütfen! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Özlem Albayrak: Sen de susma Ahmet Hakan Perihan Mağden - Yargıçlar ve Hâkimler ve Savcılar ve hepsi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İsmet Berkan - Hakaret ve eleştirinin sınırı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türker Alkan - Basına haddini bildirmek Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Haluk Şahin - Tarsus'taki sapığın gösterdiği Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Murat Yetkin - Kapalı kapılar ardında Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hakkı Devrim - Tayyip Bey, Menderes adını duyunca tepeniz atmasın! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. M.Ali Kışlalı - AKP çoktan kapatılmalıydı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Murat Belge - Mağlup sayılır bu yolda galip Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ayşe Karabat - Ortadoğu'nun çeteleri MEHMET KAMIŞ - Bu da bizim hikâyemiz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. A. TURAN ALKAN - Bir "uluorta namaz" vakası daha! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Anadolu Müslümanlığı ve türban Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Güneri CIVAOĞLU Türbana takla Chaos by MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kleopatra, Evren, Doğramacı... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Laik kibir, iktidar hırsı, geleneğin direnişi... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kosova Pandora'nın kutusunu açar Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ertuğrul Özkök ’Bizim çocuklar’ fena başladı Ahmet Hakan M Ali Birand Gelin, hep birlikte frene basalım... Cüneyt Ülsever Enis Berberoğlu Oktay Ekşi İki yangın da Viyana’da Özdemir İnce AKP’nin rejim darbeleri Masondan başörtü fetvası Mehmet Barlas Mehmet Y Yılmaz MUHARREM SARIKAYA ERDAL ŞAFAK Ürküten tablo ERGUN BABAHAN 'Laik kesim'i anlama çabası EMRE AKÖZ Murat Karayalçın bile laikliği bilmiyor Umur Talu İlnur Çevik The mainstream media that targeted Erdogan
HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN NAZLI ILICAK Sanma bu teker kalır tümsekte... MAHMUT ÖVÜR İstanbullu, belediyelerden memnun mu? YAVUZ DONAT Türban mürban hikaye
Yasa değişikliği mi Rahşan affı mı? İddialar gerçeği yansıtmıyor
Serdar Turgut Eski kurtların dedikleri Mehmet BARLAS
Adamı sinirlendirip, sonra 'Bu adam çok sinirli' demek de bir yöntemdir... What does the headscarf say about Turkey's role in the world?
O inançlı Müslüman Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türban için beklenecek Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. 'Yörünge değişiyor' Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. CHP'den tanık koruma davası YARSAV: Çıkan yasa genel af niteliği taşıyor AK Parti MKYK'nın perde arkası Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Darılı kargalı savunma Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Büyükanıt'a türban mektubu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Savaş ve barış Müdürün gazabı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Şeyh, şerh, temyiz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bu kez kundakçı hemen yakalandı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. 'İnsanlık suçu işlemeyin' Ağar: Kargadan korkan darı ekmez Türban mektubu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MHP ve AKP'nin vakıf düellosu! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bölücüler kudurdu Rektör'ün oğlu, Yabancı Öğrenci Sınavı'na da girmemiş Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ulusalcı panelde hezeyan sözler: Hukuk dışına çıkılacak günler geliyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. 'Mini eteklilere kezzap' haberini Mersin Valisi Aksoy da yalanladı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Katsayıyı gündeme almayan YÖK, meslek liselileri üzdü
Başbakan asit atılan kızları da aradı mı? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. ÇAĞDAŞ AVRUPA TÜRKLERİ CAYIR CAYIR YAKIYOR! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Örtülü af geliyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İşsizlik patladı Halk Osmanlı'dan beri laikliği benimsemiş, endişeler yersiz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Baykal, Menderes'i değil Talat Aydemir'i kastetmiş Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Baykal, yalan haberi, 'rejim tehdidi'ne delil gösterdi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Büyükanıt'a başörtüsü mektubunu DSP'li eski vekilin kızı göndermiş Vakit, 10 bin YTL tazminat ödemeye mahkum oldu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. En güzel demokrasi parklarda işliyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Baykal'ın yakın arkadaşının Meclis'e giriş kartı iptal edildi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MHP, liderlere 'üslup' uyarısında bulundu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Dava arkadaşından Demirel'e: Maalesef şekilciliği aşamadın Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kadınları, yerel yönetimlerde görev almaya çağırdı Çankaya’daki başörtüsü gazımızı almadı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. 17. madde için Anayasa Mahkemesi kararı beklenecek ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ercan Kumcu Ege Cansen Merkez Bankası faizleri yine yükseltti Erdal Sağlam Son veriler gidişatı gösteriyor Esas gündem: İşsiz ve ümitsiz Türkiye Hasan Ersel İktisat politikası neyi hedeflemeli Serbest kur çalışıyor Taner Berksoy 'Üçüncü yol' siyaseti Erol Katırcıoğlu Turkish Finance Minister Views Foreign Capital Flow in 2007 Mehmet Altan En zor meslek... Yalçındağ'dan 'finansal eylem planı' çağrısı MELİHA OKUR
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| H4 New York Times Democrats Look for Way to Avoid Convention Rift Some senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to a tight contest. U.S. Struggles to Tutor Iraqis in Rule of Law American investigators working with Iraqis acknowledge that many criminal inquiries have yielded mixed results. As Kosovo Rebuilds, U.N. Hurries to Return Property Russia Warns It May Back Breakaway Republics in Georgia The Saturday Profile: An Iranian Revolutionary, Dismayed but Unbowed Washington Memo: Missile Defense Future May Turn on Success of Mission to Destroy Satellite Blast at House in Gaza Kills Militant and 5 Others Abortion Law Is Suddenly a Key Issue in Italy’s Elections On the Stump, Pakistani Candidates Avoid Musharraf Editorial A Fighting Chance? The American carmakers’ problems underscore the need for a government-backed system of universal health care. In Pakistan, Islam Needs Democracy By WALEED ZIAD The only long-term solution may lie in the hands of an overlooked natural ally in the war on terrorism: the Pakistani people By CHRIS SUELLENTROP Sarkozy Stirs Anger With Holocaust Curriculum France’s president touched off protests with a plan to have students learn the life stories of children the Nazis killed. | H5 Washington Post Evolution Of a U.S. General In Iraq Tenure of No. 2 Commander Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno reflects new understanding of counterinsurgency doctrine, transformed Tactics Surveillance Law Set to Expire Today Both Sides Weigh Political Effects Fear and Resolve in Kabul Growing Sense of Insecurity Afflicts Afghans and Foreigners Alike U.S. Forces Accused of Killing Relatives of Iraqi Ally You Can't Go There Bruce Ackerman and Oona Hathaway | Focused on its legacy in Iraq, the Bush administration is ignoring the Constitution. Moussaoui Deprived of Constitutional Rights, Attorneys Say Appeal Seeks to Overturn Guilty Plea, Life Sentence Because of Evidence Kept Secret, Counsel Choice Denied McCain on Torture Vote Against Waterboarding Bill Called Consistent NO CALL TO RESIGN McCain Overstates His Criticisms Of Rumsfeld Some Black Lawmakers Rethink Endorsements African Americans in Congress, many facing huge pressure from their constituents, are mulling whether to shift support from Clinton to Obama Editorial Mr. Obama's Waffle His commitment to pursue public financing for the fall campaign suddenly looks soft. U.S. Makes Case About Satellite To Foreign Envoys Bush Heads to Africa, Scene of Successes on Health Policy Government Accountability Chief Resigns Unfettered Speech, Now By Bradley A. Smith and Steve Simpson We should be allowed to spend as much as we want to influence elections. | H6 Guardian Old questions hang over new Kosovo Albanians and Serbs united in uncertainty as province prepares to go it alone President warns against partition Serbia threatens to recall envoys Kosovo breakaway illegal, says Putin Profile: Hashim Thaci The substance of change Leader: It is too early to say Obama has broken through in race for Democratic nomination Iraq envoy: Democrat plans won't work Ryan Crocker warns that security improvements could be jeopardised by setting a timetable for a pull-out Obama v McCain: who would be the winner? Clinton loses key black supporter Top Pakistan lawyer in rigging row Rights group 'uncovers bid to skew poll' but attorney general denies recorded voice is his 'The west's worst nightmare for Pakistan' Louise Radnofsky profiles Maulana Fazlur Rahman, whose Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal religious alliance controls the North-West Frontier Province Q & A: Pakistan elections We can persuade Taliban to be peaceful - expelled UN man Two-thirds of insurgents in Afghanistan can be persuaded to abandon violence, says a UN official Protests over Beijing games 'will grow' This is just the beginning, activist warns, as China tries to limit damage After Spielberg, who will speak out next? Oil, arms and a marriage of convenience Blind to history Oliver Miles Defeat: Why They Lost Iraq by Jonathan Steele 304pp, IB Tauris, £20 The central message of this book is that the invasion of Iraq took no account of Iraq's nature or history, or of the depth of Arab resentment that would doom any western occupation |
| H7 For 1st Time, Petraeus Is Cautiously Optimistic - Clarissa Ward, ABC New Security and the Falling Dollar - Judy Shelton, Wall Street Journal
Syria Writes Lebanon's Tragic Script - London Times editorial Hezbollah Whodunnit Follow Up
Mother Jones
Try New Arena in Mideast Effort - Boniface and Thuram, Philadelphia Inquirer
What Parallel Sharia Means in Practice - Daniel Finkelstein, London Times
Winning Friends Abroad - USA Today editorial
The World According to Lieberman - Ralph Peters, New York Post
Al Hayat A Glance at the US Foreign Policy under the "Would-be" Presidents Hillary, Obama and McCain Raghida Dergham - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton want unconditional dialogue in most cases, and they have the willingness to conduct dialogue and negotiate as a means to resolve conflicts. Yet, neither Obama nor Clinton will accept to pull the military choice off the table, neither with Iran nor with North Korea, not with Syria and not with any other state. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq stratfor Syria May Pay Price for Hizbullah Leader's Killing More US Troops in Iraq by Summer Al-Qaeda Defeated in Baghdad: Iraqi PM Rafsanjani Warns Against Military Intervention in Iran Elections Maliki: Iraqi Forces Must 'Keep Fingers on Trigger' Officials Mull Options if Iraq Drawdown Halts US Attorney General: PKK Question Needs More Than One Answer US Says Ready to Resume Talks With Iran on Iraq [Fbis] OSC: FYI -- Iranian TV Airs Video Clip of Attack on Hezbollah Commander in Syria [Fbis] OSC: OSC Report: King Abdallah's Moscow Visit Focuses on Nuclear Cooperation, Arms Trade Iraq not progressing at hoped-for pace, says US Admiral [Fbis] OSC: Round-up of Middle East Friday Sermons 15 Feb [Fbis] OSC: Syria: Media Treatment of Al-Mu'allim-Mottaki Press Conference, Statements [Fbis] OSC: FYI -- Iran's Rafsanjani Discusses Mughniyah, Nuclear Issue in Friday Sermon [Fbis] OSC: FYI -- Iran's English TV: Mosque Wall May Collapse If Israeli Digging Continues | H9 Ha’aretz – Top Jihad militant, seven others killed in Gaza blast 40 wounded in blast at home of Ayman Atallah Fayed; Islamic Jihad blames Israel but IDF denies involvement Source: Syria detains suspects in Mughniyah assassination Lebanese security source: Suspects mostly Palestinians; Hezbollah appoints successor to terror chief Clinton's peace team: the attacks on Rob Malley "vicious" (WTR) Brzezinski in Israel (WTR) Islamic Movement blames Israel for quake damage to Temple Mt. Al-Aqsa officials: Israeli digs diminish mosque's stability; 5.3-magnitude tremor jolts Israel, Lebanon, Syria U.S. meets Iranian officials to discuss financing of terror Top U.S. Treasury official given unusual permission to attend multi-nation meet with Iranian representatives Kiss and Tell By: M.J. Rosenberg Political partisans within the Jewish community have no scruples about using Israel as a political weapon to bludgeon politicians they oppose for other reasons Don't March Into Gaza By: Amos Oz | Los Angeles Times Israel must not fall into the trap that Hamas is setting for us -- we must not march into Gaza. Because the number of casualties in a ground invasion of Gaza would be much greater than the number of casualties caused by Kassam rockets over the last seven years. Former IDF chief Dan Halutz rejects accusations government played to IDF's tune during 2006 war Column One: Mughniyeh's true legacy [ CAROLINE GLICK Yedioth Ahronoth 'Suspects arrested in killing' Dagan's tenure extended PM satisfied with Mossad chief's performance, decides to extend his term for second time Gaza op already in works Ron Ben-Yishai says decision on major incursion already taken; preparations underway Daily Alert.org – Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine BBC Blast kills senior Gaza militant An Islamic Jihad commander is among at least seven people killed by an explosion in the Gaza Strip. UN shocked by 'grim' life in Gaza
The UN's top humanitarian affairs official says he is shocked by the "grim" situation in the Gaza Strip Syria 'to name Mughniyeh killer'
Syria's foreign minister says it will soon present "irrefutable" proof of who killed Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh Clinging on
Hamas still commands support in West Bank despite crackdown
NY Sun Settlements and International Law - Eugene Kontorovich The Fraudulent Scholarship of Professors Walt and Mearsheimer - Alex Safian Imad Who? - Martin Kramer Gaza: Long History of Wars and Defiance Arab News, The Jewish Question How Jews Became Germans The History of Conversion and Assimilation in Berlin
by Deborah Hertz
Yale, 288 pp., $38 Israel after Lebanon: warning siren, deaf ears, Thomas O'Dwyer |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Security a top concern for Pakistani voters in northwest city In Peshawar, where frustration is high over President Musharraf's inability to stop rising insecurity, law-and-order issues could shape the outcome of Feb. 18 election. ASIA Time Pakistan Braces for Election Trouble Disputations: "Imperial Illusions," Continued by Amartya Sen FT . . . and now for somewhere completely different Japan’s historical and geographical isolation has created a unique culture, a society seemingly operating just slightly out of kilter. David Pilling observes the obsession with social conduct and obligations, and how art and spirituality are ways of life Washington Times U.S. commander presses China on military intentions The commander of U.S. forces in Asia says he pressed Chinese leaders on a recent visit to explain the intentions behind their expanding military power, thus injecting a fresh element into security relations between the two countries WSj A Precarious Poll Yahoo Bid Worries Alibaba Alibaba hired advisers to help it negotiate for expanded management independence in the event its U.S. partner, Yahoo, is acquired by Microsoft. The company is concerned about how China would view the merger Another Korean 'war' casualty
The question of how soon South Korea would assume authority over all troops in the event of a "second Korean war" has forced the premature retirement of a top US military commander. General "BB" Bell was pushing for Seoul to assume the leadership role faster than it was ready to do, and now the US has assented to a later date. - Donald Kirk How the Spooks Took Over the News In his controversial new book, Nick Davies argues that shadowy intelligence agencies are pumping out black propaganda to manipulate public opinion – and that the media simply swallow it wholesale | H11 IHT Toward a true dialogue By MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT Peace requires new modes of thinking and the courage to make history. On eve of Kosovar independence, Serbia cools toward West, but doesn't fight As Kosovo prepared to declare its independence Sunday, the Serbian president, Boris Tadic, vowed he would never recognize an independent Kosovo, indicating that Belgrade would downgrade, but not necessarily break, diplomatic relations with any government that recognized Pristina. New queries on U.K.'s Saudi arms deal A British High Court judge has raised new questions about why the government ordered its top fraud office to stop investigating claims of corruption related to an arms deal brokered by BAE Systems, the biggest British weapons maker, with Saudi Arabia EUROPE European press review Free Speech and Radical Islam By: Flemming Rose | The Wall Street Journal You can't compare the legal systems in Egypt and Norway, but the justifications for censorship and self-censorship are similar in different parts of the world: Religious feelings and taboos need to be treated with a kind of sensibility and respect that other feelings and ideas cannot command By Arnaud de Borchgrave The European Union has gradually fallen into the paralyzing embrace of appeasement. BBC EU Kosovo mission to be deployed The EU approves a police and justice mission for Kosovo, which is poised to declare independence from Serbia. Kosovo's apprehensive Serbs High independence hopes Q&A: Kosovo's future 'Sorry Muhammad'
Young Danes clash on the web in the Prophet cartoon row
NATO Struggles Over Who Will Send Additional Troops to Fight in Afghanistan [Fbis] OSC: OSC Report: Europe, Russia -- Key EU Governments Ready To Support Kosovo Independence [Fbis] OSC: Kosovo to declare independence Sunday afternoon - Pristina TV What Future For The OSCE?
BY JEAN-CHRISTOPHE PEUCH Why Kosovo's Independence Bid is Unique By: Robert Maruand | The Christian Science Monitor Effort may lack UN legality, but is politically practical, say many diplomats, despite Serb anger Kosovo, Serbia Enter New Era By: Patrick Moore | Radio Free Europe
The government of Kosovo is widely expected to declare independence shortly on the basis of a UN-sponsored plan, with the backing of the United States and most of the EU. Serbia's election for a largely ceremonial presidency is now behind it, but the country is moving into a period of political uncertainty. It is Serbia, rather than Kosovo, that merits particularly close watching Within the Law By: Tariq Modood | The Guardian
Building a more formal relationship with sharia courts would be a pragmatic way to develop our multicultural citizenship. | H12 RFE/RLHistoric Homecoming Many details of Kosovo's looming status have yet to be ironed out. That has not deterred Kosovars living abroad from rushing home for a once-in-a-lifetime event. North Caucasus: Instability In Daghestan Spreads To South Armenia: Will Murder Allegations Impact On Presidential Vote? Azerbaijan: Washington, Baku Concerned About PKK Cells In Caucasus Trying To Keep It Together Tbilisi's credentials as a reformist standard-bearer have suffered since President Saakashvili's routing of opposition protests and his controversial reelection. Does he still have the power to keep his country together? ... Armenia: Governing Party Members, Dashnaks Defect to Ter-Petrosian’s Campaign With just three full days of campaigning left, the battle lines are deepening in Armenia’s presidential race, as two members of the governing Republican Party of Armenia, one member of the party’s parliamentary faction, and five members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation have voiced support for former President Levon Ter-Petrosian. Georgia and Azerbaijan: Partners in Pipelines, Antagonists in Energy Export Talks Though connected by two pipelines that convey Caspian Basin energy to Western markets, Georgia and Azerbaijan are having trouble working out a long-term gas-supply deal. Price appears to be a major sticking point. Google News Azerbaijan Condoleezza Rice Averts Post-Soviet Threat By: Sergei Strokan | Kommersant The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on the U.S. international affairs budget and discussed the foreign policy’s priorities. Russia and the post-Soviet space were among the most acute issues. 'Heir to Putin' in economy pledge
The man expected to be Russia's next president, Dmitry Medvedev, wants a reduced state role in the economy Georgia: As Protests Start in Tbilisi, Murdoch Eyes Opposition TV Channel |
| H13 The Times No grandstanding on China, please We need a more mature approach to the whole issue of the Olympics and its host Mark Leonard Fireworks as the new country joins the world Street parties and mass celebrations mark Kosovo's independence as Serbia threatens to cut energy supplies Kosovo breakaway prompts East-West split Russia delivers clear warning to the West ahead of Sunday's declaration of independence by former Yugoslav province Where does the stampede of moralism stop? Every nation that has ever held an Olympic Games could have been boycotted over something, and that includes London Russia warning over breakaway states Tide turns as Poles end great migration The wave of immigration that helped Britain’s early 21st century boom is over as cost of living makes UK less attractive Israel on alert after threat by HezbollahIsraelis living overseas told to avoid gatherings with fellow citizens as fears grow of reprisals over Imad Mughnieh killing Feudal ties ensure family affair at election The three main contestants in Shah Jewna, in the Punjab province of Pakistan, are cousins and belong to a landowning dynasty Putin heir promises to put freedom first Dmitri Medvedev, who is certain to win the Russian presidential elections in March, pledges to strengthen the judiciary Bite the BulletThe Government must properly equip the troops it sends to war Wall Street Journal The Neocons and Iraq
By Peter Berkowitz
Neocons faced up, like few others did, to the rising costs of containing Saddam. New Labour, Free Trader By Kyle Wingfield
Weekend Interview:
Brussels's Blairite trade chief worries about protectionist rhetoric in the U.S. presidential race. KSM, the Victim
As if to prove that America has lost its seriousness and sense of proportion, now we are told that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed deserves the protection of the U.S. Constitution. Benazir's Legacy
By Mark A. Siegel
Bhutto was leading the fight against Islamic extremism. Democrats' Attacks on Business Rise Obama and Clinton have ratcheted up their antitrade, anticorporate rhetoric, seeking the support of union members and other voters. Opposition to Nafta helped Obama win the backing of the powerful service-employees' union. CHAN AKYA Tear down that Wall (Street)
Instead of trying to rescue the world's moribund financial firms, the US and other governments must stand aside and let the process of creative destruction go into hyperdrive. Kicking out a bunch of overpaid bankers onto merciless streets of unemployment would hardly be the worst thing imaginable today. | H14 Financial Times Dissent clouds Kosovo’s birth Kosovo’s parliament lays the groundwork for declaring independence, amid uncertainty about whether the United Nations mission in place since 1999 can withdraw Learning from the Greenspan legacy Ben Bernanke, Fed chairman, should take note. Using a new supply of monetary candy to cure indigestion might cause even sharper pains tomorrow FT MAGAZINE: A house built on sand The most pathetic feature of the European Parliament is perhaps the one that hits you first. Medvedev unveils economic programme Russia’s likely next president finally unveiled his economic programme, laying out a liberal-sounding platform but showing litte sign of diverging from the Putin path Jazeera slams TV crackdown The Arab world’s pioneering TV channel accused Arab governments of trying to muzzle freedom of expression in a new charter regulating satellite broadcasters Tangier sees profit on its doorstep The northern Moroccan city is capitalising on its proximity to Europe by opening a port complex with associated logistics and industrial zones Sarkozy farce fails to amuse votersThe French president’s image and recent personal and political conduct could cause him trouble in the coming local elections Bush Snr to fall in behind McCain ohn McCain is expected to receive the blessing of George H.W. Bush, the former US president, highlighting efforts by the Republican establishment to unite the party around its presumptive presidential nominee WORLD NEWS DIGEST: EU sees progress on gas pipeline Interview transcript: Muhammad Yunus | H15 Los Angeles Times Editorial'Sick man' checkup Trade and budget deficits matter -- just look at Germany. But how is its economy really doing? Open letter to Obama By Sarah M. Miller A former Chicago constituent asks her candidate of choice to talk real politics. Choosing a Democratic nominee Microsoft closes in on Yahoo bid Almost 90% of Yahoo's corporate shareholders also own Microsoft stock, so there is little push for a higher bid. |
| H16 American Politics Can Dean defuse Clinton-Obama delegate feud? Howard Dean, at least on paper, should be the power broker best positioned to get the Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama people behind closed doors and resolve their fight over contested delegates from Florida and Michigan, which threatens to rupture the party. But in this tense time, when Democrats are whispering and wondering about whether there's a wise man or woman out there who could step in and break the presidential candidates' deadlock, the Democratic Party chairman isn't being widely considered as a natural for that role Can Anybody Stop Obama? Are Dems Heading for a Bitter Fall Breakup? - Chuck Raasch, USA Today
Obama's Coalition Could Collide in '09 - Ron Brownstein, National Journal
McCain's Risky Strategy - Joe Conason, Salon
Is Hillary Due for a Comeback? - Michael Barone, US News & World Report
And Now the Press Will Come After Obama - James Klurfeld, Newsday Delicate delegate dilemma realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp GAIL COLLINS John McCain’s inconsistency is actually nothing new, we saw a lot of it during the Bush tax debates. Arianna Huffington:
McCain Sells His Soul to the Right: Backs Off on Torture Ban Barbara Ehrenreich: Unstoppable Obama The grassroots strategy of Steve Hildebrand has rewritten the campaign rulebook and wrongfooted Hillary Clinton Clinton’s campaign in disarray as staff squabble over ‘attack adverts’ Boost for Obama as America's largest labour union backs him Christine Pelosi: Superdelegates Should Not Overturn Majority Dem. Vote | H17 Daily TelegraphKosovo prepares for independence Split forces Russia rethink over key territorial disputes. Hillary Clinton's last stand in Lone Star state The former First Lady has her back to the wall in Texas, where only a massive Hispanic vote can save her crumbling campaign. Musharraf disowned by ruling party Pakistan's ruling party has distanced itself from President Pervez Musharraf's policies as his popularity ratings plummeted three days ahead of the country's general election. When Islam and the C of E unite fter Dr Rowan Williams had spoken, "the prevailing attitude... was one of heavy disagreement with a number of things which the speaker had not said." Christopher Howse comments. It is too late to boycott Beijing Olympics It says something about our political culture that the Beijing Olympics debate should have been catalysed, not by any elected representative, but by a film director | H18 Independent Kosovo edges closer to historic declaration of independence The red Albanian flags with their two-headed eagles are fluttering across Kosovo as the Serbian province edges closer to a historic declaration of independence, which is expected tomorrow Leading article: Seven days that made a nominee, if not yet a United States President John Rentoul: If Blair runs for the EU presidency, Brown will be the fall guy – whatever the result Sarkozy: Pupils will be 'twinned' with Nazi victims |
| H19Military Intelligence Terrorism Why Following the Money Leads to Terrorists Why Espionage Is Boring By: Michael Hirsh | Newsweek
Spying might have been the stuff of drama during the cold war (though even then its impact was exaggerated; the CIA and KGB essentially cloak-and-daggered each other into a standoff). But today's espionage mostly involves dull drones who seek to cull information from all sorts of places -- much of it from the public domain. How the Spooks Took Over the News In his controversial new book, Nick Davies argues that shadowy intelligence agencies are pumping out black propaganda to manipulate public opinion – and that the media simply swallow it wholesale A Key Gap in Fighting Terrorism By: Mike McConnell | The Washington Post
One of the most critical weapons in the fight against terrorists and other foreign intelligence threats -- the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) -- has not kept up with the technology revolution we have experienced over the past 30 years. Army Fighting Future Battles in Digital Laboratories Now The DHS Directorate of Science and Technology: Key Issues for Congress (PDF; 439 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) Excerpt: The Volunteer: A Canadian's Secret Life in the Mossad
National Post Chapter 9: The Road to Ankara Strains in the army The U.S. Army is paying a price for the Bush administration's misguided decisions, as fewer young people with solid educational backgrounds are willing to enlist. The wake-up flight of a wayward B-52 The laxity on the home front uncovered by a dodgy B-52 flight presents the same kind of nuclear risk once epitomized by the Cold War. Dogs of War: The pay gap myth By DAVID ISENBERG (UPI) -- Frequently in the history of military and security issues the public and policymakers take for granted the conventional wisdom of the day. That is, until it is proven false Rand Logistics: Supply Based or Distribution Based? New Book Shows Symbols From a Secret World The Military-Scholastic Complex Insurbordination and the F-22 Fighter: It's Not So Simple | H20 Slate Academic Conference Call: Climate Change and National Security (Audio) Policy Options for Reducing CO2 Emissions (PDF; 608 KB)
Source: Congressional Budget Office U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December 2007
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis Time to Move to a Second Generation of Biofuels Can an Omnipotent Government Make a Rock Bigger Than It Can Lift? | H21 Sepp Blatter is wrong to squash debate of new footballing ideas Think tanks vs. universities
Alan Wolfe, World Affairs. Martin Kettle: Barenboim's cycle of 32 Beethoven sonatas is a reminder that the best art is uniquely ennobling. It should be available to all Fashion is racist: insider lifts lid on 'exclusion' Inside the fiction factory Oliver Burkeman meets James Patterson, perhaps the world's most successful writer Let them be Relax, idle parents make for happy children. COMMENT & ANALYSIS: A-listers at the barricades Did the writers win? Superstar wordsmiths have been more tightly bound to the studios; B-listers are not much affected, writes Christopher Caldwell Many children growing up in very poor families with low social status experience unhealthy levels of stress hormones, which impair their neural development, scientists say Technology takes football back to its roots Why People Overeat: Rethinking the Causes of Obesity |
