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31 March 2008
  March 31, 2008

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H1 Los Angeles Times Muqtada Sadr orders followers to end fighting

In Iraq, U.S. caught in middle of Shiite rivalry With the Iraq government cracking down on Sadr fighters in Basra, the U.S. military's own gains with the militia are at risk

Gallup Daily: Obama Now at 52% to Clinton's 42%

Washington Post The Smart Way Out of a Foolish War By Zbigniew Brzezinski, We started this war rashly, but we must end our involvement responsibly.

How Not to End the War Max Boot Bringing home the troops will embolden al Qaeda.

Mideast Openings Get to Know Hamas and Moqtada al-Sadr By David Ignatius We do too much fighting and not enough negotiating in the Middle East.

The Longest War Richard Holbrooke With every success in Afghanistan the people become more dependent on NATO.

New York Times A Civil War Iraq Can’t Win By ANTHONY H. CORDESMAN It is a dangerous oversimplification to believe that Iraqi government forces are the only legitimate side trying to bring order.

ROGER COHEN The Baton Passes to Asia Asia’s rise is about confidence, a fierce culture of education and achievement and a burning desire to succeed

Index of State Weakness in the Developing World Source: Brookings Institution Full Report (PDF; 3.8 MB)

MSNBC: March 30: Gen. Michael Hayden, political roundtable

Ha’aretz Bar’el To count rockets and to daydream Israel is demanding that Syria cut its ties with Iran, with Hezbollah, with Hamas and the rest of the groups as a precondition for negotiations. This is a dream

J.S. Mills idea of freedom did not imply that truths are equal, but rather that truth is arrived at in the clash of ideas, in open debate... more»

Iraq's al-Sadr orders fighters to stop

Iraq's Sadr orders armed followers off the streets

McClatchy Iranian general played key role in brokering Iraq cease-fire Iraqi lawmakers traveled to the Iranian holy city of Qom to win the assistance of the commander of Iran's Qods brigades in persuading Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr to order his followers to stop military operations. Sadr ordered the halt on Sunday

Woodrow and George

By Joseph S. Nye Jr. Wilson and Bush may be two of a kind, but history will judge them very differently.

Is it Any of Our Business? The Dilemma of Democracy Promotion in the 21st Century

Preventing a Nuclear Terrorist Attack - Graham Allison, Washington Times

Foreign Policy How to Start Your Own Country in Four Easy Steps

You’ve picked a flag, written a national anthem, even printed money with your face on it. But what’s the next step? Creating a new country isn’t as easy as you think.


The Bin Laden Blood Brothers - Amir Taheri, New York Post

6 Years, 6 Months, 19 Days - Peter Bergen, New York Post

Iraqi army forces defect to Moqtada al-Sadr

After years of effort, Iraqi army still can't ‘stand up’

Sadr Offers Deal for Truce as Fighting Persists in Iraq

Jerusalem Post Damascus confirms channel with Israel

CIA chief believes Iran seeking nukes Says NIE "tends to get oversimplified," cites Teheran's willingness to pay int'l price suspicious

Assad's no-show summit

Will the humiliation push him deeper into Teheran's arms?

CIA: Iran pursuing nukes

'Defiance of UN sanctions showed Iran had something to hide,' US agency head tells NBC

Guardian Sadr tells followers: end Iraq clashes Mahdi Army leader's order raises hope of halt to clashes that spread across Iraq from Basra last week Map: Who controls Basra?

Muslims ahead of Catholics, says Vatican Vatican yearbook finds Muslims account for 19.2% of the world's population, while Catholics make up 17.4%

Clinton says she will fight to the finish Obama's campaign retreats from demands that Clinton give up her race for the White House

Financial Times Bush eases the way for his successor The next US president will benefit from changes in the White House’s foreign policy approach

Georgian leader warns against Nato veto Denying Georgia and Ukraine the right to move towards Nato membership would amount to appeasement of Russia, according to Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s president

Nato must embrace Ukraine and Georgia We cannot leave them in solitude in the face of enormous internal and external pressures, says Lech Kaczynski

Steps that can safeguard America’s economyIt is not unreasonable to hope that in the US, at least, the financial crisis will remain in remission, says Lawrence Summers

Nato can wait, but not for ever

Leaders of the alliance should delay invitations to Georgia and Ukraine. Doing this would allow strategic talks with Russia over its concerns

Balkan trio await decision on Nato entry Croatia, Macedonia and Albania are all seeking invitations at the security alliance’s three-day summit this week

Interview transcript: Mikheil Saakashvili An edited transcript of a Financial Times interview with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili by Stephen Fidler, the FT’s security and defence editor

Cash-strapped Clinton fails to pay bills

Senior Democrats mull Al Gore's nomination

WSJ: New Backing for Obama As Party Seeks Unity...

Wall Street Journal Maliki's Mettle
What's at stake in the battle of Basra.

The Dollar and the Credit Crunch
By Ronald McKinnon Cutting interest rates just leads to capital flight in our open economy

Criticism and Islam
By Afshin EllianChristians have long tolerated scrutiny of their religion.

Newsweek

• COMMENT: Barry Rubin on 'Fitna'

H2 Rehn warns Turkey EU bid may be at stake if AK Party shut down

CEPS Two Cheers for Christofias! Is the glass half full or half empty in post-election Cyprus? (pdf)

K. Irak'a operasyon: 15 PKK'lı öldürüldü

Turkish Army Kills at Least 15 Kurdish Rebels in Northern Iraq

Barzani'ye davet yolda

Semih İdiz Rehn’in sözleri ciddi bir uyarı içeriyor

Cheney’e şikâyet

AKP’nin kapatılması istemiyle açılan davanın Erdoğan-Cheney görüşmesinde de gündeme geldiği belirtildi

Yeni NATO'ya hazır mıyız? NEJAT ESLEN

Kadri Gürsel Batı basınındaki Türkiye karartması

BBC Turkey court mulls party ban case

US refuses engine production in Turkey for attack choppers

Turkish court weighs bid to shut down governing party

`PKK'nın Yunanistan'daki kampında eğitim aldım'

Babacan Speaks To Fortune Magazine

İsmail Küçükkaya AB desteğinin ardındaki başdöndürücü diplomasi trafiği

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter national

Kürtler Kerkük’te referandumsuz çözüme hazır

`PKK metropollerde saldırı planlaıyor'Osman Öcalan'ın teslim olan sekreterinden şok itiraflar

`PKK'nın Yunanistan'daki kampında eğitim aldım'

İhsan Dağı The Kurdish question and current political crisis

Kerkük konusu bilmeceye dönüştü FEHMİ HUVEYDİ

'Ankara ile resmi temas kuruldu'

Özbudun: AIHM’in Türklerle ilgili kararı Kürd derneklerine içtihat oluşturdu!

Mutlu: 100 terörist eve döndü

‘Sayın Öcalan’a beraat

DTP'den AKP'ye destek yok

Teslim olan PKK'lıya tahliye

Silah zoruyla 9 yıl PKK'da kaldı, Tiflis Büyükelçiliği'ne sığındı

Kandil provası nefesleri kesti Video

Heron buldu, jetler anında vurdu Avaşin-Basyan bölgesindeki teröristler imha edildi

Terörist iadesinin bilançosu

Eve döndürüyorlar diye ailelerle görüşme yasak

Film, 'Miras'ın sahiplerini uyandırdı

Cevdet Aşkın

3. PKK'ya vuruyor Yunan'ı titretiyor

"Kötü muamele" AKP'yi harekete geçirdi

ABD, 3 Kürd gencinin öldürülmesini kınadı

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık

Rehn Türk anayasal sisteminde hata var

AK Parti kapatılırsa müzakereler askıya alınır

Ömer Taşpınar Turkey is not ready for Europe

Türk askeri bir metre bile geri çekilmez

EU urges Turkey to consider 'long-term interests' in AKP case

İzmir'in EXPO 2015 adaylığı bugün belli olacak

Türk dernekleri tehlikeli, PKK değil...

'Türk azınlık yok'

Almanya'da Kundaklamalar Sürüyor

Who will be EU president and what will they think of Turkey?

Yavuz Baydar A historic judgment by the European Court

'Türk' isminin zaferi Türkiye'yi zora soktu

Mehmet Altan KKTC bağımsız mıydı?

Eser Karakaş Rehn, iddianame ve Büyükanıt

Christofias on EU-Turkey relations

"Kıbrıs'ı çözmek hayatımın hedefi"

'Ankara yardım etsin'

Yunan ve Rum yargıçlardan ‘Türkler’e oy

Wilton Park" Conference To Be Held With Cooperation Of British ...

Yine kundaklama

Almanya'da Türklerin oturduğu bir bina daha ateşe verildi. Kundakçılar, duvarlara şu mesajı yazdı

Ardan Zentürk ATAKA... Irkçılık...Avrupa tehditi...

Almanya'da, Türklerin ikamet ettiği iki binada daha yangın çıktı

Bülent Keneş Fitna

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Wilders'in 'Fitne'si yayından kaldırıldı

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Rehn: Yargıçlar, Türkiye'nin uzun vadeli çıkarını düşünsün

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Beyaz Saray, Erivan’a bir yıl sonra elçi atadı

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

Soner Yalçın İşte siyasal günlükler

‘Neden İğci sussun dedin?’

Nuclear energy: Turkey’s new hope?

Everything known about ‘honor killings’ is wrong, says expert

Kayıp helikopterlerin sırrı çözüldü

Milli tank projesi imza aşamasında

Liberal hocalar ‘Nur’ toplantısında

EXPO için karar günü

Türkiye 1 milyon araç üretimi barajını aştı

Kayacı’ya ‘mahluk’ dedi

Serdar Turgut Vanity Fair

Sivil havacılık sektörünün haritası değişiyor ABD ve AB arasındaki `Açık Gökyüzü Anlaşması' yürürlüğe girdi

Oruç tutmayan öğrenciyi döven öğretmene kınama

Meclis BBG Evi gibi olacak

YÖK'de yarın seçim günü

Çevre Bakanı: Bu yıl susuzluk yaşanmayacak

Geleceğe milyonlarca fidan

Uyuşturucu baronu villasında yakalandı

60 Dakika'da Guantanamo

Terörcülerin hepsi de eğitimli genç çocuklar

Ankara’yı ’Cin’ çarptı

10 soruda 'trafik polissiz kaza tutanağı' dönemi

Türkiye'de 'Islamic Holiday' modası...

Yargıtay: Yayın yasağına uymayana yaptırım var

Meclis BBG evi gibi olacak

Açık Toplum Enstitüsü Türkiye serüvenini 11 öyküde topladı

Fikriye Hanım öldürüldü mü?

Tartışılan ilahiyatçıdan provokasyon gibi sözler: Kur-an Sek içilmez

’Mahirleri ben ihbar etmedim’

Şehir parkında esrar partisi

ATO: "Türkiye global marka fakiri"

30 Mart 2008 Basın Özeti

31 Mart 2008 Basın Özeti

H3 Üç beden Anayasa paketi

İddianame için karar günü

Perinçek'e sorulan sorular

Aydın Doğan'dan Erdoğan'a mektup

Neden susuyorlar

'Savcı Öz dört generali sorgulasın'

AKP 'Ecevit formülü'ne sarıldı

Keşke derin devlet olsa!

Devlet krizi!

28 şubat döneminde Çiller’in danışmanı olan Karaca’ya göre yaşanan bir siyasi kriz değil, devlet krizi

Müzakere endişesi

AKP için kritik gün

Milliyet Son Dakika

Gözler Anayasa Mahkemesi’nde

Anayasa Mahkemesi tarihi karar için toplanacak

Anayasa’yı değiştirmeye cesaret edemezler

Ergenekon’da JİTEM iddiası

Ergun Poyraz’ın JİTEM'den para aldığını gösteren bir CD’nin İP binasında ele geçirildiği iddia edildi

İstanbul’da bir cephanelik ev daha

Gül’e de yasak gelirse formülü

Fatih Çekirge Eğer Gül iç politika açsaydı bakın neler derdim

Cengiz Çandar

Ahmet Taşgetiren

Ruşen - Çakır

Taha Akyol Partiyi kapatmak, yargıya güvenmek

Fikret Bila Geri adım nasıl atılacak?

Murat Yetkin Murat Yetkin - O gizli görüşmeci kim?

Hasan Cemal Kazık, ancak demokrasi mücadelesiyle çıkar!

Güngör Mengi Yanlış yaptı!

Milli Mücadele'nin iç siyaseti
AVNİ ÖZGÜREL

Durmuş Hocaoğlu AKP aslında hiç kurulmamalı idi; lâkin...

Impunity: the dilemma of Turkish intellectualsby FARUK LOĞOĞLU*

Şamil Tayyar Ergenekon düellosu

Mustafa Karaalioğlu Uzlaşma

'Bizden yana değilsen darbecisin!'Tehlikeli gidişten endişeli olan siyaset bilimciler gerilimi yorumladı

Eser Karakaş Ecevit’i kim öldürdü?

Erdoğan: Türban girişiminde MHP de vardı

Serdar Akinan Aydın Doğan’ın savcıları

'AK Parti'ye karşı demokrasi dışı yollar seçtiler'

“Türk Ordusu’nu sivil yargıya mahkum ettirecekler”

İlhan Selçuk, gözaltı süreciyle ilgili konuştu

Doğu Perinçek: Parti kapatma uzmanıyım

Bence Ergenekon 'kontrgerilla'nın devamıdır

Yargıtay: Yayın yasağına uymayana yaptırım var

AKP’de ‘paket genişlesin’ tartışması

Erdoğan: Medya bu işi teşvik etmiş, bugünlere getirmiştir

"Başörtülüleri otobüsle topluyor"

Anayasa değişikliği takvime bağlanamaz

Geçilemedi bölündü!

Patronlara kriz uyarısı

Çankaya’da Erdoğan-Gül görüşmesi

Poyraz'a soru: Nedir bu sivil kontra?

Darbe günlüklerinde adı geçen Eruygur, yine miting düzenliyor

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit

Fehmi Koru: Anayasa Mahkemesi, anahtar sensin Chance of a lifetime

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Tamer Korkmaz: Sarı-Kız sen Erge-Neo-Kon'un neresindensin?

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Hasan Celal Güzel - Çeteciler ve darbeciler demokrasiye karşı

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Murat Belge

Gülay Göktürk "Eğer kapatma davası açılırsa..."

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Kürşat Bumin: 'İade'yi beklerken (3)

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MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - Che Guevara ve darbeciler

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Ahmet Hakan Kapatacağım bu posta kutusunu Gaza gelme

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Ferai Tınç Çifte standart krizi

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ENGİN ARDIÇ Darbecilere sorular Üfürükten eylemin...

Can Dündar Kolay gelsin İzmir!

ERGUN BABAHAN"Satmak" üzerine

EMRE AKÖZ Penthouse yıllarım

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HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Hepsi mi darbeci bu halkın?

NAZLI ILICAK Zarafet değil zaruret Roosevelt'ten Tayyip Erdoğan'a

MEHMET BARLAS Gazetecilik birbirlerinden ölesiye nefret edenlerin mesleği midir? Sakın "Okuduk okuduk da ne oldu sanki" demeyin...

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Top court to decide on chaos or stability today

[MONDAY TALK] ‘Court will accept case on ideological grounds’

Mensur Akgün Uyarılar demokrasisine uyum sağlamak

Can Ataklı Kutuplaşma gerçekten var mı?

Okay Gönensin Oyunun ortasında kural değişemez

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Mustafa Akyol Din ve açık toplum

Mehmet Metiner Bürokratik oligarşi

Reşat Petek İade gerekçeleri oluşmuştur

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Şükrü Küçükşahin YÖK Başkanı’nın maaşı haberi

Mahir Kaynak Ne yapmalı

OKUR TEMSİLCİSİ
Umut ışığı sönerken

İhsan Yılmaz Ak Party voters and white turks’ non-white lies

Doğu Ergil Dangerous polarization

Sağ partiler, DP ve ANAP'ın başına gelenleri unutmamalı

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Çankaya'dan 3 önemli mesaj

Çankaya'da gece yarısı haftalık olağan görüşme

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‘Baykal, sırtını Yassıada iddianamesine dayıyor’

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Günay: 2023 hedefimiz 50 milyon turist

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Türkiye bu kez davayla kayıpta en önde

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Erdal SağlamSiyasetin ekonomiye faturası asıl orta vadede çıkacak

Ergin Yıldızoğlu Kapitalizm, Kriz: Olasılıklar ve olanaklar

Osman Ulagay Ey sağduyu geldinse üç defa vur!

Güngör Uras IMF ile ‘ihtiyati stand-by’ olasılığından söz ediliyor

Ani servet kaybı sendromu!
Uğur Gürses

Düşünülen önlemler
Fatih Özatay

Reformun gerekçesini düşünmek

Asım Erdilek How vulnerable is Turkey to an external financial shock?

Serpil Yılmaz Şirketlerin mi, ülkenin mi rekabet gücü yükseliyor?


EMERGING MARKETS WEEK-Argentina, Turkey eyed amid brief US calm

Dünyadaki ekonomik bunalımın öğrettikleri Baran Tuncer

Hasan Ersel Küresel krize karşı bankaların iç tasarrufa güvenmesi sağlanmalı

Ekonomi dışı konular Mahfi Eğilmez

Turkey on the edge of housing crisis amid political turmoil

Gidişattan korkmalıyız Fatih Özatay

Deniz Gökçe ABD’den bazı iyi haberler var...

OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
TOBB'un yeni misyonu

Asaf Savaş Akat Emeklilik aritmetiği

Şimşek: Asıl sosyal güvenlik reformu çıkmasaydı yürüyüş yapılmalıydı

İBRAHİM KAHVECİ

Piyasada oyun var dolar nasıl fırladı?

Salih Neftçi Bugün yine dövize bakmak gerekiyor

Ertuğ Yaşar Bankacılar bunu hak ediyor

H4 New York Times A Civil War Iraq Can’t Win By ANTHONY H. CORDESMAN

It is a dangerous oversimplification to believe that Iraqi government forces are the only legitimate side trying to bring order.

ROGER COHEN The Baton Passes to Asia Asia’s rise is about confidence, a fierce culture of education and achievement and a burning desire to succeed.

Shiite Militias Cling to Swaths of Basra and Stage Raids Militias openly controlled many areas of the city as Iraqi political leaders grew increasingly critical of the stalled assault.

News Analysis: In This Shiite Battle, Marked Shift From Past

The Mahdi Army militiamen may look ragtag, but they know their way around the slums in which they fight

Cleric Suspends Battle in Basra by Shiite Militia The Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr on Sunday called for his followers to stop fighting in Basra and in turn demanded concessions from Iraq’s government.

First-Hand Look at Basra Shows Value of White Flag

Editorial Belatedly Making Nice

George Bush and Vladimir Putin are suddenly ready to talk seriously about serious matters. We hope it is not too late.

Editorial The Republic Formerly Known As ... Bringing three Balkan states into NATO is too important a project for Greece to block just because it disapproves of Macedonia’s name.

Iraqi Offensive Revives Debate for Campaigns The war’s return to the public consciousness poses new challenges and opportunities for the candidates, particularly Senator John McCain

Editorial Observer Race and the Social Contract By EDUARDO PORTER For all the appeal of America’s melting pot, the country’s diverse ethnic mix is one main reason for entrenched opposition to public spending on the public good.

FRANK RICH Hillary’s St. Patrick’s Day Massacre Why would so smart a candidate as Hillary Clinton play political Russian roulette with virtually all the bullet chambers loaded?

NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

‘With a Few More Brains ...’

Our competitiveness as a nation in coming decades will be determined not only by our financial accounts but also by our intellectual accounts.

WILLIAM KRISTOL Biography Isn’t Enough Here’s something for the John McCain campaign to remember: Democracies don’t always elect the man who has done the most for his country.

MAUREEN DOWD Surrender Already, Dorothy Democrats are trying to sneak up on Hillary Clinton, carry her off the field and stick her in a Saddam spider hole until after the Denver convention.

Israelis Agree to Reduce West Bank Roadblocks

In Mideast, Rice Urges Cooperation on Security

Despite Infighting, Meeting of Arab Leaders Gets Under Way in Damascus

Chinese Nationalism Fuels Tibet Crackdown If the tough tactics have startled the outside world, the Communist Party for now seems more concerned with rallying domestic opinion.

China Says It Has Evidence Dalai Lama Incited Riots

Editorial Toward New Rules for Wall Street Once government help has been extended, firms expect help in the future, and take risks accordingly. New rules are needed to control those risks.

Paul Krugman The Dilbert Strategy The principle behind the Bush administration’s proposal for financial reform is about creating the appearance of responding to the current crisis, without actually doing anything substantive

In Treasury Plan, a Reluctant Eye Over Wall Street A plan for the biggest change in financial regulation since the 1930s was born in an effort to limit Washington’s role.

Political Memo: The Game’s Not Over, Clinton Backers Agree

Clinton Shouldn’t Feel Forced to Quit Race, Obama Says

Debate and Protest at Spy Program’s Inception

Who Are We? New Dialogue on Mixed Race By MIREYA NAVARRO Many multiracial Americans say Barack Obama’s speech about race rang with a special significance in their ears.

McCain Faces Test in Wooing Elite Donors Senator John McCain has so far managed to enlist only a fraction of the heavyweight fund-raisers who helped drive President Bush’s two runs for the White House.

H5 Washington Post Sadr Tells His Militia To Cease Hostilities Cleric, in Return, Wants Followers' Release, Amnesty

The Smart Way Out of a Foolish War By Zbigniew Brzezinski, We started this war rashly, but we must end our involvement responsibly. Bringing home the troops will stabilize Iraq

How Not to End the War Max Boot Bringing home the troops will embolden al Qaeda.

Mideast Openings Get to Know Hamas and Moqtada al-Sadr By David Ignatius We do too much fighting and not enough negotiating in the Middle East.

The Longest War Richard Holbrooke

With every success in Afghanistan the people become more dependent on NATO.

Sadr Offers Conditions for Cease-Fire Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his armed militia to get off the streets in Basra and to cooperate with the government to restore security, asking for prisoner release in exchange.

Bush to Meet NATO Allies on Afghanistan In Europe, president will try to rescue faltering mission; key allies plan to meet his demands for more forces with modest troop increases

U.S. Unsure About the Future of Iraq's 'Sons'

Diplomacy Defines Rice's Final Months

Skeptics Question What Can Be Achieved

Israel to Move 50 W. Bank Roadblocks Good faith gesture encouraged by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Palestinian leaders express skepticism Israel will follow through.

3 Interlocking Peace Negotiations Put Israel, Palestinians at Impasse

On a Baghdad Street, Palpable Despair

Residents Embittered By Politicians' Choices

U.S., British Widen Role in Iraqi Government's Offensive in Basra

Culture, Politics Hinder U.S. Effort to Bolster Pakistani Border Forces

Anti-Koran Film Sparks Arab Call for New Laws

McCain's Manifesto By David S. Broder,While refusing to back off his support for the war, McCain is charting a path separate from Bush

Piercing This Bubble For GoodRoger C. Altman Five lessons we need to learn from the impending recession.

A Day in Court Denied Harold Hongju Koh Habeas corpus rights aren't stripped when U.S. soldiers don their helmets.

An Epidemic on Wheels Norman Y. Mineta In the developing world motor vehicles are as deadly as malaria.

Editorial Don't Stop Campaigning

Why the rush to push Hillary Clinton out of the race for the nomination?

Tweedle D's By Robert D. Novak, Clinton and Obama beginning to sound like a pair of Democratic twins.

British Troops, Taliban In a Tug of War Over Afghan Province

In One Town, a Small Force Battles for Yards of Ground

An 8-Letter Word for the Ultimate Sport By George F. Will, Finally, something to think about other than superdelegates

PAKISTAN'S BADLANDS Like the Wild, Wild West. Plus Al-Qaeda. Picture Wyatt Earp sashaying down the streets of Tombstone in a turban, and you begin to get the idea

NOT EYE TO EYE Wholly Different Angles on The World

By Michael Sean Winters If you're trying to understand how the pope sees the world, try not to think of Rome. Think of Brussels.

What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Obama? How Barack Obama succeeded where rock 'n' roll failed.

The Vienna Convention (Editorial, The U.S. must ensure that arrested foreigners can contact their consulates.

Clinton Vows To Stay in Race To Convention She Stresses Finding Solution On Michigan, Florida Votes

Obama Overstates Kennedys' Role in Helping His Father

H6 Guardian Sadr tells followers: end Iraq clashes Mahdi Army leader's order raises hope of halt to clashes that spread across Iraq from Basra last week Map: Who controls Basra?

Muslims ahead of Catholics, says Vatican Vatican yearbook finds Muslims account for 19.2% of the world's population, while Catholics make up 17.4%

Clinton says she will fight to the finish Obama's campaign retreats from demands that Clinton give up her race for the White House

Israeli play links with Palestinians

Leading Jewish actor to portray Arab peace activist who's daughter was killed in West Bank

Pledge to remove 50 West Bank roadblocks

Playing the boycott game Peter Preston: If Tibet proves that the Olympics are a time for protest, London had better be prepared

A PR coup for al-Qaida Geoffrey Dear: Extending pre-charge detention to 42 days will help terrorists, not police. Smarter tactics are needed

America lauds Martin Luther King, but undermines his legacy every day Gary Younge: Forty years after the civil rights leader's death, his myth masks how the US remains segregated in practice and attitudes

Safety first Leader: Crucial UN vote to deal with hidden tragedy of road deaths in developing countries

Mugabe clings on despite defeat

President blocks release of official results and threatens to treat opposition claim of victory as a coup

The Observer Those who control oil and water will control the world

John Gray: New superpowers are competing for diminishing resources as Britain becomes a bit-player. The outcome could be deadly

Inside the Mahdi army stronghold

Sudarsan Raghavan reports on the Shia militia as they defy the might of the American troops

Shia fighting stifles hope of united Iraq

Brown should not rule out a Beijing boycott Leader: If China wants to be fully accepted as a major actor in the international community, then it has to behave as a responsible stakeholder in its actions

All middle class, maybe. All the same? No Jason Burke: The West believes that rising prosperity will be reflected in liberal values. Let's wake up

Three sides of the Shia split

The Shia factions explained

Dollar chilled by rise of euro

Once-unchallenged world hegemony of the US currency is under threat, writes Richard Wachman

Zimbabwe opposition claims huge election victory

H7 Woodrow and George

By Joseph S. Nye Jr. Wilson and Bush may be two of a kind, but history will judge them very differently.

CSIS Critical Questions: The Latest Violence in Iraq

Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.

The Status of US Efforts in Iraq

Is it Any of Our Business? The Dilemma of Democracy Promotion in the 21st Century

Preventing a Nuclear Terrorist Attack - Graham Allison, Washington Times


The Bin Laden Blood Brothers - Amir Taheri, New York Post

6 Years, 6 Months, 19 Days - Peter Bergen, New York Post

Lessons Learned by Army, 3rd ID - Pamela Walck. Savannah Morning News

U.S., British Widen Role in Basra - Sholnn Freeman, Washington Post

Shiite Militias Cling to Swaths of Basra - Glanz and Kamber, New York Times

Al-Sadr Defies Iraq Orders - Washington Times wire service

U.S. Caught in Middle of Shiite Rivalry - Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times

Britain Does the Worrying for Basra - Michael Clarke, London Times


A Civil War Iraq Can’t Win - Anthony Cordesman, New York Times

Is Bush Our Woodrow Wilson? - Joseph Nye, Los Angeles Times


Basra Debate and Analysis II (Updated)

New Iraq Receiving Baptism of Fire - Con Coughlin, London Daily Telegraph

Iran's Meddling in Iraq - David Charles Waddington, Washington Times

Smart Way Out of a Foolish War - Zbigniew Brzezinski, Washington Post


Get to Know Hamas and Moqtada al-Sadr - David Ignatius, Washington Post

Daily Star History will not look fondly on today's crop of Arab rulers

No impunity, whether in Iraq or Lebanon By Rami G. Khouri

'The Second World' By PARAG KHANNA Reviewed by RAYMOND BONNERChina and the European Union have joined the United States as global players, says a young foreign-policy scholar Sunday Magazine: An Essay Adapted From 'The Second World'
'No End in Sight' By CHARLES FERGUSON
Reviewed by BARRY GEWEN
Charles Ferguson analyzes America’s missteps in Iraq.

Al Hayat Decisions Do Not Make the Success of a Summit Mostafa Zein - The Arab summit's success is measured neither in its results nor in its decisions. Only very few of the decisions of the previous summits have been implemented, and they are in fact related to the basic economic sectors.

A New Phase for Saudi Arabia's Regional Role Raghida Dergham - A momentous event took place this week when Saudi Arabia ushered in a new era, as it departed from its traditional approach of avoiding open confrontations and called for interfaith dialogue in an initiative announced by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz himself.

Daily Star Peace will take a plunge as financial markets do
By David Brodet

Dimming the lights on Arab satellites By Marwan M. Kraidy


Newsweek
'I'm Sorry We Couldn't Do More' In a forthcoming memoir about Iraq, a NEWSWEEK correspondent relives a relationship that blossomed, and ended tragically, in Baghdad.






H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq

Iraq's al-Sadr orders fighters to stop

Iraq's Sadr orders armed followers off the streets

Iranian general played key role in brokering Iraq cease-fire Iraqi lawmakers traveled to the Iranian holy city of Qom to win the assistance of the commander of Iran's Qods brigades in persuading Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr to order his followers to stop military operations. Sadr ordered the halt on Sunday

Iraqi army forces defect to Moqtada al-Sadr

After years of effort, Iraqi army still can't ‘stand up’

Shiite Cleric Al-Sadr Offers Iraq Truce

Sadr Offers Deal for Truce as Fighting Persists in Iraq

AP analysis: Violence in Iraq a reality check

Mahdi Army taking significant casualties in Baghdad, South

Government to lift Baghdad curfew Iraq's government is to lift a Baghdad curfew, after a senior Shia cleric orders his fighters off the streets.

Back to misery
Just when Baghdad felt almost normal the curfew falls

News Analysis: In This Shiite Battle, A Marked Shift From The Past

No Arab consensus on Lebanon
The Arab League summit in Damascus ends with calls to end Lebanon's crisis, but no specific proposals.

Maliki Says Sadrist Foes 'Worse Than al-Qaeda'

GOP Senator: Iranians are targeting Americans in Iraq

Questions of Timing Emerge on Iraq Offensive

Sadr Urges Militiamen in Iraq to Reject Calls to Disarm

Al-Sadr Wants Arabs to Back 'Resistance'

Who Is Iraqi Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr?

Order by al-Sadr unlikely end Shiite power struggle in Iraq

Arab League Summit Concludes Proceedings, Calls for Arab Solidarity

Arabs Leaders Decry 'Rise of Islamophobia'

The Chalabi Factor

Iranian Media Quiet Over Arab League Summit, Condemn Anti-Islamic Film

Iran Says Iraq Fighting Helps US

Maliki's Basra Crackdown Poses Risk for US


Carnage and despair: Iraq five years on Source: Amnesty International (via ReliefWeb)

Internally displaced persons in Iraq Source: IDP Working Group (via ReliefWeb) Full Report (PDF; 659 KB)

Iranian Press Menu for 27, 29, 30 Mar 08

Paper Says Low-Level Arab Summit Representation to "Punish" Syria Over Lebanon

Lebanon face-off opens Arab summit fault line Saudi Arabia said yesterday that Syria should be punished for blocking a resolution to Lebanon's political crisis, escalating a dispute between U.S. allies and Damascus that has marred an Arab summit.

SHOWDOWN: USA Demands to See Swiss-Iran Contract....

Iraqi Vice-President Addresses Damascus Arab Summit, Rejects "Distortions"

Arab Summit Ends With Commitment to Boost Solidarity - Syrian TV

Iran Dismisses Amr Musa's Statement on Iranian Islands

Iran, Syria Review Mutual, Regional Developments

Exclusive: Damascus lines its borders with troops ahead of semi-boycotted Arab summit

H9 Ha’aretz Editorial: Israel must help Bush, Rice's belated peace effort succeed

Bar’el To count rockets and to daydream Israel is demanding that Syria cut its ties with Iran, with Hezbollah, with Hamas and the rest of the groups as a precondition for negotiations. This is a dream.

Shaky peace initiative

Official: PM wrote to Assad to test desire for peace

'PM passed 20 messages to Assad, but he disappointed us'

Bush: Peace deal by 2009 likely if road map fulfilled

On Israel, Clinton, Obama and McCain all aim to be like Bush It's hard to find differences in the candidates' promises on Hamas, settlements and the Palestinians

Hamas leader Meshal: Gilad Shalit is still alive In interview with Sky News from Damascus, Meshal said Hamas willing to end attacks on Israeli civilians

Livni's perseveranceLivni remains steadfast in her belief that this status, which appears to be shaky, must continue to be strengthened to prevent Hamas from gaining control of the Palestinian political arena

Arab League: Support for Saudi peace plan depends on Israel

CIA chief: Al-Qaida recruiting 'Western'-looking fighters

Study: 60% of Israel's poor are ultra-Orthodox and Arabs

Vatican: Islam tops Catholicism as world's largest religion

Netanyahu: No substitute for Israeli control in West Bank

Rice: We'll monitor Israeli vow to ease Palestinian movement

Educated Arab Israelis unlikely to find jobs

Genealogy Web site attempts to map out entire Jewish people

Drug boomerang Drug trafficking is a well-known means used by terror organizations, underground movements, and espionage and governmental agencies.

Jerusalem Post Damascus confirms channel with Israel

CIA chief believes Iran seeking nukes Says NIE "tends to get oversimplified," cites Teheran's willingness to pay int'l price suspicious

Assad's no-show summit

Will the humiliation push him deeper into Teheran's arms?

Bibi: Concessions will strengthen Hamas Netanyahu criticizes planned concessions by Barak, says Hamas and Iran will enter where IDF leaves

Barak: New elections not far off

Defense minister hints Labor could quit gov't, tells bereaved parents PM wasn't cleared by Winograd

German Jews sever ties with pope

Move prompted by pope's decision to use rare prayer which urges Jews to convert to Catholicism.

Rice believes deal possible before May Rice will meet with Olmert on Monday, says she'll be more vigilant in monitoring Israeli implementation.

Snap Judgement: In Iraq, five the hard way
Whatever the origins of the war, its consequences may well prove beneficial and worth the sacrifices

Arab leaders: Arab initiative depends on Israel

'Israel in danger as a democratic state' Talia Sasson says nothing has changed since her report was issued, W. Bank construction continues

The Pollard spat Why has this sensitive matter become embroiled in a bizarre sideshow?

What we're facing is 'genocidal terror' New initiative aims to redefine relentless onslaught against Israel.

'There's no conspiracy here'

Aide to 6 secretaries of state downplays pro-Israel lobbyists' influence.

Security and Defense: On the defensive?

Yedioth Ahronoth Bush: Israel-PA accord near German paper reports US president upbeat regarding prospects of pushing ahead with Middle East peace deal before term ends, says agreement will take shape once Road Map conditions are fulfilled

'Palestinian city to be built'
Israeli source says US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was 'amazed' by Israeli gestures to Palestinians presented during three-way meeting with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad

CIA: Iran pursuing nukes

'Defiance of UN sanctions showed Iran had something to hide,' US agency head tells NBC

Arabs warn of fascist threat Israeli-Arab leader at Land Day event: Wave of fascism now part of mainstream Israeli society

Israel buying time in Gaza

Defense strategy aimed at salvaging lives until better options arise, Ron Ben-Yishai writes

Daily Alert.orgHebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review Google News Israel - Palestine

Rice shepherds tactics to boost Abbas In an effort to make progress on peace palpable to Israelis and Palestinians, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice won Israeli approval on a series of confidence measures aimed at boosting the Palestinian economy and the Palestinian Authority's security forces, U.S. and Israeli officials said yesterday

Israel taking steps to secure peace deal

Barak agrees to remove 50 West Bank “dirt roadblocks" and one checkpoint

Exclusive: New UN Hariri investigator deviates widely from his predecessors

Syria has Israeli channels for peace

Exclusive: Israel says no to Rice demand for free Palestinian passage from Jenin to Mt. Hebron

“Suicide-mass murder,” writes Martin Amis about Palestinian Arab terrorism, “is more than terrorism: it is horrorism. It is a maximum malevolence”... more»

Seized Israeli soldier 'is alive'

The Hamas leader says that Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, seized by Palestinian militants in 2006, is alive.

H10 Christian Science Monitor

For China, Olympics are a time to display – and to conceal As Olympic torch relay gets under way, officials are keenly attune to the face China presents to the world.

Sadr reins in Shiite militiamen, sends mixed signals Battles continued to rage Sunday between the radical cleric's Mahdi Army and Iraqi and US forces.

Rice trumpets progress in Middle East Israel agreed Sunday to dismantle 50 West Bank roadblocks after talks with Secretary of State Rice.

NATO caution on Ukraine, Georgia New members have been good for the alliance. Let's not rush toward Ukraine and Georgia.

Independence strains Kosovo's police force Ethnic Serbs have faced pressure from their own to quit since Kosovo's declaration.

Mortgage mess: Who gets help and who pays? Debate over what's fair and what's wise is likely to intensify as US tries to contain the crisis.

Portrait of a veteran Iranian revolutionary For the past half century, Zabihollah Bakhshi – a religious militant – has been center stage in nearly every Iranian fight or street protest

ASIA

NYT ROGER COHEN The Baton Passes to Asia Asia’s rise is about confidence, a fierce culture of education and achievement and a burning desire to succeed.

Newsweek Japan's Political Claustrophobia by Akiko Kashiwagi

Calling China By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF I think I’m going to write my next column about China, in the wake of the Tibetan protests, and I’d love to hear from some Chinese readers.

Tug of War Over Afghan Province - Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post


Pakistan's Badlands - Nicholas Schmidle, Washington Post

Culture, Politics Hinder US Effort to Bolster Pakistani Border Forces

Afghanistan Briefing

Taiwan's Message for Beijing - Boston Globe editorial


Dalai Lama a Troublemaker for Peace - Thomas Axworthy, Toronto Star


Games China Plays - Trudy Rubin, Boston Herald,

Report: N. Korea jet fighters flew close to S. Korea's airspace

H11 IHT Roger Cohen: The baton passes to Asia By ROGER COHEN

The era of Western domination is ending. China's aim is to beat the U.S.A.

Moving on the low carbon road

By SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO, DONALD TUSK AND ANDERS FOGH RASMUSSEN No country can face the problem of climate change by itself; no accord will work unless every country signs up.

Another round of political sinksmanship By WILLIAM SAFIRE The 'kitchen-sink strategy' means throwing everything at your opponent.

Letters NATO expansion; A controversial film

Kosovo's future lies with the European Union

Toward new rules for Wall Street

The Bush administration's blueprint for regulatory reform may not be headed where America needs to go.

NATO, pushing 60, will grapple with new and old threats at summit

EUROPE European press review

NATO facing post-Cold War transformation At a summit Wednesday through Friday in Romania, President Bush and the leaders of NATO's other 25 countries will discuss how to mobilize more troops to turn the tide in Afghanistan, and whether to get bigger and tougher at the risk of alienating Russia

NATO: Is There Life After Afghanistan?

Summit's Big Question: Whither NATO?

National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies has posted its proceedings of the 2008 European Symposium - NATO: Bucharest and Beyond

The Republic Formerly Known As... - New York Times editorial


The Macedonian Name Dispute - Aristotle Tziampiris , Washington Times

Searching for Constructive and Realistic Solutions of Kosovo Status IFIMES
A Slovene article examining possible solutions to the question of Kosovo's final status

New Challenges for Serbia and for the EU in Serbia IFIMES A Slovene article commenting on Serbia's political situation

Switzerland: a small country with a skilled workforce, booming exports, and enormous prosperity has become the envy of Europe... more»

Open skies deal comes into effect The "open skies" deal between the US and Europe comes into effect, aiming to open up trans-Altantic air travel.

'No Right Not To Be Offended'

Dutch journalist Flemming Rose became famous in 2006 after publishing satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Rose reacts to the recent reprinting of those drawings, as well as to a new movie by radical Dutch politician Geert Wilders

Germany’s Grand Strategy

The new politics of EU internal security

H12 RFE/RL A Place At The Table? Iran wants to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. But many experts say that's wishful thinking on Tehran's part. Iran's chances of entering the regional-security grouping are considered slim because Russia and China appear reluctant to turn the organization into an openly anti-Western club.

Russia is no enemy of the West, but Vladimir Putin is
By Anders Aslund

Google News Azerbaijan

H13 The Times Analysis: an accidental battle The fighting in Basra, Baghdad and across Iraq's south is the first full-scale battle of Iraq's long-feared Shia civil war

British troops called in amid Shia battles British troops stationed in south Iraq are deployed outside their base for the first time as hopes for a ceasefire fade

Campaign grows to buy out Israeli settlers Compensation scheme to encourage West Bank settlers to leave their homes and return to Israel is gaining in support

Doubts cast over Clinton finances

Trail of unpaid bills lead to doubts over whether the presidential candidate can match the financial resources of her rival

Sarkozy to lay out Afghan troop plans France will boost Nato’s struggling campaign in Afghanistan when President Sarkozy dispatches up to 1,000 extra troops

North Korea warn of nuclear strike on neighbour Military commander in Pyongyang heightens fear in South Korea by threatening to wreak total destruction on its neighbour

Sunday Times Identity Crisis

A summit that will demonstrate Nato's uncertainty about its future

Iraqi PM risks all in battle of Basra The future of Iraq could be decided by the power struggle raging in the country’s second city Basra as heavy fighting continues

Explosion of violence follows years of everyday hell Basra becomes a world in which the police, three Shi’ite political parties and their militias are at odds with one another

Hillary fights party bid to stop her race Democrat officials want to force Clinton to quit, fearing her bitter fight with Barack Obama will cost them the presidency

Zimbabwe opposition claims victory as Mugabe cries coup

Wall Street Journal

Maliki's Mettle
What's at stake in the battle of Basra.

The Dollar and the Credit Crunch
By Ronald McKinnon
Cutting interest rates just leads to capital flight in our open economy

Criticism and Islam
By Afshin Ellian
Christians have long tolerated scrutiny of their religion.

Hillary's Bad History
No, not sniper fire in Bosnia. Sen. Clinton's comments about 1990s Japan were way off-target.

The Cry of Tibet
By Wang Lixiong
It is unrealistic for China to demand renunciation of the Dalai Lama.

Fed's 'Supercop' Role May Give It Headaches

The Federal Reserve emerges at first glance as the big winner in Paulson's proposed overhaul of financial regulation, but it would also be given the difficult task of identifying and avoiding a crisis in advance

Economist Reflects On U.S. Financial Crisis Martin Wolf of the "Financial Times" examines the global impact of the crisis and ponders whether oil-rich countries in the postcommunist sphere stand to gain in the long run.

Uncertain U.S. economy awaits next president

Paulson's financial markets reform will do little for current crisis

Averting Financial Crisis
Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) Full Report (PDF; 204 KB)

Government Interventions in Financial Markets: Economic and Historic Analysis of Subprime Mortgage Options Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS)

Bear Stearns: Crisis and “Rescue” for a Major Provider of Mortgage-Related Products Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS)

H14 Financial Times Bush eases the way for his successor The next US president will benefit from changes in the White House’s foreign policy approach

Georgian leader warns against Nato veto Denying Georgia and Ukraine the right to move towards Nato membership would amount to appeasement of Russia, according to Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s president

Nato must embrace Ukraine and Georgia We cannot leave them in solitude in the face of enormous internal and external pressures, says Lech Kaczynski

Steps that can safeguard America’s economyIt is not unreasonable to hope that in the US, at least, the financial crisis will remain in remission, says Lawrence Summers

Nato can wait, but not for ever

Leaders of the alliance should delay invitations to Georgia and Ukraine. Doing this would allow strategic talks with Russia over its concerns

Balkan trio await decision on Nato entry Croatia, Macedonia and Albania are all seeking invitations at the security alliance’s three-day summit this week

Interview transcript: Mikheil Saakashvili An edited transcript of a Financial Times interview with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili by Stephen Fidler, the FT’s security and defence editor

Russian weapons sales to China fall

Arms shipments dropped 62 per cent last year, new data shows, potentially marking the beginning of the end of high-volume arms transfers

Albania’s ex-first lady backs Nato entry The widow of Albania’s Stalinist dictator – who follows international affairs by watching satellite television and reading Le Monde – says she hopes the country will receive an invitation to join Nato at next week’s alliance summit in Bucharest

Regional tensions mar Arab League summit Efforts to isolate Syria are likely to intensify following the summit in Damascus, which was shunned by several key leaders over deadlock in Lebanon

Iraqi Shia cleric calls off militia

Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop fighting Iraqi government forces in Basra as he attempted to avert a widening of internal Shia conflict

Paulson faces tough fight over reforms Hank Paulson is likely to face a tough bureaucratic and political battle to implement many of the Treasury’s plans to revamp US financial regulation

Clinton gains convert amid calls to pull out of presidential race When Bill Clinton was on the ropes over the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1999, Hillary Clinton famously alleged that her husband was the victim of a "vast rightwing...

Shake-up aims to streamline US system The US Treasury will today unveil a plan for the biggest reshaping of the financial regulatory system since the Great Depression - but its recommendations may be more...

Three European banks face joint US probe

Should I stay or should I go? A full boycott of the Beijing Olympics cannot at this stage be justified by recent events in Tibet. A boycott only of the opening ceremony is a more appealing idea

The good old ’90s The 1990s were a good decade for the US economy. But learning from experience – supposedly Hillary Clinton’s speciality – is more useful than nostalgia

Financial markets need more than a patch-up In bad times, the risks adventurous investors take burden the rest of us. Insisting that losing gamblers pay up is not enough, writes Clive Crook

The law has ways to root out rumour mongers There are increasingly sophisticated means a business can take to trace anyone disseminating false and harmful material about it, writes Dan Tench

The dumbing of AmericaClive Crook’s blog: For the first time in decades workers retiring from the US labour force will be better-educated on average than their much younger counterparts

Iceland counters alleged attacks

Iceland’s Financial Supervisory Authority has begun an investigation into alleged speculative attacks by international hedge funds on the country’s currency and stock market

H15 Los Angeles Times Muqtada Sadr orders followers to end fighting

In Iraq, U.S. caught in middle of Shiite rivalry With the Iraq government cracking down on Sadr fighters in Basra, the U.S. military's own gains with the militia are at risk

Bill Clinton tells superdelegates to 'chill' He says the primary process should reach its natural end before they start making choices.

EditorialCongress' first task: FISA When Congress reconvenes, it needs to act quickly on new terrorist surveillance legislation.

History on Hillary's side? By Andrew Gumbel Why is Clinton fighting so hard? Because history shows it works. The will of the voters is our tradition, but it hasn't always been our history

Let the parties party Michael McGough: Choosing a nominee is not a strictly democratic process. Choosing a president isn't either.

Is Bush Our Woodrow Wilson? - Joseph Nye, Los Angeles Times

Penitentiary elbow room

By James Q. Wilson There are not too many people behind bars, and the statistics prove it.

Mugabe may lose election

Zimbabwe's 84-year-old president looks to be bested by the leader of the main opposition. Critics worry about fraud.

H16 American Politics

Gallup Daily: Obama Now at 52% to Clinton's 42%

Cash-strapped Clinton fails to pay bills

Senior Democrats mull Al Gore's nomination

WSJ: New Backing for Obama As Party Seeks Unity... A string of Democratic Party figures is taking Barack Obama's side in the presidential nominating race and raising the pressure on Hillary Clinton to give up.

Dems face summer of bitter infighting...

How to Win in a Knife Fight - Karl Rove, Newsweek

Barone Projection: Clinton Wins Popular Vote, Obama Wins Delegate Count...

Bush booed loudly while throwing out first pitch in Nationals home opener.

MCCAIN FUNDRAISING LAGS; FAILS TO RECRUIT BIG-MONEY SUPPORTERS OF BUSH/CHENEY...

Clinton Shouldn't Feel Forced to Quit Race, Obama Says

Obama: Clinton ‘can run as long as she wants’

The Game's Not Over, Clinton Backers Agree

Clinton Vows to Stay In Until the Convention - Washington Post


Hillary's St. Patrick's Day Massacre - Frank Rich, New York Times


Barack Obama, Our New Appeaser - Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News


John McCain, Party of One - Vaughn Ververs, CBS News


Projection: Clinton Will Win Popular Vote - Michael Barone, US News & WR

A Campaign of Proxy Scandals - Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer

McCain Distances Himself From Bush - David Broder, Washington Post

Hillary, Reassessed - Richard Scaife, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Gov. Jindal's Progress - Douglas McCollam, Wall Street Journal

Howard Dean's Ending - Michael Tomasky, The Guardian

The Sloppy Hackery Of The Left - Dean Barnett, Weekly Standard

It's the Deregulation, Stupid - James Ridgeway, Mother Jones


Superdelegates Aren't the American Pastime - George Will, Wash Post

Say It Ain't So, Joe — It's not news that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the onetime Democratic VP candidate, is backing John McCain for President

Debate and Protest at Spy Program's Inception

realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp

The Longest Campaign — Part Five: When it comes to money in presidential politics, is the sky the only limit? Source: The Center for Public Integrity

Steve Clemons / The Huffington Post:
The World is Watching and Wants More: Clinton-Obama Race Should Go All the Way

H17 Daily Telegraph Nato faces toughest test since Cold War

As the trouble in Afghanistan deepens, Nato leaders gather for a crucial summit this week with the alliance's credibility at stake.

French nuclear technology 'is unsafe'

Hillary Clinton falls back on gender card

Immigration doesn't benefit Britain

It boosted GDP by £6 billion in 2006, but Philip Johnston argues it is irrelevant since it also added to the population.

Why we're ahead of the French

Once lagging behind, Britain has now overtaken the French when it comes to big projects, says Jim White.

Sunday Telegraph New Iraq's baptism
of fire in Basra
A victory over the militias would confirm the power of Baghdad and pave the way for the withdrawal of coalition, says Con Coughlin

Democrats mull Al Gore's nomination Aides believe Gore could reunite party.

H18 Independent

Independent on Sunday US/UK Forces Drawn Into Battle for Basra

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

Coming Soon: A Crisis in Civil-Military Relations by Richard Kohn at World Affairs Journal.

National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies has posted its proceedings of the 2008 European Symposium - NATO: Bucharest and Beyond

Small Wars Journal Magazine is Considerations for Organizing and Preparing for Security Force Assistance Operations by Colonel David Maxwell, US Army.

“Suicide-mass murder,” writes Martin Amis about Palestinian Arab terrorism, “is more than terrorism: it is horrorism. It is a maximum malevolence”... more»

Lessons Learned by Army, 3rd ID - Pamela Walck. Savannah Morning News

Congress' First Task: FISA - Los Angeles Times editorial


Who's Minding the Nukes? - New York Post editorial


Ask Author Steve Coll Your Questions About 'The Bin Ladens'

Cyber security, al-Qaida style

The Future of UN Peacekeeping

Getting the Most Out of Littoral Combat Ships


H20 Slate The Price Is Right Does evolution explain why we hate to pay more for scarce goods?
Tim Harford

Oil’s Fuzzy Math: Prices Skyrocket Despite Modest Growth in Demand
Source: Worldwatch Institute

HIV/AIDS in the United States
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

$300M BUDGET: Gore Launches Ambitious Advocacy Campaign on Climate...

What is the Relationship Between Gender and Health?

H21 J.S. Mills idea of freedom did not imply that truths are equal, but rather that truth is arrived at in the clash of ideas, in open debate... more»

Could you fall in love with someone who had never heard of, say, Chekhov, or Joyce? For most people, Rachel Donadio argues, love conquers literary taste... more»

That “lovable old-fashioned bundle of ink and cellulose,” the newspaper, will land for the last time on a doorstep one day in 2043... more»

Newspapers suffer biggest ad revenue plunge in more than 50 years...

Italians, Russians, Spaniards: they all have agreed national epics. The English do not have any such text, says Philip Hensher, and therein lies a problem... more»

“Shakespeare wallahs,” Germaine Greer stridently insists, created “a Bard in their own likeness, that is to say, incapable of relating to women”... more»

Edison ...Wasn’t He the Guy Who Invented Everything? Behind and beside every big-name inventor are typically lots of others whom history forgot.

Master manipulator Michael Haneke's remake of his own torture thriller sets out to critique US film violence. But hasn't he just become everything he hates? By Stuart Jeffries

Students of Virginity In the Ivy League, abstinence is a) philosophical, b) research-based, c) an outgrowth of feminism, d) sexy and fun, e) all of the above.

She did what?

As one starlet after another goes off the rails, what kind of example are they setting for American girls? Maybe a good one. Meet a new cultural force: the anti-role model. (By Ty Burr, Boston Globe)

The sting of poverty What bees and dented cars can teach about what it means to be poor - and the flaws of economics (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe)

A singles map of the United States of America Which cities have a surplus of single men (or women) - and what that means for the country

Cheney Road Trip: Pack the Green Duffel

ANXIETY ATTACKS Let's Stop Running Scared By Shannon Brownlee We have allowed our physicians and the drug industry to medicalize everything from heartburn to heartache.

45 Per Cent of Marriages Will End in Divorce (PDF; 87 KB)
Source: Office for National Statistics (UK)

NEWSWEEK HIT WITH DEEP STAFF CUTS...

William Hyland, Guided Foreign Policy, Dies at 79

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Ankara ve Güneydeki Riskler 29 Aralık 2011
İslamcı Dalga Üzerine 5 Aralık 2011
Ankara’ya Suriye ile İlgili Bazı Tahlil, Tahmin, Uyarı ve Öneriler 2 Kasım 2011
İran ile İlgili Son Amerikan İddiaları ve Türkiye 16 Ekim 2011
Ankara Suriye’de “Rejim Değişikliği” Politikasına Geçerken 28 Eylül 2011
Türk Dış Politika Gündemine Dair 7 Kısa Not 6 Eylül 2011
“Zafer İlan Et ve Kaç:” ABD ve Afganistan’dan “Sorumluca” Çekilmenin Mantığı 23 Haziran 2011
Orta Doğu'da Durum Raporu 25 Mayıs 2011
Bin Ladin’in Öldürülmesi Üzerine Notlar 25 Mayıs 2011
Bin Ladin’in Öldürülmesi Üzerine 15 Kısa Not 3 Mayıs 2011
ABD ve Karadeniz Nisan 2011

Türkiye Beşar’a Ne Demeli? Suriye'de “52 Cuma” Reformsuz Geçmez 20 Nisan 2011
Amerika-Sonrası Dünyanın Provası Olarak Libya Krizi ve Türkiye 22 Mart 2011
“Demokratikleştiremediklerimizden misiniz?”: Orta Doğu’daki Değişim Dalgasının Neden, Şekil ve Olası Sonuçları 10 Şubat 2011
Analiz Üzerine Notlar 14 Ocak 2011
Wikileaks Üzerine Notlar ve Yorumlar 23 Aralık 2010
Enerji ve Güvenliği Üzerine Notlar 29 Kasım 2010
Amerikan Travması ve Kongre Seçimleri 23 Kasım 2010
Füze Savunması Üzerine 20 Soru ve 5 Seçenek 20 Ekim 2010
Obama Ekibinde Yaprak Dökümü - Beyaz Saray’dan Kaçış mı? 12 Ekim 2010
"Kürt Devleti" Üzerine Notlar ve Çeşitlemeler 23 Eylül 2010
Mullen’ın Ankara Ziyareti 7 Eylül 2010
ABD’nin Afganistan’daki Seçenekleri 24 Ağustos 2010
Financial Times Haberinin Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Üzerine Düşündürttükleri 18 Ağustos 2010
İsrail-ABD-İran-Türkiye Dörtgeni 26 Temmuz 2010
Bay Netanyahu Washington’a Gitti: Böyle mi Olacaktı, Obama? 16 Temmuz 2010
Stratejik Dehlizlerde Derinlik Sarhoşluğu: Bir AKP Dış Politikası Eleştirisi Temmuz 2010
Rus Casusluk Olayı: "John Le Carre mi, Austin Powers mı?" 5 Temmuz 2010
“Mahalleye Hoş Geldin”:Türkiye’nin Orta Doğu’da İlk Günü 02 Haziran 2010
Nükleer Takas: “Savaşı Bitiren Anlaşma” mı, “Acem Oyunu” mu? 20 Mayıs 2010
ABD Irak’tan Çekilirken Riskler ve Hesaplar 1 Mayıs 2010
ABD-İsrail İlişkilerinde “Normalleşme” Sancıları 22 Nisan 2010
Obama’nın Nükleer Cazibe Taarruzu: Bardağın Üçte Biri Dolu 9 Nisan 2010
ABD-İsrail İlişkilerinde “Tektonik Kayma” mı? 5 Nisan 2010
Irak Seçimleri: Sonun Başlangıcı, Başlangıcın Sonu 19 Mart 2010
Ermeni Karar Tasarısı Üzerine Notlar, Yorumlar ve Öneriler 8 Mart 2010
Ermeni Karar Tasarısı Üzerine Notlar, Yorumlar ve Öneriler 8 Mart 2010 (word)
Bütçe Açığı ve Amerikan Gerilemesinin Ekonomi Politiği 19 Şubat 2010
Cemaat-skeptic 6 Ocak 2010
AKP bir seçim daha kazanırsa burası FC olur 4 Ocak 2010
ABD bu işin neresinde? 29 Aralık 2009
Türkiye-Ermenistan Protokolü Üzerine Düşünceler 3 Eylül 2009
"Obama’nın Savaşı":AfPak Üzerine Notlar 20 Nisan 2009
Obama’nın Ardından 17 Nisan 2009
Obama’nın Türkiye Gezisi ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri 19 Mart 2009
ABD ve Orta Doğu Barış Süreci Mart 2009
Obama’nın “Kırkı Çıkarken” Mart 2009

ABD-PKK “İlişkisi” Üzerine Notlar Şubat 2009
Mahşerin Üç Atlısı: Ross, Holbrooke ve Mitchell 5 Şubat 2009
SOFA ABD için Irak’ta “Sonun Başlangıcı” mı? Ocak 2009
Obama Döneminde ABD ve Asya 15 Ocak 2009
Obama’nın Güvenlik Kabinesi Üzerine Notlar 4 Aralık 2008
Yeni ABD Başkanı Obama ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri 6 Kasım 2008
ABD Başkanlık Seçimlerinin Türk-Amerikan İlişkilerine Muhtemel Etkileri 30 Ekim 2008
ABD Başkanlık Seçimleri Ekim 2008
Obama’nın Biden’ı Tercihinin Bir Tahlili 26 Ağustos 2008
Amerikan Sağı Üzerine Notlar Ağustos 2008
Gürcistan Krizi, ABD ve Türkiye 11 Ağustos 2008
Obama'nın Dış Gezisi 29 Temmuz 2008
Başkan Bush’un Avrupa Gezisi ve Transatlantik İlişkileri 18 Haziran 2008
ABD Seçimleri (ppt) - 10 Haziran 2008
"Sessiz Tsunami": Global Gıda Krizi (ppt) - 29 Nisan 2008
Amiral Fallon'un İstifası 13 Mart 2008
ABD ve PKK İlişkisi Üzerine Notlar 22 Kasım 2007
“İçeride Liberal, Dışarıda Şahin”: K. Irak’a Harekat Üzerine Notlar 25 Ekimy 2007
K.Irak'a Ekonomik Müeyyideler Üzerine Sorular 25 Ekimy 2007
Irak "Hamle"sinin Muhasebesi Eylül 2007
Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri - Yeni Dönemin Gündemi Eylül 2007
ABD, K. Irak ve Türkiye Üzerine Notlar ve Sorular Haziran 2007
ABD ve Orta Doğu: "Müflis mirasyedi" mi "stratejik deha" mı? Mayıs 2007
Recommendations for Strengthening U.S.-Turkish Relations February 26, 2007
ABD'nin Irak'taki Seçenekleri Ocak 2007
'Topal Ördek'le İki Yıl Daha: 2006 Kongre Seçimleri Aralık 2006
U.S.: Empire, Gulliver or the “First Among Unequals” (ppt) - ASAM 2023 Conference - October 2006
Türk-Amerikan İlişkilerinde “İkinci Bahar” mı, “Sonun Başlangıcı” mı? Stratejik Analiz - Haziran 2006 -
Irak’ta Direnişin ve İşgalin Gölgesinde Demokrasi Deneyi Avrasya Dosyası - İslam ve Demokrasi Özel Sayısı
Gurur ve Önyargı: ABD İran Gerginliği ve Türkiye Stratejik Analiz Nisan 2006 - (pdf)
Arzın Merkezine Seyahat: ABD Ulusal Güvenlik Konseyi - Journey to the Center of the World: U.S. National Security Council Avrasya Dosyası 2005
Dört Tarz-ı Siyaset: Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri ve Başbakan Erdoğan’ın Washington Ziyareti Temmuz 2005
11 Eylül’den Sonra Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri: Eski Dostlar mı Eskimeyen Dostlar mı? Avrasya Dosyası - 2005
“Dört Yıl Daha”: Yeni Bush Yönetimi ve Dünya Aralık 2004
2004’ten 2005’e Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Aralık 2004
Türkiye, Iraklı Kürtler ve Statükonun Meşruiyeti Nisan 2004 - eksik
Askerî Alanda Devrim: Askerî Bir Senfoni Ocak 2004
Çirkin Amerikalı’ ile ‘Güven Bunalımı’: ‘Süleymaniye Krizi ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Temmuz 2003 - ( pdf )
The Middle East: A Land of Opportunity and Peril for Turkey - May 2003
Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Üzerine Notlar: Ataerkil Yapıdan Tüccar Mantığına mı? Mayıs 2003
Türkiye, ABD ve Irak Harekâtı: Hayır Diyebilen Türkiye? - Şubat 2003
Değişim, ‘Sense of Proportion’ ve Tarihin Yararları ile Sınırları Üzerine Nisan 2003
ABD Güvenlik Politikalarında Güç Kullanımı ve Caydırıcılık Ağustos 2002
“Yalnız Kovboy” ya da “Eşit Olmayanlar Arasında Birinci”: ABD Dış Politikasında Tektaraflılık-Çoktaraflılık Tartışmaları Mart 2002
İyi, Kötü ve Çirkin: ABD'nin Orta Doğu Politikaları Ocak 2002
Unilateralism corrupts, absolute unilateralism corrupts absolutely Turkish News, May 21, 2002
ABD ve Afganistan: Çıkış Var mı? Kasım 2001
Realism and Change
Crime and Punishment - Deterrence and its Failure in Theory and Practice 2001
“Tüketebileceğimizden Daha Fazla Değişim” ya da Eskimeyen Dünya Düzeni Ekim 2001
“ABD-AB İlişkilerinde Metal Yorgunluğu” Haziran 2001
It never rains circa. 1991.
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