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H1 IHT To embrace or not to embrace By HENRY A. KISSINGER The stakes in Pakistan are generally recognized. The remedy has proved elusive. A EUROPEAN DEFENSE Keeping the peace By BERNARD KOUCHNER The Europeans need military means commensurate with their political ambitions. How could we hope to influence a crisis or negotiations without the means to back up our words? IRAQ'S ENERGY PROBLEM Oil and electricity ministries won't mix By GLENN ZORPETTE Lack of electricity is still a big problem in Iraq, largely because Iraq's Ministries of Oil and Electricity are at loggerheads Asia Times Iran shifts focus fully on Iraq Whether it's a part of a secret deal with the United States or not, Iran does appear to be distancing itself from its proxies in the Arab world, at the same time showing a free hand in Iraq. The days of Hezbollah in Lebanon could be numbered. - Sami Moubayed Time Iran's Referendum on Ahmadinejad Can We Export Democracy? Tamara Cofman Wittes and Christopher J. Coyne, Cato Policy Report Reidar Visser Debating Devolution in Iraq Ellen Laipson Iraq’s Regional Impact Iran: A policy brief by the Carnegie Endowment’s George Perkovich criticizes proposals to allow Iran to run a small uranium research and development facility as a form of compromise. Washington Post Editorial Ms. Rice's Retreat The secretary of state, who once championed reform in Egypt, waives human rights restrictions on U.S. aid Iraq's Surging Violence By Eugene Robinson, Has anyone noticed that Iraq is growing less peaceful and tranquil by the day? How the Democrats Could Lose By Richard Cohen, By the time they get a nominee, the Democratic Party could be one, huge, dysfunctional family. Javier Solana: The countries of Europe must devise urgent strategies to deal with the consequences of climate change, as our report clearly shows China's trade surplus 63% down China's oft-criticised trade surplus falls dramatically in unusually weak period for exports We believe in miracles Seth Freedman & Asim Siddiqui: Yes it looks bleak at the moment, but the vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians still want peace. Here are our ideas The war at home Dean Baker The $180bn spent each year on the Iraq war could certainly be put to better uses, but the war isn't to blame for America's economic crisis WSJ A President, Not a SymbolBy Bret Stephens Karl Rove's advice for Barack Obama. Bush and the Dollar CFR Kupchan: Recognizing Kosovo Least Bad Option for United States Jim Lobe Int'l Support Ebbs for West's Nuclear Hard Line Financial Times The real problem with Power In an ideal world, politicians and their advisers would be able to talk openly about their real thoughts and admit to doubts. But it would also be politically impossible, says Gideon Rachman Climate ‘threatens’ European security The risks posed by global warming include sharper competition for energy resources, disputes over territory and an influx of ‘environmental migrants’, an EU report warns Fate of finance lies with real economy If the scenario that an aggressive monetary policy will keep the slump short is not correct, then a credit squeeze that is long and deep remains a possibility Ha’aretz Marcus Two states - not three The presence of a Hamas delegate at peace talks will not make life easy, but it will give hope to a million and a half Gazans who are eating the bread of adversity and drinking the water of affliction Prepare to sign Israel must utilize the current lull and the PA's willingness to immediately push forward in the negotiations and establish the parameters for a solution to the core issues, to get an agreement signed quickly Who Makes the Decisions Inside Hamas? - Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel (Ha'aretz Asia Times SPENGLER Think Again: Geneva Conventions By: Steven R. Ratner | Foreign Policy (subscription required) They help protect civilians and soldiers from the atrocities of war. But these hard-won rules of battle are falling by the wayside: Terrorists ignore them, and governments increasingly find them quaint and outdated. With every violation, war only gets deadlier for everyone Fatah Must Reinvent Itself, or Risk Irrelevance By: Mouin Rabbani | The Daily Star With preparations accelerating, it seems increasingly likely that Fatah, the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, will hold its Sixth General Conference during 2008. The Times Slow but steady is no bad thing for Pakistan The only point on which Pakistan’s political parties are really agreed is getting rid of President Musharraf Iraq surge fears after al-Qaeda's deadly return Suicide bombers strike a US patrol in Baghdad killing five American troops and the head of a counter-insurgency group Spanish election: a mandate in Madrid The re-elected Socialist Government needs to prepare for economic squalls CSIS The Nuclear Mission in the 21st Century | H2 FT Turkish offensive upsets political balance Ankara’s intense attack on PKK rebels in Iraq is straining its long-standing relationship with the Kurdish government and setting off fears of regional destabilisation NYT Samsun Journal: A Patchwork Land Confronts a Lie of Whole Cloth IHT Photographs unravel Turkey's ethnic tapestryA book by Attila Durak detailing 44 different ethnicities in Turkey has forced a hard look at the years of efforts to portray the country as a monoculture Washington Times Poor communication (By Tulin Daloglu) ABD: 'Teröristlerle Görüşün Demedik' CSM Turkish scholars aim to modernize Islam's Hadith Theologians are revisiting the collections of the prophet Muhammad's sayings that Muslims use as a guideline for daily life PKK Says Iraqi President "Wrong" to Call on It to Leave Bases The PKK is not a guest; it is at home [in Kurdistan] PKK Committee Head Interviewed By Iraqi Kurdish Paper Karayılan “Mam Jalal [Talabani] had to play politics as a president of republic, not as a party chief” TALABANI CONDEMNS PKK, CALLS ON TURKEY TO ENGAGE WITH KRG Eurasia Daily Monitor Turkey's GDP revised up a third Moscow, Istanbul could see real estate booms 'Kill a Hundred Turks and Rest…' Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter – national Kandil'deki karanlık noktalar – DTP 'demokratik özerklik' istiyor - Bahar operasyonu erken başladı; Mehmetçik, stratejik noktaları tuttu New airstrikes in Iraq possible, says AK Party member Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 10 Mar 2008 KÜRŞAT BUMİN Diyarbakır'dan zor sorularla döndüm Hasan Celal Güzel - Güneydoğu için yeni açılımlar ŞAHİN ALPAY - İyi ki geldiniz Sayın Talabani Faik Akçay 300 milyar doların ağır faturası Murat Aksoy Muhalefet çözüme hazır değil Fethullahçı işadamları Güneydoğu'ya akın ediyor Funda Özkan Savaşmanın maliyeti Murat Belge Hüsnü Mahalli İlginç ziyaret Barzani: Dostlarımız şaşırtmadı Barzani ile temasa Cicek ‘evet’ demedi Barzani hopes Talabani’s visit serves for good relations Abant Platform set to examine Kurdish issue ‘Neçirvan Barzani Türk heyetle görüşmeyecek’ AKP kredisini tüketti Kritik karşılamadan sürpriz bir isim çıktı Left of Boom: The Struggle to Defeat Roadside Bombs in Iraq and Afgthanistan (PDF; 1 MB) Durmuş Hocaoğlu "Siyâsî Çözüm" ve Savaş Genelkurmay Başkanı Büyükanıt'ın korkusu Nuray Başaran Talabani'yi izlerken Mehmet Tezkan AKP, Diyarbakır seçimini alırsa sorunun biteceğine inanıyor! Cevdet Aşkın Psikolojik harp ve PKK'nın ayısı Savaş Süzal Talabani, Ankara'ya görevli geldi Barzani: Bu kriz herkese ders oldu Writer Says Iraqi Kurdistan Government Worst in the Middle East Iraq govt. denies Talabani received "improperly" Iraqi TV Says 10 Killed in Sulaymaniyah Hotel Blast, Reports Developments Başkan Barzani:”Türk ordusunun bu saldırıları, herkesin bizim yanımızda olduğunu ispatladı’’ | İşte o tartışılan fotoğraflar Büyükanıt: Mahalle kabadayısı değilim Youtube’daki kayıtlar her türlü inceleniyor Youtube inceleniyor İrtica ile mücadele için daha iyisi gelmeliydi Büyükanıt: O sözleri TSK'ya hakaret kabul ettik Cengiz Çandar Ankara’nın “iki” iktidarı... M Ali Birand Kim ne kazandı, ne kaybetti? MAHMUT ÖVÜR Gülen dönerse ne olur? Bana peygamber demişler... Haşa Government shelves amendment to Article 301 Cevdet Aşkın Psikolojik harp ve PKK'nın ayısı Ahmet Taşgetiren • Demirel standardı ( 11.03.2008 ) Yasa dışı dinlemeleri kim yaptı? YouTube adlı internet sitesindeki skandal ses kayıtları Meclis gündemine taşındı. 'Ağar da ölecekti' Taha Akyol Hukukun siyasetle sınavı Fikret Bila Org. Büyükanıt: TSK’ya hakaret ettirmem Murat Yetkin - Askerde harekât sonrası travması Mehmet Altan Genelkurmay’ı savunmaya bağlayın... Hasan Cemal Demokrasi ne zaman ‘ortak platform’ olarak benimsenecek? Hükümetin 'G.Doğu paketi' hazırlığı yok YouTube kayıtları için komplo çok şikâyet yok İktidarı ele geçirmek için ordu ve yargıya sızma planı Muhalefet askeri arkasından vurdu Ulusalcıların din maskesi düştü: Şamanizm - Haşim Söylemez Ahmet Taşgetiren Din dersi kararının püf noktası Ali Bayramoğlu İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit FEHMİ KORU Anayasa mı üstün, Anayasa Mahkemesi kararları mı? ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU Ataerkil komuta anlayışı… TAMER KORKMAZ Filmin sonunda ne mi oldu? İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Bir korku, bir uyarı, bir tuhaf senaryo!.. 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LEYLA İPEKÇİ - Zalimin diliyle hakkı savunmak İsmail Küçükkaya TSK’dan küresel terörizm inisiyatifi Güler Kömürcü Ulus devletin dengesini kim bozmak istiyor? Tevfik Dalgıç Siyasi muhafazakârlığın çok değişik türleri var, ya bizdekiler Ertuğrul Özkök Öyleyse fanilam niye ıslak değil Cüneyt Ülsever Ben de Diyanet’ten açıklama bekliyorum Enis Berberoğlu Ama hangi Tayyip? Yılmaz AKP İzmir’i alır mı? Özdemir İnce Demokrasi = özgürlük + eşitlik + kardeşlik Mehmet Y Yılmaz Kimine cennet, kimine cennet hayali Yalçın Doğan İşkencede sakin sevinçte ölçülü Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Discriminatory military practice runs contrary to democracy Sebahattin Önkibar Orgeneral Büyükanıt'ın sürekli konuşması doğru mu? Perihan Mağden - Bulaşık Kaplar Yasası Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi 11. sınıf ders kitabında neler var OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Gile Benmayor Anadolu Ceylanları mı? Yoksa evde oturup daha çok doğuran kadın mı? Serdar Turgut Türkiye'nin fakirlik döngüsü Berat Özipek Siyasetin gündemi insanı yoruyor Sami Selçuk Ne uygar ne de çağcıl Mahir Kaynak Başına buyruk Eser Karakaş Üniversite öğrencisi Güneri Civaoğlu Sol ve ‘din damarı’ MUHARREM SARIKAYA Askerin iletişimi ERGUN BABAHAN Uzatmak ve tadını kaçırmak Umur Talu Kızım sana Pakistan diyorum, gelinim sen Afganistan anla! Kerim Balcı PR-friendliness Nicole Pope Mothers of the nation MEHMET BARLAS Liberaller faşist, sosyal demokratlar nasyonal sosyalist olabilir... MAHMUT ÖVÜR Gülen dönerse ne olur? Can Ataklı Fatih Camii’nde yaşanan şok Why is democracy necessary for everyone? by Sevgi Akarçeşme* Mahalle kabadayısı değilim, bu polemik beni üzüyor |
H4 New York Times Keeping Iraq in the Dark By GLENN ZORPETTE Efforts to bring coherence and compromise to Iraq’s energy ministries have been sparse and fruitless Editorial Mr. Spitzer’s ‘Private Matter’ New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s arrogant statement was not enough, not from the Sheriff of Wall Street, not from the self-appointed Mr. Clean who went to Albany promising a new and better day. Obama Rejects Suggestion That He Lower His Sights Radio Fear America President Bush used his radio address on Saturday to try to scare Americans into believing they have to sacrifice their rights and their values to combat terrorism BOB HERBERT Sharing the Pain The economic pain and anxiety felt for so long by the poor and the near-poor has been spreading like a stain in the middle class as well. It’s hardly been a secret Spitzer Is Linked to a Sex Ring as Client Gov. Eliot Spitzer was a client of a high-end prostitution ring broken up last week by federal authorities, according to law enforcement officials. White Knight to Client 9: A Stark Fall Bomber Kills 5 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq’s Capital The attack was the deadliest on American soldiers in Baghdad since the height of the troop buildup Talks, but No Truce, Accompany Lull in Gaza Violence Samsun Journal: A Patchwork Land Confronts a Lie of Whole Cloth For Britain, Fewer Troops in Iraq, but Costs Continue to Rise for the Taxpayers From Prison to Zenith of Politics in Pakistan China Sticking With One-Child Policy The Red Phone in Black and White The central image in Hillary Clinton’s ad brought to mind D. W. Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation,” the movie that helped revive the Ku Klux Klan. | H5 Washington Post Editorial Ms. Rice's Retreat The secretary of state, who once championed reform in Egypt, waives human rights restrictions on U.S. aid Iraq's Surging Violence By Eugene Robinson, Has anyone noticed that Iraq is growing less peaceful and tranquil by the day? How the Democrats Could Lose By Richard Cohen, By the time they get a nominee, the Democratic Party could be one, huge, dysfunctional family. Delegates We Need The Case for a Revote in Florida and Michigan By Jon S. Corzine and Edward G. Rendell, Let's have a revote in Florida and Michigan, and let the Democratic National Committee pay for it. Spitzer Linked To Prostitution Ring by Wiretap N.Y. Governor Apologizes for 'Private Matter,' Does Not Resign Who'll Decide Lebanon's Future? Khairi Janbek: Hint: Everyone but the Lebanese. Fareed Zakaria: Can't Have Trade Both Ways William Gumede: Shameful Lack of Mideast Urgency Iran Guarding Its Nuclear Experts Tehran bars contact with scientists who U.N. officials say are exploring nuclear capabilities. U.N. Alleges Nuclear Work By Iran's Civilian Scientists Bush Vows He Will Upgrade Poland's Air Defenses Five Soldiers Die in Attack On U.S. Patrol In Baghdad Bombs Still Biggest Threat Even as Fatalities Decline The President's Lawyers Those who interpret the law for the administration should be more accountable for their decisions. Liberals' McCain Problem By E. J. Dionne Jr At times, he has acted with courage and honor. At other times, he behaves like a crafty politician My So-Called Life Story By Anne Applebaum, Does a biography really have to be truthful? | Javier Solana: The countries of Europe must devise urgent strategies to deal with the consequences of climate change, as our report clearly shows We believe in miracles Seth Freedman & Asim Siddiqui: Yes it looks bleak at the moment, but the vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians still want peace. Here are our ideas The war at home Dean Baker The $180bn spent each year on the Iraq war could certainly be put to better uses, but the war isn't to blame for America's economic crisis Iraq: yes, it was for oil John Hilary A new ICM poll commissioned by War on Want shows the UK public has rejected the official reasons they were given for the Iraq war US church changes tack on climate Modernising leaders urge action on emissions and label Southern Baptists' timid policy as reckless French voters deliver warning to Sarkozy President's party loses to Socialists in first round of local elections as left seeks symbolic win China's trade surplus 63% down China's oft-criticised trade surplus falls dramatically in unusually weak period for exports Lost in Afghanistan Alan Johnson
William Chislett Cost of Iraqi and Afghan wars doubles Combined cost of conflicts more than £3bn over past year, mainly due to equipment prices say MPs Governor 'linked to prostitution ring' New York governor Eliot Spitzer apologises after report says he was involved in prostitution ring Transcript: How the deal was done Robert B Reich: US elections 08: By claiming a Republican opponent would be a better president than her Democratic colleague, Hillary Clinton is on dangerous ground |
H7 Asia Times SPENGLER Time Iran's Referendum on Ahmadinejad Can We Export Democracy? Tamara Cofman Wittes and Christopher J. Coyne, Cato Policy Report Reidar Visser Debating Devolution in Iraq Ellen Laipson Iraq’s Regional Impact Recent Legislation Passed in Iraq Iraq: The Status of National Reconciliation Boston Globe Editorial Weak democracy in Pakistan SAMANTHA POWER quit as Barack Obama's foreign policy adviser for stooping to call Hillary Clinton a "monster." That was the least of her embarrassments. The monster she left in the room is far more dangerous to both Obama and Clinton, whichever one wins the Democratic nomination. Power merely resigned. She left behind a stunning air of resignation about Iraq. (By Derrick Z. Jackson, Boston Globe AS AMERICANS struggle to choose their candidates to replace President Bush, there is no lack of argument as to what qualities a president should have. Enter Harvard University's Joseph Nye, who introduced "soft power" into the English language some 20 years ago. In his new book, "The Powers to Lead," he deconstructs just what it takes. (By H. D. S. Greenway, Boston Globe) The Global Economic Party Has Ended By: Hans-Werner Sim | The Japan Times With the United States teetering into recession, the global economic boom -- a four-year period of sustained dynamism not seen since around 1970 -- has ended No Saudi Help on Oil - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial Michael J. Totten: In the Villages of Al Anbar Richard Fernandez / Pajamas Media: WHERE IS MOQTADA AL-SADR? The Decline and Fall of Brookings
The Drums of War in Lebanon : Hussein Shobokshi | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Vice President Dick Cheney is headed to the Middle East next week Article Says Arab Summit Leaders Should Be Frank With Each Other Aides say Sadr Still in Charge of Iraq Shiite Radicals Shiite cleric reasserts leadership Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has sought to reassert his leadership over the powerful Mahdi Army, assuring his followers in leaflets and on Web postings that he has day-to-day control of a militia that has become increasingly fractured in his absence 5 US soldiers killed in Baghdad bombing BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber killed five U.S. soldiers as they chatted with shop owners while on a foot patrol in central Baghdad on Monday, the deadliest attack on American forces in the heavily fortified capital in more than eight months Wave of Bombings Kills 8 US Troops Sadr: Mahdi Army May Become Humanitarian Organization “Syria’s Economy Tsar Says the Middle Class is Reviving” by Ibrahim Hamidi Crocker: 2008 year of Iraqi reconstruction UPI) -- U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker hailed 2008 as the year of reconstruction at a conference with northern provincial leaders. Iraqis Mesh Old, New Styles of Espionage Iraqi, Kurdish Presidents Meet in Arbil General: Al-Qaeda in Iraq May Try for Spectacular Attacks Many Iranians, Rich and Poor, Want Real Change Hard-line strength seen in Iran election Iran's hard-liners head into Friday's parliamentary elections burdened by the unpopularity of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad because of an ailing economy. But they have a safety net: Rival reformists are crippled after the clerical leadership threw out their best candidates Bush's Remarks on Peace Cannot Be Taken Seriously, Hamas Faulted - Arabic Paper Iraqis Still Ask if US Invasion Was Worth It Arabic Paper Lashes Out at Hamas for Exploiting Hardships Facing People of Gaza Iraqi MP Says Contacts With Al-Sadr's Trend Not Severed Exhaustive review finds no link between Saddam and al Qaida Russia criticizes US ships off Lebanon Cheney to Discuss Peace And Oil on Middle East Trip Living the 'Chemical Ali' Nightmare By: Anuj Chopra | ISN Security Watch 'Chemical Ali's' mustard gas victims in Iran suffer, ignored by the international community, and his hanging is not nearly enough justice. Exhaustive review finds no link between Saddam, al-Qaida Shoppers' struggle Iraq calls for Arab solidarity (UPI) -- The Iraqi parliamentary speaker called for Arab solidarity with Iraq in a conference in Erbil ahead of a meeting of representatives of Arab parliaments. | H9 Ha’aretz – Abbas: Israel has agreed to a cease-fire with Hamas Marcus Two states - not three The presence of a Hamas delegate at peace talks will not make life easy, but it will give hope to a million and a half Gazans who are eating the bread of adversity and drinking the water of affliction Prepare to sign Israel must utilize the current lull and the PA's willingness to immediately push forward in the negotiations and establish the parameters for a solution to the core issues, to get an agreement signed quickly Who Makes the Decisions Inside Hamas? - Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel (Ha'aretz) The road to Gaza runs through Tehran Israel facing worst water crisis in past decade Jerusalem Post Sarkozy urges Israel to halt West Bank 'colonization' French president tell Peres his country will "always be at Israel's side;" insists best way to battle terror is to restart peace process. US, UN, EU, deplore Givat Ze'ev project Bush sends Cheney to meet PM, Abbas Our World: Whither Israeli Arabs? [ CAROLINE GLICK Yedioth Ahronoth 'Hizbullah ready for next war' Intelligence assessments say Lebanese Shiite organization has completed its military, logistic preparations for resumed confrontation with IDF, even before wide-scale operation in Gaza. Barak: We mustn't have any illusions Peres meets with France's Sarkozy, who expresses unwavering support for Jewish state Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Olmert and Barak deny ceasefire accord with Hamas - as does Hamas Fatah Must Reinvent Itself, or Risk Irrelevance By: Mouin Rabbani | The Daily Star With preparations accelerating, it seems increasingly likely that Fatah, the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, will hold its Sixth General Conference during 2008. Analysis: Israel intel warns of new threat By CLAUDE SALHANI (UPI) -- Fear and Gullibility as Weapons - Barry Rubin, Jerusalem Post
Where is My Brother, My Keeper? - Shmuley Boteach, Jerusalem Post Palestinian Celebration of Murder - Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News Islamists Leave Israel No Choice - Greg Sheridan (The Australian) |
To fix U.S. credit mess, timing is critical Risks rise if the Federal Reserve and Treasury move too slow – or too fast. Obama struggles to stay above fray In striking back harder against Clinton, is he undercutting his message? IHT Malaysia swings toward change By PHILIP BOWRING The opposition's triumph in Malaysia carries dangers as well as opportunities. China's trade surplus 63% down China's oft-criticised trade surplus falls dramatically in unusually weak period for exports Japan 2028 May Put Bad Science Fiction to Shame By: William Pesek | Bloomberg News China Gears Up for Olympic Security Effort 600,000-Plus 'Volunteers' to Assist Police, Troops; Activists Cite Increase in Surveillance S. Asia: Cauldron of Chaos - Peter Brookes, New York Post FT Beijing and the baby milk of human kindness Mure Dickie on low-level defiance in China Salon US Aid to Pakistan Helps Fund Afghan Insurgents China: Let's Talk - Washington Post editorial Malaysia's New Dawn - The Australian editorial Take Aid From China and Take a Pass on Human Rights By: Somini Sengupta | The New York Times China’s quiet assertion in India’s backyard has put Sri Lanka’s government in a position not only to play China off against India, but also to ignore complaints from outside Asia about human rights violations in the war Time for Trilateralism? AEI Monks begin march to Beijing Tibetans protest over Chinese rule. A New Democratic Era in Malaysia By: Ioannis Gatsiounis | Asia Times Despite earning 51% of the popular vote, Saturday's general elections were a stunning setback for Malaysia's long-ruling Barisan Nasional and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi Malaysia’s Political Earthquake Asia Sentinel Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi could well lose his job after the country awoke to a radically political landscape Sunday, with the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition having suffered its biggest defeat since independence, losing five state parliaments outright and its two-thirds majority in the national parliament | H11 IHT To embrace or not to embrace By HENRY A. KISSINGER The stakes in Pakistan are generally recognized. The remedy has proved elusive. A EUROPEAN DEFENSE Keeping the peace By BERNARD KOUCHNER The Europeans need military means commensurate with their political ambitions. How could we hope to influence a crisis or negotiations without the means to back up our words? IRAQ'S ENERGY PROBLEM Oil and electricity ministries won't mix By GLENN ZORPETTE Lack of electricity is still a big problem in Iraq, largely because Iraq's Ministries of Oil and Electricity are at loggerheads. Zapatero, stronger, promises 'humility' in Spain Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero pledged to stimulate the economy and fight unemployment, a day after his Socialist party narrowly won a second term following a bitter election campaign For Britain, fewer troops in Iraq, but the costs continue to rise Setback for Sarkozy is no triumph for opposition SocialistsEven conservative commentators qualified the first round of local elections in France as a "warning" for President Nicolas Sarkozy. But despite the Socialist Party's victories, infighting over its leaders and program continues. EUROPE European press review WSJ Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, and Meglena Kuneva, European Consumer Commissioner, write on consumers’ rights in Europe, saying empowering consumers is an important step toward more growth, jobs, and prosperity for all Help Kosovo Stay Free By: Agim Ceku | The Guardian Kosovo has only been an independent republic for three weeks, but already we face perhaps our greatest challenge. Not all Serbs wish us harm, but those who do are threatening our new republic The Sarkozy Slap? By: Jason Farago | The Guardian This success of France's Socialist party in the weekend's municipal election proves more and more people have fallen out with their president Spain's New Divided Era? By: William Chislett | The Guardian Defence Minister's US Radar Statement "Premature" - Czech Premier Bulgarian Foreign Minister Warns Against Isolating Serbia Amid Political Crisis US and Nimetz Work Hard to Beat the Clock on Greece-Skopje ... Breaking deadlock Walker's World: The U.K. economy falters By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- After 16 years of steady growth, the British economy is faltering, and the government this week presents a budget that is designed to change the subject. CSM An American – university – in Kosovo Chris Hall is president of a three-year-old college that hopes to instill values of free exchange and civil society. In Spain's elections, Socialists win with liberal appeal Prime Minister Zapatero's party is likely to build on the sweeping reforms of the last four years, which have riled conservatives and the Roman Catholic church. | H12 RFE/RL BBC Monitoring Quotes From Russian Press Tuesday 11 March 08 Google News Azerbaijan Uzbek Redux? Radio Free Europe Moscow Warns Against NATO Membership for Georgia, Ukraine Der Spiegel Moscow's ambassador to NATO is calling efforts to make Georgia and Ukraine members of the military alliance "a provocation." He argues it would permanently divide Georgia and that the majority of Ukranians are opposed to membership. Crises to Divide Russian Leaders Medvedev, Putin, Kasparov Says By: John Hughes | Bloomberg News Russian crises will divide the nation's new president, Dmitry Medvedev, from his prime minister and mentor, Vladimir Putin, opposition leader Garry Kasparov said today Paper Raps Azeri Authorities for "Hasty" Stance on Kosovo US Not Returning to Uzbek Base |
H13 The Times Slow but steady is no bad thing for Pakistan The only point on which Pakistan’s political parties are really agreed is getting rid of President Musharraf Iraq surge fears after al-Qaeda's deadly return Suicide bombers strike a US patrol in Baghdad killing five American troops and the head of a counter-insurgency group Spanish election: a mandate in Madrid The re-elected Socialist Government needs to prepare for economic squalls Hardline bishops to rejoin Zapatero fight Western Europe's last bastion of Catholicism is bracing itself for a new showdown between the Socialists and the Church US stunned by anti-crime governor's prostitute link Eliot Spitzer, the crusading New York governor, told senior aides that he was a client of an international escort service Eco-terrorists top the FBI's threat list The Earth Liberation Front is now seen as a greater threat to the US than al-Qaeda militants after a wave of arson attacks Wall Street Journal Spitzer's Rise and Fall A President, Not a SymbolBy Bret Stephens Karl Rove's advice for Barack Obama. Bush and the Dollar Pakistan's Progress Inflationary pressures around the globe are adding to pressure on the U.S. dollar as central banks from China to Chile choose to fight rising prices by letting their currencies appreciate. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer apologized to the public and to his family, but didn't directly address reports that he has been involved in a prostitution ring. Spitzer has been identified as one of the ring's clients cited in a legal complaint and officials said his involvement was caught on a federal wiretap. • Wall Street Cheers as Its Nemesis Falls From Grace The Wall Street Journal reports on Pentagon efforts to build a new data-sweeping system that has some civil liberties activists up in arms Asia Times CHAN AKYA | H14 Financial Times The real problem with Power In an ideal world, politicians and their advisers would be able to talk openly about their real thoughts and admit to doubts. But it would also be politically impossible, says Gideon Rachman Climate ‘threatens’ European security The risks posed by global warming include sharper competition for energy resources, disputes over territory and an influx of ‘environmental migrants’, an EU report warns Fate of finance lies with real economy If the scenario that an aggressive monetary policy will keep the slump short is not correct, then a credit squeeze that is long and deep remains a possibility Italy’s hopes of unity likely to be thwarted Geoff Andrews examines Italy’s political class Malaysia’s chance There is much to celebrate in the humbling of a corrupt, old-fashioned and racially based political system in the weekend elections in Malaysia Zapatero’s mission After an uninspiring four years in office in Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero now faces the daunting task of rescuing an economy heading for the rocks Reality hits home after Zapatero’s success Spain’s Socialists won more seats but failed to get the absolute majority, and there was reason for the Popular party to be upbeat after it improved its share of the vote Female suicide bomber kills Iraq tribal chief A female suicide bomber killed a Sunni Arab tribal chief who headed a neighbourhood security unit in the volatile Iraqi province of Diyala, police said. Clinton scorns Obama 'dream ticket' Hillary Clinton's campaign yesterday said that Barack Obama's alleged failure to "pass the commander-in-chief test" could rule him out as her possible... Spitzer under intense pressure to resign Eliot Spitzer, the crusading New York governor and scourge of Wall Street, is under intense pressure to resign after reports linked him to prostitution and he admitted wrongdoing that violated the trust of his family and the public Poland and US near deal on missile defence After months of protracted negotiation, Donald Tusk says he would agree to host the missile defence system only if Washington provides greater support for their military Trichet signals alarm at euro’s rise Jean-Claude Trichet has sounded the alarm over the relentless rise of the euro – signalling policymakers’ heightened concern about the economic damage threatened by the currency’s recent surge Obama for VP?Clive Crook’s blog: The Clinton campaign’s offer of the VP slot to Obama is clever politics: it affirms the idea that Hillary is winning the race German exports grow despite strong euro Overseas sales saw the fastest growth in 16 months at the start of this year, underlying the resilience of Europe’s largest economy despite the soaring currency | H15 Los Angeles Times Domestic terror groups in disarray since Sept. 11 The anti-government movement is largely toothless after 2001 attacks, its leaders dead, jailed or inept. Gulf War syndrome explained? A study points to anti-nerve gas pills and pesticide chemicals as the likely causes of the complex and controversial ailment. Fade to blue Is the Democratic Party's strength a sign that Americans are now more enthusiastic about the left's ideas, or just a symptom of Bush fatigue? Bush links U.S. aid, missile defense deal Editorial |
Michael Tomasky: He could have been America's first Jewish president. Instead, the career of New York's crime-fighting governor is being ended by a sex scandal Hillary Clinton: The Iron Lady - Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker From The Nation, a cover story on Who Would Jesus Vote For? The new evangelicals are rejecting the religious right and embracing a broader social gospel. The Press Turns Its Guns on Obama - Noam Scheiber, The New Republic
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Can she do it? realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp The AP looks at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy record, particularly her activities as first lady. The piece looks at her role in the Northern Ireland peace process, her involvement in helping to solve the Kosovo refugee crisis in 1999, her assertions she has challenged the Chinese government on women's rights, and her 1996 trip to Bosnia. Andrew Sullivan / Times of London: The Clintons, a horror film that never ends | H17 Daily Telegraph Gordon Brown and the new Roundheads If Tony Blair and David Cameron exemplify the Cavalier approach to British politics, Gordon Brown and David Davis are figureheads for the 21st-century Roundheads, argues Rachel Sylvester. Was Churchill Really Anti-Semitic? By: Tom Leonard | The Daily Telegraph A new book that is creating storm clouds portrays Winston Churchill as a brutal, anti-Semitic warmonger who plunged the world into an avoidable conflict New York governor in sex scandal Eliot Spitzer linked to a prostitution ring. | |
H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Left of Boom: The Struggle to Defeat Roadside Bombs in Iraq and Afgthanistan (PDF; 1 MB) Los Angeles Times Domestic terror groups in disarray since Sept. 11 The anti-government movement is largely toothless after 2001 attacks, its leaders dead, jailed or inept. Gulf War syndrome explained? A study points to anti-nerve gas pills and pesticide chemicals as the likely causes of the complex and controversial ailment. US envoy admits role in Aldo Moro killing An American envoy claims he played a critical role in the fate of Aldo Moro, the former Italian PM who was murdered by terrorists in 1978 Think Again: Geneva Conventions By: Steven R. Ratner | Foreign Policy (subscription required) They help protect civilians and soldiers from the atrocities of war. But these hard-won rules of battle are falling by the wayside: Terrorists ignore them, and governments increasingly find them quaint and outdated. With every violation, war only gets deadlier for everyone Spencer Ackerman's second installment in his Washington Independent "Rise of the Counterinsurgents" series - A Famous Enigma - is now posted Where Are This War's Winter Soldiers? By: Ronald R. Krebs | Slate Next week, Iraq Veterans Against the War will hold "Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan"—a four-day extravaganza designed to draw attention to the failures of U.S. foreign policy, the dehumanizing effects of counterinsurgency, and the inadequate provision of veterans' benefits Fighting Global Insurgency - Los Angeles Times editorial Air Force argues for more money It says it needs billions of dollars more than the other services to stay competitive globally.
Eco-terrorists top the FBI's threat list The Earth Liberation Front is now seen as a greater threat to the US than al-Qaeda militants after a wave of arson attacks Analysis: DHS stages cyberwar exercise (UPI) -- Officials from 18 federal agencies, nine states, four foreign governments and more than three dozen private companies will take part in a cyberwar exercise staged by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week. Why Boeing lost the $40bn tanker deal Boeing is still smarting after losing out on a US$40 billion US government contract to build a new aerial refueling tanker jet, believing it had a more cost-effective product. But that's not the point. The tankers are not just big flying bladders of fuel. They are a critical component of the George W Bush and neo-conservative foreign policy of being able to bomb any country, any time. Crucially, then, the winning design by Northrup-Grumman and the European EADS aerospace consortium has a fuel cargo capacity almost 25% greater than Boeing's. - Julian Delasantellis Plane wreck The Pentagon has had a dirty little secret for years now: Foreign suppliers are an increasingly important part of the industrial base upon which the U.S. military relies for everything from key components of its weapon systems to the software that runs its logistics An admiral takes on the White House Admiral William Fallon, the US's top commander in the Middle East, has frequently angered the George W Bush administration by saying that the military option against Iran is "off the table". Fallon believes this is necessary to calm the very regimes, such as Egypt, the administration hopes to enlist to support its anti-Iran line. - Gareth Porter | H20 Slate An Open Economy - the Progressive Response to Global Change Energy Security: Perceptions and Policy Choices | Kinship and reciprocity are the “twin pillars of altruism in a Darwinian world.” So altruism is an urge wired into us by selfish genes?... more» When it comes to emotions, Eastern and Western cultures see things very differently America is a lot like Rome, borders drawn against the barbarian hordes of Mexico and Canada. Well, kind of. But the analogy has its limits... more» Something seems wrong with the laws of physics; spacecraft are not behaving in the way that they should The Air Force Brain Booster Book: Puzzles, Patterns, and Curios (PDF; 805 KB) Source: The Air Force Research Laboratory Leader: How satisfying that football's bloated, cash-rich aristocrats have been brought down by such salt-of-the-earth teams Is the mainstream press unbiased? What it really thrives on is conflict. Despite paranoia about biotech and routine panics over it, America’s gee-whiz attitude toward machines may yet make the country a haven for nanotech... more» The arts won’t make you virtuous or make you smart, but they are Robert Fulford’s faith, firmly installed in his mind where other people put religion... more» There is hardly a novelist whose career was as adventurous as Joseph Conrad’s, or whose work raises more aesthetic and political passions... more» Challenges ahead Discovery Challenges Finding of a Separate Human Species In rural England, the mail's bad news A plan to cut many post offices where villagers gossip and sip tea as well as buy stamps sparks turmoil. Why so much aid for the poor has made so little difference Is poverty cultural or technical? Such debates shouldn't impede progress. |
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